Calendar of upcoming peace and justice events in the Valley and nearby

maintained as a public service to the peace and justice community, though the activities shown are not necessarily endorsed by the AFSC. To request addition of your event, click here.

This calendar was last updated on 8/18/2006 at 07:28 PM

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one-time short events (one day or a weekend, typically) - just below.
one-time extended events (exhibits, peace walks, institutes, etc.)
recurring events, ongoing events, or events with indefinite timing
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One-time short Events (one day or a weekend, typically)
date, time, location brief description. For more information, click on "More.."
Monday 9/11, noon, Springfield Freedom of Speech Demonstration in front of the Federal Building. more..
Monday 9/11, 7pm, Old Chatham NY film: Paradise Now. The story of two young Palestinian men as they embark upon what may be the last 48 hours of their lives. More..
Monday 9/11, 7pm, Northampton film: Loose Change (2nd edition) - 9/11 revelations. More..
Tue-Fri, 9/12-15, 9am, Newfane, VT Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Hearing for the 2 contentions that NEC has brought concerning the 20% uprate at Vermont Yankee. More..
Thursday 9/14, 5:30-7:30pm, Greenfield Tri State CAN meeting: Learn what CAN is up to and how you might get involved. More..
Friday 9/15, 7:30pm, Holyoke SALUDOS-GREETINGS, COME ON AND DANCE WITH US, VENGA A BAILAR CON NOSOTROS, CENA @ EL MERCADO, 413 MAIN STREET, HOLYOKE. 413-687-0399
Fri-Sun, 9/15,16,17, , Boston etc. On the weekend of September 15th, a film called "The Ground Truth" will premier in theatres in 8 cities. The film is about the hidden toll of the war in Iraq -- focusing on wounded servicemen and women and specifically on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It features several members of Iraq Veterans Against the War. More..
Fri-Sun 9/15-17, Shutesbury Building Democracy in Western Massachusetts - A participatory weekend retreat on shifting power from corporations to citizens in the Pioneer Valley & Berkshires. More..
Sat-Sun, 9/16-17, , Shutesbury Building Democracy in Western Mass: A participatory two-day retreat on shifting power from large corporations to citizens in the Pioneer Valley & Berkshires. (Sliding Scale) Both Days: $75 to $125; One Day: $50 to $100. For more information: info@shays2.org, http://www.shays2.org, or (413) 584-0722.
Saturday 9/16, 8pm, Northampton singer/songwriter/activist Si Kahn will give a concert on behalf of the Justice Fund. More..
Sat-Sun, 9/16-17, 10-5pm, Orange North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival: Festival of local Food, Communities and Artists. Admission $4 Adults/ Kids under 12 Free!! Weekend pass $7. Forsters Farm, 60 Chestnut Hill Rd, Orange, MA.
Sunday 9/17, 2-5pm, New York City Come join the VOICES FOR DAFUR. Bus leaves Amherst College at 8 a.m. More..
Sunday 9/17, 1-6, Amherst Communicating With Compassion, A workshop presented by Jerry Koch-Gonzalez of the Institute for Peaceable Communities.  More..
Sunday 9/17, 2-5, Amherst Building Harmonies, Rebuilding New Orleans Schools: a community benefit for Kids Rethinking New Orleans Schools (Rethink!), a collaboration of New Orleans artists, architects, community organizers, and schools who have all come together to ensure that New Orleans youth have a voice in envisioning and rebuilding the schools of their dreams. Concert Flyer and background of this project started by two 6th graders
Tuesday 9/19, 7pm, Northampton Pioneer Valley Cuba Solidarity Committee. First Churches, Main & Center St.(Center Street entrance). Meeting on the 3rd Tuesday evening of every month. All Welcome! Call Liz at 413-625-9543 or Paki at 413-585-9314 for more information.
Fri-Sun 9/22-24, UMass Our Communities, Our Water: Conenecting the Local and the Global. Mo re..
Friday 9/29, dusk, Hampshire College AFSC is bringing Bread and Puppet Theatre to Hampshire College, Dusk, on the Red Barn Lawn.Contact AFSC, 413.584.8975 or Ben, bhh04@hampshire.edu
Saturday 9/30, 11am, Northampton Camina Para Casa / Walk for Casa Latina. Walk begins at 11am at Bridge Street School, Northampton, arriving at noon at Pulaski Park for a community lunch. To walk or donate, contact Lillian or Eneida at 413.586.1596.
Fri-Sun 10/6-8, Burlington VT Facing the Media Crisis: Media Education for Reform, Justic, and Democracy. More..
Wednesday 10/4, 8-10:30pm, Northampton Media Education Foundation celebrates its 15th Anniversary. More..
Thursday 10/5, 7pm, Amherst Join valley locals Nancy Folbre and James Heintz as they present The Field Guide to the U.S. Economy, the extensively revised and expanded edition they co-authored with Jonathan Teller-Elsberg. More..
Saturday 10/7, 11am, Leverett Peace Pagoda's 21st Anniversary Celebration: Our Non-Violent Spirit Arising... More..
Saturday 10/7, 10-4pm, Amherst 2nd Annual Amherst Renewable Energy Fair, Town Common, Amherst, MA
Saturday 10/7, 10am-6pm, Ware Annual St. Francis Day Celebration, a day of learning about Simple Sustainable Living: "CONSERVE FOR PEACE: DOES OUR LIFE DEPEND ON OIL?" More..
Saturday 10/7, 11am, Northampton Men's Walk to End Abuse: 11 am - Walk from Rte 9/Bay Road in Hadley into Center of Northampton, 12 noon - Rally at Unitarian Society, Northampton. More..
Saturday 10/14, 1-7pm (then supper), Greenfield Five Rivers Council: Inaugural Gathering -- Creating a Healthy, Equitable, and Sustainable Community More..
Monday 10/16, 7pm, Northampton Western Massachusetts NOW (National Organization for Women) meets. More..
Fri-Sun 11/3-5, Greater Springfield/Holyoke area People's Institute Undoing Racism Workshop. Registration form and Flyer
Wednesday 11/8, 6/7pm, Cambridge Marge Piercy in a benefit reading for AFSC's Peacework Magazine. 6pm reception, 7pm reading, Cambridge Friends Meeting House. Call Sara Burke or Sam Diener for information: 617.661.6130

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