Start: 12:30 pm
End: 1:30 pm
Gaza Freedom March/Code Pink call on all people of conscience to demonstrate at the Israeli Consulate. Break the siege of Gaza! Justice for all Palestinians!
(Bring signs from First Night)
The Gaza Freedom March has only just begun
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Escalation of the Afghanistan war and new times for the peace movement: UJP holds political discussion meeting for the whole coalition
There was a wave of protests after Obama's speech sending more troops to Afghanistan, but now what do we do? We are in a new period for peace and justice activism. The principal public concern is economic recession, not war. The country's first African American president is personally appealing but continues war policies. The antiwar movement seems confused and the national coalition United for Peace and Justice is in crisis. Meanwhile, the climate crisis keeps getting worse and nothing much is being done about it. Clearly UJP needs to adjust to the new circumstances -- but how?
On Wednesday, January 13 the UJP planning group will host an expanded meeting for free ranging political discussion of these issues; all UJP groups, activists and members are invited to attend. People are encouraged to present strategy discussion papers and action proposals from different perspectives; however, the meeting will not make any decisions. Specific proposals may be adopted at the Feb. 13 UJP strategy meeting.
Often we are so busy doing things that we don't step back and consider the big picture. Bringing our thoughts together in dialogue we will rediscover our many points of agreement, identify the challenges in communicating our message and begin to form action plans to move foward. Let's hear everyone's ideas, there is lots of energy in working together!
Thursday January 14, 2010
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm
The Cambridge Health Alliance, in collaboration with the City of Cambridge, will be hosting an open community forum. This is a public forum for people to share their feelings and concerns about the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. All members from the public are invited to attend. Healthcare professionals and interpreters will be on-site to provide support.
Emmanuelle Dupiton from Haitian Consulate of Boston will be in attendance to share how the Haitian Consulate of Boston can assist members during this difficult time.
Counseling is also available to residents of Cambridge, Somerville, Malden, Chelsea, Revere, Everett, and Winthrop or to those who have a primary care provider at Cambridge Health Alliance by calling 617.665.3980.
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Saturday January 16, 2010
Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:30 am
This is a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Commemoration Peace Vigil to End The Wars.
Severe inclement weather cancels.
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:30 pm
Metrowest Peace Action
January Meeting
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
1:00
Natick Library, Room 1-A
14 East Central St. (on Rt. 135-one block east of Rt. 27, Main St.)
Natick, MA 01760
We will discuss the various groups' recent activities, review our accomplishments in 2009, and consider our action plan for 2010.
On the agenda:
Shall we support UJP's 25% Solution-Beyond War, A New Economy is Possible.
For information please contact coakley50@earthlink.net, 508 376-8495
Please rsvp so enough literature will be copied for everyone.
Start: 2:00 pm
10am-6pm(formal program at 2pm). Receiving Food, Clothing and Monetary (Direct to Relief Organizations).
Sunday January 17, 2010
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF BOSTON
SUNDAY SPEAKERS FORUM presents...
MATT OSBORN
"Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day"
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the many heroes of our time who we
honor for his commitment, dedication, and struggle toward the end of racism,
poverty, and war. While many claim that we are living in a post-racial
society because of the election of President Obama, we must know better than
that and continue to strengthen our dedication to the eradication of racism
and white domination. We will discuss ongoing movements and campaigns
working to bring attention to the impacts of racism within our country and
on a global level. We will honor Rep. Byron Rushing's work to bring a bill
Monday January 18, 2010
Start: 11:30 am
End: 1:30 pm
On Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 18, the Cambridge Peace Commission is holding its annual commemoration of the life and work of Dr. King. In recognition of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, we will also remember the lives of those lost and those who are suffering in its aftermath.
There will be a vigil in memory of Dr. King and all those lost in the Haiti from 11:30 to 12:00 in front of Cambridge City Hall on Monday. A brief memorial procession through Central Sq. and arrive at St. Peter's Episcopal Church at 12:15 as planned.
All are invited to publicly remember both the people of Haiti and Dr. Martin Luther King on the streets of Cambridge and then celebrate his life and work at St. Peter's Episcopal Church:
* 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM: Community Remembrance of Dr. King and Vigil for the People of Haiti • gather in front of Cambridge City Hall • 795 Massachusetts Ave.
Start: 1:00 pm
Featuring
A Tribute Concert by the
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra's
Intensive Community Program
Honored Guest Speaker
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Join us on Monday, January 18th as we gather to honor Martin Luther King Jr. with a protest against the continued detention of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. King's legacy in support of human rights and in opposition to the war machine continues. Witness Against Torture has put out a national call to action on this one year anniversary of Obama's promise to close the prison: http://www.witnesstorture.org/2010/ Obama is on track to break this promise and not deliver hope to those who need it the most. Some will be wearing Orange Jumpsuits but all are invited to participate. We expect many commuters will see our action outside Park Street.
Greater Boston Stop the Wars Coalition
Wednesday January 20, 2010
Start: 12:30 pm
Centro Presente Invites you to Come and Support Immigrant Workers Demanding Justice
No paychecks in weeks!
Bounced payroll checks!
Violations of State & Federal Labor Laws
Since September last year many employees at Popeye's have not received full pay for their work. The workers have asked the Franchise owner, Ms. Reba Dantorg, to obey the law and pay all workers in full. Months have gone by and the workers have not yet been paid!
For more information contact Mariela Alvarez at Centro Presente (617) 629-4731 x225- malvarez@cpresente.org.
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Start: 5:30 pm
There are millions walking down the streets of America who look ethnically African but are not necessarily "African-American," probably thousands in Cambridge. And the stories of some of the fastest growing immigrant populations have been lost in the traditional "African-American" narrative.
Start: 6:30 pm
As we move forward in making history, we must acknowledge OUR history.
The Legacy Project is an initiative of the Union of Minority Neighborhoods to secure and document the histories and stories of Boston's older human rights and civil rights activists of color whose work over the years has made a profound difference in the lives of all Bostonians.
The first legend to the honored and to honor us with his life story will be:
Mel King
Free and Open to the Public
Union of Minority Neighborhoods
(617) 522-3349 umnunity@gmail.com www.unionofminorityneighborhoods.org
Thursday January 21, 2010
Start: 7:30 pm
Arlington/Lexington United for Justice with Peace presents an educational forum on the ongoing war in Afghanistan, its global and historical context, and its impact on civilians
SPEAKERS
M. Shahid Alam, Professor of Economics, Northeastern University; his current research
interests include global economic history and imperialism
Maryam Shansab, Afghan national and PhD student at Tufts Medical School;
an active member of the UJP Afghanistan Task Force
This event is co-sponsored by First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Peace Group.
Suggested donation $5, on street parking available, wheelchair accessible
Start: 10:00 pm
Start: 2010 Jan 21 - 10:00pm
End: 2010 Jan 22 - 2:00am
Presented by the Fiyah Family & Boston For Haiti & Life
Live Performances by:
Friday January 22, 2010
End: 2:00 am
Start: 2010 Jan 21 - 10:00pm
End: 2010 Jan 22 - 2:00am
Presented by the Fiyah Family & Boston For Haiti & Life
Live Performances by:
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
 Join us for an update from Raed Jarrar on what’s really going on with Iraq’s political situation and US occupation plans. Mr. Jarrar is an Iraqi-born architect, political analyst, and blogger now living in the U.S. He’s been an outspoken advocate for ending the U.S. occupation through numerous public speaking engagements, media appearances, and publications. Mr. Jarrar leaked the infamous Iraqi “Hydrocarbon Law” and the US-Iraqi security agreement. Currently, Raed Jarrar is a Senior Fellow with Peace Action.
Sponsored by Newton Dialogues on Peace and War
Start: 7:00 pm
Musical Tribute to Scientists, Honoring Noam Chomsky
7:00 PM, January 22nd, 2010
Kresge Auditorium, MIT Campus ( http://whereis.mit.edu/?selection=W16&zoom=16 )
This one-time event, blending science, music, and Noam Chomsky, promises to be a night that is not to be missed. (Professor Chomsky has even turned down an international speaking gig in order to attend, along with his friends and
family.)
The concert will feature songs on Chomsky's words as well as pieces dedicated to him and other famous scientists, composed by world-renowned young Armenian-American composer Edward Manukyan.
The performing professional musicians are internationally recognized for their talents. There will also be special speeches by Chomsky's colleagues,
Start: 7:00 pm
 "An hour south of Miami is the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation. In 2004, the democratically elected president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was taken against his will from Haiti in an American helicopter. Having been deposed once with CIA backing in 1991, the 2004 coup d'etat was not the first American intervention into Haitian politics, nor will it likely be the last.
"Featuring exclusive interviews with Aristide, commentary from a wide range of supporters and critics, and searing glimpses inside strife-torn Haiti, this award-winning documentary exposes the tangled web of hope, deceit, and political violence that has brought the world's first black republic to its knees."
Trailer at http://www.aristidethefilm.com
Saturday January 23, 2010
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Peace Action Annual Meeting 2010: Our Work Continues
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| Raed Jarrar |
Raed Jarrar, Iraqi-born architect, blogger and political analyst, will speak on the upcoming elections and ongoing refugee crisis in Iraq. Jarrar worked on humanitarian and reconstruction projects before leaving Iraq and immigrating to the US in 2005. During his time in the US, he has facilitated dialogue between US and Iraqi decision makers to ensure a fast a complete US withdrawal from Iraq. An outspoken advocate for ending the US occupation, Raed leaked and translated the infamous new Iraqi hydrocarbon law, and the US-Iraqi security agreement - SOFA. He is currently a Senior Fellow with Peace Action.
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| Paul Kawika Martin |
Paul Kawika Martin, Political Director of national Peace Action, will discuss how we can build momentum ahead of the UN Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference. He will also share ways to work for nonmilitary solutions in Afghanistan, informed by his recent visit.
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
FREE community event for all ages
Donations will be collected throughout the evening
6:00-7:30pm
YOUTH DANCE PERFORMANCES
Boston Youth Moves
Hyde Square Task Force's Ritmo en Accion
Jos e Mateo Ballet Theatre's YouthWorks
North Lawrence High School
OrigiNation, Inc.
7:30-10:00pm
LIVE MUSIC
Corey Amaral Band
The Embraceables
Gilfrants
Of An Oak
& more
For more info, visit www.BalletTheatre.org or call 617-354-7467!
ALL DONATIONS WILL GO TO THE HAITI FUND AT THE BOSTON FOUNDATION
presented by Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre in collaboration with the Boston
Dance Alliance and the Cambridge Arts Council.
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm
Celebrate the release of Si’s 16th CD, Courage, and his retirement after 30 years as director of Grassroots Leadership, while enjoying his songs of family, community, work and freedom!
Sunday January 24, 2010
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Start: 3:30 pm
End: 5:30 pm
 Massachusetts peace movement legislative activists are invited to a strategy discussion with Paul Kawika Martin, political director of Peace Action in Washington, D.C.
Martin will discuss the 2010 scene for Afghanistan war votes, nuclear weapons policy, and prospects to redirect the military budget to human needs, among others.
This meeting will also be an opportunity for peace movement legislative activists from the various congressional districts to meet each other and exchange notes.
Start: 3:30 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Talk by Rev. Raymond G. Helmick, S.J.
St. Paul's Lay Committee on Contemporary Spiritual-&-Public Concerns (the CSPC Committee) is proud to present an extraordinarily timely talk by Rev. Raymond G. Helmick, S.J. The talk, "Policy and Attitudes of the Church on the Middle East," promises to be an enlightening and insightful analysis of the topic.
Start: 7:00 pm
 Dani Filc, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel Speaking--"Tightening the Circles of Excluision: Israel and Health Care in the Occupied Palestinian Territories "
He will be discussing his new book: Circles of Exclusion: The Politics of Health Care in Israel, a brilliant critique of the changes in Israeli health care from a focus on social welfare to American-style market medicine and the use of health care as a potent tool for occupation and control over Palestinians in Israel and the Occupied Territories .
Books will be available.
Dr. Filc will also present a talk on Monday the 25th at 5pm at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Monday January 25, 2010
Start: 5:00 pm
According to Dr. Filc, in its early years, Israel's dominant ideology led to public provision of health care for all Jewish citizens-regardless of their age, income, or ability to pay. However, the system has shifted in recent decades, becoming increasingly privatized and market-based. In a familiar paradox, the wealthy, the young, and the healthy have relatively easy access to health care, and the poor, the old, and the very sick confront increasing obstacles to medical treatment.
Start: 6:00 pm
JOSEPH STIGLITZ
discusses
Freefall:
America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy
with noted editor Cullen Murphy
$5 tickets are on sale now
Tuesday January 26, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
Sponsored by
Wednesday January 27, 2010
Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:30 pm
The Commonwealth CORI Coalition is hosting its first major action in 2010 to push towards the passage of CORI reform in the House. Calling on all supporters of CORI reform to come down to the State House to be seen and be heard. Please join us for speeches by our members and our lead sponsors. We will then spread out in the State House to visit our legislators and encourage the swift passage of CORI in the next month. www.BostonWorkersAlliance.org
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Speaker: Chris Walter, co-founder of Barakat
Barakat is a Cambridge-based nonprofit that does work in Afghanistan and the region around it. Their mission is to advance literacy and to strengthen education systems in these areas. Come learn directly from representatives of Barakat about the work they have been doing and how you can take action to aid the human rights situation in Afghanistan.
Web site: web.mit.edu/amnesty
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Amnesty International, GSC Funding Board
For more information, contact:
Kayvan Zainabadi
mitai-exec@mit.edu
Start: 7:00 pm
IN SOLIDARITY WITH HONDURAS
On January 27th the Honduran Resistance in Honduras has called for a demonstrastion in protest of the continual violations of human rights and the swearing in of Porfirio Lobo as President of Honduras elected under the coup regime.
Please join us on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27 at 7PM to express your solidarity with the people of the Honduran Resistance at 101 Park Street Chelsea, MA (ROCA)
Organized by Proyecto Hondureno.
Start: 9:30 pm
End: 11:30 pm
Thursday January 28, 2010
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Cambridge Forum hosts the re-scheduled mini-conference on global climate change beginning at 1:00 p.m. During the afternoon, scientists explore the impact of atmospheric methane on the earth’s temperature, as well as the impact that climate change will have on human health, environmental migration, agricultural production, and sea level. The impact of the 350.org movement, the Copenhagen talks, and the likely follow-up on the part of individual governments will be the focus of the 7:00 pm closing address.
1-5PM: Symposium
6:30PM: Keynote
Co-sponsored by Hubert Jessup and Tim Weiskel.
Start: 6:30 pm
Book Presentation & Forum
Also on Friday, January 29th at Lucy Parsons Center
While Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez continues to capture headlines,
a much larger story involving a wider cast of characters has gone
largely ignored. Venezuela Speaks!, published by PM Press, is a
collection of interviews with activists and participants from across
Venezuela’s social movements. From community media to land reform,
cooperatives to communal councils, from the labor movement to the
Afro-Venezuelan network, Venezuela Speaks! sheds light on the complex
realities within the Bolivarian Revolution.
Join two of the co-authors, Carlos Martinez and Michael Fox, for a
presentation and forum. Yanahir Reyes, a Venezuelan activist that has
Start: 7:00 pm
Start: 2010 Jan 28 - 7:00pm
End: 2010 Jan 31 - 7:00am
 “TEAR OPEN THE DOOR OF HEAVEN”
and
“DIRT CHEAP MONEY CIRCUS”
“…the images and puppets are something to behold...”
[“Tear Open The Door Of Heaven,” nytheatre.com, Dec. 4, 2009]
Boston Center for the Arts
CYCLORAMA
January 25 through January 31
presented in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts as part of the Cyclorama Residency Series
Start: 7:00 pm
Friday January 29, 2010
(all day)
Start: 2010 Jan 28 - 7:00pm
End: 2010 Jan 31 - 7:00am
“TEAR OPEN THE DOOR OF HEAVEN”
and
“DIRT CHEAP MONEY CIRCUS”
“…the images and puppets are something to behold...”
[“Tear Open The Door Of Heaven,” nytheatre.com, Dec. 4, 2009]
Boston Center for the Arts
CYCLORAMA
January 25 through January 31
presented in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts as part of the Cyclorama Residency Series
Start: 7:00 pm
Book Presentation & Forum
Also on Thursday, January 28th at Encuentro 5
While Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez continues to capture headlines,
a much larger story involving a wider cast of characters has gone
largely ignored. Venezuela Speaks!, published by PM Press, is a
collection of interviews with activists and participants from across
Venezuela’s social movements. From community media to land reform,
cooperatives to communal councils, from the labor movement to the
Afro-Venezuelan network, Venezuela Speaks! sheds light on the complex
realities within the Bolivarian Revolution.
Join two of the co-authors, Carlos Martinez and Michael Fox, for a
presentation and forum. Yanahir Reyes, a Venezuelan activist that has
participated in the women’s movement for years will also be joining
Start: 7:30 pm
Vanessa Adams-Harris is Mrs. Rosa Parks in this dramatic portrayal of Mrs.
Parks' experiences, leading to the earth shaking moment when she stayed in
her seat on a Montgomery, AL bus in 1955. A thought provoking, moving
account and an inspiration for the simple acts of courage needed today in
our communities and the world.
Tickets: $10 Free for ages 12 and under. Tickets at First Parish and
on-line ($1 extra charge) at Brown Paper Tickets.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/92940
For More Information contact First Parish, Cambridge at 617-876-7772 or
Carolfphsq@live.com.
Saturday January 30, 2010
(all day)
Start: 2010 Jan 28 - 7:00pm
End: 2010 Jan 31 - 7:00am
“TEAR OPEN THE DOOR OF HEAVEN”
and
“DIRT CHEAP MONEY CIRCUS”
“…the images and puppets are something to behold...”
[“Tear Open The Door Of Heaven,” nytheatre.com, Dec. 4, 2009]
Boston Center for the Arts
CYCLORAMA
January 25 through January 31
presented in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts as part of the Cyclorama Residency Series
Start: 10:30 am
End: 6:00 pm
Explaining the Drive Towards Empire and Endless War
Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report and Black is Back
Saadia Toor, Action for a Progressive Pakistan
Bruce Gagnon, Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space.
Michael Schwartz, author of War Without End: The Iraq War in Context
Debunking the War on Terror
Salma Abu Ayysh, Palestinian activist
Pardiss Kebriaei, Guantanamo Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights
Danny Schechter, author of Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception
Peter Dale Scott, The Road to 9/11: Wealth, Empire, and the Future of America
Click here to see speaker bios
Start: 7:00 pm
A benefit for Batay Ouvriye, a combative organization of workers and peasants in Haiti
The earthquake was a natural disaster, but the poverty of the Haitian masses and the injustice of the social order, are unnatural. Our
solidarity is with the struggling people of Haiti. Together we are engaged in common struggle against a system that works to exploit us
all.
Sponsored by NEFAC
For more information, or to support this event please contact boston@nefac.net or 617-544-3932.
Start: 9:00 pm
Featuring:
Edwin Pabon and Orchestra
Sunday January 31, 2010
End: 7:00 am
Start: 2010 Jan 28 - 7:00pm
End: 2010 Jan 31 - 7:00am
“TEAR OPEN THE DOOR OF HEAVEN”
and
“DIRT CHEAP MONEY CIRCUS”
“…the images and puppets are something to behold...”
[“Tear Open The Door Of Heaven,” nytheatre.com, Dec. 4, 2009]
Boston Center for the Arts
CYCLORAMA
January 25 through January 31
presented in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts as part of the Cyclorama Residency Series
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THURSDAY FILM SERIES BACK AT CENTRAL SQUARE LIBRARY
Redirecting Military Spending to Meet Human Needs
