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Archive of Past Events
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2009

Wed. June 20 2009
Cindy Sheehan
MYTH AMERICA

Fri. May 3, 2009
First Friday Film
KING CORN

Fri. April 3, 2009
First Friday Film
MEDIA THAT MATTERS

Fri. January 7, 2009
First Friday Film
IN DEBT WE TRUST

2008

Friday December 12, 2008
First Friday Film
FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO

Friday November 7. 2008
First Friday Film
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE

Friday October 27. 2008
First Friday Film
SLACKER UPRISING

Friday October 3, 2008
First Friday Film
RECOUNT

Friday May 2 2008
First Friday Film
SALT OF
THE EARTH
Saturday, April 5, 2008

5 YEARS TOO MANY
RALLY TO END THE WAR



GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2008:
VIGIL OF SORROW FOR THE IRAQ WAR

SUMMER 2007
June 30, 2007: Peace Rally in Tappen Park, Stapleton
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FILM : The revolution
will not be televised
Fri. June 3

FILM:
Seeing Red :
Fri. May 6

Spring 2007


FILM: THE
GROUND TRUTH:
Fri. APRIL 20

FILM & Discussion:
When the Levees Broke
Sat. & Sun. March 10-11

FILM:
Control Room
Fri. March 2

Middle East
Study Group
February - APRIL

December 2006 - February 2007
Chaplain
James Yee
Mon. Feb. 12
Valentine's
Day Dance
Sat. Feb. 10
Film
Iraq For Sale
Fri. Feb. 2
Honoring
Dr. King
Sun. Jan. 14
Film
Howard Zinn
Fri. Jan. 5
Film
SIR,NO SIR!
Fri. Dec. 8

August - November 2006
Film
PROMISED LAND
Fri. Nov. 3
Blessing Animals
THE WITNESS
Sun. Oct. 22
Film
PARADISE NOW
Fri. Oct. 6
Workshops
VOTING MACHINES
Sep. 24, Oct. 1
Film
GANDHI
Fri. Sep 8
Film/Forum
LOOSE CHANGE
Sun. Aug. 20


April - June 2006
Film/Forum:
WALKING TO
NEW ORLEANS
Sun. Jun. 16
Forum:
TERROR/MONEY
Simon Harak
Sun May 21
Film:
ENRON: THE
SMARTEST
Fri. May 12
Forum:
NASCAR ON S.I?
Lauria, Luisi
Sun. May 7
Forum:
EARTH: S.O.S!
Pattrice Jones
Sun. Apr. 23
Earth Day Service
Jim Scott
Sun. Apr. 23


February - April 2006
Concert:
TROUBLE
ON EARTH
Sat. Apr. 22
Film:
THE YES MEN
Fri. Apr. 7
Service:
FREEDOM
TO MARRY
Sun. Mar. 12
Film:
POINT OF
ATTACK
Fri. Mar. 3
Forum:
WAL-MART
The High Cost
Sun. Feb 19
VALENTINES
DAY
DANCE
Sat. Feb 18


Winter 2006
Film:
CONTROL
ROOM
Fri. Feb 3
ANIMAL RIGHTS
Lawrence
C. Long
Sun. Jan. 15

DR KING
UNBOXED
John Bostrom
Sun. Jan. 15
Film:
THE CORPORATION
Fri. Jan. 7
THE END OF SUBURBIA
Glenn McAnanama
Sun. Dec. 11
Film:
THE OIL FACTOR
Fri. Dec. 3


November 2005

NORTH KOREA
Prof. Bruce Cumings
November 13

ENDING HUNGER
Alice Slater
Sunday Nov. 20

Film:
WAL-MART
The High Cost
Fri. Nov. 18

Benefit:
KITENGESA LIBRARY
Thu. Nov. 17

NORTH KOREA
Prof. Bruce Cumings
Sun. Nov. 13

Film:
THE TAKE
Agentina
Fri. Nov. 4


June - October 2005

WAR PROFITEERS
Marie DeYoung
October 16

Film:
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
The Patriot Act
Fri. Oct. 7

DEPARTMENT
OF PEACE
Ellen Jaedicke
Sept 18

HIROSHIMA
60 YEARS
Dave Buehrens
August 7

GAY PRIDE
R. Palladino
Chris Bauer
June 8

NUCLEAR DANGERS
John Buroughs
May 15


Domestic and Local Issues 2005
(January - April 2005)

OPEN SPEAKOUT
Discussion
April 17

EARTH DAY SERVICE
Dick Buegler
Apr 17

IRRESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT
Burg/Buegler
Mar 31

SOCIAL
SECURITY
Mark Weisbrot
Mar 20

THROUGH
THE CRACKS
Fr. Jack Ryan
Feb 27

RESULTS:
END HUNGER
Joanne Didato
Jan 16


Life, Death, and Politics 2004
(April - November 2004)

POST-
ELECTION SPEAKOUT
Open Mic
Nov 8

FRANK BARBARO vs VITO FOSELLA
Candidates Debate
Oct 15

LIFE AND DEATH:
MATTERS
Grimaldi, Yeung, Murphy
Sep 19

PEACE & FREEDOM FESTIVAL
Aug 21

WHO GETS
TO THE TABLE IN IRAQ?
J. Paul Martin
May 23

EARTH DAY
SERVICE AND
ORGANIC BRUNCH
Ruth Katz
Apr 25


State of the Union, 2004
(January - March 2004)
The Economics of Empire
(October - December 2003)

ARMED SERVICES
Castro/Bello
Mar 28

THE
PATRIOT ACT
Ann Schneider
Feb 15

THE PRICE
OF DISSENT
Bud Schultz
Jan 18

AMERICA'S WORLD ROLE
Jeffrey Sachs
Dec 14

NEW YORK POVERTY
Mark Levitan
Nov 17

SERVICES CRUNCH
Zink / Clark
Oct 19
 

What's Happening to America?
(October 2002 - September 2003)

INDIAN POINT UPDATE
Elizabeth Shanklin
Sep. 21

ARMAGEDDON
Rev. Daniel Berrigan
Aug.10

CIVIL RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN PRISON
July 13

DEFENDING
THE 6TH AMENDMENT
Lynne Stewart
June 22

CIVIL LIBERTIES
Norman Siegel
May 18

PAVE
PARADISE
Pablo Vengoechea
April 27

WOMEN, PEACE, & POWER
Lillian Popp
March 23

OPEN DISCUSSION
ON WAR AND SECURITY
Feb 23

AGAINST
THE WAR
F. Adams
Jan 19

WAR / ECONOMY
Panel
Dec 15
IRAQ /
VIETNAM
Ben Chitty
Nov 17

GET YOUR
WAR ON
David Rees
Oct 20
 
In the Aftermath of 9/11
(January- September 2002)

Reverend
Billy
Sep 15
Jonathan Schell
Aug 11
Nuclear Madness
July 21

Close
Indian
Point!
June 2

Seeds
of
Peace
May 19

Prof. Hadi Ghaemi
Apr 14

Stanley Aronowitz
Mar 17

Rev. Daniel Berrigan
Mar 10


Norman
Siegel
Mar 3

Stephen Goldstein
Feb 17

Phyllis
Bennis
Feb 10

The Yes Men
("WTO")
Jan 31
Church Statement On the Tragic Incidents of September 11th and its Aftermath
My Experience of September 11 - Enrique deUrquiza
Forum Series helps UUCSI win Mendon Smith Humanitarian Award


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