From info at csrapeace.org Wed Apr 14 20:24:34 2010 From: info at csrapeace.org (CSRA Peace Alliance) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:24:34 -0400 Subject: [CSRA Peace] CSRA Peace Alliance Events in April and May-Database for Lobbying Message-ID: April 17, noon-Connecting the Dots-Militarism, Materialism, Racism http://www.meetup.com/CSRA-Peace-Alliance/calendar/12973678/ May 8, First Friday booth http://www.meetup.com/CSRA-Peace-Alliance/calendar/13144027/ May 11, Peace On The Streets Campaign http://www.meetup.com/CSRA-Peace-Alliance/calendar/13145500 May 21-23, Be the Change Youth Convergence http://gpjc.org/more/index.cfm?Fuseaction=more_51864§ion=more_51864 1. Pass this info to any youth you know 2. Consider donating to Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition to support scholarships for needy students to attend June 7, Think Outside the Bomb http://www.meetup.com/CSRA-Peace-Alliance/calendar/13185914 July 10, Saturday, 10 AM - 3 PM CSRA Peace Retreat and Conference http://www.meetup.com/CSRA-Peace-Alliance/calendar/13186324/ One activity the CSRA Peace Alliance wants to do more of in the coming year is lobbying. To do this more effectively, we want to know in which districts our supporters are registered to vote. So, 1. Register to vote if you have not done so. Georgia Voter Registration http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/voter_registration/voter_reg_app.htm SC Voter Registration http://www.scvotes.org/how_to_register_absentee_voting 2. Mail to info at csrapeace.org either the address at which you are registered to vote **or** fill out the information below: State _____ (GA or SC, for the most part) Federal House of Representatives District ____ State Senate ____ State House of Representatives ____ County __________ Commissioner District ___ School District ___ At http://www.congress.org, you can find out your Federal and State elected officials. I could only find my county level officials on my voter registration card. So my form is: State GA Federal House of Representatives District 10 State Senate 24 State House of Representatives 119 County _Columbia Commissioner District _1__ School District _1__ Targeted lobbying will allow us to better organize visits to each representative from registered voters in their districts. From aymanfadel at comcast.net Sun Jun 6 16:32:14 2010 From: aymanfadel at comcast.net (Ayman Fadel) Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 16:32:14 -0400 Subject: [CSRA Peace] Schedule of Peace Events for June and July in CSRA Message-ID: June Monday, June 7, 7 pm-Think Outside the Bomb Think Outside the Bomb is the largest youth-led network for nuclear abolition in the US. Since 2005, TOTB has organized national and regional conferences, focusing on education, community organizing, and creative expression. Their presentation, part TOTB's first national tour, will include an overview of TOTB?S Disarmament Summer Campaign, stories of the impact of nuclear industries on communities, current information on the nuclear weapons and energy industry and the political climate, a puppet show and a musical performance by Bad Heart Bull. Free to the public. Donations benefiting the TOTB tour welcomed. Location: Aiken Unitarian Universalist Church, 115 Gregg Ave, Aiken, SC 29801 http://www.meetup.com/CSRA-Peace-Alliance/calendar/13185914/ Tuesday, June 8, 7 pm-Screening of Film "Outside the Law: Stories from Guant?namo" The film is by Andy Worthington, a journalist and historian, based in London. He is the author of The Guant?namo Files, the first book to tell the stories of all the detainees in America?s illegal prison (published by Pluto Press/Palgrave Macmillan), and the co-director (with Polly Nash) of the new documentary film, Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo. Location: Inner Bean Caf?, 139 Davis Rd, Augusta, GA 30907, (706) 364-3752 http://www.meetup.com/CSRA-Peace-Alliance/calendar/13582255/ Saturday, June 19, 8am-5pm-Literature Table at Augusta Pride The CSRA Peace Alliance has a table at the Inaugural Augusta Pride Parade. Please RSVP yes to indicate that you will be able to staff the table. Please indicate which times work for you. We need setup at 8 AM and coverage through 5 PM. For more information, contact Ayman Fadel at 706 284 3002. http://www.meetup.com/CSRA-Peace-Alliance/calendar/13186474 July Saturday, July 10, 10AM-3PM CSRA Peace Retreat and Conference This extended event will allow the entire CSRA Peace Community to come together to discuss how we can transform the CSRA into a leader for peace. More details to come, but mark you calendar from today. http://www.meetup.com/CSRA-Peace-Alliance/calendar/13186324 Tuesday, July 13, 7 pm-Addressing Human Trafficking Come hear a Chrissy White?s presentation on how people in today's United States are suffering in slavery and what you can do to help. Chrissy White has been actively involved in doing Advocacy work for Human Trafficking Awareness since 2006. She began doing volunteer work as a Public Relations Officer for Psalms, an advocacy group formerly Psalms Ministries, in Easley, SC. She then went on to host lectures, a film series, and presentations on Human Trafficking at Greenville Technical College where she also studied at. She received training on Human Trafficking from the Carolina Policing Institute and is now serving as the Assistant Organizer for the South Carolina Stop Human Trafficking meet up group, based in Greenville, SC. She currently works at a group home for abused, neglected, and exploited teens. Chrissy recently moved to Columbia, SC and is looking forward to continuing her advocacy work in the Midlands. Location: Wallace Public Library, 1237 Laney Walker Blvd, Augusta, GA 30901 http://www.meetup.com/CSRA-Peace-Alliance/calendar/13448222 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: