Posted in US Politics on February 5th, 2007 No Comments »
With all the motions of the current administration one could be worried about the “undermining of democracy” in this country. However, today I’m newly inspired partly by writer Molly Ivins, who passed on Wednesday Jan 31st, 2007. One of her last messages to us all was:
“We are the people who run this country. We are [...]
Posted in Events, International, Women on February 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
[ February 3, 2007; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Unblossomed is the 3rd annual performance of the Puri Project. The Puri Project is an Oakland-based collective of Asian American artists dedicated to exploring new forms of traditional Korean drumming, dancing, song, poetry and visual arts.
Unblossomed is a musical tribute and continuation of global efforts to keep the issue of military sexual slavery in the [...]
Posted in Arts/Films, Culture, Events, Indigenous, International on February 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
[ February 15, 2007 12:00 pm to April 15, 2007 12:00 pm. ] This photo exhibit traces the historic effort to save Tibet’s cultural and spiritual traditions from the threat of extinction. Countless treasures of Tibetan culture dating back to the 8th century were destroyed during the 1960s and 70s when the country was invaded. Only thirteen of over 6,000 monastic centers in [...]
Posted in Events, International on February 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
[ February 22, 2007; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Thant Myint-U, Visiting Senior Fellow, International Peace Academy
For nearly two decades Western governments and a growing activist community have been frustrated in their attempts to bring about a freer and more democratic Burma—through sanctions and tourist boycotts—only to see an apparent slide toward even harsher dictatorship. But what do we really know about Burma [...]
Posted in Events, International, US Politics on February 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
[ March 1, 2007 to March 10, 2007. ] We invite you to join Global Exchange, Marin Interfaith Task Force (MITF), Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), and School of the Americas Watch (SOAW) in a delegation to the International Conference to Abolish Foreign Military Bases, March 5-9 in Quito and Manta, Ecuador. In Quito, there will be both working sessions and presentations for those new [...]
Posted in Events, US Politics on February 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
[ February 25, 2007; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Lynne Stewart, a prominent civil rights attorney, and Michael Ratner, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights, will be speaking at Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto.
Civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart was falsely accused in 2002 of helping terrorists. Although the jury found her technically guilty, the Federal Judge in charge of the case clearly [...]