Events - Filter:

« Saturday May 01, 2010 »
Sat
For a Nuclear Free, Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World: International Conference Start: 6:00 pm End: 6:00 pm The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference which will begin at the United Nations in May is widely considered to be a make or break point for ending the spread of nuclear weapons. On April 30-May 2, people will gather in New York City from around the world to call for Peace and Human Needs: Nuclear Disarmament Now! An international conference is planned at Riverside Church, April 30-May 1 to bring US and international participants together for analysis and to plan for future actions for nuclear weapons abolition, peace, environmental sustainability, economic justice. See updated conference details here. On Sunday, May 2, we will take to the streets for a march and rally in Midtown Manhattan. Peace Vigil Start: 10:00 am End: 11:00 am Please join us for a peace vigil as we call for the end of Afghanistan and Iraqi wars and the redirection of funds to human needs. Tragically, the number of U.S. service personnel killed in Afghanistan since the beginning of the war reached 1,000 on February 23, not to mention the thousands of Afghanistan troops and civilians killed and wounded and the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled the ongoing fighting. For the Walpole Peace and Justice Group March, rally & celebration for Immigrant and Worker Rights Start: 12:00 pm End: 4:00 pm This event is endorsed by UJP. Print and distribute the flyer attached below. 12pm Everett City Hall to Chelsea 1pm Chelsea City Hall to East Boston 2pm Lopresti Park, East Boston May Day on the Boston Common Start: 12:00 pm End: 2:00 pm On May 1, 2010, the Boston May Day Committee is organizing a march and rally starting on Boston Common at 12 noon. It will be joined by a procession from Boston’s North End featuring large cut-out images of the 8 immigrant workers known as the May Day martyrs. In the Common, we are proud to announce a special performance of the famous radical theater group Bread and Puppets and a series of speakers that will address the major demands for May Day. The 1:00 p.m. March from the Common will focus on local anti-worker employers and the federal Immigration & Customs Enforcement agency. May Day organizers are concerned that: Greg Mortenson to Receive Salem Human Rights Award Start: 7:30 pm End: 7:38 pm GREG MORTENSON TO RECEIVE 2010 SALEM AWARD Greg Mortenson is the recipient of the 18th annual Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice for his work promoting peace and building schools for children, especially girls, in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Join us for the award dinner and ceremony! Register for Dinner at 5:30 PM, $50 Register for the Award Ceremony at 7:30 PM (Free to Salem residents and students of Salem State College, as detailed below.)

Add to iCalendar