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2:00pm - 4:30pm Albany: Forum - "Can We Survive Health Care Reform?" 
Category : Health / Care
Capital District Alliance for Universal Health Care will sponsor a forum questioning the current healthcare reform bill being discussed in Congress.
The featured speaker will be Dr. Carol Paris, a single payer health care advocate, and one of group of physicians that were arrested for civil disobedience at the Senate Finance Committee Roundtable Discussion on Healthcare.
Congressman Paul Tonko, Dr. Andy Coates and John Sullivan, PA will also participate in the forum.
Cost: Free.
Location:
Emerson Community Hall Forum
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany
405 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
Map and...
3:00pm - 5:00pm Rosendale: Talk on "Thinking & Organizing Strategically in Times of Jubilation, In Times of Melancholy"
Category : General / Misc
A talk by Ulster county organizer and writer Richard Grossman.
Organizer's talking points:
Why do so many great struggles for change not accomplish what people set out to accomplish?
Why are citizen groups large and small so shut-out of deliberation and policy-making on war, climate, energy, food, banking, health care, foreclosures, jobs, economic development... you name it...?
More from the organizer: "For starters, we need new, uncomfortable conversations about: our overrated English constitutional heritage, the USA's minority-rule constitution, law and economics as 5th columns in our midst, what the...
6:00pm - 8:00pm New Paltz: Presentation and discussion on "Crisis in Puerto Rico"
Category : General / Misc
The current economic and social trauma in Puerto Rico has seen massive layoffs and demonstrations, a general strike, repression and ongoing unrest. Presentation and discussion with seasoned activist and jailed SOA protester Rev. Luis Barrios, chair of Latin American Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY).
An optional potluck begins at 5:00pm.
Cost: Free.
Location:
New Paltz Village Hall
25 Plattekill Ave (a block south of Main St/ Rt 299)
New Paltz, NY 12561
(Park in the Village Hall parking lot)
Map and directions:
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9:00am - 10:30am Latham: Interfaith Alliance chapter meeting
Category : General / Misc
People of Faith working for Justice in Public Policy, meeting on the second Monday of each month. All are invited to attend.
Committees working on issues:
Criminal justice
Exploitation
Violence
Electoral reform
Development and preservation
Location:
Latham Community Baptist Church
109 Forts Ferry Rd
Latham, NY 12110
Map and directions:
maps.google.com...
Contact: 518-783-7769 or via email address below.
Sponsored by: Interfaith Alliance of NYS, Capital District chapter.
5:00pm - 6:00pm Delmar: Weekly peace vigil
Category : Peace / War
Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace hold a weekly vigil every Monday.
From the organizers:: "Please join us in taking a stand against the war! Even if you can only stop by for a few minutes, your presence helps make a difference. Those of us who regularly attend the vigil enjoy sharing news and community with each other, and the encouraging honks and support from many drivers. Among other purposes, this weekly vigil serves as a regular reminder to hundreds of people in our community (those driving or walking by) of our viewpoints, issues and information - something they rarely see in the media. Bring a sign or borrow one of our extras....
7:00pm - 8:30pm Albany: Meeting and organizing - "Justice for Immigrants"
Category : Human Rights
A local chapter of the faith-based New Sanctuary Movement group gathers on the 2nd Monday of each month in support of local immigrants who are at-risk of deportation, and generally assisting families affected by immigration laws. Example forms of assistance include distributing groceries, visiting the incarcerated, accompanying immigrants to court, seeking fair treatment from employers and landlords.
From the organizers: "We are people of faith and labor folks who are grateful for the contributions of immigrants."
Cost: Free.
Location:
Emmaus House
45 Trinity Place
Albany, NY 12202
Map and...
7:00pm New Paltz: Pax Christi peace and justice meeting
Category : Peace / War
A regular meeting of the peace and justice group Hudson Valley Pax Christi, every 2nd Monday of the month.
Location:
St Joseph's Church
34 South Chestnut St (Rt 208)
New Paltz, NY 12561
Map and directions:
maps.google.com...
Contact: via the email address below.
10:00pm - 11:00pm Wappingers Falls: Cable TV program on factory farming
Category : Agriculture / Food
"Undercover TV"
A series on agriculture, food, and animal cruelty; broadcasting on Wappingers Falls Cablevision channel 21, every Thursday, 9-10pm and every Monday 10-11pm.
The weekly broadcasts are showings of DVDs about the meat industry, from treatment of animals to the food on our plates, and possibly includes pieces on the fur industry. They are filmed by undercover video cameras from across the US.
Each show does have credits if viewers want to get in touch with the producers. In Defense of Animals is the organization supporting this effort.
Warning: Each video depicts graphic violence towards animals.
Contact:...
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5:00pm - 6:00pm Poughkeepsie: Spiritual progressive radio show - "Spiritually Speaking" on 91.3 FM WVKR
Category : General / Misc
"A minister, a rabbi and a priest walk into a radio station..."
This show addresses issues of progressive spirituality, and airs every Tuesday on 91.3 FM WVKR, the student-run independent radio station that broadcasts from Vassar College.
The show can also be heard live online via: http://www.wvkr.org
From the organizers: "A weekly talk show focusing on the religious left and the intersections between spirituality and the progressive political impulse. The show explores the sources of our values, courage, vision, and love and the ways in which we strive to nurture...
7:00pm Albany: Meeting on climate action
Category : Energy
"Climate Action - Next Steps"
A meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. The goal is to plan continued steps and community outreach, spreading the word about energy system change on both a local and global level.
Cost: Free.
Location:
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany
405 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
Map and directions:
maps.google.com...
Contact: 518 466-9339, or via the email address below.
Sponsored by: Capital Region...
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12:00pm - 1:00pm Albany: Peace vigil
Category : Peace / War
A vigil for peace every Wednesday in front of the State Capitol Building.
Messages from the organizer: The vigil opposes the US, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; urges dialog, not war, with Iran; supports human rights and international cooperation."
Location:
In front of State Capitol Building, East side
Eagle St and Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12207
Map and directions at:
maps.google.com...
Contact: 518-463-5907, or use email below.
Sponsored by: Albany Friends and Peace Action.
4:00pm - 6:00pm Latham: CANCELED - Rally and picket of anti-union practices at Holiday Inn Express
Category : Labor
The workers and hotel management have reached a settlement, and this action is over. This listing remains for posterity because there are still many web links leading to it.
Every Wednesday, demonstrators picketed in solidarity with striking workers at the Holiday Inn Express in Latham.
Background from the organizers:: "Workers at the Holiday Inn Express got tired of poverty wages, unaffordable healthcare, and bad management. They joined with Workers United local 471 to form a union at this hotel, owned by Jim Morrell. Within 24 hours hotel management fired 3 workers on the organizing committee and fired another not...
4:00pm - 5:00pm Schodack: Peace vigil
Category : Peace / War
A "silent, respectful" peace vigil every Wednesday.
From the organizers: "Please join your neighbors to support bringing the troops home and ending this war."
The vigil location is wheelchair accessible.
During the summer months of Daylight Saving Time, the vigil is from 4:30pm-5:30pm. During the winter months and Standard Time, the vigil is from 4:00pm-5:00pm
Location:
Across from the new Schodack Town Hall, in front of Schodack Plaza
265 Schuurman Road (at Columbia Turnpike/US9/US20)
Schodack / Castleton on Hudson, NY 12033
Map and directions:
5:00pm - 6:00pm Rhinebeck: Peace vigil
Category : Peace / War
A one-hour vigil for peace every Wednesday.
All are welcome. Local high school students often attend.
Location:
Main light in the middle of town
At the corner of Montgomery (Mill St / Rt 9) and Market St (Rt 308)
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Map and directions at:
maps.google.com...
Contact: 845 876-7906 or via the email address below.
Sponsored by: Red Hook for Peace and Justice, and Dutchess Peace.
7:00pm New Paltz: Drama on the future of climate change - "The Age of Stupid"
Category : Environment
"The Age of Stupid" (2009, dir Franny Armstrong, 92 mins, AgeOfStupid.net... )
A critically acclaimed drama about a man living alone in the devastated future world, looking at old footage from the year 2008 and wondering why humankind failed to address climate change.
Cost: Free.
Location:
Auditorium
Coykendall Science Building
SUNY New Paltz
New Paltz, NY 12561
Map and directions:
newpaltz.edu...
Contact: 845 257-3447, or via the email address below.
Sponsored by: SUNY New Paltz Environmental Task Force/NYPIRG.
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5:00pm - 6:00pm Poughkeepsie: "Activist Radio" on WVKR 91.3 FM
Category : General / Misc
"Activist Radio" with Fred Nagel and Gary Kenton, every Thursday on WVKR: 91.3 FM, Vassar College Radio.
Topics include the history of social struggle, activist songs, and media commentary.
On Air Calls: 845 437-7178.
Internet streaming and podcasts of these programs are available at the web site below, which also has past shows for download and listening.
Contact: Fred Nagel at the below email address, or 845 876-7906
Sponsored by: Dutchess Greens, Dutchess Peace.
6:00pm - 9:00pm Albany: Solidarity Committee meeting
Category : Labor
The Solidarity Committee meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month. All are welcome in solidarity with unions, peace, and community organizations.
A work party for mailing of the Solidarity Notes newsletter begins at 6:00pm, with the meeting agenda starting at 7:30pm.
Location:
Social Justice Center
33 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12210
Map and directions at:
maps.google.com...
Contact: 518-426-0883 or email below.
7:00pm - 9:00pm Delmar: Discussion on immigration with local ACLU director
Category : Civil Liberties
Melanie Trimble, Director of the Capital Region Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, will discuss current U.S. Immigration Policy, various pending proposals, and the position of the American Civil Liberties Union. She will discuss what citizens can do to support comprehensive immigration reform, and review some of the most important issues.
From ACLU literature: "Documented and undocumented immigrants alike face abuses of civil rights and liberties on a day-to-day basis. With twelve to fifteen million undocumented immigrants nationwide and up to one million in New York State, we face an ongoing human rights crisis that...
7:00pm - 8:30pm Woodstock: Meeting of "Middle East Crisis Response"
Category : General / Misc
The Middle East Crisis Response is a group of Hudson Valley residents joined in protest against policies of Israel and the United States.
Meetings are held on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.
Location:
Woodstock Public Library
5 Library Ln
Woodstock, NY 12498
Map and directions:
maps.google.com...
Contact: 845 876-7906, or via the email address below.
Sponsored by: Middle East Crisis Response
9:00pm - 10:00pm Wappingers Falls: Cable TV program on factory farming
Category : Agriculture / Food
"Undercover TV"
A series on agriculture, food, and animal cruelty; broadcasting on Wappingers Falls Cablevision channel 21, every Thursday, 9-10pm and every Monday 10-11pm.
The weekly broadcasts are showings of DVDs about the meat industry, from treatment of animals to the food on our plates, and possibly includes pieces on the fur industry. They are filmed by undercover video cameras from across the US.
Each show does have credits if viewers want to get in touch with the producers. In Defense of Animals is the organization supporting this effort.
Warning: Each video depicts graphic violence towards animals.
Contact:...
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12:30pm - 1:00pm Poughkeepsie: Press conference for more compassion budget - "Have a Heart, Albany"
Category : General / Misc
Pre-Valentine's Day "Have a Heart, Albany - Save Dutchess with Better Choice Budget"
A press conference/rally in front of the County Office Building, with Dutchess Outreach Executive Director Brian Riddell, Dutchess CSEA's Shaun Chesley, Hudson Valley Area Federation, and County Legislators Joel Tyner, Jim Doxsey, and Dan Kuffner.
The group and rally attendees will be promoting alternatives to the drastic cuts in services planned by Governor Patterson.
Location:
In front of Dutchess County Office Building
22 Market Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12580
Map and directions:
7:00pm - 9:00pm Troy: Documentary on radical architect Michael Reynolds his fight for sustainable housing - "Garbage Warrior"
Category : General / Misc
"Garbage Warrior" (2007, dir. Oliver Hodge, 86 mins, GarbageWarrior.com... )
A documentary about US architect Michael Reynolds and his fight to introduce radically sustainable housing. Thirty years ago, Reynolds conceived a home that heats itself, provides its own water, grows its own food, recycles its own waste, has its own power source; and can be built anywhere, by anyone, out of the things society throws away... requiring no expensive technology.
Reynolds built such a home, and has been fighting ever since to bring his concept to the public. He believes that in an age...
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12:00pm - 1:00pm Chatham: Peace vigil
Category : Peace / War
A weekly Saturday vigil to protest the wars the U.S. is waging against Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The group also wants the Bush Administration to be prosecuted for war crimes.
From the organizers: "We advocate non-violent solutions to the world's problems and support human rights everywhere."
Location:
Chatham Green (next to the railroad station)
5 Depot Square
Chatham, NY 12307
Map and directions:
maps.google.com...
Contact: 518 766-2992, or via the email address below.
Sponsored by: The Chatham Peace Initiative
12:00pm - 1:00pm Saratoga Springs: Peace vigil
Category : Peace / War
A peace vigil every Saturday in front of the Post Office.
From the organizer: "Please keep the crosswalks clear and be the peace you want in the world. Many among us will be making signs with positive messages reflecting our hopes or our concerns for the future. Our goal is to: Support the United Nations in promoting peace; Encourage people to consider effective alternatives to war; Empower people to express their views to their elected officials."
Location:
outside the Post Office
Broadway and Church Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Map and directions:
12:00pm - 2:00pm Wappingers Falls: Weekly peace and climate change vigil
Category : General / Misc
A long standing peace vigil, now with a climate change aspect, happening every Saturday. Pete Seeger attends when he can.
Organizer's statement: "There is no Planet B, but a better world is possible."
Location:
On the grassy knoll
Intersection of Routes 9 & 9D
(near the South Hills Mall, at the "West Main St" sign)
Wappingers Falls, NY 12601
Map and directions:
maps.google.com...
Contact: 845 632-1552, or via the email address below.
12:30pm - 1:30pm New Paltz: Women in Black peace vigil
Category : Peace / War
A peace vigil occurring every Saturday.
From the organizers: "Women in Black has been standing for an end to war and violence in all its forms for over 8 years. We wear black in resistance and mourning for all the senseless killing. We are also calling for a progressive agenda that provides green jobs, universal health care, and in general, policies that benefit the people and not special interests. We are silent for the last ten minutes. Please join us."
Men are welcome to the vigil.
Location:
In front of the Elting Library
Corner of Main St and North Front Street
New Paltz, NY 12561
Map and directions:
3:00pm - 4:30pm Albany: Panel on problems and solutions in the NYS public defense system
Category : Crime / Punishment
"Public Defense Representation from the Client's Point of View"
Members of the Client Advisory Board of the New York State Defenders Association will describe current problems in the state's public defense system and what citizen's can do to bring about change, build reform, and help develop client advisory boards.
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Location:
Meeting Room 3
Convention Center
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12212
Venue's directions:
ogs.state.ny.us...
Google map and directions:
3:00pm - 11:00pm Hudson: WGXC community radio benefit, with postcard gallery and performances
Category : Media
Two events in one day, benefiting WGXC's fundraising efforts to launch its community-oriented FM signal in 2010.
"Hudson Gallery Events: Postcard Preview" from 3:00pm to 5:00pm - Postcard sized artworks available by over 70 artists in support of WGXC. Each card will be for sale for $50.
"Hudson Gallery Events: Sound + Voice + Image" from 7:00pm to 11:00pm - The evening will see MC Norman Douglas presenting performances and readings with and by: Bunnybrains, Brian Dewan, Cornelius Eady, Maggie Estep, Fall Harbor, Peter Head, Lady Moon, Bernadette Mayer & Philip Good, Prana, George Quasha, Jody Rael, David Rothenberg & Matt...
7:00pm - 9:00pm Albany: Talk by director of West Bank Quaker school
Category : Education
Joyce Ajlouny is in her sixth year as the director of the Ramallah Friends School (RFS), located in the West Bank/Palestine, about 15 miles north of Jerusalem. She will speak about the important impact that the RFS has had on the community throughout its 140 year history as a leading school in the Middle East. She will also describe her personal challenges, as well as those of the RFS community of students and teachers, which result from living and working under a military occupation.
Ms. Ajlouny is a member of the Ramallah Monthly Meeting and is one of the very few Palestinian Quakers left in the country. She is a graduate of RFS and...
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