[Peace-presence] Great Basin Peace and Justice Network

[Bob Tregilus]

New events at the Great Basin Peace and Justice Network websites!
For more details visit:
http://renopeace.org

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~ TORTURE: WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE? ~
Annual Labyrinth Walk and Candlelight Vigil

“Thou shall not be a victim. Thou shall not be a perpetrator. Above all, thou shall not be a bystander.”
-Holocaust Museum, Washington, DC.

Annual Labyrinth Walk and Candlelight Vigil Commemorating the 11th Annual United Nations International Day in Support of Torture Victims and Survivors

Sunday, June 29, 2008 5:30 am (sunrise)

Rancho San Rafael, Reno, NV
(The labyrinth is inside the park near the gate on Sierra Street.)

For more information, call Ellie Hayes, 425-1171
http://renopeace.org

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~ Wind Energy Tour ~
Sunday, June 29

What's up with wind energy in Washoe County?  We'll get an idea by touring the BLM site of a wind farm application in the Pahrah Range NE of Sparks. We will also visit off-the-grid homeowners near this site who are powering their needs with wind and solar. This is an afternoon event only, in the spirit of increasing our awareness of wind energy potential in our area. Some walking. Easy.
More information & RSVP call: David von Seggern (775-303-8461).

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Conscious Community Weavers:

NEXT MEETING
Monday, July 7th, 6:30-8:30 PM
Contact 851-2993 for directions
Orientation for new folks is 6PM.
http://www.itstimereno.org/goodwill.asp

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The Northern Nevada Writers' Conference Presents:
~ TORTURE - IT'S THE LAW! ~

The Writer as Social Conscience
A Symposium on Social Justice
Saturday and Sunday, July 12-13
First United Methodist Church
207 West First Street
Reno, Nevada

A two-day exploration of the writer's responsibility to social justice and limits to freedom of expression under the Bush/Cheney regime.

Keynote Speaker: Lee Rowland, an attorney with the ACLU of Nevada, will speak about the far-reaching ramifications that the "War on Terror" has had on freedom of expression and our civil liberties, including "ideological exclusion" (which allows foreign writers and scholars to be illegally barred from entering the United States);  the chilling potential for abuse of the suspension of Habeas Corpus;  the  infamous torture memos, extraordinary rendition (which allows "terrorists" to be held indefinitely without trial), the "state secrets" privilege, and domestic spying.  A Round Table Discussion will follow.

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~ International Day of Peace Fair: ~
Growing Communities of Hope, Creating a Culture of Peace

Sunday, Sept. 21, 11-4pm
West Park Plaza and the surrounding riverwalk
http://renopeace.org