NC Peace Action Calendar

TRIANGLE PEACE AND JUSTICE CALENDAR

We are transferring the Triangle Peace and Justice Calendar to OrganizeNorthCarolina.org. We invite everyone who has enjoyed our service to visit this new website where you may post events and link to a wide range of NC organizations. This site will help us all stay connected with a broader base of activists. Please submit your events in the easy-to-use form and check the calendar regularly for up-dates. Betsy Crites

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Triangle Events:

March 25 - April 15 Windows and Mirrors
a traveling exhibit that provides an opportunity to see ourselves in depictions of the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of artists and children. The exhibit includes 45 unique 4-foot by 6-foot panels created by artists memorializing Afghan civilian casualties, alongside images about living with war collected from Afghan schoolchildren. Opening Reception: Friday, March 25th, 2011, 7 PM, Carnegie Room Guilford College Library. Sponsored by American Friends Service Committee. Various programs throughout the 3 weeks. Check Windows and Mirrors

APR 17-22 Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace, “Living our Faith”, Statewide walk to protect immigrants’ rights, reform trade policies, call for justice for all workers. Will visit: Goldsboro, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro & Graham, Cary, Raleigh. Led by Witness for Peace SE, 919-856-9568, witnessforpeaceSE2@gmail.com

APR 21, THURS 6:00-8:00, Ellie Smeal of the Feminist Majority Foundation, Susan Hill Memorial Celebration Honoring the Life of a Legend in the Reproductive Justice Movement in NC and Beyond. Red Room Tapas Lounge, Raleigh, NC Benefiting the reproductive justice work of NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina, Carey Pope, 919-674-1017.

On-going Events:

FIRST WED: Monthly Vigil to end wars, support funding human needs, and build a culture of peace: In front of the Post Office, 300 Fayetteville St., Raleigh, First Wednesday of the month, 12:00-1:00.

WEEKLY vigils for justice and peace:

Chapel Hill: 5-6pm, Fridays, corner of Elliott Rd and East Franklin St (942-2535).

Raleigh: 5:00-6:00 pm, Mondays, in front of Central Prison, corner of Hunt Dr and Western Blvd, to end the death penalty (PFADP, AI-USA, NC-ACLU)

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State Office: North Carolina Peace Action 916 Knight St., Durham NC 27712 Phone: (919)381-5969 email: director@ncpeaceaction.org