Fellow
Progressives:
Check out the interesting events in the
Bucks/Mont area in the next month and please pass this Events Email on to
your email list. Also, help us expand our list by telling
your friends to email us at tomulrich@mybluelight.com to be
included.
Also, another site to check regularly for an excellent
calendar is http://www.progressivenetworksepa.org. It has individual calendars for Bucks & Montgomery counties.
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MONTHLY CALENDAR - (Daily/Weekly
Events at the end)
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1. Fri. Feb. 29,
5:30 - Opening of Bucks County
Obama for President Headquaters at 72 N. Main Street in
Doylestown. Address by the Honorable Patrick Murphy plus a meet and greet
to follow.
2a. Sat. March 1, 3 PM - Impeachment Task Force Meeting (2
PM for postcarding) at Seattle Cafe (2nd floor inside
Borders Books) 8701 Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill. RSVP at http://www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=28035
2b. Sat March 1 - Habitat for Humanity's Love in Action Tour
in Norristown. Registration is required so contact Jennifer Lawrow at jenn@habitatmontco.org or call
610-278-7710
2c. Sat. March 1 & Sun. March
2 - Winter Soldier 25
Mile March of local Iraq Veterans Against the War
will start at Constitution Center at 9:30 AM on Sat. proceed to Bryn Mawr
& Lancaster Ave. at 4 PM on Sat and Valley Forge Park (Rt.23
and N. Gulph Rd) at 4 PM on Sun. Citizens are invited to greet
soldiers but no signs please. It is a preview of the
Winter Soldier hearings that will be held in Washington on March 13-16. Go
to http://www.ivaw.org for more info or
call 610-642-5159 or 610-574-3293.
3a. Sun. March 2, 6:30-7:30 PM -
Wayne
Monthly Peace Vigil takes place on the corner of Lancaster and South Wayne
Avenues in Wayne. For info email marilyn.furfari@oracle.com or call 610-640-2716)(1st Sun)
3b.
Sun. March 2, 6-8 PM - Lower Bucks Coalition for Peace Action
meeting at 6:30 (potluck at 6) at St.
James Episcopal Church, 330 S. Bellevue Ave in Langhorne. For more info
call Al Krass at 215-547-2656. (1st Sun)
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4a. Mon. March 3, 6:45 PM - SPQ Progressives will show the "Kilowatt Ours - A Plan to Re-Energize
America" at the Perkasie Library at 491 Arthur Ave. in
Perkasie. Also Bill Mettler (http://www.quietriot.org) will be with us to discuss climate change, peak oil
and solar & wind energy. For more info call Tom at
215-258-3894 (1st Mon)
4b. Mon. March 3,
6:30-7 PM - Bryn Mawr Peace
Coalition Silent Vigil followed by our regular monthly
meeting at 7 at Ludington Library in Bryn Mawr. All are welcome. Call Karen
Barton at 610-525-3784 or email astrique@aol.com for more info. (1st
Mon)
5a. Tues. March 4, 7 PM - Chalfont Community Democratic Presidential Candidates
Forum at Chalfont Borough
Building, 40 N. Main St. For more info contact John Mihalich at
215-275-7973 or email cnbdems@aol.com
5b. Tues. March 4 & Wed March 5, 10-2 & 5-7
PM - Community
Voter Registration Drive at Bucks
County Community College in Newtown.
6a. Wed. March 5, 7 PM - Philly for Change Meeting at Tritone, 1508 South
Street Phila. (1st Wed)
6b. Wed. March 5, 10 AM
- Bucks County Commissioners' Meeting at the Bucks County Courthouse
Community Room (1st Floor) at 55 E. Court Street in Doylestown, Pa.
7a. Thurs. March 6, 7:30 PM - Montco
DFA meeting at
the Jenkintown Library. Speaker will be State Rep. Rick Taylor. Call
Kevin at 215-559-4389. RSVP at
(1st Thurs)
7b. Thurs. March 6, 7-8:30 PM
- Northwest Greens
Meeting at Weaver's Way
Meeting Room, 610 Carpenter Lane (near Greene Street) in West Mount Airy in
Phila. For more info call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com
7c.
Thurs. March 6, 9:30 - Montgomery County
Commissioners, Salary Board, and Election Board Meeting in
Norristown on the 8th Floor, One Montgomery Plaza. For more info go to http://www.montcopa.org
8. Fri. March 7, 7 PM - First Friday Film Forum at The
Peace Center at Maple and Bellvue Ave. in Langhorne. This month "No End in
Sight-Iraq's Descent into Chaos" will be shown and discussed. Contact
Linda at 215-702-8387 or lindamanzo224@verizon.net for info. (1st
Fri)
9a. Sat. March 8, 10:30-12 Noon
- E. Montgomery County Coalition for Peace Action
(CFPA) meeting at Foulkeways Retirement Community, 1120
Meeting House Rd. in Gwynedd. For info call Al Krass at
215-547-2656. (2nd Sat)
9b. Sat. March
8 - 100th anniversary of
International Women's Day. (10:30
AM) gather at City Hall (15th & Market) for a march through Center
City to mark milestones in women's history. (1-5 PM) indoor rally
at the UNITE/HERE union hall at 22 S. 22nd. Street. Refreshments
will be served. All are welcome.
9c. Sat.
March 8 - Habitat for
Humanity's Love in Action Tour in Pottstown. Registration
is required so contact Jennifer Lawrow at jenn@habitatmontco.org or call
610-278-7710
9d. Sat. March 8, 8-9 AM -
Montco Area 7 Issuss
Breakfast at Calloways Restaurant, 1902 County Line Rd.,
Huntingdon Valley with 151st State Rep. Rick Taylor. $12 per person.
For more info contact Betty Green at 215-657-0485 or bettybarrygreen@verizon.net
10.
Sun. March 9, 4:30 PM - Brandywine Peace Community Monthly Potluck Supper
& Program at the University Lutheran Church, 3637
Chestnut Street, Phila. 5 YEARS OF WAR RESISTANCE MUSIC, POETRY,
THEATER, VOICES OF PEACE & HOPE. Bring a main dish, salad, or dessert
to share. For info 610-544-1818 or email brandywine@juno.com. (2nd
Sun)
11. Mon. March 10, 7 PM - Main Line Peace Network meeting at the
Ludington Library in Bryn Mawr. All are welcome to help plan activities
for March 19th. Call Robin Stelly at 267-240-9819 or email rstelly@pennaction.org for more info.
(2nd Mon)
12. Tues. March 11 - Bucks County NAACP General Meeting at
Levittown Regional Library.
13a. Thurs. March 13, 7
PM - Blooming Glen Mennonite Peace
and Justice Film Series will show "Wetbacks - The
Undocumented Documentary" at Blooming Glen Mennonite Church off Rt 113 in
Blooming Glen, Pa. For more info call Sarah Witter at 215-510-2979.
13b. Thurs. March 13, 7 PM - Bucks County Sierra Club
Monthly Meeting at Doylestown Public Library. Meeting
focus is a presentation on the Red Rock Wilderness of Utah. Go to
http://environment.meetup.com/240/calendar/7335469/ for
more or call 215-470-2709 or email sierraclubbucks@yahoo.com. (2nd
Thurs)
14. Fri. March 14, 8-11 PM -
Green Village Concert/Party
with Lindsay Gilmour, Jim Fogarty, Kenny Ulansey
and friends at Tabernacle United Church,37th and Chestnut St's in Phila.
to raise fund for Green Village Philadelphia which is a sustainable
community initiative at (http://www.greenvillagephiladelphia.org).
Donation $25 RSVP to greenvillagephiladelphia@att.net
15. Sat. March 15 and Sun.
March 16 - Habitat Green Home
Conference at Phila. University.
http://www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=2662616a. Mon. March 17- Wed. March 19 - Take Back America Conference 2008
in Washington
DC. Go to http://www.ourfuture.org for more
info.
16b. Mon. March 17 & Tues March 18,
10-2 & 5-7 PM - Community
Voter Registration Drive at Perkasie Campus
of Bucks County Community College.
17a. Tues. March 18,
7:15 PM - Bucks County Chapter for Nonviolent
Peaceforce meets at Doylestown Friends Meetinghouse, 95
East Oakland Ave., Doylestown. You are welcome to join us. For information, email Carol Miller at
camil888@verizon.net or call
215-345-1714. It is a nonpartisan unarmed peacekeeping force composed of
trained civilians from around the world. (3rd Tues)
17b.Tues. March 18, 7:15 PM -
Upper Bucks Coalition for Peace Action Meeting. Call Angela for more info
at 215-257-1300. (3rd Tues)
18a. Wed. March 19
- 5th Anniversary of the U.S.
invasion of Iraq, beginning
the 6th year of war and occupation, the 6th year of senseless death and
massive destruction. Go to http://www.5yearstoomany.org for more
info about activities for the day.
18b. Wed. March 19,
12 PM - Noontime Rally on NJ State
House steps in Trenton on 5th Anniversary of Iraq War sponsored by the
Coalition for Peace Action. A Teach Out in the afternoon and a
one-hour vigil at Congressional offices from 6:30-7:30 PM.
18c. Wed. March 19, 10 AM
- Bucks County Commissioners' Meeting at the Bucks County Courthouse
Community Room (1st Floor) at 55 E. Court Street in Doylestown, Pa.
18d. Wed. March 19 - Main Line Peace Network Activities - 7:30-8:30 AM - Petition drive at Bryn
Mawr & Merion Station rail stations; 5-6:30 PM - Vigil
against the war at Bryn Mawr & Lancaster Avenues; 6:30
PM - Meeting with speaker & video at Ludington Library in Bryn
Mawr. For more info contact Karen at 610-525-3784 or email astrique@aol.com
18e. Wed. March 19 - Bucks County Coalition for Peace Action Activities
to mark 5th Anniversary of Iraq War with a theme of "5 Years Too
Many". 7:30-9 AM - Morning Rush Hour Rally
on "Trenton Makes Bridge"; 9:30 AM - Mid-morning
vigil outside Rep. Patrick Murphy's Bristol office;
Noon - join Phila area activists at rally at Federal
Building; 3 PM - Newtown "teach-in" on corporate profiteering from the Iraq
war; 4:30-6 PM - Anti-War protest at Lockheed-Martin
on the Newtown Bypass; 6:30 PM - Evening candlelight vigil
at Rep. Murphy's Doylestown office (60 N. Main St); 6:30
PM - Interfaith Service and Candlelight Vigil at Amber Church of
the Brethren; 6:30 PM - Evening candlelight
vigil in Quakertown at Rt 309 across from the Richland Friends Meeting. For
more info call Al Krass at 215-547-2656 or email cfpabuxmont@verizon.net
18f. Wed. March 19 - Concerned Democrats of Springfield
Township in Upper Bucks County are sponsoring a 145th Legislative District Democratic
Candidates Forum at the Quakertown Library. Brian
Kline and Tom Peterson are contending in
the Democratic primary to oppose Paul Clymer in the general
election. Call Judy at 610-346-6742 for more info.
19. Thurs. March 20, 9:30 - Montgomery County Commissioners, Salary Board, and
Election Board Meeting in Norristown on the 8th Floor, One
Montgomery Plaza. For more info go to http://www.montcopa.org
20. Thurs. March
27, 7-9 PM - Role of the Media in Promoting the Iraq
War presented by the Bryn Mawr Peace
Coalition at Villanova U. (Bartley Hall - Rm 1011)We will show
excerpts from Bill Moyers' video "Buying the War and Ed Herman, co-author
of Manufacturing Concent, will speak. For more info, contact Karen Barton
at 610-5253784 or astrique@aol.com
21a. Sat. March 29, 9-3 PM - PA Bread for the World Advocacy Workshop
in Allentown at the First Presbyterian Church.
What these workshops offer--advocacy tools, the creative spark, and the
knowledge you need to make a difference in ending hunger and poverty and
help achieve the Millennium Development Goals!Register -
http://ga4.org/Bread/events/allentown2008/details.tcl
21b. Sat. March 29, 5:30 PM -
Lepoco Annual
Dinner (Lehigh
county) at Episcopal Cathedral Church of the Nativity in
Bethlehem. Bruce Gagnon will speaker on "Swords into Plowshares:
Transforming the Military Industrial Complex". Call 610-691-8730 for
reservations.
21c. Sat. March 29, 8:30 AM
to 4 PM - Neighborhood Networks' Annual
Conference at Drexel University. Theme is "Organizing to
Get Out the Progressive Vote in 2008 and Beyond". More details to
follow.
22a. Sun. March 30, 2-5 PM
- PA Bread for the World Advocacy
Workshop at Villanova University
(Health Services Bldg). What these workshops offer--advocacy tools,
the creative spark, and the knowledge you need to make a difference in
ending hunger and poverty and help achieve the Millennium Development
Goals! Register http://ga4.org/Bread/events/philadelphia2008/details.tcl
22b. Sun. March 30, 6-8:30 PM - NE
Philly for Justice & Peace Meeting at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Robbins Ave. &
Loretta St. in NE Philly. (Potluck at 6, meeting at &) For more info
call Al Krass at 215-547-2656. (last Sun)
23. Tues. April 8th - Bucks
County NAACP General Meeting at Levittown Regional
Library.
24. Wed. April 16, 7 PM - Uncounted: The New Math of American
Elections at the Hiway Theatre, a
beautifully restored community facility, at 212 Old York Road in
Jenkintown. Tickets are $8, available at the door, but RSVP today to Steve
Strahs at 215-782-8218. Go to http://www.electionreformnetwork.us
for more.
25. Sun. April 13 to Sat. April 18 - Fourth Annual Chester County
Peace Week. More info to follow
26a. Tues. April 22 - Pennsylvania
Primary Elections (All levels)
26b.
Tues. April 22 - Earth
Day info at http://www.earthday.net
27. Tues. May 13th - Bucks
County NAACP General Meeting at Levittown Regional
Library.
28. Fri. June 6- Sun. June 8 - National Conference for Media
Reform in Minneapolis. Go to http://www.freepress.net/conference
for more info.
29. Mon. Aug. 11 - Thurs. Aug
14. - 5th Annual Youth Assembly at
the United Nations "Step Up: Taking Plans Into
Action" to apply go
to http://www.faf.org/programs/unyouthassembly/ya_home.htm
30. Sat. Aug. 16 & Sun. Aug 17
- 5th Annual DemocracyFest
(DFA - Democracy for America) will be held just outside Washington DC. For
more info go to http://www.democracyfest.net/
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DAILY/WEEKLY EVENTS
1. Every Other Mon. 6:30 - 7:30 PM - NAACP Youth Council Meeting at No
Longer Bound Recreation Center on Norton Ave. in Bristol Pa.
2. Every Mon. and Thurs.
at 9 PM, and Sat. at 7 PM - TV Program "Democracy Now" with Amy Goodman on
WYBE (Channe 20 or 35 in some areas). It's an hour interviews on issues of
the day that are not often heard on other programs. You can also listen
daily online at http://www.democracynow.org
3. Every Tues., 6-7 PM - Doylestown Peace Vigil at the
intersection of State4 and Main in Doylestown. All are welcome and we have
signs.
4. Every Wed., 8-9 PM - "Voices of the Voters" Radio program
on Voting Integrity and other issues which
effect our rights and Democracy at local "Philadelphia Radio Station" WNJC
1360 AM. Online at http://www.wnjc1360.com/Live_Netcast/live_netcast.html.
5a. Every Fri., 9:30 PM - Bill
Moyers Journal on PBS - Followed at 10:30 by NOW on
PBS. You can watch any program later at http://www.pbs.org/moyers/ and http://www.pbs.org/now/
5b. Every Fri., 5-5:30 PM - Phoenixville Peace Vigil at the
corner of Bridge and Main in downtown Phoenixville.
6a Every Sat., 10-11 AM - Sellersville Peace Vigil at Main
St. and Temple Ave. sponsored by Upper Bucks Coalition for Peace Action.
Call Angela at 215-257-1300 for more info.
6b. Every
Sat., 11AM-Noon - Bryn Mawr Honk to
Impreach Rally will be held at the Lancaster Ave. and Bryn
Mawr Ave. Sponsored by Main Line Citizens for Impeachment. Call Jane
Dugdale at 610-527-4170
6c.
Every Sat., 10:30-11:30 AM - PA
Action/CFPA Peace Vigil near the intersection of Rt. 1 and Oxford Valley Rd. (near
Oxford Valley Mall - we stand in fron of the closed Fuddrucker's restaurant
and park in the vacant lot behind it) Call Robin at 267-240-9819 for more
info.
7a. Every Sunday, 12-3 PM -
United for Progress radio show
at
http://www.thericksmithshow.com on WHYL
960 Carlisle/Harrisburg.
7b. Every Sunday 3-5 PM - VoteRescue Radio, a
new weekly two-hour radio show steaming live on We the
People Radio Network (100.1 FM in the Austin area and http://www.wtprn.com )
8.
Every evening on MSNBC at 8-9 PM - Countdown with Keith Olbermann.
News of the day and it is worthwhile
viewing if only for the Special Commentary at the end.Finally someone
speaks truth to power.
9. Every day on
your computer, you can listen to Thom Hartmann
at http://www.AirAmerica.com/listen . A progressive voice of reason. Live from noon
to 3 PM (EST) on Air America Talk Radio.
10. New
Progressive on-line monthly, the
Philadelphia Jewish Voice an alternative to the increasingly conservative Jewish Exponent. Check us out at
http://www.pjvoice.com
11. To contact members of
Congress
a. Call
1-800-828-0498 or 1-866-340-9281 for anyone in
Congress.
b. Use this excellent link. http://www.capwiz.com/ncec/home
