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~Events~
Meniscus Magazine
Presents
ASSEMBLING PEACE
II
The Resistance Strikes Back!!!
Saturday, October
8, 2005
at
Spontaneous Celebrations
45 Danforth Street
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 02130
Map
to Spontaneous Celebrations
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Assembling Peace is an event
to draw in and expose newcomers to alternative views on war and
peace. Through music, art, speakers and puppetry, assemblees will
learn what they can do to better our society and the world. Bringing
the musical, artistic and activist subcultures together will foster
community networking and create a forum for new ideas and action.
Assembling Peace II
"Assembling Peace II" will
be held at the Spontaneous
Celebrations community center in Jamaica Plain on Saturday,
October 8 from 7:00pm-1:00am. This is a fundraiser and pep rally
for the October 29th Anti-War March and Rally that is taking place
in Boston (http://www.oct29.org/).
The October 8th, Assembling Peace
II is a follow up to the first Assembling Peace, which took place
at the same location on March 26. The goal of that event (and
for this event on 10/8) was to introduce new people to activism
and provide a chance for the existing activist community in Boston
to meet in a forum that was relaxed, energizing and fun. About
250 people participated or attended and profits from that party
went towards Boston Mobilization to help with the costs of putting
on the March 20 anti-war protest in Boston. Pictures of the 3/26
Assembling Peace can be seen here:
www.meniscusmagazine.com/events_pages/events007_APeace.htm
Spontaneous Celebrations has two
floors and can hold 280 occupants. The first floor will be set
up for organizations to provide information tables and introduce
themselves, network, promote their actions and find new volunteers.
There is a side room on the first floor that will be set up for
massage chairs and arts related activities like making protest
signs. There will also be food on the first floor, in addition
to the cash bar upstairs.
The Second floor has a bar that will
serve beer, wine and fair trade coffee (courtesy of Equal Exchange).
There is a stage on the second floor that will host the performers
and speakers. A diverse array of musicians, poets, comedians,
entertainers and speakers will alternate on this stage. Every
organization that tables on the first floor is encouraged to speak.
The
program will focus on diversity and present a broad spectrum of
race, sex, musical styles and speakers including veterans, youth,
socialists, environmentalists, anti-war, labor rights, low income
advocates and much more.
Bands/Musicians:
The Foundation (www.foundationhiphop.net)
Ujamaa
The New Souls (http://www.thenewsouls.com/)
Guitar Circle New England (http://www.guitarcirclenewengland.com/)
Andrew Alexander (http://andrewalexander.com/)
Eddy Dyer and The Walking Shoe Orchestra (http://www.eddydyer.org/)
Thea Hopkins (http://www.theahopkins.com/)
Brian O'Connell
Natebox & Amatul of Aquari‚i Arts (http://aquariiarts.com/temp/index.html)
Sean Frenette
Project Move
KAOS Puppets
Speakers:
Klare Allen (Safety Net)
Jeff Herman
Carlos ElHuezo (Salvadorian Initiative)
Carols Arredondo (Goldstar Families for Peace)
Sarah Pearlstien (poet)
Participating Groups and
Individuals:
Grassroots International (http://www.grassrootsonline.org/)
Salvadorian Initiative for Education and Culture
Socialist Alternative (http://www.socialistalternative.org/)
Equal Exchange (http://www.equalexchange.com/)
International Action Center (http://www.iacboston.org/)
Socialist Workers Party (http://www.themilitant.com/,http://www.pathfinderpress.com/)
Meniscus Magazine (http://www,meiscusmagazine.com)
Buddhist Peace Fellowship (http://www.bpf.org/html/home.html)
Billionaires for Bush (http://billionairesforbush.com/index.php)
Jamaica Plain Green-Rainbow Party (http://www.green-rainbow.org/)
International Socialist Organization (http://www.internationalsocialist.org/)
Code Pink (http://www.codepink4peace.org/)
Aquari‚i Arts Network (http://aquariiarts.com/temp/index.html)
Safety Net
Goldstar Families for Peace (http://www.gsfp.org/)
Lucy Parsons Center (http://www.lucyparsons.org/)
United for Justice with Peace (http://www.justicewithpeace.org/)
Aidna (http://adinaworld.com/)
Workshops:
POLITICAL ART AND PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOPS with Amatul Hannan and
Nate P
MOVEMENT BUILDING WORKSHOP WITH Ty de Pass
And more . . .
Download fliers in PDF format:
8.5
x 11
Quarters
Link to October 29th Coalition, Assembling
Peace page
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Venue:
Spontaneous Celebrations
45 Danforth St, Jamaica Plain MA 02130
Click for map
From Stony
Brook T stop, Orange Line:
Exit right from the MBTA station on to Boylston St. Cross Lamartine
St.
(light) and continue on the right side of Boylston St. one short
block. The
next right is Danforth St. # 45 is the first large building in
from the
corner on the left side of the street.
From the Jamaicaway,
coming from Boston or Cambridge:
Go left on Bynner (lights after Brookline overpass). Go through
lights at
South Huntington. Right at Day St. Go straight at stop sign (Center
St.)
Take next left at Paul Gore St. Go down Paul Gore St. to the end,
turn right
at Larmartine, take first right at Boylston, first right at Danforth.
Our
four main objectives are:
1) Contribute to the ending of the
war.
2) Embrace Individual Empowerment
– Middle class Americans are among the most powerful people
in the world. The power to vote and your choice of who to support
through consumerism, leave YOU poised to make a difference.
3) Educate Yourself – Don’t
let mass media shape your viewpoint—especially when they
use fear to support propaganda that convinces us to vote against
our own best interests.
4) Use the Alternative Model –
Vote with your dollars—use pacifism to boycott companies
that engage in global injustice. Think about your effect on the
environment with each and every choice you make. And most of all,
have fun! Don’t let the bureaucrats tell you that you should
be afraid. Life is beautiful, enjoy it!
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More information to come,
please check back periodically for updates on participating
bands, speakers and artists!
