Calendar of upcoming peace and justice events in the Valley and nearby
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| Friday 5/9, 7pm, Northampton MEF | film: "Chocolate Country" documents a fair-trade cacao farmer's cooperative in the Dominican Republic: how they live, how they produce, and how fair trade benefits them. More.. |
| Saturday 5/10, Northampton and Florence | Fair Trade Coffee Break will focus on the benefits of Fair Trade for farmers, consumers, and the environment. Northampton Fair Trade will provide free fair trade coffee, chocolate, and educational literature. More.. |
| Saturday 5/10, everywhere | Annual Letter Carriers Food Drive! This drive is one way people can help those right in their own city or town who need help. All citizens need do is to place a box or can of non-perishable food next to their mailbox before their Letter Carrier delivers mail on May 10. More.. |
| Sunday 5/11, 10am, Amherst | Scott Ritter-"Iraq, Iran, and the State of U.S. Foreign Policy" Scott is a former Marine Corps intelligence officer who was a chief weapons inspector in Iraq between 1991-1998. He publicly opposed the latest U.S. invasion of Iraq and argued Iraq possessed no significant weapons of mass destruction. He predicted we would become mired in the Iraq War. His insights on Iraq and Iran and U.S. foreign policy are essential, and illuminating. More.. |
| Sunday 5/11, 11:30-2, Northampton | The annual Mother's Day March for Peace and Justice. This year we are more than ever going to focus on the children of the world, honoring them and the women who care. More.. and Flyer and progressive history of Mothers' Day |
| Tuesday 5/13, 7pm, Nothampton MEF | films: "In Lies We Trust: The CIA, Hollywood & Bioterrorism" and " Emerging Viruses: AIDS & Ebola--Nature, Accident or Intentional?" More.. |
| Wednesday 5/14, 12-1pm, Greenfield Community College | The GCC Peace and Justice Club invites you to join us for the final Peace Vigil of the academic year. Where - GCC Peace Pole by the pond. Join us in song, laughter and celebration! Flyer |
| Wednesday 5/14, 7pm, Amherst | film: The Aggressives. They don't aspire to be men, and they can't be called drag kings, though they do participate in NYC's predominantly African-American lesbian drag balls. This fascinating documentary reveals the lives of a varied group of self-identified "aggressive" women. More.. |
| Wednesday 5/14, 7pm, Northampton | Sandy Tolan - Author of The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East - will speak at Edwards Church More.. |
| Thursday 5/15, 7:15, Seelye Hall, Smith College | As the administration pounds the drums for war, we must increase our resistance to it. Please join us. The Pioneer Valley Coaltion to Prevent War on Iran. |
| Friday 5/16, Amherst and Northampton | Iraq Moratorium, every third Friday. More.. |
| Friday 5/16, 7pm, Northampton | A documentary film on Touchstone Farm & Center will be premiering at the Academy of Music. More.. and movie trailer |
| Saturday 5/17, 7pm, Hadley | The Amandla Chorus celebrates its 20th anniversary with a free concert featuring songs of justice and freedom from around the world. Benefit for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts and the Tibetan Association of Western Massachusetts. More.. |
| Saturday 5/31, 9:30am to 3pm, Sunderland | Music, Peace-Circle Dance, Meditation, Potluck Lunch, Skype/video conference with Daoud Nassar in Bethlehem - "A peacebuilder's report from a month in Bethlehem" More.. |
| Sunday 6/1, 5-7pm | Mohammed Sawalha - Director, Palestine House of Friendship, Nablus, Palestine will speak at a house party/fundraiser for PHF. More.. |
| Wednesday 6/11, 7pm, Amherst | film: Morristown: In the Air and Sun. Morristown chronicles nearly a decade of change in Morristown, Tennessee, through interviews with displaced or low-wage Southern workers, Mexican immigrants, and workers and families impacted by globalization. More.. |
| June 14 - July 14 | Pastors for Peace caravan. It will come to Northampton June 15 - more later. More.. |
| Sunday 6/15, Northampton | Pastors for Peace 19th Caravan of humanitarian aid to Cuba will stop in Northampton to pick up local people joining the caravan, and educational, medical, and especially musical entertainment supplies for Cuba. Read more... |
| Saturday 10/4 | Agape Community's St. Francis Day celebration and to tell you that we will honor a great peacemaker, Daniel J. Berrigan, S.J., who will read his poetry at the gathering. More.. |