Northampton Committee
To Stop the Wars
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Most Friday nights at 7:00 p.m., we show a documentary film relating to peace and justice at the Media Education Foundation, 60 Masonic Street in Northampton. The screenings are free. [Full Schedule]
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How to Start a Revolution
Many modern revolutions have followed the instructions set forth by nonviolence theorist Gene Sharp in his free book From Dictatorship to Democracy (the link is to a PDF of the actual book). |
Guantánamo: 10 Years and Counting
Reception: Sunday, January 22, 4:00 p.m.
Exhibit: January 22-28
Nacul Center, 592 Main Street, Amherst
Installation of photos, stories, art and poetry from the prison. More info...
Moving the Money: From War to Jobs, Education, Housing and the Environment
Sunday, January 29, 2:00 p.m.
Northampton Friends Meeting, 43 Center St
A Conversation with Judith LeBlanc, Field Director of Peace Action, the nation's largest grassroots peace organization. Info: 617-354-2169 or masspeaceaction.org.
No Nukes Benefit Concert and Speak Out
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, 2 - 9 pm
Leverett Town Hall, 9 Montague Rd., Leverett
Benefit for SAGE alliance to shut down Vermont Yankee. Speakers, music, a circus act, food, kids' activities. Admission $5-15 sliding.
Occupy...
Occupy Wall Street Road Trip!
Two full days of activities starting Wednesday afternoon; for full schedule see Occupy Northampton.
Cinema and Panel Discussion
Wednesday, February 1, 6:00 p.m.
Academy of Music, 274 Main Street
The main event is an hourlong festival of mini-documentaries about the various Occupy efforts followed by discussion with OWS and local activists.
Occupy Northampton: http://occupynorthampton.com
Occupy Amherst: http://occupyamherst.com
Occupy Springfield, see their Facebook page.
Springfield No One Leaves, the anti-foreclosure group that has done such remarkable work in Springfield, http://www.springfieldnooneleaves.org/
The October 2011 Movement An open-ended protest at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C. began October 6. Info at http://october2011.org. If you are planning to go from the Valley and and want to coordinate transportation, e-mail cjmoos at crocker dot com
Al-Jazeera English Starting on WXOJ-FM
Weekdays, 9:00 a.m.
WXOJ 103.3FM, Valley Free Radio
Al-Jazeera English now brings quality, in-depth coverage of world news to the Valley.
Bradley Manning's Trial Underway
For further information, two good Bradley Manning web sites are Courage to Resist and Bradley Manning.org.
Healthcare Not Warfare Brown Bag Lunch Vigil
Third Wednesday of each month
Rep. Neal's Office, 300 State Street, Springfield
On the third Wednesday of every month, peace and health care activists gather at Rep. Richard Neal's office, 300 State Street, Springfield.
For further info, e-mail cjmoos@crocker.com .
Alliance for Peace and Justice
APJ is a new local peace group focusing on Afghanistan.
Info: http://apj-wmass.org
Active Ingredients:
Audio Archive of Local Peace and Justice Events
Free thought! Miss an important local peace and justice event? It may be available at http://activeingredients.org.
Active Ingredients is also a radio show, Sunday mornings 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. or Monday evening at 7:00 on Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-103.3FM.
More Events
A listing of various Valley peace and justice events can be found at the Western Mass. AFSC's calendar.
Saturday 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.
Other local vigils:
Amherst Town Commons, Sundays 12 pm
Cummington, across from the creamery, Mondays 12 pm
Greenfield Town Commons, Saturdays 11 am
Springfield Federal Building, Mondays 12 pm
West Springfield Town Common, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 4 pm
~ Local Schedule ~
Radio
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WMUA 91.1
8:00 a.m. |
Valley Free Radio WXOJ 103.3
5:00 p.m. |
Public Access Cable TV
| Northampton | Channel 15 | 8pm & midnight |
| Northampton | Channel 10 | 7pm |
| Amherst | Channel 12 | 8am & 5pm |
| Hadley | Channel 5 | 7pm |
| Greenfield | Channel 15 | 8am |
| Easthampton | Channel 5 | 8am, noon, 7pm |
The Iraqi Children's Art Exchange
The Iraqi Children's Art Exchange is an evolving, ongoing project relating children's art to peace. It started out with the Committee years ago, but quickly snowballed into an entity of its own.