The group is guided by Lorin Peters, who serves on a peacemaking team each year in Israel-Palestine. He has taught ‘Alternatives to Violence’, based on Gandhi’s principles of nonviolence, to high school seniors since 1972. For more info, call 510-207-6720, or email lorinpeters@yahoo.com.

Other Bay Area Events

Wednesday, February 10, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Return From Gaza and Lebanon
Humanist Hall, 390 27th Street, midtown Oakland, between Telegraph and Broadway
Return from Gaza and Lebanon, a Night of Short Films and personal accounts from devastated areas in the Gaza Strip and Southern Lebanon.
Raw video: traveling across Gaza and talking with Palestinians one year after the intense destruction of “Operation Cast Lead.”
Dawn, After the Bombs: a story of Lebanese people under bombardment during the 2006 "July War." Filmed by Activists from the Bay Area, Dawn, After the Bombs offers an up close and personal look into the experience of people whose homes, families and lives were uprooted amidst the chaos and destruction of war. (2006 short film, 18 minutes)
Film Makers and Activists will be on hand to discuss their travel experiences and the videos.
$6 suggested donation, no one turned away due to lack of funds.
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Wednesday, February 10, 7:00 PM
Pleasantonians 4 Peace Vigil
603 Main Street, Pleasanton
PLEASANTONIANS 4 PEACE is again sponsoring a candlelight Vigil in front of the Museum on Main, 603 Main Street, downtown Pleasanton, for our twenty-fourth monthly Vigil. We will reflect on the human and monetary costs of the war, honor our veterans who have sacrificed, and visualize ways of moving beyond this conflict to a more peaceful world. We are planning to continue this monthly event, the second Wednesday of the month, as long as necessary.
Questions?? Call Cathe Norman at (925) 462-7495; Matt Sullivan at mjs7882@gmail.com; or kdowding@pacbell.net.
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Thursday, February 11, 6:00 PM Wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres, 7:00 PM film
Green Rheem presents No Impact Man
Rheem Theater, 350 Park Street, Moraga (Rheem Shopping Center)
In No Impact Man Colin Beavan decides to completely eliminate his personal impact on the environment for the next year. It means eating vegetarian, buying only local food, and turning off the refrigerator. It also means no elevators, no television, no cars, busses, or airplanes, no toxic cleaning products, no electricity, no material consumption, and no garbage. No problem – at least for Colin – but he and his family live in Manhattan. So when his espresso-guzzling, retail-worshipping wife Michelle and their two-year-old daughter are dragged into the fray, the No Impact Project has an unforeseen impact of its own. Movie, wine tasting, and appetizers - $10 online, $12 at theater
Movie only - $8 online, $10 at theater
Student - $5 online or at theater
Bring a Friend (two full tickets) - $17 online only at http://www.sustainablelafayette.net/events/green-rheem.html
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Thursday, February 11, 7:00 PM
Who Profits from the Israeli Occupation? Holding Corporations Accountable
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St. (at Bonita), Berkeley 94709
Dalit Baum, PhD, will discuss tools for holding corporations accountable for their
profiteering from the Israeli occupation, with lessons from the international movement,
through the research and resources of www.whoprofits.org.
Dr. Baum is a professor at Haifa University and Beit Berl College in Israel, an Israeli
feminist anti-occupation activist, and coordinator of "Who Profits from the Occupation,"
a project of the Coalition of Women for Peace.
Sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace.
COST/REGISTRATION: $5-20 No one turned away
Website: http://bayarea.jvp.org
Email: bayarea@jewishvoiceforpeace.org
Phone: 510-465-1777
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Tuesday, February 16, 6:00-7:30 PM
John Garamendi Town Hall Meeting
Plumbers & Steamfitters Hall, |935 Detroit Ave., Concord
For more information call Brian Hooker at (916) 473-3700 or email brian.hooker11@gmail.com.
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Wednesday, February 17, 6:00-7:30 PM
John Garamendi Town Hall Meeting
St. Mary’s College’s Soda Activity Center, 1928 St. Mary’s Rd., Moraga
For more information call Brian Hooker at (916) 473-3700 or email brian.hooker11@gmail.com.
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Wednesday, February 17, 12:00 Noon - 2:00 PM
CA-10 Cong. John Garamendi—Brown Bag Lunch Vigil
Office of Cong. John Garamendi,1981 N Broadway Ste 220, Walnut Creek
Come push Representative Garamendi to get on board with Cong. Barbara Lee's H.R. 3699, requiring a halt to any additional troops to Afghanistan. We want instead to provide health care for everyone in this country.
Please bring your brown bag lunch and get connected with the people of our district, which includes Antioch, Fairfield, Concord, Livermore, El Cerrito, and Walnut Creek.
For more information about the Brown Bag Lunch Vigils, contact Conor Boylan at conor@pdamerica.org.
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Friday, February 19, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Architects & Engineers for 911 Truth Press Conference
Marines' Memorial Club & Hotel, 609 Sutter St, San Francisco
Major Milestone Reached at AE911Truth: 1,000 Architects & Engineers demand new 9/11 WTC investigation!
To underscore the importance of this milestone achievement, AE911Truth is launching a massive publicity campaign nationwide and holding a Press Conference in San Francisco, followed by an exclusive Keynote Luncheon to include David Ray Griffin, Steven Jones and others. We will also host an exclusive A/E Conference in honor of our AE911Truth petition signers – many of whom will be flying in to San Francisco to join us. Mark your calendars now! This will be a day of events that you won’t want to miss! Register at http://1000aes.eventbrite.com/.
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Wednesday, February 24, 1:30 PM
The Hidden Power Behind the Expanding War in Afghanistan with Marc Pilisuk, Professor Emeritus, UCB.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst, corner of MLK, Berkeley
Hear about why the war continues, despite all the opposition!
Wheelchair Accessible.
510-548-9696 for information.
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Thursday, February 25, 7:00 PM
Reduce Your Footprint in 2010: A Free Community Workshop
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Fellowship Hall, 1924 Cedar St. (at Bonita), Berkeley
Sponsored by the City of Berkeley, the Berkeley Energy Commission, the Ecology Center, and the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
The City of Berkeley, the Berkeley Energy Commission, the Ecology Center, and the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists invite you to a fun and informative workshop to help you and your community group reduce global warming emissions.
Free bicycle parking provided by Richmond Spokes
Free childcare provided by BFUU staff if you RSVP by 2/22/10
Workshop is free and open to the public.
RSVP requested but not required (RSVP required for childcare only).
http://www.ecologycenter.org/
For info and to RSVP: debra@ecologycenter.org or call 510-548-2220 ext. 240.
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Friday-Sunday, February 26-28, 2010
Sister Giant Weekend with Marianne Williamson
Hilton Los Angeles Airport and Towers, 5711 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles 90045
Marianne Williamson will be hosting a weekend gathering called SISTER GIANT: Rousing the Sleeping Giant of American Womanhood. Come to Los Angeles on February 26th to join with other women who feel moved to both find our greatness and to do something great. We will journey from an understanding of our history ... to a reclaiming of our personal power ... and ultimately to a vital commitment to be a powerful collective force in eradicating hunger and poverty on the planet today. It is time for us to change the world. We will look within, and we will look without. In partnership with the RESULTS organization (http://www.results.org/), we will work on forming a women's delegation to the regional Microcredit Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, in April of next year. The Results organization focuses on ending poverty in the world. More information at http://marianne.com/
Suggested donation of $250 but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
For Registration and Hotel information click here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/311475632
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Sunday, February 28, 7:00 PM
How We Can Complete the Gaza Freedom March
King Middle School, 1721 Rose Street, Berkeley
Ali Abunimah was among the 1400 activists from around the world who gathered in Cairo last month for the Gaza Freedom March. Though the march was blocked by Egyptian authorities (at the request of Israel and the US) activists managed to organize many powerful solidarity actions in Egypt. Abunimah is author of the book, One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse and cofounder of Electronic Intifada.
Tickets: $15 General, $8 students
A benefit for MECA. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Tickets available at Brown Paper Tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/96204
For more information: events@mecaforpeace.org or 510-548-0542
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Sunday, March 14, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Conflict Mediation for Social Change Workshop
Common Circle Education, 2130 Center St, Berkeley
Facilitated by John Kinyon (johnkinyon.com)
Would you like to develop skills in various conflict contexts?
~ Effectively mediate as a “third side” professionally or in work?
~ Lend your skills to support people in conflict in life?
~ Peacefully resolve conflicts you are having with others?
~ Transform warring voices in your own head?
~ Apply mediation skills to conflict coaching & group work?
Cost: $150 (before March 1st), $225 (after March 1)
Registration: http://commoncircle.com/medevent
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Saturday, March 20, 4:00 - 9:00 PM
American Muslim Voice 2010 Peace Convention
Muslim Community Association (MCA) located at 3003 Scott Blvd , Santa Clara , CA 95054
From Fear to Friendship: Replacing the culture of despair, division and violence with a culture of hope, inclusion and peace.
This convention is part of the AMV Foundation’s ongoing global campaign “The Miracle Movement of Peace and Friendship.” We are walking on the path Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. paved for all of us to build an inclusive, peaceful and beloved world. We are striving to create a culture of peace, acceptance, mutual respect and harmony in our world.
Tickets: Advance purchase: $25.00 Students: $20.00 At the door: $35:00 (Includes dinner And panel discussions)
For pre registration please send us an email at: saminasundas@gmail.com / asghazali@gmail.com with the names of the guests and choice of panel discussion.
For details of the convention program, speakers, panelists and moderators bios please visit www.amuslimvoice.org
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Tuesday-Sunday, March 30-April 4
2010 Annual Sacred Peace Walk, Las Vegas to the Nevada Test Site
Nevada Desert Experience, 1420 W. Bartlett Ave., Las Vegas NV 89106
Walk with us as we transform fears into compassion and apathy into action.
We walk in the footsteps of a long legacy of peace walkers and spiritual leaders to draw attention to the nuclear dangers that continue to threaten our sacred planet and the community of life. We come to heal this, the most bombed place on Earth. The 63 mile journey is a walking meditation. It is also an opportunity for civil resistance calling for an end to development and testing of new weapons of mass destruction at the Nevada Test Site and Creech Air Force Base.
Most nights are spent camping with help from a Las Vegas support team. Other accommodations are also available. Part-time “pilgrims” welcome.
Recommended orientation is on March 29; April 5 is extra-optional weekday morning of action at the Nevada Test Site.
Please register to help us in our planning.
Suggested donation or fundraising goal is $150 per person. Any contribution makes a difference.
Sponsor a walker or collect pledges for walking!
Political background and logistical materials are online at www.NevadaDesertExperience.org

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