Lots of exciting events this week, culminating in the 29th annual St. Louis PrideFest this weekend. Don’t forget to invite your friends to join the facebook group and also to keep checking in on the wall; there are a lot of really great announcements coming in. Also, I’m trying something a bit new this week by putting a link to an employment/internship/campaign opportunity discussion board under “Recent News.” That way, all of the information can be found in one place and anyone looking for a socially conscious job will know where to go. For example, I’ve posted an internship opportunity from State Senate Candidate Jim Trout there; you can see it here. Please let me know if you have any other suggestions for how to improve the group page.
This week’s events:
Monday, June 23, 6:30 PM: Dr. Hanan Ahmad Awwad, a Palestinian scholar, writer, and poet, will be sharing her thoughts on “Palestine, Perspectives, and Peace.” Details here
Tuesday, June 24: I can’t find anything for Tuesday so I’d encourage you to write a diary on an issue you care about over at showmeprogress.com . Showmeprogress was rated the 10th most influential political blog in Missouri, and is the only Missouri blog I know of with a real community atmosphere that pays a lot of attention to reader diaries. Don’t feel like blogging just this second? Well, you could always go on a bike ride.
Wednesday, June 25 8 PM: Former UN Chief Weapons Inspector in Iraq Scott Ritter will be dropping some knowledge along with musicians and poets at the Koken Art Factory. This event does cost so make sure you check the prices beforehand. Details here.
Thursday, June 26, 5 PM. Join RAVEN’s co-founder Craig Norberg-Bohm at the kick-off of RAVEN’s 30th year of non-violence education. Norberg-Bohm’s presentation is titled “Its Our Responsibility: Working with Men and Boys to End Violence Against Women” and you can RSVP at this link.
Also at 6 PM on Thursday, there will be a Jazz Reception for House of Representatives candidate Don Calloway
Also, at 7 PM on Thursday, Missourians for Honest Elections are sponsoring a documentary about recent voting problems: details here.
Friday, June 27 is the beginning of a weekend conference put on by the Gateway Greens called “Surviving Climate Change: Producing Less and Enjoying it More”. The conference is remarkably inexpensive considering the great lineup they have; check it out.
Saturday, June 28 8 PM (or 6PM, see details). M*A*S*H star, anti-death penalty activist and author Mike Farrell will be speaking at the St. Louis Ethical Society about his new book. This is a great opportunity to meet social justice activists from across St. Louis. Sponsored by Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty; details are here.
Also Saturday, Don Calloway’s campaign is participating in the Pine Lawn Community Cleanup. Anyone interested in helping can meet at Pine Lawn City Hall (6250 Steve Marre Avenue) at 7:00 am.
And Saturday at 3 PM, Todd Zimmer is hosting a house party for people interested in helping with the Obama campaign.
Sunday, June 29 is the 29th annual St. Louis PrideFest! Come out to celebrate a historical year for the GLTBA community. The parade starts at noon; see this link for details.
Also, several political campaigns will be active at the celebration.
First, you can march with the Obama float; join the facebook group here.
Also, you can walk in the parade with Joan Landmann, progressive candidate for the Missouri House of Representatives. Join the facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/event….
Finally, in some campaign news, the Obama Fellows have arrived in St. Louis! Please contact Michelle Matthews at missee65@hotmail.com or Stacy Vojta to start helping out with the Obama campaign, if you can’t make Todd’s party.
Missouri Senate candidate Jim Trout is looking for some campaign volunteers. Internships are available; please contact Amy Overington at 720-934-7834 or aoverington@gmail.com for more information.
And awesome local representative Maria Chapelle-Nadal has joined our facebook group and is also looking for volunteers for her early election campaign. You can get in touch with her here .
Have a fun and meaningful week!
Adam