Events Calendar - Join Us!

February 2010

Monday, February 1, 2010

Bloomington Peace Action Coalition Monthly Meeting

Join us in organizing and presenting local Peace events and activities, and working together with others on regional and national events in the coming months.
At any level of involvement, your participation is needed.
Let us know if you can help with flyering.

Time: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Boxcar Books (Meeting Room)
408 E. 6th Street (next to The Runcible Spoon)
Bloomington, Indiana

Wednesdays, February 3 & 17, 2010
(1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month)

“Peace for Afghanistan and Iraq! Bring the Troops Home Now!”
Demonstration on the Courthouse Square

Please join those who faithfully gather to call for “Peace for Afghanistan and Iraq!” and an end to the U.S. military occupations there.

Signs and banners provided, or bring your own signs with messages of Peace and ending war and military occupation.
Join us on the Square!

Time: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Monroe County Courthouse Square
Intersection of Walnut Street and Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, Indiana

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

"WHY WE FIGHT" Film Showing

The Real War film series presents the Bloomington screening of “WHY WE FIGHT” by film-maker Eugene Jarecki.

"Why We Fight," winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, takes a look at the anatomy of the U.S. war machine. The film is an inquiry into the workings of the “millitary-industrial complex,” a phrase coined in President Eisenhower's 1961 farewell speech.

"Why We Fight" surveys a half century of U.S. military conflicts, asking how our nation has become part of a system the survival of which depends on endless war-making.

The film moves beyond the headlines to answer the question, "What are the forces — political, economic, ideological — that drive our country to fight against ever-changing enemies?"

"Why We Fight" weaves personal stories, commentary, and analysis, and includes insights from military veterans, Gore Vidal, and Senator John McCain, among others.

Following the film showing, there will be time for a brief discussion. The Real War film showings are all free.

Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
303 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, Indiana

 

Let us all pray and work for Peace on Earth!

Send calendar info to BPACpeace@hotmail.com

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Regularly scheduled BPAC meetings and events:

Monthly BPAC Meeting:
1st Monday of every month at 2:00 pm
BPAC meeting in the
Meeting Room of Boxcar Books, 408 E. 6th Street, Bloomington, Indiana

1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month at 5:00 pm ~ Peace Vigil at the Monroe County Courthouse Square, Bloomington, Indiana

Related events:

every Saturday - 6:00 pm Peace Vigil at the Nashville, Indiana Courthouse.

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Sept. 24 - 26, 2005 -
The D.C. Mobilization to "End the War on Iraq!"
was historic as The People marched, spoke out, lobbied, and acted against war. With approximately 300,000 people involved, the "End the War on Iraq!" national mobilization was Washington D.C.'s largest anti-war demonstration since the March 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
See details of the weekend at D.C. Mobilization.

See News Coverage of the "End the War" Mobilization
Feedback, stories, photographs, and assessment from activists and organizers are available at
Mobilization Reports .