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From the open publishing newswire: The Oregon coast has many activities going on or about to happen to resist war and work toward regaining peace and civil rights. Here's a list from the PASSIONATE PATRIOTS FOR PEACE: ONGOING EVENTS: Central Coast Saturday Peace Vigils:
1. Newport Hwy 101 & 20 Noon-1pm
2. Waldport Hwy 101 & 34 11am-2pm
3. Yachats Hwy 101 9:30-10:30am
4. Lincoln City - Other Coast vigils held in Florence, Tillamook, Coos Bay. OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS:
1. NONVIOLENCE TRAINING WORKSHOP
MICHAEL CARRIGAN, OREGON PEACEWORKS Saturday, January 4, 2003, 9-5pm. FREE/donation; please register: 765-2383.
2. NONVIOLENCE TRAINING FOR TRAINERS
PETER BERGEL, OREGON PEACEWORKS
Saturday, January 11, 10am-6pm, Eugene Jan. 11 (possible repeat in Salem Jan 12)
3. PEACE RALLY IN PORTLAND, PIONEER SQUARE
January 18, 2003 NATIONAL PEACE RALLIES - NO WAR IN IRAQ - Carpools to Portland being organized locally; call 765-2393. Our presence will be noticed. We are not alone.
4. MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY January 20, 2003, PAC in Newport.
5. In case you missed him in December: REV. GORDY HUTCHINS ON PALESTINE & ISRAEL Thursday, Jan 23, 2 pm. Mt. Angel Library. All welcome.
SPEAKER: THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF WAR
CATHERINE THOMASSON, MD, Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Saturday February 8, 2003 7pm.
Visual Arts Center, Nye Beach, Newport. FREE; donations accepted.
PHOTO EXHIBIT: CHILDREN OF THE GULF WAR by TAKASHI MORIZUMI
February 3-8 Place: TBA (hopefully Newport Visual Arts Center) More on Takashi Morizumi
Takashi Morizumi has been documenting the children of Iraq since 1998. She writes: After the Gulf War, the hospitals were filled with children suffering form leukemia,cancer and physical deformities. To treat the enormous increase in patients, the two pediatric hospitals in Baghdad had to build special wings for leukemia patients. But because of the economic sanctions, there is a severe shortage of medication. 7. Lane County Bill of Rights Defense Committee All-day Statewide Training Sunday,February 9, 10am-4pm, Eugene. Place: TBA.
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