Thursday, January 9 - 7:30 pm
Teach-in "Iraq: Are We Ready for War? Are We Ready to Stop It?!"
Speakers include Curtis Gatewood, Former Chairperson, Durham NAACP; Catherine Lutz, Professor of Anthropology, UNC-CH; Ali Altaie, Dean of International Studies, Shaw University; Ray Buchanan, Stop Hunger Now, Raleigh; Michal Osterweil, Campaign to End the Cycle of Violence; and more.
UNC Chapel Hill campus, Manning 209.

Wednesday-Monday, January 15-20, 2003
Martin Luther King, Jr. Week actions across NC. For more information, join the Iraq Action Alert listserv or email or call Bill Towe at 919-469-0831.

Thursday, January 16 - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Press Conference about the many actions organized by thousands of North Carolinians who oppose an intensified war on Iraq
Speakers include Shirley McLean of NC Hunger Network, Mandy Carter of Southerners on New Ground (SONG), Jillian Johnson, a student at Duke University, and Bridgette Burge of NC Peace Action.
Fayetteville Street Mall, Raleigh, in front of Senator Edwards' office

Saturday, January 18 - noon - 1:00 pm
Vigil for Peace in Iraq followed by, approximately 1:30-2:30, a discussion and silent meditation on "Exploring the Spiritual Side of Protest"
Brightleaf Square (corner of Main and Gregson Streets), Durham. Please do not park at Brightleaf; parking is available at Temple Baptist Church on East Chapel Hill Street, about a 5-7 minute walk away

Saturday, January 18
March on Washington, D.C.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to converge on Washington to call for an end to the war on Iraq. For details on the march, please visit www.internationalanswer.org and for bus information from NC, please visit nc.indymedia.org. If you do go, be ready and dressed in layers for cold weather, and bring picture identification. Buses from Chapel Hill will be going ($30, no reservations, contact 919-942-1740, shen2@email.unc.edu), one bus from Durham (contact Theresa El Amin, 919-682-9575, theresaelamin@aol.com), and one from Raleigh (contact Ajamu Dillahunt, 919-231-9094, ardillahunt@igc.org, or Jim Stockwell, stockwell3@earthlink.net).

Monday, January 20
Orange County Peace Coalition annual MLK Rally and March. East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill.

Tuesday, January 21 - noon
Demonstration against potential war in Iraq
North Carolinians Against War, Peace First!, the Campaign to End the Cycle of Violence, and others invite all nonviolent activists from across the state to join us in a demonstration against Senator Edwards' support for Bush's impending War on Iraq. Participants will gather at noon at Fayetteville St Mall. Those willing to engage in nonviolent civil disobedience are asked to wear all black. This event will be permitted from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. minimum, on the Fayetteville Street Mall in front of the Post Office Building that houses the office of Senator John Edwards. Just before noon, there will be a 5-10 minute welcome and gathering time. A 15-minute march of silence will begin directed by a slow, deliberate drum cadence. The march will proceed around the perimeters of the area in front of the post office with persons carrying signs and banners speaking to the tragic loss of life that will occur in the event of war. Next, participants are invited to join in staging a "Die-In", a symbolic act to visualize the impact a war would have on the people of Iraq. Actors will play the parts of civilian casualties, mourners, medics, and other officials. Persons wishing to join the drama should contact PMTONEILL@aol.com, Peace1st@email.com, or attend the final planning and strategy meeting to be held January 20, 7:30 p.m., Community UCC, at the corner of Dixie Trail and Wade Ave., Raleigh.
Senator Edwards' Office, Downtown Raleigh

Tuesday, January 28
First 2003 study circle on race and ethnic relations. The circles are small groups of people who meet for two hours per week for five meetings for "personal and frank discussions on race relations". For more information or to sign up, please call 919-833-3883 ext. 24 or 25 or email studycircles@ywcawake.org.
Sponsored by YWCA of Wake County Racial Justice Coalition and League of Women Voters.

Saturday, February 1
Statewide Peace Coordination Meeting
This is a followup meeting to one held in Durham in December, with the intent to help coordinate activities state-wide. For mroe information, please email Ed Whitfield, Andrew Pearson, or Bridgette Burge.
Location in Greensboro TBD - contact one of the above people

Thursday, February 6 - 7:00 pm
Teach-In From Barak to Iraq: The Politics of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine
Panel presentations will include Sarah Shields, Professor of Middle Eastern History at UNC-CH, speaking on "Barak's 'Generous' Offer?"; Stav Adivi, Member of Courage to Refuse and the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, on "Israeli Resistance to the Occupation"; Matthew Smith, Doctoral candidate in Philosophy and member of Jews for a Just Peace - NC, on "The U.S. Role in the Occupation"; and Rania Masri, Director of Southern Peace Research and Education Center, on "War in Iraq and the Occupation".
Cosponsored by Amnesty International (UNC), Campaign to End the Cycle of Violence, Coalition for Peace with Justice, Jews for a Just Peace - NC, Mothers for Peace, NC Divest, and Progressive Faculty Network (UNC-CH).
209 Manning Hall, UNC Chapel Hill

Sunday, February 9 - noon - 4:00 pm
Banner Painting
Join us for a potluck lunch to paint anti-war banners
Hillsborough Rd (at N. Greensboro St) Coop House, Carrboro; call 919-942-7886 for directions.

Sunday, February 9 - 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Phone Bank
Join us to volunteer to make phone calls to help stop the war; come for a 1-hour shift or longer. We'll have free pizza! For more information, please email or call Adam Sotak at 919-942-1503.
Office of Democracy North Carolina, 105 W. Main St, Carrboro 27510, 919-967-9942.

Monday, February 10 - 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Ad Hoc Durham Peace Group meeting to help plan for local February 15 events, including outreach, contingency, media, legislation, and a Triangle Peace Ad.
First Presbyterian Church, West Parlor, 305 E. Main St, Durham; directions are available.

Monday-Wednesday, February 10-12 (9 am Monday through 5 pm Wednesday)
Duke 3-Day Campout for Peace
To provide a visual reminder to the Duke community that war may be coming and we don't want to sit idly by, and to create a space for discussion and debate, Duke students will be creating a campout space in the Chapel Quad on Duke's West Campus. Come for any part or all of it.
Please email Marina to commit to camping out and let her know if you can bring sleeping bags, tents, food, or anything else.

Tuesday, February 11 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Chapel Hill Town Meeting on Iraq: Community Speak-Out Against First Strike policy and War on Iraq
Discussion will be participant driven, with a responding panel including Ralph Baldwin, veteran for peace, singer and poet; Rev. Carrie Bolton of Democracy NC; and Jerry Markatos, Balance and Accuracy in Journalism. For more information, please contact Vivian Phillips by email or phone at 919-969-7145.
Chapel Hill Town Meeting Room, 306 N Columbia St

Saturday, February 15 - noon
NC Rally for Peace and Justice
As part of World Says No To War Day's international action day, thousands of North Carolinians are expected to rally in downtown Raleigh.
Endorsed by over 50 NC organizations; to add your organization, please contact Chris Kromm. For more information, please contact Mandy Carter. For additional material, including posters, please visit the NC Peace Actions Page.
Assemble at 11:30 am at the Old State Capital grounds in downtown Raleigh on W. Morgan St. at Fayetteville Street Mall.

Saturday, February 22 - 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Speaking Truth, Seeking Justice: Jerusalem and Beyond workshop
Hear speakers from the Coalition for Peace with Justice and Jews for a Just Peace - NC share their perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and how people of faith in the U.S. can support peacemaking in the region. There is no charge for this event or for lunch, but participants are asked to make a contribution to Coalition for Peace with Justice and Jews for a Just Peace - NC. Please make reservations by calling 919-828-0897 no later than Monday, February 17th.
Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, 1801 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, N.C.

Friday-Tuesday, February 28-March 2
Student Peace Action Network (SPAN) annual summit and national conference to be held here in the Triangle.
Contact Jennifer White, SPAN coordinator, by email or phone at 202-862-9740 x3051.

Friday-Saturday, March 7-8 5:00 pm - 9:45 pm (F) and 8:00 am - 9:00 pm (Sa)
Class Matters Workshop on Economic Justice
Led by George Lakey and Judith Jones of Training for Change. Sponsors include Student Action with Farmworkers, stone circles, and Russell Herman.
Sliding scale fee with some scholarships available. For more information, please see the Training for Change website or register by contacting Stanley Richards by email or phone at 919-682-8323.

Monday, March 10 7:30 pm
The West Triangle Chapter of the United Nations Association presents Jerry Berke, a retired United Nations official, speaking on the role of the United Nations and on the activities of the United Nations Association. There is no charge and refreshments will be served. UNA - USA engages in informational and educational efforts aimed at strengthening U.S. participation in the United Nations. It has more than 20,000 active members in 175 Chapters. The West Triangle Chapter currently has 350 members and currently holds monthly Lunch and Learn meetings featuring prominent invited speakers. It is inaugurating evening sessions that will be flexible in format, will include opportunities for discussion and member participation, and will serve those who cannot attend mid-day meetings. For further information contact Allan Vesley at 919-545-9761 or av57@cornell.edu
Chapel Hill Public Library

Wednesday, March 19 6:45 pm
Peace March
Streets at Southpoint Mall, between exits 274 and 276 of route 40, Durham; directions are available
 
Immediately upon announcement of a military invasion of Iraq, there will be a 24-hour peace vigil at Brightleaf Square in Durham at the corner of Gregson and Main Streets; come for an hour or the entire vigil. For more information, please email dayofdurham@aol.com or call 919-667-1362. In Raleigh, there will be a gathering at the State Capital building at 10:30p with speakers including Ajamu Dillahunt, Rania Masri, David Potorti, Erin Byrd, Joy Johnson, Shirley McClain, and Neesha Mirchandani. In Chapel Hill, there will be a vigil at the Franklin Street Post Office.
Note: war began on the 19th around 9:30p east coast US time

Thursday, March 20 Local television broadcasting
Now that war has begun, the People's Channel will seek to broadcast alternative news, perspectives, and footage. We need runners, camera operators, video editors, and monitors to watch and report on reliable news sources from the BBC, foreign press, etc. Visit the People's Channel after 9a; our coverage begins at 1p with Don Nonini and Neesha Mirchandari as commentators. People's Channel, Elliot Road next to Vacuum Cleaner Hospital, Chapel Hill, 919-960-0088, fax 960-0089; contact Brandon at 616-3895 or Kate at 423-2166.

Thursday, March 20 11:00 am
Rally, march, and protest at State Capitol
Gather at 11, rally and march beginning at 11:30 this morning. Bring drums, signs, banners, songs to sing, slogans to chant, and expressions to be shared.
State Capitol, Raleigh

Thursday, March 20 noon
UNC Campaign to End the Cycle of Violence sponsoring a rally in front of Wilson Library in Polk Place. Share your thoughts, express your emotions, and gather with others in a solemn display of solidarity with US troops and citizens of Iraq. We hope to convey the weight and importance of these events and encourage people from all backgrounds with all perspectives to participate. There will be an open mic session, during which everyone is invited to speak, or express themselves in whatever way they feel is appropriate. Black armbands will be available to those who wish to wear one.

Thursday, March 20 noon
UNC Chapel Hill Student walk-out to oppose military action in Iraq

Thursday, March 20 noon
Duke Student walk-out to oppose military action in Iraq

Thursday, March 20 7:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting on Bill of Rights and USA Patriot Act
Chapel Hill Town Hall

Friday, March 21 6:00 pm
Candlelight chant for peace
Weaver Street Market, 101 E. Weaver St., Carrboro, NC; directions are available.

Monday-Thursday, March 24-27
Annual Human Rights Week, NCSU, Raleigh.
Contact Slater Newman by email or phone at 919-821-2014.

Tuesday, March 25 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Michael Parenti speaking on Global Empire, War, & Democracy
Michael Parenti is an internationally known author and lecturer. He is one of the nation's leading progressive political analysts. His highly informative and entertaining books and talks have reached a wide range of audiences in North America and abroad.
Sponsored by International Association International Council of Duke University. For more information, please email Mridu.
Math/Physics building, Room 114, Science Drive, Behind Bryan Center, West Campus, Duke University. From route 40, go 9 miles north on the Durham Expressway (147) to the Swift Avenue exit, turning toward US70/Ninth St/Duke University East Campus; at Swift, turn L away from Main and Ninth Streets; in under a mile, R onto Duke University Rd; in 1/4 mile, R onto Towerview Rd; R into Science Drive - the building it on the L, and parking lots are on both sides and in front of the building

Wednesday, April 2
Debate on War on Iraq by students with the Campus Y and moderated by members of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies. Details TBA.
UNC Chapel Hill, Campus Y

Tuesday, April 15 7:00 pm
UNC Faculty speak out on the war on Iraq
Opening remarks: Sarah Shields (History), Focus on Iraq; Rashmi Varma (English): American Empire; Catherine Lutz (Anthropology): Homeland; Don Nonini (Anthropology): The War Economy; Closing Remarks: Howard Machtinger (Education): The New Peace Movement. Karen Booth (Women's Studies) will facilitate the discussion.
For more information, please email rvarma@email.unc.edu
UNC Chapel Hill, 103 Bingham

Monday, April 21 7:30 pm
The West Triangle Chapter of the United Nations Association presents a panel discussion on "The United Nations and World Population". This is held in conjunction with the Earth Day Summit on Human Population: Challenges for a Sustainable World Society, presented at the Chapel Hill Town Hall on the evening of April 22. For both events, there is no charge and refreshments will be served. UNA - USA engages in informational and educational efforts aimed at strengthening U.S. participation in the United Nations. It has more than 20,000 active members in 175 Chapters. The West Triangle Chapter currently has 350 members and currently holds monthly Lunch and Learn meetings featuring prominent invited speakers. It is inaugurating evening sessions like these that will be flexible in format, will include opportunities for discussion and member participation, and will serve those who cannot attend mid-day meetings. For further information contact Allan Vesley at 919-545-9761 or av57@cornell.edu
Chapel Hill Public Library

Wednesday, April 23 - Noon
Congressman David Price discussing the international situation
Monthly "Lunch and Learn" meeting by United Nations Association. Holiday Inn 15/501 Bypass, Chapel Hill. Reservations: UNA-USA West Triangle Chapter, $15, to Betsy Hankin, 111 W. Seeman St, Durham 27701, 919-688-4017. Deadline for reservations is Thursday, April 17.

Sunday, April 27 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Triangle Peace J.A.M. (Justice and Music)
Come to the first ever Triangle Peace J.A.M. with local music and spoken word (open mic) as part of a global movement
For details or help in organizing, please call 919-613-4174 or email
Duke University coffeehouse (Crowell Building), East Campus on Buchanan Street

Friday, July 4 - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Orange County Bill of Rights Defense Committee, marching as part of the Carrboro 4th of July Celebration.
Peggy Misch, mmisch@earthlink.net
Carrboro Town Hall, Main Street, Carrboro.

Thursday, July 17 - 7:00 pm
Video showing of Jerusalem: An Occupation Set in Stone? (Arabic with English subtitles) by local film-maker, Marty Rosenbluth
This award-winning video examines the issues of housing and residency rights in Jerusalem and how they affect the Palestinian population in the city. Since it annexed East Jerusalem in 1967, the Israeli government has pursued a deliberate policy to limit the Palestinian population in the city, while at the same time seeking to increase the Jewish population. This video explores the Israeli policies of land confiscation, construction of Jewish settlements, denial of building permits, and the separation of Palestinian families. This film helps to show the importance of Jerusalem to Palestinians.

According to the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, "this forceful documentary explores the devastating effects of exclusive Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem from the Palestinian perspective". The Toronto Jewish Film Festival said, "changing demographics, border closures and competing claims to the city are examined in dramatic eyewitness testimony and startling footage skillfully shot and edited".
Part of UNC Students United for a Responsible Global Environment (SURGE) Summer Film Series.
UNC Chapel Hill, Dey Hall Room 305 (use parking lot by Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building off McCauley and Pittsboro Streets)

Saturday-Tuesday, July 19-22
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation conference.
Peggy Misch, mmisch@earthlink.net

Wednesday, August 6
Orange County Peace Coalition commemorating Hiroshima Day in Chapel Hill; details TBA.
Peggy Misch, mmisch@earthlink.net

Saturday, August 23 - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Journey's Not Over Summit
To register for the panel discussion and lunch, contact Rev. Carrie Bolton of Democracy NC at 919-542-4111 or by email.
Alston Chapel United Holy Church, 1832 Alston Chapel Rd, Pittsboro 27312.

Saturday, August 23
40th Anniversary Commemorative March and Rally of 1963 March on Washington for Jobs, Peace, and Freedom.
For more information on the event and bus transportation to Washington, D.C. from the Triangle, please contact Mandy Carter of Southerners on New Ground by email.
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Friday, September 5 - 6:00 pm
Teach-In Liberation of Occupation? Iraq and the United States
Speakers will include Dr. Robert Jensen, Professor of Journalism at UT-Austin, author of Writing Dissent: Taking Radical Ideas from the Margin to the Mainstream, and co-ordinator of Austin's No War Collective; Stan Goff, Veteran of US Army Special Forces, author of Hideous Dream: A Soldier's Journey into Haiti, and organizer of "Bring Them Home Now Campaign" of Veterans for Peace; and Tara Purohit, UNC graduate, and co-ordinator of Campaign to Stop the War Profiteers and Corporate Invasion of Iraq at the Institute for Southern Studies
Cosponsored by Campaign to End the Cycle of Violence and UNC Students United for a Responsible Global Environment.
209 Manning Hall, UNC Chapel Hill

Saturday, September 6 - 10:00 am
Demonstration for civil liberties at John Ashcroft's Patriot Act Tour
Attorney General John Ashcroft will be speaking in defense of the controversial Patriot Act. Join this demonstration to show broad public opposition to this threat to our freedoms; please come with a sign, if you can. Ashcroft is currently touring the nation, with a focus on states contested in the presidential election, as part of a public relations campaign as increasing numbers of Americans are challenging the Administration's assault on basic freedoms and as Congress considers numerous bipartisan measures to prohibit implementation of aspects of the Patriot Act. The Attorney General also seeks to build support for passage of the expansive sequel, dubbed Patriot II, and the VICTORY Act. His speeches will be given before audiences of law enforcement officials and are closed to the public. Even the schedule of the tour is being kept a secret until the last minute.
Sponsored by North Carolina ACLU (contact Jennifer Coleman, 919-834-3466), Bill of Rights Defense Committee (contact Jim Senter, 919-220-5169), and Orange County Bill of Rights Defense Committee (contact Margaret Misch at 919-942-2535 or by email)
Sheraton Imperial Hotel Convention Center, Blvd 4700 Emperor Blvd. (I-40 exit 282 Page Road); a map is available.

Saturday, September 6 - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Teach-In and Forum on Challenging Empire at Home and Abroad: "What Next for the Peace Movement?"
Over the last year, the anti-war movement has mobilized millions of people. We now face new realities -- a U.S.-led occupation of Iraq, war profiteering, and demands to "bring the troops home." Come to this teach-in/forum about the challenges we face, and what we can do. The teach-in features Dr. Robert Jensen, author of "Writing Dissent: Taking Radical Ideas from the Margins to the Mainstream" and Professor of Journalism, UT-Austin; Rania Masri, Human Rights Activist and Director, Southern Peace Research & Education Center, Institute for Southern Studies; and Ajamu Dillahunt, Labor and Social Justice Activist, Black Workers for Justice.
Sponsored by A Southern Exposure/Institute for Southern Studies and co-Sponsored by Duke Hiwar, The North African and Middle Eastern Club
La Barr Auditorium (Room 139, Social Sciences Building, near Duke Gardens), Duke West Campus, Durham; parking is available in the two lots between the Gardens and the Social Sciences Building

Thursday, September 11, 2003
Second anniversary of the tragic events in New York, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania

Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 7:00 pm
Candle-light vigil with secular and religious speakers
Sponsored by the UNC Campus Y
UNC Chapel Hill, steps of South Building

Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 7:00 pm
Video showing of It's Raining on Santiago
In grieving and remembering the losses from terrorism, the Campaign to End the Cycle of Violence will be playing this video as September 11th is also the anniversary of the day the democratically elected leader Salvador Allende was overthrown in Chile in 1973.
UNC Chapel Hill, Hamilton Hall 100

Thursday, September 11 - 8:00 pm
Silent Candelight Vigil (no signs or voice, please)
Inspired by Circles of Hope that September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows hold, this silent vigil will be to remember victims of violence and hope for peace for all, asking our Federal Government to be more protective of rights for all living beings.
Contact Sharon Ryan, Durham Prayer for Peace, 919-408-8282
Federal Building, 310 New Bern Ave at Person St, downtown Raleigh; street parking should be easy to find, and there is a city parking lot on South Person St between Davie and Martin Streets; from Hillsborough St, come downtown and bear R onto Morgan St; Morgan becomes New Bern Ave

Friday, September 12 - 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Demonstration against big corporate campaign financing and Bush/Cheney foreign policy
The Bush-Cheney campaign has already raised over $35 million, and the Democrats are also raising millions of dollars. Help to organize and join a protest that NCians want voters and not donors to control the election process when Vice President Dick Cheney comes to Raleigh to attend a fundraiser for US Sentate candidate Richard Burr of Winston-Salem. The protest will be from 4:30-6:00, with gathering by 4:00. With only three days notice, there were over 400 people attend the rally to protest John Ashcroft's visit several days ago with people coming from Asheville to Carterett County, and with a lot of local and national media coverage, even the New York Times!
Contact Adam Sotak at 1-888-OUR-VOTE x11 or by email
Kerr Scott Building at NC State Fairgrounds (off of Wade Ave); gather along Blue Ridge Rd, beside the gate next to the Kerr Scott Building. Note that I-40 will be closed eastbound at 4p from the airport toward Raleigh. Drivers will have to take a local route, such as route 54. There will be carpools leaving UNC's Campus Y beginning at 3p and a van leaving around 3:30.

Monday, September 29 - 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Congressman David Price speaking on "America and Iraq: The Costs of War and the Path from Here"
There will be a question and answer session after the talk.
Sponsored by West Triangle Chapter of the United Nations Association.
Binkley Baptist Church at 15-501 Bypass and Willow Drive, Chapel Hill.