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Northampton Committee
To Stop the War in Iraq

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Friday Night Film Series

Most Friday nights at 7:00 p.m., we show a documentary film relating to peace and justice at the Media Education Foundation, 60 Masonic Street in Northampton. The screenings are free. [Full Schedule]

Next:
Sept. 5
The Take
Amid economic collapse, workers take over and restart their idle factories. AnnaMarie Russo will lead a discussion of the principles of anarchy demonstrated in the film.

Hiroshima/Nagasaki Day Exhibit and Ceremony

Saturday, August 9
Exhibit and presentation: 7:00 p.m., Smith Student Center
Lantern-floating ceremony: 9:00 p.m., Paradise Pond

See the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibit of photographs from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. There will be a presentation on atomic war at 8:00, followed by the moving lantern-floating ceremony a short walk away at Paradise Pond.




The Iraq Moratorium: Hands Around the Federal Building

United for Peace and many other organizations are calling for actions on the third Friday of every month. The Moratorium started September 21, 2007 and is planned to continue until the war stops.

Local Moratorium Actions for Moratorium #12: August 15, 2008

This month we are joining forces with Veterans for Peace and many other groups in protesting the possibility of war with Iran.

Hands Around the Federal Building
Friday, August 15, 4:00 p.m.
1550 Main Street, Springfield
More Info...

For more information on the moratorium, visit the Iraq Moratorium web site.




Democracy Now!
Is Back on Cable

Northampton Local Access Cable, Channel 15
Weekdays at 8:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m. and midnight

Northampton's local access cable channel, channel 15, is up and running again, and it has Democracy Now! three times a day!

You can also listen to Democracy Now! on WMUA 91.1 at 8:00 a.m., and Valley Free Radio WXOJ 103.3 at 5:00 p.m.



Weekly Peace Vigil

Join our weekly vigil for peace and against the Iraq war, Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., in front of the County Courthouse (on Main Street between Gothic and King), rain or shine.

[Further Details]



The Iraqi Children's Art Exchange Project

The Iraqi Children's Art Exchange Project is an active and evolving collection of photographs and children's art from Iraq and the USA. It is available for showing.

More details are available at the Art Exchange Project's new web site, http://www.iraqichildrensart.org.



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More Events

A comprehensive listing of Valley peace and justice events can be found at the Western Mass. AFSC's calendar.