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Robert Shetterly and Patricia Wheeler Portrait Exhibits to be at USM Lewiston-Auburn College at Atrium Gallery

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:22:49 -0500

Start: Sep 2 2008 - 8:00am

End: Dec 19 2008 - 8:00pm

Robert Shetterly’s Americans Who Tell the Truth, http://tinyurl.com/6c2zxx September 2-December 19, 2008, a semester-long exhibition featuring 35 portraits of individuals who possess qualities of courage, honesty, tolerance, generosity, wisdom, and compassion and whose contributions have had a lasting effect on American life.

Atrium Gallery
Gallery Hours

Summer 2008
Monday-Thursday 8:00am - 8:00pm
Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition to be Held at Meg Perry Center

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:51:40 -0500

Start: Sep 5 2008 - 11:00am

End: Sep 5 2008 - 11:00am

Throughout the month of September, there will be an extensive exhibit, The Hiroshima -Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition, on display at The Meg Perry Center from the Hiroshima City Peace Museum. Join us for the opening during First Friday, September 5th. A series of anti nuclear films will be shown throughout September, in conjunction with the exhibit.

This exhibit and accompanying films are available to peace groups throughout Maine as a traveling exhibit. Please call 207 772 0680 to arrange this exhibit in your town.

Energy Challenge: Facing the Winter and Beyond

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:43:18 -0500

Start: Sep 6 2008 - 9:00am

End: Sep 6 2008 - 12:00pm

Troy Howard Middle School

Saturday morning, September 6, 2008

9 am till noon, then enjoy lunch provided

The public is invited free of charge to workshops and demonstrations at “Energy Challenge: Facing the Winter and Beyond,” to be held at the Troy Howard Middle School on Saturday, September 6 from 9 until noon, followed by a picnic lunch. The event, sponsored by Waldo County candidate for State Senate Diane Messer, will include discussions on topics such as “bringing back the railroad” and “connecting the energy crisis to global climate change.”

"Save the Date" -- Statewide Protest of the Navy's Blue Angels Airshow in Brunswick

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:23:44 -0500

Start: Sep 6 2008 - 9:30am

End: Sep 6 2008 - 3:00pm

The Navy’s “Blue Angels” flight team is coming to Naval Air Station Brunswick (NASB) again to recruit young people to join the military and to promote the military industrial complex.

Maine Veterans for Peace will organize a non-violent statewide peace march from the downtown Brunswick mall to NASB on September 6 beginning at 9:30 am. An all-night candlelight vigil will also be held beginning at 6:00 pm at the NASB main gate on Friday, September 5.

MAIN Statewide Monthly Meeting

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:27:17 -0500

Start: Sep 11 2008 - 10:00am

End: Sep 11 2008 - 2:00pm

Thursday, September 11, 2008
10:00 am - 2:00 pm (lunch provided)
Come for all or part of the meeting

Redeemer Lutheran Church BANGOR (directions below) Travel & child care reimbursement is available at the meeting for those who need it.

AGENDA

Introductions: 10:00 am
Time to share a little bit about yourself, and what’s going on in your life, your community, or with groups you may work with. Short announcements of events or actions are welcome!

Amy Goodman to Lecture and Host a Book Signing at Portland High School Auditorium

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:13:39 -0500

Start: Sep 12 2008 - 7:00pm

End: Sep 12 2008 - 9:00pm

Amy Goodman, host and executive producer of Democracy Now, will be holding a lecture and a book signing of her recent published book, “Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heros in Extraordinary Times” at Portland High School Auditorium on September 12, 2008 from 7:00PM to 9:00PM.

Cost is $15/$10 for students.

For donations of $100 or more, there will be a private reception with Amy which will include a copy of the book and reserved seating at the lecture.

All proceeds will benefit Community Television Network and WMPG

Amy Goodman to Speak at Hammond Street Church in Bangor

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:39:47 -0500

Start: Sep 13 2008 - 1:00pm

End: Sep 13 2008 - 1:00pm

AND FROM THE PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER OF EASTERN MAINE IN BANGOR:

Dear Friends (please forward widely),

Only a month to go!

The Black Bird Legal Collective Will be Hosting an Emergency Rent Raiser Party

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:02:36 -0500

Start: Sep 13 2008 - 7:00pm

End: Sep 13 2008 - 7:00pm

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Black Bird Legal Collective blackbirdcollective@gmail.com wrote:

Hello Friends.

The Black Bird Legal Collective will be hosting an emergency rent raiser party on Saturday, September 13 at 7pm to benefit collective members/co-founders David and Kristen. These longtime community activists are facing eviction and need your help! Expect lots of yummy food, good company, and a musical performance from Portland’s Chis Teret.

Yale Divinity School Conference on Nuclear Weapons, Security, and Moral Leadership

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:22:17 -0500

Start: Sep 18 2008 - 5:30pm

End: Sep 19 2008 - 3:00pm

Nearly two decades after the end of the Cold War - but at a time when the legacy of nuclear weaponry is still very much alive — religious leaders, policy makers, business persons, and scholars will gather at a Yale Divinity School conference in September to take up the topic “Are We Safe Yet? Vulnerability and Security in an Anxious Age.” Conference presentations and panels will be available via live webcast.

REGISTER TO ATTEND: http://tinyurl.com/5vunu7
LIVE WEBCAST: http://tinyurl.com/63k95j
General Conference Information:
http://tinyurl.com/6r54rp

"Save The Date" The Common Ground Country Fair in Unity, Maine

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:11:27 -0500

Start: Sep 19 2008 - 9:00am

End: Sep 21 2008 - 9:00pm

The Common Ground Country Fair Sept 19-21, 2008.

To register to volunteer, please call 207 772 0680 or fill out this simple form:

http://peaceactionme.org/volunteer-common-ground-c...

For a full statewide calendar of events, vigils and Peace Action Maine’s 2008 programs to Reclaim Maine , visit www.peaceactionme.org

Matt Clarke to Present Course "The Corporation and the New Capitalisms" at Coastal Senior College in Rockland, ME

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:59:24 -0500

Start: Sep 23 2008 - 1:00pm

End: Sep 23 2008 - 3:30pm

Greetings from Matt Clarke!

Just FYI this is some of the publicity for the course I am giving in September.

The Spring session went well, but almost half the class were my old pals so I NEED new people. Please send me some!

It costs $25 to enroll and @$30 more for the course, which includes the cost of the Monks book, (the text for the course,) and a book equivalent on classic and current issues in handouts to read & discuss.

An announcement. First meeting Sept 23

"Save the Date" -- GROW 2008 October 3-5 at Earthrest Farm Resort in South Hiram, ME.

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:13:38 -0500

Start: Oct 3 2008 - 9:00am

End: Oct 5 2008 - 4:00pm

There are plenty of problems in the world — loss of liberties; government policies benefiting the corporate rich; war and imperialism; lack of universal health care; energy-efficient housing; affordable education; a polluted environment; attacks against immigrants and people of color — and those with the least economic and political power suffer the most.

In order to take back our power we have to ORGANIZE. In order to create a world that provides for the well-being of everyone, we have to ORGANIZE! In order to ORGANIZE we need to gather, learn, share and plan with each other.

Maine 2008 Solar Tour

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:42:29 -0500

Start: Oct 4 2008 - 9:00am

End: Oct 4 2008 - 9:00am

Maine 2008 Solar Tour Organizers
MAINE

Maine Solar Energy Association
Contact: Richard Komp (address below)
(207) 497-2204
e-mail: sunwatt [at] juno [dot] com
web site: www.mainesolar.org

or: Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)
Contact: Susannah Herron (413) 774-6051
e-mail: sherron [at] nesea [dot] org
web site: www.nesea.org

Tour I Downeast, Washington County
Maine Solar Energy Assoc. (MESEA)
Contact: Richard Komp
17 Rockwell Rd SE
Jonesport ME 04649
(207) 497-2204 (207) 356-0225 cell
e-mail: sunwatt [at] juno [dot] com

Keep Space for Peace Week

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:31:19 -0500

Start: Oct 4 2008 - 9:30am

End: Oct 12 2008 - 4:30pm

On October 4-12, 2008 we will again be organizing “Keep Space for Peace Week” which is an international week of local protest events to stop the weaponization of space. Use this link to view the poster http://tinyurl.com/692lyv and this link to see the flyer http://tinyurl.com/6oz8ew

This year the week is being co-sponsored by Europe for Peace and the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom.