Coming Events:
Peace
Vigil
Each Monday,
5 - 6 PM at the Four Corners, intersection
of Kenwood and Delaware Aves. in Delmar. Bring your sign or
use one of ours. Stay for a few minutes or an hour. Let's
stand together for peace. (518) 466-1192 for further information.
September
11, 2010, The Muslim Solidarity Committee of Bethlehem Neighbors
for Peace, Project SALAM and the Masjid As Salaam have chartered a bus
to take people to the ground zero counter rally on Saturday, September
11, 2010 in New York City. The
bus is scheduled to leave from the Masjid As Salaam on 276-278 Central
Ave at 8 AM on Saturday September 11, 2010 and the round trip fare will
be $25. (If people want to make an additional contribution
it would allow someone who cannot afford the price to go for
less.) The bus should return before 7 PM that evening. If you
want to reserve a seat on the bus send a check to Lynne Jackson at 223
South Swan Street, Albany, NY. 12202. (Early checks would be
appreciated.) Lynne's email: lynnejackson@mac.com
When you send your
check, please include your email address and cell phone number (if you have
one). If you can not get a check in the mail by Wednesday and want to go
on the bus, please give Joe Lombardo a call at 518-439-1968 and he can reserve a seat for
you.
 Solidarity Committee- Film: Taking Root: "The Vision of Wangari Maathai"
Saturday, September 11, 7:30 pm
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany
405 Washington Avenue (across the street from the downtown SUNY campus)
The
Solidarity Committee kicks off its 2010-11 film series with a showing
of the documentary, "Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai"
(2008, 80 minutes). The film provides the dramatic story of the
70-year-old Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner, whose act of planting
trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment,
protect human rights, empower poor women, and defend democracy.
Maathai links the problems in her local community to dictatorship, the
ommoditization of natural resources, and the colonial legacy in Kenya
that eroded traditional values which had protected the
environment. Author and activist Frances Moore Lappé
wrote: "Taking Root ... captures the transformative potential of
regular people finding their voices" and "will inspire untold, endless
acts of courage." The film showing -- co-sponsored by
Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace and Upper Hudson Peace Action -- will
take place in Channing Hall of the First Unitarian Universalist Society
of Albany, located across the street from the downtown SUNY campus, on
Washington Avenue. Free refreshments will be provided by the
Honest Weight Food Co-op. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome to
attend.
BNP
Discussion Group
Monday, September 13, 6:15 - 7:30 pm
Java Jazz
318 Delaware, Avenue, Delmar, NY
Our gatherings
here are are always lively and interesting, with many good ideas
discussed among neighbors and friends. Contact:
439-8262 for further information. New members always welcome!
BNP
Monthly Meeting
Thursday, September 23, 7:00 -9:00 pm
Bethlehem Town Hall
445 Delaware Ave, Delmar Stop
the Wars! Change the
World! What is next for the peace movement locally and globally? How
can we stop the wars? Let's Build A Peaceful, Green Economy... Help
create our upcoming events and actions. Information
439-1968
Saturday,
October 2, Washington, DC, Please signup for what will be the
largest demonstration in decades. The leading forces in the labor
movement have united with the NAACP to organize a massive rally in
Washington , DC on October 2, 2010 called "One Nation." The
rally is being called around the issue of jobs, but peace and other
issues will be included. You can sign up by clicking here.
If that link does not work on your browser, paste this,
http://www.jotform.com/form/2344725196 into the address line on your
browser. The cost will be only $10 round trip. If you
signup, someone will contact you with details of the trip and rally. As
you may know, the recent national peace conference voted to endorse and
build this rally. We will build a peace presence at the rally by
carrying signs and passing out information on peace. By joining
this rally, we will be able to reach thousands of labor and civil
rights activists that the peace movement does not normally interact
with. We will be able to help make the connection between the
issues of jobs, the economy and the billions spent on war. Please
join us. The Capital District Area Labor Federation (CDALF) is
coordinating the buses from our area. The seats may fill up fast
so please click on the above link and reserve your seat on the bus.
According to Mike Keenan, president of the Troy Area Labor Council,
“Current plans are: The buses will leave Albany at MIDNIGHT on
Oct 2nd from the Eagle & Madison Avenue parking garage (plan to be
there Friday, Oct 1 by 11:30PM). As the bus staging for rally will be
JFK Stadium, we will most likely return in the "wee hours" of Sunday,
Oct 3.” In solidarity, Joe Lombardo
 BNP Film: William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
Thursday, October 7, 6:45 - 8:45 pm
Bethlehem Public Library
451 Delaware Ave., Delmar NY 12054
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (2009, 85 minutes) .
William Kunstler's daughters Sarah and Emily Kunstler chronicle the
life of their father, William Kunstler. The documentary captures the
daughters personal journey as well as much of the political climate of
the US in the 60's through the 90's. Kunstler represented the "Chicago
8", who protested the Vietnam War, inmates at Attica, and the American
Indian Movement when they stood up to the US government at Wounded
Knee. He also represented accused rapists and assassins. Information on the film showing: 466-1192. “A wonderful, inspiring film.”
- Howard Zinn
 Support of Accused WikiLeaks Whistle blower Bradley Manning: Pot Luck Dinner and Silent Auction Fundraiser
Wednesday, November 10, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Delmar Reformed Church
386 Delaware Ave, Delmar, NY
Please
join us for a pot-luck
dinner and fundraiser for the defense of Bradley Manning. Please bring a
dish to share. There will be a suggested donation of $10.00 per person
(more if
you can, less if you cannot) and we will be having a silent auction as
well. If you have a book, CD, DVD, baked goods or services you would
like to donate for the silent auction, they will be greatly
appreciated. A number of local merchants are donating gift certificates
for this event. This will be a an informative, hopeful and interesting
evening as we raise money for legal defense fees that are mounting
daily. Co-sponsored by Tom Paine Chapter of Veterans for
Peace and Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace. Please rsvp to Leslie
Hudson 768-4676 or cats.hudson@gmail.com
 North East Peace and Justice Action Coalition (NEPAJAC) Meeting
TBA
See the
Conference at the Sanctuary for Independent Media Media Project website. Thanks to all the volunteers. For more information, please contact: Joe at 439-1968 or jlombard@nycap. rr.com for further information.
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