Muusja Mailing List: May 19 E-Event Update... June 1 Town Hall Forum Moderated by Mark Ritchie

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MUUSJA E-EVENT UPDATE  MAY 19,  2005 
Metro UU Social Justice Alliance--Bringing together   
UUs to work collectively for social  change. 
This update includes announcements  about: 
A. UU Events  
B. Community Events  
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A. UPCOMING UU EVENTS  
1. 
JUNE…Stay tuned for date 
UU AFFORDABLE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIC PLANNING   
SESSION.  
FFI: Barbara Weatherhood at  bweatherhead [at] mn.rr.com. 
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2. 
FRIDAY, JUNE 10 
7:00 to 9:00  PM 
SPEAKER: WE’RE HALF-WAY THERE: YOUR LIFE WITHOUT   
OIL…Planning now for the transition to a post-oil  world. 
Peak Oil expert Richard Heinberg, author of “The  Party's  
Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies”  will  
discuss implications of the dwindling oil supply, such  as  
rising gas prices, energy scarcity, and the potentially   
violent competition for resources, and his vision for   
adapting to the post-carbon world and the potential  silver  
lining if we do it right. Rev. Kate Tucker of First U  will  
provide a faith perspective in her  introduction. 
First  Universalist  Church 
Goodwill donation-$5.00 suggested.   
Includes Q&A and refreshments!   
FFI: Marcy at 612.824.3240. 
Sponsor: UU EcoMinds….Putting Faith in Environmental   
Action, a working group of MUUSJA.   
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B. COMMUNITY EVENTS OF  INTEREST 
1. 
FRIDAY, MAY 27   
7:30 to  9:00 AM

BREAKFAST WITH GARY  SCHIFF 
9th Ward Minneapolis City  Council Member 

Mpls Public Schools Superintendent  Thandiwe
Peebles will discuss her vision for the future of  Mpls
public schools, current challenges. Includes Q and A about schools  and other 
issues.  
Café of the  Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Avenue  South, Mpls
$5 for  breakfast

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2. 
FRIDAY, MAY  27 
8:30 to 12  NOON 

MEETING OF RENEWABLE  HYDROGEN INITIATIVE  
Hosted by U of M Initiative  for Renewable Energy and the Environment For 
background info, check out  www1.umn.edu/iree/ 

Cargill Building for  Microbial and Plant
Genomics U of M St Paul Campus   
1500 Gortner Avenue St  Paul 
Suggested parking at  Gortner  Ave ramp (hourly rate) or at  SC108 - St Fair 
grounds ($3.25 for day. Parking map:  www1.umn.edu/pts/maps/pdf/spcont04.pdf  
FFI: _www.moea.state.mn.us/p2/initiative.cfm_ 
(http://www.moea.state.mn.us/p2/initiative.cfm)  or Sue at 612.624.6198.

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3. 
FRIDAY, MAY  27 
6:30 PM   
FILM “OUTFOXED" ABOUT FOX  "NEWS"  
Resource Center of the Americas 
3019 Minnehaha,  Minneapolis 
FFI:  www.americas.org.


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4. 
FRIDAY, MAY  27 
7:15 PM   
MOJADOS: THROUGH THE  NIGHT
An eye-opening documentary filmed over the course of 10 days that  follows 
four men into the desperate world of illegal immigration.  Alongside Bear, 
Tiger, Handsome, and Old Man, director Tommy Davis takes a  120 mile 
cross-desert 
journey that has been traveled innumerable times by  nameless
immigrants who - like these four young migrants from  Michoacan, Mexico - all 
had the simple, American dream for a better  future.

Bell Auditorium, 17th &  University Ave  SE.   
May 27-June  2
7:15,  9  pm nightly (no late show  Tues) 5:30pm mats Sat & Sun. Tickets  $8 
general, $6.50 students/seniors, $5 MFA members. 
FFI: 612.331.3134  or www.mnfilmarts.org/bell.

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5. 
FRIDAY, MAY  27 
7:30 PM   

MIDEAST  IN THE MIDWEST
Presented by Mizna and  the Loft. 

Slideshow and discussion  by New York cartoonist Jennifer Camper  who 
addresses both gay and Arab-American issues in her work. Camper's  books 
include Rude 
Girls and Dangerous Women, and subGURLZ, and she is the  editor of the comix 
anthology, Juicy Mother. Readings by Sahar Kayyal  coming from Chicago, and 
local writers Samir Nassar and Nasreen  Mohamed

The Loft at Open Book
1011 Washington Avenue  South
FFI: 612.215.2575
$5 - includes refreshments
No one turned  away for lack of funds

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6. 
SATURDAY, MAY  28 
10:00 TO 11:30 AM Coffee and Speaker 
IMMIGRANT WORKERS SPEAK  OUT
Workers from the Centro de Derechos Laborales will speak on their  own 
experiences in Minnesota--the good, the bad and the  ugly.

Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha  Ave., Mpls   
Cost: $4 ($3 for  members) 
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7.  
MONDAY, MAY 30 
7:00  PM 
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE OF PRAYERS FOR THE  DEAD 
A time to remember those who've died in wars past and  those  
who will die in wars yet to come before we put an end  to mass  
killings. Bishop Lowell Erdahl will deliver the eulogy.   
FFI: Twin Cities area Every Church a  Peace  Church network at   
ecapctc [at] yahoo.com.   
St. Joan of  Arc  Church 
4537 3rd Avenue  So.,  Minneapolis 
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8. 
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 
6:00 to 7:30  PM 
TODAY'S CHILDREN, TOMORROW'S  SECURITY 
HOW THE UN'S MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS WILL  TRANSFORM THE WORLD 
Free town hall forum on a global effort to end poverty  and improve the lives 
of children. Come join us to hear a top UN official,  a premier world 
business leader and a local politician talk about the  grave issues facing 
children 
today and how each one of us can contribute  to overcoming them.  
Speakers include Eveline Herfkens, UN Executive  Coordinator of Millennium 
Development Goals (MDGs); Marilyn Nelson, Chair  and CEO of Carlson Companies. 
She played key role in establishing the  World Childhood Foundation to preserve 
the rights of abused and exploited  children. 
Keith Ellison, Member of MN House of Representatives,  will 
discuss efforts to improve conditions of  Minnesota children living in  
extreme poverty and the importance of the MDGs here at  home. 
Moderated by Mark Ritchie, Pres, Institute for  Agriculture and Trade Policy 
(IATP). Sponsors include: IATP, UN  Foundation, and others.  
Hennepin  Avenue United  Methodist  Church -  Sanctuary 
511 Groveland  Avenue,  Minneapolis 
FFI:  www.iatp.org/minnesotaglobal/ 
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9. 
SATURDAY, JUNE 11 
2:00 to 4:00  PM  
90TH ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY BASH!  
WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE & FREEDOM   
*Meet the founding mothers, Jane Addams and Emily  Balch.  
*Enjoy music and poetry.  
*Eat birthday cake & toast WILPF on its longevity.   
*Learn history, hear about new action campaigns,  socialize.  
Party Room at 920 S. First  St., Minneapolis   
High-rise apartment building is at south end of  10th Street bridge,  west 
bank of Univ. of  Minn.  
Free--everyone welcome!  
FFI: 651-458-7090 or e-mail wilpf [at] earthlink.net   
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