Calendar of upcoming peace and justice events in the Valley and nearby
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| Saturday (every), 11-12, in front of the Northampton Courthouse | This Peace Vigil has been going on since the December 1998 airstrikes. Vigilers simply stand on the sidewalk holding signs for an hour. A new topic-oriented flyer is printed each week, and one person hands out copies to passers-by. Photos and more - a project of the Northampton Committee to Stop the Wars |
| Saturday (every), various locations | Leafletting customers at Verizon stores, for Verizon workers trying to get a labor contract that keeps good jobs in the US. More... |
| Sunday (every), noon-1, Amherst Common | Vigil for peace and justice. Questions: please contact: L. Mark Watkins, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 325, Shutesbury MA 01072, Tel. (413) 259-1817, lmarkwatkins[at]yahoo.com |
| Saturday 2/4, 2-9pm, Leverett | Benefit concert, speak out and other activities to benefit the SAGE alliance campaign to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. Speakers, musicians, a circus act, and activities for children. More... and more... and flyer |
| Monday 2/6 | Early registration deadline for Basic Mediation Training. |
| Wednesday 2/8 5-7pm, Amherst | OccupyAmherst meets in the Bangs Center downstairs, this and every Wednesday. |
| Wednesday 2/8, 5:30, Springfield | Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 509 and others will hold a Candlelight Vigil to commemorate the one year anniversary of the death of Stephanie Moulton, a human service worker who was killed on the job last year. More... and flyer |
| Friday 2/10, 12:30, Amherst | Regional Peacebuilding through CONTACT South Asia -- lunchtime talk with Paula Green and Mariana Syrotiak. More... |
| Thursday-Saturday 2/16-18, 7:30, Northampton | The Premier of Truth. A new folk opera about the life of Sojourner Truth premieres with full orchestra. TRUTH illuminates the life and legacy of this complicated, brilliant woman who, though illiterate, was a relentless and articulate champion of those deprived of justice and freedom, and whose influence has for too long been overlooked. More... |
| Sunday 2/19, 10am, Amherst, At the Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst (121 No. Pleasant St.) | Sermon title: Being on the Side of the Poor, delivered by Michaelann Bewsee . Ms Bewsee is one of 4 women who started Arise For Social Justice in Springfield more than 27 years ago. A special collection for “Arise” will be gathered. Following this program, at 12:00, Malcolm Chu from No one Leaves in Springfield will lead a discussion on predatory lenders and foreclosures. |
| Monday 2/20, 7pm, Holyoke | Western Mass Fund Our Communities Not War. Organizers meeting around three movement-building principles: -Creating and sustaining a regional network and mobilizing for/actively supporting local actions that are organized by members of our networkl Participation in national actions,Creation and support of sustainable communities. More... |
| Friday 3/2, 12:30, Amherst | Building Nonviolence on the Home Front -- lunchtime talk with Frances Crowe. Frances will speak from her 50 years of astounding activism in Western Massachusetts that continues unabated in her 90s. More... |
| Friday 3/9, Greenfield | Starting session of Basic Mediation Training. More... |
| Friday 3/9, Rowe | Dialogue: A Path Toward Civility and Community in a Divided Nation – weekend workshop with Paula Green and Adin Thayer at Rowe Camp and Conference Center (preregistration and payment required). More... |
| Friday 4/13, 12:30, Amherst | Sudanese Women's Leadership -- lunchtime talk with Paula Green. Paula will be just returning from her second trip to meet with Sudanese women leaders in partnership with the Institute for Inclusive Security, an NGO that promotes the inclusion of all stakeholders, particularly women, in peace processes. More... |
| March 2 - March 21, | Walk for a New Spring: Remember Fukushima. From Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant in NH to Plymouth Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, MA. More... |
| Tuesday 5/1, Holyoke | Annual Western Mass Jobs with Justice May Day Performance, a dramatic performance. Details coming later. |
| Friday 5/4, 12:30, Amherst | Promoting Reconciliation in Sri Lanka after 26 Years of War -- lunchtime talk. Karuna Center Executive Director Olivia Dreier will report on Karuna Center's programs with 80 Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and Christian religious leaders to work together for reconciliation in one of the island's most conflict-affected regions. More... |
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