ANNUAL PEACE PICNIC at Otsiningo Park

ANNUAL PEACE PICNIC On Sunday, August 26th the peace and social justice community will hold its annual Peace Picnic at Otsiningo Park. This is a fabulous opportunity for all peace and social justice groups to come out and share information about their organization - and share some fun too! This informal potluck was a huge success last year and this year we're expecting an even greater turnout. There'll be live music, featuring singer-songwriter colleen Kattau , an acoustic "Peace Jam", activities for children and more fun is being planned. Please bring: whatever food or drink you'd like to share - know that some people are vegetarians or vegans, so label contents of dishes please. *In the interest of sustainability, please bring your own non-disposible dishes, utensils, etc. We will provide charcoal for grilling. *Acoustic instruments to join the Peace Jam *Printed matter about your group, petitions to sign, campaign matter for favorite candidates, information of interest you want to make available (Note: organizers will not censor material, folks should feel free to offer whatever they like and to take only what they want to with no pressure) *Kids, friends, neighbors - any and all folks who are interested, even (or maybe especially) folks who are reluctant to come to peace rallies or protests of any kind, but who might want to meet other people who long for a more peaceful world *Groups may choose one member to speak VERY Briefly (2 to 3 minutes) about the group. This is not a forum for long speeches but an opportunity to introduce ourselves to each other and to socialize and converse on an informal level while relaxing and playing together. Please help: *Please print and post the attached flyers in all of the usual places and all the unusual ones as well. *We could use some help in setting up, and also, in organizing fun games and activities for kids. If you can help, let us know. For more info or to help out contact: Peg Johnston at (607)785-3429 x11 or Stephen Schweitzer schwe-AT-localnet.com Or just show up!

Location:
Otsiningo Park Pavilion
Its the furthest shelter (up by the bathrooms of what used to be the rest stop off the highway).

סמינר מגדר ומיליטריזם Gender and Militarism Seminar

סמינר מגדר ומיליטריזם - כל העולם יהיה שם

הצטרפי גם את!*
נווה שלום, 23-26 באוגוסט 2007

האם להיות גבר אמיתי פירושו להסתובב עם רובה?

מה הקשר בין מלחמה ואונס?

איך הצבא משפיע על מבנה החברה במקומות שונים ברחבי העולם?

כיצד נוכל להתאחד למאבק כלל-עולמי במיליטריזם?

מה הקשר בין סרבנות להדרת נשים?

שאלות אלה, ורבות אחרות, יעלו לדיון בסמינר הבינלאומי על מגדר ומיליטריזם,
שיתקיים בבית הספר לשלום בנווה שלום בימים 26-23 באוגוסט.

סמינר מגדר ומיליטריזם יפגיש בין פעילות וחוקרות מכל רחבי העולם לדיון אקדמי לדיון בסדנאות ובהרצאות בסמינר:
מגדר ומיליטריזציה של
גבריות וגיוס
מושג הביטחון
אימהוּת ומיליטריזם
הטרוסקסיזם והומופוביה
התעללות והטרדה
שירות צבאי ואלימות במשפחה
מגדר בתנועת הסירוב
התנועה הפמיניסטית הפלסטינית
סירוב מצפוני של נשים
ועוד…

בסמינר תוצג לראשונה אנתולוגיה בינלאומית, שתצא לאור בעוד כמה חודשים,

לסדר היום המלא

הסעות לסמינר יצאו מצומת נחשון ומחלף לטרון. מידע מדויק לגבי שעות ההסעה כאן בהמשך.

דמי ההשתתפות בסמינר כולו הם 40₪ ליום בודד**
הארוחות בסמינר יהיו טבעוניות, ועלותן כלולה בדמי ההשתתפות.
אתר לינה ישמש אותנו, חינם, ביער הסמוך.
אם את מעדיפה לינה מסודרת יותר במקום – תוכלי לשכור חדר במלון האורחים של נווה שלום.
ניתן לחלוק חדר אחד בין עד ארבע\ה א\נשים, אך מחיר השהייה במלון אינו כלול בדמי

את מוזמנת לסמינר, ומוזמנת ולהעביר את ההזמנה הזו הלאה

לפרטים והרשמה: genderandmilitarism @newprofile. org.

להתראות בסמינר!

את הסמינר מארגנת תנועת פרופיל חדש בשיתוף עם ארגון War Resisters' International וקואליציית הנשים לשלום צודק.
* ההזמנה מנוסחת בלשון נקבה, אך מיועדת לשני המינים.
** תשלום דמי ההשתתפות דרוש לכיסוי חלקי של הוצאות הסמינר, אך במקרה הצורך נוכל להפחית



Gender and Militarism

New Profile/WRI seminar, August 2007, Israel
We would like to invite you to attend our international seminar on Gender and Militarism, which will take place on 23-26 August 2007, in Newe Shalom/ Wahat al Salaam, Israel.
Today it is becoming increasingly clear that consistent feminism cannot do without a thorough analysis of militarism and that consistent antimilitarism cannot do without a deep understanding of gender issues in both theory and practice. On the one hand, patriarchy and male dominance crucially rely on militarism, on the way militarism and war shape what is considered to be security, what is considered to be part of the public, rather than private, sphere, and on the constant dangers generated by weaponry and war. On the other hand, manipulating notions of masculinity and femininity is central in motivating people to support war in word and deed, and to take part in it. Gender awareness is also indispensable for effectively resisting war and injustice. The continued marginalisation of women in movements of conscientious objectors to military service around the world gives a living example of how important it is to foster gender awareness in ourselves as antimilitarist activists.
The Gender and Militarism Seminar will bring together activists and academics from all over the world to study the mutual connections between militarism and gender. The seminar is organised by War Resisters' International together with the Israeli feminist antimilitarist movement New Profile, and will be followed by the annual meeting of the WRI International Council. Topics to be discussed at the seminar include: Gender and the militarization of culture around the world, Willingness to serve and masculinity, Mothers for peace and mothers for war, Sexist public discourse in Israel during the 2nd Lebanon War, Militarised masculinities and femininities, Redefining and demilitarising economic priorities, The concept of security, Militarism and homophobia, Gender, sexuality and military service, Sexual harassments of women in the military, Human rights in the military and the antimilitarist response, Domestic violence after military service, Rape - weapon of war and tool of hate propaganda, Gender in nonviolence training, Gender in the refusal movement, The Palestinian feminist movement, Taking gender analysis serious in our movement work, and many others.
The seminar will also see the first presentation of WRI's upcoming worldwide anthology of women's conscientious objection.
Speakers include noted activists and several academics from Zimbabwe, South Korea, Colombia, the US, Serbia, Macedonia, Russia, and other European countries, and of course, Palestine and Israel.
The full and updated programme of the seminar is available on our website at: [Programme]
To register to the seminar, please contact us at info-AT-wri-irg.org or fill in the registration form at: [Registration form]

Location:

Christy Funsch & Isak Immanuel

Christy Funsch & Isak Immanuel
Premieres by Summer 2007 Artists in Residence
Thurs.-Sun. Sept. 6-8, 8pm $12-20 ($7-15 for members)

In "To Mifune," choreographer Christy Funsch teams up with hip-hop dancer Skorpio and female DJ Deeandroid to tell the story of a cowgirl's journey to meet her Samurai idol, inspired by the films of Akira Kurosowa. Isak Immanuel's "Illegal Echo" explores 'outsider dance' through a collaboration with local homeless youth, vocalist Odessa Chen, composer Kanoko Nishi and photojournalist Robert L. Terrell.

Location:
CounterPULSE
1310 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA

OPEN WORK DAY!

Help us clean up, spruce up, and improve 2640!  If you like the new space, and what we've been doing with it, this is a great chance to help us keep it going.

Location:

URL: http://redemmas.org/event/644

Keith Fullerton Whitman @ 21 O'Fallon St.

Just a quick reminder that Keith Fullerton Whitman
will be in town tomorrow! This is a RARE show for
sure and will prove to be a memorable night, for the
mind, heart, eyes, and ears! Also playing will be the
Flashbulb w/ Raglani and John Tamm-Buckle. This show
doubles as the Kvist 001 Record Release show! Pick up
a copy from JTB! MORE INFO HERE\:

www.apoprecords.com/floodyrface

P.S. 21 O'Fallon St. is where CAMP has its 2007 Influx party.

Location:

URL: http://stlcamp.org/event%5Beventyyyy%5D/keith_fullerton_whitman_%40_21_o%2526%2523039%3Bfallon_st.

cervantes free university vegan bbq

Cervantes Free University & Learning Co-op
Open House and Open Registration, Fri 8/24, 3-7pm,
Veggie BBQ Sun 8/26 5-10pm
6036 Pershing Avenue, St Louis, Missouri, 63112-1310
314-725-0815

($5 to cover costs, donations to cfu-lc.com and the
Co-op Library welcome. Pot luck contributions are
optional)
cfu-lc.com t-shirts $10 in advance!

Real College Courses for Yoga Center Rates!

Autumn 2007 Schedule (most classes start August 29)
Karma and Rebirth\: MW 7-8\:30pm (Pershing, TBA)
Karma and Rebirth\: MW 10-11\:30am (WashU Campus, TBA)

Location:

URL: http://stlcamp.org/event%5Beventyyyy%5D/cervantes_free_university_vegan_bbq

Food Not Bombs - San Diego

Food Not Bombs serves hot vegan meals at the North Park Recreational Park every Sunday. Come on out and eat with us. If you want to help out let us know when you get there.



Get Directions



Our Website

Location:
North Park Recreational Park (By the water tower)
Polk ave & Oregon St. (Between Oregon St. and Utah

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=108518002722113360525.000001129e65587acf327

Cost: FREE FOOD

Directions: maps.google.com/maps/ms

URL: http://sandiegofnb.org

Last Saturdays for the Jack Pine

In an effort to secure our rent, the Jack Pine Community Center does a canvass on the last Saturday of every month.

Volunteers meet at 9:00 a.m. at the JPCC, 2815 E. Lake St. in Minneapolis, and disperse from there in small groups to hit up weekend grocery shoppers and the like. If the Jack Pine is a project you want to see thrive, but you don’t have a whole a lot of time to put in, this is a great way to help us out.

Why do this? Some months we make our rent easily, but some months it gets pretty down-to-the-wire. And we know we can’t count on good luck every month. So the canvass is intended as a sort of safety net- ensuring ourselves one last chance at reaching $1500 for those months when regular fundraising didn’t quite cut it.

If you have questions, or if you have a car and can help transport people (even just once), contact Ryan, ry (a) riseup.net

Location:
Meet at the Jack Pine
2815 E. Lake St., Mpls

Organizer: info-AT-thejackpine.org

URL: www.thejackpine.org