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SUMMARY:Taking Back Pride March
DESCRIPTION:Taking Back Pride March\nSunday\, June 25\, 2023\, 10 am\nNorth 6th Street & Hennepin Ave in Minneapolis \nMeet at North 6th Street & Hennepin Ave!\nJoin us this pride in fighting for queer and trans liberation and protesting the continued presence of cops\, capitalism\, and corporations at Twin Cities Pride!\nPRIDE FOR THE PEOPLE! \nBLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER! \nSTOP THE ATTACK ON QUEER AND TRANS RIGHTS! \nSTONEWALL WAS A RIOT\n\nCome march in our Cuba contingent! Meeting at 10:30 a.m.\nMarch with others with our Cuba banners. Help pass out Cuba solidarity stickers and information!\nOur section will focus on Cuba. We will have Cuban flags and signs to promote:\n-Not Proud of US blockade of Cuba!\n-Cuba supports LGBTQ rights! \nSponsored by Taking Back Pride Coalition
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/taking-back-pride-march/
LOCATION:North 6th Street and Hennepin Ave\, 55403
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230625T160000
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SUMMARY:Mike Madden – Release Julian Assange Talk
DESCRIPTION:Mike Madden – Release Julian Assange Talk\nSunday\, June 25\, 2023\, 3:00 pm\nFirst Congregational Church\, 500 SE 8th Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN 55414 \nMike Madden will be a guest speaker at Amnesty International Group 37 Hybrid Meeting\, \nREGULAR MEETING 2-3PM CDT\n2:00 Introductions – Letter Writing action – be ready to write!\n2:10 News/Events\n2:20 MMIW\n2:30 Death Penalty\n2:40 Philippines & Honduras\n2:45 Lobbying\nGUEST SPEAKER – 3-4PM \nMIKE MADDEN – VETS FOR PEACE CHAPTER 27\nMike Madden was a member of the United States Air Force from 1973-78. His true service to country began in 2004 when he joined Veterans For Peace. In 2022\, he co-founded Twin Cities Assange Defense\, an affiliate of AssangeDefense.org.\nRELEASE JULIAN ASSANGE\nOn June 25th\, Mr. Madden will give a chronology of the thirteen-year persecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange\, and an update on the most recent legal proceedings in the United Kingdom regarding the United States’ extradition request. \nJOIN ZOOM MEETING \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84898872899?pwd=elc4eWdEZVI2dFlWb2NZTVN4RzUzZz09 \nMeeting ID: 848 9887 2899\nPasscode: 680930\nDial by your location\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbX3ADmp4B
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/mike-madden-release-julian-assange-talk/
LOCATION:First Congregational Church\, 500 8th Ave SE\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:Pipeline Blues Farewell to the Mansion Special Vigil
DESCRIPTION:Pipeline Blues Farewell to the Mansion Special Vigill\nMonday\, June 26\, 2022\, 4:00-5:00 pm\nMN Governor’s Mansion\, 1006 Summit Ave in St Paul \nThis is the last Monday of Gov. Walz’s use of the official residence before the family moves to Eastcliff (July 1st\, according to news coverage) while the Summit Avenue mansion is undergoing renovation and repairs. The Pipeline Blues/Stop Line 3 Vigilers continue to evaluate and plan for the future location of the vigil. Vigil-Scouts will scope out the situation on Summit Ave. Meanwhile\, the focus of the vigil is broadening to embrace large issues of environmental destruction – especially by the U.S. military – in addition to the piping of tar-sands oil that we’ve always opposed. Spread the word about the expanded vigil and demo on Monday\, June 26\, 4:00-5:00pm. It will be lively and vibrant as vigilers and protesters stand in opposition to environmental ruin. Onward!
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/pipeline-blues-farewell-to-the-mansion-special-vigil/
LOCATION:Minnesota Governor’s Residence\, 1006 Summit Ave\, St Paul\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 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:20230628T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230628T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230623T205338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230623T205338Z
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SUMMARY:Author visit: Fran Shor
DESCRIPTION:Author visit: Fran Shor\nWednesday\, June 28\, 2023\, 5:00-6:30 pm\n4200 Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis \nFran Shor is author of “Passages of Rebellion\,” a work of historical and political fiction that takes place for much of the story in Minneapolis during the years 1967-1970. The focus is on the anti-war and anti-draft activities of the protagonist\, Frank Goodman. Moving back and forth in time\, the novel not only highlights the turmoil of that period\, but also it moves through two generations into the present. Using a variety of passages from the works of Albert Camus\, James Baldwin\, and Andrea Dworkin\, among others\, the novel explores questions of violence\, from the international to the domestic sphere. \nFran Shor was an an antiwar activist and draft resister during his time as a grad student at the University of Minnesota. He is Emeritus Professor\, History\, Wayne State University and author of 5 nonfiction books\, including “Dying Empire: US Imperialism and Global Resistance” (Routledge 2010) and “Weaponized Whiteness” (Haymarket 2020). \nCopies of “Passages of Rebellion” will be available for purchase at the event for a discounted price of $10 with half the proceeds going to the event sponsors! \nSponsored by Women Against Military Madness and Veterans for Peace Chapter 27  \nShor will also be collecting information for his upcoming book\, “Peace Advocacy in the Shadow of War” with a chapter focusing on “Women’s Antiwar and Peace Advocacy at the End of the 20th and beginning of the 21st centuries.” Please contact WAMM to contribute.\n612-827-5364 general@wamm.me
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/author-visit-fran-shor/
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:20230707T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230707T190000
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SUMMARY:Hey Walz\, Divest MN Pensions from Apartheid Israel!
DESCRIPTION:Hey Walz\, Divest MN Pensions from Apartheid Israel!\nFriday\, July 7\, 2023\, 6 pm \nLOCATION UPDATED: Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River between Minneapolis and St Paul \nJoin us to send a loud message to the State Board of Investment before their next meeting.\n\nGather on the St. Paul side of the Marshall/Lake Street bridge\, together we will take our demands to Governor Walz who will be staying nearby at Eastcliff Mansion.\n\n\nJoin us to send a loud message to the State Board of Investment before their next meeting.\n\nInitiated by the Anti-War Committee. Endorsements from American Muslims for Palestine\, Climate Justice Committee\, Jewish Voice for Peace\, MN Immigrant Rights Committee\, MN Peace Action Coalition & Veterans for Peace.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/hey-walz-divest-mn-pensions-from-apartheid-israel/
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="Anti-War Committee":MAILTO:info@antiwarcommittee.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230708T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230708T140000
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SUMMARY:One Year Without Roe March
DESCRIPTION:One Year Without Roe – March for abortion access! March against the bans!\nSaturday\, July 8\, 2023\, 1 pm\nMayday Plaza\, 301 Cedar on the West Bank in Minneapolis\n(rescheduled due to bad weather last Saturday) \nJoin the Minnesota Abortion Action Committee on the anniversary of Roe and the National Day of Action!\nOne year ago Roe v. Wade was overturned and our rights to our own reproductive decisions were stripped away.\nProtest the proliferation of abortion bans nationwide\, to fight for increased access here in Minnesota\, and to regulate and stop the spread of Crisis Pregnancy Centers!\nJoin us and march for your rights! March for abortion access! March against bans!\nSponsored by MN Abortion Action Coalition
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/one-year-without-roe-march/
LOCATION:Mayday Plaza\, 301 Cedar Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55455\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Abortion Action Committee":MAILTO:info@mnaac.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230709T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230709T140000
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CREATED:20230629T193348Z
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SUMMARY:Stop Polluting East Phillips
DESCRIPTION:Stop Polluting East Phillips – Campaign Kick Off!\nSmith Foundry & Bituminous Roadways Don’t Belong in the Neighborhoods!\nSunday\, July 9\, 2023 1:00 pm\n28th and Longfellow in Minneapolis \nThe fight to #DefendEastPhillips isn’t over! First we won the depot\, now we’re gonna win this: get Bituminous & Smith out of the neighborhood and into a non-residential area! No chance they’d have ever even been allowed in a richer\, whiter neighborhood like Kenwood. Fight for the air we breathe! \nSponsored by the Climate Justice Committee \n  \n 
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/stop-polluting-east-phillips/
LOCATION:East 28th Street and Longfellow Avenue\, 2199 East 28th Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230711T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230711T180000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230703T191300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230703T191708Z
UID:10002394-1689094800-1689098400@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Say NO to NATO
DESCRIPTION:Say NO to NATO\nTuesday\, July 11\, 2023\,  5:00 PM\nSen Klobuchar’s office\, 1200 Washington Ave\, Mpls (near the intersection of 35W and Washington Ave.)\n\nNATO is meeting July 11-12 where they have announced they will put 300\,000 forces on higher readiness\, tighten air & missile defense\, and reaffirm Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO. At every moment NATO has worked to INCREASE tension in Ukraine. NATO is a military alliance aimed at Russia and has always been seen as a force for aggression. This plus the $46.6 billion the US has sent in military assistance is PROLONGING the conflict. We call for negotiations and for peace which can’t happen while NATO is saber rattling.\nInitiated by MN Peace Action Coalition.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/say-no-to-nato/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230714T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230714T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230710T190948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230710T190948Z
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SUMMARY:Stop the Attacks on Queer and Trans Rights!
DESCRIPTION:Stop the Attacks on Queen and Trans Rights rally\nFriday\, July 14\, 2023\, The Commons\, 425 Portland Ave in downtown Minneapolis\n\nJoin Taking Back Pride Coalition to protest ongoing attacks made by SCOTUS on LGBTQ+\, Black and Brown\, and working class people on Friday\, July 14th at 4pm at The Commons park in downtown Minneapolis\n\nWe know that the recent ruling in favor or 303 Creative LLC to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people is just the beginning. Besides hurting Queer people\, it provides legal precedent for discrimination against Black and Brown people\, as well as many other groups. Now is not the time to be neutral! Roe was just the beginning of this courts attacks; cases like Obergefell and Loving\, that established legally recognized Gay and Interracial marriage respectively\, and Lawrence\, that recognized sodomy laws as unconstitutional\, will be on the chopping block. If we want to keep what few rights we have today\, we have to be willing to take to the streets! We won’t go back in the closet\, and we won’t go back to Jim Crow!\n\nSponsorred by Taking Back Pride Coalition\, MN Abortion Rights Committee\, Twin Cities Justice 4 Jamar\, Minneapolis Community for Police Accountability Commission\, Anti-War Committee\, Women Against Military Madness and Freedom Road Socialist Organization-Twin Cities.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/stop-the-attacks-on-queer-and-trans-rights/
LOCATION:The Commons\, 425 Portland Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55488\, 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:20230716T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230615T201302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230615T201302Z
UID:10002382-1689505200-1689526800@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Open Streets Glenwood 2023
DESCRIPTION:Open Streets Glenwoood 2023\nSunday\, July 16\, 2023\, 11 am to 5 pm\nGlenwood Ave from N Washburn Ave to N Bryant Ave \nOpen Streets Minneapolis is back for five summer events on car-free city streets! Walk\, bike\, roll\, and stroll while enjoying entertainment\, programming and vendors for an activity-packed day of neighborhood fun. \nDuring 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.\n\nJoin WAMM in our effort to do outreach to grow the anti-war movement! We’ll be hanging out with the Anti-War Committee and Veterans for Peace Chapter 27. Feel free to stop by if you’re there and get some literature\, buttons\, and get a sticker! FFI: 612-827-5364
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/open-streets-glenwood-2023/
LOCATION:Glenwood Ave
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230609T175758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T180007Z
UID:10002530-1689512400-1689534000@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Peacestock23 "Is Militarism Providing the Security We Seek?
DESCRIPTION:Peacestock23 “Is Militarism Providing the Security We Seek?\nSUNDAY\, JULY 16\, 2023 AT 1 PM – 7 PM\nCentral Park Bandshell\, 415 W 4th St\, Red Wing Mn \nNEW EVENT PEACESTOCK23\nJoin Us in Red Wing July 16th to make your voice heard at our free event on the topic of “Is Militarism Providing the Security We Seek.”\nHosted by Mr. Peacestock Bill Haberdank the LIVE event will feature; Colleen Rowley\, Jack Nelson-Palmeyer\, and Sami Rasouli and the poetry and music of the Buffalo Weavers. Food\, Trucks\, Music and Important Conversation\, so join us in Central Park Red Wing July 16th.\n\nFree Peacestock23 registration at: https://Peacestock23.eventbrite.com
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/peacestock23-is-militarism-providing-the-security-we-seek/
LOCATION:Central Park Bandshell\, 415 W 4th Street\, Red Wing\, MN\, 55066\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230720T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230720T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230720T164252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T164252Z
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SUMMARY:1934 Truckers Strike Memorial Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:1934 Truckers Strike Memorial Ceremony\nThursday\, July 20\, 2023 at 6 pm\n701 N 3rd St in Minneapolis 55401 \nOn Friday 20 July 1934\, Minneapolis Police ambushed members and supporters of Teamsters Local 574\, who were on strike for better pay and working conditions. The police shot 67\, mostly in the back\, killing Henry Ness and John Belor. This event became known as Bloody Friday and the strike established Minneapolis as a union town.\n\nWe will commemorate Bloody Friday by laying a wreath at the sight of the shootings. There will be several short speeches and some songs about the strike. Please join us in commemorating this historic event and paying homage to those who fought and died in the struggle for a better future for workers.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/1934-truckers-strike-memorial-ceremony/
LOCATION:Teamsters Memorial Plaque\, 701 N 3rd Street\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55401
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230726T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230726T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230720T161623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T161623Z
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Silvio Rodríguez - My First Calling
DESCRIPTION:Film Screening: Silvio Rodriquez – My First Calling\nWednesday\, July 26\, 2023 at 7 pm\nLind Hall Room 302\, U of Minnesota East Bank\n207 Church St SE in Minneapoolis\n\n\nWhat Difference Could a Revolution Make? Lessons from Cuba’s Literacy Campaign\n\nThis year’s July 26th is the 70th anniversary of the attack on the U.S.-backed Fulgencio Batista dictatorship’s Moncada barracks in Santiago\, led by Fidel Castro. This was the opening gun of the Cuban Revolution. This year is also the 125th anniversary of Washington’s invasion of Cuba. This meeting will discuss one of the earliest great accomplishments of the Cuban revolution – the 1961 literacy campaign\, when a quarter of a million volunteers\, the brigadistas\, who were mostly young women\, went to every corner of Cuba to teach people to read and write. They packed their bags and set out for the remotest villages\, many without electricity or running water. In a little over a year\, literacy rates in Cuba went from only 60%-76% to almost 100%.\n\nWhy did the Cuban revolution prioritize literacy? What can we learn from this campaign?\n\nProgram:\nFilm: Silvio Rodríguez: My First Calling\nGlobal music giant Silvio Rodriguez recounts his coming of age story as a volunteer on the youth brigades of the 1961 Cuban Literacy Campaign.\n\nSpeakers:\n• Matthew Streitz\, Young Democratic Socialists of America\, University of Minnesota\n• Gary Prevost\, Member\, Minnesota Cuba Committee\, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Latin American Studies\, College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University\n\nWednesday\, July 26\, 2023\, 7:00 p.m.\nLind Hall-Room 302\, 207 Church St. SE\, University of Minnesota East Bank campus\n\nSponsored by: Minnesota Cuba Committee\, Young Democratic Socialist of America\, University of Minnesota\, Solidarity Committee on the Americas\nFor more information: mncuba@gmail.com\, https://www.facebook.com/MNCubaCmte/
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/film-screening-silvio-rodriguez-my-first-calling/
LOCATION:Lind Hall Room 302 U of Minn East Bank\, 207 Church St. SE\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55455
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:20230730T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230730T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230720T162825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T162825Z
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SUMMARY:July Cuba Car Caravan (in St. Paul) Second Anniversary!
DESCRIPTION:July Cuba Car Caravan (in St. Paul) Second Anniversary!\nSunday\, July 30\, 2023\, 1-3 pm\nTarget Store\, Midway\, 1300 University Ave W in Saint Paul 55104 \nNOTE THE NEW LOCATION – IN ST. PAUL!!\n\nIt’s SCOTA’s and MN Cuba Committee’s 2nd caravan anniversary! JOIN US at Midway St. Paul’s Target parking lot\n1300 University Ave W\, St Paul\, MN 55104 (gathering and rally at the parking lot closer to the Hamline Light Rail Station)\n\nWe join the nationwide monthly caravans first organized by Miami-based Puentes de Amor (Bridges of Love) to show our love for Cuba.\n-End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba\n-Take Cuba off the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism\n\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 end the Trump administration’s terrorism designation for Cuba and to reinstate Obama-era policy for the island.\n\nThe international outcry against the U.S. intentional starvation blockade of Cuba is growing. These actions powerfully refute the claims by anti-Cuba Senators Marco Rubio\, Robert Menendez and Ted Cruz\n\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.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/july-cuba-car-caravan-in-st-paul-second-anniversary/
LOCATION:Target Midway Parking Lot\, 1300 University Ave W\, Saint Paul\, Minnesota\, 55104
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:20230802T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230802T184500
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230703T193735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230703T193735Z
UID:10002534-1690997400-1691001900@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Marshal Training
DESCRIPTION:Marshal Training\nWednesday\, August 2\, 2023 @ 5:30 PM\n4200 Cedar Ave S in Minneapolis \nWe are always needing more help to keep our protests safe. Learn how to volunteer at a protest/march. This training will have a focus on how to deescalate with counter protesters. Sponsored by Minnesota Peace Action Coalition
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/marshal-training/
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:20230805T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230805T140000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230515T204025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T163243Z
UID:10002527-1691240400-1691244000@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Say No to Nuclear War - Say No to World War III
DESCRIPTION:Say No to Nuclear War – Say No to World War III\nAnti-War Protest\nSaturday\, August 5\, 2023\n1:00 PM\nLyndale Avenue South and Vineland Place in Minneapolis\nMinneapolis \nOn the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:\nSay NO to Nuclear War\nSay NO to World War 3\nStop U.S./NATO proxy war with Russia in Ukraine!\nNot one more dollar for war in Ukraine\, negociation\, not escalation\n\nNo War with China \nStop Endless U.S. Wars – No New Wars: Syria\, Iran\, Iraq\, Somalia\, Korea\, Palestine – Everywhere\nFunds for human needs\, housing & health care\, not the war machine\n\nOn the 78th anniversary of the only use of nuclear weapons in war\, we remember that the U.S. detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9\, 1945\, killing 129\,00 and 226\,00 people.\nThe world today is at great risk of a new world war\, a nuclear war.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/say-no-to-nuclear-war-say-no-to-world-war-iii/
LOCATION:Lyndale Avenue South and Vineland Place in Minneapolis\, Vineland Place and Lyndale Avenue South\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55403
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230805T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230805T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230720T173021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T164805Z
UID:10002540-1691258400-1691262000@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Commemorative Tea Ceremony 2023
DESCRIPTION:Commemorative Tea Ceremony\nHiroshima/Nagasaki Time of Remembrance 2023\nSaturday\, August 6\, 2023 at 6:00-7:00 pm\nLyndale Park Peace Garden\n4124 Roseway Rd in Minneapolis \nThe Yukimakai Tea Study Group will perform a commemorative tea ceremony at the Lyndale Park Peace Garden near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis.  Two honored guests will be served tea and sweets in the traditional chado fashion.  This event occurs at the same time that commemorative ceremonies in Hiroshima are taking place. Bring your own lawn chair. \nSponsored by the Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration Committee.\nSupport from Veterans for Peace Chapter 27\, Women Against Military Madness\, Back from the Brink and the Saint Paul-Nagasaki Sister City Committee\nFFI: Saint Paul – Nagasaki Sister City Committtee\, MSPHNCC@gmail.com\, 952-261-3891 \n 
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/commemorative-tea-ceremony/
LOCATION:Lyndale Park Peace Garden\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230806T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230806T090000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230720T175033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T150308Z
UID:10002541-1691307000-1691312400@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Hiroshima Ceremony of the Cranes 2023
DESCRIPTION:Hiroshima Ceremony of the Cranes\nSunday\, August 6 at 7:30 am\nLyndale Park Peace Garden\n4124 Roseway Rd in Minneapolis \nThe CEREMONY OF THE CRANES (HIROSHIMA COMMEMORATION) has been held at the Lyndale Park Peace Garden since 1985.  It begins with music at 7:30 am and pauses for a moment of silence at 8:15 am\, the time the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.  Larry Johnson and Elaine Wynne will tell the story of Sadako\, the young runner who folded a 1\,000 paper cranes for peace. John LaForge of NukeWatch is our keynote speaker.  Roger Cuthbertson has composed a new piece\, which the “Stringbeans” will perform.  Veterans for Peace will ring their bells 11 times to mark the moment of silence. \nPlease bring your own chair. \nSponsored by the Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration Committee.\nSupport from Veterans for Peace Chapter 27\, Women Against Military Madness\, Back from the Brink and the Saint Paul-Nagasaki Sister City Committee\nFFI: Saint Paul – Nagasaki Sister City Committtee\, MSPHNCC@gmail.com\, 952-261-3891
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/hiroshima-ceremony-of-the-cranes-2023/
LOCATION:Lyndale Park Peace Garden\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230808T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230808T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230718T170326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T150438Z
UID:10002536-1691521200-1691526600@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Nagasaki Commemoration 2023
DESCRIPTION:Nagasaki Commemoration\nTuesday\, August 8\, 2023\, 7:00 pm\nGlobal Harmony Labyrinth\nComo Park in St. Paul \nGreetings from Nagasaki and St Paul City Hall\nA Bowl of Peace\nHealing Meditation led by Nancy Hyvarinen\nSensei Yonsei Kai dancers\nMinnesota Peace Ribbon \nPlease bring your own chair. \nSponsored by the Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration Committee.\nSupport from Veterans for Peace Chapter 27\, Women Against Military Madness\, Back from the Brink and the Saint Paul-Nagasaki Sister City Committee\nFFI: Saint Paul – Nagasaki Sister City Committtee\, MSPHNCC@gmail.com\, 952-261-3891 \n  \n 
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/nagasaki-commemoration-2023/
LOCATION:Global Harmony Labyrinth in Como Park\, 1360 Lexington Ave\, Saint Paul\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230814T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230814T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230725T170137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230725T170137Z
UID:10002543-1692039600-1692046800@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:A Force More Powerful movie
DESCRIPTION:WAMM SECOND MONDAY MOVIES PRESENTS\nA Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict\nMonday\, August 14\, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. 4200 Cedar Ave. So.\, Minneapolis\n\nA Force More Powerful: A Century of Non-violent Conflict is a two part documentary that reveals how one of the 20th Century’s most important\, but least understood stories\, and tells how millions chose to battle the forces of brutality and oppression with non-violent weapons and won. Tracing how the movements inspired\, borrowed from and built on each other\, Episode 1 chronicles how Gandhi refines and expands the nonviolent weaponry he discovered in South Africa as he leads India’s campaign for full independence from Britain in the 1930s. It also reveals a new angle on the American Civil Rights Movement in 1960\, then returns\nfull circle to South Africa in the 1980s as activists help dismantle apartheid.\n\nDirected by Steve York\nWETA (PBS) | US | 2000 | 84 mins\nMasks and social distancing by choice.\n\nConnecting the dots…discussion\nAlways FREE and open to the public\nALL ARE WELCOME! Free refreshments!\nSponsored by the WAMM Movie Committee\n\nWomenAgainstMilitaryMadness.org\, a 501(c)3 nonprofit 612.827.5364 general@wam\n 
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/a-force-more-powerful-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:20230816T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230816T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230814T163347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230814T163859Z
UID:10002547-1692201600-1692219600@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Middle East Peace Now Potluck and Picnic
DESCRIPTION:Middle East Peace Now Potluck and Picnic!\nWednesday\, August 16\, 2023- Rain or Shine!\n4:00 – 9:00 p.m. Program begins at 5:00 PM\nRosland Park Picnic Shelter\n4300 West 66th Street\, Edina\, MN 55035\nReflections from the Occupied Palestinian Territories\nPresented by Jenny Hartley and Fred Rogers\nFred Rogers and Jenny Hartley are active with Northfielders for Justice in Palestine/Israel. Recently they returned from an extended visit in Palestine. They were there during a time of escalating Israeli military attacks and settler violence in the Occupied Territories. Presentation will be followed by general discussion and sharing. \nSample a Middle Eastern dish\nWin a gift certificate for dinner\nBring a dish to share.\nWater provided.\n2 Free Drawings: \n\n$50 gift certificate for Mediterranean Cruise Café Restaurant In Burnsville – Live entertainment\n$50 gift certificate for Hummus House Restaurant & Bakery Uptown on Lyndale Avenue – new opening!\n\nParking:\nThe Rosland Park pavilion is at the Edina pool off of Valley View road. There is parking in front of the pool as you enter and if you follow the small road around (running along the freeway) to the back\, there is more parking and it is closer to the pavilion. \nRSVP with an email to mepn@mepn.org\, and please forward this announcement to your friends and connections! RSVP preferred but not required. \nSponsored by Middle East Peace Now
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/middle-east-peace-now-potluck-and-picnic/
LOCATION:Roslind Park Picnic Shelter\, 4300 W. 66th Avenuue\, Edina\, MN\, 55435\, United States
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:20230820T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230820T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230728T160131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230728T160131Z
UID:10002544-1692529200-1692550800@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Open Streets Cedar Riverside
DESCRIPTION:Open Streets Minneapolis\nSunday\, August 20\, 2023\n11 am to 5 pm\nCedar Avenue from S 3rd St to 6th St & Riverside Ave from Cedar Ave to S 19th Ave in Minneapolis 55454\n\nThis event is FREE to attend. Walk\, bike\, roll and stroll through car-free city streets\, while enjoying entertainment\, programming and vendors for an activity-packed day of neighborhood fun.\n\nIf you can join us to staff WAMM’s table\, please call or email the office at 612-827-5364 or admin@wamm.me\n\nJoin WAMM in our effort to do outreach and grow the anti-war movement! We’ll be hanging out with the Anti-War Committee and Veterans for Peace Chapter 27. Feel free to top by if you’re there and get some literature\, buttons and get a sticker. FFI: 612-827-5364.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/open-streets-cedar-riverside/
LOCATION:Cedar and Riverside Aves on the West Bank in Minneapolis\, Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230827T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230827T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230817T152858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T160420Z
UID:10002551-1693141200-1693148400@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:August Cuba Bannering in St. Paul
DESCRIPTION:August Cuba Bannering in St. Paul\nSunday\, August 27\, 2023\, 1:00-3:00 pm\nMain Gate of the MN State Fair\, Snelling Ave and Midway Parkway\, St. Paul. \nNOTE THE NEW LOCATION – IN ST. PAUL!!\n\nNot a caravan but a Bannering for Cuba!\nSince the Great Minnesota Get Together is happening today\, we are going to gather to hold a banner\, flags\, signs and pass out information at the main gate entrance located on Snelling Ave and Midway Parkway\, St. Paul.\nBring your banners\, signs\, flags and join us!\n \nBackground: Miami-based Puentes de Amor (Bridges of Love) to show our love for Cuba has nationwide monthly caravans and was the first to organize them.\n-End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba-Take Cuba off the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism\nWe focus on ending the 60 year U.S. blockade on Cuba and 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 end 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 claims by anti-Cuba Senators Marco Rubio\, Robert Menendez and Ted Cruz.\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\n\nSponsored by Solidarity Committee of the Americas and the MN Cuba Committee.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/august-cuba-car-caravan-in-st-paul/
LOCATION:Snelling Ave and Midway Parkway\, St. Paul
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:20230909T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230909T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230817T160045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230817T160045Z
UID:10002553-1694253600-1694260800@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Coffee Hour: Cuba eyewitness report back on unions
DESCRIPTION:Coffee Hour: Cuba eyewitness report back on unions\nSATURDAY\, SEPTEMBER 9\, 2023 AT 10 AM – 12 PM\, 4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN  \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: (to come)\n———————————\nHear from Aminah and Joe’s experiences from their recent trips to Cuba.\nAminah Sheikh\nJoe Callahan\, MN Cuba Committee\nMore info to come.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/coffee-hour-cuba-eyewitness-report-back-on-unions/
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:20230910T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230910T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230724T185049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230818T195711Z
UID:10002542-1694361600-1694372400@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:WAMM FUNdraiser
DESCRIPTION:WAMM FUNdraiser\nSunday\, September 10\, 2023 AT 4 PM – 7 PM\nNew Branches Church in Minneapolis\n5011 S 31st Avenue in Minneapolis 55417 \n• Join us at WAMM’s fall FUNdraiser to thank Kristin Dooley who is retiring as WAMM Director. \n• Welcome our new director\, Robyn Harbison\, as we start a new chapter of work to make the world a better place.\n• Enjoy music by WAMM musicians\, with a little Irish dancing called by Mike Whelan.• Join a new-fashioned cake\, book and wine walk.• Bid at a mini silent auction.• Please bring a dish to share if able. WAMM will provide main dish and beverages.• Suggested donation is $4 to $41 to honor WAMM’s 41st year. \nSave the date for a FUN FUNdraising event for Women Against Military Madness in September. Details to come. FFI: 612-827-5364.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/wamm-fundraiser/
LOCATION:New Branches Church\, 5011 S 31st Ave\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55417
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:20230911T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230911T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230831T163044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T185937Z
UID:10002558-1694455200-1694466000@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:The Power of Personal Courage in an Era of Mass Censorship
DESCRIPTION:The Power of Personal Courage in an Era of Mass Censorship \nMonday\, September 11\, 2023 at 6:00pm \nReception begins: 6:00 pm \nTalk begins: ~6:30/7 pm \nLOCATION UPDATE: Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge\, 3010 Minnehaha Ave in Minneapolis 55406\nFormer British Ambassador to Uzbekistan and “War on Terror” anti-torture whistleblower Craig John Murray will lead a discussion on the defense of Julian Assange and Freedom of Press/Speech. Mr. Murray speaks not only politically and ideologically about the Assange case and its ramifications for maintaining freedom and democracy but with the passion of his personal friendship with Julian Assange and the Assange family. \nMurray is a Scottish author\, human rights campaigner\, journalist\, and former diplomat. After “9-11 changed everything\,” (exactly 22 years ago this date!) and while Murray was the British ambassador to Uzbekistan\, he exposed extremely serious violations of human rights taking place in that country. \nSponsored by Tackling Torture at the Top (T3) action group of Women Against Military Madness
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/the-power-of-personal-courage-in-an-era-of-mass-censorship/
LOCATION:Hook and Ladder Theater and Lounge\, 3010 Minnehaha Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55406\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230916T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230916T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230824T170206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T171708Z
UID:10002557-1694858400-1694863800@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Middle East Peace Now September Forum
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 16\, 2023\, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. \nOnline event\, clink link here to register \nCo-sponsored event sponsored by Middle East Peace Now (MEPN). \nUS Policy Toward Israel At a Turning Point\, with Mitchell Plitnick\, President\, ReThinking Foreign Policy\nThe perception of Israel in the United States\, in virtually every corner except the halls of Congress\, has undergone a radical transformation in 2023. Ongoing and escalating violence by settlers\, while not new\, has reached unprecedented heights and the involvement of Israeli military and security forces in those attacks has gotten more exposure than ever before. Israel’s own radically right-wing government has escalated military attacks as well\, with the attack on Jenin in June highlighting a growing understanding that Israel is\, at best\, disregarding Palestinian lives. Yet despite Israel’s escalating violence and its de facto annexation of much of the West Bank\, mainstream congressional Democrats have doubled down on their support for Israel while the Biden administration has accelerated efforts to broker a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. I will discuss the implications of all of these factors and how they are connected.Mitchell Plitnick\, a political analyst and writer\, is the president of ReThinking Foreign Policy.  He is the author\, with Marc Lamont Hill\, of Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics. Mitchell’s previous positions include vice president at the Foundation for Middle East Peace\, Director of the US Office of B’Tselem: The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories\, and Co-Director of Jewish Voice for Peace. His writing has appeared in Ha’aretz\, the New Republic\, Mondoweiss\, Responsible Statecraft\, The New Arab\, Middle East Report\, LobeLog\, the San Francisco Chronicle\, +972 Magazine\, and other outlets. He has spoken all over the country on Middle East politics and has regularly offered commentary in a wide range of radio and television outlets including PBS News Hour\, the O’Reilly Factor\, i24 (Israel)\, Pacifica Radio\, CNBC Asia and others. Plitnick graduated with honors from UC Berkeley in Middle Eastern Studies and wrote his thesis on Israeli and Jewish historiography. He earned his Masters Degree from the University of Maryland\, College Park’s School of Public Policy. You can find him on Twitter @MJPlitnick.Thank you to our forum sponsors\, Northfielders for Justice in Palestine/Israel\, Women Against Military MadnessPlease email mepn@mepn.org with any questions.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/middle-east-peace-now-september-forum/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Sponsored 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:20230916T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230916T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230913T201550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T201550Z
UID:10002562-1694862000-1694883600@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Open Streets West Broadway
DESCRIPTION:Open Streets Minneapolis\nSaturday\, September 16\, 2023\n11:00 am – 5:00 pm\nWest Broadway Avenue from Penn Ave N to Lyndale Ave N –\nOur booth will be located at the intersection of: N Logan Ave & W Broadway Ave\, in front of the YMCA\n\nThis event is FREE to attend. Walk\, bike\, roll and stroll through car-free city streets\, while enjoying entertainment\, programming and vendors for an activity-packed day of neighborhood fun.\n\nIf you can join us to staff WAMM’s table\, please call or email the office at 612-827-5364 or admin@wamm.me.\n\nJoin WAMM in our effort to do outreach and grow the anti-war movement! Feel free to stop by if you’re there and get some literature\, buttons and get a sticker. FFI: 612-827-5364.
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/open-streets-west-broadway/
LOCATION:West Broadway Avenue from Penn Ave N to Lyndale Ave N
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230917T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230917T140000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230817T150418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T185227Z
UID:10002549-1694944800-1694959200@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Camp Ripley Peace Vigil
DESCRIPTION:Camp Ripley Peace Vigil\nSunday\, September 17\, 2023 10:00 am – 2:00 pm\nCamp Ripley\n15000 Highway 115\, north of Little Falls \nBrainerd Area Coalition for Peace (BACP) and Brainerd Lakes Area Democratic Socialists of America (BLA DSA) will hold a peace vigil outside of Camp Ripley on Sunday\, September 17.\nThe vigil is scheduled to last from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.\, the time Camp Ripley hosts Open House Day. Vigil participants can join all or part of the peace vigil.\nSigns\, banners\, and flags are available for vigil participants or vigil participants can bring signs to the vigil.\n\nCamp Ripley is located at 15000 Highway 115\, north of Little Falls. Vigil participants may park along the right-of-way.\n\nThe vigil seeks to increase public awareness of the devastation drone warfare causes by protesting against Camp Ripley’s drone pilot training program. Camp Ripley does not fly drones overseas\, but the training it provides enables pilots to use killer drones.)\n\nThe vigil will demand the termination of drone warfare\, the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces from the Middle East\, and a complete end to U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s brutal war on Yemen.\n\nThe vigil supports a ceasefire and a peace settlement between Russia and Ukraine to end the Ukraine War. The vigil opposes the U.S. arming\, funding\, and training the Ukrainian military as these actions prolong the Ukraine War and risk a catastrophic war between the U.S. and Russia. The vigil calls on the U.S. to support every diplomatic effort to end the Ukraine War.\n\nThe vigil opposes the U.S. sanctions regime and regime change operations. The vigil supports the U.S. peacefully resolving disputes with other nations through diplomacy based on international law\, the right to self-determination\, and respect for national sovereignty.\n\nThe vigil will be in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. The vigil supports the Black Lives Matter movement’s demand to demilitarize the police force. (Camp Ripley is a major trainer of state and local police forces.)\n\nThe vigil’s pro-peace message will counter the pro-war propaganda Camp Ripley spreads at Open House Day\, the biannual event when Camp Ripley invites the public to visit the base.\n\nEveryone is welcome to join the Camp Ripley peace vigil. Please join us
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/camp-ripley-peace-vigil/
LOCATION:Camp Ripley\, 15000 Highway 115\, Little Falls\, Minnesota
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230924T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230924T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T075741
CREATED:20230908T201134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T171322Z
UID:10002560-1695560400-1695567600@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:September Cuba Car Caravan
DESCRIPTION:September Cuba Car Caravan\n\nEnd the U.S. Blockade of Cuba! (Poner fin al bloqueo estadounidense de Cuba)\nTake Cuba off the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism! (Sacar a Cuba de la lista de Estados Patrocinadores del Terrorismo de EE.UU)\n\n\nSunday\, September 24\, 2023\, Gather at 1:00 pm\nGriggs-Midway Building in St. Paul\, MN1821 University Ave W\, St Paul\, MN 55104(gather in the parking lot)\nCar caravan details:\n1:00 pm: Line up and add signs and flags to cars at Griggs-Midway. Signs and car flags will be available or bring your own. Caravan sponsors will make brief remarks.1:30 pm (sharp): Caravan begins – Drive on University Avenue to the State Capital and back then return to Griggs-Midway.\n\nDuring the caravan join us on ZOOM! See QR code.\n2:30: Brief closing rally at Griggs-Midway Building parking lot.Contact 612-437-0222 for more information or if you’re joining late.We join the nationwide monthly caravans first organized by Miami-based Puentes de Amor (Bridges of Love) to show our love  for Cuba. \nThis month we’re focusing on the continuation of Cuba on the list of nations that the U.S. designates as “terrorist” and the recent FBI questioning when people visit Cuba. \n \nCome to hear speakers that have experienced FBI questioning and/or FBI raids. We need to stand up and speak out against any form of U.S. government repression against the people of Cuba and their supporters.\nMore than 10\,000 people and 100 progressive advocacy groups have signed an open letter urging President Joe Biden to end the Trump administration’s terrorism designation for Cuba and to reinstate Obama-era policy for the island.We are still organizing to end the US’ 60+year Blockade on Cuba:The international outcry against the U.S. intentional starvation blockade of Cuba is growing. These actions powerfully refute the claims  by anti-Cuba Senators Marco Rubio\, Robert Menendez and Ted Cruz.Now in their third year\, the public bike and car caravans that started in Miami\, and led by Cuban-Americans\, have broken up that myth.\n \n—————————–\nÚnase a SCOTA\, el Comité Cuba de Minnesota y otros en nuestra caravana mensual contra el bloqueo estadounidense a Cuba. Encuéntrenos en el edificio Griggs-Midway (St. Paul) (estacionamiento inferior) o MÍRELO EN VIVO en la página de Facebook.Este mes nos enfocamos en la continuación de Cuba en la lista de naciones que los EE.UU. designa como “terroristas”.\nMás de 10\,000 personas y 100 grupos progresistas han firmado una carta abierta urgiendo al presidente Joe Biden a revertir la designación de terrorismo de la administración Trump para Cuba y restablecer la política de la era Obama para la isla.\nEl clamor internacional contra el bloqueo con intención de causar hambre intencionado de Estados Unidos contra Cuba es cada vez mayor. Estas acciones refutan poderosamente la afirmación estadounidense de que la campaña contra Cuba de Marco Rubio\, Bob Menéndez y Ted Cruz nos representa.\nAhora en su tercer año\, las caravanas públicas de bicicletas y automóviles que comenzaron en Miami y son lideradas por cubano-americanos han roto ese mito.\nInitiated by: Solidarity Committee on the Americas & the MN Cuba Committee\nFacebook event and watch live if one can’t make it to the caravan: September Cuba Car Caravan (Griggs-Midway Building in St. Paul)!
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/september-cuba-car-caravan/
LOCATION:Griggs Midway Building\, 1821 University Ave\, St. Paul\, 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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