Nashville Peace &
Justice Center 4732 W
Longdale Drive Nashville,
TN 37211
333-5700, 333-5811 (fax) info@nashvillepeacejustice.org 3rd
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collectibles, etc.
You may drop off items on Friday April 9th -12 noon-3 at the
address above.
Give us a shout if you have stuff (this will help with advertising) OR
if you want to volunteer to set tomorrow!
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333-5700
When: Saturday, April 10, 2010; 1-4pm EST,
12noon-3pm CST
Where: Y12 Nuclear Weapons Complex, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee
Congress,
this year, is appropriating $110,000,000 for design work on a new bomb
plant in Oak Ridge. The design money is a down payment on the $3.5
billion Uranium Processing Facility.
If we want a Nuclear
Weapons Free World, we must create the political pressure
that will
force President Obama to match his words with action and make the
United States a leader in global nuclear disarmament.
The April
Action will bring youth and others to the last, full-scale, operating
nuclear weapons production plant in the United States. Energy is
building for a Youth Brigade for Peace and Disarmament which may engage
in civil resistance at the gates of Y12.
This is a crucial time.
US nuclear policy is being re-written right now. Will we break
free of the past and move forward to a nuclear weapons free future?
APRIL ACTION INFO
Friday evening, April 9 • Knoxville, TN
Nonviolence Training | Affinity Group meeting
Peacekeeper Training
Puppetista Rehearsal
Saturday, April 10 • Oak Ridge, TN
1:00pm--4:00pm EST, 12noon-3pm CST
Concert and Action for a Nuclear Weapons Free World, Outside the gates
of Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Plant- Grassy area near New Hope Center
Scarboro Road and Bear Creek Entrance to Y-12
(between Bethel Valley and Illinois)
April 5-9 • Knoxville, TN
Puppet Build | Street Theatre Workshop
For more info on Puppets contact:
Lissa McLeod—865-776-8249, lmcleod1@gmail.com
Kevin and Cindy Collins—865-577-1140, kvn792@aol.com
For more information about Y-12, driving direction, etc. contact:
Ralph Hutchison: 865-776-5050 http://www.stopthebombs.org
5)
Mission Medicine - Medication Collection Event
When: April 10, 2010 - 9am-12pm
(TN State
Fairgrounds);
April 17, 2010
9am-12pm
(Franklin Town
Square)
Where: April 10 - 625 Smith Avenue Nashville, TN
April
17 - 231 Public Square Franklin, TN
Consider the environmental & social impact
of discarding your expired medication.
The local offices of Home
Instead Senior Care have scheduled Mission MedicineSM to help
the Nashville Community to dispose of expired or no longer used
medications.
Participants can simply drive up to the location where local law
enforcement will be on hand to oversee the drop-off of medications into
a locked container. After the event, the medications
collected
will be properly disposed. CVS Pharmacies are again
sponsoring
the event, with goody bags for the first 50 drop offs. This program is
a way to help protect seniors and others from accidentally using
expired medications as well as safeguarding them from the potential for
theft of medications from their homes, said Drew Shelton of the Home
Instead Senior Care local office. The project also can help
protect the environment including pets and other animals by providing a
safe way to dispose of prescription drugs before they are introduced
into landfills or the water supply.
Join Manna-Food Security Partners and the Monroe Carell Jr.
Children’s Hospital for a workshop discussing how to build
and
maintain a school garden, cook with school garden produce, and much
more! The workshop is free of charge, and lunch will be provided. The
first 30 people to RSVP will receive a pre-potted plant! Register
online at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HJ2DSP8
When: Monday, April 12, 7pm
Where: Langford Auditorium, Vanderbilt University
Project Dialogue and the Office of Religious Life present Nobel Peace
Prize Laureate, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Holocaust
survivor and author of numerous books, Elie Wiesel to speak on Civility
and Justice for Whom? This lecture will be the concluding event in
Project Dialogue's year-long examination of the themes of, and
relationship between, civility and justice.
Elie Wiesel has worked tirelessly to combat what he calls "the perils
of indifference." As he says, "In order to feel empathy and compassion
for and with a person who is alone, suffering, in desperation, it's
only because we remember others who were alone, suffering, and in
despair. It happens that not only one person, but the group may forget.
Forgetting means the end of civilization, the end of culture, the end
of generosity, the end of compassion, the end of humanity. And
therefore I celebrate memory, and I try to strengthen it. And I
believe—I still do, in spite of everything—that
memory is a
shield. If we remember what people can do to each other, then we can
help those who tomorrow may be threatened by the same enemy. "
This event is free and open to the public.
Seating is limited.
Hosted by Vanderbilt University - Project Dialogue
For further information, contact:
Emily Stewart
615-343-0350 emily.d.stewart@vanderbilt.edu
8) Inside the Conflict Resolution Toolbox
is NCRC's monthly Lunch & Learn program
Envisioning
Restorative Justice in the Criminal Justice System
When: Tuesday, April 13th, 12 noon - 1:15 pm
Where: West End United Methodist Church
2200
West End Ave,
McWhirter Hall on ground floor
Don't miss this special interactive discussion on the philosophy and
practice of Restorative Justice! Featuring special guests,
Reverand Janet Wolf, Associate Professor at American Baptist College;
Glenda Lingo, Board President of Reconciliation (a non-profit prison
ministry organization); and Alumni from the Inside-Out Prison Exchange
Program. Come prepared to share your views on Restorative
Justice and explore different methods of peace and
justice-seeking. You will be brainstorming different ways
that everyday citizens can improve the Criminal Justice system in
Tennessee.
Bring a bag lunch; snacks provided
1.25 hrs of CME credit approved for Rule 31 mediators
FREE & OPEN TO ALL
RSVP not required - just come!
9) Prayer Vigil for Jobs!
When: Tuesday, April 13, 12 noon
Where: Metro
Courthouse
The
School Board will present its budget to Mayor Karl Dean. SEIU
is asking all concerned citizens to gather in front of the Metro
Courthouse for
a Prayer Vigil about the jobs that are on the line with the budget
proposal. After the vigil, we will go inside and make sure
that the School Board and the Mayor know that we are watching what they
do when it comes to jobs in our city.
We know that many people are working during that time, but if it is
possible for you to make arrangements and attend, we invite you to do
so.
In last Sunday's Tennessean, the newspaper wrote an editorial
that suggested that the School Board made the best decision that they
could in voting to outsource custodians and groundskeepers.
We know better and so do you.
Please write a Letter to the Editor and let the Tennessean know what
you think. People need to hear the real stories of what the
impact will be on our city once hundreds of low-paid minority workers
are forced to re-apply for their jobs, take a major cut in pay, and
lose the benefits they've earned after years of hard work and loyalty
to the city.
Click here
to write your Letter and to see some samples and talking points that
will help you write the best letter possible.
If you do write a letter, send us a copy (mnaccarato@seiu205.org)
so we can share it with everyone on our website. And if you
need more facts about privatization or the budget to make your case, go
visit our Budget
2010 Action Center.
10) Earth Matters News
Join us
every Saturday at the Earth Matters
Garden. If you can, come out and see us - Spring into action.
**We need a part time rose garden manager and someone to learn about
and care for the fruit trees at the site.
Also, please save the following dates:
April 17th - Earth Nic Picnic at the garden 12 - 5
April 21st - EarthMatters FriendRaiser at the French Quarter (Woodland
St.)
April 22nd - Earth Night
In the early morning of April 19, 1960, the home of Attorney and Mrs.
Z. Alexander Looby was bombed. The Movement quickly organized the
Silent March which began at 11:00 am. It was the first major march of
the Southern Nonviolent Freedom Movement. There were no signs or even
talk. IT WAS A SILENT MARCH. It surprised the very wide spread
opposition to economic and social and racial justice in Nashville and
across the country. The superb dignity and discipline of that
nonviolent technique impacted Middle Tennessee and the nation.
COME! CELEBRATE THAT MOMENT!
When: Tuesday, April 20, 5:30-8pm
Where: Belmount United Methodist
Church
Community Center
21st
Ave. South and Acklen Ave, 37212
William K. Davis, Director of the UN Center in
Washington, D.C.and the UN's senior represenative in Washington, will
talk about U.S. Priorities in the UN Security Council at the Nashville
United Nations Association's Spring Meeting and Dinner. Davis
will focus on peacekeeping, sanctions and the future of the U.S. in the
Security Council. He formerly worked in the State
Department's Bureau of Legislativve Affairs and on the White House's
National Security Council.
$25 Dinner,
program only: free
Dinner reservations may be made by email at una-event@bellsouth.net
or by calling (615) 870-8446 by noon, Saturday, April 17.
Program begins at 7 p.m.
When: Each Wednesday beginning April 21 through
May 19; 6:30 to
8:30 p.m.
Where: Scarritt-Bennett Center
1008
19th Ave. South
Life is inherently unmanageable. Seek to control it, and you may be
captive to exhaustion, depression, and addiction. Learn to navigate it
by living with justice, compassion, and humility – and you
are
free!
Scarritt-Bennett Center will host a five-week workshop this spring led
by award-winning author, poet, essayist, and educator Rabbi Rami
Shapiro. The workshop will be based on Rabbi Rami’s book,
Recovery – the Sacred Art: The Twelve Steps as Spiritual
Practice.
Participants will examine 12 steps that can take us to a place where we
no longer need to seek control of life, relationships, events, and
actions. These 12 steps are a powerful set of spiritual tools that can
help each of us live free from compulsive attachment. Please note: This
is not a twelve-step meeting, and is not focused on any specific
addiction.
When: Tuesday,
April 27, 7pm
Where: The Unitarian Universalist Church
1808
Woodmont Blvd
Anna is a Jewish American Fulbright scholar and peace activist, who
lived
in the West Bank with Palestinians for several months over a period of
four
years and is now doing presentations around the country. See
our press
release here.
*If you
have an event that you would like for us to consider listing
in
our weekly e-blast, please let us know by either emailing me- Crystelle@NashvillePeaceJustice.org
(w/ "event submission' as the
title), or you may fill out this online
form. **ALL
events must be submitted no later than
Monday in order garauntee their appearance in the latest e-blast (which
are sent out every Thursday).
*In order to be considered, events
must be compatible with the mission of
Nashville Peace & Justice Center. Because we are a 5013c
organization, we cannot advertise events for specific candidates for
political office or for specific political parties.
The Nashville Peace Coalition meets nearly every Wednesday night, from 6
- 7:30 pm. (For the very rare exceptions -- e.g., for
Christmas -- check
this calendar.)
We discuss what's going on in town, and sometimes
we plan demonstration rallies or other activities.
Currently we are meeting at the Friends Meeting House, which is at 530
26th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee 37209 (615) 329-2640 or go to: http://www.nashvillefriendsmeeting.org/
You're welcome to join the in-person group or the online group, or
both.
For more information, check the online group, or contact Eric Schechter
at leftymathprofessor@yahoo.com
1. Everyone
Shop at
Kroger! Kroger will
donate 4% of everything you
spend to
NPJC. For instance,
for every $100 you spend at Kroger on food, pharmaceuticals, and fuel,
Kroger will donate $4 to the Center. This really does ad up quickly!
Here's what you do:
Simply send in a check or money order to us for $5.
(see address at the
bottom of this email) and we will mail you a pre-loaded gift card. You
will then use that to pay for your purcahases. It's that easy
to
support the center!
2. Join the
Sustainers
Program! The Nashville Peace and Justice Center depends
on regular
contributions to support its important activities. You can show your
support by joining the Sustainer’s Program. For as
little
as $5 a month, or $60 a year you can join the program.
To become an NPJC sustainer, send a voided check to:
Nashville Peace and Justice Center
ATTN: Paige La Grone Babcock – Sustainers
4732 West Longdale
Nashville, TN 37211
3. Search the
internet using GoodSearch.com.
It's a NEW Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its
advertising revenue to the charities its users designate. Just bookmark
the page or make it your official homepage!
4. Shop atGoodShop.com!
This is another new online tool that will donate up to 37% to
NPJC. It' an online shopping mall with hundreds of great stores (check
it out!) Every time you place an order, you'll be supporting
NPJC.
Be sure to
enter The Nashville Peace and Justice Center as the
charity you want to support. And be sure to spread the word!
Thanks for all
you do to support NPJC!
Jobs with Justice - Living Wage Campaign
There is an exciting movement for economic justice underway in
Nashville this summer. Mid TN Jobs with Justice is working hard to pass
a Living Wage ordinance in the Metro Nashville city council by
the end of the summer. Community support for a Living Wage is
a crucial component of our campaign, so we are gathering
signatures in support of a much needed living wage for
employees of businesses that have contracts with the city.
The only way that we will see this local movement for economic justice
succeed is if we engage active community members like you. If you would
like to become a part of this movement, please call
Ashley
Pasquariello:
717-385-7882 or email: ashley.c.pasquariello@gmail.com
Women in Black Weekly Silent Vigil
When: Every Thursday from 12:15 - 12:45pm
(July
2, 9, 16,
23, 30)
Where: West End Avenue (on the bridge across from the
Tennesseean Newspaper,
between 12th Ave and
The Frist Museum)
For almost seven years Women in Black has been
conducting a weekly silent
peace vigil as a presence for peace in the world.
We are part of an international movement for peace. We dress
in
black and stand in silence holding signs that we stand as
witness
to the horror of war and to the possibility for peaceful alternatives to war.
Black umbrellas and water bottles are advisable in this hot
weather.
Women in Black is not an organization but an
informal community of women who stand silently for peace.
Global Learning Network
P.O. Box 281405
Nashville, TN 37228
International Civic Engagement Opportunities
Global Learning Network promotes international understanding, goodwill
and cooperation through:
• Education Abroad Programs
• African Language Institute
• Collaborative Global Studies Programs
These are all university level programs in Africa for North American
students. Participants gain valuable international experience while
earning college credit. Our programs are designed to help support a
peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world.
We are looking for individuals to serve in the following positions: (1)
Administrative Assistant and (2) Associate
Director for Education Abroad Programs. Currently, these positions are
unpaid, but as the organization generates income there will be modest
salaries.
Contact:
Global Learning Network
E-mail: gln_hq@yahoo.com
Telephone: 615.963.5587
For further information, contact:
Andinet Mayibuye
615.963.5587 gln_hq@yahoo.com
Dreams For
Teens
is a nonprofit organization whos mission is to level the field for many
impoverished people. Their goal is to improve education, and access
to quality education in the United States, as well as globally. Through
their work with teens, they feel that they will be less inclined to
engage in violence.
Tennessee Senator
Douglas Henry
11 Legislative Plaza
Nashville, TN 37243-0021
(615) 741-3291 ; sen.douglas.
henry@capitol.tn.gov
Our
mailing address is: 4732
W Longdale Drive Nashville,
TN 37211 Our
telephone: 333-5700,
333-5811 (fax) The
Nashville Peace and Justice Center (NPJC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization dedicated to promoting equity and creating a peaceful,
just and sustainable society through reflection, education and
non-violent action. SPREAD THE WORD!
Change is not only possible, it is
inevitable, and it happens
everyday!
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.May
Peace
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