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Please join
the ongoing: First Friday Family Vigil for Peace (the first Friday
of each month!)
12 noon at the Town Clock Park in Santa Cruz corner of Water and
Pacific. Lots of extra signs available!! Hosted by the MidEast
Focus Group, Code Pink SC, Women in Black SC, and Pax Christi
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Weekly Friday
Peace Vigil - EVERY FRIDAY EVENING in Santa Cruz County. Stand
Up and Speak Out for Peace Now!
NEW!!!
- In Felton, the Felton Peace Vigil starting
on Wednesday, April 11th, from 5:30 to 6:30 PM at the corner of
Highway 9 and Graham Hill Road and every Wednesday at the same
time!!!!!
- Please join the ongoing Friday Evening Vigil for Peace
from 5:00 - 6:00 pm in Santa Cruz, at the corner
of Ocean and Water. Lots of extra signs are available!!
Hosted by Families Against War, Code Pink SC, Women's
International League for Peace and Freedom of SC, the RCNV, Veteran's
for Peace SC, the Buddhist Peace Fellowship of SC, Pax Christi,
United Methodists for Peace, and many others.
- The
Vigil for Peace in Soquel Village, 5 - 6 pm on
the main square, outside of the Ugly Mug. Hosted by Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom of SC
- In Watsonville
5-6pm Watsonville Plaza at the corner of Main and Beach
Streets. Brought to you by WILPF, Women in Black, and Watsonville
Peace Coalition.
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Watsonville
Brown Berets weekly meeting. Thursdays 7pm 406 Main St. #403B
in the CAB classroom behind Ritmo Latino music store. More info
click here
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Youth Coalition
of Santa Cruz (YCSC). YCSC weekly meeting, Tu. 5pm, @ RCNV, 515
Broadway. More info click
here
~ Exciting
Youth Soccer-- RCNV-affiliated Liga de la Comunidad,
Anna Jean Cummings Park in Soquel,
Saturday, 9 am-4 pm; Adult League: Games at Polo Grounds Park
in Aptos ALSO Jade St. Park in Capitola.
Both Locations Sunday 9 am-5 pm.
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NEW SPRING
2007 FREE SKOOL CALENDAR IS OUT - http://santacruz.freeskool.org
Week
May
7 - 13
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Wednesday, May 9, 7 pm
Reel Work Film Festival
Studio C, Communications Building
Media for Social Justice: Visual & Audio Letters of Support.
Works in progress by the UCSC Social Documentation Graduate Program
students.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, May 11,
12, 13, 8 pm all three nights.
FALLOUT: Dances of War
and Peace
A dance and concert dealing with the tragedy of
war. At the 418 project, 418 Front St. in downtown SC.
Iman Lizerazu will be exhibiting her multi-media anti-war art
at the 418 Project in conjunction with FALLOUT: Dances of War
and Peace. Karl Schaffer is producing a concert of new work entitled
"Fallout: Dances of War and Peace". The concert features
several new works which deal with the tragedy of war, as well
as dances in a more peaceful and humorous vein. The concert includes
guest choreography by two dancers based in Monterey, Deanna Ross
and Kerstin Stuart, who are also performing in new work by Karl
Schaffer. Price: $12 and $10 (students/seniors) -- a non-profit
event.
Funded by: the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County. The dancers
would also like to thank Santa Cruz Sports Central for their support.
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Friday, May 11,
8 pm
Reel Work Film Festival
Fair Avenue at the Railroad Tracks, Santa Cruz Westside
Film: Libertarias (Freedomfighters) (Director: Vicente Aranda,
1996, 125 min) Militia women in the Spanish civil war fought on
two fronts.
Partner: Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In
Friday, May 11 at 7 pm
Saul Landau's new film: “WE
DON’T PLAY GOLF HERE -- and Other Stories of Globalization”
At the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall 6401 Freedom Blvd.
(Take the “Freedom” exit off Highway 1) Admission
by Voluntary Donations. Saul Landau is an internationally-known
author and filmmaker and will be showing and speaking about his
new film "We Don't Play Golf Here -- and Other Stories of
Globalization".
This film breaks new ground in political filmmaking. Using Mexico
as an example of what much of the Third World has experienced,
the film shows how foreign investment in export factories distorts
both the culture and environment. Its exquisite photography, elegant
editing, and original music probe the essence of the new economic
dis-order. In the film, to stop construction of a corporate golf
course and 1,500 vacation chalets, the people of Tepoztlan confronted
federal troops. As it has done in countless other villages throughout
the world corporate culture invaded, constructing not just factories
and shopping malls, but proposed to replace soccer with the corporate
“sport” of golf. The newly elected Tepoztlan mayor
sneered: “We don’t play that sport here,” because,
he explained, maintenance of a large golf course “would
sap badly needed farming water; pesticides and chemical fertilizer
to maintain the grass would pollute the town’s aquifers.”
Tijuana residents describe how the US owner of a battery recycling
plant allowed dangerous chemicals to seep into their neighborhood.
“It poisoned our children”, the local mayor charged.
Local, state and federal authorities refused to stop the contamination
process. Result: neighbors stormed the factory and forced its
owner to flee. This is an event not to be missed!
Sponsored by the Social Action Committee of the Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of SC and “A Better World is Possible”
film series.
Saturday, May 12, 10 am
3rd Annual Rail and Trail Day
10:00 am Start loading bikes on the train at Depot Park in Santa
Cruz. Celebrate rail and bike travel with a Roaring Camp train
ride from Santa Cruz to Felton, followed by a group bike ride
down Highway 9 with California Highway Patrol escort back to Santa
Cruz. We will arrive back at Depot Park around 1:30 PM. Tickets
are also available to ride the train back to Depot Station.
Tickets: Adults $6 each way / Kids age 12 and under $3 each way
All children 7 years and under must be accompanied by their parent
and ride in a kid's seat, trailer, or attached seat/wheel. HELMETS
REQUIRED. Sponsored by People Power, Friends of the Rail Trail,
Bike to Work, and Santa Cruz County Cycling Club. For more information
or to volunteer, call 831-425-0665.
Tickets available at the following locations
In Santa Cruz
Another Bike Shop 2361 Mission St
Bike to Work/Ecology Action 211 River St.
The Bike Church/The Hub 703 Pacific Ave.
Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce 611 Ocean St., Suite 1
In Aptos
Aptos Chamber of Commerce 7605 A Old Dominion Ct.
In Capitola
Super Silver 214 Capitola Ave.
In Watsonville
Trey's True Whell 1431 Main St
In Felton
The White Raven Bakery 6253 Hwy. 9
Week
May
14 - 20
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Monday, May 14, 7 pm
Camilo Mejia, Agustin Aguayo, Pablo
Paredes, and Robert Zabala: Marine/Army Iraq CO War Resisters
In Watsonville
Four Iraq war resisters will meet with Watsonville
residents, tell their stories, and answer questions on Monday
May 14th at 7pm, at the United Presbyterian Church of Watsonville,
112 E. Beach.
“By putting my weapons down, I chose to reassert myself
as a human being” was the declaration of Camilo
Mejia, Iraq Marine war veteran and first Iraq war resistor
who filed for, and was denied, a Conscientious Objector (CO) discharge.
Mejia went AWOL. After self-surrender he was court marshaled,
spent a year in the stockade and was given a Bad Conduct discharge.
His recently released book -- Road from Ar Ramadi – is described
by imminent historian Howard Zinn as an “extraordinary journey
[of] what happens when a young man decides to challenge the entire
military establishment.”
“It is wrong to destroy life…it is wrong to use war”
is the belief of Augustin Aguayo whose Conscientious
Objector discharge from the Army was delayed for three years and
thwarted by deployment to Iraq three times. “Forced”
to go AWOL in Germany, he finally he returned to the US to turn
himself in. He was court marshaled, sentenced to 6 months confinement
and is scheduled to be released with a bad conduct discharge.
His Watsonville appearance will be a first public appearance in
the Monterey Bay area.
“The entire purpose of the military is...the destruction
of human life, not only the lives of military personnel, but also
the lives of innocent civilians. I cannot and will not participate
in this” declared Marine enlistee Robert Zabala
who was horrified by the brutal environment and “kill”
focus of boot camp. His Conscientious Objector application was
delayed and denied four years until a Northern California Federal
Court ordered the Marines to grant an Honorable Discharge and
immediate release. His case is featured in MISSION REJECTED, authored
by former CBS correspondent Peter Laufer,
The evening is sponsored by the GI Rights Hotline & Draft
Alternatives program of the Resource Center for Nonviolence (RCNV),
the Santa Cruz Peace Coalition, the Watsonville Women’s
International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF) and the Watsonville
Brown Berets, Santa Cruz Veterans for Peace Chapter 11.
Immediate wireless Spanish translation will be available. Tickets
at the door: sliding scale $5-$25. Students in free, No one turned
away for lack of funds. For more information or interview possibilities
contact: Bob Fitch , 831/722-3311
Tuesday, May 15, 7 pm
Marriage and Equality: What’s Law Got To Do With It?
At the First Congregational Church, 900 High St.,
Santa Cruz. The Santa Cruz Chapter of the American Civil Liberties
Union (ACLU) is proud to present Marriage, Equality, Law, a community
forum exploring the right to marriage. Americans have deep convictions
about marriage, and about equality before the law. More and more
these days, however, these convictions appear to be in conflict.
How can we honor and grant legal status to voluntary unions formed
by people who love and undertake commitments to one another, without
continuing to grant legal status to, and even institutionalize,
the practice of discrimination?
The forum features testimonies by Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis
who are litigants in the ACLU's case against the State of California
for marriage discrimination; and recent UCSC graduates Mary Lunetta
and Max Hartman, who have decided not to marry until everybody
can.Panelists include Gail L. Pellerin, Santa Cruz County Clerk;
Merrie Schaller, Co-chair of the GLBT Alliance of Santa Cruz County;
Bob Correa, Communications Director of The Diversity Center; Rev.
Heather Dillashaw, Minister-Family Life and Youth Ministries for
the First Congregational Church; and David G. Sweet, Professor
Emeritus of Latin American History, UCSC.
Moderated by Rev. Shannon Spencer, Minister for Outreach and
Young Adult Ministries for the First Congregational Church, topics
to be addressed include: the current state of California marriage
law and the handicaps it creates for committed relationships between
unmarried and same-sex couples; a reexamination of the Biblical
view of marriage; and an argument that the performance of marriage
ceremonies by clergy violates the separation of Church from State.
Co-sponsors for this event are the First Congregational Church,
The Diversity Center, and the GLBT Alliance of Santa Cruz. CONTACT:
Jenny Heth 425-3619, jennyheth(at)cruzio.com
Saturday, May 19, 7:30 pm
Pete Morton Live in Concert to Benefit
Nicaraguan Healthcare clinic.
You are invited to the next Watsonville House Concert! Please
put May 19 at 7:30 pm on your calendar and come for a wonderful
evening of live folk music with British singer/songwriter Pete
Morton. Pete is dedicating a series of five house concerts to
the Consuelo Buitrago Health Clinic in Managua, Nicaragua. Many
of you came to the benefit last year and remember this amazing
grassroots health clinic that serves thousands and is run on a
shoestring.
The evening of wine, desserts, and live music is free of charge.
There will be an opportunity to donate to the health clinic. All
donations are tax deductible. Make your reservations early, as
seating is limited. To reserve, reply to this email or call Jill
at 831-768-7004.
Check out Pete at www.petemorton.com
and read more about the project and our fall fundraiser at www.santacruzdanceathon.org/project.html
Saturday, May 19, 7 pm
Dinner for Peace and Justice in
Latin America
at IF, Lake Freedom160 Sunflower Lane (off Freedom Blvd) Corralitos
Delicious Latin American cuisine * Great company * Beautiful views.
This gourmet dinner supports IF projects related to peace and
justice in Latin America. IF Board member Phil McManus, who was
recently in Oaxaca and Colombia, will report briefly on the regional
trend toward democratization through social movement building.
Ecuador and Bolivia are currently on the leading edge of that
trend, while the new government in Mexico is doing its best to
resist it. Come enjoy a celebration of North-South solidarity
along with a great meal.
For reservations, call IF at 724-4108 or e-mail ifoffice@cruzio.com
Think of booking a table with your friends; reserve for six and
the seventh is free. Suggested donation $50 per person, $35 for
low-income friends.
www.if-integrities.org
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May 20, 7 - 8:30 pm
Conversations in Nonviolence w/ Dr. Paul Larudee
At the Darling House Bed & Breakfast, 314
West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA. Meet Dr. Paul Larudee as part
of the Resource Center for Nonviolence's continuing series of
conversations with people who have exceptional experience with
and insights into the power of nonviolence as a force for social
change and personal transformation. Larudee is a former Fullbright-Hays
lecturer to Lebanon and was contracted US government adviser to
Saudi Arabia. He has been a volunteer with the International Solidarity
Movement in the West Bank and with LebanonSolidarity in Lebanon.
Dr. Larudee will discus what he has learned about nonviolence,
both as a personal commitment and as a strategy for collective
action, based on his experience with the ISM, his eyewitness view
of the summer 2006 war in Lebanon, and his personal experience
of detention and legal proceedings, and what he has learned about
Israeli policies with respect to nonviolent resistance.
Pre-registration is encouraged as space is limited: 831 423-1626
ext. 107 or conversations.nonviolence [at] yahoo.com.
Week
May
21 - 27
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Wednesday, May 23, 7:00 –
9:00 pm
Battlefield without Borders: Consequences
without End. A Fundraiser for Iraqi war victims with Kathy Kelly
and David Smith-Ferri.
At the First Congregational Church, 900 High St. Santa Cruz.
Kathy Kelly and David Smith-Ferri will report back from their
visit with Iraqi refugees in Amman, Jordan, including video shot
recently in Iraq. Their presentation will bring the Iraqi people
they’ve encountered into our midst and call us into a campaign
of sustained resistance to this war. David will read from his
newly released volume of poetry, Battlefield without Borders (www.battlefieldwithoutborders.org).
All proceeds from the sale of the book will go directly to needy
Iraqi families and to a school for Iraqi refugee children. Sponsored
by the The Resource Center for Nonviolence, SC Nonviolent Communication,
Free Radio Santa Cruz, SC Buddhist Peace Fellowship and Vipassana
Santa Cruz
Information: David Smith-Ferri, 467-0468 David@battlefieldwithoutborders.org
or Resource Center for Nonviolence, 423-1626
www.rcnv.org
FUTURE
EVENTS
Saturday, June 23,
7:30pm
"Alive and Singing"
At the Mount Calvary Lutheran Church 2402 Cabrillo College Drive,
Soquel off Park Ave., adjacent to Hwy 1 N. & Montessori School
for more info: ndmill@hotmail.com http://www.skyhighway.com/~avie/SCFPC.html
The Santa Cruz Peace Chorale presents "Alive & Singing!"
an evening of songs dedicated to the struggle for peace &
justice conducted by Aileen Vance. Come join us for singing &
homemade organic strawberry shortcake. Proceeds will benefit Pastors
for Peace/Cuba Caravan. $10-15 donation at door/no one turned
away due to funds.
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