PEACE AND JUSTICE ACTIVISM May/June 2008

Mon, May 12, 2008P 7-9pm - The Nakba: What Happened to the Palestinians When the Israeli State Was Established? A presentation by Philip Farah at the East Columbia Library, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045
Israel will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Jewish state; Palestinians will at the same time be remembering the Nakba (catastrophe). A presentation by Philip Farah, Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace.
Sponsored by: Howard Co. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation

May 13 and May 14, 2008 Bereaved Parent’s Circle Tour In Mid Atlantic
The Parent’s Circle is a group of Israeli and Palestinian parents who have each lost a child to the violence in Israel/Palestine. They work together towards an end to violence and a satisfactory solution for all the land’s inhabitants. Representatives of the Parent’s Circle will be at the following 2 locations:
May 13 7:30-9 p.m. St Charles Borromeo, 3304 N. Washington Blvd Arlington, VA 22201
May 14th 7 PM St. Matthew’s Church 5401 Loch Raven Blvd., Baltimore Md 21239

Wed, May 21 at 7pm - Secret Hist of the American Empire - John Perkins - Talk and Book signing at Books-A-Million, 11 Dupont Circle N.W., Washington DC
www.johnperkins.org/index.html and www.johnperkins.org/Links.htm

Thurs, May 29 at 7pm - Annapolis Town Hall meeting to discuss the cost of the War in Iraq and its effects on our local economy
City Council Chambers /City Hall, 160 Duke of Gloucester St, Annapolis, MD 21401
Convened by Alderman Sam Shropshire of the Annapolis City Council and co-sponsored by Anne Arundel Peace Action, and the National Priorities Project. All are invited to attend regardless of where you live. Details at www.aapeaceaction.us/pages/action.htm

June 13 - 15 - Pentecost 2008: Training for Change! Sojourners conference wtih Jim Wallis, Brian McLaren and others! Trinity College, 125 Michigan Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20017 Info here. Early Bird registration rates end on May 1, 2008! Special rates for Leaders 30 and under and scholarships.

See the American Friends Service Committee YouTube video on the cost of the war - less than 2 minutes and well worth your time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnq6cD5jk1Q

LOCAL PEACE INFO
Washington Peace Center - www.washingtonpeacecenter.net/
Women in Black - Baltimore - www.peacepath911.com/
Women in Black - Frederick - www.wibfrederick.org/
American Friends Service Committee Mid-Atlantic - www.afsc.org/midatlantic/baltimore/
Peace Action Montgomery County Md - www.peaceactionmc.org/
Nonviolent Communication Training (NVC) in the DC area - www.capitolnvc.org/