Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice 202 Harvard SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 505-268-9557   Updated: 28 October 2010 Special Events Calendar October 2010
Special Events Calendar -- October 2010	E-mail calendar events to MonthlyCalendar@abqpeaceandjustice.org by the 20th of the month (for the following month's print edition of our newsletter). Please limit submissions to a maximum of 60 words and follow the format below to make it easier on our volunteer! E-mail calendar events to Web@abqPeaceAndJustice.org at any time for the Web site calendar. Event notices are appreciated at least ten (10) days before the event takes place. Also, please check calendar posted at the Peace Center for additional events not listed here. Events are held at the Peace Center unless otherwise noted. Recent additions and recent changes to the calendar (made this month) are shown in green. Friday, October 1, 5:00 - 6:00pm The talk, Passing Judgment on the Drug War, is taking place at the Old PERA Building, Apodaca Hall (Santa Fe Trail, across from the Roundhouse - Santa Fe). Judge James Gray, a self-avowed "drug warrior" turned drug legalization advocate. will give the presentation.
Friday, October 1, 7:00pm A.N.S.W.E.R. Albuquerque Film Showing: Salt of the Earth (1954). Salt of the Earth is based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico. The film deals with racism against Mexican-American workers who struck to attain wage parity with Anglo workers in other mines and to be treated with dignity by the bosses. This film was written, directed, and produced by members of the original "Hollywood Ten," who were blacklisted during the anti-communist witch hunts of the McCarthy era. This classic film is the only film to be banned by the U.S.. $5 - $10 donation requested; no one is turned away for lack of funds. Information: 505-268-2488. Saturday-Saturday, October 2 - 9 Keep Space for Peace - International week of protest to stop the militarization of space. Saturday, October 2, 10:00am - 12:00pm Stop The War Machine, Albuquerque Veterans for Peace, and Action Coalition of Taos invite you to stand in front of the Truman Gate on Gibson just west of San Mateo SE. in protest of the endless US wars for oil in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Palestine and Africa! Information/volunteer: 505-858-0882. Saturday, October 2, 1:00pm Pax Americana - the Weaponization of Space is a new 90-minute documentary about full spectrum dominance -- the hidden US strategy for building a global empire. At the Guild Cinema (3405 Central Ave. NE - Albuquerque). Information: 505-255-1848. Sunday, October 3, 1:00 - 6:00pm Pathways to Sustainability. Whether you rent an apartment or own acres of land, this interactive workshop will be focused around your journey towards sustainability. We'll see an overview of sustainable systems and practices appropriate for the Southwest, including solar energy and heating, grey water and rainwater systems, natural building methods, high desert gardening, and land restoration. Instructor Amanda Bramble will assist you in crafting a specific and personalized vision of sustainability and developing practical and fun strategies for realizing that vision. $35 to $45 sliding scale. Information: 505-780-0535. Recent Addition! Wednesday, October 6, 6:30 - 8:30pm A public meeting concerning the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement (CMRR) Project is taking place at the Hilltop House (400 Trinity Drive - Los Alamos). The meeting is the result of a 2005 settlement of an appeal by community groups of an air permit issued by the New Mexico Environment Department for the CMRR Project. Information: http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/cmrr/publicmeetings/index.shtml . Thursday, October 7, 5:30pm We will talk about the "poli-migra" problem (the intersection between the police and immigration agencies) in Albuquerque and how we will contine to fight against the criminalization of our communities. It takes place at the next membership meeting of El CENTRO de Igualdad y Derechos at our new office (714 4th Street SW - Albuquerque). Information: 505-246-1627. Recent Addition! Thursday, October 7, 7:00 - 8:00pm CUBA historically and today will be analyzed by Bruce Clark and Luis Martin, experts or nearly about La Isla, surviving the Empire's attempts to take it down for half a century. This is the subject of tonight's IndyMedia Show on cable channel 27 (Albuquerque). The program is simultaneously on the internet at http://quote-unquote.org . The call-in telephone number is 505-346-1633. Come down to 415 Tijeras NW (Albuquerque) and be a part of our live studio audience. For additional information concerning NM's IndyMedia and to view past shows, please check out our program's Web site at http://NMIndyMediaShow.org . Information: 505-304-3144. Friday-Thursday, October 8-14 The eighth annual Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, an exciting celebration of more than 70 entries, including short films, documentaries and feature-length films from the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe and South America. The Festival has become both the largest film festival in Albuquerque and the most supported and fastest growing film happening in the state of New Mexico. This year's venues include the Guild Cinema, the Bank Of America Theatre located at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, and the Southwest Film Center at the University of New Mexico. Information: www.closetcinema.org . Friday-Saturday, October 8-9 Enneagram Intensive: Relationship to Self, God & Others is being presented at Hotel Albuquerque (Albuquerque). This Enneagram Intensive will allow us all to continue to know more deeply and compassionately our self, one another and our God. It is being presented by Suzanne Stabile and is sponsored by the Center for Action and Contemplation. Information (including time): 505-242-9588 x105. Saturday, October 9, 6:00 - 9:00pm Bill of Rights Celebration: Protecting Your Voice - Please join us at our premier event this year to celebrate the ACLU's 90 year history of protecting free speech, artistic liberty and all other forms of expression! At Albuquerque Museum of Art and History (2000 Mountain Road NW - Albuquerque). Enjoy food, drink and a special performance by hip-hop poet, Idris Goodwin, as we honor outstanding civil libertarians and help contribute to a strong future for the ACLU of New Mexico. There is a $100 minimum suggested donation for this event. www.satap.dtp . Recent Addition! Sunday, October 10, 11:00am A planning meeting for October 22nd Rally against police brutality - Please join Copwatch in planning and messaging for a big event that will include the voice of families and friends who have lost loved ones to police violence, and YOUR voice. Now is the time, help us make our voice loud and clear about how we expect police to serve our communities, we need your help, we are all non paid volunteers and concerned citizens. Join us at Young Women United (120 Morningside NE - Albuquerque). Information: Bobadochie@aol.com or 215-820-3444. Monday, October 11 Indigenous People's day - ACP&J's office will be closed. Recent Change! Monday, October 11, 5:00pm In the 30-minute film, War Tax Resisters and Their Motivations: Death & Taxes, 28 people offer their motivations for and methods of resisting the war machine with their tax money. The film is being shown at the Village Roaster (519 Central Ave. NW - Albuquerque) and is being presented by the Duke City Docfest. Information: 505-301-2261. Recent Addition! Monday, October 11, 7:00pm You are invited to come together to be one voice for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) community that live in fear, self hate, and silence, are silent no more. This event takes place at Morningside Park (Albuquerque). In recent months the mass media has brought awareness to the rise in GLBT suicides across our country. The sad truth and reality is that for far too long there has been a silence when dealing and coping with the issue of GLBT suicides, GLBT bullying, and GLBT discrimination. Please check out our video invitation on YouTube! Thursday, October 14, 6:00 - 8:00pm Steps to Address Institutional Racism is a forum on addressing institutional racism being presented by Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones from the CDC. Dr. Jones will engage us in reflection and collaborative action planning. Are you working on health equity and social justice issues and would like to unify with likeminded New Mexicans? Are you curious to learn more about anti-racism strategies? Do you want to participate in changing public policy in New Mexico? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then join this forum presented by the New Mexico Health Equity Working Group (NMHEWG) at the Rotunda Building on University and Basehart SE (Albuquerque). Refreshments will be provided. Information and to reserve a seat: 505-270-8188. Recent Addition! Thursday, October 14, 7:00 - 8:00pm "Tales from the Heart: Eyewitness Accounts from the Middle East" is the subject of tonight's IndyMedia Show on cable channel 27 (Albuquerque). Susan Schuurman will be joined by writer/educator/activist Iris Keltz and UNM Student/Palestinian-American Danya Mustafa. Iris and Danya will share stories about their time spent in Israel/Palestine this past summer. Find out what the Green Line is and how it affects Palestinian farmers, see photos of nonviolent resistance/protests in Bi'ilin and Tel Aviv. Learn more about a Samaritan village and its origins, and so much more. Get more informed and more involved in helping to achieve a justice-based peace in the Middle East. Find out how you can help locally and nationally. The program is simultaneously on the internet at http://quote-unquote.org . The call-in telephone number is 505-346-1633. Come down to 415 Tijeras NW (Albuquerque) and be a part of our live studio audience. For additional information concerning NM's IndyMedia and to view past shows, please check out our program's Web site at http://NMIndyMediaShow.org . Information: 505-304-3144. Saturday, October 16, 10:00am - 4:00pm Train the Trainer Convening, "Know-your-rights and Documentation of Abuse" is a training for people that want to offer/create know-your-rights-workshops in their neighborhoods and communities, be able to identify when an law enforcement abuse is taking place, and/or would like to participate in our documentation of abuse/story collection project. Training will be held in Spanish with English interpretation available. This training is presented by El CENTRO de Igualdad y Derechos. Information: 505-246-1627. Saturday, October 16, 1:00 - 2:30pm The monthly meeting of Capitalism Reform Study-ADVOCACY Group is taking place at First Unitarian Church (Carlisle at Comanche NE - Albuquerque). Information: bbriley@gmail.com (preferred) or 505-323-0364. Saturday, October 16, 1:30 - 3:30pm Dialogue: Love. Do we all agree on the value of love and the many ways it is expressed? Bring your perspectives and practice listening to points of view that differ from your own. Dialogue uses physicist David Bohm's method of sharing experiences to gain greater understanding of others. Information: 505-243-6174. Saturday, October 16, 6:00pm A benefit musical concert for refugees and immigrants from Africa, Nepal, Iraq, and other countries is being presented by the South African Orion Duet at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (114 Carlisle Blvd SE - Albuquerque). Admission is free, but donations will be happily accepted. Information: www.southafricanorionduet.com or 505-435-5741. Sunday, October 17, 3:00 - 5:00pm Native plants hike. Get to know our local plants and enjoy the land. Ampersand will discuss natural history, medicinal uses, and tips for identifying our plant friends. Bring your own knowledge of native plants, your curiosity, and a notepad or sketchbook. $10 to $15 suggested donation. Information: 505-780-0535. Recent Addition! Tuesday, October 19, 4:00 - 7:00pm A public scoping meeting concerning the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement (CMRR) Project is taking place at the White Rock Town Hall, in Los Alamos County. The public will have the opportunity to present comments, ask questions, and discuss what should be analyzed for in the new environmental impact statement that will replace the one completed in 2003. A second public scoping meeting will take place October 20 (see below). Information: http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/cmrr/publicmeetings/index.shtml . Tuesday, October 19, 6:00 - 7:00pm Zapatista Resistance in Chiapas and its global voice. Activist, artist and art historian Tijen Tunali visited Zapatista communities in January 2010. Tijen will talk about the indigenous resistance and its significance for the anti globalization movements around the world. Tijen will show images to support her argument that the resistance is continuous. Recent Addition! Wednesday, October 20, 4:00 - 7:00pm A public scoping meeting concerning the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement (CMRR) Project is taking place at the Cities of Gold Casino Hotel in Pojoaque. The public will have the opportunity to present comments, ask questions, and discuss what should be analyzed for in the new environmental impact statement that will replace the one completed in 2003. An earlier public scoping meeting takes place October 19 (see above). Information: http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/cmrr/publicmeetings/index.shtml . Wednesday, October 20, 6:30 - 7:30pm Booktalk: Asylum: A Journey from Innocence, a memoir of anti-apartheid activist Phillip Hugo Thal, who will talk about his harrowing experiences during the infamous apartheid era in South Africa and the odyssey he underwent to find political asylum in the USA. At Loma Colorado Main Library Auditorium (755 Loma Colorado Drive NE - Rio Rancho). Free. Information: 505-891-5013, Ext. 3033. Thursday, October 21, 7:00pm People Before Profit film & lecture series presents Posada Carriles, Terrorism Made in USA. A Cuban airliner with 73 passengers on board left Venezuela on October 6, 1976. Two explosions took it down over the ocean near the Barbados coast. There were no survivors. As a result of this attack, the existence of a terrorist network was exposed to the public-- a network financed and controlled by the CIA and operating clandestinely since the 1960s. This documentary tells the story of terrorist Posada Carriles from when he started working for the CIA in the 1960s until he was welcomed in Miami by the Bush government in 2007. It reveals the tentacles of the brand of terrorism made in the USA. A representative from A.N.S.W.E.R. will speak after the film. Recent Addition! Thursday, October 21, 7:00pm A lecture/discussion about Hand in Hand Israeli schools for Jewish and Arab children is being presented by Lee Gordon (one of the co-founders of Hand in Hand). This event is taking place at Nahalat Shalom (3606 Rio Grande Blvd. NW - Albuquerque). There is no charge, but donations are welcome to help with Hand in Hand's project to develop a network of integrated schools for Israeli Jewish and Israeli Arab children. Information: 505-343-8227, 505-246-2231, or 505-341-2306. Recent Change! Friday, October 22, 3:30pm A rally/speak out in solidarity with the National Day Against Police Brutality at 4th and Roma (APD Headquarters). Here we will listen to those who have suffered from police Violence and demand justice from the city! Organized by ABQ Copwatch along with victims of police violence, Vecinos United, and A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition. Immediately following the rally, ABQ Copwatch will go out on the streets of downtown ABQ and Copwatch! Information: abqcopwatch@gmail.com or 215-820-3444. Recent Addition! Saturday, October 23, 8:30am Second Annual Free Palestine Walk, along with Americans in more than 45 other cities is taking place at the Federal Courthouse (Lomas NW between 3rd and 4th Streets - Albuquerque). Information: http://albuquerquewalk.eventbrite.com and rerickson56@comcast.net . Saturday, October 23, 2:00pm Defending Artistic Liberty Panel - How can we ensure the right of artists to participate in democratic dialogue by defending public access to their work and supporting their ability to freely express views that might be unpopular or controversial? Join the discussion and learn about what's black and white and what's gray when it comes to free speech. This event is free and open to the public. It takes place at 516 ARTS (516 Central Ave. SW - Albuquerque). Recent Addition! Sunday, October 24 United Nations Day Recent Addition! Sunday, October 24, 1:00 - 2:00pm Focus on Iran - "Iran: Past and Present" will take place in UNM Education Bldg. - Room 103 (UNM - Albuquerque). The presentation will be given by Mozafar Banihashemi, a doctoral candidate, UNM Social Studies Dept. Recent Addition! Sunday, October 24, 2:15 - 3:15pm Focus on Iran - UNM Model UN, a mock General Assembly debate on Iran will take place in UNM Education Bldg. - Room 103 (UNM - Albuquerque). Recent Change! Sunday, October 24, 3:45 - 5:30pm "Target Iran" is being presented by the United Nations Assoc., Albuquerque Chapter. Scott Ritter, (former Officer in the Marine Corps, former UN Weapons Inspector (Iraq), and author of books on Iraq and Iran) is the speaker. It will take place in UNM Education Bldg. - Room 103 (UNM - Albuquerque). Suggested donation: $10 or whatever you can afford. Information: 505-869-4212. Recent Change! Sunday, October 24, 3:00 - 5:00pm ABQ Poets Against War Inaugural Reading, a fundraiser for the Los Alamos Study Group, at Harwood Cafeteria (1114 Seventh NW - Albuquerque). Admission: $3 bucks! The group grew out of a conversation about the BP oil disaster and our disgust at the significant use of Gulf oil by the US military. This use of oil, for both human and ecological destruction, symbolizes the failure of democracy to put the needs of people and the environment first. As citizen-poets they rise up, bear witness and embrace the work of creating a sustainable, peaceful and just future for all life on earth. Information: delschwartz@juno.com and demetriajuly@aol.com . Recent Addition! Wednesday, October 27, 9:00am-2:00pm Huge Community Assistance Fair at Wells Park Neighborhood Center (5th and Mountain - Albuquerque). The event will include housing and rental assistance, minor home repairs and weatherization, utility assistance, food pantries and food resources, eldercare and healthcare, transportation, and miscellaneous resources. This event is sponsored by PNM. Information: http://www.pnm.com/customers/bill_help_energy_fairs.htm?source=hp101610 Recent Addition! Thursday, October 28th, 2:00pm A Clean Energy and National Security town hall with veterans and top retired military officers to discuss how oil dependence and climate change are threatening our country and endangering our troops. It's taking place at Lobo Room B in the Student Union Bldg. at the University of New Mexico (Albuquerque). Sponsored by Veterans for American Power Tour. Information and RSVP: 603-703-9660. Please send calendar items, comments, and questions concerning this Web document to Web@abqPeaceAndJustice.org .