Friday, July 4, at 12 noon

A July 4th picnic with speakers at Laurie Dobson’s farm (which was Camp Alex last August), 78 Old Cape Rd. in Kennebunkport, Maine. Please arrive before noon on Friday and bring your own food plus food to share. Overnight camping is available at the farm on Friday and Saturday nights - bring firewood for campfires if you plan to camp. Breakfasts of blueberries and granola with coffee for a nominal fee are a possibility. Campers need to RSVP to Laurie Dobson (contact info at the end).

July 4: Solidarity Celebration for freedom for working people w/speakers, food, music, theater, etc. 20 Ivers St., Brewer, ME.(off South Main Street, behind St. Theresa’s Church)

$10 individuals, $2 children, $20 for the whole family

Food AND Medicine, 989-5860, fam [at] foodandmedicine [dot] org or www.foodandmedicine.org.

July 7: “Can Religion Save the Environment?” part of Good Life Center Monday night meeting series, potluck (5:30) and meeting (7 PM), Reversing Falls Sanctuary, North Brooksville. Good Life Center, 326-8211 or www.goodlife.org.

On Tuesday, July 8th from 5-9pm, $3.50 of every pizza sold at the Flatbread Co. will be donated to support the work of Peace Action Maine! Spread the word!

Flatbread Co. is located in Portland’s Old Port at 72 Commercial Street.

Portland Peace Festival at Eastern Prominade in Portland, July 12, 2008 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

The Portland Peace FEstival will be held at the park at the intersection of Congress St and the Eastern Prom.
Map of Portland Peace Fest Location:
http://tinyurl.com/6qmlfo

ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN IN THE FUN!

SAVE THE DATES AND START MAKING YOUR PLANS TO ATTEND THE PEACE ACTION NATIONAL CONGRESS IN DC JULY 18-20!

This is going to be an exciting year for the peace movement, so don’t miss Peace Action’s National Congress this summer! The National Congress will be held July 18-20 at Trinity University in Washington D.C. (http://www.trinitydc.edu/) with optional lobby days on Capitol Hill July 21-22. The Congress schedule is not yet finalized, but we will likely not convene until late afternoon or evening on Friday, July 18,

At least one million children in Iraq have seen their lives ravaged by conflict. Please join me to support the work of one woman who is trying to help them.

Dear Friend, I would like to invite you to the first showing of my video portrait, “Hear My Song, Kathy Kelly: Stories from Iraq” at the studio-theater in my home.

The evening will be a fundraiser to help Kathy Kelly, the subject of the video, publish a pamphlet about what can be done to help young victims of the Iraq War who have been torn from their homes and their families.

SAVE THE DATES AND START MAKING YOUR PLANS TO ATTEND THE PEACE ACTION NATIONAL CONGRESS IN DC JULY 18-20!

This is going to be an exciting year for the peace movement, so don’t miss Peace Action’s National Congress this summer! The National Congress will be held July 18-20 at Trinity University in Washington D.C. (http://www.trinitydc.edu/) with optional lobby days on Capitol Hill July 21-22. The Congress schedule is not yet finalized, but we will likely not convene until late afternoon or evening on Friday, July 18,

July 19, 2008 – Saturday at 7:00 PM – We’re starting early so you can be back home before it gets dark. Eastport Arts Center 36 Washington Street, Eastport*

Tickets: $10. Advance Sales Available from Nancy Asante at The Commons in Eastport 51 Water Street Eastport, ME 04631 Hours: 10 - 6 Monday through Saturday. 1 - 5 on Sunday (207) 853-4123

Tickets: $12. at the Door

For Information: Call Chris Grannis @ 207-726-5803

Or the Arts Center and leave a message - 207-853-4650

Stop in if you can ever get down this way.

Neighbor humble

SAVE THE DATES AND START MAKING YOUR PLANS TO ATTEND THE PEACE ACTION NATIONAL CONGRESS IN DC JULY 18-20!

This is going to be an exciting year for the peace movement, so don’t miss Peace Action’s National Congress this summer! The National Congress will be held July 18-20 at Trinity University in Washington D.C. (http://www.trinitydc.edu/) with optional lobby days on Capitol Hill July 21-22. The Congress schedule is not yet finalized, but we will likely not convene until late afternoon or evening on Friday, July 18,

Maude Barlow, internationally acclaimed author and activist regarding the human right to water, will speak at York County Community College in Wells, Maine on Sunday July 20th at 7pm. Maude is coming to Southern Maine to discuss her international experience in the global movement against the corporate control of the world’s water supplies.

Maude Barlow just published, “Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Fight for the Right to Water.”

Monday July 21st.

SIDEWALK PROTEST MARCH will begin between 10:00 and 10:30. please assemble at the Consolidated School parking lot in Kennebunkport at 10:00. please carpool as the parking is limited.

The McCain people have been sending out conflicting press releases but I have confirmed with police and the NONANTUM HOTEL (where John will be hosted by the elder Bushes for a $1,000.00 plate dinner) that he will be in town. It seems that we have done such a good job of organizing protests in Kennebunkport in the past that “they” wanted to throw us off.

BLUE HILL–When Larry Gibson used to see someone taking a photo of the mountains of Appalachia, he’d ask “Why?… The mountains would always be there.” But he was wrong. Four hundred seventy mountains have already been destroyed. Coal companies use explosives to blow up the tops of the mountains and dump the rock, or overburden, into the valleys. The companies extract coal from the open seam and then repeat the process, using more explosives to expose another seam. What were once the smallest mountains are now among the highest.

Join us for a show at our friend’s yoga studio!

Tickets & more
emma’s revolution has a new website!
We’ve got song clips & downloadable tracks & CDs, new surprises in our Peacewear, links to activist groups and more!

www.emmasrevolution.com

For advance tickets send check or money order made to “emma’s revolution” to

Portland Yoga Studio
PO Box 5118
Portland, ME 04101

Please note, this event is not wheelchair accessible. Portland Yoga Studio

Help Spread the Word!

WHEN?
July 25th
WHAT TIME?
8pm
WHERE?

July 26-27: WERU Full Circle Summer Fair w/music, food, crafts, social change group displays, more, 10-9 (26) and 10-6 (27), Blue Hill Fairgrounds, Blue Hill. WERU, 469-6600 or info [at] weru [dot] org or www.weru.org

Local Sprouts

Local, Organic, Creative, Delicious

Weekly meals, seasonal eating. Cooking, learning and community.

Contact: Michael Okigbo-coordinator — Festival of Nations (FON)

207-761-9464, www.WINI.US

THEME: Maine Awesome Smile — Promoting Oral Health for All Maine’s Children

Abdul Wahid Mohammed Nur, the head of the Sudan Liberation Movement, one of the two largest rebel groups in Darfur, will speak in Portland, Maine on Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at the Root Cellar, 94 Washington Avenue. Abdul Walid will speak about the current situation in Darfur and the state of the movement for peace and justice in one of Africa’s most repressive regimes. An estimated 300,000 people have lost their lives in the conflict through murder, starvation, malnutrition and disease.

Alhan performs classical and popular Arabic and Ottoman music. The group features Madeleine Hannah of Simone Shaheen’s Arabic music retreat on lead vocals, Eric LaPerna of Okbari on percussion and Tom K. of Fire on Fire playing oud, voice and nay. The group presents authentic versions of Arabic and Turkish music with a contemporary flair. Come and experience classical, contemporary and folk traditions of the Middle East.

The Meg Perry Center is located in downtown Portland at 644 Congress Street. There is a suggested donation of $5-10 and proceeds will go towards the Meg Perry Center!

July 26-27: WERU Full Circle Summer Fair w/music, food, crafts, social change group displays, more, 10-9 (26) and 10-6 (27), Blue Hill Fairgrounds, Blue Hill. WERU, 469-6600 or info [at] weru [dot] org or www.weru.org

Let’s celebrate summer in the garden and the birthdays of our friends, Jean Parker and Bruce Gagnon

Sunday, July 27th 4-7 p.m. 21 McKeen St. Brunswick, ME

Bring a potluck dish a song, an instrument, a poem, a friend

RSVP: Selma by e-mail or phone at 725-7675

July 28: “The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability” w/Lierre Keith, part of Good Life Center Monday night meeting series, potluck (5:30) and meeting (7 PM), Reversing Falls Sanctuary, North Brooksville. Good Life Center, 326-8211 or www.goodlife.org

JULY 31ST, AUGUST 1ST AND 2ND LOCATED AT LAURIE DOBSON’S PROPERTY IN KENNEBUNKPORT

LAST AUGUST PEOPLE GATHERED FOR A WEEKEND OF SOLIDARITY TO END THE WAR. THE CENTER PIECE OF THE WEEKEND WAS A RALLY AND MARCH TO THE BUSH FAMILY COMPOUND. ALSO, WE HAD TWO ENCAMPMENTS WHICH BROUGHT FOLKS TOGETHER TO SHARE FOOD, MUSIC, POETRY AND SONG. THE “CAMP ALEX” EXPERIENCE WAS SO MAGICAL THAT FOLKS HAVE BEEN ASKING ME AND LAURIE TO PLAN ANOTHER ONE!

THIS SUMMER WE WILL NOT HAVE A BIG RALLY AND MARCH IN THE STREETS OF KENNEBUNKPORT THIS YEAR. HOWEVER, WE WILL