The Human Cost of War and Chemical Weapons

Rescheduled
Wednesday, April 30, 6:00 p.m.
East Lecture Hall, Franklin Patterson Hall, Hampshire College

Talk by Drs. Shahriar Khateri and Mohammad Soroush, founders of The Iranian Society for Chemical Weapons Victims Support, to raise awareness of the costs of poison gas and of war in general. Sponsored by PSR.

IMMIGRANT RIGHTS MAY DAY RALLY

Thursday, May 1, noon - 2:00 p.m.
Amherst North Common

Rally for immigrant rights with speakers, poetry, music, and a speak-out. Demand an end to the racist scapegoating of immigrants:

• Stop letting ICE tear families apart
• Immigrants' rights are workers' rights!
• Immigrants are human beings
• Equal protection before the law

Mothers Day March for Peace and Justice

Sunday, May 11, 11:45 a.m.
Meet at Bridge Street Elementary School
~ Take back the day! ~

Mothers Day was intended as a peace demonstration. This year we focus on the children of the world and those who care for them. Start at Bridge Street School, 11:45 a.m., march to the Hestia mural on Masonic Street.

Eight Arrested Blocking Gate of Westover AFB

Claudia being arrested

Eight local peace activists, including Northampton Committee to Stop the War in Iraq founding members Claudia Lefko, Kathleen Winkworth, and Frances Crowe, staged a dramatic, high-profile protest at the gate of nearby Westover Air Force Base. Dressed in Middle Eastern clothing, they blocked the main gate of the Base until they were arrested for "disturbing the peace."

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The Iraq Moratorium

United for Peace and many other organizations are calling for actions on the third Friday of every month. The Moratorium started September 21, 2007 and is planned to continue until the war stops.

Local Moratorium Actions for Moratorium #7: March 21, 2008

• This month's moratorium falls on Good Friday, and also falls two days after the Fifth Anniversary of the Iraq War.
• Black armbands are being distributed at our movies and vigils and will be worn on Moratorium Day.
• Special vigil/march, noon - 1:00 p.m.: meet in front of Edwards Church, State Street and Main Street
• If you are planning any other local actions, let us know! [e-mail]

For more information, visit the Iraq Moratorium web site.

Democracy Now! Is Back on Cable

Northampton Local Access Cable, Channel 15
Weekdays at 8:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m. and midnight

Northampton's local access cable channel, channel 15, is up and running again, and it has Democracy Now! three times a day!

You can also listen to Democracy Now! on WMUA 91.1 at 8:00 a.m., and Valley Free Radio WXOJ 103.3 at 4:00 p.m.

Weekly Peace Vigil

Join our weekly vigil for peace and against the Iraq war, Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., in front of the County Courthouse (on Main Street between Gothic and King), rain or shine.

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The Iraqi Children's Art Exchange Project

The Iraqi Children's Art Exchange Project is an active and evolving collection of photographs and children's art from Iraq and the USA. It is available for showing.

More details are available at the Art Exchange Project's new web site, http://www.iraqichildrensart.org.

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More Events

A comprehensive listing of Valley peace and justice events can be found at the Western Mass. AFSC's calendar.