Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice 202 Harvard SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 505-268-9557   Updated: 26 July 2010 Special Events Calendar July 2010
Special Events Calendar -- July 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. Friday, July 2, 7:00am Trinity Nuclear Abolition will host the monthly peace vigil at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Information: 505-242-0497 or tna.lovarchy.org .
Saturday, July 3, 9:30am Fourth of July parade in Jemez. Veterans for Peace invites you to join them at their float. VFP will also table at the fair that follows the parade. We stage in the field north of the Jemez Springs Post Office at mile marker 17. We need VFP members and friends to walk with the float. Please contact crp66@juno.com to let VFP know whether you will walk or need to ride on the float. Monday, July 5 Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice will be closed for Independence Day! Recent Addition! Tuesday, July 6, 6:30 - 9:00pm The next Experimental Jazz Workshop of the Tuesday Music Club at the Peace Center. The meeting is open and all instruments are invited. Information: 505-268-9557 Thursday, July 8, 5:30 - 8:30pm Fundraiser for Guatemalan communities severely affected by recent Tropical Storm Agatha, which killed over 150 people and displaced thousands. Most of the destruction centered in areas of poor indigenous campesino communities that experienced mudslides, loss of communication, and destruction of water systems and roads. Join us for music and silent auction; community potluck of rice and beans and whatever you bring. Cosponsored by Albuquerque Center for Peace and Central America Solidarity Network. Pleaase see our July newsketter. Information (and to volunteer): 505-341-9146. Recent Addition! Thursday, July 8, 6:00 - 8:00pm A public forum on the Arizona racial profiling law is ttaking place at at the UNM Law School (Albuquerque). We will be speaking about our recent travel advisory that we issued for New Mexicans traveling to AZ, and our lawsuit we have filed challenging the law. We'll also be presenting information on how you can protect your rights if you are traveling in Arizona. Information: 505-266-5915 ext. 1003. Recent Addition! Thursday, July 8, 7:00 - 8:00pm The Palestinian struggle is the subject of tonight's IndyMedia Show. 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, July 10, 6:30pm Falling Whistles Bike Tour: Five cyclists are biking across country to educate communities on the plight of young boys in the Congo who are being forced in fight in the internal conflict there. There will be a potluck and presentation at the Albuquerque Center for Spiritual Living (2801 Louisiana, NE - Albuquerque). Information: 505-850-8720. Recent Change! Sunday, July 11, 2:00 - 4:00pm Children's peace and fun day! This event will be fun for all ages. Face painting, live music, art project, potluck, toy drive/swap, and more. Círculo Solar Ollin Xochipilli, Aztec Dance at 3:30pm, commemorating the total solar eclipse at 3:34pm. Even though the eclipse is only visible from the Southern hemisphere, the energy in the sky is worth celebrating! Bring your neighbors and friends. Call Mary or Cecilia at 268-9557 to get involved. Recent Addition! Sunday, July 11, 3:00pm Reading and signing of "The Smell of Blood", Memoir of a combat Vietnam veteran is being presented by the author, K. Stewart, at Bookworks (4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW - Albuquerque), Information: 505-344-8139. Tuesday, July 13, 5:30pm Bi-annual PAJOLA potluck with Gwen Packard from Rain Cloud Off Reservation as a featured speaker. All are welcome. Pleaase see our July newsketter. Recent Addition! Wednesday, July 14, 9:00 - 10:30am Public Farmlands: Making Agriculture Accessible for All is the subject of a presentation which includes the importance of open space farmlands, why we need more of them, and the next steps in expanding current programs, securing new lands, and making new partnerships. The presentation is at the MRCOG office (809 Copper Ave. NW - Albuquerque) and is being presented by New Mexico's Agriculture Collaborative. Information: 505-724-3617. Recent Addition! Wednesday, July 14, 6:00 - 9:00pm IFCO-Pastors for Peace 21st Friendship Caravan to Cuba will stop at the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice (202 Harvard SE - Albuquerque). A program featuring a short video about the Caravan and discussion about Cuba will be presented by the Caranvanistas. The Caravan has been going to Cuba as a "travel challenge" for 21 years seeking an end to the Blockade of Cuba and the Right of American Citizens to travel freely. Every year they have taken tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba and the public is invited to bring donations of money and over-the-counter medicine, and medical equipment in support of this effort to support peace and justice. Information: 575-737-1025 Thursday, July 15, 9:00am - 4:00m Pre-conference workshop with Sr., SC, futurist, environmentalist, educator, as part of the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC)'s conference, Creation as the Body of God. Information: 505-242-9588. Please see 7/16-18 calendar listing. Thursday, July 15, 7:00pm A report on the successful action blocking the unloading of an Israeli ship in Oakland Port, CA on June 20 will be presented by Richard Becker. The action, in the sixth largest port in the United States, was the first of several protests and work stoppages planned around the world, including Norway, Sweden and South Africa. Hosted by ANSWER ABQ. Information: abq@answercoalition.org or 505-268-2488. Recent Addition! Thursday, July 15, 7:00 - 8:00pm The Banksters and other financial war criminals is the subject of tonight's IndyMedia Show. 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. Friday, July 16, 5:00 - 8:00pm "Things in the Air" is this year's theme for our 8th Annual "We ART the People" Folk Art Festival. Presented by OFFCenter Community Arts (808 Park SW - Albuquerque). Refreshments will be provided. ART shop will also be open - best one-of-a-kind gifts in town. Information: 505-247-1172. Recent Addition! Friday-Saturday, July 16-17 A statewide gathering in Tularosa in support and remembrance of those who were exposed to the radiation released from the dropping of the first atomic bomb at the Trinity Test, near Socorro. These events have been organized by the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium and Las Mujeres Hablan. On Friday, July 16, the Consortium will hold a candlelight vigil from 8 to 10 pm for those who have lost loved ones to cancer or are cancer survivors. On Saturday, July 17, the Consortium and Las Mujeres Hablan will hold an all day community gathering at the Tularosa Community Center, beginning at 9 am. Participants will have the opportunity to share their memories of the Trinity Test. They will learn also about the proposed amendments to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which would cover those exposed to radiation from the Trinity Test (http://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=video&id=484 ).In addition, they will learn about the Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval and Assessment Project, which documents the Trinity Test (http://www.lahdra.org ). Friday-Sunday, July 16-18 Summer conference, Creation as the Body of God. The conference will be held at the Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town (800 Rio Grande Blvd NW - Albuquerque). Prices range from $35-175. Sponsored by the Center for Action and Contemplation. Information and registration: http://cacradicalgrace.org/conferences/2010/creation/ or 505-242-9588 ext. 105. Saturday, July 17, 1:30 - 3:30pm Dialogue: This is the month in which we celebrate Independence Day. What does independence mean to you? Listening openly to each person's point of view helps us understand the complexity of the local and global issues that we face. Through this practice we learn to work together as we reach for peace and justice. Dialogue has moved to an afternoon time and hope you can join. Information: 505-243-6174. Recent Addition! Saturday, July 17, 3:00pm "From Violence to Safety" is the title of a talk about the early warning signs of abuse, the many services for domestic violence victims and for abusers that Haven House offers, and what you can do to help. The event is free, and all are welcome. The presentation is part of the Westside Forum talks and is taking place at Unitarian Universalist Westside Congregation (1650 Abrazo Road - Rio Rancho). Recent Addition! Sunday, July 18, 3:00pm Underground (now released in paperback) will be discussed and signed by author Mark Rudd, former chairman of the Columbia chapter of Students for a Democratic Society and co-founder of the Weather Underground. This event takes place at Bookworks (4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW - Albuquerque). Recent Change! Thursday, July 22, 5:30 - 8:30pm Young Women United sponsor a Website Launch Party and Movie Night: we will be unveiling our new website and screening a film, "The Business of Being Born", about birthing in America. Onsite dinner and childcare provided. At YWU (120 Morningside NE - Albuquerque). We are excited to share our evening with family, friends, and community allies. Stop by for good food, good company, and good times. Information: 505-831-8930, mcadena@youngwomenunited.org . Recent Addition! Thursday, July 22, 6:30pm Hydraulic fracturing and the potential impact to the Las Vegas Basin (Mora and San Miguel Counties) aquifers, surface and well water is the subject of a presentation at V.F.W. Mora (Main Street - Mora County). Weston Wilson, EPA environmental engineer, to Mora is making the presentation. Saturday, July 24, 3:00pm Celebrate the publication of Singing Out! An Oral History of America's Folk Revivals. Join the book's authors, KUNM Folk Route's DJ David Dunaway and recent UNM MFA graduate Molly Beers as they play archival interviews and recount stories from the likes of Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Holly Near, Mary Travers and other pivotal figures in the American folk movement. David King Dunaway is a UNM professor of English and professor of broadcasting at San Francisco State University.He wrote a book about Pete Seeger, "How Can I Keep from Singing". At Bookworks (4022 Rio Grande NW - Albuquerque). Information: 505-344-8139. Recent Addition! Monday, July 26, 5:00 - 7:00pm Join Think Outside the Bomb and allies to plug into the big action at Los Alamos National Labs on August 6th. This meeting for people interested in learning about, participating in and supporting these activities is at the main Santa Fe Public Library (Washington Ave. and Marcy St. - Santa Fe) in the Community Room. Information and to RSVP: h and Taos on the 29th - venues to be determined. Information: 505-268-5073 or disarmamentsummer@gmail.com or 505-351-1908. Recent Change! Tuesday, July 27, 7:00 - 9:00pm A talk concerning her experiences sailing with the Free Gaza Flotilla attempting to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be presented by Col.(ret.) Ann Wright at the 1st Congregational Church (Lomas and Girard NE - Albuquerque). Sponsored by Veterans For Peace. She will speak in Santa Fe on the 28th and Taos on the 29th - venues to be determined. Information: 505-268-5073 or seaovertea@gmail.com . Recent Addition! Wednesday, July 28 Say 'NO' to Anti-Immigrant Racism! - Protest at the AZ State Capitol Building. Come to Phoenix! Say 'NO' to racism! Volunteers from A.N.S.W.E.R. NM are traveling to join the protest in Phoenix the night before SB1070 takes effect. For more information on car pooling, call the ANSWER office at 505-268-2488. Recent Addition! Wednesday-Friday, July 28-30 The Third Annual Society of Educating Women Conference focuses on the shared commitment of academics and activists to advance education, learning, and social justice for girls and women with an emphasis on promoting activism in New Mexico. Wednesday night events are free and open to the public. Donations will go to the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice. The Conference takes place in the Ballroom of the Albuquerque Radisson Hotel (Albuquerque). Information (and registration): Julie@ou.edu or http://www.educatingwomen.net . Recent Addition! Thursday, July 29, 5:00 - 8:00pm Community resources and future plans meeting for families and friends of West Mesa Women, those still missing and/or with people or families with substance use in their lives. We also invite those: involved in programming, or activities that work to end or prevent violence against women, those who are involved in substance use prevention, with those involved in or work with those engaged in the street economy, and community members interested in working on or sharing their work on these issues. Onsite child-care provided, potluck style meal- if possible bring something to share. At the Endorphin Power Company (509 Cardenas Drive SE - Albuquerque). Information and directions: 575-644-5830. Recent Addition! Thursday, July 29, 7:00 - 8:00pm Homeless Native people in Burque and their art is the subject of tonight's IndyMedia Show. ThereÝare an estimated 70,000 Native American's here in our community.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! Thursday, July 29, 7:00 - 8:00pm Vigil for Immigration Reform against Arizona's Law SB1070 at First Congregational UCC (corner of Girard and Lomas - Albuquerque). Sponsored by Albuquerque faith groups. July 29, 2010 is the date that Arizona's law will go into effect, which has local law enforcement checking immigration status. The law has been condemned by faith groups around the world. The law has also been challenged by the US Dept of Justice, ACLU, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Tucson police officer Martin Escobar, and the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders. Information: http://nmfaithcoalitionforimmigrantjustice.blogspot.com/2010/07/july-29th-vigils-against-arizonas-law.html . Recent Addition! Thursday, July 29, 8:00 - 11:00pm (at latest) A Festival of Experimental Sound and Vision : Two different tours collide in Albuquerque (at the Peace Center) to provide an incredible display of some of the most vibrantly alive sounds from the current underground experimental/noise/electronic music scene. It's a head trip you won't forget. The 5 groups appearing are Mincemeat or Tenspeed, Nero's Day at Disneyland, Lavas/Magmas, Yellow Crystal Star, and Our Years With Light. $5 donation requested. All welcome. Information: dcaterwaul@hotmail.com . Recent Addition! Friday, July 30, 7:00pm Fighting racism and defending immigrant rights - Report from Phoenix, AZ. Hear a report on protests against anti-immigrant racism in Phoenix on July 28 and the Boston protest on July 10. Also, hear about the upcoming Sept 18 demonstration in solidarity with the families of the women brutally murdered and whose bodies were discovered in a mass grave on the West Mesa. Why have the Albuquerque Mayor and police turned their backs on seeking justice for the murdered women and their families? Plus, anti-war update - 2010 is the deadliest year yet for U.S. soldiers and Afghan civilians. What's behind the recent changes in U.S. military command in Afghanistan? Presented by ANSWER ABQ. Recent Addition! Friday-Saturday, July 30-31 Annual Hiroshima Commemoration is being held by Pax Christi NM on Friday, July 30 in Santa Fe and Saturday, July 31 in Santa Fe and Los Alamos. This year's theme is: "65 Years is Enough! Retire the Bomb!" The president of Pax Christi USA and auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, Bishop Gabino Zavala, will speak about the need for nuclear abolition on Friday, July 30 at El Museo Cultural (1615 Paseo de Peralta - Santa Fe) beginning at 7:30 pm. Friday, July 30 - Monday, August 9 A Disarmament Summer Encampment in Northern New Mexico for youth around the country is being sponsored by Think Outside the Bomb, the nation's largest antinuclear network. On August 6, we will commemorate the 65th Anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a mass procession and creative nonviolent civil disobedience, all are welcome to come up to Los Alamos and help us say 'no to the bomb.' They will also be organizing lots of creative strategic actions leading up to August 6 - focused on preventing the expansion of Los Alamos and the efforts to begin uranium mining again! Information: thinkoutsidethebomb.org . Saturday, July 31, 2:00pm A prayer-action at Los Alamos in ashes and sackcloth is taking place at Ashley Pond (Los Alamos). Pax Christi NM is hosting the action. Information: PaxChristiNewMexico.org . Saturday, July 31, 7:00 - 9:00pm Natya Svaruup - The Timeless Dance. A classical East Indian dance performance. 20% of the profits will go to the Asian American Association of New Mexico. At Rodey Theater (UNM - Albuquerque). $18 general admission, $15 students/seniors. Information: 505-400-0881. Please send calendar items, comments, and questions concerning this Web document to Web@abqPeaceAndJustice.org .