On the evening of Monday, March 5, two nonviolent grassroots Palestinian activists who are making a speaking tour of the United States will appear on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma (Parkland), WA.  --  They will show video footage of Israeli attacks on nonviolent resisters and discuss their efforts to resist expulsion.  --  Mohammed Khatib is a leading member of Bil'in's Popular Committee Against the Wall; Feryal Abu Haikal is an educator and sixty-year old mother of eleven children who recently retired as headmistress at the Qurtuba School in the heart of Hebron's old city.  --  More information below.[1]  --  United for Peace of Pierce County is a co-sponsor of this event....

Mark your calendar and save Sat., Mar. 17 for a rally, march, and procession in Tacoma marking the fourth anniversary of the Iraq invasion and occupation.[1]  --  Events will begin at 11:00 a.m. at People's Park in Tacoma (9th & Martin Luther King Jr. Way).  --  The theme of the march is:  "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!"  --  United for Peace of Pierce County, which organized the first anti-Iraq war march in Tacoma, on Dec. 8, 2002, is also a co-sponsor of this event.  --  Details will follow....

UFPPC's book discussion group, Digging Deeper, has been living up to its name while examining a series of books that examine not only warfare & peacemaking in all of human history but related phenonema in primate societies.  --  Ron Boothe, a professor of psychology recently retired from Emory University, has been leading the discussion.  --  He provides an overview below.[1]  --  Digging Deeper will continue the exploration on Mon., Feb. 26, at 7:00 p.m., at the Mandolin Café in Tacoma (3923 South 12th St.), and because of the interest generated, will extend the series of conversations to include Mon., Mar. 12, and Mon., Mar. 19, also at 7:00 p.m.  --  (Digging Deeper will take a break and not meet on Mon., Mar. 5.) ...

A firsthand account of peace activism in the streets of Tacoma by UFPPC stalwart Kristi Nebel, in which Lady Liberty unexpectedly comes to the defense of freedom and the American way of life.[1] ...

On Sun. evening, Feb. 4, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., United for Peace of Pierce County will cosponsor a welcome event at First Congregational Church in Tacoma (209 S. “J” St., near Division) as supporters of Lt. Ehren Watada from across the nation gather before the court-martial scheduled for Mon., Feb. 5.[1]  --  Food, music, speakers, and spoken word performances will be a celebration of resistance to the illegal and immoral war in Iraq.  --  More information below....

UFPPC’s successful Sunday salon series continues on Feb. 11, 2007, in north Tacoma.  --  The Feb. 11 Sunday salon will feature a preview of Rosalind Bell's new play, "New Orleans Monologues."[1]  --  This is a UFPPC fundraiser as well as an intimate gathering in a private home.  --  More information below....

UFPPC’s successful Sunday salon series continues on Sun., Jan. 14, 2007, in north Tacoma.  --  The Jan. 14 Sunday salon will feature a live musical performance (Celtic guitar by Mike Saunders) as well as a discussion with Roel van der Lugt, senior field representative of Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA 9th), of the impact on foreign policy-making of the Democratic congressional victories on Nov. 7, 2006.[1]  --  This is a UFPPC fundraiser as well as an intimate gathering in a private home.   --  More information below....

Beginning on Jan. 22 and running Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. at Tacoma's Mandolin Café till the end of February, psychologist Ron Boothe will lead United for Peace of Pierce County's book discussion group Digging Deeper in an exploration of the implications of (biological) human nature for warmongering and peacemaking.[1]  --  Four books will be the focus of discussion, with three others assigned as optional additional reading.  -- Details below....

United for Peace of Pierce County will hold its first meeting of the New Year at 7:00 p.m. on Thurs., Jan. 7, 2007.  --  With a new Democratic Congress and an awakening citizenry on a collision course with an administration intent on escalating the Iraq war, January and February promise to be historic months in the ongoing effort to end U.S. involvement in Iraq.  --  It's up to us to translate this into heightened attention and energy focused on important events that will be occuring in Pierce County.  --  Two events stand out:  the court-martial of Lt. Ehren Watada at Fort Lewis (pre-trial hearing Jan. 4, court-martial Feb. 5) and the Citizens' Hearing on the Legality of U.S. Actions in Iraq in Tacoma (Jan. 20-21, with Daniel Ellsberg giving a major address on the evening of Jan. 19).  --  And don't forget to make plans to attend the Benefit Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 6, at the Antique Sandwich Company (5102 No. Pearl St., Tacoma, WA 98407, 253-752-4069) to raise funds for the Citizens' Hearing — featuring Steve and Kristi Nebel with Joe Debenedictis on piano and vocals, and special performances from Gerry Sperry, Tom McCarthy, Dave Dittemore, and Marc Bordelon.  --  The agenda of Thursday's UFPPC meeting, prepared by Steve Nebel, is posted below.[1] ...