Women Against Military Madness

Pack the Meeting: City Council Final Override Vote!
2024-02-08 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | 250 S 4th St, 250 S 4th St, Minneapolis, MN, 55415, United States
Thursday, February 8, 2024 @ 9:30 am, Public Service Center, 250 S 4th St, Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis will never back down! Join us to pack the meeting when the city council votes to override the mayor’s veto. Pressure them to vote YES again!
Organized by the Free Palestine Coalition

Stamped From the Beginning Film
2024-02-12 19:00 - 21:00 | 4200 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis MN 55407, 4200 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Monday, February 12, 2024 at 7:00 pm, 4200 Cedar Ave S, Mpls, MN
WAMM Second Movie Monday Presents…
Stamped From the Beginning: A documentary film directed and produced by Roger Ross Williams. It is based on the non-fiction book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi.
The film explores racist tropes and imagery that were de-veloped and enshrined in American culture throughout his-tory. Williams stated “This is about power and the few clinging to power and using it at the expense of Black Americans. This isn’t a film for Black Americans. This is a film for the whole world. Hopefully it brings people to-gether and leads people on a path of antiracism and heal-ing”
Producer/Director: Roger Ross Williams
Writer: David Teague
US | 2023 | 85 minutes

Connecting the dots…discussion
Always FREE and open to the public
ALL ARE WELCOME! Free refreshments!
Sponsored by the WAMM Movie Committee

Pack the St Paul Council Meeting!
2024-02-14 15:00 - 16:00 | St Paul City Hall, 15 Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 3:00 pm, 15 Kellogg Boulevard, Room 300, Saint Paul.
SHOW UP AND CALL IN FOR PALESTINE!
Join the Free Palestine Coalition to pack the room at the upcoming Saint Paul City Council meeting to let the Council know that Saint Paul demands a ceasefire. We’ll be showing up at the Council meeting on Wednesday, February 14 at 3pm at 15 Kellogg Boulevard, Room 300, Saint Paul. Minneapolis has passed a historic resolution calling for an end to US military aid to Israel, and it’s important that we make it clear to Saint Paul City Council that Minnesotans are united in our demand that our tax dollars not be used to fund genocide.
Call in to the City Council ahead of the meeting to let your councilperson know that their city demands a ceasefire. Go to bit.ly/stpceasefire for a call-in script and to find your councilperson’s number!
FREE FREE PALESTINE!
END US AID TO ISRAEL!

MEPN Monthly Forum - POTLUCK + DISCUSSION ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR AND GENOCIDE IN GAZA
2024-02-17 11:30 - 14:30 | Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 700 Snelling Ave S, St Paul, MN, 55116, United States
Saturday, February 17, 2024, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
700 South Snelling Avenue, St. Paul MN
POTLUCK + DISCUSSION
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR AND GENOCIDE IN GAZA
RSVP HERE BY 2/14/24
Participate in a stimulating Q&A discussion period with our panelists Mariam
El-Khatib (Muslim), Ruben Slomianski (Jewish), and Joan Deming (Christian).
These experts representing points of view from their faith backgrounds, will
lead us through the history and current challenges facing Palestinians,
Israelis and affecting the entire Middle East. This event will not be livestreamed.

Bring a dish to share, water and coffee will be provided.
Enter a free drawing to win:

$50 gift certificate for Baba’s House
3 Books: “The 100 Years’ War on Palestine” By Rashid Khalidi

Please forward this invitation to your friends!

Contact mepn@mepn.org with any questions.

Hands Off Rafah Emergency Rally & March
2024-02-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Milton and Snelling
HANDS OFF RAFAH
RALLY AND MARCH to protest Israel’s assault on Gaza’s last zone of relative safety, where well over 1 million Palestinians have been sheltering in tents to escape the genocide – and keep demanding that St. Paul City Council urgently pass a ceasefire resolution like Minneapolis did!
Sunday, February 18 @ 1 p.m.
St. Paul – Gather at the intersection of Summit Ave & N Milton St, St. Paul
Organized by the Free Palestine Coalition

Pack the Meeting + Press Conference for Ceasefire
2024-02-21 15:30 - 17:30 | St Paul City Hall, 15 Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN, 55102, United States
🚨 URGENT PRESS CONFERENCE AND ACTION 🚨
St. Paul council is refusing to listen to our ceasefire resolution demands! We need to FLOOD the city hall meeting and show up to an urgent press conference demanding a ceasefire resolution NOW! The pressure is building up, so we can’t quit now. Let’s make sure they can’t ignore our call!
🏢 Pack the Meeting – 3:30 PM
🗞️ Press Conference – 4:30 PM
📅 Wednesday, February 21st
📍 St. Paul City Hall (15 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul MN)
Organized by Free Palestine Coalition

ELECTIONS IN 2024 IN LATIN AMERICA AND SOUTH AMERICA
2024-02-24 10:00 - 12:00 | 4200 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis MN 55407, 4200 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Saturday, February 24, 2024, 10:00 AM, 4200 Cedar Ave S

Is the U.S. an equal opportunity “meddler” in the elections of countries in our “backyard”?
The event will be in person at 4200 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis and will be on zoom. The link to access zoom is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86903592800

The U.S. policy seeks to dominate our backyard.
Which countries do we interfere in elections?
Which countries does the U.S. government let control their own election?
…And why the difference?
This coffee hour will explore these differences and the ways that the U.S. interferes in elections in Latin America including lawfare and regime change.
Speakers include:

–Teri Mattson: Latin America Coordinator for Code Pink; host of the YouTube webinar “WTF is going on in Latin America” and official election observer in Honduras, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
–Jose Luis Granados will be speaking to us from Mexico City; writer and podcaster with Venezuelanalysis; editor at Mexico Solidarity Media.
–Andrea Palumbo accredited international elections observer with CISPES Solidarity with El Salvador just back from observing the recent February election in El Salvador.

Organized by Solidarity Committee on the Americas – SCOTA, of Women Against Military Madness

Walz: Divest MN from Apartheid Israel!
2024-02-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River, 4998-4800 E Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Sunday, February 25, 2024 @ 1:00 pm

Gather on the Marshall Lake Street bridge then we will march to the Eastcliff Mansion, 176 N Mississippi River Blvd, St Paul, MN

MN has invested more than $1 Billion state pension funds in weapons companies and Israeli bonds and companies. On 2/29 the State Board of Investment (SBI) will be meeting again to discuss MN’s investments. Governor Walz is one of 4 people on the SBI who can vote to divest MN from supporting genocide. Join us to send a LOUD message to divest now!
Organized by the Free Palestine Coalition

Demand St Paul Introduces a Ceasefire Resolution!
2024-02-28 15:30 - 16:30 | St Paul City Hall, 15 Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 3:30 PM, St Paul City Hall, 15 W Kellogg Avenue
Pack the St Paul city hall meeting!– We disrupted their meeting last week, now the pressure is rising! Demand the St Paul city council to take a stand.

Organized by the Free Palestine Coalition

WALZ DIVEST! Rally & Press Conference
2024-02-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Eastcliff, 176 N Mississippi River Blvd, St Paul, MN, 55104, United States
Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 5:00 PM, 176 Mississippi River Blvd
On the eve of the State Board of Investment meeting, the Anti-War Committee and our partners will address Walz at his home to call for immediate divestment from genocide and apartheid in Israel!
Stand up for Palestinian lives! Send a message to the world that Minnesota does not support the brutal genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians!
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR MN DIVESTMENT!
Press Conference & Rally
⏰Wed, Feb 28 – 5 PM
📍Eastcliff Mansion, 176 N Mississippi River Rd, Mpls
Join us at the SBI meeting!
⏰Thurs, Feb 29 – 10 AM
📍MN Senate Building Rm 1200
95 University Ave West, St. Paul
Organized by the Anti War Committee and the Free Palestine Coalition

Pack the SBI Meeting!
2024-02-29 10:00 - 11:30 | Mn Senate Office, Building Rm 1200 95 University Ave West, St Paul, MN, 55155, United States
Thursday, February 29, 2024, 10:00 AM, MN Senate Building Room 1200, 95 University Ave W, St Paul
Stand up for Palestinian lives! Send a message to the world and the MN State Board of Investment that Minnesota does not support the brutal genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians!
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR MN DIVESTMENT!
– The MN SBI must divest from Israeli companies. Join us to speak up against their role in Israel’s genocide
Organized by the Free Palestine Coalition

Famous Dave's Eat to Support WAMM!
2024-02-29 12:00 - 20:00 | Famous Dave’s, 800 Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
Thursday, February 29, 2024, 12:00 – 8:00 pm, 800 Lake Street, Mpls, MN
You can participate in this fundraiser by:

Dine in
Take out
Pick up

Please visit Famous Dave’s and they will take your order from their storefront for take-out. When purchasing your meal, mention your group’s name to receive 20% of your meal’s price donated back to Women Against Military Madness.
Why? Women Against Military Madness is a nonviolent, feminist organization that works in solidarity with others to create a system of social equality, self-determination and justice through education, action and the empowerment of women. WAMM’s purpose is to dismantle systems of militarism, economic exploitation and global oppression! Free Palestine!

St Paul Flyering
2024-03-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Finnish Bistro, 2264 Como Ave, St Paul, MN, 55108, United States
Saturday, March 2, 10:00 AM, Finnish Bistro, 2264 Como Ave, St Paul MN
WE WILL NOT BE SILENT! St Paul residents demand a ceasefire resolution! St Paul Councilwoman Mitra Jalali continues to obstruct a ceasefire resolution. Poster her neighborhood on Saturday with WAMM to demand a Ceasefire Resolution. Meet at 10 AM at the Finnish Bistro, 2264 Como Ave. Bring tape and stapling gun if you have them!

Pack St Paul Council Meeting: The People Want a Ceasefire Resolution!
2024-03-06 15:00 - 17:00 | St Paul City Hall, 15 Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Pack St Paul Council Meeting: The People Want a Ceasefire Resolution!

Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 3:00 pm, 15 W Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, Room 300
Join WAMM to keep up pressure on St Paul until they introduce a ceasefire
resolution!
Meet at 3PM in Room 300 of the St Paul City Hall

Noise Demo & Bannering at First Ave
2024-03-06 18:30 - 20:00 | First Avenue, 701 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States
Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, Corner of N 1st Ave & N 7th St, outside of the parking garage across from First Avenue
Join us for a protest of Matisyahu’s show at First Avenue! Matisyahu is an admitted zionist who claims to be “pro-peace” but insists on supporting the Israeli military despite their ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. He can be seen serenading the infamous Golani brigade as recently as January on his Instagram page.Protests of his recent shows have been held in numerous cities across the country, and we’ll be doing our part by holding a bannering and noise demonstration on the corner across from the First Avenue entrance! Bring a drum, bring a friend, and help us get LOUD to show Matisyahu that zionists are not welcome in Minneapolis!
Initiated by the MN Anti War Committee

NO MORE GENOCIDE IN OUR NAME: USM NATIONAL CONVENTION 2024
2024-03-09 - 2024-03-10 | Online Event
Register today for the USM National Convention, March 9-10, 2024 in St. Louis, MO, titled “No More Genocide In Our Name.” Also on Zoom, click here to register
Featuring workshops and presentations on the role and responsibility of white people to build solidarity with Black Liberation, fight for reparations to African people, and defend the right to freedom of speech, currently under serious attack in the U.S. and around the world.
Learn how you can take action to demand the U.S. government drop the charges against the “Uhuru 3” who face 15 years in prison for fighting for African liberation and reparations: Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Founder and Leader of the Uhuru Movement, Penny Hess, Chair of the African People’s Solidarity Committee, and Jesse Nevel, USM Chair, all of whom will be speaking at the convention.
Register for $50 for both days at NoMoreGenocide.eventbee.com. Endorsed by WAMM

Program

PRE-CONVENTION MEET & GREET: Friday March 8, 6PM. Join us for a meet and greet social hour at the Uhuru Solidarity Center, 2654 Gravois Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118. Light refreshments will be served

Saturday, March 9: Doors open: 8AM. Program: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. Lunch provided.

Sunday, March 10: Doors open: 8AM. Program: 8:45AM-5:00PM. Lunch provided. (Daylight savings time begins on this day, clocks move forward by one hour.)

2024 Uhuru Solidarity Movement National Convention
Day One ● Saturday, March 9, 2024
8:00 am: Doors open, refreshments
9:00 am: Welcome and Introductions – MCs
9:10 am: Convening – USM Vice Chair Amanda Carlozzi
9:15 am: Culture
9:25 am: Video: No More Genocide in Our Name
9:30 am: Political Report to USM Convention – USM Chair Jesse Nevel
9:50 am: Keynote Address: Why African Liberation is Key to the Liberation of All Humanity – APSP Chairman Omali Yeshitela
10:30 am: Solidarity Keynote – APSC Chairwoman Penny Hess
11:00 am: How to join the African People’s Solidarity Committee- APSC Secretary General Alison Hoehne
11:05 am: Break
11:20 am: Panel 1: Free Leonard Peltier! Not One More Year!

Penny Hess-APSC Chairwoman

Jenipher Jones, Esq – Leonard Peltier Ad Hoc Committee

Ward Churchill- Revolutionary scholar and activist

Mwezi Odom-Hands Off Uhuru Defense Committee Chair

12:35 pm: Panel 2: Free Palestine! Long live the anti-colonial unity of the African and Palestinian Revolutions!

Akilé Anai-APSP Director of Media and Communications

Nancy Mansour-Existence Is Resistance co-founder

Mona al Bayoumi- Artist and activist

Jesse Nevel-USM Chair

1:35 pm: Lunch
2:20 pm: Panel 3: Drop the Charges Against the Uhuru 3! Build the Anti-Colonial Free Speech Movement!

Chairman Omali Yeshitela

Mwezi Odom-Hands Off Uhuru Defense Committee Chair

Penny Hess-APSC Chair

Jesse Nevel-USM Chair

John McCarthy-Center for Political Innovation

3:40 pm: Black Power Blueprint Capital Campaign – APSP Deputy Chair Ona Zené Yeshitela
4:40 pm: Unity through Reparations! Nothing Can Stop the Movement for African Self-Determination! A Call for Material Solidarity
5:40 pm: Resolutions, Plenary Session, Q&A
6:00 pm: Closing Remarks
Optional group dinner: Meskerem Ethiopian Restaurant-3210 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63118

Day Two ● Sunday, March 10, 2024
8:00 am: Doors open, refreshments
8:45 am: Welcome and Day 1 Summation – APSP Secretary General Mwezi Odom
9:00 am: Black Power Blueprint Tour Introduction-APSP Deputy Chair Ona Zené Yeshitela
9:15 am: Walking Tour: Black Power Blueprint
10:30 am: A Call for Reparations
11:00 am: Panel: Put Colonialism on Trial: From Gaza to South Africa to North St. Louis! No More Genocide In Our Name!

Chairman Omali Yeshitela

Penny Hess, APSC Chair

Efia Nwangaza, SNCC Veteran, Malcolm X Center for Self Determination Exec Dir.

Tafarie Mugeri-APSP Africa Region Chairman

Akilé Anai- APSP Director of Media and Communications

12:30 pm: Lunch
1:30 pm: Workshop: 1000 Members Is Just The Beginning: The Plan to Build the Uhuru Solidarity Movement in 2024 – and How You Can Join! – USM Membership Chair Len Demmer
3:00 pm: Workshop: Waging the Anti-Colonial War of Ideas
3:30 pm: Workshop: Reparations in Action Means Material Solidarity with Black Power
4:30 pm: Elections of USM NSC; Appointment of USM Chair
5:00 pm: Closing remarks
5:15 pm: Adjourn

March for Palestine on International Women's Day!
2024-03-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Snelling + Shield Ave
Saturday, March 9, 2024, 1:00 pm, Snelling and Shield Aves, St Paul, gather at the parking lot, but do not park there!
Join us for International Women’s Day to celebrate Palestinian women, who are at the center of Palestinian resistance and self-determination, and among the most targeted by the occupation and apartheid regime. Last week, U.S. defense secretary Lloyd Austin acknowledged that over 25,000 Palestinian women and children have been killed in Israel’s ongoing massacre of Gaza. This is what genocide looks like.March 9 is also the eve of Ramadan, which is Israel’s threatened date for its invasion of Rafah. Israel MUST withdraw from Gaza and end the siege NOW.Organized by the Free Palestine Coalition

Union Maids Film
2024-03-11 19:00 - 21:00 | 4200 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis MN 55407, 4200 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Monday, March 11, 2024, 7:00 pm, 4200 Cedar Ave S
Union Maids is the story of three women who lived history and make it come alive today. The film is an oral history, using a wealth of footage from the National Archives to chronicle the fight to form industrial unions as seen through the eyes of rank and file women. These three union organizers of the early depression era discuss and reminisce their actions of the time. A lot of vintage folk music accompanies the film. Union Maids was the opening night film in a documentary festival in Cuba in 2023. The screening was dedicated to Julia Reichert, who died in 2022.
Directors: Julia Reichert, Jim Klein, Miles Mogulescu
New Day Films | US | 1977
Connecting the dots…discussion
Always FREE and open to the public
ALL ARE WELCOME! Free refreshments!
Sponsored by the WAMM Movie Committee

Northfield Demands a Ceasefire Resolution!
2024-03-12 17:30 - 21:00 | Northfield City Hall, 801 Washington Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 5:30 PM, Northfield City Hall, 801 Washington Street, Northfield, MN 55057
Northfield, MN Citizens Demand that City Council Pass a Ceasefire Resolution

The Northfield City Council will meet on Tuesday, March 12th at 6pm. The City Council has opted to not put the ceasefire resolution on the agenda. We need to show up en masse to show City Council that this global issue is also a local issue. We teach our children that we are part of a broader community. Northfield has a vibrant and large Rotary Exchange that lets our youth become part of this larger global community. It is within the jurisdiction of the Northfield City Council to adopt a resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

Please come on Tuesday to ask Council to adopt a ceasefire resolution. We invite you speak out loud your support. The logistics for speaking during the Public Comment period of City Council can be found here — you can sign up ahead of time online or at the meeting.

Please come to City Hall on Tuesday at 5:30pm. Bring a poster to hold or a doll wrapped in a white shroud to represent a dead child.

United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Workshop
2024-03-13 17:30 - 18:30 | Online Event
Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 5:30 PM, Online, Click to register
Ending the US Government Blockade: The Road to Full Equality for Cuban Women. Join us virtually to celebrate the 68th session of the commission on the status of women. Meet with The Federation of Cuban Women to join our work to end the US blockade now!

Witness for Peace Virtual Recruitment
2024-03-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Online Event
Thursday, March 14, 2024, 6:30 PM, Online, Click to register
Join our Havana-based team to answer questions about traveling to Cuba on a Witness for Peace delegation. Learn how you can build solidarity with the Cuban people and help end the US blockade.

Protest Outside DFL Dinner!
2024-03-15 17:30 - 19:00 | St Paul Rivercentre, 175 Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN, 55102, United States
🚨 PROTEST OUTSIDE THE DFL DINNER 🚨
The DFL will be holding a fundraising dinner THIS FRIDAY (3/15), which will feature genocide apologists Amy Klobuchar, Tina Smith, among other high profile Democrat Party leaders!
Bring your noisemakers, instruments, and voices and join us for a protest to say NO to the slaughter of Gaza! 📣
📆 Friday, March 15th
🕜 5:30-7 PM
📍 St. Paul rivercentre (175 Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN)
🥪 *The protest will conclude by 7 PM to accommodate folks fasting for Ramadan, but we will also have refreshments for protestors to break their fasts with if they choose to stay late.

Gaza in Context: Past, Present and Future
2024-03-16 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Event
Saturday, March 16, 2024, 10:00 AM, Online, Click here to register

Nathan will discuss Gaza and its context in the present war with Israel. He will talk about the political parties in Palestine and their role in Palestinian governance. He has a wealth of personal experience from his time living and working in Gaza during the second intifada. Nathan Stock is a non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute. Prior to joining MEI he spent nine years working for former President Carter’s organization, The Carter Center. He then moved to Jerusalem to run the Center’s Israel-Palestine Field Office. Stock led Carter Center efforts to facilitate the reunification of the Palestinian political system and designed and managed projects targeting the Fatah-Hamas conflict. During the Al-Aqsa Intifada, he lived in the Gaza Strip, working with a Palestinian NGO to design and fundraise for conflict resolution programs targeting the Palestinian community.

Please email mepn@mepn.org with any questions.

Teach-In on Cuba
2024-03-16 11:00 - 13:00 | Online Event
Saturday, March 16, 2024, 11:00 AM CST, Online, Click here for webinar ZOOM link
A Delegation of dynamic Cuban speakers from the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC). the National Union of Cuban Jurists (UNJC) , and the Cuban Institute of Friendship With the Peoples (ICAP) who are in NYC for the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women — CSW68 (2024) — from March 11 through March 21.
Organized by International US-Cuba Normalization Conference Coalition, More info on the program at https://us-cubanormalization.org/nyc-fmc/

General Dynamics: End Complicity in Genocide!
2024-03-16 13:00 - 14:30 | 8800 Penn Ave S, 8800 Penn Ave S, Bloomington, MN, 55431, United States
Saturday, March 16, 2024, 1:00 pm, 8800 Penn Ave S, Bloomington, MN
General Dynamics is one of the world’s largest weapons companies. According to @afsc_org, “General Dynamics supplies the Israeli military with a wide variety of weapons, including various bombs. The company’s technologies are also integrated into Israel’s main weapon systems, including fighter jets and armored combat vehicles.”General Dynamics’s facility in Bloomington, MN develops weapons guidance systems as well as what it calls “information dominance” technology. The State of Minnesota has over $30 million in public pension funds invested in General Dynamics.Organized by @mnpeaceaction (MPAC), Normandale Students for Palestine, and @bloomingtonforpalestine

Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon: "Israeli Apartheid in Action: Water Control"
2024-03-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Event
Sunday, March 17, 2024, 2:00 pm, Online, Click here to register
Controlling the supply, distribution, and cost of water to an occupied people is apartheid in action. Israel, through legal and illegal means, maintains near-complete control over the region’s freshwater aquifers, severely restricting Palestinians’ abilities to drill wells, install pumps, build water tanks, or even collect rainwater. The average Israeli consumes over 3 times the water used by each Palestinian on the water grid in the West Bank (9 times the water used by those off the grid). West Bank Palestinians pay 1/3 or more of their income to Israeli companies for drinking water. Meanwhile, Gazans are now consuming less than 3 liters per day—hardly enough for survival.
VFHL offers three short videos describing the “hydropolitics” and structural water apartheid in the Holy Land. Our panel discussion will explore designed inequalities in water distribution; the physical, economic and regulatory controls; as well as the ecological problems of pollution and over-extraction.
Register below and join us on March 17 at 2:00 PM Central for a discussion of the water crisis throughout Palestine, with:
– Nancy Murray – Co-founder of Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine
– Mazin Qumsiyeh – Director of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability
– Eyal Hareuveni – Author of “Parched: Israel’s Policy of Water Deprivation in the West Bank”
Our moderator will be Jeff Halper, Israeli-American anthropologist, author, lecturer, and political activist; founder of Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) and a co-founder of The One Democratic State Campaign (ODSC)(invited).
NOTE: After you register, you will immediately get an Approved response – BUT then look in your email for an email From: Zoom with the word “Confirmation” at the end of the subject line…there you’ll find the link and password to watch the film in advance of the Salon event. Watch the “Parched” trailer: http://tinyurl.com/VFHL-March2024Trailer

Amy Klobuchar, come share the PEACE our faith demands
2024-03-18 17:00 - 18:00 | Senator Amy Klobuchar’s Minneapolis Office, 1200 S Washington Ave, Minneapolis, 55415-1227, United States
Monday, March 18, 2024, 5:00 PM, 1200 Washington Ave S, MPLS
Christians for a Free Palestine is calling for a day of Christian-led actions at the offices of elected officials who continue to fund this genocide. We in Minneapolis are proud to participate! On March 18, we will use our public voice and our collective power to advocate for peace and demand an immediate ceasefire at the office of Amy Klobuchar. We will gather in community, sing loudly, reflect together about what our spirituality demands of us in this moment, and invite our political leaders to do the same. Bring your signs, your broken heart, and your singing voice!
In the face of Christian Zionism, using our faith to cheer on this genocide, Christians have a responsibility to use our voices as powerfully as possible for the cause of peace and justice. During this Lenten season, we are taking public action as Christians to grieve the ongoing violence, challenge Christian Zionism, and advocate for a ceasefire and an end to Israeli Apartheid.
https://actionnetwork.org/events/amy-klobuchar-come-share-the-peace-our-faith-demands?source=direct_link&

Twin Cities Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage
2024-03-23 06:00 - 20:00 | Brooklyn Park River Park, 101 83rd Ave. N., Brooklyn Park, MN, 55444, United States
Saturday, March 23, 2024, 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM, Starting point at Brooklyn Park River Park
This Lent, a global movement is walking in prayerful solidarity with the people of Gaza.
On Saturday, March 23rd, come walk, pray, and sing with us as we journey along the Mississippi.
View the full event page here: https://www.peacecatalyst.org/gcpilgrimage
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Want to walk with us? Register here: https://forms.gle/N6jM4GJa281DRuFr5
Want to volunteer? Sign up here: https://forms.gle/pTfbHhAxFSLKGkhj7
Does your church or organization want to sponsor? Sign up here: https://forms.gle/DREX9aSC5N3y75SJ9
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The Pilgrimage Route:
Map of route from Brooklyn Park River Park to Savage Nature Center near Bdote: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VgbagWAdHUBR3z627
The Twin Cities Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage will begin at sunrise at Brooklyn Park River Park and head south along the Mississippi River. Our prayerful, nonviolent walk will follow paved, accessible paths along River Road, making stops at Kroening Nature Center, Boom Island Park, Minnehaha Falls, and churches along the route. At times the route will cross over the Mississippi, staying near the river as a reminder of the Gazan coast.
The pilgrimage will end near Bdote, the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers. This site is not only sacred to the Dakota people as the location of the Dakota creation story; it is also a site of historic trauma, where many Dakota were interned and died in a concentration camp following the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. The sacred Indigenous sites along the route are a reminder that our pilgrimage takes place against a backdrop of violent settler colonialism perpetrated by European Americans in the United States. As we journey in solidarity with Gaza, we also recommit ourselves to the work of healing justice with the Indigenous people of Mni Sota Makoce.
The full Twin Cities pilgrimage route approximates the mere 22 miles from Gaza City in the north of Gaza, to Rafah in the south. Hundreds of thousands of Gazan civilians were forced to navigate this distance last fall, fleeing violence and following Israel’s false promise of safety from bombardment and combat. Our pilgrimage will take the full day until sunset to allow time for breaks, prayer and song, meals, and the inclusion of people of all abilities and ages.
This route brings home the geography of the horror taking place in Gaza, where only the distance between Brooklyn Park and Fort Snelling encompasses the entire geographic area of Gaza. In a single day, our pilgrimage and our bodies will map the reality that no place within Gaza is safe for the 2 million displaced civilians surviving without shelter from aggression and deprivation for the past 140+ days.
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Schedule (subject to change):
– 6am — Gather
– 6:30am-7am — Sunrise Service at Brooklyn Park River Park
– 7am-9am — Brooklyn Park River Park to Carl W. Kroening Nature Center (4.7 miles)
– 9:30am-11:30am — Kroening Nature Center to Boom Island Park (4.2 miles)
– 11:45am-1:30pm — Boom Island Park to Faith Mennonite Church (4 miles)
– 1:30pm-2:30pm — Singing and Lunch for Pilgrims at Faith Mennonite Church
– 2:30pm-3:30pm — Faith Mennonite Church to 176 N Mississippi River Blvd, St. Paul (2.1 miles)
– 3:30pm-3:45pm — Activity at 176 N Mississippi River Blvd
– 3:45pm-5:15pm — 176 N Mississippi River Blvd to Minnehaha Falls (3.3 miles)
– 5:45pm-7pm — Minnehaha Falls to Thomas C. Savage Visitor Center, Ft. Snelling (2.7 miles)
– 7pm-8pm — Closing Ceremony and Food — Thomas C. Savage Visitor Center, Ft. Snelling
Join us for the whole journey, a section of the journey, or at stops along the way!
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What do we want:
1. Enduring and Sustained Ceasefire.
2. Immediate flow of life saving food, water, aid, fuel and humanitarian assistance.
3. Release of all hostages – both the Israeli hostages held by Hamas – and the Palestinian hostages held in the Israeli prison system.
4. End of occupation so a just-peace can begin.
For more information on the global movement, visit https://www.gazaceasefirepilgrimage.com/

WAMM 2024 Annual Meeting
2024-03-23 09:30 - 12:00 | New City Center, 3104 16th Ave So, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mark your calendars for our Annual Meeting!
WAMM 2024 Annual Meeting: March 23, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM, Walker Community Church, 3104 16th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
Free and open to the public! Our program this year will include a light breakfast at 9:30 AM, guest speakers from American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), and our Annual Business Meeting to elect/re-elect Board members. Come to the Annual Meeting to visit action group tables, catch up with old friends and make new friends!
Volunteer opportunities available, contact us if you’re interested!

Interfaith Vigil + Rally for Palestine
2024-03-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Eastcliff, 176 N Mississippi River Blvd, St Paul, MN, 55104, United States
Saturday, March 23, 2024, 3:15 pm, Eastcliff Mansion, 176 N Mississippi River Blvd, St Paul
THIS SATURDAY! Christians and friends are walking 22 miles along the Mississippi in prayerful solidarity with the people of Gaza.
Meet them on their way outside Gov. Walz’s current residence for an interfaith vigil + rally at 3:15 pm this Saturday, March 23, in collaboration with the Free Palestine Coalition. #gcpilgrimages
