Pieces
June 99

Views expressed are those of the authors, not necessarily of the AFSC.

March on the Pentagon! Stop Bombing Yugoslavia: Money for Jobs & Education-Not War, 6/5, noon; gather at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington DC; donations to Emergency Mobilization to Stop the War, 39 W. 14th #206, New York NY 10011; for information, 212/633-6646; www.iacenter.org

Events at the Good Life Center: 6/7, Juanita & Wally Nelson on "Our Journey Towards & Integrated Life,"; 6/21, Arnold Greenberg on "Homesteading for the 21st Century: Educating the Next Generation"; 7/5, Jim Schley, on "Poetry as Compass"; 8/16, Frances Moore Lappe on "The Politics of Hope: Reflections on My Journey Since 'Diet for a Small Planet'" & more; The Good Life Center, Box 11, Harborside ME 04642; 207/326-8211

Asking the Tough Questions: The Questions Diversity Leaders Need to Ask Themselves, 6/11; $30; workshops for diversity leaders; Community Change, 14 Beacon St., Boston; 617/523-0555

Building a Global Understanding of Citizenship, Human Rights, & Immigrant Rights: A Vision for a New Millennium, 6/12, 9 am- 5 pm; $10 donation; lunch provided; Northeastern University School of Law, 400 Huntington Ave., Boston; with keynote by Maria Jimenez, immigrant & human rights advocate from Texas;

Marital Status & Social Justice: Supporting Today's Diverse Families, 6/13 10:30 am; Longy School of Music, 1 Follen St., (near Harvard Sq.) Cambridge . Child care provided; sponsored by Ethical Society of Boston; 617/739-9050

Bread & Puppet Theater's First Humdrum Glorification Caboodle, 6/13, 3 pm; admission by donation; puppet shows, bread, art, politics; Bread & Puppet Museum open June-October 10 am - 5 pm; free, donations welcome; One of the biggest collections of some of the biggest puppets in the world! B&P Theater, Rt. 122, Glover VT; 802/525-3031

Inquiry As Intervention: Crafting Questions with Purpose & Impact, 9 am-4:30 pm; $150; 6/15, New York City; 6/17, Watertown MA; with Sallyann Roth & Robert Stains; one-day workshop by The Public Conversations Project, 46 Kondazian St., Watertown, MA 02472-2832; 617/923-2757

Global Day of Action, 6/18, noon; BankBoston Headquarters, 100 Federal St., Boston; a call from activists from all continents for massive protests in major world financial centers; satire, entertainment, serious critique; www.gn.apc.org/june18

Sharing the Journey: An immigrant Festival, 6/26, 10 am- 2 pm; soccer tournament, 2- 6 pm; children's activities & cultural program, food, music, dancing from around the globe; handicap accessible; co-sponsored by AFSC, 2161 Mass. Ave., Cambridge MA 02140; 617/661-6130

A De Facto Massachusetts Death Sentence: One Prisoner's Story, 6/27, 3-5 pm; Community Church, 565 Boylston St., Boston; co-sponsored by Ciye Nino Cochise Defense Committee, Community Change, & AFSC; for info, AFSC, 2161 Mass. Ave., Cambridge MA 02140; 617/661-6130

Understanding Kosovo: Democracy, Aggression, and Economics; 6/29; 7 pm; First Baptist Church, 5 Magazine St., (Central Sq.) Cambridge; Speakers: Howard Zinn, Paula Gutlove; co-sponsored by Boston Mobilization for Survival, Cambridge Peace Commission, Massachusetts Peace Action, AFSC; 617/354-0008

Maine International Film Festival, 7/9-18; Railroad Square Cinema, Waterville ME; 207/861-8138; miff@mint.net

The New Racism, 7/13, noon-1:30 pm; with Horace Seldon, Jean Hardisty, & Tom Louie; drinks provided, bring your own lunch; Community Change, 14 Beacon St., Boston; 617/523-0555

Protest US Plans to Resume Nuclear Bomb Production, 8/6-9, the 54th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki; join nonviolent direct action at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico; Peace Action, 1819 H St. NW, #420, Washington DC 20006; 202/862-9840 x3038; www.peace-action.org

Crossing the Line; Maryknoll World Productions; 16 min. video depicting the November 1998 vigil & civil disobedience action at Ft. Benning, GA, calling for the closure of the School of the Americas; narrated by Susan Sarandon; $10 + $3 s&h 800/227-8523 to order

Work Abroad: The Complete Guide to Finding a Job Overseas, Clay Hubbs, ed.; 256 pp; $15.95; revised, expanded 2nd edition from Transitions Abroad Publishing; "the most comprehensive guide to all aspects of international work"; work permits, short-term jobs, volunteer opportunities, farm stays, graduate programs, & much more; for information or a review copy, 800/293-0373; Transitions Abroad, POB 1300, Amherst MA 01004; 413/256-0373; www.transitionsabroad.com

Legislative Action Message; updated each Thursday by 6 pm; Friends Committee on National Legislation. Congressional Directory in May newsletter of Friends Committee on National Legislation; lists state delegations including committees on which each legislator serves; lists all major House & Senate committees & selected subcommittees, & important Congressional & White House phone numbers & addresses; top leadership positions in both houses of Congress; FCNL also provides weekly Legislative Action Message: 202/547-4343; FCNL, 245 Second St. NE, Washington DC 20002-5795; 202/547-6000; fcnl@fcnl.org; www.fcnl.org

Birthrights: Confronting the Entitlements of White Skin, $5/4 issues; aims to initiate a local dialogue exploring the role of whiteness in a multicultural society; Birthrights, POB 1446, Somerville MA 02144; 617/666-6342

News on Economic & Social Justice in Connecticut at homestead.com/homefront; best viewed with Netscape 4 or Internet Explorer 4; suggestions, feedback, contributions welcome

Resource Center of the Americas spring catalogue of books on border topics, for children & adults; RCA, 317 17th Ave. SE, Minneapolis MN 55414-2077; 800/452-8382

New Village Journal, Building Sustainable Cultures; $15/2 issues; new journal on building community in the US; Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility, 810 E. 10th St., Lawrence KS 66044

OXFAM Publishing 1999 Catalogue; books & journals on development & relief, including The World Guide 1999-2000, An Alternative Reference to the Countries of Our Planet & Fair World Cookbook (recipes using Fair Trade ingredients); Oxfam Publishing, 274 Banbury Rd., Oxford OX2 7DZ, UK; publish@oxfam.org.uk

National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice; Want to become a Workplace Witness for Justice? Contact NICWJ, 1020 West Bryn Mawr, Chicago IL 60660-4627; 773/728-8400; www.igc.org/nicwj

Tobacco Boycott; for information & a list of boycotted products, contact INFACT, 256 Hanover St., Boston MA 02113; 800/688-8797; www.infact.org

Women Strike for Peace campaigns include support for HR.82 to begin the writing of a treaty to abolish nuclear weapons; support for HR.732 to close the School of the Americas; opposition to the National Missile Defense Act of 1999 (HR.4 & S.251); support for the Cuba Humanitarian Trade Act (HR230 & S327), both food & medicine bills; write to your Congresspeople about these bills; for more information, WSFP, 110 Maryland Ave NE, #102, Washington DC 20002; 202/543-2660

The Prison Book Program needs donations, especially dictionaries, libros en español, political economics, militarism, feminism, lesbian/gay/transgender, politics of health care; Prison Book Program, 92 Green St., Jamaica Plain MA 02130; 617/884-5132

Interfaith Vigils Against Hate Violence, October 7 in response to the deaths of Matthew Shepard, James Byrd & all victims of hate crimes; to get involved contact Sophie, Fellowship of Reconciliation, POB 271, Nyack NY 10960; 914/358-4601 x22; localgroups@forusa.org

No New Oil Exploration/Arctic Ocean; letter-writing campaign to persuade industry & government that we cannot afford to burn even a fraction of the fossil fuels we've already discovered, if we are to avert catastrophic global warming, & that continued industrial development is threatening the homelands of the native peoples of Alaska; contact Global Response, POB 7490, Boulder CO 80306-7490

Raise the Minimum Wage; contact your representative and senators and urge them to support legislation to increase the minimum wage to $6.15 in two annual 50 cent steps; United Church of Christ Justice and Peace Ministry, 700 Prospect Av., Cleveland, OH 44115-1100; 216/736-2178

Dollars & Sense Magazine seeks Director/Publisher; resume & writing samples by 7/1 to DD/Publisher Search, Dollars & Sense, 1 Summer St., Somerville MA 02143; for more information, call 617/628-8411

Centro Presente seeks Executive Director; CP empowers Central American Latino immigrant communities in New England through community organizing, leadership, training, education, & legal immigration services; letter, resume, & writing sample by 6/21 to Search Committee, CP, 54 Essex St., Cambridge MA 02139; fax 617/497-7247

Nicaragua Network seeks National Coordinator; NN is a solidarity network of 200 local committees, committed to defending the political, social justice, & environmental gains of the Sandinista Revolution through material support, people-to-people exchanges, & direct action; letter, resume, & references to NN, 1247 E St. SE, Washington DC 20003; fax 202-544-9359; nicanet@igc.org

Pikes Peak Justice & Peace Commission seeks director; for job description & application, write PPJPC, 235 East Fountain Blvd., Colorado Springs CO 80903-1329; 719/632-6189

Search for Justice & Equality in Palestine/Israel has full- or part-time position for person with good understanding of the Arab-Israeli conflict, & computer, verbal & administrative skills; resume to SJEPI, POB 3452, Framingham MA 01705; 508/879-0777

Center for Third World Organizing seeks Executive Director; inquiries to Search Committee, CTWO, 218 E. 21st St., Oakland CA 94606

Mexico/US Nonviolent Action for Social Change, 7/24-8/6; participate in a trip to Chiapas & Tabasco in Mexico & learn from communities organizing creatively & nonviolently against militarization & environmental destruction; translation provided; Fellowship of Reconciliation, Task Force on Latin America & the Caribbean; 995 Market St. #1414, San Francisco CA 94103; 415/495-6334; www.nonviolence.org/for

Peace Brigades International invites you to join our Colombia Project; Delegation of International Accompaniment to meet with government officials, NGOs, rural communities (translation provided), 7/27-8/13; Volunteer training for people interested in organizing/leading trips (should be 25+ & have excellent Spanish); PBI/USA, 1904 Franklin St. #505, Oakland CA 94612; 510/663-2362; pbiusa@igc.org

Strip the Truth! Plans are underway for an on-line exhibition of comic strip ruminations on political developments around the globe; we are hoping for attitudes as contradictory as possible, viewpoints as subjective as possible; Email your works, a short biography, & contact information to minusplusminus@yahoo.com

That Takes Ovaries! Bold Females & Their Brazen Acts, call for submissions to a short-story book; send stories with word count, return address, phone & email address to POB 750095, Arlington MA 02475-0095; 781/255-4815; patricia.sullivan@factory-mutual.com

Women & Water Conference, November 2000; Bangladesh; to get involved or to learn more, contact Jenny Jay at jenny@mit.edu or Susan Murcott at murcott@mit.edu.

5th Annual Cambridge Peace & Justice Awards honor youth, elders, activists, role models, "inspirers," & "survivors" at award dinner 10/24. To call in a nomination: 617/349-4694

Two Positions at Cooperative Economics for Women: Cooperative Organizer; work with immigrant and refugee women; experience with low-income women of color, business development and program planning , & labor intensive industry sector required; Program and Internal Systems Coordinator: work with immigrant and refugee women to create programs which address food security, legal, and ESL concerns; program planning & computer experience required. Salary for both jobs: low $30's, good benefits; resume to Hiring Committee, CEW, 42 Seaverns Ave., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. No phone calls