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View this message online: http://www.panys.org/alerts/187.htm
Alert #187  November 25, 2008
Dear Peace Advocate,

Every week we ask you to spend 5 minutes for peace. Your voice, in the form of letters, phone calls, and delegations to your elected leaders is vital. Without it, the peace movement would not have the political capital to generate change.

But, as with all things, the success of the peace movement depends on monetary contributions as well. Peace Action's work can only be done with your support.

Thanksgiving marks the start of the holiday season, a time to gather with family and friends. You may not have the time to be as active in your peace work as you would like, but wouldn’t it be great if you could support Peace Action New York State in another way?

Thanks to Goodshop.com, you can give the Peace Action Fund of New York State your financial support, but it won’t cost you a dime!

How to use GoodShop:
  • Decide what you want to buy off the Internet. When you know exactly what you want and where you want to buy it, you are ready for GoodShop.com.
  • Go to www.GoodShop.com.
  • In the box below the gray "WHO DO YOU GOODSHOP FOR?" button, write “PAFNYS" or "Peace Action Fund of New York State” and click the yellow "Verify" button at right.
  • "Peace Action Fund of New York State - PAFNYS (New York, NY)" will appear in the box. Below it you will see a list of different online merchants that participate in GoodShop. Below the name of the store, you will see what percentage of your purchase will be donated to PAFNYS. If your chosen store isn’t listed, search for it in the "Search for a Store" box in the left sidebar.
  • GoodShop will automatically redirect you to the homepage of your selected online retailer. Find your item and buy it for the exact same price as you otherwise would have paid. Coupons, discounts, gift cards, etc., all apply.
More than 800 top stores, from Amazon to Zappos, are listed with GoodShop. Better yet, these retailers are now offering money-saving coupons and free shipping offers. Almost every online merchant can be accessed through GoodShop.com.

Most retailers give PAFNYS a donation of approximately 3% of the sale, but it can be up to 20%. Cheryl raised $10 just buying a small gift for her nephew, and you can do the same. Through goodshop.com, we have the potential to raise money in a very easy way. Even $1 or $5 here and there builds up. It doesn't cost anything extra and you can get exactly what you need!

For your five minutes for peace this week, we ask you to support PAFNYS by using GoodShop.com to do your online holiday shopping. Please ask your family and friends to do their online holiday shopping with GoodShop.com too.

Building a peace movement is critical today and your support is vital. Help us build the peace movement and support our work to change foreign policy and fund human needs, not militarism.

Thank you for everything you do, and Happy Thanksgiving.

In Peace,

Mai Gad
Peace Action Fund of New York State
info@panys.org

Click buttons below for our online calendar of upcoming events.

 
 NYC Metro Area Upstate NY Out-of-State & Nationwide
Featured Event
Monday, December 1, 7:30 p.m.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NYC.
382 Central Park West, (entrance on 97th street), basement lounge.
 WEST SIDE PEACE ACTION MEMBERSHIP MEETING.
Come join members of West Side Peace Action
in discussing how to build the peace movement
and where we go from here. Special guest speaker:
Cheryl Wertz, Executive Director, PANYS.
For more information contact 212-580-1404.

New York Metro Area and Long Island Events
 
 Wednesday, December 3, 7-9 p.m.
GRAMERCY PARK, NYC. 38 East 19th St, between Broadway & Park Ave South
 FUND RAISER FOR CODE PINK NYC
 War is SO over! Join us & support the passion, energy, audacity and creativity that is CODEPINK Women for Peace! Connect with other fierce peacemakers and savour delicious bites, drinks, good music & a we will not be silent auction! Amy Goodman, Citizen Reno & Jocelyne Voltaire will make a special appearance- don't miss it! Tickets $100 buy now at www.codepinkalert.org/nycevent or rsvp to dana@codepinkalert.org or call 646.723.1781
Thursday, December 4, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
GREENWICH VILLAGE, NYC. Lipton Hall, New York University, 108 West Third Street
 AFTER TORTURE: A HARPER’S FORUM ON JUSTICE IN THE POST-BUSH ERA.
Sponsored by Harper's Magazine & The Center on Law and Security at New York University. On publication of contributing editor Scott Horton's report, "Justice After Bush" in the December issue of Harper's Magazine, a panel of legal experts will discuss the methods available to a democracy for reckoning with a legacy of human rights abuses. Participants will include:
  • ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN, Author of "The Impeachment of George W. Bush"
  • SCOTT HORTON, Contributing Editor, Harper's Magazine
  • JERROLD NADLER Chairman, House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
  • BURT NEUBORNE Legal Director, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University
  • MICHAEL RATNER President, Center for Constitutional Rights
  • ANTONIO TAGUBA Major General (U.S. Army Ret.).
Moderated by Luke Mitchell, Senior Editor, Harper's Magazine. This event is free and open to the public.
Thursday, December 4th, 6 p.m.
GREENWICH VILLAGE, NYC. 66 W. 12th St. Room 404
 SYMPOSIUM ON TORTURE, EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION AND 100 DAYS TO RESTORE THE CONSTITUTION.
Hosted by the Radical Student Union at the New School and the Center for Constitutional Rights. Come join the Radical Student Union at The New School (SDS, SEAC, UFPJ) and anti-war organizations from across the state to discuss the extraordinary rendition and torture of Canadian Citizen Mahar Arar by the U.S. government and his re-hearing on December 9th. We will also discuss The New School's connections to a global torture industry, the world's largest private mercenary force, and even the sub-prime mortgage crisis. (now full blown economic crisis) We will also open the floor to discuss the next steps for the anti-war movement in the spring. Supporting organizations: NYC-WRL, NY State Peace Action, Westchester Coalition for Peace and Justice, NYC UFPJ, NYC Code Pink, Pax Christi NY
Friday, December 5, 6:30 – 10:00 p.m.
BROOKLYN. Founders Auditorium at Medgar Evers College, 1650 Bedford Ave.
 SCREENING OF “SOME PLACE LIKE HOME: THE FIGHT AGAINST GENTRIFICATION IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN”
A documentary by FUREE. Narrated by Kevin Powell. In collaboration with Medgar Evers College School of Professional and Community Development. Performances & Reception following screening in The President's Conference Center. Admission: $50  Attire: Creative- Fabulous. For more Information, Tickets or to Sponsor this event, visit:  http://www.furee.org/film/premiere/
Sunday, December 7, 2008, 11:00 a.m.
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN.
Congregation Beth Elohim, corner of 8th Avenue and Garfield. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE A PROBLEM?
BEING YOUNG AND ARAB IN AMERICA.
A discussion by Professor Moustafa Bayouni of Brooklyn College, author of the book by the same name.
Upstate Events
 
 Thursday, Dec. 2, 7:00 p.m.
ROCKLAND. JCC Rockland, 450 West Nyack Road.
PRESENTATION ON SINGLE PAYER HEALTHCARE (MEDICARE FOR ALL)
Hosted by the Rockland AARP chapter. We’re having a Doctor and Nurse discuss the need for the Single Payer Health Care system and how it can reduce the cost of health care.
Friday, December 5, 7:30 p.m.
POUGHKEEPSIE. The Muddy Cup, 305 Main Street.
SCREENING OF “WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY?”
What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Gospel Choir of Church of Stop Shopping as they go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt! From producer Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me). The screening will be followed by an audience discussion. This is part of the "Give Peace a Film" series sponsored by the Dutchess Peace Coalition. There is no admission charge. Contact: Fred Nagel at 845 876-7906
Friday December 5, 6:00-9:30pm and Saturday December 6, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
ROCHESTER. First Unitarian Church, 220 Winton Road South
 METRO JUSTICE’S ANNUAL ALTERNATIVE FAIR.
Put your money where your heart is ... Support social justice when buying holiday gifts. Holiday shopping for the whole family. Clothes, toys, games, pottery, jewelry, and more. Hundreds of fair trade, earth-friendly and/or locally-produced gift items. Exciting new vendors plus your old favorites. Live music, delicious food, and free child care. For more information, call Metro Justice at 325-2560. $4 suggested donation. Ages 12 and older please.
Saturday, December 6th, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
WHITE PLAINS. Asbury Hall, Memorial United Methodist Church,
250 Bryant Avenue
 WESPAC FAIR TRADE FESTIVAL
Crafts from a women’s collective in Guatemala, Fair Trade coffee, tea, chocolate and olive oil, Native American hand woven cotton and wool clothing and silver jewelry, Siwok crafts from Argentina, Embroidered cushion covers and accessories, Signed Ralph Fasanella prints, Handmade crafts from Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda & Ethiopia, Locally-made jewelry, Palestinian Children’s Art Exhibit and Silent Auction, Jewelry, toys and crafts from Mexico, Silk Scarves from India designed by local artist. Admission is $1 and all are welcome. Lunch and homemade baked goods will be available for sale as well.
Saturday, December 6th, 11:00 a.m. – 12 noon
GENESEO. Wegman Plaza, Route 20A.
GVCP’S ANNUAL DEMONSTRATION AGAINST WAR TOYS.
Bring peaceful toys. DRESS WARMLY.
Saturday, December 6, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
BUFFALO. WNY Peace Center, 2123 Bailey (Corner of Bailey & Genesee.)
4TH QUARTER MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND HOLIDAY POTLUCK.
Sunday, December 7, 2:00 p.m.
ROCHESTER. Temple B'rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Avenue
SCREENING OF “KNOWLEDGE IS THE BEGINNING”
Part of the Salaam-Shalom Film series. Four films that present some of the human dimensions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Knowledge is the Beginning is the story of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, set up by Daniel Barenboim, where young Arabs and Jews perform and live side by side. It is a film about what music can do; the way it can transcend cultural barriers, bring people together, defeat prejudice and overcome religious and political differences. Yo-Yo Ma helped too, and he appears in several scenes. Free of charge (donations accepted)
Sunday, December 7, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
WHITE PLAINS. Community Unitarian Church, 486 Rosedale Avenue.
THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT: SHOULD THE UN INTERVENE IN SOVEREIGN COUNTRIES TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS?
With Guest Speaker Craig Mokhiber U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. A celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Hosted by the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) Westchester Chapter and Amnesty International US. Plus: The Youth Band for the United Nations and a video presentation of World-Class Art Exhibit on Human Rights. For further information contact Ms. Doris Benson dwbenson@us.ibm.com, (914) 961-6554, or see www.UNAWestchester.org.
Thursday, December 11, 7:30 p.m.
PLEASANTVILLE. WESPAC office, 17 Marble Avenue.
 TOWN HALL MEETING ON WHERE WE GO FROM HERE.
You are all invited and encouraged to come and participate, and to give your input as to what sort of inauguration event/action the WESPAC Community should plan for around January 20th in 2009 when President Elect Obama will take office. You will also have the chance to meet the new board members and officers of the organization. 
Ongoing Local Events
Many local peace groups hold regular events, vigils, "Honk for Peace" actions, etc. 
See our list: www.panys.org/ongoing.htm
Out of State & Nationwide Events
Friday - Sunday, December 12 -14
CHICAGO
UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Join hundreds of members of United for Peace and Justice from around the country in answering some of the most pressing post-election questions for the peace movement. Where do we go from here? What will the peace movement look like and how can we be effective in the new administration? Click here for registration information or details.
Going out of state? Check UFPJ's national Events Calendar: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/calendar.php.