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02 / 23
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02 / 24
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
The sixth session of an exploration of the book Gandhi the Man by Eknath Easwaran and Michael N. Nagler that will run through March 16, sponsored by the Peace Education Team of the Dallas Peace Center. Free to members of the Peace Center (memberships start at $35). Feel free to come, even if you have missed the other sessions. Register online at www.dallaspeacecenter.org or call 214-823-7793. Start: 3:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Join us for a Peaceful afternoon of inspiring speakers, open discussion, a little poetry and great music. Two Texans will share their stories of transformation from Warriors to Conscientious Objectors. Hart Viges was raised in West Texas, graduated from San Angelo High in 1994, and joined the Army after 9/11. He served in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne and was awarded an Honorable Discharge in Dec. 2004 as a CO. Hart resides in Austin and is active in counter-recruitment & the GI Rights Hotline. He is currently working on HR 1921 - Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act - a bill that would extend one's CO status to the taxes one pays and their use. | ||
02 / 25
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02 / 26
Start: 6:45 pm
Jim Goodenow, member of Veterans For Peace, will speak to the Richardson Democratic Club on "the trials and tribulastions of where our nation is today and what we, the citizens, can do about it." | ||
02 / 27
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Call 972-860-4646 for details. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
CONTACT: Judith Stuart-Coale, 214-315-4288 Start: 7:00 pm
Contacts: Curt Crum at 817 423-1372 or 817 645-9151 or Ellen Kaner at 817 691-7198. | ||
02 / 28
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02 / 29
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03 / 1
Start: 2:00 pm
Hope for Peace & Justice presents Dr. Maya Angelou as keynote speaker at “Voices of Peace,” beginning a month-long, worldwide effort to bring thousands of voices together to proclaim, during the month that marks the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, that peace in our world is of fundamental importance. The Voices of Peace Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Tim Seelig and made up of singers from various local choruses, will lead all in attendance as we form a 2,000-voice choir singing “Dona Nobis Pacem.” For tickets, click HERE. | ||
03 / 2
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
The seventh session of an exploration of the book Gandhi the Man by Eknath Easwaran and Michael N. Nagler, sponsored by the Peace Education Team of the Dallas Peace Center. Free to members of the Peace Center (memberships start at $35). Register online at www.dallaspeacecenter.org or call 214-823-7793. | ||
03 / 3
Start: 6:30 pm
The DPC Cuba Friendship Committee will meet the first Monday of every month. Be a part of facilitating the 2008 Pastors for Peace Cuba Friendship Caravan. Start: 7:00 pm
This award winning 90-minute documentary film about the destruction of Darfur will be shown, followed by a short reflection and discussion session led by Robert and Paulette Cooper of the Dallas Peace Center. Presented as part of the UT-Arlington Freshmen Leaders on Campus (FLOC) Program on Darfur. | ||
03 / 4
Start: 7:00 am
End: 7:00 pm
Vote at your polling place in the Democratic or Republican elections. Go back for Precinct Convention at 7:15 p.m. Start: 7:30 pm
American Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and author Seymour Hersh discusses foreign policy. Reserved tickets are $50/person which includes a reception with the author prior to the lecture, reserved parking and seating. These tickets need to be purchased in advance. To charge by phone, call Karen Anisman at 817-257-5004, or send a check to TCU, Box 297021, Fort Worth, TX 76129. General admission is $10/person and may be paid at the door.
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03 / 5
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Call 972-860-4646 for details. | ||
03 / 6
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:15 pm
Amazon's description of the book by Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent: "Meet Denver, a man raised under plantation-style slavery in Louisiana in the 1960s; a man who escaped, hopping a train to wander, homeless, for eighteen years on the streets of Dallas, Texas. No longer a slave, Denver's life was still hopeless-until God moved. First came a godly woman who prayed, listened, and obeyed. And then came her husband, Ron, an international arts dealer at home in a world of Armani-suited millionaires. And then they all came together. "But slavery takes many forms. Deborah discovers that she has cancer. In the face of possible death, she charges her husband to rescue Denver. Who will be saved, and who will be lost? What is the future for these unlikely three? What is God doing? | ||
03 / 7
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03 / 8
Start: 11:00 am
Contact Carol Ware, myminuit@yahoo.com, phone 972-551-2364, website is http://www.animalconnectiontx.org. Start: 11:15 am
End: 1:00 pm
Conference call and letter writing on domestic issues. Lunch provided. Contact Bob & Diane Baker at 214-739-6945. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:15 pm
Conference call and letter writing on global issues. Snack provided. Start: 1:00 pm
Maryknoll Affiliates mtg., "spirituality, global vision, community, action.” Call Ken Eppes for location, 214-337-6867. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
This group is dedicated to living the radical love, compassion and justice of Jesus and promoting these values in religious and public discourse and policy. For more information, go to www.matthew-25.org/. | ||
03 / 9
Start: 12:00 pm
The Unitarian Universalist Social Action Ministry Meeting is open to the public. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
The eighth session of an exploration of the book Gandhi the Man by Eknath Easwaran and Michael N. Nagler, sponsored by the Peace Education Team of the Dallas Peace Center. Free to members of the Peace Center (memberships start at $35). Register online at www.dallaspeacecenter.org or call 214-823-7793. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
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03 / 10
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03 / 11
Start: 7:00 pm
China Blue is a powerful and poignant journey into the harsh world of sweatshop workers. Shot clandestinely, this is a deep-access account of what both China and the international retailers don't want us to see: how the clothes we buy are actually made. Following a pair of denim jeans from birth to sale, China Blue links the power of the U.S. consumer market to the daily lives of a Chinese factory owner and two teenaged female factory workers. Filmed both in the factory and in the workers' faraway village, this documentary provides a rare, human glimpse at China's rapid transformation into a free market society. | ||
03 / 12
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Call 972-860-4646 for details. | ||
03 / 13
Start: 7:00 pm
For information, call Micki Roark, 214-543-8043, or go to www.tifa.org. | ||
03 / 14
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03 / 15
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Drum Extravaganza will bring attention to the idea of peace and nonviolence through rhythm in support of the “Season for Nonviolence”. The “Season for Nonviolence” framed by the anniversaries of the assassinations of Mohandas Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., offers a 10-week period to learn from the lives and teachings of these models. The Season for Peace and Nonviolence runs Jan. 30 to April 4 of each year. The event will include community drum circles, drum performances, drumming games and lessons along with drum making and drum repair displays. People of all ages and skill levels are invited to join. Drums and rhythm instruments will be available for those who want to do more than tap their feet. | ||
03 / 16
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
The last session of an exploration of the book Gandhi the Man by Eknath Easwaran and Michael N. Nagler, sponsored by the Peace Education Team of the Dallas Peace Center. Free to members of the Peace Center (memberships start at $35). Start: 3:30 pm
Mourn the deaths of millions of Iraqi civilians and thousands of American military and civilian workers. To collectively express dismay, grief, empathy, regret, and come to understanding. A planning meeting for the March 19 rally at Dealey Plaza (4-6 p.m.) will be held immediately after the service. Start: 4:30 pm
For those who would like to take part in implementing the Peace Rally on Wednesday, meet after the service. We need people who will commit to peacekeeping, water distribution, phone calling and other tasks. | ||
03 / 17
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03 / 18
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03 / 19
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Call 972-860-4646 for details. Start: 4:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Protest the 5th Anniversary of the invasion & occupation of Iraq. For information, contact Peace Action Denton, peaceactiondenton@gmail.com. Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Iraq lies in ruins and casualties of war continue to mount. More than a million Iraqis are dead and U.S deaths are approaching 4,000. 4 million Iraqis have been rendered homeless or have left the country for safety in neighboring countries like Jordan and Syria. The cost of the war to U.S taxpayers may surpass $3 trillion according to Nobel laureate economist James Stiglitz. Just a few months ago it was widely believed that the Iraq war would be the central issue in the 2008 election. It is shocking how swiftly the defining issue of our times has been set aside by our leaders in Washington and an obsequious media. The 5th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, March 19, presents an opportunity to put the Iraq war back on the table for discussion and debate. Start: 5:30 pm
Stand for Peace on the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq. For information, contact Peace-Center@tx.rr.com. | ||
03 / 20
Start: 7:00 pm
When Army journalist Marshall Thompson came home from a tour of duty in Iraq, two things were clear – the war is wrong and he needed to do something to stop it. Marshall sets off on foot to walk the entire 500 mile length of his conservative home state of Utah in the hopes of getting people talking about war and peace. Featuring Martin Sheen, Cindy Sheehan, and Ron Kovic, “A Soldier’s Peace” follows his inspirational 27-day journey for peace. Sgt. Thompson walked 500 miles for peace. Your donation honors each mile. 5 cents per mile: $25 donation (couple: $40) | ||
03 / 21
Start: 10:15 am
End: 11:30 am
For the third consecutive year, the Dallas Area Christian Progressive Alliance will remember the teachings of Jesus on the day of his death. The theme of this year's Good Friday Walk is, "The Last Shall Be First and the First Shall Be Last." (Matthew 20:16) The walk will start just south of downtown, at Lakecliff Park at Colorado and Zang. Take the Colorado exit off I-35 just south of downtown Dallas and go west on Colorado. On your right, you will pass three crosses erected near the levee of the Trinity River. Continue on to Lakecliff Park and park on the street bordering the park. | ||
03 / 22
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03 / 23
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
This April will mark five years since the inception of the Crawford Texas Peace House. We officially opened our doors on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2003. However, Easter falls on March 23, this year, and many of our friends will be in town, so we will take that occasion to give thanks to the Creator, for our many volunteers and for the opportunity to be a witness for peace and justice in Crawford, Texas. This week also marks the 5th Anniversary of the Iraq War. Let us use this occasion for remembrance, remorse, repentance. Please join us as we commemorate the journey, and ask for peace, wisdom and blessings for the future of our community and our world. | ||
03 / 24
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