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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.
September 2010 Sacramento Area Peace Events
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Tuesday,
Sep 7, 4:30 - 6pm, NEW TIME: End the Occupations NOW! weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.
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Tuesday,
Sep 7, 6:15pm, RESCHEDULE Airshow Awareness and Action Planning, 909 12th St., Sac. Info: 916-448-7157
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Wednesday,
Sep 8, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now/Stop the Killing! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. 916-456-4595
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Friday,
Sep 10 , 6pm - 12midnight, Bend Towards Justice: A Fundraiser to Benefit Social Justice work in Oak Park and the Greater Sacramento Community. Food, social justice forum, Hip Hop. Requested donation $5-$20. Sol Collective, 2574 21st St, Sacramento. 916-476-3628
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Saturday,
Sep 11,
Demonstration at the CA Capital Airshow. Details TBA, Info: sacpeace@yahoo.com, 916-448-7157
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Saturday,
Sep 11, 6:30 - 8:30pm, Anti-occupation/peace vigil at 2nd Saturday Art Walk. 20th & J Sts, Sac. Demand Peace Now in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Palestine! Use our signs or bring your own. Veterans for Peace, 916-698-8131
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 Sunday,
Sep 12 , 5pm, performance. The San Francisco Mime Troupe returns for the seventh consecutive summer to Southside Park, 7th & T, Sacramento to offer another self-composed musical comedy play performed on a stage constructed in the park. "Posibilidad, or Death of the Worker" probes the struggle of workers to keep their jobs. FREE www.sfmt.org 501-4729
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Sunday,
Sep 12, 6pm, Second Sunday Film Night at Sol Collective - Burma VJ - Reporting From a Closed Country. Armed with pocket-sized video cameras, Burmese reporters face down death to expose the military dictatorship controlling their country. Sol Collective, 2574 21st St, Sac. Info: contact@amnestysacramento.org, www.amnestysacramento.org
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Tuesday,
Sep 14, 4:30 - 6pm, NEW TIME: End the Occupations NOW! weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.
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Tuesday,
Sep 14, 6:30pm, Human Rights Film Night at Luna's - Burma VJ - Reporting From a Closed Country. Armed with pocket-sized video cameras, Burmese reporters face down death to expose the military dictatorship controlling their country. Luna's Cafe, 1414 16th St., Sac. Info: contact@amnestysacramento.org, or www.amnestysacramento.org
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Tuesday,
Sep 14, 7 - 9pm, Marxist School of Sacramento discussion of John Bellamy Foster article, "The Financial Power Elite", Monthly Review, May 2010. SMUD Customer Service Center, 6301 S St., Sac. Info: www.marxistschool.org 916-369-5510. FREE.
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Wednesday,
Sep 15, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now/Stop the Killing! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595
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Thursday,
Sep 16, 7 - 9pm, Kevin Wehr, Dept. of Sociology, CSU Sac. "Education Shock Therapy and the Pushback" Sol Collective, 2574 21st Street, Sac. Info: www.marxistschool.org, 916-369-5510. FREE.
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Saturday,
Sep 18, 5pm, Why the Media Drums Are Beating the Call for War with Iran. David Dionisi speaks at the Peace Pyramid potluck. 6009 Kifisia Way, Fair Oaks. RSVP: tjking07@comcast.net, 916-241-9194
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Monday,
Sep 20, 12 - 1pm, Sacramento Area Coalition Against the Death Penalty's noon hour vigil against the death penalty, north steps of the State Capitol (11th & L). Info: Georgia, 916-455-1796, sparta1953@gmail.com
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Monday,
Sep 20, 6 - 8pm, Sacramento 9/11 Truth monthly meeting. Denny's, 3rd & J Sts, Sac. Info: 916-372-8433
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Monday,
Sep 20 , 7pm, Lies, Misreporting, and Catastrophe in the Middle East, talk by renowned Middle East scholar and journalist, Robert Fisk. Redwood Room, California State University Sacramento, 6000 J St, Sac. Free Parking 6th fl, Parking Structure III. FMI: mary.brassell@gmail.com.
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Tuesday,
Sep 21, 4:30 - 6pm, NEW TIME: End the Occupations NOW! weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.
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Tuesday,
Sep 21 , 6 - 9pm, Teach Peace Foundation student-led annual awards to recognize community leaders working for a more peaceful world. The $30 admission includes dinner which includes a range of options from vegetarian to chicken. 600 Alhambra Blvd, Sacramento. Info: Kathleen, 530-554-7061, contact@teachpeace.com
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Tuesday,
Sep 21, 6:30pm, Palestine Taskforce meets, 909 12th St, Sacramento, 916-448-7157
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Wednesday,
Sep 22, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now/Stop the Killing! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595
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Tuesday,
Sep 28, 4:30 - 6pm, NEW TIME: End the Occupations NOW! weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.
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Tuesday,
Sep 28, 7 - 9pm, Discussion of Marta Harnecker article "Latin America & Twenty-First Century Socialism." See Oct 12.
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Tuesday,
Sep 28, 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films: Full Battle Rattle, a bizarre glimpse into the activities at Fort Irwin's billion dollar warfare training center in the Mojave desert where they simulate Iraqi villages to train US troops. 909 12th St. Sac. Info: 916-448-7157.
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Wednesday,
Sep 29, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now/Stop the Killing! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595
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October 2010
Sacramento Peace Events
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Monday,
Oct 4, 12 - 4pm, Sacramento Housing Alliance Fall 2010 Affordable Housing Bus Tour. Highlighting affordable housing developments throughout the City and County of Sacramento. Info & to reserve a seat: 916-455-4900; Sandra@sachousingalliance.org
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Wednesday,
Oct 6, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now/Stop the Killing! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. 916-456-4595
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Saturday,
Oct 9, 6 - 9pm, Sacramento 9/11 Truth tabling at 2nd Saturday Art Walk. 21st & J Sts, Sac. (weather permitting) Free informative fliers. 916-372-8433
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Saturday,
Oct 9, 6:30 - 8:30pm, Anti-occupation/peace vigil at 2nd Saturday Art Walk. 20th & J Sts, Sac. Demand Peace Now in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Palestine! Use our signs or bring your own. Veterans for Peace, 916-698-8131
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Tuesday,
Oct 12, 7 - 9pm, Discussion of Marta Harnecker article “Latin America & Twenty-First Century Socialism.” Monthly Review Vol. 62 No. 3 July-August 2010. Also Sept 28. SMUD Customer Service Center, 6301 S St., Sac. Marxist School, Info: 916-369-95510. FREE
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Wednesday,
Oct 13, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now/Stop the Killing! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. 916-456-459
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Monday,
Oct 18, 12 - 1pm, Noon Hour Witness against the Death Penalty. North Steps, State Capitol, 11th & L, Sac. FMI 916-455-1796; sparta1953@gmail.com.
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Monday,
Oct 18, 6 - 8pm, Sacramento 9/11 Truth monthly meeting. Denny's, 3rd & J Sts, Sac. Info: 916-372-8433
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Wednesday,
Oct 20, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now/Stop the Killing! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. 916-456-459
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Wednesday,
Oct 27, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now/Stop the Killing! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. 916-456-459
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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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