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CALENDAR: Ehren Watada to appear in Tacoma -- Tues., Dec. 5 @ 7pm |
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Written by Michael Honey
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Thursday, 30 November 2006 |
Lt. Ehren Watada, the first commissioned officer of the U.S. Army to publicly refuse to go to Iraq and to campaign for an end to the war, faces a court-martial set to begin on Feb. 5, 2007. -- He will discuss his case at King’s Books in Tacoma, on Tues., Dec. 5, 2006, at 7:00 p.m., at an event co-sponsored by UFPPC.[1] -- Lt. Watada will talk about his personal history and reasons for his refusal to deploy to Iraq, as well as about his contention that the war in Iraq is illegal under both American and international law. -- Please make a special effort to attend this unusual opportunity to hear firsthand from Lt. Watada about his underreported case. -- NOTE: Ehren Watada was recently nominated for Time magazine’s Person of the Year 2006.... |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 30 November 2006 )
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CALENDAR: UFPPC study circle on Obama & the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. |
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Written by UFPPC
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Thursday, 09 November 2006 |
In the aftermath of Democratic Party victories in the 2006 midterm elections, UFPPC's book discussion group 'Digging Deeper' will discuss the rise to prominence and political prospects of Sen. Barack Obama in the context of the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.[1] -- On the last two Monday evenings in November and the first Monday evening in December, the group will examine The Audacity of Hope, Obama’s just-released bestseller, and his 1995 autobiography Dreams from My Father, as well as two other books: At Canaan’s Edge, the recently published concluding third volume of Taylor Branch’s monumental biography of Martin Luther King Jr., and Clayborne Carson’s edition of The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Participation is free. Some volumes are available for purchase or borrowing. -- Digging Deeper meets Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. at the Mandolin Café (3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma, WA).... |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 09 November 2006 )
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CALENDAR: Salon series in Tacoma continues Nov. 12 @ 1pm -- D.R. Johnson (piano); panel on youth |
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Written by Kristi Nebel
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Monday, 06 November 2006 |
UFPPC’s successful Sunday salon series continues on Nov. 12 in north Tacoma. -- The Nov. 12 Sunday salon will feature a live instrumental performance by pianist David Rhys Johnson as well as a conversation with a panel of local experts speaking about how Tacoma can deal with its most challenged youth.[1] -- This is a UFPPC fundraiser as well as an intimate gathering in a private home. -- More information below.... |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 06 November 2006 )
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CALENDAR: How to face up to our crimes? -- UFPPC shows ‘The Time Is Now ‘ -- Thurs, Nov. 2 @ 6:30pm |
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Written by UFPPC
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Thursday, 02 November 2006 |
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Does the United States need a Truth and Reconciliation process of its own? -- The question is raised by the powerful new film by Kenneth Brady, entitled “The Time Is Now.” -- This is a film that aspires to change lives. -- UFPPC will screen “The Time Is Now” at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 2, at First Congregational Church in Tacoma (209 South “J” St., between Group Health and Wright Park).[1] -- See below for some reviewers’ comments.[2,3] -- No charge for admission; the public is welcome. -- The showing of the film will be followed by a brief discussion; after a break, UFPPC will hold a meeting.... |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 November 2006 )
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FIRSTHAND: A report on UFPPC's Friday Watada bannering in Tacoma |
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Written by Steve Nebel
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Sunday, 22 October 2006 |
Every Friday evening from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., United for Peace of Pierce County banners over I-5 in Tacoma to bring the case of Lt. Ehren Watada to the attention of homebound commuters. -- Steve Nebel tells the story of the Oct. 20 vigil, with a special postscript from Jim Robbins.[1] -- It's a behind-the-scenes tale of persistence, determination, and "the mother of all banners" ... |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 22 October 2006 )
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CALENDAR: UFPPC study circle on Islam begins in Tacoma on Mon., Oct. 23 @ 7pm |
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Written by UFPPC
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Thursday, 12 October 2006 |
On Monday evening, October 23, "Digging Deeper," UFPPC's Monday evening book discussion group, will begin a four-week study circle of five recent books on Islam and the role it is playing in the contemporary world (titles below).[1] -- Discussions will be led by Evelyn Cloud, who holds an M.A. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Washington, and who lived in Iran for ten years. -- There is no charge for participation, and some copies of the books are available for borrowing or purchase.... |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 October 2006 )
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CALENDAR: 'Digging Deeper' reads Woodward's State of Denial in Tacoma -- Oct. 9 & 16 @ 7pm |
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Written by UFPPC
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Tuesday, 03 October 2006 |
"Digging Deeper," UFPPC's Monday evening book discussion circle, will discuss Bob Woodward's State of Denial (Simon and Schuster, 2006) on Oct. 9 & 16, 2006.[1] -- Woodward's volume is a number-one bestseller that is currently making headlines nationwide, and is available in bookstores. -- For more than two years, "Digging Deeper" has been meeting on Monday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Mandolin Café in Tacoma (3923 S. 12th St.).... |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 October 2006 )
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CALENDAR: UFPPC screens 'The Ground Truth' Thurs., Oct. 5 @ 6:30pm |
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Written by UFPPC
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Sunday, 01 October 2006 |
First Thursdays are film night at United for Peace of Pierce County. -- At 6:30 p.m. on Thurs., Oct. 5, at First Congregational Church (209 S. "J" St.), UFPPC will screen "The Ground Truth" (2006).[1] -- "The Ground Truth" is a recent documentary film on "patriotic young Americans — ordinary men and women who heeded the call for military service in Iraq — as they experience recruitment and training, combat, homecoming, and the struggle to reintegrate with families and communities" (film web site).[2] -- USA Today called the film "undeniably one of the year's most compelling films," and commented: "Unflinching, disturbing and fascinating, 'The Ground Truth' never weighs in on the merits of the war, nor engages in Bush-bashing. This is how these soldiers feel and there is no denying their sense of outrage."[3] -- The film's title comes from a term used in aerial photography for what is discovered when a photographed location is actually visited and examined.... |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 01 October 2006 )
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CALENDAR: 'Digging Deeper' will discuss Hegemony and Survival in Tacoma -- Oct. 2 @ 7pm |
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Written by UFPPC
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Tuesday, 26 September 2006 |
"Digging Deeper," UFPPC's Monday evening book discussion circle, will discuss Noam Chomsky's Hegemony and Survival (Metropolitan Books, 2003) on Oct. 2, 2006.[1] -- Chomsky's volume, which became the number-one bestseller on Amazon.com after Hugo Chavez held up a copy and praised the book at the beginning of his Sept. 20 address to the United Nations General Assembly, is available in paperback and in libraries and bookstores. -- For more than two years, "Digging Deeper" has been meeting on Monday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Mandolin Café in Tacoma (3923 S. 12th St.)... |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 September 2006 )
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CALENDAR: Study circle on Alfred McCoy's A Question of Torture in Tacoma -- Sept. 25 @ 7pm |
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Written by UFPPC
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Thursday, 14 September 2006 |
"Digging Deeper," UFPPC's Monday evening book discussion circle, will discuss Alfred W. McCoy's A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror (Metropolitan Books, 2006) on Sept. 25, 2006.[1] -- McCoy's volume is available in libraries and bookstores; it was recently published in a paperback edition. -- For more than two years "Digging Deeper" has been meeting on Monday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Mandolin Café in Tacoma (3923 S. 12th St.). -- NOTE: There will be no "Digging Deeper" meeting on Mon., Sept. 18, to avoid a conflict with Martin Marty's lecture on the PLU campus.... |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 14 September 2006 )
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CALENDAR: UFPPC shows 'Sir! No Sir!' in Tacoma -- Thurs., Sept. 7 @ 6:30pm |
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Written by UFPPC
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Wednesday, 06 September 2006 |
On Thurs., Sept. 7, at 6:30 p.m., at First Congregational Church in Tacoma (209 S. "J" St., near Wright Park), UFPPC will screen "Sir! No Sir!: The Suppressed Story of the GI Movement to End the War in Vietnam."[1] -- "Sir! No Sir!" won the the audience award at the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Golden Starfish Award for best documentary in 2005. -- The film has earned generally positive reviews and currently enjoys a very positive 89 rating on the Rotten Tomatoes web site. -- All are welcome; no charge for admission; UFPPC's regular meeting will follow a brief discussion of the film. -- Producer/director David Zeiger's synopsis of the film follows the announcement.[2] ... |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 September 2006 )
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