Agenda for VFP 8/23

Ernest Gruening Chapter (Southcentral Alaska), Meeting Agenda

Thursday, August 23, 7 pm, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Tudor & Lake Otis, Room 3 (downstairs)

 

1. Introductions & Discuss Agenda
2. Chapter Business-Finances
3. Coordination with Anchorage Peace Coalition
1. Next meeting 8/28, 7 pm Immanuel Presbyterian (near N. Light & Boniface—same place as Alaskans for Peace & Justice)
2. Truth in Recruiting Training session: Wednesday, September 5, 7 pm, at 2621 Redwood Street (in Rogers Park near Northern Lights and the Seward highway)
3. Our next Truth in Recruiting meeting will focus on training for adopt a school volunteers. Instead of meeting August 23, I've rescheduled for Wednesday, September 5. That will give us time to the word out and try to get at least one person for every high school.
4. Upcoming Events
1. Plans for the Eyes Wide Open exhibit around the state—Fairbanks in Sep. and Anchorage in Oct (http://ewoak/blogspot.com) are underway. See national site (http://www.afsc.org/eyes/ ) The next meeting will be tonite! at the home of: Taylor and Terry Brelsford 5909 Lynkerry Circle, phone 338-5520, or cell 244-2992(near Northern Lights and Boniface)
2. Sept. 14-21: Declaration of Peace -- a week of coordinated nonviolent actions. http://vcnv.org/project/the-occupation-project
3. September 15: Turn Up the Heat Protest in Washington, D.C.! http://www.pephost.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8553&news_iv_ctrl=3361 (sponsor ANSWER)
4. National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance (D.C. action - September 20th);
5. The Iraq Moratorium (a monthly day of action beginning September 21st); The THIRD FRIDAY of every month--Wear and distribute black ribbons and armbands, etc. http://www.iraqmoratorium.org 
6. SEPT 22- 29: Encampment in front of Congress - Cut off the War funds - Build a People Peace Congress--Congress will not end the war, Marches alone will not end the war, It's time to shut down Washington DC -No more business as usual! http://www.troopsoutnow.org/sept2207call.html
7. No War, No Warming (October 21st -23rd);
   FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE, NOT WARS FOR OIL! Join a global movement rising up against war and global warming by participating in a massive intervention in Washington DC or your own community. The Declaration of Peace is working with many other anti-war initiatives this summer and fall -- to consolidate our actions to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq. http://nowarnowarming.org/article.php?list=class&class=20
8. October 27 Massive Regional Actions to End the War in Iraq Regional Mobilizations being planned by United for Peace and Justice and member groups http://www.unitedforpeace.org/
5. Pressure on Politicians Congressional Delegation- What can we do?
6. Next Meeting on Sep.13th (2^nd and 4^th Thursday of every month)

 

 

 

Jon Lockert

Jon4Paz@AcsAlaska.net

• Peace Events: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=qcq21ir6k6f56vll38aorgltic%40group.calendar.google.com
• Veterans for Peace: http://akpeacevets.blogspot.com
• Peace Coalition: http://alaskans4peace.blogspot.com
• Eyes Wide Open - Alaska http://ewoak.blogspot.com/