Peace Vigil; every Tuesday, 7-9 am, Newport War College, RI; every Thursday, 6:30-8 am, Undersea Warfare Center, Middletown, RI; call Ron at 401/364-3543

RI Coalition Against the Death Penalty, third Monday each month, 4:30-6:30 pm; 83 Stewart St., Providence RI; contact RICADP, 433 Elmwood Ave., Providence RI 02907; Randy, 401/568-3420

Maine Hispanic Outreach Group meets at the Mesa Verde Restaurant, 618 Congress, Portland ME; call Marco at 207/780-8955

Museum of Afro American History Events: 2/4, 6:30 pm, Frank Dorman will speak about his book Twenty Families of Color in Massachusetts, 1742-1998, African Meeting House; 2/6, 12:00 pm, Sylvia Watts McKinney, Executive Director, on the renovation of the museum's historic & cultural sites & its Black History Month Programs, MACY'S; 2/8, 6:30 pm, Karen Dalton, Harvard University, will speak on the recent publication Josephine Baker & La Revue Negre: Paul Coinís Lithographs of Le Tumulte Noit in Paris, 1927, French Library & Cultural Center; 2/18, 5:30, panelists Judith Still, Ann Hobson & Horace Boyer moderate a discussion on Classical Music & African Americans, African Meeting House; 2/21, 8 pm, Coro Allegro & the Choir of the Twelfth Baptist Church present the works of William Grant Still, Jordan Hall; info at 617/739-1285; www.afroammuseum.org

Creating Peace Cultures: Family Life and Education, 2/6-7; David Adams, Head UN Taskforce on the Culture of Peace Programme; Boston Research Center for the 21st Century 396 Harvard St., Cambridge MA; 617/491-1090

Silent Vigil:Commemoration of Wounded Knee, 2/6, 4:30-5:30; also to support political prisoner Leonard Peltier, now sick & being denied medical treatment; call Janis at 401/273-4879

"Economic Crisis in Southeast Asia," 2/7, Prof. John Miller, Wheaton College; "Social Security: Does Privatization Make Sense?" 2/21, John Williamson, Boston College; both at 10:30 am, Longy School of Music, 1 Follen St., Cambridge, Ethical Society of Boston, 617/739-9050

Economic Justice & Education: Understanding the Implications of the MCAS Tests, 2/8, 5:30-9 pm; Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries, 474 Centre St., Newton MA; 617/244-3650; coopmet@aol.com

After Welfare...What? Churches, Poverty, and Social Policy, 2/10, 7:30; panel discussion-Jim Wallis, Mary Jo Blanc, & Preston Williams; Sperry Room, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Ave., Cambridge MA; 617/496-3586

Abolition of Nuclear Weapons: The Time Is Now, 2/18, 7:30 pm; slide presentation on threat of accidental war with steps to reduce danger; North Congregational Church, Main St., St. Johnsbury VT; 802/748-3663

US/Israeli Strategies in Palestine & the Arab Region: Obstruction of Peace, 2/18, 7:15-9:15 pm; panel presentation sponsored by the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, & the Boston Committee on the Middle East; First Parish of Cambridge, 3 Church Street, Cambridge MA; Judith Howard 781/762-4864 (nights) or Don McInnes 617/661-9000

Points of Arrival: A Jean Donovan Story, 2/19, ; a performance with Chicago's Stillpoint Theatre Collective; Paulist Center, 5 Park St., Boston MA; 617/742-4460

Promoting Justice and Peace Through Reconciliation and Coexistence, 2/19-20; Center for Global Peace, American University, Washington DC 20016; 202/895-1326; salima@american.edu

Annual Meeting & Workshop for War Tax Resisters in Maine, 2/20 (snow date 2/27), 10 am-3 pm; Campus Center, U/Maine, Augusta ME; contact WTR Resource Center; 207/525-7776; invert@acadia.net

The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response, 2/23, 7:00 pm; David O'Brien, Professor Of History and Peace Studies, Holy Cross, Paulist Center, 5 Park St., Boston MA; 617/742-4460

Climate of the Country, 2/24, 6-8 pm; Marnie Mueller will sign copies of her novel about the Tule Lake Japanese American Segregation Camp; New Words Bookstore, 186 Hampshire St., Cambridge MA; 617/876-5310

Black Wealth, White Wealth: A New Perspective on Racial Inequality, 2/25, 5:30-7:30 pm; Thomas Shapiro, Northeastern University, on the discrepancy in black & white assets; Community Change, 14 Beacon St. #605, Boston MA; 617/523-0555

Third Annual Benefit Fashion Show for AFSC Material Assistance Program, 2/26, Tag Sale at 5:00 pm, Show at 7:00 pm; nearly 70,000 lbs. of material assistance was distributed last year with the help of dedicated volunteers & events like the Fashion Show; Episcopal Divinity School Auditorium, 99 Brattle St., Cambridge MA; Annie Goglia 617/876-5312

Reality on the Big Screen: The Arts & Dialogues on Race Series, 2/27, 5-9:30 pm; exhibition receptions for Bill Overton, The Media: Shaping the Image of the People, and Tom Feelings, Middle Passage: White Ships-Black Cargo; discussion on the presence of African Americans in the film industry, Harvard Law Professor Charles Ogletree & filmmaker Llewellyn Smith; Cambridge Multi-cultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., Cambridge MA; 617/577-1400; info@cmacusa.org

Cultures of Peace in a Global Marketplace, 3/5, 6:30 & 3/6, 9-4; economic justice as a foundation for lasting peace & developing a peace culture in the current market reality; Boston Research Center for the 21st Century; 396 Harvard St., Cambridge MA 02138; 617/491-1090

Peacemaking at Home, 3/7, 12-3 pm; Kathy and Jim McGinnis, Parenting for Peace and Justice Network; Paulist Center, 5 Park St., Boston MA 02108; 617/742-4460

Trial of 11 Raytheon Peacemakers, 3/8, 9:00 am, 5 men & 6 women will be arraigned at Lawrence (MA) District Court/Fenton Judicial Center for trespassing in an attempt to verify that Raytheon Electrical Systems was violating international treaties prohibiting the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction; Festival of Hope, 3/7 5:30-9:30 pm North Parish Unitarian Church, 190 Academy Rd., N. Andover; 978/686-4418

Building Community for Economic Justice, 3/8, 7:30 pm; panel & discussion; Jim Wallis, A Call to Renewal; First Church, 11 Garden St., Cambridge MA; call Patricia Watson 617/661-6130

1999 National Conference on Economic Justice; 3/17-20; largest annual gathering of community reinvestment practitioners in the country; contact NCRC, 733 15th St. NW, Washington DC; 202/628-8866; ncrcmemb@gte.net

Peace Studies Conference, 3/18, 12:30-5:30 pm; with Paula Green, Karuna Center & others; contact Debra Pallato-Fontiane, Education Dept., Becker College, Worcester MA; 508/791-9241 x573

1999 National Community Land Trust Conference, 4/15-17; the Institute for Community Economics offers technical assistance; Julie Orvis, ICE, 57 School St., Springfield MA; 413/746-8660; jorvisice@aol.com

Envisioning Peace Conference; 4/15-18; Global Women's History Project, Westfield State College, will bring together 20 women peaceworkers from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Palestine & Israel; Catherine Shannon at 413/572-5345, cshannon@wisdom.wsc.mass.eduor Elise Young at 413/572-5343, elise@javanet.com

Hydro-Quebec, 4/26, 7:00 pm; John Clark on environmental & human rights issues & Hydro-Quebec's mega-dam projects in the Cree lands of northern Quebec; Fairbanks Museum, Main St., St. Johnsbury VT; 802/748-3663

Celebrating Our Sisterhood, 6/5-6; Northeastern summit for women of color and allies to discuss current concerns and future strategies; Convention Center, Albany NY; Renee Berry-Huffman 207/772-3368, rbhjustice@aol.com or Marcia Pappas 518/452-7055

World Disability Report from the International Disability Foundation for $20 + s&h. Contact Seana Brooks at brooks-s@int-disability.org; +41/22/788-5988; fax +41/22/788-5954

Twin Oaks is an intentional community of 100 people living on 450 acres in Virginia, sharing values of cooperation, non-violence & egalitarianism. Tours are available; 138-PR Twin Oaks Rd., Louisa VA 23093; 540/894-5126

Choices for the 21st Century, new series of teacher's aids, published by the Watson Institute for International Studies: range of contrasting political options & alternatives; Choices-Dept. 70, WIIS, Brown University, POB 1948, Providence RI 02912

Inside Out, new magazine for US prison inmates, their families, & people of conscience; $12 one year, $21 two years, $6 gift subscription for a prisoner; IO, POB 60677, Philadelphia PA 19177; inout333@aol.com

Nonprofit Management Institute Winter 1999 Training Series; for non-profit leaders, NMI workshops cover governance & planning, human resources, resource development, financial management, & marketing & com-munications; 617/728-9151

CAUTION: Military-Industrial Complex at Work; a new report by Council for a Livable World Education Fund on efforts by Congress & the defense industry to increase annual military spending by up to $125 billion over the next 5 years; 202/546-0795

Peace Train to Beijing & the Fourth World Conference on Women; 50 min. 2-part film follows a large international group of women (& a few men) from Helsinki to the conference in Beijing; No Longer Enemies: Healing Wounds in Vietnam; 18 min.; a co-production with Citizen Soldier examining the devastating effects of Agent Orange; Black Dawn; 20 min.; an animated history of Haitian independence, includes a study guide with background information on Haitian history and vodun; Green Valley Media, 802/862-4929; fax 802/862-6723

The Future of Children; published 3 times/yr.; recent subjects include protecting children from abuse & neglect, & how managed health care affects children; FoC, 650/948-3696; www.futureofchildren.org

Poverty & Race Research Action Council; $25/6 issues; civil liberties & anti-poverty groups link social science research to advocacy work; 202/387-9887; prrac@aol.com

World Watch Magazine; 6 issues/yr., $20; human & environmental health; effective economic & policy solutions; 800/555-2028

Everyone's Backyard; a quarterly journal by the Center for Health, Environment and Justice that aims to build coalitions with environmental-oriented, grassroots organizations; 703/237-2249

Luciano Valentin da Conceicao, representative for the National Resistance of Students for East Timor, US speaking tour 2/15ñ3/8; available for all forums. Interested in hosting Luciano? Contact Kristin Sundell at 773/878-4033; etanfield@igc.org

National Youth & Militarism Program; for information about military recruiters & advertising; GI Rights Hotline 800/394-9544; youthmil@afsc.org

Good Coffee For a Good Cause; Equal Exchange announces its new Fellowship Blend. Fairly traded & purchased directly from small farmer cooperatives in El Salvador; 781/830-0303; www.equalexchange.com

Peace Resource Center; videos on African American history, women's issues, etc.; 937/382-5338; prc@wilmington.edu

Transforming Violent Conflict, 4/8-11, 28th Annual COPRED Conference, Siena College, Loudonville, NY; Queries accepted for papers from educators, activists & researchers; COPRED, George Mason University, Fairfax VA 22030-4444; 703/993-2405; copred@gmu.edu

Community Service Books; catalog full of ideas addressing all aspects of community life & development. CSB, POB 243, Yellow Springs OH 45387; 937/767-2161

Nukes in Space 2: Unacceptable Risks; Sequel to EnviroVideo's award winning 1995 documentary; $19.95 + $2 s/h; EnviroVideo, POB 311, Ft. Tilden NY 11695, 800/ECO-TV36; envirovideo@earthlink.net

War Resisters League: Great gifts including books for kids, cards, t-shirts, mugs & 'broken rifle' gear; WRL, 339 Lafayette St., NYC NY 10012; 212/228-0450; wrl@igc.apc.org

Political Market Place USA, George T. Kurian & Jeffrey D. Schultz; 400 pp.; $65; Comprehensive directory of non-governmental groups who shape US politics; Oryx Press 800/279-6799; www.oryxpress.com

Donnelly-Colt Progressive Resources; 'Not In Our Town,' documentary about racial hate & a community's supportive response; 'On a Paper Crane,' an animated version of the true story of a Japanese girl who survived the atomic bombing; DCPR, POB 188, Hampton CT 06247; 860/455-9621

The Native Forest Network is a global autonomous collective of forest activists, conservation biologists & NGOs furthering the concepts of radical ecology; www.nativeforest.org

Green Horizon, a free bi-weekly newsletter for journalists stay ahead of environmental news in Central and Eastern Europe; tips on upcoming stories & in-depth pieces about the region's environment. Subscription via media-info@rec.org

Ideas in Action, new electronic publication summarizing non-profit resources, useful information on funding, fact-finding on countries & a how-to's for Web novices. Read the newsletter at www.idealist.org/newsletter/html

Cliques, Phonies & Other Baloney, Trevor Romain, 136 pp.; $9.95; written for 8-13 year olds feeling the social pressure of cliques; Free Spirit Publishing 612/338-2068; www.freespirit.com

Yoga for Housing Justice, Saturday mornings 10:30ñ12 noon, $10 per class, free if you're risking eviction, & 1/2 off if working for housing justice; all proceeds to Eviction Free Zone/Campaign to save 2000 Cambridge Homes; 617/547-6881

MAIN (Maine Assn. of Interdependent Neighborhoods) released its Economic Bill of Rights for Maine linking economic rights to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Copies available from MAIN, POB 2711, Bangor, ME 04402; 207/947-4371; krjguay@bangornews.infi.net

Stop Killing Kids; In the 1990s, the United States executed more persons for crimes they committed as children than any other country. Two out of three children sentenced to death are African American or Latino. Contact the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, 1436 U St. NW #104, Washington DC; 202/387-3890; fax 202/387-5590; www.ncadp.org

Campaign Against Mercury Poisoning in South Africa, Borden Chemicals, LA, exported mercury to South Africa, without approval by the EPA, fully aware that the receiving company, Thor, is incapable of recycling this hazardous waste. To date, 3 Thor employees have died & many others suffer from mercury poisoning. At home, US Attorney Mary Ellen Dugan is letting the statute of limitations run out against Borden; contact Heeten Kalan at hkalan@igc.org

Wal-Mart's Race to the Bottom; mobilize individuals with purchasing power to express demands for human rights & wage justice through selective buying; National Labor Committee, 275 Seventh Ave. 15th flr., NYC NY; 212/242-3002; natlabcom@aol.com; www.nlcnet.org

Explosive Legacy in Panama, in under a year the US is obliged to turn over all military bases to Panama. Among other hazards are 35,000 acres of firing ranges littered with tens of thousands of explosives that the US military refuses to clean up. Contact Sec. of Defense William Cohen at 1000 Defense, The Pentagon, Washington DC 20301-1000; 703/695-5261; fax 703/697-9080

Religious Freedom Peace Tax, a letter campaign is needed to remind the Treasury Department of its promise to review the RFPT bill that allows conscientious objectors, citing religious justification, to be exempt from paying taxes that support war. Address your letters to President Bill Clinton, The White House, c/o Maureen Shea, Office of Public Liaison for Religious Affairs 1600 Pennsylvania NW, Washington DC 20500; send a copy to Peace Tax Fund, 2121 Decatur Place NW, Washington DC 20008

Stonewalk, 7/4/99-8/6/99; A pilgrimage from Sherborn, MA to Washington DC promoting a better understanding of the civilian casualties of war. A cart carrying a memorial stone, moved by human power alone, will be delivered to the Arlington National Cemetery on 8/6/99, the 54th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima; Stonewalk, 2 N. Main St., Sherborn MA; 508/650-3659 or 655-2143; lranda3757@aol.com; www.peaceabbey.org

Mass Voters for Clean Elections seeks interns to assist with various media, fundraising, and field projects targeted at keeping big money out of politics; contact Tina Cinoctti at 617/451-5999

Syracuse Cultural Workers, publisher and distributor of progressive, feminist, multi-cultural information, looking for a Boston representative to promote their products; contact Donna Tarbania, SCW, Syracuse NY; 315/474/1132 x102

INFACT, a national grassroots corporate accountability organization, is now seeking an Associate Campaign Director, National Organizer, an Events Organizer, & a Religious Organizer; contact Karla Capers, INFACT, 256 Hanover St, Boston MA; 617/742-4583

Dorothy Vandercook Memorial Peace Scholarships; $250 awards to high school seniors and college freshmen active in nuclear disarmament, conflict resolution, or community service. Application due by 3/1/99; send SASE to Grandmothers for Peace International, DVMPS, 9444 Medstead Way, Elk Grove CA 95758

1999 Swackhamer Peace Essay Contest; Abolition 2000 seeks international treaty for the phased elimination of nuclear weapons. Open tohigh school students, deadline is 6/1; first prize: $1500; second prize: $1000; third prize $500; 1999 Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award; created to 'encourage poets to explore & illuminate positive visions of peace & the human spirit,' open to adults & youth. Youth prize $250, adult $500. Entries due 7/1; Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 805/965-3443; fax 805/568-0466; wagingpeace@napf.org; www.wagingpeace.org

Peace Prize for Children; Peacable Planet is offering an international peace prize for children between the ages of 7ñ14. $10,000 US Savings Bond to a child who best demonstrates commitment to promoting peace on a local or global level; 912/651-8003; www.peaceableplanet.com

Intercultural Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding, 6/21-7/2; the School for International Training' provides practical hands-on conflict transformation training; focus on theoretical foundations of conflict; interventions, reconciliation and mediation; skills in intercultural communication and group facilitation. Deadline is 4/15; George Mason University, Fairfax VA; 802/258-3339; fax 802/258-3248; cspid@sit.edu; www.sit.edu/ictp

Center for Refugee Studies, 6/6-13; postgraduate training in refugee issues for practitioners who work on refugee protection or assistance. Deadline for subsidy and internship applications is 3/1; Sharryn Aiken York University, York Ont. CANADA; 416/736- 2100 ext. 55423; fax 416/736-5837; summer@yorku.ca

Anthology of Creative Expression, children of a gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender parent or parents are invited to submit works for a book created to support, encourage & connect the million or so children with GLBT parents; contact Nicole Moss at nmoss@syr.edu

Youth Essay Contest in the Hague, 5/11-15; opportunity for American youth, aged 16-22, to contribute to the Hague Appeal for Peace; must be postmarked by 2/20; contact Karina Wood at 401/751-8172

Two living spaces in the Greater Boston area at below market rents for activists working for peace & justice; contact (1) Jane at 978/922-3133 or (2) Healing Imagery, 196 Eire St., Cambridge MA 02139; fax 617/661-8993