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