1) Volunteers who will talk to people at downtown bus stops
about taking a stand against corporate greed and demanding our elected
officials put communities first will gather on Mon. Aug. 30 at 2:30 pm at the
Jobs with Justice office at 445 N. Pennsylvania. For more info, contact Allison
Luthe at 450-4019 or allison@centralindianajwj.org
2) [Winslow] There will be a hearing on the proposed I-69 bridge spanning the
Patoka River for almost a mile through the middle of the Patoka River National
Wildlife Refuge and disturbing the habitat for migratory birds on Tues. Aug. 31
at 5 pm at the Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Office, 2310 E. State Road 364.
Submit written comments to Becky Davis at bdavis@dnr.IN.gov
For more info, contact Thomas & Sandra Tokarski at 812-825-9555 or carr@bluemarble.net
3) Bread for the World (downtown) will hold its monthly lunch meeting on Wed.
Sept. 1 at 11:30 am at Downtown Bazbeaux Pizza, 334 Mass. Ave. For more
info, email Dave Miner at
dminer145@aol.com
4) [Bloomington] Bloomington Peace Action Coalition?s twice-monthly Peace
Demonstration on the Square takes place on Wed., Sept. 1, 5-6 pm, at Monroe
County Courthouse Square at the intersection of Kirkwood Ave. and Walnut.
Fore more info, email Timothy Baer at
timothybaer2003@hotmail.com
5) The showing of a documentary DVD on a social action topic followed by
discussion will take place on Wed. Sept. 1 at 7 pm at Haldeman House, 2440 N.
Park Ave., preceded by a light supper, 6-7 pm. For more info, phone Ron
Haldeman at 926-4318.
6) [West Lafayette] Joe Rubinstein will lead a conversation relating to
?Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Inside the mind of ?the Other,?? which will be
an exercise in empathy as endorsed by the Charter for Compassion (see below)
focusing on feelings alone and enhanced by radio clips, on Thurs. Sept. 2,
12:10-1 pm, in the main level lounge of the Wesley Foundation at Purdue
University, 435 W. State. Bring your lunch; coffee and tea are provided.
For more info, phone 765.743.5066.
7) The NAACP will hold its monthly meeting on Thurs. Sept. 2 at 6:30 pm on the
second floor of the Julia Carson Government Center, 300 E. Fall Creek
Blvd. For more info, contact Chrystal Ratcliffe at
celliott@indynaacp.org
8) The Race Relations Leadership Network will hold its monthly meeting over
breakfast on Fri. Sept. 3 at 8 am at the Urban League, 777 Indiana Ave.,
sponsored by the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee. For more info,
phone 327-3625.
9) Women in Black will gather on Fri. Sept. 3 at 11:30 am at Monument Circle.
WIB stand together to call for the end of the illegal Israeli occupation of
Palestine and to mourn both Israeli and Palestinian lives lost. For more
info, email Judy King at
timothy_a_king@hotmail.com
10) The weekly vigil protesting the US Occupation in Iraq will take place on
Fri. Sept. 3, 4:30-5:30 pm, in front of the Federal Building, North and Pennsylvania,
sponsored by the Indianapolis Peace and Justice Center. Bring an
appropriate sign or have one provided. For more info, contact Ron
Haldeman at 926-4318 or
ronjane@igc.org
11) In honor of Labor Day, there will be pocketing in support of Hotel Workers
on Thurs. Sept. 4, 4:30-5:30 pm, beside the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1 S. Capitol,
sponsored by Unite Here. For more info, email Becky Smith at
bsmith@unitehere.org
12) There will be a Labor Day Parade on the theme of "Lettie's Legacy -
Taking it to the Streets" on Sat. Sept. 4, 9-12, stepping off from North
& Pennsylvania.
13) [Fort Wayne] There will be a Peace Rally on Sat., Sept. 4, 12-1, at Allen
County Courthouse Green, Main and Clinton, sponsored by Fort Wayne Peace
Action. For more info, visit fwagitator.org or phone Tim Tiernon at (260)
478-9106
14) [Nashville] There will be a Peace Vigil on the theme "War Is Not The
Answer!" on Sat. Sept. 4 at 6 pm at Brown County Courthouse, Main and Van
Buren Streets sponsored by Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
(Brown County branch). For more info, contact Tom Hougham at 878-4210 or
annntom@hotmail.com
15) [Bloomington] Under the general theme of "Peace Through Truth: 9/11
and State Crimes Against Democracy,? Graeme MacQueen, Buddhist scholar and
founding director of Peace Studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario,
will speak on "The Fictional basis for the War on Terror" and Laurie
Manwell, researcher in behavioral neuroscience at Guelph University in Ontario
, will speak on "The Social Psychological Implications of 9/11 and Other
State Crimes Against Democracy" on Sat. Sept. 4 at 7 pm at the
Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. For more info, visit
bloomingtonalternative.com/node/10493 or 911workinggroup.org or email Timothy
Baer at
timothybaer2003@hotmail.com

JOIN THE PROTEST AGAINST THE U.S. OCCUPATION IN IRAQ
EVERY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
4:30 - 5:30 P.M.
DOWNTOWN IN FRONT OF THE FEDERAL BUILDING
BRING AN APPROPRIATE SIGN OR USE ONE PROVIDED



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