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Alert #199 March 4, 2009
Believe it or not, it’s that time of year again. Last week, President Obama released his administration’s first round of budget figures. (These are only broad “top-line” figures. Detailed programmatic figures will be released in March, then Congress will weigh in and it will go back and forth until the budget is finally passed sometime in the late summer or early fall.) For the peace movement, there is some good news and some bad news in the first Obama budget. For good news, this is the first Presidential budget that we have seen in years that does not ask for even a single dollar in nuclear weapons funding. Congratulations to all of you that let the President know that ending U.S. nuclear weapons production was your top priority. This is an incredible victory for the peace movement, the country, and the world. The bad news is the continued increase in Department of Defense spending. The graph below, from the Department of Defense section of the Federal Budget Request for FY 2010, shows that the Obama administration has not only requested $75.5 Billion in supplemental military spending for 2009, but an additional $130 Billion for FY 2010. (Click the image for a PDF of the section with the graph in context.) 
The bright red sections represent those additional “discretionary” funds requested by the Obama administration to cover the ongoing and future military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. As you can see, both the base figure and the extra discretionary funds continue to rise on an almost unbroken, even trend. The change we voted for has yet to show up in any significant measure at the DoD. Remember, these are billions of taxpayer dollars. And while this may be great news for military contractors, it is bad news for both American taxpayers and Iraqi and Afghan civilians. In the end, the way that governments, and people, spend their money illuminates their priorities. By way of comparison, we have put together a correspondingly scaled graph for the Department of Education.  “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”
– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4, 1967 Do something. In Peace, Cheryl Wertz & John Bostrom Peace Action Fund of New York State info@panys.org 646-723-1749 |
SATURDAY, MARCH 14 - SUNDAY, MARCH 15
STATEN ISLAND. South Beach ARLINGTON NEW YORK STATE: A WAR MEMORIAL FOR THOSE KILLED IN IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN A press conference will be held on Saturday, March 14th at 1:00 p.m. On the beach a moving visual exhibit will be displayed reminding everyone of the human costs of wars. Visitors to “Arlington New York State”, will witness a sea of crosses, and other representations of faith, as well as combat boots provided from the “Eyes Wide Open” AFSC exhibit which represent members of the military killed in the war who resided in New York State. Shoes representing Iraqi civilians killed will be displayed as well. Presented by: Movement for a Democratic Society-Staten Island (MDS-SI), Military Families Speak Out-Staten Island, and Peace Action of Staten Island THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH NEW YORK CITY. 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. International Youth Hostel, 891 Amsterdam Ave. at West 103rd Street SCREENING OF “OPERATION LYSISTRATA” AND PANEL DISCUSSION WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS. Six years of death and debt. Time to stand for peace. “Operation Lysistrata” is an award-winning documentary film of the world-wide theatrical protest against the Iraq war which blossomed into a unique, hilarious, and passionate international action for peace. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll leave inspired. Food provided. Asking a $10 contribution, but no one will be turned away. For more information contact Cheryl at 646-723-1749. LONG ISLAND, 7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Road, Manhasset DANGER AHEAD: AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN WITH TARIQ ALI. BINGHAMTON. 5:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation on Riverside Drive CANDLE LIGHT SERVICE BINGHAMTON. 7:00 p.m. St. James Church, 155 Main Street, Johnson City PRAYER SERVICE SCHENECTADY. 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Upper Union Street and Keyes Avenue, Niskayuna PEACE VIGIL Sponsored by Schenectady Neighbors for Peace. SYRACUSE. 12 noon Billings Park (E. Adams & S. Salina) MARCH TO THE FEDERAL BUILDING to demand the dismantling of the war economy, the U.S. out of Iraq, no troops in Afghanistan, and money for jobs, housing and education, not for war and occupation. WHITE PLAINS. 4:00 p.m. In front of Congresswoman Nita Lowey’s office, 222 Mamaroneck Avenue at Maple. RALLY, MARCH AND CANDLELIGHT VIGIL The event will begin at 4:00 p.m. At 5:00 p.m. there will be a candlelight vigil and the names of the soldiers from NY State who have died in Iraq or Afghanistan will be read. The theme of the rally is the human and economic cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a protest of President Obama’s continuation and widening of the war. ROCHESTER. 3:00 p.m. MARCH AND RALLY Meet at Corn Hill Landing, Exchange Street. Then we are marching north from Exchange and State to the Genesee River Crossroads Park. Rally at Genesee River Crossroads Park to include sentencing of George W. Bush and Richard “Dick” Cheney. The sentencing will culminate in a shoe throwing at Bush and Cheney. Please bring a pair of new or gently-used shoes. The shoes will be donated to charity after the event. Hosted by Move Oct/PIA, RAW, IVAW and PADGV. FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH ALBANY. 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Washington Avenue side of the Capitol Building PEACE VIGIL US out of Iraq and Afghanistan now! SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST ALBANY. 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Washington Avenue side of the Capitol Building PEACE VIGIL US out of Iraq and Afghanistan now! SARATOGA SPRINGS. 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Corner of Broadway and Lake in front of the Post Office VIGIL Signs and friends welcome. THE MARCH ON THE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, D.C. 12 noon. Corner of 23rd Street and Constitution Avenue U.S. out of Iraq and Afghanistan NOW! Money for jobs, housing, health care and pensions – not for wars and occupation. No war on Iran or Pakistan. End U.S. support for the occupation of Palestine. BUSES TO THE MARCH:
ALBANY
2 buses will leave from East Garage (Washington and Eagle Street) in Albany at 11:45 p.m. on March 20th. They will return to Albany after the demonstration, arriving at about 1:00 a.m. on the 22nd. Tickets are $55. Partial scholarships available. For details, contact Joe Lombardo at 439-1968. NEW YORK CITY There are a number of buses leaving from New York City. The Peace Action team will be getting on the bus at the corner of 96th Street and Broadway at 6:15 a.m. Tickets are $40. We will be leaving DC for the return trip at 4:30 p.m. Buy your tickets online or call Cheryl at 646-723-1749. ROCHESTER Buses leaving from Monroe Community College. Call 585-309-3440. $50 per ticket, but scholarships are available. Exact time to be determined. ROCKLAND Bus tickets must be reserved in advance! To reserve seats, send a check for $55 for each person payable to Hudson Valley Activist Newsletter. Mail to Hudson Valley Activist Newsletter, P.O. Box 662, New Paltz, NY 12561. Please be sure to include your name, town, phone number, email address, and note that you are with the ROCKLAND group. You should also email editor Jack Smith in advance to let him know you are reserving a seat by sending a message to jacdon@earthlink.net with the above information, with a CC: to Peter Titus at pkt650@gmail.com. The pickup location and time will be announced when all Rockland reservations are secured. For questions call (845) 255-5779. SYRACUSE Bus leaving Syracuse at 1:00 a.m. on the 21st and returning around midnight. Seats are available for $40-$75. For information contact the Syracuse Peace Council at syracusenybus@pentagonmarch.org or 315-472-5478 for information. SATURDAY, APRIL 4th 
NEW YORK CITY. 12 noon. Meet at Canal Street. March to Broad and Wall, in front of the NY Stock Exchange. NATIONAL MARCH ON WALL STREET. Join United for Peace and Justice and thousands of allies in a regional march and rally to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and address the economic crisis by cutting military spending.
Thursday, March 5, 4:00 p.m.
NYC. City Hall RALLY AGAINST BUDGET CUTS 
Devastating budget cuts threaten our communities, our jobs, our neighbors, and our families!
Speak out for fair solutions! Join union members, community groups, non-profit organizations, and
Brooklyn For Peace, to speak out against the dangerous budget proposals now being considered in
Albany and City Hall. Sponsored by One New York Coalition, Alliance for Quality Education, UFT,
SEIU 1199, Working Families Party and more. Visit
www.FairShareReform.org for more info. Rally
hot line: 718-245-7900 x272
Sunday, March 8, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
ROCHESTER. MOKA (Museum Of Kids Art), 90 Webster Ave. OFF THE WALLS: GALA ART AUCTION TO SUPPORT AN EXPANSION OF THE ANTI-WAR STOREFRONT. 
Here’s a great way to support Rochester’s anti-war efforts and put some money in your
own pocket, too. The Anti-War Storefront at 658 Monroe Avenue (a retail store, art
gallery, performance space, and gathering spot for progressive grassroots organizations)
will be holding an “Off the Walls” art auction to raise funds for its anticipated expansion.
Look around your home for works of art (paintings, lithographs, posters, pottery, sculpture,
etc.) that you would be willing to donate to our Off the Walls Art Auction to be held
later this year. You will receive 1/3 of the final sale price for each work you submit,
can specify the minimum amount, or you may choose to donate the full sale amount.
Starting February 10th auction items may be dropped off at the Storefront (658 Monroe Avenue)
Call (585) 582-1322 or 598-4703 for details.
Thursday, March 5, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS. Rotunda Gallery, 33 Clinton Street, near Tillary and Cadman Plaza West 
WOMEN VETERANS: CITIZEN-SOLDIERS IN CHANGING TIMES. Hear women veterans who served in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan discuss their military experiences, and the expanding role of women in U.S. Armed Forces. Featuring: Joan Furey, co-author of “Visions of War, Dreams of Peace,” Capt. Esther S. Marcella, Commander of Long Island Recruiting Company, U.S. Army and Army Reserves; served in U.S., Kuwait, and Iraq, Susan O'Neill: author of “Don't Mean Nothing: Short Stories of Vietnam.” Moderated by Meg McLean and Daria Sommers, filmmmakers behind the documentary “Lioness.” Sponsored by the Brooklyn Historical Society. Questions? Call 718-222-41111 x 233 
Friday, March 6, 8:00 p.m.. (doors open at 7:15)UPPER WEST SIDE, NYC. New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street. MELTDOWN: THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AND A PEOPLE’S PLAN FOR RECOVERY. Presented by The Nation Institute and The Nation. With Naomi Klein, Joseph Stiglitz, Barbara Ehrenreich, Bill Fletcher, Jr., and Christopher Hayes. Join our panel of leading progressive thinkers in a wide-ranging conversation as they discuss the origins on the financial collapse, debate President Obama's stimulus package, and consider what form economic recovery should take to ensure a more equitable future for everyone. The evening will be introduced by Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor and Publisher of The Nation. The event marks the publication of Meltdown: How Greed and Corruption Shattered Our Financial System and How We Can Recover by Katrina vanden Heuvel and the editors of The Nation. Audience questions will be taken, and a book-signing will follow the conversation. Free of Charge. Co-sponsored by The New Society for Ethical Culture, Public Concern Foundation, Democracts.com, Democracy Now!, Haymarket Books, Code Pink, The Uptake, Alternet. For more information please go to www.nationbooks.org. 
Friday, March 6, 6:30- 10:00 p.m.EAST VILLAGE. Karma Lounge, 51 1st Avenue WORLD CAN’T WAIT FUND RAISER FOR MATTHIS CHIROUX OF IVAW. It will be a large gathering of local poets and musicians performing, and Matthis be reading a poem of his own too. Please come out to support Matthis in efforts to raise money for what will now be an April hearing date. More to follow on that when he has a date, but they've deployed his military lawyer to Iraq and are rescheduling for that reason. As well, they're printed out his website and mailed it to him as evidence to be used against me. Matthis is raising money to transport as many IVAW members into St. Louis to participate in this hearing/make it clear to the Army that if they prosecute IRR resisters, they'll keep coming back, hearing after hearing, to be as radical as we please in supporting our own. Hopefully, we'll only have to do this once. 
Friday, March 6th, 7:00 p.m.GREENWICH VILLAGE. Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South THE ART OF RESISTANCE: CULTURE AND THE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL. with Ahdaf Soueif, Omar Barghouti and Remi Kanazi Panel discussion with best-selling author Ahdaf Soueif, founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel; Omar Barghouti, independent Palestininan political analyst; and NYC poet Remi Kanazi; moderated by Brooklyn College Professor Moustafa Bayoumi. Saturday, March 7, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Location TBA FORUM AND DISCUSSION: WHAT IS NEEDED FOR A JUST SOLUTION TO THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT? 
Israel's recent attack on Gaza left over 1300 Palestinians and 13 Israelis killed, and
thousands of Palestinians wounded. Israel's bombardment left Gaza's infrastructure in
shambles. However Israel continues to blockade needed supplies of food, electricity,
and water from entering Gaza. What is needed for a just solution to this conflict?
Speakers who will address this issue: Riham Barghouti, Adalah-N.Y.,
Coalition for Justice in the Middle East; Nellie Hester Bailey,
Harlem Anti-War Coalition; Joel Kovel, Committee for an Open Discussion
of Zionism, Author of Overcoming Zionism; Dorothy Zellner,
Center for Constitutional Rights & "Jews Say NO"; Steve Bloom, Activist
Poets' Roundtable. Moderator: Justine McCabe, Co-chair, Green Party
U.S. International Committee. All viewpoints and perspectives are welcome in the
discussion. Sponsor: West Side Green Party. Questions? E-mail
westsidegreens@hotmail.com.
Saturday, March 7, 8:00 p.m. start, doors open at 7:30 p.m.MIDTOWN, NYC. People’s Voice Cafe 40 East 35th Street NYC RAGING GRANNIES PROTEST-SINGING CONCERT 
Sunday, March 8, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.BAY RIDGE. Kiernan Hall, St. Andrew the Apostle Church, 6713 Ridge Boulevard. DARFUR UPDATE View a video presentation about the situation of women and girls in Darfur then hear an update on the crisis from a representative of the Darfur People’s Association. Questions? Contact Cathy Treiber (718) 680-3526 or cnctreiber@earthlink.net. Sunday, March 8, 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. GREENWICH VILLAGE. The New School, Swayduck Auditorium, 65 Fifth Avenue (13th-14th Sts.) 
FORUM AND SCREENING: “THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO”Sundance Film Festival 2007 - Special Jury Prize, Documentary; London Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2008 - 'Best of the Fest'; Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2008 - Official Selection; New York Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2008 - Official Selection. Emmy award-winning filmmaker Lisa F. Jackson , herself a survivor of gang rape in the US, travels to the Congo to shatter the silence surrounding the tragic and brutal epidemic. "This documentary of the highest calling exposes an unknown tragedy." —The Hollywood Reporter Sunday, March 8, 12:30 p.m. doors open, 1:00 film screening 
GREENWICH VILLAGE. Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall, NYU Law School, 40 Washington Square SouthINTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY PANEL DISCUSSION AND SCREENING OF “AFGHAN WOMEN: A HISTORY OF STRUGGLE” Includes an Afghan craft sale. Panel discussion with the filmmaker Kathleen Foster, Professor Fawzia Afzal-Khan, and Fahima Vorgetts from Women for Afghan Women. Co-sponsors: NYU Law Students for Human Rights, NYU Law Students for Reproductive Justice, NYU Law Women. This is a free event but the seating is limited. Please RSVP to codepinknyc@gmail.com. 
Sunday, March 8, 4:30 p.m.GREENWICH VILLAGE. Eisner Lubin Hall in the Kimmel Center, New York University, 60 Washington Square South NOUR MIDDLE EAST FOLK ENSEMBLE CONCERT, “FROM IRENE TO ISHTA” A BENEFIT FOR CODE PINK, WOMEN FOR PEACE, AND DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS. RSVP for Non-NYU (Guests): Guests can purchase tickets at the day of the event at Ticket Central Kimmel Center, 2nd Floor, 60 Washington Square South) for $10 non-NYU student and $20 guests. Guest will also have the option to reserve a ticket in advance for $7 non-NYU student and $15 guest. To reserve guest tickets in advance, please RSVP to codepinknyc@gmail.com. Monday, March 9, 7:00 p.m. (Orientation for new people, 6:45) FORT GREENE. Tillies, at DeKalb and Vanderbilt Avenues. MONTHLY FORT GREENE PEACE MEETING. Everyone is welcome. We hope you will join us as we plan for the spring. Monday, March 9, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. (refreshments at 6, discussion at 6:30) MIDTOWN EAST NYC. Scandinavia House, Victor Borge Auditorium, 58 Park Avenue (between 37th and 38th Streets) THE HILLARY EFFECT: HOW WILL THE SECRETARY OF STATE CHANGE THE STATUS OF WOMEN WORLDWIDE? 
In honor of the 2009 International Women’s Day celebrations, The American-Scandinavian
Foundation, Demos and the World Policy Institute are hosting
this panel discussion and reception. Though Mrs. Clinton is the third female US Secretary
of State, some think that her appointment could herald a new chapter for global women's
rights. She is, after all, a candidate who ran for President partly on the fact
that she was a female and that "it was time." Will Hillary Clinton extend that
platform to her diplomacy? Can she? Should she? If so, what should her policy
priorities be? Will she identify the United States, as she sought to do during
her time as First Lady, with women's rights? What will be the fate of the Bush
Administration's controversial women's initiative to the Arab world? What might
she take to heart from women leaders around the world --where many countries are
far ahead of the United States in terms of representation by women in key political
positions? Speakers include Senator Pilar Cayetano, of the Philippines,
Blanche Wiesen Cook, Rounaq Jahan, of Bangladesh, and
Ambassador Kirsti Lintonen, of Finland. Cost is $10.
Register at events@worldpolicy.org or 212-481-5005 x2.
Wednesday, March 11, 7:30 p.m.MANHASSET. Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Rock Road MY LIFE UNDER THE GUN WITH LYDIA CACHO. Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho, who also runs a shelter for battered women and children in Cancun, has exposed a web of business and political elites behind a child pornography ring there. She has been detained and harassed by authorities, received numerous death threats and survived to win international human rights prizes from Amnesty International,. UNESCO, and the U.S. State Department. Since her expose the list of her enemies has grown to include some of the most powerful men in Mexico. In the last eight years at least 21 reporters in Mexico have been killed. Her international visibility has kept Cacho alive. Cacho is donated her speaking fee to her shelter for battered women and children, CIAM Cancun. Suggested donation $5. For more information call UUCSR Shelter Rock Forum at 516-627-65690 x 122. 
Saturday, March 14, 9:00 a.m.QUEENS. Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, City Building, Queens PANEL DISCUSSION ON NON-AGGRESSIVE ATTEMPTS TO CURB CENSORSHIP IN STRENGTHENING WORLD PEACE. Hosted by Peace Universal through Mass Communications. Panel Experts: Jeffrey Henigson, Director, Rights Wire, Inc.; Mauricio Salgado, President, Artists Striving to End Poverty; Jawaid Akhtar Pasha, President, COATV, New York. Entry is free with RSVP: info@pumc.us. For details please visit: www.pumc.us. 
Friday, March 20, 7:30 p.m.MIDTOWN EAST, NYC. Saint Peter’s Church, Lexington Avenue at 54th Street A CONCERT FOR PEACE. Join Dr. Maya Sabatello, U.S. legal advisor of B'Tselem Hosted by The Iraqi Student Project, in collaboration with Musicians For Harmony, Saint Peter's Church and the Midtown Arts Common. Featuring the Kinan Azmeh Quartet in a celebration of Middle Eastern music, peace, and the culture of Iraq. Special appearance by ISP student pianist, Karam Salem. This concert is part of a ‘Day for Peace’ at Saint Peter’s Church to mark the 6th anniversary of the war in Iraq. Proceeds will benefit the Iraqi Student Project. To purchase concert tickets, visit this page: http://iraqistudentproject.org/nyc-concert
Saturday, April 4, 12 noonNEW YORK CITY. Meet at Canal Street. March to Broad and Wall, in front of the NY Stock Exchange. NATIONAL MARCH ON WALL STREET. Join United for Peace and Justice and thousands of allies in a regional march and rally to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and address the economic crisis by cutting military spending. 
Thursday, March 5 at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.BUFFALO. Buffalo State College Bulger Communications Center North (lower floor) ALTERNATIVE SPEAKER SERIES: LECTURE WITH AMIRI BARAKA "A revolutionary poet, for revolutionary times" Thursday, March 5, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. ROCHESTER. Liberty Pole RALLY TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY New York is facing a $14 billion budget deficit. The Governor is proposing draconian budget cuts to education, health care and human services. Any solution will require shared sacrifice but working families shouldn't bear the burden alone. Real shared sacrifice requires Fair Share Tax Reform, which asks the wealthiest New Yorkers to pitch in a should a reasonable share of the budget burden. By taxing personal income over $250,00 at slightly higher rates, New York can ensure that we all contribute to solving the budget crisis. 
Friday, March 6, 7:00 p.m.ROCHESTER. Greenwood Books, 121 East Ave., Downtown. A READING: "POEMS OF WORK AND SOLIDARITY, CONSCIENCE AND STRUGGLE, NATURE AND SOMETHING LIKE REDEMPTION.” BY JACK BRADIGAN SPULA Free and open to the public. Info: jbspula@yahoo.com. Friday, March 6 – Saturday, March 7 BRONXVILLE. Sarah Lawrence College, 1 Mead Way. 
11TH ANNUAL WOMEN’S HISTORY CONFERENCE: GENDER AND POWER IN THE MUSLIM WORLD. Keynote Speaker: Mona Eltahawy, Journalist and lecturer on Muslim and Arab issues. Presented by the Sarah Lawrence College Women’s History Graduate Program. Western discourse on Muslims overflows with images of dangerous men and downtrodden women locked into monolithic traditions sharply at odds with life in the “modern” and “tolerant” West. We aim to dismantle such stereotypes by analyzing their construction, assessing their political valence, and exploring the realities they obscure. Within this context we especially seek to challenge essentialist understandings of masculinity, femininity, and Muslim communities, societies and cultures. Free and Open to the Public. Register at http://www.slc.edu/womens-history/conference. Friday, March 13, 6:00 p.m. ROCHESTER. Gates Presbyterian Church, 1049 Wegman Road, near Tinseltown. ANNUAL RICE AND BEANS DINNER, HONORING FATHER RAY BOURGEOIS. 
Hosted by the Rochester Committee on Latin America (ROCLA). $15.00 - $25.00/person (sliding scale). Father Roy Bourgeois, founder of the SOA Watch, will receive the International White Dove Award. For 19 years Fr. Roy has led a growing number of people in protest against the School of the Americas (SOA), which has been used to train military people from Latin American countries who then return to their homeland and brutalize citizens. Fr. Roy not only has led the annual protest at Fort Benning, GA, but also has traveled extensively throughout Latin America to encourage countries to withdraw from the program. He has been successful in several cases. John Honeck, an active member of ROCLA, has been deeply committed to the SOA Watch since 1996. After actions of civil disobedience in 1998 and 1999, in 2000 he and nine others were tried in Federal Court and John spent three months in Allenwood Federal Prison Camp. For his courage and his witness John will receive the Local White Dove Award. Last year the auction was a highlight of the evening, and ROCLA is planning an exciting one this year. Go to www.rocla.org for details. Please reserve your tickets in advance. Call the Kaisers at 585-293-3194 or the Motts at 585-381-5606. Tickets will be held for you at the door. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door before the dinner. Saturday, March 14, 6:30 p.m. (doors open 6:30, audience songfest 6:45, concert 7:30) WHITE PLAINS. Methodist United Memorial Church,. 250 Bryant Ave WALKABOUT CLEARWATER COFFEEHOUSE PRESENTS: BRIGHT MORNING STAR! 
"Bright Morning Star", Charlie King's group, toured North America from 1978 to 1990,
mixing folk, country, blues, jazz and a good dose of theater. Almost 20 years later,
they are back, regrouped with 2 decades of individual performance experience under
their collective belt, livelier and more astute than ever! Featuring Court Dorsey,
Cheryl Fox, George Fulginiti-Shakar, Ken Giles, Charlie King, Marcia Taylor and
Laura Kolb, they combine their musical and theatrical skills in a journey thru the
world of drama, politics, people, humor, satire and spirituality. "Bright Morning Star"
reunites to bring harmony and spirit to community in a time when it is most desperately
needed!" Tickets $20 in advance thru our website
WalkaboutClearwater.org. (Click on Chorus,
then click on Brown Paper Tickets) At door, $25; Student ID: $15.
Friday, March 20, 7:00 p.m. RHINEBECK. Starr Library - lower level, 68 W Market St. ISRAEL/PALESTINE: A VIEW FROM INSIDE THE WEST BANK BY PAUL REHM, CHRISTIAN PEACEMAKER TEAMS. What's it like to live and work in the West Bank: in the ancient city of Hebron or in a shepherd village in the south Hebron hills? Returning from his third trip to Palestine, Mr. Rehm will offer an inside perspective, one you're not likely to hear on the evening news or read in your daily paper. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by: Middle East Crisis Response, Dutchess Peace Coalition, Dutchess Greens. Friday, March 20, around midnight ALBANY. Exact location TBA. BUSES TO DEMONSTRATION: U.S. OUT OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN NOW. Two buses will be leaving Albany around midnight, the night before this demonstration and return to Albany after the demonstration on March 21. Bus ticket will be $55. Partial scholarships available. Information: Joe Lombardo at 439-1968. Reserve a bus seat today. Checks can be sent to, BNP, PO Box 473, Delmar, NY 12054 (please include name, phone and e-mail address with check) Saturday, March 21, 1:00 lunch, 1:30 meeting GENESEO. Omega Restaurant, 4182 Lakeville Road (Rt. 20A), GENESEE VALLEY CITZENS FOR PEACE MEETING Weekend of March 27 – 28. Friday night entertainment at 7:00 p.m. Saturday begins at 9:00 a.m. 
WHITE PLAINS. White Plains High School Auditorium,.550 N. St. Bryant Ave.LOWER HUDSON VALLEY SOCIAL FORUM. The Lower Hudson Valley Social Forum is a response to the various pressing issues that we are all facing. Our purpose is to broaden the "single issue" focus of groups that the non-profit industry has created along with a climate of competition for resources, and build a broad movement locally that is clear in opposing all forms of oppression and exploitation. We will highlight voices that are marginalized and made invisible by the corporate media. With Rebel Diaz, the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus, Evan Greer, Dr. Robin Kimmerer, Monica Walker, Dada Maheshvarananada and Deepa Fernandes. For more information see www.lhvsocialforum.org or contact Wespac Foundation at 914-449-6514 or info@wespac.org. . 
Friday, March 27, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.WHITE PLAINS. White Plains YWCA, 515 North Street THE COLOR OF OPPORTUNITY: UNDOING RACISM, A COMMUNITY SERIES ON EDUCATION. "Racism cannot be taught away or talked away! Undoing Racism is a verb and requires collective action!" With Monica Walker, Diversity Officer for Guilford County Schools, North Carolina & CORE trainer with The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond; and David Billings, anti-racist historian and Core trainer with the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond. Joining them are White Plains High School Undoing Racism Committee Members Dr. Lenora Boehlert, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources White Plains Central School District; and Imani Bolling, Social Worker. Passages Program Director, White Plains High School. This forum will provide us with an opportunity to examine structural racism and its implications for our system of public education. What can we do for ourselves and the people we work with to transform the system? White Plains High School Undoing Racism Committee members will talk about their journey! Free and open to the public, but registration is required. Call (914) 682-4690 or email AntiRacistAlliance@gmail.com. Sunday, April 19, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. WHITE PLAINS. Asbury Hall, Memorial United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Avenue. WESPAC FOUNDATION’S 27TH PEACE AND JUSTICE AWARD DINNER An evening to honor people in our community who are doing outstanding work for social, economic and racial justice: Victor Corona, Dr. Olivia Hooker and Nick Mottern. Keynote Speakers are Sheila Collins and Trudy Goldberg. RSVP by April 10 to info@wespac.org. Sliding scale contributions requested. Please consider a contribution even if you are unable to attend! www.wespac.org. Saturday, April 25, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. SYRACUSE. NY State United Teachers Offices, Brittonfield Park, East Syracuse (just off 481, exit 7) PEACE ACTION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK’S 3RD ANNUAL PEACE CONFERENCE. “A Nuclear Free Future: Confronting Today’s Challenges to Nuclear Abolition” 
12:30 - 1:00 Registration
1:00 – 2:00 Activist Workshop with Linda Gunter, Andy Mager, Pam Jenkins, Jim and Jean Weiss.
2:00 – 2:30 Refreshments
2:30 – 4:30 Keynote speakers Linda and Paul Gunter from Beyond Nuclear with panelists
Congressman Dan Maffei and Larry Wittner, activist and author.
Price $15. For more information contact Peace Action of Central NY at 315-478-7442 or
info@peaceactioncny.org
Sunday, April 26th, 2:30 p.m. ELMSFORD. Greenburgh Public Library, Tarrytown Rd. OPEN PUBLIC MEETING ON THE ECONOMY Hosted by the Westchester Progressive Forum. Many local peace groups hold regular events, vigils, "Honk for Peace" actions, etc. See our list: www.panys.org/ongoing.htm Saturday, March 21. WASHINGTON, D.C. DEMONSTRATION: U.S. OUT OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN NOW. See above. Going out of state? Check UFPJ's national Events Calendar: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/calendar.php. |