[Imc-saltlake-discussion] Weekly Community Peace Calendar

[weeklycalendar at utahpeace.org]

This calendar is a service provided by People for Peace and Justice of Utah
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)
(NOTE:  In case of inclement weather, please bring your own signs if you decide
to vigil in rain or snow.)

Weekly public meeting ~** 1st and 3rd** Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.
Committee meetings ~ **2nd and 4th** Thursdays, 7:30pm.
Jubilee Center Library - 300 East 100 South502-8556 - www.utahpeace.org
info at utahpeace.org
(NOTE:  There will be no meetings during this summer.)

Please visit www.utahpeace.org/calendar.html to view events happening in our
community.

Here are other events calendars of events in our community:

Utah Activist Calendar:http://cal.uarc.com/display.pl
Our Community Connection online
calendar:http://www.ourcommunityconnection.com/events.php
CATALYST online calendar at www.catalystmagazine.net/events Amnesty
International Events

Calendar:www.amnestyutah.org/events.htm
Middle East Center, U of U, Calendar:www.mec.utah.edu/Calendar/calendar.html
Women's Resource Calendar, U of U: www.sa.utah.edu/women/calendar/jan2005.html
Salt Lake City Film Center Events: www.slcfilmcenter.org Diversity
Utah:www.diversity.utah.edu/annualevents.html
Progressive Utah Discussion
Forum:http://www.livejournal.com/community/progressiveutah/
Utah Policy:  www.utahpolicy.com
Utah Events:  www.utah.com/database/events

Have a great week!
(Please send questions/calendar items to weeklycalendar at utahpeace.org)

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Highlighted Announcements and Events:
- See photos of the September 24 March and Rally at www.utahpeace.org/s24.htm
- Great Basin Earth Institute classes beginning - see announcement below event
listings
- Join the Northern Utah Peace Alliance for a trip down memory lane.  Yes all
next month we will show films on US invasions or interventions from the past. I
know there is not enough time to examine all of them. (We will accept requests
to include your "favorite")  We will begin the first Sunday with a look at the
CIA coup that overthrew the democratically elected president and put in the
Shah. As usual it will be held at 5 PM every Sunday.

Directions to Carla's house
127 N 500 W, Clearfield

>From SL
Take the UT-103 exit- EXIT 338- toward CLINTON / CLEARFIELD / SUNSET.
Take the ramp toward UT-126 / CLEARFIELD.
Turn LEFT onto E 650 N / UT-103.
Turn LEFT onto N MAIN ST / UT-126.
Turn RIGHT onto W 300 N / UT-107.
Turn LEFT onto N 500 W.

>From Ogden
Take the UT-103 exit- EXIT 338- toward WEST POINT / CLEARFIELD.
Turn RIGHT onto E 650 N / UT-103.
Turn LEFT onto N MAIN ST / UT-126
Turn RIGHT onto W 300 N / UT-107.
Turn LEFT onto N 500 W.
End at 127 N 500 W
Clearfield, UT

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Events:


Monday, September 26 - Lobby Day
Make sure your plans to come to DC for the Mobilization to End the Iraq War
include joining us on Monday, September 26 for

Congressional Education Day/ Lobby Day.


Congress has been complicit in this illegal and immoral war from day one, but we
can clearly see the beginnings of real

congressional opposition to the war and occupation.  As support for the war
plummets in the polls, and more and more

Americans want the troops out sooner, not later we have a major opportunity to
compel Congress to take action to end the war

now.


Our goal is to have over 600 activists from dozens of national, state and local
organizations meet with over 100 members of

Congress.


We need you to join us.

 If you have never visited Congress before, don’t worry, UFPJ will provide
comprehensive training on Sunday, September 25,

and all the materials you will need.


To participate in the UFPJ lobby day, you must register.  Just go to
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/lobbyday  for more

information and to register.

Once you have registered, you will receive info on the training, appointments,
updates on logistics and legislative

information.

I look forward to meeting you and 600 of our closest friends in DC on September
26!

If you absolutely can’t be in DC on Sept. 26, you can help amplify the call to
end the Iraq War Now, by making a solidarity

visit to your Representative’s home office.  If you are not sure who your
Representative is, or need their contact

information, you can go to http://capwiz.com/fconl/dbq/officials/.
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Wednesday, September 28 - Friday, September 30
Brain Henson - Head of the Jim Henson Company will be hosted by the SLC Film
Center on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Jim Henson Company.
Henson will speak on Thursday on THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL PUPPETRY and many films,
including LABYRINTH and the rarely seen FARSCAPE; THE PEACEKEEPER WARS will be
screened.
All?Events Will Be At The City Library, 210 E 400 S And Are FREE And Open To The
Public

For more information go to www.slcfilmcenter.org or call 801-746-7000

Wednesday, September 28th
12 P.M. MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROLE

2:00P.M. JACK AND THE BEANSTALK; THE REAL STORY (3 hour mini-series).

The bones of a giant are discovered turning Jack Robinson's life upside down,
teaching him the truth behind the fairy tale and how he can fix a greedy
ancestor's mistakes.

Thursday, September 29th

2:00P.M. LABYRINTH- screening following by a Q&A with Brian Henson, performer of
Hogel, and puppeteer coordinator on the film.

16-year-old Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) accidentally wishes her baby stepbrother
Toby to the evil Goblin King Jareth (David Bowie) who will transform Toby into
a goblin if Sarah does not complete his Labyrinth in 13 hours

4:00P.M. Screening of Jim Henson?s experimental short films, including his Oscar
nominated short film, TIME PIECE.

4:30P.M. THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL PUPPETRY; A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN HENSON.

5:15P.M. Reception and autographs co-presented with NIGHT FLIGHT COMICS and THE
UTAH FILM COMMISSION.

 6:00P.M.- FARSCAPE; THE PEACEKEEPER WARS-a 3 hour mini-series, introduced by
Brian Henson and followed by a Q&A with Brian Henson. -???John Crichton may not
have started the war - but only he can end it.

Friday, September 30th

 11:00A.M. A COLLECTION OF TELEVISION WORK; MOTHER GOOSE STORIES; MUPPETS
TONIGHT with PRINCE; DINOSAURS; NATURE CALLS.

 1:00P.M. RETURN TO OZ

 4:00P.M. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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Friday, September 30, 7:30pm

FREE FILM:  "The Fog of War"

Free Speech Zone
2144 South Highland Drive, Suite 130
Salt Lake City

Former Secretary of Defense, under President Kennedy and President Johnson,
Robert S. McNamara was one of the most

controversial and influential political figures of the 20th century. Now - for
the firt time ever - he sits down one on one

with award-winning director Errol Morris to offer a candid and intimate journey
through some of the most seminal events in

contemporary American history.

As leader of the world's most powerful military force during this nation's most
volatile period in recent years, McNamara

offers new and often surprising insights into the 1945 bombing of Tokyo, the
Cuban Missile Crisis, and the effects of the

Vietnam War.

Featuring recently released Oval Office recorded conversations with Presidents
John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, The Fog

of War received critical acclaim for its up-close and personal insider
perspective.

Info:  info at utahpeace.org or 502-8556
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Friday, September 30 - CWA Union Hall  @ 8 PM

1743 W. North Temple
"A Union Man:The Life and Work of Julius Margolin"

 Julius Margolin, at 89, is a living legend in the New York City labor movement.
He’s been active since the 1930s in the CIO,

the National Maritime Union and Local 52 of the International Alliance of
Theatrical and Stage Employees, which he has

represented in the NYC Central Labor Council for more than 32 years. A tireless
fighter for justice, equality, and against

war, Julius embarked on a new career in 1999, making music and CDs with George
Mann while still hitting picket lines and

organizing workers in New York and around the United States.

"A Union Man” is the story of his life through his eyes as well as those he’s
met along the way. Featuring guest appearances

by Utah Phillips, Faith Petric and former NMU Vice President Joe Stack, as well
as concert performances, it's an affectionate

portrait of a rank-and-file activist still fighting for justice as he approaches
90.


After the film, Julius and George will take questions and perform a selection of
labor and antiwar songs.

Suggested Donation $5-10 – all welcome!

A Benefit for Utah Jobs with Justice and the Industrial Workers of the World
(IWW)

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Saturday, October 1
Earth Jam 2005!</a>
http://www.earthjam.org


PPJ will have a table at this event.  It was originally scheduled for April,
2005 but was rained out.

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Saturday and Sunday, October 1 and 2
Youth Activism Summit - University of Utah
Come discuss your visions for the future with other high school and college age
people working toward a more democratic

society.  Learn new skills and learn how to communicate your ideas through urban
art and traditional media sources.
Some of the workshops offered will include:
- Zine Writing:  Learn how to start your own zine, write about your ideas.
- Stenciling:  Beginning and advanced classes teach this art of the streets.
- Gender Justice:  Enter a discussion about how sexims, homophobia adn
trans-phobia intersent as oppressive systems adn what

we can do about it.
- Immigrant Rights and the Dream Act:  Focus on the Dream Act, which allos
undocumented students to receive in-state tuition

at universities.  As anti-immigration rhetoric threatns to consume our society
come discuss how we as students, both

immigrant and non-immigrant, can work toward a more just society for all
students.
- Slam Poetry:  Learn the art of slam poetry and use this art form to say how
you feel.
- Opinion page Power:  Learn how to write adn submit y our letters to the local
newspaper media.

There will also be a dance on Saturday night with local DJ's.  There will be a
graffitti wall.  Admittance is free if you

attend at least one workshop.

On Sunday there will be an open mic.  People will have the chance to share their
poetry, Zine stories, or anything else.

More info:  Gena at 466-0955.


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Friday, October 7, 7:30pm FREE FILM - Poison DUst
Free Speech Zone
2144 South Highland Drive, Suite 130

Poison DUst
Radioactive DU Weapons in Iraq

You thought they came home safely from the war. They didn't.

Poison DUst tells the story of three young men from New York who could not get
answers for their mysterious ailments after their National Guard unit's 2003
tour of duty in Iraq. A mother reveals her fears about the extent of her
child's birth defects and the growing disablity of her young husband - a vet.
Learn of their journey from personal trauma, to 'positive' test results for
uranium poisoning, to learning what radioactive Depleted Uranium weapons are.
Their frustrations in dealing with the Veterans Administration's silence
becomes outrage as they realize that thousands of other GI's have the same
symptoms.

Information: 502-8556 or info at utahpeace.org

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Great Basin Earth Institute
Discussion Course Schedule for Fall 2005

Join others in an Earth Institute discussion course that encourages exploration
of what it means to be sustainable and of the impact of our lifestyle choices
on the earth.  The Great Basin Earth Institute, a program of the Utah Society
for Environmental Education will offer the following courses at First Unitarian
Church, 569 S. 1300 East, Salt Lake City, UT. All courses will be held in Room
205 of the Education Building. A book of readings for each of the 5 courses is
available for purchase at the first meeting of each course.

To register, contact the Great Basin Earth Institute, 801-328-1549 or
gbei at usee.org OR just come to the FIRST session of the course you
wish to attend.   Courses begin THIS WEEK (Sept 26-Oct 1) at First
Unitarian Church.


Voluntary Simplicity
Day/Time: ..... Fridays, 7-8:30 p.m.
Dates: .......... Sept 30 - Dec 9, 2005
Location: ....... First Unitarian Church, 569 S. 1300 East, Education
Building, Room 205
Fee: ..........$20 for book of readings
Voluntary Simplicity is an eight session discussion circle for people
wanting to learn more about how to simplify their lives. The readings
challenge us to consider how simplicity could be more life-giving for
us and for the Earth.

Choices for Sustainable Living
Day/Time: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m.
Dates: .......... Sept 28 - Dec 7, 2005
Location: ....... First Unitarian Church, 569 S. 1300 East, Education
Building, Room 205
Fee: ..........$20 for book of readings
In this course participants explore the ties between lifestyle
choices and their impact on the Earth. This ten session course offers
alternative ways for us to meet our needs while taking into account
the many interdependent natural systems that allow us to survive.

Deep Ecology
Day/Time: Sundays, 2-3:30 p.m.
Dates: .......... Oct 2 - Dec 11, 2005
Location: ....... First Unitarian Church, 569 S. 1300 East, Education
Building, Room 205
Fee: ..........$20 for book of readings
We are part of nature, not separate from it. What we do to nature, we
eventually do to ourselves. In Deep Ecology, participants learn more
about the interconnectedness of all life.

Discovering a Sense of Place
Day/Time: Saturdays, 10-11:30 a.m.
Dates: .......... Oct 1 - Dec 10, 2005
Location: ....... First Unitarian Church, 569 S. 1300 East, Education
Building, Room 205
Fee: ..........$20 for book of readings
This course discusses the meaning of place from a bioregional
perspective, asking participants to consider the benefits of
developing a relationship with their place and exploring what it
means to protect the place where they live.


Globalization and its Critics
Day/Time: .... Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m.
Dates: .......... Sept 27 - Dec 6, 2005
Location: ....... First Unitarian Church, 569 S. 1300 East, Education
Building, Room 205
Fee: ..........$20 for book of readings
How are the changes in the global economy affecting the environment,
local economics, and social and cultural customs throughout the
world? In Globalization and Its Critics, participants examine
globalization and how it is affecting individuals, institutions,
culture, and economies.

Healthy Children, Healthy Planet
Days: ... Mondays OR Thursdays
Time: ..... 7-8:30 p.m.
Dates: ......... Sept 26 - Dec 5, 2005
                 or  Sept 29 - Dec 8, 2005
Location: ....... First Unitarian Church, 569 S. 1300 East, Education
Building, Room 205
Fee: .... $20 for book of readings
Explore the influence that our fast-paced, consumer-oriented society
has on our children. Topics include: cultural pressures, advertising,
food, time and creativity, technology and the media, and exploring nature.


To register, contact the Great Basin Earth Institute, 801-328-1549 or
gbei at usee.org OR just come to the FIRST session of the course you
wish to attend.   Courses begin THIS WEEK (Sept 26-Oct 1) at First
Unitarian Church.


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