Sun. Aug. 2, 2009, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Resource Center for Nonviolence A book reading/signing of a new translation of 14th Century Iranian poet Hafez with Mahmood Karimi-Hakak and Bill Wolak, translators and a Q & A on Iran today. Karimi-Hakak is a Fulbright scholar, Iranian educator, poet, playwright, director and filmaker. Wolak is a …
Title: Caravan to Cuba – send off and bus painting party! Location: Brown Beret Bike Shak 555 Main St. Watsonville, CA Link out: Click here Description: 4-6pm: Cuba filmfest inside and bus painting outside 8pm: Presentation, Q&A , and Potluck 3 Good reasons to attend! 1. This is your opportunity to meet the Caravanistas who …
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This event is being rescheduled. A new date and location will be announced soon. Live music, belly dancers, wine tasting and a presentation by Scott Kennedy on the Peace Builders Delegation Program to Israel and Palestine and more.
Tuesday, June 30, 7:00 p.m. Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd, Aptos Congressman Sam Farr will speak on US policies to advance peace in the Middle East. All are invited; questions are encouraged. Sponsored by the Middle East Dialogue Group.
An Intercontinental Ballistic missile will be launched June 28 at midnight. The target is an atoll in the Marshall Islands. The protest will be at the front gate of the Vandenberg Space Command, 6 miles north of Lompoc on Hiway One. A chartered Green Tortoise bus leaves S.F. at 4pm Sunday, June 28, picking up …
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Summer Solidarity Spectacular Dinner, live music, film and speakers Monday June 22, 6 to 9 p.m. Christ Lutheran Church, 10707 Soquel Dr., Aptos (Freedom exit from Hiway 1, immediate right, above the Hiway Patrol office) Tickets: students & recession affected $10, general $25, sponsor $50 Available at the Resource Center for Nonviolence, 515 Broadway, S.C. …
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Title: Can Obama Save the Two State Solution? Location: Veteran’s Hall, 842 Front St., Santa Cruz Description: Monday, June 8, 8:00p.m. Nadia Hijab is Senior Fellow at the Institute for Palestine. The Institute is an independent non-profit research organization whose flagship Journal of Palestine Studies, co-published with the University of California Press, is a leading …
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Title: The Limits of Power: Andrew Bacevich on the End of American Exceptionalism Location: Capitola Book Cafe Description: Thursday, June 4, 7:30p.m. Andrew Bacevish is a conservative historian who spent twenty-three years serving in the US Army. He also lost his son i Iraq last year. In a new book “The Limits of Power,” Bacevich …
Title: “Sustainable Table” Film/Discussion Location: Central Branch Library, Upstairs Meeting Room, Description: Sunday, June 7, 2008, 2:00p.m. Celebrates the sustainable food movement, educates consumers on food-related issues and works to build community through food. Co-sponsored by the Santa Cruz Public Libraries and RCNV. For more information, call 423-1626.
Sunday, May 10 (Mother’s Day) Exhibit: 10 am – 5 pm Ceremony: 3 pm San Lorenzo Park, 137 Dakota St., Santa Cruz A deeply moving memorial exhibit commemorating California military personnel from California killed in Iraq: A pair of combat boots for each of the 455 military men and women from California who were killed …
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