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militarism

Special Guest: Nonviolence Activist Kathy Kelly

Event info: Friday 30 September 2011 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

To RSVP and invite your friends on Facebook, Click Here Kathy Kelly, a long-time anti-war activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee will join us for a special presentation. She co-coordinates Voices for Creative Nonviolence (www.vcnv.org), a campaign to end U.S. military and economic warfare. About Kathy Kelly: Kathy Kelly co-coordinates Voices for Creative Nonviolence, (www.vcnv.org) a [...]

Tagged as: militarism, peace, social movements, war

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Jonathan Steele: Ten Years, Cost of War

Event info: Tuesday 18 October 2011 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Jonathan Steele has covered Afghanistan for the Guardian (London) for more than thirty years, and was part of the Guardian team which published the Wikileaks Afghanistan cables.  His latest book, Ghosts of Afghanistan: The Haunted Battleground, will be published by Counterpoint in October. October 2011 marks ten years of U.S. war and occupation in Afghanistan.   [...]

Tagged as: community, history, Middle East, militarism, politics, war

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Special Guest: Malalai Joya: Liberating Afghan Women

Event info: Saturday 26 March 2011 – 3:00pm to 5:00pm

BREAKING NEWS: Malalai Joya is on her way! Her visa was granted and she will be in Boston for her JP Forum appearance. Please help spread the word! RSVP and Invite your friends to join you on Facebook, Click Here Speaker: Malalai Joya, author of A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of a Woman [...]

Tagged as: author's reading, book for sale, democracy, gender, militarism, peace, politics, report-back, social movements

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Our Military Budget: Does More Make Us Safe?

Event info: Friday 25 September 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Twenty years ago, a miracle happened when the Cold War ended peacefully.  We were handed the chance to walk away from the nuclear nightmare and redirect billions of Cold War dollars to neglected needs at home. Now we are spending more money on the military than we ever did during that War. But we also have the [...]

Tagged as: economics, militarism, military spending, peace, social movements

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“Ask Not” Documentary Screening

Event info: Sunday 3 May 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

ASK NOT is a rare and compelling exploration of the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. The film exposes the tangled political battles that led to the discriminatory law, and profiles charismatic activists determined to abolish it. As the war rages on, ASK NOT reveals personal stories of gay Americans who serve in combat [...]

Tagged as: LGBT, militarism, peace, social movements

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Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times: Amy Goodman, David Goodman and You

Event info: Friday 16 May 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! visits the Jamaica Plain Forum on Friday, May 16th at 7:00pm This event is a Fundraiser for the Jamaica Plain Forum. Tickets are $5.00 Doors open at 6pm, event begins at 7pm. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis Tickets are on sale at Rhythm and Muse (470 Center [...]

Tagged as: book for sale, community, economics, local hero, media, militarism, politics, social movements

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“New Year Baby” Documentary Screening and Discussion

Event info: Friday 30 May 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

  Born in a Thai refugee camp on Cambodian New Year, filmmaker Socheata Poeuv grew up in the United States never knowing that her family had survived the Khmer Rouge genocide. In NEW YEAR BABY, she embarks on a journey to Cambodia in search of the truth and why her family’s history had been buried [...]

Tagged as: militarism, peace, reparations, social movements, South East Asia, war

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“A Dream in Doubt” Documentary Screening

Event info: Friday 18 April 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

It was the first hate-based murder in the wake of September 11, 2001–one of thousands of reported and unreported hate crimes in the years that followed. The victim: a turbaned Sikh man in Mesa, Arizona, where his family had sought religious freedom, searching for the American Dream. Meet a family still determined to believe in [...]

Tagged as: militarism, race in America, reparations

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“Iron Ladies of Liberia”

Event info: Friday 22 February 2008 – 6:00pm to 6:01pm

Due to inclement weather, this event is being postponed. Please check this website for further updates, or join our email list for the most current information. Catch it on WGBH stations: Wednesday, March 19, 8 – 9pm, WGBH WORLD Sunday, March 23, 9 – 10pm, WGBX, Chanel 44 She’s already overcome tremendous obstacles to become [...]

Tagged as: Africa, gender, militarism, peace, politics, social movements

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Military Voices In Opposition the War

Event info: Friday 11 May 2007 – 7:30pm to 9:00pm

First Church of Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist, Sanctuary.   Featuring Nancy Lessin and Charley Richardson, co-founders, Military Families Speak Out and Liam Madden, co-founder, Appeal for Redress The evening will feature JP residents Nancy Lessin and Charlie Richardson, co-founders of the national organization, Military Families Speak Out, and Liam Madden, co-founder of the Appeal for [...]

Tagged as: Middle East, militarism, social movements

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Film Screening: “The Ground Truth”

Event info: Monday 30 April 2007 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Monday, April 30th at 7:00 and Monday, May 7th at 7:00 pm First Church Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist Parish Hall In preparation for the First Church Jamaica Plain Forum’s “Military Voices Against the War” event, come see “The Ground Truth” on The First Church Jamaica Plain Forum presents “The Ground Truth,” a powerful documentary depicting [...]

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