Regularly Updated Courtesy of Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit
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 end of page for list of DAPJN
organizations and their representatives. Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit does not claim to endorse all
positions of groups with events posted on this calendar.
WEEKLY 4:45 - 5:45 p.m. every Monday, Peace Vigil/Anti-Occupation of Iraq Protest
at Woodward & 9 Mile in Ferndale. Call Peace Action Office: 248-548-3920.
ONGOINGNoon, 2nd Saturday of each month, Women in Black Silent Protest. Location
changes each month. Please wear black and be silent. All welcome. Contact:
WEEKLY 7 p.m. every Sunday, Pointes for Peace Vigil at Panera on Kercheval & St. Clair
WEEKLY Noon, every Friday, Weekly Peace Vigil in front of the Capitol.
WEEKLY 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. every Saturday. Jewish Witnesses for Peace & Friends vigil against
attacks on Palestinian people by State of Israel, 2000 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor
WEEKLY Noon. Every Saturday. Wyandotte (Oak and Fort Street, between Northline & Eureka)
WEEKLY 11 a.m. Every Monday. PEACE VIGIL OUTSIDE MILFORD OFFICE OF REP. MCCOTTER.
Sponsored by Democrats of West Oakland County. Contact Jim Gualdoni, Chair,
DAILY` 7 - 7:30 p.m. PRAYERS FOR PEACE Rev. Linda Northcraft conducting daily session
of prayers for peace (Mon - Sat) at St. John Episcopal Church, SW corner of 11 Mile
MONTHLY 11 a.m. 1st Saturday. Sponsored by 11th Hour for Peace. For location, see:
MONTHLY Noon - 1 p.m. 7th ANNIVERSARY IRAQ WAR VIGIL (Mar 20th) SE corner 11 Mile/Woodward.
Huntington Woods Peace, Citizenship and Education Project.
Click HERE to see the current cost of the war in Iraq.
Mar 10-13 ANN ARBOR PALESTINE FILM FESTIVAL. Can buy tickets at box office of each screening.
Venues include: Michigan Theater, State Theater, Michigan Union Ballroom and Museum
Mar 13 2 p.m. GRAND RAPIDS CALL TO ACTION MARCH & RALLY. Big gathering of campaigns
(jobs, health, environment, immigration, peace) for march at 2 p.m. at Eberhard Center
GVSU, 301 Fulton St. W., GR. Arrive at Gerald R. Ford Federal Bldg for 2:30 p.m. rally.
Tell members of Congress we want action NOW on health and other issues. For more
info., contact Randy Block at 248-549-5170. Sponsored by broad group of organizations.
Mar 12-14 BRING IT BACK, TAKE IT FORWARD: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF ACTIVISM. University
of Michigan, Rackham Bldg (Mar 12/13) and School of Social Work (Mar 14). For list of
Mar 13 1-3 p.m. REVERSE THE RACE TO THE BOTTOM. FIX THE BROKEN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM.
UAW Local 22, 4300 Michigan Ave. Detroit. Union rep's and economic experts will
explain why jobs, families and neighborhoods will be strengthened by an immigration
policy makeover. Moderator: Dr. Jose Cuello, WSU Professor.
Mar 14 1-2:30 p.m. THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT. Liz Walters and Walt Niewiadomski of
The Michigan Peace Team tell of their experiences in the Middle East. First Unitarian
Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor, 4001 Ann Arbor-Saline Road.
Mar 14 4 p.m. ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE CONCERT. This fund raiser for the World Social
Forum will be held at Central United Methodist Church, 23 E. Adams, Detroit. Concert
includes a choir, a Regae Band, an African dance troupe, high school performing arts
and poetry. Hosted by the US Social Forum Faith and Spirituality Committee.
Mar 17 NOON LUNCH & LOBBY VISIT FOR HEALTH CARE NOT WARFARE. Brown bag at the
Troy Community Center, 3179 Livernois, Room 305. Hear health reform and peace
activists discuss our misguided budget priorities. At 1:15 p.m. go to Rep. Peters' office,
560 Kirts Blvd., #105, Troy to urge a NO vote on the $33 billion funding request for the
Mar 19 7 p.m. MOVIE, ARISING FROM FLAMES: OVERCOMING ANGER THROUGH PATIENCE.
The Dalai Lama speaker about overcoming hatred to increase love & forgiveness.
At the Theosophical Society of Detroit, 27745 Woodward, Berkely. Call: 248-545-1961.
Mar 20 10 a.m. AN OLD PROMISE FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT. Invited Speaker: Rep. John
Conyers, Jr. to speak on his "21st Century Full Employment & Training Act"
Public invited. Royal Oak Community Center, 3500 Marais (turn north off 13 Mile
Road at 1st light past Crooks Rd.) Royal Oak. Call Randy Block: 248-549-5170.
Mar 20 MASS MOBILIZATION IN WASHINGTON D.C. 7th anniversary of the war in Iraq. Over a
million Iraqis have died; tens of thousands of Americans have been killed or wounded.
This a time for united action. Contact Catherine Wilkerson: 734-646-3953
Mar 21 2 p.m. WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT FORUM: RAISE AWARENESS -- TAKE ACTION!
Hear the impact of wrongful imprisonment from The Innocence Project and from Ken
Wyniemko, an exonoree. Learn what you can do to restore justice for the wrongfully
imprisoned. Sponsored by: Just Justice; The Cooley Law School Innocence Project;
Birmingham Unitarian Church Social Justice Committee; Michigan UU Social Justice
Network; MOSES; the Michigan Campaign for Justice; & National Lawyers Guild,
Michigan & Detroit Chapter. Call Randy Block 248-549-5170 for more information.
Mar 24 7 p.m. RELIGION: HOW THEY GOT ALONG FOR 3,300 YEARS & HOW WE CAN TOO
Harry Cook, retired Episcopal minister, journalist and author to speak at the Grosse
Pointe Woods Library, 20680 Mack at Vernier, Detroit. Call Carol: 313-882-7732.
Mar 25-26 URBAN SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT: ENPOWERING URBAN CITIZENS VIA GREEN ENERGY
AND EMPLOYMENT. Double Tree Hotel, 525 W. Lafayette, Detroit. Partners: U of
Phoenix, Rainbow Push Detroit Chapter, Highland Park NAACP. Register on-line
Mar 26 7:30 p.m. OPERA: "FORGOTTEN: THE MURDER AT THE FORD ROUGE PLANT". This labor
folk-jazz opera is set in Detroit during the Great Depression. Macomb Center for the
Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield (at Hall Rd), Clinton Township. Tickets: $10 - seniors,
stadents and unemployed; $20 for general admission; $30 for Gold Circle seats. Call
Mar 27 PAX CHRISTI 29TH ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE: "BUILDING A PEACEFUL WORLD"
Broad range of workshops. Lunch. Keynote speaker: Kathy Kelly, human rights activist.
Early registration: March 19th. $40 (refundable only if received by March 19th). After
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To JOIN the DAPJN, call Peace Action at (248) 548-3920.
STAY Involved .....
The Detroit Area Peace With Justice Network invites you to contact any of its member
groups (listed below) so that we may increase our efforts in creating a more just and
peaceful world. (list updated by DAPJN)
1. Alliance for Democracy: 313-533-2784 (Redford) or 734-462-2423 (Livonia)
3. Catholic Caucas of Southeast Michigan: 313-821-1074
7. Democratic Socialists of America: 248-539-3019
8. Detroit Catholic Worker- Day House: 313-963-4539 (Detroit)
9. Episcopal Peace Fellowship: 248-549-3888 248-549-3888; fax: 248-258-5449
10.F.A.M.E. (Finding Alternatives to Military Enlistment) jd65@dcx.com
19.Peace & National Priorities Center of Oakland County: 248-683-3363
22.Swords Into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery: 313-343-9028 wendyh166@cs.com
23.U.S. Peace Council - Michigan Chapter: 248-545-8492 (Ferndale)
25. Women's Conference of Concerns 313-538-6986
27.Women's International League for Peace & Freedom-Detroit 313-882-1596
