NOVEMBER/DECEMBER CALENDAR
Nov. 12, 2015 2015, Hudson Valley Activist Calendar, Issue
#692
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THE HUDSON VALLEY CALENDAR IS UPDATED WITH NEW EVENTS EVERY FEW DAYS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. New items begin with this mark: √√.
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HUDSON VALLEY EVENTS
Thursday, Nov. 12,
WOODSTOCK: Middle East Crisis Response will meet from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Woodstock
Public Library, 5 Library Lane. MECR is a group of Hudson Valley residents
joined together to promote peace and human rights in Palestine and the Middle
East. Information, (845) 876-7906 or www.mideastcrisis.org.
Saturday, Nov. 14,
COLD SPRING: Riverkeeper is organizing a fall cleanup at Little Stony
Point. "Come and clean up the most beautiful park on the Hudson!
Volunteers please sign in at gate. Bring gloves." Information, http://www.riverkeeper.org/news-events/events/.
Saturday, Nov. 14,
NEW PALTZ: A vigil in support of the Palestinian people and of the Boycott,
Divestment and Sanctions movement will begin at 12:45 p.m. on diagonal corners
of Main St., sponsored by Women in Black (in front of the Elting Memorial
Library, 93 Main St.) and Middle East crisis Response (in front of Starbucks,
at1 Plattekill Ave.). Information, anahatasun@aol.com,
fnagel@earthlink.net.  |
| Grapes of Wrath. |
Monday, Nov. 16, HYDE
PARK: As part of the Poughkeepsie Read, The Roosevelt Library, Marist
College and the Poughkeepsie Public Library District will present a
discussion, "Sights, Sounds and People in The Grapes of Wrath
Era." The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and
Education Center. Marist College professors will highlight different
aspects of John Steinbeck's novel, "The Grapes of Wrath." Information
(845) 486-7745.
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| One of many anti-drone protests at Hancock air bace near Syracuse |
Tuesday, Nov. 17, ANNANDALE
ON HUDSON (Bard campus): The Bard Human Rights Project and the Center http://www.bard.edu/campus/maps/pdfs/campusmap.pdf.
Information, (845) 758-7650, riou@bard.edu. for
the Study of the Drone present "Surveillance Torture Drones: Human Rights
and Endless War" beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Olin Humanities Building
Room 102. Speaking at this public lecture will be Mark Danner, a writer,
journalist and professor at both UC-Berkeley and Bard College. Campus map,
Wednesday, Nov. 18,
TROY: The Sanctuary for Independent Media has organized a 1-10 p.m. series
of events under the general title of "Resist
Toxic Fracking Infrastructure — Skillshare, Networking, Screening." They
say: "Media makers, activists, scientists and just plain folks join forces to
organize for family, health and home. An afternoon skillshare will offer
numerous informational sessions, followed by the opening of a gallery show on
Indigenous resistance to fracking in Canada, a community potluck, and an
evening screening with environmental filmmaker Jon Bowermaster, special guest
Mike Bonanno of The Yes Men, and plenty more." A full schedule is at http://www.mediasanctuary.org/ResistFrackingInfrastructureSkillshare.
The venue is the Sanctuary's home at a historic former church at 3361 6th Ave. in north Troy.
Friday, Nov. 20,
MILLBROOK: Urban ecologist Dr. Peter Groffman will discuss how the
homogenization of American cities impacts the environment, 7 p.m., in the Cary
Institute auditorium located at 2801 Sharon Turnpike. Event and parking are
free. Seating is first come first served. Information, (845) 677-5343.
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| Henry Wallace and FDR: Had they prevailed, Our history would have been quite different. |
Monday, Nov. 23,
ROSENDALE: The End The New Jim Crow Action Network (ENJAN) will meet 6-8
p.m. at the Rosendale Cafe. The meetings in December we will resume at New Pro in Kingston. ENJAN is a Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting
racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration.
Information, (845) 475-8781 or www.enjan.org.
Wednesday, Nov. 25,
POUGHKEEPSIE: ENJAN (End The New Jim Crow Action Network will meet 6-8 p.m.
in the Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Library, Family Partnership Center,
29 N. Hamilton St. ENJAN is a Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting
racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration.
Information, (845) 475-8781 or www.enjan.org.
Thursday, Nov. 26, AMERICA: Happy Thanksgiving. We’d like to talk turkey about turkeys. All told
throughout the year in the U.S., up to 300 million turkeys are raised for
slaughter every year, nearly 47 million for this single day of gluttony. Their
lives are short and brutal. Many never leave the cruel factory “farm” until
they are about to be killed. Turkeys are frequently confined so tightly that each bird has only between
2.5 to 4 square feet of space each. This space only gets tighter as the turkeys
grow. “The symbolism
surrounding the Thanksgiving turkey, much like the modern domestic turkey
itself, has been largely manufactured by cynical commercial interests. There is
neither compelling historical precedent nor meaningful rationale for
associating the butchered carcass of a turkey with our national day of
thanksgiving.” This information comes from a brief article titled “The History
of Thanksgiving” on the Farm Sanctuary website, http://www.farmsanctuary.org Google “Vegetarian and vegan recipes for Thanksgiving” and you will find some
very delicious recipes.
VV Tuesday, Dec. 1, NEW PALTZ (SUNY campus): An important panel discussion on education in
New York State's Public Schools will begin at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the
Coykendall Science Building. "Receivership, High Stakes Testing and Social
Justice" is the topic. Panelists will highlight the need for united action
to challenge "the intense segregation of our public schools, and The
discriminatory nature of current accountability policy and law." They will also examine the dangers of
privatization, loss of local control and parental rights. The panel is composed of five educators from
throughout the state. Sponsors of this
free public meeting include Rethinking Testing Mid-Hudson Chapter, SUNY New Paltz,
Graduate Program in Multicultural/Humanistic Education, Departments of
Educational Studies, Secondary Education and Educational Administration, Campus
Auxiliary Services Inc. Information, schniedn@newpaltz.edu, (845) 257-2827
VV Tuesday, Dec. 1, NEW PALTZ: Hudson Valley civil rights
attorney Michael Sussman will speak at a free public meeting titled
"Racism in Our Schools is Costing Taxpayers Money." He will discuss a
current case. The 7-9 p.m. event will take place at the Jewish Congregation of
New Paltz Community Center, 30 N. Chestnut St. Sponsored by Concerned Parents
of New Paltz. Information, tamarque@earthlink.net
or call (845) 255-8560.
VV Thursday, Dec. 3, NEW PALTZ (SUNY CAMPUS): Social justice
advocate, poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne will chart his journey from prison to
law school while he speaks about and reads from his most recent poetry
collection — "Bastards of the Reagan Era." This free public event
takes place at 4:30 p.m. in Lecture Center 104. Students Against Incarceration
and Major Connections are the sponsors.
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