Muusja Mailing List: Sept 16 E Event Update

MUUSJA  E-EVENT UPDATE SEPTEMBER  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  
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A.  UPCOMING UU EVENTS  
1.   
SATURDAY,  SEPTEMBER 17 
6:00-9:00  PM 
SHOWING  OF FILM: “THE CORPORATION” 
MN  Valley UU Fellowship 
10715  Zenith Ave. South,  Bloomington 
FFI:  SJ Chair Monica Williams at magpie04 [at] mn.rr.com. 
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2. 
SUNDAY,  SEPTEMBER 18 
10:00  AM   
FORUM:  "Conservation Requires Partnerships, Not Protagonists" with speaker, 
Jim  Klatt. Is it possible for conservation and environmental organizations to 
 work closely with hunter/angler interests to promote stronger support for  
wildlife conservation? Definitively YES! Learn how this has been  accomplished 
by the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership  (TRCP),
head quartered in Washington,  DC.  Some recent TRCP national initiatives 
will be examined. Jim Klatt is the  Great Lakes Grassroots Coordinator for the 
TRCP (http://www.trcp.org/) and  lives in St.  Louis Park.  FFI: Madalyn Cioci 
(612-926-5249) 
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3. 
TUESDAY,  SEPTEMBER 20 (and every Tuesday) 
4:30  PM 
PEACE  VIGIL 
Corner  of 98th and Lyndale  Ave.  (one block East of the 98th  St  exit off 
Hwy 35W). We welcome your participation in these weekly vigils.   

FFI:  magpie04 [at] mn.rr.com  

4. 
SATURDAY,  SEPTEMBER 21 
7:00  PM 
INTERNATIONAL  DAY OF PEACE GATHERING  
Join  fellow UUs in sharing favorite poems, quotes or sayings about peace.   
Mn  Valley UU Fellowship 
10715  Zenith Ave. South,  Bloomington 
September  21  
Bloomington 

FFI:  magpie04 [at] mn.rr.com
5. 
THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER 29  
7:00  to 9:00 PM 
FALL  KICK OFF MEETING OF METRO UU ECOMINDS! Includes a film (Kilowatt  Ours: 
Plan to Reenergize America) at 6:00  PM  (bring a bag dinner) and REP. RAY 
COX  NORTHFIELD  SPEAKING ON “OUR ENERGY FUTURE” at 7:30  PM.  Help shape 
the 
proposed UU  EcoMinds Campaign on Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation.   
Find  out more about the proposed Renewable Energy Standard bill at 
_www.raycox.net_ (http://www.raycox.net/) . From there you can link  the House 
RES 
Bill. See invitation to the RES hearing  below. 
All  interested UUS are warmly invited to attend this gathering. Refreshments 
 and fellowship are part of our gatherings.  
First  Universalist  Church   
FFI:  Madalyn Cioci at _joemadalyn [at] earthlink.net_ 
(mailto:joemadalyn [at] earthlink.net)  or   
Chris  Burda at _cburda [at] smm.org_ (mailto:cburda [at] smm.org) . 
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6. 
SEPTEMBER  27  
1:10-5:00  PM 
HEARING  ON THE RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD (RES) BILL,  
Regulated  Industries Committee, chaired by Rep Tory Westrum. 
Don  Jorovsky, Sen Ellen Anderson's Ct Administrator, invites UUs to attend  
this hearing. 
State  Office  Building  (between Capitol and Transportation Bldg) 
Room  5 on ground floor (one floor below entrance level). 
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7. 
SUNDAY,  OCTOBER 23 
3:00  to 5:00 PM 
MUUSJA  QUARTERLY MEETING 
Stay  tuned for details… 
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UUs  TAKE ACTION! YOU CAN TOO! Walmart, Global  Warming, the War in Iraq,  
Torture (See below) 

B. COMMUNITY EVENTS 
1. 
FRIDAY  SEPTEMBER 16 
5:00-9:00  PM

A  PLACE AT  THE TABLE--an exhibition of chairscapes 
OPENING  RECEPTION, sponsored by Women's Caucus for Art. 
Includes  poetry reading, drumming, opening comments 7:30-8:00
The exhibition  examines the beauty and variety of seating "at the table" and 
the  symbolism and consequence of having "a place" at the table in many  
contexts - including the personal, political, cultural, social, and  spiritual 
realms.
Show runs: Sept 12 to Nov 12. 

United  Theological Seminary
3000  5th St NW,  New  Brighton  55112
35w  north to 694 west to Silver  Lake Rd, West  to 5th  St NW
FFI:  _www.wcaartmn.org_ (http://www.wcaartmn.org/)  or Cassandra  Monson at 
cassandramonson [at] mn.rr.com or  612.961.2152.

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2. 
FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER 16 
6:30  PM 
FILM:  GRANITO DE ARENA  
Award-winning  Seattle filmmaker, Jill Freidberg spent two years in southern 
Mexico  documenting the efforts of over 100,000 teachers, parents, and 
students  fighting to defend the country's public education system. Combines 
footage  
of strikes and direct actions to deliver a compelling, and sometimes  
unsettling, story of resistance, repression, commitment, and  solidarity.  
Interviews 
with internationally-recognized figures, such  as Eduardo Galeano and Maude 
Barlow. Spells out the relationship between  economic globalization and the 
worldwide public education crisis. See the  film, meet the filmmaker!

Resource  Center  of the Americas,  3019 Minnehaha Av Mpls.  
Free.  FFI: 612-276-0788.

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3. 
FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER 16 
6:30  to 9:00 PM 
VIETNAMESE  COMMUNITY CELEBRATION OF MOON FESTIVAL  
The  program includes a spectacular dragon dance performance, skillful 
martial  arts demonstrations, cultural dances, a fashion show, lantern 
give-away,  
the ceremonial lantern parade and refreshments.  

Central High  School
275  Lexington Parkway North
St  Paul  (Corner of Lexington  Parkway  & Marshall  Avenue)

FFI:  Ms. Elisa Le at 612-501-9172 

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4. 
FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER 16 
7:15  PM   

1971  FILM "WINTER SOLDIER." Vietnam  veterans testify to
atrocities committed in the  war. 
Listen  to the former Army interrogator as he describes using "clubs, rifle 
butts,  pistols, knives" in Vietnam to extract information - "always monitored 
by  superiors or military police," he says - and recounts his superiors'  
overriding directive: "Don't get caught." Eerily prescient of national  
embarrassments like the torture at Abu Ghraib.  "The whole society needs to 
hear  about 
that part of us, because that's part of us, too. The whole society  includes 
those people who are having to kill and be killed, and maim and  be maimed."

Bell  Auditorium, U of M 

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5.
FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER 16 
7:30  PM

MIDEAST IN THE MIDWEST, featuring Arab, Muslim, West Asian and  North African 
artists, writers, dancers and performers.   
Mizna  Open Mic. at Open Book, 1011  Washington Ave S,  Mpls. 

Please share UUSC developed  worship service materials  relative to UUSC STOP 
campaign for those people who are not  able  to be Washington,  but wish to 
participate in some way. Download materials 
_http://www.uusc.org/programs/STOP/congregations.pdf_ 
(http://www.uusc.org/programs/STOP/congregations.pdf)  
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6. 
SATURDAY,  SEPTEMBER 17  
11:00  AM - 12:30 PM 
MOVING  THE MIDWEST  TOWARDS ENERGY INDEPENDENCE:  GOOD JOBS, CLEAN 
ENVIRONMENT SAFER WORLD. 84% of  Minnesotans believe that investing in 
renewable energy 
is just plain  common sense. So why do politicians fail to do what’s right 
for  Minnesota?  Hear  U.S. Representative Betty McCollum’s vision for moving 
the  Midwest  towards energy independence, and learn how you can help the 
United 
 Steelworkers’ “Fight Back ’05” campaign to bring this issue to 
suburban  
voters and pass legislation.  
St.  Paul Trades and Labor Assembly 
411  Main St.  (near Xcel  Energy  Center)   
FFI:  Tara Widner at 612.623.8003 or twidner [at] steelworkers-usw.org. You can 
also  visit _www.fightback05.org_ (mip://04a73140/www.fightback05.org)  
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8. 
SATURDAY,  SEPTEMBER 17 
8:00  PM 
WILL  PEACE WIN? THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE & THE END OF WAR Discussion W/  
Jonathon Schell, award-winning author, fellow and visiting lecturer at  Yale 
University, and columnist for The Nation Magazine. An event to benefit Friends 
for a 
 Non-Violent World.

Tickets  are $25, $15 for students.  
Historic  Fitzgerald Theater
10  E. Exchange St.  St.  Paul   
FFI:  Friends for a NonViolent World at 651.917.0383 or info [at] fnvw.org. 

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9. 
THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER 29 
7:00  - 8:30 PM 
MICAH  INTERFAITH ASSEMBLY ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING  
Join  hundreds  of people in Proclaiming  Our Vision - Acting On Our Values. 
A  time of worship, celebration & proclamation as congregations of faith  come 
together to lead the way in setting the Twin cities direction for  justice in 
housing.  
Central  Presbyterian Church 
500  Cedar Street  - Downtown  St.  Paul 
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10. 
SEPTEMBER  23 to 25 
SOCIAL  ARTIST AS WORLD SERVER WITH DR. JEAN HOUSTON
A  presentation of The Institute of Cultural Affairs, The Continuum Center,  
The Core Curriculum Office and Center  of Excellence for Women and 
Spirituality/College of St. Catherine, Wisdom  Ways Center for Spirituality. 
Kairos Dance 
Theatre. Cris Anderson  Productions 
The  need to train leaders in a completely new way is critical. Healthy,  
sustainable growth requires a revolution in strategies and tactics. Dr.  Jean 
Houston--a cultural historian whose 30-year career spans psychology,  
sociology, 
economics and philosophy--can equip today's leaders to deal  with the 
complexity and chaos of today's world. Jean is the author of 17  books, 
including The 
Possible Human. Training events follow:   
Friday,  September 23. 7:00  to 9:00 PM 
SOCIAL  ARTISTRY - HOPE FOR THE FUTURE: AN EVENING WITH JEAN HOUSTON. Explore 
how  the concept of social artistry can inform and infuse a new world of  
possibility.  
Cost:  $26 $15 students 
O'Shaughnessy  Auditorium, 2004  Randolph Avenue,  St.  Paul   
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Sat/Sun  September 24, 25, Sat 9-4  pm  SUN 9-1  pm   
Become  stewards of the planet filled with a passion for the possible. Learn 
new  ways to access cross-cultural knowledge and the skills to apply the  
awareness for social/cultural deepening and exchange. In the midst of  crisis 
and 
breakdown, discover the opportunity to preserve the genius of  existing 
individual, social, cultural, and institutional knowledge while  facilitating 
emergence of the breakthrough "new story".   
Cost:  $395 (includes continental breakfast and lunch)   
U  of St. Catherine, 2004  Randolph Ave.,  St.  Paul 
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Saturday,  Sept 24 Evening Program, 8:00  - 10:30 pm
SOCIAL  ARTISTS AT PLAY. An evening  of song, dance, poetry and theatre for 
everyone, with singer/songwriter  Barbara McAfee, One Voice Mixed Chorus, 
Kairos Dance Theatre, Big Woods  Transformational Theater and Friends. 
$10 suggested donation.  College of St.  Catherine, 2004  Randolph Ave, St.  
Paul 
Coeur  de Catherine Ballroom. FFI: Call or email Linda Alton or Lynne Larsen 
at  612-281-6556 or 612-823-3518. _icamn [at] mninter.net_ 
(mailto:icamn [at] mninter.net)    
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11. 
SEPTEMBER  29, 30, OCTOBER 1 

EYES  WIDE OPEN, an outdoor travelling exhibit, sponsored by  the American 
Friends Service  Committee. In the exhibit, there is a pair of boots for each 
American  soldier killed in Iraq,  and countless pairs of shoes representing 
Iraqi deaths. It is meant to be  a tribute to the huge human costs of the war.

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UUs  TAKE ACTION NOW! 
DONATE  TO UUA & UUSC GULF COAST RELIEF FUND
As of Sept 11, the fund has  received $627,174. Donate at 
_http://www.uua.org/news/2005/050831_katrina/donate.html_ 
(http://www.uua.org/news/2005/050831_katrina/donate.html)  

The  Fund works closely with Advocacy & Witness staff, Southwest &  Mid-South 
District staff, and UU clergy and lay leaders in  New  Orleans,  Baton  
Rouge,  and Mississippi.  To read Bill Sinkford's message on the establishment 
of 
the fund  see
http://www.uua.org/president/050830_katrina.html

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JOIN  A NATIONAL UU CAMPAIGN TO UNMASK WAL-MART---SIGN UP TO HOST THE NEW  
WALMART MOVIE! 
UUs  for a Just Economic Community (UUJEC)is  a close partner of MUUSJA’s and 
a faith-based sponsor of the new Wal-Mart  movie: The  High Cost of Low Price 
from director Robert Greenwald ("Outfoxed"  and "Uncovered”).  UUJEC is 
taking the lead in organizing 100s  of congregations around the county to host 
a 
screening of the new  film  as part of its new Economic  Justice Campaign: 
UNMASKING  WAL-MART AND OTHER BIG BOX RETAILERS. The week long launch starts in 

November, but we urge UUs to sign  up to host at 
_http://www.walmartmovie.com/sunday.php?track=uujec_ 
(http://www.walmartmovie.com/sunday.php?track=uujec) .  
Please  put both your congregation and UUJEC under “organization.” Showings 
can be  at your congregation, in  homes, public places, wherever makes sense. 
Watch  for details  in the fall about ordering the discounted  DVD.  Learn  why 
UUs should get involved and how at  _http://www.UUJEC.org_ 
(http://www.uujec.org/)  or by  contacting Campaign chair, Betsy Allis, at 
_erallis [at] aol.com_ 
(mailto:erallis [at] aol.com) .   
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SEPTEMBER  24-26: RALLY TO END THE WAR IN IRAQ  WASHINGTON,  D.C. 
Includes  a mass rally on the National Mall starting at 11:00  AM  on 
Saturday. Though not formally endorsing the rally, the UUA is promoting  it, 
and the 
Washington Office will be identifying a UU meeting place…stay  tuned for 
details. FFI: see http://www.unitedforpeace.org. 

UUA  encourages UUs to participate in local vigils, write letters to the 
editor  in support of Cindy Sheehan and other parents of service members killed 
in 
 Iraq.  See _www.uua.org_ (http://www.uua.org/)  for two stories of UU  
ministers involved in service and witness against the war. Write President  
Bush 
and your members of Congress through the Friends Committee on  National 
Legislation at http://www.fcnl.org/iraq/. 

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SEPTEMBER  24-26: UU SERVICE COMMITTEE STOP TORTURE WEEKEND.  WASHINGTON,  
D.C.  Events begin Saturday with workshops and lobby trainings at a church in  
downtown Washington.  On Sunday, All Soul's Church Unitarian will host an 
Interfaith Service  that includes torture survivors. The main event is a mock 
trial 
on Sunday  afternoon, during which prominent actors portraying US government  
officials (including Martin Sheen as Donald Rumsfeld!) will be prosecuted  by 
real lawyers using real evidence from torture survivors and reputable  news 
sources. Monday will be a rally on Capitol Hill and lobbying for an  end to US  
support for torture. FFI: _http://www.uusc.org_ (http://www.uusc.org/)  
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JOIN  CYBER-MARCH AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING  
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.   

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Sept 16 E Event Update	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: ERALLIS (ERALLISaol.com)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 13:59:11 -0700 (PDT)