Tucson Peace Calendar

No More Deaths is a group of people working to end the death and suffering of people crossing the U.S./Mexico border. General meeting, reports on projects and planning for activities. Projects in Tucson, Arivaca, Nogales, Douglas-Agua Prieta, and Naco continue throughout the year and need volunteer help and material support. 1st Monday of month meets at Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson, 4831 E. 22nd St. All other Mondays meets at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church (enter from 2nd Street lot), 3809 E. 3rd St.

Samaritans provide water, food, and medical first aid to migrants in distress in the desert. Planning and review, every Tuesday.

Communist Party USA. General meetings, 1st and 3rd Mondays.

Meeting to discuss current issues and sign up to help maintain water stations, trucks, staff the office, secure supplies, make phone calls, staff Humane Borders information tables at local events and take care of other matters. Meeting every Wednesday.

Keep informed on the government's plan to lock you up and fine you for possession of herbal medicine. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws meets on the third Saturday of each month at the Tucson Ward 6 offices at 3202 E. 1st St. Check the website at www.AZ4NORML.org, see http://www.loadies.info/, call Mad Mary at 323-2947 or email az4norml@cox.net for further info.

Weekly Peace Vigil

Protest the occupations in Iraq and Palestine, and the use of war, violence, and terrorism everywhere. Everyone welcome, please wear black & maintain a peaceful presence. Fridays.

Come discuss with us the growing violations of human rights/civil liberties, harassment of indigenous communities, numerous abuses by law enforcement agencies, and the disturbing border policies that result in racism, violence, xenophobia, and death.

Join us as we remember our sisters and brothers that die in the desert every day, and discuss the growing concerns over U.S. Immigration and border policies. Sponsored by Derechos Humanos. Every Thursday.

Full Commission Meeting. Open to the public.

Every Sunday, 91.3 FM features a great lineup of locally produced public affairs programming. 30 Minutes (3:00-3:30) hosted by Amanda Shauger features local, national and international guests and issues. A View From Slightly Off Center (3:30-4:30), hosted by David Yerkey features issues about the Sonoran Bioregion. This Way Out (4:30-5:00) is a syndicated show featuring LGBT issues. Broad Perspectives Radio (5:00-6:00) hosted by SusieB, features news, artists and guests by, for and about women. Every Sunday. 220 S. 4th Ave. Free, Donations Welcome.

'Meditations for Peace,' Sundays 10am at Tara Mahayana Buddhist Center, 1701 E. Miles St., Everyone is Welcome, www.MeditationInTucson.org, 296-8626

11th year running! Food and Beverages available all night. 1730 E. Speedway just west of Campbell on the south side. Your food and beverage purchases help keep this open mic going. Tips are accepted.

The original, authentic, locally-owned campus coffee house supporting music, art and artists in the Tucson community for over twenty-five years!

The award-winning series, Words of Peace, features worldwide addresses by Prem Rawat who presents a unique and inspiring perspective on the quest for personal peace independent of lifestyle, philosophy or belief. Airs Sundays at 7:00pm on Cox 98/Comcast 73; repeats Mondays at 5:30pm on Cox 120/Comcast 72. Simulcast streaming at: www.accesstucson.org. 622-5558.

ON-GOING CLASSES

Learn how to shoot, edit, and produce a Television show or direct a movie. Access Tucson will teach you how and also provide you with the necessary production resources. Call 520-624-9833 or visit www.accesstucson.org
(Class times and fee's vary)

PRODUCTION CLASSES-

Anchor Desk
Basic Studio Camera Operation
Studio Production
Digital Field Production
Final Cut Express
Final Cut Pro

NEW CLASSES-

Intro to Blogging
Web Distribution

Anyone who is unsatisfied with the current inequities in
our system and wants to join a movement for real change, join us! We are
contacting our representatives and reaching out to the community
regularly to let our concerns be known.

For the weekly meetings in between, please show up to an Ellie Towne
meet up or call Cassandra at 623 9389 or shoot an email to
azacorntu@acorn.org. Peace and Light!

EVERY WEDNESDAY, in the fellowship hall of GRACE ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 2331 E. Adams (one block west of Tucson Blvd, one block south of Elm).

Now in its 15th year, this chanting circle uses sacred chants from different spiritual traditions (including Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, Sufi, Sikh, Baha'i, Pagan, & Native American) as tools for creating peace, sustainability, and balance. No musical experience is needed. FREE & open to all.

For more info on GC circles on the East and West sides of Tucson, call 326-4674

A smoke-free/ alcohol-free/ judgment-free venue for people to authentically and safely express themselves in dance. Move to an eclectic mix of music. A guided movement experience will start off the evening from 7:30 - 8:00, followed by open dance, 8-11pm. Come join us!

Cost: $7 for adults, kids under 12 are free.

Contact: together@planetcoexist.com or call (520) 981-1677

Let no abuse go undocumented.

Meet with us to discuss your issues involving:

Law enforcement abuse (Police, Border Patrol, Sheriff)

Vigilante and Hate Group Abuse

Labor Abuses

Housing Problems

Let no abuse go undocumented.

Meet with us to discuss your issues involving:

Law enforcement abuse (Police, Border Patrol, Sheriff)

Vigilante and Hate Group abuse

Labor abuses

Housing problems

A local media production training program teen girls. "Girls Making Media" 12 hour sessions (3 Saturday afternoons) begin October 10 and continue through April. Participants will create audio and/or video
PSAs and news segments about issues that affect women and girls. Classes are
free, space is limited. Studio sessions for girls who have done one GMM class before are the same dates, but from 10-noon. For more information go to www.womankraft.org (girls making media link at top).

For application email Stephanie at girlsmakingmedia@gmail.com or
call Quynn at 954-2004. Offered by the WomanKraft Digital Arts Studio. Funding for
this program is by the American Association of University Women.

Really Really FREE Market:  A Cash-Free Community Swap Meet.  Bring something to share: useful items, edibles, music , art, skills/gifts (massage, hugs, or just your energy). Take home what catches your fancy.  Third Saturday of each month, 9am – 12noon at  Himmel Park – meet East of the tennis courts at 1st St and Tucson Blvd.  Free and open to all.  jtkold@yahoo.com, mdecamp@q.com 408-4974

Weekly demonstration near Military Recruiting Offices, look for huge orange No War signs.

Charlie King & Karen Brandow Concert - This year Charlie King & Karen Brandow sing for No More Deaths and the “Basura 13” charged by the government with littering the desert with water to help migrants. Show your support by eating a meal from La Indita, bidding for some great prizes and hearing a concert like only Karen & Charlie can give. It’s free to attend. Childcare provided. All donations to support NMD.

6pm meal; 7pm raffl e, 7:30pm concert.

Unitarian Universalist Church, 4831 E. 22nd St. (ITZABOUTIME, 623-1688)

The Tucson Peace Center will hold its Board of Directors' Meeting. All peaceful people are welcome. Please call 400-4489 for location and to confirm time.

The Tucson Organic Gardeners monthly meeting will be held at St. Mark's Church, 3809 E. 2nd St. (85716)

This month’s program is “Spring Planting” presented by Eddie McPheeters of Catalina Heights Nursery.

Come at 7:00 to browse our free literature, shop at the mini-market and enjoy refreshments.

At 7:15 the meeting will start with “Monthly Tips for Success” and announcements

Programs are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month, from Sept. through April, and are free and open to the public.

The meeting place is west of Alvernon and south of Speedway, in the Geneva Room at the n. e. corner of the church complex.

For more information, phone 670-9158 or visit our web site.

Friday, February 19, 2010

6:30pm

Most Holy Trinity- Guadalupe Hall
1300 N. Greasewood (just north of Speedway)

Join us as we honor organizers from the following communities:

Labor
Youth
LGBT
Indigenous
Human Rights
Environmental
Immigrant Rights
Faith-Based
Community Empowerment
African-American
Women’s Issues

Keynote Speaker:
Roberto Lovato of the Basta Dobbs
Campaign and New America Media

Ticket:$35.00
Table: $350.00

Coalición de Derechos Humanos invites you to join us to celebrate the Seventh Annual Corazón de Justicia Awards: A Celebration & Recognition,” an extraordinary evening honoring community organizers for their commitment to justice and social change.

Please RSVP to: 520. 770.1373

All proceeds will go to benefit Coalición de Derechos Humanos.
Make checks payable to the Arizona Border Rights Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit org.

Award-winning Guatemala/American filmmaker, Luis Argueta, presents excerpts from his new documentary, telling the story of the most brutal, most expensive, and one of the largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the history of the United States.

A talk by Jack McDaniel. Duval Auditorium at University Medical Center.

In one of the most overpopulated countries in the world, our speaker was going to talk about the intersection of education and human rights, but will also address the current disaster as well. Dr. Deborah Dimmett is an educational researcher and Tucson public school teacher. Presented by Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) At Friends Meeting House, 931 N. 5th Ave. 791-9535.

Coffee hour presentation with Sherry Teachnor of Galeria La Sirena

Haitian art on exhibit and for sale

In 1994 attorney Sherry Teachnor began Haiti Arts / Galeria La Sirena as a way to encourage artists and provide economic development in Haiti following the assassination of her friend and colleague, Justice Minister Guy Malary. The gallery later expanded to include art from throughout Latin America and the Caribbean but retained close ties with Haitian art and artists.

The Valentine's Day coffee offers an opportunity to celebrate Haiti's distinctive and dynamic culture as represented in art, even in the aftermath of disaster. Teachnor does not yet know the fate of many of her Haitian friends but will share the information she has, discuss their work, and make suggestions, based on her close personal knowledge of the country, about effecive ways to help.

Coffee and light refreshments provided by St. Michael's Social Action Committee and parishioners.

Free. Donations for Haiti relief encouraged. Any sales of the art on display will benefit earthquake recovery.

St. Michael's Solemn High Mass begins at 10:15 a.m. and ends around 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to the Mass and the coffee hour presentation which follows.

Hands-on Irrigation with Marana Farm Manager, Cie'na Schlaefli.

West African Drumming Classes with Martin Klabunde
Every Sunday, 4:00 – 5:30pm.
Learn West African rhythms on Djembe and Dununs. Drums available for class use. Please RSVP. Drum Priority will go to those who RSVP. $75/4 weeks, drop in fee $20. Ask about our reduced rate Referral Program. For more information, call Martin, 520-245-4547.

We meet the 1st and 3rd Mondays near Ina & Thornydale Unitarian Universalist Congregation 3601 W Cromwell Dr. Tucson AZ 85741

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Dowsing isn’t just about finding water anymore!

Today dowsing can also be used in many different areas, such as in Health and Nutrition, Earth Energies, Past Life explorations, and much more.

Come and explore the many ways dowsing can enhance your life!

Cost: $54.00