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Sacramento area events that address peace, justice, and sustainability issues are included in this calendar. Not all events are sponsored by Sacramento Area Peace Action; use contact numbers and emails to obtain more information. See www.davispeace.org for the Davis Peace Coalition. Scroll to
bottom for links to ongoing area vigils.
March 2015 Sacramento Area Peace Events
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Tuesday,
Mar 3, 4:30 - 6pm, Protest to demand NO war on Iran - National Day of Action. Weekly Vigil. 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.
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Wednesday,
Mar 4 ,
Shut Down Creech!! Creech AFB, near Las Vegas Nevada is where pilots fly Predator & Reaper drones, armed with Hellfire missiles, all over the world. March 4-6. Info & carpools from Sacramento: (916)284-0944, bbinks@comcast.net
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Wednesday,
Mar 4, 4 - 5pm, No New Wars, No Killer Drones. Sac Veterans for Peace weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595
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 Thursday,
Mar 5 , 7 - 8:30pm, Films: History Revisited: A short film on the National Women’s History Project and their goals for initiating March as Women’s History Month. And The Role of American Women in the Work of the Nation, a short film on the history of women’s rights in the work place and the positive impact on the economy. Discussion to follow.
Colonial Heights Library, 4799 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento. FMI: conjoin@macnexus.org
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Tuesday,
Mar 10, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations and U.S. Wars NOW! Weekly Vigil. 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.
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Wednesday,
Mar 11, 4 - 5pm, No New Wars, No Killer Drones. Sac Veterans for Peace weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595
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Thursday,
Mar 12, 6:15pm, SacPeace Board meets. 909 12th St. Sacramento. FMI: sacpeace@dcn.org; 916-448-7157
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Thursday,
Mar 12, 6:30pm, Forum on City Ethics and Transparency Reforms see 3-25. South Natomas Library, 2901 Truxel Rd. Sacramento. FMI: 916-447-8683
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Thursday,
Mar 12 , 7 - 8:30pm, Film: Femme: Women Healing the World, Part 1. Influential > women discuss history, science, politics, religion, entertainment and solutions to the multiple crises we face throughout the world. Discussion to follow. Colonial Heights Library, 4799 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento. FMI: conjoin@macnexus.org
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Saturday,
Mar 14 , 1pm, Reading of two children's short stories that have received the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, We Shall Overcome: The Story of a Song and Brave Girl. The Reading will be done by educator Sabreena Britt, a member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.Children of all ages are welcome. Auburn Library, 350 Nevada Street, Auburn. FMI: conjoin@macnexus.org
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Saturday,
Mar 14, 6 - 7:30pm, Sac Veterans for Peace 2nd Saturday vigil, No New Wars, No Killer Drones!, 20th & J, Sacramento. All welcome, FMI: 916-456-4595
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Monday,
Mar 16 , 4 - 6pm, Annual vigil protest the 2003 murder of Rachel Corrie, who was killed by an Israeli soldier while trying to protect Palestinian homes from illegal demolition. Federal Building, 501 I St. Sacramento. FMI: 916-424-2350; j_colbe@yahoo.com
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Monday,
Mar 16, 6 - 8pm, Sacramento 9/11 Truth monthly meeting. Perko's conference room, 925 3rd St. Sac. Info: 916-372-8433
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Tuesday,
Mar 17 , 7 - 9pm, Video: David Harvey Presents Capital, Class 12. Followed by discussion. Colonial Heights Library, 4799 Stockton Blvd, Sac. FMI: info@marxistschool.org, 916-835-4330.
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Wednesday,
Mar 18, 4 - 5pm, No New Wars, No Killer Drones. Sac Veterans for Peace weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595
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Wednesday,
Mar 18, 7:15pm, Film: Groundswell Rising showing the human side of the fracking experience and the resulting need to protect our children's air and water. Small donation appreciated. 1640 9th Ave. Sacramento FMI: Sac Action for Latin America 916 446-3304
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Thursday,
Mar 19 , 7 - 8:30pm, Film: Femme: Women Healing the World part 2 - a continuation of the March 12 film showing - see description above. Discussion to follow. Colonial Heights Library, 4799 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento. FMI: conjoin@macnexus.org
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Sunday,
Mar 22, 11:30am, High tech companies and technologies of repression and control: from Pelican Bay to Palestine to Ferguson. Talk by Dalit Baum, Pd.D, American Friends Service Committee’s Director of Economic Activism, Jewish Israeli activist, and feminist scholar. Sacramento Friends Meeting, 890 57th St, Sacramento. FMI: kristyup@pacbell.net
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Tuesday,
Mar 24, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations and U.S. Wars NOW! Weekly Vigil. 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.
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Tuesday,
Mar 24, 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films: Google and the World Brain. In 1937, writer H.G. Wells imagined a "World Brain" containing all of the world's knowledge; 70 years later, Google set about realizing Wells's vision while coming up against many obstacles. The film tells about the project and struggles over intellectual property and access to human knowledge and broader themes of freedom and surveillance. 909 12th St. Sac. Info: 916-448-7157, sacpeace@dcn.org
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Wednesday,
Mar 25, 4 - 5, No New Wars, No Killer Drones. Sac Veterans for Peace weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595
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Wednesday,
Mar 25, 6:30pm, Forum on City Ethics & Transparency Reforms to obtain ideas, opinions and feedback on meaningful and effective reforms of Sacramento city government. Robbie Waters Library, 7335 Gloria Dr, Sacramento. FMI: 916-447-8683.
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Thursday,
Mar 26 , 7 - 8:30pm, Life & Art of the Great Isadora Duncan: A Living History Dance Performance.
Lois Flood, dance teacher and peace activist will tell the stories of Isadora Duncan, a revolutionary dancer and writer, through the arts of dance and poetry. Colonial Heights Library, 4799 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento. FMI: conjoin@macnexus.org
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Monday,
Mar 30, 3 - 5pm, Join N. Calif. Activists United Against Drone Warfare at Beale AFB monthly protest. Main gate, 4675 N. Beale Rd, Marysville, followed by potluck and camping. FMI: Nevada County: 941-320-0291; Sacramento: 916-284-0944, bbinks@comcast.net
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Tuesday,
Mar 31, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations and U.S. Wars NOW! Weekly Vigil. 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.
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Tuesday,
Mar 31, 6 - 8am, Join N. Calif. Activists United Against Drone Warfare at Beale AFB monthly protest. Wheatland gate, 3960 S. Beale Rd. @ Ostrom Rd, Marysville. FMI: Nevada County: 941-320-0291; Sacramento: 916-284-0944, bbinks@comcast.net.
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April 2015
Sacramento Peace Events
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Thursday,
Apr 9, 6:15pm, SacPeace Board meets. 909 12th St. Sacramento. FMI: sacpeace@dcn.org; 916-448-7157
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Ongoing Vigils
in Valley & Foothill Communities
Davis Peace Coalition: Silent Peace Vigil, every Saturday, 11am-12noon, G Street Plaza (between 2nd and 3rd Streets) Davis, 530-758-8575, www.davispeace.org (Updated 11-2006)
Sacramento Area Peace Action: Tuesdays, 4-6pm, 16th J Streets ; Saturdays 11:30am-1:30pm: 1 st Sat. Arden at Heritage; 3 rd Sat. Fulton Marconi, Sacramento , 916-448-7157, sypeaceact@jps.net (Updated 11-2006)
Solano County Peace and Justice Coalition, Thursdays, 5 to 6 pm, First and Military street in
Benicia, www.solanopeaceandjustice.com (Updated 11-2006)
Woodland: Monthly Peace Vigil in Woodland gathers every fourth Saturday 11am -12 noon in front of the Yolo County Court House, 725 Court St. Woodland. 530 662-0387; doehene@charter.net ( Updated 11-2006)
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