
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.

ONGOING
Noon, 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. 2nd Saturday. Sponsored by 11th Hour for Peace. For location, see:

MONTHLY Noon - 1 p.m. VIGIL: LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH. SE corner, 11 Mile/Woodward.




Huntington Woods Peace, Citizenship and Education Project.

Click HERE to see the current cost of the war in Iraq.

July 24
Noon - 2:30 p.m. SILENCE THE VIOLENCE DAY. Event's goal: dialogue to develop




a plan of action to reduce the senseless violence. Sponsored by H.O.P.E. with the




Urban Peace Movement in Oakland, California. Location: 2242 Ferry Park, Detroit.

July 29
7 p.m. PUBLIC PROTEST OF ICE RAID IN CANTON. Location: 1700 Waterman, Detroit.




On July 8th, immigrartion agents forcibly entered Chili's Restaurant and detained




four hardworking men for deportation, leaving their families broken and devastated.




Bus transportation from Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Call 734-355-2707 for more info.




Sponsored by: Families of the Chili's Raid, Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for




Immigrant Rights, and Reform Immigration for America.

July 30
8:30 a.m. 2010 STATEWIDE IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS SUMMIT. This event, held at




Lansing Community College - West Campus, is being sponsored by Michigan




Immigrant Rights Center. Update on legislation affecting immigrants and a range




of workshops. Registration free, but participants must complete form (found on




website below) and e-mail (lgaynor@lssm.org) fax (269-492-7198) to Lorraine Gaynor

July 30 & 31 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. FILM: COUNTDOWN TO ZERO. It is predicted that this must see




movie will have a similar impact on the nuclear threat as The Inconvenience Truth




did for the environment. The film features an array of international experts and




statesmen and ends with a powerful message: no country should have nuclear




weapons! Showing at the Royal Oak Main Art theater with discussion following




the 4:30 p.m. show. To register for the event and get FREE tickets, go to the

Aug 5
7:30 p.m. STOPPING NUKES, STOPPING WARS/HIROSHIMA ANNIVERSARY. Phyllis




Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies fellow, will be guest speaker at this event held at




Zion Lutheran Church, 143 Albany, Ferndale (3 blocks south of W. Nine Mile). Outdoor




peace walk follows program. Call: 248-548-3920.

Aug 7
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. HEAL DETROIT CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN EVENT/PICNIC. This community




clean up event, "The Takeover", will be held in the following neighborhoods: Grand




River/Greenfield/Fenkell, Southeastern Detroit, Old Westside, Seven Mile/Van Dyke,




State Fair/I-75, 7 Mile/Evergreen/Greenfield, Southwest Detroit, Puritan/Martin Park,




Brightmoor, Mack/Bewick, Highland Park, Zone 8. Sponsors: Urban Network, It Takes




a Village Ya'll, and Peace Zones 4 Life. Heal Detroit invites community organizations




and businesses throughout the city to the clean-up followed by Palmer Park community




picnic held 3-6 p.m. at Pontchartrain Drive/7 Mile. Call Lakeisha Harris: 313-974-5932.

Aug 9
1 p.m. DEMONSTRATION FOR SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE. At office of U.S.




Representative Gary Peters, 560 Kirtz Blvd., Troy, MI 48084. Sponsored by Retirees

To RETURN to Home Page Click HERE

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

11.
Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit: 248-548-4931 ronh109@aol.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


