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How Class Works Conference
DATE: June 8-10
PLACE: Stony Brook, NY
CONTACT: naples.cc.stonybrook.edu/CAS/wcm.nsf/pages/conference4
COMMENT: explore ways in which an explicit recognition of class helps
to understand the social world in which we live, and ways in which analysis
of society can deepen our understanding of class as a social relationship
Global Sustainability Conference
DATE: June 10-11
PLACE: Seattle, WA
CONTACT: newworldseminars.org
COMMENT: "Whether you are new to the subject of sustainability or
a seasoned veteran, this uplifting event will provide you with important
tools and resources you can effectively use when you return home."
Locating Women's Studies: Formations of Power
and Resistance
DATE: June 15-18
PLACE: Oakland, CA
CONTACT: NWSA, University of Maryland, 7100 Baltimore Blvd., Ste. 502,
College Park, MD 20740; 301-403-0524; www.nwsaconference.org
COMMENT: 27th Annual National Women's Studies Conference; Rebecca Walker
of Third Wave Foundation speaking
7th Annual Grassroots Use of Technology Conference
DATE: June 17
PLACE: Boston, MA
CONTACT: conference.oc-tech.org
COMMENT: theme this year is Building Community On and Off-Line in the
21st Century. Focus on how new and existing technology can help us build
strong communities in these changing times. Program includes case studies,
panels, discussions, and hands-on workshops that focus on this theme.
Caravan to Cuba, Break the Blockade
DATE: June 17-July 17
PLACE: leaves from many points in US/Canada
CONTACT: www.ifconews.org
COMMENT: the US embargo of Cuba causes shortages of food, medicine and
other important supplies for eleven million people; the embargo is an
immoral policy that uses hunger and disease as political weapons
Great Labor Arts Exchange & Conference on
Creative Organizing
DATE: June 18-20
PLACE: Silver Spring, MD
CONTACT: National Labor College, 10000 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring,
MD 20903; 202-639-6204; www.laborheritage.org
COMMENT: national gathering of union members, union staff, union officials,
artists, students, and labor educators who use music, art, poetry, theater,
murals, posters, cartoons, puppets, film and websites to strengthen the
labor movement
8th Annual Southern Girls Convention
DATE: June 23-25
PLACE: Houston, TX
CONTACT: www.southerngirlsconvention.org
COMMENT: annual grassroots meeting of pro-woman activists devoted to networking,
organizing, educating, agitating, to empower women and girls in the South;
we discuss Southern culture, the radical history of organizing in the
South, views & stereotypes of the South, & the struggle for social
justice
Socialism 2006: Build the Left, Fight the Right
DATE: June 22-25
PLACE: New York, NY
CONTACT: 773-583-8665; www.socialismconference.org
COMMENT: A weekend of debate, discussion, and entertainment.
Allied Media Conference: From Truth to Power
DATE: June 23-25
PLACE: Bowling Green, OH
CONTACT: Allied Media Conference, POB 20128, Toledo, OH 43610; www.alliedmediaconference.com
COMMENT: brings together some of the most innovative and visionary culture
producers, media workers, artists and activists; largest grassroots media
conference in the US
World Peace Forum 2006
DATE: June 23-28
PLACE: Vancouver, BC
CONTACT: 604-687-3223; www.worldpeaceforum.ca
COMMENT: promotes partnerships between cities and the anti-war and peace
communities to build the transnational and intercultural capacity to communicate,
coordinate, and act on a global scale to end wars, and create a world
of peace, justice and sustainability
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear
Power in Space Annual Meeting
DATE: June 23-28
PLACE: Vancouver, BC
CONTACT: 207-729-0517; www.space4peace.org
COMMENT: workshops on the nuclearization and weaponization of space
San Francisco LGBT Parade & Festival
DATE: June 24-25
PLACE: San Francisco, CA
CONTACT: 415-864-3733; www.sfpride.org
COMMENT: join 500,000 supporters, onlookers & participants for one
of the largest Pride events in the US
National Convention of the League of United
Latin American Citizens
DATE: June 26-July 1
PLACE: Milwaukee, WI
CONTACT: 202-833-6130; www.lulac.org/events/convent.html
COMMENT: theme: "Latinos Impacting the Americas"; the only convention
in which representatives from Hispanic communities from across the country
determine the positions and strategies of a national Hispanic organization
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Mid-Atlantic Radical Bookfair & Infoshop
Gathering: Celebrate Informed Resistance!
DATE: June 29-July 2
PLACE: Baltimore, MD
CONTACT: redemmas.org/bookfair
COMMENT: brings together radical and indpendent publishers, distributors,
bookstores, and authors for a weekend of workshops, panel discussions,
and performances
Freedom Summer 2006
DATE: July 2-August 5
PLACE: Occupied Territories, Palestine
CONTACT: International Solidarity Movement, www.palsolidarity.org
COMMENT: stand side by side with villagers in places like Bil'in as they
continue their tireless non-violent struggle to save village land from
Israel's apartheid wall
Earth First! Round River Rendezvous
DATE: July 4-11
PLACE: Katuah, NC
CONTACT: www.earthfirst.org
COMMENT: workshops, direct action, music, fun
Our Way Home: Reunion for Viet Nam Draft Resisters
DATE: July 6-9
PLACE: Castlegar, British Columbia
CONTACT: www.ourwayhomereunion.org
COMMENT: A tribute to the US immigrants that came to Canada during the
Vietnam War and to the thousands of Canadians that assisted them
Adirondack Council Annual Meeting
DATE: July 8
PLACE: Raquette Lake, NY
CONTACT: www.adirondackcouncil.org
COMMENT: hear updates on the council's work to help keep the Adirondack
Park wild
Resist the G8
DATE: July 15-17
PLACE: St. Petersburg, Russia
CONTACT: g8-2006.plentyfact.net
COMMENT: protest against the G8 summit and its plans for a huge new global
expansion of nuclear power; protests also in home countries
National Organization for Women National Conference
& Young Feminist Summit
DATE: July 21-23
PLACE: Albany, NY
CONTACT: NOW Conference, 1100 H Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC,
20005; 202-628-8669; www.now.org
COMMENT: join NOW members across the country for three days of fun and
friends, fast-paced workshops, great speakers and entertainers, skill-building
sessions, special interest caucuses
Pax Christi National Conference
DATE: July 28-30
PLACE: Pittsburgh, PA
CONTACT: Pax Christi, 532 West 8th St, Erie, PA 16502; 814-453-4955; www.paxchristiusa.org
COMMENT: theme "God's People Can Wait No Longer"
4th Annual Black and Green Anarchist Gathering
DATE: August 4-13
PLACE: Southwest (AZ or NM)
CONTACT: Green Anarchy - FV, PO Box 11331, Eugene, OR 97440; www.greenanarchy.org
COMMENT: theme "rewilding physically, mentally, and spiritually";
share, collaborate, workshops
32nd Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer
Conference
DATE: August 10-13
PLACE: Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
CONTACT: NOFA, 411 Sheldon Rd, Barre, MA 01005; 978-355-2853; www.nofa.org
COMMENT: theme "Sprouting the Seeds of the Next Generation";
join 1000 other farmers, gardeners, activists; more than 150 workshops
Veterans for Peace Annual Convention
DATE: August 10-13
PLACE: Seattle, WA
CONTACT: www.vfpnationalconvention.org
COMMENT: workshops include topics on Communication: non-violent communication,
building consensus through communication, compassionate listening, political
communication, advocacy, media literacy; Environment: sustainability of
the environment through peace, through responsibility to and for the environment;
Human Effects of War: PTSD, U238/depleted uranium, spiritual aspects of
war, gender issues; Veteran support: women's issues, Gold Star families,
Vets4Vets, homeless veterans, IVAW; Issues of war: militarism, impeachment,
counter recruiting, torture, treating for peace, war as an instrument
of foreign policy, nuclear weapons, weapons in space
Animal Rights 2006 National Conference
DATE: August 10-14
PLACE: Washington, DC
CONTACT: FARM/AR2004, 10101 Ashburton Lane, Bethesda, MD 20817; 800-327-8688;
www.arconference.org
COMMENT: sponsored by 50 organizations; plenaries, workshops, rap sessions,
campaign reports, videos, exhibits, newcomer orientation, awards banquet,
vegan cuisine, music
7th Annual Oglala Commemoration
DATE: ?
PLACE: Oglala, SD
CONTACT: www.oglalacommemoration.com
COMMENT: ceremony honoring our warriors and promoting national healing.
31st Anniversary of the Oglala Incident. Invited are family, friends and
supporters of Anna Mae Pictou Aquash, Joe Stuntz, The American Indian
Movement, & the public
29th Annual Bluegrass Festival
DATE: June 1-4
PLACE: Strawberry Park, Norwich, CT
CONTACT: Strawberry Park, 42 Pierce Road, Preston, CT 06365; 860-886-1944;
www.strawberrypark.net/bluegrass.html
COMMENT: camping, instrumental & vocal workshops, children's activities
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