Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice 202 Harvard SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 505-268-9557   Updated: 30 May 2010 Special Events Calendar May 2010
Special Events Calendar -- May 2010	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. Saturday, May 1, 10:00am - 2:00pm Stop the War Machine fundraising yard sale will be taking place at the corner of 324 Richmond SE (corner with Coal - Albuquerque). information: 505-858-0882.
Saturdays, May 1 and May 8, 11:00am - 4:00pm A unique Mother's Day craft fair and open house presented by Albuquerque Women Entreprenurial artisan resource network (E.A.R.N.), a project that believes that educating and assisting women and girls is the single most effective strategy to eliminate poverty. Meet the artisans and find the perfect item created by hand -- jewelry, hand bags, pillows, wall art, weavings, and more. Located at EARN's workshop space (955 San Pedro Drive SE - Albuquerque). Information: 505-268-1925. Saturday, May 1, 12:00 - 5:00pm The 2010 AlbuQwirky House Tour - Offbeat homes more than living space includes not just the tour but a treasure hunt and silent auction of small-scale art houses by local artists. The tour benefits the Off Center Community Arts Project. The cost of the tour and related events is $25 a person. Information (including tickets): Off Center Community Arts Project Web site or 505-247-1172. Saturday, May 1, 12:00pm There is a Worldwide Marijuana March at the corner of Central and University (Albuquerque). Saturday, May 1, 1:00pm Harvesting the Past: Wild Plant Foods and Their Role in Contemporary Culture is the title of a lecture being presented at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology (UNM - Albuquerque) by Lisa Huckell. This is the second (final) part of the Food and Life series (a two part program that explores the cultural significance of traditional foodways and the archaeological, historic, and modern uses of regional botanical foods in health applications). Following the lecture, at 2pm, there will be an edible wild plant sampling event: modern recipes that use ancient ingredients, challenging participants to "try something old that's new." Included on the menu are Cholla buds, Chia smoothies, Sunflower cakes and Prickly Pear lemonade. Part 1 is on April 30th. Admission to everything is completely free and open to all! Saturday, May 1, 1:30pm Join us in Santa Fe for the New Mexico United for Immigration Reform March. It begins in front of De Vargas Mall and ends at Plaza with an interfaith ceremony. Recent Addition! Saturday, May 1, 3:00pm Join CODEPINK New Mexico in a protest outside of Karl Rove's book event. Karl Rove should be tried for treason, sedition, and subversive activities for crimes including but not limited to submitting and fomenting false information leading to the War in Iraq, the illegal detainment and torture of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere, and other fraudulent acts leading to the deaths of more than 4,000 US military personnel as well as approximately 300,000 Iraqis. Location: Hastings Books (6051 Winter Haven Road NW - Albuquerque). While he is busying himself with his book tour, CODEPINK and others are determined to see one of the main architects of the Iraq War in cuffs and off to prison. Information: josiesbeasties@earthlink.net . Saturday, May 1, 4:00pm Vecinos United, activists for human and civil rights, will be meeting at the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice. Please come and voice your concerns. information: 505-712-4166. Saturday, May 1, 6:00 - 8:00pm A concert, vigil, and fiesta in support of immigration reform this year will be held at The Plaza de Encuentro (714 4th St. SW - Albuquerque). This event is presented by El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos. Information: 505-246-1627 or www.elcentro-nm.org . Saturday, May 1, 7:30pm Common Bond's annual fundraiser, "Just Desserts" to honor people who have lead and provided service to the community. Come join us for a buffet of sumptuous desserts at the Albuquerque Grand Airport Hotel (2910 Yale NE - Albuquerque). Information and reservatiions: info@commonbondnm.org and http://www.facebook.com/l/74726;www.commonbondnm.org/cms/node/1440 . Recent Addition! Monday, May 3, 5:30 - 7:30pm Please join UNM Fair Trade for a FREE showing of the 1954 cult classic, 'Salt of the Earth'. The film, shot in New Mexico, and the only U.S-made film to be blacklisted in the states, highlights the plight of miners and their families. Salt of the Earth is both a labor rights and woman's rights film. Location: the UNM Student Union Building (SUB) Movie Theater. The SUB is located north of Popejoy and west of Mesa Vista Hall. Information: lgreen2@unm.edu . Monday, May 3 Start of the United Nations conference to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York City. The Treaty was ratified by the USA in 1970. Many are urging the USA to comply with the Treaty's provisions to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament. Tuesday, May 4, 12:00 - 2:00pm "From Crisis to Crisis: End of a Regime or the Quest for a New One?" is the subject of a talk being presented by Rolando Cordera Campos at SUB Ballroom A (UNM - Albuquerque). This is part of the Mexico in Crisis series sponsored by UNM's Latin American and Iberian Institute, Students of Latin American Studies and the Office of the Provost. Recent Addition! Wednesday-Friday, May 5-7, 9:00am Action Alert! -- Public Hearings: LANL Hazardous Waste Permit -- Action Alert! The NMED/LANL hazardous waste permit hearing begins again on Wednesday, May 5th at 9 am at the Courtyard by Marriott, 3347 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe. The hearing and the public comment period may end on Friday, May 7th. The public comment period begins at 1 pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. If you would like to make public comments, be there at 1 pm. If no one was there for public comment, the Hearing Officer will return to the hearing. Your comment is urgently needed. For many more details please see our Welcome page. Recent Addition! Thursday, May 6, 2:00pm Join an A.N.S.W.E.R. contingent for the DREAM Conference marchat UNM. Meet at our office at 202 Harvard Drive SE at 1:30 when we will go to Smith Plaza at UNM to participate in the march, demanding amnesty and full rights for all immigrants. Information: ABQ@ANSWERCOALITION.ORG or 505-268-2488. Thursday, May 6, 7:00 - 9:00pm The SEED Graduate Institute and People Before Profit Film & Lecture Series present Crude, which focuses on the effects of oil contamination on the Indigenous peoples of Ecuador, South America. The landmark case takes place in the Amazon jungle, pitting 30,000 indigenous and colonial rainforest dwellers against the U.S. oil giant Chevron. The plaintiffs claim that Texaco - which merged with Chevron in 2001 - spent three decades systematically contaminating one of the most bio-diverse regions on earth, poisoning the water, air and land. The plaintiffs allege that the pollution has created a "death zone" in an area the size of Rhode Island, resulting in increased rates of cancer, leukemia, birth defects, and a multiplicity of other health ailments. They further allege that the oil operations in the region contributed to the destruction of indigenous peoples and irrevocably impacted their traditional way of life. Chevron vociferously fights the claims, charging that the case is a complete fabrication perpetrated by "environmental con men" who are seeking to line their pockets with the company's billions. The film explores a complicated situation from all angles while bringing an important story of environmental peril and human suffering into focus. SEED is a nonprofit organization attempting to bridge indigenous wisdom and Western knowledge. Dr. Shawn Secatero, President of SEED, will facilitate a discussion after the film. information: 505-265-4592. Thursday, May 6, 7:00 - 8:30pm The community is invited to a presentation about ongoing legislation initiatives by Tim Barner of Friend's Committee on National Legislation. The event will be at the Friend's Meeting House (1600 5th St. NW - Albuquerque). information: 505-363-3127. Friday, May 7, 9:00am - 4:00pm First Annual NM Transgender Summit -- presentations by Jae Savielius and Danielle Castro, from the Center of Excellence for Transgender HIV Prevention; Kim Pearson, from TransYouth Family Allies and PFLAG-TNET. Other issues to be discussed: legal, housing and shelter, mental health, healthcare, HIV/STD's prevention, law enforcement and corrections. At Los Griegos Community Center (1231 Candelaria Rd NW - Albuquerque). Presented by the New Mexico Community Planning and Action Group. information: 505-401-4186 or nmtransgendersummit@yahoo.com . Recent Addition! Friday, May 7, 7:00 - 8:00pm Food and gardening/ farming is the subject of tonight's IndyMedia Show with experts Isaura Andaluz, Jessie Daves and Michael Reed, It's on cable channel 27 (Albuquerque). We'll talk about food, GMO's, bees and seeds. So, join us for this provocative and most important topic. The program is simultaneously on the internet at http://quote-unquote.org . The call-in telephone number is 505-346-1633. Come down to 415 Tijeras NW (Albuquerque) and be a part of our live studio audience. Information: 505-304-3144. Saturday, May 8 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is the largest single day food drive in the nation and helps food banks across the country respond to the tremendous growing demand of our fellow citizens seeking help with food. The Food Drive is thanks to the National Association of Letter Carriers and the Rural Letter Carriers Association. In Albuquerque, letter carriers pick up non-perishable food left out by mailboxes and bring it to their postal station. Volunteers and staff from Roadrunner Food Bank are at 11 postal locations to begin the sorting process. After that, the food is brought back to the food bank where volunteers sort it further, and then it is distributed to partner agencies and various Roadrunner Food Bank programs. Recent Addition! Sunday, May 9, 2:00 - 4:00pm You are invited to help launch Spread the Health Santa Fe's 2010 week of events. It all starts with a Mother's Day community walk. Gather at 901 West Alameda drive (Santa Fe), on the corner with St. Francis Drive. Information: 505-955-9426. Monday, May 10 - Monday, June 7 Natural Building and Sustainable Living Internship. Unplug and reconnect during Ampersand's internship program. This month is designed to offer time to explore, reflect, and connect with the natural environment. You will also receive plenty of guided instruction in natural building and sustainable living. Interns are expected to contribute 20 to 25 hours a week towards the building of this summer's project, the community bathroom. The sustainable bathroom includes earth building, a composting toilet, passive solar design, rainwater use, and a greywater system. There will be mentorship and guidance and also some solo work time. information: www.ampersandproject.org . Recent Addition! Tuesday, May 11, 6:30 - 8:30pm Project Darfur invites you to view a recent video of two leaders of Save Darfur on their visit to Sudan. Information: 505-255-3986. Recent Addition! Wednesday, May 12, 9:00 - 10:30am School Gardens: Growing the Outdoor Classroom is the topic of the May agriculture collaborative meeting. Come learn about the status of school gardens in Albuquerque Public Schools, and where things are going from here. The meeting will be held at the MRCOG offices (809 Copper Ave NW - Albuquerque). Information: asimon@mrcog-nm.gov or 505-724-3617. Recent Addition! Wednesday, May 12, 1:00pm A screening of a new dvd on the autonomous community of San Juan Copala in Oaxaca (Mexico). Background: On April 27, two international human rights observers were murdered in San Juan Copala, Oaxaca. They were travelling to the village of San Juan Copala in the Triqui indigenous region of Oaxaca to investigate the worsening situation in the village. Recent Addition! Wednesday, May 12, 1:30 - 4:30pm Action Alert! -- WIPP Roundtable discussion: EPA - public - WIPP officials -- Action Alert! Roundtable discussion with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) officials, and concerned people as part of EPA's consideration of WIPP's Compliance Re-certification Application (CRA). For more details please see our Welcome page. Recent Addition! Wednesday, May 12, 4:00 - 6:00pm A march and rally - calling on the U.S. government to seize BP's assets to provide comprehensive compensation and relief for all affected people and for cleaning up the environment. This action is part of coordinated actions around the country. People will take to the streets on Wednesday, May 12 at BP offices and other locations around the country. Initiated by the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism). Information: 505-268-2488. Recent Addition! Friday, May 14, 7:00pm Join us for an immigrant rights forum at our office (202 Harvard Drive SE - Albuquerque). This event will include report backs from May 1st activities and a discussion on how to build the struggle for equality for all immigrants and their families. Immigration reform in 2010 for workers, families and youth! Stop the deportations and family separations! Workers' rights and good jobs for all! Information: ABQ@ANSWERCOALITION.ORG or 505-268-2488. Recent Addition! Friday, May 14, 7:00 - 8:00pm David McCoy and friends to talk about LANL, Los Alamos, the DOE & EID vis a vis the so- called 'mixed waste nuclear and other toxic poison dump inside our city limits and it's affect on our health and water quality is tonight's IndyMedia Show, It's on cable channel 27 (Albuquerque). We'll talk about food, GMO's, bees and seeds. So, join us for this provocative and most important topic. The program is simultaneously on the internet at http://quote-unquote.org . The call-in telephone number is 505-346-1633. Come down to 415 Tijeras NW (Albuquerque) and be a part of our live studio audience. Information: 505-304-3144. Recent Addition! Saturday, May 15, 10:00am San Ysidro Celebration: blessing of the Atrisco community waters - This cultural celebration will be observed at Holy Family Parish (562 Atrisco SW - Albuquerque - behind the church at the gazebo) starting with a blessing by las Promotoras Tradicionales followed by a procession through the ditches led by traditional Matachines, to a field where planting by children will take place. Traditional songs and prayers and sharing of rose petals with the waters will evoke the spirit of San Ysidro and Santa Maria de la Cabeza (patron saints of labor). Information: 505-836-9604 or 505-243-0219. Recent Addition! Saturday, May 15, 12:00pm Carol Boss will be discussing Bowls for Haiti, a fundraiser for Partners in Health, on her KUNM (89.9 FM - Albuquerque) program 'Women's Focus'. We will also be talking about the present situation in Haiti. If you have any questions about the group, before or after the radio program, please call 505-873-0609 Recent Change! Saturday, May 15, 2:00 - 4:00pm Sustainable Food Systems Roundtable --If you have a root cellar, dry apples in the fall, can your garden bounty, make pickles, or use a solar oven, please be a part of our discussion. At Ampersand Sustainable Learning (Cerrillos). For anyone who is interested in developing and maintaining methods for keeping ourselves well-fed year-round without fossil fuels. We will share techniques and resources and hopefully conjure up collaborations. $5 to $15 suggested donation. Please register at 505-780-0535 or www.ampersandproject.org . Saturday, May 15, 7:00pm In Commemoration of Al Nakba, The Catastrophe: 62 Years of Palestinian Dispossession - Palestine Blues - a film by Palestinian American filmmaker Nida Sinnokrot. It's showing at Santa Fe Woman's Club (1616 Old Pecos Trail - Santa Fe). $5 suggested donation - proceeds benefit the Free Gaza Movement. Information: 505-466-7891 Recent Change! Recent Addition! Sunday, May 16, 9:30am and 11:00am "My Path to Activism" is the subject of a talk by Terry Riley. He has been a peace activist for many years, despite having served in the military himself and having a son recently returned from active duty with the Special Forces in Afghanistan. He will describe his work with local schools and his attempts to connect with high school students on this important topic.The talk is the sermon at First Unitarian Church. Information: 505-884-1801. Recent Addition! Monday and Tuesday, May 17 and 18 Two presentations of The Trevor Project Life Guard, to recognize the signs of suicide and PREVENT it amongst your friends and GSA's!. Monday, May 17th at Warehouse 21 (Santa Fe) at 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm. Dinner is provided. There will be a community forum from 7- 8 pm after the training. Please bring your friends, GSA members, etc. Tuesday, May 18th at the Santa Fe Lodge (Santa Fe) 4 CEU's will be offered at the at no extra cost to attendees. Also, in appreciation for all of the work that our GSA sponsors do, the $50 fee will be waived for you upon request. Information: For the 17 May presentation cooper@santafemc.org ; for the 18 May presentation phillip@santafemc.org . Recent Addition! Monday, May 17, 7:00 - 8:00am A monthly vigil at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is being held by Trinity Nuclear Abolitionists (TNA). Call TNA at 505-242-0497 to carpool (5am) from Albuquerque. Information: http://tna.lovarchy.org . Recent Addition! Tuesday, May 18, 6:00pm "The Forgotten Bomb" documentary test screening (before going to the Toronto Film Fest around June 1) to get some last-minute feedback. At Jean Cocteau Theater (418 Montezuma Avenue - Santa Fe). It's free to attend. Information: 505-265-0665. Wednesday, May 19, 7:00pm The 8th annual Ride of Silence takes place at the Rio Grande/Alameda open Space parking lot (Albuquerque). This ride is a silent bike ride honoring cyclists lost or injured in crashes involving motor vehicles. Helmets and lights are required. A $1.50 donation to cover insurance is suggested. Information: cmalagodi@cabq.gov or www.cabq.gov/recreation . Thursday, May 20, 7:00 - 9:00pm People Before Profit Film & Lecture Series and Central America Solidarity Network present "Bananas". The film follows a lawsuit filed by twelve Nicaraguan banana workers against Dole in a groundbreaking legal battle over the use of a banned pesticide (produced by Dow) that was known to cause sterility. This case has been followed by experts and companies all over the world. If Dominguez, their lawyer, were successful, it would open the US courts to other global victims of US-based multinationals. A brief discussion will follow with updates on the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and their struggle against food giants for a living wage as tomato and citrus harvesters in Florida. Information: at 505-341-9146. Recent Addition! Friday, May 21, 7:00 - 8:00pm Hakim Bellamy and Carlos Contreras and company will present their national award winning Slam Poetry virtuosi with young stalwarts. It's on cable channel 27 (Albuquerque). The program is simultaneously on the internet at http://quote-unquote.org . The call-in telephone number is 505-346-1633. Come down to 415 Tijeras NW (Albuquerque) and be a part of our live studio audience. Information: 505-304-3144. Recent Addition! Saturday, May 22, 6:00 - 10:00pm Monthly peña cultural / coffeehouse for social justice - This month - 6-7 - children's hour; then, L@SOTR@S, Grupo Cuicani and open mic. We'll also have a special birthday tribute in memory of Harvey Milk. At Bandido's (2128 Central SE - Albuquerque). Admission is always free! Information: 934-2419. Sunday, May 23, 10:00am - 5:00pm Natural Building and Passive Solar Design with Amanda Bramble -- Learn to use earth, straw, and salvaged materials to create shelter that heats itself with the sun! Understand the pros and cons of different structural earth building methods like cob, adobe, and earth-bag, and discover which is most appropriate for different sites based on local soil structure, water supply, and labor resources. The fundamentals of passive solar design for new structures and retrofit possibilities will be explained. You will learn how much light you want, where to place windows, and how to locate insulating materials so they will make the most difference in reducing heat loss. Greenhouses and trombe walls will also be discussed. $50-$70, sliding scale. Please register at 505-780-0535. Recent Change! Recent Addition! Sunday, May 23, 12:00pm "The Forgotten Bomb" documentary test screening (before going to the Toronto Film Fest around June 1) to get some last-minute feedback. Join local filmmaker Bud Ryan on a globe-trotting journey to discover what the bomber can learn from the bombed and what the true state of the nuclear threat is today. At the Guild Cinema (3405 Central Avenue NE - Albuquerque). It's free to attend. Information: 505-265-0665. Recent Addition! Thursday, May 27, 5:00 - 7:00pm Hiroshima Calling, a cultural exchange featuring Hiroshima bombing survivor and peace activist Keiko Murakami. On August 6, 1945, an eight-year-old Murakami survived the atomic bomb just 1.7 kilometers from ground zero. Performances will also be given by Derrick Suwaima Davis, Hopi 2010 Hoop Dance World Champion, and Ken Koshio, Japanese folk artist.Murakami will suggest ways to create a peaceful society. At the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History (601 Eubank Blvd. SE - Albuquerque). Information: 505-245-2137, extension 114. Recent Addition! Friday, May 28, 7:00 - 8:00pm Our in-house analyst on bankers and gangsters, banksters will be connecting the dots for you, understanding Wall Street vs Main Street plus... Where the hell has all the govs/Our $ money gone? It's on cable channel 27 (Albuquerque). The program is simultaneously on the internet at http://quote-unquote.org . The call-in telephone number is 505-346-1633. Come down to 415 Tijeras NW (Albuquerque) and be a part of our live studio audience. Information: 505-304-3144. Recent Addition! Monday, May 31 Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice will be closed for Memorial Day! Recent Addition! Monday, May 31 Media Education Teacher Training is a program which adults may apply to become trained as media education teachers. At cable channel 27 (Albuquerque). Information (or to apply): http://quote-unquote.org . Please send calendar items, comments, and questions concerning this Web document to Web@abqPeaceAndJustice.org .