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Zaps - October 2010
Events
TOUR - The Community and Resistance Tour is bringing radical speakers and media to towns across the U.S. through December and will be on the West Coast in October. Sponsored by various left media projects (such as Haymarket Books and Left Turn Magazine), the tour seeks to connect communities and to build relationships between grassroots activists and independent media.
Contact: www.communityandresistance.wordpress.com.
JOBS - A mass mobilization and march for jobs, One Nation Working Together, is scheduled for Saturday, October 2 in Washington, DC. The event is supported by local peace and economic justice groups around the country, who are organizing rides.
Contact: One Nation Working Together, 1333 H Street NW, Suite 300, East Tower, Washington DC 20005; 202-533-2578 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 202-533-2578 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 202-533-2578 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; onenationteam@onenationworkingtogether.org; www.onenationworkingtogether.org; www.onenationforpeace.org.
FARM-AID - The 25th annual Farm Aid concert, Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America, is scheduled for October 2 in Milwaukee to raise money for family farms.
Contact: Farm Aid, 501 Cambridge St., Third Floor, Cambridge, MA 02141; 800-FARM-AID begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 800-FARM-AID begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 800-FARM-AID end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; www.farmaid.org.
WORKSHOP - Democracy Unlimited's workshop "Challenging Corporate Rule, Creating Democracy" is scheduled for October 2 in Eureka, California; this introductory workshop on fighting corporate hegemony and building a grassroots movement is offered three times a year.
Contact: Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County, PO Box 610, Eureka, California, 95502; 707-269-0984 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 707-269-0984 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 707-269-0984 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; www.duhc.org.
SPACE FOR PEACE - The annual International Week of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space is scheduled for October 2-9; resources to help plan educational events or demonstrations are available online and by request.
Contact: Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, PO Box 652, Brunswick, ME 04011; 207-443-9502 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 207-443-9502 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 207-443-9502 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; globalnet@mindspring.com; www.space4peace.org.
HEALTHCARE TALK - Healthcare is a Human Right is the focus of a discussion on October 5 at the Paul Sullivan House in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. Quentin Davis will discuss the evolving status quo with "Obamacare"; Sandy Eaton will talk about the single payer fight, state and national; and Cliff Holmes will review socialized medicine around the globe.
Contact: United for Justice with Peace, P.O. Box 390449, Central Square, Cambridge, MA 02139; 617-383-4UJP; ujpcoalition@gmail.com; www.justicewithpeace.org/upcoming-events.
ARTIVIST - The 7th Annual Artivist Film Festival & Artivist Awards, dedicated to addressing human rights, children's advocacy, environmental preservation, and animal rights is scheduled for October 5-9 in Hollywood.
Contact: The Artivist Collective, Inc., PO Box 910, Hollywood , CA. 90028; 310-712-1222 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 310-712-1222 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 310-712-1222 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; info@artivists.org; www.artivists.org.
EDUCATION - A National Day of Action to Defend Public Education is planned for October 7 with demonstrations, occupations, and teach-ins across the country. Since the last day of action on March 4, which saw the genesis of a mass movement, the campaign against privatization, cuts, and a top-down class war on the poor has taken off, but it needs to be sustained.
Contact: www.defendeducation.org.
OCCUPATION - October 7 marks the 10-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion/occupation of Afghanistan. Local peace groups will mark the day with vigils, demonstrations, and educational events and interested individuals are encouraged to organize their own events.
Contact: United for Peace & Justice, PO Box 607, Times Square Station, NY, NY 10108; 212-868-5545 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 212-868-5545 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 212-868-5545 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; www.unitedforpeace.org.
TEACHERS - The 9th Annual Conference, "Teaching for Social Justice: A Labor of Love," will be held Saturday, October 9 from 9 AM to 5 PM at Mission High School in San Francisco. The free event features workshops and resources.
Contact: Teachers 4 Social Justice, 542 Munich Street, San Francisco, California 94112; 415-676-7844 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 415-676-7844 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 415-676-7844 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; www.t4sj.org.
CLIMATE - Climate action days are being planned for Sunday, October 10 and Tuesday, October 12. The carbon/climate connection group 350.org has registered over a thousand events and teach-ins around the world for 10/10/10, also called "A Day to Celebrate Climate Solutions" and also a "Global Work Party." Climate Justice Action has called for a Global Day of Action on October 12, the day that used to be imposed as Columbus Day, in conjunction with the Latin American network Global Minga.
Contact: www.350.org/oct10; www.climate-justice-action.org.
IMF/WB PROTESTS - Protests against the elite International Monetary Fund and World Bank are being planned for October 9-11 in Washington, DC, during the groups' meetings there.
Contact: contact@imfresistance.org; www.imfresistance.org.
PEACE RALLY - A Midwest Regional March for Peace and Justice is scheduled for October 16, with a downtown rally at 12:30 PM followed by a march through the commercial district.
Contact: Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism, 4404 N Magnolia, Ste 420, Chicago, IL 60640; CCAWR@aol.com; www.ccawr.org.
FOOD CONFERENCE - A conference promoting social justice around food issues, Food, Culture, & Justice: The Gumbo That Unites Us All, is scheduled for October 16-19 in New Orleans with workshops, networking, and field trips.
Contact: Community Food Security Coalition, 3830 SE Division, Portland, OR 97202; 503-954-2970 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 503-954-2970 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 503-954-2970 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; emily@foodsecurity.org; www.foodconference.org.
ANNIVERSARY - The Rosenberg Fund for Children is hosting an Anniversary Gala marking 20 years of helping the children of targeted activists on October 17 at the Northampton center for the Arts in Northampton, Massachusetts, with music by Evelyn Harris and remarks by Robert & Jenn Meeropol and Ray Levasseur.
Contact: Rosenberg Fund for Children, 116 Pleasant St., Suite 348, Easthampton, MA 01027; 413-529-0063 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 413-529-0063 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 413-529-0063 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; www.rfc.org/20thanniversarygala.
AUCTION/FUNDRAISER - The Center for the Study of Political Graphics is celebrating its 21st anniversary with a live and silent auction on October 17 at Track 16 Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Center, in Santa Monica.
Contact: Center for the Study of Political Graphics, 8124 West Third Street, Suite 211, Los Angeles, CA 90048; 323-653-4662 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 323-653-4662 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 323-653-4662 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; cspgweb@politicalgraphics.org; www.politicalgraphics.org.
PEACE CONFERENCE - The Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking is scheduled for October 22-24 in Memphis, Tennessee. The 2010 theme is "Experiments with Truth" and it features speakers, screenings, a youth PeaceJamSlam, and a convergence.
Contact: Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking, c/o the Mid South Peace and Justice Center, 1000 S. Cooper, Memphis, TN 38104; 901-725-4990 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 901-725-4990 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 901-725-4990 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; info@gandhikingconference.org; www.gandhikingconference.org.
GREEN FESTIVAL - The Washington, DC Green Festival is scheduled for October 23-24 at the Washington Convention Center. A joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, the festival showcases sustainable projects and offers speakers such as Ralph Nader and Amy Goodman.
Contact: www.greenfestivals.org.
RNC PROTESTERS - Protesters who face draconian fines and prison terms for their non-violent political activism during from the 2008 Republican Convention are scheduled to go to trial on October 25 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Though one of the original eight defendants is opting for a plea agreement as of this writing, the other seven are continuing to trial. Supporters are urged to get informed and involved to help defend their civil rights.
Contact: Friends of the RNC 8, PO Box 7475, Minneapolis, MN 55407; info@rnc8.org; www.rnc8.org.
AUTHOR EVENT - Angela Davis and Toni Morrison will discuss the release of Davis's new critical edition of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, from City Lights Books, on October 27 at the New York Public Library in NYC.
Contact: City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue at Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133; 415-362-8193 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 415-362-8193 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 415-362-8193 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; www.citylights.com; www.nypl.org/events/live-nypl.
EDUCATION FORUM - The World Education Forum (WEF) will take place in Palestine from October 28-31. Under the umbrella of the World Social Forum, the WEF is an annual thematic forum which seeks to uphold the concept of education as a fundamental human right. Simultaneous assemblies are scheduled in Ramallah, Haifa, Gaza, Jerusalem, and Beirut (Lebanon), while interlinked expanded worldwide events in live communication with the assemblies are being planned.
Contact: info@wef-palestine.org; www.wef-palestine.org.
MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION - The National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) will have its 20th annual conference on November 3-6 in Las Vegas with a series of intensive institutes, as well as more introductory talks and workshops, advocating educational equity and social justice.
Contact: NAME Office, 2100 M Street, Suite 170-245, Washington DC 20037; www.nameorg.org.
BOOKFAIR - The 9th Annual New Orleans Bookfair is scheduled for Saturday, November 6 at the 500-600 blocks of Frenchmen Street. It will be a celebration of independent publishing and alternative media.
Contact: Robin Stricklin, New Orleans Bookfair, 504-813-6163 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 504-813-6163 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 504-813-6163 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; nolabookfair@gmail.com; www.nolabookfair.com.
DISSIDENT FOLK - The annual Dissident Folk & Arts Festival is moving from upstate New York to NYC's Brecht Forum this year. Featuring musicians, poets, film and theater artists, it is scheduled for November 6 from 3-11 PM.
Contact: John Pietaro, 845-591-2161 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 845-591-2161 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 845-591-2161 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; leftmus@earthlink.net; www.flamesofdiscontent.org.
RESISTERS - The annual gathering of New England War Tax Resisters and Supporters is scheduled from November 5-8 in Cambridge and Boston. This 25th Anniversary Gathering will bring together tax resisters and activists from across the region for mutual support, learning and collaboration.
Contact: NEWT, 41A Brent St., Dorchester, MA 02124; 617-282-3783 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 617-282-3783 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 617-282-3783 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; www.nwtrcc.org.
MEDIA DEMOCRACY - November 6 is Media Democracy Day and events promoting non-corporate independent media are planned in Vancouver, British Columbia and Chicago, Illinois.
Contact: www.mediademocracyday.org; www.chicagoprogmedia.org.
ANTI-WALL WEEK - November 9-16 is a week of education about and demonstrations against Israel's Apartheid Wall in the West Bank, now 60 percent completed, which violates international law and a 2004 ruling by the ICJ, ghettoizes hundreds of thousands and steals land, water and other resources from some of the most impoverished people on earth.
Contact: The Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign (PENGON), PO Box 25220 Beit Hanina, Jerusalem, Palestine; mobilize@stopthewall.org; global@stopthewall.org; www.stopthewall.org.
HEALTHCARE STRATEGY - The Healthcare-NOW! 2010 Strategy Conference is scheduled for November 13-14 in Philadelphia, with activists gathering from around the country to make plans to win guaranteed single-payer national health insurance.
Contact: Healthcare-NOW!, 1315 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19107; 800-453-1305 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 800-453-1305 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 800-453-1305 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; www.healthcare-now.org
DIRECT ACTION - The annual November vigil to protest the School of the Americas (referred to as the School of Assassins, but now officially WHINSEC) is scheduled for November 19-21 at Fort Benning, Georgia, with additional events (teach-in, concerts, anti-militarization organizers' conference) at the Columbus Convention center marking the vigil's 20th year.
Contact: School of the Americas Watch, PO Box 4566, Washington, DC 20017; 202-234 3440 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 202-234 3440 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 202-234 3440 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting; info@soaw.org; www.soaw.org.
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LABOR - May 1 is May Day. Workers of the world will celebrate the 124th anniversary of International Worker’s Day. Born out of a call for an 8-hour workday in the United States, this day is an opportunity for all workers to show their solidarity with one another, as well as to renew the call for labor rights.FARM CONFERENCE - The Farm Conference on Community and Sustainability will be held May 24-26 in Summertown, TN, in partnership with the Fellowship of Intentional Communities. Tour green homes, see sustainable food production, learn about solar installations, alternative education, midwifery, and more.
Contact: Douglas@thefarmcommunity.com; http://www.thefarmcommunity.com/.
PALESTINE - The Conference of the Palestinian Shatat in North American will be held June 3-5 in Vancouver. The conference will examine the future of the Palestinian liberation movement.
Contact: palestinianconference@gmail.com; http://www.palestinianconference.org/.
LABOR - The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association’s 45th annual conference will be held May 3-5, in Portland, OR. This year’s theme is Labor Under Attack: Learning from the Past and Preparing for the Future. A call for presentations, workshops and papers is currently underway.
Contact: PNLHA, 27920 68th Ave. East, Graham, WA 98338; 206-406-2604; PNLHA1@aol.com; http://www3.telus.net.
MARIJUANA - On the first Saturday of May marijuana legalization activists will hold informational and educational events, rallies and marches in over 300 cities around the world.
Contact:http://globalcannabismarch.com/.
ECONOMICS - The Union For Radical Political Economics will hold its 39th annual conference May 9-11 in New York City.
Contact: http://www.ramapo.edu/eea/2013/.
RECLAIM THE DREAM - The 2013 Poor People’s Campaign & March from Baltimore to Washington D.C. will be May 11. Communities, schools and unions interested in participating are encouraged to contact the Baltimore People’s Assembly.
Contact: 410-500-2168; 410-218-4835; BaltimorePeoplesAssembly@gmail.com; Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Baltimore and the Baltimore Peoples Power Assembly, 2011 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218.
MOTHER’S DAY - The 17th Annual Mother’s Day Walk For Peace will be May 12th, in Dorchester, MA. The walk began in 1996 for families who had lost children to violence. The day has become a way for thousands of people to financially support the work of the Louis Brown Peace Institute.
Contact: http://www.ldbpeaceinstitute.org/; http://mothersdaywalk4peace.org/.
NATO 5 - An International Week of Solidarity with the NATO 5 has been called for May 16-21. Supports call on supporters to raise awareness of the NATO 5 and support funds for the defendants on the one-year anniversary of their preemptive arrests.
Contact: nato5solidarity@gmail.com; https://nato5support.wordpress.com.
MOUNTAINTOP - The 2013 Mountain Justice Summer Activist Training Camp will be held May 19-27 in Damascus, VA. It will be a week of workshops, field trips to view Mountain Top Removal coal mines, direct actions, and service project.
Contact: http://rampscampaign.org/.
FEMINIST SCI-FI - The feminist science fiction convention WisCon 37 is scheduled for May 24-27 in Madison, WI.
Contact: WisCon, ? SF3, PO Box 1624, Madison, WI 53701; concom37@wiscon.info; http://www.wiscon.info/.
ANARCHY FEST - A month-long Festival of Anarchy is scheduled for May in Montreal. The festival includes The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair (May 19-20).
Contact: http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/; http://www.radicalmontreal.com/.
LABOR - The International Labor Rights Forum will present: Down the Supply Chain, Driving Corporate Accountability, on May 22 in Washington, DC. The Labor Rights Awards Ceremony and Reception will honor pioneers in supply chain worker organizing, working solidarity and international labor rights policy.
Contact: http://laborrights.org/.
MULTICULTURE - The 26th annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) will take place May 28-June 1, in New Orleans.
Contact: SWCHRS, 3200 Marshall Avenue, Suite 290, Norman, OK 73072; 405-325-3694; ncore@ou.edu; www.ncore.ou.edu.
MEDIA - The 2013 Alliance for Community Media Annual Conference will be held May 29-31, in San Francisco, CA. Participants will include educators, community leaders, media professionals, journalists, nonprofit leaders, policymakers and students.
Contact: http://www.allcommunitymedia.org/.
RADIO - The 38th Annual Community Radio Conference is schedule for May 29-June 1, in San Francisco, CA, with discussions and workshops.
Contact: 1101 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004; 202-756-2268; comments@nfcb.org; http://www.nfcb.org/.
BRADLEY MANNING - On June 1, a rally will be held at Fort Meade in support of Bradley Manning.
Contact: http://www.bradleymanning.org.
BIKES - Bikes Not Bombs is holding its 24th annual Bike-A-Thon and Green Roots Festival in Boston, MA on June 3, with several bike rides scheduled, music, exhibitors and more.
Contact: Bikes Not Bombs, 284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130; 617-522-0222; mail@bikesnotbombs.org; www.bikesnotbombs.org.
LEFT FORUM - The 2013 Left Forum will be held June 7-9, at Pace University in New York City.
Contact: 365 Fifth Avenue, CUNY Graduated Center, ? Sociology Dept., New York, NY 10016; http://www.leftforum.org/.
VEGAN FEST - Mad City Vegan Fest will be held in Madison, WI, June 8. The annual event features food, speakers, and exhibitors.
Contact: 122 State Street, Suite 405 B, Madison, WI 53701; madcityveganfest@gmail.com; http://veganfest.org/.
ADC CONFERENCE - The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) holds its annual conference June 13-16, in Washington, DC, with panel discussions and workshops on civil rights, media and other topics.
Contact: 1990 M Street, Suite 610, Washington, DC, 20036; 202-244-2990; convention@adc.org http://convention.adc.org/.
CUBA/SOCIALISM - A Cuban-North American Dialog on Socialist Renewal and Global Capitalist Crisis will be held in Havana, Cuba, June 16-30. There will be a 5 day Seminar at University of Havana, plus visits to a cooperative, urban garden, community development project, social research centers, and educational & medical institutions.
Contact: cuba@globaljusticecenter.org; http://www.globaljusticecenter.org/.
NETROOTS - The 8th Annual Netroots Nation conference will take place June 20-23 in San Jose, CA. The event features panels, trainings, networking, screenings, and keynotes.
Contact: 164 Robles Way, #276, Vallejo, CA 94591; registration@netrootsnation.org; http://www.netrootsnation.org/.
MEDIA - The 15th annual Allied Media Conference will be held June 20-23, in Detroit.
Contact: 4126 Third Street, Detroit, MI 48201; http://alliedmedia.org/.
GRASSROOTS - The United We Stand Festival will be hosted by Free & Equal, June 22 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The festival aims to reform the electoral process throughout the U.S.
Contact: http://freeandequal.org/.
SOCIALISM - The Socialism 2013 Conference is scheduled for June 27-30 in Chicago, featuring talks and panel discussions.
Contact: info@socialismconference.org; http://www.socialismconference.org.
LITERACY - The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) will hold its conference July 12-13 in Los Angeles under the heading, Intersections: Teaching and Learning Across Media.
Contact: 10 Laurel Hill Drive, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003; http://namle.net/conference/.
IWW - The North American Work People’s College will take place July 12-16 at Mesaba Co-op Park in northern Minnesota. The event will bring together Wobblies from branches across the continent to learn new skills and build One Big Union.
Contact: http://workpeoplescollege.org/.
PEACESTOCK - On July 13th, the 11th Annual Peacestock: A Gathering for Peace, will take place at Windbeam Farm in Hager City, WI. The event is a mixture of music, speakers and community for peace. Sponsored by Veterans for Peace.
Contact: Bill Habedank, 1913 Grandview Ave., Red Wing, MN 55066; 651-388-7733; billhabedank@yahoo.com; http://www.peacestockvfp.org.
CHILDREN’S DEFENSE - July 15-19, join clergy, seminarians, Christian educators, young adult leaders and other faith-based advocates for children at CDF Haley Farm in Clinton, Tennessee, for five days of spiritual renewal, networking, movement building workshops, and continuing education about the urgent needs of children at the 19th annual Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry.
Contact: cdfinfo@childrensdefense.org; http://www.childrensdefense.org.
ACTIVIST CAMP - Youth Empowered Action (YEA) Camp will have sessions in July and August in Ben Lomond, CA; Portland, OR; Charlton, MA. YEA Camp is designed for activists 12-17 years old who want to make a difference in the world.
Contact: info@yeacamp.org; http://yeacamp.org/.
LA RAZA - The annual National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Conference is scheduled for July 18-19 in New Orleans, with workshops, presentations and panel discussions.
Contact: NCLR Headquarters Office, Raul Yzaguirre Building, 1126 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; 202-785-1670; www.nclr.org.
LABOR - The Eastern Conference For Workplace Democracy: Growing Our Cooperatives, Growing Our Communities, will be held at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, July 26-28.
Contact: info@east.usworker.coop; http://east.usworker.coop/.
WOMEN/LYNNE STEWART- Radical Women is asking for support letters and cards to be sent to Lynne Stewart. Stewart is a civil rights attorney and political prisoner who is currently in jail. She has breast cancer and authorities have denied her request for transfer from her Texas prison to the New York City hospital where she received medical attention during a prior bout of breast cancer. Send messages and cards to: Lynne Stewart 53504-054, Federal Medical Center Carswell, P.O. Box 27137, Fort Worth, TX 76127.
Contact: 747 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109; 415-864-1278; RadicalWomenUS@gmail.com; http://lynnestewart.org/; http://www.radicalwomen.org/.
HAITI/WOMEN - Haiti’s government is considering a legal reform measure that would prohibit and punish all sexual assault, including marital rape. MADRE and the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict are launching a petition to raise international support for this push to address violence against women in Haiti.
Contact: 121 West 27th Street, #301, New York, NY 10001; 212-627-0444; madre@madre.org; http://www.madre.org.
SYRIA/MIDDLE EAST - The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) is currently seeking funds to assist more than 200,000 refugees fleeing violence in Syria.
Contact: https://www.mecaforpeace.org.
FOLK FESTIVAL - The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival will be held August 2-4, in the Berkshires, NY.
Contact: http://www.falconridgefolk.com/; falcridge@aol.com.
WAR RESISTERS - The War Resisters League will hold its 90th anniversary conference, Revolutionary Nonviolence: Building Bridges Across Generations and Communities, August 1-4, at Georgetown University. The event will focus on the U.S.’ long history of antimilitarism.
Contact: 339 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012; 212-228-0450; wrl@warresisters.org; http://www.warresisters.org.
POPULAR ECONOMICS - The Center for Popular Economics is holding its 2013 Summer Institute August 4-9 at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. No background in economics is needed for this intensive training. This year’s theme is, The Care Economy: Building a Just Economy with a Heart.
Contact: Center for Popular Economics, PO Box 785 Amherst, MA 01004; 413-545-0743; programs@populareconomics.org; www.populareconomics.org.
VETERANS - Veterans for Peace is holding the 28th annual convention August 6-11 in Madison, WI. This year’s theme is, Power To The Peaceful.
Contact: http://www.vfpnationalconvention.org/.
DEMOCRACY - The Democracy Convention will take place August 7-11 in Madison, WI. The convention brings together nine conferences including topics such as media, education, defense, race, environment and others.
Contact: https://democracyconvention.org/.
MEN - The 38th National Conference on Men & Masculinity: Forging Justice: Creating Safe, Equal and Accountable Communities, presented in partnership with HAVEN, will be held in Detroit, MI, August 8-10.
Contact: ccardinal@haven-oakland.org; http://www.nomas.org/.
OCCUPY - An Occupy National Gathering will be held in Kalamazoo, MI, August 21-25.
Contact: natgat2013@gmail.com; http://occupynationalgathering.net/.
COMMUNITIES - The Communities Conference is a networking and learning opportunity for co-operative or communal lifestyles, with workshops, events and entertainment; scheduled for August 30-September 2 at the Twin Oaks Community in Louisa, Virginia.
Contact: http://www.communitiesconference.org/.
LABOR DAY - The 29th annual Bread and Roses Festival, a celebration of the ethnic diversity and labor history of Lawrence, MA, will be held September 2, in honor of the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike. There will be music, dance, poetry, drama, ethnic food, historical demonstrations, walking & trolley tours.
Contact: PO Box 1137, Lawrence, MA 01842; 978-794-1655; http://www.breadandrosesheritage.org/.
OCCUPY WALL STREET - September 17 is the two-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Events are planned in New York City and worldwide.
Contact: http://occupywallst.org/.
TEACHERS - The 13th Annual Conference, “Teaching for Social Justice: The Politics of Pedagogy,” will be held October 12 in San Francisco, CA. The free event features workshops, resources, and free childcare.
Contact: 415-676-7844; teachers4socialjustice@yahoo.com; http://www.t4sj.org/.
HAITI - International Action, which brings clean water and chlorinators to Haiti, seeks office space capable of housing up to six people and their office equipment.
Contact: Zach Bremer, Zbrehmer@haitiwater.org; 202-488-0735; http://www.haitiwater.org/.
MEDIA - The Union for Democratic Communications and Project Censored are sponsoring a joint conference on media democracy, media activism and social justice to be held November 1-3 at the University of San Francisco. Proposals for presentations, workshops and panels from activists and critical scholars are invited.
