Note: Please email new or updated calendar listings to calendar.peace@gmail.com, or call Nikki at 451-3402.
Feb 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.
Feb 3 (Wed) SOLUTIONS TO VIOLENCE. Discussion sessions based on Colman McCarthy’s book and readings found at . Meal at 6 PM, $4; discussion at 7 PM, First Unitarian Church, 4th and York. All are welcome. Call 896-6503 for information on the readings for each week.
Feb 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.
Feb 6 (Sat) CIVIL RIGHTS FILM SERIES. Saturdays in February at 2 PM. For details, contact Sophie at the Iroquois Library, 601 W. Woodlawn. 574-1720.
Feb 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.
Feb 7 (Sun) VIGIL FOR PEACE every first Sunday evening, remembering all those suffering from conflicts in the Middle East. Bring a candle. Bardstown Road at Douglass Blvd. Sponsored by LPAC (Louisville Peace Action Community). For more information, call Harold Trainer at 387-9490.
Feb 8 (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.
Feb 9 (Tues) FROM MY ALTITUDE: A TOURING EXHIBIT BY ANTONIO GUERRERO. Antonio Guerrero is one of five Cubans unjustly imprisoned by the U.S. government for protecting their homeland from attacks by Miami-based terrorists. He is in Florence federal prison in Colorado. Antonio has become an accomplished artist since his imprisonment. His exhibit is an opportunity to gain insight to a beautiful and talented man, maintaining dignity in the face of injustice. Opening reception and poetry reading, 4-6 PM, Ekstrom Library, Bingham Poetry Room. Exhibit runs February 5-19, 2010, University of Louisville, Ekstrom Library, main floor. For more information, contact Sonja DeVries at 558-5568.
Feb 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.
Feb 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.
Feb 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.
Feb 13 (Sat) PEAK OIL. Every 2nd Saturday, Main Library, 4th & York, Mezzanine, Boardroom. 9 AM. Call George Perkins, 425-6645.
Feb 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.
Feb 18 (Thurs) THIRD THURSDAY LUNCH: IMMIGRATION REFORM/IMMIGRANT RIGHTS. Anne Achico, Associate Director of Immigration Services at Catholic Charities of Louisville, representing the largest non-profit comprehensive immigration legal services in Kentucky and surrounding region, will speak about extending help to immigrants from around the world seeking family unity and security as well as legal immigration status. Anne is well qualified with a BA degree in Anthropology from the University of Kentucky and a Master’s in Social Work from Spalding University. She is licensed as a Certified Social Worker in Kentucky and is accredited with the Board of Immigration Appeals under the US Department of Justice to legally represent immigrants before the Department of Homeland Security. Others engaged in similar pursuits are encouraged to come to the lunch and participate in the discussion. 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.
Feb 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.
Feb 18 (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.
Feb 21 (Sun) LOUISVILLE COMMITTEE FOR ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN STATES. Every third Sunday. First Unitarian Church, 4th & York Streets, 3 PM. Call Beverley Marmion, 451-5658.
Feb 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.
Feb 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.
Feb 25 (Thurs) “GLOBAL WARRING: How Environmental, Economic & Political Crises will Redraw the World Map.” Professor Cleo Paskal presents the second 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 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 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 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 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).
OUT OF TOWN
Feb 11 (Thurs) I LOVE MOUNTAINS DAY. March on the Kentucky Capitol steps in support of the Stream Saver Bill. Great speakers and musicians are lined up for this exciting day of action. For more information, visit www.kftc.org.
Feb 24 (Wed) STATEWIDE FAIRNESS LOBBY DAY. Lobby Training in the Capitol Annex at 9 AM. Rally in the Capitol Rotunda at 1 PM. For more information about the lobby day and traveling to Frankfort, call the Fairness Campaign at 893-0788.
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.
