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Wrapping Up and Looking Forward
Submitted by commchurch on Thu, 05/30/2013 - 1:11pmLINDA JENKINS
"Wrapping Up and Looking Forward"
This Sunday we will review the past year and look ahead to the summer and beyond. Noting outcomes from our recent community retreat, conditions of the concentric circles of community in which we live, we will raise up needs and priorities, to formulate a shared vision for the next year. Everyone's participation is needed!
Ray McGovern: What Do You Do When Your Government Fails to Tell the Truth?
Submitted by ujpadmin2 on Tue, 04/23/2013 - 11:05pmThe talk is free and open to the public.
More on McGovern:
Ray McGovern was CIA foreign policy analyst for 27 years. From 1981 to 1985. he was one of the intelligence officers in charge of the daily briefing of President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H.W. Bush. In 2002 he was publicly critical of President George W. Bush's use of government intelligence in the lead up to the war in Iraq.
Visions: America after Hegemony
Submitted by rozziecole on Fri, 03/29/2013 - 3:50pmWith the Iraq war fading into memory even as the country still simmers, the U.S. peace movement faces the need to reframe its message.
We have spent the last 10 years resisting the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan – tragedies that have not only devastated those two countries and taken tens of thousands of lives, but have left thousands of returning veterans with lifelong disabilities and taken a huge toll on our national economy.
Book Talk: Shadow Lives: The Forgotten Women of the War on Terror
Submitted by ujpadmin2 on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 3:42pmThe British writer Victoria Brittain is a former editor at The Guardian newspaper, the co-author of the play Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom and co-author (with Moazzam Begg) of his Guantanamo memoir. She will be visiting the United States to talk about her new book, Shadow Lives: The Forgotten Women of the War on Terror.
Book Talk: Shadow Lives: The Forgotten Women of the War on Terror
Submitted by ujpadmin2 on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 3:41pmThe British writer Victoria Brittain is a former editor at The Guardian newspaper, the co-author of the play Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom and co-author (with Moazzam Begg) of his Guantanamo memoir. She will be visiting the United States to talk about her new book, Shadow Lives: The Forgotten Women of the War on Terror.
She will be speaking at venues in the Boston area that are open to the public:
Book Talk: Shadow Lives: The Forgotten Women of the War on Terror
Submitted by ujpadmin2 on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 3:38pmThe British writer Victoria Brittain is a former editor at The Guardian newspaper, the co-author of the play Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom and co-author (with Moazzam Begg) of his Guantanamo memoir. She will be visiting the United States to talk about her new book, Shadow Lives: The Forgotten Women of the War on Terror.
She will be speaking at venues in the Boston area that are open to the public:
Deepening Crisis in the Middle East: Syria, Iran and Israel/Palestine
Submitted by Alice Rothchild on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 5:44pmAlice Rothchild presented the attached slides at a UJP sponsored forum on "Deepening Crisis in the Middle East: Syria, Iran, and Israel/Palestine", presented at Boston University on February 25, 2013.
Click to access the slides. Then Click on the "Present" Button at the top of the page (or hit CTL-F5) to begin the presentation.
GLAD Summer Party
Submitted by intern_events@g... on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 3:51pmJoin Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders at our annual Summer Party held outside in the heart of Provincetown, MA on Saturday, July 27 from 4:00-7:00PM. Enjoy the view of the harbor, mingle with other GLAD supporters and learn more about our ground-breaking cases.
Tickets are $75 online | $85 on site | $30 student
Purchase at https://www.glad.org/events.
Occupy New England 4th Regional Convergence
Submitted by ujpadmin2 on Wed, 02/27/2013 - 9:10pmOccupy New England will be hosting it's 4th Regional Convergence in New Hampshire. We would like to invite all interested organizations and individuals to attend. This event will have a time and place to sign up volunteers, teach about your organization or cause, and get to know your other local organizations.
Fundraiser for 5 upcoming "Occupy Boston" Political Trials
Submitted by ujpadmin2 on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 1:29pmNational Lawyers Guild Fundraiser
for 5 Upcoming "Occupy Boston" Political Trials
An evening of food, drinks and pool!
Creative Action: Medea Benjamin
Submitted by macpanther@mac.com on Mon, 01/28/2013 - 10:37pmUMass Lowell's Department of Sociology will be sponsoring Medea Benjamin's visit to the Peacemaking Alternatives class. The public is welcome.
Creative action is what CODE PINK co-founder Medea Benjamin is all about! An advocate for social justice for more than 30 years, Medea has been described as “one of America's most committed – and most effective – fighters for human rights” and “one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement.”
"Extremists"
Submitted by Pat Scanlon on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 6:47pmHi VFP & Peace Allies,
Birth 2012 Boston - Arlington Town Hall
Submitted by kaezafearn on Sun, 12/09/2012 - 3:21pmJoin us at Birth 2012 Boston as we celebrate the shift into a new era: a GLOBAL CULTURE OF PEACE.
Birth 2012 Boston at Cambridge College
Submitted by kaezafearn on Sun, 12/09/2012 - 3:19pmJoin us at Birth 2012 Boston as we celebrate the shift into a new era: a GLOBAL CULTURE OF PEACE.
Featured presenters, performers and exhibitors with drumming, sound healing, Flags of One Family, True Story Theater, peace meditation and more.
Radical Futures and Prospects for Freedom: Angela Y. Davis and Noam Chomsky
Submitted by ujpadmin1 on Fri, 11/02/2012 - 1:56pmRadical Futures and Prospects for Freedom marks the first meeting of renowned thinkers and movement leaders Angela Y. Davis and Noam Chomsky for public conversation. The dialogue, moderated by Vijay Prashad, will be grounded by uplifting performances and words from some of Boston’s brightest current and future organizers, activists, and cultural workers.
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