þÿ<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css0.css" /> <title>Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice - Special Events Calendar - February 2011</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" /> <link rel="icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> </head> <body> <table border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td align="left" width="210"> <table border="0" width="210"> <tr><td> <img src="PCtrLogo.gif" alt="Peace Center Logo" width="201" height="186" /> </td> <td width="5" align="center" valign="middle">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="90%" align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" width="100%"> <tr><td width="240" align="left" valign="top"> <font size="-1"><b> Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice<br /> 202 Harvard SE<br /> Albuquerque, NM 87106 <br /><br /> 505-268-9557 </b></font> </td> <td align="center">&nbsp;</td> <td align="right" valign="top"> <font size="-1"><b>Updated: 27 February 2011</b></font> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="3" align="center" valign="top"> <br /><br /><br /> <center><font size="+3" style="color:blue"><b>Special Events Calendar<br /> February 2011</b></font></center> <hr /> </td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" width="210" style="background-image: url(gycloth.gif); background-repeat: repeat"> <a href="index.html"><img src="bWelcome.gif" alt="[Welcome]" width="210" height="36" style="border-width:0" /></a><br /> <a href="mission.html"><img src="bMissionHistory.gif" alt="[Mission / History]" width="210" height="36" style="border-width:0" /></a><br /> <a href="calendar.html"><img src="bCalendar.gif" alt="[Index to Calendars]" width="210" height="36" style="border-width:0" /></a><br /> <ul> <li>Special Events Calendar -- February 2011</li> </ul> <a href="newsletter.html"><img src="bNewsletter.gif" alt="[Newsletter Index]" width="210" height="36" style="border-width:0" /></a><br /> <a href="projects.html"><img src="bProjects.gif" alt="[Center Projects]" width="210" height="36" style="border-width:0" /></a><br /> <a href="pajola.html"><img src="bPAJOLA.gif" alt="[PAJOLA]" width="210" height="36" style="border-width:0" /></a><br /> <a href="resources.html"><img src="bResources.gif" alt="[Resources]" width="210" height="36" style="border-width:0" /></a><br /> <a href="gallery.html"><img src="bGallery.gif" alt="[Gallery]" width="210" height="36" style="border-width:0" /></a><br /> <a href="contact.html"><img src="bContactUs.gif" alt="[Contact Us]" width="210" height="36" style="border-width:0" /></a> </td> <td style="background-image: url(bgpeace-justice.jpeg); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 70% 70%; background-attachment: fixed" valign="top"> <ul> <li><h4>E-mail calendar events to <a href="mailto:MonthlyCalendar@abqpeaceandjustice.org">MonthlyCalendar@abqpeaceandjustice.org</a> 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!</h4></li> <li><h4>E-mail calendar events to <a href="mailto:Web@abqPeaceAndJustice.org">Web@abqPeaceAndJustice.org</a> at any time for the Web site calendar. Event notices are appreciated at least <font style="color:blue">ten (10) days before</font> the event takes place.</h4></li> <li><h4>Also, please check calendar posted at the Peace Center for additional events not listed here.</h4></li> </ul> <center> <font size="+2"><b>Events are held at the Peace Center unless otherwise noted.</b></font> <br /><br /> <b style="color:green">Recent additions</b> and <b style="color:green">recent changes</b> to the calendar (made this month) are shown in <b style="color:green">green</b>. </center> <hr /> <center> <font size="+2"><b>February is</b></font><br /> <font size="+3"><b>Black History Month</b></font> </center> <br /> Please send event postings to <a href="mailto:Web@abqPeaceAndJustice.org">Web@abqPeaceAndJustice.org</a> . <br /> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" style="background-image: url(bgpeace-justice.jpeg); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 70% 40%; background-attachment: fixed" valign="top"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td> <hr /> <font size="+2"><b>Tuesday, February 1, 12:00 - 1:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Luncheon with Conor Grennan</b>, founder of Next Generation Nepal. Little Princes tells the story of Conor's efforts to reunite trafficked children with their families. For fans of Greg Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea. Luncheon at the Artichoke Cafe; tickets $25 (includes meal and donation to event sponsor, Project PeacePal).Info and ticket purchase: 344-8139. information: please call Mary at 268-9557. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Tuesday, February 1, 7:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Conor Grennan: Talk and Signing.</b> See above event for info on Grennan's book, Little Princes.A portion of the proceeds from the book will be donated to Next Generation Nepal, the organization founded by Grennan. At Bookworks (4022 Rio Grande NW - Albuquerque). Information: 505-344-8139. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Wednesday, February 2, 10:00am - 3:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b><font size="+1">"Peace and Justice Day" at the 2011 NM legislative session (Santa Fe)</font></b> - PAJOLA groups will be at our State Capitol's NM legislative session with informational outreach tables. The press conference will be from 10 to 11am. Some of the ideas we will be exploring include the memorial about nuclear weapons at Kirtland AFB, the Department of Peace Initiative, housing issues, water quality issues, and the need for increased funding for UNM's Peace Studies Department. Would you like to table that day? If so, and for more information please call Mary at 505-268-9557. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="color:green"> <font size="+1"><b>Recent Addition!</b></font> <br /><br /> <font size="+2"><b>Thursday, February 3, 5:00 - 7:30pm</b></font> <br /><br /> You are invited to Young Women United's (YWU) <b>2011 Legislative Strategy Session</b> to plan for a day at the 2011 Legislative Session involving an assortment of women's issues and our 1000 Women March to the Roundhouse Capital Building (Santa Fe) on February 11. YWU will be arranging transportation (11 Feb.) on the NM Railrunner. We will be leaving downtown Albuquerque at 10:35am. We will be returning on the 5:22pm train, with a 6:45 downtown ABQ arrival. Information: 505-831-8930. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Thursday, February 3, 5:30 - 9:30pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Crossroads Flea Market.</b> Please see <a href="news2011B-na.html">February Noticias</a>. Information: 505-550-7098. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Thursday, February 3, 7:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth.</b> Eric Herm discusses and signs his new book, which examines commercial agriculture's strain on our natural resources, ecosystems, and the farmer. Free. At Bookworks (4022 Rio Grande NW - Albuquerque). Information: 505-344-8139. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="color:green"> <font size="+1"><b>Recent Addition!</b></font> <br /><br /> <font size="+2"><b>Friday, February 4, 3:30 - 5:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Rethinking School Lunch: A Community Discussion</b> is a community discussion on innovative strategies to bring healthy and sustainable food into our Albuquerque schools. The special guest speaker is Zenobia Barlow, Executive Director of the Center for Ecoliteracy (CEL) in California. Ms. Barlow will present an overview of Rethinking School Lunch, CELs groundbreaking work with the Berkeley Public School system, which will then be followed by a group discussion. This event is free and open to the public. It takes place at the Harwood Art Center (1114 7th Street NW - Albuquerque). The discussion is being presernted by the Action Communities for Health, Innovation and Environmental Change (ACHIEVE) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-Center for Health Policy at UNM. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Friday, February 4, 6:00 - 10:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <table> <tr><td> <img src="ctp101.jpeg" alt="[COINTELPRO 101 poster]" width="150" height="200" style="border-width:0" /> </td><td> First New Mexico showing of <b>COINTELPRO-101. Film history of the 60' &amp; 70's -- tied to the COINTELPRO Policy of the FBI</b>, a term frequently used to describe a conspiracy among government agencies - local, state, and federal - to destroy movements for self-determination and liberation for black, brown, Asian, and indigenous struggles. $5 donation. Discussion following film with producer Claud Marks and special guests from the film. Sponsored by: Abq Jericho, Abq-Leonard Peltier Chapter and the Irish Freedom Committee. Information: (646) 271-4677. </td></tr> </table> <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Friday, February 4, 7:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars</b> is being shown at the 1st UU (Carlisle and Comanche - Albuquerque). $5.00 donation. Presented by Conscientious Projector Film Series. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="color:green"> <font size="+1"><b>Recent Addition!</b></font> <br /><br /> <font size="+2"><b>Saturday, February 5, 9:00 - 11:00am</b></font> <br /><br /> Democracy Now! is having a special <b>two hour program on the evolving revolution in Egypt</b>. It will be carried on channel 27 in the Abq area and at quote-unquote.org . <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Saturday, February 5, 5:30 - 9:30pm</b></font> <br /><br /> Leonard Peltier Chapter of Abq &amp; Abq Jerich' present <b>an evening in support of freedom, marking the 35th commemoration of Leonard Peltier's incarceration</b>, with Indigie Femme, Jim Page &amp; Simon Ortiz. $14 cash at the door. At 711 Third Street (Albuquerque). Information: 505-908-0481. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Sunday, February 6, 8:00 - 10:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Collective trance synchronization: two hours of drone music for meditation.</b> Audience is asked to lie on the floor or sit on a pillow (bring one!). Complete silence will be held for duration of event. Use this time to focus intention for your transpersonal manifestation in the new year. Performers: Alms, Streights, Luperci, Hedia, Alchemical Burn, Alan ledergerber. Information: 505-550-7098. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Monday, February 7, intros at 6:30pm, film at 7:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> People Before Profit film series -- sponsored by S.O.A.P. (Students Organizing Actions for Peace) and the UNM Fair Trade student group -- presents <b>The Future of Food</b>, directed by Deborah Koons Garcia. Discussion after the film with guest speaker Prof. Chris Duvall from UNM's Geography Dept. At UNM's Lobo Theater (basement of the S.U.B.). <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Tuesday, February 8, 6:15pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>The Big Picture Jet Fuel Water Meeting.</b> Please tell your friends and come to the meeting to discuss how to organize on this issue. Let's not lose sight of the KAFB waste dumps and how all this is going to be affected by what is being done and not being done. Information: www.environmentalsafeguards.org/water.html . <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Tuesday, February 8, 7:00 - 8:30pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Stop the War Machine group coalition planning meeting for peace demo on March 19th</b>, marking the 10th anniversary of the War in Afghanistan. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Wednesday, February 9, 10:00am</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Project Darfur:</b> What's happening in Sudan? U.S. support for peace in Darfur. Bring your ideas and questions. Information: 505-255-3986. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="color:green"> <font size="+1"><b>Recent Addition!</b></font> <br /><br /> <font size="+2"><b>Thursday, February 10, 3:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> As a prelude to New Mexico's African American Day on Friday, Feb. 11, <b>Reverend Al Sharpton is keynote speaker</b> at the University of New Mexico Student Union Building atrium. The event is free and open to the public. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Thursday, February 10, 5:30 - 7:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> A presentation (by the author) about <b>My Sisters Made of Light</b>, a novel set inside Pakistan's human rights movement inspired by true events, is taking place at UNM Law School Room 3402 (Albuquerque). The presentation will be followed by question and answer session, book sales, and signing. Admission is free, purchase of book is optional. If possible, please call ahead as seating is limited. Information: 505-489-1619. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="color:green"> <font size="+1"><b>Recent Addition!</b></font> <br /><br /> <font size="+2"><b>Thursday, February 10, 7:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Young Women United</b> talking about the Thousand Women March coming up in Santa Fe is the topic of tonight's Channel 27 (Albuquerque cable) Indymedianm program. It is also available via webstreaming at quote-unquote.org . Studio is at 415 Tijeras NW, EAST door off the Civic Plaza. Our web address is nmindymediashow.org . Information: 505-304-3144. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="color:green"> <font size="+1"><b>Recent Addition!</b></font> <br /><br /> <font size="+2"><b>Friday, February 11, 12:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>1000 Women March</b> from Railyard Park (Santa Fe) to NM state Capitol for a rally plus a 2:30pm press conference in the Rotunda. Information and transportation help from Albuquerque: 505-573-1904. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Friday, February 11, 7:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Celebrate Black History Month at a special film showing of At the River I Stand.</b> This powerful, award-winning documentary shows the struggle of 1300 Memphis sanitation workers for racial and economic justice in 1968 and depicts the event leading to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Admission $5-$10 at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds. Sponsored by ANSWER NM. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Friday, February 11, 7:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Charlie King and Karen Brandow are musical storytellers and political satirists.</b> They will make their first Albuquerque appearance since 2005! The performance will feature songs from their latest CD, The Distance Remaining. At First Unitarian Church, Carlisle &amp; Comanche. Requested donation: $10. Information: 505-243-2546. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Saturday, February 12, 2:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>An afternoon with dear Aanya and her poetry.</b> The Community Family and the Peace Center are pleased to sponsor a conversation with our poet laureate, Aanya Adler Friess, and her introduction to her book of poems. Please come and have some tea with us and discuss the last half-century or so and the art/craft of poetry. Free, but donations to the center are welcome. Some copies of Aanya's book will be available. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Sunday, February 13, 7:00 - 9:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> Yishai Fleisher will speak on the topic <b>Sovereignty in the State of Israel: Jewish Self- Determination, Indigenous Rights, and International Law.</b> Fleisher is a graduate of Cardoza Law School, an Israeli Defense Force Paratrooper (active reserves), director of Israel National Radio, an issues advocate in the Knesset, founder of Kumah, and an international speaker and author. The talk is sponsored by the Israel Alliance, Kumah, and Zionist Organization of America, NM. $10 suggested donation at the door, and refreshments will be provided. At UNM SUB, Ballroom A (Albuquerque). <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Monday, February 14, intro at 6:30, film at 7:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> People Before Profit film series (sponsored by S.O.A.P.) presents <b>Water Wars</b>, directed by Jim Burroughs. Discussion after the film with guest speaker Prof. Daniel Schwartz from UNM's Sociology Dept. At UNM's Lobo Theater (basement of the S.U.B. - Albuquerque). <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="color:green"> <font size="+1"><b>Recent Addition!</b></font> <br /><br /> <font size="+2"><b>Thursday, February 17, 10:00am (MST)</b></font> <br /><br /> Ta'anit Tzedek - Jewish Fast for Gaza invites you to join a phone conversation on <b>Young Jews, Zionism and the new Jewish Activism</b> with Rae Abileah, Mirit Mizrahi, and Michael Deheeger. To participate in the call: dial the access number 1.800.920.7487 then when prompted, enter your participant code: 92247763# . There will be a question and answer period during the call. The call is co-sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace and Shomer Shalom. (<br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Thursday, February 17, 5:30-9:30pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Crossroads Flea Market.</b> Information: 505-550-7098. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Thursday, February 17, 7:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Hope Beneath Our Feet: Restoring Our Place in the Natural World.</b> Jamie McHugh, somatic coach, visual artist, and longtime survivor of HIV, discusses and signs his new anthology, which also includes essays by Michael Pollan, Howard Zinn, Alice Walker, and Barbara Kingsolver.The book explores the question, If our world is facing an imminent environmental catastrophe, how do I live my life right now? Free. At Bookworks (4022 Rio Grande NW - Albuquerque). Information: 505-344-8139. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Saturday, February 19, 1:30 - 3:30pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Dialogue: Afghanistan, In or Out?</b> Let's have a broad range of views on this war. It's a starting point for whatever ideas come up. We continue to practice David Bohm's method of careful listening toperspectives as a way to reach broader understanding and peace. For Information: 505-243-6174. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Saturday, February 19, 5:30 - 11:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Santa Fe Human Rights Alliance and Santa Fe Pride's Gala 2011.</b> Cocktails, dinner, entertainment, silent auction, and special guest Marci Bowers, MD. At the Santa Fe Community Convention Center (201 West Marcy - Santa Fe). Information: santafehra.org . <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Sunday, February 20, 1:00 - 3:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Do we want to form a time bank in Albuquerque?</b> Let's discuss this. Information: 505-255-4074. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Monday, February 21, intros at 6:30, film at 7:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> People Before Profit film series -- sponsored by S.O.A.P and the UNM Fair Trade student group -- presents <b>The Corporation</b>, directed by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott, and Joel Bakan. Discussion after the film. At UNM's Lobo Theater (basement of the S.U.B. - Albuquerque). <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="color:green"> <font size="+1"><b>Recent Addition!</b></font> <br /><br /> <font size="+2"><b>Tuesday, February 22, 11:00am - 1:00pm and 7:00 - 9:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> Two chances for a <b>talk and poetry performance by two Palestinian Americans</b> Huwaida Arraf and Remi Kanazi. At 11:00am in the SUB (UNM - Albuquerque) Acoma Room A&amp;B and at 7:00pm at the Albuquerque Mennonite Church (1300 Girard Blvd NE - Albuquerque). Information: 505-850-9554 or dmustafa@unm.edu. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="color:green"> <font size="+1"><b>Recent Addition!</b></font> <br /><br /> <font size="+2"><b>Thursday, February 24, 2:00 - 4:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>"389 Miles"</b> film screening and director talk at the UNM Student Union Building (SUB - Albuquerque) Lobo A/B. A documentary film that addresses the current immigration debate, taking place on the Arizona-Mexico border. Presented by the Raza Graduate Student Association. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Thursday, February 24, 7:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC.</b> Local community organizer Maria Varela discusses her new chapter in the anthology that collects the stories of 52 women who worked on the front lines of the civil rights movement. Free, at Bookworks (4022 Rio Grande NW - Albuquerque). Information: 505=344-8139. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="color:green"> <font size="+1"><b>Recent Addition!</b></font> <br /><br /> <font size="+2"><b>Friday, February 25, 12:00 - 1:30pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>"Brother Outsider"</b> film screening at the African American Student Services (1130 Mesa Vista Hall - Albuquerque). <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="color:green"> <font size="+1"><b>Recent Addition!</b></font> <br /><br /> <font size="+2"><b>Saturday-Sunday, February 26-27, 9:30am - 6:00pm (Sa.) and 10:00am - 5:00pm (Su.)</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>2011 Water Conservation &amp; Xeriscaping Expo</b> at the Fairgrounds (Albuquerque). Exhibitors, free seminars, and more. No entry fee ($4.00 for parking inside the Fairgrounds) <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+2"><b>Sunday, February 27, 2:00pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>Tragedy in Crimson: How the Dalai Lama Conquered the World but Lost the Battle with China.</b> Foreign correspondent Tim Johnson discusses his travels alongside the Dalai Lama, a culture at risk of extinction, and China's efforts to control Tibet. Free, at Bookworks (4022 Rio Grande NW Info: 344-8139. <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="color:green"> <font size="+1"><b>Recent Addition!</b></font> <br /><br /> <font size="+2"><b>Monday, February 28, 4:30pm</b></font> <br /><br /> <b>"Harry Bridges: A Man and His Union"</b> is being screened at the SUB Theater (UNM SUB Basement - Room 1003 - Albuquerque). Exhibitors, free seminars, and more. No entry fee ($4.00 for parking inside the Fairgrounds) <br /><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font size="+1" style="color:green"><b>Recent Change!</b></font> <br /><br /> <font size="+2"><b>Monday, February 28, 6:30 - 8:30pm</b></font> <br /><br /> People Before Profit film series presents <font style="color:green">a double feature consisting of The Future of Food and Genetic Chile</b>. At UNM's Lobo Theater (basement of the S.U.B. - Albuquerque). <font style="color:green">Sponsored by Students Organizing Actions for Peace (S.O.A.P.) and UNM Fair Trade Student Group.</font> </td></tr> </table> <br /><hr /> <img src="mail.gif" alt="[Mailbox]" />Please send calendar items, comments, and questions concerning this Web document to <a href="mailto:Web@abqPeaceAndJustice.org">Web@abqPeaceAndJustice.org</a> . </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>