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The Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center is a member-supported organization. We appreciate your support. To donate, please go to www.rmpjc.org, send a check to RMPJC, P.O. Box 1156, Boulder CO 80306, or call 303-444-6981. The RMPJC is now located at 3970 Broadway, Suite 105 in Boulder. Please come by and visit.
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This email contains: 1) RMPJC meetings 2) RMPJC-Sponsored events; 3) Events of other organizations; 4) Announcements
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RMPJC MEETINGS:

The following meetings are held at RMPJC, 3970 Broadway, Suite 105. From Broadway and Quince, go east on Quince. Turn right at the second driveway. You'll see RMPJC in front of you.

1st and 3rd Mondays BOULDER Economics Collective. On March 2 we will be discussing: recommendations to our Congress people on restoring strong regulation to the financial sector and on helping homeowners and preventing foreclosures. 7 p.m. at RMPJC.

2nd and 4th Mondays BOULDER Meeting of the RMPJC Middle East Collective which focuses on an end to the Israeli occupation and a just peace in the Middle East. 7 p.m. at RMPJC.

2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month BOULDER Citizens for Pesticide Reform meets at 6:30 PM at RMPJC. Currently we are working on making Boulder a Dandelion Friendly City, and on getting the City of Boulder to adopt the Precautionary Principle. We also work on getting all jurisdictions to change their mosquito abatement programs from toxic spraying to use of larvaciding and clean up of mosquito breeding grounds, and other related pesticide issues as they arise.

1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month   BOULDER Everybody Eats works on achieving sustainable, healthy, affordable food for all. We are currently working with the County to locate County Open Space that can be used as a multi purpose Community Agriculture site - for education and agricultural demonstration projects, for people to have their own small plots to farm for personal use or for use by their neighborhood or community, or for a small scale farm stand operation, etc. Please join us. 6:30 PM Contact Dave Georgis, Coordinator, for further information. dave@georgis.com .

Every Wednesday   Meeting of the RMPJC International Collective which focuses on ending U.S. militarism and military occupations, achieving global economic justice, and creating a just foreign policy. 7 p.m. at RMPJC.
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RMPJC CO-SPONSORED OR SUPPORTED EVENTS:

Monday, March 2   BOULDER Meeting on the economy to discuss recommendations to our Congress people on restoring strong regulation to the financial sector and on helping homeowners and preventing foreclosures. At RMPJC, 3970 Broadway, Suite 105. From Broadway and Quince, go east on Quince. Turn right at the second driveway.

Tuesday, March 3 BOULDER Talk with Penny Ruff from Change That Works about the Employee Free Choice Act, a very important piece of legislation which would make it easier for workers to form unions and would discourage employer intimidation of workers. 7 p.m. at RMPJC, 3970 Broadway, Suite 105. From Broadway and Quince, go east on Quince. Turn right at the second driveway. You'll see RMPJC in front of you. Please RSVP to Penny Ruff at tigerrrrruff@yahoo.com.

Friday March 6 to Sunday, March 8 BOULDER   Procession for the Future Students for Peace and Justice and the Backbone Campaign will bring the Procession for the Future to Boulder. The Procession is a three day event, geared toward raising awareness and catalyzing broader support for the kinds of progressive change that we hope to bring to this country, and to the world. For a listing of all the events, http://sfpj.org/SFPJ/PROCESSION.html.

Tuesday, March 10 DENVER Meeting on the economy to discuss recommendations to our Congress people on restoring strong regulation to the financial sector and on helping homeowners and preventing foreclosures. At 7:15 p.m. at AFSC, 901 W. 14 Avenue.

Wednesday March 11 ON KGNU 88.5 FM and 1390 AM David Korten will be discussing his groundbreaking new book, Agenda For A New Economy, live on KGNU on from 8.35-9.30am. His book will be a premium that morning for the KGNU pledge drive.

Saturday, March 14 BOULDER Ozo Coffee Co. Will Host A Benefit Concert for the Rocky Mountain Peace & Justice Center; Doors Open at 6:30PM Featuring:
George Mann A singer/songwriter/labor & peace activist visiting from New York; Julie Davis Of the Julie Davis School of Folk Music at Swallow Hill; Gary Ball From the Rocky Mountain Peace & Justice Center. Sliding Scale Donation $5 to $10 Nobody Turned Away for Lack of Funds. 7:00 PM   At Ozo Coffee Co. 5340 Arapahoe Ave Boulder, CO 80303 303-440-0233 For More Information Call 303-444-6981.

Friday, March 20 DENVER     COUNTDOWN TO WITHDRAWAL: 6th Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq Corner vigils/rallies across the state to hold Obama accountable to his promise of 16 months. Corners in Denver: Broadway and Colfax; 29th and Speer; Colfax and York; 13th and Colorado; First and University; or call AFSC for other locations: 303-623-3464. Also call if you'd like us to publicize your corner! 4:30-6:30 Theme: 5/20/10 (May 20, 2010,the end of Obama's promised 16 months). Sign making party at AFSC on Thursday 3/19, 5-7.http://www.countdowntowithdrawal.org/

Saturday, March 21 BOULDER   Vigils at corners around Boulder to mark the sixth anniversary of the occupation of Iraq and to call for withdrawal of all troops and contractors from Iraq and Afghanistan. Meet at Canyon and Broadway at noon.

Friday March 27    DENVER Gaza Relief Benefit Concert at The University of Denver Driscoll Ballroom 7:30pm. Featuring GSIS Professors, a MECA representative, and bands- Hello Kavita and Joshua Novak Benefitting MECA (Middle East Children's Alliance) and their work in Gaza.

Monday, March 30 BOULDER Dr. David A. Wesley, Israeli anthropologist and author talks on "Jews, Arabs, and Government Officials: Power Relations Inside Israel." 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church at Broadway and Pine (enter through door on the south of the building). Suggested donation $5-20; no one turned away for lack of funds.

Monday, April 6 to Friday, April 10. BOULDER The Middle East Series presents several speakers and films at CU Boulder and in the community on the Palestinian/ Israeli conflict.
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EVENTS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS:

For upcoming Transition Colorado events go: http://transitioncolorado.ning.com/. The Transition approach empowers communities to squarely face the challenges of peak oil and climate change, and to unleash the collective genius of their own people to find the answers to this momentous question.

For weekkly films and political and cultural events in Denver www.argusfest.org

Tuesday, March 3rd DENVER     GABRIELA L. MONTOYA - Violence Against Undocumented Immigrant Women at the U.S.-Mexico Border @ 12:00 p.m. At CYBER CAFÃ‰, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, DU http://www.du.edu/korbel/cord/

Wednesday March 4, BOULDER "Neoliberalism and Self-determination" at Hellems 241 UC Boulder, at 6:30pm SimÃ³n Sedillo is a community rights defense organizer and film maker whose work has centered on placing skills, cameras and editing equipment in the hands of communities in resistance.

Thursday, March 5   DENVER      ACORN Home Defender Training Workshop. Colorado ACORN's Home Defenders will force elected officials to finally shift their emphasis from bailing out Wall Street to bailing out Main Street. Get trained as a Home Defender and support the ACORN Homestayers, families refusing to leave their foreclosed homes in acts of civil disobedience until a comprehensive federal solution is in place. Training is at the True Light Baptist Church, Room 102, 14333 Bolling Drive, 6pm-8pm. More info: 303-366-6703 coacorn@acorn.org

Thursday, March 5 BOULDER   Forbidden Education and the Rise of Neo-McCarthyism With Derrick Jensen and Bill Ayers - (also featuring Ward Churchill). At GLENN MILLER BALLROOM, UMC (CU Boulder Campus) 7-9PM (Doors Open at 6pm) Students FREE, Community Members $5 in advance or $6-10 sliding scale at the door. More info visit:www.180degreeshift. Contact Email: studentsfortrueacademicfreedom@gmail.com

Saturday, March 7    AURORA    ACORN Home Defender Campaign Kick-off Rally ACORN's Home Defenders will force elected officials to finally shift their emphasis from bailing out Wall Street to bailing out Main Street by supporting families that are refusing to leave their foreclosed homes. At 11am at Leonard McWilliams House, 11347 E. Utah Place. More info: 303-366-6703 coacorn@acorn.org

Saturday, March 7   JeffCo Fairgrounds   Quantum Relationships & Radical Healing Techniques Workshop present ed by GW Hardin Info: www.communitymeditation.org or call Matt at 303-800-5733. Community Meditation is a Fiscal Sponsored Group of the RMPJC.

Saturday, March 7   BOULDER The 6th Annual BaoBao Festival presents a vibrant performance of traditional West African dance, drumming, music and storytelling on at 7 pm at the Boulder Theater. Visit http://www.baobaofest.org for details and full schedule of festival events.

Saturday, March 14 DENVER . Romero Theater Troupe presents a new play about the history of worker organizing. "We Shall Not Be Moved: Voices From the Workers" Struggle at the Mercury Cafe in Denver (22nd and California) at 7:30 pm. Free show http://www.romerotroupe.org/history.html

Wednesday March 18 BOULDER "Fair Food Across Borders", HUMN 250 at 6pm, CU. The Fair Food Across Borders (FFAB) Campaign's goal is to make visible the human rights abuses suffered by migrant agricultural workers in Mexican agribusiness camps. Presenter is Melody Gonzalez, the daughter of Mexican immigrants from Michoacan.

Wednesday, March 18 BOULDER Film Screening: "The Sugar Babies"; 7:30-9:00 pm, Science Amphitheater, CU Boulder About the conditions and continuing human rights abuses surrounding the children of sugar cane cutters in the Dominican Republic.

Thursday, March 19 BOULDER Keynote address: "Women and Arts Activism" Amy Serrano, producer, writer, and director of The Sugar Babies" 7:30-9:00 pm, Science Amphitheater, CU, Boulder

March 20-22   BOULDER Adventures Beyond the Body Weekend Workshop - Explores the various steps and techniques needed for self-initiated out-of-body exploration and other spiritual journeys. www.communitymeditation.org or call Matt at 303-800-5733.

Friday April 10th, DENVER Romero Theater Troupe presents a new play about the history of worker organizing. "We Shall Not Be Moved: Voices From the Workers" Struggle at the Oriental Theater, 44th and Tennyson in Denver. 7 pm http://www.romerotroupe.org/history.html

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Help KGNU    Volunteer to help answer phones during KGNU's pledge drive March 11-22. Call 303-449-4885.

AWAKENING THE DREAMER SYMPOSIUM    The mission is to bring forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on the planet. Introductory video at http://awakeningthedreamer.org/content/view/115/135/

TRIP TO IRAN Fellowship of Reconciliation is hosting a civil diplomacy delegation to Iran May 15-30, 2009. For info, visit www.forusa.org/programs/iran or call 845-358-4601 ext. 27.

FUNDRAISER FOR RMPJC FOR VITAMIN COTTAGE SHOPPERS: RMPJC sells Vitamin Cottage $50 gift cards which you can use to buy your groceries. RMPJC gets to keep 5%. You can either come into RMPJC between 10:30 am and 6:00 PM and purchase your Vitamin Cottage cards, or, you can mail us a check and we can mail the card(s) to you. Please add $1 to the amount you are paying for the card(s) you are purchasing for postage and handling. Thanks! Call Betty at 303-444-6981.

VEHICLES FOR CHARITY   Got a vehicle you want to get rid of? RMPJC gets a percentage of the sale. betty@rmpjc.org, (303) 444-6981.

TRIP TO ISRAEL/PALESTINE. Seeking Understanding in Israel/Palestine: A Two-Week Fact-Finding Trip May 16-30. Info: Joy Lapp 303-494-2338, lappj@earthlink.net.

XEROX COPIER FOR LEASE   XEROX Copy Center 238 black and white copier. Excellent copier with lots of great features. Please call Betty (303) 444-6981 for more info.

RECYCLE ELECTRONICS WITH RMPJC! Please bring items into RMPJC's office at 3970 Broadway, Suite 105 between the hours of 10 AM and 5 PM weekdays or call (303) 444-6981 to make arrangements. Call to find out if we accept what you have.
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Carolyn Bninski
RMPJC
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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." -Martin Luther King