March 2010 Events

Santa Rosa - Courthouse Square, Fridays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Santa Rosa - Mendocino Ave. and College Ave. intersection, Fridays, Noon-1:00 p.m.
Healdsburg - The Plaza (downtown), Thursdays, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Sonoma - The Plaza (downtown), Fridays, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Petaluma - Petaluma Blvd. and Bodega intersection, first Saturdays of the month, Noon-1:00 p.m.
Sebastopol - Bodega Hwy. and Main St. intersection, Fridays, Noon-1:00 p.m. - Women in Black needs your support at this vigil. They face a significant number of counter-protesters each week. Please come swell the peace numbers!

Please consider moving your money (if you haven't already!) to a local bank. Learn more about the movement to support local institutions rather than the ones which are "too big to fail" at www.moveyourmoney.info <http://www.moveyourmoney.info> . People all over the country are choosing to move their money out of bigger banks and into smaller, community-oriented financial institutions that generally avoided the reckless investments and schemes that helped cause the financial crisis. Fueled by the personal initiatives of thousands, it's a grassroots effort that has the potential to shift power in the financial system away from Wall Street and to Main Street.

Black Gold - Film and Speaker
Monday, Mar. 1, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Wake up and smell the coffee and face the unjust conditions under which our favorite drink is produced and find out what you can do about it. Black Gold provides the most in-depth study of any commodity on film today and offers a compelling introduction to the fair trade movement.
Multi-Purpose Room, Student Union, Sonoma State University, Cotati
$2.50 parking fee

Sweatshop-Free Fashion Show
Monday, Mar. 1, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.
This fashion show will give attendees the option of making a difference in the world just by being a consumer: catalogs and coupons will be available at the show. Several sweatshop-free clothing companies will be displayed - ones that uphold strong worker ethics and comply with the 23rd article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The Cooperage, Sonoma State University, Cotati
$2.50 parking fee

A Time for Truth, A Time for Action: Palestine/Israel and the U.S. at the Crossroads
Friday, Mar. 5, 11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 6, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
A major regional Sabeel conference. Sabeel, Arabic for The Way, is an international peace movement initiated by Palestinian Christians in the Holy Land. Sabeel seeks a just peace for Palestinians in Palestine/Israel and promotes the theological, moral, and legal principles set forth in the Jerusalem Sabeel Document, which may be viewed at www.fosna.org <http://www.fosna.org/> . A partial list of speakers includes Dr. Hisham Ahmed, Dr. Laila Al-Marayati, Omar Barghouti, Mark Braverman, Dr. Jeff Harper, Remi Kanazi, Ambassador Edward Peck, and Dr. Stephen Zunes.
First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo, 72 Kensington Rd., San Anselmo
Registration required by Feb. 27th at www.fosna.org <http://www.fosna.org/>
Full conference - $90 regular/$45 for students
Co-sponsored by the Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County

Food and Farming Veteran Career Fair
Friday, Mar. 5, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The purpose of this event is to connect returning veterans with viable jobs, internships, training programs and two and four year colleges in the food and farming industry throughout Northern California as well as to offer assistance to those starting their own farms and businesses.
Organized by The Farmer-Veteran Coalition (FVC), a project of Community Partners and proud member of Coalition for Iraq + Afghanistan Veterans (CIAV); The Coming Home Project will offer on-site counseling to all veterans.
Interested veterans, employers, supporters and volunteers please visit www.farmvetco.org <http://www.farmvetco.org> or call 530-756-1395
Veterans Memorial Bldg., 1351 Maple Ave., Santa Rosa
Free

Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival
Friday - Sunday, Mar. 5-7 See schedule for times
Bringing independent film to West Sonoma County, including films on peace, social justice, and environmental issues, such as My Vietnam Your Iraq: Eight Families, Two Generations, Floored, and Global Oneness. See website for complete schedule.
www.sebastopolfilmfestival.org

Environmental Award Dinner & Community Workshop
Saturday, Mar. 6, 5:30-9:00 p.m.
Sonoma County Conservation Council and The Sierra Club Sonoma Group present the 34th Annual Sonoma County Environmental Awards Dinner: Turning the Tide on Waste with Local Water Solutions
Urban Initiatives, Ag Conservation, Gray Water, Groundwater and More featuring Brock Dolman, Director, Occidental Art and Ecology Center Water Institute
Optional afternoon workshop: Turning the Tide on Waste, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Award Dinner - $50, $30 with student ID - tickets at www.envirocentersoco.org/dinner <http://www.envirocentersoco.org/dinner>
Workshop - $20 (to register send a note to lite@sonic.net)
This is a zero waste and car-lite event.

Youth Social Justice Action
Sunday, Feb. 7, 12:30 p.m.
Karin Adams of IMPACT! will speak on youth activism as a part of the Unitarian/Universalist Congregation's Advocates for Social Justice Hot Topics forum series.
The Board Room, The Unitarian/Universalist Congregation, 547 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa

Phone Bank for the Living Wage Coalition and Against a Wal-Mart Super Center in Rohnert Park
Sunday, Mar. 7, 6:00-8:30 p.m.
A phone bank to urge supporters to renew their memberships and urge them to attend the Wal-Mart meeting before the Rohnert Park Planning Commission and City Council.
SEIU Local 1021, 600 B St., Santa Rosa
Information - 939-8933

Food and Farming Veteran Career Fair
Friday, Mar. 5, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The purpose of this event is to connect returning veterans with viable jobs, internships, training programs and two and four year colleges in the food and farming industry throughout Northern California as well as to offer assistance to those starting their own farms and businesses.
Organized by The Farmer-Veteran Coalition (FVC), a project of Community Partners and proud member of Coalition for Iraq + Afghanistan Veterans (CIAV); The Coming Home Project will offer on-site counseling to all veterans.
Interested veterans, employers, supporters and volunteers please visit www.farmvetco.org <http://www.farmvetco.org> or call 530-756-1395
Veterans Memorial Bldg., 1351 Maple Ave., Santa Rosa
Free

Job with Justice Workshop
Saturday, Mar. 13, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
A workshop about the national Jobs with Justice network as well as specific campaigns to support worker organizing, single payer heath care reform, global justice, and fair trade. The purpose is to explore the benefits of affiliation with Jobs with Justice by the Living Wage Coalition and other North Bay faith, labor, environmental, immigrant rights, and community organizations. Coffee at 9:00 a.m. and lunch and informal discussion 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
SEIU 1021, 600 B St., Santa Rosa

Rachel Carson Returns
Saturday, Mar. 13, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Learn about Rachel Carson, the great writer (author of Silent Spring) and ecologist who kicked off the environmental movement back in 1962, through this one-woman performance by local writer/activist Lilith Rogers.
Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr., Petaluma
Free - information: 523-9907

The Cost and Sorrows of War: Pakistan, Gaza, Iraq, Afghanistan
Friday, Mar. 19, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Kathy Kelly, will report on Afghanistan and her recent trips to Pakistan and Gaza. Kathy is a coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence (www.vcnv.org <http://www.vcnv.org> ), a campaign to end U.S. military and economic warfare. She also founded Voices in the Wilderness.
Christ Church United Methodist, 1717 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa
Co-sponsored by the Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County and Earthkeepers of Christ Church United Methodist
Information - 575-8902

Rachel Carson Returns
Saturday, Mar. 13, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Learn about Rachel Carson, the great writer (author of Silent Spring) and ecologist who kicked off the environmental movement back in 1962, through this one-woman performance by local writer/activist Lilith Rogers.
Rincon Valley Library, 6959 Montecito Blvd., Santa Rosa
Free - information: 523-9907

War Made Easy - the film
Multiple television showings beginning Wednesday, Mar. 17
The film representation of Norman Solomon's book War Made Easy will be shown on Public Access Television, Channel 26 (Comcast TV).
Schedule:
Wed. 3/17 &3/ 24 - 10:00-11:15 p.m.
Thurs. 3/18 & 3/25 - 6:00-7:15 a.m.
Sat. 3/20 & 3/27 - 3:30-4:45 a.m.
Sun. 3/21 & 3/28 - 7:30-8:45 p.m.

Celebration of the Life of Howard Zinn
Thursday, Mar. 25, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Come celebrate the life of Howard Zinn and share your feelings with other activists who have been inspired by his life and work. Calvin Simons will share a video of an interview he did with Zinn here in Sonoma County.
The Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County, 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa

On-going vigil schedule:
Gaia's Garden Restaurant (formerly Govinda's), 1899 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa will give a free chai and $1 off dinner to all vigilers!
Santa Rosa - Courthouse Square, Fridays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Santa Rosa - Mendocino Ave. and College Ave. intersection, Fridays, Noon-1:00 p.m.
Healdsburg - The Plaza (downtown), Thursdays, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Sonoma - The Plaza (downtown), Fridays, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Petaluma - Petaluma Blvd. and Bodega intersection, first Saturdays of the month, Noon-1:00 p.m.
Sebastopol - Bodega Hwy. and Main St. intersection, Fridays, Noon-1:00 p.m. - Women in Black needs your support at this vigil. They face a significant number of counter-protesters each week. Please come swell the peace numbers!

 

 

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