Peacemaker News / Events:

PEACE ISLAND
- A Solutions Driven Conference

A major conference September 2-3 2008 at Concordia University, St. Paul, sponsored by Mn Alliance of Peacemakers. See details at the Peace Island website. Directions and details at Peace Island Website. http://www.peaceisland.us

If you have trouble loading the page, get details HERE and registration RSVP form HERE.

In 1970 Minnesota experienced the largest draft raid in American history, where over 54 draft boards - centralized in St.Paul and Minneapolis post offices - were raided and ten-thousand-plus “1A” files destroyed….. more

John Denver - Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream

April 24, 1971 video of John Denver singing "The Strangest Dream" at a peace march in Washington DC. The song, written by Ed McCurdy, was one of the anthems of the anti-war era. If you have trouble playing here, Click here to see it on YouTube.

MAP.s 2007 Annual Peace Celebration was a Great Success
-Listen to the event audio files of portions of the evening here.

Listen to KFAI's July 4 edition of "Truth To Tell" featuring MAP member organization leaders Marie Braun and Joe Schwartzberg as well as MAP president, Dick Bernard. The show page is located here, and if you have a RealPlayer you can listen to the program by clicking the "Stream" button.

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The March 19 Peace March was attended by thousands of people who want to end the war in Iraq.

Read a review and article about the event on the WAMM website here.

See St. Joan of Arc's YouTube video of the march here.
(click photo for larger image)

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Season for Nonviolence
2007 was MAP's first observance of the 64-day Season for Nonviolence, January 30 through April 4. Remembering, respectively, the deaths of Mahatma Gandhi (Jan. 30, 1948) and Martin Luther King Jr (Apr. 4, 1968). ..details here.

Gulf Coast Relief Info Here ( updated 1-5-08)

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Cindy Sheehan: One Person Can Make a Difference (review on St. Joan site)
January 30, 2007 talk, SOLD OUT, organized by MAP, Twin Cities Peace Campaign-Focus on Iraq, WAMM and others at St Joan of Arc Church.
* Full video here /
* Full audio-only here

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MAP has a new calendar and Online Actions Tool. Check it out here.

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The US Peace Memorial Foundation has joined the nationwide
Peace is Patriotic Initiative. Celebrate Independence - Add your peace biography to the US Peace Registry
The US Peace Registry recognizes role models for a broad range of peace and antiwar activities.  Individuals who have written an antiwar letter to their representatives in Congress or to a newspaper are included, along with Americans who have devoted their lives to peace and opposing war.

Holdover News Items

MAP member Minneapolis Better Ballot Campaign:
"Instant Runoff Voting PASSED! "
click for more on their website

Twin Cities Produce Twin Proclamations
Declaring September 21, 2005 Peace Day (proclamations and other details here)

MAP endorses the Apollo Alliance Project
See  www.apolloalliance.org for more information about the project. View copies of the letters MAP has sent to all state and national leaders about this project here.

Department of Peace: MAP has been on record since June, 2002, in support of establishing "a cabinet level Department of Peace to develop a change in the definition of and approach to national security.” More on the proposed department, and what you can do to support its establishment at www.dopcampaign.org. (The present bill, HR 1673, introduced in the last Congress and supported by Congresspersons Oberstar, Sabo and McCollum, must be reintroduced in the 2005-2006 Congress.)

The ForeSight20/20 video is still available for sale. DVDs and VHS versions of this thought-provoking video are available to the public at a very low price in order to encourage wide circulation and education. More info on actionelection.org website.

MAP Issues Resolution Denouncing Torture in Iraq

Some archived news items here.

"Culture of Peace Initiative"
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MAP has signed on as part of another new and very important long range national initiative, the "US Peace Memorial Foundation."
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USE THIS LINK to Order Danny Schechter's movie, "WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception."

Find out more about this
2004 MAP-sponsored film

Watch "Winning Peace" by bigpicture / smallworld.com, (3min, 20 sec video)

Find a speaker or build a coalition using the Activism Profile and Resource People Project page.

MAP Calendar of Events is a great resource!

Link to Peace in the Precincts - a Minnesota-based coalition of citizens from established peace organizations and neighborhoods. A project of MAP member, Friends for a Nonviolent World.

Link to SE Minnesota Peacemakers - Southeast Minnesota peace organization modeled on MAP principles.

Link to Altera Vista, MTN Channel 16, SPNN Channel 15 and CTV 15- A newSeptember 20, 2006d by MAP.

Link to Minnesota Neighbors For Peace - Working for Peace, Justice and Tolerance in our own Neighborhoods. Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace is a part of this effort.

Link to New Orleans Katrina Relief page - Resource created by MAP in 2005, ongoing efforts and links to other organizations that continue to track needs.