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The events collected in the W A M M Events Calendar represent a diversity of viewpoints, which may not be the viewpoint of Women Against Military Madness (W A M M) and/or its individual members. |
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We make our best effort to include events which are in line with our mission, but we are not intimately involved with the planning of all of the events listed. |
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Please note that WAMM's provision of information on other groups' events is not meant to convey nor endorse any action contrary to public policy that would be inconsistent with exempt purposes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) i.e., charitable purposes. |
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Silent Auction Items Needed
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The WAMM Silent Auction Committee is interested in offering the following as auction items:
• Vacation Homes/Cabins: Ask your friends or offer your own. Remember the donation can be used as a tax write-off.
• Twin Cities Homes: Many out-state people may be interested in a weekend getaway in the Minneapolis or St. Paul area. Turn your home into a bed and breakfast for a weekend.
• Cleaning: Donate your time to clean a house or garage.
• Dinner Party: Cook and host a dinner.
• Child/Pet Sitting: Provide child or pet care for an evening or weekend.
If you are interested in donating one or more of the above-mentioned items, please call the WAMM office at 612-827-5364 or email wammofficemanager@mtn.org by September 1, 2010.. |
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Saturday, August 28
Minnesota Break the Bonds Community Dinner
4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
3104 45th Avenue South, Minneapolis
Join others for an afternoon of food, fun, getting to know Minnesota Break the Bonds Campaign (MN BBC), and pitching in funds to help the campaign continue. Pitching in on a donation basis—no one turned away for lack of funds. MN BBC is working with others to bring fair and honest Palestine-centric education to Minnesota, to support justice and human rights and to take responsibility for our culpability as Minnesotans in Israel's occupation of Palestine.
Sponsored by: MN BBC
Endorsed by the: WAMM Middle East Committee.
Info: online or email.
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Monday, August 30
Leafleting and Bannering with T3
10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
University of St. Thomas, School of Law, 1000 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis
Leafleting and bannering on August 30 to remind the St. Thomas School of Law how it’s failing to follow its own Mission Statement when it employs Robert Delahunty who coauthored with John Yoo the Office of Legal Counsel memos that declared the Geneva Conventions no longer applied to “non-state Actors” thus opening the door to torture.
Sponsored by: the WAMM Tackling Torture at the Top (T3).
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Tuesday, August 31
Pax Conversational Salon: Voices for Peace
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Mad Hatter's Tea House, 943 West 7th, St. Paul
Songs for peace with Brigid McDonald and Voices for Peace.
Endorsed by: WAMM.
Info: 651-227-3228.
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Thursday, September 9
Discussion: “What are the Legal and Ethical Boundaries for Dealing with Immigration: Is the New Arizona Law an Appropriate Response?”
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m
University of St. Thomas, School of Law, Schulze Grand Atrium 1000 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis
In a preview of the monumental debate ultimately destined for Congress and the U. S. Supreme Court, the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions presents: “What are the Legal and Ethical Boundaries for Dealing with Immigration: Is the New Arizona Law an Appropriate Response?” This event brings together scholars and two nationally known advocates for and against Arizona’s new legislation to share their views on the Arizona law and the issue of immigration in general.
Endorsed by: the WAMM Immigration Committee.
Info and to RSVP: online.
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Saturday, September 11
Film Showing: “ 9/11: Blueprint for Truth”
10:00 a.m. to Noon Uptown Theater, 1320 Lagoon Avenue (corner of Hennepin and Lagoon), Minneapolis
Discussion to follow at Walker Library, 2880 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis.
Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth founder and AIA member Richard Gage provides a multimedia presentation with myth shattering scientific evidence surrounding the explosive demolition of all three World Trade Center buildings. Come see why 1,247 registered architects and engineers have signed a petition requesting a new investigation into the events of September 11, 2001. What do they know that has not been reported by the media?
Sponsored by: Minnesota 911 Truth. Endorsed by: WAMM.
Info: online.
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Saturday, September 11
Protest: End the War on Terror! Bring the Troops Home Now! Money for Human Needs Not for War!
1:00 p.m.
Hennepin and Lagoon Avenues, Minneapolis
Demand an end to the U.S. war on terror throughout the world! Say NO to the U.S. occupations in Afghanistan and Iraq! Say NO MORE aid to Israel and Colombia because they use U.S. tax dollars to fund massacres! Say NO to the use of "terrorism" as an excuse to justify killing, torture, and an erosion of our civil liberties! In 2001, three thousand people lost their lives in the attacks on September 11th. And though we have not forgotten this tragedy, we cannot allow it to hold us captive. The U.S. government has used these deaths to justify a war agenda that has created September 11ths around the globe every day in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine and Colombia. Let's come together to demand that U.S. tax dollars be spent helping people stay in their homes, keeping people out of poverty, and educating our children, instead of spreading terror abroad.
Initiated by: the Anti-War Committee. Endorsed by: WAMM.
Info: online.
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Sunday, September 12
Staged Reading: “ Victoria Reincarnated”
6:30 p.m.
The Minneapolis Theatre Garage, 711 West Franklin Avenue (corner Lyndale and Franklin), Minneapolis
Attend a staged reading of Polly Mann’s original drama, “Victoria Reincarnated,” featuring Sara Jane Olson as Victoria Woodhull, Beth Anne Nelson as Victoria’s sister, Tennesee and Susu Jeffrey as Victoria’s mother, Roxanna. Directed by Ed Felien.
Donation: cash or check (payable to “Polly Mann”) in the amount that appeals to you to offset legal expenses incurred by Three Appealing Women, Sarah Martin, Sue Ann Martinson and Lucia Wilkes Smith.
Endorsed by: WAMM.
Info: 612-871-2229 or email.
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Monday, September 13
A Talk by Coleen Rowley and Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer: “War is Bankrupting Our Nation and Making Us Less Safe!”
6:30 p.m.
Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis
The Iraq and Afghan Wars cost over $1.5 billion every week. Despite a $2.5 trillion Social Security surplus, politicians are discussing cutting your benefits to pay for the deficits caused by these unfunded wars. Instead of improving U.S. security, our intelligence analysts have concluded that the war in Iraq has become a primary recruitment vehicle for extremists, motivating a new generation around the world...(Washington Post)
Coleen Rowley exposed the FBI’s mishandling of information related to the 9/11 attacks and was named one of Time Magazine’s Persons of the Year in 2002. Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer is an author and Professor of Justice and Peace Studies at the University of St. Thomas.
This program is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by: Network for Spiritual Progressives, Twin Cities Peace Campaign and WAMM.
Info: 612-827-5364.
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Monday, September 13
ECPC Potluck: “Immigration—A Christian Faith Issue: Comprehensive Immigration Reform”
6:30 p.m.
Macalester Plymouth United Church, 1658 Lincoln Avenue, St. Paul
Reverend John Guttermann is a UCC pastor and currently serving as Church World Service’s Minnesota Field Director for Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
Sponsored by: Every Church a Peace Church (ECAPC).
Info: online.
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Sunday, September 26
WAMM’s 26th Annual Silent Auction
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
St. Joan of Arc Church, 4537 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis
The WAMM Silent Auction has been called "the best Silent Auction in town" and features over 200 items such as gift certificates, vacation homes, restaurants, health and wellness services, theater tickets, artwork, gourmet dinners and much more.
Be sure to stop by the Hot Buys tables where you will find small items to go. Enjoy a substantial complimentary buffet. Supervised children’s activities available.
Live music provided by local musicians Bret Hesla and Linda Breitag. Bret and Linda “have a long history (together and separately) of making progressive, community building and good-time music: writing songs, leading singing and playing for concerts, festivals, dances, schools, rallies, and community sings... more online."
Suggested Donation: $10.00 to $30.00 (no one turned away). Payment by cash and check preferred.
Info: contact the WAMM office.
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November 19 through 22
SOAWatch Annual Vigil and Demonstration
Fort Benning, GA.
Veterans for Peace, Chapter 27, has openings on their bus for the annual trip to close the School of the Americas (SOA). Bus Cost: $200.00. Room Cost: $50.00 per person. The chartered bus will leave St. Stephen's Church, 2201 Clinton Avenue South, Minneapolis on Friday, November 18, 8:00 a.m. and will return there the following Monday, November 22 at about 5:00 p.m. Space is limited.
Info online about SOAWatch
Info and Bus Reservations: 612-722-1112.
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Also - see Ongoing Vigils - click here
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