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EVENTS
CORI: A Public Health Issue, 8/30, 9-10:30 am; BU School of Public Health, Crosstown Bldg Room #462, 801 Mass. Ave., Boston; CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) affects people from all walks of life; the Boston University School of Public Health invites you to attend & participate in a discussion about the many sides of CORI & CORI reform; with Barbara Ferrer, Aaron Tanaka, Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral, & others; please RSVP to Heather Mitch at hlmitch@bu.edu [4] or 617/414-8423
Day Without Recruitment, 8/2, noon; US Army Recruiting Center, 141 Tremont St (near Park Street T), Boston MA; sponsored by UMass Boston Antiwar Coalition, a chapter of the Campus Antiwar Network, www.campusantiwar.net [5]; for more info contact umassantiwar@gmail.com [6]
Annual Domestic Violence Forum, 8/9, 9 am-3 pm, Great Hall, 6 Norfolk
St, Dorchester MA; presented by the Haitian Roundtable with talks & activities
around improving the health & well-being of families; for more info contact
AFAB, 617/287-0096, cbonhonmetre@afab-kafanm.org [7]
GATHERINGS
Think Outside the Bomb: A National Youth Conference on Nuclear Abolition, 8/14-17; MIT, Boston, MA; a conference for abolitionists, peace activists, ecologists, & other advocates of social justice to learn in-depth about the threat of nuclear weapons, the destruction caused by thee nuclear fuel chain, & current political opportunities to move toward nuclear disarmament; for more info visit http://thinkoutsidethebomb.org [8]
Womyn Celebrating Ourselves in Community, 8/22-24; Twin Oaks Community, Louisa VA; 25th annual Twin Oaks women's gathering; camping, drumming, workshops, creativity, ritual sharing, stage performances, fire circles, games; for more info & to register, Twin Oaks Womyn's Gathering, 138 Twin Oaks Rd, louisa VA 23093; gathering@twinoaks.org [9]; www.twinoaks.org [10]
Wrock for Darfur, 8/23, noon-dark, Waryas Park, Poughkeepsie, NY, rain or shine; all-day festival to raise awareness & funds for the people of Sudan. Through the merging of the Harry Potter fandom & Save Darfur efforts the event will both inform & excite attenders about becoming involved in the anti-genocide effort. The event will consist of a concert featuring Wizard Rock & local bands, a Horcrux Hunt, vendors, speakers, tea-leaf & crystal ball readings, face-painting, activism information, & food & games; www.wrockdarfur.com [11]
Poetry Peace, 8/23-24. Over 20 Vermont poets read their work. Writing workshops both days and poetry slam (Aug. 24, 5:30PM) Vermont College of Fine Arts, College and East State Streets, Montpelier, VT. Noon to 6PM Aug 23; noon to 7:30PM, Aug 24. Donations to benefit Vermont AFSC. Information: 802-229-2340; 802-456-1630.
Building Cultures of Peace, 9/11-13; Portland, OR; explore historical, current & potential future elements of the local, regional, national & transnational struggles toward peace & justice by peaceable means; annual conference of the Peace & Justice Studies Association; for more information & to register visit www.peacejusticestudies.org/conference [12]
Agape Community's Tribute to Dan Berrigan, SJ, 10/4; Ware, MA; Father Dan Berrigan, a beloved & revered poet & peace activist, will read his poetry at this event, & Professor Michael True will provide a retrospective of Dan's life & times so far; plus music, tributes by activists & friends, a youth forum on nonviolence, & more; contact John Paul Marosy 508/852-6322; Agape Community, 2062 Greenwich Rd, Ware MA; www.agapecommunity.org [13]
MobileActive Summit: Unlocking the Potential of Mobile Technologies for Social
Impact, 10/13-15; Johannesburg, South Africa; an international summit bringing
together more than 300 representatives of civil society
& development & technology practitioners; www.mobileactive08.org [14]
CAMPAIGNS
Book Drive for Resource Center in Cambodia; VOICE (Vietnam Overseas Initiative for Conscience Empowerment) & its Cambodian office is looking to stock their library for the at-risk & trafficking victims in Phnom Penh. The Resource Center runs empowerment programs such as skills/vocation training & adult education classes. www.vietnamvoice.org/Cambodiaprojects.html [15]. Please contact Christy Ho, 408/568-4139, christyho7@yahoo.com [16]
Petition to End Israel's Restrictions on Freedom of Movement & the Press;
We, the undersigned, condemn Israel's appalling treatment of Palestinian journalist
Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs' Gaza correspondent.
The 24-year-old Palestinian journalist was brutally assaulted by Israeli Shin
Bet security officials at the Allenby Bridge border crossing on his way home to
Gaza on June 26. He had just received the 2008 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism,
which he shared with independent American journalist Dahr Jamail. We call on the
Israeli government to end its harassment of travelers & journalists. When
Israel targets journalists it infringes on a basic pillar of democracy, freedom
of the press. Human beings have the right to leave home & return safely, without
interference, & the right to freedom of speech. To sign the petition, which
is addressed to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, visit www.wrmea.com [17]
OPPORTUNITIES
Public International Museum of Women calls for submissions from every corner of the world for a monthly exhibition on Women, Power, & Politics that showcases inspiring stories of women claiming & exercising their power; for questions or to submit online email subsmissions@imow.org [18], www.imow.org [19]
Eleven-day Study Tour to Israel-Palestine; November, 2008; In order to
strengthen the voice of the international community, the Israeli Committee Against
House Demolitions (ICAHD) encourages people to visit the Occupied Territories & Israel
to be an eye-witness to the situation on the ground. Our study tours bring visitors
to meet with key people from both sides of the divide examining several aspects
of life today in Israel, Jerusalem & Palestine. Sponsored by ICAHD & Experience
Travel Tours; to learn more search "tours" at www.icahduk.org [20] or
email studytours80@hotmail.com [21]
RESOURCES
When the Prisoners Ran Walpole: A True Story in the Movement for Prison Abolition, Jamie Bissonnette, Bobby DeLello, & Ralph Hamm; After the Attica prison yard massacre in 1971, Massachusetts residents pledged to prevent such a slaughter from happening there, & the governor agreed; thus started a movement for reform that, combining with liberatory political awareness growing from communities of color, led eventually the prisoners at Walpole's Massachusetts Correctional Institution winning control of its day-to-day operations. Critical to the work of prison abolitionists & transitional reformists alike, this groundbreaking history offers a real life example of a prison solution many see only as theoretical. SEP, 7 Brookline St #1, Cambridge MA 02139; www.southendpress.org [22]
How Risky Are Nuclear Weapons? A Call for Risk Analysis; When he searched for studies that estimated the risk of our current approach to nuclear weapons, Stanford professor emeritus Martin Hellman found nothing. So he did a preliminary analysis of the risk we face & found that it was equivalent to having your home surrounded by thousands of nuclear power plants. To read the paper & join his urgent call for more detailed studies to either confirm or correct that startling conclusion, visit http://nuclearrisk.org [23]
DigiActive is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to helping grassroots activists around the world use the Internet & mobile phones to increase their impact. Their website boasts how-to articles, web resources, & a wealth of advice for activists: www.digiactive.org [24]
Voices of Anti-Iraq Military Families; on 5/4/08, Jane Collins, author of the collection "For Love of a Soldier" spoke with two other members of Military Families Speak Out at Cambridge Friends Meeting in Massachusetts. The text of their talk is available at http://psr.igc.org/WarPrevention.htm [25]; a video recording of the event is available as "Free Our Voices: Jane Collins" for $20 (videotape) or $25 (DVD) from Quincy Public Access Television, 88 Washington St, Quincy MA 02169; 617/376-1440; www.qatv.org [26]; order a copy, or ask your local station to air the broadcast - remind them that there are military families in every community.
Street Art & the War on Terror: How the World's Best Graffiti Artists Said No to the Iraq War, Xavier A. Tapies, Eleanor Mathieson; 176 pp; $35 hardcover; Korero Books; www.korerobooks.co.uk [27]
Reproduce & Revolt, Josh MacPhee & Favianna Rodriguez; 224 pp; $19.95; street posters, graffiti, bumper stickers -- activism depends on design to capture imaginations & spread a message. Reproduce & Revolt not only documents some of the best activist design work of the past few years, it shows readers how to do it themselves, & providing hundreds of images for free, unrestricted use; Soft Skull Press, www.softskull.com [28]
Dissent in America: The Voices that Shaped a Nation, Ralph F. Young; 777 pp; $35 hb; a definitive anthology of America's dissenting voices, with over 150 original songs, speeches, & letters that have transformed our country's history; published by Pearson Longman, www.pearsonlongman.com [29]
Taneesha Never Disparaging, M. LaVora Perry; 208 pp; $8.95; Perry's Taneesha is an 11-year old heroine, smart, funny, immediately relatable, & facing big issues & more messes than any fifth-grader should have to; Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm St, Somerville MA 02144; 617/776-7416; promo@wisdompubs.org [30]