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Protest Ambassador of Apartheid Start: 8:45 am End: 11:30 am Michael Oren: The Israeli Ambassador of Apartheid is speaking at the Brandeis graduation at 10:30am. We hope you will want to join all of us who are appalled by his 'selling' of Israeli policy: the Gaza massacre, ongoing ethnic cleansing, the dispossession of Palestinian resources and the continued repression of Palestinian nonviolent resistance. We will meet at the Stanley Elementary School 8:45am and together walk up to Brandeis University. Please wear black, we will have signs emphasizing his role as Israel's mouthpiece. UJP Community Brunch - POSTPONED Start: 10:00 am End: 1:00 pm The UJP Community Brunch is a potluck gathering of activists from community peace groups throughout the Greater Boston region. We exchange news and ideas on projects and issues. The brunch has been postponed and will not meet on May 23. "Defending Democracy and Civil Rights... in the Courts and in the Streets" Start: 11:00 am End: 2:30 pm MARA VERHEYDEN-HILLIARD "Defending Democracy and Civil Rights... in the Courts and in the Streets" Mara Verheyden-Hilliard and her husband, Carl Messineo, founded the Partnership for Civil Justice in 1994. Based in the District of Columbia, the Partnership is dedicated to the defense of human and civil rights secured by law, the protection of free speech and dissent, and the elimination of prejudice and discrimination. In the area of constitutional/First Amendment litigation: they have defended hundreds of activists and political organizations, as well as those whose rights were violated simply because they associated with, or were in proximity to, free-speech activities. The Partnership has been working directly with the civilian populations--targeted communities in particular--of Washington, New York City, Philadelphia and Miami. March for Justice for Shaw's Workers Start: 12:00 pm End: 4:00 pm Join us for an hour, a leg, a day, or an event! Shaw's striking workers began a five day, 60 mile march from Methuen to Boston this past Sunday, May 23rd. They're following in the tradition of the farm workers' famous 60's marches. Let's show our support as they come through Medford, Somerville and Cambridge in the next few days.. They'll be rallying at Centro Present on Wed. evening at 6:30 PM, at Cambridge City Hall on Thursday, May 27th @ Noon, a final stop on their way to the State House for a 3 PM rally. A complete march schedule follows..Check out www.JusticeAtShaws.org for up-to-the-minute coverage of the march. 300 families, 5 days, 60 mile march for justice at Shaw’s-- STAND WITH SHAW’S WORKERS TO SAVE GOOD JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY! Shaw’s and their parent company, Supervalu, have forced the workers to go on strike since March 7 over unfair demands for workers to bear ALL the burden of increasing health care costs. On April 1, Shaw’s unilaterally cut off the workers’ health care. Workers and supporters are marching to urge Shaw’s to come to the bargaining table with a proposal that keeps good jobs in the community, instead of a regressive proposal that lowers workers’ living standards. Contact Megan Pierce at 781-864-6285 or mpierce@ufcw.org to find out how you can join the march or how you can help the marchers along the way. Food Not Bombs 30th Anniversary Festival Start: 12:00 pm End: 5:00 pm Join Food not Bombs in celebrating 30 years of free meals and political protest. Food Not Bombs started as an anti-nuclear action against the Seabrook, New Hampshire Power Plant in 1980. Since then it has blossomed into an international movement providing free food and helping various grassroots struggles across the globe. THREE STAGES OF MUSIC & THEATER! WORKSHOPS ON FOOD & ACTIVISM! FREE VEGETARIAN PICNIC! CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES with HOMEFRIES! Performers include: Evan Greer Natural Bliss Tem Blessed Majesty Laura Jorgensen AMP Radical Marching Band Sway Modern Times theater Humanwine Brief Awakening Jake and the Infernal Machine Boston Sass Attack Mallory Melodeego Cambridge Peace & Justice Awards - 2010 Start: 4:00 pm End: 7:00 pm The Cambridge Peace Commission will hold the 12th Cambridge Peace and Justice Awards. This year’s theme is “Peacemaking in a Time of Hope and Change,” and we plan to lift up and honor people of all ages who have worked for peace and social justice in a variety of ways and on a range of issues – from the very local to the global. :: INDIVIDUAL AWARDS :: Sarav Chidambaram • Tim Groves • Leigh Hardy • Rawhl Adams • Judy King • Arpi Kouzouian :: GROUP AWARDS :: Area 4 4 Peace • Cambridge Cares About AIDS :: Keynote Speaker :: José Edgardo Alemán Molina, Consul General of El Salvador :: Music perfomed by :: Saving our Communities from Cuts Start: 4:00 pm End: 6:00 pm A workshop on funding our communities by cutting the military budget Sponsored by the Salem Peace Committee, the Marblehead Peace Committee, and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Please download and print the attached flyer.

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