495-SOME EVENTS FOR PROGRESSIVES IN BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES
Bob Bender
URGENT ACTION REQUEST-495
SUPPORT CONTINUATION OF PROMISING NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRAN
Please call Florida U.S. Senator Bill Nelson—202-224-5274 or 954-693-4851—advocating that he support the promising negotiations by the international community with Iran regarding their nuclear program and international relations and to oppose sabotaging a negotiated agreement by imposing unwarranted roadblocks as Senators Kirk and Menendez are proposing.
Republicans have indicated they would soon move a bill drafted by Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) that would provide a set of tough sanctions against the Iranian economy. The White House worries such a provocative move could prompt Iran to back out of a sweeping nuclear deal with the U.S. and other world powers before a June 30 deadline.
Willing to do more on this? Email warvhum...@gmail.com
SOME EVENTS FOR PROGRESSIVES IN BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES
Friday February
20, 7 p.m. War vs Human Needs South
Florida and
First United Church of Christ of Lake Worth present
Professor Mark Solomon:
Convergence of the Peace, Climate Change and Human Rights Movements?
Mark Solomon has a Bachelor's Degree from Wayne State University, an M.A. in History from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in The History of American Civilization from Harvard University. He is currently an Associate at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African Research at Harvard University where he is writing a memoir/narrative on the peace and civil rights movements in the 1940s and 1950s.
Mark has written scores of articles on African American history, race and racism, U.S. foreign policy, globalization, and war and peace issues, which have appeared in both scholarly and popular journals.
Prof. Solomon has also traveled and lectured in Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. He has written or edited five books. His most recent are The Cry Was Unity: Communists and African Americans, 1917-1936 and the editing and writing of an extended Afterword for Victor Grossman’s memoir, Across the River: A Memoir of the American Left, the Cold War and Life in East Germany.
Mark is a past national co-chair of the United States Peace Council, was a member of the Presidential Committee of the World Peace Council and was a former national co-chair of The Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism (CCDS).
First United Church of Christ
1415 North K Street
Lake Worth 33460
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Friday February 20, 6 p.m.-7 a.m. Saturday February 21 FAMILY PROMISE: Putting the Brakes on Homelessness
Gather your friends and family, come sleep in your car and make a statement in the fight against homelessness. All funds raised will benefit Family Promise programs...because every child deserves a home.
Dwyer High School
13601 N Military Trail
Palm Beach Gardens 33418
$40 Parking Lot Fee: one vehicle + driver; $20 for each additional person in the vehicle
$30 Back Seat Driver Fee: attend Friday February 20 from 6-11 p.m.
Deduct $5 if registered prior to February 13
Participants will receive:
Event T-shirt
Dinner and breakfast
Entertainment
The satisfaction of helping local children return home
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Saturday February 21, 10 a.m.-12 noon Deerfield Progressive Forum
Jeffrey Nall, Professor at Florida Atlantic University
The Facts of Fast-Food Life: Having it OUR Way at THEIR Expense
Activities Center adjacent to LeClub at Deerfield Century Village East. (Please see entry dated Saturday March 21 for directions.)
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Saturday February 21, 1:30 p.m. The House I Live In
For the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has resulted in more than 45 million arrests, $1 TRILLION in government spending, and the transformation of the United States into the world's largest jailer.
Martin Lipschultz will present The House I Live In, in conjunction with Black History Month. This Eugene Jarecki film won the 2012 U.S documentary Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. The speaker will be David Kuhn, documentary film producer at Charlotte Street Films.
Mandel Public Library, Third Floor Auditorium
411 Clematis Street
West Palm Beach 33401
Free event; no registration needed. Call 561-868-7701 for more information.
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Saturday February 21, 2-5 p.m. Screening and discussion of a film about the economic realities of people of color
African-American Research Library and Cultural Center
2650 Sistrunk Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale
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Saturday February 21, 3- 5 p.m. Author Etta Harbin discusses her book Martin Luther King BullaAvoid: Imploding Communities
Miramar Library
2050 Civic Center Place
Miramar
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Saturday February 21, 7 p.m. The New Black film
How
the African American community is grappling with the gay rights issue.
The film documents activists, families and clergy on both sides of the gay
marriage issue.
7 p.m. Reception with the filmmakers. $10
7:30 p.m. Screening begins
Bailey Contemporary Arts – BACA
41 NE 1st Street
Pompano Beach 33060
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Monday February 23, 7 p.m. Restoration of Felons’ Rights
Palm Beach Democrats present Art Levin from the League of Women Voters
Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.
2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
West Palm Beach 33401
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Tuesday February 24, 7-8:30 p.m. At Hell’s Gate: A Soldier’s Journey from War to Peace
Claude AnShin Thomas, Vietnam War veteran, Zen Buddhist monk, international speaker, teacher, writer, and non-violence advocate. He will discuss his moving and candid book At Hell’s Gate, about his transformation from a shattered warrior suffering from post-traumatic stress to an advocate for peace, conducting walking pilgrimages (without money) across Asia, the U.S.-Mexican border, and coast-to-coast in the United States.
Free public lecture presented by FAU’s Peace Studies Program
FAU Jupiter, SR 149
5353 Parkside Drive
Jupiter 33458
Further information: Douglas T. McGetchin, Associate
Professor of History,
Florida Atlantic University, 561-799-8226 dmcg...@fau.edu
Please call five working days in advance of the event if a special accommodation for a disability is necessary.
The Peace Studies Program is committed to the extensive investigation and understanding of the causes of peace from a multidisciplinary perspective. The program invites the active participation of students at all academic levels as well as the broader community. All public lectures are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Generously funded by the Schmidt Family Foundation and the Chastain-Johnson Middle East Studies Fund.
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Wednesday February 25, 12 noon-2 p.m. Black is Beautiful with Stan Pearson
This program will educate students on the significance of black leaders, their impact on the country and building a positive self-image. The discussion will highlight what it truly means to be beautiful and the power it creates when you understand your purpose, ancestry and legacy. Through music, storytelling and activities, Pearson encourages students to eliminate excuses, realize their purpose and be proud of who they are regardless of their socio-economic background or where society has subconsciously placed them.
Broward College Central Campus—Building 3, Room 100
3501 Davie Road
Davie
For more information, contact Jose Lopez at 954-201-6236 or jlo...@broward.edu
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Wednesday February 25, 7-9 p.m. Awakening - A Dialogue with a Zen Monk
Claude AnShin Thomas is the founder of the Zaltho Foundation, a spiritually based foundation committed to ending violence by encouraging and establishing socially-engaged projects in schools, communities, organizations and families, with an emphasis on the most important ingredient: the individual.
More information at www.zaltho.org
Free public lecture presented by FAU’s Peace Studies Program
FAU Boca Raton, PA 101
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton 33431
Further information: Douglas T. McGetchin,
Associate Professor of History,
Florida Atlantic University, 561-799-8226 dmcg...@fau.edu
Please call five working days in advance of the event if a special accommodation for a disability is necessary.
The Peace Studies Program is committed to the extensive investigation and understanding of the causes of peace from a multidisciplinary perspective. The program invites the active participation of students at all academic levels as well as the broader community. All public lectures are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Generously funded by the Schmidt Family Foundation and the Chastain-Johnson Middle East Studies Fund.
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Thursday
February 26, 11 a.m. Herbs, Drums and Witch Doctors:
Traditional African Medicine and Contemporary Black Practices
Broward College Assistant Professor of History Edward Cornejo, PhD., and Broward College Assistant Professor of Biology Jonelle Orridge, PhD., will present a historical contextualization of the home remedies and household medical customs of varied black communities in and outside the United States. The goal is to see the intersection of history and science, and how each affects the other. This will be an interactive experience attempting to incorporate as many of the human senses as possible.
Broward College South Campus—Student Activity Center
7200 Pines Boulevard
Pembroke Pines
For more information, contact Carlos Parra at 954-201-8997 or cpa...@broward.edu
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Thursday February 26, 12:30-2:30 p.m. African Continent Festival
Experience a celebration of the sights and sounds of different countries in Africa, featuring presentations by student clubs and live performances by Ayanbinrin, the Mother Drum and other artists.
Broward College North Campus—Omni Auditorium
1000 Coconut Creek Boulevard
Coconut Creek
For more information, contact Oluyinka Tella at 954-201-2033 or ote...@broward.edu
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Thursday
February 26, 7-8:30 p.m. The Peace Chapel at
St. Mark's
Lecture Series
Arno Michaelis, author, speaker, teacher, student, former racist skinhead— Racism's Worst Nightmare: Human Kinship
St. Mark's Episcopal Church and School
3395 Burns Road
Palm Beach Gardens 33410
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Thursday February 26, 8 p.m. Afro Diaries
As a part of the continuing Overheard Series, which features one-person theatrical performances, Afro Diaries identifies and embraces the stories of women, and will feature excerpts from Alexia Caputo’s portfolio of solo and collaborative performances. The production is a powerful exploration of women, politics, and issues of gender, race, equity and equality in society.
Broward College South Campus—Performing Cultural Arts Theater, Building 68b
7200 Pines Boulevard
Pembroke Pines 33024
Cost is $10 for the general public. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the Broward College South Campus Office of Cultural Affairs at 954-201-8243 or visit www.bsoca.org
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Saturday February 28, 10 a.m.-12 noon Deerfield Progressive Forum
Dr. Leonard Berry from FAU: How Climate Change Impacts Our Lives
Activities Center adjacent to LeClub at Deerfield Century Village East. (Please see entry dated Saturday March 21 for directions.)
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Saturday February 28, 2-5 p.m. Screening and discussion of a film about racism in the U.S.A.
African-American Research Library and Cultural Center
2650 Sistrunk Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale
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Thursday
March 5, 7-8:30 p.m. The Peace Chapel at St. Mark's
Lecture Series
Samantha Lawler, advocate for inclusion—
Compassion as the Gateway to Forgiveness
St. Mark's Episcopal Church and School
3395 Burns Road
Palm Beach Gardens 33410
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Thursday March
5, 7-9 p.m. PinkSlip—If I Had a Hammer:
The Life and Song of Pete Seeger
A multimedia sing-along program
FAU-Boca Lifelong
Learning Society
Barry and Florence Friedberg Auditorium
Boca Raton
Tickets: $25 at the
door; $20 for members with advance registration
Free parking close-by in lots #15 and #16
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Saturday March 7, 10 a.m.-12 noon Deerfield Progressive Forum
Speaker from Center for Constitutional Rights:
Stop and Frisk and Stand Your Ground
Activities Center adjacent to LeClub at Deerfield Century Village East. (Please see entry dated Saturday March 21 for directions.)
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Saturday March 7, 5 p.m. Housing Rights Movie Night
Fort Lauderdale advocates for the homeless welcome the public to a free screening as part of the ongoing campaign to stop the City's anti-homeless policies. The film's story will be all too familiar for anyone who has taken part in the debates that have surrounded our "homeless hate laws" in the last year.
Uncharted: The Truth Behind Homelessness is a recently filmed documentary about the struggle between homeless people, homeless advocates, and gov't homeless services in Indianapolis. Filmmaker Don Sawyer is expected to join us via Skype after the film, and we'll have some light refreshments and discussion as well.
This screening is a part of a continuing collaboration between homeless advocacy volunteers including, but not limited to, participants from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Lauderdale, Ft Lauderdale Food Not Bombs, Love Thy Neighbor, Peanut Butter & Jelly Project, St Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church,
Royal Palm Christian Church, REMAR USA.
Unitarian Universalist of Fort Lauderdale
3970 NW 21st Avenue
Fort Lauderdale 33309
RSVP for this event, and obtain more information about Fort Lauderdale's homeless hate laws: http://homelesshatelaws.blogspot.com/2015/02/movie-night-for-housing-rights-march-7th.html
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Thursday March 12, 2 p.m. James McNeill Whistler: The Case for Beauty
Martin Lipschultz will present James McNeill Whistler: The Case for Beauty, a film that presents Whistler's revolutionary art and his influence on the art and artists of today. The speaker will be curator of the Boca Raton Museum of Art Kathleen Goncharov.
Mandel Public Library, Third Floor Auditorium
411 Clematis Street
West Palm Beach 33401
Free event; no registration needed. Call 561-868-7701 for more information.
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Friday,
March 13, 7 p.m. Professor Harry Targ: Globalization
in the
21st Century and its Discontents
A talk on the United States, the other rich countries, and growing resistance globally and within countries…sponsored by War vs Human Needs and First United Church of Christ.
Harry Targ is a professor of political science at Purdue University, specializing in foreign policy, US/Latin American relations, international political economy and working class and peace studies. His books include Strategy of an Empire in Decline: Cold War II; and Challenging Late Capitalism, Neo-Liberal Globalization and Militarism: Building a Progressive Majority. Targ is a founding member of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism (CCDS) and serves on its National Executive Committee. He has helped organize the new Indiana Moral Mondays Moving Forward Together coalition. His blog is heartlandradical.blogspot.com
First United Church of Christ
1415 North K Street
Lake Worth 33460
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Saturday March 14, 10 a.m.-12 noon Deerfield Progressive Forum
Deepa Kumar, Professor at Rutgers University:
Manufacturing the Terrorist Threat: from the 1970s to the War on Terror
Activities Center adjacent to LeClub at Deerfield Century Village East. (Please see entry dated Saturday March 21 for directions.)
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Sunday, March 15, 1 p.m. The Meaning of Moral Mondays, 2015
Guest speaker: Professor Harry Targ
Unitarian Universalist Church of Ft Lauderdale
3970 NW 21st Avenue
Oakland Park 33309
Harry Targ is a professor of political science at Purdue University, specializing in foreign policy, US/Latin American relations, international political economy and working class and peace studies. His books include Strategy of an Empire in Decline: Cold War II; and Challenging Late Capitalism, Neo-Liberal Globalization and Militarism: Building a Progressive Majority. Targ is a founding member of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism (CCDS) and serves on its National Executive Committee. He has helped organize the new Indiana Moral Mondays Moving Forward Together coalition. His blog is heartlandradical.blogspot.com
Cosponsored by Occupy Ft Lauderdale Labor Outreach and UUCFL Social Justice Committee.
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Thursday
March 19, 7-8:30 p.m. The Peace Chapel at St. Mark's
Lecture Series
Stephanie Cassatly, author and professor—Fifty Shades of Forgiveness
St. Mark's Episcopal Church and School
3395 Burns Road
Palm Beach Gardens 33410
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Saturday March 21, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. All People’s Day Diversity Festival
To Discover our Connections
9:30-11 a.m. Craft Dough People Workshop (for only 30 kids: to save a space, call (561) 495-9818)
11 a.m.-5 p.m. the Main Event
Twenty live diversity performances
Fifty interactive & selling booths
Ethnic foods, health fair & prizes
Pompey Park (indoors)
1101 N.W. 2nd Street
Delray Beach 33444
All People’s Day is a 501 (c) (3) Nonprofit Organization. All events are free of charge.
For more information, call (561) 495-9818
View a short festival video www.allpeoplesday.org
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Saturday March 21, 10 a.m.-12 noon Deerfield Progressive Forum
Amy Carol Webb, Composer, Performer: Songs of the People
Activities Center adjacent to LeClub at Deerfield Century Village East. Enter Century Village through the West Gate at West Drive (off Powerline between SW 10th St. and Hillsboro Boulevard). Tell the gatekeeper that you are attending the Forum. Take an immediate left after the gate and then another immediate left. Follow the road around until you come to a "T," then turn left and go to the end of that parking area. The building on the left is the Activity Center. Enter Room A. $5 donation is suggested, but first visit is free. You are advised to call (917) 344-0798 to ensure that these instructions still hold. deerfieldprogressiveforum.org
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Tuesday
March 24, 6-7:30 p.m. The Democratic Women’s Club of
Southwest
Broward
Speaker: Vickie
Machado, Florida Organizer for Food and Water Watch:
Don’t Frack Our Backyard!
The public is invited to attend and find out more about the DWCF anti-fracking campaign and the Food and Water Watch which “champions healthy food and clean water for all. We stand up to corporations that put profits before people, and advocate for a democracy that improves people’s lives and protects our environment.”
Please join us to find out more about the Democratic Women’s Club of Florida environmental platform which “urge[s] the Legislators of the State of Florida to pass legislation prohibiting hydraulic and acidic fracturing—fracking—or other extreme methods of oil and gas extraction anywhere within the State of Florida or in the waters adjacent to the State.”
Denny’s
1727 N. University Drive
Plantation 33322
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Saturday-Sunday March 28-29, 12 noon-6 p.m. PrideFest of the Palm Beaches
The two-day event, which draws some 12,000 attendees, is organized by Compass, the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Palm Beach County. More than 140 local businesses and organizations partake of Palm Beach Pride, and there will be a number of musicians performing throughout the weekend.
Bryant Park
Lake Avenue at South Golfview Road
Lake Worth
The Palm Beach County Gay Pride Parade begins at Lucerne Avenue and North M Street Sunday March 29 at 12 noon.
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Sunday March 29, 1 p.m. Discussion of Naomi Klein's This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate
Discussion will be led by Carol Lewis.
Co-sponsored by War vs Human Needs and UUCFL Social Justice Committee.
ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ THE BOOK.
Unitarian Universalist Church of Ft Lauderdale
3970 NW 21st Avenue
Oakland Park 33309
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Wednesday April 8, 7-8:30 p.m. PinkSlip— Voices of Women of the 60's: Joan, Joni, Judy, Janis, Carly and Carole
A multimedia program
FAU-Jupiter Lifelong Learning
Society
Rosenthal Complex, Florida Atlantic University
5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter
(Donald Ross Road Exit off I-95, go east)
Tickets: $25/member;
$35/non-member (+$5 if at the door)
More information: 561-799-8547
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Friday April 10, 7 p.m. Discussion of Naomi Klein's This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate
Discussion will be led by Carol Lewis.
Co-sponsored by War vs Human Needs and First United Church of Christ.
ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ THE BOOK.
First United Church of Christ
1415 North K Street
Lake Worth 33460
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Friday April 10, 7 p.m. Pace e Bene and Campaign Nonviolence
Father John Dear from Pace e Bene and Campaign Nonviolence will speak.
Saint Maurice Catholic Church
441 NE 2nd Street
Dania Beach 33004
http://www.fatherjohndear.org/
Local organizer: John Schmidt joh...@bellsouth.net 954-999-6552
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Saturday
April 11, 2-3:30 p.m. PinkSlip—Bleecker Street and Beyond:
The Greenwich Village music scene of the 60's
Mandel Public Library
411 Clematis Street
West Palm Beach
561-868-7782 www.mycitylibrary.org
No charge
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Saturday April 18-Sunday April 19 Earth Day Fair, the Heart of Florida Earth Festival 2015
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton
2601 St. Andrews Boulevard
Boca Raton 33434
and the adjoining Woodlands Park
Plan to visit the alternative-fuel car park, the bicycle corral, the green business eco-park, the kids’ activity area, and the food truck. Enjoy live music.
Renewable energy. We will highlight alternative-fuel cars and solar energy in booths and in the alternative-fuel car park.
Youth programming will teach our kids about energy. The need for renewable energy sources is acute in our region, because our current energy grid cannot support the amount of pumping that will be necessary to manage water as the sea level rises.
Sea level rise in Southeast Florida. The HighWaterLine Delray Project will culminate in a community project drawing 15 miles of chalk line showing the high water line at 3 feet or 6 feet of sea level rise in Delray Beach. Our region is already experiencing climate change impacts in the form of flooding, saltwater intrusion into our drinking water wells, and failing canal infrastructure.
Protection of our water supply and Everglades restoration. Outreach and education on water conservation are important to protect our water supply. Youth programming on water issues, with Girl Scout Badges, and booths and displays for adults on water management, will be highlighted at the festival.
Air quality. Youth programming on air quality will be offered. Non-profit booths will offer opportunities for citizens to sign petitions and to learn about Florida’s air quality challenges.
Partners include: The Unitarian Universalist Southeast Florida Cluster; Unitarian Universalist Justice Florida; First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches; Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida; The U.S. Green Building Council South Florida Chapter; Sierra Club Loxahatchee Chapter; Eve Mosher and the HighWaterLine Project; The League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County (with partial funding from the Florida Humanities Council); The U.S. Green Building Council South Florida Chapter; Florida Atlantic University Pine Jog Environmental Center; The City of Delray Beach; EcoArt South Florida; The Delray Beach Rising Waters Task Force; The Delray Beach Historic Marina District Home Owners Association
For further information, please go to:
www.faithify.org/projects/florida-earth-festival/#sthash.AWdpUjTW.6zWMd0vu.dpuf
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Sunday April 19, 1:45-5:30 p.m. Save the date and time for a
Pete and Toshi Seeger Commemorative Concert: details will follow- - - - - - -
Saturday May 2 Social Justice Cluster meeting
Kindra Muntz of UU Justice Florida will be organizing the program
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches
635 Prosperity Farms Road
North Palm Beach 33408
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Sunday May 3, 2-6 p.m. Mel and Vinnie present: Sing Out! –a Tribute to Pete and Toshi Seeger
Community potluck
Songwriters notebook
Half-hour video with discussion
Concert with speakers
Story/song swap, open to any and all
Grand finale, followed by music in the garden
2000 North D Street
Lake Worth
Scottish Rite Center, home to Gray Mockingbird Community Garden
$5 admission. Save the date. Volunteers needed.