Washington Peace Center-- Calendar of Community Events

WEEKDAYS

The Sudan Campaign, Weekdays at 12 noon, 2210 Massachusetts Ave., NW; The Christian Solidarity International (CSI) demonstrations and arrests continue at Sudan Embassy. The Sudan Campaign calls for daily demonstrations and nonviolent civil disobedience at the Sudanese Embassy, 2210 Massachusetts Ave., NW, in Washington, D.C. at noon to Stop the Genocide and Free the Slaves. The demonstrations call for humanitarian intervention in Darfur and opposition to genocide in Sudan. Over one million black Africans have been bombed, burnt out of their villages by government planes and Arab militias allied with the country's oppressive regime. Their camps are now surrounded; anyone who tries to leave is raped or killed. The death toll could reach 1 million within the next few months. Go to www.darfurgenocide.org. Call 202-498-8644.

MONDAYS

Local movement building meetings at the DC/AFSC office. Every other Monday from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. - Organizations, churches, and groups are invited to send reps to network on local events, protests, vigils, and direct actions. Call Roxanne at 202-299-1050 or Bette at 202-299-1050 for more info.

Vigil at the Pentagon, every Monday, 7 am at the entrance to the Pentagon Metro station. Dorothy Day Catholic Worker has info, (202) 882-9649.

Workers' Rights Clinic. Every Second and Fourth Monday of the month, from 6-8 pm, the D.C. Employment Justice Center offers free legal advice for low-wage workers. If you are having a work-related legal problem, come to Bread for the City at 1640 Good Hope Rd. S.E. We can advise you about employment discrimination, your right to be paid for work performed, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, sexual harassment, termination, criminal records as a barrier to employment, the Family Medical Leave Act, and other workers' rights. Translators are available. For languages other than Spanish or English, please call ahead to make arrangements. Questions? Call Ashley at (202) 828-9675, ext 11, or consult www.dcejc.org.

TUESDAYS

Community Coalition for Justice and Peace. Meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm, at St. Stephens Church, 1525 Newton St., NW, Washington, DC. For more information, please contact Luci Murphy, 202-234-8840, justlikeatree@hotmail.com

DC Anti-War Network (DAWN) meets every Tuesday from 7:00 - 9:15 pm, at 2211 14th Street N.W. Visit www.DAWNDC.net.

Stand Up for Democracy Coalition meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm at the National Council of Negro Women, 633 Penn. Avenue NW. Call Anise Jenkins (202) 483-3478, or visit www.standupfordemocracy.org.

Israeli Embassy Mordechai Vanunu Vigil, Tuesdays, 12noon - 1pm , Embassy of Israel, 3514 International Dr. NW, (Van Ness metro Stop/Red Line.) The focus is two-fold: lift the restrictions on nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu, and end the occupation of Palestine. Take the Metro Red Line to the Van Ness/UDC station. The embassy is on the southwest corner of the upper intersection of Van Ness and International Drive. For more information call United for Peace and Justice at 202-882-9649 or visit www.unitedforpeace.org.

WEDNESDAYS

Mayday DC meets every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 6:30 pm at Cafe Mawonaj, 624 T St. NW. Mayday DC are "a community of activists committed to the belief that housing is a human right, and that all people are entitled to economic justice. Many of us are homeless ourselves, so we are dedicated from within the communities most affected by economic injustice." See http://maydaydc.mahost.org/events.html for more information.

Feed the Children Campaign. Demonstration every Wednesday at 12:00 noon to reinstate Michele Tingling-Clemmons as State Director of the State Agency for Special Nutrition and Commodity Programs (SNAC). Rally to urge DC government to ensure a successful Summer Food Program for needy kids in DC. Come by during your lunch hour. Call for location each week. Contact: Feed the Children, 202-397-2277 or Mirico5@aol.com

Ramona's Way Support Group. Meets weekly, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. for domestic violence survivors that also struggle with substance abuse. Refreshments are served and women must call for the exact location, 202-257-6790 ask for Ali-Sha. The group is held in Northwest Washington.

Support group for women, SOS Center of My Sister's Place. Ongoing drop-in support group for women that focuses on identifying unhealthy relationships and developing healthy relationships. Topics discussed include boundaries, communication styles, and types of abuse. For more information, contact the SOS Center of My Sister's Place at 202-783-3003 or WEAVE at 202-452-9550.

Workers' Rights Clinic. Every Wednesday, from 6-8 pm, the D.C. Employment Justice Center offers free legal advice for low-wage workers. If you are having a work-related legal problem, come to Bread for the City at 1525 7th St., NW, between P and Q Streets (Shaw/Howard University Metro stop on the green line). We can advise you about employment discrimination, your right to be paid for work performed, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, sexual harassment, termination, criminal records as a barrier to employment, the Family Medical Leave Act, and other workers' rights. Translators are available. For languages other than Spanish or English, please call ahead to make arrangements. Questions? Call Ashley at (202) 828-9675, ext 11, or consult www.dcejc.org.

Women in Black Vigil, Every 3rd Wednesday 6:30-7 pm
Martin & Patrick Sts., Frederick, MD; WIB does a silent vigil mourning all violence the third Wednesday of the month. Wear black, but bring no additional signs. Call 301-834-7581 or wibfrederick@mizmail.com.

Picket At The Embassy Of Haiti, Wednesdays 12 noon - 1:30pm, Embassy Of Haiti, 2311 Mass. Ave. NW
This has been a devastating year for the Haitian people's struggle for democracy. Democracy activists are under brutal attack in Haiti or in exile. Political prisoners fill the jails, executed bodies fill the morgues and families fleeing persecution sleep each night in a different place. An unconstitutional regime installed by foreign powers displaced Haiti's nine-year experiment in elected government. The disbanded Haitian army is again on the march, commandeering police stations, patrolling with assault rifles and resuming its trademark brutality against the defenseless. This past month has been particularly difficult. The army marched right into Port-au-Prince, with no resistance from the police or UN forces. The police shot at a peaceful demonstration on September 30, killing several people, and followed that up with almost daily lethal raids in poor neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince. The ranks of political prisoners illegally arrested swelled with a Catholic priest, Fr. Gerard Jean-Juste who was recently dragged away from feeding 600 hungry children. Free All Political Prisoners In Haiti! Stop State Sponsored Terror In Haiti Now! Contact Epica at 202-332-0292, or by e-mail at, alternatives-usa@epica.org, www.epica.org

THURSDAYS

Weekly Protest At White House, Thursdays, 12:00 noon, White House sidewalk on Pennsylvania Ave.
US OUT OF IRAQ; NO NEW WARS ON IRAN, SYRIA, NO. KOREA, ETC. Bring signs, props, costumes, leaflets. Let them know we oppose this war. Now that all the barriers are down, DC Antiwar Network members and others have started a weekly protest at noon at the White House sidewalk on Pennsylvania Avenue, telling tourists, passerbys, White House employees and the White House press corps know we oppose this war. www.DAWNDC.net

Eat Vegan and Support Animals. On the first Thursday of every month, 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., the all-vegan restaurant The Vegetable Garden donates 10 percent of your bill to Compassion Over Killing. Eat delicious cruelty-free fare, socialize with other activists, and support COK at the same time. The Vegetable Garden, 11618 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. (White Flint Metro, Red line).

International Socialist Organization. Meets Thursdays at 7 pm at La Casa, 3166 Mt. Pleasant Street NW. Call (202) 667-0049.

FRIDAYS

Marylanders for a Free Palestine and Secure Israel
First and Third Fridays of each month, 10:00 am
Blue Cow Cafe, Thunder Hill Road, Columbia, MD
Call 410-465-3493.

Peace Vigil; Last Friday of the Month, 5 to 6 pm
Takoma Junction (Rte. 410 and Carroll Ave.)
This vigil has evolved from a weekly vigil that was started on Valentine's Day 2003 into a monthly vigil. We seek an end to occupation in Iraq, Palestine and the White House. For more information call: 301.589-5410 or see: http://tpkids4peace.org

Vigil to end sanctions against Iraq meets every Friday at Noon at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Call The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker at (202) 882-9649.

SATURDAYS

Social Justice Group for Youth meets every Saturday at 5:30 pm, at Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League Youth Center, 408 7th St., SE. The Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League Youth Center sponsors a weekly meeting for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth to take action on issues important to their community. Contact: 202-546-5940 ext. 108.

Silent Vigil for Peace. Saturdays at Noon, weekly, West lawn of U.S. Capitol. Sponsored by area Quakers and like-minded friends. Contact United for Peace and Justice for more information: www.unitedforpeace.org

SUNDAYS

Compassion Over Killing. Every Sunday during the summer, COK erects a Factory Farming Exhibit on the National Mall to expose exactly what horrors are inflicted upon the animals we eat. To take a virtual tour of the Exhibit, visit: http://www.cok.net/campaigns/exhibit/intro.php. Contact: info@cok.net.

Homes Not Jails meets Sundays at 5:00 p.m. Call (202) 297-4430 or email hnj-dc@homesnotjails.org for more information.

Stand for Peace, Sundays, Noon to 1 PM, Spa Creek Bridge in Annapolis, MD; Signs are not allowed to be on a stick or pole. If you are interested in standing on the Stoney Creek Bridge on Fort Smallwood Road in Pasadena contact 410-437-5379 or depauw@magicalgodmother.com, call or write to say you will be coming. Contact Lucy at 410-263-7271 or e-mail mdbridgesforpeace@toadmail.com

OCCASIONAL

DC Independent Media Center temporarily does not have an office space. Dates, times, and locations of monthly general meetings and weekly media working group meetings will be announced on http://dc.indymedia.org. For more information, email dc@indymedia.org or call (202) 452-5936.

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Do you have an event that you want to include in our calendar? Now, you can submit your announcements online! Want to send us a flyer instead? Fax us at (202) 234-7064.

If you would like your event listed in the Activist Alert and on our website, please send it in advance. The Alert is produced each Thursday night, covering events for a week, up to the following Sunday. Send information to wpc@igc.org



		Ongoing Community Events Monday \| Tuesday \| Wednesday \| Thursday \| Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday Submit your own announcement! WEEKDAYS The Sudan Campaign, Weekdays at 12 noon, 2210 Massachusetts Ave., NW; The Christian Solidarity International (CSI) demonstrations and arrests continue at Sudan Embassy. The Sudan Campaign calls for daily demonstrations and nonviolent civil disobedience at the Sudanese Embassy, 2210 Massachusetts Ave., NW, in Washington, D.C. at noon to Stop the Genocide and Free the Slaves. The demonstrations call for humanitarian intervention in Darfur and opposition to genocide in Sudan. Over one million black Africans have been bombed, burnt out of their villages by government planes and Arab militias allied with the country's oppressive regime. Their camps are now surrounded; anyone who tries to leave is raped or killed. The death toll could reach 1 million within the next few months. Go to www.darfurgenocide.org. Call 202-498-8644. MONDAYS Local movement building meetings at the DC/AFSC office. Every other Monday from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. - Organizations, churches, and groups are invited to send reps to network on local events, protests, vigils, and direct actions. Call Roxanne at 202-299-1050 or Bette at 202-299-1050 for more info. Vigil at the Pentagon, every Monday, 7 am at the entrance to the Pentagon Metro station. Dorothy Day Catholic Worker has info, (202) 882-9649. Workers' Rights Clinic. Every Second and Fourth Monday of the month, from 6-8 pm, the D.C. Employment Justice Center offers free legal advice for low-wage workers. If you are having a work-related legal problem, come to Bread for the City at 1640 Good Hope Rd. S.E. We can advise you about employment discrimination, your right to be paid for work performed, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, sexual harassment, termination, criminal records as a barrier to employment, the Family Medical Leave Act, and other workers' rights. Translators are available. For languages other than Spanish or English, please call ahead to make arrangements. Questions? Call Ashley at (202) 828-9675, ext 11, or consult www.dcejc.org. TUESDAYS Community Coalition for Justice and Peace. Meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm, at St. Stephens Church, 1525 Newton St., NW, Washington, DC. For more information, please contact Luci Murphy, 202-234-8840, justlikeatree@hotmail.com DC Anti-War Network (DAWN) meets every Tuesday from 7:00 - 9:15 pm, at 2211 14th Street N.W. Visit www.DAWNDC.net. Stand Up for Democracy Coalition meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm at the National Council of Negro Women, 633 Penn. Avenue NW. Call Anise Jenkins (202) 483-3478, or visit www.standupfordemocracy.org. Israeli Embassy Mordechai Vanunu Vigil, Tuesdays, 12noon - 1pm , Embassy of Israel, 3514 International Dr. NW, (Van Ness metro Stop/Red Line.) The focus is two-fold: lift the restrictions on nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu, and end the occupation of Palestine. Take the Metro Red Line to the Van Ness/UDC station. The embassy is on the southwest corner of the upper intersection of Van Ness and International Drive. For more information call United for Peace and Justice at 202-882-9649 or visit www.unitedforpeace.org. WEDNESDAYS Mayday DC meets every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 6:30 pm at Cafe Mawonaj, 624 T St. NW. Mayday DC are "a community of activists committed to the belief that housing is a human right, and that all people are entitled to economic justice. Many of us are homeless ourselves, so we are dedicated from within the communities most affected by economic injustice." See http://maydaydc.mahost.org/events.html for more information. Feed the Children Campaign. Demonstration every Wednesday at 12:00 noon to reinstate Michele Tingling-Clemmons as State Director of the State Agency for Special Nutrition and Commodity Programs (SNAC). Rally to urge DC government to ensure a successful Summer Food Program for needy kids in DC. Come by during your lunch hour. Call for location each week. Contact: Feed the Children, 202-397-2277 or Mirico5@aol.com Ramona's Way Support Group. Meets weekly, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. for domestic violence survivors that also struggle with substance abuse. Refreshments are served and women must call for the exact location, 202-257-6790 ask for Ali-Sha. The group is held in Northwest Washington. Support group for women, SOS Center of My Sister's Place. Ongoing drop-in support group for women that focuses on identifying unhealthy relationships and developing healthy relationships. Topics discussed include boundaries, communication styles, and types of abuse. For more information, contact the SOS Center of My Sister's Place at 202-783-3003 or WEAVE at 202-452-9550. Workers' Rights Clinic. Every Wednesday, from 6-8 pm, the D.C. Employment Justice Center offers free legal advice for low-wage workers. If you are having a work-related legal problem, come to Bread for the City at 1525 7th St., NW, between P and Q Streets (Shaw/Howard University Metro stop on the green line). We can advise you about employment discrimination, your right to be paid for work performed, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, sexual harassment, termination, criminal records as a barrier to employment, the Family Medical Leave Act, and other workers' rights. Translators are available. For languages other than Spanish or English, please call ahead to make arrangements. Questions? Call Ashley at (202) 828-9675, ext 11, or consult www.dcejc.org. Women in Black Vigil, Every 3rd Wednesday 6:30-7 pm Martin & Patrick Sts., Frederick, MD; WIB does a silent vigil mourning all violence the third Wednesday of the month. Wear black, but bring no additional signs. Call 301-834-7581 or wibfrederick@mizmail.com. Picket At The Embassy Of Haiti, Wednesdays 12 noon - 1:30pm, Embassy Of Haiti, 2311 Mass. Ave. NW This has been a devastating year for the Haitian people's struggle for democracy. Democracy activists are under brutal attack in Haiti or in exile. Political prisoners fill the jails, executed bodies fill the morgues and families fleeing persecution sleep each night in a different place. An unconstitutional regime installed by foreign powers displaced Haiti's nine-year experiment in elected government. The disbanded Haitian army is again on the march, commandeering police stations, patrolling with assault rifles and resuming its trademark brutality against the defenseless. This past month has been particularly difficult. The army marched right into Port-au-Prince, with no resistance from the police or UN forces. The police shot at a peaceful demonstration on September 30, killing several people, and followed that up with almost daily lethal raids in poor neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince. The ranks of political prisoners illegally arrested swelled with a Catholic priest, Fr. Gerard Jean-Juste who was recently dragged away from feeding 600 hungry children. Free All Political Prisoners In Haiti! Stop State Sponsored Terror In Haiti Now! Contact Epica at 202-332-0292, or by e-mail at, alternatives-usa@epica.org, www.epica.org THURSDAYS Weekly Protest At White House, Thursdays, 12:00 noon, White House sidewalk on Pennsylvania Ave. US OUT OF IRAQ; NO NEW WARS ON IRAN, SYRIA, NO. KOREA, ETC. Bring signs, props, costumes, leaflets. Let them know we oppose this war. Now that all the barriers are down, DC Antiwar Network members and others have started a weekly protest at noon at the White House sidewalk on Pennsylvania Avenue, telling tourists, passerbys, White House employees and the White House press corps know we oppose this war. www.DAWNDC.net Eat Vegan and Support Animals. On the first Thursday of every month, 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., the all-vegan restaurant The Vegetable Garden donates 10 percent of your bill to Compassion Over Killing. Eat delicious cruelty-free fare, socialize with other activists, and support COK at the same time. The Vegetable Garden, 11618 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. (White Flint Metro, Red line). International Socialist Organization. Meets Thursdays at 7 pm at La Casa, 3166 Mt. Pleasant Street NW. Call (202) 667-0049. FRIDAYS Marylanders for a Free Palestine and Secure Israel First and Third Fridays of each month, 10:00 am Blue Cow Cafe, Thunder Hill Road, Columbia, MD Call 410-465-3493. Peace Vigil; Last Friday of the Month, 5 to 6 pm Takoma Junction (Rte. 410 and Carroll Ave.) This vigil has evolved from a weekly vigil that was started on Valentine's Day 2003 into a monthly vigil. We seek an end to occupation in Iraq, Palestine and the White House. For more information call: 301.589-5410 or see: http://tpkids4peace.org Vigil to end sanctions against Iraq meets every Friday at Noon at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Call The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker at (202) 882-9649. SATURDAYS Social Justice Group for Youth meets every Saturday at 5:30 pm, at Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League Youth Center, 408 7th St., SE. The Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League Youth Center sponsors a weekly meeting for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth to take action on issues important to their community. Contact: 202-546-5940 ext. 108. Silent Vigil for Peace. Saturdays at Noon, weekly, West lawn of U.S. Capitol. Sponsored by area Quakers and like-minded friends. Contact United for Peace and Justice for more information: www.unitedforpeace.org SUNDAYS Compassion Over Killing. Every Sunday during the summer, COK erects a Factory Farming Exhibit on the National Mall to expose exactly what horrors are inflicted upon the animals we eat. To take a virtual tour of the Exhibit, visit: http://www.cok.net/campaigns/exhibit/intro.php. Contact: info@cok.net. Homes Not Jails meets Sundays at 5:00 p.m. Call (202) 297-4430 or email hnj-dc@homesnotjails.org for more information. Stand for Peace, Sundays, Noon to 1 PM, Spa Creek Bridge in Annapolis, MD; Signs are not allowed to be on a stick or pole. If you are interested in standing on the Stoney Creek Bridge on Fort Smallwood Road in Pasadena contact 410-437-5379 or depauw@magicalgodmother.com, call or write to say you will be coming. Contact Lucy at 410-263-7271 or e-mail mdbridgesforpeace@toadmail.com OCCASIONAL DC Independent Media Center temporarily does not have an office space. Dates, times, and locations of monthly general meetings and weekly media working group meetings will be announced on http://dc.indymedia.org. For more information, email dc@indymedia.org or call (202) 452-5936. ______________ Do you have an event that you want to include in our calendar? Now, you can submit your announcements online! Want to send us a flyer instead? Fax us at (202) 234-7064. If you would like your event listed in the Activist Alert and on our website, please send it in advance. The Alert is produced each Thursday night, covering events for a week, up to the following Sunday. Send information to wpc@igc.org






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