Sat May 7, 12 noon -- 5 pm Brooklyn Peace Fair!! (7th Annual) Location: Brooklyn College Student Center Campus Road & E. 27th St, (near Flatbush--Nostrand Junction) Theme: "Cut the Military Budget--We Need New Priorities!" 12 noon: Doors open: Exhibits, kids' activities, information/resource tables 2 pm: Greetings by Margaret Hughes, Brooklyn Congregations United Keynote: Juan Gonzalez, Daily News Columnist, Co-host "Democracy Now" Workshops & Discussions starting at 12:15 pm 4:45 pm: Peace Parade to nearby military recruiting station, led by the Rude Mechanical Orchestra Sponsor: Brooklyn For Peace Co-Sponsors: Brooklyn College Student Center, Iraq Vets Against the War Free Admission! How to get there: Convenient Transportation from all over Brooklyn Subway: 2 to Flatbush Ave/ Brooklyn College (NOTE: 5 does not run to Brooklyn College on the weekend) Bus: B6, B103, B41, Q35, B44, B11, BM2 From 2/5 train, Flatbush Avenue Station (at Nostrand Ave) Locate Hillel Place, direction Brooklyn College; turn right at Campus Road Campus Road curves around to the left Student Center is on the right, at Campus Rd & 27th Street See a map Workshops & Discussions: (starting times): (see detailed descriptions) 12:15 Haiti 12:30 Returning Vets and Their Needs 12:30 Budget Cuts Are Killing Us: Who Is Getting Hit and Why? 12:30 All You Need Is Love: Yoga with the Beatles 12:50 Nuclear Power 1:00 How to Explain Your Opposition to the War & Military Spending 1:00 Using Music as an Organizing Tool 1:00 Islamophobia 1:00 Cuba 2:00 Keynote: Peace Budget? War Budget! How Militarism and the War Economy Affect YOU! 3:10 Where's the Money? Peace & Justice vs the Economic Crisis 3:10 Waging Nonviolence: Role of Blogging in Nonviolent Activism 3:10 Poetry Against War 3:10 Nuclear Weapons 3:10 Building Transnational Solidarity in Hpnduras 3:10 Zen Meditation 4:00 Conflict Resolution 4:00 Organizing Locally to Build a Peace & Justice Movement 4:00 War & the Environment 4:00 Link Between Nuclear Power & Nuclear Weapons 4:00 Music Break-Out & Open Mic 4:45 Peace Parade to Military Recruiting Center, led by Rude Mechanical Orchestra Exhibits: Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan A Child's View of Gaza Peace Posters Nuclear Zero Posters Kids' Activities: Doll-making with Uthando Project Make your own button! Origami Cranes Peace Posters: draw your own Music Volunteers needed for 1-2 hours, between 10 am to 6 pm to make everything run smoothly. E-mail peacefair@brooklynpeace.org if you can help. Questions? Visit our website; call 718-624-5921; or e-mail peacefair@brooklynpeace.org We can't do it without you! |
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