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Now through March 13
The Ninth Annual Political Theatre Festival: A Portal to Latin-America:
“Across the Divide”
Shows, times and locations vary
Politics and theatre join forces once more for the biggest, brightest, and best Political Theatre Festival yet! This year includes new plays from local and national Latino playwrights which explore geo-political and gender divides.
Immigration, women's issues, and social justice are just a few of the topics that will be addressed on the stage.
Presented by: Teato del Pueblo. Endorsed by: WAMM.
Info: online.
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Thursdays through April 8
Cuban Movie Festival
St. Anthony Main, 115 main Street Southeast, Minneapolis
The U.S. government says we can’t travel to Cuba… so let’s go to the Cuban Movies in Minneapolis!
Sponsored by: the Minnesota Cuba Committee and others. Endorsed by: WAMM.
Info: 763-228-2899 or email or online.
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Thursday, March 4 and Friday, March 5
Symposium: “Women and Water Rights: Global Policy—Local Action”
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
University of Minnesota, Regis Center for Art, In Flux Space, 405 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis
Join others for a two-day symposium that brings together leading experts to discuss their perceptions of accountable water guardianship and water accessibility as a human right. The distinguished speaker panels will be moderated by Deborah Swackhamer, University of Minnesota professor and co-director of their Water Resource Center.
Free and open to the public.
Sponsored by: The University of Minnesota. Endorsed by: WAMM.
Info: 612-624-7530 or online.
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Friday, March 5 and Saturday, March 6
22nd Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum:
“Striving for Peace: A Question of Will”
Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue South, Minneapolis
Honoring: Martti Ahtisaari, 2008 Nobel Peace Laureate. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Peace Prize to the former president of Finland Martti Ahtisaari for "... his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts. These efforts have contributed to a more peaceful world and to ‘fraternity between nations’ in Alfred Nobel’s spirit." For the past 20 years, Ahtisaari has played a prominent role in resolving several serious and long-lasting conflicts.
The program is built on several themes from the laureate’s acceptance speech: peace requires engaging all parties with broad and multilevel participation in the peace process; a peace agreement requires the support of a comprehensive approach to peacebuilding and support for civil society; poverty reduction is an essential partner in peacebuilding.
Endorsed by: WAMM.
Info and to register: online.
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Saturday, March 6
15th Annual International Women's Day Celebration: “Inspire. Act. Change!”
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
University of Minnesota, Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis
The 15th Annual International Women’s Day event will celebrate the diversity of Minnesota women, highlight advancements in women’s rights and equality, encourage activism, and educate participants about human rights issues that affect girls and women locally, nationally, and internationally.
Workshops on women's human rights issues, film screenings, music, visual arts, arts and crafts vendors, and information tables. Join in celebrating the many signs of hope and strength that women’s voices bring to a world yearning for peace and justice.
Keynote speaker: Leymah Gbowee, a remarkable woman who led the women of Liberia to demand peace and justice for themselves and for their country.
Free and open to all.
Sponsored by: the Advocates for Human Rights and the Human Rights Program at the U of M. Co-Sponsored by: WAMM and others.
Info and to register: online.
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Sunday, March 7
Vigil: “Dignity, Not Detention”
2:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Ramsey Detention Center, 425 Grove Street, St. Paul
Join others at a monthly vigil in support of just treatment of detainees and all immigrants.
Sponsored by: Interfaith Coalition for Immigration, the Advocates for human Rights and others. Endorsed by: the WAMM Immigration Committee.
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Sunday, March 7
Video and Discussion: “The Eyes of the Rainbow”
3:00 p.m.
Walker Church, 3104 16th Avenue South, Minneapolis
“Eyes of the Rainbow” is a documentary about the life of Assata Shakur, the Black Panther leader who escaped from prison and was given political asylum in Cuba, where she has lived since 1984. The movie visits with Assata in Havana and she tells us about her amazing story and her life in Cuba.
"In the struggle of the African American people, many women's voices in the past and the present have always called for social justice, women who throughout the years have shown integrity and firmness in their principles. For this reason, ‘The Eyes of the Rainbow’ is dedicated to all women who struggle for a better world.”—Filmmaker Gloria Rolando.
Childcare available. Light snacks provided.
Sponsored by: Freedom Road Socialist Organization. Endorsed by: WAMM.
Info: 612-823-2841 or online.
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Tuesday, March 9
Walden Bello: "A Constitutional Crisis in the Making: the Philippines and the 2010 Elections"
7:00 p.m.
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, Room 209, 3000 Fifth Street Northwest, New Brighton
Walden Bello is a human rights and peace activist, author, academic, political analyst, and recently a politician. He is the Akbayan representative in the 14th Congress of the Philippines; professor of sociology at the University of the Philippines; co-founder and executive director of the Global South (a policy research institute based in Bangkok). He is a board member of Food First, The International Forum on Globalization, Transnational Institute, etc.
Free and open to the public. Light refreshments provided.
Sponsored by: Philippine Study Group of Minnesota (PSGM). Endorsed by: the WAMM Middle East Committee.
Info: 651-646-1985 or 763-780-9020.
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Thursday, March 11
Film Screening: “A Single Woman”
6:45 p.m.
The Parish Community of St. Joseph, 8701 36th Avenue North (corner of Boone), New Hope
In honor of International Women's Day, join others at a film screening of "A Single Woman," on the life of Jeannette Rankin. Ms. Rankin (1880-1973) was the first woman elected to the United States Congress as well as a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She was a life long pacifist and the only person in Congress to vote against both World War I and World War II.
Following the film, Clair Dulgan will lead a discussion of this multi-faceted historical figure and add additional biographical data.
All are welcome at this free program.
Sponsored by: Northwest Neighbors for Peace (NWN4P). Endorsed by: WAMM.
Info: 763-545-2296.
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March 11, 12, 13 and 14
Arab Film Festival
Heights Theater
3951 Central Avenue Northeast, Columbia Heights
Award-winning films originating in Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates among many others, highlight the sixth edition of the Arab Film Festival.
Presented by Mizna, a local Arab American arts organization, the 2010 Arab Film Festival presents a wide-ranging and thought-provoking selection of feature-length and short films made about Arabs and Arab Americans.
Sponsored by: Mizna. Endorsed by: WAMM Middle East Committee.
The complete film schedule, trailers and ticket information online.
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Saturday, March 13
Jennifer Loewenstein: “Gaza: One Year Later”
1:00 p.m.
Matthews Community Center, 2318 29th Avenue South, Minneapolis
Jennifer Loewenstein is a Faculty Associate in Middle East Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is also a freelance journalist and long-time human rights activist. Jennifer has lived, worked and traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and recently testified as an “expert witness” on Gaza at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. She last visited Gaza in September 2009 for two weeks with the first Rachel Corrie Foundation delegation.
Free and open to the public.
Sponsored by: the WAMM Middle East Committee.
Info: contact the WAMM office.
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Wednesday, March 17
Special Vigil on the Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge:
“War on Iraq: Seven Years Too Long”
5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge spanning the Mississippi River between Minneapolis and St. Paul
Not One More Death - Not One More Dollar! Withdraw all Troops and Military Contractors From Iraq and Afghanistan Now!
These illegal, endless wars have not made us more safe, as our government would have us believe. They have resulted in immeasurable human costs and have fueled the economic crisis at home; depriving us of the funds needed for investments in jobs, health care, education, housing and environmental protection.
Join us for this special vigil to say "War is not the Answer."
Sponsored by: the Twin Cities peace Campaign and WAMM.
Info: 612-522-1861 or contact the WAMM office.
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Saturday, March 20
Rally and March: Bring the Troops Home Now!
1:00 p.m.
Gather at Third and Cedar Avenue on the West Bank in Minneapolis. March to a closing rally at Bedlam Theatre, 1501 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis
“Funds for education, housing, health care and human needs, not wars and occupations.”
Join a local demonstration on the national day of protest to mark the seventh anniversary of the war on Iraq. “Out of Afghanistan and Iraq. No escalation—hands off Pakistan, Iran, Yemen, and Somalia. Aid for Haiti, not occupation!”
Sponsored by: Iraq Peace Action Coalition (IPAC). WAMM is a member of IPAC.
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Sunday, March 21 and Monday, March 22
March and Congressional Visits: “Change Takes Faith”
Washington D.C.
This a crucial time for faith communities to send Congress a strong message of support for immigrant families and immigration reform. Members of Congress need to hear from you now more than ever. Congress needs to hear that it is not okay to take another one to three years to do the right thing and fix our broken immigration system. Millions of people caught in this dysfunctional system need you to act now.
Join others in Washington, D.C. for “Change Takes Faith” on March 21 (march) and March 22 (congressional visits).
Organized by: Reform Immigration for America, National Interfaith Immigration Coalition, Church World Service, and others. Endorsed by: the WAMM Immigration Committee.
Local information on transportation to D.C.: 651-485-3104 or email.
More info online.
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Tuesday, March 23
Committee Meeting: WAMM Immigration Committee
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Sabathani Community Center, Third Floor, Conference Center, Room E, 310 East 38th Street, Minneapolis
Interested in the welfare of immigrants and/or humane immigration reform? Come be a part of a new committee at WAMM. Learn more about the truths of immigration and join in a nationwide effort to pass comprehensive immigration reform.
Info: contact the WAMM office.
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