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Thursday, September 25, 4 pm
LOWER MANHATTAN. At the Brass Bull in Bowling Green Park Broadway. MANY OTHER LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE (TIMES VARY) EMERGENCY RALLIES: AMERICA SAYS NO TO THE WALL STREET BAILOUT BAIL OUT THE TROOPS, NOT THE CROOK$! NO BLANK CHECK FOR PAUL$ON! Find an event near you, or create one of your own CALL CONGRESS NOW! Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Co-sponsored by Peace Action, True Majority, USAction, UFPJ, Code Pink, National Priorities Project, and many more peace and justice organizations. Monday, Oct. 6, 12 noon – 1:30 pm
MIDTOWN NYC. Outside L-3 Communications Corporate Headquarters, 600 Third Avenue at E 39th Street PROTEST INVOLVEMENT OF NY STATE’S LARGEST MILITARY CONTRACTOR IN SPACE WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT. 
This event is part of Keep Space for Peace: An International Week of Action to Prevent the Militarization of Space. No Weapons in Space, Stop Star Wars research and development, stop bombing Iraq and Afghanistan, convert the military industrial complex, fund human needs. For more information, contact PANYS at 646-723-1749. Wednesday, Sept. 24, 4 pm NYC, THEATER DISTRICT. 939 W. Eighth Avenue, Suite 301(between 55th and 56th) A STAGED READING OF “TRUTH SERUM BLUES” A play by an upcoming Arab-American playwright named Ismail Khalidi. “I wrote this play at a time when as a young Arab American I was feeling alienated, alone and angry. It was for me the music and poetry of resistance ... I have always found myself in between places, languages, politics, both American and un-American and not entirely at home in the West or in the Arab World." Infused with questions about family, exile, and home in the post-9/11 era, this play delves inside the tortured mind and body of Kareem - a young Arab-American man stripped of his rights and lost in his own memories. The reading is free and open the public. To find out more about the 15th Annual Playwrights’ Week: www.larktheatre.org. Wednesday, Sept. 24, 7:00 pm DOWNTOWN NYC. 16 Beaver (between Broad and Broadway) 4th Floor A COMMEMORATION OF THE LIFE AND POETRY OF MAHMOUD DARWISH. 
Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet who passed away on August 9th at the age of 67.
When his village was leveled by the Israeli army in 1948, Darwish fled with his family
to Lebanon. He lived "in exile" throughout his life. Palestine, "the beloved", became
a metaphor for dispossession and exile. When he finally was allowed to return to
Ramallah, in 1995, it was only to discover that exile had become a second nature.
"Exile is not a geographical concept" he said in a recent interview.
"If you have no memories of the place, you can be in exile in your own homeland."
In his long reflection on exile, Darwish asks the following question:
"How could the green orchard be imprisoned
Free and open to the public. Hosted by Alwan for the Arts:
www.alwanforthearts.org.
Exiled, banished to a port And yet remain green?" Wednesday, September 24, 7:00 pm MIDTOWN NYC. The New York Public Library, South Court Auditorium, Fifth Avenue and 42nd St. 
THE LOST SPY
Join the World Policy Institute and The New York Public Library's
Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers for a discussion with
former WPI Project Leader and 2005 Cullman Center Fellow Andrew Meier
and The New York Times' Sam Tannenhaus on
The Lost Spy, Meier's forthcoming biography
of Soviet secret agent Isaiah Oggins. For half a century, the case
of Isaiah Oggins, a 1920s New York intellectual brutally murdered
in 1947 on Stalin's orders, remained hidden in the secret files of
the KGB and the FBI-a footnote buried in the rubble of the Cold War.
Then, in 1992, it surfaced briefly, when Boris Yeltsin handed over
a deeply censored dossier to the White House. The Lost Spy
at last reveals the truth: Oggins was one of the first Americans to spy for
the Soviets. $15 general admission. Free for students with valid identification.
(Enter discount code LOSTSP for the reduced price when purchasing
tickets.) For more information, call the Cullman Center at 212.930.9213
or email csw@nypl.org.
Thursday, Sept. 25, 1:00 pm CIVIC CENTER, NYC. 250 Broadway (at Murray Street) 16th floor NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL VETERANS AND WOMEN’S ISSUES JOINT HEARING ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF FEMALE RETURNING VETERANS. Jen Hogg and Columbia professor Helen Benedict who has written extensively on sexual assault in the military will be testifying. 
Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27th and 28th. Times vary. LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC. Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue at East 2nd Street THE SECOND ANNUAL NEW YORK PEACE FILM FESTIVAL. Screenings of Original Child Bomb, Hidden in the Sand, Arid Lands and Wings of Defeat. For exact times for each film, plus more information, see newyorkpeacefilmfestival.blogspot.com. Single film admission, $12 ($7 for students or seniors in advance, $8 at the door.) A pass for the entire festival is $35 at the door, $30 in advance. Thursday, Oct. 2, 7:00 pm GREENWICH VILLAGE, NYC. Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South A CONVERSATION BETWEEN ROBERT FISK AND CHRIS HEDGES Join acclaimed war correspondent and bestselling author Robert Fisk, author of The Age of the Warrior, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges, author of Collateral Damage, for an incisive and far-ranging conversation on the Iraq War, America’s influence in the Middle East, the upcoming November election, and the disastrous legacy of the Bush administration. The event marks the book launch for The Age of the Warrior: Selected Essays by Robert Fisk. Audience questions will be taken, and following the event there will be a book signing by Robert Fisk and Chris Hedges. FREE OF CHARGE. FIRST COME, FIRST SEATED. Doors open at 6.30 p.m. For more information please go to www.nationbooks.org or call 212-822-0266. Monday, Oct. 6, 12 noon – 1:30 pm MIDTOWN NYC. Outside L-3 Communications Corporate Headquarters, 600 Third Avenue at E 39th Street
PROTEST INVOLVEMENT OF NY STATE’S LARGEST MILITARY
CONTRACTOR IN SPACE WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT.This event is part of Keep Space for Peace: An International Week of Action to Prevent the Militarization of Space. No Weapons in Space, Stop Star Wars research and development, stop bombing Iraq and Afghanistan, convert the military industrial complex, fund human needs. For more information, contact PANYS at 646-723-1749. Wednesday, Oct. 15, 4:30 – approximately 9:00 pm. HEMPSTEAD. LONG ISLAND. Hofstra University Campus PROTEST AT THE FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. John McCain and Barack Obama will be coming to New York State for the final Presidential debate. Let’s make sure that they know what our priorities are for the next President! Details are still being finalized, but save the date! For more information, contact Cheryl at Peace Action at 646-723-1749. Thursday, October 16, breakfast 8:00am, 8:30 – 10:00 program MURRAY HILL, NYC. Newman Conference Center, 151 East 25th Street, 7th floor, between Lexington and 3rd Ave. COMING TO TERMS: NEW YORK CITY AND TERM LIMITS Part of the Peter Vallone, Sr. Seminars in Government 2008-2009 Series. Moderated by Peter Vallone Sr., former Speaker of the New York City Council. Panelists will include Richard Niemi, Oliver Koppell, Kenneth Moltner, and Frederick A.O. Schwartz. To RSVP call 646-660-6851 or email spa_conferences@baruch.cuny.edu.. Sunday, Nov. 9, 1:30 – 5:00 pm UPPER WEST SIDE, NYC. Church of the Ascension, 221 West 107th Street (Broadway/Amsterdam) 3RD GRANNY PEACE BRIGADE TEACH-IN: "SAY NO TO U.S. MILIARIZATION OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. 
The Granny Peace Brigade has organized Teach-Ins dedicated to closing the more than 1,000 U.S. military
bases and installations worldwide. The U.S. Navy has now announced plans to re-establish its Fourth
Fleet (inactive since 1950) to patrol Latin America and Caribbean waters. Speakers will be
Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Ambassador to the UN from the Republic of Ecuador,
Greg Grandin, Prof. of History at NYU and author of “Empire’s Workshop:
Latin America, the United States and the Rise of New Imperialism” and
Col. (ret.) Ann Wright, former diplomat and author of “Dissent:
Voices of Conscience.” Free and open to the public. For more information, see
www.grannypeacebrigade.org.
Friday, September 26, 7:00 pm BUFFALO. University at Buffalo, North Campus, outside Alumni Arena. A POLITICAL DEBATE BETWEEN KARL ROVE AND WESLEY CLARK. Part of the UB Distinguished Speakers Series. Join us in Saying “No to War – from Belgrade to Baghdad” & Welcoming Karl Rove, a Dear Friend of War & Corruption, to Buffalo (Join us for a pre-event poster making party on Wednesday, Sept. 24th, at 6:30pm. Bring your paint brushes, paint, and imagination! Join us at the Peace Center – 2123 Bailey Avenue (corner of Bailey & Genesee in Buffalo.) For more information, contact the Western NY Peace Center at 716-894-2013. Friday and Saturday, September 26 & 27 7 pm for coffee and dessert. 8 pm for performance. SYRACUSE. ArtRage Gallery. 505 Hawley Avenue. WHAT DO I KNOW ABOUT WAR? A ONE ACT, ONE WOMAN SHOW BY LEE SHERMAN. A fund raiser for the ArtRage Gallery. $15 advance sales, $20 at the door. For reservations calls 315-559-5387 or email info@artragegallery.org. Margo Sherman is a founding member of the Bread & Puppet Theater and has created and performed over 30 solo shows. What Do I Know About War? uses 15 characters to take an unflinching looks at the human cost of war and its tragic dehumanization. Monday, September 29, 6-9 pm BUFFALO. UU Church of Buffalo, Elmwood and Ferry ADVOCACY TRAINING. All Task Forces of the Western NY Peace Center asked to attend. For more information, contact the WNYPC at 716-894-2013. 
Friday, October 3, 7:30 pmPOUGHKEEPSIE. The Muddy Cup, 305 Main Street SCREENING OF “PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG” PART OF THE "GIVE PEACE A FILM" SERIES. "In two years he'll be 90. He is an institution and a monument, but also a living presence whose best songs grow less quaint and more urgent every day, and who can drive some listeners crazy even as he moves others to tears. If you watch the video (included in this film) of him singing "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" on CBS in 1968, you'll know just what I mean." -- A. O. SCOTT, New York Times. Free and open to the public. For more information contact Dutchess Peace Coalition at 845 452-4013. Saturday, October 4, 12 noon – 7:00 pm ROCHESTER. Monroe Community College, Building 4 (Theater) NORTHEAST WINTER SOLDIER Iraq Veterans from throughout the Northeastern US will be attending and some will be testifying about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Additional speakers will include Tod Ensign of Citizen Soldier, Michael Schwartz of Stony Brook University and Elliott Adams of Veterans for Peace. For more information see www.rochesterIVAW.org. Friday, October 10, 9:00 to 10:30 am WHITE PLAINS. YWCA of White Plains and Central Westchester, 515 North Street. HOW TO DEAL WITH THE LOOMING NEW YORK STATE BUDGET DEFICICT. Presentation by Frank Mauro, Executive Director of the Fiscal Policy Institute. Hosted by The Westchester Women’s Agenda • Open to the public. Elected officials, policy makers, nonprofit executives, advocates and business leaders are encouraged to attend. Registration is preferred but not required. Please call (914) 761-3456 to register. Co-sponsored by the YWCA of White Plains and Central Westchester. Saturday, October 18, 10:30am – 3:00 pm YONKERS. Riverfront Library RETHINKING RACE, POWER AND POLITICS IN WESTCHESTER THROUGH THE LENS OF CIVIL LIBERTIES. Hosted by the NY Civil Liberties Union. Keynote speakers are David Billings and Ron Chisom. These Core Trainers will present the innovative and effective power analysis of racism developed by the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond, located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The workshop will offer an analysis of the history of racism in the US, and distinguish between personal prejudice, discrimination and institutional racism. Individual, cultural and structural forms of racism will be examined. These core trainers will be followed by four break out sessions on immigration, criminal justice, housing and education where we will together come up with community solutions to address the impact of institutional racism on our local communities. This event is free and open to the public. A light lunch will be provided and pre-registration is requested. Call the Center for Racial Justice at 914-682-4690 to register. Sunday, October 26, 12:30 lunch, 1:00 meeting GENESEO. Omega Resturant, 4182 Lakeville Road, (Rt. 20A) GENESEE VALLEY CITIZENS FOR PEACE MONTHY MEETING Please note the date change! Saturday, November 1, 6-9pm BUFFALO. Buffalo/Niagara Convention Center WESTERN NY PEACE CENTER’S ANNUAL DINNER. Featuring keynote address by Dr. Sandra Steingraber on “Food and Oil” Thursday, Nov. 13th, 6:00 pm MAHOPAC. Mahopac Public Library THE FIRST ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY WOMEN OF WORTH AWARDS. Honoring women who are accomplished on many levels, to include personal, professional and spiritual. Hosted by the National Organization for Women. Honoring Lynne Echardt, Susan Spear, Margaret Yonco Haines, Jennifer Maher and Margaret Flannery. There is donation of $20.00 at the door. For more information contact Putnam NOW. November 16, 4-8 pm SYRACUSE. Pensabene’s “Casa Grande”, 135 State Fair Blvd. 20TH PACNY ANNUAL PEACE AWARD DINNER. Many local peace groups hold regular events, vigils, "Honk for Peace" actions, etc. See our list: www.panys.org/ongoing.htm Thursday, September 25, 4 pm (times vary)
EMERGENCY RALLIES: AMERICA SAYS NO TO THE WALL STREET BAILOUT BAIL OUT THE TROOPS, NOT THE CROOK$! NO BLANK CHECK FOR PAUL$ON! Find an event near you, or create one of your own CALL CONGRESS NOW! Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Co-sponsored by Peace Action, True Majority, USAction, UFPJ, Code Pink, National Priorities Project, and many more peace and justice organizations. Going out of state? Check UFPJ's national Events Calendar: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/calendar.php. |