[NOTE: In these frantic times for activists, MANY, perhaps even MOST, events are being organized, or changed, on such short notice that we don't know of them by Sunday morning. To be notified of short notice events, our listeners are advised to consult sources listed here and/or sign up with pertinent organizations to receive email notifications.]
Additional Local Event Announcements at:
Rule 19 August 2006 Action Calendar
Activists MA Current Listings
Justice with Peace Calendar
Weekly Events |
Announcements |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Wed |
Thur |
Fri |
Sat |
Future |
We provide posters, literature, info on impeachment, answer questions, tee shirts,
gather signatures on petitions for impeachment to be sent to Congress and our Mass. legislators.
Meet briefly at the statue to exchange thoughts,
then walk silently around the Yard and nearby streets,
returning to the statue by 12:30pm.
Southeast corner of Rt 27 and 30 (nearest to Brooks Pharmacy).
Come for all or part. Signs available. Flyer upon request.
Organizer: Sandy Coy.
Some signs available. Park on Park St. (a small street off Route 133 right behind the park).
Host: Greater Lowell for Peace and Justice
Join a Friday fast and/or protest in solidarity with illegally detained, often tortured prisoners at Guantanamo and other post 9/11 gulags around the world. The fast began about a year ago when Nobel Peace Laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Adolpho Esquivel, (Argentina), along with others around the world, chose this method to seek the release of our unjustly detained and tortured brothers and sisters.
Here in Boston, local activists Susan McLucas and Phoebe Knopf have joined the Friday fast and will protest every Friday in front of the JFK Building from noon to one. The action, which is rooted in nonviolence, includes speakers, music, hand-outs and petitions to create public pressure to shut down the gulags and to try those responsible for illegal, brutal treatment of thousands of detainees, most of whom are Arab and Muslim men. Susan and Phoebe will be wearing orange jumpsuits. It would be great if folks would join us. There are four more suits people could wear.
Deval Patrick has enriched himself by counseling corporate scofflaws to the detriment of the public interest and human rights. He helped Coca-Cola destroy the rights of its workers. Ask Patrick why he signed on to the Zionist propaganda ad, "We Stand With Israel" - full of lies and distortion - that appeared in the Boston Globe 7/20/06.
Download file from Rule 19 here!
HAVING NO HEALTH INSURANCE IS THE THIRD-LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR PEOPLE IN MASSACHUSETTS AGES 50-64.
Over 750,000 people in MA have no health insurance, a situation that causes early death and contributes to extraordinary levels of preventable illness and needless suffering.
Newton Dialogs is one of the organizations supporting the addition of a Health Care Amendment to our State Constitution to create a Commonwealth where every person has access to comprehensive, affordable and equitably financed coverage for medically necessary health care services including preventive care, mental health care and prescription drugs. See http://www.healthcareformass.org/ for details. Whatever health care reform bill our state legislature passes, there will be more work to guarantee everyone affordable comprehensive coverage. The Amendment will keep us on track until that works gets done.
Even though the Legislature ducked a yes or no vote on the Health Care Amendment at the July 12 ConCon, this Campaign is far from over. We need your help in getting a vote on the Amendment at the November 9th ConCon to qualify for the November 2008 ballot.
PLEASE CALL Senate President Robert Travaglini right now at 617.722.1500.
Ask him to promptly convene the special committee to study the Health Care Amendment so the committee can meet and report on the Amendment in time for a vote on November 9. This vote is a must to create a right to affordable, comprehensive, and fairly funded health and mental health care coverage for every Massachusetts resident.
A call for all people of conscience to donate to its Lebanon Palestine Emergency Relief Fund. All donations will be used to help Palestinian and Lebanese victims of the latest Israeli aggression.
Please make your tax-deductible donation payable to "Al-Awda, PRRC". Indicate "Lebanon Palestine Emergency Fund" in the memo section.
Checks or money orders should be mailed to: Al-Awda, PRRC PO Box 131352 Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Or you can make a secure online donation using your credit card via website. Please email us at info@al-awda.org to let us know that your online donation is intended for the 'Lebanon Palestine Emergency Fund'.
Tel: 760-685-3243 Fax: 360-933-3568 E-mail: info@al-awda.org Website: al-awda.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.
Tom Casey of the Merrimack Valley CLC is looking for volunteers to run their booth. Contact him at (tomkc1@verizon.net) or call Tom Casey at 617-592-7778 to let him know if you are available.
For over a hundred years Labor Day has been a time to recognize workers' contributions to this country, the sacrifices they have made, and their aspirations for a better life. This Labor Day, immigrant and US-born workers are marching together to ask that Rhode Island share its prosperity with those who make it possible. We need to make Rhode Island jobs good jobs again, and create a path to citizenship for hard-working, taxpaying immigrants. We are all hurt when unscrupulous employers can take advantage of our coworkers.
For centuries Brown University has been an important part of Rhode Island. The Ivy League university has a $1.9 billion endowment and is raising $1.4 billion to improve the school, and yet people who have worked for the University for years have no benefits and cannot afford the health care premiums that the elite university won't pay. Together we can make sure that hard work is rewarded and prosperity is shared.
Join Jobs with Justice, SEIU Local 615 and the Comite de Inmigrantes en Accion at St. Theresa's Church.
Starring: Xena Phobe - Felonious Ax - Debbie Taunt - Isaiah Hogg Hugh R. Fyred - Ona Bentley - Stu Process - Ivanna Haverdahl - and more.
Join in the fun as we celebrate all the access and twice the greed straight out of today's headlines, with segments like "Insider Trader", "Billionography: Know Your Billionaire", and "The Profiteers Club". Even our Minister of Musical Manipulation, Felonious Ax, put off his tour with the John Ashcroft All Rich Boys Choir to record new original music for the show.
Help us rule the air: Call KPFK. Surprisingly, wads of payola will not be enough to guarantee us a permanent spot on KPFK's airwaves; in fact, regular syndication of Billionaire Radio will depend on popular demand. So, we need you to tune in on Monday, September 4th at 4pm PST, and then send your words of praise to Comments.
Happy Cheap Labor Day! We'll see you on the Wealthcare line at Billionaires for Bush.com
Read about our press conference at the National Press Club on Tuesday, August 29th and all of the amazing speakers lined up for Camp Democracy
Here are free rooms and rides.
You can help spread the word about Camp Democracy with the tools found on this page, including a local event guide, a sample press release, Email announcements, flyers, posters, web banners, audio of a public service announcement, a student activism kit, and a short blurb for newsletters.
Please make an appointment with your Congress Member in Washington on September 19th and join us for a day of lobbying, preceded by a day of training on September 18th.
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute's CORI Project will present a free CORI Training sponsored by & hosted at the Lucy Parsons Center.
This training is designed for people who have CORI, for people from the "support professions" who try to help people who have CORI, and for those who want to reform the CORI system. But everyone is welcome.
Register late (official deadline was August 22) by contacting Thomas Fiori at 617-755-9964.
For more information call Tony Dunn at 781-595-2538 or visit the Gulu-Gulu website.
Pack the Court and show the judge that the right decision is the popular one. This is the final major lawsuit which could potentially stop BU BSL4.
Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Ralph Gants has already ruled that the State Environmental Review was so incompetent that it could not be rationally certified. The judge also ordered all permits based on this review null and void. Now Judge Patti Sarris of the Federal District Court is going to rule on the Federal Review Process. Despite NIAIDs own admission that another of these BSL4 labs of the same type is not suitable for placement in a City because of a potential public health catastrophe, city officials and the Mass. Congressional Delegation continue to insist on putting the Lab in the Middle of Boston on the South East Expressway despite the incurable nature and the 50% plus mortality of many of the most lethal disesases to be studied there.
To date, despite Judge Gants ruling, to our knowledge there has been no halt in construction. A favorable Federal Ruling will add pressure on our so-called leaders to enforce our laws. Realistically, federal Judge Patti Sarris is likely to be under tremendous pressure to reverse or fail to support Gants' ruling; so we need to show her that we do not want this lab in our backyard. Help her to stop a potential Bhopal Disaster to Boston. The life you save may be your own.
Time for the traditional Labor Resource Center Fall Open House. Faculty, staff, alumni and students will enjoy conversation, provide program information and share a bite to eat from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at . Adult students with the demands of work & home can earn a Labor Studies degree with convenient classes, professional instructors and the skilled staff of the LRC. For more information contact at 617-287-7426 or email
Special Speaker Event with wildlife preservationist Anthony Marr!
Please join us for a 1st Wednesday Dining Out and speaker event.
Please RSVP to help our planning.
Buddha's Delight Too! 404 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
(between Beacon St. and Comm. Ave. near Coolidge Cr.) 617-739-8830.
7:15 PM - Mission Possible: Dolphin and Whale Preservation (FREE)
In a striking Power Point presentation, Anthony Marr will detail his two trips to Japan (2004, 2005) to conduct missions - both overt and covert - to fight whaling and dolphin capture/slaughter. Enduring surveillance and multiple interrogations, at risk of life and liberty, Marr captured an eye-opening view of relevant aspects of Japan - its scenery, government, people, culture, animals, and atrocities. Upon returning from Japan, Marr worked on the seal massacre issue of his home country, Canada. This presentation is part of an international campaign of grassroots action for whale and dolphin preservation.
Extended informal discussion after film. Refreshments will be served.
There is an inexpensive parking garage next to the library and some parking on the street. Pearl Street is just off Mass. Ave in Central Square.
Presented jointly by the Women's lnternational League for Peace and Freedom, and the Cambridge Peace Commission.
For further information call 617-244-8054
Admission is free
Throughout the series, Unveiling Palestine, be prepared to laugh, cry and likely be surprised, as we introduce you to a land and people you aren't supposed to understand. Expect a stimulating evening with refreshments & door prizes!
Tell Congress to stop destroying families and get to work on real immigration reform!
Immigrant Rights March on Washington. For details, contact Ana Amaral at 617-524-8778
Protesters are gathering at the Hynes Auditorium Green Line Stop
Plan to walk over to the Harvard Club at 374 Commonwealth Ave.
to protest the visit of notorious VP Dick Cheney's to a State GOP
fundraiser at the Harvard Club and to make him feel unwelcome.
The protest is organized by the Stop The Wars Coalition, a meeting of several peace and justice and human rights and community organizations from the Boston area.
An Evening of Musical Entertainment to Benefit the Starbucks Workers Union!
Over the past year, four Starbucks employees in New York City have been fired for organizing with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), despite an NLRB settlement in March in which Starbucks agreed to respect baristas' right to form a union. The Boston branch of the IWW is raising funds to assist these workers in getting their jobs back and support Starbucks organizing efforts in NY and elsewhere. For further information, call Bill at 617-625-9070, email
In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Gibran's passing, you are cordially invited to: 'A Child of Life' Theatrical Benefit for Lebanon: An Internationally Acclaimed Monodrama on Kahlil Gibran (in English).
Dramatist Michel ElAshkar masterfully captures many highlights of the Lebanese-American artist's life in a stellar 2-act performance. This one-night event will take place on Sunday, September 10, at 7PM, in Kresge Theatre, MIT. The play has been performed to standing ovations all around the US and in major world capitals. It has received numerous awards and official Kahlil Gibran Day proclamations from the mayors of more than 10 US cities, all of which are featured on a website dedicated to this event.
Tickets can be purchased securely online at $10 to $20 for students & children and for $20 to $40 for adults. You are encouraged to purchase your tickets ahead in time to guarantee better seating and avoid a 20% surcharge on tickets purchased at the venue on the night of the event.
A Panel Discussion Featuring:
Anat Biletzki, Professor of Philosophy at Tel Aviv University. Until recently she was chairperson of the board of B'Tselem - the Israeli Information center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories.
Seth Brysk, Director of the Israel Action Center at the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston. A dual American-Israeli citizen, he holds degrees from U.C. Berkeley and Tel Aviv University in International Relations, Conflict Resolution and Middle Eastern Politics.
Naila Jirmanus, member of the Coordinating Committee of United for Justice with Peace. She is a Lebanese American who just fled from Lebanon as a result of the current crisis.
Henry Munson, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Maine. He is the author of Islam and Revolution in the Middle East and is currently working on a book entitled Armies of God: Religion, Nationalism, and Terror.