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SUMMARY:Show Your Love for Venezuela!
DESCRIPTION:Show Your Love for Venezuela!\nFriday\, Feb 10th from 7-9 pm\n4200 Cedar Ave. S\, Minneapolis\n\nThe Anti-War Committee is sending 2 committee members on a delegation to Venezuela in March to learn about the effects of US sanctions first hand. Trump’s Muslim ban (which included Venezuela) made it difficult for Venezuelans to come here and US sanctions have made the situation very difficult for Venezuelans during a global pandemic. Sending folks from MN is an important act of solidarity and will bring back needed information! Help us send them to Venezuela on the upcoming Alliance for Global Justice delegation.\n\nThere will also be a silent auction so you can bid on a Valentines Day gift basket.\n\nDonations can be tax deductible and can be made out to the Anti-War Education Fund with Venezuela in the memo or made online.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/show-your-love-for-venezuela/
LOCATION:4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis MN 55407\, 4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Sponsored Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Anti-War Committee":MAILTO:info@antiwarcommittee.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230211T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230211T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
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SUMMARY:Coffee Hour: Take Cuba off the US "State Sponsors of Terrorism" list
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 11\,  2023 10:00-11:30 am\n4200 Cedar Avenue South in Minneapolis\n\nJoin us in person for coffee and bagels or tune into Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89551204797\n\nIn the opinion of the US Department of State\, Cuba is a “terrorist state.” It is part of a list of a few countries determined by the United States to receive that designation. This list is used as a way to punish countries that the US is in conflict with. At the coffee hour we will focus on the list and its impact on Cuba. This list has damaged the people of Cuba and similarly affected other countries on the list.\n\nWe are pleased to have as our primary speaker David Ramírez Álvarez\, Second Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Washington\, D.C. who will speak about the impact of the list on Cubans and their economy.\n\nWe will also have brief talks about how the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list impacts people in other countries on the list. We are delighted to be joined by Sima Shakhsari\, co-founder of the No Sanctions on Iran Coalition and Chair and Director of Graduate Studies at the Department of Gender\, Women and Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota\, and Wyatt Miller\, a member of the Anti-War Committee who recently traveled to Syria with the Syria Solidarity Movement and Arab-Americans 4 Syria.\n\nWe will encourage participants to take action to remove Cuba from the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list and provide them with tools to take action.\n\nSponsors: Solidarity Committee on the Americas (SCOTA)\, Minnesota Cuba Committee\, Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective\, Veterans for Peace\, Chapter 27\, Twin Cities CPUSA\, Minnesota Peace Action Coalition.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/coffee-hour-take-cuba-off-the-us-state-sponsors-of-terrorism-list/
LOCATION:4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis MN 55407\, 4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Solidarity Committee on the Americas":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230212T130000
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DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
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SUMMARY:The Boys Who Said No movie
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, February 12\, 2023 at 1:00 pm\n4200 Cedar Ave in Minneapolis \nThe Boys Who Said No: Draft Resistance and the Vietnam War is an overdue and de-finitive account of the principled and power-ful nonviolent resistance to America’s most problematic war. These young men risked years in prison to challenge a war of tragic human proportions. Their leadership\, personal sacrifices\, and example had a direct effect on ending the war\, and are an im-portant example for today’s movements for social justice and peace.\nDirected by Judith Ehrlich\nInsight Films | US | 2020 | 1 hour 30 mins\nMasks and social distancing by choice. \nConnecting the dots…discussion\nAlways FREE and open to the public\nALL ARE WELCOME! Free refreshments!\nSponsored by the WAMM Movie Committee and Veterans for Peace Chapter 27
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/the-boys-who-said-no-movie/
LOCATION:4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis MN 55407\, 4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230213T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230213T180000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
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SUMMARY:Call-in days - messages for President Biden and Senators Klobuchar and Smith
DESCRIPTION:FEB 13 AT 8 AM – FEB 15 AT 6 PM \nA VALENTINE TO CUBA -MINNESOTA LOVES CUBA:\nPART OF THE CAMPAIGN TO TAKE CUBA OFF THE US STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM LIST.\\n\n\nCall-in days from Feb. 13-15 – messages for President Biden and Senators Klobuchar and Smith\nWe will provide phone numbers and scripts closer to the dates of the call in days. You can find this information on this Facebook post.\nBackground information:\n\nSCOTA is committed to support Cuba building a peaceful and prosperous future. We oppose intervention in Cuba by the United States. One way to support a brighter future for Cuba is to take action against Cuba being on the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list.\n\nNine days before leaving office\, Trump designated Cuba a State Sponsor of Terrorism. Two years later\, Biden has kept Cuba on the terrorism blacklist. Ironically\, Cuba has been a victim of U.S.-based terrorism — not a sponsor of terrorism. There is no credible evidence to support the designation\, which is aimed to devastate Cuba’s economy by cutting it off from international credit and investment.by being on the list\, the resulting sanctions and international restrictions limit Cuba’s ability to purchase medicines for its population and to reboot its economy after the COVID pandemic. The Cuban people are the ones who suffer from these restrictions.\nPresident Biden can unilaterally remove Cuba from the United States list of state sponsors of terrorism by an executive order. We can urge Senators Klobuchar and Smith and our congressional delegation to advocate with President Biden to remove Cuba from the list. Most importantly we must demand that President Biden remove Cuba from this list.\n\nPlease join SCOTA campaign to take Cuba off the list and support the Cuban people. Our campaign will take place in February to show the love of Minnesotans for the Cuban people.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/call-in-days-from-feb-13-15-messages-for-president-biden-and-senators-klobuchar-and-smith/2023-02-13/
LOCATION:Your Telephone
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Solidarity Committee on the Americas":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230214T160000
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SUMMARY:Valentine's Message to Klobuchar: Take Cuba off the U.S. Terror List Now!
DESCRIPTION:TUESDAY\, FEBRUARY 14\, 2023 AT 4 PM – 5 PM \nCelebrate Valentine’s Day!\nJoin us by taking Valentine’s messages to\nSenator Klobuchar’s office:\n\n\nTime: 4:00 PM\nTake Cuba off the U.S. State Sponsor of Terror List NOW!\n>GATHER AT the bridge on Washington Avenue over 35W near Senator Klobuchar’s office beginning at 4:00 p.m.\n>HOLD Banners and signs\n>March to front of Senator Klobuchar’s office for a demonstration\n>Deliver Valentine’s letter to Senator Klobuchar urging her to stand up for Cuba and call on President Biden to remove Cuba from the list\n—————————–\nThe United States has determined that Cuba is a part of a list of few countries that are designated as State Sponsors of Terrorism. The list is used as a way for the US to punish countries that we are in conflict with.\nCuba was put on the list by Trump without providing any reasonable justification for doing this. This designation has harmed the people of Cuba by international financial restrictions that prevent it from rebooting its economy especially after the pandemic.\nBiden has continued this policy\, but he can remove Cuba from the list by an Executive Order.\n—————————–\nMINNESOTA LOVES CUBA:\nCAMPAIGN TO REMOVE CUBA FROM THE LIST OF US STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM\nPlease watch SCOTA Facebook page for more information on Minnesota Loves Cuba events:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/solidaritycommitteeontheamericas\nSponsors: Solidarity Committee on the Americas (SCOTA)\, Minnesota Cuba Committee\, Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective\, Veterans for Peace\, Chapter 27\, Twin Cities CPUSA\, Minnesota Peace Action Coalition\, Women Against Military Madness (WAMM).
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/valentines-message-to-klobuchar-take-cuba-off-the-u-s-terror-list-now/
LOCATION:Senator Amy Klobuchar’s Minneapolis Office\, 1200 S Washington Ave\, Minneapolis\, 55415-1227\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Solidarity Committee on the Americas":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230225T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230225T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
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SUMMARY:Neoliberal Apartheid And Imperial Policing With Andy Clarno
DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY\, FEBRUARY 25\, 2023 AT 10 AM – 11:30 AM\nOnline Event\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_Q46038RMTUiSLbI5CuwRrg\n\nAs apartheid becomes a popular framework for analyzing Palestine/Israel today\, a look at the limits of liberation in “post-apartheid” South Africa challenges us rethink the definition of what apartheid is and when it ends. Against the dominant definition of apartheid\, the radical wing of the South African liberation movement offered an alternative understanding of apartheid as a system of racial capitalism. Rethinking apartheid with this lens helps us understand extreme inequality\, racialized poverty\, and militarized policing in South Africa\, Palestine/Israel\, and the United States today. Because neoliberal apartheid regimes are highly unstable social formations\, policing becomes ever more essential to the maintenance of social order. Professor Clarno analyzes the policing in Johannesburg\, Jerusalem\, and Chicago by tracing the circulation of knowledge and technology through networks of private and state security forces that coordinate to protect the powerful by policing the racialized poor.\n\nAndy Clarno is associate professor of Sociology and Black Studies and coordinator of the Policing in Chicago Research Group at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author of Neoliberal Apartheid: Palestine/Israel and South Africa after 1994 (University of Chicago Press 2017).\nPlease direct questions about this event to mepn@mepn.org.\n\nThank you to our forum sponsors\, Northfielders for Justice in Palestine and Israel
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/neoliberal-apartheid-and-imperial-policing-with-andy-clarno/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Middle East Peace Now":MAILTO:mepn@mepn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230226T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230226T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230221T203225Z
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SUMMARY:February: Cuba Car Caravan
DESCRIPTION:February: Cuba Car Caravan -Take Cuba off the U.S. State Sponsored Terrorism List \nSUNDAY Feb 26 AT 1 PM – 3 PM \nWe are rounding out our “Show Love for Cuba” month with our monthly car caravan.\n-End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba\n-Take Cuba off the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism\nJoin SCOTA\, the Minnesota Cuba Committee and others for our monthly car caravan against the US blockade of Cuba. Meet us at South High School in Minneapolis or WATCH LIVE on this page.\nThis month we’re focusing on the continuation of Cuba on the list of nations that the U.S. designates as “terrorist.”\nMore than 10\,000 people and 100 progressive advocacy groups have signed an open letter urging President Joe Biden to reverse the Trump administration’s terrorism designation for Cuba and to reinstate Obama-era policy for the island.\nThe international outcry against the U.S. intentional starvation blockade of Cuba is growing. These actions powerfully refute the U.S. claim that Marco Rubio\, Bob Menendez and Ted Cruz anti-Cuba campaign represents us.\nNow in their third year\, the public bike and car caravans that started in Miami and led by Cuban-Americans have broken up that myth. Watch this video\, produced by Cuban-Americans in Miami for the September 25 caravans (in Spanish with English subtitles).\nhttps://youtu.be/WNkUgppYJBE\n\n\nCar caravan details:\nSouth High School parking lot\, 3131 19th Ave So\, Minneapolis\n12:30: Volunteer car marshal training\n1:00: Line up and add signs and flags to cars at South High School parking lot\, 3131 19th Ave So\, Minneapolis. Signs and car flags will be available or bring your own. Caravan sponsors will make brief remarks.\n1:30: Caravan begins – left out of the parking lot on 21st Street\, left on Lake Street\, right on First Ave. South\, left through the Post Office parking lot\, left on Blaisdell and left on Lake back to South High.\n2:30: Brief closing rally at South High parking lot.\nThe lead car will be in contact with participating cars – details will be provided at the rally site.\nContact 612-437-0222 for more information or if you’re joining late.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/february-cuba-car-caravan/
LOCATION:South High School Parking Lot\, 3131 S 19th Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCOTA":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230310T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230310T233000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230310T161941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T162423Z
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SUMMARY:Sign our Petition for Cuba!
DESCRIPTION:Sign our Petition to Minnesota Senators to Remove Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list  \nContact Senator Amy Klobuchar and Senator Tina Smith via this petition to request they ask President Biden to remove Cuba from the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism list. \nAll you have to do is sign the petition!!         Deadline to sign on is March 15th! \nLink to petition:     https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/petition-minnesota-senators-to-remove-cuba-from-the-state-sponsors-of-terrorism-list?source=direct_link& \nOnce the petition is collected\, we will be emailing both Senators the list of petition signers. \nPETITION TEXT \nTo: Senator Amy Klobuchar and Senator Tina Smith \nFrom: [Your Name]  \nAs a constituent that lives in Minnesota\, I’m writing to ask for your support to remove Cuba from the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism list (SSOT). \nCuba was put on the U.S. State Sponsor of Terrorism List in the last days of Trump’s administration as a political move to please conservative Cuba-Americans and without justification. \nThe list has had devastating consequences for the Cuban economy and has hurt the well-being of the Cuban people. Presence on the list prevents U.S. businesses from engaging with Cuba and prevents needed medicines\, construction materials\, food and medicine from arriving. Removing Cuba from this list would be easy and help to relieve the humanitarian crisis with assistance\, promote tourism and build the economy. \nWith an Executive Order\, President Biden could remove Cuba from the list. I call on you to urge the President to remove Cuba from the state sponsored terrorism list (SSOT) \nInitiated by: Solidarity Committee on the Americas (SCOTA)\, a committee of Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) \nhttps://www.facebook.com/solidaritycommitteeontheamericas \nMinnesota Loves Cuba Month: \na Campaign to remove Cuba from the list of US State Sponsors on Terrorism \n  \nThanks to Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective for Sponsoring this petition. \n 
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/sign-our-petition-for-cuba/2023-03-10/
LOCATION:Your Computer
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Solidarity Committee on the Americas":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230321
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
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SUMMARY:Call in day: Stop US funding of war in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:Call in day on 20-year anniversary of US war on Iraq  to stop US funding of war in Ukraine \nOn the anniversary of the  horrendous\, illegal US war on Iraq\, we demand that you represent your constituents and end the funding\, sale of weapons\, and other military means that the U.S. is using to fuel the war in Ukraine and to stop interfering in negotiations for peace. \nThousands of Ukrainians and Russians have been killed\, buildings and infrastructure have been destroyed and we are teetering on the brink of World War 3 and a nuclear war! Fund our infrastructure and human needs within the U.S.\, not war on foreign countries. \nCall: \nPresident Joe Biden-Switchboard: 202-456-1414. \nSenator Amy Klobuchar  202-224-3244 \nSenator Tina Smith-202-224-5641 \nSponsored by WAMM End War Committee
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/call-in-day-stop-us-funding-of-war-in-ukraine/
LOCATION:Your Telephone
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230325T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230325T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230216T191324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T200303Z
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SUMMARY:WAMM Annual Meeting 2023
DESCRIPTION:IN-PERSON!!!!\nFree and Open to the Public\nNo registration required\nWAMM Annual Meeting\nSat. March 25 2023 9:30 AM\nSt. Joan of Arc Catholic Community\nWelcome Center (gym lobby)\n4537 3rd Ave S\, Minneapolis 55419\n\n9:30 a.m. Breakfast food provided\n\n10:00 a.m. Coleen Rowley talk: “Psychopathy and Propaganda: the 101 that everyone needs to know.” Can the 99% be trained to spot the danger of being manipulated through propaganda (emotional buttons of fear\, hate\, greed\, false pride and blind loyalty)? Coleen leads WAMM’s “Tackling Torture at the Top” Action Group. She was one of Time Magazine’s Persons of the Year in 2002.\n\n11:00 a.m. Annual Meeting: Annual Report Song\, written by Jo Schubert\, will be sung by popular vocalist Sophia Shorai. Financial Report\, Budget and Election of 2023 WAMM Board of Directors\n\nCome to the Annual Meeting to visit action group tables\, catch up with old friends and make new friends. More info: 612-827-5364. general@wamm.me
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/wamm-annual-meeting-2023/
LOCATION:St. Joan of Arc Catholic church\, 4537 3rd Ave s\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55419
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women Against Military Madness":MAILTO:general@wamm.me
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230408T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230408T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230403T153331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T153331Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee Hour: Rising Hope in Ecuador
DESCRIPTION:Coffee Hour: Rising Hope in Ecuador \nSaturday\, April 8\, 10:00-11:30 AM\n4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55407 \nJoin us in person at 4200 Cedar Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN. If you’re able to come to the coffee hour in person\, coffee\, bagels and donuts will be served.\nIf you can’t make it in person\, join us on this Facebook page or on Zoom:https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZwudeCupz4uG9xkYUTl3…\n———————————\nIn order to help us understand more about Ecuador\, SCOTA is honored to be joined by two speakers from Ecuador who will share their perspectives:\nJonathan Nack is the contact for Ecuador’s solidarity work for the Democratic Socialists of America’s International Committee. He has resided in Ecuador for the past 4.5 years and has followed Ecuador’s politics closely for about 25 years. Joining with Jonathon will be Blair Goodman\, also from Ecuador.\nThis is a time of change in Ecuador and there is a rising hope for a more progressive government. The current President of Ecuador Guillermo Lasso is right wing. The party of former President Rafael Correa\, who was progressive and brought positive change to Ecuador\, has been a leader with other opposition parties for the impeachment of Lasso.\nIn recent elections\, Correa’s party won major municipal and regional victories including mayors of large cities. Lasso’s eight constitutional amendments were also defeated in this election. Lasso is opposed by indigenous movements because of his oil drilling and other policies opposed by these movements.\nOrganizer: Solidarity Committee on the Americas (SCOTA)\nA committee of Women Against Military Madness (WAMM)\n——————————–\nBio of Jonathan Nack:\nHe is the contact for Ecuador’s solidarity work for the Democratic Socialists of America’s International Committee. He is the second-generation socialist with 40 years of activist experience. He has substantial experience in solidarity work regarding Latin America\, going back to solidarity involving Cuba\, Nicaragua\, and El Salvador in the late 1970s\, and Venezuela since 1999. His activism covered a broad range of issues before he retired and moved to Ecuador. He has resided in Ecuador for the past 4.5 years and has followed Ecuador’s politics closely for about 25 years. Before joining DSA in 2016\, he was a founding member of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy & Socialism in 1993. While living in Oakland\, CA\, he was a leader of the Oakland/Berkeley chapter for many years. He has also sporadically done left journalism for several left publications over the years.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/coffee-hour-rising-hope-in-ecuador/
LOCATION:4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis MN 55407\, 4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230410T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230410T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
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SUMMARY:Dr. Strangelove Movie
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Strangelove\, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb WAMM Second Monday Movie \nMonday\, April 10\, 2023 at 7:00 pm\n4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis 55407 \nWAMM SECOND MONDAY MOVIES PRESENTS:\nDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb\nThe movie everyone needs to see!\nNote: Change to Monday Night: Monday\, April 10\, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. 4200 Cedar Ave. So.\, Minneapolis\nDr. Strangelove\, or: How I Learned to Stop\nWorrying and Love the Bomb\, director Stanley Kubrick’s painfully funny take on Cold War anxiety is one of the fiercest satires on human folly ever to come out of Hollywood. The matchless shape-shifter Peter Sellars plays three wildly different roles…. Finding improbable hilarity in nearly every unimaginable scenario\, Dr. Strangelove is a subversive masterpiece that officially announced Kubrick as an unparalleled stylist and pitch-black ironist.\n\nDirected by Stanley Kubrick\nColumbia Pictures (US/UK) 1964 94 mins\nMasks and social distancing by choice\n\nConnecting the dots … discussion\nAlways FREE and open to. the public\nALL ARE WELCOME! Free refreshments!\n\nSponsored by the WAMM Movie Committee\nWAMM isa 501(c)3 nonprofit\n612.827.5364\ngeneral@wamm.me
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/dr-strangelove-movie/
LOCATION:4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis MN 55407\, 4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Second Sunday Movie Committee":MAILTO:director@wamm.me
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230412T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230412T180000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230406T182723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T182723Z
UID:10002451-1681318800-1681322400@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Bridge Vigil Focus: Take Cuba Off the Terrorist List
DESCRIPTION:Bridge Vigil Focus: Take Cuba Off the Terrorist List\nWednesday\, April 12\, 2023\, 5:00-6:00 pm\n\nLake Street-Marshall Bridge\n\n• Cuba is NOT threat to the U.S. national security:\n• Cuba poses no military threat to the United States. Cuba has never invaded another county\, nor has it been involved in any acts of terrorism against the United States. In fact\, Cuba has been an important mediator in resolving conflicts in the region (negotiating conflicts in Colombia).\n• Cuba continues to make international commitments to combat terrorism\, has ratified numerous international counterterrorism conventions\, and has signed a bilateral agreement with the United States on counterterrorism. Cuba has collaborated with the U.S. counter-drug traffic efforts\, interdicting narcotic shipments in the Caribbean\, and the United States Government publicly thanked Cuba for this cooperation. Cuba is a sponsor of the Colombian peace talks\, and the Cuban government is playing a constructive mediating role in these talks to end one of the region’s longest-standing conflicts.\n• Keeping Cuba on the SSOT list\, has led to greater suffering the Cuban people.\n• Banks\, financial institutions\, and international vendors ceased helping facilitate both regular trade and cooperation with faith groups seeking to provide humanitarian and development support to Cuba. As a result\, Cuba faces shortages of necessary items\, including a lack of access to clean water\, sanitation\, and hygiene articles\, and materials essential for public health\, such as medicines and medical devices.\n• Keeping Cuba on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list undermines the Biden administration’s stated foreign policy goals.\n\nSIGNS AND BANNERS WILL BE PROVIDED OR BRING YOUR OWN.\n\nSponsored by: Solidarity Committee Of The Americas\, MN Cuba Committee and Witness for Peace\nThe weekly vigil is sponsored by the WAMM End War Committee. Starting in 1999\, every Wednesday activists in the Twin Cities have gathered to stand in solidarity with all those affected by US militarism and to call for peace.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/bridge-vigil-focus-take-cuba-off-the-terrorist-list/
LOCATION:Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River\, 4998-4800 E Lake Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Solidarity Committee on the Americas":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230415T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230415T140000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230403T190559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T002937Z
UID:10002447-1681563600-1681567200@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Funds for Human Needs\, Not War!
DESCRIPTION:Funds for Human Needs\, Not War! \nSaturday\, April 15\, 2023\, 1:00 pm\nMayday Plaza\, 301 Cedar Ave in Minneapolis 55454 \nSay No to Endless U.S. Wars:\nRussia\, China\, Ukraine\, Syria\, Iraq\, Somalia —Everywhere!\nSay No to Nuclear War and World War 3!\nANTI-WAR PROTEST\nSaturday\, April 15\, 2023\n1:00 pm\nMayday Plaza\n3rd Street and Cedar Ave\non the West Bank\, Minneapolis\n(301 Cedar Ave South)\n\nSend an anti-war message on Tax Day!\nMinneapolis event initiated by Minnesota Peace Action Coalition.\nFor more information\, 612-827-5364
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/funds-for-human-needs-not-war/
LOCATION:301 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55454-1030\, 301 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55454\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230417T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230403T160508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T201835Z
UID:10002445-1681758000-1681763400@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Venezuela delegation report back
DESCRIPTION:Venezuela delegation report back \nMonday\, April 17\, 2023\, 7:00 pm\nMayday Books\, 301 Cedar Ave\, Minneapolis 55454 \nLIVESTREAM: Facebook\nHear from our special speakers\, Drake Myers and Andrew Josefchak from the Anti-War Committee (Twin Cities). They will be sharing their perspectives from their recent delegation to Venezuela!\n\nVenezuela has been in the cross-hairs of US imperialism for decades\, including harsh and severe sanctions and six coup attempts. The US has even outrageously kidnapped Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab in Cape Verde. He is now held in a Miami jail for the “crime” of importing food past the US blockade. Nonetheless\, Venezuela has made great gains in making life better for the people as they build their Bolivarian revolution.\n\nSponsored by: Solidarity Committee on the Americas committee of Women Against Military Madness
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/venezuela-delegation-report-back/
LOCATION:Mayday Bookstore\, 301 Cedar Ave S.\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55454
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Solidarity Committee on the Americas":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230422T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230422T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230404T013627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T013627Z
UID:10002449-1682168400-1682175600@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Militarism Fuels the Climate Crisis
DESCRIPTION:‘Militarism Fuels the Climate Crisis’ Earth Day Event \nSaturday\, April 22\, 2023\, 1-3 pm\nCleveland and Ford Parkway in St. Paul \nJoin Veterans For Peace and the Peace Bus with bannering and signs making the connection between militarism and the climate crisis.\nReceive a peace button and greet autos and pedestrians with an Earth Day message. There is no Planet B! \nCo-sponsored by the End Military Madness Against the Earth action group of Women Against Military Madness.\nFFI: 612-827-5364 \n 
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/militarism-fuels-the-climate-crisis/
LOCATION:Cleveland Avenue South and Ford Parkway\, Cleveland Avenue South and Ford Parkway\, St Paul\, 55116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230424T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230424T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20220107T142428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T153633Z
UID:10002072-1682352000-1682355600@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Pipeline Blues Vigil
DESCRIPTION:Every Monday from 4:00-5:00 pm.\nPipeline Blues Vigil\nMinnesota Governor’s Mansion\n1006 Summit Avenue in St. Paul 55105 \nWAMM and Veterans For Peace are sponsoring a regular “Stop Line 3!” vigil in solidarity with Water Protectors outside the Governor’s Mansion\, 1006 Summit Ave.\, St. Paul. \nAll are welcome. Bring Signs. Spread the word! \nSponsored by Women Against Military Madness\, Climate Justice Committee and Veterans for Peace Chapter 27. \nFFI: Women Against Military Madness 612-827-5364 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSource:: https://www.facebook.com/events/2060859967439384/2060860070772707/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%7D]%7D\n\n\nPipeline vigils began on November 8\, 2021.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/pipeline-blues-vigil-2022-04-25/2023-04-24/
LOCATION:Minnesota Governor’s Residence\, 1006 Summit Ave\, St Paul\, Minneapolis\, MN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Recurring Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women Against Military Madness":MAILTO:general@wamm.me
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230406T183607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T185216Z
UID:10002453-1682755200-1682769600@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Women's Prison Book Project Sale and Brunch
DESCRIPTION:Women’s Prison Book Project Sale and Brunch\nWednesday\, April 29\, 2023\, 8:00-12 Noon\nWalker Community United Methodist Church\n3104 16th Ave So\, Minneapolis \nUPDATED LOCATION! Join us at Walker Community United Methodist Church for our upcoming spring book sale & beakfast benefit. \nMark your calendar for April 29 – join us for the WPBP Breakfast + Book Sale Benefit! \nWe are excited to return to our fundraising tradition in-person this spring. Buy books from our library and enjoy a delicious breakfast while supporting our work! \nThe breakfast is $12/adult and $8/child. Card or cash is fine. Books of all genres will be on sale during the event. \nWe look forward to seeing you there!\nLearn more about the work you’ll be supporting here: https://wpbp.org/
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/womens-prison-book-project-sale-and-brunch/
LOCATION:New City Center\, 3104 16th Ave So\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Solidarity Committee on the Americas":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230501T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230501T180000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230424T152827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T154306Z
UID:10002510-1682913600-1682964000@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:May Day March
DESCRIPTION:May Day March for Immigrant and Worker’s Rights\nMonday\, May 1\, 2023\, 4:00 pm\nMPS Adult Education Building\n2015 East Lake Street in Minneapolis \nMay 1st is International Workers Day\, a day for protest and a day for the working class to get in the streets and march!\nMarch will start outside the MPS Adult Education Building at 2015 E Lake St\, Minneapolis\, MN 55407.\nJoin a growing list of labor and immigrant rights organizations for a May Day March.\nMarch initiated by Minnesota Immigrants Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) and Minnesota Workers United (MWU).\nEndorsers (list in formation):\nAFSCME Local 2822\nAFSCME Local 3800\nAFSCME Local 3937\nAnti-War Committee\nAsamblea de Derechos Civiles\nCAIR-MN\nClimate Justice Committee\nEast Phillips Neighborhood Institute\nForprogress.org\nFreedom Road Socialist Organization Twin Cities\nInterfaith Coalition on Immigration\nMinneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59\nMinnesota Abortion Action Committee\nMinnesota Immigrant Movement\nMinnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee\nMinnesota Starbucks Workers United\nMinnesota Workers United\nOPEIU Local 12\nParty for Socialism and Liberation Minneapolis\nSEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa\nStudents for a Democratic Society-UMN\nTwin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar\nTwin Cities Communist Party USA\nTwin Cities Democratic Socialists of America\nVeterans for Peace Local 27\nWomen Against Military Madness\nYoung Workers Caucus\n\n\n 
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/may-day-march/
LOCATION:MPS Center for Adult Learning\, 2015 East Lake St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230503T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230503T180000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230501T163612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T164318Z
UID:10002520-1683129600-1683136800@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Now Is The Time to Close Guantanamo Bannering
DESCRIPTION:Now Is The Time to Close Guantanamo\nWednesday\, May 3\, 2023 at 4:00 pm\nIrene Hixon Whitney Pedestrian Bridge over highway 94\n725 Vineland Place\, Minneapolis 55403 \nJoin Amnesty International organizations nationwide for vigils calling to end the ongoing abuse of human rights by closing the detention center once and for all. Local Amnesty members will hold banners on the bridge. Sponsored by Amnesty International Group 37 and Tackling Torture at the Top (T3) of Women Against Military Madness.\n\nRallies will be held in Minneapolis; Washington\, DC; Los Angeles\, CA; Cobleskill\, NY; London\, UK; and Mexico City. Co-sponsors: UK Amnesty International\, Guantanamo Network\, Close Guantanamo\, Witness Against Torture\, World Can’t Wait\, Council on American-Islamic Relations\, National Religious Campaign Against Torture\, Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace\, NYC Veterans for Peace.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/now-is-the-time-to-close-guantanamo-bannering/
LOCATION:Irene Hixon Whitney Pedestrian Bridge\, 725 Vineland Place\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230508T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230508T220000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230418T174901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230420T153919Z
UID:10002508-1683572400-1683583200@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:"The Territory" film
DESCRIPTION:WAMM Second Monday Movie Presents\n“The Territory”\nMonday\, May 8\, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.\n4200 Cedar Ave. So.\, Minneapolis\n\nThe Territory provides an immersive on-the-ground look at the tireless fight of the indigenous Uru-eu-wa-wa people against the encroaching deforestation brought by farmers and illegal settlers in the Brazilian Amazon…. The film takes audiences deep into the Uru-eu-wa-wa community and provides unprecedented access to the farmers and settlers illegally burning and clearing the protected indigenous land. Partially shot by the Uru-eu-wa-wa people\, the film relies on verité footage captured over three years as the community risks their lives to set up their own news media team in the hopes of exposing the truth.\n\nDirected by Alex Pritz | National Geographic\nBrazil/US/Denmark | 2022 | 83 mins\nMasks and social distancing by choice.\nConnecting the dots…discussion\nAlways FREE and open to the public\nALL ARE WELCOME! Free refreshments!\nSponsored by the WAMM Movie Committee and the Solidarity Committee on the Americas action group of WAMM.\n\nWomenAgainstMilitaryMadness.org\, a 501(c)3 nonprofit 612.827.5364\ngeneral@wamm.me
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/the-territory-film/
LOCATION:4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis MN 55407\, 4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230504T161631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230504T162229Z
UID:10002523-1683972000-1683982800@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Celebrating the Life of Polly Mann
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the Life of Polly Mann\nSaturday\, May 13\, 2023\, 10:00 am\nSt Joan of Arc Catholic Community\n4537 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis 55419 \nGathering at 10:00 am\nMemorial at 11:00 am\nLunch to follow
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/celebrating-the-life-of-polly-mann/
LOCATION:St. Joan of Arc Catholic church\, 4537 3rd Ave s\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55419
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women Against Military Madness":MAILTO:general@wamm.me
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230516T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230516T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230424T154541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230504T183927Z
UID:10002512-1684263600-1684270800@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Mandela: U.S. Nakbar Tour
DESCRIPTION:Mandela Nakbar Tour Comes to Minneapolis\nTuesday\, May 16\, 2023\, 7:00 PM\nCowles Auditorium\, Humphrey School of Public Affairs in Minneapolis\nU of M West Bank Campus\n301 S 19th Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN 55455 \n2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the Nakba (“Catastrophe” in English)\, when over 750\,000 Palestinians were banished from their homes upon the formation of the settler-colonial state of Israel. Today\, there are close to five million Palestinian refugees who continue to demand their Right to Return to the homes and lands from which they were exiled.\n\nTo commemorate the Nakba\, the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR) have arranged a brief U.S. Nakba Day 75 tour\, to take place from May 15th – May 20th\, featuring Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela\, elected member of the South African National Assembly representing the African National Congress – and grandson of the late Nelson Mandela – as the tour’s keynote speaker.\n\nMr. Mandela\, also the tribal chief of the Mvezo Traditional Council\, holds a degree and a post-graduate diploma in Political Science and International Studies from Rhodes University. Unabashed in his support for the Palestinian people\, just like his grandfather\, he speaks regularly about Palestinian liberation at conferences\, rallies\, and other events across the world.\n\nMandela\, whose family fought against South African apartheid\, is coming to Minneapolis to speak out against Israeli apartheid and for the rights of Palestinians. The Anti-War Committee and the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar are hosting this event to also draw attention to the cooperation between US police forces\, including the Minneapolis Police Force\, and the Israeli Defense Forces.\n\nInitiated by the Anti-War Committee and Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar. Co-sponsored by Council on American Islamic Relations\, Jewish Voice for Peace -TC\, MN BDS Community\, MN Immigrant Rights Action Committee\, Northfielders for Justice in Palestine\, Students for a Democratic Society @ the U of MN\, Veterans for Peace Chapter 27 and Women Against Military Madness.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/mandela-u-s-nakbar-tour/
LOCATION:Humphrey School of Public Affairs\, 301 19th Avenue South\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55455\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Anti-War Committee":MAILTO:info@antiwarcommittee.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230517T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230517T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230424T160301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T164616Z
UID:10002514-1684348200-1684357200@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Iraq Today
DESCRIPTION:Iraq Today: since 1991 – 32 years of war\, sanctions and occupation\nWednesday\, May 17\, 2023 at 6:30 pm – 9 pm\nSt. Albert the Great Catholic Church\n3216 E 29th St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55406 \nSami Rasouli\, a naturalized American citizen\, has returned to Minnesota after 18 years in his native Iraq. A few years after Shock and Awe destroyed Iraq’s infrastructure and the U.S. began invading and occupying Iraq\, Sami left Minneapolis and his successful restaurant business and returned to the city of Najaf to act as a people-to-people bridge of peace between his two countries. In Iraq\, he founded the Muslim Peacekeeper Team\, and an Arabic-English language institute. He brought medical and academic professionals\, civic and business leaders to the U.S.\, and invited interested Americans to Iraq. He embarked on many speaking tours throughout the U.S. to inform people about conditions in Iraq.\nHe continues to be a bridge with his eyewitness accounts of what happens to a country after U.S. bombing\, invasion\, and occupation.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/iraq-today/
LOCATION:St Albert the Great Catholic Church\, 3216 East 29th St\, Minneapolis\, 55406\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230518T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230518T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230424T165316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230425T172837Z
UID:10002516-1684436400-1684443600@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Support the 33rd Cuba Friendshipment Caravan
DESCRIPTION:Support the 33rd Cuba Friendshipment Caravan\nThursday\, May 18\, 2023\, 7-9 pm\nCalvary Church 2608 Blaisdell Ave. in Minneapolis 55408 \nSince 1992\, IFCO/Pastors for Peace has organized 31 Friendshipment Caravans to Cuba as challenges to the US government’s economic blockade. These caravans have taken valuable humanitarian aid to Cuba but more importantly have helped demonstrate to the Cuban people that they are not alone and that they have allies even in the ‘belly of the beast’ in the US.\n\nFriendshipment Caravans have also played an important role in making dents in the blockade. We successfully resisted the Bush administration’s attempts to fully criminalize travel to Cuba\, and our work was part of the backdrop to the Obama administration’s partial normalization of relations with Cuba. Now we are actively resisting the re-tightening of the blockade by Trump\, which the Biden administration has so far continued.\n\nThis event is co-sponsored with the Solidarity Committee on the Americas.\n\nFFI: 612-827-5364
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/support-the-33rd-cuba-friendshipment-caravan/
LOCATION:Calvary Baptist Church\, 2608 Blaisdell Avenue\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55408\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Solidarity Committee on the Americas":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230519T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230519T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230502T151804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T192254Z
UID:10002521-1684519200-1684526400@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:War in Ukraine with Medea Benjamin
DESCRIPTION:ROAD CONSTRUCTION ALERT – ARRIVE EARLY!\n\nFriday\, May 19\, 6:00 gathering\, 7:00 program\nWar in Ukraine – Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict\nwith author Medea Benjamin\n4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis 55407\n\n42nd and Cedar is closed\, so parking is impacted. Come from Bloomington Ave. Able-bodied people\, please park one or two blocks away so disabled attendees can park close.\n\nMedea Benjamin is a co-founder and activist with CodePink. She is author of several books and has been awarded numerous prizes for her ongoing work for justice and world peace. Medea’s books include Drone Warfare\, Kingdom of the Unjust and Inside Iran.\n\nEvent is co-hosted by Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) and Veterans for Peace\, Chapter 27. FFI: WAMM at 612-827-5364.\n\nBenjamin will also speak at Mayday Books\, 301 Cedar Ave on May 20 at 5 pm and Becketwood\, 4300 W. River Parkway on May 21 at 10:30 am.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/war-in-ukraine-with-medea-benjamin/
LOCATION:4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis MN 55407\, 4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Veterans For Peace Chapter 27":MAILTO:vfpchapter27@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230520T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230520T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T093031
CREATED:20230425T173351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230425T173957Z
UID:10002518-1684591200-1684598400@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Al Nakba March
DESCRIPTION:Al Nakba March\nSaturday\, May 20\, 2023 at 2 pm\nBryant Square Park\, 3101 Bryant Ave S\, Minneapolis 55408 \nFor Palestinians\, May 15 marks Al-Nakba\, Arabic for ‘the catastrophe’. During the 1948 war\, at least 750\,000 Palestinians were ruthlessly attacked\, massacred\, and driven from their homes by Zionist terror groups\, and have never been allowed to return\, in violation of international law. 2023 marks 75 years of Israeli land theft\, occupation\, and apartheid.\n\nThe US has provided over $150 billion in aid to Israel since 1949. Our tax dollars are paying for the occupation of Palestine.\nWe are not talking about Al-Nakba as a historic event but one that is ongoing. We need to raise our voices and march to denounce the Israeli attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque – where worshipers were violently attacked with rubber-coated bullets\, tear gas\, and stun grenades during Ramadan – as well as the bombing attacks on Gaza and the ethnic cleansing of the West Bank and Jerusalem.\nJoin us for our annual Al-Nakba protest to demand:\n-End U.S. aid to Israel\n-The state of MN must divest its over $800 million in state pension funds from Israeli companies and bonds\n-Speaking out for Palestine is not a crime!\n\n\nActivists from MN will attend the national protest in DC on May 13 so we will have our local action the next weekend on May 20.\nOrganized by the Anti-War Committee & American Muslims for Palestine – MN.\nEndorsements (so far):\nCouncil on American-Islamic Relations – MN\nJewish Voice for Peace – Twin Cities\nMiddle East Peace Now\nMN BDS Community\nMN Workers United\nNorthfielders for Justice in Palestine\nStudents for Justice in Palestine – UMN\nThe Red Nation\nTwin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar\nWomen Against Military Madness\n\n 
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/al-nakba-march/
LOCATION:Bryant Square Park\, 3101 Bryant Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55408\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Anti-War Committee":MAILTO:info@antiwarcommittee.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230520T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230520T190000
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SUMMARY:Medea Benjamin\, Author or War in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:Medea Benjamin\, author of War in Ukraine – Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict\nSaturday\, May 20\, 2023 at 5:00 pm\nMayday Books\n301 Cedar Ave on the West Bank in Minneapolis\n\nMedea Benjamin is a co-founder and activist with CodePink. She is author of several books and has been awarded numerous prizes for her ongoing work for justice and world peace. Medea’s books include Drone Warfare\, Kingdom of the Unjust and Inside Iran.\n\nEvent is co-hosted by Mayday Books\, Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) and Veterans for Peace\, Chapter 27. FFI: Mayday Books\, 612-333-4719.\n\nBenjamin will also speak at 4200 Cedar Ave on Friday\, May 19\, 2023  at 6 pm and Becketwood Cooperative\, 4300 W. River Parkway on Sunday\, May 21\, 2023 at 10:30 am.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/medea-benjamin-author-or-war-in-ukraine/
LOCATION:Mayday Bookstore\, 301 Cedar Ave S.\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55454
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mayday Books":MAILTO:maydaybookstore@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Peace in Ukraine Bannering
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US FOR BANNERING\nWEDNESDAY\, MAY 24\, 2023 12 NOON to 2:00 P.M.\nSt. Paul Highland\, Cleveland Avenue and Ford Parkway in St. Paul\n\nJoin us as we build a massive\, unified response with peace-loving people around the world to say No to War in Ukraine; Yes to Negotiations & peace. Tell Biden\, Putin & Zelensky to end the war in Ukraine!\n\nMultiple national anti-war groups are publishing an ad in “The Hill” asking congresspeople to End the War in Ukraine on Wednesday\, May 24\, 2023. These local events are in support of that effort.\n\nIT’S TIME TO STOP THE KILLING AND DEVASTATION. CEASEFIRE & PEACE NEGOTIATIONS NOW!\nSIGN THE PETITION: https://www.codepink.org/notoww3\n\nSponsored by Veterans for Peace Chapter 27 and Women Against Military Madness FFI: WomenAgainstMilitaryMadness.org 612-827-5364
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/peace-in-ukraine-bannering/
LOCATION:Cleveland Avenue South and Ford Parkway\, Cleveland Avenue South and Ford Parkway\, St Paul\, 55116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women Against Military Madness":MAILTO:general@wamm.me
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230531T180000
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SUMMARY:Ithaca movie
DESCRIPTION:WAMM Movie Committee presents Ithaca\nWednesday\, May 31\, 2023 6:00 pm (program begins at 6:15 sharp)\nSt. Joan of Arc Church\, Hospitality Room\n4537 3rd Ave So in Minneapolis \nWeaving historic archive and intimate behind-the- scenes footage\, this story tracks John Shipton\, Julian Assange’s father\, alongside Stella Morris\, Assange’s wife\, as they join forces to advocate for Julian. We witness John embark on a European odyssey to rally a global network of supporters\, advocate to politicians and cautiously step into the media’s glare. \nA discussion led by Coleen Rowley and Mike Madden of the Twin Cities Assange Defense (TCAD) will follow the film. \n“For those who value free speech\, there is no film more important to watch than the documentary Ithaca…. This story is a wake-up call to all governments and everyone who claims to value democracy and free speech.” Brian J. Karem\, Author\, Free the Press \nWAMM Movies are always FREE and open to the public! \nITHACA Directed by: Ben Lawrence\nBullseye Films | Australia/United Kingdom 111 minutes \nCosponsors: Twin Cities Assange Defense (TCAD)\, (WAMM) Tackling Torture at the Top Committee\, Veterans for Peace Chapter 27\,\nMinnesota Peace Action Coalition\, Citizens for Global Solutions Minnesota\, Anti-War Committee and AssangeDefense.org \nFor information\, call 827-5364
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/ithaca-movie/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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