[Imc-saltlake-discussion] calendar this week

[Deanna Taylor]

This calendar is a service provided by People for Peace and Justice of Utah
<file://www.utahpeace.org/> www.utahpeace.org - With these activities every
Thursday: 

Weekly sidewalk vigil:
Thursdays, 5-7 pm Federal Building, 125 South State Street, SLC Bring signs!
(Some signs provided)  

Weekly public meeting Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. 

Jubilee Center Library - 300 East 100 South
486-2558
 <file://www.utahpeace.org/> www.utahpeace.org
tlk at utahpeace.org

Please visit  <http://www.my.calendars.net/peace_calendar>
http://www.my.calendars.net/peace_calendar to view events happening in our
community.
You can access community activist calendars at Utah Activist Calendar:
<http://cal.uarc.com/display.pl> http://cal.uarc.com/display.pl There is
also a Community Calendar at:
<http://www.ourcommunityconnection.com/searchresults.php?q=peace>
http://www.ourcommunityconnection.com/searchresults.php?q=peace

Have a great week!

(Please send questions to  <mailto:tlk at utahpeace.org> tlk at utahpeace.org)
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Announcements and Highlighted Events:

WAR IN IRAQ ESCALATES - See the "Action Alert" below.  PPJ has a vigil EVERY
Thursday from 5-7pm at 125 South State Street (Federal Building) - we are
either on the west side of the street (where it's shady!) or the east side
(same side as Federal Builiding), depending on the sunniness of the day.
Please join us - even if only for a portion of that time.

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Register to vote online: -
https://www.workingforchange.com/vote/index.cfm?ms=UPN001

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Tuesday, August 10
Come Out Against Amendment 3! - The Don't Amend Alliance Invites you, your
family & friends to 

join them for Cocktails and free appetizers 5:00PM - 7:00PM

Panini  299 South Main Street, 2nd Floor

$5 contribution at the door

 

Wednesday, August 11
Lecture Series on Women and Spirituality 
"Reclaiming Magdalene: The Lost Bride in Christian Mythology"       
    Margaret Starbird, theologian, author, The Woman With the Alabaster Jar
    Sheraton City Center Hotel Ballroom,  Sunstone Symposium
<http://www.sunstoneonline.com/> www.sunstoneonline.com
    Keynote Lecture  8:00 p.m.     Reception  7:00 p.m.
(Co-sponsored by Sunstone Foundation and Smith-Pettit Foundation, with
assist by Moonstone)
 
Thursday Aug 12 
Amnesty International, Salt Lake Letter Writing
The Letter Writing is on the 2nd Thurs. of each month at the Salt Lake
Roasting Co. 320 E. 400 S. More info at www.amnestyutah.org 

Thursday, August 12

Virgil Neves, of Teamfree, will be displaying some of his paintings each
Thursday throughout August, from 5:30 until 10PM on the plaza at the
Gallivan Center in downtown SLC during the Twilight Concert Series.(200 S
between State and Main.)

Team Free is a non profit group in Utah dedicated to All Ability Access, and
maintenance of our Public Lands.  They rehabilitate old mines and plant
trees, among other things.

Thursday, August 12

There will be a public meeting to discuss the purchase of electronic voting
machines (using code that is not open source and without a verifiable paper
trail) 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the State Office Building Auditorium in
Salt Lake City. 

If you care about democracy and can be there, please show up! Visit
http://www.verifiedvoting.org <blocked::http://www.verifiedvoting.org>  for
more information on the problems with these machines. For the internal memos
from Diebold (exposed via a hacker - one more reason to ban these machines)
which show clearly the problems, go here:
http://www.kucinich.us/e-voting/page06.php 
 
Thursday Aug 12 
Lecture Series on Women and Spirituality   
"Truth in Fiction: Reading The Da Vinci Code" --Panel 
  Booksigning  6 p.m.  Panel 7 p.m.   Salt Lake Public Library, Main
Auditorium    
Margaret Starbird--author, The Woman with the Alabaster Jar, and The Goddess
in the Gospels 
Rev. Lance S. Owens--Gnostic Priest;  Physician; webmaster
<http://www.gnosis.org/> www.gnosis.org;   Secrets of the Code
Maxine Hanks--author, former lecturer Women's Studies, U.of U.; editor,
Women and Authority
(Sponsored by Salt Lake Public Library, the Utah Film Center, Moonstone,
Wasatch Gnostic Society)
 
Upcoming:
 
Monday, August 16 - Bush on the Couch Author presentation
Auditorium of the SLC City Library: Dr. Justin Frank noted psychoanalyst and
author of Bush on the Couch, will speak and answer questions. His book is a
psychoanalytic perspective on Geeorge Bush and Dr. Frank has been on a book
tour around the country and has appeared on Al Franken's show and many
others publicizing his book. 
 
ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
<http://www.unitedforpeace.org/> http://www.unitedforpeace.org |
212-868-5545 ============================================

Please share this message with others.

WAR IN IRAQ ESCALATES, IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED 

The situation in Iraq has taken another turn for the worse. Sections of the
Shi'a south have risen up against the U.S. occupation in just the last few
days, U.S. war planes have bombarded the holy city of Najaf, and at least
300 Iraqis have been killed. Occupying soldiers are dying at an alarming
rate - in July, 54 U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq, up from 42 in June.
And the Iraqi population is being terrorized by a military occupation and a
spate of terrorist attacks that run the gamut from kidnappings and
beheadings to suicide bombings and assassinations. 

Where has the U.S. media been while this violence and chaos have been
unfolding? They have been missing in action - too busy whipping the public
into a frenzy about possible terrorist attacks to cover the growing crisis
in Iraq, where a war is still raging on and more people are being killed
every day. 

How many more Iraqis and international soldiers will be killed before this
occupation is ended? Now is the time for immediate action!

We need to hold the Bush administration accountable for this horrible war
and its aftermath, and we need to do it NOW. 

ACTION IDEAS:

1. Organize a vigil at your local federal building or other central location
as soon as possible to bring attention to the ongoing war and crisis in
Iraq. Alert your local media about the vigil, and post your event on the
calendar at  <http://www.unitedforpeace.org/> http://www.unitedforpeace.org 

2. Call your local media outlets and insist they cover the Iraq war on their
front page, where it belongs. Email reporters good articles about what's
happening in Iraq to give them ideas. Write letters to the editor informing
the public about what's going on. Many good articles from all over the world
can be found by at  <http://www.occupationwatch.org/>
http://www.occupationwatch.org 

3. SHOW UP IN NEW YORK CITY ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 29 AND SAY NO TO THE WAR ON
IRAQ AND THE BUSH AGENDA ON THE EVE OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
The eyes of the world will be upon us in New York, and we must speak out for
peace and justice. Organize a busload of people, get on a train, buy a plane
ticket...just show up! 

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AUGUST 29, THE WORLD SAYS NO TO THE BUSH AGENDA!

Massive Protest at the Republican National Convention, New York City

* Assemble at 10:00AM, Seventh Avenue @ 14th Street

* March steps off at noon

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Visit the RNC mobilizing section of our website for resources and to endorse
the August 29 demonstration:

 <http://www.unitedforpeace.org/rnc> http://www.unitedforpeace.org/rnc

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We need your financial support to make the August 29 protest a success:

 <http://www.unitedforpeace.org/donate> http://www.unitedforpeace.org/donate

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To receive email updates on the August 29 RNC protest, visit:

 <http://www.unitedforpeace.org/email> http://www.unitedforpeace.org/email


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