[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:

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

 <http://utahcountvotes.org/> Utah Count Votes! Information about Utah's
process for selecting voting equipment to help you make sure that "Utah
Counts Votes". <http://utahcountvotes.org/>   http://utahcountvotes.org/

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Wednesday, September 1
 
4:00p-5:00p  - Monthly Vigil at Alliant Tech Systems - Alliant Action Utah
Alliant Tech Systems (ATK) is a $2 billion aerospace and defense company
with leading market positions in propulsion, composite structures,
munitions, and precision capabilities. ATK was the largest supplier of
anti-personnel landmines to the Dept of Defense, to name one example of
their activities. ATK has also supplied over 16 million rounds of Depleted
Uranium munitions to the DoD.

AAU conducts monthly vigils, the first Wednesday of each month, at the Magna
ATK facility at the main gate, 5000 South 8400 West, from 4pm - 5pm

Saturday, September 4
The 7th Hispanic Fiesta Days Festival takes place in the Gallivan Center
(239 South Main Street) from 10 am to 10 pm. Come enjoy an afternoon filled
with joy and fun.
Free
 
Upcoming:
 
Saturday, September 11
 
"If Walls Could Talk" - Perspectives on Separation, Activism, and Hope in
Palestine
2:00pm, Meeting Room C. SLC Public Library, 210 East 400 South
Long time activist, public health worker, journalist and world traveler Sara
Jordan, recently returned from Israel and the occupied Palestinian
territories, will give the presentation. Also included will be remarks by
Jehad Hyer, a U of U student who spent this past summer at Birzeit
University in the West Bank and Mahan Khalsa who participated in the recent
national conference of the U.S. Campaign to End the Occupation of Palestine.
 
Freedom Fair - 4pm to 10pm Gallivan Center
Organized by the Utah Progressive Democratic Caucus, several organizations,
including PPJ, will be participating in this event. 
the renowned actress, author and activist, Mimi Kennedy will be a special
guest speaker at this event.
Mimi Kennedy is now experiencing national syndication and is one of the rare
actresses who can boast a list of credits including Broadway theatre stage,
prime time television drama, variety and comedy series, Oscar-winning
feature film and behind-the-scenes work as a director, story-editor and
voice-over artist. She also has successfully managed to balance this
full-time performance career, along with a second career as a respected
published author, and as a noted activist in political, human rights,
environmental and animal issues while maintaining a devoted, healthy
marriage and family life raising two teenagers in Los Angeles. 
Also Featuring entertainment by the very talented Tom English of LA and our
local Rich Wyman!
If you are interested in participating in the 9/11 Freedom Fair or know of a
group or business that would be interested, please contact:
<mailto:clarity at udpc.org> clarity at udpc.org. For more information, please
visit  <http://udpc.org/alerts.htm#911> http://udpc.org/alerts.htm#911 
 
Saturday, September 18 and Sunday, September 19
The Utah Humanities Council's Great Salt Lake Book Festival is coming to
Library Square!   This year's lineup looks really great, and includes
columnist Molly Ivins as well as Douglas Brinkley, who  recently wrote a
biography on John Kerry.  Also featured will be Sam Hamill who was
responsible for organizing the poet's protest against the invasion of Iraq
and the anthology of their work presented to Congress and there will be a
professional soldier coming who was in the Battle of Mogadishu (and many
others), and lots of people who are apolitical, like romance and mystery
writers.
 
You will need tickets to see Ivins, Brinkley, Hamill and the other bigger
events. The tickets are free and areavailable at the library.
 
More informaton:
 <http://www.utahhumanities.org/bookfestival/bookfestival2004.php>
http://www.utahhumanities.org/bookfestival/bookfestival2004.php

 
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