Note: Please email new or updated calendar listings to calendar.peace@gmail.com, or call Nikki at 451-3402.
Feb 27 (Sat) CIVIL RIGHTS FILM SERIES. Join us for a screening of VIVA LA CAUSA, the story of César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and the grape boycott and Delano strike. Discussion following. 2 PM. Iroquois Library, 601 W. Woodlawn. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 574-1720.
Mar 1 (Mon) SUSTAINABLE LOCAL PUBLIC POLICY. Every Monday at 6 PM at the Center for Neighborhoods, 610 South Fourth Street, #701. Become a part of this grassroots movement bringing principles of sustainability into local public policy. For details, contact: j@bikecourier.org.
Mar 3 (Wed) THE LOUISVILLE SUSTAINABILITY FORUM. Meets the first Wednesday of each month. The forum’s purpose is to hold and promote the intention of sustainability for Louisville; establish and nourish relationships that strengthen community and create change; and create a space for discussion that inspires, motivates and deepens our ability to catalyze social change. Bring your lunch and enjoy the company of like-minded community members. Noon to 1:45 PM, Passionist Earth & Spirit Center, The Barn at 1924 Newburg Road.
Mar 6 (Sat) HEALING OUR WORLD: WORKING TO RECONNECT. Workshop participants will explore perspectives that help align us with our unique place and role in the larger earth community, move from fear and apathy to compassion and creativity, and develop an understanding of what it means to be an active participant in the transition to a life sustaining civilization. 10 AM to 5 PM, Clifton Community Center, 2117 Payne Street. Suggested donation: $30-$60. For more information or to register, call 897-2721 or email cultivatingconnections@insightbb.com.
Mar 6 (Sat) “WE DIDN’T MOURN, WE ORGANIZED!” An event to commemorate Anne Braden’s life, and to celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. Included will be a step team performance, storytelling, crafts and a rally/march followed by a shared potluck meal. Sponsored by the Carl Braden Memorial Center and the UofL Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research. 1-4 PM, the Nia Center, 2900 West Broadway. All are welcome. For more information, call 778-8130 or email carlbradencenter@gmail.com.
Mar 7 (Sun) SUSTAINABLE LOCAL PUBLIC POLICY. Every Sunday at 2 PM at the Legal Aid Society, 416 W. Muhammad Ali. Become a part of this grassroots movement bringing principles of sustainability into local public policy. For details, contact: j@bikecourier.org.
Mar 7 (Sun) VIGIL FOR PEACE every first Sunday evening, remembering all those suffering from conflicts in the Middle East. Bring a candle. 5-6 PM, Bardstown Road at Douglass Blvd. Sponsored by LPAC (Louisville Peace Action Community). For more information, call Harold Trainer at 387-9490.
Mar 8 (Mon) INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY. See entry for March 6: “We Didn’t Mourn, We Organized.”
Mar 10 (Wed) KITLAC (KY Interfaith Taskforce on Latin America and the Caribbean). Every second Wednesday at the Presbyterian Seminary. 7:30 PM. Call David Horvath, 479-9262, or Pat Geier, 456-6586.
Mar 11 (Thurs) THE FDR/LINCOLN LEGACY CLUB. Meets the second Thursday of the month, for those interested in learning about fair trade and the American system of economics of Hamilton and Clay. 6:30 PM, 1838 Frankfort Ave. For more information, contact John Miller at papajohn15@bellsouth.net.
Mar 11 (Thurs) APPAF (American Palestine Public Affairs Forum). Every second Thursday. A documentary film exploring the situation in Middle East will be presented. 6:30 PM, Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, 1044 Alta Vista Road, Nelson Hall, Room 119. For more information, call Bashar Masri, 773-1836.
Mar 11 (Thurs) “DICTATORSHIP TO DEMOCRACY: IRAQ AND BEYOND.” Ambassador Feisal Amin Istrabadi presents the third lecture in the Brown-Forman Global Issues Forum: Cooperation, Carbon & Conflict. 7 PM, Galt House East; reception following. Tickets $15, call 561-5422. For more information, visit www.worldkentucky.org.
Mar 12-13 (Fri-Sat) 2ND ANNUAL LOUISVILLE FOOD SUMMIT: “Everybody Eats: Ingredients for Change.” Anyone who eats is welcome! Saturday children’s event is free but registration is required. Activities for ages 11-18, and childcare provided for children ages 3-10. Meyzeek Middle School, 828 South Jackson. Sponsored by the Community Farm Alliance. To register or view the summit events, call 775-4041 or visit www.communityfarmalliance.org.
Mar 13 (Sat) PEAK OIL. Every 2nd Saturday, Main Library, 4th & York, Mezzanine, Boardroom. 9 AM. Call George Perkins, 425-6645.
Mar 14 (Sun) “AIM HIGHER” focusing on military counter-recruitment. Every 2nd Sunday at 7 PM, 2236 Kaelin Avenue at the FOR office. This group welcomes invitations to speak about conscientious objection, military recruitment, and the possibility for high school students to “opt out” of having their names given to recruiters. Call Jim Johnson, 262-0148.
Mar 15 (Mon) DEADLINE FOR THE MARCH ISSUE OF FORsooth. Contact George Morrison, editor, at 454-2752, or klm86@att.net.
Note: Please email new or updated calendar listings to calendar.peace@gmail.com, or call Nikki at 451-3402.
Mar 16-18 (Tues-Thurs) YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING. This 2 _ day workshop will train participants to use the National Coalition Building Institute Prejudice Reduction model in their organizations. Co-led by Cherie Brown of NCBI and Janene Shakir of Peace Education Program. Outcomes include: developing youth leaders, addressing prejudice and mistreatment, and strengthening schools and neighborhoods. Fee is $350.00 each or $650.00 for a two person team. Central Presbyterian Church, 318 W. Kentucky. Registration required. For more information or to register, call 589-6583 or email peaceeducation@iglou.com.
Mar 18 (Thurs) THIRD THURSDAY LUNCH: “THE GREENING OF LOUISVILLE.” Tim Darst, Executive Director of Kentucky Interfaith Power and Light (KIPL), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect God’s creation by mobilizing a religious response to climate change through conservation, efficiency, and alternative energy. Tim’s efforts were highlighted in the Louisville Courier-Journal in an article (4/23/09) by James Brugger that told how Tim spent Earth Day on the roof of St. William Catholic Church with volunteers to install 15 solar panels. Tim will also discuss the “Green Pilgrimage” coming in April that will take participants through the Olmsted Parks and the parkways that connect them. The Lunch is sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation in cooperation with Interfaith Paths to Peace. Rudyard Kipling, 422 West Oak. Buffet lunch at 11:30; presentation begins at noon. $6. For reservations, call Jean Edwards at 458-8056 or email edwardsfor@bellsouth.net.
Mar 18 (Thurs) KENTUCKY SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE. Every third Thursday, 5:30 PM. Main Library, 4th & York Streets, Mezzanine Board Room. Call Kay Tillow, 636-1551.
Mar 21 (Sun) LOUISVILLE COMMITTEE FOR ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN STATES. Every third Sunday. First Unitarian Church, 4th & York Streets, 3 PM. Call Beverley Marmion, 451-5658.
Mar 21 (Sun) SCREENING OF THE FILM ROMERO. In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador. Join us for a beans, rice and pupusas dinner followed by a showing of the film Romero. Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 508 Breckenridge Lane in St. Matthews. Dinner at 5:30 PM, followed by the film.
Mar 22 (Mon) FOURTH MONDAY FORUM sponsored by the Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. For details, call Katrina Byrnes at 778-8130 or email kyall@insightbb.com.
Mar 22 (Mon) F.O.R. STEERING COMMITTEE. Presbyterian Seminary, 1044 Alta Vista Road. Every fourth Monday. Visitors encouraged. Call Dennis Bricking, 298-0590, or Phil Schervish, 558-7175.
Mar 23 (Tues) LA MISA EN ESPANOL & SCREENING OF THE FILM ROMERO. Mass in Spanish with Father Jim Flynn, followed by the film Romero. Chapel at the “backside” of Churchill Downs. Time TBA. For more information contact Dotti Lockhart (897-9680).
Mar 24 (Wed) REMEMBERING ROMERO, REFLECTING SOLIDARITY. Cathedral of the Assumption Undercroft, 433 South 5th Street. 7 PM. For more information contact Dotti Lockhart (897-9680).
Mar 25 (Thurs) FORsooth LABELING at Beverley Marmion’s, 6:30 PM. We need you for one hour! Please stop by and socialize while your fingers do the work. Bouquets to those who do this important work every month! Call 451-5658.
Mar 27 (Sat) SCREENING OF THE FILM ROMERO. Join us for the Interfaith Paths to Peace Film Night at St. Matthews Episcopal Church, 330 North Hubbards Lane. Social with light food at 6:15 PM, followed by the film and discussion. For more information contact Dotti Lockhart (897-9680).
Apr 3 (Sat) “PLANT FOR THE PLANET!” ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION. The Kentucky Division of Forestry will give away over 1,500 tree seedlings to those who are willing to plant and care for them. Choices include understory species and canopy species of many varieties, including pawpaws, oaks, redbuds, and tulip poplars. 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, rain or shine. Douglass Community Center, 2305 Douglass Avenue in the Highlands. For more information, contact Stephen at 459-1405 or srs@iglou.com.
Apr 7-11 (Wed-Sun) 2010 “GREEN” PILGRIMAGE. Pilgrims will walk approximately 27 miles over 4 days, making a circuit in and around Louisville through our Olmsted Parks and along the parkways that connect them. In the process, they will get a first-hand, ground level view of the extensive beauty in Louisville Metro, explore issues such as air and water quality, sustainability, local foods, and green technologies, and integrate the wisdom and practices of our diverse spiritual traditions. Sponsored by Interfaith Paths to Peace. For more information, visit www.paths2peace.org, or contact Terry Taylor at 214-7322 or tatduende2@yahoo.com.
Apr 18 (Sun) DR. MAYA ANGELOU joins the Canaan Community Development Center for a special prelude event to “Destiny 2010: An Agenda for Change.” Tickets $35. For more information, call 776-6369.
Apr 24 (Sat) DESTINY 2010: AN AGENDA FOR CHANGE. This year’s symposium will focus on the issues of health and the eradication of violence in the African American community. Featured speakers will be Chief Robert C. White of the Louisville Metro Police, and Dr. Adewale Troutman, Director of the Louisville Metro Dept. of Public Health and Wellness. 9:30 AM to noon, 2840 Hikes Lane. Sponsored by the Canaan Community Development Corporation. For more information, call 776-6369.
OUT OF TOWN
Mar 4 (Thurs) VOTING RIGHTS RALLY and Lobby Day in Frankfort. Sponsored by Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. For more information, email dave@kftc.org.
March 19-22 (Fri-Mon) ECUMENICAL ADVOCACY DAYS: 2010 CONFERENCE. This year’s theme is “A Place to Call Home: Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Persons. Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.advocacydays.org.
April 16-18 (Fri-Sun) COMING BACK TO LIFE: SOULFOOD RETREAT. This weekend retreat will help you explore new sources of energy, awaken to your larger ecological identity, discover your inner wisdom, strength and beauty, and affirm your sense of purpose. Facilitated by Marilyn Stoner and Mark Steiner at Essence House Retreat Center in Palmyra, Indiana. Sponsored by Cultivating Connections. Cost of retreat: sliding scale, $200-$300. For more information, call Mark at 897-2721.
