HUDSON
VALLEY ACTIVIST CALENDAR
September 19, 2013, Issue #672
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NOTE: This Is In
Addition To Calendar 671, Below, Sent Sept. 15.
Saturday,
Sept. 21, NEW PALTZ: Activists
in over 200 towns and cities throughout the U.S. will take part in
demonstrations today to “Draw the Line” against construction of the Keystone XL
pipeline that would bring “dirty” tar sands oil from Canada into the U.S.
President Obama will rule this year on whether to import the controversial
fossil fuel which emits extremely high concentrations of greenhouse gas. In New
Paltz, members of the Climate Action Coalition and others are responding to the
call from 350.org by gathering first at 10 a.m. in front of Rock and Snow (44
Main St.) for a number of events in the vicinity lasting until 3 p.m. Information,
newpaltzclimateaction@gmail.com.
Saturday, Sept. 21, MOUNT KISCO: Another “Draw the Line” action
against construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will be a “Tar Sands Teach In” starting
at 2:30 p.m. at the UU Fellowship of Northern Westchester, 236 S. Bedford Road
(Rt. 172).
Saturday,
Sept. 21, NEW PALTZ: A
demonstration in support of BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) against
Israel — an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian people — will take
place 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Main St. in front of Starbucks and, across the street,
outside the Elting Library. Sponsored by Middle East Crisis Response, (845)
876-7906, mecr@mideastcrisis.org.
Saturday, Sept. 21, NEW ROCHELLE: Women in Black/Westchester will hold a
Palestine Solidarity Vigil today, International Peace Day, 2-3 p.m., Main St & Memorial Hwy. It is sponsored
by WESPAC. Information, (914) 654-8990, ceilie@aol.com.
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| Mumia Abu Jamal |
Tuesday, Sept. 24, DELMAR: A documentary about America’s best
known political prisoner — “Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal" — will be screened
at 6:30 p.m., Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave. The two-hour film,
produced last year, will provide a “A profile of the writing and broadcast
career of death-row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. The documentary chronicles
Abu-Jamal’s life and work as a journalist, writer and public intellectual, even
as he spent some 30 years on death row in Pennsylvania.” His advocates maintain
he is an innocent victim of racial injustice. A discussion will follow the
screening. Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace is the sponsor. Information, (518)
466-1192, Joe Lombardo, jlombard@nycap.rr.com.
