NY Peace Calendar (was Fw: NY ANTIWAR CALENDAR) (fwd)

[Jim Choate]

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From: <mitchelcohen at mindspring.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 1:49 PM
Subject: NY ANTIWAR CALENDAR


> NY ANTIWAR ACTIVIST CALENDAR (Subjectively gathered by Mitchel Cohen)
>
> Call (212) 726-3272 for regular updates.
>
> Democracy Now can be heard LIVE on WFMU, 91.1 FM
>
>
> "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
> deserve neither liberty nor safety."  Benjamin Franklin, 1759
>
>
> >From www.japantoday.com
>  >WASHINGTON - The Defense Department has recommended to President
>  >George W Bush the use of tactical nuclear weapons as a military
>  >option to retaliate for last week's terrorist attacks in the United
>  >States, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.
>
> It is unknown whether Bush has made any decision.
>
> Meanwhile, good article in Boston Globe, page A3 on Tuesday, Sept. 18th on
> anti-war movement in NYC and across country.
>
>
> Berkeley calls for National Day of Action
> Thursday, September 20
> Green Arm Band Pledge
>
> NATIONAL STUDENT DAY OF ACTION FOR PEACEFUL JUSTICE
> Students at Over 130 Colleges Campuses to
> Hold Teach-Ins, Vigils, and Rallies for Peace
>
> Students and community members at 150 schools in 36 states are gathering
at
> noon on Thursday in commemorations and rallies for peace and justice. (USA
> TODAY with good story on anti-war activity, and typically stooooopid quote
> from Tod Gitlin (NYU teacher and once-upon-a-time activist.)
> *********************
>
> In New York ...
>
> Thursday, Sept 20
>
> * Teach-in at Columbia W 116th Street and Broadway from 11:00 am to 1:00
pm
> on Thursday.
>
> * Afternoon gathering at Hunter College, 68th St. & Lexington Ave.
> W/ Dietrech Mohammed and others.
>
> * 1 pm SUNY STONY BROOK
> Bringing Context To The Crisis:  Talks and a Panel Discussion on Terrorism
> and its Aftermath  (Javits Lecture Center, Room 105, 1-3pm)
> Speakers:  Prof. Krin Gabbard: History of Media Coverage in Wartime, Prof.
> Eduardo Mendieta: The Language of Mourning in Crisis,  Prof. Mike Davis:
The
> Future is Here: Civil Liberties and the Crusade against Terrorism, Prof.
Said
> Arjomand: Islam and US involvement in the Middle East, Ambassador Harsh
> Bahsin: Diplomacy, War, Truth, and Reconciliation, Moderator: Chad Kautzer
>
> * 7 pm "The World Trade Center and After: Critical Perspectives," a
teach-in
> at St. John The Divine Chapel-Synod Hall, 110th St. and Amsterdam Avenue.
> This event is being organized by a coalition of concerned graduate
students
> from various departments at Columbia U. Confirmed speakers so far include:
> Timothy Mitchell,
> Hamid Dabashi, Mahmood Mamdani, Drucilla Cornell, Brinkley Messick and
> Partha Chatterjee.
>
> * 5:30 pm NYU: The U.S. & the Muslim World --Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001,
5:30 -
> 7:30 p.m. Hemmerdinger Hall1/2Main Building 100 Washington Square East.
NYU
> faculty specializing on the Middle East, Islam, and U.S. foreign policy
>
>
> * BIG TEACH-IN Teach-in at NYU
> Join activists at NYU for a teach-in for peace
>                   Thursday, September 20 at 7 PM
>                   NYU Main Building, room 809
>
> Main Building is located at 100 Washington Square East at the corner of
> Waverly.
>
> The event will focus on giving a context to the tragic events of September
> 11 and organizing around two themes: To stop the racist scapegoating and
the
>
> US drive to war.
>
> Speakers include
>
> * Amy Goodman, co-host of Democracy Now! WBIX (WBAI in exile)
>
> * Purvi Shah, SAKHI for South Asian Women (an anti-violence collective)
>
> * Sherry Wolf, International Socialist Organization and veteran activist
of
> the National Network of Campuses Against the War 1990-91
>
> (invited speakers also include) Arab Students United, Arab American Family
> Center, Prof. Bertell Ollman, War Resisters League, Jews Against the
> Occupation
>
> This event is sponsored by Prof. Bertell Ollman and the NYU Peace
Coalition
> and endorsed by Earth Matters at NYU, Jews Against The Occupation, the
> International Socialist Organization, SAKHI for South Asian Women
>
> *7:30 pm  Manhattan Greens meeting, Baruch College, 151 E. 25th St., Rm
765
>
>
> *********************************
>
> FRIDAY, Sept 21
>
> * TEACH-IN at New School for Social Research 10:30 am - 6 pm
>
> * TEACH-IN at CUNY GRAD CTR
> Threats of War
> Prospects for Justice
> AFTER THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
> 4:00 to 6:00 pm
> CUNY Graduate Center
> 365 Fifth Avenue (Btwn. 34th & 35th St.)
> Proshansky Auditorium - Concourse Level
>
> With:
> Talal Asad
> Ella Shohat*
> David Harvey
> Zahera Saed
> Stanley Aronowitz
> Fahima Danishgar*
> Neil Smith
> Sunita Reddy
> Ali Mir
> Khaled Fahmy*
>
> * All Day teach-in OUTDOORS at Rockefeller Center, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.
>
>
> ****6 PM UNION SQUARE TO TIMES SQUARE
>
> **PEACE VIGIL/WALK -
> Mourn the Victims - Stand for Peace
> THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST
> A GATHERING FOR GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE
> Take a stand... Join
> A PEACE VIGIL/WALK
>
>
> ISLAM IS NOT THE ENEMY
>
> WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER
>
> GATHERING FOR GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE
>
> Friday, September 21st
> 6:00 PM SE Corner UNION SQUARE
> 7:00 PM Procession to Times Square
> leaving from NE Corner UNION SQUARE
> 8:00 PM Arrive US Army Recruiting Office TIMES SQUARE
>
> Bring signs ....
>
>
>
> * 8 pm - 1 am
> Event at 56 Walker St., 2 blocks S. of Canal, between Broadway & Church.
> TEACH-In: War & Peace, and benefit for MAYDAY BOOKS & InfoShop $5 - $15
> sliding scale.
>
> ******************************
>
> SATURDAY  Sept 22
>
> * 10 am  NY State Greens/Green Party of NY Assembly, Buchanan NY, w/
> demonstration at Indian Point nuclear power plant.
>
> * 1 pm  Youth Peace Summit, Sunset Park, Brooklyn - 44th St. and 6th Ave.
A
> call to commemorate those who have passed, and for all acommunities to
come
> together and express solidarity. For more info, call Ricardo at UPROSE
(718)
> 492-9307.
>
> * 11 am - 7 pm: Charas (9th St. bet B & C)  Direct Action Network is
> sponsoring a Day of Resistance and Learning to end racism and war.
Workshops
>
> * 4 pm Vigil against racism and war UNION SQUARE
>
> ******************************
> SUN Sept 23
>
> * 9 am - 5 pm  New Jersey Green Party Convention, Rutgers Labor Center,
New
> Brunswick, NJ.
>
> * NOON  Indoor Rally: Learn the Truth about Palestine, Stand United with
Arab
> and Muslim Sisters and Brothers, Sun., Noon to 3PM, Pier 63 Maritime 12th
> Ave. at West 23rd Street (One pier north of Chelsea pier sports, behind
> basketball city)
>
> * 12:30 pm  Radical and Progressive Jews gather at 83rd St. & Hudson River
> and will march at 3 pm to larger Citywide memorial
>
> * WBAI-IN-EXILE COMMUNITY FORUM
> Bernard White, Amy Goodman, Robert Knight & Mimi Rosenberg
> Sunday, September 23, 2001
> 7:00-10:00 pm
> PS 321, 180 7th Ave. (between 1st and 2nd St.)
> Park Slope, Brooklyn
>
> ***************************************
>
> MONDAY Sept 24
>
> * 7 pm - 11 pm
> WAR, PEACE & the USA
> Where do we go from here?
> Benefit for WBAI Radio in Exile, with
> Grandpa Al Lewis, Elombe Brath, Bob Fass, Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Dan
> Coughlin, Errol Maitland, Esther Kaplan, and others ... Suggested
donation -
> $15.
> No one turned away.
>
> * 7 pm  Meeting at Charas
>
>
> TUES Sept. 25
> PRIMARY DAY - Don't forget to vote (Greens: write-in Mitchel Cohen for
> Mayor!)
>
> * 6:30 pm  Coalition meeting (place tba)
>
>
> WEDS. Sept. 26
> * NOON The Center for European Studies
> at New York University
>
> will host an open forum to discuss
>
> Europe and the Current Crisis
> chaired by Martin Schain
> Professor of Politics and Director, NYU Center for European Studies
>
> Speakers will include:
>
> Fulvia Attiná
> NY Consortium for European Studies Visiting Professor, Fall 2001
>   and Professor of Political Science at the University of Catania, Italy
>
> Helmut Dubiel
> NYU Max Weber Chair for German and European Studies, 2000-2002
> and Professor of Sociology at the Justus-Liebig Universitaet in Giessen,
> Germany
>
> Behrooz Moazami
> Post-doctoral fellow, European union Center of New York
>
> Damir Skenderovic
> Visiting Scholar, NYU Center of European Studies, 2001-2002
> and Research Collaborator, Swiss National Science Foundation
>
> Wednesday, September 26, 2001
>   12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
>   58 West 10th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
>   For more information call the NYU Center for European Studies at (212)
> 998-3838
>
>
> SAT 9/29
> * Gathering in Washington DC, National rally, 12 noon at the White House /
> Lafayette Park. Call International Action Center, (212) 633-6646. email:
> iacenter at iacenter.org
>
>
> OCT 6 & 7 Rallies in NYC
>
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