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08 / 17
End: 9:00 pm
Start: Aug 14 2008 - 9:00am
End: Aug 17 2008 - 9:00pm
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08 / 18
Start: 5:30 pm
August 18: “Food Sovereignty: National, State, and Local Perspectives” w/Kathy Ozer, 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 | ||
08 / 19
Start: 8:00 am
Start: Aug 19 2008 - 8:00am
End: Aug 26 2008 - 1:00pm
August 19-26 in Starks, Maine A participatory community gathering Workshops, discussions, & skillshares Kids workshops & Activities Campfires, swimming, music & art Lots of fun & free healthy food Participating rain or shine! Workshops Do-it-yourself skillshares Start: 6:30 pm
This coming Tuesday the Portland Infoshop is hosting a public discussion of recent events in the Georgia region. We will begin at 6:30PM at the Meg Perry Center at 644 Congress, Portland. Everyone is welcome to come, listen and speak. Guest speakers are wanted, or anyone with a well informed opinion. Give me a call and I can set aside some minutes at the beginning for you to speak. This event has three goals: First, to establish a level of understanding of the situation amongst the attendants/public. | ||
08 / 20
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Start: Aug 19 2008 - 8:00am
End: Aug 26 2008 - 1:00pm
August 19-26 in Starks, Maine A participatory community gathering Workshops, discussions, & skillshares Kids workshops & Activities Campfires, swimming, music & art Lots of fun & free healthy food Participating rain or shine! Workshops Do-it-yourself skillshares | ||
08 / 21
(all day)
Start: Aug 19 2008 - 8:00am
End: Aug 26 2008 - 1:00pm
August 19-26 in Starks, Maine A participatory community gathering Workshops, discussions, & skillshares Kids workshops & Activities Campfires, swimming, music & art Lots of fun & free healthy food Participating rain or shine! Workshops Do-it-yourself skillshares Start: 5:30 pm
At MCLU, we are organizing on behalf of Rabbi Moshe Wilansky, who, after a neighbor complained, was told by the city of Portland to cease holding prayer services in his home due to zoning laws. We are holding a rally on Thursday the 21^st at 5:30pm outside city hall to show support for the Rabbi. The hearing before the zoning board will begin at 6:30 in City Council Chambers. I would love it if you could all attend! Also, if it is appropriate, would you mind forwarding the attached action alert to your respective lists? Start: 7:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Eric Hooglund will be on Big Talk on WMPG this Thursday, August 21, 7:30-8PM. | ||
08 / 22
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Start: Aug 19 2008 - 8:00am
End: Aug 26 2008 - 1:00pm
August 19-26 in Starks, Maine A participatory community gathering Workshops, discussions, & skillshares Kids workshops & Activities Campfires, swimming, music & art Lots of fun & free healthy food Participating rain or shine! Workshops Do-it-yourself skillshares Start: 2:30 pm
Start: Aug 22 2008 - 2:30pm
End: Aug 24 2008 - 4:00pm
When: August 22, 2008 2:30 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meetup Description: Rippleffect, whose mission is personal growth and community development through learning adventures in living classrooms, is offering this excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in permaculture right here on Cow Island in Casco Bay. The event details are still being finalized, but Dave Jacke will be the keynote speaker and will be offering several workshops. Start: 7:00 pm
Peninsula Peace & Justice will present “Pete Seeger: Power of Song, the only authorized biography.” Producer/director Jim Brown’s film documents the life of one of the greatest American singer / songwriters of the last century. Largely misunderstood by his critics, including the US government, for his views on peace, unionism, civil rights and ecology, Seeger was targeted by the communist witch hunt of the Fifties. He was picketed, protested, blacklisted, and, in spite of his enormous popularity, banned from American television for more than 17 years. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Keya Lea Horiuchi 970.596.7267 http://consideringdemocracy.com Synopsis: What does the rest of the world think of U.S. domestic and foreign policy? While the U.S. is perceived as a beacon of democracy, how does it compare to other democratic nations? Americans are continually told through their media that freedom and democracy are supported abroad, but is it true? | ||
08 / 23
(all day)
Start: Aug 19 2008 - 8:00am
End: Aug 26 2008 - 1:00pm
August 19-26 in Starks, Maine A participatory community gathering Workshops, discussions, & skillshares Kids workshops & Activities Campfires, swimming, music & art Lots of fun & free healthy food Participating rain or shine! Workshops Do-it-yourself skillshares (all day)
Start: Aug 22 2008 - 2:30pm
End: Aug 24 2008 - 4:00pm
When: August 22, 2008 2:30 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meetup Description: Rippleffect, whose mission is personal growth and community development through learning adventures in living classrooms, is offering this excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in permaculture right here on Cow Island in Casco Bay. The event details are still being finalized, but Dave Jacke will be the keynote speaker and will be offering several workshops. | ||
08 / 24
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Start: Aug 19 2008 - 8:00am
End: Aug 26 2008 - 1:00pm
August 19-26 in Starks, Maine A participatory community gathering Workshops, discussions, & skillshares Kids workshops & Activities Campfires, swimming, music & art Lots of fun & free healthy food Participating rain or shine! Workshops Do-it-yourself skillshares End: 4:00 pm
Start: Aug 22 2008 - 2:30pm
End: Aug 24 2008 - 4:00pm
When: August 22, 2008 2:30 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meetup Description: Rippleffect, whose mission is personal growth and community development through learning adventures in living classrooms, is offering this excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in permaculture right here on Cow Island in Casco Bay. The event details are still being finalized, but Dave Jacke will be the keynote speaker and will be offering several workshops. Start: 1:00 pm
There will be a remembrance service for Rachel Lowe Payne Craig on Sunday, August 24, 1:00PM at The Cotton Mill Appartments, 2 Academy Street in Hallowell, Maine. Rachel Lowe Payne Craig, 85, died August 13, 2008, at her home in Hallowell. She was born on the Riverview Farm in Shawmut on November 21, 1922, in the home of her grandfather, the very same room her mother and grandfather were born in. She was the daughter of Doris Low Payne and Basil T. Payne. | ||
08 / 25
(all day)
Start: Aug 19 2008 - 8:00am
End: Aug 26 2008 - 1:00pm
August 19-26 in Starks, Maine A participatory community gathering Workshops, discussions, & skillshares Kids workshops & Activities Campfires, swimming, music & art Lots of fun & free healthy food Participating rain or shine! Workshops Do-it-yourself skillshares | ||
08 / 26
End: 1:00 pm
Start: Aug 19 2008 - 8:00am
End: Aug 26 2008 - 1:00pm
August 19-26 in Starks, Maine A participatory community gathering Workshops, discussions, & skillshares Kids workshops & Activities Campfires, swimming, music & art Lots of fun & free healthy food Participating rain or shine! Workshops Do-it-yourself skillshares Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Speakers:
Matt Jacobson, Maine & Co - “Regional Rail Connections” Refreshments and Cash Bar Tuesday - August 26, 2008 For More Information Call (207) 761-5616 or (207) 775-6561 | ||
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08 / 31
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 10:30 pm
The Second Annual “Rhythms of Life” Drumming Concert will be held on Sunday evening, August 31, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. in the Gymnasium of Sullivan Hall on the campus of the University of Southern Maine. The Drumming Concert is co-sponsored by the Maine Office of Minority Health, the City of Portland, the Portland Branch of the NAACP and the Primary Skills Art Institute of Maine. The ticket prices are: $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. For more information, contact Dawud Ummah at 210-1053 | ||
09 / 1
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09 / 3
Start: 7:00 pm
The Midcoast Peace and Justice Group will present “Burning Bridges” on Sept. 3 at the First Universalist Church on 345 Broadway in Rockland at 7:00 PM. The focus of the film and program is restorative justice and the Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast. | ||
09 / 4
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09 / 5
Start: 11:00 am
Throughout the month of September, there will be an extensive exhibit, The Hiroshima -Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition, on display at The Meg Perry Center from the Hiroshima City Peace Museum. Join us for the opening during First Friday, September 5th. A series of anti nuclear films will be shown throughout September, in conjunction with the exhibit. This exhibit and accompanying films are available to peace groups throughout Maine as a traveling exhibit. Please call 207 772 0680 to arrange this exhibit in your town. | ||
09 / 6
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Troy Howard Middle School Saturday morning, September 6, 2008 9 am till noon, then enjoy lunch provided The public is invited free of charge to workshops and demonstrations at “Energy Challenge: Facing the Winter and Beyond,” to be held at the Troy Howard Middle School on Saturday, September 6 from 9 until noon, followed by a picnic lunch. The event, sponsored by Waldo County candidate for State Senate Diane Messer, will include discussions on topics such as “bringing back the railroad” and “connecting the energy crisis to global climate change.” Start: 9:30 am
End: 3:00 pm
The Navy’s “Blue Angels” flight team is coming to Naval Air Station Brunswick (NASB) again to recruit young people to join the military and to promote the military industrial complex. Maine Veterans for Peace will organize a non-violent statewide peace march from the downtown Brunswick mall to NASB on September 6 beginning at 9:30 am. An all-night candlelight vigil will also be held beginning at 6:00 pm at the NASB main gate on Friday, September 5. | ||
09 / 7
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09 / 10
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09 / 11
Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Thursday, September 11, 2008 Redeemer Lutheran Church BANGOR (directions below) Travel & child care reimbursement is available at the meeting for those who need it. AGENDA Introductions: 10:00 am | ||
09 / 12
Start: 6:00 pm
We will be holding a candlelight vigil on Friday night at 6 p.m. in Monument Square at the request of the family of James Angelo Okot, who was shot and killed this past weekend in Portland. The vigil will follow the wake and the Sudanese community will arrive to find the people of Greater Portland standing in support of them in their time of grief. Thanks for your support, Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Amy Goodman, host and executive producer of Democracy Now, will be holding a lecture and a book signing of her recent published book, “Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heros in Extraordinary Times” at Portland High School Auditorium on September 12, 2008 from 7:00PM to 9:00PM. Cost is $15/$10 for students. For donations of $100 or more, there will be a private reception with Amy which will include a copy of the book and reserved seating at the lecture. All proceeds will benefit Community Television Network and WMPG | ||
09 / 13
Start: 1:00 pm
AND FROM THE PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER OF EASTERN MAINE IN BANGOR: Dear Friends (please forward widely), Only a month to go! Start: 7:00 pm
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Black Bird Legal Collective blackbirdcollective@gmail.com wrote: Hello Friends. The Black Bird Legal Collective will be hosting an emergency rent raiser party on Saturday, September 13 at 7pm to benefit collective members/co-founders David and Kristen. These longtime community activists are facing eviction and need your help! Expect lots of yummy food, good company, and a musical performance from Portland’s Chis Teret. | ||
09 / 14
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09 / 16
Start: 7:00 pm
Bowdoin College and United Nations Association of Maine proudly present Ambassador Thomas Pickering, Co-Chairman of UNA-USA, to Speak on “Priorities for the Next President of the US in Foreign and Security Policy” at the Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine on September 16, 2008 at 7:00PM. | ||
