Calender of Events

Regularly Updated Courtesy of Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit

Submit events for this calendar to randyblock@yahoo.com

This Calendar of events includes activities of a wide range of groups, including members of the Detroit Area Peace with Justice Network (DAPJN), a coalition of Metro-Detroit organizations formed to provide mutual support in our common dedication to peace and justice (see list below). Members of DAPJN are now being invited to post their events on an on-line calendar called

Activate! 313 Progressive Community Calendar (see: http://cal.activate313.org/events)

(under the War & Peace tag) but are welcome to continue to get additional publicity for their events by also submitting them to this GPMD events calendar at randyblock@yahoo.com

Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit does not claim to endorse all positions of groups with events posted on this calendar.

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To JOIN the DAPJN, call Peace Action at (248) 548-3920.

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1)Alliance to Halt Fermi 3: Web: www.athf3.org

2)Citizens for Peace: Colleen Mills, 734-425-0079, cmills0079@yahoo.com ,

Web: www.citizens4peace.com

3)Democratic Socialists of America: Lon Herman, 248-546-8180, lonherman@hotmail.com

Web: www.metrodetroitdsa.com/

4)Detroit Catholic Worker- Day House: Tom Lumpkin, 313-963-4539, dayhouse@flash.net

Web: https://sites.google.com/a/dayhouse.org/www/

5)Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit: Randy Block, 248-549-5170

Web: www.graypanthersmetrodetroit.org/

6)Huntington Woods Peace, Citizenship & Education Project: Phyllis Aronson, 248-548-7370, and

Melanie Goldberg, mel4hwpeace@aol.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Huntington-Woods-Peace-Citizenship-Education-Project/144083798944934

7)Michigan Alliance to Strengthen Social Security & Medicare: Bob Sisler, 313-824-0952, rsisler@csswayne.org Web: http://detroit.activatehub.org/organizations/126

8)Michigan Coalition for Human Rights: Marge Sears, 313-579-9071, support@mchr.org

Web: http://www.mchr.org/

9)Michigan Grail: Mary Coyle, 313-821-1074, r-coyle@sbcglobal.net

10)Meta Peace Team: Kim Redigan, 313-520-7465, kim.redigan@gmail.com, or Detroit office 313-483-7527 Web: www.metapeaceteam.org/

11)Michigan Stop The Nuclear Bombs Campaign: Kim Bergier, 248-515-2380, 2MISTNBC@gmail.com

12)Palestine Cultural Office: 313-886-5922, newashh@sbcglobal.net

Web: http://michiganpeacenetwork.org/organizations/Palestine-Cultural-Office

13)Pax Christi Michigan: Pat Valeer, 517-481-5280, paxchristi.mi@gmail.com

Web: http://www.paxchristimi.org/

14)Peace Action of Michigan: Rich Peacock, 248-321-7480, peacemichigan@gmail.com, or Helen Weber, 248-548-3920 Web: www.peaceactionmich.org

15)Pointes for Peace: Jan Scallen, 313-343-0957, pointesforpeace@yahoo.com

Web: www.pointesforpeace.org/

16)Swords Into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery: Clara Lawrence, Director, 248-963-7575

swordsintoplowshares313@gmail.com Web: www.swordsintoplowsharesdetroit.org/

17)Veterans for Peace: Steve Saelzler, 734-675-4138, saelzler@comcast.net Web: www.vfp74.org

18)Women's International League for Peace & Freedom-Detroit: Laura Dewey, 313-882-1596, wilpfdetroit@att.net web: http://wilpf.org/

MONDAY'S: 4:45 p.m. DEMONSTRATE FOR PEACE: 9 Mile/Woodward

5 p.m. DEMONSTRATE FOR BLACK LIVES MATTER: 11 Mile/Woodward

Aug 1 4 p.m. PROTEST FEDERAL AGENTS COMING TO OCCUPY DETROIT. Demonstration at the Rosa Parks Federal Building, 333 Mt. Elliott at Jefferson (Immigration and Customs). Show up to show we don't want fascism.

Aug 2 2-6 p.m. WALL OF MOMS MARCH IN MEMORY OF JOHN LEWIS. 2 Woodward Avenue, Detroit. "We don't

have kings, we have presidents." John Lewis, civil rights leader and former U.S. Representative (1940-2020(

Aug 3 11 a.m. RALLY IN SUPPORT OF Ded BRAXBURGAJ FAMILY. District Court hearing on Wednesday regarding the deportation of Mr. Braxburgaj, the husband and caregiver of Flora, a woman with multiple sclerosis. They have been living in sanctuary at Central United Methodist Church (CUMC), 23 E. Adams, Detroit. Rally on CUMC steps.

Sponsored by Michigan United.

Aug 6 7 p.m. HIROSHIMA 2020. Peace Action of Michigan invites public to hear Juan Cole, University of Michigan author, speak. This event includes a tribute to Motoko Hutuwaite. Co-sponsored by multiple peace groups. Zoom URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89158644641?pwd=UlBKVHdXUFR3aTJKMkJUZ29ndVJvQT09

Meeting ID: 891 5864 4641. Passcode: 019849 or CALL: 1-646-558-8656

Aug 6 7 p.m. THE VILLAGE PLAYERS: ON THE LINE. A YouTube film about a son facing the challenge of putting his mother in a nursing home. For more info visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCifstrFvBZVdQfHDsgfUSuw

Aug 15 10 a.m. TRUMP'S ATTACKS ON THE POST OFFICE THREATEN DEMOCRACY! As a strategy to suppress the vote, the Trump administration has refused to let the U.S. Postal Service get funds allocated by Congress to keep the post office open in face of income reductions during COVID-19 pandemic. Hear Senator Gary Peters, who's investigating the slow down of the USPS and Judy Beard, top legislative staff for the APWU, tell us how we can fight back!

Join meeting by zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82060728997

Meeting ID: 820 6072 8997 or call: 1-646-558-8656 Meeting ID: 820 6072 8997

For more information, call or text Randy Block at 248-224-5572