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Arun and Sunanda Gandhi were at the peaceCENTER May 10 and 11. Read the articles in the Express-News
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6 July: In one of the worst cases of union-busting, a fierce battle breaks out between Homestead Steel employees and Pinkerton detectives. 20 are killed. (1892)6 July: In Nazi-occupied Holland, thirteen-year-old Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family were forced to take refuge in a secret sealed-off area of an Amsterdam warehouse (1942)6 July: Irene Morgan, a 28-year-old black woman, refused to move to the back of the bus. Her appeal, entered after her conviction for breaking a Virginia law barring integrated seating, resulted in a 7-1 Supreme Court decision barring segregation in interstate commerce. (1944) 6 July: Students try to block troop trains in Berkeley, CA (1965)7 July: First military draft by US (exemptions cost $100). (1863)7 July: Pugwash scientists hold first peace conference.(1957)7 July: 2,000 Native American activists and anti-nuclear demonstrators march through the Black Hills (South Dakota) to protest the development of uranium mines in sacred lands. (1979)7 July: The first of many syringes, blood vials & other hospital souvenirs -- some contaminated with the AIDS virus -- washes ashore on Long Island, forcing the closing of miles of beaches in the midst of the worst East Coast heat wave of the decade. (1988)7 July: Peace march to Presidential residence blockaded by police, Belgrade, Serbia. (1992)7 July: Cambodian parliament outlaws Khmer Rouge. (1994)8 July: In the battle of Otompan, Otumba, Mexico, Spaniards slay 20,000 Aztecs. (1520)8 July: First anthracite coal strike in US. (1842)8 July: Taos Pueblo recover sacred Blue Lake from Federal government. (1970)8 July: Congress enacts the Hopi-Navajo [forced] Relocation Act to "solve" the problem of impeded access to coal deposits at Big Mountain, Arizona. Dine (Navajo) families at Big Mountain continue their resistance to this day. (1980)8 July: Regional Council demands removal of all nuclear weapons and bases, Strathclyde, Scotland. (1981)8 July: International Court Of Justice declares that in almost all circumstances use of nuclear weapons is illegal. (1996)8 July: First arrests in Britain for pulling up Genetically Engineered crops. Five women pull up almost 200 plants at Monsanto's Model Farm, Watlington in Oxfordshire. Thames Valley. (1998)
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Every Tuesday: 4-5 pm, at San Fernando Cathedral. Organizations and activists come together Tuesday evening for a non-violent, silent candlelight vigil.
peacePARTNER The Circle School is now enrolling children ages 3-11 for summer and fall 2002. The Circle School is a non-profit, parent cooperative school dedicated to the education of the whole child. For information, please call 822-0461 or e-mail thecircleschool@juno.com. The school is located at 217 Pershing.
Wednesday, July 10: Dances of Universal Peace For the coming weeks we will be focusing our Dances to healing and peace in the Holy Land. Gathering in a healing circle, we will utilize prayers and simple movements from Judaism, Islam, and ancient Christianity. New arrivals and old hands form the circle. Call (210) 573-6335 for more details. Every Wednesday at the peaceCENTER, from 7-8:30 pm.
July 6: Race Unity Day sponsored by the Baha'i faith, La Villita Assembly Hall, 2-10 pm. Free. Fun, food and entertainment. For more information, call 210/281-9628.
July 11: The Palestinian-Jewish Dialogue
of San Antonio is hosting a Potluck Family Peace Dinner 6:30-8:30 pm at The Circle School. Bring a non-shell fish or non-pork dish to share. Reservations by July 9, phone to: 210/491-0805 or by email to: bmjgorelick@stic.net
July 11: Jim Hightower will speak at 7:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian-Universalist Church of San Antonio. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Call 210/344-4695 for tickets or details.
July 11: Save Our Aquifer Fun Raiser, 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. at the Esperanza Center, 922 San Pedro. See calendar for details.
Call (210) 224-HOPE to be added to the list of people called when prayer vigils are held at sites of violence
ARTICLES...More...
The Nature of Violence
Seeking Peace and Pursuing It
, by Barbie Gorelick, Spet. 22, 2002.
The Nature of Violence
An Open Letter and Emphatic Plea to President Bush and Secretary of State Powell , urging the U.S. government to maintain an active role in the Middle East peace process.
No Fear Speech at Palo Alto College by Susan Ives, Oct 19, 2001
Three minutes at noon can change the world Commentary by the peaceCENTER's Rosalyn Collier published in the Sep 27 Express-News.
Stand Up Against Violence, Express-News Commentary by Ann Helmke, October 21, 2000
Express-News Profile of Ann Helmke, 4 Sep. 99
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