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----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice
<monthlycalendar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: Cheryl <nmcheryl@xxxxxxxxx>Sent:
Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 10:00:31 AM MDTSubject: May 2019 P&J newsletter
Happy Mayday! Here's the goods:
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| Albuquerque Center for
Peace and Justice
202 Harvard SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106(505) 268-9557
Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
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| Remembering Floy Barrett, by Kathy BarrettEmma Goldman is credited for
saying “If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution” and Floy
Barrett should be recognized for living it, or more accurately “dancing it.”
She can be your ghost partner now. She adapted to a ghost partner with her
walker at lunchtime at PACE. If she heard music, she loved to dance, and she
listened a lot to the rhythm and put it in her step. She understood music with
her being & body, whether it was Paul Robeson or her pals the “Raging
Grannies”. We'll all miss this lively and unique woman committed to peace and
justice, especially for people still living with apartheid in Palestine.
Floy Barrett died on April 21, 2019. Floy's family requests that donations
be sent to the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice in her name. You can do
so at abqpeaceandjustice.org/index.php/donate, by mailing a check to 202
Harvard SE, or stopping by with cash, check, or money order.
We will come together to remember and celebrate Floy's life on Saturday,
June 22, 1-4pm at the Peace Center - sharing stories and memories of Floy in
our lives. Join us for part or all. There must certainly be some dancing, so if
you are a musician willing to share, feel free to bring your instrument. |
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| Tuesday, May 2, 9:30-10:45am
The final semester project presentation from UNM students in the Peace Studies
306: Peace & Conflict class, taught by instructor Summer Speaker. These events
are open to the public, at the Peace Center. Info: benjamin.abbott@xxxxxxxxx |
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| Artist Statements for Visions of the Mind:
The Art of Symone Platania and TatulliSymone Platania has always been curious
of the effect of cultural identity among various geological backgrounds and the
inherent traditions of each group and or individual, and how that in turn plays
on the conditions of the human mind in terms of morality, social justice, and
psychology. Growing up in a culture of religion and familial traditions, her
upbringing is what has created this curiosity to understand the world around
her. She believes that though she may be rooted in one specific place in time
and with only a small visibility of the influence (political or not) of her own
country; that in the great scheme of things, that we are all connected
globally. Her use of mixed media informs that thought, the various mediums used
symbolize that difference as well has how that difference can come together as
one thought. Her art encompasses through the use of various symbolic elements
and sometimes simple suggestions of history as the past and as it is unfolding,
the internal and external thoughts of humankind; what plagues us or lifts or
spirits to a higher plane.
Tatulli: The moment I discovered painting, I became completely consumed by
feelings of unbelievable lightness and joy. I was on another planet...
forgetting everything, flying, dreaming and living in the wonderful happiness
of oil painting.
I can’t stop painting and my mind creates hundreds pieces of art in my
head. They are like little fairy tales, waiting to be told one day. When I
finally can get to the canvas, my imagination fuses them with my current
thoughts, desires and dreams. This elixir of creativity spills out on canvas
without hesitation.
I use oil and palette knife to create fusion images of real life and
dreams. I express myself intuitively in the moment of extreme happiness and
freedom. A lot of my paintings are about human feelings, fragility of life and
my desire to bring empathy to this cruel world. I explore human nature, art of
dance, natural beauty of our world, and hidden trails of our subconscious. My
art is my freedom, my blowing summer wind and my existential truth about
myself. I believe artists and dreamers are one of a kind and follow the steps
of Vincent Van Gogh, who once made a comment: “I dream of painting and then I
paint my dream.”
The Opening Show for this art exhibit is Thursday, May 2, 6-7pm in the Peace
Hall of the P&J, and it will be up until May 30. Contact: klovely1@xxxxxxx. |
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| Just Whose Crisis Is It, Anyhow? Join us at the Peace Center, Sunday,
May 5, 1-3pm for an exploration of coordinated support at the national,
regional, and local levels serving refugees, asylum-seekers, and detainees held
in for-profit detention centers nationwide. Speakers will include:
Crystal Massey: a Pro Bono Coordinator of the Immigration Justice Campaign at
the American Immigration Council. She collaborates in tandem with the Justice
Campaign team at pilot sites to promote pro bono opportunities and match client
cases to volunteers. Crystal’s background in immigrant justice is unmatched,
and her pursuit of the alleviation of suffering is remarkable.
Justin Remer-Thamert: Exec. Dir. of the NM Faith Coalition for Immigrant
Justice and member of Encuentro Board of Directors; 2018 winner of the
Parliament of World Religions Justice Award; Fulbright-Garcia Róbles Student
Fellow. Justin will discuss the post-release wraparound services being
coordinated by the Trans Liberation Coalition and by TransLatin@ Coalition to
trans women seeking and granted asylum. He has worked internationally to
promote understanding, empathy, and support for marginalized and underserved
populations.
members of Black & Pink: an organization established in the early 2000s to work
toward abolition of the prison-industrial complex and the resulting violence
against LGBTQ and/or HIV+ people. Their newsletter is sent to over 14,000
marginalized LGBTW prisoners of many ethnicities, languages, and national
origins; they pursue their mission of support through advocacy, education,
organizing, and direct services such as letter-writing campaigns to
incarcerated trans detainees.
This program is free & inclusive; please join us for a broad-reaching
discussion of the challenges facing immigrants nationally, as well as in the
“El Paso Sector” of adjudication, encompassing all of NM. Bring your questions,
your friends, and your energy! Hosted by UU Immigrant Justice Task Force;
contact: amycarpenter5252@xxxxxxxxx* Wheelchair accessible * Mic’d for hard of
hearing * Please be considerate of others & wear no scents * Contact (575)
523-0007 for more information * |
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| Join the Building and Grounds Committee! Our Admin Committee will now be
known as the “Building and Grounds Committee”, and we are inviting all people,
young and older, to join us in keeping the building in working order and the
grounds attractive to members and passersby. For more info, call Kent,
933-1558. |
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| Concert for Peace and Justice in the Middle EastNotable Healing presents a
Peace Concert/Open Mic at the Peace Center on Thursday, May 16, 7-9pm; doors
open at 6:45. Vocalist/Musician/Sound Healer Sheila Fox and friends will
perform originals, Yiddish and Ladino folksongs, Klezmer and a Sing-along or
two. Hear piano, clarinet, violin, guitar and more! The Open Mic welcomes
musicians, vocalists, spoken word and poets, and signup begins at 6:45.
This event is cosponsored by ABQ Jewish Voice for Peace and Friends of
SABEEL ABQ. Donations will help The Middle East Children’s Alliance
(mecaforpeace.org) to protect the health, lives and rights of children in the
Middle East. MECA serves children from Gaza, the West Bank, Syria, Iraq and
Lebanon; since their founding in 1988, they have sent over 25 million dollars
in direct aid. They provide clean drinking water through their MAIA Water
Project. They give financial support and professional assistance to clinics,
kindergartens, counseling centers, libraries; accessible parks and playgrounds;
sports teams, and dance, music and art programs. They offer college
scholarships to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. They produce
educational and cultural programs in the U.S. and internationally that inform
the public on how U.S. policies impact the lives of children and their families
who live in the region.
For more info, visit notablehealing.com/contact or call/text Sheila Fox,
206-898-5090. |
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| Friday, May 17, 6-8pm
P&J Movie Night screens Symbols of Resistance: A Tribute to Martyrs of the
Chican@ Movement. Free to all, light refreshments, donations welcome. For more
info, call the P&J office at 268-9557.
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| About our Interim Co-Directors:Monique Salhab is a veteran, an advocate, and
a reluctant activist superhero who has worked tirelessly over the last several
years to honor the dignity in those on the margins and to address the
militarism at the roots of the injustices we see in our communities. She has
worked with farmers, incarcerated women, unhoused male veterans, and activists
to create spaces where people feel heard, and to build systems that ensure food
justice, safety, and accessibility for those most impacted by violence and
trauma. She has been a member of the national Board of Directors of Veterans
for Peace, was on the core committee for the Poor People’s Campaign, and was a
founding member of Veterans Challenge Islamophobia Campaign.
Jiva Manske is a brother, a son, a social justice educator, and an organizer
who has dedicated the last 15 years to engaging and transforming conflict, and
building power to change the world. He has developed movement-building
strategies, trained leaders, and worked with organizations committed to
transforming the justice system, fighting for climate justice, and defending
human rights. He has worked with communities, activists, youth leaders,
inmates, educators, government officials, and nonprofit professionals in
Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, England, Iran, Ireland,
Mexico, Romania, and throughout the United States.
Join us May 21 at the P&J from 6-9pm to meet Amelia, Monique, and Jiva. |
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| Welcome Amelia, Our Newest Coordinating Council MemberAmelia Mae Paradise
applies a multi-faceted approach to living a life dedicated to social and
economic justice. She engages with community as the founder of The Jewish
Bridge Project of New Mexico where she works with white skin privileged Jews to
interrogate and dismantle systemic, institutional, and personal racism. As a
Financial Administration Consultant and Trainer, she works to empower her
non-profit and small business clients to find the balance between
anti-capitalist ideologies and efficient business practices in our current
economy. And as a student of life, Amelia is dedicated to continued and
rigorous learning as she pursues a Graduate Certificate at UNM's Institute for
the Study of Race and Social Justice. As a white lesbian jewish american woman,
she is guided by the responsibility and honor to continue the work of her
feminist foremothers in dismantling structural, institutional, and cultural
racism in an ever more regionally specific, educational, and
community-organizing oriented way. She embraces the wisdom that living in a
less brutal and racist culture benefits all members of society. |
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| Office for RentThe Peace Center has a small office for rent, for groups
working on social justice issues. The 18’ x 10’ office in the SE corner is
available immediately. Entry is from inside the Peace Hall, rent is $250 per
month and includes utilities and internet. Please call 268-9557 or stop by 202
Harvard Dr. SE, to see the office and/or to pick up a rental application form.
For more info, email abqpeaceandjusticecenter@xxxxxxxxx. |
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| Veterans for Peace honored Charles Powell, March 24th at Immanuel
Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque. Among the many in attendance were Rep. Deb
Haaland and Brian Colon. |
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| Saturday, June 8, 12:30pm only
Screening and discussion of Occupation of the American Mind: Israel’s Public
Relations War in the U.S. (Media Education Foundation, 2016). Sponsored by
Progressive Democrats of America; co-sponsored by the P&J, Friends of
Sabeel-ABQ, Jewish Voice for Peace-ABQ, and more. Free with limited seating,
donations very welcome, at Guild Cinema, 3405 Central Ave. NE. More info:
guildcinema.com, occupationmovie.org. |
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| Contact us! abqpeaceandjusticecenter@gmail.comPlease email
monthlycalendar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to have events listed in the ACPJ
monthly newsletter.
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