Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice 202 Harvard SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 505-268-9557   Updated: 28 July 2009 Special Events Calendar July 2009
Special Events Calendar -- July 2009	E-mail calendar events to MonthlyCalendar@abqpeaceandjustice.org 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. Events are held at the Peace Center unless otherwise noted. Recent additions and recent changes to the calendar (made this month) are shown in green. Wednesday, July 1, 6:00pm We are inviting groups and organizations to send a representative to this coalition meeting at the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice. The coalition will be meeting to plan events surrounding the simultaneous visits of Ray McGovern (retired CIA officer turned political activist), Elliott Adams (board member for the National Veterans for Peace), Cindy Sheehan (author of "Peace Mom", "Myth America" and other books), Col. (ret.) Ann Wright (one of three State Department officials to publicly resign in direct protest of the March 2003 invasion of Iraq) and David Swanson (Co-Founder of AfterDowningStreet.org, creator of ProsecuteBushCheney.org) from October 9-11, 2009 in Albuquerque. We request that all supporting groups and organizations participate in the planning/pulling together of this effort in some way (the best way to help is to send a representative to the planning meetings). Information: 505-858-0882 or StoptheWarMachine@comcast.net .
Sunday, July 5, 5:00 - 8:00pm The Change We Knead Now - Bake Bread for World Peace - call for nonviolent civil action. Sit with us in Lafayette Park, outside the White House, and bake bread for world peace in Washington D.C. We spent trillions to bail out America's corporations now it s time to bail out the American people. On July 4, 2009 we will start baking bread with the sun outside the White House and ask people to sign this petition: Petition - The Change We Knead Now - Bake Bread For World Peace Implement universal government-paid (Single-Payer) healthcare for all Free federal prisoner Leonard Peltier by executive order today Solar energy collectors available for every house Passenger trains connecting every city Organic gardening classes in every school Call for a global ceasefire Following the examples of Mohandas Gandhi, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr. please join our nonviolent sit-in for a positive future while we have a chance. Information: thechangewekneadnow.net or 575-770-3377. Sunday, July 5, 5:00 - 8:00pm Kimbob Sunday! Enjoy Korean food, Hangul lessons, music, and more! Advance tickets $7, available at P&J, or $10 at the door. Information: 505-242-4934. Sunday-Wednesday, July 5-15 Trinity to Trident Interfaith Peace Walk starts in Los Alamos, New Mexico on Sunday July 5th, passes through Albuquerque on July 9th and 10th, and arrives at the Trinity Bomb site on July 15th, just before the 30th anniversary of the Church Rock Uranium spill (which devastated Navajo communities 30 years ago in the Gallup area). Information: http://www.ttt.Lovarchy.org or 505-242-0497. Recent Addition! Thursday, July 9, 11:30am - 12:30pm Homeless Services Networking Meeting - This meeting will feature a presentation by Susan Sanchez on HELP (Home Education Livelihood Program) New Mexico, which offers financial assistance, job training and placement, and other programs. The meeting takes place at First Presbyterian Church (215 Locust NE - Albuquerque). Information: 505-463-0872 or knavarro411@yahoo.com . Recent Change! Friday, July 10, 6:00pm Following a two-week delegation to Colombia with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), Justin Remer-Thamert will be giving a talk concerning the political and social reality in Colombia, with a particular focus around land and wealth distribution. Donations will help pay for the event and support CPT. Information: 505-307-2218. Saturday, July 11, 10:00am - 3:00pm Artisan's Fair at P&J! Join us for live music, unique shopping and artsy folks. Information: 505-255-4296. Saturday-Sunday, July 11-12 Creating A Culture of Peace Training helps people and organizations learn practices for community work. How do social changes happen? How does a social condition become a movement? At the Friends' Meeting (1600 5th NW - Albuquerque). Low income, $70; all others, $90. Spans two days, and includes all meals. Information and registration (by July 8): 505-275-0597. Recent Addition! Sunday, July 12, 7:00pm Seven Jewish Children, a play for Gaza, fundraiser is for medical aid to Palestinians, is taking place at El Museo Cultural (1615B Paseo de Peralta - Santa Fe). It is being presented and performed by Another Jewish Voice in Santa Fe. Information: 505-820-6476. Recent Addition! Tuesday, July 14 Leonard Peltier's first parole hearing in 15 years will be 28 July 2009. Letters submitted to the U.S. Parole Commission on Leonard's behalf need to be received by the date 14 July 2009. Letters to President Obama will be helpful in conjunction with petitioning the parole commission. These need to be received by the White House in advance of the parole hearing. Information: www.whoisleonardpeltier.info . Recent Addition! Wednesday, July 15, 6:00pm We are inviting groups and organizations to send a representative to our coalition meeting. The coalition will be meeting to plan events surrounding the simultaneous visits of Ray McGovern, Elliott Adams, Cindy Sheehan, Col. Ann Wright and David Swanson from October 9-11, 2009 in Albuquerque. We request that all supporting groups and organizations participate in the planning/pulling together of this effort in some way (the best way to help is to send a representative to the planning meetings). Information: 505-858-0882. Thursday, July 16 "New Mexico Nuclear Disasters Day" and the 64th anniversary of the world's first nuclear bomb detonation.. Recent Addition! Thursday, July 16, 7:00am - 9:00pm The 30th Anniversary Commemoration of the Church Rock Uranium Tailings Spill (This spill released significantly more radiation into the environment than the better knownThree Mile Island accident). The daylong commemoration begins with a prayer walk along State Road 566 from Red Water Pond Road (Church Rock) to the site of the spill across from the United Nuclear Corporation uranium mill. Prayers for healing will be offered at the beginning of the walk and at the spill site. The walk will end at the ranch of Larry J. King, where a press conference reaffirming the Navajo Nation's ban on uranium mining will be held. A luncheon and a film showing with a panel discussion will follow the press conference. Information: 505-240-3104 and http://www.sric.org/Churchrock . Thursday, July 16, 5:30 - 6:30pm Art exhibit and reception for refugee students attending Catholic Charities summer English as a Second Language program.These students come from many parts of the world, including Africa, Asia, and the Middle East and will be on hand to discuss their art work, share their cultural experience, and of course, practice English. Information: 505-724-4609. Friday, July 17, 6:00pm Please join an informal group trying to rouse our elected NM reps to join an international movement to apply UN pressure to secure the freedom of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ang Sang Suu Kyi and bring democracy to the people of Burma, currently ruled by a brutal military junta.Information: 505-795-1575. Saturday, July 18, 12:00pm Real Life In Afghanistan and Pakistan: Personal Stories And Comments Civilian And Military is being presented by the Albuquerque Chapter of the United Nations Association-USA. It's an opportunity to hear from New Mexicans who have lived in and worked in Afghanistan and Pakistan and Central Asia. They will tell of their experiences and their views of the background of the current conflicts and of the present policies. Location is the Albuquerque Mennonite Church (1300 Girard Avenue - Albuquerque). Admission is free. Potluck snacks are welcome. Panelists so far are: Mr. Craig Barnes (Santa Fe, NM, International negotiator in Central Asia), Mr. Ed Rau (USAF retired. military attache in Afghanistan and consultant for US policy in Afghan-Soviet war), Professor Tahseen A Cheema, MD (Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, UNM and visiting professor National Orthopaedic Hospital, Bahawapur. Pakistan), and Lt. Colonel Frank Oliveira (NM Army National Guard. Member Counterinsurgency Training Team, Afghanistan 2007-2008). Information: prattsalwm@comcast.net or 505-869-4212. Recent Change! Saturday-Sunday, July 18-19 "Arté de Muertos" Expo gathering of speciality artists of "Dia de los Muertos"(Day of the Dead) folk art and contemporary "Santo" and "Retablo" art. Free admission and free parking to the public. It will be at the Santa Ana Star Casino in Santa Ana Pueblo. Information: http://www.artedemuertos.com . Sunday, July 19, 3:00pm The first annual Albuquerque Transgender Children's Benefit concert will raise money for the parents of transgender children who can't afford the costly medical and legal expenses of treating transgender children. Enjoy an acoustical performance with Sarah West, Lynn Rosenthal, and Jenny B. Speakers will include: transgender advocate and activist Paula Kaski, a mother of a transgender child, Sabryna Williams; and Miss New Mexico Pride 2009. Admission is $4. Refreshments will be provided. Information: LomasLady@yahoo.com . Tuesday, July 21, 5:30pm Bi-annual PAJOLA potluck. Join with organizations throughout NM that are working toward peace and social justice. Share your ideas, learn what other folks are doing and how you can participate. Celebrate an all-time-high of 60 member groups of the Peace Center! Bring a dish to share; all are welcome. Information/questions/suggestions: 505-268-9557. Recent Addition! Tuesday, July 21, 7:00pm The documentary, Voice of a Mountain, will be shown at the First Unitarian Church (3701 Carlisle NE - Albuquerque) followed by a discussion of current events affecting Central America. "Voice of a Mountain documents the reality of three rural communities in Guatemala in the aftermath of the civil war. It looks at the day-to-day realities of these communities as they struggle with poverty, increasing debt, decreasing job opportunities, and the temptation to migrate north." Sponsored by Central American Solidarity Network. Information: 505-341-9146. Recent Addition! Tuesday-Thursday, July 21-23 Outrage is a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians with appalling gay rights voting records, who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to. The film is showing at Guild Cinema (3405 Central Avenue NE - Albuquerque) and is being presented by Closet Cinema and the Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Information (including times): 505-255-1848. Saturday, July 25, 10:00am - 4:00pm Wildfest 2009 is taking place at Roosevelt Middle School in Tijeras. This event is sponsored by Talking Talons Youth Leadership. Information: www.wildfest2009.com or 505-281-1133 ext. 5. Recent Addition! Tuesday July 28, 3:00 - 5:00pm and 7:00 - 9:00pm NMED Public Meeting about LANL Draft Hazardous Waste Permit at the Ohkay Casino Conference Center, (two miles north of Espanola on Highway 68). Carpooling from Santa Fe: Meet on the west side of the DeVargas Mall parking lot - near Office Depot - at 2 and 6. The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) intends to issue a hazardous waste permit to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to store and treat hazardous waste and to close hazardous waste disposal units in accordance with the New Mexico Hazardous Waste Act. The last time the public had an opportunity to comment on the entire permit was in 1989. Your participation in this process will make a difference. Information: www.nuclearactive.org and 505-986-1973. Recent Addition! Wednesday July 29, 2:00 - 9:00pm La Plazita Institute's Grand Opening & La Cultura Cura Health Fair, Celebrate and unite with us as we inaugurate our new home (831 Isleta Boulevard SW - Albuquerque)! Enjoy a tasty potluck of traditional New Mexican fare, tours of our new facilities, honoring of our partners and allies, vendors, raffle, and Aztec dancers. Health Fair 5-9: features 25+ honored curanderos and curanderas from Mexico and New Mexico, offering limpias, sobadores, hierberas and more. Plus music by: Los Jaraneros, Los Otros, Wagogo, and Cultura Fuerte. Free for all! Information: laplazitainstitute@hotmail.com and 505-217-2460. Recent Addition! Friday July 31, 6:00pm Potluck and report back from Nogales - Las mujeres sin fronteras, the delegation to Nogales, will talk about their experiences at the immigrant tent and comedor in Nogales, Mexico. Photos, border info, immigrant support and activist work, etc. At the home of Renee and John: 2542 Campbell Rd NW (Albuquerque - house on corner, xeriscape yard). Please bring a dish to share. RSVP and information: 505-341-9146. Recent Addition! Friday, July 31, 7:00pm Talk with Nobel Peace Prize Winners Mairead Maguire & Jody Williams at the Santa Fe Convention Center (Santa Fe) [was at El Museo Santa Fe - venue has been moved]. Information: http://www.paxchristinewmexico.org . Please send calendar items, comments, and questions concerning this Web document to Web@abqPeaceAndJustice.org .