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| REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS ARE LISTED IN GREEN | |
| Saturday | PEACEKEEPER
TRAINING Are you concerned about safety issues at your
demonstrations and marches? If so, you need peacekeeper training.
All are encouraged to attend, even if you're not necessarily interested
in becoming a peacekeeper. (Contact Dace at 271-7438)
Wingspan, 300 E. 6th St. (just west of 4th Ave.). 10 a.m.-12:00/12:30. $5 sliding scale. 1st Saturdays. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN mtg. 10am Pima County-Tucson Women's Commission, 240 N. Court Ave. 1st Saturdays. Tucson
Area Bus Rider's Union mtg., 10 am , Armory Park Senior Center
220 S. 5th Ave.
EARN A BIKE PROGRAM with BICAS, Bicycle InterCommunity Action and Salvage. Build yourself a bike from salvaged parts or repair or upgrade the one you have. 44 W. 6th St. Thursdays, 4-7 pm.; Saturdays, 1-5 pm. FREE VEGETARIAN
FOOD, An offering of Food
Not Bombs. Every Saturday.
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| Sunday | Earth
First! Earth First! employs creative tactics to protect
remaining wild lands and the species that rely upon them. "No compromise
in defense of Mother Earth!" 1st & 3rd Sundays.
Vegetarian potluck 6pm; meeting 7pm. Here & There, 312 E. Congress St. (740-0810) Tucson
Peace Center Board mtg. All are welcome to join us in planning
our events.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL monthly meeting, 2 p.m., Library of St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, 3809 E. Third St. (323-6870) 3rd Sundays
YOUTH ARTS TRAINING. Every Sunday join the Youth Arts Training Program. A unique experience for youth ages 12-21 interested in becoming fine artists. This program includes technical instruction as well as personalized attention for aspiring artists. Includes visiting artists, instruction in drawing and painting, development of individual portfolios and career counseling. Materials included. $20 per class. 2-5pm Community Arts Lab 901 N 13th Ave. (head west on 2nd St. to 13th Ave.) (388-9553) |
| Monday | COMMUNIST
PARTY U.S.A. TUCSON CLUB
mtgs., 7 p.m., Salt of the Earth Labor College, 1902 E. Irene Vista. 1st
& 3rd Mondays. (623-5280)
NAACP, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, mtg., 7 p.m., Northwest Neighborhood Center, 2160 N. Sixth Ave. 2nd Mondays. Raytheon
Vigil. Peace vigil to oppose the weapons produced at Raytheon's
missile and bomb factory and corporate management that can only see profit
in arming the globe with 21st century weapons.
TUCSON PEACE ACTION COALITION mtg. 7 p.m. Cafe Quebec, 121 E. Broadway. (294-0089) 2nd & 4th Mondays.
DRAWING WORKSHOPS. Learn the basics of drawing while expressing your creativity. Classes include looking at, creating and reflecting on works of art. Tania Gonzales teaches in a professional, encouraging environment. Attend one or more classes! $10 per session, materials included. Mondays 6:30-8:30 pm Community Arts Lab, 901 N 13th Ave. (go west on 2nd St. from Main Ave.) HOMESCHOOL VISUAL ARTS CLASS Assignments conform to state and federal arts standards in a creative environment. Each week is a new assignment! Mondays, 1-3 pm. $10 per student per class - includes materials, for ages 5 and older. Community Arts Lab 901 N 13th Ave. (go west on 2nd St. from Main Ave.) |
| Tuesday | VETERANS
FOR PEACE monthly mtg., all welcome, 7 p.m. Northwest Neighborhood
Center, 2160 N. Sixth Ave. 1st Tuesdays.
GREEN PARTY, monthly mtg. Everyone welcome. 7 p.m., Northwest Neighborhood Center, 2160 N. Sixth Ave. 1st Tuesdays. (881-8022) Animal
Defense League of Arizona meeting. ADLA defends & protects
animals throughout Arizona. Join our fights against greyhound racing
and horse cruelty, and for our new, low-cost spay/neuter program.
2nd Tuesdays.
GUATEMALA ACUPUNCTURE AND MEDICAL AID PROJECT (GUAMAP) mtg. 6pm. Maya Quetzal Restaurant, 429 N. 4th Ave. 2nd Tuesdays. Jobs With Justice mtg. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. AFSCME office, 7pm. 3865 E. 34th St. (889-1927) Tucson
Area Bus Rider's Union mtg. 6pm, Armory Park Senior Center
220 S. 5th Ave. (446-0904)
PRISON CONCERNS
mtg. The Prison Concerns Committee of American Friends Service Committee
studies the unwarranted growth of our prison systems in Arizona.
We advocate against increasing incarceration and denial of peoples' rights.
2nd
& 4th Tuesdays
THE TUCSON ORGANIC GARDENERS. Charlie Kane will present a free lecture: "Beneficial Plants of the Desert" at the Tucson Organic Gardeners. Visit the gardening display, speak with experts, purchase organic items at the mini-market, and enjoy refreshments. Doors open at 7 p.m. St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, 3809 E. 3rd St. (670-9158). 3rd Tuesdays
WORK ON CRAFTS WITH A FACILITATOR, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Tuesday, Community Arts Lab, 901 N. 13th Ave. Tania Corliss facilitates. (388-9553) YOUNG SOCIALISTS CLASSES discuss revolutionary Marxism and class analysis of imperialism and war. Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., UA Martin Luther King Center (1322 E. 1st St.), Room 100. (270-1387 or youngsocialistua@hotmail.com) |
| Wednesday | Pueblo
Por La Paz mtg. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. 7pm NW Neighborhood
Center, 2160 N. 6th Ave. pueblopaz@hotmail.com
FOOD CONSPIRACY COOPERATIVE BOARD monthly meeting. All members welcome. Be involved in decision-making and earn an additional 5 percent off your FC co-op purchases for a month. 7-9 p.m., Quaker Meeting House, 931 N. Fifth Ave.(624-4821) 1st Wednesdays Southwest Alliance to Resist Militarization (SWARM). 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 6:30pm. SAPLC, 611 N. 4th Ave. (218-5541)
Progressive Alliance mtg. The Progresive Alliance is a network of individuals, campus and community organizations seeking to take progressive action towards peace, justice, anti-racism and environmental sustainability. Wednesdays 7-9-pm. UA Economics Bldg., Rm. 109. (881-4281) HATHA YOGA (Sponsored by Food Conspiracy Co-op) Practice an invigorating and relaxing yoga sequence. Start any week. All levels. $5 per session ($3 Co-op members). Call instructor Debbie at 882-0597 for info. Wednesdays, 5:30-7 p.m., Living Community Center, 330 E. 7th St. WALK-IN TO VOLUNTEER WITH SOUTHERN ARIZONA AIDS FOUNDATION. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Wednesday, 375 S. Euclid Ave. No long-term commitment is necessary. Help with ongoing projects. (628-7223) |
| Thursday | Environmental
Justice Action Group meeting. 6:30 pm, EPNC room 1A, 101 W. Irvington.
1st
Thursdays (908-9269 or birnie@gci-net.com)
FOOD CONSPIRACY
COOPERATIVE MEMBERS' FORUM, Interested members explore ideas for improving
and expanding the co-op's services to the community. 3rd Thursdays
SIERRA CLUB Rincon Group monthly Issues meeting. Catch up on the status of local issues. Public is welcome. 7 p.m. YWCA , 738 N. 5th Ave., Main floor meeting room. Last Thursdays. (620-6401)
Derechos Humanos mtg. Thursdays 5:30pm, Sam Lena Library, 1607 S. Sixth Ave. (770-1373) Students Against Sweatshops mtg. Thursdays 7pm. UA Social Sciences Rm 415. (882-8165) WEEKLY PEACE VIGIL Protest U.S. military interventions abroad. 5 pm. every Thursday since 1981. Federal Building, 300 W. Congress downtown. (624-4789) EARN A BIKE
PROGRAM with BICAS, Bicycle InterCommunity Action and Salvage. Build
yourself a bike from salvaged parts or repair or upgrade the one you have.
STONE SOUP
WOMEN ROCK, a Tucson Arts Brigade womens' group, meets to create art,
work on writing projects, recall personal stories of liberation and design
a community mobile mural. $5-$10 per class includes materials.
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| Friday | CRITICAL
MASS COMMUNITY BIKE RIDE, 5 pm, meet at Time Market, E. University
Blvd. & 3rd Ave. Last Fridays
END SWEATSHOPS IN THE FIELDS! The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, an organization of tomato pickers in Florida, has called for a Taco Bell boycott. Join Derechos Humanos, Las Sinfronteras, MEChA, and Students Against Sweatshops as we demonstrate at the Taco Bell on the SW corner of Speedway and Campbell every Friday at 6 p.m. www.ciw-online.org (882-8165) Women in Black Vigil. Silent vigil in opposition to war, violence and terrorism everywhere. Signs provided. **Please wear black! 5-6 pm, SW corner Speedway & Euclid. (407-1432). Every Friday |