| June 16 EVENT UPDATE Join UUs at community events Friday and Saturday | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: ERALLIS (ERALLIS aol.com)
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| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 13:57:55 -0700 (PDT) | |
MUUSJA E-EVENT UPDATE JUNE 16, 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 **** A. UPCOMING UU EVENTS 1. TAKE ACTION ON CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP ACT IN DC! Passage is a key goal of UU EcoMinds! See details at the bottom of this Update. 2. UUS GOING TO COMMUNITY EVENTS. Friday, June 17. Free film and potluck: “The Corporation” at Mpls Urban League in North Mpls. Contact Betsy at 612.871.6946 or _erallis [at] aol.com_ (mailto:erallis [at] aol.com) about driving together or just meeting up at the event. See #5 below for details. June 17, June 18 Renewable Energy, Sustainable Living Fair in Custer, Wisconsin. Lisa Herschberger is going Friday, _MLFE [at] aol.com_ (mailto:MLFE [at] aol.com) . Bob Friedman is going Saturday, rmarcf [at] usfamily.net. Contact Lisa or Bob about meeting up or carpooling. See #4 below for details. **** B. COMMUNITY EVENTS OF INTEREST 1. THURSDAY, JUNE 16 7:00 PM PUBLIC FORUM ON INTERNATIONAL WORKER AND HUMAN RIGHTS Hear Iraqi union leaders and special guests talk about how the Bush Administration's anti-labor agenda is playing out in the lives of Iraqi workers. Sponsored by a broad coalition of organized labor, faith, peace, and human rights organizations. Carpenters Regional Council Union Hall 700 Olive St, St.Paul (E of 35E, N of Univ Ave) FFI: Jennifer Kuhlman at (612) 378-4160. **** 2. FRIDAY, JUNE 17 9:30 AM RALLY TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY After the rally, you can join the carpool caravan to Maple Grove to protest Bush in person! MN State Capitol Rotunda, St. Paul, MN FFI: Zach, _rodvold [at] americansforsocialsecurity.com_ (mailto:rodvold [at] americansforsocialsecurity.com) **** 3. THURSDAY, JUNE 16 7:00 PM CHALLENGING CORPORATE POWER: A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP,BRAINSTORMING Panel presentation includes Betsy Barnum of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; John Karvel of Citizens for Corporate Responsibility (C4CR); and Kathleen Schuler of Ideas to Mobilize People Against Corporate Tyranny (I.M.P.A.C.T.) St. Frances Cabrini Church 1500 Franklin Ave SE, Mpls FFI: Mary Kay Kersting at 651-815-5710, _mariascat [at] hotmail.com_ (mailto:mariascat [at] hotmail.com) . **** 4. JUNE 17-19 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM Friday and Saturday 9:00-5:00 PM Sunday RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING FAIR 16th annual Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair. World's largest venue to learn about renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living. Offers over 100 workshops presented by experts from across the US; working demonstrations; helpful products; special events for children and families, and a friendly festival atmosphere. ReNew the Earth Institute, MREA’s educational facility Custer, WI (7 miles east of Stevens Point). $25 for w/e or $10 for the day, with discounts for juniors, seniors, and students. FFI: _http://www.the-mrea.org/energy_fair.php_ (http://www.the-mrea.org/energy_fair.php) **** 5. FRIDAY, JUNE 17 6:30 PM FREE FILM and POTLUCK: “THE CORPORATION” Film explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Footage from pop culture, advertising, TV news, and corporate propaganda, illuminates the corporation's grip on our lives. Taking its legal status as a "person" to its logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist's couch to ask "What kind of person is it?" Provoking, witty, sweepingly informative, "the Corporation" includes forty interviews with corporate insiders and critics - including Milton Friedman, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, and Michael Moore. The Minneapolis Urban League 2100 Plymouth Ave N, Penn & Plymouth Aves North FFI: Kathleen 612.382.5917 or Amy, 612.789.9230. **** 6. WEEK OF JUNE 17 – 23 7:15 & 9:15 PM nightly. Sat, Sun matinees at 5:15 PM No late show Tues. FILM: "MCLIBEL" Story of the longest lawsuit in British history: a mailman and a gardener who handed out anti-McDonald's leaflets defend themselves against libel charges and lose--but the corporation's victory backfires in the course of a trial that uncovers rampant environmental abuse, cruelty to animals, unsavory business practices, and labor violations, among other charges. Like Super-Size Me, this documentary takes humorous turns, even while making you think twice about what you put in your mouth. The Bell Auditorium 10 Church St. SE Minneapolis FFI: 612.331.3134 **** * * * * * 7. TUESDAY, JUNE 21 7:00 PM FROM MINNESOTA TO IRAQ AND BACK: "CONDITIONS IN IRAQ UNDER U.S. OCCUPATION" Iraqi-American Human Rights Activist, Plus Iraqi Art Sami Rasouli, an Iraqi-American who lived for years in the Twin Cities, returned to Iraq in 2004. He coordinated delegations to Fallujah, Tarmya, Karbala, and other areas to document human rights conditions and helped form a Muslim Peacemakers Team to take people across Iraq to Fallujah for a "symbolic" clean-up of the city decimated by U.S. military action. Artwork will be sold to raise money for continuing human rights efforts in Iraq. Welcome Sami home and to hear a first-hand account of conditions inside Iraq today. St. Joan of Arc Church, 4537 Third Avenue So, Mpls Parking is close, free, and easy. FFI: WAMM at 612.827.5364 **** 8. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 8:00 to 10:00 AM “IT’S ABOUT TORTURE: A CITIZEN’S GROUP RESEARCHING AND ADVOCATING AGAINST THIS CRIME” led by Lynne Mayo and others. This group has worked to research and understand concerns coming from Abu Ghraib and other situations which implicate all of us in this crime. St. Martin’s Table Minneapolis FFI _www.justview.org_ (http://www.justview.org/) _cmasters [at] bitstream.net_ (mailto:cmasters [at] bitstream.net) **** 9. THURSDAY, JUNE 23 7:00 PM DEMOCRACY AT WORK? IRAQI UNION LEADERS SPEAK OUT Iraqi union leaders will speak out on how the Bush Administration's anti-labor agenda is hurting Iraqi working families. This public forum on international worker and human rights will feature Iraqi union leaders and special guests. This event is free and open to the public. Donations appreciated. Sponsored by a broad coalition of organized labor, faith, peace, and human rights organizations. Lake and Plains Carpenters Hall, 710 Olive Street, St. Paul FFI: Jennifer 612.378.4160 or www.fightback05.org **** 10. THURSDAY, JUNE 23 8:45 to 11:00 AM PUBLIC RELEASE OF "MINNESOTA RESEARCH PRIORITIES for RENEWABLE ENERGY and ENERGY-EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES" REPORT from the Minnesota Environmental Initiative MEI). The report, written by representatives from energy-technology businesses, university researchers, environmental organizations, government agencies and the financial community, outlines recommendations that will help Minnesota achieve sustainable balance between energy, the environment and the economy. U of M Cargill Building, Rm 105, St Paul FREE and open to the public. FFI: Todd Reubold at 612.624.6140 or www.iree.umn.edu **** ACTIONS #2 LEGISLATION ACTION: Federal Energy Bill--Call or fax legislators US PIRG and Save the Environment are both urging people to call or fax Dayton and Coleman in DC and tell them to VOTE AGAINST THE ENERGY BILL which includes large perks and subsidies for big corporate energy companies, provisions for more drilling in Alaska, essentially nothing for renewables, and no conservation plan. You may also choose to tell them to vote against the nuclear power subsidy amendment. Senators McCain and Lieberman may add an amendment adding $5 billion in subsidies for a new US nuclear power plant (the first in 30 years). UU EcoMinds has no official stance on nuclear power. Senator Norm Coleman Washington DC office phone: (202) 224-5641 Fax: 202-224-1152 US Senator Mark Dayton Washington, DC Office Phone: 202-224-3244 Fax: 202-228-2186 ******* ACTION #2 ONLINE PETITION: SUPPORT UUA PRES. SINKFORD'S cyber-march against global warming Rev. Sinkford has just signed on as a member the cyber march on Global Warming. He says: "I join this cybermarch against global warming, and encourage other Unitarian Universalists to do so, because it is an act of faith to speak out on behalf of our earth. For hundreds of years, our theology has been radically incarnational-- we do not understand the Holy to be separate from this life, on this planet, made manifest in concrete acts of caring for one another in our mutual vulnerability. As we sing out praises for the beauty of the earth, we also sing out commitment to protect that beauty." Add your signature under Rev. Sinkford's name at _www.stopglobalwarming.org_ (http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/) . Signal to our political leaders and the UUA Board of Trustees the depth of our concern for Earth and for the threat of global warming. END
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