Schedule and Announcements for the week of January 27 - February 2, 2014 Mon Jan 27 6:00pm Act-UP Weekly Meeting - St Lukes Church Basement - 330 S. 13th St Between Pine and Spruce Tue Jan 28 7:30pm Books Through Bars Packing Cafe - The A-Space 4722 Baltimore Ave Sun Feb 2 5:00pm Long Term Organizing MDU working group - Ethical Humanist Society, Rittenhouse Square Monday, January 27, 6:30pm, Monthly Letter Writing Night to Prisoners! A-Space (4722 Baltimore Ave) Prisons are increasingly growing in this country and we must support our prisoners as they move through this exploitative prison system that is riddled with abuse, exploitation and manipulation. Being that most of our prisons in PA are hours away from the city, they are built to separate human contact and support from families, where many of our prisoners are not privy to contact with their family and friends. If you ask any prisoner, they will say that a letter from the outside helps subside the loneliness. Come out and join us as we support our prisoners in Pennsylvania. Tuesday, January 28, 7:00pm, Film Showing: FREE ANGELA AND ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS, Calvary Church, 48th & Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia 19143 Special Film Showing & Fundraiser for The Campaign to Bring Mumia Home Free. This documentary focuses on the high stakes crime, political movement, and trial that catapults the 26 year-old newly appointed philosophy professor at the University of California at Los Angeles into a seventies revolutionary political icon. Nearly forty years later, and for the first time, Angela Davis speaks frankly about the actions that branded her as a terrorist and simultaneously spurred a worldwide political movement for her freedom. Suggested donation: $6.00 (Join the online fundraising campaign at: indiegogo/projects/60-for-mumia-s-60th-birthday) Sponsored by International Action Center, 215-724-1618; phillyIAC@gmail Wednesday, January 29, 6:00pm, May Day 2014 Planning Meeting for the 7th Annual Philadelphia May Day Rally & Family Celebration (RESCHEDULED), PhilaPOSH Office 5th Floor of AFSCME DC 33 Bldg. 30th & Walnut Streets, Philadelphia On the agenda: Building the May Day USA Committee, April Fund Raiser, May 1st - May Day Movie Night, May Day Rally & Family Celebration-Saturday, May 3rd, and so much more! ALL ARE WELCOME! Please RSVP to [email protected] Thursday, January 30, 7:00pm, Drop Student Debt Panel, Temple University, Anderson Hall (Pollet Walk, between N. 11th and N.12th Streets) Come learn more about the student debt crisis and what you can do about it. Speakers include Chris Hicks, Campaign Organizer with Jobs with Justice, Sophia Zaman, President of USSA, Quebec Student Union leader Jérémie Bédard-Wien and members of Strike Student Debt and Democratic Socialists of America. This event is co-sponsored by Jobs with Justice, Quebec Student Union, Strike Student Debt and the United States Student Association. Saturday, February 1, 12:00pm, Death Walk against Drones, 12th and Market Sts. As we enter another year of violence, wars, and deaths to civilians, the United States continues DRONE BOMBINGS IN PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN,YEMEN, and SOMALIA as well. We walk with banners showing a drone bomber and hand out leaflets to inform people on the street that this is being done in our names and with our money. We oppose the wars and all bombings. We will do the DEATH WALK on SATURDAY, Feb. 1, 2014 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm, meeting at 12th & Market. Wear BLACK, we will bring plain white masks and will be sure to have some extra masks but it would be helpful if you RSVP just to be sure. One person will hold a sign or banner, others will pass out leaflets. They will not wear the mask. We will continue to carry signs opposing U.S. DRONE WARFARE and TERRORISM, which is the killing of civilians. We will be walking in the manner of a SILENT DEATH WALK to bring attention to the wars and the victims in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other countries where drones are used. This is street theater, thus we keep to the form of single file, silence, masks and black clothing. We will have a leaflet to be distributed by the person without mask so as not to intimidate people passing by. Our leaflet reflects the political position of the original group of walkers and is intended to educate the public on U.S. drone warfare. We oppose warfare drones wherever they are used. If you do not intend to wear black clothing or a white mask, we will ask you to walk at the rear of the line, single file. This is simply a way to include everyone but not change the form of the Death Walk and the message to the public through street theater – the deaths of civilians by drone warfare/bombings. DRONES ARE IN THE NEWS THESE DAYS. IF YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR ARTICLE TO RECOMMEND FOR THE LEAFLET PLEASE E-MAIL IT TO [email protected] Saturday, February 1, 12:00pm, Citywide Student Assembly: Turn Up 4 The Movement, Edison High School, 151 W Luzerne St, Philadelphia, PA 191 Youth United for Change and Philadelphia Student Union Present: Turn Up 4 The Movement! CALLING ALL STUDENTS IN PHILLY! This youth-led assembly belongs to us the YOUTH. This is our way of fighting for what is our natural right as young people the right to an education. This is our way of stepping up and showing that we want to become something better in life. We will rise above whats been giving to us and continue fighting for a better future. The time is now for all our brothers and sisters to come together. Lets learn from one another and party together!Turn Up 4 The Movement! There will be raffles with prizes, an after party, an open mic, and more! Tuesday, February 4, 6:00pm, Philly Net Tuesday, Friends Center 1501 Cherry St. On February 4, Philly Net Tuesday will feature our signature “Crowdsourcing Change” format. Here’s how it works: Two or three local nonprofits share how they’re using online marketing and social media/networking to achieve their goals and objectives. Then the crowd (that’s you!) participates in a facilitated discussion about how each organization might use the social web to even greater effect. We are still in the process of selecting the local organizations eager to receive the wisdom of the crowd. If your organization would like to apply to participate in this fun and (hopefully) useful process, please fill in the form at tinyurl/phlnet2-crowd). Info about the participating organizations will be coming out shortly. The event will be held at the Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street. Doors open at 6:00 PM on the evening of Tuesday, February 4. Light fare will be available, and RSVPs are appreciated for planning, but not required. Whether you’re a social media expert or an interested citizen your perspectives and opinions are welcome and valuable. So, come and join the crowd with your questions, insights and reactions, and help these local organizations more effectively use social tools to achieve their important objectives. This is a great learning and sharing opportunity – not only for the presenting organizations, but for all participants! Thanks to the American Friends Service Committee for sponsorship. Saturday, February 15, 2:00pm, Lets Build $15 Now in Philly!, 112 N. Broad St. Across the country low wage workers are rising up, protesting and striking for a $15/hour minimum wage. Lets get together to build a campaign in Philadelphia!! Events listed here include Occupy Philadelphia related events as well as other social justice events
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