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12:30 - 4:00 pm EVERY SUNDAY"Bostonians For The Overthrow Of King George" weekly vigil
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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. Bring a candle, lantern, or flashlight.
Organizer: Sandy Coy.
This is an invitation to join the Boston Tea Party Conference call,
should you wish to join in. Participant call in: 402-756-9100; Access code: 680903#
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.
"A cell phone captured video of a 23-year-old student being administered multiple Taser shocks by UCLA police on Tuesday. The UCLA student was hit with the Taser shocks multiple times while he was in the Powell Library Computer Lab. According to the paper, (Mostafa) Tabatabainejad did not show ID to community service officers who were conducting a random check," reports NBC.
Watch the video above and witness as the cops bark at Tabatabainejad to get to his feet as simultaneously shock him over and over until he begins crying and screaming for them to stop.
Police are given extensive training on the use of stun guns and in most cases that training involves taking a taser shot and feeling the effects. Depending on each individual's physiology, it takes at least a minute to be able to even stand after a single Taser shot. Over a hundred deaths have occurred in America as a result of taser shocks and Taser's own manual discourages repeated shocks, yet the history of their use tells us that police simply administer repeated shocks until "compliance is gained." This is a euphemism for torture.
The video and the eyewitness reports describe multiple taser shots as Tabatabainejad begs and pleads while at one point screaming, "Here's your Patriot Act, here's your f---ing abuse of power."
The officers repeatedly order Tabatabainejad to stand even as they administer further shocks - sending 50,000 volts of current that override the nervous system and temporarily paralyze muscles shooting through his system again and again. He can't stand and the cops know it, they just get off on the maniacal ego power trip of torture and this is why Tabatabainejad is hit again and again despite his screaming and the protests of the onlookers.
We need to set a precedent now whereby police who use taser stun guns and any other kind of unreasonable force as implements of torture, simply if an individual refuses to have their 4th amendment right illegally violated, are instantly fired, sued and can never work in any sector of government, policing or security again.
ACTION: Call UCLA and demand an investigation into this
incident.
BE POLITE. 310-825-4321
The delegation would leave on November 28th from Boston to Caracas and return on December 7th. The expected cost is $1,200.00 (airfare, transportation in the country, and hotel). Additional spending for meals ($25/day) and souvenir purchases should be planned individually. Space is limited.
The registration is $100.00/person due by the end of September to reserve your place. The Circle will be collecting the registration fee at our upcoming meetings and programmed events.
This itinerary is preliminary and may change as we get nearer the departure date. The delegation will arrive in Caracas on the 28th and spend one day there to visit the newly opened Children Cardiology Hospital and the Bolivarian University. On the 30th we’ll travel to Barquisimeto, a city that is 5 hrs in bus from Caracas. Between the 1st and 3rd of December we will visit cooperatives that the Mayor’s office is sponsoring. These cooperatives are in the fields of urban-agriculture, brick manufacturing, chicken coops, plant processing, and others. Also, our delegation will volunteer to be un-official international electoral observers during the election on the 3rd of December in Barquisimeto. The delegation will be responsible for publishing their findings on the fairness of the election once back in the States.
On the 4th we will travel to Pto. Cabello (2 hr ride from
Barquisimeto), a historic city and home to the largest sea port
in Venezuela. On the 5th of December we will take a boat shuttle
to the keys, off the coast of Falcon state, where we can relax
on the beach for the day. Returning to Caracas on the 6th and
settling in a hotel near the airport. Returning to Boston on the
7th of December.
Please contact me for further information.
Solidarity, Jorge Marin CB-Martin Luther King, Jr. Boston, MA The Bolivarian Circles in the USA seek to inform the american public of what is really going on in Venezuela. We respect the laws of the US and we aim to improve the relations between our two countries.
From Carol Moore, a DC activist
Here are just a few of the many resources that will help us accomplish these goals. Check out the ones that most reflect your interests!
DON'T BOMB IRAN SITES
democracyinaction.org/
stopwaroniran.org/
afterdowningstreet.org/iran
antiwar.com/
groups.yahoo.com/group/stopiranwar
dontattackiran.org/
campaigniran.org/
codepink4peace.org/
peace-action.org/
traprockpeace.org
unitedforpeace.org/
worldcantwait.net
WhyAttackIran.Com
women4peace.org/
worldcantwait.org/
psr.org/documents/psr_doc_0/program_4/iran_attack.pdf
HONEST ELECTIONS SITES
BlueRevolution.us
videothevote.org
reportvotingproblems.org/
honestelections.us/
blackboxvoting.org/
verifiedvoting.org/
votefraud.org/
protectmyvote.rescueourdemocracy.org/
IMPEACHMENT SITES
afterdowningstreet.org
impeachbush.org/
impeachbush.tv/
impeachbushcoalition.blogspot.com/
impeachbush.meetup.com/
impeachpac.org/ -
impeachnow.org/
harpers.org/TheCaseForImpeachment.html
thenation.com/doc/20060130/holtzman
From Steve Iskovitz (Green party member and concerned person who is working in southern Louisiana):
As most of you probably know, I'm down here in southern Louisiana working with Emergency Communities, providing relief to Katrina victims.
If you have any of the following items which you're looking to give away, there are people down here in Plaquemines Parish who can use them:
warm clothes-- it doesn't get as cold down here as it does in Boston, but with the dampness and winds, it can get cold in the winter, toys, sports equipment-- a lot of kids down here whose lives have been disrupted, looking for things to do. Today after dinner I played hockey with a little boy in the dining area, with a broken hockey stick and a plastic disk of some sort that was lying around.
tools: Since virtually all buildings were ruined by the flood, many people are involved in rebuilding. There was talk of setting up a tool-lending operation, but someone pointed out that this could be quite inconvenient, and why not utilize the extra tools people probably have lying around in areas not affected by disaster?
Here are some of the tools people have suggested:
hammers
nails
hack-saw blades
wood files, metal files
screwdrivers-- phillips or flathead
crowbars
drywall tape
drills and bits
nailguns
If you have these items and would like to donate them, you should package them tightly in boxes, label the contents, address them to:
Steve Iskovitz Emergency Communities 36342 Highway 11 Buras, LA 70041
Then contact Terra Friedrichs, who will co-ordinate shipping. Here's her contact info:
Boston area people: We're looking for someone who's willing to help deliver the boxes to a drop-off point in Carlisle, Mass.
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.
Tel: 760-685-3243
Fax: 360-933-3568
E-mail link
“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.
10AM-11:30AM
RADIO with a VIEW
Live on WMBR 88.1 FM
Ricken Patel, Co-Director of Darfurgenocide.org on the violence against and internal displacement of thousands of people in Sudan and Chad.
Harvey Wasserman and Bob Fitrakis of Free Press on the midterm election and what political corruption to look out for in 2008.
A report on Iraqi reaction to the US election by WAR NEWS Radio (produced by students at Swarthmore College)
A report on local protests against the "war on terror" and a speech at Harvard's JFK School of Government by General John Abizaid, Supreme Commander of the war in Iraq.
Culture critic Bruce Sylvester reviews "Shut Up and Sing" film featuring the Dixie Chicks
Mahtowin Munro is co-leader of United American Indians of New England (UAINE) and a longtime Native/Lakota activist. She will offer her perspective on Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims, Leonard Peltier, immigrant rights and more. On Thanksgiving Day at noon, UAINE will sponsor the 37th annual National Day of Mourning on Coles Hill in Plymouth.
UAINE is a Native-led organization of Native people and their friends which supports Indigenous struggles throughout North, Central & South America. They fight back on issues such as the racism of the Pilgrim mythology perpetuated in Plymouth, the U.S. government's assault on poor people and the use of racist team names & mascots in sports. Their motto: "We Are Not Vanishing. We Are Not Conquered. We Are as Strong as Ever!"9:30am-5:30pm at MIT Stata Ctr (Bldg 32), 32 Vassar St., Cambridge
Please join us at Mass. Climate Action Network's 5th Massachusetts & New England Global Warming Action Conference
Hosted by MIT’s Technology & Culture Forum
Lunch catered by Whole Foods
Learn what you, your town, city, state, company, or university can do about global warming Learn from & network with climate activists, technical experts & policy specialists
Co-sponsors:
* Ceres
* Clean Water Action
* Conservation Law Foundation
* Environmental League of Massachusetts
* HealthLink
* MassPIRG
* Massachusetts Sierra Club
* Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
* New England Grassroots Environment Fund
* Union of Concerned Scientists
Speakers include:
* Gina McCarthy, Commissioner of the CT DEP
* Professor William Moomaw of Tufts University, renowned expert on global warming
* Ross Gelbspan, author of Boiling Point and The Heat is On
* Peter C. Frumhoff, Director, Global Environment Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
* Marc Breslow, Executive Director, Mass. Climate Action Network
* Kim Lundgren, Northeast Regional Director, Cities for Climate Protection campaign (ICLEI)
* John Rankin, HM Consul General for the British Consulate in Boston
* Sonia Hamel, Mass. State Office of Commonwealth Development
* Kelly Gallagher, Dir., Energy Technology Innovation Proj., Kennedy School of Government
* Seth Kaplan, Dir., Clean Energy & Climate Change Program, Conservation Law Foundation
* Rob Sargent, Senior Energy Analyst, National Association of State PIRGs
* Cindy Luppi, Organizing Director, Clean Water Action
* Steven Strong, President, Solar Design Associates
* David Cash, Director of Air, Energy, & Waste Policy, Mass. Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
* James Hunt, Director of Energy & Environmental Affairs, City of Boston
* Professor Kerry Emanuel of MIT, expert on global warming and hurricanes
* Professor Howard Hertzog of MIT, expert on “carbon capture & storage” (CO2 sequestration)
* Sally Wright, wind power specialist with U. Mass. Renewable Energy Research Lab
* Sarah James, co-author of The Natural Step for Communities: How Cities and Towns Can Change to Sustainable Practices .
* David Tannozzini, Energy Manager, City of Newton
Plenary speakers and 14 workshops covering:
* How do we get to 75% emissions reductions?
* Climate change science & impacts on New England
* Transportation challenges
* State & regional policy
* Threats to & opportunities for renewable energy development
* Green building initiatives
* Global warming policy around the world
* Skills for organizing and advocacy
* CO2 “capture & storage”
* Local climate action plans & GHG reduction strategies
* The Northeast’s plan for cutting power plant pollution
* How to cut energy use in your home
* Financing energy efficiency in public buildings
* Reaching out to new constituencies
Conference Registration
$60 registration fee, includes light breakfast, lunch catered by Whole Foods, and afternoon snack/coffee break. Low-income discounts by arrangement. Also, volunteers are sought. The conference may sell out, so after Nov. 14 call or e-mail before registering or planning to register at the door.
Make checks out to the Commonwealth Foundation and mail to MCAN, 86 Milton St., Arlington, MA 02474. To pay by credit card go to MassClimateAction.org and follow the links. Then e-mail in your registration info. After Nov. 14 , pay online by credit card or bring a check to the conference. In either case, e-mail registration info to marc@mbreslow.org. Call 781-643-5911 with questions.
1-6pm at Northeastern University Law School, Room 97 (400-416 Huntington Avenue, Asa S. Knowles Center. in Downtown Boston)
(on the Green Line, "E" branch)
The Northeastern University School of Law National Lawyers Guild Chapter & the Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights present
BEYOND APARTHEID IN ISRAEL/PALESTINE:
The Reality on the Ground & Lessons from South Africa
(registration from 12:30 PM)
With:
OMAR BARGHOUTI, Palestinian analyst, activist and writer;
FELICIA EAVES, Co-chair, Black Voices for Peace;
LEILA FARSAKH, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts at Boston;
ILAN PAPPE, Senior Lecturer of Political Science, Haifa University in Israel (publications
include The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (2006));
STEWART TING CHONG, staff member to Archbishop Tutu
CHUCK TURNER, Boston City Councilor;
DAVID WILDMAN, United Methodist Church General Board of Global Ministries;
WILL YOUMANS, Attorney and divestment activist;
AND MANY MORE
On July 9, 2005, the first anniversary of the International Court of Justice ruling on the illegality of Israel's Wall, over 170 Palestinian civil society organizations issued a Call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) to be directed against Israel until it complies with international law and universal principles of human rights. This conference will examine why Israel's policies towards Palestinians are apartheid policies. It will explore the role activists can play to respond to the Palestinian Call for BDS, and to help create the kind of pressure that will be needed to move the region "beyond apartheid."
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information: contact Yuri (617) 888-9540; yygott@yahoo.com; or Sherif (617) 491-2313; (703) 622-9151.
We demand the resignation of Ulises Ortiz and all other PRI officials in Oaxaca, freedom to the political prisoners of Oaxaca and Atenco, removal of the Federal Preventive Police and the army from Oaxaca, a return of all the disappeared, justice for the indigenous communities of Chiapas, and justice for the communities and the political prisoners here in the U.S.A.
In response to the Zapatistas' call to action that day, we will walk off our jobs, walk out of our schools, and at 9am, set up camp on the Boston Common.
Bring your tents, banners, signs, instruments, bullhorns, puppets, art, affinity groups, and plans for action. We will be there all day, spreading the word about the struggles of APPO (The Popular Assemblies of the People of Oaxaca) and hosting our own assembly meetings.
At 4:00pm, those who choose to will take to the streets and march to the Mexican Consulate to remind them that we are still paying attention, that we are not going away, that the international struggle for liberation cannot be broken, and that every day Oaxaca is occupied by the PFP, our resolve grows stronger.
For more information or to get involved in planning the tent city, please email us at boston (at) OaxacaRevolt.org
3-6PM at Kennedy Plaza, Providence, RI:
Solidarity with the People of Oaxaca
Meet up at the Civil War monument in the plaza at 3pm
Come join us on a solidarity picket. On November 20th thousands of people around the world will be showing solidarity with the People of Oaxaca and the rest of Mexico. In the city of Oaxaca, a popularly supported teachers' strike over basic demands has been met with a massive government attack using thousands of heavily armed troops. The working class, students and poor of Mexico are preparing a massive general strike to stop the brutal repression by the Mexican federal government against the People of Oaxaca. Come show your support for our brothers and sisters across the Rio Grande.
For more information please contact:
rhodeisland@newyouth.com or call: 401-359-5230
For 65 days last summer, the world watched as the war between Israel and Lebanonunfolded.
Harvard students were there.
Lebanese filmmakers captured the action.
Come learn about Lebanon, unfiltered by the media or partisan
politics. The Lebanese Students Association and the Harvard
College Student Advocates for Human Rights will host a screening of footage taken in Lebanon
over the summer, and hear from a panel of students who were there. Bring the
questions American journalism has left unanswered...
We will gather at the newly opened My Thai Vegetarian Cafe in Brookline for a fixed holiday menu that is specially designed to offer favorites of the season like pumpkin and butternut squash, presented with the exotic blends of Thai cuisine. Varied flavors, textures, and beautiful presentation/eye appeal were all considered in planning this multi-course meal offered at an unmatchable price.
THANKSGIVING MENU - No Animal Ingredients
APPETIZER - Five Crispy "Cigars" with Dipping Sauce
Tofu marinated for 24 hours in fresh garlic ground to a powder, lemon grass, and curry powder, then tucked in a thin wheat flour wrapper and fried to a crispy golden brown. Served with a dipping sauce made from applesauce, pickled lime, and orange peels.
SOUP - Tomkha
Coconut milk soup seasoned with fresh lime juice and fresh lemon leaf, with steamed tofu, fresh string beans, fresh mushrooms, and snow peas.
ENTREES - CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THREE
1) Whole Baby Pumpkin, steamed and carved, and filled with sautéed fresh pumpkin, fresh tofu, snow peas, sweet red peppers, scallion, bamboo shoots, lemon grass, Keffir lemon leaves, and fresh basil, in a mild coconut curry sauce, and topped with steamed peanuts.
Served on a bed of finely shredded lettuce and red cabbage, encircled with sliced kiwi and tomatoes. Salad served with a side of sweet/sour dressing made with mandarin fruit.
2) Butternut Squash and Tender Soy Fillets, sautéed with onions, scallions, and snow peas, in a creamy coconut sauce, served surrounded by broccoli flowerets and carrots. Topped with roasted cashews, walnuts, and hazelnuts.
3) Mango Lemon Steamed Tofu - A whole mango boat, carved and filled with fresh mango and sautéed onion, lemon grass, steamed tofu, bamboo shoots, carrot, and zucchini, in a mild chili sauce. Served on a bed of mixed mesclun baby greens with Keffir lemon leaves, with a side of sweet/sour dressing made from mandarin fruit. Topped with roasted cashews, walnuts, and hazelnuts.
RICE - All entrees served with a choice of white or brown rice.
DESSERT - Avocado Shake - Fresh avocado and coconut milk, blenderized
For those allergic, nuts on the entrees are a topping and can be left off upon request when ordering.
PRICE for fixed dinner - $19.50 includes tax and service!!
LOCATION:
My Thai Vegetarian Cafe & Bubble Tea Bistro (all newly renovated) 404 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA (between Beacon St. and Comm. Ave. near Coolidge Cr.) 617-739-8830
This is the location of the former Buddha's Delight Too.
BY T: Green Line "C" trolley (Beacon Street/Cleveland Circle) get off at Coolidge Corner. Walk on Harvard St. past Coolidge Corner Cinema. Continue for several blocks. My Thai Cafe will be on your left, in a row of single story stores.
PARKING: Metered parking on Harvard Street (feed meters till 8 PM) and in metered parking lot at rear of restaurant (enter lot off Fuller St.) Free parking on side streets.
Evelyn Kimber
Boston Vegetarian Society
P. O. Box 38-1071, Cambridge, MA 02238-1071
617-424-8846
We will gather at the newly opened My Thai Vegetarian Cafe in Brookline for a fixed holiday menu that is specially designed to offer favorites of the season like pumpkin and butternut squash, presented with the exotic blends of Thai cuisine. Varied flavors, textures, and beautiful presentation/eye appeal were all considered in planning this multi-course meal offered at an unmatchable price.
THANKSGIVING MENU - No Animal Ingredients
APPETIZER - Five Crispy "Cigars" with Dipping Sauce
Tofu marinated for 24 hours in fresh garlic ground to a powder, lemon grass, and curry powder, then tucked in a thin wheat flour wrapper and fried to a crispy golden brown. Served with a dipping sauce made from applesauce, pickled lime, and orange peels.
SOUP - Tomkha
Coconut milk soup seasoned with fresh lime juice and fresh lemon leaf, with steamed tofu, fresh string beans, fresh mushrooms, and snow peas.
ENTREES - CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THREE
1) Whole Baby Pumpkin, steamed and carved, and filled with sautéed fresh pumpkin, fresh tofu, snow peas, sweet red peppers, scallion, bamboo shoots, lemon grass, Keffir lemon leaves, and fresh basil, in a mild coconut curry sauce, and topped with steamed peanuts.
Served on a bed of finely shredded lettuce and red cabbage, encircled with sliced kiwi and tomatoes. Salad served with a side of sweet/sour dressing made with mandarin fruit.
2) Butternut Squash and Tender Soy Fillets, sautéed with onions, scallions, and snow peas, in a creamy coconut sauce, served surrounded by broccoli flowerets and carrots. Topped with roasted cashews, walnuts, and hazelnuts.
3) Mango Lemon Steamed Tofu - A whole mango boat, carved and filled with fresh mango and sautéed onion, lemon grass, steamed tofu, bamboo shoots, carrot, and zucchini, in a mild chili sauce. Served on a bed of mixed mesclun baby greens with Keffir lemon leaves, with a side of sweet/sour dressing made from mandarin fruit. Topped with roasted cashews, walnuts, and hazelnuts.
RICE - All entrees served with a choice of white or brown rice.
DESSERT - Avocado Shake - Fresh avocado and coconut milk, blenderized
For those allergic, nuts on the entrees are a topping and can be left off upon request when ordering.
PRICE for fixed dinner - $19.50 includes tax and service!!
LOCATION:
My Thai Vegetarian Cafe & Bubble Tea Bistro (all newly renovated) 404 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA (between Beacon St. and Comm. Ave. near Coolidge Cr.) 617-739-8830
This is the location of the former Buddha's Delight Too.
BY T: Green Line "C" trolley (Beacon Street/Cleveland Circle) get off at Coolidge Corner. Walk on Harvard St. past Coolidge Corner Cinema. Continue for several blocks. My Thai Cafe will be on your left, in a row of single story stores.
PARKING: Metered parking on Harvard Street (feed meters till 8 PM) and in metered parking lot at rear of restaurant (enter lot off Fuller St.) Free parking on side streets.
Evelyn Kimber
Boston Vegetarian Society
P. O. Box 38-1071, Cambridge, MA 02238-1071
617-424-8846
"i"'s non-linear structure mimics the network ideology it documents. The viewer encounters a series of interlocking events, parallel storylines, and related imagery that coalesce around a small group of individuals within Indymedia Argentina -- who are themselves linked internally and externally to the forces that surround them. The film progresses through a series of "hyperlinked" excerpts from different media renderings of the upheaval, offering an exploration of the events themselves as well as the story-telling capabilities found in the embedded structure of information on the web.
This structure serves to illuminate the concepts of collective communication, horizontal organization and networked social action. The result is a fractal-like portrait, disclosing a repetition of form and phenomenon regardless of the scale at which it is examined. "i" uses the micro-scale of the individual collective to mirror and frame the macro-scale of the surrounding social movements, theoretical philosophies, organizations, and events.
In editing this film, Lyon and Ingoglia poured through hours of footage from several continents, looking for the resonant moments where these specific connections and intersections unfurled. This delicate process took four years and much meditation -- as they sought to portray what at first glance might be a largely invisible phenomenon. What has emerged is not only a document of a particularly notable moment in history, but a profound testimony of the experience of unfolding network consciousness.
Since 1970, Native Americans have gathered at noon on Cole's Hill in Plymouth to commemorate a National Day of Mourning on the US thanksgiving holiday. Many Native Americans do not celebrate the arrival of the Pilgrims and other European settlers. Thanksgiving day is a reminder of the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft of Native lands, and the relentless assault on Native culture. Participants in National Day of Mourning honor Native ancestors and the struggles of Native peoples to survive today. It is a day of remembrance and spiritual connection as well as a protest of the racism and oppression which Native Americans continue to experience.
Join us as we dedicate the 37th National Day of Mourning to our brother, Native political prisoner Leonard Peltier. Add your voice to the millions world-wide who demand his freedom. Help us in our struggle to create a true awareness of Native peoples and demonstrate the unity of Indigenous peoples internationally. Help shatter the untrue glass image of the Pilgrims and the unjust system based on racism, sexism, homophobia and war.
For More Information Contact:
United American Indians of New England/LPSG
Phone: (617) 232-5135
info@uaine.org
http://www.uaine.org
Come to a special Thanksgiving, have a delicious Brazilian Food and dance a variety of Brazilian music while helping poor children in Brazil!
The Tropical Angels – Helping Children in Brazil Project, invites you and your family to attend its third benefit dinner to help the Gabriel de Campos Foundation. Live music will accompany dinner.
Musician: Luis Carlos and the band D’Mala e Kuia 100% Forró.
The foundation was founded in 1986 and its mission is to provide assistance to underprivileged children. The foundation offers a variety of courses such as English, computer classes and art-craft and works with the entire family. Currently the foundation is paying college for three young adults. This year the foundation initiated a cooperative where the children's mothers are learning how to make homemade desserts and the profit are being shared among the families.
Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for all that we have been given and to give back to others!
The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder in 1998 kicked off the "Remembering Our Dead" web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Since then, the event has grown to encompass memorials in dozens of cities across the world.
Evan R. Hempel is a writer from Boston, MA. He is a transgender activist, who works in cancer healthcare. He does work with Mass Trans Political Coalition, Rosa Parks Human Rights Day Coalition, and The Network/La Red. He has been published in Pinned Down by Pronouns. He also serves as co-chair of LGBT Affinity Group at Dana-Farber, and sits on the the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Diversity Committee.
Join us for an evening of facilitated conversation, where you can speak safely from your own place of wisdom about a volatile place in the world that touches all our lives:
This is an opportunity to deepen our understanding as well as our capacity for listening and empathy. The intent is not to convince one another of our political opinions or to promote debate.
Through facilitated groups and circles, we aim to create a space that expands our ability for conversation and fosters peace building and a sense of community and connection.
Sponsored by:
Watertown Citizens for Environmental Safety (WCES)
Watertown’s Voice for Peace,the Environment and Social Justice
Please email wces@rcn.com or call 617-395-6635 if you plan to attend, so we may ensure a sufficient number of facilitators.
Parts 1 and 2
The remaining parts will be shown in December and January.
Part 1: Did You See A Green Line?
Part 2: The Market Square is Empty
In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles.
Total time: 110 minutes
Followed by Discussion
Chaim Yavin has been the anchor of Israel’s Channel 1's news broadcasts since the founding of Israeli television in 1968. The director of more than 80 television documentaries, he is known as “Mr. TV” and “the face of Israeli news.”
At age 72, Yavin embarked on a two and a half year journey in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. With a small hand-held camera he spoke with and filmed hundreds of settlers, soldiers, and Palestinians. He produced a five-part documentary, The Land of the Settlers: A Journey Log.
Channel 1, the state television station that Yavin helped found, chose not to televise the documentary. Channel 2, a commercial channel, aired it in the summer of 2005. In a September 2005 Boston Globe op ed piece, Yavin described the reaction:
“It created uproar. The settlers demanded my resignation, while others said the series was an eye-opener. For most TV viewers in Israel I have been for years the objective anchorman and documentarist, and now people were asking, ‘Whatever happened to this guy? Where is his objectivity?’”
For more information and upcoming events, visit
Friends of Ashland Library
MassCOSH's 30th Anniversary: 30 years of hard work, one night of incredible fun! Don't miss the birthday party of the year, celebrating 3 decades of fighting for safe, healthy working conditions. From 6 PM ? 1 AM at Club Lido, 1290 North Shore Road Revere, by Wonderland T; Individual tickets: $40 min. donation requested Call Khadijah Britton for information on Sponsorships, Ad rates, In-kind donations or Limited-Income ticket prices: 617-825-7233 x14 or email MassCOSH.org.
Includes:
Camaraderie & Light Meal
CLVU Updates & Board Elections
talk by Professor Noam Chomsky, followed by q&a session.
For more information contact City Life/Vita Urbana at: 617.524.3541X311
Mass Global Action is organizing a "welcome back benefit" with Noam Chomsky and several other public intellectuals and activists, "What's Next? Creating another world in a time of war, empire and ecological devastation." He will be joined by an organizer of the upcoming United States Social Forum. Additional speakers have been invited (see Encuentro 5 for updates and to download flyers)
Emmanuel Church is close to the MBTA Green Line's Arlington Street T-stop. Online ticket purchasing will begin on Wednesday, 10/18/06. The regular ticket price is $20 (with low-income/unemployed/student tix available for $10). All proceeds will benefit the new Boston movement-building space and organizing center, encuentro 5. For more information, please send an e-mail to info@encuentro5.org or call 617-482-6300.