Indymedia 5 Year Video Festival

Come celebrate five years of independent media making by the world's largest grassroots media network with two days of video screenings and media workshops!

Location:
red emma's, 800 st. paul st.

Cost: free

URL: http://redemmas.org/indymedia5.shtml

Palestinian Olive Workers Benefit & Boston Anarchist Feast

Benefit show for Palestinian Olive Workers displaced by the Aparthied Wall followed by Boston Anarchist thanksgiving leftovers extravaganza!!

This means, please bring your thanksgiving leftovers to share.

Not quite sick of thanksgiving?...

Sunday, November 28th, in JP
Benefit show for Palestinian Olive Workers displaced by the Aparthied Wall followed by Boston Anarchist thanksgiving leftovers extravoganza!! (this means, please bring your thanksgiving leftovers to share)
with:

Disaster Strikes:
Boston HC/Punk Legends, No need for an introduction
-www.disasterstrikes.net/

Czolgosz: Boston Anarchist Punk
-www.czolgosz.com

The Cliches - Anarchist Punk-Ska
-www.thecliches.cjb.net

Evan Greer- Back from Philli, agressive folk from the frontlines!
-www.evangreer.com

Ass Franchapstick (tentative)

All Ages. $5-$15 sliding scale donation requested. (no one turned away for lack of funds)

**All proceeds will benefit the International Solidarity Movement's next Olive Harvest Campaign, aiding Palestinian farmers in their nonviolent struggle against apartheid and Israeli Occupation. www.palsolidarity.org**

Bring your friends!

Location:
Jamaica Plain

Cost: $5-$15 sliding scale donation requested. (no one turned away for lack of funds)

Directions: For Directions and more info, email Jake: trenchesfullofpoets (at) riseup.net

You're Welcome: 'No Problem' with Thanksgiving

Justice emerges in a community when right relations exist between and among members. Good behavior is enhanced when we treat each other with respect and even public courtesy. Let's talk about being thankful for one another, for the congregation that we cherish, for the country that we live in and the opportunities we have in shaping its destiny, for the cosmos which we are apart.

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

Cost: Free

Organizer:

URL: http://www.commchurch.com

Critical Breakdown

Sun November 28 5 to 8pm Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center, 85 West Newtown St.

Critical Breakdown brings together people of all ages through Hip Hop, spoken word and other forms of the socially conscious performing arts; sign up by 4:30 pm

This event is sponsored by American Friends Service Committee.
Other Contact Information: AFSC Cambridge 617/312-9190.

Location:
Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center, 85 West Newtown St.

Organizer:

URL: http://www.justicewithpeace.org/index.php?target=calendar&subtarget=Event_Detail&selected=865&PHPSESSID=17a80cc6b88e54dcfceb2ae

COLUMBIA TODAY - 2 EVENTS

COLUMBIA TODAY - 2 EVENTS

November 28 - 29

Miguel Fernandez, Columbian Trade Unionist in exile and Gabriel Comancho, Project Voice/AFSC will report on the progressive resistance movements created to confront the repression of civil society, and the struggle againist Plan Colombia and the FTAA.

Directions to the Holy Redeemer Church: Take the Blue Line to Maverick Station, To the SIEU 615: Take the Orange or Green Line to North Station, or Buses to Haymarket Station. The address is 60 Canal St. 6th Floor.

This event is sponsored by Jobs with Justice, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (Mass. Chapter), AFSC.
Send email to gcamancho-AT-afsc.org for additional information.
Other Contact Information: 617/661-6130x115.

Location:
Holy Redeemer Church 60 Canal Street 6th Floor

Directions: Directions to the Holy Redeemer Church: Take the Blue Line to Maverick Station, To the SIEU 615: Take the Orange or Green Line to North Station, or Buses to Haymarket Station. The address is 60 Canal St. 6th Floor.

Organizer:

URL: http://www.justicewithpeace.org/index.php?target=calendar&subtarget=Event_Detail&selected=883&PHPSESSID=17a80cc6b88e54dcfceb2ae

Cinema al C.S.O La Banka Rota "SOLIDARI@S CON ITOIZ"

a partir de les 19h, Cinema-forum, " SOLIDARI@S CON ITOIZ "

Location:
CSO LA BANKA ROTA
c/Rubio i Ors n� 103
KNY (KORNE-YA)
METRO: L5 CORNELL� CENTRE
RENFE: CORNELL�
FGC: CORNELL� RIERA

Organizer:

URL: http://www.moviments.net/okupaskny/Actividades.html

Trobada europea contra la Molt Alta Tensi� a Arles de Tec, Cat. Nord

Gran trobada contra la MAT.
Dissabte 27 i diumenge 28 de novembre de 2004 a Arles de Tech- Baix Vallespir - Catalunya Nord.

Location:

Organizer:

URL: http://www.collectif-nonalatht.com

BIO-CONSTRUCCIÓ: DOMES

Els domes son cúpules fetes a partir de fores geometriques permanents, temporals o nomades, aquestes construccions fàcils de fer es poden utilitzar tan per una habitació, com un hivernacle o un inipi. Aprendrem amb un bioconstructor fent-ne un

Location:
Can Masdeu (metro linea 3, Canyelles -pregunta als veins)

Organizer:

CineForum: "Libertatias" al CSOA l'Estella

Seguint amb el tradicional CineForum dels diumenges a l'estella, aquest:
"LIBERTARIAS"
de Vicente Aranda. (La pel·lícula narra les vivencies d’un grup de dones en diferents fronts de la guerra civil espanyola).


Programa:
5 de Desembre -> "1 Giant Leap"

Location:
CSOA l'Estella

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

Organizer:

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

The Spits en concert

The Spits toquen a La B�scula amb V�ctimas de la Risa Ajena.
Punk tipus Ramones amb teclats. Festa pogo sense treva. Si no has escoltat els Spits, coneixe'ls a www.thespits.com

Location:
La B�scula, c/ Foc, 128. Bus 37 des de pl. Espanya

Cost: 6 euros

URL: http://www.thespits.com

Mendi Martxa AHTrikEZ Zornotzatik Elorriora

27-28 de Noviembre
MENDI MARTXA de AMOREBIETA a ELORRIO
Abiadura Handiko Trenaren trazaketa zehatzetik, AHTk zapuztuko lukeen lurra ezagutu eta zaintzeko.



Kokapena:
Zornotzatik Elorriora
Harremanetan jarri: ahtez (at) sindominio.net
AHTren aurkako
M E N D I M A R T X A M U N D I A L A
Botak jantzi eta etorri AHTari EZ esaten
Ynposaketarik EZ !!!

Mendi Martxa AHTrikEZ Zornotzatik Elorriora
Larunbata eta igandea, 27 azaroa 2004

27-28 de Noviembre
MENDI MARTXA de AMOREBIETA a ELORRIO
Abiadura Handiko Trenaren trazaketa zehatzetik, AHTk zapuztuko lukeen lurra ezagutu eta zaintzeko.

Azaroak 27 zapatua:
Irteerie Durangon 9'30 Landakoko apeaderuen ===== Zornotzara trenez ===== Zornotzan10'00etan tren geltokixen (Bilboaldetik datozenentzat be...) ===== San Antonio ===== Arkotxa ===== Euban 13'00etan otartekue ===== Bernabeitia ===== Orozketa ===== San Andres ===== Izurtza 17'30 ===== Durangon 19'00etan KALEJIRIE

Durangon lo eitteko lekue ta afari animaue.

Location:
Domeka 28
Gosarixe 9etan ===== Irteera Durangon 10'00etan Andra Mari Elizpean ===== Tabira ===== Izurtza ===== Aba�on, 11'30etan KALEJIRIE ta pintxue ===== Elorrixon 15'00etan Bukaera ekiitaldixe

http://euskalherria.indymedia.org/eu/2004/11/18010.shtml

Cost: 5 euro-gatik afari gosarixe. Lotarako zakue ekarri.

Organizer:

URL: http://sindominio.net/ahtez ahte

Resistance Against the G8 - Edinburgh Meeting

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, fun, and happening

Location:
Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh
17 West Montgomery Place,
Edinburgh,
EH7 5HA.

Cost: free

Directions: off Leith Walk - corner Brunswick Road/ West Montgomery Place
see www.autonomous.org.uk/ for more information

Organizer:

URL: http://enrager.net/reshape/

Resistance Against the G8 Edinburgh Meeting

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, fun, and happening

Location:
Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh
17 West Montgomery Place,
Edinburgh,
EH7 5HA.

Cost: free

Directions: off Leith Walk - corner Brunswick Road/ West Montgomery Place
see www.autonomous.org.uk/ for more information

Organizer:

URL: http://enrager.net/reshape/

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

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!!!!!

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:

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/