Calendars, Events, Opportunities
San Francisco / East Bay CA

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— Highlights —

Thursday March 16, 2006: 7-9 pm

First program in the Socially Responsible Network's "Think Tank" series

WAR AND PEACE . . .
Connecting the dots

Free (donations welcome) / Light refreshments

Think through the excuses this country uses to go to war and the role of the peace movement.   Using a social, economic and political lens, we will dialogue around what strategies are needed to increase the effectiveness of the peace movement in ending war abroad and its damaging impacts at home.

PANEL:

  • Wilson Riles --Former Oakland City Council member; champion of Oakland's Nuclear Free Zone law; community peace and justice activist
  • Jackie Cabasso --Executive Director, Western States Legal Foundation (WSLF); National Steering Committee member, United for Peace & Justice
  • Aimee Allison - 1st Gulf War Conscientious Objector; speaker, writer, organizer, supporting counter-recruitment efforts and soldiers who resist the war in Iraq
  • Andrew Lichterman --WSLF Program Director; attorney;   writer, focusing on the abolition of nuclear weapons, and on making connections between that work and broader movements for peace, economic equity, and a society more in balance with the planet.
1433 Webster Street at 15th Street (BACSIC Office)
Downtown Oakland (near 12th St. BART)

Click here to view a jpeg of the event flyer.

Jan 21: Please join our 2006 SRN Kick Off Event with former Congressman Ron Dellums

Dellums, our keynote speaker, will discuss the importance of unity and organizing methods for the progressive community. We hope you will take part in a growing network to build change in the East Bay. Please see the linked PDF flyer and letter of invite for more information. Click here for a jpg with more information

Beginning March 2006: SRN Quarterly Think Tank Series

These events will focus on topics of community concern. Upcoming discussions inclued War and the Peace Movement, Race and Racism in our Communities, Yourth and Education, and Political Accountabilty -- from election to followthrough

April 2006: Annual SRN Budget Meeting (federal, state and local)
Click here to see photos and a report from the April 2005 SRN Annual Budgets Report and Strategy Meeting. An annual Socially Responsible Network (SRN) event to present current federal, state and local budget information. Panelists discussed the effects of the 2005 Fiscal budget on health care, social services, public protection and other areas that directly affect your community. 2005 BUDGET PANELISTS: Susan Muranishi, Alameda County Administrator; Jean Ross, Executive Director of the CA Budget Project; Assemblywoman Loni Hancock; Jeffrey Thomas, District Director for Congresswoman Barbara Lee

Mandela Farmers' Market (click here)

With community events. Every Saturday from 10-4

Middle East Children's Alliance related events (click here)
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