November --2006 -- November

PEACE & JUSTICE TEACH-INS
When? Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.

Where? Westport Coffee House, 4010 Pennsylvania
First floor meeting room

November 22: The Second Scramble for Africa’s Mineral Wealth --Alfred Kisubi. In 1884, King Leopold of Belgium called a conference to divide up the African continent. Only Europeans attended. Today one of the biggest differences is that China is also involved. A former Kansas City resident and native Ugandan, Alfred is currently a professor at U. Wisconsin Oshkosh. He has recently traveled to Uganda. Alfred will focus primarily on East Africa: Ruanda, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Darfur and the Sudan.

November 29: Justice, peace and freedom: Live Music -- Bob & Diana Suckiel. Bob & Diana, among the founders of the old Fool killer, will sing songs about the civil war to iraq--eugene v debs to bush--in spoken word and song -- spirituals, blues, rags, folk songs, country, western, labour, old time music and a little bit more. Bob and Diana have appeared on pbs movie "amazing grace music in america" cica 1976--winnepeg canada music fest.--long steel rails music fest, in ely nevada--vancouver folk fest with utah phillips---champlain folk music festival---peoples poetry gathering, in new york city--hosted music shows on kcur and kkfi for 15 years--blue collar workers, singers, historians, lovers and rabbles rousers.

October --2006 -- October

PEACE & JUSTICE TEACH-INS
When? Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m.

Where? Westport Coffee House, 4010 Pennsylvania
** one meeting at Unity on the Plaza this month


**October 11: Iraq for Sale - movie At Unity, Classroom D -- Craig Lubow leading discussion of this movie on war profiteering in Iraq. Unity is on 47th street at the west end of the plaza; classroom D is on the first floor as accessed from 47th, toward the rear.

October 18: Poetry evening. Bring poetry to share – your own or some you particularly like and/or find inspiring.

October 25: "Dissent" – Craig Lubow. This ACLU film tells the stories of everyday Americans who were practicing their right of free speech and protest only to be thwarted, harassed, or arrested.