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Nationwide: MoveOn one-million message "Virtual March" for health care reform 
Category : Health / Care
Virtual March for Real Health Care Reform"
MoveOn is spearheading an effort to flood senator's offices with one million messages from constituents, urging Congress to pass significant health care reform. Contact methods include phone, fax, email, tweet, and social networking. Their message is "It's time to stop stalling and get real health care reform done now."
This electronic action is set to coincide with hundreds of health care activists who will be marching through Washington, D.C. to Capitol Hill. The procession honors Melanie Shouse, a MoveOn Council leader in St. Louis who recently passed away from breast cancer,...
12:00pm - 1:00pm Albany: Peace vigil
Category : Peace / War
A vigil for peace every Wednesday in front of the State Capitol Building.
Messages from the organizer: The vigil opposes the US, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; urges dialog, not war, with Iran; supports human rights and international cooperation."
Location:
In front of State Capitol Building, East side
Eagle St and Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12207
Map and directions at:
maps.google.com...
Contact: 518-463-5907, or use email below.
Sponsored by: Albany Friends and Peace Action.
4:00pm - 5:00pm Schodack: Peace vigil
Category : Peace / War
A "silent, respectful" peace vigil every Wednesday.
From the organizers: "Please join your neighbors to support bringing the troops home and ending this war."
The vigil location is wheelchair accessible.
During the summer months of Daylight Saving Time, the vigil is from 4:30pm-5:30pm. During the winter months and Standard Time, the vigil is from 4:00pm-5:00pm
Location:
Across from the new Schodack Town Hall, in front of Schodack Plaza
265 Schuurman Road (at Columbia Turnpike/US9/US20)
Schodack / Castleton on Hudson, NY 12033
Map and directions:
5:00pm - 6:00pm Rhinebeck: Peace vigil
Category : Peace / War
A one-hour vigil for peace every Wednesday.
All are welcome. Local high school students often attend.
Location:
Main light in the middle of town
At the corner of Montgomery (Mill St / Rt 9) and Market St (Rt 308)
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Map and directions at:
maps.google.com...
Contact: 845 876-7906 or via the email address below.
Sponsored by: Red Hook for Peace and Justice, and Dutchess Peace.
5:00pm Waterford: Labor activist Steve Early speaks on contract bargaining
Category : Labor
Former union representative, labor activist, and author Steve Early will speak on "Contract Bargaining in Tough Times: Lessons from the Recent Past." Mr. Early will discuss ways to respond to the crisis situation facing organized labor in the Capital District and beyond.
The talk will touch on several significant labor battles within the last year in the Capital District, including:
A strike for union recognition at the Holiday Inn Express, by workers seeking to join Workers United Local 471. The strike lasted through most of 2009.
A large mid-contract wage cut for the workers employed at Momentive Applied Materials in January...
7:00pm - 9:00pm Albany: POSTPONED - "Forum on War: Do the Peace Movement and the Tea Party Movement agree?"
Category : Peace / War
Note: Due to a snowstorm, this event has been rescheduled to Thursday, March 4th. That new listing is here: ActivistResource.org...
The "Right, Left, and In Between Dialogue" planning committee present the 3rd in a series of local public forums, bringing together representatives of widely diverse thoughts.
The public is invited to hear speakers from many sides of the issue, and to participate in the discussion.
The format will be 3 speakers from each perspective, and a moderator.
The 1st part will be approximately 30 minutes, with each speaker giving...
7:00pm New Paltz: Drama on the future of climate change - "The Age of Stupid"
Category : Environment
"The Age of Stupid" (2009, dir Franny Armstrong, 92 mins, AgeOfStupid.net... )
A critically acclaimed drama about a man living alone in the devastated future world, looking at old footage from the year 2008 and wondering why humankind failed to address climate change.
Cost: Free.
Location:
Auditorium
Coykendall Science Building
SUNY New Paltz
New Paltz, NY 12561
Map and directions:
newpaltz.edu...
Contact: 845 257-3447, or via the email address below.
Sponsored by: SUNY New Paltz Environmental Task Force.
7:30pm Annandale: Former Israeli soldier speaks on the middle east
Category : Peace / War
Yonatan Shapira will speak about Zionism, his experiences in the Israeli Defense Force, and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement against Israel.
Shapira is a former Israeli Blackhawk helicopter pilot, and captain in the Israeli Air Force reserves.
There will be tabouleh, hummus, pita and other "festive" foods.
Cost: Free.
Location:
Multipurpose Room
Bertelsmann Student Center
Bard College
Annandale Rd / County Rd 103
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
Maps and directions:
bard.edu...
Google Street View of Bertelsmann:
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