Bucks/Mont Progressive Events Email - 4/30

Fellow Progressives:

Check out the interesting events in the Bucks/Mont area in the next month.  Please help us expand by telling your friends to email tomulrich@mybluelight.com to be included. Also, let us know about other events in the Bucks/Mont area that should be included.

Also, another site to check regularly for an excellent calendar is http://www.progressivenetworksepa.org. It has individual calendars for Bucks & Montgomery counties.
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            MONTHLY CALENDAR - (Daily/Weekly Events at the end) 

1a. Thurs May 1, 7-8:30 PM - Northwest Greens Meeting at Weaver's Way Meeting Room, 610 Carpenter Lane, Phila. For more info call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com (1st Thurs)

1b. Thurs. May 1, 5-6 PM - Bryn Mawr Peace Coalition Mission Accomplished Anniversary Vigil at intersection of Bryn Mawr and Lancaster Avenues near Ludington Library. For more info call 610-525-3784 or email astrique@aol.com. 

1c. Thurs. May 1, 7:30 PM - Montco DFA hosts a Holocaust Remembrance Day Meeting at the Jenkintown Library. We will start out with a review and discussion of Nicholson Baker's new book "Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization". For more info go to http://www.democracyforamerica.com/events/29110

1d. Thurs. May 1, 10 AM - Petition for a Responsible Plan to End the War In Iraq will be delivered to Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz's office at 706 West Avenue Jenkintown. Come and support this event which is sponsored by Montco DFA.

2a. Fri. May 2, 7 PM - First Friday Film Forum at The Peace Center at Maple and Bellvue Ave. in Langhorne will show SICKO, a hilariously scathing indictment of America's failing health system by Michael Moore. Contact Linda at 215-702-8387 or lindamanzo224@verizon.net for info. (1st Fri)

2b. Fri. May 2 - "Body of War", a documentary by Phil Donahue, begins at the Ritz at the Bourse, 4th St in Phila with an Q&A with Phil Donahue Opening Night. Go to http://www.bodyofwar.com for more info.

3a. Sun. May 4, 6:30-7:30 PM - Wayne Monthly Peace Vigil takes place on the corner of Lancaster and South Wayne Avenues in Wayne. For info email marilyn.furfari@oracle.com or call 610-640-2716) (1st Sun)

3b. Sun. May 4, 6-8 PM - Lower Bucks Coalition for Peace Action meeting at 6:30 (potluck at 6) at St. James Episcopal Church, 330 S. Bellevue Ave in Langhorne. For more info call Al Krass at 215-547-2656. (1st Sun)

4a. Mon. May 5, 6:30-7 PM - Bryn Mawr Peace Coalition Silent Vigil followed by our regular monthly meeting at 7 at Ludington Library in Bryn Mawr. All are welcome. Call Karen Barton at 610-525-3784 or email astrique@aol.com for more info. (1st Mon)

4b. Mon. May 5, 7-8:30 PM -Sellersville/Perkasie/Quakertown (SPQ) Progressives will discuss Healthcare at the Perkasie Library at 491 Arthur Ave. A DVD of the recent Pennsylvania Healthcare Forum held in Bucks County will be used discuss the various options being discussed in PA. For more info call Tom at 215-258-3894 (1st Mon) 

5a. Wed. May 7, 7 PM - Philly for Change Meeting at Tritone, 1508 South Street Phila. (1st Wed)

5b. Wed. May 7, 10 AM - Bucks County Commissioners' Meeting at Pennwood Branch, Bucks County Free Library, 301 S. Pine St, Langhorne.  For info http://www.buckscounty.org/

6a. Thurs. May 8, 8 PM - Bucks County Sierra Club Executive Committee Meeting at location to be decided. We will discuss, plan and vote on issues central to the running of the organization. (2nd Tues)

6b. Thurs. May 8, 7 PM - Blooming Glen Mennonite Church- Peace and Justice Film Series will show "Breaking Rank" (56 min). This is a Canadian Documentary that tells the story of four U.S. soldiers seeking sanctuary in Canada as part of their resistence to the war in Iraq. For more information call Sarah Witter at 215-510-2979.

7a. Fri. May 9, 2:45 PM - Live Phila taping of Washington Week with Gwen Ifill at U. of Pennsylvania (Irvine Auditorium), 3401 Spruce St. Call 215-351-0511 for free tickets (Limit of 4 each) before May 2nd. 

7b. Fri. May 9, 6-9 PM - Reception for 5th Annual Black Male Development Symposium: "Stand Up, Speak UP; Speak Up, Speak Out: Conversations with Real Men" at Arcadia University, 450 S. Easton Rd. Glenside (Montco). For info, call 215-572-8510.

8a. Sat. May 10, 9-5 PM - 5th Annual Black Male Development Symposium: "Stand Up, Speak UP; Speak Up, Speak Out: Conversations with Real Men" at African American Museum, 701 Arch St. Phila. For info, call 215-572-8510

8b. Sat. May 10, 10:30-12 Noon - E. Montgomery County Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) meeting at Foulkeways Retirement Community, 1120 Meeting House Rd. in Gwynedd. For info call Al Krass at 215-547-2656. (2nd Sat) 

8c. Sat. May 10, 1:30 PM - Second Annual Mothers Day Walk and Talk for Peace begins at Bucks County Courthouse with send-off by Doylestown Mayor Libby White and proceed to Mount Carmel Peace Garden to hear Christa Tinari speak on "Educating for Peace and Justice - Creating A Better Tomorrow, Today". Sponsored by Mothers and Others for Peace and Justice Education. For more info call Shirley at 215-822-3561.

8d. Sat. May 10, 9-5 PM - Conference on Nuclear Awareness at Sheraton University City, 36th & Chestnut, Phila. Reception at 5 PM and Dinner 6-8 PM. Jonathan Granoff, Bob Edgar, and Jonathan Schell will speak. For more information, call Jodi, Elisabeth, or Joe at 215-546-3030, or email projectfornuclearawareness@gmail.com.  

8e. Sat. May 10 - Philadelphia National Rally To Fight Violence and Abuse of Black Women, Girls, & Elders. For more info call 267-299-6424 or email mwmsistahood@aol.com
 
9a. Sun. May 11 - MOTHERS DAY

9b. Sun. May 11, 4:30 PM - Brandywine Peace Community Monthly Potluck Supper & Program at the University Lutheran Church, 3637 Chestnut Street, Phila. Bring a main
dish, salad, or dessert to share. Celebrating the “Catonsville 9" and showing of  “Investigation of a Flame”; readings from Daniel Berrigan’s “The Trail of the  Catonsville 9", and discussion on “Resistance, Then & Now”. For info 610-544-1818 or email brandywine@juno.com. (2nd Sun)

10. Mon. May 12, 7 PM - Main Line Peace Network meeting at the Ludington Library in Bryn Mawr. Call Robin Stelly at 267-240-9819 or email rstelly@pennaction

11. Tues.  May 13, 7 PM - Bucks County NAACP General Meeting at Levittown Regional Library. For more info go to http://www.bucksnaacp.org or email bucksnaacp@yahoo.com
(2nd Tues) 

12. Thurs. May 15, 9:30 - Montgomery County Commissioners, Salary Board, and Election Board Meeting in Norristown on the 8th Floor, One Montgomery Plaza. For more info go to http://www.montcopa.org

12. Fri. May 16 to Sun. May 18 - Kirkridge Peace and Justice Programs presents "Experiments in Truth and Conscience with the Ellsbergs (Daniel & Robert) in Bangor, PA. Go to http://www.kirkridge.org to register.

13a. Sun. May 18, 2-6:30 PM - Interfaith Walk for Peace and Reconciliation. Starts at 1501 Germantown Ave. Phila. Please wear white as expression of unity (No political signs, please). Go to http://www.interfaithpeacewalk.org for more info.

13b. Sun., May 18, Noon - 3rd Annual "Walk With The Maasai", fundraiser by Maasai Cultural Exchange Project at Ferry Road entrance of Peace Valley Park in New Britain (Bucks).  Register at noon; walk at 1. Donation $20 ($15 for students/seniors). The 6-mile walk benefits Maasai tribe in Kenya to assist with drilling water wells, school fees for education, and funds for documentary "Quench" about the drilling of the first well. Maasai jewelry and discussions of their culture occuring in pavilion.  Registration form can be downloaded at www.quenchthethirst.org or call 215-297-8458.

14. Tues. May 20, 7:15 PM - Bucks County Chapter for Nonviolent Peaceforce meets at Doylestown Friends Meetinghouse, 95 East Oakland Ave., Doylestown. You are  welcome to join us. For information, email Carol Miller at camil888@verizon.net or call 215-345-1714. It is a nonpartisan unarmed peacekeeping force composed of trained civilians from around the world. (3rd Tues)

15. Wed. May 21, 10 AM - Bucks County Commissioners' Meeting at location to be announced.  For info http://www.buckscounty.org/

16. Sun. May 25, 6-8:30 PM - NE Philly for Justice & Peace Meeting at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Robbins Ave. & Loretta St. in NE Philly. (Potluck at 6, meeting at &) For more info call Al Krass at 215-547-2656. (last Sun)

17. Thurs. May 29, 9:30 - Montgomery County Commissioners, Salary Board, and Election Board Meeting in Norristown on the 8th Floor, One Montgomery Plaza. For more info go to http://www.montcopa.org

18. Sat. May 31, 1-9 PM - Speaking of Peace: A Festival of the Arts at Frazer Mennonite Church, 57 Maple Linden Lane, Frazer. Live music plus writing and tile-making workshops, an art show, a peace labyrinth, and kid activities. For info see http://www.frazermennonite.org or contact Sharon at frazerpeacefest@gmail.com or call 215-692-2841. 

19. Fri. June 6- Sun. June 8 - National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis. Go to http://www.freepress.net for more info.

20. Mon. Aug. 11 - Thurs. Aug 14. - 5th Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations "Step Up: Taking Plans Into Action" to apply go to http://www.faf.org/programs/unyouthassembly/ya_home.htm

21. Sat. Aug. 16 & Sun. Aug 17 - 5th Annual DemocracyFest (DFA - Democracy for America) will be held just outside Washington DC. For more info go to http://www.democracyfest.net/

22. Mon. Oct 27, 8 PM - Phila Speakers Series presents Paul Rusesabagina, courageous humanitarian of Hotel Rwanda. For tickets and more info go to http://www.philadelphiaspeakersseries.org/

23. Mon. Dec. 1, 8 PM - Phila Speakers Series presents Garrison Keillor, author, humorist, and radio host of A Prairie Home Companion. For tickets and more info go to http://www.philadelphiaspeakersseries.org/

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                          DAILY/WEEKLY EVENTS

1. Every evening at 7 PM - TV Program "Democracy Now" with Amy Goodman on WYBE (Channe 20 or 35 in some areas). It's an hour interviews on issues of the day that are not often heard on other programs. You can also listen daily online at http://www.democracynow.org

2. Every evening on MSNBC at 8-9 PM - Countdown with Keith Olbermann. News of the day and it is worthwhile viewing if only for the Special Commentary at the end. Finally someone speaks truth to power. 

3. Every day on your computer, you can listen to Thom Hartmann at http://www.AirAmerica.com/listen . A progressive voice of reason. Live from noon to 3 PM (EST) on Air America Talk Radio.

4. Every Other Mon. 6:30 - 7:30 PM - NAACP Youth Council Meeting at No Longer Bound Recreation Center on Norton Ave. in Bristol Pa. 

5a. Every Tues., 6-7 PM - Doylestown Peace Vigil at the intersection of State and Main in Doylestown. All are welcome and we have signs.

5b. Every Tues. 9-11 PM (usually) - Frontline on PBS - looks at current issues in the news.

6a. Every Wed., 8-9 PM - "Voices of the Voters" Radio program on Voting Integrity and other issues which effect our rights and Democracy at local "Philadelphia Radio Station" WNJC 1360 AM. Online at http://www.wnjc1360.com/Live_Netcast/live_netcast.html.

6b. Every Wed., 5-6 PM - Peace Vigil #1 outside the Unitarian Society of Germantown, 6511 Lincoln Drive in West Mount Airy. For info call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.

6c. Every Wed., 7-8 PM - Peace Vigil #2 outside Border's Book Store in Germantown Ave. at Bethlehem Pike in Chestnut Hill. For info call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.

7. Every Thurs., 5:30-6:30 PM - PA Action/CFPA Peace Vigil near the intersection of Rt. 1 and Oxford Valley Rd. (near Oxford Valley Mall - we stand in fron of the closed Fuddrucker's restaurant and park in the vacant lot behind it) Call Robin at 267-240-9819 for more info. 

8a. Every Fri., 9:30 PM - Bill Moyers Journal on PBS - Followed at 10:30 by NOW on PBS. You can watch any program later at http://www.pbs.org/moyers/ and http://www.pbs.org/now/ 

8b. Every Fri., 5-5:30 PM - Phoenixville Peace Vigil at the corner of Bridge and Main in downtown Phoenixville.

9a Every Sat., 10-11 AM - Sellersville Peace Vigil at Main St. and Temple Ave. sponsored by Upper Bucks Coalition for Peace Action. Call Angela at 215-257-1300 for more info.

9b. Every Sat., 11AM-Noon - Bryn Mawr Honk to Impreach Rally will be held at the Lancaster Ave. and Bryn Mawr Ave. Sponsored by Main Line Citizens for Impeachment. Call Jane Dugdale at 610-527-4170

10a. Every Sunday, 12-3 PM - United for Progress radio show at http://www.thericksmithshow.com on WHYL 960 Carlisle/Harrisburg. 

10b. Every Sunday 3-5 PM - VoteRescue Radio, a new weekly two-hour radio show steaming live on We the People Radio Network (100.1 FM in the Austin area and http://www.wtprn.com ) 

11. Weekly Email - Interesting Weekly Newsletter called "Stephen Views the News" comes out. Go to http://stephenviewsthenews.blogspot.com

12. New Progressive on-line monthly, the Philadelphia Jewish Voice an alternative to the increasingly conservative Jewish Exponent. Check us out at http://www.pjvoice.com

13. To contact members of Congress
a. Call 1-800-828-0498 or 1-866-340-9281 for anyone in Congress.
b. Use this excellent link. http://www.capwiz.com/ncec/home