Upcoming Events

H.O.P.E. Artists' Reception
Saturday, May 17, 12:00 noon to 2:00 PM
Peace and Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa

Meet the artists, refuel with tasty snacks, enjoy a poetry slam, and see the fabulous works of art.
Admission is FREE. Don't miss it!

IMMIGRATION FORUM
Sunday, May 18th, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Enmanji Temple, 1200 Gravenstein Hwy S., Sebastopol

Learn the facts about the current immigration situation in Sonoma County and about immigration law. Speakers include: David Chung of the Redwood Empire Chinese Association and Rick Coshnear, an attorney specializing in immigration law. Presented by: Japanese American Citizens League & Redwood Empire Chinese Association. For more information, e-mail mangochutney@yahoo.com.

Sonoma County NOW
(National Organization for Women)
Wednesday, May 21, 6:00 PM
Round Table Pizza, Marlow Center
Marlow and Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa

Arrive earlier if you want to order food. Call 545-5036 for more information.

KPFA Broadcasts from the Peace Center!
3rd Friday of Every Month During 2008
5:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Starting in June, tune in to KPFA on the third Friday of every month from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM to hear a piece of the truth that the mainstream media won't cover.

For more information on alternatives for spending the estimated 3TRILLION DOLLARS that the Iraq war will cost, watch the Three Trillion Dollar Spending Spree video.

Burma's monks are leading the struggle of the Burmese people against an oppressive military dictatorship, despite the risk of beating, torture and death. Click on a monk above to learn more or to help the monks in their courageous opposition to a brutal regime.

The figures on the left include reported civilian deaths only. The figure in the center represents an estimate of civilian casualties based upon a study by public health experts in 2006.
Read the 2006 article.

New WHO study:
40 months of war, 151,000 Iraqis dead by violence through June, 2006. Violence now leading cause of death in Iraq. 3,775 violent deaths per month.
Read the new study.

** A Life, Wasted. **
Click below to read an open letter from Paul E. Schroeder, the father of a soldier killed in Iraq:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/02/AR2006010200974.html