Week of October 13

In this week's report:
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Democracy Now! onTV Channel 20 in Southampton/Southold/Shelter Island/Riverhead

Peace & Justice Calendar

Suffolk Peace Vigils


Also see the Suffolk Progressive Vision web site for links to the Suffolk Peace Network Counter Military Recruiting Committee, Brookhaven Public Access TV and much more.
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The East End Report is heard on Bill McNulty's"Lunch on Thursday" 12N, Thursday WUSB Stony Brook 90.1 FM and WUSB.org

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The East End Report is compiled by Tony Ernst.

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Peace & Justice Calendar Starting October 13

UPDATED:

For details about the following events scroll down:


* October 15 (Saturday): Leafletting at Lindenhurst military recruiting station 10:00-11:30 a.m.

* October 16 (Sunday): "Winter Soldier" film on Vietnam Atrocities plus Vets for Peace Speak in Huntington at 2pm

* October 17th (Monday): Cindy Sheehan Speaks at Nassau Community College, Uniondale at 11:15 & 2:15

* October 18 (Tuesday): "Operation Dreamland" Film documentary and Speaker on Iraq Invasion in Huntington at 7:30pm

* CANCELLED: October 19(Wednesday): Should the U.S Withdraw From Iraq? Debate with Stan Goff and Benjamin Patti at Stony Brook U, 7pm

* October 22 (Saturday): NAACP Annual Membership Luncheon in Riverhead at 12 Noon

* November 3 (Thursday): Symposium: Phil Donahue and Michael Ratner , Stony Brook U at 4pm

* Repeating Events:

* Wednesdays: Camp Casey LI at Senator Clinton and Schumer's offices at 4:30 to 6pm in Melville

* "Herstory" Writing Workshops in Spanish and English:

Mondays in Farmingville 3 to 5 pm
Thursdays in East Hampton at 7 pm

* Writers Guild of America East Strike in Wainscott, Mon-Fri 10am-4pm

Details:

October 15 (Saturday): Leafletting at Lindenhurst military recruiting station 10:00-11:30 a.m.

Informational leafletting at the Military Recruiting station in Lindenhurst on Wellwood Ave.
Petitions to our representatives will be available as well as signs.

For more info, call 631-875-8647 or email spncr@active.ws

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October 16 (Sunday): "Winter Soldier" film on Vietnam Atrocities plus Vets for Peace Speak in Huntington at 2pm

"Winter Soldier" is the 1972 documentary record of Vietnam vets testimony on atrocities.

Members of Veterans for Peace who served in the Vietnam and Iraq wars will hold a Q & A session immediately following the showing.

Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave. ,Huntington
631-423-7611

www.cinemaartscentre.org

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October 17th (Monday): Cindy Sheehan Speaks at Nassau Community College, Uniondale

Cindy Sheahan will speak at the CCB building, Monday October 17 at 11:15am and 2:15pm. The building is on Davis Avenue at Nassau Community College off Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale

Seating is limited and students will be given preference. Everyone must present a Photo ID.

Directions at 516.572.7501 or Nassau Community College

It is suggested that people get there early as parking is limited and difficult to find.

more info: Sheila at
scroke@verizon.net

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October 18 (Tuesday): "Operation Dreamland" Film documentary and Speaker on Iraq Invasion in Huntington at 7:30pm

The film Operation:Dreamland plus guest speaker Joseph Wood who served with the 82nd Airborne in Iraq and appears in the film.

"Operation: Dreamland" follows a company of soldiers into combat and is the premier trope of war movies. In our age of handheld cameras and embedded journalists, the invasion and occupation of Iraq has generated a documentary version more intimate and intense than any fictional narrative.

Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave. ,Huntington
631-423-7611

www.cinemaartscentre.org

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October 19(Wednesday): Should the U.S Withdraw From Iraq? Debate with Stan Goff and Benjamin Patti at Stony Brook U, 7pm

Should the US Withdraw from Iraq?

Speaking in the Affirmative: Stan Goff who served in Army Special Operations (Delta Force, Rangers) in Vietnam, Grenada, Haiti, and Somalia.

Speaking in the Negative: Sgt. Benjamin Patti, Army Recruiter for Eastern Long Island, served
in Kosovo and Iraq and received the Army Commendation Medal for Valor and the Bronze Star.

Wednesday, October 19, 2005, 7:00 p.m. Student Activities Center, Ballroom A

Info: Jonnydoe1492@hotmail.com or go to StonyBrook Provost Series

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October 22 (Saturday): NAACP Annual Membership Luncheon in Riverhead at 12 Noon

The Eastern Long Island Branch of the NAACP will hold its annual membership luncheon on Saturday October 22 at theBest Western Hotel, West Main Street, Riverhead. Seating at noon, luncheon starts 1 pm.

We will honor our Life Members, new and from prior years. The Guest of Honor will be Ms.Theo Braunskill, Retiring Affirmative Action Officer of the Town of Southampton.
Call 287-7346 for ticket information.
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November 3 (Thursday): Symposium: Phil Donahue and Michael Ratner , Stony Brook U at 4pm

The Annual George Goodman Symposium features Phil Donahue and Michael Ratner.

Phil Donahue is the former Emmy-winning host of the Donahue Show and contributor to the NY Times and the Washington Post.

Michael Ratner is President of the Center for Constitutional Rights, a non-profit human rights organization in New York City. He is author of Guantanamo: What the World Should Know.

Thursday, November 3, 2005, 4:00 p.m. Student Activities Center Auditorium , Stony Brook U.

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Repeating Events:

Wednesdays: Camp Casey LI Senators Clinton and Schumer offices at 4:30 to 6pm in Melville

Long Island Camp Casey continues on 145 Pinelawn Rd., Melville. A continuing weekly presence is needed to tell our Senators to retract their vote for this illegal occupation and that the time is NOW to bring our troops home

This week the demo was cancelled due to heavy rain.
Call 631-385-3250 or or 631 427-5823 for latest info.

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"Herstory" Writing Workshops in Spanish and English:

Mondays in Farmingville: Herstory Writers Workshop meets every Monday afternoon at the Farmingville branch of the Workplace Project from 3 to 5. Both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking women come together to share and shape their life experiences through memoir writing. The workshop is conducted in both English and Spanish. Call 631-723-0150 for more information and directions to the center.

Thursdays in East Hampton:
Every Thursday women come together to share their writing with one another and receive feedback on how to structure and shape their lifewriting.The East Hampton workshop is open to East Hampton Town residents. It meets every Thursday, 7-9 p.m., at the Senior Citizens Center, 128 Springs-Fireplace Road.
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Writers Guild of America East Strike in Wainscott, Mon-Fri 10am-4pm

The Writer's Guild is on strike against Big Big World Productions in East Hampton.They are picketing from Monday through Friday, 10 to 4 pm at 75 Industrial Road, Wainscott More Info at www dot wgaeast dot org
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