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ACTIVIST CALENDAR, Oct. 19 2009, Issue #150B
Of the Hudson Valley Activist Newsletter
Current and back copies of the Activist Newsletter as well as the Activist
Calendar are at http://activistnewsletter.blogspot.com. Send event
announcements to jacdon@earthlink.net .
‹‹
Monday, Oct. 19, NEW PALTZ (SUNY campus): ³Confronting the Climate Crisis:
Challenges and Solutions² is the topic of a 7-9 p.m. presentation by
Professor Steven A. Leibo of the Sage Colleges. It¹s billed as ³A Live and
Updated Presentation of Al Gore¹s ŒAn Inconvenient Truth.¹² This free public
lecture will take place in the auditorium of the Coykendall Science Building
on campus, sponsored by SUNY New Paltz Environmental Task Force.
Information, obachb@newpaltz.edu, (845) 257-3447. Campus map,
http://www.newpaltz.edu/map/.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, NEW PALTZ: A pubic forum on Community-based Climate Change
Strategies will be held 7-9 p.m. at Ulster BOCES, 175 Rt. 32N. This
discussion will address how the region is being affected by climate change,
and how local governments can be more effective in reducing its effects.
Speakers include Mark Lowery, Climate Change Coordinator, NYS DEC; Betsy
Blair, Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve; Melissa Everett,
Sustainable Hudson Valley; Julie Noble, Conservation Advisory Council,
Kingston; and Mayor Leo Wiegman, of Croton-on-Hudson. Co-sponsored by
Mid-Hudson League of Women Voters, Nature Conservancy, Hudson River Sloop
Clearwater, Sustainable Hudson Valley, and other environmental advocates.
Information, (845) 340-2003, http://midhudson.ny.lwvnet.org.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, NEW PALTZ (SUNY Campus): Anne Rochelle will give a talk
titled "Homeless Under the Golden Gate: Marriage and Mothering Among
Chicanas" from 4:30-6 p.m. at Jacobson Faculty Tower 1010. This event is
part of the Women's Studies Colloquium Series Fall 2009 and is co-sponsored
by the Sociology Department. Campus map, http://www.newpaltz.edu/map/.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, NEW PALTZ (SUNY campus): The New Paltz Feminist Collective
and the Women's Studies Program will present The Coat Hanger Project, a
video about the struggle for women's reproductive rights, 7:30 p.m. in
Lecture Center 104. A discussion will follow. Information,
kesselma@newpaltz.edu, campus map: http://www.newpaltz.edu/map/.
Wednesday, Oct. 21, ROSENDALE: The area premiere of the film "Coal Country"
will be screened at the Rosendale Theater on Main St. at 7:30 p.m. This
documentary shows the struggle between the people of West Virginia and other
Appalachian communities and mountain-top removal mining companies, and their
effects on climate change. A discussion with the filmmakers, several people
featured in the film, and a Saugerties resident (recently arrested at a
nonviolent civil disobedience action) will follow. Cost, $5 donation. This
is a fundraiser for Coal River Mountain Watch of West Virginia.
Information, Sue Rosenberg (845) 246-3449, sue_rosenbers@hotmail.com.
Thursday, Oct. 22, WOODSTOCK: The Middle East Crisis Response group of
Hudson Valley residents opposed to Israeli and U.S. policies toward the
Palestinians meets 7-8:30 p.m. at the Library, 5 Library Lane, just off
Tinker St. All welcome. Information, (845) 876-7906,
http://www.mideastcrisis.org , gale@mideastcrisis.org.
Thursday, Oct. 22, WHITE PLAINS: Ron Chisom will speak on ³ending of racism²
at the WESPAC loft, 255 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 2nd floor,
7:30-9:30 p.m. Chisom is the co-founder of The People's Institute for
Survival and Beyond, and senior fellow of Ashoka's Global Academy.
Sponsored by Alliance for Just Solutions, YWCA Taking a Stand Against
Racism, Anti-Racist Alliance, Center for Racial Justice, Memorial United
Methodist Church White Plains, WESPAC Foundation, and Westchester Martin
Luther King Jr. Institute for Nonviolence. Information,
sandy.bernabei@gmail.com.
Saturday, Oct. 24, U.S. AND WORLD: This is the International Day of Climate
Action. So far, about 1,600 actions, at minimum, are taking place in some
120 countries, and the list is growing by the day. Many actions are taking
place in the Hudson Valley as well as the rest of the country. The worldwide
climate change movement 350.org is organizing this international campaign.
The number 350 is used, because it is the "safe upper limit," of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere, in parts per million (ppm), to preserve the
current climate conditions, and stabilize the planetary environment. Current
climate treaty proposals act too slowly to get to this level, and it is
often cited that 350 ppm is a turning point, where more than this number
would make the effects of climate change irreversible. (One reason there are
objections to the recently passed climate bill in the House is that it's
aiming, at best, for 450 ppm.) Scores of actions are planned for this day
within the circulation area of this calendar. To find one near you, access
http://350.org, then click on "find an action." A list of all the protests
in the U.S., including in our district, is at
http://www.350.org/action-list?country=us&city=.
Saturday, Oct. 24, POUGHKEEPSIE to HIGHLAND: The Second Annual 350.org Rally
for a Green New Deal will take place at Holy Light Pentecostal Church, 33
Clover St. starting at 2 p.m. Speakers include Melissa Everett (Sustainable
Hudson Valley), Ned Sullivan (Scenic Hudson), Bishop Debra Gause (Holy Light
Pentecostal Church), Pete Seeger, and many others. Sponsored by Sustainable
Hudson Valley, Scenic Hudson, NYPIRG, Arlington and Rhinebeck High School
Environmental Club students, Vassar Greens, New Paltz Greenworks, Bard
Environmental Collective, Hudson Valley Network Spiritual Progressives, and
Real Majority Project. Information, Joel Tyner (845) 489-4579,
joeltyner@earthlink.net, http://www.350.org/pt/node/5369
Saturday, Oct. 24, ROSENDALE: A community tree planting begins at 11 a.m. at
the Recreation Center on Rt. 32., just south of the bridge, to commemorate
the International Day of Climate Action. Bring a shovel, plant a tree.
Saturday, Oct. 24, ROSENDALE: "Stories 350: Climate Change in Your Life," an
interactive, improvisational performance featuring Hudson River Playback
Theater will be held at Canaltown Alley, 402 Main St. at 8 p.m. Admission
by donation. Information, (845) 255-7716,
http://www.hudsonriverplayback.org.
Saturday, Oct. 24, N EW PALTZ: There will be a 350 Climate Action
Fair starting at 1 p.m. at Hasbrouck Park, just west of the of the north
side of SUNY campus, a block south of New Paltz Village Hall, near Main St.
This event is part of today's international protest (above). It is sponsored
by the Climate Action Coalition of New Paltz and the SUNY NYPIRG. Say the
organizers: "Come to the fair. Experience your green future: cool cars;
solar-powered, energy-saving stuff; windmills, etc. Enjoy the outrageous
climate change fashion show. Watch children make animal costumes, play games
and use the 2,000-plastic-bag rope, listen to music from Mid-Hudson bands,
talk with local scientists about the ways climate change might affect our
region, and taste local food and beverages. The final event is a group photo
of hundreds of people spelling out "350" on the field. Information, Ann
Guenther, woodchuck@hvi.net, or call (845) 626-2847 or (845) 255-9297 or
Ariana Bosco, abasco@nypirg.org. Also, http://www.350.org
<http://www.350.org> .
Saturday, Oct. 24, MIDDLETOWN: Orange County Peace and Justice will be
hosting a 350.org action on climate change at North Galleria Drive (off Rt.
233, near the entrance to the Galleria Mall) from 1-3 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24 WHITE PLAINS: "Earthcare Vigil to Witness For Our Earth"
will take place at the fountain at Main and Mamaroneck Sts. 3-4 p.m. This
350.org Climate Action Day Silent vigil will feature posters and
informational handouts, and craft activities for children. Sponsored by
Purchase Friends Peace and Social Witness Committee. Information,
http://www.350.org.
Saturday, Oct. 24, ALBANY: A Climate Action rally begins at 2 p.m. at
Capitol West Park (West side of Capitol building), Washington Ave. and Swan
St. Speakers include Steven Leibo, who attended Al Gore's Climate Change
training workshop; Ward Stone, NYS wildlife pathologist; Susan Lawrence of
the Sierra Club; and Barbara Warren of Citizens Environmental coalition. Dan
Berggren will provide some topical music. Information,
http://www.350.org/node/5704.
Saturday, Oct. 24, ALBANY: The U.S. antiwar movement has become weaker this
last year, so it¹s a good time to check out the 1979 documentary ³The War At
Home,² which will be shown tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian
Universalist Society of Albany, 405 Washington Ave. The film, according to
program notes, was ³nominated for an Academy Award and is widely considered
one of the most important political films ever made. It chronicles the
anti-Vietnam War movement of the 1960s and early 1970s. Through a powerful
combination of rare archival footage and interviews with students, community
leaders, Vietnam veterans, and participants from all points of view, this
film shows how the movement for peace grew into a genuine people's revolt.
The sponsors are Solidarity Committee of the Capital District, Bethlehem
Neighbors for Peace, and Upper Hudson Peace Action. Information, (518)
426-0883, dbull@capital.net, http://www.jflan.net/solidarity.
Sunday, Oct. 25, ROSENDALE: A concert to benefit "Save the Lakes" will be
conducted at the Rosendale Community Center on Rt. 32 from 2-4 p.m. The
concert will feature the bands Dog on Fleas and Amadou Diallo. The group
works to preserve the natural resources on the Williams Lake property, and
protect it from predatory development. Admission: $5 children, $10 adults.
Sponsored by Save the Lakes. Information, Mourka Meyendorff (845) 658-7102.
Tuesday, Oct. 27, NEW PALTZ (SUNY campus): Progressive activist, author and
commentator Richard Becker will give a talk on ³Palestine, Israel and the
U.S. Empire,² and also sign copies of his new book of the same title at 7
p.m. in Lecture Center 104. The event is being sponsored on campus by the
Muslim Student Association and is organized by the community group Peace &
Social Progress Now! and endorsed by Middle East Crisis Response. Becker
will analyze the struggle for Palestine ‹ from the division of the Middle
East by Western powers and the Zionist settler movement to the founding of
Israel and its present role as a U.S. surrogate in the region.
The book may be purchased at the meeting, through Amazon.com or from (415)
821-6171. Information, jacdon@earthlink.net.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, NEW PALTZ (SUNY campus): A lecture on "Bordering on War:
Pat Nixon and Richard Nixon, and the Barricading of the U.S.-Mexico
Boundary" will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the Coykendall Science Building,
room 132. Vassar Earth Science and Geography Professor Joseph Nevins, will
speak. Sponsored by SUNY New Paltz Geography Dept. Information,
engeldis@newpaltz.edu. Campus map, http://www.newpaltz.edu/map/.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, TROY (Russell Sage College campus): Fabien Cousteau
presents "An Insider¹s Look at our Planet's Ocean" at Bush Memorial Hall,
7:30-9:30 p.m. The grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau has been continuing the
oceanographic work of this legendary environmentalist. Sponsored by the Save
Climate Project and The Climate Project. Information, (518) 244-2330
leibos@sage.edu, http://www.sage.edu.
Thursday, Oct. 29, PURCHASE (Manhattanville College campus): The 11th Annual
Schwarzschild Lecture Against the Death Penalty will be delivered at 7 p.m.
at The Castle, 2900 Purchase Ave. featuring author Thomas Cahill. Sponsored
by the Lower Hudson Chapter of the N.Y. Civil Liberties Union and the Connie
Hogarth Center for Social Action. Information, (914) 997-7479,
conart@optonline.net.
Thursday, Oct. 29, NEW PALTZ (SUNY Campus): A lecture titled "Gendered
Environmental Practices and Soil Quality,² featuring Salvatore Engel-Di
Mauro, will take place 3:30-5 p.m. at the Honors Center. The presentation is
part of the Women's Studies Colloquium Series Fall 2009 and is co-sponsored
by the Sociology Department. Campus map, http://www.newpaltz.edu/map/.
Sunday, Nov. 1, NEW PALTZ: A report on the history and current situation in
Colombia will be given at 6 p.m. by John Lugo of the Colombian Action
Network and Unidad Latina en Accion. Recently returned from Colombia, he
will discuss the U.S. funding of the Colombian military and the social
movements for change. The event, sponsored by the Caribbean and Latin
America Support Project, takes place at New Paltz Village Hall, 25
Plattekill Ave., a block south of Main St. A potluck begins at 5 p.m.
Information, (845) 255-0113, (845) 542-0481.
Sunday, Nov. 1, WOODSTOCK: The film "Waiting for Mercy" will be screened at
Woodstock Town Hall, 76 Tinker St., 2-3:30 p.m. Filmmaker Ellie Bernstein
tells the story of a 2003 FBI action that took place in Albany. This film
shows that the Justice Department and FBI had a policy of harassing and
isolating some American Muslims after 9/11. The film won the Best
Documentary at the Ballston Spa Film Festival, and was in the ISNA film
Festival and Radical Frame Film Festival. Sponsored by Middle East Crisis
Response. Information, http://www.mideastcrisis.org.,
waitingformercy11@yahoo.com.
Wednesday, Nov. 4, ANNANDALE (Bard College campus): Norman Finkelstein will
speak on the roots of conflict and the prospects for peace between Israel
and Palestine starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of Bertlesmann
Student Center. Sponsored by Middle East Crisis Response and Bard Students
for a Just Peace in Israel/Palestine. Information,
http://www.mideastcrisis.org
Thursday, Nov. 5 ANNANDALE (Bard College campus): Anna Baltzer, a volunteer
with the International Women's Peace Service, will discuss her work in
Palestine starting at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of Bertlesmann Student
Center. Her book, "Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman in the
Occupied Territories," has been praised by Noam Chomsky. Joining her will be
Paula Silbey, a local activist who has completed several trips to the
occupied West Bank. There will be a question and answer session after the
presentation. Sponsored by Middle East Crisis Response and Bard Students for
a Just Peace in Israel/Palestine. Information, http://www.mideastcrisis.org.
Saturday, Nov. 7, RHINEBECK: The Mid-Hudson Larreynaga Sister City Dance
takes place tonight at 8 p.m. at Church of the Messiah Parish Hall, 6436
Montgomery St. So Ando will provide the dance music for this annual event to
raise money for the schoolchildren of Larreynaga, Nicaragua. The Sister City
Project has been in existence since 1988, sending delegations from the
Hudson Valley to provide this small village with medical, school and
financial support. Cost to attend: $20 person/$35 couples. Information,
845-876-3779,http://www.mhsistercity.org.
Sunday, Nov. 8, KINGSTON: A distinctive Arabic meal, prepared by
distinguished Palestinian chefs, will be served at La Florentina Restaurant,
604 Ulster Ave., from 1-4 p.m. This unique culinary event will raise funds
to help send 12 Hudson Valley residents to Gaza in December, where they will
take part in the Gaza Freedom March as part of the International Coalition
to end the Illegal Siege of Gaza. Marchers will be bringing supplies for
children and families. Cost, $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Information
and tickets/donations: http://www.hudsontogaza.blogspot.com
<http://www.hudsontogaza.blogspot.com> , (845) 246-8414, ext. 3.
Monday, Nov. 9, NEW PALTZ: The next regular meeting of the peace and justice
group Hudson Valley Pax Christi will begin at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph¹s Parish
Center, 34 South Chestnut Street (Rt. 208). The meeting takes place here
every 2nd Monday of the month.
Tuesday, Nov. 10, TROY (Russell Sage Campus): Sage College President Susan
Scrimshaw will lecture on "Public Health and the Climate Crisis" starting at
7:30 p.m. in Bush Memorial Hall on campus at First St. (Ferry St.) and
Congress St. The sponsors are the Sage Climate Project and the Climate
Project. Information, Leibos@sage.edu, (518) 244-2330, http://www.sage.edu.
Campus map, http://www.sage.edu/aboutsage/location/troy/
Saturday, Nov. 14, POUGHKEEPSIE: the film, "What Would Jesus Buy" will be
screened for free at Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting, 249 Hooker Ave. from
7-8:30 p.m. followed by an audience discussion. The film follows Reverend
Billy, and the Church of Stop the Shopocalypse. Part of the "Give Peace a
Film" series, sponsored by Dutchess Peace Coalition and Poughkeepsie Friends
Meeting. For more info (845) 454-6431 or (845) 454-2870.
Thursday, Nov. 19, NEW PALTZ (SUNY Campus): "A History of Women's Economic
Writing" is the title of a talk by Edith Kuiper that will be given at the
Honors Center from 3:30-5 p.m. The lecture is part of the Women's Studies
Colloquium Series Fall 2009 and is co-sponsored by the Sociology Department.
Campus map, http://www.newpaltz.edu/map.
Of the Hudson Valley Activist Newsletter
Current and back copies of the Activist Newsletter as well as the Activist
Calendar are at http://activistnewsletter.blogspot.com. Send event
announcements to jacdon@earthlink.net .
‹‹
Monday, Oct. 19, NEW PALTZ (SUNY campus): ³Confronting the Climate Crisis:
Challenges and Solutions² is the topic of a 7-9 p.m. presentation by
Professor Steven A. Leibo of the Sage Colleges. It¹s billed as ³A Live and
Updated Presentation of Al Gore¹s ŒAn Inconvenient Truth.¹² This free public
lecture will take place in the auditorium of the Coykendall Science Building
on campus, sponsored by SUNY New Paltz Environmental Task Force.
Information, obachb@newpaltz.edu, (845) 257-3447. Campus map,
http://www.newpaltz.edu/map/.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, NEW PALTZ: A pubic forum on Community-based Climate Change
Strategies will be held 7-9 p.m. at Ulster BOCES, 175 Rt. 32N. This
discussion will address how the region is being affected by climate change,
and how local governments can be more effective in reducing its effects.
Speakers include Mark Lowery, Climate Change Coordinator, NYS DEC; Betsy
Blair, Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve; Melissa Everett,
Sustainable Hudson Valley; Julie Noble, Conservation Advisory Council,
Kingston; and Mayor Leo Wiegman, of Croton-on-Hudson. Co-sponsored by
Mid-Hudson League of Women Voters, Nature Conservancy, Hudson River Sloop
Clearwater, Sustainable Hudson Valley, and other environmental advocates.
Information, (845) 340-2003, http://midhudson.ny.lwvnet.org.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, NEW PALTZ (SUNY Campus): Anne Rochelle will give a talk
titled "Homeless Under the Golden Gate: Marriage and Mothering Among
Chicanas" from 4:30-6 p.m. at Jacobson Faculty Tower 1010. This event is
part of the Women's Studies Colloquium Series Fall 2009 and is co-sponsored
by the Sociology Department. Campus map, http://www.newpaltz.edu/map/.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, NEW PALTZ (SUNY campus): The New Paltz Feminist Collective
and the Women's Studies Program will present The Coat Hanger Project, a
video about the struggle for women's reproductive rights, 7:30 p.m. in
Lecture Center 104. A discussion will follow. Information,
kesselma@newpaltz.edu, campus map: http://www.newpaltz.edu/map/.
Wednesday, Oct. 21, ROSENDALE: The area premiere of the film "Coal Country"
will be screened at the Rosendale Theater on Main St. at 7:30 p.m. This
documentary shows the struggle between the people of West Virginia and other
Appalachian communities and mountain-top removal mining companies, and their
effects on climate change. A discussion with the filmmakers, several people
featured in the film, and a Saugerties resident (recently arrested at a
nonviolent civil disobedience action) will follow. Cost, $5 donation. This
is a fundraiser for Coal River Mountain Watch of West Virginia.
Information, Sue Rosenberg (845) 246-3449, sue_rosenbers@hotmail.com.
Thursday, Oct. 22, WOODSTOCK: The Middle East Crisis Response group of
Hudson Valley residents opposed to Israeli and U.S. policies toward the
Palestinians meets 7-8:30 p.m. at the Library, 5 Library Lane, just off
Tinker St. All welcome. Information, (845) 876-7906,
http://www.mideastcrisis.org , gale@mideastcrisis.org.
Thursday, Oct. 22, WHITE PLAINS: Ron Chisom will speak on ³ending of racism²
at the WESPAC loft, 255 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 2nd floor,
7:30-9:30 p.m. Chisom is the co-founder of The People's Institute for
Survival and Beyond, and senior fellow of Ashoka's Global Academy.
Sponsored by Alliance for Just Solutions, YWCA Taking a Stand Against
Racism, Anti-Racist Alliance, Center for Racial Justice, Memorial United
Methodist Church White Plains, WESPAC Foundation, and Westchester Martin
Luther King Jr. Institute for Nonviolence. Information,
sandy.bernabei@gmail.com.
Saturday, Oct. 24, U.S. AND WORLD: This is the International Day of Climate
Action. So far, about 1,600 actions, at minimum, are taking place in some
120 countries, and the list is growing by the day. Many actions are taking
place in the Hudson Valley as well as the rest of the country. The worldwide
climate change movement 350.org is organizing this international campaign.
The number 350 is used, because it is the "safe upper limit," of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere, in parts per million (ppm), to preserve the
current climate conditions, and stabilize the planetary environment. Current
climate treaty proposals act too slowly to get to this level, and it is
often cited that 350 ppm is a turning point, where more than this number
would make the effects of climate change irreversible. (One reason there are
objections to the recently passed climate bill in the House is that it's
aiming, at best, for 450 ppm.) Scores of actions are planned for this day
within the circulation area of this calendar. To find one near you, access
http://350.org, then click on "find an action." A list of all the protests
in the U.S., including in our district, is at
http://www.350.org/action-list?country=us&city=.
Saturday, Oct. 24, POUGHKEEPSIE to HIGHLAND: The Second Annual 350.org Rally
for a Green New Deal will take place at Holy Light Pentecostal Church, 33
Clover St. starting at 2 p.m. Speakers include Melissa Everett (Sustainable
Hudson Valley), Ned Sullivan (Scenic Hudson), Bishop Debra Gause (Holy Light
Pentecostal Church), Pete Seeger, and many others. Sponsored by Sustainable
Hudson Valley, Scenic Hudson, NYPIRG, Arlington and Rhinebeck High School
Environmental Club students, Vassar Greens, New Paltz Greenworks, Bard
Environmental Collective, Hudson Valley Network Spiritual Progressives, and
Real Majority Project. Information, Joel Tyner (845) 489-4579,
joeltyner@earthlink.net, http://www.350.org/pt/node/5369
Saturday, Oct. 24, ROSENDALE: A community tree planting begins at 11 a.m. at
the Recreation Center on Rt. 32., just south of the bridge, to commemorate
the International Day of Climate Action. Bring a shovel, plant a tree.
Saturday, Oct. 24, ROSENDALE: "Stories 350: Climate Change in Your Life," an
interactive, improvisational performance featuring Hudson River Playback
Theater will be held at Canaltown Alley, 402 Main St. at 8 p.m. Admission
by donation. Information, (845) 255-7716,
http://www.hudsonriverplayback.org.
Saturday, Oct. 24, N EW PALTZ: There will be a 350 Climate Action
Fair starting at 1 p.m. at Hasbrouck Park, just west of the of the north
side of SUNY campus, a block south of New Paltz Village Hall, near Main St.
This event is part of today's international protest (above). It is sponsored
by the Climate Action Coalition of New Paltz and the SUNY NYPIRG. Say the
organizers: "Come to the fair. Experience your green future: cool cars;
solar-powered, energy-saving stuff; windmills, etc. Enjoy the outrageous
climate change fashion show. Watch children make animal costumes, play games
and use the 2,000-plastic-bag rope, listen to music from Mid-Hudson bands,
talk with local scientists about the ways climate change might affect our
region, and taste local food and beverages. The final event is a group photo
of hundreds of people spelling out "350" on the field. Information, Ann
Guenther, woodchuck@hvi.net, or call (845) 626-2847 or (845) 255-9297 or
Ariana Bosco, abasco@nypirg.org. Also, http://www.350.org
<http://www.350.org> .
Saturday, Oct. 24, MIDDLETOWN: Orange County Peace and Justice will be
hosting a 350.org action on climate change at North Galleria Drive (off Rt.
233, near the entrance to the Galleria Mall) from 1-3 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24 WHITE PLAINS: "Earthcare Vigil to Witness For Our Earth"
will take place at the fountain at Main and Mamaroneck Sts. 3-4 p.m. This
350.org Climate Action Day Silent vigil will feature posters and
informational handouts, and craft activities for children. Sponsored by
Purchase Friends Peace and Social Witness Committee. Information,
http://www.350.org.
Saturday, Oct. 24, ALBANY: A Climate Action rally begins at 2 p.m. at
Capitol West Park (West side of Capitol building), Washington Ave. and Swan
St. Speakers include Steven Leibo, who attended Al Gore's Climate Change
training workshop; Ward Stone, NYS wildlife pathologist; Susan Lawrence of
the Sierra Club; and Barbara Warren of Citizens Environmental coalition. Dan
Berggren will provide some topical music. Information,
http://www.350.org/node/5704.
Saturday, Oct. 24, ALBANY: The U.S. antiwar movement has become weaker this
last year, so it¹s a good time to check out the 1979 documentary ³The War At
Home,² which will be shown tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian
Universalist Society of Albany, 405 Washington Ave. The film, according to
program notes, was ³nominated for an Academy Award and is widely considered
one of the most important political films ever made. It chronicles the
anti-Vietnam War movement of the 1960s and early 1970s. Through a powerful
combination of rare archival footage and interviews with students, community
leaders, Vietnam veterans, and participants from all points of view, this
film shows how the movement for peace grew into a genuine people's revolt.
The sponsors are Solidarity Committee of the Capital District, Bethlehem
Neighbors for Peace, and Upper Hudson Peace Action. Information, (518)
426-0883, dbull@capital.net, http://www.jflan.net/solidarity.
Sunday, Oct. 25, ROSENDALE: A concert to benefit "Save the Lakes" will be
conducted at the Rosendale Community Center on Rt. 32 from 2-4 p.m. The
concert will feature the bands Dog on Fleas and Amadou Diallo. The group
works to preserve the natural resources on the Williams Lake property, and
protect it from predatory development. Admission: $5 children, $10 adults.
Sponsored by Save the Lakes. Information, Mourka Meyendorff (845) 658-7102.
Tuesday, Oct. 27, NEW PALTZ (SUNY campus): Progressive activist, author and
commentator Richard Becker will give a talk on ³Palestine, Israel and the
U.S. Empire,² and also sign copies of his new book of the same title at 7
p.m. in Lecture Center 104. The event is being sponsored on campus by the
Muslim Student Association and is organized by the community group Peace &
Social Progress Now! and endorsed by Middle East Crisis Response. Becker
will analyze the struggle for Palestine ‹ from the division of the Middle
East by Western powers and the Zionist settler movement to the founding of
Israel and its present role as a U.S. surrogate in the region.
The book may be purchased at the meeting, through Amazon.com or from (415)
821-6171. Information, jacdon@earthlink.net.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, NEW PALTZ (SUNY campus): A lecture on "Bordering on War:
Pat Nixon and Richard Nixon, and the Barricading of the U.S.-Mexico
Boundary" will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the Coykendall Science Building,
room 132. Vassar Earth Science and Geography Professor Joseph Nevins, will
speak. Sponsored by SUNY New Paltz Geography Dept. Information,
engeldis@newpaltz.edu. Campus map, http://www.newpaltz.edu/map/.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, TROY (Russell Sage College campus): Fabien Cousteau
presents "An Insider¹s Look at our Planet's Ocean" at Bush Memorial Hall,
7:30-9:30 p.m. The grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau has been continuing the
oceanographic work of this legendary environmentalist. Sponsored by the Save
Climate Project and The Climate Project. Information, (518) 244-2330
leibos@sage.edu, http://www.sage.edu.
Thursday, Oct. 29, PURCHASE (Manhattanville College campus): The 11th Annual
Schwarzschild Lecture Against the Death Penalty will be delivered at 7 p.m.
at The Castle, 2900 Purchase Ave. featuring author Thomas Cahill. Sponsored
by the Lower Hudson Chapter of the N.Y. Civil Liberties Union and the Connie
Hogarth Center for Social Action. Information, (914) 997-7479,
conart@optonline.net.
Thursday, Oct. 29, NEW PALTZ (SUNY Campus): A lecture titled "Gendered
Environmental Practices and Soil Quality,² featuring Salvatore Engel-Di
Mauro, will take place 3:30-5 p.m. at the Honors Center. The presentation is
part of the Women's Studies Colloquium Series Fall 2009 and is co-sponsored
by the Sociology Department. Campus map, http://www.newpaltz.edu/map/.
Sunday, Nov. 1, NEW PALTZ: A report on the history and current situation in
Colombia will be given at 6 p.m. by John Lugo of the Colombian Action
Network and Unidad Latina en Accion. Recently returned from Colombia, he
will discuss the U.S. funding of the Colombian military and the social
movements for change. The event, sponsored by the Caribbean and Latin
America Support Project, takes place at New Paltz Village Hall, 25
Plattekill Ave., a block south of Main St. A potluck begins at 5 p.m.
Information, (845) 255-0113, (845) 542-0481.
Sunday, Nov. 1, WOODSTOCK: The film "Waiting for Mercy" will be screened at
Woodstock Town Hall, 76 Tinker St., 2-3:30 p.m. Filmmaker Ellie Bernstein
tells the story of a 2003 FBI action that took place in Albany. This film
shows that the Justice Department and FBI had a policy of harassing and
isolating some American Muslims after 9/11. The film won the Best
Documentary at the Ballston Spa Film Festival, and was in the ISNA film
Festival and Radical Frame Film Festival. Sponsored by Middle East Crisis
Response. Information, http://www.mideastcrisis.org.,
waitingformercy11@yahoo.com.
Wednesday, Nov. 4, ANNANDALE (Bard College campus): Norman Finkelstein will
speak on the roots of conflict and the prospects for peace between Israel
and Palestine starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of Bertlesmann
Student Center. Sponsored by Middle East Crisis Response and Bard Students
for a Just Peace in Israel/Palestine. Information,
http://www.mideastcrisis.org
Thursday, Nov. 5 ANNANDALE (Bard College campus): Anna Baltzer, a volunteer
with the International Women's Peace Service, will discuss her work in
Palestine starting at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of Bertlesmann Student
Center. Her book, "Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman in the
Occupied Territories," has been praised by Noam Chomsky. Joining her will be
Paula Silbey, a local activist who has completed several trips to the
occupied West Bank. There will be a question and answer session after the
presentation. Sponsored by Middle East Crisis Response and Bard Students for
a Just Peace in Israel/Palestine. Information, http://www.mideastcrisis.org.
Saturday, Nov. 7, RHINEBECK: The Mid-Hudson Larreynaga Sister City Dance
takes place tonight at 8 p.m. at Church of the Messiah Parish Hall, 6436
Montgomery St. So Ando will provide the dance music for this annual event to
raise money for the schoolchildren of Larreynaga, Nicaragua. The Sister City
Project has been in existence since 1988, sending delegations from the
Hudson Valley to provide this small village with medical, school and
financial support. Cost to attend: $20 person/$35 couples. Information,
845-876-3779,http://www.mhsistercity.org.
Sunday, Nov. 8, KINGSTON: A distinctive Arabic meal, prepared by
distinguished Palestinian chefs, will be served at La Florentina Restaurant,
604 Ulster Ave., from 1-4 p.m. This unique culinary event will raise funds
to help send 12 Hudson Valley residents to Gaza in December, where they will
take part in the Gaza Freedom March as part of the International Coalition
to end the Illegal Siege of Gaza. Marchers will be bringing supplies for
children and families. Cost, $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Information
and tickets/donations: http://www.hudsontogaza.blogspot.com
<http://www.hudsontogaza.blogspot.com> , (845) 246-8414, ext. 3.
Monday, Nov. 9, NEW PALTZ: The next regular meeting of the peace and justice
group Hudson Valley Pax Christi will begin at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph¹s Parish
Center, 34 South Chestnut Street (Rt. 208). The meeting takes place here
every 2nd Monday of the month.
Tuesday, Nov. 10, TROY (Russell Sage Campus): Sage College President Susan
Scrimshaw will lecture on "Public Health and the Climate Crisis" starting at
7:30 p.m. in Bush Memorial Hall on campus at First St. (Ferry St.) and
Congress St. The sponsors are the Sage Climate Project and the Climate
Project. Information, Leibos@sage.edu, (518) 244-2330, http://www.sage.edu.
Campus map, http://www.sage.edu/aboutsage/location/troy/
Saturday, Nov. 14, POUGHKEEPSIE: the film, "What Would Jesus Buy" will be
screened for free at Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting, 249 Hooker Ave. from
7-8:30 p.m. followed by an audience discussion. The film follows Reverend
Billy, and the Church of Stop the Shopocalypse. Part of the "Give Peace a
Film" series, sponsored by Dutchess Peace Coalition and Poughkeepsie Friends
Meeting. For more info (845) 454-6431 or (845) 454-2870.
Thursday, Nov. 19, NEW PALTZ (SUNY Campus): "A History of Women's Economic
Writing" is the title of a talk by Edith Kuiper that will be given at the
Honors Center from 3:30-5 p.m. The lecture is part of the Women's Studies
Colloquium Series Fall 2009 and is co-sponsored by the Sociology Department.
Campus map, http://www.newpaltz.edu/map.
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