SOME EVENTS FOR PROGRESSIVES IN BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES-563
Bob Bender
SOME EVENTS FOR PROGRESSIVES IN BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES-563
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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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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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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Saturday
March 21, 4-8:30 p.m. Fifth Annual International
Women’s History Month Celebration
Women are the Main Pillar of Society
A special evening including: dinner, music, dance, awards ceremony, cultural presentations, live entertainment.
Eight outstanding women will receive the prestigious Human Progress Award for their contributions to Society.
A special tribute honoring Dr. Glenda N. Garrett, who is retiring after 36 years of dedicated service to the Palm Beach County School District.
Keynote speaker: Susan Bucher, Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, who will address The Role and Importance of Women in Politics and the Democratic Process
Old Wellington Mall
12794 Forest Hill Boulevard
Wellington 33414
Sponsored by: The
Haitian-American Solidarity Center (HASC); Soroptimist International of the
Palm Beaches; Humana; Holiday Inn Express Hotel; Jess Santamaria/Old Wellington
Mall;
Divine Jewelry 4 U-by Traci Lynn; Project U.N.I.T.E. (Uniting, Networking,
Informing, and Training to Eliminate Human Trafficking); Zeta Phi Beta
Sorority, Inc.; Progressive Rags; GEMMS (Global Education & Multilingual
Multicultural Services); Robert Guerrier, Attorney at Law; Language Reference
Group; National Council of Jewish Women; South Florida Progressive Jewish
Action; Glades Initiatives; Radio Vision Nouvelle; Citadel Chiropractic; Canal
+ Haiti
Donation: $50 Attire: Semi-formal
For tickets, reservations (RSVP) or more information, please call: Joanne Bijou at (772) 828-6376 or Fitz Limontas at (561) 502-8968
Proceeds will go to support the Women Self-Sufficiency Program in Haiti and HASC’s projects here in PBC.
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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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Friday March 27, 3-5 p.m. The Broward County Commission on the Status of Women
invites you to a community conversation—Women 4 Women—in honor of Women’s History Month, to understand the major issues affecting women and their families throughout the County. The information gathered during this conversation will be shared with the Board of County Commissioners, as well as state lawmakers, through collaboration with the Florida Commission on the Status of Women.
African-American Research Library and Cultural Center
2650 Sistrunk Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale
The forum is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 954-357-7800.
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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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Tuesday March 31, 7 p.m. All Lives Matter: a Community Conversation on Racial Justice in the LGBT Community
The Pride Center
2040 North Dixie Hwy
Wilton Manors 33305
For more
information contact S.F. Makalani-MaHee, 954-463-9005, Ext. 205
smakala...@pridecenterflorida.org
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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.
John Dear is an internationally known voice for peace and nonviolence. A peacemaker, organizer, lecturer, and retreat leader, he is the author/editor of 30 books, including his autobiography, A Persistent Peace, and his latest book, The Nonviolent Life. In 2008, John was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. A former Jesuit, John is a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Monterey, California.
From 1998 until December 2000, he served as the executive director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the largest interfaith peace organization in the United States.
After the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, John served as a Red Cross Chaplain, and became one of the coordinators of the chaplain program at the Family Assistance Center.
From 2002-2004, he served as pastor of several parishes in northeastern New Mexico. Nowadays, he lectures to tens of thousands of people each year in churches and schools across the country and the world.
John has been arrested over seventy-five times in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience for peace, and has organized hundreds of demonstrations against war and nuclear weapons at military bases across the country, and he has worked with Mother Teresa and others to stop the death penalty.
John has two masters degrees in theology from the Graduate Theological Union in California.
http://www.fatherjohndear.org/
Saint Maurice Catholic Church
441 NE 2nd Street
Dania Beach 33004
If you plan to attend, please call John Schmidt at 954-999-6552, or email him at Joh...@bellsouth.net. He needs to have an idea of how many people will be attending.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1010264028998589/
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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 Free the Giant Within: Social Justice Cluster meeting
We will experience how to release our power to make a difference in social justice in the Social Justice Empowerment Workshop, developed and presented by the Rev. Bud Murphy.
The afternoon will feature two parallel workshops on environmental justice and racial justice, and then a brief workshop introducing the new UUA congregational study action issue: Escalating Inequality.
First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches
635 Prosperity Farms Road
North Palm Beach 33408
Presented by the SE Cluster www.uuflorida.org/secluster.htm http://www.facebook.com/UUFloridaSoutheastCluster and UU Justice Florida www.uujusticefl.org
$15 advance registration, $20 at the door. Registration includes lunch and continental breakfast. Registration flier coming.
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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.