 April 2004
American Friends Service Committee Peacework Magazine Sara Burke, Managing Editor Sam Diener, Editor Pat Farren, Founding Editor 2161 Massachusetts Ave. Telephone number: Fax number:
pwork@igc.org Peacework has been published monthly since 1972, intended to serve as a source of dependable information to those who strive for peace and justice and are committed to furthering the nonviolent social change necessary to achieve them. Rooted in Quaker values and informed by AFSC experience and initiatives, Peacework offers a forum for organizers, fostering coalition-building and teaching the methods and strategies that work in the global and local community. Peacework seeks to serve as an incubator for social transformation, introducing a younger generation to a deeper analysis of problems and issues, reminding and re-inspiring long-term activists, encouraging the generations to listen to each other, and creating space for the voices of the disenfranchised. Views expressed are those of the authors, not necessarily of the AFSC. |
Pieces Black Power! Six Short Plays from the Sixties, 4/15-5/9; Boston Center for the Arts, Leland Center, 539 Tremont St; one-act plays by Amiri Baraka, Ed Bullins, Douglas Turner Ward, & Ben Caldwell; directed by Vincent Siders, presented by Up You Mighty Race Performing Arts Company in collaboration with New African Company; BCA box office 617/426-2787 Set the Captives Free: Concert & Conference on Political Prisoners, Prisoners of War, & Racially Profiled Detainees in the US, 4/16 & 4/17, Lipke Auditorium, UMass Boston; Concert 4/16, 7 pm, with Ded Prez & others, 9 am-4 pm, with Pam Africa, Fred Hampton Jr., Marquita Peltier, Nancy Murray, & others; $15 for Friday concert, $10 for Saturday conference, or $20 for both events; 15 & under free; no-one turned away for lack of funds; co-sponsored by American Friends Service Committee; for information call 617/288-1433 New Visions for Changing the World: Refocusing the Light in our Service, 4/17, 9 am-3 pm; Wellesley Friends Meeting, Wellesley MA; keynote by Paul Lacey, Clerk of the National American Friends Service Committee Board; workshops; meet New England activists & learn about AFSC programs & how to get involved; AFSC, 2161 Mass. Ave, Cambridge MA 02140; 617/661-6130 Critical Breakdown Open Mic Night, 6-9 pm (sign up @ 5:30 pm), 4/18, 5/16, & 6/20; Center for Latino Arts, 85 West Newton St, Boston MA; Critical Breakdown brings people together through Hip Hop, spoken word, & other forms of socially conscious performance; featuring DJ SunOne; sponsored by American Friends Service Committee, 2161 Mass. Ave, Cambridge MA 02140; for information call 617/312-9190 Walk the Boston Black Heritage Trail with Horace Seldon, 4/25, 1-3:30 pm; $35 requested donation (families welcome, kids free); lunch noon-1 pm in the Community Change Library on Racism, 14 Beacon St #605, Boston; walk the trail (1.6 mi) 1-3:30 pm through historic Beacon Hill; gather for refreshments, video, & special exhibit 3:30-4 pm at the Museum of Afro-American History; Horace Seldon is an inspirational & well-loved guide on this tour; To reserve space call Community Change at 617/523-0555 Mayors for Peace Emergency Campaign, 4/26, 3 pm; Piemonte Room, Boston City Hall; with Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima, Japan; hosted by Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner; the following day, Mayor Akiba & other Mayors for Peace from around the world will speak at the UN on the importance of finally implementing the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty including its essential Article VI commitments to complete nuclear disarmament; Mayor Akiba & others will speak & answer questions; RSVP to Joe Gerson, American Friends Service Committee, 617/661-6130; jgerson@afsc.orgor to Peace Action at masspa@gis.net US Politics & Religious Fundamentalism, 4/28, 7:15-9:15 pm; St. John's United Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Augurn St, Watertown MA; with Chip Berlet, senior analyst at the Political Research Asociation; sponsored by the Justice with Peace Task Force of Watertown Citizens for Environmental Safety, 617/926-8560 x2 Tag Sale, 5/8, 9:30 am-2 pm; Camridge Friends Center, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge MA; to benefit the American Friends Service Committee's Material Assistance Program; donations welcome until 4/28 (bring them to the Clothing Room at the Friends Center 10-5 Tuesdays & Thursdays); for more information or to volunteer call 617/876-5312 Mama Says "Sing Girl!" 5/9, 4 pm; Ryles Jazz Club, Inman Square, Cambridge MA; $20-30; A Mother's Day celebration with Semenya McCord, to benefit Community Change, Inc.; along with jazz trio George W. Russell, Jr., David Zinno, & Herb King, this award-winning vocalist will share music & poetry from the past 90 years of Mother's Day celebrations across the US, along with her own eclectic jazz & gospel stylings; to reserve a ticket call 617/523-0555 or email Ernestine@communitychangeinc.org Solar House Tour, 5/15, noon-5 pm; Northeastern Connecticut (Ashford, Canterbury, Eastford, North Windham; Ticket booklet & map $15; 4 solar homes give the public an opportunity to see unique renewable energy applications in attractive new houses: passive solar, off-grid photovoltaics, a geothermal system, a local hydropower installation, radiant floor heating, & more; People's Action for Clean Energy, Inc., 101 Lawton Rd, Canton CT 06019-2209; 860/693-4813; www.pace-cleanenergy.org
Nuclear Weapons Risk Speakers Bureau in Maine, created by the ME Council of Churches, Physicians for Social Responsibility/ME, & Pace Action ME; speakers can offer a 30-minute presentation on the current risks of nuclear weapons research & potential use & what can be done to reduce those dangers; contact Debbie Atwood, Peace Action Maine, POB 3842, Portland ME 04104; 207/772-0680 Raise the Floor: Wages & Policies that Work for All of Us, Holly Sklar, Laryssa Mykyta, & Susan Wefald; $9.95 pb; 246 pp; "...sets out the arguments for a higher minimum wage & other policy changes so clearly & persuasively that only the most cold-hearted could ignore them...a powerful tool for the living wage movement that is gaining ground everywhere" (Barbara Ehrenreich); published by Ms. Foundation for Women, 120 Wall St, New York NY 20005; www.raisethefloor.org
Instant Mix Democracy (Buy One, Get One Free) (videotape);
Arundhati Roy's speech to 3000 people at the Riverside Church
in New York City in May 2003; $29.95; includes question &
answer period with Roy, author Howard Zinn, & audience members;
for more information on the event & on the sponsoring organization,
Center for Economic & Social Rights, visit www.cesr.org; to
order the tape, visit http://store.yahoo.com/c-spanstore/175133.html.
Understanding the Role of Space in US Global Domination, 4/23-25; Portland ME; Representatives from peace groups worldwide will share their work to stop Star Wars; with Craig Eisendrath, Bruce Gagnon, Stacey Fritz, Regina Hagen, & many more; we will also participate in a protest at Bath Iron Works, where the Aegis Destroyer is built; Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, POB 652, Brunswick ME 04011; 207/729-0517; www.space4peace.org Building a Culture of Peace & Justice, 4/24, 8:30 am-3:30 pm; Providence RI; a 2-session workshop with keynotes by Jonathan Schell, Medea Benjamin, & Joe Volk; What is the role of the US in the world today? What are the implications of the mass international movements for peace & social justice that emerged last year in response to the Iraq war? What can we do to sustain & strengthen the energy of these movements for peace, & for racial, economic, & social justice? sponsored by American Friends Service Committee, 372 Wayland Ave, Providence RI 02906; 401/521-3584 March for Women's Lives, 4/25; Washington DC; sponsored by the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, the march will bring a powerful message to Washington: Americans are pro-faith, pro-family, & pro-choice. Marching together, we will demonstrate that there is massive religious support for equality & justice for women. For more information on the march & on travel from your area, visit www.rcrc.org. No More Nuclear Excuses for War! 5/1, 1 pm; New York City; as the governments of the world gather at the UN to discuss the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (4/26-5/7), let us take to the streets nonviolently, united in our opposition to the growing threat of nuclear war; it's time to rid the world of all nuclear weapons & weapons of mass destruction, including the US's massive arsenal; 4/30 forum "Nuclear Abolition, Proliferation, & War: What You Need to Know & What You Can Do"; sponsored by the Disarmament Working Group of United for Peace & Justice, www.ufpj.org Peacemaking in the 21st Century: Inner Peace, Outer Action, 6/18-20; Orono ME; annual conference of the University of Maine Peace Studies Program, creating a forum for those interested in peace issues in Maine & throughout the world; with Sulak Sivaraksa, Kathy Kelly, Colman McCarthy; Peace Studies Program at 207/581-2609; to register, contact U of Maine Conference Services, 5713 Chadbourne Hall, Orono ME 04469-5713; 207/581-4094 Sitting for Peace, Standing for Justice, 7/10-11; Amherst MA; New England Regional Conference of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship; a weekend of dharma teachings on the pressing issues of our time, organizing tools & skills training, & community & sangha; speakers include Alan Sanauke, Hilda Gutierrez, Kenneth Kraft, & Arinne Weisman; BPF c/o AFSC, 140 Pine St #10, Florence MA 01062; 413/563-5197; ne-bpf@bpf.org The Stones Will Cry Out, 7/19-24; Towson MD; annual summer conference of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America; if you are called to wage peace in a warring world, join us this summer to find companionship for the journey; with Obed Arango, Tim Wallis, & other speakers & music leaders; BPFNA, 4800 Wedgewood Dr, Charlotte NC 28210; 704/521-6051; www.bpfna.org Boston Social Forum, 7/23-25; University of Massachusetts Boston; through workshops, cultural events, plenary sessions, & convocations, we encourage progressive organizations of all kinds to showcase their best analysis of the present & ideas for the future; the goal of this event is for social movements to exchange information, network with one another, & form new alliances; www.bostonsocialforum.org Democratic National Convention Protests, 7/26-29; for information on developing plans for action, visit the web site of United for Peace & Justice at www.ufpj.org Twin Oaks Women's Gathering, 8/27-29; Louisa VA; Workshops, dance, drumming, camping, creative activities; Women's Gathering, 138 Twin Oaks Rd, Louisa VA 23093; 540/894-5126; www.twinoaks.org The World Says No to Empire, War, & Greed, 8/29; New York NY; March & rally at the Republican National Convention
Asking the Right Questions: Nonviolence Training & Gender,
10/3-8; Chiang Mai, Thailand; an international consultation open
to women nonviolence trainers seeking to integrate nonviolence
& gender issues in a wide variety of social change movements;
co-application available from International Fellowship of Reconciliation
at www.ifor.org/wpp; please apply by 4/30
American Friends Service Committee seeks Peace Education Program Coordinator for its office in Pasadena CA; application & résumé due 4/23; for information contact AFSC, 980 North Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena CA 91103; pasadena@afsc.org Dollars & Sense Magazine seeks Books Editor to oversee & build our classroom books program; D&Sis a 30-year-old progressive economics publisher with an 8000-circulation bimonthly magazine & 9 book titles; our classroom books introduce left perspectives into college courses in economics & other social sciences; resume & writing sample ASAP to Books Editor Search, D&S, 743 Cambridge St, Cambridge MA 02141; dollars@dollarsandsense.org Beacon Hill Friends House seeks Kitchen Manager; BHFH is a community of 20 residents guided by Friends' principles & practices; compensation includes room & board in addition to salary; inquire to Directors, BHFH, 6 Chestnut St, Boston MA 02108; 617/227-9118; www.bhfh.org Commonwealth Coalition seeks interns; internships available in two projects: Mass Voters for a Clean Election, a grassroots project to educate voters about campaign finance reform & bring back the Clean Elections law; & WomenIN, a collaboration of statewide women's organizations & activists working to increase the participation of progressive, pro-choice women at all levels of the political process; resume to Alexandra Russell, CC, 37 Temple Pl 5th floor, Boston MA 02111; 617/451-5999; arussell@massvoters.org; www.massvoters.org Boston Social Forum (see listing in Gatherings) seeks volunteer interpreters, housing for visiting activists, & folks to help with a number of tasks associated with this exciting event; like the World Social Forum, the BSF will bring together a wide range of peace & social justice organizations, activists, organizers, & thinkers to affirm that "Another World is Possible." To get involved, learn more, or offer hospitality, contact the American Friends Service Committee at 617/661-6130.
Engaging Young Men in the Prevention of Sexual Assault
(2 workshops), 4/16-17; Yankee Drummer Inn, Auburn MA; the workshop
on 4/16 is on engaging young men 13-18 years old; the workshop
on 4/17 is about engaging men on college campuses; sponsored by
the Men's Initiative for Jane Doe; for more information or to
register, contact Jane Doe Inc., 14 Beacon St #507, Boston MA
02108; 617/557-1830; www.mijd.org
Responsible Wealth Tax Fairness Pledge; If you're in the top 5% of taxpayers, you received at least $3000 in 2003 from the Bush tax cuts. Meanwhile, state & local governments across the country are making deep cuts in education, health care, & other programs that protect the quality of life & improve equal opportunity for everyone; you can put your windfall to work by taking the Tax Fairness Pledge. More than just a protest, that pledge is a way to have a direct impact in the vital fight for progressive taxation; by funding watchdog & grassroots organizations working for fairer taxes, the TFP can make a lasting difference. Learn more at Responsible Wealth, c/o United for a Fair Economy, 37 Temple Place, Boston MA 02111; 617/423-2148 x12; www.responsiblewealth.org
Protest Border Patrol Actions against People of Color in Maine;
join groups protesting recent "sweeps" by Border Patrol
agents, who have looked for undocumented immigrants by stopping
people of color 7 going to places where they spend time; contact
the Immigration Legal Advocacy Project, 207/780-1593 or NAACP
at 207/253-5074 or Centro Latino, 207/650-6704
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