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June 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. Special meeting time: 5:30 PM to 7 PM. Join us to hear guest presenter Nate Pederson of EarthSave Louisville speak of the global benefits of adopting a vegetarian diet. Passionist Earth & Spirit Center, The Barn at 1924 Newburg Road.
June 4 (Thurs) METROPOLITAN HOUSING COALITION 2009 ANNUAL MEETING. Featuring keynote speaker Michael Bodaken, President of the National Housing Trust. Louisville Hyatt Downtown, 320 W. Jefferson Street. Social hour begins at 5 PM; program and dinner at 6 PM. Single tickets are $50 and a table of 8 seats is $500. Call MHC for sponsorship opportunities and ticket sales at 584-6858.
June 5 (Fri) “IRAQ: REMAINS.” Rotating photographic documentary to August 1st, with film “Meeting Resistance” by Molly Bingham and Steve Connors. Opening reception 6-9 PM. Kaviar Forge & Gallery, 1718 Frankfort Avenue. For more information, call 561-0377 or visit www.KaviarGallery.com.
June 6 (Sat) GOLF SCRAMBLE FOR PEACE. Get your foursome together and sign up for the Peace Education Program’s golf scramble to be held at the Shawnee Golf Course. Putting contest, chipping contest, and much more! Registration required. Call for a registration form at 589-6583 or download one at www.peaceeducationprogram.org.
June 7 (Sun) VIGIL FOR PEACE every first Sunday evening, remembering all those suffering from conflicts in the Middle East. Bring a sign. 7-8 PM, Bardstown Road at Douglass Blvd. Sponsored by LPAC (Louisville Peace Action Community). For more information, call Judy Munro-Leighton at 456-6914.
June 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.
June 8 (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.
June 8-12 (Mon-Fri) PEACECASTERS SUMMER CAMP: GET READY! Empowering youth to explore messages of peace and cooperation through digital media. In this first of three camps, learn the foundational skills. The second camp “Get Set” to be held July 6-10, and third camp, “Go!” will be August 3-7. Space is strictly limited so register early! Each camp includes fun, games, lunch, and a DVD of your completed projects. For ages 12-15. Registration is $95 for each camp. Some scholarship funds are available. For more information or to register, contact Mark Steiner at the Center for Interfaith Relations at 583-3100 or visit www.interfaithrelations.org.
June 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.
June 11 (Thu) 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.
June 11 (Thurs) APPAF (American Palestine Public Affairs Forum). Every second Thursday. A documentary film exploring the situation in Middle East will be presented. 7:30 PM, Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, 1044 Alta Vista Road, Nelson Hall, Room 118. For more information, call Bashar Masri, 773-1836.
June 13 (Sat) PEAK OIL. Every 2nd Saturday, Main Library, 4th & York, Mezzanine, Boardroom. 9:00 AM. Call George Perkins, 425-6645.
June 13 (Sat) LYMAN T. JOHNSON 103RD BIRTHDAY MEMORIAL AND CHITCHAT. Join us for a discussion of what Lyman T. Johnson would be saying about and to our new President Barack Obama. Former friends, students, and acquaintances as well as the general public are welcome. Noon to 2 PM. Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, 1630 West Chestnut. For more information, call the Johnson Historical Society at 583-3682.
June 13 (Sat) WOMEN IN TRANSITION BOOK SIGNING AND RECEPTION. 1-3 PM. Egan Leadership Center, Spalding University at the corner of Fourth and Breckinridge. A short presentation about the book making process will be presented at 2:00 pm. “Women In Transition” is a grassroots organization run by and for poor people working to create a world where everyone’s economic human rights are provided. For more information about the event, call 636-0160 or email witadmin@witky.com.
June 14 (Sun) “AIM HIGHER” focusing on military counter-recruitment. Every 2nd Sunday at 7:00 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 Chris Harmer, 893-2334. colonel221@yahoo.com.
June 14 (Sun) COSMOLOGY AND FAITH: REVELATIONS IN DEEP TIME. Sr. Miriam Therese MacGillis will explore the wisdom of the Judeo-Christian tradition for deep spiritual energy for supporting the faith community as it transitions from the destructive patterns of the industrialized economy into a more ecological and inclusive culture for sustaining the whole web of Earth’s life. Free and open to the public. 7 PM, the Cathedral of Assumption Undercroft, 433 South Fifth Street. For more information, email Darlene@interfaithrelations.org or call 583-3100.
June 15 (Mon) OPENING THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERIES TO DEEP TIME. In this workshop, Sr. Miriam Therese MacGillis will expand on the central themes of the previous evening’s lecture and will focus on the life and teachings of Jesus for guidance in opening to an ecological and cosmological dimension emerging in our times. Workshop fee: $40. 9:30 AM to 4 PM, the Cathedral of Assumption Undercroft, 433 South Fifth Street. For more information or to register, email Darlene@interfaithrelations.org or call 583-3100.
June 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.
June 19 (Fri) ANNUAL PRIDE PARADE. Launching from Tryangles parking lot (209 South Preston), arriving at the Belvedere about 45 minutes later just in time for live entertainment and beverages. There will be a Pride Pet contest again with this year’s parade. $100 prize for best float and $100 prize for the best-dressed pet. For more information, visit www.kentuckianapridefestival.com.
June 20 (Sat) “CHAMPIONS 4 HER” 5K WALK, RUN AND FESTIVAL. Join this annual benefit at Waterfront Park to support eleven local women’s organizations, including Women for Habitat, Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana, Maryhurst, and the Center for Women & Families. Walk begins at 8 AM. Cost is $25. Participants choose which organization will receive proceeds. For more information, visit www.champions4her.com or contact Habitat Development Director, Jane White at 637-6265, ext. 30.
June 20 (Sat) KENTUCKIANA PRIDE FESTIVAL. Beginning at 11 AM at the Belvedere. $5 entry includes musical entertainment, including very special guests, the Indigo Girls (10 PM). For more information, visit: www.kentuckianapridefestival.com.
June 21 (Sun) LOUISVILLE COMMITTEE FOR ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN STATES. Every third Sunday. First Unitarian Church, 4th & York Streets, 3:00 PM. Call Beverley Marmion, 451-5658.
June 21 (Sun) 2009 WORLD REFUGEE DAY CELEBRATION. A community chorus will present a choral performance in observance of World Refugee Day at 3 PM, University of Louisville, Comstock Hall in the School of Music. Internationally-renowned jazz pianist, composer and recording artist Harry Pickens will conduct the chorus in rehearsal and performance. The program will include original compositions by Harry Pickens based on the lives and stories of local refugees. Community residents of all ages are invited to join refugee children and adults in forming an intergenerational, intercultural chorus that reflects our city’s increasingly diverse social mosaic. For more information about how you can participate, contact Shelley Dewig at Kentucky Refugee Ministries at 479-9180 x53, or email volunteer@kyrm.org.
June 22 (Mon) F.O.R. STEERING COMMITTEE. Presbyterian Seminary, 1044 Alta Vista Road. Meets every fourth Monday. Visitors encouraged. Call Dennis Bricking, 298-0590, or Phil Schervish, 558-7175.
June 25 (Thurs) BREAKING THE SILENCE. Film screening and discussion. This film introduces the viewer to torture survivors from Africa, the Philippines, South America, the Middle East and the US, and the healing work of the Torture Abolition Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC). 7-9 PM, Brescia Hall, Ursuline Campus, 3105 Lexington Road. For more information contact Marcy Allman at 384-5813.
June 25 (Thurs) CFAIR ROAST OF CARLA WALLACE. 7 PM, 1333 South Third Street. $50; Roast time will be auctioned. For more information, email cfair@fairness.org or call the Fairness Campaign at 893-0788.
July 12 (Sun) PASTORS FOR PEACE CARAVAN TO CUBA. A fun event is being planned for the evening. Locations and times to be announced. Music and dancing will be involved! We will be hosting two caravanistas and a caravan truck on their way to Cuba and a challenge to the embargo. For more information, call David Horvath at 479-9262.
July 16-19 (Thurs-Sun) BUILDING THE UNSETTLING FORCE: A National Conference to End Poverty. This conference is being organized to provide a forum for people to share ideas, inspire and motivate each other. We will strive for collective actions based in sound analyses-actions that can be taken locally, regionally, and nationally when we leave this gathering. To be held at Spalding University. For more information, contact Women In Transition at 636-0160 or email witadmin@witky.com.
July 20 (Mon) DEADLINE FOR THE AUGUST 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.
July 21-23 (Tues-Thurs) PEACE EDUCATION TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS. This three-day training in conflict resolution and peer mediation is offered to school personnel and youth workers interested in creating a youth mediation program in their schools or community centers. Participants will learn to address basic conflict resolution theory, create a site-based mediation program, train youth mediators, and involve other staff in programming. Workshop fee is $350 or $650 for a two-person team. Training includes manual, daily continental breakfast and boxed lunch. Deadline to register is July 7th. Space limited. For more information, call 589-6583.
July 22-25 (Wed-Sat) 2009 WORSHIP AND THE ARTS CONFERENCE: “BORDERS AND BEYOND.” Participants will explore the biblical, theological, and liturgical significance of borders and boundaries through a variety of artistic media, including dance, drama, music, visual arts and writing. Keynote speaker will be Sara Miles, author of Take this Bread: A Radical Conversion. Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1044 Alta Vista Road. To learn more about the conference or to register, visit www.lpts.edu/Academic_Programs/Borders_and_beyond.asp or call 569-5311.
July 30 (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.
July 31-Aug 2 (Fri-Sun) KENTUCKY SOCIAL FORUM. A thousand people from across the state will join together in Berea to share, reflect, dance, play, network, vision and strategize with the theme that “Another Ky is Possible.” Register now! Do a workshop, too! For more info call Angelyn 649-7833 or visit www.kentuckysocialforum.org.
Aug 8 (Sat) PEACE EDUCATION YARD SALE. Sponsored by Central Presbyterian Church, all proceeds to directly benefit Peace Education Program. Estate items! Furniture! Treasures galore! Indoors, no sweat! 318 W. Kentucky Street. For more information, call 589-6583.
OUT OF TOWN
June 10 (Wed) NATIONAL DAY OF ACTON AGAINST CATERPILLAR. Shareholders’ meeting in Chicago. Israel acquires Caterpillar bulldozers from the U.S. Government through its foreign aid or military aid and then converts them to war machines to demolish Palestinian homes and olive groves and build roads and walls on Palestinian lands. For more information, contact U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation at 202-332-0994 or visit www.EndTheOccupation.org.
July 17-19 (Fri-Sun) NATIONAL COUNTER-RECRUITMENT AND DEMILITARIZATION CONFERENCE. To be held in Chicago. This conference will bring together people of all ages, led by younger activists, to engage in organizing against the militarism of our youth and schools. FOR’s Youth and Militarism Program will be present. For more information, email erconf@gmail.com, visit www.nnomy.org or call 866-338-2378.
