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May and June 2004

Friday, April 30 - Sunday, May 2: Mediation & Conflict Resolution Training. Gettysburg Hospital. Mediation Services of Adams County, a not-for-profit organization providing mediation services and training, will offer a 22-hour Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training. Dispute resolution skills are useful in the workplace, family, service organizations, municipalities, and community agencies. Professionally trained and certified mediators from Mediation Services of Adams County will conduct all sessions. For further information, call (717) 337-6790 or (717) 334-7312.

Tuesday, May 4: 11:30 am - 5:00 pm. South Central Community Action Programs, Inc. Customer Appreciation Day at the SCCAP building, 153 North Stratton Street, Gettysburg. (download flyer). To download a list of the various activities they are sponsoring in honor of National Community Action Month & S.C.C.A.P.'s 39th Anniversary, click here.

Tuesday, May 4: ICPJ Board Meeting, Gettysburg YWCA, 7 p.m.

Friday, May 7 - Sunday, May 9: 20th Annual Friends of Legal Services Book Sale at Laird Hall on the Wilson College campus, Chambersburg, PA. Dates and times are: Friday, May 7: 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Saturday, May 8: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Sunday, May 9: noon to 4:00 PM. Most paperbacks are just 50 cents. On Sunday, a grocery bag of books of your choice is just $5.00. Proceeds benefit legal services programs in our area that provide free legal advice and representation to low-income people and victims of domestic violence.

Saturday, May 8 (and every second Saturday): 11:00 am to 12:00 noon. Peace Vigil at Gettysburg National Military Park, Steinwehr Ave. (opposite train museum). Bring your own signs. Park on nearby streets. Contact: Jan at jpowers@gettysburg.edu

Sunday, May 9 and Sunday, May 23 (and every second and fourth Sunday): Unitarian Universalists of Gettysburg meeting. 3:00 pm, Trinity United Church of Christ, at the corner of S. Stratton and E. High Streets in Gettysburg. There is a children's religious education program. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call (717) 334-5141 or visit www.uugettysburg.org.
Additional information:
May 9: The Rev. Morehouse will present "Remembering our Foremothers." A potluck will follow the service.
May 23: The Rev. Ron Crawford, Pastoral Minister, UU Congregation of Frederick, will speak. Rev. Morehouse will present "Remembering our Foremothers." A potluck will follow the service.

Tuesday, May 25: Gettysburg Interchurch Network for Social Concerns meeting, 7:15 pm, Hill Room, Christ Lutheran Church. Information: Nancy Forgang, (717) 334-6463.

Tuesday, June 15: Heritage Festival Planning Committee meeting, 7 pm. Gettysburg YWCA.

Wednesday, June 23: MidPenn Legal Services is hosting a one day seminar. 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Gettysburg Area Rec Park Community Building. The purpose of the seminar is to provide human services staff with accurate, up-to-date information on a variety of legal issues that affect their clients and to provide information about the legal services in Adams County. If you are interested in attending or have any questions, please RSVP via email to Stephanie Moses (smoses@midpenn.org) as soon as possible.

Selected local events from the Justice and Peace Calendar for the Central PA area by ChoosingPeace.com and the Peace Resource Center of Frederick MD.

Click to visit the full calendars: Choosingpeace.com | Peace Resource Center

Weekly events

Saturday, May 1 (and every Saturday): 11:00 am - 12:00 noon. Lancaster Vigil for Peace. Steps of the Old Courthouse, East King Street, Lancaster, except second Saturday of the month, Penn Square, Lancaster. Contact: Millicent B. Holzinger, c-mholz@juno.com.

Wednesday, May 5 (and every Wednesday): 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm. Women In Black Lancaster Vigil. On the old courthouse steps, Lancaster. Contact: Sarah at sarahc405@aol.com.

Friday, May 7 (and every Friday): 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm. Weekly Peace and Justice Vigil. Continental square in downtown York (Market and George Streets). Sponsored by People for Peace and Justice- York.

Friday, May 7 (and every Friday): 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Harrisburg Food Not Bombs Serving. 2nd St between Walnut and Market. Serving every Friday night at the CAT bus stop. Cooking on Sunday mornings at 11:00 am, rotating locations, call for details. Contact: Ashlee (717) 234-3033 or email yourlocalfnb@yahoo.com

Monthly events

Saturday, May 1 (first Saturday of the month): 11:00 am. First Saturday Peace Vigil at front entrance of the Carlisle War College. Rt. 11 (North Hanover St.) Bring your own signs, nurture the youth of nonviolence. Women in black among others urged to be visible. Those who can will gather following the vigil at Friends meeting, 252 A St., Carlisle. Contact: Elayne McClanen at kemcc@peoplepc.com, (301) 260-7447 or Ben Price, BenGPrice@aol.com.

Other events

through May 1: Of Exile and Return. Seitz Gallery, 1010 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg. Art exhibit by Palestinian artist Zahi Khamis continues until May 1. Contact: (717) 232-7944.

Saturday, May 1: All-day peace conference sponsored by Maryland United for Peace and Justice. Afternoon workshops include a discussion about developments at Ft. Detrick. Takoma Park Presbyterian Church.

Sunday, May 2: Interfaith Spring Festival, a gathering of various religious faiths of Frederick County, MD. At the Hampton Inn on Buckeystown Pike in Frederick from 2 - 5pm.

Sunday, May 2: 3:00 pm. Competing Truths. Dialogue with Shalom Staub. International House, Chestnut St., Harrisburg. Monthly Interfaith Meeting. Contact: Kathleen at RoseLima616@aol.com.

Monday, May 3: 12 noon - 1 pm. Peace Vigil. 3rd & Walnut Streets, Harrisburg. Contact: Mary: 545-6964.

Wednesday, May 5: "Secrets and Lies: Vietnam to Iraq," an excellent film narrated by Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers fame. At the C. Burr Artz Library, Frederick, 7pm. Start of the Hot Topics Film Festival sponsored by the Frederick Peace Resource Center .

Thursday, May 6: 4 pm. Messiah College students just returning from the Middle East will share their experiences. Fry 110. Messiah College, Grantham. Contact: Becca at rc1199@messiah.edu

Thursday, May 6: 6:15 Potluck Dinner & 7:30 pm Talk. Jeff Halper and Salim Shawamreh: an Israeli and a Palestinian speak. Friends Meeting House, 1100 N. Sixth St., Harrisburg. Jeff Halper is the Coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) and a Professor of Anthropology at Ben Gurion University. Dr. Halper is one of the most respected and articulate speakers on the situation. He is currently working with grassroots Palestinian and Israeli peace-makers to define a "viable and just peace". Salim Shawamreh was born in the Old City of Jerusalem, but he and his family became refugees following the Israeli invasion and occupation of the city in 1967. His current home on the outskirts of Jerusalem has been destroyed three times by the Israeli government. ICAHD volunteers and others have twice rebuilt the house. When finished part of the house will be used as a meeting place where Israelis and Palestinians meet to talk about strategies for joint work for peace between them. Admission is free and open to the public - bring a dish to share. A free-will offering to support the efforts of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) will be taken. Contacts: Kay Pickering, (717) 233-3072, and Keren Batiyov, Keren4L@aol.com

Monday, May 10: 7 pm. Racial and religious profiling. The Carriage House, Unitarian Universalist Congregration, 925 South George St, York. People for Peace and Justice meeting featuring El-Hajj Mauri' Saalakhan, Director of Operations for the Peace and Justice Foundation. He will speak on racial and religious profiling practices in our government's immigration enforcement policy, and its use as a persecutory device against America's Muslim Population. Contact: Leada at (717) 848-5033.

Tuesday, May 11: 7:00 pm. The Gates of Injustice Booksigning. Borders in York. Cosponsored by Amnesty International & the Pennsylvania Prison Society. Author Alan Elsner will sign his book, The Gates of Injustice: The Crisis in America's Prisons.

Thursday, May 13: 11:30 am - 1 pm. Central Pennsylvanians to Abolish the Death Penalty Board meeting. Kline Branch Library, 530 S. 29th Street, Harrisburg. Contact: Andy at emcee_a@yahoo.com.

Tuesday, May 25: Pax Christi Meeting. Cardinal Keeler Diocesan Center, 4800 Union Deposit Road, Harrisburg. Contact (717) 737-7211 for more information.

Thursday, May 27: "An Act of Conscience," a film about a couple who publicly refused to pay taxes. Starts at 7pm at the C. Burr Artz Library in Frederick..

Saturday, May 29: 7-9 pm. Opening Reception for "Restoration and Reconciliation" Premiere. The Mantis Collective, 202 North Street, Harrisburg. Show continues until Saturday, June 26. Art from death row prisoners, photos from Murder Victims' Families. Co-sponsors: Central Pennsylvanians to Abolish the Death Penalty, The Mantis Collective, Pennsylvania Abolitionists United Against the Death Penalty, Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation. Light buffet and drinks provided. Suggested donation, $15. All proceeds to benefit CDADP and TMC. Info: CPADP (717) 514-2747; centralpadp@yahoo.com; TMC: themantiscollective@yahoo.com, (717) 236-2131.

Thursday, June 24: "The Fog of War," an powerful look into the thinking of Robert McNamara, the architect of the Vietnam War. Academy Award Winner! This one starts starts at 6:45pm at the C. Burr Artz Library in Frederick.

Last updated June 22, 2004

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