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PHILLY AREA ACTION:
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL ACTION:
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Inauguration Celebration in Philly Jan.20, 11
am-2 pm
Can't make it to Washington? Please join us!
Watch and celebrate the inauguration of Barack
Obama as
president of the United States.
WHERE: The Fox
and Hound,
at 1501 Spruce Street in Philadelphia
WHEN: Tuesday,
January
20th. 11 am to 2 pm, or later
WHO: YOU
& YOUR
FRIENDS including: Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia, Neighborhood
Networks, Philadelphia NOW & more.
Please forward widely.
Marlena Santoyo 215-247-4385 Granny Peace
Brigade
Philadelphia
John Hogan 215-753-2657 & Neighborhood
Networks
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Philadelphia Action for Gaza
• Thursday, 1.15.09,
Penn
March for Gaza: 11AM - 1PM
March for Gaza from the Bridge to the Button
with Penn
for Palestine, leaving from the bottom of the bridge (in front of ABP
on 38th
and Locust) and marching to the Button in front of the library and back
for two
hours.
• Friday
1.16.09-Grandparents for Peace Demonstration on S 15th St - east
side
– South of Walnut) from noon to one
• Fri
1.16.09- Consulate Mourning Vigil 4:30pm planned by Arab community
[contact
Linda Hannah, aridfishing@verizon.net] Location: The Israeli Consulate—
1880 JFK Blvd — Philadelphia.
•
Saturday 1.17.09-Obama Protest, 30th Street Station [contact Koyuki,
livinginphilly@gmail.com]
•
Monday
1.19.09-Tables at Gallery, Rittenhouse, 69th Street, ect. [contact
Betsy,
bpiette@hotmail.com]
• MLK
Day
Candlelight Vigil focused on impact on Women and children, 5:30,
Israeli
Consulate: [contact SUSTAIN at sustainphilly@gmail.com]
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Saturday, January 17th / Honor King's legacy,
Stop the
War(s)!
Yes,
We Can!
Rally and Parade for Peace
Reception:
9am-10:30am at William
Way Center 1315 Spruce St
Rally: 11am -
Philadelphia
City Hall West side (15th & Market)
Parade to Barack
Obama's
People's Inauguration Train Launch Event (TBA)
(Time of rally and parade subject to change
depending on
President-elect Obama's schedule)
For more information: Brandywine Peace
Community
610-544-1818 brandywine@juno.com Penn Action 267-240-9819
rstelly@pennaction.org, Coalition for Peace Action 609-924-5022
cfpa@peacaction.org
Posters & flyers to be downloaded, printed
and
distributed
-http://www.ufpj-dvn.org/Images_090117_demo.html
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Saturday, January 17, 2009: Prevent Gun
Violence
March
Leave at 2:45 p.m. from Broad and Poplar,
marching to a
rally in front of a gun shop at 9th and Spring Garden at 3:30
p.m. This
is an interfaith event, organized by Father Paul Washington's
son.
This is an on-going interfaith effort. There are about 30
different
churches actively involved. Contact: (267) 519-5302 or
email them
at saturday@peacegathering2009.org.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2009
Honor King's Legacy, Stop the War (s), YES, WE CAN!
Join the Rally & Parade to Barack Obama's "whistle stop"
Inaugural
Train Launch, Phila. - Wash, DC, 30th St. AMTRAK Station
United for Peace & Justice - Delaware Valley Network,
www.ufpj-dvn.org
9a.m. - Peace rally/Parade Reception (join us for coffee/juice,
donuts and bagels), William Way Center, 1315 Spruce St.; The
reception/rally
(which has been moved indoors) will begin at 9am at William Way Center,
1315
Spruce. The rally will begin at 10am , with the plan being
at this
point for the parade to commence at about 10:30am from Wm
Way Center,
stopping at west side of City Hall, 15th & Market, around 11am, and
then
onto 30th St. Station. Come on out. Followed
by Rally & Parade, with rally stop at Phila. City Hall (west side),
15th
& Market Streets, to site of the Obama inaugural "whistle stop"
train
launch (time: TBA).
Down load flyer at www.ufpj-dvn.org and spread the word.
(Times are tentative due to the TBA time Obama Train. Visit
www.ufpj.org or www.brandywinepeace.org or call Brandywine
Peace Community, 610-544-1818; Penn Action, 267-240-9819;
or Coalition for Peace Action, 609-924-5022)
Martin Luther King Birthday Concert at Peace Center of Delaware County
7pm - 5th Annual Martin Luther King Birthday Concert w/ Tom
Mullian & Friends, special guest hip hop artist ThaTruth, at the
Peace Center of Delaware County/Springfield Friends Meeting,
1001 Old Sproul Road, Springfield, PA. Light refreshments.
Directions and flyer available at www.delcopeacecenter.org
Admission: $5.00. Co-sponsor: Brandywine Peace Community
Inaugurate Justice, Make War No More...Resist Lockheed Martin!
MONDAY, JANUARY 19, NOON
Hear the words and walk in the steps of Dr. King on the eve of the
2009 Presidential Inauguration!
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY OF RESISTANCE to War and
Lockheed Martin, Mall & Goddard Boulevards, Valley Forge/King of
Prussia, PA, including nonviolent civil disobedience*.
Lockheed Martin is the world's largest weapons maker, the U.S.'s
chief nuclear bomb contractor, and the Iraq War's chief weapons
profiteer. Lockheed Martin is also the chief arms supplier to Israel.
The F-16 attack jets raining death on the people of Gaza were built by
Lockheed
Martin.
Brandywine Peace Community
P.O. Box 81, Swarthmore, PA 19081 - (610) 544-1818
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HOSTS for HOSPITALS
(HfH) is a nonprofit agency that provides
free
lodging
and support at volunteer-host homes as a caring
response
to the housing
needs of patients and their families who come
to the
Greater Philadelphia
area for specialized medical care. We thus
began
this November
a citywide host recruitment campaign to add at
least 100
new host-homes
to our network. To date, 49 new
families have
become hosts.
You and your friends are therefore
invited to
attend an informational session
to learn how you may become hosts
or help
to recruit new hosts:
WHEN: Monday,
January 26, 7:00-8:30 PM.
WHERE: Temple
Beth Zion Beth Israel
300
S. 18th Street, Center City.
HfH Director Mike Aichenbaum along with
HfH staff
and a number of veteran hosts
will be on hand leading a fun program showing
how easy
and rewarding it is to be
a host. Light refreshments will be
served. For more
information or to RSVP, please
contact us by phone or email. As always,
thank you
for your time in receiving our
periodic emails and for your interest in
helping
patient-families in need.
Tammy Forstater
Outreach
Coordinator
215-472-3801 HfHospitals@aol.com
www.HostsForHospitals.org
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3 Important Community-Based Water Projects in
Developing
Countries
Learn about and contribute to community-based
water
projects in developing
countries! Event will include exhibits,
speakers,
photographs, videos,
music, wine, and hors d’oeuvres.
*Tap Project: Providing safe drinking water to
children
worldwide
*International Action: Chlorinators for Haiti
*Traveling
Mercies: Water
pipelines around the world
View full flyer at
http://www.philawilpf.org/SaveWaterSaveLives.htm
When: Saturday,
February
7, 2009 at 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Historic
Fairmount
Waterworks Interpretive Center, 640 Water Works
Drive,
Philadelphia, PA
19130
For reservations or more information contact
215-438-5323
or
jaelson@comcast.net
This is a program of the Women's International
League for
Peace & Freedom,
Philadelphia Branch
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Inauguration Day Lesson Plans
Posted January 12th, 2009 in New Resources
<http://updates.phennd.org/category/resources/>
I am pleased and excited to tell you about an
educational
resource
developed by the Pennsylvania Department of
Education
(PDE) for
Inauguration Day. The historic election of
President-Elect Barack Obama
and the eager anticipation of his inauguration
on January
20 by young
and old alike present an exciting opportunity
for
educators. To help
take the best advantage of this extraordinary
event, PDE
has developed a
series of short lesson plans that teachers may
use to
prepare students
for participation in the events of Inauguration
Day.
There are three sets of lesson plans, one set
for
elementary students; a
set for middle school students and a set for
high school
students. Each
set has four fifteen-minute lessons that can be
used in
the days leading
up to January 20 and culminates with age
appropriate
activities for
Inauguration Day itself. The lessons are
aligned to the
Pennsylvania
Academic Standards for Civics and Government
and include
We are also hoping to have live reporting via
blog from
student
correspondents available on the PDE website on
Inauguration Day to help
students across Pennsylvania and the nation get
a sense
of the "live"
experience in Washington, D.C.
These lesson plans are available on the PDE
website at
http://www.pde.state.pa.us. Please share
this
information with
teachers and staff. We hope that you find these
resources
useful in your
classrooms as our students take part in this
historic day
as citizens of
Pennsylvania and the nation.
Jerry Zahorchak, Secretary of Education
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TROJAN COMPUTER VIRUS
This is a BIG HEADS-UP! THERE IS AN EMAIL WITH
SUBJECT
LINE OBAMA ACCEPTANCE SPEECH FLOATING AROUND WITH A TROJAN HORSE
ATTACHMENT.
DO NOT OPEN FOR ANY REASON. DELETE IMMEDIATELY.
THE
TROJAN STEALS ALL PASSWORDS AND USER IDs. SPREAD THE WORD. Do not open
"Obama Acceptance Speech". It places a virus on your computer!
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update from Gaza: Ignorance is NOT bliss
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