BREAD AND PUPPET

Bread & Puppet is Here!!!
The most wonderful participatory artistic experience in the entire universe beckons you.

BREAD AND PUPPET THEATER'S
FIRST WORLD INSURRECTION IN CAMBRIDGE

A POST-ELECTION RUCKUS PLAYED OUT FROM NOVEMBER 4-21

(Cambridge, MA) The Bread and Puppet Theater presents the First World Insurrection, a post-election ruckus played out in Cambridge, November 4-21. Performances and Symposium held at the Cambridge Family YMCA Theatre / Durrell Hall, 820 Massachusetts Avenue, Central Square, and Art Exhibit installed at the Marran Gallery, Lesley University, Main Quad on Mellen St. (off Mass. Ave.), between Harvard and Porter Squares. Both venues are wheelchair accessible. For advance tickets, on sale from October 18th on, and information on all events call the Cambridge Family
YMCA (www.cambymca.org) at 617-661-9622, extension 706.

Artistic Director Peter Schumann and his band of eight Vermont puppeteers will join forces with 20 local puppeteers and the Cambridge-based Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Brass Band. Their residency in Cambridge includes three puppet shows (a double-bill geared towards adults and one "family-friendly" show), a "Now What" political art symposium, and an exhibit showcasing Schumann's visual artwork. Each of these opportunities will include the traditional serving of Schumann's famous sourdough rye bread (baked in a temporary outdoor oven in the YMCA parking lot), drizzled with garlic-laden aioli, and the sale of the theater's "cheap art." In November, the city of Cambridge will indeed be the stage upon which much artistic discontent is set - with a few laughs thrown in!

Double Bill of Evening Shows:
WORLD ON FIRE and HOW TO TURN DISTRESS INTO SUCCESS: a Parable of War and Its Making November 4-14, Thurs.-Sun., 8pm (first week); Wed.-Sun., 8pm (second week) $10 general admission for both shows [groups of 10 or more $8]; held at the Cambridge Family YMCA

Family-Friendly Matinees:
UPSIDE DOWN WORLD CIRCUS
November 6-14, Sat.-Sun., 3pm
$10 / $5 students and seniors / children 2 and under free; held at the Cambridge Family YMCA

Political Art Symposium:
NOW WHAT?
2D ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON SUBVERSIVE PAPIER-MACHE & OTHER TOOLS FOR CREATIVE DISSENT
Monday, November 8, 7pm
including panelists Peter Schumann (Director, Bread and Puppet Theater), Gip Hoppe (Co-Artistic Director, WHAT), Reverend Billy (performance artist) and Reno (performance artist) moderated by Dr. John Bell (Puppet Historian, Emerson College professor and author of Puppets, Masks and Performing Objects) suggested donation $5; held at the Cambridge Family YMCA

Peter Schumann's Visual Art Installation:
THE U.S. SENATE READS AN EMAIL BY THE LATE RACHEL CORRIE TO HER PARENTS
November 9-21, gallery hours, 9am-8 pm daily; opening reception and artist's talk, Tuesday, November 9, 4-7pm free and open to all; held at the Marran Gallery, Lesley University

Featuring the Bread and Puppet Theater's signature masked characters and giant papier-mache puppets, the individual shows and art exhibit are described below.

WORLD ON FIRE
A group of National Emergency Clowns demonstrates official reactions to the ultimate emergency. The music is by the Asymmetric Prisoner-of-War Orchestra, consisting of local volunteer performers, and their conductor, the Fire Chief.
HOW TO TURN DISTRESS INTO SUCCESS: A Parable of War and Its Making
With the help of the National More-More-More Society, the Student of Success is taught a lesson: how the transformation of distress into success transforms success. The Population is a child in the arms of Truth. But Truth gets employed by the Executive to ready the Population for war. War is learned in a butcher's shop. The dance of the Collateral Damage Dancers concludes the lesson. The puppets are from cardboard; the music is live and includes an ancient Georgian chant.
UPSIDE DOWN WORLD CIRCUS
The circus features upside-down figures, a group of First World representatives trained by a lion, Thomas Jefferson and his patriotic cheerleaders, Gerrard Winstanley and his band of Diggers, the Rotten Idea Theater Company's distillation of political issues and much more, all accompanied by the B&P Circus Band. Political fun for the whole family!
THE U.S. SENATE READS AN EMAIL BY THE LATE RACHEL CORRIE TO HER PARENTS
Peter Schumann dedicates this installation to Rachel Corrie who died at the age of 23 in Palestine in 2003 as she tried to stop a bulldozer from destroying a Palestinian home. Her email is dated February 27, 2003.

(Background of the theater) The Bread and Puppet Theater was founded in 1963 on New York City's Lower Eastside by 70-year old Silesian-born sculptor and choreographer, Peter Schumann. In 1969 a nine-month tour of Europe won recognition and critical acclaim for Bread and Puppet. In 1970, the Theater moved to Vermont as theater-in-residence at Goddard College, letting itself be influenced by living in the countryside. Four years later the Theater moved to a farm in Glover in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, where a 100-year-old hay barn was transformed into a museum for veteran puppets. Bread and Puppet Theater does massive spectacles in the U.S., Europe and Latin America. Their pageants have a broad theme-oriented appeal to large non-elite audiences. They address social, political and environmental issues or simply the common urgencies of our lives. Some of the awards received by Peter Schumann and Bread and Puppet are the Obie Award, the Erasmus Award from Amsterdam, the Vermont Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, UNIMA-USA's Citation of Excellence and the Puppeteers of America President's Award. Bread and Puppet is one of the oldest non-profit, self-supporting theater companies in the United States. For more information on the Bread and Puppet Theater: www.breadandpuppet.org/, www.cbc.ca/ideas/features/bread_puppet/bibliography.html and www.chelseagreen.com/2004/items/rehearsingwithgods/Preface.
For more information on John Bell's Puppets, Masks and Performing Objects: www-mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp-
824C-8947CCC171B&ttype=2&tid=4192
For an example on Peter Schumann's outdoor bread-baking technique (press on arrow to view photos):
www.wildhack.com/bedrosian/temp/bp/bread.html

Who: The Bread and Puppet Theater
What: First World Insurrection
When: A post-election ruckus played out in Cambridge, November 4-21. Events include:
World On Fire and How To Turn Distress Into Success: a Parable of War and Its Making (a double bill), November 4-14, Thurs.-Sun., 8 pm (first week); Wed.-Sun., 8 pm (second week) Upside Down World Circus (family-friendly), November 6-14, Sat.-Sun., 3pm Now What?: the 2d Annual Symposium On Subversive Papier-Mache And Other Tools For Creative Dissent, Monday, November 8, 7pm
The U.S. Senate Reads An Email By The Late Rachel Corrie To Her Parents, November 9-21, gallery hours, 9 am-8pm daily; opening reception and artist's talk, Tuesday, November 9, 4-7pm
Where: Performances and Symposium held at the Cambridge Family YMCA Theatre / Durrell Hall, 820 Massachusetts Avenue, Central Square. Art Exhibit installed at the Marran Gallery, Lesley University, Main Quad on Mellen St. (off Mass. Ave.), between Harvard and Porter Squares. Both venues are wheelchair accessible.
Tickets:
World On Fire and How To Turn Distress Into Success (double bill), $10 general admission for both shows [groups of 10 or more $8]
Circus, $10 / $5 students and seniors / children 2 and under free
Symposium, suggested donation $5
The Late Rachel Corrie art exhibit, free
For advance tickets, on sale from October 18th on, and information on all events:
Call the Cambridge Family YMCA (www.cambymca.org) at 617-661-9622, extension 706

"dedicated to staging insightful entertainment, particularly in non-traditional venues"

Location:
Cambridge Family YMCA (www.cambymca.org)

Cost: varies

Organizer:

URL: http://www.marycurtinproductions.com

Animal Liberation Conference for Youths

November 13 & 14, 2004

Student Animal Rights Alliance is inviting you to join us for Demand Liberation: meet and connect with other young activists

Come join us at Demand Liberation to plan actions with other young activists and work together to build a stronger and bigger youth movement for animal rights!

Registration is just $10 if you pre-register now. ($20 at the door.) Yummy vegan lunches and snacks are INCLUDED in the registration fee!

Demand Liberation conferences feature action-packed weekends of workshops and presentations with expert trainers to help you in your struggle for animals. Here are some of the workshops to be featured at Demand Liberation conferences.

Schedule

SATURDAY, Nov 13, 2004
9:00AM to 6:00PM

SUNDAY, Nov 14, 2004
9:00AM to 6:00PM

Building & Sustaining Your Group

Power of One: Effective Individual Activism

Working with the Media

Organizing Events

Public Speaking & Presentation Skills

Regional Action Planning Meeting

…and more!

:: Please note Demand Liberation: Regional Student Animal Rights Action Conferences are organized specifically for students and youth. If you are neither a student or youth, please consider PETA's Helping Animals 101 conferences which are open to animal advocates of all ages and backgrounds. Thanks!

Location:
All activities will be taking place at the Pound Hall (Jarvis Street entrance) at Harvard Law School.

Cost: $10 in advance/$20 at the door

Directions: www.law.harvard.edu/about/directions.php

Organizer:

URL: http://www.defendanimals.org/regionals/boston/info.htm

Veterans for Peace: In the Fight Against War in Iraq

Community Church of Boston recognizes the anniversary of the Armistice following World War I by featuring a speaker recommended by Veterans for Peace. Lee Vander Laan is a member of the North Shore chapter of Veterans for Peace, and will show a video of the Vtes for Peace national convention held in Boston in July 2004. Both speaker and musician are veterans of the U.S. war against Vietnam.

- Music by Pat Scanlan

Location:
Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston St. (Copley Square)
Boston, MA

Cost: Free

Organizer:

URL: http://www.commchurch.org

Challenging the Policy of War: The Human Cost

Hear first-hand accounts of the human cost of the Iraq war.

Rick McDowell & Mary Trotochaud of the American Friends Service Committee will speak about their experiences as aid workers living in a Baghdad neighborhood for the past year.

Location:
Boston University College of Arts & Sciences, Room 211
725 Commonwealth Avenue

Cost: Free

Directions: Green Line B to Boston University East stop

Organizer:

URL: http://www.afsc.org/iraq/corres_journal/speaking-tour.htm

Views on Rebuilding Iraq: A Report from Baghdad

Rick McDowell and Mary Trotochaud spent a year in Baghdad working with local Iraqi organizations to rebuild that country on behalf of the American Friends Service Committee. They were withdrawn from Iraq a few months ago as chaotic violence and kidnappings increased and are on a speaking tour to share their knowledge and experiences with the public.

Location:
Pleasant Street Congregational Church, Pleasant Street, in Arlington Center

Cost: $10/5 requested donation

Organizer:

URL: http://justicewithpeace.org/index.php?target=home&subtarget=Article_Detail&selected=847&PHPSESSID=fe8686f9e9d95eb62e7bd90530559

“Post Election: Where Do We Go From Here?” An Open Meeting With Congressman Barney Frank

“Post Election: Where Do We Go From Here?” An Open Meeting With Congressman Barney Frank

Location:
Eliot Church in Newton Corner
474 Centre Street/Corner of Church Street

Organizer:

URL: http://www.newtondialog.org

Visita a la costa de Granadilla

Visita a los Espacios Naturales Protegidos de Montaña Pelada y Montaña Roja en Granadilla para, de la mano del reconocido biólogo José García Casanova, dar a conocer los valores naturales que están amenazados por el proyecto de puerto industrial.

- Punto de reunión: Parque la Granja de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, escaleras al lado de la Televisión Autonómica, a las 9:00.
- Transporte: En coches particulares.
- Punto de comienzo: Playa de La Jaquita, a las 10:30 aprox.
- Final: El mismo, a las 15:00 aprox.
- Distancia: 8 km.
- Material necesario: Calzado cómodo, agua, algo de comida, gorra, protección solar, chubasquero.

Es necesario inscribirse, indicando el número de asistentes y un teléfono de contacto, mediante correo electrónico a la dirección correo-AT-federaciontm.org o dejando un mensaje en nuestro contestador telefónico 922 882239.

Location:
Costa de Granadilla, Tenerife.

Directions: C/ Hero 53 Bajo - 38008 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Organizer:

URL: http://www.federaciontm.org

Proyección "Sáhara"

Location:
C/ Dr. Marañón Nº3 Bajo La Laguna

Organizer:

Cinema al C.S.O La Banka Rota "El Hombre Mirando al Sureste"

A partir de les 19h, cinema-forúm al c.s.o. Banka Rota.

Location:
c/Rubio i Ors nº 103, Metro-FFCC KNY.

Organizer:

URL: http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display/136347/index.php

CineForum: "Naranja Mecánica" al CSOA l'Estella

Seguint amb el ja tradicional CineForum dels diumenges al CSOA l'Estella aquest: "Naranja Mecánica"

Location:
CSOA l'Estella

Directions: C/ Lepant, 83
al costat de l'estació
de Mataró

Organizer:

URL: http://www.musaik.net/estella

cinema i debat: "El Forat"

19h
cinema i debat:
"El Forat"

Location:
Ateneu del Xino
C/Robador, 25
Raval (Barcelona)
M Liceu o St. Antoni

Cost: gratis

Organizer:

URL: http://www.coordinadoraraval.org

EHGFren II. topaketaren antolaketarako asanblada

Agur t’erdi lagunak:

Eskutitz honen bidez, Euskal Herriko Gizarte Foroa antolatzeko asanbladak deialdia luzatu nahi dizue, laster batean ospatuko den Foroaren II. Topaketarako, gustukoa eta beharrezkoa duzuen tailer, mintegi, mahai ingurua edo dena delakoa antola dezazuen, eta Topaketaren egitarauan sar dezazuen.

Ba dira bi urte Euskal Herriko Gizarte Fororaren asanbladatan biltzen hasi ginela. Horietan, eztabaidarako eta hausnarketarako den gunea sortu dugu, eta pixkanaka, apainketa lana ezberdinak burutzen ari gara. Horrela, Foroaren I. Topaketa ospatu genuen 2003ko ekainean, Gasteizen, eta bertan bildutako mila pertsona inguru partaide izan ginen antolatutako ehunka tailerretan.
Oraingo txandan, II. Topaketaren antolaketa lanetan murgildu gara. Aipatutako Topaketa, azaroaren 12, 13, 14ean izango da, Bilboko alde zaharrean.

Topaketaren egitarauaren zio zentrala, talde ezberdinek antolatuko dituzten tailer, mintegi, mahai inguru e.a.tan datza. Horrela, urriaren 23ª bitartean, edozein taldek aukera du, nahi eta interesekoa duen tailer edo bilera mota antolatzeko, eta Topaketaren egitarauan sartuko da. Egitarauaren antolaketa txukun eta ulergarri bat egite aldera, 10 gai ardatz definitu dira, nolabaiteko gaien sailkapen adostu bat egiteko. Gai ardatz bakoitzak beharrezko espazioak izango ditu lanerako, eta soilik, orduen arabera sailkatuko ditu saioen aukerak. Hona hemen gai ardatzak eta haiekin kontaktatzeko helbideak:

GAI ARDATZA POSTA ELEKTRONIKOA
Sozioekonomia socioekonomia-AT-ehgf.org

Askatasun demokratiko eta eskubide zibilak askatasunaetaeskubideak-AT-ehgf.org

Migrazioak migrazioa-AT-ehgf.org

Autodeterminazioa autodeterminazioa-AT-ehgf.org

Lurraren solasa lurra-AT-ehgf.org
Gazteria gazteria-AT-ehgf.org

Emakumea emakumea-AT-ehgf.org

Identitatea, hizkuntza, hezkuntza eta komunikazioa idleedcom@ehgf

Egoera internazionala, antimilitarismoa eta herrien arteko elkartasuna/ Neoliberalismoaren instituzio internazionalak nazioarteko-AT-ehgf.org

Teknologi berriak eta gizarte mugimenduak tekbegimu-AT-ehgf.org

Beraz, zuen txanda da. Kokatzen zareten gai ardatzean landu eta konpartitu nahi duzuen hori antolatu, eta egitarauan sartu mezu baten bidez. Gero, zehaztasunak jakiteko, gai ardatzaren koordinatzailea zuekin jarriko da harremanetan. Gogoratu urriaren 23 izango dela egitarauan zerbait sartzeko azken eguna. Handik aurrera, behin betiko egitaraua izango du gai ardatz bakoitzak, eta urriaren 30etik aurrera publiko egingo dira euskarri elektronikoan zein paperezkoan.

Besterik ez lagunak, amaitu aurretik esan, edozein zalantza argitzeko, Joxemi Zumalabe Fundazioak bere idazkaritza lanak eskaintzen dizkiola Topaketaren antolaketari. Era berean, bada antolaketa lanetan gabiltzan taldeon posta zerrenda komun bat, eta web gune bat. Hona hemen horietako bakoitzarekin harremanetan jartzeko datuak:
www.ehgf.org; Joxemi Zumalabe Fundazioa
Asanbladaren posta zerrenda: ehgf-AT-listas.nodo50.org joxemi-AT-joxemi.org
943275561
Laster batean elkarren berri izango dugulakoan, besarkada bat,

EUSKAL HERRIKO GIZARTE FOROAREN II. TOPAKETAREN ANTOLAKETARAKO ASANBLADA

Location:
Bilboko alde zaharra

Organizer:

URL: http://www.ehgf.org

a-n-t-e-n-a-k))))))) -hiriko haizeak / la ciudad en el aire-

Azaroaren 7tik 14ra Bilbon jardunaldi batzuk antolatuko dira, hiria eta Informazio medioen arteko lotura eta hartuemanak eztabaidatzeko. Hiri egitura berrien garai honetan, teknologien ugaltzeak eragindako zenbait fenomenoren azterketa.

Del 8 al 14 de noviembre organizamos unas jornadas de debate en Bilbao sobre el modo en que la ciudad y los medios de informacion se articulan e interactuan. En una epoca de proliferacion de medios tecnologicos y nuevos tejidos urbanos, donde cuerpos, maquinas, imagenes y llamadas perdidas se dan cruce.

Location:
Bilbo

URL: http://euskalherria.indymedia.org/eu/2004/10/17612.shtml

legal workshop to defend our rights at the G8

Agenda and discussion points so far:


- Scots law workshop/Legal questions from other meetings
- Networking and sharing experiences
- Legal observerprinciples
- Legal booklet
- Practicalities
- Dealing with early legal problems
- legal team needs around G8?

Location:
EDINBURGH PEACE & JUSTICE CENTRE
St John's Terrace
Princes Street
Edinburgh EH2 4BJ
Tel: 229 0993

Cost: donations towards the venue and running costs

Directions: The venue is "The Peace and Justice Centre" again which is situated at the West End of Princes Street under St.Johns Church, where the One World Shop and the cemetary is situated, too, at the junction of Lothian Road.

Organizer:

URL: http://www.dissent.org.uk

Resistance to the G8 meeting

This society doesn't work.
It doesn't allow for our needs nor desires.
We want this to change.

Help to organise the most exciting gathering of opposition to the business as usual and the sick system in recent times!

We invite everybody, who is favourable to our aims.

Reshape:
- is a local group
- broad anti G8
- come together to oppose the G8 summit
- visionary
- part of Dissent! www.dissent.org.uk/ network
- is dynamic, modern, exciting, hip, fun, and happening

Location:
under review, get in touch to find out.

Cost: free

Organizer:

URL: http://reshape.org.uk

Greens of KC Organizing Meeting

Come to our regular organizational meeting. We will plan forums, outreach, other events and fundraisers. The Greens of KC strive to promote social justice, grassroots democracy, nonviolence and ecology in all that we do. Come join us!

Location:
Viet Nam restaurant, 39th and Rainbow. See greensofkc.org to verify location (which sometimes changes due to events beyond our control).

Cost: FREE

Organizer:

URL: http://www.greensofkc.org

Global Love Day

Join people around the world in Celebrating and Expanding LOVE.

GLOBAL LOVE DAY May 1, 2005

"Love Begins With Me"

We are one humanity on this planet.
All life is interconnected and interdependent.
All share in the Universal bond of love.
Love begins with self acceptance and forgiveness.
With tolerance and compassion we embrace diversity.
Together we make a difference through love.

Be a part of it.
Spread the word.

Location:
Your Heart

Organizer:

URL: http://www.thelovefoundation.com

Picnic in the Park

Click here for the history of Food Not Bombs.
Food not bombs is an international movement of people who work along autonomous, egalitarian, decentralized, organization in order to share vegan and vegetarian food with the hungry and homeless, as well as protest social, economic, environmental, and animal injustice world wide.
Our three main principles are food recycling, non-violence, and consensus.
We feel food, being a substance necessary to sustain life, is a right, not a privilege.
According to the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, Article 25: Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
We feel that the government spends too much money on weapons and war, and not enough to attend to the basic needs of its people.
We feel that by spending money on war instead of its own people, the government's main priority lies outside its own borders.
According to the Congressional Budgeting Office, the United State's will spend over $400 billion on defense alone, and only $387 billion on all other services (Table 10).
We do not feed the homeless. We have picnics and share food with anyone. The most hungry happens to be the homeless. We don't feed them. The food is shared; we sit with them, talk to them, and learn from them. This is not a soup kitchen or any other impersonal service.

Who is Hungry and Why?

According to the US Census, 12.1% (34.6 million people) of the population are current in poverty.
According to America's Second Harvest, the number of Americans who were hungry or food insecure was 33.6 million in 2001.
23.3 million people sought emergency food relief from their network of services in 2001.
The number of homeless people living in America is unknown, however the National Coalition for the Homeless cites an Urban Institute study which says that 3.5 million people (1.35 million children) will experience homelessness in any given year.
In Florida, America's Second Harvest states that the poverty rate is 12%, and that the childhood poverty rate is 18.8%.
The Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County counts 6,481 homeless people.
There is no single cause of homelessness in the United States.
Some reasons include lack of jobs, lack of a living wage, decline in public assistance, a lack of affordable housing, lack of affordable health care, domestic violence, mental illness, substance abuse (this may often begin after becoming homeless, as a way to deal with the harsh reality of living on the street).
The Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough says the two biggest trends of homelessness in the county are a shortage in affordable housing and a rise in poverty, although other factors do have an influence.
There are homeless because our society needs them. It needs people on the bottom and it needs minimum wage earners/"flexible" labor/a reserve army of labor, etc. Why criminalize what we're doing? Doing what we are doing threatens the status quo, social stratification, the "necessary" reserve.. We are lifting the homeless up and treating them as equals - it's revolutionary.

Why Not Get a Permit?

See the main page, Information section, for all the documents the police have given us.
The permit application is expensive, around $100, although the application fee can be waved for non-profit organizations.
We cannot nor do we want to obtain 501(c)3 non-profit status. It is not beneficial to our organization.
The city requires $500,000 liability insurance (3.2).
Insurance purchased through the city costs $240 or more per event.
There is a $25-$50 fee for reservations, plus a $100 clean up fee (although we make no messes).
Permits can only be obtained three times per year.
According to page 2 (#16), of the City of Tampa Special Events Permit Application (the permit we have been arrested for not having) "food and drinks cannot be given away to the public". However it specifies food may be sold, although to do so requires an additional $100 vendor permit.
Overall, we feel that we do not need permission to share our food in our parks with those in need.
We take full responsibility for all food consumed. In fact, we are eating with the homeless, and keep all of our health and safety in mind.

Why Not Feed on Private Property?

Picnics and gatherings are what parks are for.
These are public parks, which means they are our parks, and we have a right to use them.
This is where the homeless live. We feel it is wrong to make the homeless come to us. We wish to share food and have them eat at their homes, and speak with them in their environment.
Tampa Food Not Bombs has been picnicking there for 8 years. The homeless know us and like us; some even prefer our food over others.
Herman C. Massey Park, according to the Tampa Government website, is solely dedicated for picnic use. The fact that there are no bathrooms is something the city must reconcile. What if a family was there to have a picnic and needed to use the bathroom? Where should they go?
The human body takes 4-8 hours to digest food. People are able to find bathrooms within that time, however, are often only able to use them after paying for goods. This excludes the poor, hungry, and homeless.
We have not encountered any problems with waste disposal.

Why is FNB Doing This?

It's the right thing to do!
The government isn't doing it.
We as a community feel we should take care of our fellow humans.
We wish to build and improve our community.
We wish to treat the homeless, hungry, and poor as equals, and raise awareness that they should be treated as such.
We wish to teach self-sustainability.
We wish to build confidence in the homeless.
We are doing this because it should not be illegal. To ignore the laws is to keep sharing food illegal.
We are doing this to change the laws in Tampa. We wish to amend or rescind the current city law that prevents us from sharing food.
For 8 years, we haven't had problems.
We feel this is a violation of our civil liberties guaranteed by the constitution, including the freedom of speech, and the freedom of assembly.
We feel that food is a right, not a privilege or commodity, and therefore it should be given away freely.
We do it out of love.
We feel we must raise awareness that the city is spending more money on redevelopment than on dealing with homelessness and poverty.
There are homeless because our society needs them. It needs people on the bottom and it needs minimum wage earners/"flexible" labor/a reserve army of labor, etc. Why criminalize what we're doing? Doing what we are doing threatens the status quo, social stratification, and the "necessary" reserve. We are lifting the homeless up and treating them as equals - it's revolutionary.

Why doesn't FNB Work with Churches?

We don't need to, the churches are working with us.
The work churches do are important, and we will refer people to utilize their services, however we are not a church, and have different goals, beliefs, and actions.
We are working together to change the laws.
However, we do not share the same goals.
Our organization works on consensus, and we decided through that method that we do not want to be affiliated with churches.
Not everyone in our organization is religious.
We are more secular based.
With religious services, there is no dialogue with the people. You do not get to sit, eat, and talk with those you feed. With us, we ensure open dialogue.
We do not believe humanitarian services should be accompanied by preaching.
We do not believe food should be exchanged for religious ideology.
Churches do not serve vegetarian meals.
Churches are not flexible.
Churches are hierarchical, we are not. We do not want to be entered into their hierarchy and bureaucracy.
Churches should not have a monopoly on feeding the homeless.
There are no requirements to eat food with us.
We feel that religious people often speak to others in a condescending tone.
Religious groups are often exclusionary: excluding different races, ethnicities, other religions, non-religious people, or even gays and lesbians.
We do more than feed. We try to improve lives, provide companionship, promote healthy living, build community, give clothes and books, and teach and learn from the homeless.
We do not push our beliefs on those we share food with.
We don't just feed the homeless; everyone is welcome at our picnics. We also share food at events and protests.

What are the Solutions to Homelessness?

There is no one solution.
We should ask them what they think the solution is.
Taking care of our communities should be our first priority..
We should try to build strong local infrastructures.
We should try to provide more jobs and houses.
We should build more homeless and community centers.
There should be free healthcare and education.
We should end unjust economic practices such as greed; overconsumption; waste; commodification of goods such as food, water, and healthcare; profit fixations, etc.
Mayor Iorio should visit the HUD meetings which have a very detailed blueprint for ending homelessness. She failed to attend the last meeting.
End the stigmatization of homelessness by ending the myths of laziness, violence, etc.
We need to come together to solve the problem because when people suffer, its everyone's problem.
Obviously, there should be money for food, not for bombs.

Location:
Downtown Tampa @ Herman Massey Park

Cost: Free to ALL

Directions: www.tampagov.net/appl_tampa_address_locate/mappage.asp

Organizer:

URL: http://www.TampaFNB.org

Campus Antiwar Network (CAN) National Conference

RIT Anti War, a member group of the democratic, grassroots, student organized Campus Antiwar Network, is trying to organize local support for this conference, which will be held in NYC. For more information contact RITAntiWar-AT-hotmail.com

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Save the date!

Campus Antiwar Network (CAN) National Conference

WHEN: November 13-14

WHERE: Pace University in New York City

WHO: All campus antiwar/anti-occupation committees are invited to attend and all interested antiwar individuals and organizations are welcome as well.

We are an independent, democratic, grassroots network of campus-based antiwar committees. Check us out at: www.campusantiwar.net

HOW: (See details below for registration info)

WHY:

Whatever the outcome on November 2nd, one thing is certain: the
carnage in Iraq will continue, because both major presidential
candidates are committed to continuing the occupation. That's why
we need to keep organizing right on through the election.

As we speak, the US military is carrying out a major offensive against
strongholds of the Iraqi resistance, with continual air strikes and
artillery attacks on Fallujah in particular. The horrific toll in
Iraqi civilian lives may never be known.

At the same time, US soldiers face over 80 attacks every day.
Recently, an entire platoon of 19 soldiers in Iraq refused to carry
out an extremely dangerous mission – and the military is cracking
down on their dissent because it represents widespread feelings of
discontent within the armed forces.

Even if the US succeeds in intimidating and shutting down the Iraqi
resistance for a while, the seething discontent and anger at the
occupation will provide a constant source for its renewal and
resurgence. As long as the US military occupies Iraq, there will be a
resistance fighting for independence, and there will be carnage.

In this context, our side needs to get organized to fight for ending
the occupation of Iraq. That's why the CAN National Conference is
crucial. After seeing which militarist gets elected on November 2nd,
we must get down to the work of plotting out a political strategy and
a tactical course to grow our campus committees and increase the
profile of the movement to bring the troops home.


DETAILS:

This conference will feature plenary sessions where activists from all
across the nation can share their experiences and discuss the state of
our movement and future directions for organizing. In addition, there
will be workshop sessions covering topics such as:

The Political Fallout of the Election
The Possibility of a Draft
The Next Targets of Empire: Iran and North Korea
The Nuts and Bolts of how to put on a successful antiwar event

Make sure to check in on the website for updates as the agenda and the
program get finalized: www.campusantiwar.net


TO REGISTER:

We need people to register ASAP so that we can plan for the number of
participants.

Please send an email with the following info to:
register-AT-campusantiwar.net

Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
Name of Antiwar Group/Member campus:
How many of you are coming?:
How many of you need housing? (any allergies?):
Do you need CAN's help to get to NY?:


TO HELP:

We want as many people's input in planning the conference as
possible. If you can help with planning the details of the
conference, please send an email to sidpatel99-AT-yahoo.com, and we will
plug you into the organizing.

Also, PLEASE send this announcement out to as many antiwar people,
groups, and lists that you are on, particularly if you know any other
students or campus committees.

Location:
Pace University in New York City

Organizer:

URL: http://www.campusantiwar.net

San Diego Indie Music Fest

All day independent music festival featuring 20 bands + headliners Jonatha Brooke & Erika Luckett. Including performers Danielle Lo Presti & The Masses, Alicia Champion and many more. Also: Artisans, massage, tarot, indie business booths, tattoos, food, drink, 21+ after 6pm.

Location:
The Abbey, 2825 5th Ave, San Diego, CA

Cost: See website for details

Organizer:

URL: http://www.sdindiemusicfest.com

KCSB-FM ANNUAL FUN-DRIVE

The Annual On-Air Fund Drive of College and Community Radio Station, KCSB 91.9 FM is now in progress through Weds. night, Nov. 17th, 2004.

The only community radio station based in Santa Barbara County, KCSB 91.9 FM, began its annual on-air Fund Drive on Monday, November 8th, 2004. Culminating a very active year for one of our area's most unique community-media resource, KCSB's ten day-long Fund Drive is featuring exclusive guests like Santa Barbara indie-rock band Kissing Tigers (playing live in the KCSB broadcast studio on Thursday, Nov. 11th, starting at 10pm), timely and topical interviews with newsmakers (from such locations as Fallujah, Iraq) and celebrities (including performers with the "Putumayo Present Latinas" tour), numerous thank-you gifts (CDs, books, DVDs, gift certificates for restaurants and retail, etcetera), and much more.

Visit or tune into 91.9 FM, and call (805) 893-2424 starting Monday, Nov. 8th to pledge financial support for listener-sponsored KCSB.

Location:
91.9 - ON THE AIRWAVES!!

Cost: AIRWAVES ARE FREE, BUT INDEPENDENT MEDIA IS PRICELESS

Directions: TUNE YOUR DIAL TO 91.9-FM. CALL IN AT 805-893-2424,2426. PLEDGE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AFFORD.

Organizer:

An Introduction to Nonviolent Communication

This is an opportunity to learn the basics of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). NVC is a language of connection and peace, helping us to hear others and be heard. In these desperate times when there is much pain, learning this process can make a difference in your relationships and communication. The workshop will be facilitated by Kelly Bryson, MFT and NVC certified trainer.

Location:
Center for Compassion, 225 Rooney St., upstairs from Quaker Meeting House, off Morrissey Blvd

Cost: Sliding Scale $30-0

Directions: This is on the service road just off Morrissey Blvd. on the mountain side

Organizer:

Stolen Childhoods

A remarkable new documentary on the global epidemic of child labor and the heroic efforts being made to liberate its victims. Narrated by Meryl Streep, it features the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai of Kenya and other international leaders of this important human rights
struggle.

Location:
Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Cost: $10 ($7 seniors, students)

URL: http://www.rcnv.org

Emma- Play by Howard Zinn

Get your tickets now for Emma!
A play by Howard Zinn. Presented at the CSUMB World Theater, November 12,13,14,16,17.
Emma Goldman...an activist for Free Speech, Anarchism, Women’s Rights, Draft Resistance, Worker’s Rights, and Free Love.
Come share the experiences of early 1900's Anarchists struggling for a people's revolution, risking everything against the suppression of the state and the ruling class in a society where dissent was deemed criminal (seems like times haven't changed that much). Participate in the re-telling of stories written out of high school history books and fight for people's histories to be heard.
Tickets available at the box office or by calling 831-582-4580, only five dollars with CSUMB student ID.
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“Emma” played by CSUMB student Ashley Simmons
is brought back to life through the riveting speeches and sexually liberating
lifestyle in this fall production of “Emma”.
Show opens Friday November 12th to Saturday November 13th at 8pm
A Sunday Matinee November 14th at 2pm
And two special nights: Tuesday, November 16th and Wednesday November 17th at 8pm
At the World Theater on 6th Avenue
General Admission is $10
Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Alumni are $8
And all Students are $5 with ID
Tickets are on Sale Now.
For tickets or additional information contact the World Theater @ 831-582-4580
To request disability or sign language interpretation contact the
Teledramatic Arts and Technology department at 831-582-3750
Directed by TAT faculty Shannon Edwards
Produced by TAT student Rebecca F. Peña
>http://www.roundworldmedia.com/emma/

Location:
The World Theater CSU Monterey Bay Campus, Sixth Street

Cost: $5 with Student ID, $7 Faculty, $10 General Admission

Directions: From Highway 1 Take the CSU Monterey Bay/ Fort Ord Exit
The Exit will put you on Lightfighter Drive
Turn Left at the Third Traffic Signal onto General Jim Moore Blvd
Turn Right on Third Street,
Turn Right on Sixth Street
For detailed directions to cmapus go to
csumb.edu/general/how-get-here.html

Organizer:

URL: http://www.roundworldmedia.com/emma/

Peace Witness, Tallahassee

Join the Tallahassee Network for Justice and Peace, Veterans for Peace, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, Sundays and Thursdays in front of the Old Capitol, corner of Apalachee Parkway and Monroe Street
BUSH LIED; CHENEY LIED; RUMSFIELD LIED; POWELL LIED; THEY ARE ALL LIARS; AND THEY THINK YOU ARE TOO DUMB TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. BUSH LIES - GIs DIE
Sundays 12:30 to 2:30.
Thursdays 4:00 to 6:00
www.tnjp.org
organize-AT-TNJP.org

Location:
Old Capitol, corner of Apalachee Parkway and Monroe Street

Cost: FREE!!!!!

TERRY GALLOWAY’S “IN THE HOUSE OF THE MOLES”

The Mickee Faust Club presents…

TERRY GALLOWAY’S “IN THE HOUSE OF THE MOLES”

Why is it that it’s always the ugly, queer, trouble-making thinker who gets it in the end? That’s the essential question posed in Terry Galloway’s original play, “In the House of the Moles”. This tragedy in burlesque opens Thursday, November 4th with additional shows Nov. 5-7 and November 11-14 at the Mickee Faust Clubhouse in Railroad Square. Members of the media are welcome to attend the final dress rehearsal, Wednesday November 3rd. All shows start 8PM.

There will also be an opportunity to be part of the live audience during the videotaping of the show Sunday, November 21 and Monday, November 22.

“I’ve loved working on this production,” says Galloway. “It’s funny and profane. Not profound. Profane!"

Galloway and FSU Communications Professor Donna Marie Nudd have directed this show, and allowed for a give-and-take with the actors to create the final script for this performance. The play has also been read and workshopped at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and American Place Theater in New York City.

“If I were to describe this play, I’d say its sort-of like “Little Women” with beer, dope and violence,” says Galloway.

The play proper focuses on a family of four sisters and their late mother’s live-in male friend. To honor their mother’s memory, the sisters agree to perform their mom’s life work—her play—one last time. Within this drama comes another morality play creating a play-within-the-play-within-the-play, and a show that both entertains and provokes.

“There’s certainly a “Little Women” gone awry at the start,” says Dr. Nudd, “But there are also elements of vaudeville and “Punch and Judy” in the other parts, and the basic plot elements are lifted from Hamlet, a testament to Terry’s love of Shakespeare and her performance background.”

Tickets are $10 general admission/ $5 seniors and students with ID. Tickets for the shows can be purchased at the door the night of the performances. There are some tickets set aside for reservation each night, so please call 309-5353.

Location:
Mickee Faust Clubhouse
Railroad Square

Cost: $10.00 / $5.00 students/seniors

Organizer:

Nashville Food Not Bombs at Legislative Plaza

Every Sunday, Food Not Bombs shares free vegetarian food with Nashville's hungry and homeless. All are welcome to attend. Feel free to bring food you have cooked or just come eat with us. Clean-up volunteers are especially welcome!

Location:
Legislative Plaza in downtown Nashville (between Charlotte and Union along 6th Ave. N.)

Cost: Free!

Organizer:

Just Talking with Rev. Fuzz

'Just Talkin' with host, Pastor Enoch Fuzz
WVOL Radio am1470 /Sundays 5pm til 7pm

'Just Talkin' provide an important community forum to interview leaders and news makers who can share unique information and discuss issues pertinent to the lives of people and the community.
Phone calls with questions and comments are always welcome 227.1470 or 737.WVOL!!!

Editors note: This is an excellent community forum in Nashville which focuses on a broad range of issues relevant to progressives in middle tennessee including labor, civil rights, immigrant rights and urban development.

Location:

Mideast Peace Coalition

The mideast peace coalition is a progressive book discussion group and gabfest. It has also been an incubator for some of Nashville's most interesting social justice groups including the Peace Coalition. They meet at the nashville peace and justice center. 1016 18th Ave So.

Location:

Crocus Hill / W. 7th Neighbors for Peace Dessert Potluck Party for Peace

The Crocus Hill / West 7th Neighbors for Peace group invites you to join with neighbors and friends who care passionately about peace and justice. Our November 14th topic will be “The Road Map Out of Iraq.” This proposal has been presented to several members of congress and embraced by Betty McCollum, Jim Oberstar, Martin Sabo, Dennis Kucinich, and others. We will have a quest speaker and lively discussion. You will learn what you can do to help advance the Road Map. For more information about the Road Map, go to:
www.roadmapoutofiraq.org

Please bring neighbors, friends, and a snack or dessert to share. We hold Dessert Potluck Parties for Peace every second Sunday of the month. groups.yahoo.com/group/crocushillpeace/

Location:
Saint John the Evangelist Church
60 North Kent Street, Saint Paul, MN
(1 block north of Summit, 1 block east of Dale)

Organizer:

Pioneer Valley Vigil for Peace and Justice

The Sunday vigil was begun by local "Parents and Grandparents for Peace" on July 14, 1979, under the street-wide banner: "TOWARD GLOBAL NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND A VERIFIABLE US-USSR MORATORIUM ON NUCLEAR TESTING." The vigil has met every Sunday since, from 12 noon to 1 p.m., barring a couple of impossible blizzards. It has passed out thousands of leaflets on a great variety of issues under the slogan, "If You Want Peace, Work for Justice," and participants have varied from a dozen or so die-hard activists to fifty and more during the Gulf War.

Location:
Amherst Common

URL: http://www.nonviolence.org/amhvigil/