VOLUNTEER DAY: Get ready for GLBT Pride!
Saturday, May 30 @ 1PM
Rm 112C - Univ. Technology Center, 1313 5th St. SE, Mpls
Help us make t-shirts and buttons with our theme "Out Now" for Pride. No artistic skills required!

NEW WAR IN THE MAKING? What’s behind the Crisis in Korea? PUBLIC FORUM & DISCUSSION
Sunday, June 7, 2009 2:00 pm @ Mayday Books 301 Cedar Ave. South, Mpls
• Why is North Korea conducting nuclear tests?
• What is the role of colonialism and imperialist intervention in Korea?
• What has led North Korea to seek a nuclear deterrent?
• Is there a danger of a new Korean War?
• What is the role of the U.S. in the Korean peninsula?
SPEAKERS:
Roy Wolff: Korean war era veteran, member, Veterans for Peace, participant in peace delegations in 1995 to South Korea and 2003 to North Korea.
Gerald Erickson: Professor Emeritus University of Minnesota. Attended first joint U.S./North Korean academic conference in North Korea between U.S. and Korean scholars.
Mick Kelly: Editor, Fight Back newspaper and Twin Cities anti-war activist.
Jessica Sundin: Member, Anti-War Committee
John Peterson: Editor, Socialist Appeal newspaper, Twin Cities anti-war activist

The U.S. government has issued denunciations of the decision by North Korea to carry out an underground nuclear test on May 25, 2009. The U.S. threatens sanctions against North Korea. North Korea has stated that “sanctions mean war.” On May 28, U.S. and South Korean military forces had reportedly been put on “high alert.” The North Korean government issued a statement that said in part, “The scheme by the U.S. and the South Korean puppet regime has exceeded the alarming level … A minor accidental skirmish can lead to a nuclear war.” The U.S. government, the only government ever to have used atomic weapons in war, has accused North Korea of being “provocative and belligerent,” and claims that North Korea “ignored the inter-na¬tional community.” The U.S. government seems un¬aware of the hypocrisy and absurdity of such state¬ments in light of its actions in the Middle East. Sponsored by Mayday Bookstore. For more information 612 333-4719

10 Years of Resistance to War: the Lake St/ Marshall Peace Vigil
Wednesday, June 17 5 - 8:30 pm
Come to a special vigil, potluck, & speakout to remember 10 years of consistent public witness against sanctions, war & occupation & to share "bridge stories".
5pm Vigil on the Lake St/Marshall bridge
6:30 pm Potluck at St. Albert the Great Church (2836 33rd Ave S. Minneapolis)
7pm Music & story sharing of memories from the bridge
During the spring of 1999, in response to the U.S. bombing of Yugoslavia, a group of peace activists started a weekly vigil on the Lake Street/Marshall Avenue bridge over the Mississippi, that continues to this day…and has been an inspiration to others who started vigils in their own communities across the state of Minnesota and beyond. Over the years, the vigil has focused primarily on opposing U.S. policy in Iraq, but vigilers have frequently raised their voice relative to other issues: threats of war against Iran, North Korea, Syria; torture, attacks on civil liberties, opposing the war on Afghanistan and U.S. support for the occupation of Palestine, and calling on the government to fund human services…not war. Join others at a special vigil, potluck and speakout to remember 10 years of consistent public witness against sanctions, war and occupation...and to share our “bridge stories.” Music provided by Bret Hesla and Linda Breitag. Organized by the Twin Cities Peace Campaign and WAMM, FFI: 612-827-5364. Endorsed by the Iraq Peace Action Coalition and the Anti-War Committee.

Tell the Banks & Mortgage Companies – Stop Foreclosures & Evictions; Let People Stay!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
11 AM: Gather: Lake Street & Clinton Ave. Mpls
11:15 AM: March
12 NOON: Rally at US Bank Lake Street office 908 E Lake Street Mpls
US Bank has received 6.6 billion dollars in TARP (federal bank bail out dollars), yet along with other banks and mortgage companies, continues to foreclose and evict people.
On May 8, the Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution urging banks and mortgage companies foreclosing properties in Minneapolis to:
• Allow foreclosed homeowners to remain in their homes after the foreclosure and;
• Allow tenants in foreclosed rental properties to remain in their rental homes.
The City Council resolution states: Minneapolis homeowners, tenants, and neighborhoods have suffered a growing number of foreclosed and vacant homes. These foreclosures destabilize families and neighborhoods in many ways. Meanwhile, the banks have received billions of dollars in federal “bail outs” while continuing to foreclose and evict working and low-income people from their homes. The Minneapolis City Council resolution is a “policy recommendation” to the banks and mortgage companies. It will take the power of the people to demand that the banks and mortgage companies institute policies that stop putting people on the street through foreclosures and evictions. Join the June 13th protest to deliver the message to banks and mortgage companies to stop putting working and low-income people out of their homes. Initiated by: Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout (which the Anti-War Committee is a part of). FFI: 612-822-8020 or mn-peoples-bailout.org

Stop Foreclosures – Stop Evictions: Solidarity with Rosemary Williams
Court Case Continues: Tuesday, June 16 & Monday June 22

Rosemary Williams, a long-time resident of Minneapolis’ Central neighborhood, has won wide community support in her struggle to prevent her mortgage company from foreclosing on her home and evicting her.

On June 16 & 22, Ms. Williams will return to court seeking an end to the foreclosure process. This is one of the first legal battles against a foreclosure in Minnesota.

Ms. Williams is contesting the foreclosure and eviction on several grounds. Hundreds of neighbors, friends and community members have signed legal requests to intervene in her case. Her supporters argue that her eviction, which will lead to another vacant home, would create a public nuisance for the entire neighborhood.

Low-income neighborhoods with high concentrations of people of color have been the hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis.

The public is encouraged to attend the trial and show solidarity with Ms. Williams and her fight against foreclosure and eviction. Send a message to the banks and mortgage companies as well as the politicians: Stop the foreclosures, working people and low-income people need a bailout, not the banks!

Support Rosemary – Stop the Foreclosure
Tuesday, June 16,
12:30 pm
Rally & Speak Out
5th Street Plaza, Hennepin
County Government Center,
Downtown Minneapolis
1:30 pm Attend Trial,
Room 1400-A

Monday, June 22
8:00 am
Rally & Speak Out
5th Street Plaza, Hennepin
County Government Center,
Downtown Minneapolis
8:30 am Attend Trial,
Room 1400-A

Support Rosemary – Stop the Foreclosure
For more information: MN Coalition for a People’s Bailout 612-296-5649
MN Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign 612-821-2364
Campaign 612-821-2364

SUMMER INTERNSHIP
Are you interested in organizing for peace and justice? Would you like to learn valuable skills in action planning, outreach, flyer design, and media work? If so contact us! The AWC is full of experienced volunteer activists who would love to connect with you.
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Meredith Aby
antiwarcommittee.org
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