This & That ~ Jun 19, 2014

IRAQ

• Actions page from Popular Resistance 
• Dennis Kucinich"Stop Calling the Iraq War a Mistake" "President Obama didn't start the Iraq War, but he has the opportunity now to tell the truth. That we were wrong to go in. That the cause of war was unjust. That more problems were created by military intervention than solved. That the present violence and chaos in Iraq derives from the decision which took America to war in 2003. More than a decade later, it should not take courage to point out the Iraq war was based on lies."

CALENDAR

Jun 19 – Poetry in the Park 19th & Myrtle, Noon-12:45

Jun 20 - Erie Medicaid Expansion Rally Perry Square Erie PA Noon-1PM. "PHAN is joining with Voices for Independence and Senator Sean Wiley to show -- loud and clear -- that Pennsylvanians support Medicaid Expansion and will not tolerate any more delays! Lawmakers have 12 days to close a $1.3 billion budget shortfall. Accepting federal funding to expand health care coverage would bring i...n $600 million into next year's budget. There's no excuse for delay. The money is there, the need for coverage is there, it's time to act! Help us send that message this Friday! 12pm, Perry Square, Downtown Erie. In case of rain, the rally will be held at Erie City Council Chambers (626 State Street, Downtown)."

June 20 - World Refugee Day

Jun 21 – Party in the Park 19th & Myrtle Ruby Schaaf Park. 12:15PM."Live music of Mambo and Blue Soul with the LEC! Spend some time getting to know your neighbors and enjoying some great music! Bring your own lawn chair, relax, and enjoy this free event with your community. A light lunch and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided"

Jun 23-27 “Roger Rosenblatt and Friends” week at Chautauqua with Tom Brokaw , Margaret Atwood, Elizabeth Strout, Jules Feiffer, Paul Muldoon -

Jun 24 -  "American Experience: Freedom Summer" (9-11pm) WQLN (PBS-Erie) and WNED (PBS-Buffalo) "Over 10 memorable weeks in 1964 known as Freedom Summer, more than 700 student volunteers from around the country joined organizers and local African Americans in a historic effort to shatter the foundations of white supremacy in what was one of the nation’s most viciously racist, segregated states."

Jun 25 – Triple Divide  7:00pm - 9:00pm Q&A to follow. Jamestown Community College Jamestown NY,  Carnahan Theatre, inside Katharine Jackson Carnahan Center. Campus map  FREE / Open to the public. Sponsored by Cattaraugus-Chautauqua for Clean Water, Food & Water Watch, New Yorkers Against Fracking, and Western NY Drilling Defense. To find out more or to get involved, contact Rita at ryelda@fwwatch.org.

Jun 26 – Cattaragus-Chautauqua for Clean Water Meeting – Ban Fracking in Chautauqua County! 7-9PM Unitarian Universalist Church, 1255 Prendergast Ave, Jamestown NY. “Important note: This event is not an open forum or debate. This is a working group meeting for those who want to ban fracking, and thus those with opposing views will not be welcome.”

Jun 26 -"Anti-Drone Vigil At Niagara Air Force Base"3:30 to 4:30 p.m.Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station 2026 Lockport Road (FRONT GATE) Niagara Falls, NY 14304 Assemble at University at Buffalo South Campus Park & Ride at 2:30 p.m., then depart at 2:45 p.m.

Jun 27-Jul 26 – “Raisin in the Sun” at Chautauqua

Jun 28 – 45th Anniversary of Stonewall Riots

Jun 28 – Buffet on the Bay 4-10PM Liberty Park. Fundraiser/music festival event. $5 donation at the gate or $5 worth of food donation to feed the hungry. Music by Big Leg Emma and others. Food, vendors, silent auction, Farmers Market and a Children’s Fun Area. Benefits the Second Harvest Food Bank.

Jun 28 - Hands Off Iraq 1 to 2PM EastLiberty(Pittsburgh) at Highland and Penn Avenues. "The Thomas Merton Center Anti-Drone Warfare / Anti-War Coalition will gather to protest the continued use of drone warfare. We will be circulating petitions in support of a City Council Resolution demanding transparency in the research, design and manufacturing and use of unmanned aerial vehicles." For more information email info @ pittsburghendthewar.org.

Jun 30 – Jul 4 – “Feeding a Hungry Planet” week at Chautauqua Afternoon Theme: “With Economic Justice for All” Among speakers: Sister Simone Campbell (7/2), Tavis Smiley (7/4)

Jun 30 - Campaign for Jobs and Inclusion 11:30am at MLK Center 3rd & Chestnut, Erie. Organized by Gary Horton. "March with your neighbors in solidarity to bring inclusion in the workforce, family sustaining jobs, and living wages through community benefit agreements with local development projects."

Jul 1 - Vigil: Justice for Immigrants 5:15pm 2nd and State, Erie. Sponsored by Benedictines for Peace. (NOTE DATE CHANGE DUE TO HOLIDAY)

Jul 16 - Enrichment Series: "The Early Church 30 AD - 130 AD: From A Jewish Messianic Sect to the Body of Christ" Mount St Benedict, 6101 E Lake Rd, Erie. 7PM Free and open to the public

Jul 17 - Meeting 7PM Holy Rosary E. 28th & East Ave., Erie. Organizing, brainstorming, etc. for local efforts related to for International Day of Peace and People's Climate March in NYC Sep 21-27. Campaign for Nonviolence, Pace e Bene... Info Barb at  (814)868-0129.

Jul 17 – Netroots Nation 2014 Detroit MI

Jul 25-26 - Burning River Fest Cleveland

Jul 26 - 5th Annual Unity in the Community Picnic Roger Young Park, Erie PA. 11am-3pm "A positive event with food, youth performances, music & games. This is a time to come together: all colors, creeds and walks of life, to spread hope and peace in Erie." MATV sponsor.

Jul 31-Aug 3 - Occupy National Gathering 2014 Sacramento CA 

Aug 3 - WNY Veg Fest

Aug 12 - One World Tribe 8 Great Tuesdays, Liberty Park

Aug 23-24 - Elmwood Festival of the Arts Buffalo

Sep 12-14 – Mother Earth News Fair 2014 Seven Springs PA

Sep 20-21 –People’s Climate March

Nov 12 – Thomas Merton Center honors Jeremy Scahill
 

NEWS & VIEWS

· Prayer Vigil to Stop the Violence

· MATV nixes future teen dances after shots fired

COMMUNITIES

· The real triumph of the city will be seen in Buffalo from Treehugger

· Buffalo African-American Heritage resource guide. Places to visit in Bflo.

· 10 Reasons You Should Move to Cleveland Right Now

· Not so much “New York Poor” as “Pittsburgh Rich”.

· Smithsonian names Chautauqua as “Best Small Town to Visit in 2014”

· “Sit-able” cities might be even better than “walkable” ones” Grist

· Erie Bluffs: A Tradition of Trouble Erie Reader

ETCETERA

• Nan Hoffman Southern Tier concerts Jul 21 Darwin Barker Library (Fredonia)Jul 22 - Mayville Library Jul 23 King Memorial Library Machias NY, Jul 24 – Ashville Free Library, Bemus Point Library and Ashville Free Library. Jul 30 Myers Mem Library (Frewsburg) and Dunkirk Free Library More details and dates 
• Respected panel: British health care system best, US last
•  2 Million Tons Of Tomatoes For Bioplastics: Ford & Heinz Team Up

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