Week of September 29, 2005

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


Update: People's Hurricane Relief Fund

Peace & Justice Calendar

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.
Comments and corrections may be sent to our new address:

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UPDATE: People's Hurricane Relief Fund

"The people of New Orleans will not go quietly into the night, scattering across this country to become homeless in countless other cities while federal relief funds are funneled into rebuilding casinos, hotels, chemical plants and the wealthy white districts of New Orleans like the French Quarter and the Garden District."

Original statement of the People's Hurricane Relief Fund

Last week Kathy Engel reported on her trip to work with the People's Hurricane Relief Fund and Reconstruction Project in Jackson, Mississippi.

We are updating the information about how you can help this group including how you can make a tax deductible contribution on-line.


People's Hurricane Relief Fund:
3656 Wheatley Street, Jackson, Miss. 39212
601 346 5995

tax deductible contributions:

c/o Vanguard Public Foundation
383 Rhode Island Avenue, suite 301
San Francisco, California 94103
Earmarked for People's Hurricane Relief Fund

or you can make a contribution at www.vanguardsf.org/

The People's Hurricane Relief and Reconstruction Project intends to work with community groups to oversee all aspects of relief, recovery and reconstruction, is submitting a petition to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, and is calling on the government to:

" provide funds for all displaced families to be reunited:

" allocate the $50 billion for reconstruction to the victims of the hurricane in the form of a Victims Compensation Fund;

" accept representation on all boards that are making decisions on spending public dollars for relief and reconstruction

" place displaced workers and residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in public workers' jobs, offering union wages;

" publicly account for and show the entire reconstruction process

Peace & Justice Calendar Starting September 29

For details about the following events scroll down:

* September 30 (Friday): Report Back from Jerusalem Women in Black Conference in Bellport at 7:30pm

* September 30 to October 2 (Friday-Sunday) Exhibition of Honor the Fallen memorial at Camp Quinipet, Shelter Island

* October 2 (Sunday): Women in Black Vigil for Peace in Bridgehampton at 5pm

* October 9 (Sunday): Benefit-Celebration - South Fork Chapter Long Island Progressive Coalition in East Hampton at 3pm

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

* Repeating Events:

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

"Herstory" Writing Workshops in Spanish and English: Mondays in Farmingville 3 to 5 pm Thursdays in East Hampton at 7 pm

Details:
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September 30 (Friday): Report Back from Jerusalem Women in Black Conference in Bellport at 7:30pm

Eve Sokol of Bellport Women in Black has returned from the Women in Black Conference in Jerusalem. She will speak about her experiences and show slides of the event and her travels in Israel and Palestine at the UU Fellowship, 51 Brown's Lane in Bellport. The meeting is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 30, from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served.

Info: chilepaz@msn.com
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September 30 to October 2 (Friday-Sunday) Exhibition of Honor the Fallen memorial at Camp Quinipet, Shelter Island

The memorial with photos and biographies of soldiers who died in Afhanistan and Iraq will be shown. More info at 631 765-4612 and Honor the fallen

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October 1 (Saturday): Counter Military Recruiting Demo in Patchogue 11:00am-1:00pm

Informational leafletting/demonstration at the Patchogue military recruiting station.
Literature for distribution will be available. Bring your signs, your voices. While the military is promoting a position of faux patriotism, we must show true patriotism through dissent.

The recruiting station is located on Main St. just east of N. Ocean Ave.
For more info, call Karen 631-875-8647
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October 2 (Sunday): Women in Black Vigil for Peace in Bridgehampton at 5pm

The Women in Black vigil is at the Monument / Flagpole in Bridgehampton at the intersection of Ocean Road and Route 27. Women in Black call for an end to the occupation of Palestine and an end to the US occupation of Iraq. Bring the Troops Home Now!

info: 631-831-4966
or www.eewib.blogspot.com
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October 9 (Sunday): Benefit &Celebration - South Fork Chapter Long Island Progressive Coalition in East Hampton at 3pm

Join the celebration of the 5th anniversary of the South Fork Chapter of LI Progessive Coalition. Special guest speaker is Michael Ratner, Vice President of the Center for Constitutional Rights. Honorees are Joseph Giannini of the East End Veterans, Linda Kabot, Southampton Town Council, Judy Lerner of Peace Action and Lucius Ware, President of the Eastern LI Branch of NAACP.

The celebration will take place from 3 to 5pm at at 16 Todd Lane, East Hampton, the home of Jean Hoffmann and Eric Kruh. Food will be served.

For directions and reservations call 516-541-1006.

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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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Repeating Events:

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 wgaeast dot org

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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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