Open Streets Franklin Sunday, July 10th 11am – 4:30pm During these free, family-friendly events, local nonprofit Our Streets Minneapolis partners with the City of Minneapolis to temporarily close major thoroughfares to car traffic, opening them to people biking, walking, rolling, and connecting with neighbors and local businesses. This Sundays event will take place on Franklin Ave. […]
Wednesday, July 15, 5:00-6:00 PM Gather at 5:30 pm on the MINNEAPOLIS side (there is road construction on the St. Paul side) Lake Street - Marshall Avenue bridge spanning the Mississippi River Marie Braun of Women Against Military Madness was instrumental in starting the weekly vigil on the Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge, which has persisted […]
Saturday, July 16, 2022 from 10 am to 12 Noon Online Event The Solidarity Committee on the Americas will be hosting our July Coffee Hour on the historic victory of Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez in the presidential elections in Colombia last month. This will be the first time in modern Colombian history that a […]
Forum: Somalia Situation 2022 Tuesday, July 26th @ 7pm @ Bethany Lutheran, 2511 Franklin Ave E, Minneapolis Since the Bush administration, the US has done 268 airstrikes and killed around 2000 people in Somalia. While the policy of airstrikes started after 9-11, Trump led an unprecedented escalation of the US war in Somalia. US airstrikes […]
Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 1:00 pm Car Caravan Against the Blockade of Cuba Gather at South High Parking Lot, 3131 19th Ave So in Minneapolis CONFIRMING DETAILS BUT SAVE THE DATE! CARAVAN IS BACK!!!! Join us at the South High parking lot or watch the live stream on this Facebook. SCOTA, the Minnesota Cuba […]
This event is postponed due to illness. No new info is available at this time. Tuesday, August 2nd 2022 at 4:00pm online via Zoom. Nicaragua - Anniversary of a Revolution On July 19, Nicaragua celebrated the anniversary of its revolution that overthrew the US supported dictator Anastasio Somoza. A delegation of US solidarity organizations were […]
Wednesday, August 3rd 2022 online via Zoom and live streamed to Facebook from 7:00-8:30pm. Interested in visiting Cuba? Find out about our MN Delegation November 5-12th. The Solidarity Committee on the Americas (SCOTA) is organizing a delegation to Cuba. It will be open to Minnesotans as well as people from other locations. We know that […]
Friday, August 5th 2022 at 7:00pm at Lyndale Park Peace Garden, Lake Harriet, Minneapolis MN. Hiroshima Nagasaki Time of Remembrance 2022: Commemorative Tea Ceremony. The Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration Committee offers these events to the community to encourage reflection on the past and hope for the future through action in the present. It calls for the […]
Saturday, August 6th 2022 at 7:30-9:15am at Lyndale Park Peace Garden, Lake Harriet, Minneapolis MN. Hiroshima Nagasaki Time of Remembrance 2022: Remembering the Peacemakers 7:30am: Sadako and the 1000 Cranes told by Larry Johnson and Bell-ringing by Veterans for Peace. 8:15am: Moment of Silence Procession to Peace Garden Bridge Music by Stringbeans. The Hiroshima Nagasaki […]
Anti-War Protest Saturday, August 6, 2022, 1:00 PM Lake Street & Minnehaha Avenue South in Minneapolis Note location change to Minnehaha Ave South & Lake Street, Minneapolis Say NO to Nuclear War! Say NO to U.S. Wars Stop U.S./NATO proxy war with Russia in Ukraine End endless U.S. wars: Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Everywhere! No new […]
Saturday, August 6th 2022 at 6:00-7:00pm on the corner of Harriet Avenue and Burnsville Parkway near Congresswoman Angie Craig’s office. Southern Suburbs Say NO to Nuclear War - NO to U.S. Wars! Join us to stand in solidarity with our friends in Minneapolis’s Say NO to Nuclear War – Say NO to U.S. Wars event […]
Monday, August 08, 2022 • 2:00 PM-3:30 PM Virtual event Join Roger Waters online Join a free public webinar on matters of war, peace, art, and activism with Roger Waters. There will be a presentation by Roger Waters, followed by Q&A. Click here to register. Sponsors: Project for the Study of American Militarism, World BEYOND War, […]