Peace with Justice Calendar of Events 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 4:15 - 5:15 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. Locationchanges 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. MONTHLY 11 a.m. 2nd Saturday. Sponsored by 11th Hour for Peace. For location, see: Feb 18 10 a.m. UPDATE ON REPEAL OF THE EMERGENCY FINANCIAL MANAGER LAW. James Hunter, Project Coordinator, Sugar Law Center. Presentation part ofGray Panthers of Metro Detroit's monthly meeting -- open to the public. Royal OakCommunity Center, 3500 Marais, Royal Oak (turn north at first light off 13 Mile, eastof Crooks Road) For more information, call Evelyn Foreman: 313-378-4150.Feb 18 10:15 a.m. UPDATE ON JUVENILE LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE & 2ND CHANCES 4 YOUTHAustin Land, Advocacy Coordinator, will discuss these two programs and the School to Prison Pipeline and the need for other prison reforms. W. Lansing Church of Christ,5505 W. St. Joe Hwy, Lansing. Lunch follows at Bennigans, 718 Delta Commerce Dr.Sponsored by Citizens for Prison Reform. Call: 269-339-0606. RSVP by Thursday.Feb 23 6 p.m. A TEACH-IN ON ISRAEL/PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: FINDING COMMON CAUSE. Guest speaker: Phyllis Bennis, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies. Sponsored by MCHR and Jewish Voice for Peace. Co-sponsors: Friends of Sabeel-North America -Ann Arbor & Detroit Chapters and Palestine Cultural Office. Hope United Methodist Church, 26275 Northwestern Hwy, SouthfieldFeb 23 7 p.m. BOOK DISCUSSION: ON KILLING. (Author Dave Grossman) Livonia Civic Feb 23-24 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Stand up for civil rights for immigrants in border communities at thisnational conference being held in Detroit: UAW-Ford National Training Center, 151 W.Jefferson, Detroit. Racial and religious profiling, harassment, abusive interrogation, searches without probable cause, road checkpoints and sweeps of public transit are becoming common along the Northern border. For information and registration go to:Feb 24 10:30 a.m. DEMONSTRATE VS. WAR WITH IRAN OUTSIDE ROMNEY EVENT. Mitt Romney event at Ford Field (2000 Brush, Detroit) is opportunity to greet attendees & media with"No War With Iran" and similar signs to counter recent war mongering. Signs providedFeb 26 10 a.m. SEEDS OF PEACE. Director of this organization whose mission is to help young people to develop leadership skills for reconciliation and coexistence, including Palestinianand Israeli participants. At Congregation Bnai Moshe in West Bloomfield. $10 for brunch. RSVP required: 248-788-0600.Feb 28 5 p.m. WE HAVE THE PETITIONS! RALLY (TO REPEAL EMERGENCY FINANCIAL MGR LAW)Michigan AFSCME Council 25, 600 W. Lafayette, Detroit. All Welcome. Food provided.Feb 29 11:30 a.m. WE'RE DELIVERING THE PETITIONS! (EMERGENCY FINANCIAL MANAGER LAW)Gather at Central United Methodist Church in Lansing, Michigan, 215 North Capitol Ave.Will caravan to the Office of the Great Seal, Richard H. Austin Building, 1st Floor, 430 W.Allegan, Lansing. Buses from Detroit & Flint being arranged. Watch for details. Contact:Feb 29 7 p.m. JOINING THE POLITICAL PROCESS & GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZING. Nancy Skinner, syndicated radio host, to speak. Albanian Islamic Center, 19775 Harper Ave, Harper Woods. Sponsored by Pointes for Peace. Call: Carol 313-882-7732 orMar 9 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. WHITE HOUSE LGBT CONFERENCE ON HOUSING & HOMELESSNESSHosted by the White House and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Developmentin partnership with the Ruth Ellis Center. Featuring HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan,Mar 11 7 p.m. LIFE IN PAKISTAN, WOMEN'S ROLES & COMMON MISPERCEPTIONS. SameenaNazir, activist and founder of the Pakistani section of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, to speak at the Albanian Islamic Center, 19775 Harper, HarperWoods. Meeting hosted by Women's International League for Peace & Freedom andMar 13 7 p.m. MAKING PEACE DETROIT AND MAKING PEACE WITH DETROIT. Mike Whitty,Call: 734-425-0079 Mar 16 7 p.m. COFFEE HOUSE AND CONVERSATION: THE STRUGGLES OF INCLUSIVITY.A casual evening of listening to Rev. Amy DeLong's story and sharing safe conversationabout the struggles and questions surrounding the issue of inclusivity. Music by folksinger Katie Geddes. Poetry. Newburg United Methodist Church, 36500 Ann ArborTrail, Livonia. 734-422-0149Mar 17 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. A DAY CHURCHES CAN LEARN HOW TO BE MORE LGBT INCLUSIVE A panel United Methodists from Birmingham, Farmington, Ann Arbor and Detroit to discusshow they have engaged in conversation in their respective settings. Resources and strategiesavailable. Nardin Park United Methodist Church, 29887 W. 11 Mile, Farmington. 248-476-8860.$10 fee, payable at door. For more info., call Central United Methodist: 313-965-5422 x 121.Mar 17 10 a.m. SUPER COMMITTEE'S UNFINISHED BUSINESS -- A THREAT TO SOCIAL SECURITY.Randy Block, Chair of National Gray Panthers Issues Committee, will explain how SuperCommittee deadlock put Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other safety net services at risk of cuts -- and what can be done about it. Royal Oak Community Center, 3500 Marais, Royal Oak (turn north at first light off 13 Mile, east of Crooks Road). For more information, call Randy Block at 248-549-5170.Mar 24 4 p.m. MCHR ANNUAL DINNER: WORKERS' RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS:Reception - 4 p.m. Dinner - 5:30 p.m. Many awards to be presented. Keynote Speaker: Kim Bobo, Exective Director and founder, Interfaith Worker Justice, the nation's largest network of people of faith engaging in local and national actions to improve wages, Mar 25 12:30 p.m. FORUM: WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT DESTROYS LIVES! The time, incomeand skills lost while wrongfully imprisoned can never be regained. Learn and discuss howthis injustice can be redressed by legislation (SB 61 and HB 4171). At Grosse PointeUnitarian Church, 17150 Maumee, Grosse Pointe. Sponsor: Just Justice: 313-881-0420.Mar 29 7 p.m. BOOK DISCUSSION: THE END OF WAR (AUTHOR, CAPTAIN PAUL CHAPPEL)April 153 p.m. WHY WE LOVE DOGS, EAT PIGS AND WEAR COWS. Dr. Melanie Joy, a social psychologist and long time activist for social and environmental justice and animal welfare,explains carnism and help us become more empowered citizens. First UU Congregation of Ann Arbor, 4001 Ann Arbor-Salione Rd, Ann Arbor.April 21PAX CHRISTI ANNUAL MICHIGAN CONFERENCE: Who Lies? Who Dies? Who Pays?St. Anastasia Church, 4571 John R Rd.,Troy. For more infomation/to register: Apr 29 4-7 p.m. WOMEN OF CONSCIENCE, WOMEN OF COURAGE, WOMEN WHO CHALLENGE. Michigan Peace Team Annual conference declares that "a new world is possible!" GreenfieldManor Hall, 477 Greenfield Rd., Dearborn. Featuring three very special women: Ms. HedyEpstein, Ms. Noura Erakat and Col. Ann Wright. Features middle eastern dinner, talksLiz Walters - 517-484-3178, Kim Redigan - 313-520-7465.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 membergroups (listed below) so that we may increase our efforts in creating a more just andpeaceful world. 1. Alliance for Democracy: 313-533-2784 (Redford) or 734-462-2423 (Livonia)3. Catholic Caucas of Southeast Michigan: 313-821-10748. Detroit Catholic Worker- Day House: 313-963-4539 (Detroit) 9. Episcopal Peace Fellowship: 248-549-3888 248-549-3888; fax: 248-258-544911.Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit: 248-548-4931 ronh109@aol.com13. Michigan Alliance to Strengthen Social Security & Medicare 313-824-0952 19.Peace & National Priorities Center of Oakland County: 248-683-3363 23.U.S. Peace Council - Michigan Chapter: 248-545-8492 (Ferndale) 25. Women's Conference of Concerns 313-538-698627.Women's International League for Peace & Freedom-Detroit 313-882-1596 
