UNMAKING WAR, REMAKING MEN a book talk by author Kathleen Barry Thursday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. Capitola Book Cafe Recommended by the Resource Center for Nonviolence In Unmaking War, Remaking Men, Kathleen Barry explores soldiers’ experiences through a politics of empathy. By revealing how men’s lives are made expendable for combat, she shows how military …
USA/ Cuba Update: Changes in Cuba’s economy – abandoning or updating socialism? Changes in US Cuba policy – positive steps or more subtle aggression? Friday, April 29, 7:00p.m. RCNV, 515 Broadway, Santa Cruz A presentation by John Waller. John Waller is the national coordinator of the annual Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba, a yearly …
Follow the Money: Who profits from Apartheid? with Dr. Dalit Baum Tuesday April 12, 7:30 p.m. Live Oak Grange 1900 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz Dalit Baum, Ph.D., is the founder of “Who Profits from the Occupation”, an activist research initiative of the Coalition of Women for Peace in Israel (www.whoprofits.org). During the last four years, …
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Unfortunately, the Study Group on Mazim’s book has been canceled. Please check back for possible future reading and study groups. Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh teaches and does research at Bethlehem & Birzeit Universities in Israeli occupied Palestine. He previously served on the faculties of the University of Tennessee, Duke and Yale Universities. Qumsiyeh is president of …
Special Screening of “Miral” to benefit the Middle East Program of the Resource Center for Nonviolence, Sunday April 10, 11:00 a.m., Del Mar Theatre, 1124 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz $10-$25 suggested donation. From Julian Schnabel, director of “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” “Before Night Falls” and “Basquiat,” comes “Miral,” the visceral, first-person diary of …
Title: Discussion of Gene Sharp’s “Politics of Nonviolent Action” Location: RCNV 515 Broadway Santa Cruz, CA Description: Part of the Active Nonviolence Series of the RCNV led by Scott Kennedy. Gene Sharp: the Politics of Nonviolent Action or “How to overthrow a tyrant” 7:30 p.m. at the Resource Center for Nonviolence, 515 Broadway, Santa Cruz …
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Sunday, April 10, 7:00p.m. AT: Resource Center for Nonviolence, 515 Broadway, Santa Cruz Co-sponsored by Pax Christi and the Diversity Center. James Loney served in Baghdad 3 times with Christian Peacemaker Teams. Loney responded to his commitment to nonviolence by training to enter war zones and engage a peacemaking role in Iraq, to stand with …
On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, where he had gone to stand with sanitation workers demanding their dream: The right to bargain collectively for a voice at work and a better life. This April 4th, stand up for the principles Dr. King fought and died for – join …
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Audio of Professor Galtung’s talk and the Q and A session recorded from the microphone on Thursday have been uploaded to Indybay.org. Click Here to go the page for the downloads. Thursday, February 17, 7:30-9:30p.m. Meet and Hear Professor Johan Galtung, the founder of Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies, speaking on “Popular Uprising in the …
Audio of Captiola Book Cafe event available for listen or download from Indybay.org. Click Here to go to the page for the audio! Title: “Understanding Islam: 50 Questions” with Imam Dr. Amer Araim TWO events/ Location: 12:30 p.m.-Messiah Lutheran Church, 801 High Street, Santa Cruz AND 7:30 p.m.- Book Reading & Discussion . Capitola Book …
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