IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF April 7-April 13 Actions Petition: Save NY Public Libraries from Developers Destruction

http://signon.org/sign/save-new-york-city-libraries?source=c.em.mt&r_by=6817161 ******************************************************************************************************* Petition: Move to Amend the Constitution, Money is not Speech at movetoamend.org
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Go to strikedebt.org, Rolling Jubilee, help fellow citizens hounded by debt!

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One Million Moms for Gun Control @ http://onemillionmomsforguncontrol.org/ ******************************************************************************************************* Sign the petition to ban weaponized drones at http://bit.ly/OGIQ3S ******************************************************************************************************* Ongoing petition for Darfur: brooklynforpeace.org Darfur Committee Act for Sudan ******************************************************************************************************* ATTACK ON WATER!!! Save our Water! Ban hydrofracking!
Stop Governor Cuomo Now! Contact his website at www.governor.ny.gov/ By phone: (866) 584-6799 or (518) 474-8390 or Fax 202/434-7110 By mail: The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor. of New York State New York State State Capitol Building, Albany, NY 12224 Governor Cuomo wants to allow a ruthless corporation to POISON our water supply. A water filtration system as a result of this reckless destruction will cost New York State BILLIONS. ********************************************************************************************** Downstate Medical Center has laid off 400 with plans for hundreds more! Petition @ http://savejobsatsunydownstate.org/ Phone Governor Cuomo at 518-474-8390 ******************************************************************************************************* Keep Long Island College Hospital open: http://www.change.org/petitions/governorandrew-cuomo-and-nys-health-department-commissioner-dr-nirav-shah-keep-universityhospital-brooklyn-at-long-island-college-hospital-open ******************************************************************************************************* Victories!!! UN Genl Assembly passes Arms Trade Treaty linking sales to buyers human rights record. Gov. Cuomo delays fracking decision due to public pressure. 5 species of sharks & 2 species of manta rays now subject to international regulation President Obama signed 23 executive orders to further gun control. Strike Debt spent $5,000 for $100,000 of medical debt owed by 44 people in upstate NY. Albany County Legislature Approves Proclamation to Bring U.S. Troops Home from Afghanistan, Cut the Military Budget, and the Invest the Savings at Home European Union bans marketing, import & sale of animal-tested cosmetics.

2 Sun, Apr 7, 10-11 AM, Central Park Dana Discovery Ctr, 110th bet Lenox & 5th, NYC Central Birding with Families with NYC Audubon & Central Park Conservancy Sunday, April 7, 12-6 PM, Dirty Dishes, 6 East 45th St. (bet 5th & Madison), NYC Rehire the illegally fired workers now Sunday, April 7, 1 PM, Coffey Park, near Dwight & Verona Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn March to save Long Island College Hospital Sunday, April 7, 1 PM, St. Benedict Joseph Labre, RC Church, 94-40 118th St., Queens So. Richmond Hill Interfaith Unity Walk, P. Carroll iamourhaj@aol.com or 646-251 0402 Sunday, April 7, 1-5 PM, Catholic Worker, 36 East 1st Street, NYC (212) 254-3697 x 27 Food Not Bombs, Cook vegetarian meals w/donated food to be served at Tompkins Sq Pk Sunday, April 7, 2 PM, Columbia U. Intl Affairs Bldg., Rm 409, 420 W. 118th St., NYC History of CO2 Past, Present & Future w/Bob Fischer Sunday, April 7, 3 PM, Columbia Intl Affairs Bldg., 420 W. 118th St., Rm 409 NYC Occupy Wall Street Alternative Banking Meeting Sunday, April 7, 3 PM, Culture Project, 45 Bleeker St, NYC; info@cultureproject.org Play: Shaheed: The Dream & Death of Benazir Bhutto; 5-7 reception: Birgitta Jnsdttir, Media Benjamin & Jodie Evans; Open: The Outlaws & Pioneers of the Electronic Frontier Sunday, April 7, 3:30-9:30 PM, 21 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn Grub Community Meal, bring vegetarian, preferably vegan, prepare & share a meal Sun. April 7, 4-5:30 PM, Atrium 60 Wall Street, NYC Healthcare for the 99 percent meeting ****************************************************************************************************** Monday, April 8, 8-9 AM, Bryant Park, 42nd Street & 6th Avenue entrance, NYC Bryant Park Birding Tour with Gabriel Willow Monday, April 8, 12-6 PM, Dirty Dishes, 6 East 45th St. (bet 5th & Madison), NYC Rehire the illegally fired workers now Monday, April 8, 5:30 PM, 81 Willoughby St, 7th Floor, bet Bridge & Lawrence, Brooklyn FUREE Outreach & Recruitment training Mon, April 8, 7 PM, Judson Church Assembly Hall, 239 Thompson St., (downstairs) NYC Indigenous Solidarity & Decolonization Training with the Lakota Grandmothers ******************************************************************************************************* Tuesday, April 9, 9 AM, Bryant Park, NYC International Day of Action with the Lakota Grandmothers, march to the UN Tuesday, April 9, 12-6 PM, Dirty Dishes, 6 East 45th tSt. (bet 5th & Madison), NYC Rehire the illegally fired workers now Tuesday, April 9, 5-7 PM, 1188 8th Avenue, NYC Protest Cornell-Technion Partnership Technions development of drones

3 Tuesday, April 9, 6:30 PM, St. Paul & St. Andrew Church, 263 W. 96th Street, NYC Presentations of the Lakota Grandmothers, showing of Red Cry Tuesday, April 9, 6:30-7 PM, The Atrium, 60 Wall Street, NYC Occupy Labor Outreach Committee Tuesday, April 9, 7 PM, Blue Stockings Books, 172 Allen Street, NY Performance by Brianna Lea Pruett - $5 suggested ******************************************************************************************************* Wednesday, April 10 8 AM, 81 Willoughby St, 7th Floor, bet Bridge & Lawrence, Brooklyn Pack the court & press conference on Stop & Frisk, metro cards provided to courthouse Wednes., April 10, 10 AM-12 PM, Interfaith Seminary, 4 W. 43rd St., 2nd fl, Oak Rm NYC Open House, coffee, tour, speak with staff, attend class free Wednesday, April 10, 12 PM, Washington Square Park, NYC Lunch with the Lakota Elders in the park Wednesday, April 10, 12-6 PM, Dirty Dishes, 6 East 45th St. (bet 5th & Madison), NYC Rehire the illegally fired workers now Wednesday, April 10, 4-5 PM, 3395 Crompond Rd., Yorktown Heights, NY Westchester Weekly Vigil to Close Indian Point Wednesday, April 10, 5:30-6:30 PM Central Library, 41st St. & 5th Ave., NYC Women In Black Vigil for Peace Wednes, April 10, 6:30-8:30 PM, Interfaith Seminary, 4 W. 43rd St., 2nd fl Green Rm NYC Interfaith yoga and meditation ****************************************************************************************************** Thursday, April 11, 8-9 AM, Bryant Park, 42nd Street & 6th Avenue entrance, NYC Bryant Park Birding Tour with Gabriel Willow Thursday, April 11, 12-6 PM, Dirty Dishes, 6 East 45th St. (bet 5th & Madison), NYC Rehire the illegally fired workers now Thursday, April 11, 6-8 PM, Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, NYC Town Hall Candidates Forum, parks & open spaces, New Yorkers for Parks Thursday, April 11, 6 PM, Judson Memorial Church, 239 Thompson Street, NYC OWS Outreach Meeting OWS Outreach Working Group ***************************************************************************************************** Friday, April 12, 12-6 PM, Dirty Dishes, 6 East 45th St. (bet 5th & Madison), NYC Rehire the illegally fired workers now Friday, April 11, 12-6 PM, Marcy & Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn Bed-Stuy Free Store Occupy Wall Street Friday, April 12, 6:30-9 PM, Atrium, 60 Wall Street, NYC Cesar Chavez May Day Planning Coordination Assembly

4 Friday, April 12, 7-9 PM, Grand Army Pl, Prospect Pk, Bklyn side Williamsburgh Bridge Brooklyn Critical Mass Bike Ride Friday, April 12, 7-10 PM, Poets House, 10 River Terrace, Battery Park City, NYC Poems of Ecological Sanity & Climate Crisis Emergency, by ******************************************************************************************************* Sat, April 13, 10 AM-12 PM, 1854 Amsterdam Avenue, NYC Transit Riders Action Committee Monthly Meeting Sat, April 13, 11 AM-1 PM, Fort Greene Farmers Market, corner DeKalb & Washington Pk Brooklyn For Peace & Fort Greene Peace, Community Speak Out, War Spending Saturday, April 13, 12-6 PM, Dirty Dishes, 6 East 45th St. (bet 5th & Madison), NYC Rehire the illegally fired workers now Saturday, April 13, 1-3:30 PM, Dishes, Battery Park, State & Bridge Street Occupy Crime Scene Investigation Wall Street Walking Tour Saturday, April 13, 8 PM, Peoples Voice Caf, Community Church, 40 E. 35th St., NYC The Ray Korona Band ******************************************************************************************************* Occupy Sandy Volunteer Sites occupysandyvolunteers@gmail.com 347-770-4520 Monday, April 1, 7 PM, 122 Java Street, Greenpoint Brooklyn SANDY STORYLINE Respond & Rebuild register to volunteer at respondandrebuild.org; mold remediation Ascension Church Parish Hall, 122 Java Street, Greenpoint (347) 770-4520 Every Day, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7420 4th Avenue, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Storage space for Occupy Sandy and help with Occupy Bike Share Daily 9 AM-3 PM St., John's Episcopal (Bay Ridge Kitchen), 461 99th St, Bay Ridge, Bklyn Daily 10 AM-4 PM, The Action Center, 5710 Beach Channel Drive, Rockaway, New York Daily 10 AM-5 PM, 3076 Emmons Avenue, Sheepshead Bay Daily 12 Noon, 360 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn Daily except Mondays, 10 AM-3:30 PM, Small Water, 183 Beach 96th St., Rockaway Beach Mon/Fri, 11 AM-4 PM, Sat/Sun 10 AM-4 PM, 1128 Olympia, Staten Island 347-201-0670 Tuesday-Sunday 10 AM-5 PM, YANA, 112-34 Rockaway Beach Blvd., Rockaway Park, NY Tuesdays & Thursdays Delivery drivers needed contact Lev at childswarehouse@gmail.com ******************************************************************************************************* Legal Advice & Clinics Urban Justice Legal Ctrs, Pubic Assistance, Rent, Food Stamps, Fair Hearings, Appeals* Thursday, April 11 12-4 PM, River Fund Food Pantry, 89-11 Lefferts Boulevard, Queens Richmond Hill Legal Clinic*

5 Movies: Sun. Apr 7, 9 PM; Fri Apr 10/11, 7 PM indieScreen, 285 Kent Ave. @ So. 2nd Street, Bklyn Leviathan, documentary on the commercial fishing industry Tues. Apr 9, 9 PM; Fri. Apr 11, 8 PM indieScreen, 285 Kent Ave. @ So. 2nd Street, Bklyn Chasing Ice, documentary on the worlds changing glaciers Saturday, April 13, 7:30-10 PM, Freedom Hall, 113 West 128th Street, NYC How to Survive a Plague: AIDS Epidemic Documentary ****************************************************************************************************** Bike Rides & Repairs Sunday, April 7, 6-8 PM, 99 South 6th Street Brooklyn Fix your bike workshop Times Up Monday, April 1, 6:30-8:30 PM, 156 Rivington Street, NYC Fix your bike workshop: Brakes and Gears Times Up Tuesday, April 9, 6:30-8:30 PM, 99 South 6th Street Brooklyn Womens Fix your bike workshop: Brakes & Gears; Times Up Wednesday, April 10, 6:30-8:30 PM, 99 South 6th Street Brooklyn Fix your bike workshop: Brakes & Gears; Times Up Wednesday, April 10, 6:30-8:30 PM, 99 South 6th Street Brooklyn Fix your bike workshop: Brakes & Gears; Times Up Friday, April 12, 7-9 PM, Grand Army Pl, Prospect Pk, Bklyn side Williamsburgh Bridge Brooklyn Critical Mass Bike Ride Saturday, April 13, 9-11 PM, Prospect Park, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn Prospect Park Moonlight Ride ****************************************************************************************************** Books: Behind the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo Drone Warfare, Killing by Remote Control Medea Benjamin Fuel on the Fire Oil and Politics in Occupied Iraq Greg Muttitt Will War Ever End Captain Paul K. Chappell, U.S. Army Why Nations Fail Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson The Politics of Jesus Dr. Obery Hendricks
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6 In Afghanistan 2191 US and 1081 other NATO casualties. 164 Iraqi sisters and brothers were killed from Mar 10 to 23. In Afghanistan were killed: Cap Andrew Pedersen-Keel 28 Madison CT Sgt Rex Schad 26 Edmond OK Spc Zachary Shannon 21 Dunedin FL Sgt Marc Scialdo 31 Naples FL Cap Sara Knutson 27 Eldersburg MD CWO Bryan Henderson 27 Franklin LA Sgt Steven Blass 27 Estherville IA CPO Christian Pike 31 Peoria AZ Spc David Proctor 26 Greensboro NC CWO James Groves III 37 Kettering OH Sgt Tristam Wade 23 Indianapolis IN 179 Afghani and Pakistani brothers and sisters were killed. Since 2001 there have been 253,330 brain injuries, 1700 amputations, and 104,000 PTSD cases among US troops. Cf: www.icasualties.org

Peace Action Bay Ridge Interfaith Peace Coalition P.O. Box 090-756, Brooklyn, NY 11209-0756 (646) 824-5506; peaceactionbayridge@yahoo.com Last Week

Rally Against Drones, April 3, Grandmothers Against the War