Calendar of events for KS/MO for the week of Jan. 8

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From the Prairie Lighthouse Progressive Calendar

Monday / January 8
Manhattan, KS
Manhattan Alliance for Peace & Justice Informal Potluck 6:30 pm UU Fellowship building on Zeandale Road We will be seeing: "Who Killed The Electric Car" by Martin Sheen with Phyllis Diller . Questions? call Anne at 537-2025

Tuesday / January 9
Columbia, MO
Women in Black gathering 12-1 pm MU's Speakers' Circle. Held every Tuesday

Kansas City, MO
Peace Demonstration 5 - 6 pm in the median strip at 63rd & Ward Pkwy Held every Tuesday

Lawrence, KS
Draft Al Gore Meeting 7 pm. Free State Brewery 636 Massachusetts. We meet one hour before Drinking Liberally, also at the Brewery. Contact: Steve Robinson, 785-843-7163 [e-mail] Draft Al Gore

Wednesday / January 10
Columbia, MO
Peace Vigil: 4:15-5:45 p.m. Broadway & Providence Please come for whatever portion you can Held every Wednesday
Kansas City, MO
Outlaw Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in the “War On Terror” --Kara Erickson. 7 pm Westport Coffee House 4010 Pennsylvania. First floor meeting room. This documentary video tells the stories of Khaled El-Masri and Binyam Mohamed, two men who have survived extraordinary rendition, secret detention, and torture by the U.S. government working with various other governments worldwide. "Outlawed" features relevant commentary from Louise Arbour, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, U.S. President George W. Bush, Michael Scheuer, the chief architect of the rendition program and former head of the Osama Bin Laden unit at the CIA, and Condoleezza Rice, the U.S. Secretary of State.. "Outlawed," produced by WITNESS and AI USA in association with 12 other groups worldwide, places the post-9/11 phenomenon of renditions and the "war on terror" in a human rights context and calls for action end these human rights abuses. Kara is active with Amnesty

Lawrence, KS
Food Not Banks offers dinner 6 pm 9th & Mass All food is vegan and free. Join them for supper or contribute food. Held every Wednesday and Saturday

Manhattan< KS
Weekly Anti-War Vigil 4:30-5:30 pm Triangle Park in Aggieville. Join us in protest against the war in Iraq. You are welcome to use one of our many signs, but you are also welcome to bring your own. Held every Wednesday

Thursday / January 11
International Day of Action to End Torture and Shut Down Guantanamo On the fifth anniversary of that prison’s ignominious entry into the war on terror. There may be vigils and actions around the area. Email to [e-mail] by Saturday 1/6 to get it on this calendar

Kansas City, MO
Musical Benefit 8 pm Harlins 3941 Main St. Its a fundraiser for the prisoner solidarity group I work with, the Allied Resistance Network. The money will help us cover printing and postage for the zine distribution we offer free to prisoners, and for the monthly newsletter written by and for prisoners that we help edit, publish, and mail. Featuring some of KC's hottest underground political hip-hop including: Soul Servers, Anti-Crew, Loscauz w/ AWE, Joe Carr, The Watchmen, DJ Mythic, and more!

Manhattan / Ogden, KS
GI Rights Information Action pm. We will be distributing information cards on GI Rights when requested by individuals. This is not a protest but informational. We have a big sign attached to a car and cards to hand out. It will involve 2-3 people each Thursday afternoon for about an hour. If you are interested in being part of this ongoing project or just want more information, call Anne Cowan at 537-2025 or Evan Leonard at 537-7914 or email [e-mail] or [e-mail]

Friday / January 12
Lawrence, KS
Dances of Universal Peace 7:30-9:15 pm BeMoved Studio 2 E. 7th Upstairs. Suggested donation $3-5. Allaudin will return to lead.

Saturday / January 13
Columbia, MO
Peace Vigil 10 - 11 am Columbia Post Office Held every Saturday

Kansas City, MO
Protest: Voices for Peace with Justice Poetry Reading 7-9 pm Islamic Legacy Institute 9510 James A. Reed Road, Suite C. This reading is open to the public and all poets are welcome to submit > work at [e-mail]. Submissions will be accepted until > January 8, 2007. ($5 donation - no one turned away).

Lawrence, KS
Vigil Against the War Against Iraq noon - 1 pm: 11th and Mass. Held every Saturday
Counter-Recruiting Demonstration 2 pm Army Reserve Recruiting Office 23rd & Louisiana Held every Saturday
Food Not Banks offers dinner 6 pm 9th & Mass St All food is vegan and free. Join them for supper or contribute food. Held every Saturday and Wednesday:

Salina, KS
Salina People For Peace Meeting 10 am Riverside Plaza 600 E. Elm. Biweekly meeting to share information and organize resistance to fascism and the loss of freedoms under which we now live, among other topics. Held every 2nd and 4th Saturday.

Sunday / January 14
Columbia, MO
Columbia Peace Coalition: 6 pm The Peace Nook Representative of a variety of area peace and justice groups gather

Kansas City, MO
Anti-war Rally 4 - 5 pm JC Nichols Fountain, 47th & Main St. Held every Sunday

Lawrence, KS
Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice Monthly Business Meeting 3:30 - 5 pm. Trinity Church - Fellowship Hall, 10 and Vermont.
Kansas Mutual Aid weekly meeting 7 pm Solidarity Library 1109 Massachusetts Held every Sunday



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