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Palestine Summer Encounter participants live with a local family, study Arabic and volunteer with a local church, school, hospital, nonprofit or humanitarian organization. They also have an opportunity to visit sites of historic, political and religious significance such as Jerusalem, Jericho, the Galilee, Hebron, Nazareth and the Dead Sea. Participants can join the program for 1, 2 or 3 months.
More information is available at middleeastfellowship.org
“Olive Branch” Extra Virgin Olive Oil is raised without pesticides or sprays and First-Cold-Pressed. This year we are importing the oil directly from the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC), a non-governmental, non-profit organization in Ramallah which has been on the forefront of supporting Palestinian agriculture since the 1980’s. PARC buys its olive oil from 85 different small farmer cooperatives in the West Bank. It takes care of testing, quality control, bottling, labeling and marketing. Available in 750ml bottles, by the case (12 bottles), or more. Now more than ever, important to Palestinian farmers. For ordering and other info, please email us at palestinebostonoliveoil@yahoo.com or call Susie at 781-648-6307.
Despite its attempt to create a socially responsible image, Starbucks' failure to meaningfully embrace Fair Trade coffee has left coffee farmers and their children teetering on the brink of starvation in the Global South. A new documentary, Black Gold (blackgoldmovie.com), reveals in detail the pained existence of coffee farmers under the purchasing practices of Starbucks and other multinational corporations. In Starbucks cafes, baristas are paid a poverty wage and the company insures a lower percentage of employees than Wal-Mart. Starbucks baristas are organizing a union (starbucksunion.org) with the Industrial Workers of the World for a better life on and off the job. In response, the company has waged a fierce and relentless anti-union campaign that tramples on workers' rights. In this union-busting operation unburdened by the law, Starbucks routinely retaliates against baristas for supporting the union. In addition, Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz recently broke the union of roasting plant employees. If you or your group is interested in getting involved with the campaign on the ground floor please contact IWW organizer and Starbucks barista Daniel Gross at dgross@iww.org or 917-577-1110.
Helene Williams & Leonard Lehrman return to Community Church, where they have appeared numerous times since the 1980s. Their inspiring performances are always professional AND political. This concert will include songs for the Rosenbergs, Sacco & Vanzetti and Cindy Sheehan -- with music by such varied composers as Mozart, Edith Segal, Tom Lehrer, Marc Blitzstein and Mr. Lehrman.
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge” (Stephen Hawking). Rated “T” for truth.
Will your vote count? Are Mass voters disenfranchised or does that only happen in states like Ohio? Are young voters involved? Are elections bought rather than won? Are districts drawn fairly?
These questions will be discussed by John Bonifaz and Jill Stein, candidates for Secretary of State (the officer who runs Mass elections), together with voting rights groups, including: Common Cause, Hyde Square Task Force, Mass Vote, Mass Voters for Fair Elections, Oiste, The Union of Minority Neighborhoods.
Sponsored by: Mass Citizens for Voting Integrity and the Social
Action
Committee of the Arlington St. Church (____________
Director of Administration and Policy
Join us for an introduction to Jewish Voice for Peace and an exciting
7-9 PM: Visions of Peace with Justice in Israel/Palestine
Boston chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace announces:Israel's New Plan: Land Grab or Step Towards Peace?
Mitchell Plitnick
Jewish Voice for Peace
A leader in the Jewish peace movement!
presentation and discussion by Mitchell on one of the latest
developments in Israel and our role as US Jews.
Workmen's Circle Building
1762 Beacon St.
Brookline, MA 02445
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2006
Investment banker Matthew Simmons tells the inside story of Saudi Arabia's troubled petroleum industry. What impact do social and political instability have on Saudi oil production? Has the United States been too complacent about the size of Saudi oil reserves? How can we plan effectively for our future energy needs? Book-signing courtesy of Harvard Book Store following the program.
Marga Dieter and Zella Brown of "One by One" will give a personal hour-long presentation on the legacy of World War II. Marga Dieter, born in 1939, is a child of the Third Reich. Her father was a German soldier. Zella Brown is the daughter of two concentration camp survivors. Based on their own experiences, they talk about reconciliation, tolerance, confronting hatred and forgiveness. A [$10] donation per family is requested to cover the speakers' expenses. Following the talk, at 2 p.m. Dan Dick will give a tour of the Peace Abbey.
NOTED: Sr fare for rapid transit: 35 -> 60 cents (71%)
On June 14th, 2005, seven nonviolent activists, one who was simply pursuing his profession as a photographer, were arrested on the Cambridge Common for nonviolently protesting the Iraq war and the military’s recruiting extravaganza being held that day on the Common. In addition to their function of supporting the on-going the war and the campaign to seduce young people to kill, die, and be maimed in this and other wars, the arrests were a chilling assault on our Constitutional rights of freedom of assembly and freedom of speech. Please plan to support us by attending what we expect will be a 3-5 day trial.
For more information contact: American Friends Service Committee, 617-661-6130.
Caterpillar sells bulldozers and construction equipment to Israel that are used to demolish Palestinian homes and build the apartheid wall in violation of international law.
For more information, visit www.bootcat.org.
NOTED: Regular fare for Red Line: 1.25 -> 1.70 (36%)
NOTED: Senior fare for any rapid transit: 35 -> 60 cents (71%)
Written comments will be "accepted" thru 6/30/06.
Mail them to MBTA: 10 Park Plaza, Boston 02116
Or email them to: fareproposal@mbta.com
The North Shore Coalition for Peace and Justice presents an evening discussion with Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Executive Director, Rabbis for Human Rights, Israel. Rabbi Ascherman and Rabbis for Human Rights have been at the forefront of advocacy against Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes and the destruction of Palestinian olive trees.
For directions or more information, call Susan Nicholson, 978-283-5030.
Our 3rd Thurs. study group in June will focus on Gandhi’s teachings and reflections on applying them to our own lives. The Nonviolent Peaceforce (based on Gandhi’s dream of a Shanti Sena, or Peace Army) is an international nonpartisan unarmed largescale peaceforce of trained civilians.
For more information, please contact Sherry Zitter at 978-562-3372. For directions, call Sev Bruyn at 617-332-1764
NeighborWorks America invites you to a special half-day session with David Billings of the People’s Institute to increase our understanding of racism and its relationship to our work in community development. Redlining and predatory lending are just two examples of discriminatory practices that affect us, our communities, and our work. This session will provide information and begin a dialogue that:
For more information, please RSVP to fcinicola@nw.org as soon as possible. Space is limited.
"Sir! No Sir!" energetically reveals the untold story of the GI movement to end the war in Vietnam. This is the story of one of the most vibrant and widespread upheavals of the 1960s - one that had a profound impact on American society, yet has been virtually obliterated from the collective memory of that time. This hidden history combines fast-paced archival footage with thoughtful interviews, "perfectly timed with new doubts about the Iraq War" ("Variety").
Times are listed at Brattle Film, they vary from day to day.
This film is highly recommended because it is about the organizing done by soldiers against the Vietnam war -- lessons for today.
Synopsis* *
In the 1960's an anti-war movement emerged that altered the course of history. This movement didn't take place on college campuses, but in barracks and on aircraft carriers. It flourished in army stockades, navy brigs and in the dingy towns that surround military bases. It penetrated elite military colleges like West Point. And it spread throughout the battlefields of Vietnam. It was a movement no one expected, least of all those in it. Hundreds went to prison and thousands into exile. And by 1971 it had, in the words of one colonel, infested the entire armed services. Yet today few people know about the GI movement against the war in Vietnam.
The Vietnam War has been the subject of hundreds of films, both fiction and non-fiction, but "this" story-the story of the rebellion of thousands of American soldiers against the war-has never been told in film. This is certainly not for lack of evidence. By the Pentagon's own figures, 503,926 "incidents of desertion" occurred between 1966 and 1971; officers were being "fragged"(killed with fragmentation grenades by their own troops) at an alarming rate; and by 1971 entire units were refusing to go into battle in unprecedented numbers. In the course of a few short years, over 200 underground newspapers were published by soldiers around the world; local and national antiwar GI organizations were joined by thousands; thousands more demonstrated against the war at every major base in the world in 1970 and 1971, including in Vietnam itself; stockades and federal prisons were filling up with soldiers jailed for their opposition to the war and the military.
Yet today, with hundreds of thousands of American GIs once again occupying countries on the other side of the world, these history-changing events have been erased from America's public memory.
"Sir! No Sir!" aims to change all that. The film does four things: 1) Brings to life the history of the GI movement through the stories of those who were part of it; 2) Reveals the explosion of defiance that the movement gave birth to with never-before-seen archival material; 3) Explores the profound impact that movement had on the military and the war itself; and 4) Tells the story of how and why the GI Movement has been replaced with the myth of the spat-upon veteran.
"Sir! No Sir!" is a film that challenges deeply-held beliefs not just about the Vietnam War and those who fought it, but about the world we live in today. It is a vivid portrayal of William Faulkner's famous observation that "The past isn't dead; it isn't even past."
Program Description
On Saturday, June 17, 2006 over 200 individuals from community-based organizations throughout the Northeast will come together for the 7th Annual Grassroots Use of Technology Conference. Sponsored by Organizers' Collaborative (OC) and the CTC Vista Project at UMASS Boston, this national conference will provide valuable training and information to nonprofit professionals and activists on how they can best use technology to effect social change. The conference will take place at UMASS Boston from 8:00 am to 5:30pm. The registration fee is ***[ $60 ]***, which includes breakfast and lunch.
This year's conference theme is Making Technology Relevant to Nonprofit and Social Change Groups, with a focus on helping community organizations to better serve their constituents. "We are really excited about this year's program," said OC's founding executive director, Richard Cowan. "It will feature over fifteen different workshops and panels geared towards nonprofit organizations, techies, and activists at all levels of technical expertise." Past participants have described the conference as a valuable and rare opportunity to meet, network, learn new trends, and share experiences about using technology to advance the goals of their organizations. This year's special guest speakers will include Terra Friedrichs of CitizenActionTeam.org, who will discuss how her organization utilized technology to mobilize thousands of survivors during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
The conference will be followed by a supporters' dinner at South Kitchen & Wine Bar. The dinner will feature an awards presentation to community organizations in the Boston area that exemplify the use of grassroots technology. Tickets for the dinner are ***[ $55 ]*** and can be purchased online.
For more information about the conference and dinner visit the conference website: conference.oc-tech.org or call: 617-720-6190.
MassNOW launch a WAGE Club. This will be a place where women can explore what being paid and treated unfairly at work can cost you and your family.
434 Jamaicaway, Jamaica Plain
Conference room of the Rogerson House Alzheimer's Center
(one block from Centre Street, off of Beaufort Street)
Visit MPHA for directions.
Free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be provided.
For more information, or to RVSP contact Roberta Friedman at MPHA:
617-524-6696, ext. 103 or Rfrie-@mphaweb.org