1) The Indianapolis Peace Institute and our community of students living at Peace House invite you to a panel discussion on Intentional Communities on Tues. June 30 at 7:30 pm at Earth House, 237 N. East. For more info, email Katharine Williams at
williams@indianapolispeaceinstitute.org
2) Bread for the World (downtown) will hold its monthly lunch meeting on Wed. July 1 at 11:30 am at Downtown Bazbeaux Pizza, 334 Mass. Ave. For more info, email Dave Miner at dminer145@aol.com
3) [Bloomington] Bloomington Peace Action Coalition’s twice-monthly Peace Demonstration on the Square takes place on Wed. July 1 from 5-6 pm at Monroe County Courthouse Square at the intersection of Kirkwood Avenue and Walnut. Signs and banners provided, or bring your own signs with messages of Peace and ending war and military occupation. For more info, visit bpac.info or phone Timothy Baer at (812) 988-1917.
4) Food Independence Day begins at noon on Thurs. July 2 at Earth House Café, 237 N. East with lunch and a meet and greet with director Scott Kennedy Hamilton. A juice bar plus a local, organic dinner will follow at 4 pm. Scott Kennedy Hamilton will present his award winning film, The Garden, which tells the story of a 14-acre community farm located in South Central Los Angeles, at 7:30 pm. "The Garden tells the story of the country's largest urban farm, backroom deals, land developers, green politics, money, poverty, power and racial discord, exploring the fault lines in American society," Hamilton said.
5) The NAACP will hold its monthly meeting on Thurs. July 2 at 6:30 pm on the second floor of the Julia Carter Government Center, 300 E. Fall Creek Blvd. For more info, email Cornell Burris at CornellBurris@aol.com
6) The Race Relations Leadership Network will hold its monthly meeting over breakfast on Fri. July 3 at 8 am at the Urban League, 777 Indiana Ave., sponsored by the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee. For more info, phone 327-3625.
7) Women in Black will gather on Fri. July 3 at 11:30 am at Monument Circle. WIB is a group of sympathizers to the Israeli Women in Black of the Middle East, who seek non-violent resolution to their situation. For more info, email Judy King at timothy_a_king@hotmail.com
8) The weekly vigil protesting the US Occupation in Iraq will take place on Fri. July 3 from 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 or Jane Haldeman at 926-4318 or ronjane@igc.org