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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 10 November 2008 |
 It's that time of year again! Jeff Helsley and Carolina Peace are hosting a Wine for Peace fund raiser at Goatfeathers in Five Points on Saturday 6 December from 2 until 5 o'clock PM. Jeff will be providing wine and a light buffet for all you peace & justice loving party animals and all proceeds will benefit Carolina Peace Resource Center. Tickets may be purchased in advance for $10 each, or for $12 at the door. E-mail
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to reserve your tickets and make a difference by Wining for Peace.
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Rosewood Community Garden |
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Written by Lori Donath
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Monday, 05 March 2007 |
This organic vegetable garden is located at 1100 S. Holly St., behind Ben Arnold Center. All who live near the garden are welcome to become growers. Reap the benefits of fresh food and community! Regular working meetings are held at the garden EVERY SUNDAY after 3:00 pm. Call 803-I-GO-CPRC (803-446-2772).
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Working Meeting: Edisto Court Garden |
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Written by Billy Terry
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Sunday, 16 November 2008 |
 Saturday 22 November at 10:00 am, there will be a working meeting at the Edisto Court Community Garden. It is located at 1905 Wiley St. You may click on the map to the left to zoom out or get directions from where you are. Please come out and help if you can.
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Americans United for Separation of Church and State Meeting |
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Written by Rev. Neal Jones
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Friday, 14 November 2008 |
"The Dawn of Religious Freedom in South Carolina"
Guest Speaker: Dr. Lewis Burke
When: 6:00 PM, Sunday, December 7
Where: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
2701 Heyward Street (Corner of Heyward and Woodrow Streets in Shandon)
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Written by William P. Kreml
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Monday, 17 November 2008 |
 It's comfortable to blame George W. Bush entirely for the Iraq War but, as Nixon used to say, "It would be wrong." Recall that at the outset of the war, the Germans said "no," the French said "no," and the Canadians said "no." Three out of four of our closest allies ain't bad, but it ain't good enough. The conventional wisdom is that Bush bullied Tony Blair and the British into going along with us. I don't believe it for a moment. The British have been diddling in the Middle East since long before Larry of Arabia. I went to graduate school with a former RAF pilot who was so proud of his World War II service and at the same time so ashamed of his bombing of the Jews in 1948.
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Obama’s Election Brings Hope for Peace |
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Written by Tom Turnipseed
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Saturday, 15 November 2008 |
 The mandate given to Barack Obama means an impressive number of Americans got over their racial and ethnic hang-ups due to an extraordinarily eloquent, confident and organized leader who speaks of peace, hope and change. Obama won in spite of his race and global family heritage that would have been insurmountable political liabilities for a lesser leader. Go to thestate.com.
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Carolina Peace Goes to Ft. Benning! |
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Written by Arnold Karr
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Thursday, 13 November 2008 |
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Carolina Peace is registered as a participant group for the November 2008 Vigil to Close the SOA at Ft. Benning, GA. The Vigil runs from Friday 21 November through Sunday 23 November. There will also be pre-and post-vigil events on Thursday 20 and Monday 24 November.
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SOA Watch Founder Threatened with Excommunication |
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Written by Arnold Karr
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Friday, 14 November 2008 |
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Fr. Roy Bourgeois, a Maryknoll priest, Vietnam veteran and founder of SOA Watch, which sponsors the annual Vigil to Close the School of the Americas has been threatened with excommonication from the Roman Catholic Church for his public condemnation and defiance of the Vatican's refusal to ordain women to the priesthood. Fr. Bourgeois's response to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican agency that notified him of his impending excommunication, appears in the online edition of National Catholic Reporter .
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House Concert: Non CPRC Event |
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Written by Valerie & Henry
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Sunday, 16 November 2008 |
 We are pleased to announce a HOUSE CONCERT on Monday, November 24, 2008 at our home. Performing will be Charlie King and Karen Brandow, long time professional folk singers. Doors open at 7 PM, music begins at 7:30, $10/person includes coffee, tea and sweets.
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Inaugural Trip: A Non-CPRC Event |
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Written by Arnold Karr
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Friday, 14 November 2008 |
On Tuesday 19 January 2009 there will be a chartered bus trip to Washington D.C. to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Barack Obama. This is a non-partisan, non-affiliated effort. The itinerary for the trip is as follows:
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Written by Five Points Association
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Thursday, 13 November 2008 |
 December 05, 2008
Celebrate
the Holiday season in true Five Points style this year during "Five
Points Festivus" 2008. From traditional holiday cheer to fun Festivus
events, the place to be on December 5, 6 & 7 will be in Five Points!
Join us for the following events:
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CALL FOR MORATORIUM ON IMMIGRATION RAIDS |
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Written by S.C. Christian Action Council
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Monday, 10 November 2008 |
South Carolina’s Only Statewide Ecumenical Agency Urges Restraint
Columbia, SC – November 10 – South Carolina Christian Action Council today issues call for Moratorium on Immigration Raids in South Carolina.
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Written by The Institute for Southern Studies
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Thursday, 30 October 2008 |
A New Voice for a Changing South.
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 13 November 2008 |
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Immigrant Rights News is posted from 1 to 5 times a week, and is for educational purposes only.
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 17 November 2008 |
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OpenLeft is a news, analysis and action website dedicated toward building a progressive governing majority in America. The three founding partners are Chris Bowers, Mike Lux, and Matt Stoller.
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Top Stories from AlterNet |
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Written by AlterNet
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Thursday, 30 October 2008 |
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Last Five Weekdays
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CorpWatch and KPFA Radio Launch "Afghanistan 2008: Seven Years After the Taliban" Multimedia Project |
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Written by CorpWatch
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Friday, 31 October 2008 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Road construction on Kabul-Mazar Road, Afghanistan.
Photo by Nobu Sakamoto/Pratap Chatterjee
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CorpWatch and KPFA Radio Launch "Afghanistan 2008: Seven Years After the Taliban" Multimedia Project Collaboration.
(Berkeley, CA - October 31, 2008) Seven years after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan to oust the Taliban, the country faces an increasingly uncertain future. Award-winning investigative journalists Pratap Chatterjee and Nobu Sakamoto, reported from Afghanistan immediately following the invasion, and now return to the country as part of a CorpWatch/KPFA Radio collaboration to take stock. Read entire article.
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Written by Adam Parker, The Charleston Post and Courier
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Sunday, 02 November 2008 |
Columbia Protester Charged in 2002 Presidential Visit
The water under the bridge in a freedom of speech case has been pushed
back with force by a famed defense attorney who appeared in Charleston
last week to argue on behalf of a South Carolina career activist. Read entire article.
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No MOX slated for Oconee plant |
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Written by Tim Smith • CAPITAL BUREAU • The Greenville News
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Thursday, 30 October 2008 |
COLUMBIA -- Duke Energy doesn't plan to use nuclear reactor fuel made from converted weapons-grade plutonium at its Oconee reactors, a spokeswoman has told The Greenville News.
Go to GreenvilleOnline
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Somalia After the Ethiopian Occupation |
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Written by Abukar Arman
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Wednesday, 29 October 2008 |
 All signs point to Ethiopia soon ending its nearly two-year occupation of Somalia, a U.S.-instigated aggression that led to "Africa's worst humanitarian crisis." Once the Ethiopians are gone, the author believes it is inevitable that Islamist forces will be part of the new order. "The Islamists have an unmatched record of public service. They operated schools, hospitals, and for six months before the occupation removed every checkpoint in Mogadishu and brought a semblance of peace." American fear and loathing of Islam notwithstanding, the Somali "people will embrace pluralistic, non-puritanical Islamic governance." Read entire article.
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Stay of execution for Troy Davis, Oct. 24 |
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Written by Anna Shockley
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Friday, 24 October 2008 |
Troy Davis' execution, which was scheduled for this Monday, October
27, has been halted, so that attorneys can file a law suit based on the
claim that he is innocent of the murder for which he was sentenced to
death.
Thanks to Amnesty International and NCADP
for their timely updates, and thanks to the law office of the Southern
Center for Human Rights for this wonderful news. Click below for more
information, and check back often for action requests, or contact
anna(at)charlestonpeace.net, 843-312-9741.
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ICE Raid Puts Greenville Families at Risk |
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Written by Coalition for New South Carolinians
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Monday, 27 October 2008 |
The recent ICE raids on a Greenville poultry plant have put the families of detainees in a financial bind. Any little bit of money that you or your friends can send will help them out so much, in just providing basic necessities to the families, most of whom have lost their only source of income. Please send your checks to:
Catholic Charities Piedmont Region
Memo for the check: Humanitarian Immigration
P.O. Box 12, Greenville, SC 29602
Thank you for your generosity and go to Coalition for New South Carolinians to learn more.
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FOE ad on nuclear bailout |
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Written by Gerald Rudolph
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Monday, 06 October 2008 |
Friends of the Earth Ad Links Nuclear Loan Guarantees to Bush Bailout
September 29, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Nick Berning, 202-222-0748
New Friends of the Earth Ad Ties Nuclear Loan Guarantees to Bush Bailout
Loan guarantees sought by nuclear industry for reactor
construction amount to 'preemptive bailout,' with expected default rate
of 50 percent or higher
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10/4/08 BREAKING NEWS: Chipotle makes 11th hour offer on eve of Tour |
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Written by Coalition of Immokalee Workers
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Friday, 17 October 2008 |
 On the eve the 2008 Chipocrisy Tour, the CIW received an email from
Chipotle, containing a letter signed by Chipotle CEO Steve Ells. The
letter describes several measures Chipotle says it will undertake in
response to the Campaign for Fair Food.
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Water Injustice in Palestine--L.A. Government Partners with Israeli Company |
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Written by Manar Shabouk
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Monday, 15 September 2008 |
 A Los Angeles municipality will enter into joint research and development with Mekorot, a government owned corporation that is the national supplier for Israel. The Stop the Wall campaign has called for a boycott of this project, which legitimizes Israeli water practices at the expense of Palestinian communities across historic Palestine. Boycott Fact Sheet
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West African Drum and Dance Classes |
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Written by Gerald Rudolph
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Sunday, 17 August 2008 |
Master drummer, Amara Camara, will be teaching drum lessons on Sunday afternoons from 2:30-3:30 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Columbia. The cost is $10 per class, $8 for students. Beautiful West African drums are provided. The drum classes/drum circle are so much fun! You do not have to commit to a certain number of classes - just let us know if you are coming so we can have a drum there for you.
Those who want to observe class are welcome.
In addition, West African dance classes will be taught from 4-5:30 pm. Dancers will be accompanied by traditional West African drumming. The classes are geared for all levels to grasp and understand. The cost is $10 per class, $8 for students. Experience the rich culture of West Africa in dance and drum!
If you have questions about any of the classes, please contact Toni Jones at 260-6486 or by email at
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The money from the classes will be used to buy rice for the people of the Ratoma neighborhood in Conakry, Guinea, West Africa. The people of Guinea have a vibrant artistic culture that they enjoy sharing with others. Unfortunately, Guinea is one of the poorest countries in Africa, where people live on less than $1 per day. With the worldwide rise in fuel prices, many Guinea families now eat only every other day.
Come to drum class today and be energized by this beautiful musical tradition while helping our brothers and sisters in West Africa.
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Written by Gerald L. Rudolph
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Monday, 11 August 2008 |
Read about why nuclear is not a good option for reducing our impact on climate change from energy consumption.
Contact Gerald Rudolph, 803-446-2772 or
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, if you have questions or would like to arrange to pick up the book locally.
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Progressive Social Hour(s) |
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 25 July 2003 |
Jerry, Michael, and Sara Rouse the Rabble and the Riff-raff
Join us every Wednesday evening after Women in Black from 6:15-8pm at
Tio's Mexican Cafe , 921 Sumter Street (across from the Horseshoe). Join
us for good food and lively conversation.
Then, to make it a truly progressive affair, amble down to the Spur Stop, just past Beezers, for Open Mike Night - sometimes poetry, sometimes music - and optional shisha: outdoors, just to make it legal.
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Seed Show - Every Weekday Morning from 8 to 9 am on WOIC 1230AM |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 04 November 2008 |
 Join the Seed Show every weekday morning, for exciting guests, commentary, and live music every Friday. Every weekday morning from 8 to 9 am on WOIC 1230AM. You can also click the broadcast link on seedshow.com for live streaming (8 to 9am only). With Tom Turnipseed and co-hosts Rev. Neal Jones, Wendy Brinker, Arnold Karr, and Michael Berg.
Upcoming Featured Guests:
Nov 12 Dr. Howard Zinn: Historian, Author, Social Activist
Nov 13 Marion Edmonds, Director of Communications, SC PRT
Nov 14 Live Music - Michael Berg
Nov 17 Stephen Zunis: Professor, Author, Foreign Affrs. Expert
Nov 18 Will Goins: Native American activist, storyteller, archivist
Nov 19 Miriam Pemberton: Inst. for Policy Studies, Research Fellow
Nov 20 Ellen Woodoff: Columbia Museum of Art
{courtesy promotion for non-CPRC activity}
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Buy From Local Supporters |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 11 January 2007 |
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Carolina Peace thanks the following local businesses for their support:
Adriana's (721 Saluda Ave)
Ben and Jerry's (2901 Devine St)
Blue Cactus (2002 Greene Street)
Cool Beans (1217 College St.)
Dr. Books (718 Santee Ave)
El Burrito (934 Harden St)
Floral and Hardy Farm (1824 old barnwell rd, lexington, SC )
Goatfeathers (2017 Devine Street)
Hip-Wa-Zee {costumes & vintage clothing} (940 Harden St.)
Loose Lucy's (709 Saluda Ave.)
Mediterranean Tea Room (2601 Devine Street)
Papa Jazz Records (2014 Greene St.)
Pop's N.Y.Pizza (707 Harden Street)
Purple Lotus (1028 Woodrow Street )
Revente Women's Consignment (737 Saluda Ave)
Rosewood Market and Deli (2803 Rosewood Dr)
Shear Five Salon (728 Saluda Ave)
Swift Water Beads (1101 Harden Street)
Tio's Mexican Cafe (921 Sumter St.--around corner from old location)
Trustus Theatre (520 Lady Street)
Webb-Rawls Gallery & Fine Framing (619 Harden)
Wish (719 Saluda Ave)
Yesterday's (2030 Devine St)
We encourage you to buy from these fine establishments, and while you're there, thank them for their support of the CPRC.
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"Justice After Bush: Prosecuting an Outlaw Administration" by Scott Horton, a New York attorney who writes the weblog 
Women in Black meets in front of the state house at Gervais and Main at
5:00 pm every Wednesday until the US is out of Iraq. Please come.
Post Office Box 7933