Manhattan Activism Calendar
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Email events to meiyappa@ksu.edu
Season for Nonviolence calendar 2006
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| 15th January |
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. |
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17th January |
National Holiday for MLK birthday |
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24th January |
SafeZone Introductory Session 1 |
12 - 1 p.m |
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28th January |
Come join the Kansas State Alliance for Peace and Justice (KSAPJ) for an evening of politically charged folk-rock and maybe even some slam poetry. There will be a bar with hard and soft drinks. All ages. $5 at the door. With stunning local acts: Comfortable Mittens, Manipulator Alligator And Featuring: Joe Carr |
7 p.m at Manhattan Art's Center. |
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30th January |
Martyr's Day (Mahatma Gandhi's assassination in 1948) |
5 pm |
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31st January |
SafeZone Advanced Session on GLBT Issues |
11:30 - 1:00 p.m |
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February 2005:
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15th February |
"You Can't Be Neutral On A Moving Train," a film documentary about social justice activist Howard Zinn. A personal history of more than 30 years offighting for social change and an argument for hope. Co- sponsored by ACTION and hale library. K-State Union Little Theatre |
7pm |
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19th February |
Nonviolence Communication Workshop. Nonviolent communication is a simple yet powerful methodology for communicating in a way that meets both parties needs. Open to all. Fee: $10 before 2/14 and $15 at the door. Register on line: www.ksu.edu/nonviolence K-State Union, Flint Hills Room |
10 am - 5pm |
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19th February |
Get your tickets NOW for this weekends benefit concert for MAPJ! Join > friends for an evening of song and entertainment by one of America's foremost activist folksingers. Tickets available at the Dusty Bookshelf ($10 students; $12 Advance), by calling 556-6737, or at the door. Notice - seating is limited, get your tickets early! Where : Unitarian Universalist Church, 481 Zeandale Rd
Wine, beer, soft drinks and desserts available - all proceeds will
benefit MAPJ's programs in the coming year. Even if you can't make it
yourself, buy a couple of tickets to help someone else attend and help
the cause. What they are saying about Rovics: "David Rovics'
music gives life and hope in the struggle for peace and justice.
He is an inspiration. "Roy Bourgeois, founder of SOA Watch |
8 PM |
| 22nd February | SafeZone Second Introductory Session See: www.ksu.edu/womenscenter/NewSafeZone.htm to register. KSU Union, Room 213 | 12-1p.m |
| 28th February | A live report from two KSU students, Eric Banner and Meiyappan Thandayuthapani, about the International Peacemaker Training Institute they attended in January. Union Little Theatre | 2:30–4:30pm |
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March 2005:
| 1st March | Speech by Kemba Smith, whose case became a national rallying cry against federal mandatory sentence guidelines before she was pardoned by then-President Bill Clinton. | |
| 2nd March | SafeZone Advanced Session on sexual/relational violence | 10:30 - 12 noon |
| 2nd March |
MAPJ is hosting the Pastors for Peace caravan people who are on their way to Chiapas, Mexico. MAPJ will have a potluck dinner and then a member of the caravan, Antonio Rosell will present a program. He has made several trips to Chiapas (also to Cuba) with Pastors for Peace. He will be talking about the Chiapas area of Mexico and also give an update on his latest trip to Cuba. Will have slides. Bring some food to share. If not possible to bring food, come anyway. Will provide coffee and water. Will provide childcare if someone responds with a request for same. contact: AnneCowan@aol.com |
Dinner 6:00
Program 7:00 |
| 12th March | PEACE MEDITATION - Join us for a Peace Meditation Session - a series of simple relaxation techniques form eastern spiritual traditions. Margaret Gonsalves (Carmelite) and Prashant Olalekar (Jesuit) will guide us on the path of peace. Both spiritual teachers have decades of experience in guiding people of diverse faiths and cultures form various parts of the world to discover the hidden peaceful lifestyle within. they have conducted these sessions in New York, Los Angeles, Berkeley, San Francisco, Marin County, and Canada. |
10-3 pm, ECM building at 1021 Denison Ave |
| 15th March |
25th Anniversary of the Lou Douglas Lectures,
Jeffrey Hollender President and CEO of Seventh Generation, the Leading
Brand of Natural Household Products in the United States "What Matters
Most: The Next Generation of Responsible, Values-Based
Business Leadership" A discussion of Mr. Hollender's latest, best-selling book "What Matters Most - How a Small Group of Pioneers Are Teaching Social Responsibility to Big Business - and Why Big Business is Listening" and Seventh Generation's CERES-based corporate responsibility report, facilitated by assistant director of K-State Leadership Studies and Programs Heath Harding, will take place on Tuesday, March 15 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in K-State Student Union Stateroom 1. To register for this free event, go to ufmprograms.org, noncredit classes. |
7 p.m., K-State Student Union Forum Hall |
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April 2005:
| 4th April | Dr. King's life was ended by an assassin's s bullet while he was on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. | |
| 11th April | 25th Anniversary of the Lou Douglas Lectures Dr. Stephen A. Douglas Emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Son of Professor Lou Douglas "A Longer View of Our (or Their) 'Ownership Society'" |
7 p.m., K-State Student Union Forum Hall |
| 15th April | The
annual Take Back the March and Rally, 2005
Sponsored by Ordinary Women - The March will begin in the grassy area
between Hale, Waters and Willard, also known as the quad. The March will
begin with a speech by Professor Michele Janette. The March will thread
through campus and down Manhattan Avenue and conclude at the main stage
in City Park for a concert/poetry slam/dance performance. Local activist
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8pm at the Quad (between Hale, Waters, Willard,
and Leasure)
Contact: Jessica Grant (785) 539-6133 bectica@hotmail.com
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| 28th April |
TV-49 "PEACE TALKS" - KTQW TV-49 "PEACE TALKS" "Peace Talks" is a 30 minute television co-production of the Peace Center and TV-49, KTQW "The Wichita Channel". Peace Talks looks at local, national and international peace & social justice issues and how they relate to Wichita. We have taped 3 programs to date. The most recent, an interview with Rev. Lois Harden discussing People of Faith for Peace, will air Thursday April 28th at 10:00 a.m. In the future new programs will be shown on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, and programs will be re-played at other times. Eventually a regular weekly time slot will be established including an evening program. Note TV-49 is a UHF broadcast station NOT yet carried on cable. The best possible reception can be obtained using a rooftop combination VHF-UHF antenna. For no-hassle indoor reception, connect a bow tie antenna to your set and aim it sideways (perpendicular) to downtown Wichita. Cable viewers in the Wichita area can also receive KTQW free over-the-air by consulting their cable company for specific directions. You may also need to check your TV set owner's manual to change the cable / normal switch or menu option to the normal mode of standard antenna reception. Visit www.ktqw.com for more information. |
10:00 a.m |
| 29th April |
MEDIA DIVERSITY PANEL IS THERE SUCH THING AS A MONOCULTURE MEDIA? |
2 p.m Union Little Theater |
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May 2005:
May 2 |
MAPJ Monthly Potluck |
UU Fellowship (on Zeandale)
6:30 pm cab3636@ksu.edu
or call Anne Cowan
(785) 537-2025. |
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July 2005:
| July 15 | Bike Aid event |
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August 2005
| Aug 22 | School reopens for Fall semester | |
| Aug 29 | Ordinary Women meetings | 6:30 pm at Java |
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September 2005
| September 1 | Cultural Criticism and Transformation, featuring bell hooks | 7:00pm Manhattan Public Library Auditorium |
| September 7 | Nonviolence Rally | Union 11-1 |
| September 9 | Friday Evening Pot Luck. FHHRP kicks off the first of it’s monthly pot luck dinners to meet people and talk about life in Manhattan. Bring a dish to share and you own place setting Drinks provided. | 6:30 PM |
| September 10 |
Flint Hills PFLAG (Parents, Family, and Friends of
Lesbians and Gays) |
10:00-11:30 a.m |
| September 11 | Movies on the Grass - Hotel Rwanda | Outdoors south of Hale 7:30 PM |
| September 18 | Movies on the Grass - Oil on Ice | Outdoors south of Hale 7:30 PM |
| September 19 | Words of Choice | Main Ballroom 7 PM |
| September 22 | FHHRP will
make its first presentation concerning adding “sexual orientation and gender identity/expression” to the city’s non-discrimination ordinance. We hope to see lots of supporters at this meeting. |
Human Rights and Service Board , City Commission Room, City Hall, 1101 Poyntz Avenue 7:00pm |
| September 25 | Movies on the Grass - Occupation Dreamland | Outdoors south of Hale 7:30 PM |
| September 26 | First ACTION meeting | 206 Holton Hall 4:00 PM |
| September 27 | Regular
Monthly Meeting will take place as part of Community cultural Harmony Week’s “Multicultural Manhattan 150th Celebration”. Pot luck dinner (bring a dish to share) with presentations representing the various cultural groups who weave the cultural tapestry that is Manhattan. |
First Lutheran Church 6:30pm |
| September 30 | This
popular lecture, presented live with video, analyzes the way 40 mainstream commercials represent (and exploit) lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, spanning 30 years worldwide. It examines the spectrum of representation -- from classic stereotypes and homophobia to same-sex kisses -- that major corporations regularly use in commercials, explains why these themes are used, and provides guidelines for improvement. Visit http://www.commercialcloset.org for more information. |
12:30 pm, K-State Student Union Rm 212 (60 minute presentation) and 7:00pm, Manhattan Public Library Auditorium (90 minute presentation). |
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October 2005
| October 4 |
Proclamation for National Coming Out Day. Please be present at the beginning of the commission meeting for the reading of the proclamation. |
7:00pm – City
Commission Meeting, City Commission Room, City Hall, 1101 Poyntz Avenue |
| October 6 | Rich Media, Poor Democracy, featuring Robert McChesney | 7:00pm Manhattan Public Library Auditorium |
| October 7 | Monthly Pot Luck. Bring a dish to share and you own place setting. Drinks provided.Conversation, great food, and an opportunity to relax. | 6:30pm First Congregational Church |
| October 9 | Movies on the Grass - To be announced | Outdoors south of Hale 7:30 PM |
| October 10 | Bother
Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin, 2002, 83 minutes. He was there at most of the important events of the Civil Rights Movement -- but always in the background. Brother Outsider asks "Why?" It presents a vivid drama, intermingling the personal and the political, about one of the most enigmatic figures in 20th -century American history. One of the first "freedom riders," an adviser to Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. and A. Philip Randolph, organizer of the march on Washington, intelligent, gregarious and charismatic, Bayard Rustin was denied his place in the limelight for one reason -- he was also gay. |
National Coming
Out Day Film Series, 6:30pm, Manhattan Public Library Auditorium. |
| October 13 | DOUBLE
FEATURE. Straight From The Heart, 1996, 24 minutes, and Out at
Work: Lesbians and Gay Men on the Job; 1997, 56 minutes. Straight
from the Heart examines the issues parents face in coming to terms
with having a gay or lesbian child. It presents simple stories
about real people: a police chief who talks about how proud he is of
his lesbian daughter, a Mormon family whose son is believed to be
the first gay man in Idaho to have died from AIDS, and a black woman
and her two lesbian daughters who had been accused of "catching
their lesbian predilections" from white people. Producers Dee
Mosbacher and Frances Reid present a moving account of the parent's
struggles with homophobia as they journey to new understanding of
the children they love. Out AT Work: Lesbians and Gays on the Job. OUT AT WORK chronicles the dramatic stories of three gay workers over the course of five years: Cheryl Summerville, Detroit auto worker Ron Woods, and New York Public Library clerk Nat Keitt. It follows them at home, at work and through their collective fight to secure workplace safety, job security and employee benefits for gay and lesbian workers. The film also illustrates the struggles of heterosexual co-workers to deal with, and ultimately support, their gay and lesbian peers. In a moving, profound and entertaining style, OUT AT WORK raises critical issues about workplace rights, the role of legislation and labor unions and, ultimately, human rights for all. |
National Coming
Out Day Film Series, 6:30pm, Manhattan Public Library Auditorium. |
| October 15 | Flint Hills PFLAG (Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) | 10:00-11:30 a.m |
| October 16 | Movies on the Grass - The Education of Shelby Knox | Outdoors south of Hale 7:30 PM |
| October 17 |
Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World, 2003, 70 minutes. This feature-length documentary explores the immense changes that occurred for gays, lesbians and transgender people living in the Global South. In the last decade of the 20th Century, a new heightened visibility began spreading throughout the developing world and the battles between families, fundamentalist religions, and governments around sexual and gender identity had begun. But in the West, few people knew about this historic social upheaval, until 52 men on Cairo’s “Queen Boat” disco were arrested for crimes of debauchery. That explosive story focused attention to the lives and trials of gay people coming out in the developing world. |
National Coming
Out Day Film Series, 6:30pm, Manhattan Public Library Auditorium. |
| October 25 | Regular Monthly Meeting , Manhattan GLBT individuals will share what it means to them to be “out” in Manhattan. | 7:00pm First
Congregational Church. |
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November 2005
| November 3 | No Logo: Brands, Globalization and Resistance, featuring Naomi Klein | 7:00pm Manhattan Public Library Auditorium |
| November 4 | Monthly Pot Luck , Bring a dish to share and you own place setting. Drinks provided. Conversation, great food, and an opportunity to relax. | 6:30pm, First Congregational Church |
| November 17 |
The Students for Environmental Action will
sponsor a presentation by Kevin Danaher.Danaher is co-founder of Global Exchange, a noted human rights group based in San Francisco. He has authored/edited many books on globalization, including 50 Years is Enough, Globalize This! and Corporations are Gonna Get Your Mama!. He is a spokesperson for workers, environmentalists and human rights activists. He is a great speaker. Right now he is available to talk to classes on the morning of Friday, Nov 18. He must finish up by 11:00 AM. Let me know if you have a class for him to speak to. |
7:00 PM, Union Station in KSU Union |
| November 12 | Flint Hills PFLAG (Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) | 10:00-11:30 a.m |
| November 22 | Regular Monthly Meeting, Speaker to be announced | 7:00pm First
Congregational Church |
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December 2005
| December 1 | No Logo: Brands, Globalization and Resistance, featuring Naomi Klein | 7:00pm Manhattan Public Library Auditorium |
| December 2 | Christmas Party and Pot Luck , Bring a toy/book or other gift for a child/teenage or make a financial contribution to Sunflower CASA, a dish to share and you own place setting. Drinks provided. Conversation, great food, and an opportunity to relax. | 6:30pm, First
Congregational Church. |
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