Northampton Committee
To Stop the War in Iraq
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Event Archive Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba
Sunday, June 15, 5:30 p.m.
The Caravan to Cuba bus will stop in Northampton to collect passengers and donations, and to hold a dinner festival with music and fun. This year, the Caravan needs music equipment in addition to the usual embargoed humanitarian aid. Contact Ruth at 256-4881 to find out exactly what's needed. The Iraq Moratorium 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 #10: June 20, 2008
For more information, visit the Iraq Moratorium web site. The Human Cost of War and Chemical Weapons
Rescheduled
Talk by Drs. Shahriar Khateri and Mohammad Soroush, founders of The Iranian Society for Chemical Weapons Victims Support, to raise awareness of the costs of poison gas and of war in general. Sponsored by PSR. IMMIGRANT RIGHTS MAY DAY RALLY Thursday, May 1, noon - 2:00 p.m.
Rally for immigrant rights with speakers, poetry, music, and a speak-out. Demand an end to the racist scapegoating of immigrants:
Mothers Day March for Peace and Justice Sunday, May 11, 11:45 a.m.
Mothers Day was intended as a peace demonstration. This year we focus on the children of the world and those who care for them. Start at Bridge Street School, 11:45 a.m., march to the Hestia mural on Masonic Street. Eight Arrested Blocking Gate of Westover AFB
Eight local peace activists, including Northampton Committee to Stop the War in Iraq founding members Claudia Lefko, Kathleen Winkworth, and Frances Crowe, staged a dramatic, high-profile protest at the gate of nearby Westover Air Force Base. Dressed in Middle Eastern clothing, they blocked the main gate of the Base until they were arrested for "disturbing the peace." Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan
The 1971 Winter Soldier Investigation was a public hearing put together by Vietnam Veterans Against the War to publicize U.S. war crimes in Vietnam. Iraq Veterans Against the War has organized similar hearings for March 13-16 in Washington to publicize today's version of that inhumanity in Iraq and Afghanistan. The hearings are being re-broadcast in their entirety on WXOJ Valley Free Radio. They will air segments during most syndication slots. Thanks to WXOJ, and thanks to Sally Weiss for encouraging them.
Five Years Too Many
It's been five years, 4,000 troops killed, a million Iraqi dead, trillions of taxpayer dollars paid to defense contractors, and billions in oil extorted from Iraq. Had enough? Join us for speakers, music, and a silent march starting at City Hall on the fifth anniversary of the start of the war. Local Moratorium Actions for Moratorium #6: February 15, 2008
The Iraq Moratorium 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. Planning Meeting for Valley-wide Coordination Saturday, January 5, 2-5 p.m.
Contact Paki Wieland or Randy Kehler for more information. Local Moratorium Actions for Moratorium #5: January 18, 2008
For more information, visit the Iraq Moratorium web site. Prevent War on Iran Planning Meeting
Thursday, January 3, 7:30 pm
The Pioneer Valley Coalition to Prevent War on Iran invites you and members of your group to join us for a Planning Meeting to plan education, advocacy and a February 10 Valley-wide meeting to speak with our elected officials. More...
Human Rights: The True Road Map to Peace
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Brunch followed by a presentation and discussion with Dr. Jeff Halper, Coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee. The event is free, but donations to support the work of ICAHD will be most appreciated. October 27: National Mobilization to End the War in Iraq
Regional Demonstration at Boston Common
On Saturday, October 27th, people from all walks of life will gather in Boston for a massive New England regional demonstration, part of a nationally coordinated day of protest against the war in Iraq called by United for Peace and Justice. Regional demonstrations will be held in 10 cities around the country. The New England event will start with a rally at the Boston Common bandstand starting at Noon, followed by a march from 2:00 to 3:00 PM.
Battlefield without Borders: Iraqis in Crisis
Sunday, October 28, 2:00 p.m.
Internationally renowned antiwar activist, Kathy Kelly, and poet David Smith-Ferri will speak about Iraq and the Iraqi people in prose and poetry. They will invite you to the heart of the Iraqi people and the crisis they face. Kathy will discuss the consequences of war — for Iraqis, for Americans, for the environment — and call us into a campaign of sustained resistance. David will read from his newly released volume of poetry, Battlefield without Borders produced by Haley's Publishing of Athol, MA. Donations will be accepted, and David's book will be for sale to benefit the Iraqi Children's Art Exchange, which connects children in the U.S. to Iraqi children in the Middle East, and the Direct Aid Initiative, which provides aid directly to Iraqis in Amman and, shortly, in Damascus. (All but $2 of the sale of each book will go to the projects.) This public event is sponsored by the Northampton Committee to Stop the War in Iraq, the Western Mass AFSC, and The Pioneer Valley Interfaith Peace and Justice Coalition. The Cold War in the Middle East and the new Cold War
Thursday, November 15, 4:00 p.m.
Dr. Rashid Khalidi is the featured speaker in Hampshire College's 10th annual Eqbal Ahmad Lecture Series. Khalidi has been the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies in the history department and Director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia University since 2003. He is also editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies. Pastors for Peace Report Tuesday, September 18, 7:00 p.m.
The local caravanistas who traveled to Cuba are presenting a report back on the Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba. EVERYONE is invited! We will give first-hand account of our experiences, and invite discussion on the U.S. and Cuba today.
Sunday, July 1
Saturday, August 25
President Bush will be in town. Camp Casey will be set up. Camping is available by reservation at protestcamping@gmail.net. Join Cindy Sheehan, retired Colonel Ann Wright, Melida Arredondo, Congressman Dennis Kucinch, along with musicians Inanna, Pat Scanlon and Band, and the Indigo Girls. More info at http://www.kportprotest.org. Local buses will be available. Tickets are available from the AFSC at 584-8975, or e-mail protestbus@northamptoncommittee.org with questions. Hiroshima/Nagasaki Remembrance Week There are many activities in the Pioneer Valley, starting with our 8/3 film and ending with our 8/10 film. Two highlights:
For a full schedule, see http://westernmassafsc.org/calendar/AUG3TO9.HTM U.S.-Cuba Pastors for Peace Caravan
Saturday, June 30
Welcome the Caravan to Northampton! The welcome event will feature Cuban food, music, dancing, and learning about the impact of U.S. policy on Cuba. Donate to the care package! The Caravan will be taking humanitarian aid to Cuba. Call 625-9543 or 587-0247 for information about supplies needed. Community-University Solidarity Brings Victory! Four weeks ago, the University of Massachusetts announced its plans to award Andrew Card with an honorary degree at graduate commencement. Students, faculty, and staff quickly began organizing to oppose this decision. Yesterday, at graduate commencement, the anti-war movement made its voice heard. This was a victory made possible not only by members of the UMass Amherst campus, but by peace-loving people throughout the Pioneer Valley. Community organizations actively participated in the efforts to convince the university administration to rescind the offer. When that failed, they took time out of a Friday afternoon, arriving at commencement in all their colors to demonstrate the real values of western Massachusetts.
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Protest UMass's Award of an Honorary Degree to Andrew Card Updated The University of Massachusetts plans to award an honorary degree to Andrew Card, the founder of the White House Iraq Group, which was responsible for "marketing" the Iraq war to the American people. As a central planner of an illegal war, Card is a war criminal, not a "person of great accomplishment and high ethical standards who exemplifies the ideals of the University of Massachusetts." Bring all your creative energy to help us remind UMass of its values! Remember that graduate students deserve our respect. Honor them while holding Card and the UMass administration accountable!
MARCH
A march will take place on Tuesday, May 22 (not Monday, as we published in our Saturday flyer), at 12:30 p.m., from UMass's Whitmore administration building to the Amherst Commons. Our first rally brought 200 people; our second rally had 400. Third time's the charm!
STAND-OUT ON COMMENCEMENT EVE
Make signs and stand on highly trafficked intersections on the UMass campus or in your town during the evening commute. Suggested slogans: "Honor Students, Dis Card"; "Honor Education, Not War Criminals"; "No Degree for Andrew Card"; "Protest Tomorrow at UMass, 12:00," etc.
DEMONSTRATE AT COMMENCEMENT
The ceremony begins at 2:00, but 12:30 - 2:30 is the key time, because that's when people will be entering the Mullins Center. There will be a press conference at 1:00 p.m. We encourage your most creative, nonviolent responses. Signs, banners, songs, drums, puppets, and street theater are all very welcome. The RAGING GRANNIES will sing. People in orange jumpsuits will perform street theater. Please stay as long as you can: commencement will last several hours. Note that students, faculty, and members of the commencement audience will be taking action inside the center. We are committed to preserving the ceremony for the graduate students and disrupting only the portion that focuses on Card. 
G.I.s Speak Out!
Sunday, May 6, 2:00 p.m.
Jonathan Hutto Sr., co-founder of Appeal for Redress, the online anti-war petition campaign organized by active-duty GIs, will speak on the campaign to end the war in Iraq and ensure just treatment for returning veterans. Followed by a discussion. Sponsored by the ARISE Peace Committee, the Northampton Committee to Stop the War in Iraq, AFSC, SAGE, and Traprock Peace Center. For further information, phone 413-584-6425 or 413-320-2283. Emergency Vigil Against Supplemental Funding
5:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 2
Congress and Bush are at a standoff: Bush needs another $100 billion emergency funding for the war, and Congress has approved, but attached a timetable for ending the war. Today - the day after Bush's veto - we will protest to demand that Congress stand firm or even increase its demands. 
Rally For A Livable Climate
Saturday, April 14, noon - 2:00 p.m.
Music, puppets, speakers and information! For more info: http://events.stepitup2007.org/events/show/179 Western Massachusetts Social Forum Saturday, April 14, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Attend workshops, build relationships and share experiences to help build the movement towards social justice. For more info, and to register: http://westernmassafsc.org/wsf/wsf.html. Torture And Detention Without Trial: Frida Berrigan and Buz Isenberg will speak about Guantanamo Bay Prison, torture, rendition, black sites and what can be done about them. Wednesday, April 25, 7:00 p.m., Helen Hills Hills Chapel, Smith College Mystical Activism/Active Mysticism Paki Wieland, member of the Northampton Committee to Stop the War in Iraq, will share stories of her recent experiences in the intentional community at Auroville, India (http://www.auroville.org/). Monday, April 9, 7:00 p.m., in the Parlor of First Churches, Main Street, Northampton Isreal/Palestine Events
Knowledge is the Beginning
The Alexander River Restoration Project as a Bridge between
Israelis and Palestinians
Palestine and Israel: Roots of Conflict, Prospects for Peace
Iraq Veterans Against the War:
Thursday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m.
Join anti-war veterans from Iraq Veterans Against the War for a panel and open discussion on the case for immediate withdrawl from Iraq and Afghanistan. Sponsored by the Campus Anti-War Outreach Caucus of the UMass Anti-War Coalition, and the UMass International Socialist Organization, and the Northampton Committee to Stop the War in Iraq
Saturday, March 17:
• Northampton: March, Rally, and Candlelight Vigil - Refreshments Afterwards We are sponsoring a march starting at 7:00 p.m. at Bridge Street Elementary School. We will march to the Unitarian Society on Main Street for a brief rally, then spread out along Main Street for a candlelight vigil. Afterwards, join us for refreshments at Edwards Church, at 297 Main Street. We will have materials on-hand for people to write letters to Congress. Click the poster at right to view a larger copy. For printing, it is available in high resolution in either Color TIFF (2.9M) or B&W TIFF (168K) formats. Please e-mail with any questions or problems. • Washington, D.C.: ANSWER March on the Pentagon The justice group ANSWER is sponsoring a march on the Pentagon . Overnight buses are available, see the Western Mass. AFSC Calendar for further information or contact Nick Camerota at 413-896-5219 or email wmassiac@hotmail.com. Father Nabil Haddad • Northampton Brownie Troop 438
Learn how they came together amid chaos to start a school in Jordan for Iraqi refugee children. Appearing with the 1,000 Cranes Project from Mass MOCA, including a performance of Sadako and the 1,000 Paper Cranes. Saturday, March 3, noon - 2:00 p.m.
Ending the War in Iraq: Is Impeachment Necessary? 
Public Forum with Cindy Sheehan, John Bonifaz
Raging Grannies at Join the Raging Grannies for cookies, songs, and discussion. Wednesday, February 7, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. (rain date February 21). Big Y Mall, junction of rte 33 and rte 166, South Hadley 
D.C. Protest A major peace demonstration is taking place in Washington, D.C. this Saturday, January 27. If you are going, you might be able to find us at 11:00 a.m. on the Mall side of the administration building of the Smithsonian. If you can't make it to D.C., be sure to stop by our regular vigil from 11:00 a.m. to noon in front of the Courthouse at King & Main. Emergency Protest to Stop the Escalation
Thursday, January 11, 5:30 p.m.
There will be an emergency rally to stop the Bush/McCain "surge" of additional troops into Iraq at 5:30 p.m. Thursday (tomorrow) on the steps of City Hall. For more information, see http://americasaysno.org or http://westernmassafsc.org. This protest comes on top of a previously scheduled protest against Guantanamo (see below). Protest on the 5th Anniversary of Guantánamo Thursday, January 11, noon
January 11 marks the fifth anniversary of the first arrivals of prisoners at the U.S. detainment camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The prison is the best-known of America's secret detention sites, where people are brought without any due process and tortured, in violation of both the U.S. Constitution and the Geneva Convention. The protest is sponsored by the Pioneer Valley Coalition Against Secrecy and Torture. Yet Another Grim Milestone
Tuesday, January 2, 3:00 p.m.
On New Year's Eve 2006, the number of U.S. servicepeople killed in this senseless war of greed passed 3,000. Arise for Social Justice is holding a vigil in which all the names of the fallen will be read. The Words of Rachel Corrie
Friday, December 15, 7:00 p.m.
A one-woman play based on a series of e-mails to her family from 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer while defending a Palestinian family's home. Northampton Committee Anniversary Events The Northampton Committee to Stop the War in Iraq has been vigiling (first against sanctions) since 1998. MARCH: Saturday, December 16, 10:45 a.m. Join us on Saturday, December 16, for a brief march to our usual Saturday vigil. We will start at 10:45 at the Bridge Street School. EXHIBITION: Mon., Dec. 11th through Mon., Dec. 18th There will be a week-long retrospective exhibition of materials used by the Northampton Commmitee to Stop the War in Iraq at the APE Galleries, on the third floor of Thorne's marketplace. At the conclusion of the exhibition, the materials will be donated to the University of Massachusetts Archives, which is documenting political activism in the Valley. Join us at the opening reception, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m., APE Galleries, Thorne's Market, Northampton.
Reel Stories for Veterans Day
The Ground Truth
When I Came Home
What Is Happening in New Orleans One Year After Katrina?
Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision
Alternatives to Wars in the Middle East
Protest at Textron Headquarters
Thursday, October 5, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Cluster bombs are deliberately indiscriminate, designed to kill over the widest possible area. Even the newer designs leave behind unexploded bomblets, which can maim and kill for years after a war is over. Protest this horrendous weapon at its source, right here in Massachusetts. We will meet at 9:00 a.m. at the Gazette parking lot on Conz street. E-mail us for more information. More Info:
The World Can't Wait!
One-day General Strike
The World Can't Wait has called a one-day strike for Wednesday, Oct. 5.
Si Kahn in Concert
Saturday, Sept 16, 8:00 p.m.
See Si Kahn at a benefit concert for the Greensboro Justice Fund. Call 413-584-1079 for ticket information.
Peace Fair
Gandhi proposed his plan for nonviolent resistance a hundred years ago, on September 11, 1906. Commemorating this moment will help to free us from the cycle of violence, and to remind us that we are the agents of such a change. Events being planned include a Peace Fairin downtown Northampton on Saturday, September 9. We will also be screening A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict, a six-part, three-hour PBS documentary featuring case studies of successful nonviolence. The screening will take place September 1 and 8 as part of our Friday Night Film Series. More information: [Event Web Site] [Event Report] [Event Pictures]
The Current Crisis in the Middle East
Wednesday, July 26
Panelists: Carolyn Oppenheim (Freelance journalist), Vijay Prashad (Trinity College), Sayers Rudy (Amherst College), Mary Wilson (UMass/Amherst). Organized by the Western Mass. Palestine Action Coalition, the Northampton Committee to Stop the War in Iraq, the American Friends Service Committee and the UMass Anti-War Coalition.
DARFUR:
Thursday, July 6, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Panel discussion with IAC Director Sara Flounders, Smith Antropology professor Elliot Fratkin, human rights investigator keith harmon snow, researcher Dimitri Gram, and UMass Antropology Professor Enoch Page.
Tuesday, June 27, noon to 1:00 p.m.
On June 7th, 2006, U.S. Army First Lieutenant Ehren Watada became the first U.S. commissioned officer to publicly announce his opposition to the Iraq war and his intent to refuse to deploy with his unit to Iraq. To demonstrate our support for Ehren, and his courageous stand, we will participate in a National Day of Action on June 27th to support Ehren as he officially resists deployment this week. Web site: http://www.thankyoult.org/ City Council Resolution to Impeach A nationwide movement is underway to pass resolutions of impeachment at local levels. Northampton's City Council has been considering a resolution to impeach, and is slated to present it to the full City Council at its Thursday, June 1 meeting. Please phone in your support, and attend the meeting. Public comment is 7:15 p.m. City Council phone #s:
Resolution text:
Nationwide movement information:
City Council Resolution to Impeach ACTION ALERT!
The Northampton City Council is convening a community forum to discuss a local resolution to impeach! Please come and voice your support. The current text of the resolution is available at our site here or at the City Council website as a Word document here. If you can't come, please phone in your support on Monday (find the number here). MOTHER'S DAY FOR MOTHER EARTH
Annual Mothers Day Peace & Justice March
Families, individuals, groups, organizations for peace & justice: come to the Annual Mothers Day Peace & Justice March. Meet at the Bridge Street School at 11:45. March downtown at 12:00 for a speakout of prose, poems, & song. Sponsors: Northampton Committee to Stop the War in Iraq, Nonotuck Community School Child Care Advocacy Comm., SAGE, Green-Rainbow Party Amherst, Social Workers for Peace and Justice, CORI Education Project, Amherst Women In Black, Nuclear Weapons Abolition Task Force, Hamp./Franklin CCPAX, American Friends Service Committee, ARISE for Social Justice, WMass Indymedia, Connecticut Valley Coalition for Women's Lives, Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst
Northampton Pride Parade Annual Parade and Festival
March starts at Lampron Park (near Bridge Street Elementary School), assembly at 11:30 a.m.
Assemble at 22nd Street and Broadway at 10:30 a.m. March at noon down Broadway to Foley Square. Grassroots action festival, 1:00-6:00 p.m., Foley Square. More details:
http://www.april29.org
Western Mass. Week Against War
Events are being planned all across the valley by various groups to mark the third anniversary of war in Iraq. Some of the events have been coordinated into a web site dedicated to the event at wmass-3years.org. The web site has a poster you can download and print. Additional listings can be found at the Western Mass. AFSC's trusty calendar, and the national AFSC has set up a nationwide listing. The Northampton Committee is directly sponsoring two of the Week Against War events: No Go Solo: Coffee, Muffins, Rides, and Peace! We are kicking off No Go Solo, an ongoing campaign to combat the culture of single-occupancy automobiles, with a meet-up at Sheldon Field [map] during the morning commute. Join us Wed. or Thu., March 15-16, any time between 7:30 and 9:00 a.m. at Sheldon Field. We will have coffee, muffins, and information about ridesharing, public transportation, and other alternatives. Candlelight Vigil We will hold a community-wide candlelight vigil for people to mark the anniversary and express some of their feelings. Join us Sunday, March 19, 6:00-7:00 p.m., downtown Northampton. If possible, bring candles and signs. Artists for Justice: Peace Be Upon the World A solidarity event immediately following the candlelight vigil on Sunday, March 19. With Professor Michael Thelwell, speaker, and Puerto Rican poet Magdalena Gomez in a duo performance with Palestinian percussionist Michel Moushabeck. The event will take place at First Churches, downtown Northampton, in Layman Hall (side door to church). Doors will open at 7:00 pm, after the vigil. Emergency Regional Town Meeting A discussion with Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-Massachusetts), Former Congressman Bob Barr (R-Georgia), and Massachusetts ALCU Director Carol Rose about the astonishingly dictatorial Bush/Cheney policies of:
Thursday, March 23, 7:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Massachusetts American Civil Liberties Union. International Women's Day, March 8 February 15 is the third anniversary of the largest anti-war protest in history. Worldwide, fifteen million took to the streets in an effort to stop the Iraq war before it began. 
On February 15, 2006, women in Western Massachusetts marked the day by dropping in on Congressman Richard Neal's Springfield office to urge him to sign on to the Global Call for Peace in Iraq and to issue a statement calling for the war's end. On March 8, International Women's Day, we will return. We invite him to meet with us and read his statement in front of his office in the Federal Building in Springfield at 12:00 noon. Please show your support for the Global Call, and for Congressman Neal's endorsement of it, by joining us on March 8, 12:00 noon, in front of the Federal Building in Springfield. Please bring a sign if you like. [Flyer] [Sign the Global Call] Constitution Vigil Local civil liberties and human rights group are holding a vigil against the Bush administration's use of torture and its telltale disregard for due process and domestic spying laws. Join us Wednesday, February 22 at 6:00 p.m. at King and Main Streets in downtown Northampton to decry these policies. We can all imagine the cost of inaction. We must demand that lawmakers stop Bush from driving our country further toward dictatorship and inhumanity. This vigil is being held in solidarity with MoveOn's call for vigils specifically against domestic spying. Hope and Action in Wartime:
Meet author and humanitarian Kathy Kelly, founder of Voices in the Wilderness, an anti-sanctions group that has committed civil disobedience over 70 times in bringing medicine and other humanitarian supplies to Iraq. Saturday, February 11, 7:30 p.m., Neilson Browsing Room, Smith College Center for Popular Economics and SAGE present:
The doctrine of neoliberalism runs like a thread through many of today's problems of poverty and war. The Center for Popular Economics will detail its effects on us, on the developing world, and on the environment; as well as the global mushrooming of opposition to the policy. Thursday, Feburary 9, 7:00 p.m. State of the Union: Bring the Noise The group World Can't Wait has called for noisemaking protests during Bush's State of the Union address this Tuesday, January 31 at 8:00 p.m. Local WCW organizers have listed a protest for Northampton at City Hall. Bring the noise and drown out Bush's lies! A Report from Israel/Palestine: The Faculty for Israel-Palestine Peace Delegation A presentation by Peter Titelman, Katherine Baker, and Yoav Elinevsky. Sunday January 29, 2006 at 3:00 at the Media Education Foundation, 60 Masonic St., Northampton. Free, accessible and open to the public. Information: 584-1299. Sponsored by Middle East Peace Coalition of WMass and the Faculty for Israel-Palestine Peace. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Circle In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Western Massachusetts AFSC is organizing Circles - discussions among small groups of friends or acquantances about the relevance of King's vision today. The Northampton Committee to Stop the War in Iraq is sponsoring one such Circle at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 16, at the Media Education Foundation, 60 Masonic Street in downtown Northampton. The circle is open; we will be discussing King's Riverside Speech, which participants should read ahead of time. Also on Monday, January 16, these Circles will be recognized during the traditional community-wide celebration organized by the 2006 AFSC MLK Committee. The event will take place at the First Churches at 1:00 p.m., which will be half an hour after the Northampton Committee's Circle ends (the venues are only 200 meters apart). Northampton Committee Seventh Anniversary March Vigil, March, Drumming, and More Help mark our anniversary with a special vigil on Saturday, December 17, 11:00 a.m. We will meet at in front of the County Courthouse on Main & King Streets — our weekly vigil spot — then do a sidewalk march around downtown. We will have drummers, and the Raging Grannies will make an appearance. After the vigil, stay for the Greensboro Justice Fund's Human Rights Day event (below). Greensboro Justice Fund Human Rights Day Observance Street theater, songs, and readings in front of First Churches in downtown Northampton on Saturday, December 17 from noon to 2:00 p.m. — immediately following the Northampton Committee's anniversary march and vigil next door. UMass Week on the War November 7 - 12
Dozens of peace-related events at UMass, including:
The full schedule is available at http://www.studentsagainstthewar.com/weekonthewar.htm. Home from Iraq Now! Home from Iraq Now! is a statewide campaign to bring the Massachusetts National Guard home and keep it home. It consists of a ballot initiative, town and city council resolutions, and a state hearing. The current focus is in gathering 100,000 signatures by November 15 to place a binding initiative on the 2006 ballot. The initiative has been certified and needs your help now in gathering the signatures and spreading the word. Please visit http://homefromiraqnow.org/help.shtml to find out how you can help. September 24: March on Washington
Massive March, Rally, and Festival; Three Days of ActionTravel to Washington, D.C. to participate in the next national-scale protest. The main September 24 protest will be followed by two days of activity. Full details are available at United for Peace. Buses are in short supply, but there is still a chance you could get a seat. Contact the Western Mass. September 24 DC Mobilization at wmassmobe@hotmail.com or by calling 413-587-0059. If you need a ride or have a ride to offer, you can also contact AFSC's ride board at http://www.westernmassafsc.org/rideboard.html. Many Western Massachusetts participants are planning to meet at 11:00 at the Traprock Peace Center's tent complex. This will be in with other informational booths and tables that will be set up around "the ellipse," which is the large park behind the White House where the rally will be held. Florence Guard Deployment Draws ActionAn Iraq deployment from Florence's National Guard unit is expected mid-summer. In response, local peace and justice groups are taking action.
July 23, 2005: DSM DayA full day devoted to the Downing Street MinutesHelp mark the the 3rd anniversary of the infamous Downing Street meeting - the meeting whose minutes plainly show the Bush administration lying about Iraq's threat in order to push the case for war. The justice group After Downing Street has called for local actions to raise awareness of the DSM. Progressive Democrats Bringing John Bonifaz to Northampton Town MeetingJohn Bonifaz will lead a DSM Day town meeting in Northampton. Mr. Bonifaz is the co-founder of After Downing Street and the author of Warrior-King: The Case for Impeaching George Bush. The event is sponsored by the Western Massachusetts chapter of the Progressive Democrats of America, a group dedicated to building a progressive caucus within the Democratic party. The meeting will be held Saturday, July 23, 4:00 p.m., at the Media Education Foundation, 60 Masonic Street in Northampton. [Flyer (2-up)]Woolsey Resolution A push is on for congress to adopt the Woolsey Resolution, which calls on the President to begin an immediate withdrawal of our forces from Iraq. Here is a petition we have been using. A Conversation with Congressman Richard Neal
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