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SUMMARY:After America Votes
DESCRIPTION:November 11 is six days after this most feared of all modern U.S. elections. Perhaps the most divisive election since the Civil War.  What might be the implications of what happens on November 5 for the country and\, specifically for the wars in Ukraine and Gaza? What do we need to know about the actual background to these wars as well as the meaning of present events in order to effectively exercise our responsibility as citizens to bring them to an end given the new lay of the land on which we will now be walking? \n  \nMonday\, November 11\, 2024 @ 7:00 PM \nRegister Here \nStephen Kinzer is an award-winning author and foreign correspondent who has covered more than 50 countries on five continents. His articles and books have led the Washington Post to place him “among the best in popular foreign policy storytelling.” He was Latin America correspondent for The Boston Globe\, and then spent more than 20 years working for the New York Times\, with extended postings in Nicaragua\, Germany\, and Turkey. He is a visiting fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University. His numerous books include Overthrow\, All the Shah’s Men\, The Brothers: John Foster Dulles\, Allen Dulles and Their Secret World War; The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt\, Mark Twain and the Birth of American Empire and Poisoner in Chief. He is now a Boston Globe columnist\, providing deep insight into U.S. foreign policy. \nSponsored by the MAPA peace campaign\, Ukraine: A Time for Peace.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/after-america-votes/
CATEGORIES:Democracy,War & Peace
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SUMMARY:Protect Ya Neck: Safety & Security While Taking Action
DESCRIPTION:This 2024 election will shift our political terrain and it’s important we understand how to keep us safe. Attend this BlackOUT Collective & Rukus Society training with your comrades to know what you need to do before\, during and after an action to ensure your folks are safe and secure. \nRegister here \n 
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/protect-ya-neck-safety-security-while-taking-action/
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Housing Justice,Immigration,Indigenous rights,LBGTQ+,Racial Justice,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241107T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241107T170000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
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SUMMARY:Teaching Histories of Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Join Prism for their their upcoming virtual event in partnership with the Zinn Education Project\, Teaching Truths: Educators speak on justice and liberation in the classroom\, on November 7\, 2024\, 3pm PT. \nRegister here! \nWe’ll hear from Jesse Hagiopan\, Dr. Tamyka Morant\, De’Ana Forbes\, Greg Wickenkamp\, and Dr. Chantee Earl in conversation with Prism’s Editor-in-Chief\, Lara Witt. \nThese educators and organizers are at the forefront of narrative intervention and who spend each and every day ensuring that their students learn about Black\, Indigenous\, and LGBTQIA+ history\, settler-colonialism\, migrant justice\, Palestine\, climate change and its root causes of militarism\, imperialism\, capitalism\, and more. We’ll explore how they are navigating censorship\, school administrations\, political repression\, and other challenges. \nClick here to register!
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/teaching-histories-of-resistance/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Allies,Community Event,Nonviolence,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241019T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241019T113000
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SUMMARY:Implementation of International Law Now
DESCRIPTION:This 90-minute\, live event is free and open to the public. 

We will have interpreters providing live interpretation of the whole event into English\, Arabic\, and Spanish. \nSign up and learn more at World Beyond War’s website. \nThe timing is October 19\, 2024\, at 7 a.m. in Honolulu\, 10 a.m. in Los Angeles\, 11 a.m. in Mexico City\, 1 p.m. in New York City\, 6 p.m. in Yaoundé\, 7 p.m. in Berlin\, and 8 p.m. in Palestine. \nGlobal Solidarity for Peace in Palestine (GSPP) is a coalition of organizations from around the world committed to defending the rights of Palestinians and ending the occupation. Our movement is built on the principles of justice\, human dignity\, and respect for international law. \nJoin us for an urgent and transformative global conference\, “Implementation of International Law to Stop the Genocide”\, organized by Global Solidarity for Peace in Palestine (GSPP). This event will bring together activists\, peacebuilders\, and human rights advocates from around the world to address the ongoing war in Gaza and the systemic oppression Palestinians are facing by Israeli occupation. \nFor over 75 years\, the Palestinian people have endured relentless occupation\, apartheid\, ethnic cleansing\, and violations of their fundamental human rights. Today\, as the violence intensifies in Gaza\, our collective voice is needed more than ever. Global solidarity is key to ending these atrocities\, implementing international law\, and restoring justice and peace to Palestine.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/implementation-of-international-law-now/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241004T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241004T200000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
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SUMMARY:Tell My Story: Remembering Professor Refaat Alareer
DESCRIPTION:Join SOU Students for Palestine at Ashland Plaza for an evening of poetry\, music and other readings honoring the life of beloved Gaza Professor Refaat Alareer.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/tell-my-story-remembering-professor-refaat-alareer/
LOCATION:Ashland Plaza\, 41 N. Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520
CATEGORIES:Allies,War & Peace
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240923
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SUMMARY:#NoWar2024 Conference: Resisting the USA’s Military Empire
DESCRIPTION:A global 3-day conference\, streamed virtually\, with in-person events in Sydney\, Australia; Wanfried\, Germany; Bogotá\, Colombia; and Washington\, DC\, U.S\nRegister for #NoWar2024 \nThe conference will be livestreamed on Zoom\, with in-person events in Sydney\, Australia; Wanfried\, Germany*; Bogotá\, Colombia; and Washington\, DC\, U.S. \n1 ticket gets you access to all 3 days of programming. Choose your ticket option below to join us online or at one of our in-person venues. The Zoom link will also be provided to in-person registrants so you can tune in to all of the sessions throughout the weekend. \nhttps://worldbeyondwar.org/register-for-nowar2024/ \nNoWar2024 kicks off at the Henry Carmichael Theatre\, Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts\, 280 Pitt Street in Sydney\, Australia at 9:00am-1:00pm on Saturday\, September 21 Sydney Local Time / 7:00pm-11:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4) on Friday\, September 20. Find the time in your time zone. \nEvents take place in Wanfried\, Germany\, from 2:00pm-6:00pm Germany Local Time / 8:00am-12:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4). Find the time in your time zone. This section of the conference is hosted by the World BEYOND War International Peace Factory Wanfried chapter. Located at the former border between the eastern and western part of Germany\, the International Peace Factory Wanfried is an old factory building that has been transformed into a gathering space for the peace movement. Details to come! \nEvents conclude at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church\, 1313 New York Avenue NW\, in Washington\, DC\, the heart of the empire\, from 1:00pm-5:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4). Find the time in your time zone.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/nowar2024-conference-resisting-the-usas-military-empire/
CATEGORIES:Allies,Nonviolence,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240904T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240904T163000
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SUMMARY:Tea and Conversation Honoring Local Hiroshima Survivor Planned
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to tea and conversation with Hiroshima atom bomb survivor\, author and activist Hideko Tamura Snider from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday\, Sept. 4\, at Peace House\, 543 S Mountain Ave\, Ashland\, OR 97520. \nThis intimate gathering honoring Hideko – sponsored by Southern Oregon Pachamama Alliance\, Peace House and One Sunny Day Initiatives (OSDI) – provides a perfect opportunity to talk with one of the region’s most dedicated activists whose life work has been devoted to promoting peace and a world free of nuclear weapons. Hideko’s life story\, told in her book One Sunny Day\, is one of courage and perseverance and serves as a poignant reminder of the ongoing threat of nuclear warfare. Hideko will share stories from her memoir and welcome questions from attendees. \nBoth Hideko’s memoir One Sunny Day and her picture book written for children\, When a Peace Tree Blooms\, will be available to purchase that day; and she will be signing books upon request after speaking to the group. Her books are also available locally at Bloomsbury Books in Ashland\, and Barnes & Noble in Medford. \nWhen a Peace Tree Blooms\, illustrated in soft watercolors by Japanese artist Mari Kishi\, tells the story of a young child meeting an elderly couple planting special seeds. It’s a universal tale of resilience\, hope and creating peace in the world. It acknowledges the challenges of loss\, choices\, and the rewards of joining together to rebuild a better life. It can also serve as a healing and empowering story for any young child facing devastation and loss\, or a way for friends and classmates to gain deeper empathy for what others may have experienced. It is now available in English\, Japanese\, Chinese\, and Ukrainian\, with a Russian translation ready to publish. \nIn 2007\, Hideko founded One Sunny Day Initiatives (OSDI)\, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization\, to educate the public about the consequences of the use of nuclear weapons and to plant seeds of peace\, hope and reconciliation among people of the world. Hideko has made numerous presentations to organizations throughout the U.S. of her personal experience with the effects of nuclear weapons and her healing process. Learn more about Hideko’s efforts on the OSDI website. \nAttendance at the tea is free\, but please reserve your place by emailing info@sopachamama.org.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/tea-and-conversation-honoring-local-hiroshima-survivor-planned/
LOCATION:Peace House
CATEGORIES:Allies,Community Event,Nuclear Issues,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240829T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240829T163000
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SUMMARY:FCNL Book Club: Light in Gaza
DESCRIPTION:Please join Friends Committee on National Legislation in reading and discussing the book Light In Gaza! The anthology imagines what the future of Gaza could be\, while reaffirming the critical role of Gaza in Palestinian identity\, history\, and struggle for liberation. It contains works by eleven Palestinian writers and poets. It constitutes a collective effort to organize and center Palestinian voices in the ongoing pursuit of justice. \nLight In Gaza was published by our friends at American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and Haymarket Books. You can learn about the book and download a free digital copy here: Light in Gaza | HaymarketBooks.org \nIf you are only able to read a few selections before the date of the book club\, we would still love for you to join and be a part of our discussion!
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/fcnl-book-club-light-in-gaza/
CATEGORIES:Allies,Nonviolence,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240819T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240819T200000
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SUMMARY:From Thorns to Blossoms A Japanese American Family in War and Peace
DESCRIPTION:Ashland Together and Bloomsbury Books are happy to bring Mitzi and David Loftus back for an encore presentation of their book\, From Thorns to Blossoms A Japanese American Family in War and Peace. Mitzi will share her experience in the camp and the aftermath of that experience. David will provide some history and context for the story. \nFrom Oregon University State Press new books 2024: \n“Born on a fruit orchard in Hood River\, Oregon\, in 1932\, Mitzi Asai Loftus spent three years of her childhood in government incarceration camps in California and Wyoming. For more than seventy years\, she has given public talks about her family’s experience to audiences of all ages. Having lived much of her adult life in Eugene and Coos Bay\, she now resides in Ashland. \nWriter\, editor\, actor\, and voice artist David Loftus is a native Oregonian. The author of several books\, David has acted on stage and in film\, recorded books for the blind\, and read literature aloud at bookstores\, coffee\, shops\, and pubs in a series he calls “Story Time for Grownups.” He lived 10 years in Boston but has been a Portland resident since 1991. \nTo register for this free event\, click here.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/26675/
LOCATION:OSF Carpenter Hall\, 44 S Pioneer St\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Racial Justice,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240815T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240815T100000
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SUMMARY:Book Talk – Illusions of Control: Dilemmas in Managing U.S. Proxy Forces in Afghanistan\, Iraq\, and Syria
DESCRIPTION:Since the start of the U.S. war on terror\, the United States has backed various militias and rebels in the Middle East and Central Asia. Using proxies has allowed the U.S. to reduce its own troop deployments and benefit from the local knowledge of indigenous armed groups. However\, these partnerships carry significant diplomatic\, human rights\, reputational\, and tactical risks. Gaston’s book explores case studies of these relationships in Afghanistan\, Iraq\, and Syria\, examining how U.S. policymakers manage these risks. Has support for proxies been a success\, failure\, or something in between? Can proxies truly be managed? And are the risks worth the potential benefits? \nJoin a discussion with Erica Gaston\, Head of the Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace Programme at the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research\, that delves into the murky world of U.S. proxy forces in the War on Terror. Adam Weinstein\, Deputy Middle East Director at the Quincy Institute\, will speak with the author. \nThe discussion will take place on Thursday\, August 15th from 12:00 – 1:00 PM Eastern Time. \nRegister with the Quincy Institute
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/book-talk-illusions-of-control-dilemmas-in-managing-u-s-proxy-forces-in-afghanistan-iraq-and-syria/
CATEGORIES:War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240802T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240802T170000
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SUMMARY:Summer concert with Broadway Phil and David Rovics
DESCRIPTION:KSKQ Community Radio and the Ashland Community Peace Meal invite the community to a summer music folk and rock festival on August 9th at the Lithia Park Bandshell starting at 6 pm. \nBroadway Phil and the Shouters will open the festival with get-on-your-feet rock and roll. From Jacksonville\, Oregon\, Broadway Phil and the Shouters have been rocking concerts and clubs for over twenty years\, drawing on the influence of Blues\, R&B\, Tex-Mex and Roots Rock. David Rovics and Kamala Emanuel will perform at 7 pm with socially conscious folk music. \nRovics and Emanual and will be singing songs of solidarity and social significance. They are in the first stages of their Minister of Culture world tour. Pre-performance music will begin at 5 pm following the Community Peace Meal. Local musicians will entertain the crowd prior to Broadway Phils performance at 6 pm. \nThe performances are free of charge. Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase and donations will be accepted. \nThe concert is sponsored by KSKQ Community Radio and the Ashland Peace Meal. The Ashland Community Peace Meal is a volunteer-powered mutual aid service and serves free community meals every Thursday and Friday at 3:30 PM in Lithia Park. \nKSKQ is pleased to invite you to listen to home-grown and syndicated conversation and music at 89.5 FM Ashland and 94.1 FM Medford\, Oregon and from all over the planet at www.kskq.org. \nFor more information contact Jason Houk at 541-841-8341 or email Jason@KSKQ.org
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/summer-concert-with-broadway-phil-and-david-rovics/
CATEGORIES:Allies,Community Event,Nonviolence,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240620T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240620T213000
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SUMMARY:Where the Olive Trees Weep
DESCRIPTION:Jewish Voice for Peace invites you to a premiere screening of  “Where the Olive Trees Weep” on June 20 at the Varsity Theater. A suggested donation of $10 or two for $15 will be accepted at the door. \nJewish Voice for Peace Rogue Valley is committed to helping to educate our Community. about the origins and roots of the Palestine/Israel conflict. \nOur goal is to shed light on the brutal\, 75-year occupation of Palestine\, the 16-year blockade of Gaza\, and the true nature of Israel as an apartheid State. \nOur mass media\, unfortunately\, often portrays Israel as the victim\, a nation under attack from violent\, barbaric\, and anti-Semitic Arab terrorists. Where the Olive Trees Weep explores the trauma and pain that Palestinians experience under occupation\, and the beauty and resilience of the Palestinian people as they struggle to heal themselves and continue in their quest for Freedom\, Justice\, and Equality. \nThe screening coincides with 21 Days of Conversation about the film and its implications. Learn  more here.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/where-the-olive-trees-weep/
LOCATION:Varsity Theater\, 166 E. Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:Allies,Community Event,Racial Justice,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240523T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240523T113000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
CREATED:20240426T175552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T181346Z
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SUMMARY:Emergency Forum with Israeli Conscientious Objector Yuval Dag
DESCRIPTION:On March 20\, 2023\, Yuval Dag refused his military conscription and was sent by an Israeli military court to prison. \nAfter growing up with a nationalist identity\, Yuval began to question his privilege and how it was maintained through the oppression of Palestinians. “Resistance begins\, first of all\, with self-reflection and understanding. With the understanding that by wearing a uniform and symbols of a certain body\, you choose to represent that body. With the understanding that enlisting in the army is a political choice\, and its meaning is to support the military and political agenda\, and to take part in it. The understanding that even a small cog contributes to the system’s function.” \nYuval decided that he could not in good conscientious accept his military conscription. He spent two months in prison for his refusal to serve and today works with the Israeli Refusers Solidarity Network to support other Israeli Jewish Refusniks. \nJoin us for an urgent and important conversation with Yuval hosted by Ariel Gold of Fellowship of Reconciliation and Diana Oestrich of Red Letter Christians. \ \nRegister for this Zoom Event here.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/emergency-forum-with-israeli-conscientious-objector-yuval-dag/
CATEGORIES:Nonviolence,War & Peace
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240520
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
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SUMMARY:First We Bombed New Mexico: Free Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:From May 17 to 19\, a special screening of a new documentary\, “First We Bombed New Mexico\,” will be available online. It tells the tragic story of the many “downwinders” whose health was adversely affected by the fallout from the July 1945 Trinity nuclear test and their betrayal by the U.S. government. \nIn particular\, thousands of New Mexicans—mostly Hispanic and Native American—were exposed to catastrophic levels of radioactive fallout\, never warned\, never acknowledged and never helped afterwards. \nYou can easily watch this film on your phone\, iPad\, laptop\, or desktop by registering here. \nAlongside this special screening is a panel discussion with the filmmakers and a bipartisan group of members of Congress who are fighting to address this wrong. \nThey are pushing legislation to expand and extend the Radiation Effects Compensation Act (RECA) to include Trinity downwinders and other communities. \nThis is an urgent and timely issue.  \nAs you may have read in Arms Control Today\, RECA will expire June 7\, 2024\, unless these advocates win Congressional approval to extend it.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/first-we-bombed-new-mexico-free-film-screening/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Issues,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240424T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240424T100000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
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SUMMARY:An Update on the War in Ukraine: Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
DESCRIPTION:Join military strategist Stephen Biddle and Ukraine expert Melinda Haring in a conversation with national security reporter Julian Barnes to discuss the strategic landscape of the war in Ukraine. We will explore military strategic options from both Russian and Ukrainian perspectives including what the next phase of the war could bring. \nRegister for this Bulletin virtual program. \nSpeakers include: \n\nStephen Biddle \nProfessor of International and Public Affairs\, Columbia University \n\nStephen Biddle is Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University\, a member of the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies\, and Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. He has served on the Defense Department’s Defense Policy Board\, on General David Petraeus’ Joint Strategic Assessment Team in Baghdad in 2007\, as a Senior Advisor to the Central Command Assessment Team in Washington in 2008-9\, as a member of General Stanley McChrystal’s Initial Strategic Assessment Team in Kabul in 2009\, and on a variety of other government advisory panels and analytical teams. Biddle lectures regularly at the U.S. Army War College and other military schools\, and has presented testimony before congressional committees on issues relating to the wars in Iraq\, Afghanistan\, and Syria; force planning; conventional net assessment; and European arms control. \n\n\nMelinda Haring \nSenior Advisor\, Razom for Ukraine; Non-Resident Senior Fellow\, Atlantic Council \n\nMelinda Haring senior advisor at Razom for Ukraine and a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. Previously\, she was the deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and editor of the Atlantic Council’s popular publication\, the UkraineAlert blog. She is the author of the report Reforming the democracy bureaucracy (FPRI\, 2013) coauthor of Biden and Ukraine: a strategy for the next administration (Atlantic Council\, 2021)\, Biden and Belarus: a strategy for the next administration (Atlantic Council\, 2021)\, Ukraine’s internally displaced persons hold a key to peace (Atlantic Council\, 2017)\, and a contributor to Does democracy matter? (Rowman & Littlefield\, 2017). Haring has worked for the Superhumans Center\, Eurasia Foundation\, Freedom House\, and the National Democratic Institute. \n\n\n\nJulian Barnes \n\nNational Security Reporter\, The New York Times \n\nJulian Barnes is a reporter covering the U.S. intelligence agencies and international security matters for The New York Times. He writes about the American intelligence community\, including the Central Intelligence Agency\, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and other spy agencies\, as well as broader national and international security issues. His stories seek to break news about what intelligence officials are thinking\, and occasionally doing\, and to explain the U.S. perspective on security matters. He has written about security issues for more than two decades. For much of that time he covered the military and the Defense Department\, working for U.S. News & World Report\, The Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal and reporting about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. \n\nSign Up at
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/an-update-on-the-war-in-ukraine-bulletin-of-atomic-scientists/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240416T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240416T143000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T210154Z
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SUMMARY:FOR: Conversation with Rev. Fahed Abuakel
DESCRIPTION:As a part of the Gathering Voices monthly series\, Fellowship of Reconciliation to host Rev. Fahed Abuakel for an online discussion about peace making in Palestine amid the Israeli assault on the Gaza strip. \nOne of the most prominent Palestinian Christian leaders in the world\, Rev. Fahed Abuakel was born in Kafr Yasif\, in the Galilee. He was ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church – USA in 1978 and in 2002 became the first Arab-American to lead a major U.S. denomination. \nHe has a BA from Southeastern University\, a Master of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary\, and a Doctor of Divinity from the McCormick Theological Seminary. He has served the Presbyterian Church in numerous executive capacities including: Moderator of its 214th General Assembly\, General Assembly Commissioner\, board member of the National Middle Eastern Ministries Committee\, and member of the Outreach\, Christian Education\, and Peacemaking Committees of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta. Rev. Abuakel was instrumental in mission trips to Kenya\, Haiti\, Brazil\, Egypt\, Israel and Palestine. \nFOR-USA is proud and honored to work with Rev. Abuakel and count him among our core team. Make sure not to miss this important and inspiring conversation. Register now! \n 
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/for-conversation-with-rev-fahed-abuakel/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Allies,InterFaith,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240402T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240402T203000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
CREATED:20240314T231326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240314T231326Z
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SUMMARY:Make War Visible ... and End It
DESCRIPTION:Submitted by Oregon Peace Works \nAs terrible wars continue in Ukraine\, Gaza\, and elsewhere\, those of us trying to stop them are up against a powerful military-industrial-media complex in the United States. No matter how much coverage of war comes through mainstream news outlets\, the human realities of war are scarcely conveyed. We face the continuing challenge to break through the fog of war propaganda and indifference to effectively challenge the abstractions and evasions that undergird the warfare state here at home. \nOn April 2nd\, the RootsAction Education Fund\, working with the Oregon organizations listed below\, is offering a live online presentation – “Make War Visible … and End It” – to antiwar and social justice activists. Journalist and activist Norman Solomon — author most recently of the 2023 book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine — will speak via Zoom about the latest war-related events and approaches for understanding— as well as organizing against – what Martin Luther King Jr. called “the madness of militarism.” \nNorman will be joined by journalist/activist Kathy Kelly who also serves as Board President of World Beyond War. \nRegister here  \nFor more information please contact: \nDavid Zupan\, 541-525-6067\, zupandavid@gmail.com. \nhttp://warmadeinvisible.com/ \n 
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/make-war-visible-and-end-it/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Nonviolence,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240308T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240308T213000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
CREATED:20240229T210347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240229T223549Z
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SUMMARY:Gig for Gaza -- A Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Come join Jewish Voice for Peace in our fundraising efforts for the beloved people of Gaza. 100% of Proceeds will go to organizations that are delivering humanitarian aid and services directly to the people of Gaza. \nConcert\, dancing and more! Siblings Isla and Rowan Blanchflower alongside James Keigher form Riméad\, creating an exciting and delightful blend of traditional and original tunes on fiddle\, accordion\, mandocello and bodhrán. A new generation of musicians with an old fella thrown in for good measure. \nPeg Tooth Bow Saw organize monthly community dance events featuring live tunes played by various local musicians and called dances. Beginners are welcome\, no partner necessary. Featuring circles\, squares\, contras\, waltz’s\,etc. \nSilent auction and raffle will be ongoing throughout the evening\, featuring quality items and services. Come connect with community\, build solidarity\, share some food and drink and lift your spirits with joyful music and dance\, all in support of the people of Gaza and a Free Palestine. \nThis event is cosponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace-Rogue Valley. A $5-$50 donation will be requested at the door. All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n 
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/gig-for-gaza-a-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Bellevue Grange\, 1050 Tollman Creek Road\, Ashland\, Or\, 97520
CATEGORIES:Allies,Community Event,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240212T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240212T170000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
CREATED:20240209T170936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T170936Z
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SUMMARY:Ron Wyden Town Hall So. Oregon: Feb 12
DESCRIPTION:Ron Wyden will host an open Town Hall Feb 12 in Grants Pass. Some people from Southern Oregon will call on the Senator to support a ceasefire in Gaza. \n“I made a commitment when I was first elected to the Senate to hold these open-to-all town halls in the ongoing spirit of the ‘Oregon Way’ where anybody can ask questions\, share opinions and suggest ideas\,” Wyden said. “These town halls are incredibly important to get my ear to the ground and listen to what is most important to Oregonians.” \nPlease Note: “For everyone’s security\, backpacks and large bags will not be allowed in the town hall. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.”
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/ron-wyden-town-hall-so-oregon-feb-12/
LOCATION:Rogue Community College Redwood Campus Student Union\, 3345 Redwood Hwy\, Grants Pass\, OR\, 97527\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240209T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240209T170000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
CREATED:20240209T170243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T170243Z
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SUMMARY:Life Under Occupation: Film and Q&A Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, February 18 at noon PST\, Voices from the Holy Land will host its February Gathering Voices Conversation with four speakers and short films. \nThe four short videos reveal what it’s like for Palestinians to live under occupation\, hosted by Voices from the Holy Land\, moderated by FOR’s Ariel Gold \nWhen: Sunday\, February 18\, 2024 at 3:00 pm ET/ 12 noon PT. \nWhere: online \nWatch the films for free at your convenience; then join the Q&A Discussion with: \n\nMichael Lynk:  Associate Professor of Law at Western University\, former UNHCR Special Rapporteur for Palestinian territories\nOmar Haramy:  Director of Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem\nTariq Hathaleen:  Palestinian activist in the South Hebron Hills and English teacher\nAriel Gold (moderator):  Executive Director\, Fellowship of Reconciliation-USA\n\nWith the world’s attention focused on Israel’s “War on Gaza” it is easy to overlook increased Israeli military actions and growing settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.  More than 700\,000 Israeli settlers live in 279 illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank\, including 14 in the occupied East Jerusalem.  Since October 7\, 2023\, Israeli military and settler attacks have killed more than 320 Palestinians. Both the United States and the United ­Kingdom have announced visa bans on violent settlers due to this flare-up. \nWatch the Trailer: Tinyurl.com/VFHL-February2024Trailer \nYou must register to receive access to the films and then join the discussion on February 18 \nRegister here: Tinyurl.com/VFHL-February2024 \nThis event will be instead of a February Gathering Voices conversation. March 2024 Gathering Voices will be with Walter Wink and June Keener Wink 2023-2024 fellow Rabbi May Ye
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/life-under-occupation-film-and-qa-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Community Event,InterFaith,Nonviolence,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240115T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240115T140000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
CREATED:20240112T184317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240112T194206Z
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SUMMARY:MLK Day 2024: Ashland Armory
DESCRIPTION:On Monday January 15\, join community members for Southern Oregon’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.\, Holiday Celebration from noon to 1:30 p.m.\, at the Historic Ashland Armory in downtown Ashland. The event is free and open to the public. \nCome celebrate Dr. King’s legacy and our diverse and vibrant community. Seating is limited and available on a first come basis. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. This is a family event and all ages are welcome. Admission is free\, but donations are welcome. We encourage everyone to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the SOU Food Pantry. The event is sign-language interpreted. \nFor those who cannot attend\, the event will be live-streamed here on somlk.org and on RVTV’s YouTube channel. \nThis year\, the celebration’s theme is “We Choose Love! Now more than ever\, the DREAM must continue.” \nThis year’s Keynote speech will be delivered by historian\, educator\, and longtime host\, D.L. Richardson. \nThe celebration will include messages from faith leaders in the valley\, and performances by the Ashland School District Middle School Choir\, the Rogue Valley Peace Choir\, BASE Youth Dancers\, spoken word from area students\, and The Friends of Bishop Mayfield Band who will perform a tribute to the beloved local blues legend. There will also be a slideshow presentation on the need for the Civil Rights Movement\, as we celebrate the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act\, sixty years later \nFinally\, in keeping with a long-time tradition\, we will march from the Armory to the downtown Plaza to hear Dr. King’s original\, “I have a Dream\,” speech\, where the Kirby Shaw Singers will perform.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/mlk-day-2024-ashland-armory/
LOCATION:Ashland Old Armory\, 208 Oak Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:Allies,Nonviolence,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240112T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240112T130000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
CREATED:20231222T182557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231222T182557Z
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SUMMARY:EMERGENCY SUMMIT FOR GAZA: Ceasefire\, Saving Lives\, Building Peace
DESCRIPTION:Fellowship of Reconcilliation and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition are hosting an Emergency Summit for Gaza in Chicago and online Friday January 12 and Saturday January 13. \nFrom FOR director\, Ariel Gold ” \nConveners: Rev. Jesse Jackson\, Rainbow Push Coalition\, Arab American Institute\, Fellowship of Reconciliation\, and more to come. \nSpeakers include: Rev. Jesse Jackson\, Rev. Fahed Abuakel\, Dr. James Zogby\, Peter Beinart\, Congressman Johnathon Jackson\, Rabbi Arthur Waskow\, Rabbi Phyllis Berman\, Dr. Nina Turner\, Illinois State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid\, Rev. Frederick Haynes \n 
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/emergency-summit-for-gaza-ceasefire-saving-lives-building-peace/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Allies,InterFaith,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231121T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231121T150000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
CREATED:20231116T200222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231116T200222Z
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SUMMARY:FOR Gathering Voices: The Wall Between – What Jews and Palestinians Don't Want to Know About Each Other
DESCRIPTION:FOR invites you to join us next Tuesday\, November 21st for our monthly Gathering Voices event as I speak to Raja Khouri and Jeffrey Wilkinson\, the authors of the groundbreaking new book “The Wall Between: What Jews and Palestinians Don’t Want to Know About Each Other”. The book\, released just a few days before October 7\, offers concrete ways for Jews and Palestinians to speak (and listen) differently to each other — how needed this is right now cannot be overstated. \n“That this book even exists is remarkable\,” raved Peter Beinart. It’s extraordinarily difficult for a Palestinian and a Jew to write a book that fairly conveys the dominant mood in both communities about Palestine – Israel. But this book not only exists – it’s wise\, engaging and deeply humane. It will prove an essential text in bringing diaspora Jews and Palestinians together in the justice movement that this moment demands\,” he stated. \nSince the horrific massacres on October 7\, people have been choosing sides like it’s a football game. But\, it’s not. Lives and the future and safety of all people in Israel/Palestine are the stakes. Right now\, one child in Gaza is dying every ten minutes. The unprecedented vitriol that is manifesting on university campuses and social media isn’t moving us any closer to peace. What is needed instead is reconciliation based on justice and the inherent worth of all people. All of us\, whether Israeli or Palestinian\, Jewish\, Muslim\, or Christian\, are created in the image of G-d. \nThis inspiring book presents Arabs and Jews with the challenge of seeing the “other” as we want them to see us – fully human\, with our hurts\, history\, and hopes for the future\,” said Dr. James Zogby\, president and founder of the Arab American Institute. “It is a pure application of Martin Buber on the importance of forming ‘I-Thou relationships’ because when we recognize the humanity of others\, it enhances our own humanity\, as well.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/for-gathering-voices-the-wall-between-what-jews-and-palestinians-dont-want-to-know-about-each-other/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:InterFaith,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231119T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231119T163000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
CREATED:20231116T201038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231117T182825Z
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SUMMARY:Ukraine Eyewitness: Report from the Front – On the Threat of Nuclear Disaster
DESCRIPTION:A member of Physicians for Social Responsibility’s Committee for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons\, Peter Lumsdaine will lead us in an in-person briefing and discussion of his unique 2023 visit to Ukraine & Poland with a group seeking answers to questions like: \nWhere is the conflict going?   \nWill it lead to global nuclear war?   \nPeter Lumsdaine is a long-term public-interest educator and organizer\, having worked under UC Davis and US Department of Energy grant projects and on the program staff of NGOs such as Global Exchange and the Resource Center for Nonviolence.  His work has taken him to armed resource-conflict zones in occupied Iraq\, Mexico\, and the Philippines –  as well as to Jordan\, Israel\, Guatemala\, Korea\, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  Over the years he has been an invited speaker for more than 100 campus\, church\, community\, and conference audiences across the US and beyond. \nShortly before the Ukrainian government’s military summer counteroffensive began\, he traveled in Ukraine and Poland with a delegation of the Zaporizhzhia Protection Project (ZPP)\, which seeks to avert a military disaster at the nuclear power plant of that name  –   though his report will also cover the broader situation in Ukraine\, the war’s technological escalation\, and its rapidly accelerating global implications. \nIn Ukraine he and three other delegation members travelled to Kyiv\, Dnipro\, Zaporizhzhia\, the countryside in between\, and then through backroads army checkpoints to the mining town of Marhanets\, near the Ukrainian military’s off-limits “red zone” and the Russian lines\, across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.\nLumsdaine and other delegation members interviewed Ukrainian townspeople and refugees\, miners and factory workers\, journalists and teachers\, church and community leaders\, former Russian citizens\, government officials\, soldiers\, and Ukrainian anti-war dissenters involved in their country’s semi-underground peace movement. \nContact Peter at tierralinda@gmail.com
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/ukraine-eyewitness-report-from-the-front-on-the-threat-of-nuclear-disaster/
LOCATION:Medford Library\, 205 Central Avenue\, Medford\, Oregon
CATEGORIES:Allies,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231118T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231118T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
CREATED:20231117T000229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231117T000229Z
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SUMMARY:Ceasefire Now! Demonstration at Ashland Plaza Saturday
DESCRIPTION:A coalition of Southern Oregon BDS Solidarity and Jewish Voice for Peace Rogue Valley is holding a demonstration this Saturday\, November 18\, from 3-6 PM on the Ashland Plaza. \nWe are demonstrating in solidarity with the people of Gaza as they face an onslaught of US/Israeli bombing and shelling. At least 39 journalists have been killed covering the story\, among the 10\,000+ civilians dead. \nAt least 80% of Gaza’s population are already displaced people\, as a result previous forced population transfer by Israeli forces. \nWe are calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to US funding for Israel.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/ceasefire-now-demonstration-at-ashland-plaza-saturday/
LOCATION:Ashland Plaza\, 41 N. Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520
CATEGORIES:Allies,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231027T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231027T183000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
CREATED:20231026T161912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T161941Z
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SUMMARY:‘Israelism’ at Varsity Theater Friday
DESCRIPTION:We at Jewish Voice for Peace are deeply saddened and horrified by the cruelty and disregard for human life shown by Hamas in their attack on Israel. There can be no justification for their actions. Neither is there justification for Israel’s relentless and indiscriminate bombing of 2 million Palestinians. We call for an immediate  cessation of hostilities\, the release of all hostages\, and the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. \nIn the midst of this situation\, we are showing a film at the VarsityTheatre that challenges the equation that loving Judaism means unquestioning support of Israeli foreign policy. It questions the proposition that criticizing Israel is somehow anti-Semitic. It is precisely because we love both Judaism and Israel that we feel it is so important to challenge the policies of both Israel and the United States that have brought us to this tragic moment. \nThe film ‘ISRAELISM’ will be shown at the Varsity Theatre October 27th at 4:00 p.m. \nTen years in the making\, this award winning documentary follows two young American Jews with strong emotional attachments to Israel and how their attitudes and beliefs begin to transform as they spend time In Israel and Palestine. They witness the harsh conditions in the West Bank under Israeli occupation and begin to challenge Israel to follow the Jewish ethics and values they hold dear. \nFollowing the film\, there will be a Q&A with one of the filmmakers. We are asking for an $8 donation at the door. \nEveryone is welcome! For more information\, please contact Avram at avramsacks@gmail.com.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/israelism-at-varsity-theater-friday/
LOCATION:Varsity Theater\, 166 E. Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:Allies,Nonviolence,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231008T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231008T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
CREATED:20231005T233617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T233617Z
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SUMMARY:Oppenheimer’s Dilemma: Sunday October 8
DESCRIPTION:“Now I am become death\, the destroyer of worlds\,” quoted Robert Oppenheimer years after leading development of the atomic bomb. \nWill someone in the future say the same thing about genetic engineering\, artificial intelligence\, geoengineering\, or some other 21st century technology? \nThe Jefferson Center invites members and guests to discuss these ideas on the from 4 to 6 pm on Sunday\, October 8\, in The Jefferson Center in the Old Ashland Armory. \nIn the mid 20th century\, invention\, development and use of nuclear weapons reminded the world of moral and ethical implications of scientific and technological development. \nIn this salon\, we’ll discuss the responsibilities of those who create new and\ntransformational technology? Who is responsible to ensure responsible use of\ntechnology? Is it us? \nThe Jefferson Center invites you to join a discussion of these questions. This event is part of the Salon series of The Jefferson Center\, a Rogue Valley non-profit focused on critical thinking using secular humanist values to understand and engage with issues important to our community. See https:thejeffcenter.org for more details on this and other events.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/oppenheimers-dilemma-sunday-october-8/
LOCATION:Ashland Old Armory\, 208 Oak Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230916T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230916T140000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
CREATED:20230914T212543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T212600Z
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SUMMARY:Ashland as a City of Peace
DESCRIPTION:Citizens and Visitors in Ashland Let’s Talk! \nAshland has been proclaimed a City of Peace since May 16\, 2017. \n\nWhat does this mean now\, what does this look like post Covid?\nWhat do we want it to be?\n\nYou are invited to join community members in a dialogue of exploration and\nsharing ideas in an environment of respect and listening. \nSponsored by Ashland Culture of Peace Commission— info@ashlandcpc.org
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/ashland-as-a-city-of-peace/
LOCATION:Ashland Library\, 410 Siskiyou Blvd\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Nonviolence,War & Peace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230820T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230820T143000
DTSTAMP:20260605T074814
CREATED:20230817T215930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230817T215930Z
UID:10000937-1692532800-1692541800@peacehouse.net
SUMMARY:The Truth: Lost at Sea — Israel’s attack on the Freedom Flotilla
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace\, Rogue Valley Chapter \nThis 57-minute film documents the murderous Israeli attack on The Freedom Flotilla\, an international effort in 2010 to break Israel’s naval quarantine of Gaza. \nThe lead vessel of the eight small unarmed ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza was attacked in international waters in the darkness of early morning on May 31. Soldiers who rappelled down to the deck from helicopter gunships killed nine men and wounded numerous others. Voices from the Holy Land is sponsoring the streaming. \nTo get free access to both film and discussion\, register at Tinyurl.com/VFHL-August2023 for the Zoom discussion scheduled for noon\, Sunday\, Aug. 20. After you register\, you’ll immediately get an “Approved” response. Check your email for an email “From: Zoom” with the word “Confirmation” at the end of the subject line. It will have the link and password to watch the film. You can watch the film without an obligation to attend the discussion. \nThe local event will participate in the Zoom discussion and then\, if participants wish\, continue among themselves. \nThis event will take place in person as well as online. The inperson event will be at noon in the Guanajuato Room of the Ashland Library.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/the-truth-lost-at-sea-israels-attack-on-the-freedom-flotilla/
LOCATION:Ashland Library\, 410 Siskiyou Blvd\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nonviolence,War & Peace
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SUMMARY:Benefit Concert for Sviatohirsk\, Ukraine: Ashland's Sister City
DESCRIPTION:ASAP is pleased to announce a Benefit Concert for Sviatohirsk’s will take place on Saturday\, August 19\, 2 p.m. at the Ashland High School Theatre on 201 S Mountain Ave. The concert will feature: \n\nThe Southern Oregon Repertory Singers with Paul French\, Conductor – The Southern Oregon Repertory Singers celebrate 34 years of providing the highest quality choral music to the Rogue Valley. Their 60+voice ensemble is comprised of volunteer and paid\, semi-professional singers\, many of whom are professional performers and/or music educators. Under the direction of Dr. Paul French\, the chorus has gained national recognition from some of the most recognized conductors and soloists in the U.S.\nIryna Kudielina\, 2022 Winner International Pianist – Iryna Kudielina was born in the Stakhanov\, Lugansky region of Ukraine\, In September 2019 she won the Erasmus+ Project Competition In June of 2022\, Kudielina was awarded the First Prize at the 16th Concurso Internacional de Piano do Alto Minho and the First Prize at the Premio Elisa de Sousa Pedroso in Vila Real\, Portugal. Currently\, Iryna is a graduate student in Piano at SOU studying under Dr. Alexander Tutunov\nKris Yvon Yenney\, M.M. ~ Cellist\, Conductor\, Composer\, Educator – Kris Yvon Yenney has recorded seven critically acclaimed albums and toured throughout the West. She teaches cello and chamber music privately and can be heard on numerous recordings ranging from Classical to Celtic to Jazz. cellosopher.com\nMichael Silversher\, Grammy Award Winning Composer – Michael Silversher has been writing songs since 1960\, composing hundreds of songs for Disney\, Jim Hensen\, Warner Bros. Nominated for three Emmy awards with his collaborator\, Patty Silversher\, they were co-winners of the Grammy award for Soundtrack for Elmo in Grouchland. They currently have two series on TV: Dinosaur Train and Word Party\nUkrainian Children Singers and More \n\nTo learn more about ASAP and ways that you can help\, please visit ASAPAshland.org. To buy tickets for the August 19 Benefit Concert\, go to ashlandhs.booktix.com. Tickets are $10 for students under 18 and Seniors over 65; $15 for adults. Please consider making a donation when you purchase tickets. Non-reserved tickets available at Paddington Station\, 125 E Main St in Ashland\, or at the door. \n “We are better together!” – Information on both sister cities for Ashland can be found at ashland.or.us/SisterCity.\nThe Ashland City Council unanimously approved a sister city partnership with Sviatohirs’k\, Ukraine\, at the June 20\, 2023\, Council meeting. The relationship will support humanitarian aid and fundraising efforts within the Ashland community. The approved partnership authorized Mayor Tonya Graham to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that memorializes the relationship between Sviatohirs’k and Ashland and offers support amidst unimaginable suffering and dire conditions faced by our brothers and sisters of Ukraine. \nThe new sister city relationship will involve various reciprocal activities in education\, the arts and business\, such as exchange programs\, scholarships\, cultural events\, language training programs and potential business partnerships – Much like the relationship the City of Ashland has shared with their other sister city\, Guanajuato\, for over 50 years. However\, due to the devastation of Sviatohirs’k by Russian occupation in 2022\, the immediate goal will be to aid the new sister city. The Ashland–Sviatohirs’k Aid Project (ASAP) will be vital in this effort. \n“The city was 70% destroyed by the Russians\,” stated Ben Stott\, who has been leading the effort to form the new sister city relationship. “They were occupied for four months. When they (Russians) left\, they stole pretty much everything. They cleaned out the hospital. They just wiped out everything and stole it\, and so what we’re hoping to do through fundraising and public awareness is to help them rebuild the civic infrastructure so that they can get a working government again so people will start to move back to the city\,” Stott said. Graham added that she spoke with the Mayor of Sviatohirsk’s about the destruction of many parts of the Ukrainian city\, but the Ukrainian Mayor emphasized there is hope in the future of reciprocating the relationship with Ashland. But right now\, resources are needed.
URL:https://peacehouse.net/event/benefit-concert-for-sviatohirsk-ukraine-ashlands-sister-city/
LOCATION:Ashland High School\, Mountain Street\, Ashland\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:Allies,Community Event,War & Peace
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