[HCCN] Calendar of events for April + before/after

[Larry Dansinger]

Newsletter editors,

Here are some calendar items for April (plus a few earlier and/or  
later).  FEEL FREE TO PICK AND CHOOSE AND NOT USE EVERY ITEM. If you  
know of things that should be publicized, please send them to me by  
the 15th of the month preceding the month when the event occurs.

If you know of events coming up, please send these to me so I can  
include in this calendar. I don't have time to search for things, so  
your assistance is really a big help in getting notice of more  
upcoming events.

Larry Dansinger

March 30: "Windfall" film shown (problems with industrial wind  
facilities), 6:30 PM, Snowmobile Club, Island Falls. Friends of the  
Highland Mountains, highlandmts at gmail.com.

March 31: Celebration of the birthday of Cesar Chavez, time TBA (9  
AM?), First Parish Church, 425 Congress St., Portland. Centro Latino  
Maine, 749-8823 or centrolatinomaine at gmail.com.

March 31: Gathering of Occupy groups around Maine, 9:30-4, Mediation  
and Facilitation Resources (tent.), 11 King St., Augusta. Larry  
Dansinger, 525-7776 or rosc at psouth.net.

March 31: Training for speakers supporting marriage equality, time  
TBA, U-U Church, Bucksport Rd., Ellsworth. Laurie Fogelman,  
oldlaurie at yahoo.com.

March 31 (+ April 7): Lenten Vigil for Disarmament at Bath Iron  
Works, 11:30-12:30 PM, Washington Street (front of Administration  
building), Bath. FMI: Smilin' Trees Disarmament Farm, 763-4062.

April 4: "Grow Your Own Organic Garden" presentations (basic how-to  
information) around the state, 6-9 PM, 25+ locations around the  
state. MOFGA, 568-4142 or mofga at mofga.org or www.mofga.org. A few  
more later in April also.

April 5: "King Coal and Appalachian Activism" talk by environmental  
justice historian Chuck Keeney, 7 PM, Sills Hall, Bowdoin College,  
Brunswick. Emmie Theberge, Natural Resources Council of Maine,  
430-0105 or emmie at nrcm.org.

April 5: "Tapped: Defending Water in Maine" film and discussion on  
water issues w/Chris Buchanan and Kathy Kahler, 6 PM, Newforest  
Institute, 66 Monroe Hway, Brooks. Call 722-3625 or  
info at newforestinstitute.org.

April 6: "Mother: Caring for 7 billion" film on population and  
consumption shown, 7 PM, Sills Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick.  
Beedy Parker, 236-8732 or beedyparker at gwi.net.

April 12: "How to Talk Cooperative" workshop on learning to speak in  
support of cooperatives and a co-op economy, 9:30 AM-3:30 PM, Viles  
Arboretum, 153 Hospital St., Augusta. Jim Murphy, Cooperative Maine,  
jmurphy at gwi.net.

April 14-15: Maine Medical Cannabis Expo, 10 AM-8 PM, Civic Center,  
Augusta. Go to http://mainecannabisexpo.com.

April 14-16: Annual Youth Activism Gathering, location TBA. Emily  
Hill, emwhill at gmail.com or 699-9729.

April 17 (and before): Leafletting on Tax Day and earlier about  
skewed budget priorities (too much for military, not enough for human  
needs) in various towns and cities throughout Maine. For flyers or a  
sample copy and more info: Larry Dansinger, Maine War Tax Resistance  
Resource Center, 525-7776 or rosc at psouth.net.

April 17: Tax Day action at Portsmouth NH  Post Office with  
leafletting and penny poll, 10 AM-2 PM, 80 Daniel St., Portsmouth.  
Seacoast Peace Response, 603-436-2424.

April 19: "Mother: Caring for 7 billion" film on population and  
consumption shown, Time TBA, Public Library, Thomaston. Beedy Parker,  
236-8732 or beedyparker at gwi.net.

April 19: Tour of Maine State Prison to focus on humane treatment of  
prisoners, 10:30 AM (meet at prison), Warren. Maine Council of  
Churches, Leslie Manning, 592-2659 or leslieam55 at gmail.com.

April 21: Annual HOPE (Help Organize Peace Earthwide) Festival w/ 
speaker Bill McKibben of 350.org, music, organizational fair,  
children's program, 11 AM-4 PM, Student Recreation and Fitness  
Center, U/Maine, Orono. Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine,  
942-9343 or info at peacectr.org or www.peacectr.org.

April 21-22: Earth Day in Maine, with various events around the  
state. Includes Earth Day Work Day at Maine Organic Farmers and  
Gardeners Association, MOFGA, 568-4142 or mofga at mofga.org or  
www.mofga.org.

April 28: Empty Bowl Supper to benefit sister city between MOFGA and  
El Salvador, 6 PM, U-U Church, Belfast. MOFGA, 568-4142 or  
mofga at mofga.org or www.mofga.org.

April 29: Solarfest (music, arts, environment), 11 AM-sunset, Boulder  
Field, U/New Hampshire, Durham. Wes Flierl, 603-335-6240 or  
wesflierl1 at netzero.net.

April 29: "The Age of Stupid" (stopping climate catastrophe) film  
shown, 7 PM, Peace and Justice Center, 96 Harlow St., Bangor. Call  
942-9343 or info at peacectr.org or www.peacectr.org.

April 29: "Steps toward Discovering the Intrinsic Nature of Water"  
presentation and experiments w.Jennifer Greene, 9 AM-4 PM, Newforest  
Institute, 66 Monroe Hway, Brooks. Call 722-3625 or  
info at newforestinstitute.org.

May 1: International Workers Day and possible workers strike in Maine  
and beyond.


Notices:

The Maine Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) need facilitators,  
especially men, to facilitate workshops in the Maine State Prison,  
Warren; the Maine CorrectionalCenter, Windham, and Community  
Workshops to be scheduled throughout the state. Facilitators work in  
teams preferably one female and one male completing weekend workshops  
in Windham and weekday workshops in Warren. As Facilitators we work  
with tested and proven material that gives all of us--inmate and  
facilitator--an opportunity to live less violently. The AVP community  
currently has a number of female facilitators and we need more males  
to compliment our teams.  Training includes participation in Basic,  
Advanced, and Training for Trainers workshops.  You then apprentice  
with trained volunteers. There is no cost for any of the three  
preparation workshops. Facilitators are not paid for the workshops  
they attend or co- facilitate, but you can be reimbursed for any  
expenses. For more information, contact Pat Moynahan,  
pmmoynahan at maine.rr.com.

Wondering where the proposed East-West Highway, whose promoters are  
trying to get money for a feasibility study from the state of Maine,  
will actually go? Defending Water in Maine, www.defendingwater.net/ 
maine has a somewhat detailed map to show the proposed route. It also  
is working to prevent state money from going toward a feasibility  
study of this private toll road that would save the developers money  
and to put that money instead toward basic needs programs in the  
state. To keep up on the progress of this legislation, contact Chris  
Buchanan, 357-1443 or chris at defendingwater.net.

It's not enough to end wars if we aren't peaceful ourselves and with  
each other. Lynn Ellis is looking for others who can attend a 1 and  
1/2 day course on BePeace in Maine, probably in June or July. The  
workshop would enable more people to become BePeace coaches and  
spread the word about how to be peaceful personally as well as on a  
society-wide level. For details, contact Lynn Ellis,  
lynnsellis at yahoo.com.



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