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THE BIRMINGHAM PEACE PROJECT
We are an antiwar action group which educates for peace and social justice.
We support the peaceful resolution of conflict and the creation and expansion of tools that promote peace, justice and freedom for all peoples.
We support the full implementation of all human rights documents and the adherence to international law.
We oppose individual and institutional acts of violence and at all times seek and demand truth.
The Birmingham Peace Project was formed in September, 2002.
Chair, Diane McNaron
Treasurer, Rachael Doughty
Host, Lawton Higgs
Past Chair & Listserv Monitor, David Gespass
BPP's First Female Keynote Speaker for MLK, Jr. Day,
Grass-roots organizer and minority rights activist:
Rosa Clemente!
See Full Video: Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRzaw_j0mr0
Clemente's complete speech at: http://www.vimeo.com/884370
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IRAQ WAR UPDATES
KATRINA UPDATES
Katrina's Hidden Race War: A.C. Thompson, investigative reporter; BPP 2006 MLK, Jr. Keynote Malik Rahim & Algiers Pointe Resident Donnell Hairrington on
Democracy Now!
"A Radical Revolution in Values"
The Sixth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Event, Dr. David Korten,
author of When Corporations Rule the World and The Great Turning,
Saturday, Jan 24, 7:00 PM
Church of the Reconciler, Birmingham, AL 35203
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The Truth about Drummond Coal -- a Permitted Demonstration
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, 3:15 PM - 4:30 pm
Linn Park, Birmingham, AL 35203
"A protest to hold Drummond Coal accountable for its human rights crimes and to uphold the right of workers to organize for decent wages, hours and working conditions."
Featuring speakers: Latin Studies Scholar Aviva Chomsky, Columbian Union Organizers Estivenson Avila and Jesús Brochero, and "Wall Street Traitors Band."
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Fifth Annual Celebration of the Life and Teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ...
"A World House, Not an American Empire" ...
~featuring National Speaker Rev. Lennox Yearwood - Founder of the Hip-Hop Caucus
~Saturday, Jan 19, 6:30 PM, Church of the Reconciler, 112 14th St. No., Birmingham, 35203, Free
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Music for Peace and Justice Series
Thursdays, September 21, 2006/2007
"Revolutionary and Political Music in a smoke free environment"
Church of the Reconciler [112 14th St. N. Birmingham, AL]
Admission Free (Donations accepted at the door)
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Iraq makes DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS'
Top 10 Humanitarian Crises List:
September 27, 2003 - The Patriot Act: Protection or Invasion?
Video available upon request for $15.00
Birmingham City Hall
Attorney Lynn Stewart, indicted by the Justice Department for alleged Cooperation with Terrorists tells her story.
FOR EVENTS & ACTIONS PRIOR TO 2003, CONTACT DIANE MCNARON dianemcnaron@aol.com
AFGHAN ESCALATION UPDATE
A hearing in Sen. Claire McCaskill’s Contract Oversight subcommittee on contracting in Afghanistan has highlighted some important statistics that provide a window into the extent to which the Obama administration has picked up the Bush-era war privatization baton and sprinted with it
September 17, 2005 - Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!
Co-author of "The Exception to the Rulers" and "Independent Media in a Time of War"
5:00 Reception, Bare Hands Gallery, Arrington Blvd., Birmingham AL, 35205
7:00 Film, and Lecture, UAB Student Union, University Ave. Birmingham, AL 35205
3rd Annual Commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
"Through the Eye of Katrina: the Triplets of Injustice: Racism, Poverty and War,"
January 14, 2006 - . Revolutionary New Orleans organizer, Malik Rahim of Common Ground Relief, "Solidarity Not Charity."
Malika Sanders of 21st Century Youth Leadership Movement, and Reverend Lawton Higgs from Church of the Reconciler
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Founded in 1937, the US'
first integrated bar assoc..
Hip-Hop Activist Yearwood
"Breaking the Silence: Perpetual War = Perpetual Poverty"
SOME RECENT BPP HISTORY
Progressive Mixer, Tues, Sept 22 2009, 5-8, Bottletree, Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, AL is one of the cities implementing the Citgo/Venezuelan NOLA Consulate Light Bulb Distribution Project, assisted by the Birmingham Peace Project.
Scroll to bottom, below Gitmo Sign for Info.
Video by Lori Stabler
thepasss@aol.com
dianemcnaron@aol.com
Update on US Political Prisoner Attorney Lynne Stewart: Listen or Watch http://www.democracynow.org/2009/11/18/exclusive_civil_rights_attorney_lynne_stewart
LIGHT BULB PROJECT
WHAT: Thousands of energy-efficient long-last light bulbs will be distributed free in three economically distressed areas in Birmingham during few days.
WHEN & WHERE: Greater Birmingham Ministries, 2304 12th Ave. No, Birmingham, AL 35234, Saturday, March 6, 9:00 AM, Load-in and primary distribution point.
