weekly activism nyc community calendar - peace action bay ridge - 3/31-4/6

7/28/2019 Weekly Activism NYC Community Calendar - Peace Action Bay Ridge - 3/31-4/6

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IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF March 31April 6

Petition: Save NY Public Libraries from Developers Destructionhttp://signon.org/sign/save-new-york-city-libraries?source=c.em.mt&r_by=6817161

Petition: Move to Amend the Constitution, Money is not Speech at movetoamend.org

Go to strikedebt.org, Rolling Jubilee, help fellow citizens hounded by debt!

One Million Moms for Gun Control @http://onemillionmomsforguncontrol.org/

Sign the petition to ban weaponized drones at http://bit.ly/OGIQ3S****************************************************************************************************

Victories!!!

Gov. Cuomo delays fracking decision due to public pressure.

5 species of sharks & 2 species of manta rays now subject to international regulation

President Obama signed 23 executive orders to further gun control.

Strike Debt spent $5,000 for $100,000 of medical debt owed by 44 people in upstate NY

Albany County Legislature Approves Proclamation to Bring U.S. Troops Home fromAfghanistan, Cut the Military Budget, and the Invest the Savings at Home

European Union bans marketing, import & sale of animal-tested cosmetics.

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Ongoing petition for Darfur: brooklynforpeace.orgDarfur CommitteeAct for Sudan****************************************************************************************************Sunday, March 31, 12-6 PM, Dirty Dishes, 6 East 45th St. (bet 5th & Madison), NYCRehire the illegally fired workers now

Sunday, March31, 1-5 PM, Catholic Worker, 36 East 1st Street, NYC (212) 254-3697 x 27Food Not Bombs, Cook vegetarian meals w/donated food to be served at Tompkins Sq Pk

Sunday, March 31, 2 PM, Columbia Intl Affairs Bldg., 420 W. 118th St., Rm 409 NYCOccupy Wall Street Alternative Banking Meeting Pre-Meeting TalkHow You Are Tracke

Sunday, March 31, 2:30 PM, Blue Stockings Books, 172 Allen Street, NYPractical Anarchy Reading Group: George Orwells Homage to Catalonia

Sunday, March 31, 3 PM, Columbia Intl Affairs Bldg., 420 W. 118th St., Rm 409 NYCOccupy Wall Street Alternative Banking Meeting

Sun. March 31, 4-5:30 PM, Atrium 60 Wall Street, NYCHealthcare for the 99 percent meeting

Sunday, March 31, 6-8 PM, 99 South 6th Street BrooklynFix your bike workshopTimes Up
http://signon.org/sign/save-new-york-city-libraries?source=c.em.mt&r_by=6817161http://onemillionmomsforguncontrol.org/http://onemillionmomsforguncontrol.org/http://bit.ly/OGIQ3Shttp://bit.ly/OGIQ3Shttp://onemillionmomsforguncontrol.org/http://signon.org/sign/save-new-york-city-libraries?source=c.em.mt&r_by=6817161


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Sunday, March 31, 7-10 PM, E. 52nd St. & Church Ave., near Utica Ave., BrooklynProtest, Vigil, March, Protest Police Brutality, Justice for Kimani Gray****************************************************************************************************Monday, April 1, 12-6 PM, Dirty Dishes, 6 East 45th St. (bet 5th & Madison), NYCRehire the illegally fired workers now

Monday, April 1, 6:30-8:30 PM, 156 Rivington Street, NYCBasics for Beginners: Fix your bike workshopTimes Up

Monday, April 1, 7:15 PM, Brecht Forum, 451 West Street, NYCLabor and the Strikes to Come****************************************************************************************************Tuesday, April 2, 12-6 PM, Dirty Dishes, 6 East 45th tSt. (bet 5th & Madison), NYCRehire the illegally fired workers now

Tuesday, April 2, 9 AM-4 PM, Hostos Community College, 500 Grand Concourse, BronxGreen Thumb Grow Together Conference

Tuesday, April 2, 6:30-7 PM, The Atrium, 60 Wall Street, NYCOccupy Labor Outreach Committee

Tuesday, April 2, 6:30-8:30 PM, 99 South 6th Street BrooklynWomens Fix your bike workshop: Times Up****************************************************************************************************Wednes., April 3, 10 AM-12 PM, Interfaith Seminary, 4 W. 43rd St., 2nd fl, Oak Rm NYCOpen House, coffee, tour, speak with staff, attend class free

Wednesday, April 3, 12-6 PM, Dirty Dishes, 6 East 45th St. (bet 5th & Madison), NYC

Rehire the illegally fired workers now

Wednesday, April 3, 4-5 PM, 3395 Crompond Rd., Yorktown Heights, NYWestchester Weekly Vigil to Close Indian Point

Wednesday, April 3, 5-6 PM, Rockefeller Plaza, 5th Ave. between 49th & 50th Sts., NYCAnti-Drone Protest, w/Col. Ann Wright, Grandmothers Against the War and many others

Wednesday, April 3, 5:30-6:30 PM Central Library, 41st St. & 5th Ave., NYCWomen In Black Vigil for Peace

Wednesday, April 3, 5:30 PM, SEIU Auditorium, 310 West 43rd Street, NYCRally for Fair Elections, NAACP, Greenpeace, SEIU and others

Wednesday, April 3, 6 PM, St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street, BrooklynBrooklyn Reform Coalition, New York Mayoral Forum

Wednes., April 3, 6:15 PM, The Brecht Forum, 451 West Street, NYCUrban CollectivesCreating Community Within New York City

Wednes, April 3, 6:30-8:30 PM, Interfaith Seminary, 4 W. 43rd St., 2nd fl Green Rm NYCInterfaith yoga and meditation

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Thursday, April 4, 12-6 PM, Dirty Dishes, 6 East 45th St. (bet 5th & Madison), NYCRehire the illegally fired workers now

Thursday, April 4, 6 PM, Owl Creek Assessment Mgt., 640 5th Ave., #20, NYCOccupy the NRAs Hedge Fund Divestment Campaign Event (gun profiteers)

Thursday, April 4, 6-8 PM, Judson Memorial Church, 239 Thompson Street, NYC

OWS Outreach MeetingOWS Outreach Working Group

Thursday, April 4, 7 PM, Blue Stockings Books, 172 Allen Street, NYThe Sixties and Their Consequences: Tom Fels (author: Buying the Farm) & Ray Mungo

Thursday, April 4, 7-10 PM, Riverside Church, 120th & Riverside Drive, NYCHonoring the Radical MLK, From Ramsey Clark to Immortal Technique

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Friday, April 5, 12-6 PM, Marcy & Lafayette Avenue, BrooklynBed-Stuy Free Store Occupy Wall Street

Friday, April 5:30 PM, Judson Church, 40 Washington Square South, NYCBradley Manning event, art show, reception, Panel 8 PM

Friday, April 5, 6:30-8:30 PM, Center for Cuban Studies, 231 W. 29th St., 4th Floor, NYCBook launch & reading One Day in December, by Nancy Stout, biography of Celia Sanche

Friday, April 5, 6:30-9 PM, Atrium, 60 Wall Street, NYCMay Day Planning Coordination Assembly with John Jack Reed

Friday, April 5, 6:30-9:30 PM, Casas de las Americas, 182 East 111th Street, NYCFree the Puerto Rican Political PrisonersTeach In

Friday, April 5, 10 PM-Midnight, Columbus Circle (59th St) entrance Central Park NYCMoonlight bike ride through Central Park****************************************************************************************************Saturday, April 6, 12-6 PM, Dirty Dishes, 6 East 45th St. (bet 5th & Madison), NYCRehire the illegally fired workers now

Saturday, April 6, 1-3:30 PM, Dishes, Battery Park, State & Bridge Street

Occupy Crime Scene Investigation Wall Street Walking Tour

Saturday, April 6, 1:30-4 PM, Brecht Forum, 451 West Street, NYCThe Housing Question

Saturday, April 6, 2-4 PM, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave. @ 34th St., Rm. 5489, NYCommon Core Workshop, Privatization & Regimentation of Public Education

Saturday, April 6, 8 PM, Peoples Voice Caf, Community Church, 40 E. 35th St., NYCYoung Political Songwriters Night: $18 Admission or suggested $10 no one turned away****************************************************************************************************


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ATTACK ON WATER!!! Save our Water! Ban hydrofracking!

Stop Governor Cuomo Now! Contact his website at www.governor.ny.gov/

By phone: (866) 584-6799 or (518) 474-8390 or Fax202/434-7110By mail: The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor. of New York State

New York State State Capitol Building, Albany, NY 12224

Governor Cuomo wants to allow a ruthless corporation to POISON our water supply. A water filtration

system as a result of this reckless destruction will cost New York State BILLIONS.

Downstate Medical Center has laid off 400 with plans for hundreds more! Petition @http://savejobsatsunydownstate.org/ Phone Governor Cuomo at 518-474-8390****************************************************************************************************Occupy Sandy Volunteer Sites [email protected] 347-770-4520

Monday, April 1, 7 PM, 122 Java Street, Greenpoint BrooklynSANDY STORYLINE

Respond & Rebuildregister to volunteer at respondandrebuild.org; mold remediation

Ascension Church Parish Hall, 122 Java Street, Greenpoint (347) 770-4520Every Day, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7420 4th Avenue, Bay Ridge, BrooklynStorage space for Occupy Sandy and help with Occupy Bike ShareDaily 9 AM-3 PM St., John's Episcopal (Bay Ridge Kitchen), 461 99th St, Bay Ridge, BklyDaily 10 AM-4 PM, The Action Center, 5710 Beach Channel Drive, Rockaway, New YorkDaily 10 AM-5 PM, 3076 Emmons Avenue, Sheepshead BayDaily 12 Noon, 360 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook, BrooklynDaily except Mondays, 10 AM-3:30 PM, Small Water, 183 Beach 96th St., Rockaway BeacMon/Fri, 11 AM-4 PM, Sat/Sun 10 AM-4 PM, 1128 Olympia, Staten Island 347-201-0670Tuesday-Sunday 10 AM-5 PM, YANA, 112-34 Rockaway Beach Blvd., Rockaway Park, NY

Tuesdays & Thursdays Delivery drivers needed contact Lev at [email protected]****************************************************************************************************Legal Advice & Clinics

Urban Justice Legal Ctrs, Pubic Assistance, Rent, Food Stamps, Fair Hearings, Appeals

Thursday, April 4 12-4 PM, River Fund Food Pantry, 88-11 Lefferts Boulevard, QueensRichmond Hill Legal Clinic*

Thursday, April 4, 1-4 PM, POTS, 2759 Webster Avenue, 2nd floor, BronxKingsbridge Heights Legal Clinic

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Sun. Mar 31, 5 PM. Mon. Apr 1, 9 PM indieScreen, 285 Kent Ave. @ So. 2nd Street, BklyChasing Ice, documentary on the worlds changing glaciers

Books: Behind the Beautiful ForeversKatherine BooDrone Warfare, Killing by Remote ControlMedea BenjaminFuel on the FireOil and Politics in Occupied IraqGreg MuttittWill War Ever EndCaptain Paul K. Chappell, U.S. ArmyWhy Nations FailDaron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

The Politics of JesusDr. Obery Hendricks
http://savejobsatsunydownstate.org/http://savejobsatsunydownstate.org/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://savejobsatsunydownstate.org/


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In Afghanistan 2191 US and 1081 other NATO casualties.

164 Iraqi sisters and brothers were killed from Mar 10 to 23.

In Afghanistan were killed:

Cap Andrew Pedersen-Keel 28 Madison CT

Sgt Rex Schad 26 Edmond OKSpc Zachary Shannon 21 Dunedin FLSgt Marc Scialdo 31 Naples FLCap Sara Knutson 27 Eldersburg MDCWO Bryan Henderson 27 Franklin LASgt Steven Blass 27 Estherville IACPO Christian Pike 31 Peoria AZSpc David Proctor 26 Greensboro NCCWO James Groves III 37 Kettering OHSgt Tristam Wade 23 Indianapolis IN

179 Afghani and Pakistani brothers and sisters were killed.

Since 2001 there have been 253,330 brain injuries, 1700 amputations,and 104,000 PTSD cases among US troops.

Cf: www.icasualties.org

Peace Action Bay Ridge Interfaith Peace CoalitionP.O. Box 090-756, Brooklyn, NY 11209-0756

(646) 824-5506; [email protected]
http://www.icasualties.org/http://www.icasualties.org/

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