Seacoast Area Peace Calendar as of 7-7-09
(plus some events of interest outside the
Seacoast)
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Seacoast Peace Response web site
<www.seacoastpeaceresponse.org>
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Content: (1) peace events, (2) on the radio, (3) ongoing peace
vigils, (4) phone or write Washington (NH & ME) with contact
information for Congress, (5) write letters to the editor, (6) other
web sites, and (7) guide to various mailing lists.
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(1) Peace events
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Nonviolence Guidelines:
- Have an attitude of openness and respect towards all people you
encounter
- Use no violence, verbal or physical, toward any person
- Protect opponents or counter-protesters from insults or attack
- Destroy no property
- Use no drugs or alcohol
- Carry no weapons
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Thursday, June 25, through Sunday, Sept. 13: New
Hampshire World
Fellowship Center 69th Summer Season. Education * Recreation *
Retreat: A Camp and Conference Center for all ages! World
Fellowship Center promotes peace and justice through education and
dialogue inspired by nature. Albany (near Conway), New Hampshire.
Schedule and other information at <www.worldfellowship.org>.
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Wednesday, July 8, at 6:30 pm: Film showing - "View
From
a Grain of Sand" (2006, 82 mins.)
at the Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Avenue. This film is a
journey through the last 30 years of Afghanistan's history as lived by
three Afghan women. Shot in Pakistan and Afghanistan, a doctor, teacher
and social activist tell how war, international interference and the
rise of religious fundamentalists have stripped Afghan women of rights
and freedom. Yet through all their loss, the destruction of their homes
and country, these women have endured. With courage, conviction and
hope they continue to work on improving the lives of the people around
them, against all odds, in this brutalized and divided nation. A
facilitated discussion will follow the film. Free and open to the
public. Sponsored by Seacoast Peace Response & Durham Students for
a Democratic Society. For more info:
<info@seacoastpeaceresponse.org>
or 603-749-9159.
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Saturday, July 11, from 12 noon to 2 pm: Making Waves:
Independent Voices for Peace & Justice
- On WSCA 106.1 FM every Saturday - News You Need to Know,
interviews
of people working for change, talks about peace and justice, music with
a political bent & more! Presented by Amy Antonucci and Steven
Diamond.
Listen to recordings of previous MW shows on the web at
<www.nhmakingwaves.org>.
Contact the program at
<nhmakingwaves@yahoo.com>
or 603-969-4746.
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Sunday, July 12, at 3:30 pm: You are invited to join Maine Water
Justice Activists for the world premiere of the film TAPPED,
by the director of the film "Who killed the Electric Car," at the Maine
International Film Festival, at
the Waterville Opera House in Waterville, Maine. You will see several
Maine Water Justice Activists who have been battling the Nestle Waters
Corporation, in the film.
You can buy your tickets here:
<http://www.miff.org/tickets/film.php?id=375&page=5&flm_cat=&date=?id=375&page=5&flm_cat=&date=&forwarded=1>
HOW THE MAINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DESCRIBES THE FILM
By the year 2030, 2/3 of the world will lack access to clean drinking
water, according to United Nations estimates. Tapped is a dynamic,
provocative and startling illustration of the impact of the global
water crisis on our country, and what we can do as individuals to enact
change sooner rather than later. Starting out in Fryeburg, Maine, where
local citizens organize to stop water bottling, Tapped examines the
role of the bottled water industry and its effects on health, climate
change, pollution, and our reliance on oil. This is a galvanizing but
fast-paced film with the power to truly change lives.
For more information contact Jamilla El Shafei
<jamillaelshafei@gmail.com>.
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Sunday, July 12, at 7 pm (6 pm potluck): Seacoast Peace Response
planning meeting at Doug and Karolina's, 3 Lois Lane in Barrington. For
more information contact Doug Bogen at <dbogen@cleanwater.org>
or
phone 664-2696.
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Friday, July 17, through Sunday, July 19: Palestine Education
Network at World Fellowship Center. - The
Coverage of Non-coverage - Palestine and Israel Part I July
17, 7:30 pm.
Alison Weir, blogger, "If Americans Knew". For more info about this
topic go to <http://www.ifamericansknew.org/cur_sit/dec08.html>
Acting Locally: Preparing for Boycotts July 18, 11 AM Palestine
Education Network and Seacoast Peace Response committee members The
Coverage of Non-coverage - Part II July 18, 1:30 PM Alison Weir,
blogger, "If Americans Knew". For more info about this topic go to
<http://www.ifamericansknew.org/cur_sit/dec08.html>.
For more
information about World Fellowship Center go to <www.worldfellowship.org>
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Saturday, July 18, 10:30-11:30 am: Seminar: A New Century – A New
Activism (Mark Rudd).
Part of The Maine International Film Festival in Portsmouth, at the
Portsmouth Music Hall.
(Seminar open to all pass holders and WEATHER UNDERGROUND ticket
holders)
Mark Rudd to introduce films, lead post-film discussion and sign his
new book.
12:00-1:45 WEATHER UNDERGROUND (93min) with CLEAR GLASSES
(4min)
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MIFF@The Music Hall
The Maine International Film Festival in Portsmouth
Friday July 17 – Sunday July 19, 2009
For interviews, please contact Kathleen Soldati
<ksoldati@themusichall.org>
For images, please see <http://gallery.me.com/musichallnh>
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About purchasing passes and tickets
MIFF@The Music Hall will take place Friday July 17-Sunday July 19,
2009. Festival and Weekend Passes are on sale now. MIFF individual film
tickets go on sale noon Saturday June 27, 2009.
Festival Pass which includes priority seating for all films and special
events are $120 ($110 for members).
Weekend Pass which includes preferred seating to all eight feature
films are $82 ($70 for members)
Individual film tickets for are $11 ($9.50 for members)
Relevant website: <www.miff.org>. Film titles
announced
including:
Weather Underground with special guest Mark Rudd
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GUEST Mark Rudd to introduce film, lead post-film discussion and sign
his new book
THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND
USA 2003 35mm 93 Minutes In English
Directors: Sam Green, Bill Siegel
Producers: Carrie Lozano, Sam Green, Bill Siegel, Marc Smolowitz
Narrated by Lili Taylor
With Bernadine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Mark Rudd, David Gilbert
CLEAR GLASSES
USA 2008 4 Minutes Digital Projection In English
Director: Sam Green
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Mark Rudd, political activist, math professor and author of the
new autobiography "Underground: My life in SDS and the Weathermen,"
will introduce Oscar nominee "The Weather Underground," in
which he is a principal figure, and a new short, "Clear Glasses,"
by "Weather Underground" co-director Sam Green, in which he is the
central figure. In the ‘60s, Rudd embodied student protest as one of
the leaders of the famous student rebellion at Columbia University, and
in the ‘70s, was a fugitive from the law as a member of the Weathermen
and Weather Underground, who sought to overthrow the government of the
U.S. “The Weather Underground” is a riveting and thought provoking
chronicle of the group, and perhaps the greatest film ever made about
the ‘60s in general, while “Clear Glasses” is a ruefully funny
meditation on an artifact of the era. This should be a memorable
afternoon, as Rudd, whose perspective is honest and contemplative, yet
true to the era’s ideals, will share his unique perspective on
more-timely-than-ever questions of how best to accomplish social change.
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Sunday, July 19, at 5 pm: The Seacoast 9-11 Questions Group
will meet for a pot luck supper followed by a showing of the film Loose
Change: The Final Cut OR the film 9/11 Blueprint
for Truth
presented by Architect Richard Gage, AIA and
a short business meeting. All 9-11 Truth/Questions activists and those
concerned about 9-11 truth are invited to the home of Gwen Davis Hale
in Kittery. To RSVP, get directions, and for further
information, contact David Diamond at <ddiam42@earthlink.net>,
phone 603-749-9159.
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Saturday, Aug. 1, at 8:30 to 9 am: A GATHERING AT BATH IRON WORKS
TO CALL FOR CONVERSION FROM BUILDING WEAPONS OF WAR TO BUILDING
PRODUCTS FOR PEACE.
ON AUGUST 1, BATH IRON WORKS WILL "CHRISTEN" DDG 109, JASON DUNHAM.
WE WILL GATHER BETWEEN 8:30 - 9 AM, AUGUST 1, 2009 IN FRONT OF THE
MAIN OFFICE ON WASHINGTON STREET AND WALK DOWN TO THE SOUTH GATE
SOMETIME AROUND 9:30 AM. BIW’S GATES OPEN AT 10 AM. THE CEREMONY BEGINS
AT 11 AM. EVENT WILL BE OVER BY NOON.
CONVERSION WILL BE THE THEME. WHY BUILD ANOTHER WEAPON OF MASS
DESTRUCTION WHEN PRODUCTS FOR PEACE CAN BE BUILT; WINDMILLS, TRAINS,
DOUBLE HULLED TANKERS, HOSPITAL SHIPS, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PLATFORMS.
THE LIST IS ENDLESS.
EACH OF THESE SHIPS COSTS OVER $1 BILLION. THEY CARRY 56 TOMAHAWK
MISSILES (EACH CAN CARRY A 200 MEGATON WARHEAD), STANDARD MISSILES,
20MM GATLING GUNS WHICH USES DEPLETED URANIUM PENETRATORS.
BEGUN WITH DDG 51 THIS SHIP WILL BE THE 58TH AEGIS DESTROYER BUILT.
IT IS TIME TO STOP THIS WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS WHICH ARE SORELY
NEEDED ELSEWHERE IN OUR COUNTRY.
THE AEGIS PROGRAM IS COMING TO AN END AND THE DD 1000 SERIES PLANS
FOR ONLY 3 SHIPS YET NO THOUGHT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. OF
THE 283 CURRENTLY ACTIVE SHIPS, 62 ARE AEGIS DESTROYERS YET ONLY 2 ARE
HOSPITAL SHIPS. THE WINDMILL FARM AT MARS HILL IS AN EXAMPLE OF
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION. THE WINDMILLS FOR THE MARS HILL PROJECT WERE
MADE AT A CONVERTED SHIP YARD IN DENMARK. THEY COULD HAVE BEEN MADE AT
BATH IRON WORKS.
THERE HAS BEEN A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS STREAM OF GOVERNMENT AND
MILITARY OFFICIALS VISITING BIW LATELY, ESCORTED BY OUR CONGRESSIONALS,
NOT FOR CONVERSION PURPOSES HOWEVER BUT TO PROMOTE CONTINUED WAR
PRODUCTION. NOT A WORD HAS BEEN SPOKEN ABOUT CONVERSION WHICH BEGS THE
QUESTION WHY? AND THIS IS WHAT WE MUST ASK OUR CONGRESSIONALS,
ESPECIALLY THE NEWLY ELECTED 1ST DISTRICT CONGRESS PERSON.
WITHOUT ANY FIRM COMMITMENTS TOWARDS CONVERSION IT IS TIME TO CLOSE
THIS WAR PRODUCTION FACILITY.
SEE YOU ALL THERE. SPONSORED BY MAINE VETERANS FOR PEACE.
For more information contact Jack Bussell at
<jafabussell@gwi.net>.
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Thursday, August 6: The annual commemoration of the bombing of
Hiroshima.
An event has been planned in the last few years for this to take place
at South Pond in Portsmouth. Anti-nuclear organizations are involved
and candles are lit and floated onto the pond. For more information
contact Wes Flierl at <WesFlierl1@netzero.net>
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Thursday, Aug. 20, at 7:30 pm: Legendary Irish folksinger and
Peace Activist Tommy Sands with Moya and Fionan Sands - Concert for
Peace
at First Congregational Church, Meeting House Green, North Main St.,
Ipswich, MA 01938. Tickets at the door: $15. Students and Seniors:
$10. Co-sponsored by Ch 45 Veterans For Peace, North Shore Coalition
for Peace and Justice, Marrimack Valley People for Peace, and the
House of Peace. Groups are invited to table, distribute literature, but
need to register (no fee) with us in advance. We expect it will be a
good mini-peace festival, with a strong gathering of peace and justice
activists. For more information contact John Schuchardt at House of
Peace, e-mail <thehouseofpeace@yahoo.com>,
phone 978-356-9395
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Saturday, August 29: Third Annual People Fest: Celebrating the
heritage, culture and global diversity of Manchester, at Veterans Park,
Elm Street. For more information contact Nabil Migally at
<migalli@comcast.net>.
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Friday, Sept. 18, through Sunday, Sept. 20: SAVE
THE DATE: for the annual GROW weekend. Come for an exciting and
empowering gathering! GROW (GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING WORKSHOPS)
Tanglewood 4-H Camp, (Ducktrap Road off US Route One, Lincolnville,
ME).
For New and Experienced Grassroots Organizers in Maine and beyond to
Learn More about Creating Grassroots Social Change **Focusing this
year on Organizational Development of Grassroots Groups**
Some Likely Workshops Topics:
Grassroots Fundraising
Overcoming Oppression in Grassroots Groups/Creating Caring Communities
Media Strategies for Grassroots Groups
Group Process, Facilitation, and Decision-Making
Coalition Building
Leadership Development
**Stay Tuned for More Information--Registration Info Available in
July** or contact:
GROW c/o Resources for Organizing and Social Change,
161 Stovepipe Alley, Monroe, ME 04951
For questions:
Iggy, 207-415-4458, <iggy@riseup.net>
Larry, 207-525-7776, <rosc@psouth.net>
Jacqui, 207-934-1911, <jacquio50@yahoo.com>
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Sunday, Sept. 20, from 12 noon to 6 pm: PEACE DAY EXETER: A FAMILY
FESTIVAL WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PEACE AND SUSTAINABILITY at SWASEY
PARKWAY, EXETER, NH.
"Peace begins in the heart of every human being." ~ Prem Rawat
The goal of Peace Day Exeter is to promote a greater consciousness of
peace and sustainability in the Seacoast area and to have fun. The
event is a part of the larger United Nations International Day of
Peace, which is building a culture of peace globally, one day at a time
<www.peaceoneday.org>.
Peace Day Exeter will offer food and refreshments, guest
speakers/panel discussions, a music stage, kiosks, demo’s and
workshops, crafts/arts, and kids’ activities. Participants of all ages
will explore ways to promote peace within ourselves, among ourselves,
and with our planet. If you or your organization/business is involved
in such activities, we invite you to actively participate in Peace Day
Exeter in whatever way you feel inspired to do so. Please reply ASAP
(but no later then August 15th) to the appropriate contact person:
Speakers – <beth@peacedayexeter.org>
Kids’ activities – <laurie@peacedayexeter.org>
Tables/kiosks – <brie@peacedayexeter.org>
Food vendors - <kathy@peacedayexeter.org>
Musicians – <tom@peacedayexeter.org>
Sponsors – <lynne@peacedayexeter.org>
Press/media – <bob@peacedayexeter.org>
The proceeds from this year’s event will be used to purchase Peace
One Day educational materials for Exeter public schools.
For more information contact Cindy Lategan of the Peace Day Exeter
Steering Committee, e-mail: <cindy@peacedayexeter.org>.
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Sunday, Sept. 20, from 12 noon to 6 pm: Peace Day Exeter. SPR
has been
invited back again to table and enjoy the music, talks, crafts and
information. Each year has been better and some how they have always
been able to guarantee a wonderful sunny day. For more information
about SPR participation contact Wes Flierl at
<wesflierl1@netzero.net>.
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Sunday, Oct. 4 (time TBA): The Seacoast 9-11 Questions
Group will present Architect Richard Gage, AIA, speaking
on "9-11: Blueprint for Truth" in Portsmouth. Exact location TBA. For
more information
contact Bill Woodward at <swampgreenfrog@yahoo.com>.
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Friday, Oct. 9, through Sunday, Oct. 11: The New England Gathering
of War Tax Resisters will
be at Amazing Planet Farm and Justice Center in Williamsville, Vermont,
near Brattleboro. If you have not attended one of these, it is well
worth it. The people who come are fabulous, bright and have a sense of
humor. No one will be turned away. For more information contact Ginny
Schneider <ginnyschneider@hotmail.com>
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Saturday, Oct. 10, evening (time TBA): AFSC-NH will be holding
an evening with Claudette Colvin and Phillip Hoose to celebrate
youth activism.
On March 2, 1955, when she was a 15-year-old high school student
in Montgomery, Alabama, Claudette Colvin
refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus.
Shouting “It’s my constitutional right!” as police dragged her off to
jail, Claudette decided she’d had enough of segregation. Nine months
later, Rosa Parks followed Claudette’s example while Claudette
returned to a life mostly outside the spotlight of public,
journalistic, activist, or scholarly attention.
Phillip Hoose came across her story while writing a book
about the history of youth activism in America. Now, in his new book, Claudette
Colvin: Twice Toward Justice,
Phil writes Claudette Colvin back into a history that had treated her
as a footnote. He says “Claudette had lit the fuse to a powder keg of
protest, but her rebellion had caught black Montgomery by surprise.
Now, nine months later, Rosa Parks was embraced by a community ready
for action. Claudette had given them the time to prepare.”
And now, 55 years later, Claudette and Phil are coming to New
Hampshire to exchange ideas with a new generation of youth activists
and support the AFSC program.
Details for the event are still being worked out. But we know if
will be in the evening, it will involve food, and it will be at the
Concord Unitarian Universalist Church. We’ll let you know the rest of
the details soon.
Please contact Arnie Alpert, NH Program Coordinator,
at <aalpert@afsc.org>, if
you would like to
help with food, donating to a silent auction, or helping us find
advertisers for a program book.
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Friday, Oct. 9, through Sunday, Oct. 11 (Columbus Day
weekend): Honk! Festival of Activist Street Bands
Somerville/Cambridge, MA. <http://www.honkfest.org>.
FMI: e-mail
<participate@honkfest.org>
or contact planning committee (and
former SPR) member Susie Husted <susie_husted@yahoo.com>.
Friday will feature bands traveling to diverse neighborhoods across
Boston and on the T; on Saturday bands will play all day in venues in
Davis Square, Somerville, MA; and Sunday will be the annual parade from
Davis Square to Oktoberfest in Harvard Square and a nighttime concert
at the Somerville Theater.
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Sunday, Oct. 11: The annual HONK day parade that goes from
Davis Square in Somerville to Harvard Square in Cambridge. It is made
up of "street bands" such as and including the Leftist Marching Band
from Portsmouth. Seacoast Peace Response has been invited to join them
with some of SPR mini-doves for the fun.
For more about the event see <http://honkfest.org/> or
contact
Wes Flierl at <WesFlierl1@netzero.net>.
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Saturday, Oct. 31, at 6 pm: The annual Portsmouth Halloween Parade
through the downtown streets. SPR has been in it a number of years and
made a big uproar when we had the bush administration in prison outfits
being led off to jail. Freedom of speech won out and political
commentary is still accepted. So please check
http://spookyportsmouth.com/
for a fun and informative site for more
information. If you want to join in and have ideas contact Doug at
<dbogen@cleanwater.org>
or Wes at <wesflierl1@netzero.net>.
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Saturday Nov. 7, from 12:30 to 5 pm: Symposium: Soldiers &
Citizens: Military and Civic Culture in America.
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Humanities Council:
<http://masshumanities.org/?p=symposium>,
at Boston College,
Robsham Theater.
Free and Open to the Public. Register online at link (above).
Our 2009 fall symposium on November 7 will examine the ways in which
military culture and civil society interact over time in the United
States. Three inter-related conversations will focus on (1) issues of
race, gender and class across the two cultures, (2) the implications of
an all-volunteer army vs. compulsory military service, and (3) the role
of the military and military issues in U.S. electoral politics.
Invited guests include Danielle Allen, Classics professor at the
Institute for Advanced Studies and author of The World of Prometheus:
The Politics of Punishing in Democratic Athens; *Christian Appy, UMass
historian and author of Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered >From
All Sides; Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The
Liberation Trilogy; *Andrew Bacevich, Professor of International
Relations and History at Boston University and author of The Limits of
Power: American Exceptionalism; *Missy Cummings, pioneer woman aviator
and author of Hornet’s Nest: The Experience of One of the Navy’s First
Female Fighter Pilots; Major Tammy Duckworth, Illinois National Guard,
wounded Iraq War veteran; former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel; Lawrence
Korb, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and author of
The Fall and Rise of the Pentagon; *Rachel Maddow, host of MSNBC’s The
Rachel Maddow Show; Paul Rieckhoff, Amherst College graduate, founder
of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, and author of Chasing
Ghosts; Gen. John Shalishkavili, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff; *Lt. Col. Isaiah Wilson III, West Point war historian; and Gen.
Anthony Zinni, USMC retired, former Commander in Chief of U.S. Central
Command and author of Battle Ready. For more information contact Paige
Roberts at <paigeroberts@comcast.net>.
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Wednesday, Nov. 11: The annual Veterans Day Parade in Manchester. Last
year Will Hopkins from IVaW was a guest speaker at the end of the
parade. It will start on N. Elm and come along Elm Street, past the
City Hall to Veterans Park. Please come and pay respect to the troops.
For more information contact Wes Flierl at
<WesFlierl1@netzero.net>.
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Sunday, Nov. 29, afternoon: The annual Dover Holiday Parade.
We
have been part of this for a number of the past years with the Seacoast
Peace Response DOVE and have always received a very positive response
to our message. For more details contact Wes at
<wesflierl1@netzero.net>.
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Saturday, Dec. 5, evening: The annual Portsmouth Holiday Parade.
We have been part of this for a number of the past years with the
Seacoast Peace Response DOVE and have always received a very positive
response to our message, including being awarded a best of class to the
prized DOVE. For more details contact Wes at
<wesflierl1@netzero.net>.
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Sunday, Dec. 6, afternoon: The annual Rochester Holiday Parade.
We have been part of this for a number of the past years with the
Seacoast Peace Response DOVE and have always received a very positive
response to our message. For more details contact Wes at
<wesflierl1@netzero.net>.
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Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23, 2010: Food Not Bombs 30th
Anniversary Celebration
Cambridge/Boston, MA Exact details to be announced.
Food Not Bombs was founded in Cambridge, MA in 1980 by anti-nuclear
activists.
To help with planning the anniversary festivities, please contact Geoff
Reinhardt <wordup@riseup.net> or Susie
Husted
<susie_husted@yahoo.com>.
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(2) On the radio
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Listen to Portsmouth Community Radio WSCA-LP at 106.1 FM
See also www.wscafm.org & live-stream all
shows at
<www.wirenh.com/radio>.
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Making Waves: Independent Voices for Peace & Justice - On WSCA
every Saturday, 12 noon to 2 pm - News You Need to Know, interviews of
people working for change, talks about peace and justice, music with a
political bent & more! Listen to recordings of previous MW shows
on the web at <www.nhmakingwaves.org>.
Contact the program at
<nhmakingwaves@yahoo.com>
or 603-969-4746.
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The Free Speech Zone with dj Big Brother
glimpses of sanity and truth
Sundays 7 to 8 pm WSCA-LP 106.1 FM
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Lives In The Balance ~ songs of social and political import
that you won't hear on brain-dead corporate radio
with dj Big Brother
Sundays 8 to 9 pm WSCA-LP 106.1 FM <www.wscafm.org>
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Portside: Listeners can expect to be informed and entertained,
with one
on one, well researched interviews with local, state, and national
leaders. As seven term state senator and former candidate for US
Senate, my left point of reference is in contrast to the right's
pervasive hold on corporate media content. Tuesdays and Thursdays, from
noon to 1 pm, on WSCA Portsmouth Community Radio 106.1 FM. For more
information contact Burt Cohen <Burt@BurtCohen.com>.
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Democracy Now! weekdays at 5 pm on WSCA-LP 106.1 FM
Democracy Now! is also on Free Speech TV, Dish Network channel 9415 at
8 am, 12 noon, 7 pm and 12 midnight.
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Nancy Beach, Meg Middleton and Kathy Somssich present Wake Up
on
Portsmouth Community Radio, 106.1 WSCA, on Thursdays from 8 to 10 am.
They tackle local issues but always try to tie them into a more global
picture. You can find it at <www.wakeupam.blogspot.com>.
Send
them feedback at <wakeupam@hotmail.com>.
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The Environmental Show - Tuesdays from 9 to 10 am on WSCA-LP
106.1FM.
Environmental News, Interviews, and Feature Programs on topics that
impact our daily lives in the Seacoast to global issues. Show topic
suggestions and content always welcome, email
<theenvironmentalshow@portsmouthcommunityradio.org>
. Additional
show producers also wanted. Streaming at
<www.portsmouthcommunityradio.org>.
If you have an interest in environmental issues and
would like to assist in producing the show contact Tim or Judi at
<theenvironmentalshow@wscafm.org>
or call 603-498-0591.
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(3) Seacoast Area Ongoing Vigils
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Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 7-8 pm; Saturdays 10:45-Noon (In good
weather, 10-Noon) & Sundays 12-1: Merrimack Valley People for
Peace at Old Town Hall, Main St, Andover, MA. Sunday vigil at the
corner of Rtes. 28 & 133. For further information contact Lou
Bernieri at 978-475-6847 or e-mail Don Abbott at
<bdabbott@verizon.net>.
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Tuesday mornings, 6:30-7:30 am: Raytheon Peacemakers Vigil, at the
entrance to Raytheon, Rte. 133, just off Rte. I-93, Andover, MA. For
more information call Arthur Brien at 978-686-4418.
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Thursdays, 5-6 pm: Peace vigil in front of town hall in Exeter.
Contact Peggi McCarthy aquaho@juno.com or Bob Moore
<bmoore628@comcast.net>
to find out more.
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Fridays, from 5 to 6 pm at Market Square in Portsmouth. The vigil is a
presence in opposition to U.S. bombing and warfare and to any further
expansion of military retaliation. For further information contact or
Macy Morse at 433-4119 <macymorse@aol.com>.
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Fridays, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Silent peace vigil in front of the
Parson Main statue on Main St. in Rochester, sponsored by the
Department of Peace group and the Farmington Progressive Group.
Assemble in the municipal parking lot behind Slim's Tex Mex restaurant.
For more information contact Pat Frisella
<frisella@worldpath.net>.
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Saturdays, 11 am to 12 noon. Peace Vigil on the traffic island at the
corner of Central Ave. & Washington St. in Dover, sponsored by
Seacoast Peace Response and War Resister's League of Southeastern New
Hampshire. This vigil will take place as long as the U.S. continues to
bomb or in any way attack another country. For further information
contact David Diamond at 603-749-9159 <ddiam42@earthlink.net>.
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Saturdays, 11 am to 12 noon: Peace vigil at the Unitarian Church's
peace pole, Main St. (Route 1 at the intersection with Route 35),
Kennebunk, ME. If interested it's best to contact Katherine Mendez at
<kmendez@live.com>
or phone 207-985-2099.
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Sundays, 12 noon to 1 pm. Weekly peace vigil in Market Square,
Newburyport, Mass. Contact: Niki Rosen 978-463-3208.
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Sundays,12 noon. Shawsheen Square Peace Witness - corner of Rt. 28 and
Rt. 133 in Andover, Mass. - initiated by the Lawrence Friends Meeting.
For more information contact Allan Sifferlen at <aps268@sbra.com>.
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Sundays, 12 noon - 1pm. Bridges for Peace vigils are held at the same
time on bridges throughout Maine, as well as several locations in
Maryland. For the listing of locations see the Bridges for Peace website
<www.peacebridges.org>, or
call 207-563-8902.
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(4) Phone or write Washington
Weekdays, 9 am to 5 pm: White House Comment Line: 202-456-1111.
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
The President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
e-mail: <president@whitehouse.gov>
Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (web form)
<http://speaker.house.gov/contact/>
New Hampshire delegation:
Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (First District NH)
1508 Longworth House Office Building
Washington DC 20515
phone: 202-225-5456
e-mail (web form):
<http://shea-porter.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm>
104 Washington Street
Dover, NH 03820
Phone: 603-743-4813
Fax: 603-743-5956
Senator Jeanne Shaheen
55 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
phone: 202-224-2841
e-mail (web form): <http://shaheen.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm>
1589 Elm St., Suite 3
Manchester, NH 03101
phone: 603-647-7500
Senator Judd Gregg
393 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
phone: DC 202-224-3324 Portsmouth (Newington) 603-431-2171
e-mail (web form):
<http://gregg.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm>
Maine delegation:
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (First District Maine)
1037 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
phone: DC 202-225-6116 Portland: 207-774-5019
e-mail (web form):
<https://forms.house.gov/pingree/contact-form.shtml>
Senator Susan Collins
172 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
phone: DC 202-224-2523 Biddeford: 207-283-1101
e-mail (web form):
<http://collins.senate.gov/low/contactemail.htm>
Senator Olympia Snowe
154 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
phone: DC 202-224-5344
Toll free in Maine: 1-800-432-1599
e-mail: <olympia@snowe.senate.gov>
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(5) Write letters to the editor
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Foster's Daily Democrat, 150 Venture Dr., Dover, NH 03820, Attention:
Letters to the Editor, or e-mail <letters@fosters.com>
Portsmouth Herald, 111 Maplewood Ave., Portsmouth, NH 03801,
Attention: Letters to the Editor, or e-mail
<opinion@seacoastonline.com>
The Wire, 10 Vaughan Mall, Suite 1, Portsmouth, NH 03801, or e-mail
<news@wirenh.com>
New Hampshire Gazette, P.O. Box 756, Portsmouth, NH 03802, or e-mail
<editors@nhgazette.com>
Dover Community News, P.O. Box 1987, Dover, NH 03820, or e-mail
<dcn@seacoastonline.com>
Rochester Times, 90 North Main St., Rochester, NH 03867, or e-mail
<thetimes@fosters.com>
League of Women Voters take action web page with links to newspapers
and other media in New Hampshire:
<http://www.capwiz.com/lwv/dbq/media/?command=state_search&state=nh>
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(6) Other web sites
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New Hampshire Peace Action
<www.nhpeaceaction.org>
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New Hampshire IndyMedia
<www.nhindymedia.org>
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Department of Peace Campaign in New Hampshire
<www.NHDeptofPeace.com>
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Codepink
<http://codepinkalert.org/>
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New Hampshire Gazette
<www.nhgazette.com>
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Portsmouth Community Radio WSCA 106.1 FM
<www.wscafm.org>
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Common Dreams
<www.commondreams.org>
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Antiwar.com
<www.antiwar.com>
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United for Peace and Justice
<www.unitedforpeace.org>
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International ANSWER
<www.internationalanswer.org>
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Witness for Peace
<http://WitnessforPeace.org>
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September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
<www.peacefultomorrows.org>
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Military Families Speak Out
<www.MFSO.org>
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Compas de Nicaragua (Friends of Nicaragua)
<www.compas1.org>
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911Truth.org
<www.911truth.org>
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9/11: Press for Truth
<www.911pressfortruth.com>
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Joe Public Films (Tom Jackson)
<www.joepublicfilms.com>
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Out of Balance
<www.worldoutofbalance.org>
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Brian Conley's blog - Alive in Baghdad
<www.aliveinbaghdad.org>
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Christian Peacemaker Team
<www.cpt.org>
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The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
<www.rawa.org>
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Afghan Women's Mission
<www.afghanwomensmission.org>
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Malalai Joya
<www.malalaijoya.com>
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Global Exchange
<www.globalexchange.org>
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International Campaign to Ban Landmines
<www.icbl.org>
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Marc Herold's website (contains links to A Dossier on Civilian Victims
of United States' Aerial Bombing of Afghanistan; and The Afghan Victim
Memorial Project)
<http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mwherold/>
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Liberty Bound
<www.libertybound.com>
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Save Our Groundwater
<www.saveourgroundwater.org>
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World Fellowship Center
<www.worldfellowship.org>
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Portsmouth Branch of the NAACP
<www.seacoastnaacp.com>
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The Hunger Project
<www.thp.org>
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(7) Guide to Various Mailing Lists
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The Seacoast Area Peace Calendar is available by e-mail and on
the
Seacoast Peace Response web site. It is revised weekly, usually on
Tuesday nights, and sent to members of the Seacoast Area Peace Activist
Mailing List and the Weekly Peace Calendar Only Mailing List. In
addition to the two lists mentioned, there are several other mailing
lists available to subscribers based on their interests. The following
is a list of mailing lists available. Please let me know if you would
like to be subscribed to any particular list or unsubscribed from any
list.
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Seacoast Area Peace Activist Mailing List (832 members) - This
is for
announcements of peace events in the Seacoast Area of New Hampshire and
adjacent parts of Maine and, to a lesser extent, Massachusetts. It
includes the weekly Seacoast Area Peace Calendar plus separate
announcements of peace and some other progressive political events in
this area as well as local newspaper stories about those events. It is
what is referred to as "the list" or "the big list."
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Weekly Peace Calendar Only Mailing List (130 members) - This has
just
the weekly Seacoast Area Peace Calendar and is for people who want to
cut down on their e-mail. It is not recommended, as people on this
list miss out on some important information available on the Seacoast
Area Peace Activist Mailing List.
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Seacoast Peace Response Mailing List (38 members) - This list
includes
minutes of SPR meetings as well as other messages related to program
planning and goes to people who regularly attend SPR planning meetings,
as well as to some others from time to time.
Also called "the short list."
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US War / Aggression Info Mailing List (56 members) - This is a
medium
to high volume list with outstanding articles about wars of aggression
by the US and US allies in the Middle East and South Asia. Formerly
called the Affinity Group on Iraq War.
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Seacoast 9-11 Questions Group Mailing List (241 members) -
Articles
questioning the official version of the events of 9-11-01 and pointing
to the probability of high level Bush administration involvement in
those events in order to justify a more militaristic foreign policy.
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New Hampshire Peace Action Listserv (22 members) - This is "the
discussion list" of New Hampshire Peace Action and includes articles on
war and peace issues that anyone subscribed to the list sends to the
list (at nhpeace@ecommunity.uml.edu).
As with any listserv, any member
can send to all members. To
subscribe, go to: http://ecommunity.uml.edu:82/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=nhpeace
I administer this listserv, so you can write
to me to me at ddiam42@earthlink.net if you
have any questions. There is also a
separate "announcement list," a one way list, administered by Anne
Miller, Director of NH Peace Action, which goes to several hundred
subscribers and includes announcements of various NH Peace Action
events. To get on that list contact Anne at anne@nhpeaceaction.org.
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Real Democracy Mailing List (43 members) - This is the Real
Democracy
Project list and includes articles about the need for campaign finance
reform, the distorting effect of corporate control of the media on the
political process, and examples of the use of election boycotts to
protest campaign fianance corruption and other distortions of the
democratic process.
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If you would like to be subscribed to or unsubscribed from any of these
lists please e-mail me at either ddiam42@earthlink.net or
info@seacoastpeaceresponse.org.
Dave
David Diamond, Administrator
Seacoast Area Peace Activist Mailing List
New Hampshire Peace Action Listserv
and various other lists
e-mail: <ddiam42@earthlink.net>
or
<info@seacoastpeaceresponse.org>
phone: (603) 749-9159
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"Violence is a way the ruthless few can subdue the passive many.
Nonviolence is a means by which the active many can overcome the
ruthless few."
THE UNCONQUERABLE WORLD by Jonathan Schell