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«June 10, 2008 - July 10, 2008»
06 / 10
06 / 11
06 / 12
Start: 7:00 am
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

06 / 13
(all day)
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

06 / 14
(all day)
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

06 / 15
(all day)
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

Start: 11:00 am
End: 6:00 pm

Although this is the 13th annual Takoma Park JazzFest, this one is special for three reasons. First, it is moving from its traditional site at Jecqui Park to Carroll Avenue to accommodate the huge numbers of people and large number of first-class bands that are participating. Second, this year's theme, "A Taste of New Orleans," reflects the decision of the organizers to raise funds at the JazzFest for our friends in Louisiana who are still struggling to rebuild several years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

PATTY LOVELESS is an irrepressible and phenomenally effective campaigner for peace, non-violence, national health care, the rights of the disabled and an end to the death penalty. A veteran civil rights activist, he is a constant presence in all of our progressive political campaigns, and loves to teach about the social movements that have made America what it is today.

06 / 16
(all day)
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Dupont Circle

Poetry and Rhythm Open-Mic    Check the Website: www.guerrillapoets.org

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm

Local Area Anti-War and Social Justice activists meet to organize for major demonstrations in DC, with an eye towards the Inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009.

 

More info: 202-234-2000 

06 / 17
(all day)
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

06 / 18
(all day)
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

06 / 19
(all day)
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

Start: 7:45 pm
End: 9:30 pm

FINDING OUR VOICES
Stories of American Dissent
 
Several voices from the film including Congressman Jim Moran, John Bruhns, Adele Welty, Sue Niederer and producers will host a Q & A immediately following the film. Other film voices including Rev. Graylan Hagler, Gael Murphy, Camilo Mejia and Brady Kiesling have been invited.
 
One Day Only!
 
Join the WPC beforehand as we hand out flyers about the astronomical costs of this war, and how folks can get more involved in ending it!
 
ADVANCE TICKETS at  www.findingourvoices.com
 
Tickets $10 at the door
 
Finding Our Voices is about standing up for what you believe.  Not just another Iraq war film, this is a movie about patriotic Americans living their conscience.  At a time when our country looks for a change in leadership, this film celebrates our first amendment rights and our responsibility to participate in our Democracy.  Through the lens of the last 5 years, this movie explores the passion and determination of 8 men and women who sacrifice their jobs, give up their retirement and risk imprisonment in their patriotic dissent of the war in Iraq. Narrated by Martin Sheen.
 
 
No dissent, no debate. No debate, no democracy.

06 / 20
(all day)
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

06 / 21
(all day)
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm

1233 12th Street NW, 202-682-4282

Come one, come all!!!!

Desire to be with your "family," REQUIRED. Small donation OPTIONAL! :-)

06 / 22
(all day)
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm

Find food, games, music, photos and fun.  Come with your antiwar and pro-accountability banners, signs, blankets and picnic lunches to help make a giant peace sign and spell IMPEACH with our bodies and blankets.

06 / 23
(all day)
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

06 / 24
(all day)
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

06 / 25
(all day)
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

Start: 12:00 am
Start: Jun 25 2008 - 12:00am
End: Jun 29 2008 - 11:59pm

Thanks to the generosity of thousands of human rights supporters,  we've launched our Guantánamo Cell Tour, bringing a life-sized replica of a Guantánamo prison cell to cities across America.  The cell gives ordinary Americans a chance to see and feel what it's like to be prisoner at Guantánamo - and send an unequivocal message that torture is wrong and detention without trials is un-American.

Our Guantánamo Cell Tour is designed to recruit more activists across the country to put additional pressure on Congress to close down Guantánamo prison once and for all. We want to take the cell to key Congressional districts, the political conventions, and other cities and towns nationwide. The tour has already made stops in Miami and Philadelphia and now moves on to Portland, Maine. The first leg of our tour will culminate in a five-day stop (June 25-29) on the National Mall in Washington, DC prior to our lobbying meetings there and in-district ahead of the July 4th holiday. Along the way, thousands of Americans will have a chance to experience what it's like to be inside a Guantánamo cell, as well as record a protest video from inside the cell, which we'll post onto YouTube.

Donate now!
<http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/lookup.asp?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=4169783>

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:45 pm

Chef Gillian Clark's fried chicken was recently rated best in the city by the Washington City Paper! For $25, you will receive: -a first course (salad or soup TBA) -CK's famous fried chicken, including collard greens with applewood bacon and cornbread -one of a limited selection of specialty beers, or your choice of bottled sodas or iced tea Proceeds will go towards mental health care for veterans, the Washington Peace Center, and the Social Justice Scholarship Fund. Unfortunately, because of kitchen limitations, there cannot be a vegetarian option for this meal. Reservations are recommended, especially for parties of 5 to 7.
06 / 26
(all day)
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

(all day)
Start: Jun 25 2008 - 12:00am
End: Jun 29 2008 - 11:59pm

Thanks to the generosity of thousands of human rights supporters,  we've launched our Guantánamo Cell Tour, bringing a life-sized replica of a Guantánamo prison cell to cities across America.  The cell gives ordinary Americans a chance to see and feel what it's like to be prisoner at Guantánamo - and send an unequivocal message that torture is wrong and detention without trials is un-American.

Our Guantánamo Cell Tour is designed to recruit more activists across the country to put additional pressure on Congress to close down Guantánamo prison once and for all. We want to take the cell to key Congressional districts, the political conventions, and other cities and towns nationwide. The tour has already made stops in Miami and Philadelphia and now moves on to Portland, Maine. The first leg of our tour will culminate in a five-day stop (June 25-29) on the National Mall in Washington, DC prior to our lobbying meetings there and in-district ahead of the July 4th holiday. Along the way, thousands of Americans will have a chance to experience what it's like to be inside a Guantánamo cell, as well as record a protest video from inside the cell, which we'll post onto YouTube.

Donate now!
<http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/lookup.asp?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=4169783>

06 / 27
(all day)
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

(all day)
Start: Jun 25 2008 - 12:00am
End: Jun 29 2008 - 11:59pm

Thanks to the generosity of thousands of human rights supporters,  we've launched our Guantánamo Cell Tour, bringing a life-sized replica of a Guantánamo prison cell to cities across America.  The cell gives ordinary Americans a chance to see and feel what it's like to be prisoner at Guantánamo - and send an unequivocal message that torture is wrong and detention without trials is un-American.

Our Guantánamo Cell Tour is designed to recruit more activists across the country to put additional pressure on Congress to close down Guantánamo prison once and for all. We want to take the cell to key Congressional districts, the political conventions, and other cities and towns nationwide. The tour has already made stops in Miami and Philadelphia and now moves on to Portland, Maine. The first leg of our tour will culminate in a five-day stop (June 25-29) on the National Mall in Washington, DC prior to our lobbying meetings there and in-district ahead of the July 4th holiday. Along the way, thousands of Americans will have a chance to experience what it's like to be inside a Guantánamo cell, as well as record a protest video from inside the cell, which we'll post onto YouTube.

Donate now!
<http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/lookup.asp?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=4169783>

06 / 28
End: 5:27 pm
Start: Jun 12 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 28 2008 - 5:27pm

U.S. PROVOCATION OF WAR is what PROVOKED THOREAU.And what about you? Me?

and

 

Location:  Northwest Corner of the Cannon Office Building.  Bring your signs, and unshakable determination. 

 

And then the followng week.

(all day)
Start: Jun 25 2008 - 12:00am
End: Jun 29 2008 - 11:59pm

Thanks to the generosity of thousands of human rights supporters,  we've launched our Guantánamo Cell Tour, bringing a life-sized replica of a Guantánamo prison cell to cities across America.  The cell gives ordinary Americans a chance to see and feel what it's like to be prisoner at Guantánamo - and send an unequivocal message that torture is wrong and detention without trials is un-American.

Our Guantánamo Cell Tour is designed to recruit more activists across the country to put additional pressure on Congress to close down Guantánamo prison once and for all. We want to take the cell to key Congressional districts, the political conventions, and other cities and towns nationwide. The tour has already made stops in Miami and Philadelphia and now moves on to Portland, Maine. The first leg of our tour will culminate in a five-day stop (June 25-29) on the National Mall in Washington, DC prior to our lobbying meetings there and in-district ahead of the July 4th holiday. Along the way, thousands of Americans will have a chance to experience what it's like to be inside a Guantánamo cell, as well as record a protest video from inside the cell, which we'll post onto YouTube.

Donate now!
<http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/lookup.asp?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=4169783>

Start: 7:00 am
Start: Jun 28 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 29 2008 - 7:00am

Join the Torture Abolition and Survivors’ Support Coalition for their annual 24-Hour Vigil in front of the White House.  Please visit the website: www.tassc.org for more info.

Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm

1233 12th Street NW, 202-682-4282

Come one, come all!!!!

Start: 12:00 pm
Start: Jun 28 2008 - 12:00pm
End: Jun 30 2008 - 12:00pm

An army runs on its stomach.  Help organize provisions for a new peace army! 

Check the website at http://www.consensus.net/tent_city_protest.html

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

Saturday, June 28th 2008 6-8 pm
Washington, DC

An Evening of Dance and Music at Busboys and Poets with award winning
singer/songwriter Lizzie West. The evening will kick off with an exuberant and
highly original performance by Ancient Rhythms Dance Company. Come enjoy the show,
meet your fellow DC activists, and raise money to fund CODEPINK's work in DC.

Location:
Busboys and Poets
2021 14th St., NW.
Washington, DC

Contact:

Alicia
aliciacodepink@gmail.com
202.290.1301

06 / 29
End: 11:59 pm
Start: Jun 25 2008 - 12:00am
End: Jun 29 2008 - 11:59pm

Thanks to the generosity of thousands of human rights supporters,  we've launched our Guantánamo Cell Tour, bringing a life-sized replica of a Guantánamo prison cell to cities across America.  The cell gives ordinary Americans a chance to see and feel what it's like to be prisoner at Guantánamo - and send an unequivocal message that torture is wrong and detention without trials is un-American.

Our Guantánamo Cell Tour is designed to recruit more activists across the country to put additional pressure on Congress to close down Guantánamo prison once and for all. We want to take the cell to key Congressional districts, the political conventions, and other cities and towns nationwide. The tour has already made stops in Miami and Philadelphia and now moves on to Portland, Maine. The first leg of our tour will culminate in a five-day stop (June 25-29) on the National Mall in Washington, DC prior to our lobbying meetings there and in-district ahead of the July 4th holiday. Along the way, thousands of Americans will have a chance to experience what it's like to be inside a Guantánamo cell, as well as record a protest video from inside the cell, which we'll post onto YouTube.

Donate now!
<http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/lookup.asp?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=4169783>

End: 7:00 am
Start: Jun 28 2008 - 7:00am
End: Jun 29 2008 - 7:00am

Join the Torture Abolition and Survivors’ Support Coalition for their annual 24-Hour Vigil in front of the White House.  Please visit the website: www.tassc.org for more info.

(all day)
Start: Jun 28 2008 - 12:00pm
End: Jun 30 2008 - 12:00pm

An army runs on its stomach.  Help organize provisions for a new peace army! 

Check the website at http://www.consensus.net/tent_city_protest.html

06 / 30
End: 12:00 pm
Start: Jun 28 2008 - 12:00pm
End: Jun 30 2008 - 12:00pm

An army runs on its stomach.  Help organize provisions for a new peace army! 

Check the website at http://www.consensus.net/tent_city_protest.html

07 / 1
Start: 8:00 am
End: 10:00 am

June 30 -   Paul “zool” Zulkowitz of Woodmere, NY, represented by antiwar attorney Ann Wilcox, won an agreement with the United States Government today.  Zool voiced opposition during the public hearing with General David Petraeus at the Senate Armed Services Committee chaired by Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), on April 8, 2008.  Zool stood and chanted “Bring them home, bring them home! . . . ,” was arrested and charged with one misdemeanor count of “disruption of Congress.”  Rather than a jury trial and possible 6 months in jail, Zool walked out of the courtroom with a diversion agreement and a dismissal of the stay-way order from Capitol Hill.

07 / 2
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Camilo Mejía was the first combat veteran to go public with his refusal to fight Bush's war in Iraq, arguing that "no soldier should go to Iraq and give his life for oil."  Camilo was discharged and sentenced by the U.S. Military to one year of hard labor. Since his release in February 2005, Camilo has organized tirelessly against the war in Iraq. He has written a memoir that he will discuss and sign on July 2nd at Busboys and Poets.

07 / 3
07 / 4
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

Cosponsors: World Peacemakers, Dayspring Church (Part of Every Church a Peace Church), Pax Christi Baltimore, Maryland United for Peace and Justice, and Montgomery Peace Action

See announcement at www.nspmaryland.org

On July 4th we affirm --
* our interdependence with everyone in the world
* our visions for world peace
* our care and concern for our ecosystem

Bring food to share ...

and if you wish, also writings, songs, hopes, dream for our program, remembering the best of who we have been in the anti-slavery movement, the women's movement, the labor movement, the civil rights movement, and all progressive movements in our history...

07 / 5
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm

Intro to Gender & Trans Issues : Ever wonder what it means to disrupt the cultural reification of codified binary sexed embodiment? Well, I'm not so sure either - but come to this introductory workshop to learn about some of the basic terms we use to talk about gender transgression and trans identities. Open to anyone new and everyone looking to learn, we'll be defining such tricky ideas as "gender identity" and "sexual orientation" through a series of interactive activities. If you're not sure what all of the letters in LGBTGTST-SGVGQIQQA stand for, come and find out! And, get your very own assigned reading packet for Gender Theory 338-340 (e.g., a free zine!) Facilitated by Sadie.

07 / 6
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm

Less Prisons Means More Gender and Sexual Autonomy!: Supporting Trans, Queer, and Gender Variant PrisonersFocusing on the intersecting oppressions, such as age, race, class & ability, that lock a startlingly disproportionate number of people from our communities in jails, prisons and institutional traps of all kinds, this workshop will take a look at how & why trans, queer and gender variant folks become entangled in the criminal (in)justice system, what they face once incarcerated and some strategies for providing immediate, realistic support as we work toward a world with less walls. We'll look at the broader social context that provides the landscape for imprisonment, how the criminalization of sex work, drugs, migration and poverty affect our communities, talk about what sol idarity can look like between incarcerated and non-incarcerated people, and explore how we can build alliances and why prisoner support is a crucial point of struggle for gender & sexual freedom. Bring ideas and experiences to share, there will be plenty of time for discussion. Free zine! Facilitated by Sadie of the Prisoner Correspondence Project and local organizers with DC-specific information on sex worker issues.

07 / 7
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Penetrating the tight-knit community of minority drag queens living in New York City, Jennie Livingston's acclaimed documentary was one of several films to be shut out of Oscar contention for its unconventional content, prompting the academy to reevaluate its standards in the face of critical backlash. The film offers an early glimpse at the art of "voguing," the underground dance style popularized by Madonna in her No. 1 single "Vogue." We will follow the film with a discussion based around bell hooks' essay of the same title.

07 / 8
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm

We'll be hosting adiscussion on how mainstream culture is selling queer identity, and why we feel that a critique of capitalism is a vital aspect of queer and trans organizing for wider social justice. Facilitated by members of QTs ATAC.

07 / 9
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm

The Washington Peace Center Board meetings are open to all. Paid members can vote on non-fiduciary matters. For more information: 202-234-2000.

The Peace center will be planning many events for the rest of the year, find out how you can plug in! 

07 / 10