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Movie Night: REBUILDING HOPE a documentary about South Sudan When: Tuesday Sept 7, 2010 7pm, doors open at 6pm Where: St James Church 1019 Farmington Av. W. Hartford Cost: Free, light refreshments will be available
VERY SPECIAL GUEST! GABRIEL BOL DENG
(featured in the film) will join us and will lead discussion following the film
Rebuilding Hope We hope you can join us
West Hartford Citizens for Peace & Justice
Increasing Community Awareness
Donations are accepted and appreciated ANNOUNCING......Movie Night coming September 2010 West Hartford Citizens for Peace & Justice is a grassroots not-for-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to raising awareness, promoting public dialogue, and working for positive change on peace, justice and democracy issues. Members live in West Hartford, Newington , Glastonbury , Bloomfield , Southington , Simsbury , and many other towns in the Hartford area. Anyone interested in helping carry out this mission is invited to contact WHCPJ at whcpj@yahoo. com.Recent peace and justice events: Event:
Celebrate
West Hartford returns June 12-13 The 24th annual Celebrate! West Hartford festival returns to the grounds around Town Hall the weekend of June 12-13. There will be plenty of food, fun, live music, arts and crafts and more for people of all ages. Admission is free. Festival hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 12-6 p.m. Sunday. West Hartford Citizens for Peace and Justice will have a booth this year on SATURDAY June the 12th.Please look at the Celebrate map and find where we are. We will be talking about “Bringing our War $$$ Home!” and writing letters to our congress-people to ask them to support Obama’s efforts to reduce Nuclear Weapons. Join us! When: Tuesday, May 4, 2010 7PM, doors open at 6PM Film: The Shape of Water, an award winning documentary
Narrated by: Susan Sarandon Introduction by: Edwidge Danticat Directed by: first time film-maker Kum-Kum Bhavnani More details at http://www.theshapeofwatermovie.com/aboutfilm.html Cost: Free, light refreshments will be available Where: St James Episcopal Church, 1019 Farmington Ave, West Hartford Creating intimate portraits of Khady, Oraiza, Gila and Bilkisan, The Shape of Water drives the dusty roads of Senegalese villages, and the energetic streets of Dakar, walks into Brazil’s Amazonian rainforest, stands on a busy corner in Jerusalem and takes a train ride into the Himalayan foothills.The women are opposing military occupation, tapping for rubber to protect the rain forest, opposing female genital mutilation, protesting dams that threaten to drown their homes and villages and safeguarding the biodiversity of the planet. These themes of the film – new traditions, peace, the environment, social justice – are revealed through the personal stories of the five women. In so doing The Shape of Water pays tribute to women around the world who are creating social justice, laying bare the tensions and contradictions that ground their commitment. Women are making a difference---one person at a time---one group at a time Peace Rally May 2 NYC. Carpool to New Haven for Bruce Martin Memorial Peace Train 9:00 AM from Conard HS parking lot. Contact: www.stepfour.com/peacetrain
Waging
Peace on the New Haven Green April 25, 1:00-5:00 p.m.
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YOU ARE INVITED!
WHAT:
WHCPJ TOWN FORUM
WHEN:
FRIDAY, APRIL 16
TIME: 7:00 PM
GUEST SPEAKER: BRUCE
GAGNON
• Activist & Peace Advocate
• Co-Founder & Coordinator of the Global
Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
PRESENTATION:
BRING
OUR WAR $$$
HOME
A discussion will follow.
FLYER:
Please print &
share!
WHERE:
St. James Episcopal
Church
1018 Farmington, West Hartford, CT MOVIE NIGHT: BURNING THE FUTURE Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 7:00 PMHow much is cheap energy costing the people of Appalachia and our environment? A documentary about Maria Gunnoe, the people of Appalachia, and coal mining David Novack, Writer, Producer, Director 89 minutes, 2008
When: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 7:00pm, doors open at 6:00pmWhere: St. James Episcopal Church1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford Cost: Free. Light refreshments will be availableClick here for DOWNLOADABLE FLYER Please share it with others. Thank you!
“This compelling and timely film burns through the ‘clean coal' rhetoric of industry front groups, showing the harsh truth of the coal story...” - SIERRA CLUB / Bruce Nille
• 36% of US global warming emissions comes from approximately 501coal-burning power plants…more than the emissions from 377 million cars.
equivalent of the Hiroshima atomic bomb is unleashed upon the mountains of southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky - for coal.
Director and Producer: Sut Jhally Official Selection: One World Berlin Film Festival 2008 PSBT Inter’natl Film Festival & Forum 2008 On the Anniversary of the Gaza Conflict, WHCP&J is presenting a film we first previewed in 2004. We are presenting it again because of the timely nature of the subject matter. We are pleased to be joined in co-sponsorship with We Refuse to Be Enemies , a non-partisan group that seeks to promote dialogue and understanding of the serious conflict in the Middle East.
"Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land is the best, least biased
presentation we have of all the issues involved. A must-see
documentary."
“When Israelis in the occupied territories now claim that they have to defend themselves, they are defending themselves in the sense that any military occupier has to defend itself against the population they are crushing... You can't defend yourself when you're militarily occupying someone else's land. That's not defense. Call it what you like, it's not defense.” - Noam Chomsky West Hartford Citizens for Peace and Justice presents December 9, 2009 forum A Just, Durable and Equitable Peace in Israel /Palestine?
with guest speaker Ambassador Warren Clark
Who: Ambassador Warren Clark Moderated discussion to follow the lecture.
Free to the Public
WHCPJ Movie Night: Rethink Afghanistan When: Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009, 7pm, doors open 6:00pmWhere: ST JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH1018 Farmington Avenue West Hartford , CT Free to the Public Light refreshments available
Director, Robert Greenwald Producer, James Miller Discussion following the film led by Jeff Bartos, activist and veteran, US Army Medical Corps deployed in Iraq 2005-2006
From Brave New Films: “After eight years of US military engagement in Afghanistan, violence and instability still prevail. The military approach to Afghanistan is not succeeding. Further application of American military force will not bring stability to the country or security to our own.With over 90% of US funding in Afghanistan directed toward military purposes, non-military strategic options are not being pursued.The US can play a more constructive role by engaging civil society than by waging war. Congress should begin and debate on alternatives to a failed military-based approach to bringing peace and security to the region, starting with Congressional hearings.” Further info: Bravenewfilms.org CEO Grassroots Update Citizens for Economic Opportunity (CEO) sponsoring a “Town Hall with Wendell Potter” on Monday, November 2 at the UConn West Hartford Campus Please join as Potter explains how he went from former spokesperson for one of the largest health insurance companies to a whistleblower who now advocates strongly for health insurance reform. There will be a lot of time for Q & A.
For a printable flyer, click => here After a 20-year career as a corporate public relations executive, Wendell Potter left his job last year as the head of communications for CIGNA – one of the nation’s largest health insurers – to speak out for the need for a fundamental overhaul of the American health care system. He now works at the Center for Media and Democracy as a Senior Fellow on Health Care. Potter has testified before U.S Congressional Committees and appeared on numerous talk shows to tell the public of the tactics insurers use to dump sick policyholders and how the industry funnels millions of dollars into big PR firms that provide talking points to conservative talk show hosts, business groups and politicians.
Center for Media and Democracy – Staff Bio: http://www.prwatch.org/cmd/bios.php/Wendell_Potter CNN – Commentary: How insurance firms drive debate: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/17/potter.health.insurance/
Town Hall with Wendell Potter – Event Information v Date: Monday, Nov. 2 v Time: 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM v Location: UConn West Hartford Campus, Library Auditorium – 1798 Asylum Ave, West Hartford, CT v Parking: Please park in the Visitors’ parking lot located on Trout Brook Drive – Click here for a map of the campus
RSVP to Karen Schuessler at kschuessler@c-e-o.net or 860-674-0143, x144. Please pass this along to your own networks! David C. Dal Zin, MSW CEO - Citizens for Economic Opportunity 111 South Road Farmington, CT 06032
Office: (860) 674-0143, x110 Cell: (860) 550-3113 Email: ddalzin@c-e-o.net National tour of two Israeli women will speak about their experiences as conscientious objectors in the Israeli army. Maya Wind and Netta Mishly are part of an Israeli group called Shministim, Israeli high school students who have been imprisoned for refusing to serve in an army that occupies the Palestinian Territories.
Event #1 Saturday, October 3 at 7:30 (Quaker) Meeting House, 57 Hunting Lodge Rd, Storrs Event #2: Tuesday, October 6 at 4:30 CCSU, Vance Academic Building, Room #105 Stanley St. New Britain, Event #3: Tuesday, October 6 at 7:30 Wesleyan, Shanklin Room #107 237 Church St. Middletown www.WhyWeRefuse.org CCSU peace-activist student detained at G20 protest: Keep Jeff Bartos Free! Defend Free Speech! Support the IVAW! (IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR) Jeff Bartos, a Central Connecticut State University student and former Army medic who co-founded the Connecticut chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War, was one of the nearly 200 people arrested or detained during the G20 summit Thursday and Friday in Pittsburgh. Bartos will also be one of the plaintiffs in the class-action suit the ACLU plans to bring against Pittsburgh and its police department.
http://www.newbritainherald.com/articles/2009/09/28/news/doc4ac16a68df24c953911776.txt As many have heard, CT Students Against the War member, CT Iraq Veterans Against the War treasurer and former Army Sgt. Jeff Bartos was arrested last week at G20 protests while attending to the medical needs of a reporter that had been teargassed by police. After hearing of this arrest, the antiwar movement managed to flood the Allegheny County Jail with enough phone calls to engineer his release. Jeff will return to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to plead 'not guilty' to charges of disorderly conduct and failure to disperse. Several CT-SAW members will be accompanying Jeff back down to Pittsburgh for his court date. Until then, however, we need to make sure we put enough pressure on the Pittsburgh court system that they will have no other choice but to hear our demands. CT-SAW is calling for a 36hr call-in campaign to the city offices below to demand all charges against Jeff and all other G20 protesters be dropped. In addition, we are encouraging all supporters of civil liberties in the Pittsburgh area to rally in front of the court house Wednesday morning before and during Jeff's 8am hearing. We also encourage all to attend the national united marches on October 17, demanding an end to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and occupations. The police brutality used last week against protesters, bystanders, students, reporters, medics and veterans is unacceptable. We call for everyone to join in solidarity for those prosecuted for standing against the G20 and its policies. Connecticut students stand side by side with all the victims of the G20, from those who have been terrorized by their economic policies to those who have been attacked by their police protectors. In solidarity, CT Students Against the War
Pittsburgh Municipal Court Municipal Courts Building, First Floor 660 First Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Open 8:30am-4:30pm
GUANTANAMO: EXCESS OF EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE? MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
WHCPJ FORUM
You are welcome to print our flyer and share it with
others and/or distribute it to help
with the publicity.
For a printable flyer, click =>
here
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: WEST HARTFORD TOWN
HALL
OUR GUEST SPEAKER:
J. WELLS DIXON,
Attorney
representing prisoners at
Guantanamo.
Mr. Dixon is originally from West Hartford;
attended WH schools!
 Mr. Dixon has been with the Center for Constitutional Rights since 2006. He works on the Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative representing prisoners from Algeria , Libya , Saudi Arabia , Somalia & Yemen as well as the Uighurs. Wells is part of the legal team currently "challenging the constitutionality of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 in the United States Supreme Court." West Hartford Citizens for Peace & Justice is a grassroots not-for-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to raising awareness, promoting public dialogue, and working for positive change on peace, justice and democracy issues. Members live in West Hartford, Newington , Glastonbury , Bloomfield , Southington , Simsbury , and many other towns in the Hartford area. Anyone interested in helping carry out this mission is invited to contact WHCPJ at whcpj@yahoo.com. Movie night: FLOW: For the Love of Water
Irina Salina’s award winning documentary Tuesday September 1, 2009 - 7:00 p.m. Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world’s dwindling water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel. She asks the question: “CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?” WHERE: St. James Episcopal Church
1019 Farmington Ave,
West Hartford
Free Admission, Free Parking in lot behind church or on street
Light refreshments
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Meet friends and chat!
Moderated discussion to follow
Film at 7:00 p.m.
COST: This is
a FREE community awareness film.
Shown as part of WHCPJ's community education and awareness program Contact: Flo: 232-8993 Further details: wwwflowthefilm.com BRIGHT STAR VISION
WHAT: Free Beadmaking Class
beautifully hand-painted Ghanaian glass beads
for creating a necklace,
bracelet, earrings, or anklet.
WHEN:
Saturday, July 18, any time between 2:00 pm &
8:00 pm. Experts will be available.
WHERE: ArtSpace Gallery,
555 Asylum Street, in Hartford
WHY: Proceeds from the event will benefit a
library and other school projects in
Ghana
"Come to ArtSpace Gallery, 555 Asylum Street in Hartford, on Saturday, July 18, any time between 2:00 and 8:00 pm and choose from a wide variety of beautifully hand-painted Ghanaian glass beads to make your own necklace, bracelet, earrings, or anklet. Experts will be available to help if needed. If you like what you make, you can purchase it - if not, you can leave it behind for sale. We will be displaying everything for purchase at MAC 650 Art Gallery in Middletown, CT from August 7 to 28. Proceeds from these events go to a library and other school projects in Ghana.
--Marla Ludwig
FOR MORE INFO:
www.brightstarvision.org
TUESDAY JULY 7, 2009 7:00 p.m. WHCPJ sponsors another Movie Night TRACES OF THE TRADE: STORY FROM THE DEEP NORTH Here's a myth Traces of the Trade exposes: The South is to blame for slavery." -- Geoff Edgers, Boston Globe
Producer/Director Katrina Browne tells the story of her forefathers, "the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history"… & they were from the North. "The family transported more than ten thousand enslaved Africans to America & amassed a fortune. James DeWolf became a U.S. Senator & was reportedly the second richest man in the U.S. " From banks to insurance to shares in slave ships, the slave trade was actually a "cornerstone of Northern life."
WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US FOR THIS IMPORTANT FILM ABOUT A LITTLE KNOWN CHAPTER IN AMERICA'S DARK HISTORY OF SLAVERY THAT MUST BE REVEALED BEFORE OUR NATION CAN TRULY BE HEALED.
WHERE:
St.
James Episcopal Church
1018 Farmington Ave,
West Hartford
Free Admission, Free Parking in lot behind church or on street
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Meet friends and chat!
Film at 7:00 p.m.
COST: This is
a FREE community awareness film.
Shown as part of WHCPJ's community education and awareness program Contact: Flo: 232-8993 More Details can be found at: http://www.firstrunfeatures.com/constantine_press.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TUESDAY MAY 5, 2009 7:00 p.m. WHCPJ sponsors another Movie Night Film: Constantine’s Sword<<===Click here for flyer. Please copy and distribute widely.
Oren Jacoby, director, Oscar-nominated documentarian James Carroll, author, National Book Award winner, Boston Globe columnist Readers of the Boston Globe are familiar with the thoughtful, reflective and often moving essays written by James Carroll. He has written several books including “Constantine’s Sword” which has been made into an enlightening documentary about how one wing of Christianity came to justify wars by invoking God. At its heart the film is a detective story, as Carroll journeys both into his own past, coming to terms with his father’s role as a 3-star general in the USAF and into the wider world of church-sanctioned violence. Mr. Carroll says: “ I entered the seminary in the early 1960’s during the height of nuclear dread. The existential crisis sparked by the dangers of nuclear war was reflected in my case, by the determination “to give myself to the things that last”. I entered the priesthood. The upheavals of politics and religion of the 1960’s made me who I am. I left the priesthood in 1974 after 5 years as Catholic chaplain at Boston University. I remain a practicing Catholic and a committed anti-war activist. As a writer, religion and war define the center of my work”
WHERE:
St.
James Episcopal Church
1019 Farmington Ave,
West Hartford
Free Admission, Free Parking in lot behind church or on street
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Meet friends and chat!
Film at 7:00 p.m.
COST: This is
a FREE community awareness film.
Light refreshments will be available Moderated Discussion to follow the film Contact: Flo: 232-8993 More Details can be found at: http://www.firstrunfeatures.com/constantine_press.html DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA GREATER HARTFORD presents NED LAMONT OBAMA'S FIRST HUNDRED DAYS AND THEIR IMPACT ON CONNECTICUT Click for flyer. Please copy and distribute widely.
Jim Dean,, DFA N National Chair will join Ned and discuss DFA's focus on health care reform Thursday May 7, 2009 7 p.m. United Church of Christ Meeting Room 140 Flagg Road, West Hartford, CT 06110 directions http://www.flaggroaducc.com/directions.html Contact Gloria Jasieniecki, Organizer 860-573-9271
Email glorjas@aol.com We Refuse To Be Enemies Jews, Muslims, and Christians in Coalition for Peace presents Sunday April 26, 2009 from 4:00 - 8:00pmHartford Seminary 77 Sherman St., Hartford, CT
Click peace dove for flyer. Please copy and distribute widely. The Billboard from Bethlehem (the enemy gets a face) a film by Bruce Barrett featuring the Combatants for Peace and children from Israel and Palestine Film Description: The owner of an American billboard company engages Israeli soldiers and Palestinian resistance fighters (the Combatants for Peace) forming the backbone of interviews, historical footage, and stories of personal transformation. Together, they create a giant peace mural in the West Bank of Palestine. Featuring powerful music, poignant interviews with Israeli and Palestinian fighters, a brief history of the conflict, children having fun, and a vision for peace in the Holy Land, the film climaxes when 100 Israeli and Palestinian children paint a giant billboard that visits a mosque, a synagogue, and a church, before being posted on a busy American highway. Mr. Barrett will facilitate a discussion following the showing Pot Luck Dinner, $5 suggested donation To RSVP or for information- (860) 229-0705 or 832-2419 TUESDAY MARCH 3, 2009 7:00 p.m.
WHCPJ
sponsors another Movie Night
A memoir of a woman's
childhood growing up in a repressive Iranian society.
The film shows how the
human spirit carries on "through the laughter and tears in the face of
absurdity."
It was an
Oscar Nomination in 2008 for the Best Animated Feature.
PG-13.
Featuring the voices
of:
Catherine Deneuve, her daughter Ciara
Mastroianni,
Sean Penn,
Gina Rowlands, Iggy Pop.
"Visually breathtaking. " Ana Hornady, Washington Post
"Brilliant, charming, and very funny." Empire
"Dark and compelling and beautiful; truly one of a kind." Movie
City News
WHERE:
St.
James Episcopal Church
1018 Farmington Ave,
West Hartford
Free Admission, Free Parking in lot behind church or on street
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Meet friends and chat!
Film at 7:00 p.m. Reflections & comments after the
film
COST: This is
a FREE community awareness film.
TUESDAY Jan. 6, 2009 7:00 p.m.
WHCPJ
sponsors another Movie Night
at St. James Episcopal Church 1018 Farmington Ave, West Hartford Doors Open at 6 p.m., film and discussion at 7 p.m.
Free Admission, Free Parking in lot behind church or on street
Director /producer Danny Schechter, our special
guest, will lead a discussion following the film and update us
on the latest on the financial crisis.
Video clips of interview with Danny Schechter - Amy Goodman with Democracy Now - The Nation  Click on the Crime Scene above for Part 1 (2:16 minutes)  <<===Click
on the Foreclosure sign for Part 2 (8 minutes)
Sunday,
December 7th, 2008 Spread the Word! - Need Money? End the War!
For more information The Ad Hoc Connecticut December 7th Mobilization Committee No War on Iran! No War on Pakistan! After more than five years the war in Iraq roars on with roughly one third of Iraq's 26 million people killed, wounded or displaced; more than 4,000 US soldiers dead, hundreds of thousands suffering severe physical and psychological wounds, and trillions of dollars going up in smoke. Instead of withdrawing forces, US policy makers are expanding combat in Afghanistan and into Pakistan, ordering assaults in Syria and threatening to Invade Iran. They Continue to support Israel's brutal occupation of Palestinians that repeatedly turns into regional war - most recently in the summer of 2006. With a full blown economic crisis bringing skyrocketing home foreclosures, rising unemployment, loan freezes, and collapsing pensions, war funds are needed at home now more than ever! Join activists from across Connecticut as part of a week of nationally coordinated actions to demand that our sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters be brought home now! Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. WHCPJ is a proud co-sponsor of a very special evening on Immigration.
Documentary
Theatre:
This new documentary play, crafted entirely from immigration court transcripts, letters and extensive interviews conducted by New York's Houses on the Moon Theater Company, tells the compelling true story of Edgar and other undocumented youth, many thousands of whom make the harrowing journey across the border and through the U.S. system of justice each year. The play is performed by bilingual actors in English and partly in Spanish. Performance to be followed by a discussion with the creative team and immigration experts. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 seniors, Charter Oak & Let*s Go! Members, $5 students.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Charter Oak Cultural Center is a rare and wonderful place. Built in 1876, the state's first synagogue has always been a symbol of the sacred struggle for the freedom of religious and cultural expression. Restored by a group of Hartford-area residents, Charter Oak Cultural Center is now a non-profit arts resource for the exploration of the world's cultures, especially those strongly represented in the Hartford region.
Hartford's 2008 Sunday, November 2- Hartford, CT
Peace Activists
Are Welcome To March With VFP
Support the Troops! Bring Them Home Now!
Sunday, November 2th
However, Important
Reminder NEW ENGLAND'S LARGEST VETERANS DAY PARADE KICKS OFF
CALL FOR MARCHERS "With hundreds of
Connecticut-
based troops returning from Iraq and
Afghanistan this
year, the 2008 parade promises to be more memorable than ever. Official State of Connecticut website for the 2008 Veteran's Day Parade click => here ` PEACE CONTINGENT IN THE West Hartford Park Road Parade
Saturday, October 4, 2008 Assemble by 9:30 AM DIVISION LINE UP #06-07 AS OF 09/30/08 PLEASE NOTE: Political signs (Electoral), brochures, giveaways of any kind are not allowed. Tasteful presentations are the backbone of our parade. For more information click => here ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHCPJ presents Town Hall Forum THE BIG LIE: IS IRAN NEXT? WEST HARTFORD TOWN HALL Doors Open: 6 p.m.
Program: 7 p.m.
Janis Karpinski,
Former Commander Abu Ghraib Prison,
Iraq Waging Peace: The Art of War for the Antiwar Movement (2007)Target Iran: The Truth About the White House's Plans for Regime Change (2006)Iraq Confidential: The Untold Story of the Intelligence Conspiracy to Undermine the UN and Overthrow Saddam Hussein (2005);Frontier Justice: Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Bushwhacking of America (2003) War on Iraq: What Team Bush Doesn't Want You to Know [with W.R. Pitt] (2002)
Various informational tables will be on site. For a flyer, click => here
HOPE OUT LOUD 7 For a Flyer, click => here
For Sponsorship
Information, click =>
here Hope Out Loud Rain Information
The rain site for HOL 7 is Union Square Great Hall on Union Place off Asylum Street access from the Southeast corner of Bushnell Park. Look for Hot Tomatoes restaurant, an in-kind sponsor of Hope Out Loud, on that corner for a landmark and turn in off Asylum Street onto Union Place which runs one way and Union Place Gallery will be on the left. Interstate 84 has an Asylum Street exit in both directions – turn East on Asylum Street and turn left onto Union Place after the 2nd overpass. Up to information date regarding the Festival’s location will be available by calling (860) 523-4823. Hope Out Loud Peace & Music Festival: Sponsored in part by
The Connecticut Coalition
for Peace & Justice (CCPJ)
WHCPJ Movie Night! Film: IRAN Is Not The Problem
Visit this link to read about this film: http://www.iranisnottheproblem.org/ Doors Open: 6 p.m. Film: 7 p.m. St. James Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Ave , WH Free Admission, Free Parking in lot behind church or on street Light Refreshments provided
CONTACT:
WHCPJ MOVIE NIGHT for the true story of bereaved Palestinian and Israeli world citizens joining together against all odds to promote hope, reconciliation and peace: ENCOUNTER POINT on TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2008
Dedicated to our friend Sam Goldberger, whose life was devoted to peace and reaching across religions & cultures Rates 100% on RT film evaluation web site Location: St. James Episcopal Church 1018 Farmington Ave, West Hartford Doors Open at 6 p.m. Greater Hartford Soul
Stirring Film at 7 p.m. Come early for light refreshments and conversation Admission is free and open to the public Parking is free. Entrance to parish hall and parking lot are behind the church; plenty of on street parking also available. (An alternative entrance to the parking lot is at 19 Walden Street.) Come early and write a letter to a legislator Discussion after film For more information: www.westhartfordpeace.org or whcpj@yahoo.com To date, over 100 prisoners have died under suspicious circumstances while in U.S. custody during the "war on terror."
WEST HARTFORD CITIZENS for PEACE & JUSTICE INVITES YOU to OPENING NIGHT at REAL ART WAYS for the HARTFORD PREMIERE of the 2007 ACADEMY AWARD WINNER for BEST DOCUMENTARY TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE on FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008 at 5:30 & 7:30 p.m. Opened in NYC and LA on January 18, 2008
What critics are saying at dvdtalk.com Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times In the blogosphere - blogcritics.org JOIN US FOR DISCUSSION and Q&A with one of the film’s producers, DON GLASCOFF who will be in attendance following the 7:30 p.m. screening ONLY ON OPENING NIGHT. Taxi to the Dark Side is the definitive exploration of the introduction of torture as an interrogation technique in U.S. facilities, and the role played by key figures of the Bush Administration in the process. WHCPJ Movie Night Tues. March 4, 2008 NO END IN SIGHT
Click here for preview and reviews
NY times movie review by A. O Scott location: St. James Episcopal Church 1018 Farmington Ave, West Hartford next to The Bridge Family Center; parking on street or in lot behind Church; entrance in rear off parking lot Doors Open at 6 p.m. Film at 7 p.m. Discussion before and after film Actions-to-go Connecticut Opposes the War invites YOU to a Statewide Conference Saturday * April 12 * 2008 Wesleyan University to end the $500,000,000,000+ War in Iraq Connecticut Taxpayers have paid $11.1 billion for the Iraq War through 2007. Students from (list in formation): Trumbull High School, Glastonbury High School, E.O. Smith High School, Capitol Community College, Manchester Community College, Naugatuck Valley Community College Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University, Fairfield University, Sacred Heart University, Trinity College, University of Hartford, University of Connecticut, Wesleyan University For Information contact Dan: 860-233-2132 or 203-231-4007 or ccag.uconn@yahoo.com Tues. JANUARY 22, 2008 Showing: HOWARD ZINN’S
You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train Click here for brief video clip of HOWARD ZINN at Oct. 27, 2007 Boston anti-war mobilization Click here for an excerpt from the film & more Howard Zinn is a well-known American historian, political scientist, social critic, activist, and author of bestseller A People's History of the United States. Since the 1960s, he has been active in the Civil Rights and anti-war movements in the United States. The author of some 20 books, Zinn is currently Professor Emeritus in the Political Science Department at Boston University. SUNDAY NOV. 4, 2007 Arrive 11:30 a.m. - Noon (Meet at the intersection of Buckingham St. & Hudson St.)
PEACE IS PATRIOTIC THURSDAY Nov. 15, 2007 7:00 p.m. Doors Open at 6 p.m., film and discussion at 7 p.m.
WHCPJ
sponsors another Movie Night
at St. James Episcopal Church 1028 Farmington Ave, West Hartford next to The Bridge Family Center; parking on street or in lot behind Church; entrance in rear off parking lot West Hartford Citizens for Peace & Justice, in conjunction with the Bill of Rights Defense Committee Present - A Short Film and A Discussion ~ FBI Unbound: How National Security Letters Violate Our Privacy. Special guest, Ben Grosscup, an organizer with the Bill of Rights Defense Committee will lead a discussion following the film. In this newly released 26-minute film, former Department of Justice officials Lisa Graves and Bruce Fein share their views on how the expanded, unchecked power threatens Americans' privacy and diverts resources from genuine threats. George Christian of Library Connection gives his unique perspective as a National Security Letter (NSL) recipient who challenged the letter he received and the accompanying, permanent gag order. Christian and three of his colleagues are the only people, out of thousands of NSL recipients, who can legally talk about that experience. On Nov. 15th, 2007, come learn the seven things every American should know about the National Security Letters. For more information about the film, visit www.fbiunbound. org. For information about Bill of Rights Defense Committee, visit www.bordc.org Doors Open at 6 p.m., film and discussion at 7 p.m. Come early for light refreshments and conversation. Admission is free and open to the public. Parking is free; entrance to parish hall and the parking lot are behind the church; plenty of on street parking also available. (An alternative entrance to the parking lot is at 19 Walden Street). contact: * www.westhartfordpeace.org * whcpj@yahoo.com for more information
West Hartford Citizens for Peace & Justice (WHCPJ) is a 501c3, charitable organization headquartered in West Hartford, whose supporters and volunteers live throughout the state of Connecticut . The mission of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC) is to promote, organize, and support a diverse, effective, national grassroots movement to restore and protect civil rights and liberties guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Since 2001, it has helped hundreds of communities across the country participate in an ongoing national debate about civil liberties and anti-terrorism legislation that threaten liberties. Eight state legislatures and more than 400 municipalities have used BORDC's strategies and resources to enact resolutions upholding their residents' constitutional rights.
*Please spread the MOVIE NIGHT
news far and wide!! Bring friends and family!
Sunday - October 21, 2007
2 – 5 p.m. - The Case for Impeachment: “The Grave Implications of Bush's Executive Orders"
St. James Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue , West Hartford , CT
Special
Guest David Lindorf,
Author of The Case for Impeachment
and Bill Moyers Journal on Impeachment
Free parking on street and in rear of church; entrance to hall is off
the parking lot.
Accessible to people with special mobility needs.
Click here for further information OCTOBER 6, 2007
PARK ROAD PARADE
Join the CT Peace Marching Contingent
at the Park Road Parade in West Hartford on Saturday,
October 6, 2007
EVERYONE INVITED. Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. rain or shine;
begins at South Highland and Park Road; PEACE CONTINGENT to line up on
south side of Park Rd. near Ringgold St. close to Dunkin Donuts a
block or so west of Prospect Ave.
Our division-position is #2-11 & #2-12 for
WHCPJ (West Hartford Citizens for Peace and Justice) float and CCPJ (Connecticut Coalition for Peace and Justice) ….
Peace marchers will meet at 9:30 a.m.
We will have a “float” --- thanks to John Calendrillo and his royal
blue pick up truck; it will be decorated for the event. This parade is
a family friendly and a non-political event; only signs about peace,
no war, bring troops home, and other signs with positive, non
political, and non partisan messages will be welcome.
OCT 9TH, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6 p.m.) THE ROLE OF DISSENT Ann Wright Retired U.S. Army Reserve Colonel, former Deputy Chief of Mission of US Embassies for the US Foreign Service
CO-AUTHOR of Dissent: Voices of Conscience and one of three U.S. diplomats who resigned in March, 2003 in opposition to the Iraq war
Biography for Mary A. (Ann) Wright Ann Wright resigned from the U.S. Foreign Service on March 19, 2003, while serving as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Mongolia. She resigned due to her disagreement with the Bush administration’s decision to go to war in Iraq without the authorization of the UN Security Council, the lack of effort in resolving the Israel-Palestinian situation, the lack of policy on North Korea and unnecessary curtailment of civil liberties in the United States. Ms. Wright joined the Foreign Service in 1987 and served as Deputy Chief of Mission of US Embassies in Sierra Leone, Micronesia and briefly in Afghanistan. She received the State Department’s Award for Heroism for her actions during the evacuation of 2500 persons from the civil war in Sierra Leone, the largest evacuation since the evacuation of Saigon in 1974. Ms. Wright was on the first State Department team to go to Kabul, Afghanistan. She helped reopen the US Embassy in Kabul in December, 2001 and worked in Afghanistan for five months, serving in the last month as Deputy Chief of Mission (Deputy Ambassador). Ms. Wright’s other overseas assignments include Somalia with both the US mission and as chief of the Justice Division (reconstituting the Somali police, judicial and prison systems) of the United Nations Mission to Somalia (UNOSOM). She also served in US Embassies in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Grenada, Micronesia and Nicaragua. Before entering the Foreign Service, she served in the Army and has a combined regular Army/Army Reserve service time of 29 years. She served primarily in special operations units and attained the rank of colonel. While on military duty in 1982 and 1983 in Grenada, she was on the US Army’s International Law team and participated in civil reconstruction work following the US “rescue” mission. Colonel Wright is airborne qualified. Ms. Wright has Master’s and Law Degrees from the University of Arkansas and a Master’s Degree in National Security Affairs from the US Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. Ms. Wright has been featured in articles in the Washington Post magazine, Government Executive magazine, Foreign Service Journal, Ms magazine and has been interviewed by radio and TV networks. In 2003, she participated in the documentary film “ Uncovered: The Truth About the Iraq War” and in June, 2005 provided oral and written testimony to the US Congressional hearing on the importance of the Downing Street memos. In August, 2005 Ms. Wright spent 26 days in the ditches at Camp Casey, Crawford, Texas with Cindy Sheehan putting pressure on President Bush to answer the question of why the war on Iraq is a “noble” cause. She was a speaker on one of three buses that left Crawford traveling though the eastern United States that met in Washington, DC for the September 24-26 anti-war weekend. Ms. Wright was arrested on September 27, 2005 with 372 others for demonstrating without a permit in a peaceful, non-violent end-the-war protest in front of the White House. She was also arrested on October 26 in front of the White House during the commemoration of the deaths of 2000 US service members and over 100,000 Iraqis. She was also arrested on November 23, 2005 in Crawford, TX to challenge a restrictive ordinance that prohibited use of the ditches for camping; and July 11, 2006 challenging the nomination of one of the Bush administration’s architects of torture, DOD General Counsel, William Haynes, for a life-long appointment as a judge on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Most recently she was arrested on July 23, 2007 inside the office of US Congressman John Conyers for his refusal to consider hearings for the possible impeachment of President George Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney for the war of aggression on Iraq and other criminal acts. Ms. Wright traveled to Amman, Jordan in August, 2006 to talk with Iraqi parliamentarians about their peace plan. She participated in the Close Guantanamo delegation that traveled to Cuba in January 2007 to commemorate the 5th anniversary of prisoners held in Guantanamo. Ms. Wright lives in Honolulu, Hawaii. She writes on current US foreign policy and speaks to university classes and civic groups in the United States and internationally. She is the co-author of “Dissent: Voices of Conscience,” that will be published by Koa Books in October, 2007. Weekly Vigils Every Saturday at 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at the corner of Main Street and Farmington Avenue. Weekly Meeting The WHCPJ weekly members meeting is held on Tuesday at 7:30 PM at the Friends Meeting House (144 South Quaker Lane [between Farmington Ave and Boulevard, West Hartford, CT 06119) About WHCPJWHCPJ members came together in opposition to the war
on Iraq. Quickly organizing many group meetings to raise awareness of
the impending invasion of Iraq and the USA PATRIOT ACT, hundreds of
citizens from West Hartford and throughout the state wrote letters, made
phone calls to legislators, and demonstrated locally and in New York and
Washington DC voicing intense opposition to the knee jerk reactions of
this administration to the terrorist attacks on the U.S. in 2001. After working hard to organize as many CT residents as possible to become a viable grassroots group, WHCPJ became incorporated on May 5, 2005 with the invaluable help of the Pro-Bono Initiative out of the UCONN Law School. Thanks to that agency helping helping non-profits get started, we are now pursuing 501c 3 status and look forward to being a tax-exempt organization! WHCPJ sponsors forums on various topics related to issues revolving around peace, justice, and democratic principles. These forums are typically held at the West Hartford Town Hall or Webster Hall in the main branch of WH Public Library, 20 South Main Street. Click on the WHCPJ Forums to see a list of past and upcoming forums. In June, 2003, WHCPJ sponsored a forum on The USA PATRIOT ACT. Our then Mayor, Jonathan Harris moderated our first and very successful event Town Hall. Our next forum on Media and Democracy was held in October at University of Hartford a panel that included professor at UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN Robert Jensen, local business columnist Dan Haar of the Hartford Courant, and author of Into the Buzzsaw, Kristina Borjesson. A forum on the Current Iraq War and Occupation was held in February and another on the 9/11 and U.S. foreign policy were held at West Hartford Town Hall in June, 2004. You can e-mail us at whcpj@yahoo.com for more information. Thanks |
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