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Diocese of Venice, Coalition of Concerned Patriots Covenant Mennonite Fellowship Creating a Culture of Peace Englewood Peace Initiative Coalition First
Congregational Church, Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice Grandparents for Peace Green Party: Peace Action Committee Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship: Social Action Committee Pax Christi Florida - Manasota Saint Boniface Peace & Justice Sarasota Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Suncoast Network for Compassionate Communication Unitarian
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| Stand for Peace |
| Sunday, May 13, 2007 - 12:30-1:30PM |
| SPONSORED by SWFCPJ, FLVCS, Women of Temple Sinai, Unitarian Universalist Church, Code Pink, Florida Consumer Action Network, Florida NOW |
| LOCATION: Bayfront, UU Church, Gazebo in Venice |
DESCRIPTION: Standing Women Objectives -- We will be standing for the world's children and grandchildren, and for the seven generations beyond them. We dream of a world where all of our children have safe drinking water, clean air to breathe, and enough food to eat. A world where they have access to a basic education to develop their minds and healthcare to nurture their growing bodies. A world where they have a warm, safe and loving place to call home. A world where they don't live in fear of violence--in their home, in their neighborhood, in their school or in their world. This is the world of which we dream. This is the cause for which we will stand. |
| FOR MORE INFORMATION: none |
| Aidan Delgado Speaks |
| Saturday, April 28, 2007, 5pm |
| SPONSORED by Social Concerns/Charlotte County Peace Connection |
| LOCATION: UUFCC Fellow-1532 Forrest Nelson Blvd. Pt. Charlotte FL |
| DIRECTIONS: I 75 to exit 179. Take Toledo Blade to US41. South on 41 to Forrest Nelson. Left on Forrest Nelson approx. 1000 ft. to Fellowship |
DESCRIPTION:On Sat. April 28 at 5:00 PM. Aidan Delgado, Iraqi veteran,conscientious objector and peace activist will speak at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Charlotte County, 1532 Forrest Nelson Blvd. in Pt. Charlotte. |
| FOR MORE INFORMATION: Myrna Charry, 941-764-5859 |
| DVD An Inconvenient Truth |
| Friday, April 20, 2007, 7 pm |
| SPONSORED by Justice/Peace Ministry, Epiphany Cathedral Church |
| LOCATION: Habor Drive and Sarasota Street |
| DIRECTIONS: 41 Business into Venice, take Venice Ave or Tamps Ave going west; at Harbor Drive turn right to Sarasota Street |
| DESCRIPTION: An Inconvenient Truth is a documentary narrated by Al Gore pertaining to global warming. |
| FOR MORE INFORMATION: 941.492.2215 |
| Screening of THE GROUND TRUTH |
| Wednesday, April, 18, 2007, 7pm |
| SPONSORED by Venice Peace Coalition and Englewood Peace Initiative Coalition |
| LOCATION: Venice Public Library, 400 Nokomis Avenue , Venice |
| DIRECTIONS: Route 41 south; take business 41 into Venice . At second light take a right on Venice Avenue for one block. Take a left on Nokomis for three blocks. Library on right side |
DESCRIPTION: In THE GROUND TRUTH you will hear and witness the turmoil with which our soldiers struggle in Iraq and upon their return home Follow up discussion moderated by Aidan Delgado |
| FOR MORE INFORMATION: 941.488.8805 |
| Sarasota Awareness: Stop Darfur Genocide Rally |
| Sunday, April 15, 2007 at 2pm |
| In response to the Save Darfur Coalition’s call for assistance, the Sarasota Awareness: Stop Darfur Genocide Rally is being organized by a diverse group of community based organizations including the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation, Girl's Inc., Florida Studio Theater, Florida Holocaust Museum, Sarasota-Manatee Board of Rabbis, Temple Emanu-el, Goodwill Industries, SCOPE, Embracing Our Differences, the Sarasota Equality Project and the NAACP. Please join with the citizens of Sarasota as we STAND UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF DARFUR at 2:00 PM on Sunday, April 15, 2007 in downtown Sarasota. |
| For more information, please call 928-0567 or SRQCares@comcast.net. |
| SWFCPJ Endorses Forum Against Escalation of War in Iraq |
| Wednesday April 11th from 7:00 - 8:00 P.M. at USF, 8350 Tamiami Trail |
| This event will be in conjunction with all the states participating in the Americans Against Escalation in Iraq campaign across the U.S. We are also looking for a speaker or two, perhaps a veteran and a pastor to do an opening prayer for our troops. This should be a great event and I hope you all will be able to participate! We will follow up with Rep. Buchanan’s staff to bring the voice of the people and all the petitions gathered at the event. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have, and I will follow up this afternoon. |
| Solutions to Violence Study Circle |
| Tuesdays, February 13th - April 3rd. Solutions to Violence Study Circle |
| This group will meet on consecutive Tuesdays at 7pm at the Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 322 15th St. West in Bradenton . Limit: 12 participants. Call Arlene at 741-9755 to register. |
| Pax Christi Florida Annual Retreat in Lantana FL |
| March 31- April 1 Pax Christi Florida Annual Retreat in Lantana FL. From Justice to Peace with Dr. Dan Maguire FMI Carol Ann Breyer |
| QUAKER MARKET |
| Saturday, March 31 QUAKER MARKET. Quaker Market with resale items and free booth space to all members of SWFCPJ and select organizations. The event will feature speakers and other activities. Organizations will have to provide tables and tents, if rain is forecasted. |
| Listed are the times and speakers: 10am Pat Murphy - Progressive Secretary 11am Jan Roberts - Earth Charter 1pm Andrea Blanch - The Abrahamic Reunion |
2007
Annual Meeting of the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice |
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| Fourth Anniversary of the Iraq Invasion |
| Saturday, March 17, Fouth Anniversary of the Iraq Invasion |
RALLY FOR PEACE |
1 pm - Saturday, March 17 |
Remembering 4 years of war in Iraq…and the victims of this,other, and future wars. Singers: MindySimmons, Anne Feeney, Jim Glover, James Hawkins Key Speaker: Aidan Delgado, Iraq war veteran now conscientious objector, awarded Duisberg Peace award for courage speaking out against the war. Guest Speakers: Sarasota Mayor Fredd Atkins, and Jane Blanchard, President of the Sarasota/Manatee Chapter NOW. Join the drum circle, sign petitions, visit the information tables, find out how to get involved, and sign up for our SeedZine email actions announcements list. Hold your signs along U.S. 41 and the Bayfront after the rally (4:30-5:30pm). Bring family, chairs, blankets, water, signs, drums and a picnic basket! Come early, parking is limited, carpool. Drop offs can be at Ringling Blvd. & US 41 entrance. Sponsored by the SouthWest Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice: http://swfcpj.org/ Co-Sponsored by: Coalition of Concerned Patriots, CodePink, Green Party, Florida Veterans for Common Sense, FoodNotBombs, Grandparents for Peace, National Organization for Women (NOW), SEEDS of CHANGE, WomenInBlack, and others. For more information: 941-366-5008. see event flyer CALL FOR HELP The program is all set but Julia Aires (julia.aires@verizon.net) lists the following needs:
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| “Remembering Rachel Corrie” |
| Friday March 16 - “Remembering Rachel Corrie |
| On Friday March 16 at 5:30 PM, “Remembering Rachel Corrie”, a memorial event at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Charlotte County, 1532 Forrest Nelson Blvd, Port Charlotte, to honor this courageous, 23 year young American. |
| For more information contact Myrna Charry, mcharry@localnet.com |
| Christian Peace Witness for Iraq |
| Friday, March 16 – Christian Peace Witness for Iraq. |
| Ecumenical gathering in Washington D.C. offering a 5 point peace plan. Lee & Carol Ann Breyer will be in attendance. |
| "Life on the Ground" slide presentation and talk about current civilian life in Iraq with Maura Stephens on March 16 at 7 pm | ||||
| Sponsored by: Sarasota Monthly Meeting of Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Peace and Social Concerns Committee | ||||
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| OVERVIEW: Maura Stephens, journalist and author, who produced "Collateral Damage -- photographs of the Iraqi people" in 2003 with husband, George Sapio, offers updated information and slides of the conditions in Iraq. |
| Aidan Delgado speaks on his experience in the Iraq war |
| On Sunday, March 4. at 12:15, Aidan Delgado will
speak on his experience in the Iraq war and his present role as an advocate for peace. The Peace and Justice Group will host the presentation in the West Wing of Fellowship Hall at the First Congregational Church, UCC, 1031 So. Euclid Ave. (off Bahai Vista next to the YMCA.) Bring a bag lunch if you wish. |
For further information, Ruth
Upshall at whisty@juno.com |
| Nonviolent Communication Film: “Language of the Heart” |
| Wednesday, February 28th. Nonviolent Communication Film: “Language of the Heart” Introduction to Nonviolent Communication: short lecture and film at the Fruitville Library, Cogburn Rd. |
Call Mercedes Frace to register:
941-492-9279 |
| WOMEN PEACEMAKERS FROM THE HOLY LAND |
| It isn't easy to make your enemy into your friend.
Ibtisam Mahameed, a Palestinian Israeli Muslim, and Dorit Bat Shalom,
an Israeli artist, will share their personal stories, showing how
they overcame religious intolerance in themselves and others. A facilitated
discussion will provide the opportunity to share experiences and suggestions
for getting into action. Friday February 23 and Saturday February 24 at 7:30 pm at the New College's Sainer Auditorium. |
Contact Anna Karuna Ferrier for
more information 924-9259. |
Join in the rally !!!
SARASOTA/MANATEE PEACE PEOPLE YOU ARE NEEDED! FEBRUARY 23RD |
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| OVERVIEW: On Friday, February 16th at 10:30 am a group of 12 women representing Codepink and several other local peace groups met with Vern Buchanan's Deputy Chief of Staff, Ron Turner. They spoke openly and honestly with him about their opposition to the Iraq War. Mr. Turner was fairly receptive to their opinions. The fact that these women were allowed to speak their minds and open a dialog with this office a major success! The meeting was scheduled to last only 15 minutes but Mr. Turner was willing to listen for a full half-hour. In the spirit of the positive exchange that has taken place with Mr. Buchanan's office Codepink would like to suggest the following actions: | ||||||||||
| WHAT: Occupation Project: A campaign of sustained non-violent actions to inform our Representative, Vern Buchanan, of his constituents' views on the Iraq war. We will occupy the sidewalk outside Mr. Buchanan's office and hold signs to ask him to "Stop Funding the War" and to "Vote for PEACE". We will also be inviting Mr. Buchanan and/or Mr. Turner, in advance, to join us on the sidewalk for a conversation! For more information please go to www.vcnv.org or www.codepinkalert.org and click on the "Occupation Project" section. There are other actions just like ours taking place all across the country! | ||||||||||
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| ***You may park in the Whole
Foods parking garage on the 2nd level. It is free and is only a
short 3 blocks to the office building. (need direction go here) |
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| There will be smaller actions taking place all week long (i.e. sending flowers to the office with the message "Be sweet, stop funding war!",etc.) but this is the "BIG ONE"! We need your help! But in order to make a statement we would like EVERYONE to come out and line the sidewalks around the office and tell Vern Buchanan to 'STOP FUNDING THE WAR", "VOTE YES on HR 508", and "Bring our troops home now!". | ||||||||||
| Again, please remember to keep it positive!!! Tell Vern we want him to "BE OUR HERO, VOTE FOR PEACE". Be sure to keep your signs LARGE and LEGIBLE!!! We want the folks in the office overhead to be able to read them! | ||||||||||
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| Please stay positive! Codepink has had a positive experience and would like to keep it up!! Please come out and show your support in the name of PEACE! | ||||||||||
| Organized by: Codepink, Sarasota |
| MoveOn is planning an event at Vern Buchanan's office |
| At noon on Thursday, February 22nd, MoveOn is planning an event at Vern Buchanan's office to oppose escalation in Iraq and demand withdrawal instead. It will also serve to register our disappointment with his negative vote on the resolution opposing escalation. This will be an orderly event as described in the MoveOn communication below, but in light of the Administration's apparent intent to attack Iran, it is crucial at this time to communicate the depth of feeling against any continuation of this disastrous misadventure. |
| Please join us if you can. |
| We meet at noon on Thursday at Buchanan's office at 235 N. Orange Ave., Suite 201, in Sarasota, just south of Fruitville Rd. Orange Ave. is about 5 blocks west of Washington Blvd (also known as Route 301). |
| Henry Bright |
| Message from MoveOn (background) |
| This Thursday, Feb. 22, noon at Buchanan's office will be a calling to the carpet for Vern Buchanan. It will be a media event. It will be a most powerful one if every one of us can go or send a representative and bring friends. The calling to the carpet will be done in a kind way: at least half the constituents of this district voted for Christine Jennings and we want Out Of Iraq, etc. Buchanan's job is to represent us. That means represent the Out of Iraq stand. We'll hold signs saying No Escalation (etc.) which will be printed and handed out at the event. The meeting will also accomplish delivery of 18 letters from MoveOn members written to Buchanan about leaving Iraq, written at The Ground Truth movie showing Feb. 15. |
| Solutions to Violence Study Circle |
| Tuesdays, February 13th - April 3rd. Solutions to Violence Study Circle |
| This group will meet on consecutive Tuesdays at 7pm at the Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 322 15th St. West in Bradenton . Limit: 12 participants. |
Call Arlene
at 741-9755 to register. |
| Suncoast Network for Compassionate Communication presents... | |
| Dr. Marshall Rosenberg in Florida | |
| Learn Nonviolent Communication(sm) from author, mediator, educator & clinical psychologist, Marshall B. Rosenberg. Suncoast Network for Compassionate Communication is grateful, excited and honored to host Marshall's first Florida NVC training event. We aim to support CNVC's global vision, share in growing the NVC consciousness & community locally and statewide. | |
| Two NVC Events: | |
| Speaking Peace in a World of Conflict - A stellar introductory evening in Nonviolent Communication with developer, Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. | |
| Friday February 9 - 7-9:30 pm | |
| University of South Florida (USF) Sarasota/Bradenton campus auditorium 8350 N. Tamiami Trail | |
| Cost: $10-20 suggested donation. With ID, limited free USF student seating. | |
| Words that can Change the World | |
| Words that can Change the World is a Saturday & Sunday Seminar working interactively and intimately with Dr Rosenberg and local NVC facilitators learning how to support challening relationships with NVC and what gifts our feelings, such as anger, are to us. Space is limited for this two day seminar. | |
| Saturday & Sunday February 10th & 11th | 8:30am - 5:00 pm |
| Rising Tide International 5102 Swift Road, Sarasota 34231 | |
| Tuition scale: $200-145 | |
| Event Co-Sponsors: Rising Tide International, Sarasota & University of South Florida (USF) Sarasota | |
| Event Endorsers: Tampa Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Tampa Bay; Wings Bookstore @ First Unity, St. Pete; Pema Chöling Dharma Center, Gulfport; Mennonite Peace & Justice Group, Sarasota; Southwest Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice; Tampa Unity Church, Tampa | |
| Event Registration & NVC Information: Print your registration form at www.nvcsarsota.com | |
| Event Coordinator: Mercedes Frace 941-492-9279 or 941-539-7603 compassionflower@msn.com | |
| Friday, February 9. Speaking Peace in a World of Conflict |
| A stellar introductory evening in Nonviolent Communication with developer, Marshall Rosenberg, PhD, 7-9:30 pm at the University of South Florida (USF) Sarasota/Bradenton campus auditorium 8350 N. Tamiami Trail. Cost: $10-20 suggested donation. With ID, limited free USF student seating. |
| Thursday, February 8. A preview of the anti-war play “The Warrior” by Jack Gilhooley |
| Call 741-9755 for reservations. |
| IS RELIGION AN OBSTACLE TO PEACE? |
| Thursday, February 8, IS RELIGION AN OBSTACLE TO PEACE? Trialogue with representatives from the three Abrahamic religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam. |
| The Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg. www.servingtheone.org |
| National Mandate for Peace |
| National Mandate for Peace -- No More Lies!! In solidarity with United for Peace and Justice (www.unitedforpeace.org) ACT NOW TO END THE WAR!!! Sarasota Bayfront and US41 (near Marina Jack's) Saturday, January 27th, 2007, 10am |
| Join us for a march in Sarasota to tell the new Congress: On election day, the voters delivered a dramatic, unmistakable mandate for peace. Now it's time for action. Help send a strong message to Congress and the Bush Administration: |
| Results: "Five hundred people lined US 41 along the Sarasota bayfront to take a united front against the war in Iraq": see video of this event |
| BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW! |
| Bring your signs and drums, your friends and family as we march - singing and chanting, street theatre and impromptu soap box speakers, passing out flyers and being heard all the way down Main Street through the Farmer's Market to the Sarasota Herald Tribune and demand "no more lies" from the media or from Congress. |
For more information call: 941-366-5008. |
| Annual Meeting of SWFCPJ |
| Wednesday, January 24, ANNUAL MEETING OF SWFCPJ, 9:30 A.M. UU Church, 3976 Fruitville |
| Faith Fippinger on BEING A SOCIAL ACTIVIST |
| Sunday, January 21, 12:15 P.M. First Congregational Church, 1031 S. Euclid, Sarasota, Faith Fippinger on BEING A SOCIAL ACTIVIST. |
| Free showing of DVD "NOBELITY" |
| Saturday, January 20, 2:00 P.M. at the Venice Public Library, Free showing of DVD "NOBELITY" This film offers compelling solutions and ways to take personal action to effect change,especially for children. "THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH" raises compelling questions - NOBELITY offers compelling answers. |
| Recall Kathy Dent Planning Meeting |
| Thursday, January 18, RECALL KATHY DENT PLANNING MTG. at 7:00 P.M., at Waldemere Fire Station, Sarasota |
| Darfur Awareness Rally Planning |
| Thursday, January 18, DARFUR AWARENESS RALLY PLANNING at 10:30 A.M., Holocaust Center, 578 McIntosh, Sarasota. Tel 378-8837 |
| World Peace Day |
Peace-ing Together Liberty and Justice for All.. Are We Losing the Message? When: World Peace Day, Monday, January 1, 2007, 9:45am-3:00pm; Where: Epiphany Cathedral and Parish Center, 350 Tampa Avenue, Venice, Florida |
| For more info click
here This event is open to all and free of charge. |