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E-mail calendar events to bookruth@swcp.com or call Ruth at 505-842-0843 by the 20th of the month (for the following month's print edition of our newsletter). Please limit submissions to a maximum of 60 words and follow the format below to make it easier on our volunteer!
E-mail calendar events to Web@abqPeaceAndJustice.org at any time for the Web site calendar. Event notices are appreciated at least ten (10) days before the event takes place.
Also, please check calendar posted at the Peace Center for additional events not listed here.
Additions and changes to the calendar are shown in green.
Sunday, January 6, 9:00am
Part II of A Brief History of Disbelief: Noughts and Crosses. With the domination of Christianity from 500 AD, Jonathan Miller wonders how disbelief re-emerged in the 15th and 16th centuries, and shows how dangerous it was to undermine the religious faith of the masses. NM Atheists and Freethinkers.
Sunday, January 6, 3:00pmKundalini Yoga For Stress Reduction and Relaxation with Maureen. This will continue each Sunday at this time. Please arrive by 2:50P.M. with an empty stomach, loose clothing, and a yoga mat or blanket. In order to respect the integrity of the class, doors will be locked at 3:05P.M.! Class will end at 4:15P.M, and Yogi tea will be served. $10-15 sliding scale or $5.00 Peace center members. More info: 505-266-7567. | ||||
Wednesday, January 9, 7:00pmTalk on nuclear weapons at Kirtland at the Greenbriar Townhouses Coop (1212 Nakomis NE - Albuquerque). Questions? 505-401-4808. | ||||
Friday, January 11, all dayACLU calls on people of conscience to wear orange to demand the closing of the prison at Guantánamo Bay and an immediate end to injustice. On January 11, 2002 the first prisoners from Afghanistan arrived at Guantánamo. Every day that the prison at Guantánamo stays open is an insult to our values and makes a mockery of our commitment to justice and the rule of law. You can get a Close Guantánamo armband when you make a contribution to the ACLU, action.aclu.org . | ||||
Friday, January 11, 7:00 - 8:30pmNew Year - New Perspectives: Tulku Nyima, a highly accomplished and respected Tibetan Lama, offers a different perspective on how to gain happiness and satisfaction, a view opposed to our rushed and stressful lifestyle. Albuquerque Center for Spiritual Living (2801 Louisiana NE - Albuquerque). Info: 505-401-7340. | ||||
Recent Addition!Saturday, January 12, 2:00 - 4:00pmCome to a presentation on strengthening local economies and building community, currency circulation, keeping wealth local, poverty alleviation, and more by John Rogers of Germany's Community Value Organization. This event takes place at Plumber PiPeFitters Hall (510 San Pedro SE - Albuquerque). Cost is $25. Sponsor is World Voices Independent Newspaper. Info: 505-275-0597. | ||||
Saturday, January 12, 7:00 - 10:30pm![[African Dancers]](2008a-afrdancers.jpeg) African Dance Party, hosted by Fouladou Handicap, with dancing, drumming, singing, performance and Senegalese food for a small fee. Come celebrate and help raise money for medicine supplies in Senegal, West Africa! Your suggested donation of $10-20 at the door will go to medical clinics in Dakar, Senegal. Info: 505-268-9557. | ||||
Saturday, January 12, 7:00pmSome of My Best Friends are Poets, part of White History Week celebration, with Demetria Martinez, Margaret Randall, Mary Oishi, Lisa Gill, Amanda Rich, Rani of Tribe Phoenix, Susan Sherman from NYC. 2nd hour is a round robin open mike. Outch'yonda (929 4th Street SW - Albuquerque). | ||||
Saturday-Sunday, January 12-13, 10:00am - 5:00pmTulku Nyima, Tibetan Lama, the Buddhist perspective. RigDzin Dharma Foundation (322 Washington SE - Albuquerque). Info: 505-401-7340. | ||||
Tuesday, January 15, 6:00pmBi-annual PAJOLA potluck - a time for PAJOLA groups to share a meal and information with other PAJOLA members. Please bring a dish to share. All are welcome. | ||||
Recent Addition!Wednesday, January 16, 6:00pmA talk on the 1,914 nuclear weapons at Kirtland and on the exciting efforts that are underway to have them dismantled. Hope to see you there. Questions? 505-401-4808. | ||||
Recent Addition!Wednesday, January 16, 7:00pmJoin us at the Task Force on Darfur meeting in Room 11 (east of the Wimmer Room - following the Pot Luck supper in the Social Hall) of the First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque (3701 Carlisle NE - Albuquerque). Please RSVP to attend. Info/RSVP: e-mail paddibette@msn.com . | ||||
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Friday, January 18, 12:00 - 1:00pmThird Annual Environmental Justice Awareness Day - Protecting Mother Earth and the Health of Our Children and Familes, at the State Capitol Rotunda in Santa Fe. Free Educational Tours in Spanish and English (for all ages) of the New Mexico State Legislature, 10-11:45am. Reception, 12-1pm. Food, Speakers, performances by members of Los Alacranes de San Diego (known for their social justice music - in particular Chicano Park), Grupo Sangre de Cristo de Northern New Mexico and more. Sponsored by Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice (SNEEJ). Info: 505-242-0416. | ||||
Recent Addition!Saturday and Sunday, January 19 and 20, 2:00pm (both days)How Ohio Pulled It Off (2007, ? minutes) offers sobering evidence of election fraud in the United States, and highlights the potential for future abuses. The story continues today, casting a shadow of uncertainty on the 2008 election and beyond. This film is being presented at The Guild Cinema (3405 Central Avenue NE - Albuquerque). Info: call 505-255-1848 or visit www.guildcinema.com . | ||||
Recent Addition!Friday - Tuesday, January 18 - 22, 4:15pm, 6:30pm, and 8:45pm (each day)No End In Sight (2007, 102 minutes) chronicles the reasons behind Iraq's descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy. It examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy - the use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the looting of Baghdad, the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government and the disbanding of the Iraqi military - largely created the insurgency and chaos that engulf Iraq today. This film is being presented at The Guild Cinema (3405 Central Avenue NE - Albuquerque). Info: call 505-255-1848 or visit www.guildcinema.com . | ||||
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Recent Addition!Monday, January 21, 10:30am - 12:00pmLeaders are Readers! is a reception honoring pro-education legislative leaders which takes place at the Linda Durham Gallery (1101 Paseo de Peralta - Santa Fe). Info: call 505-466-6600. | ||||
Recent Addition!Tuesday-Tuesday, January 22-29Portrait art submissions will be accepted during regular business hours (Tu., We., Th. 12-8pm and Fr. 1-5pm) at OFFCenter Community Arts Project. The show, Fresh Faces, begins in February. Info: call 505-247-1172. | ||||
Wednesday, January 23, 7:00pmErda Gardens and Learning Center Open House: Slideshow of the gardens and good times from recent years. Connect with a fun community and a beautiful place that grows wonderful biodynamic food. Herbal teas from the garden will be served. Info: 505-610-1538 or erdagardens.org . | ||||
Friday, January 25, 8:00amPeace Talks Radio: Teaching Peace, Part 2. Hear about programs that bring the history of peacemaking, global understanding and nonviolent conflict resolution strategies into classrooms in DC and Seattle. On KUNM 89.9FM (Albuquerque) or online at goodradioshows.org anytime after January 23. | ||||
Recent Addition!Friday, January 25, 11:00amFundraiser & discussion for homeless veterans with CD release party for "You have forgotten me" takes place at New Mexico Veterans Integration Center (6101 Central Avenue NE - Albuquerque). Information: call 505-660-0100 or visit www.youhaveforgottenme.com . | ||||
Recent Addition!Friday-Saturday, January 25-26Come to the second annual RioFest International Environmental Film Festival at Macey Center (Socorro) on the New Mexico Tech campus. Among numerous offerings are Gimme Green, an Academy Award-winning documentary about America's fatal fascination with The Verdant Lawn, plus several avant-garde, award-winning Dutch animation shorts.RioFest takes place during two evenings and one day, for $20 per person. If you come only Friday night, $5; $10 will get you either the day's screening on Saturday or Saturday night alone. Information: 575-418-8642 or www.riofilmfest.com . Tix at the door. | ||||
Friday-Sunday, January 25-27Retreat, Jesus and Buddha Paths to Awakening: The Four Noble Truths, presenters James Finley and Fr. Richard Rohr. Hotel Albuquerque, Old Town (Albuquerque). Info & registration ($200): Center for Action and Contemplation, 505-242-9588. | ||||
Recent Addition!Saturday, January 26A talk on the 1,914 nuclear weapons at Kirtland and on the exciting efforts that are underway to have them dismantled. This talk will take place in Portales - time and place will be posted soon after it is announced. Hope to see you there. Questions? 505-401-4808 | ||||
Recent Addition!Saturday, January 26, 6:30 - 9:30pmNM GI Rights Hotline fundraising event in the Commonroom of St. Bedes Episcopal Church (1601 S Saint Francis Drive - Santa Fe). See selected clips from the film "Arlington West" and learn through first-hand accounts why every community needs a GI Hotline. Speakers are Jorge Arroyo Conscientious Objector to the Iraq War; Tony Garcia, Native New Mexican Iraq Veteran; and Dr. Dahlia Wasfi, MD, Iraqi-American. Refreshments and door prizes! Suggested donation: $15. Info: 505-982-1133. | ||||
Recent Addition!Sunday, January 27, 1:00 - 4:00pmNM GI Rights Hotline fundraising event at Guild Cinema (3405 Central NE - Albuquerque). See selected clips from the film Arlington West and learn through first-hand accounts why every community needs a GI Hotline. Speakers are Jorge Arroyo Conscientious Objector to the Iraq War; Tony Garcia, Native New Mexican Iraq Veteran; and Dr. Dahlia Wasfi, MD, Iraqi-American. Refreshments and door prizes! Suggested donation: $15. Info: 505-255-1848. | ||||
Recent Addition!Monday, January 28, 7:00pmThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has scheduled a public meeting and a hearing on a draft permit (developed by EPA) allowing the City of Santa Fe to discharge up to 1.3 million gallons a day of sand, silt, fine sediments and clays from the proposed Buckman Direct Diversion Project to the Rio Grande. The hearing takes place at Santa Fe Community College (Santa Fe), Main Building - Jemez Complex (Rooms 1, 2, and 3). The public information meeting will start at 6:00pm and the hearing will start at 7:00pm. Registration for the hearing will be 6:30pm.Issuing a permit before completion of the investigation of the plutonium contamination in an old river channel/slough north of the proposed site may endanger public health. The EPA contact person is Ms. Diane Smith. She may be contaced via mail at U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Planning and Analysis Branch (6WQ-NP), 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75202-2733; via telephone at 214-665-2145; and via e-mail at smith.diane@epa.gov .More information about the draft permit : http://www.epa.gov/region6/6wq/npdes/publicnotices/nm/nmdraft.htm . For more information, visit the Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety (CCNS) Web site at http://nuclearactive.org/Water/Buckman.html . Comments are due (to EPA - see above) February 11, 2008. | ||||
Monday, January 28, 7:00pmUS responses to the nuclear programs of Israel and Iran: justice or just warmongering? Sponsored by Justice First!. | ||||
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