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October 4-13  Local Actions (List now in Formation):
 
  1)      Albuquerque, New Mexico  (Oct 6 Protest at Northrop Grumman for their war profiteering and militarization of space)  Bob Anderson  citizen@comcast.net
 
2)      Albuquerque, New Mexico (Oct 7 Space video showing at Guild Cinema)  Bob Anderson  citizen@comcast.net
 
3)      Ashland, Oregon  (Oct 8 Showing of Arsenal of Hypocrisy, discussion and legislative action at Peace House, 6:00 pm with pot luck) Jill Mackie jmackie@mind.net
 
4)      Asheville, North Carolina (Oct 12 Unitarian Church presents Movie Night           A SPACE 4 PEACE  at 7:00 PM.  This video depicts how our “Defense Department” plans to not just militarize space, but to weaponize space for offensive and commercial purposes.)  For more: Lew Patrie – (828) 273-2229 or 299-1242
 
5)      Australia  During Keep Space for Peace Week Australian WILPF is communicating with the Foreign Minister to urge him in strongest terms to support negotiations for Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space, and not to cooperate with the U.S. missile defense program or with its plans for space domination. The WILPF national co-coordinator is running for the Senate in the hope of positively influencing national policy on this and similar issues.  Cathy Picone     cpicone@westnet.com.au

6)      Bath, Maine (Oct 6 Vigil at Bath Iron Works 11:30-12:30)  Jack Bussell   jafabussell@gwi.net
 
7)      Bellevue, Nebraska (Oct 11 Protest at Northrup Grumman aerospace facility)   nfpstate@nebraskansforpeace.org 
 
8)      Brdy, Czech Republic (Oct 20 Int’l Meeting Against Missile Defense radar in Czech Republic)  Ivona Novomestska    ivona.n@email.cz
  
9)      Canberra, Australia  (Details not yet provided)    Benjo Keaney kean666@hotmail.com
 
10)  Colorado Springs, Colorado (Oct 8  Bannering at “Camp Casey”, corner of Dale St & Nevada Ave at noon)    Bill Sulzman    bsulzman@juno.com
 
11)  Colorado Springs, Colorado (Oct 12 vigil outside the west gate of Schriever Air Force Base from 3-4 pm)    Bill Sulzman    bsulzman@juno.com
 
12)  Croughton, England (Oct 6 March & Rally at U.S. Space Communications                   
      Base, 12:00 – 3:00 pm)  Oxfordshire Peace Campaign oxonpeace@yahoo.co.uk
  
13)   Damascus, Syria (Oct 13 Public Meeting at Damascus Center)  Ghassan Shahrour, MD      ghassan.dr@gmail.com
 
14)   Darmstadt, Germany (Oct 13 Spy Base Dismantlement: bannering and speeches celebrating the announced dismantlement of the U.S. spy base in Darmstadt) Darmstädter Friedensforum    regina.hagen@jugendstil.da.shuttle.de
 
15)  Faslane, Scotland (Oct 1 “Big Blockade” of Faslane Naval Submarine Base. This will be the culmination of the Faslane 365 year of actions against Trident, Britain’s weapon of mass destruction)  Brian Larkin   brian@faslane365.org
 
16)  Geneva, Switzerland: (Oct 10  WILPF plans to issue a statement, on the 40th anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty, urging demilitarization of space,  negotiation of new treaty terms on banning weapons in space and  Prevention of a Arms Race in Outer Space. It will go to delegations and governments involved in treaty negotiations in Geneva and New York: namely the General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament in New York, the Fourth Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in Vienna, and  the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.) Contact: Ray@reachingcriticalwill.org
 
17)  Hillsboro, Oregon (U.U. Community Church Program Promoting global security and keeping weapons out of space, 10:00 am)    Celeste Howard  celeste@pacifier.com
 
18)  Jalgaon, India (Oct 4-5 Space weaponization talks at North Maharashtra University; Indian Women for Peace & Development; Young Lawyers of Jalgaon Bar Association; and Rally of College Students)     J. Narayana Rao    jnrao36@sify.com
 
19)  London, England (Oct 14 Space weapons issue workshop at annual CND National membership conference)  www.cnduk.org/
 
20)  Menwith Hill, England (Oct 13 Demonstration at NSA Spy Base, Yorkshire 12:00-4:00 pm)   Lindis Percy   percy@starbeck.eclipse.co.uk
 
21)  Menwith Hill, England (On-going Women’s Peace Camp at nearby Lay-by) Helen John    helenmenwith@yahoo.co.uk
 
22)  Monterey, California (Sept 19 WILPF slide show on the US militarization of outer space – 6:30 to 8:30 at the Monterey library.  Special discussion of the role of Onizuka Space Station in Sunnyvale, (known as the Blue Cube), Vandenberg Space Command and the role of the world wide network of satellite tracking stations.)   MacGregor Eddy (831) 206-5043   macgregoreddy@gmail.com
 
23)  Nagpur, India  (Oct 2 Dharampeth Science College, All India Peace & Solidarity Organisation, Talk on Importance of Declaration of 2nd October as day of Non- Violence, 11.00am)   Yugal Rayalu    yugalrayalu@yahoo.com  
24)  Nagpur, India (Oct 6-8 Space weaponization talks at Rally at Gandhi Statue; Meeting with students at S.F.S. College; Rally of Indian Women for Peace & Development; Students of Mahila Mahavidyalaya)   J. Narayana Rao    jnrao36@sify.com
 
25)  New York City (Oct 11 Joel Landy presents Keep Space for Peace musical review at TheYippie Museum and Cafe www.yippiemuseum.org/
9 Bleecker Street at Bowery, 8 – 10 pm)   joellandy@yahoo.com
 
26)  Omaha, Nebraska (Sept 24 Speech at Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha by Norman Solomon on Transformation of StratCom, 7:00 pm) nfpstate@nebraskansforpeace.org
 
27)  Omaha, Nebraska (Oct 5 Speech by Bishop Thomas Gumbleton & Bruce Gagnon at Creighton University on StratCom’s Role in Militarization of Space: An Update and Christian Response, 3:30 pm) nfpstate@nebraskansforpeace.org
 
28)  Omaha, Nebraska (Oct 6 Annual Nebraskans for Peace Conference at First United Methodist Church featuring Gumbleton and Gagnon, 10:00 am)  nfpstate@nebraskansforpeace.org 
 
29)  Omaha, Nebraska:  (Oct 6 WILPF participatory workshop on the aerospace corporations and StratCom, including gathering specific data on aerospace corporations in Nebraska, and on working for conversion to a peace economy.  WILPF and Peace Economy Project at Nebraskans for Peace conference) Carol Urner  carol.disarm@gmail.com
 
30)  Omaha, Nebraska (Oct 9 Protest at Strategic Space & Defense Conference at Qwest Center, 5:00 pm)   nfpstate@nebraskansforpeace.org 
 
31)  Omaha, Nebraska (Oct 10 Protest & Die-In at Strategic Space & Defense Conference at Qwest Center, 7:30 am)   nfpstate@nebraskansforpeace.org 
 
32)  Palo Alto, California (Oct. 21 Keep Space for Peace Event at Unitarian Church, 605 E. Charleston Rd., Speaker: Jackie Cabasso) WILPF Peninsula Branch  BernSFish@aol.com
 
33)  Parvatipuram, India  (Oct 10 Space weaponization talks at Lions Club and SVD College)  J. Narayana Rao    jnrao36@sify.com
 
34)  Portland, Maine (Oct 2 Bruce Gagnon speaks on space issues at Peace Action Maine office – 644 Congress St, 7:00 pm)  Daniel Muller  danny@peaceactionme.org
 
35)  Portland, Oregon (Oct 10 WILPF Keep Space for Peace vigil and leafleting in downtown Portland on the 50th anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty.)  Barbara Drageaux    bjdrgx@aracnet.com 
 
36)  Primghar, Iowa (Oct 13 Speech by Bruce Gagnon to PeaceLinks, 7:00 pm)    olivew@tcaexpress.net
 
37)  Raipur, India  (Oct 9 Space weaponication talks at Lions Club; Meeting of All India Peace & Solidarity Organization along with various Trade Union organizations)    J. Narayana Rao    jnrao36@sify.com
 
38)  Raipur, India (Oct 4 Lecture against weapons & nuclear power in space)  Ramesh Kothari    rameshnkothari@yahoo.co.in
 
 
39)  Sacramento, California (Oct 4 Downtown leafleting by WILPF, Peace Action, and Grandmothers for Peace exposing local area aerospace corporations profiteering on space militarization) Ellen Schwartz  ellen@nicetechnology.com
 
40)  Srikakulam, India  (Oct 12 Space weaponization talk to All India Peace & Solidarity Organization and Trade Unions)   J. Narayana Rao    jnrao36@sify.com
 
41)  St. Louis, Missouri (Oct 12 – 14 Peace Economy Project’s “Defining Security National Conference to Promote Peace, Cut Military Spending and Fund Real Needs” will include a Global Network discussion of weaponization of space)  Andy Heaslet  pep@peaceeconomyproject.org
 
42)  Superior, Wisconsin (Oct 9 Lecture by Dr. Helen Caldicott at College of St. Scholastica)  Jan Provost  G4Peace1@charter.net
 
43)  Toledo, Ohio (Oct 4-13 Daily space flyer distribution at County Building, Corner of Adams & Erie from 4:00-5:00 pm)  Roz Marovitz   rkmarovitz@hotmail.com
 
44)  Tuscon, Arizona  (Oct 13 WILPF showing Arsenal of Hypocrisy and discussion on Keeping Space for Peace at the Martha Cooper Library, 1377 N. Catalina Ave)   Pat Birnie   patbirnie@gmail.com
 
45)  Vandenberg AFB, California (Oct 13 Vigil at main gate, 1:00 pm)   Dennis Apel    jdapel@yahoo.com
 
46)  Veeraghattam, India  (Oct 11 Space weaponization talk at Government Degree College)   J. Narayana Rao    jnrao36@sify.com
 
47)  Visakhapatnam, India (Oct 13 Space weaponization talks at Meeting in the University Campus and to the Inaugural meeting of the Indian Women for Peace & Development Chapter)   J. Narayana Rao    jnrao36@sify.com
 
48)  Washington D.C. (Oct 4  WILPF lobbying in Congress against space militarization, and in support of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, a ban on space weapons, and Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space)  Carol Urner  carol.disarm@gmail.com
 
49)  Washington D.C. (Oct 5 Vigil at White House noon-1:00 pm)  Dorothy Day Catholic Worker artlaffin@hotmail.com
 
50)  Washington D.C. (Oct 9 Vigil at Pentagon 7:00-8:00am)  Dorothy Day Catholic Worker artlaffin@hotmail.com
 
51)  West Palm Beach, Florida (Oct 6 Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space, 2-3 pm Corner of Okeechobee Blvd. and Military Trail)  Susan Mosley  Palm Beach County WILPF  susanm4peace@yahoo.com

Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom is a co-sponsor of this week of protest.  

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