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09 May
The War on Democracy documents the history of U.S. attempts to subvert democratic movements in Latin America. The film sheds light on U.S. actions such as the use of the ‘School of the Americas’, a defense department facility used to train people who eventually took part in the dismantling of democratic movements in places such as El Salvador and Chile, through the use of torture, murder and intimidation.
Film starts at 7 P.M. and discussion follows.
09 May
You are invited…
Join us for a potluck supper and sing-along on Friday, May l6th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 170 Park Street. Come and enjoy a potluck supper reflecting the delicious and nutritious diversity of our membership and a lively sing-along with folk singers Roxanne Munksgaard and Judd Esty-Kendall. We will be celebrating our 20th year of working to make sure voices for peace & justice are heard loud and clear in our community and electing the steering committee for the coming year. For more information call 942-9343.
22 Mar
Front-page, above-the-fold story on five-year Iraq Anti-War Actions
Click above for the full BDN story
Please visit the Media Coverage page at everyvillage-me.us for an extensive archive of newspaper and teevee stories.
18 Jan
Blog feature
Eric Olson has a new blog called Maine Owl. As part of the five-year commemoration of the war, he is running a feature called “Five years ago in war…”. He would like YOUR help.
If you have photos of our events, video, media clips, and the like from the winter of 2003 and beyond, and you would like them considered for inclusion in the series, please use the “Contact” link to send Eric a message.
He writes:
I intend to keep this “calendar -5″ lookback running at least weekly for a good long while. I’ll point out key events and quotes in the lead-up to the Iraq invasion, the invasion itself, and the aftermath. More important, I will trace the local response, both my personal response and that of activists in our community who have worked beyond all limits to oppose the insanity in the first place, and then have tried to keep our anti-war profile up over time. It has not been an easy path…
Please see the first entry in the series HERE for more information. The entire series so far, along with postings on recent development, can be seen HERE.
01 Oct
The Bangor Daily News on October 1 featured incredible coverage of our September 29 rally in Bangor. Also, an audio podcast of the speeches and most of the music from the rally may be found at peacecast.us.
21 Jun
We have a wonderful CD “Songs of Peace, Songs of Protest” featuring original pieces from 16 Maine musicians. This is a limited production run which will go toward the funding of future statewide anti-war actions. The cost is $15 per disk which includes shipping and handling fees. For more information on ordering, please visit http://peacectr.org/MM4P. Copies are available for sale at the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 170 Park Street, Bangor. This CE was made possible because of the inspiration and creative work of Kelly Bellis with assistance from folks at WERU. Thanks again Kelly, WERU and the artists for making this exciting CD possible and supporting future anti-war actions!
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