Upcoming Peace Council Events

UPCOMING
EVENTS

2013 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY 13210 - (315) 472-5478 - spc

No more peace outreach til the spring... but we need more not less anti-war action!
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Onondaga Land Rights
& Our Common Future Series Opening: Brighten the Chain: Treaty Commitments
Monday, February 8, 7 pm
Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St. map

Check out the "Brightening the Chain" video and hear a panel reflect on progress on social healing and environmental clean up. The opening of a tremendous collaborative year-long educational series.

Andy, 472-5478
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Vigil Against the Drones
Tuesdays, February 9 & 23, 4:15 - 5 pm
Hancock Air National Guard Base, Mattydale

Come get involved in this work to prevent our community from joining the front line in the War on Afghanistan. Carpool leaves SPC office promptly at 4:00 pm.

Rae, 472-5478
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Youth and Militarism Organizing Meeting
Tuesday, February 16, 2:30 pm
SPC Office, 2013 E. Genesee St., 2nd floor map

Come get involved in this important work to connect with young people on peace and justice issues.

Jessica, 472-5478

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SPC Steering Committee Meeting
Tuesday, February 16, 7 pm
SPC office, 2013 E. Genesee St., 2nd floor map

The monthly meeting of SPC's policy making body is open to any SPC member, though only members of the Steering Committee participate in the decision-making process

Carol, 472-5478
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CNY Working for a Just Peace in Palestine & Israel Organizing Meeting
Wednesday, February 17, 10:45 am (also Feb. 17)
SPC office, 2013 E. Genesee St., 2nd floor map

Get involved in efforts to educate people and build the constituency to change US policy.

Andy, 472-5478
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Greater Syracuse Progressive Coalition Meeting
Monday, February 22, 5:30 pm
SEIU 1199, 404 Oak St., (at corner of James St.)

Come connect with various progressive organizations in town. In unity there is strength!

Andy, 472-5478
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Peace Newsletter Mailing Party
Thursday, February 25, 4 pm
Syracuse Peace Council, 2013 E. Genesee St. map

Come lend a hand... there's always great folks to chat with and we buy the pizza!

Andy, 472-5478
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SPC MONTHLY PROGRAM:
Why Immigration Rights Matter and What You Can Do About It
February 25, 7 pm
ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave. map

A panel discussion on the need for humane immigration reform. Local activists will share stories about the lives of immigrants in CNY. Speakers will also discuss the status of relevant federal legislation and how you can get involved.

Aly, 472-5478
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Strike for Peace Bowlathon
Sunday, February 28
Flamingo Bowl, 7239 Oswego Rd. (Rt. 57), Liverpool map

Start forming your team now.

Jessica, 472-5478
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Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future Series
From the “Doctrine of Discovery” to
International Recognition of Rights
Monday, March 1, 7 pm
Grewen Auditorium, Le Moyne College, Salt Springs Rd., Syracuse. map Parking available in Lot C on Springfield Road.

Tonya Gonella Frichner, Phil Arnold and John Diefenbacker-Krall discuss the "Doctrine of Discovery" and UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Free. Followed by a reception and the opportunity for discussion groups.

Andy, 472-5478
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Caribbean Latin America Coalition Monthly Meeting
Sunday, March 14, 4-6 pm
Syracuse Center for Peace and Social Justice, 2013 E. Genesee St. map

CLAC is a partner organization with SPC. It's goals are close the US Army's School of the Americas; maintain sister community relationships in El Salvador and Colombia; and end the US blockade of Cuba.. All are welcome

Ann, 478-4571
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March on Washington:
End the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
Saturday, March 20, bus leaves Syracuse at 2 am (returns 24 hours later)

We are headed to D.C. to remind our leaders that no war is a good war. March 20th marks the beginning of the 8th year of the U.S. Operation Iraqi Freedom. There will be a march at noon on Saturday to the White House, where we will be protesting with visual reminders of the cost of the wars in the Middle East. Together we'll say, “No Wars and Occupations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Haiti!" "No War Against Iran!” “No War Anywhere!” We will also construct coffins and drape them in various flags (Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan...).

Seats: $40-80 sliding scale (more if you can, less if you can't; scholarships available). It costs us $60/seat. Seats on the bus are limited, so act quickly to reserve yours now!

Parking will be at 404 Oak St. in Syracuse for the trip. Get to the bus at 1:35 a.m., leave at 2 a.m. We will stop for breakfast, so please bring money for food or your own food.

Reservation deadline with payment is NO LATER THAN March 13th. The sooner you pay, the better because we don't want to have to cancel. You don't have your seat until it's paid, so please, act quickly!

Reserve your seat here.

For scholarship or general info on the trip please e-mail Rae Kramer or Katherine Raymond at bus@peacecouncil.net. Bus, or call 315-472-5478.
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SPC MONTHLY PROGRAM:
The History, Philosophy, and Practice of Active Nonviolence: A Personal Perspective by Randy Kehler
Tuesday, March 23, 7 pm
ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave. map

Randy organized against the the Viet Nam War and was jailed for 22 months for refusing to serve. Daniel Ellsberg cites Randy as one of those who inspired him to release The Pentagon Papers. Randy was also a cofounder of the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign, has been a war tax resister for decades and has been involved in many interesting grassroots struggles in his rural home of Western Massachusetts. Randy will also be speaking at OCC (Monday, March 22 at 11:10 am), Syracuse University (Tuesday, March 23 at 4 pm), SUNY Cortland (Wed., March 24 at 12:30 pm), SUNY Oswego (Wed., March 24 at 8 pm) and Colgate University (Thurs., March 25 at 4 pm and 7 pm).

Andy, 472-5478
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Regularly Scheduled:
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Study Group on US Global Agenda - being reorganized
Contact Aly at the Peace Council for more info.

SPC-TV: The Peoples' 60 Minutes--Sundays at 8:00 pm on Time Warner Cable Channel 98

Democracy Now! Excerpts from the week's stories--Saturdays 9:00-11:00 am on Time Warner Cable Channel 98