BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//69.73.141.125//NONSGML iCalcreator 2.2.6// VERSION:2.0 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-KxdOewm8sn@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.yfen.org/pages/events/upcomingevents.htm 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-HZ1lErbWzC@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.revbilly.com 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-n9UzFljR33@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040207 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Albany\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Uniting to Challenge Racism Conference UID:20081013T010521EDT-XRr8M6b1t1@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-lPJonjSjAB@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.theloyalnine.org 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-1aBW7UfLN2@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-LHnvUVwigr@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-A5AJVHW6kS@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-c9ePbtdotE@69.73.141.125 URL:http://pawr.why-war.com/ 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98101\, United States SUMMARY:Strategic Action Training UID:20081013T010521EDT-UKO3CxoSk3@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.ran.org/training/ 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-IozUHNoC5J@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.chicagocityspace.org/ 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040504 GEO:42.345100;-71.107700 LOCATION:98 Brookline Ave\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02215\, United States SUMMARY:Rock for Rights UID:20081013T010521EDT-NU6Fn05pLk@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.nosweatshop.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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-IUudkZUeAw@69.73.141.125 URL:http://chicago.indymedia.org/newswire/display/41328/index.php 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040723 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60639\, United States SUMMARY:Chicago Youth Organizing Summit UID:20081013T010521EDT-WwLD7azcgl@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-xkHhGD7f9o@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.envirocitizen.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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-zxWHdN5B95@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.noiraqwar-chicago.org 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART:20040928T120000 GEO:42.357600;-71.211600 LOCATION:Boston College\, Chesnut Hill\, Massachusetts\, 02467\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Rock the Vote - Boston UID:20081013T010521EDT-CeW0p3GWjE@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-6UPzVSFftC@69.73.141.125 URL:http://academic.evergreen.edu/groups/sesame/ 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART:20040925T130000 GEO:40.211900;-75.355900 LOCATION:Valley Forge\, Pennsylvania\, 19483\, United States SUMMARY:Valley Forge Rally for Social Justice UID:20081013T010521EDT-4vSBi8hH78@69.73.141.125 URL:http://rallyforsocialjustice.org 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-XxnbfuBah1@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.downtownfordemocracy.org 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-juItD7MOVi@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-LsktNlVUT9@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~jmanion 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041030 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Get Out the Vote Weekend - Philadelphia Suburbs UID:20081013T010521EDT-vefixrfrE5@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.act4victory.org 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-bFrshrdJCv@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.depauw.edu/univ/compton/ 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-feigZk1DVL@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.bostonnow.org 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-LpsZhEVE0T@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.bostonnow.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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART:20041120T090000 GEO:41.959100;-71.180400 LOCATION:Wheaton College\, Norton\, Massachusetts\, 02766\, United States SUMMARY:Wheaton 'Progress Not Politics' Party UID:20081013T010521EDT-h8zJePun5U@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART:20041204T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Citywide Antiwar Demonstration in Boston UID:20081013T010521EDT-OECZPMFuTf@69.73.141.125 URL:http://people.bu.edu/bupjp 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-HK7vRTAWkD@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-IlOdeRWd7M@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.bostonnow.org 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART:20050120T160000 GEO:45.539100;-122.600000 LOCATION:W. Burnside And Park\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97213\, United States SUMMARY:Anti-Inauguration Day - Portland UID:20081013T010521EDT-wnUxVVG7Tu@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.j20pdx.net 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-asV2wUTMxK@69.73.141.125 URL:http://academic.evergreen.edu/groups/sesame/ 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-x3VunFLUZR@69.73.141.125 URL:http://aurora.wells.edu/~symposium 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART:20050408T150000 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:1050 North Mills Avenue\, Claremont\, California\, 91711\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Camp Wellstone - Pitzer College UID:20081013T010521EDT-G46b3H4TSO@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-lh1CGiJutH@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.wellstone.org/camp/index.aspx 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART:20050422T173000 GEO:47.217300;-92.118400 LOCATION:YWCA Duluth\, Duluth\, Minnesota\, 55803\, United States SUMMARY:Free Democracy Summit Duluth 2005 UID:20081013T010521EDT-uRGHrlvjZA@69.73.141.125 URL:http://freedemocracysummit.org 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-uz114crczM@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-stZhwU87Eb@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-Scw0XCJ7RO@69.73.141.125 URL:http://womensfoundca.org/news_road.html 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-EkWWT1lLUN@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-s7chrAmZ6W@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.safecosmetics.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:ladyfest@peacemail.com DESCRIPTION:Ladyfest San Diego is a fiercely independent festival of womenâ €™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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050714 GEO:32.775800;-117.208000 LOCATION:San Diego\, California\, 92110\, United States SUMMARY:Ladyfest San Diego UID:20081013T010521EDT-LUoxIBZhbP@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.ladyfestsd.org 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050918 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Philadelphia Beyond Oil Conference 2005 UID:20081013T010521EDT-6TSLR1i7fC@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.phillybeyondoil.org. 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051001 GEO:35.260000;-80.804200 LOCATION:Charlotte\, North Carolina\, 28201\, United States SUMMARY:Charlotte 6th Annual Social Justice Conference UID:20081013T010521EDT-j6uDxLS2vU@69.73.141.125 URL:http://cpjnc.tripod.com/ 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART:20051001T090000 GEO:42.422100;-71.109300 LOCATION:Tufts University\, Medford\, Massachusetts\, 02155\, United States SUMMARY:2005 Boston Asian Students Intercollegiate Conference UID:20081013T010521EDT-ZcklwKZuEg@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.bostonbasic.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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-TKoWBnbmuC@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.aimovement.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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-VdBlWDw7Uz@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-puzKegBWVW@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-I5Mb08ih7u@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-3DpJxLOUBc@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.stopthewarconference.org 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-neoUhVlUTn@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.feminist.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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-AAkLV3LoIB@69.73.141.125 URL:http://greenpeacenyc.org 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-CUZIImtM55@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-LoghNs8iox@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-hsU1h5j1AD@69.73.141.125 URL:http://20millionloud.meetup.com/12/ 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-UKutfxT4FU@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-kjKznwtTTo@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-nUtj9U8OHU@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.geocities.com/culturejam04 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-L8r09dgaK4@69.73.141.125 URL:http://BuildingEnergy.nesea.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-Rkwga84CN0@69.73.141.125 URL:http://nycgrassrootsmedia.org/conference 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-WTMAU61Gjd@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.earthdayny.org 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-UEd23PZMuk@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-6jF8j3csgI@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.righttoserve.org 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-7DUoKwtFGJ@69.73.141.125 URL:http://worldcantwait.net/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-kVcwi7VOs9@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.woodhullfoundation.org 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-vPePEzXzzU@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.latinhiphopcoalition.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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-7HsxLDUkBh@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.latinhiphopcoalition.org 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060422 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Bay Area Stop The War Conference UID:20081013T010521EDT-UgO5Rdv27P@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.basetostopthewar.org/ 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-XKMVM0mbPu@69.73.141.125 URL:http://montrealanimals.proboards31.com 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-U00UOMglaP@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.givingrevolution.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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART:20060501T163000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Adams & Dearborn\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60604\, United States SUMMARY:Chicago Rally for Darfur UID:20081013T010521EDT-flUGDtGrUh@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-KLjTFETjju@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.hotelworkersrising.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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-FzLCH07o76@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.bostonnow.org 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-S0J4WErkr2@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/speakers/952/films-sixth-annual-media-tha t-matters-film-festival 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-EeFwViUoIO@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.breakthrufilms.org 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-V2BO0wMkkn@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-BZu7NfnA0t@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:360-867-6493 Email:synergy@evergreen.edu DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070422 DTSTAMP:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-E7ECu6DvxT@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.evergreen.edu/synergy 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060806 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Stop Bechtel - Regional Convergence UID:20081013T010521EDT-llldvUV2se@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-zZVfHufZKG@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-ARnZafVrNr@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-dJCUjHVXrt@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-lLLeD8hNJa@69.73.141.125 URL:http://arlingtoneast.blogspot.com 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-AoJfA6niaO@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-Vpet3fd7uI@69.73.141.125 URL:http://campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events 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:20081013T050521Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060912 GEO:41.286300;-82.219400 LOCATION:Oberlin\, Ohio\, 44074\, United States SUMMARY:Student Peace Alliance-PEACE walk UID:20081013T010521EDT-vaUtDodf3X@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.studentpeacealliance.org 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-1O6FjxfPxv@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.geocities.com/defendthaiconstitution 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-V1ZEHEubv4@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050521Z 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:20081013T010521EDT-MMOjdFgb06@69.73.141.125 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:20081013T050522Z 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:20081013T010522EDT-u1vnhaNCiR@69.73.141.125 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 5p