Ottawa Peace Calendar* October 1986
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Ottawa Peace Calendar * October 1986 |
WEDNESDAY 1
7:.30 pm Film: Burning Land (Israel 1984). The effects of the Arab independence movement on a Jewish family in Tunis in the 1950's. Canadian Film Institute. 395 Wellington. 232-6727.
9.05 pm Radio: Woman as Peacemaker. The myth and reality of women as peacemakers; new ways of working for peace. CBC Radio Ideas 920 AM.
INFORMAL STUDY GROUP on issues in peace and conflict research being formed, to begin in October 1986. Time to be arranged by participants. Interested persons should contact the Peace Resource Centre 230-4590. Limited space available.
LATE EVENTS
OCT 8, 8 pm Conflicts of the World: Philippines. A film and discussion. Holy Cross Parish, 685 Walkley Road. 237-3972
OCT 22, 8 pm Ottawa Anti-Apartheid Group monthly meeting. Jack Purcell Com. Centre. 749-4583
OCT 22, 8 pm Conflicts of the World: The Middle East. Discussion, Abdullah Abdullah. Holy Cross Parish, 685 Walkley Road. 237-3972.
FRIDAY 3
9:30 pm Film: Of Colonels and Camouflage (Greece 1984). Political satire about the military dictatorship in Greece in the 60's. Towne Cinema.
SUNDAY 5
3:30 pm Film: The Manhattan Project (U.S. 1986). How a high school student succeeds in making an atomic bomb, and what he does then. Towne Cinema.
9:30 pm Film: 1922 (Greece 1978).The exodus of Greeks and Armenians from Smyrna in 1922 before the Turkish invasion. Based on an autobiographical novel. Towne Cinema.
MONDAY 6
7:30 pm Ottawa Disarmament Coalition monthly membership meeting. Jack Purcell Community Centre. 231-7786.
7:30 pm North Star Railroad general meeting. OCISO, 18 Louisa St. 729-1766.
8-10:30 pm Workshop: Lesbians in the Women's Liberation Movement. All women welcome. International Women's Week Committee. McNabb Community Centre, 180 Percy. 238-2882.
WEDNESDAY 8
4:30 pm Radio: Tune in to Voice for Peace, CKCU 93.1 FM. This week: The role of guerilla or street theatre in the struggle for Peace and justice. Produced by Richard Sanders. 232-0423.
7-9:30 pm Development Education Course: From Famine to Freedom - Canada and the Third World. First in 8-week course on Wed. eves. For the general public interested in international development. Speakers from development organizations in Ottawa. Register in advance or at first meeting. $40; $25 seniors, students and unwaged. Oxfam Ottawa. Glebe Collegiate Institute, 212 Glebe Ave. 728-1340 (Fred) or leave your name and number at 237-5236 (Oxfam).
8 pm Peace Vigil general meeting. All welcome. Jack Purcell Community Centre, rms. 37-38. 233-7898.
9:05 pm Radio: Woman as Peacemaker, Part 2. CBC Radio Ideas. 920 AM.
THURSDAY 9
7:30 pm Initiative for Peaceful Uses of Technology (INPUT) monthly meeting. St. Pierre Community Centre, 353 Friel. 722-6210.
7:30 pm Public meeting: Dennis Goldberg (former political prisoner in South Africa) speaks on South Africa. International Defense and Aid Fund for South Africa. Fountain Room, National Arts Centre. 233-5939.
7:30 pm Ploughshares Ottawa monthly meeting. Parkdale United Church, Parkdale and Gladstone. 722-6824 (leave message).
FRIDAY 10
12-1:30 pm Continuing demonstration against apartheid. By permit: placards provided. In front of S. African embassy, 15 Sussex Dr. Christians Against Apartheid. 722-1633.
6:30 pm Fundraising supper for the African National Congress, with Dennis Goldberg, former political prisoner in S. Africa. Tickets $25, available at 78 Daly. International Defense and Aid Fund for South Africa and African National Congress. Glebe St. James United Church upper hall (Lyon at 1st Ave.) 233-5939.
MONDAY 13
7:30 prn Film: Les Ordres (Canada 1974). Réflexiom sur les "évènements d'octobre" au Québec en 1974, leurs effets sur la vie quotidienne des gens ordinaires. Institut canadien du film. 395 Wellington. 232-6727.
9:05 pm Radio: Counting the Costs: Three Mile Island/1. Documentary reconstruction of accident at nuclear power plant. CBC Radio Ideas 920 AM.
TUESDAY 14
7:30 pm Ottawa Central America Solidarity Committee monthly meeting. Dalhousie Community Centre. 232-6004.
7:30 pm War Toys Working Group planning meeting for a series of neighbourhood campaigns to declare War Toy Free Zones across Ottawa. Jack Purcell Community Centre, Rm 31. 237-4029 (eves.).
8 pm Amnesty International Local Group 5 monthly meeting. All are welcome. 91 1/2 Fourth Ave. 236-7022 (eves).
WEDNESDAY 15
7 pm Film Love Brewed in the African Pot. About culture in Ghana. Benefit for CUSO. CUSO Carleton Local Cte. Towne Cinema. 564-3865.
7 pm Speaker. Peace in the Integral Age. Norm Alcock, founder of Can. Peace Institute. Ottawa Student Pugwash. At University of Ottawa. 726-6567.
7:30 pm Amnesty International Group 56 monthly meeting. Newcomers welcome. St. Pierre Community Centre, 353 Friel.
7:30 pm Tools for Peace (Coalition for Aid to Nicaragua) monthly meeting. Glebe Community Centre, 690 Lyon St. 728-7582.
7:30 pm Nurses for Social Responsibility monthly meeting. Jack Purcell Community Centre 226-4014; 226-5638.
1:30 pm Alliance for Non-Violent Action, Ottawa affinity group, planning meeting for civil disobedience action at DND Nov 12 (Risk Arrest to Stop the Tests!) St. Pierre Community Centre, 353 Friel. 232-0423
9:05 pm Radio: Woman as Peacemaker, part 3. CBC Radio Ideas 920 AM.
Oct 15-17. Conference on NGO's in international development: Mobilization, Partnership and Effectiveness. $75; $10 students. CUSO, North-South Institute. Skyline Hotel. 563-1242.
THURSDAY 16
9:30 pm Film: Love Brewed in the African Pot. Benefit from CUSO. Towne Cinema.
Oct 16-19 Conference: Peril and Promise. A major conference on psychological dimensions of global peace and security. Infopsych Communications, 542 Parliament St., Toronto, Ont. M4X 1P6 (416) 967-6301.
FRIDAY 17
7 pm Film: Love Brewed in the African Pot Benefit for CUSO. Towne Cinema.
SUNDAY 19
Oct 19-24 MAGOSHAN: Apprivoiser la Paix/Neighbours for Peace. Workshops, films, videos, lectures, information fair. At University Centre, University of Ottawa, 85 Hastey. 564-5737/564-3388.
5 pm MAGOSHAN worship service: Célébration de la vie/Life celebration. Église Sacré Coeur, 591 Cumberland.
6.45 pm Film The Killing Fields (U.K. 1984). British perspective on American involvement in Cambodia, Towne Cinema.
7:30 pm World Federalists-Ottawa monthly meeting. St. Martin's Church. Prince Charles Rd. 728-5516.
8 pm Meditation for Peace monthly meeting. 1821 Prince of Wales. 225-1205.
8 pm MAGOSHAN conférence: La règle de droit et la justice sociale. Dom Helder Camara (Nobel de la Paix 1973). Chapelle Tabaret, 550 Cumberland. 564-5737.
MONDAY 20
1 pm MAGOSHAN conférence/lecture: Amour et Paix/Love and Peace. Chello. Agora, University Centre, University of Ottawa, 85 Hastey. 564-5737.
7 pm International Women's Week community meeting. Every woman welcome. International Women's Week Committee: Jack Purcell Community Centre. 238-2882.
7:30 pm MAGOSHAN conférence/lecture: Mgr. Romulus from Haïti. Alumni Auditorium, University of Ottawa, 85 Hastey. 564-5737.
9:05 pm Radio: Counting the Costs: from Chalk River to Chernobyl. The implications of Chernobyl for nuclear power plant safety. CBC Radio Ideas 920 AM.
TUESDAY 21
Oct 21-23 10 am-4 pm MAGOSHAN information booths/foire d'information. University Centre, 85 Hastey. 564-5737.
7:30 pm MAGOHHAN conférence: Faim et militarisme. Samak Qussai, Association québecquoise des organismes de coopération Internationale. OPIRG, Univ. of Ottawa. 205 University Centre, 85 Hastey. 230-3076.
8 pm Film: Stone Years (Greece 1985) A young couple's love and commitment in the face of government persecution during the military dictatorship in Greece in the 60's and 70's. Canadian Film Institute. 395 Wellington. 232-6727.
8 pm Film: This Is Only a Test. An NFB production. Focuses on peace marchers protesting Cruise missile testing in Alberta. Follows their 330 km trek from Cold Lake Alberta to Edmonton. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. 91-A 4th Ave. 489-3986.
WEDNESDAY 22
12:15 pm Séminaire de recherche: Le système monétaire Internationale: problèmes et prospectives. M. Jacques Bussières (Banque du Canada). Institute for International Development and Cooperation. 50 College Lane, rm. 202. 564-5457.
4:30 pm Radio: Tune in to Voice for Peace, CKCU 93.1 FM. This week: Think globally and act locally: A preview of some of the events organized for UN Disarmament Week. Produced by Richard Sanders. 232-0423.
5 pm MAGOSHAN films: Jonathan Livingstone Seagull; Fantasia (Walt Disney). Agora, University Centre, 85 Hastey. 564-5737.
7:30 pm Public talk; East Timor. the Hidden Holocaust. With José Ramos-Horta, Fretilin observer for East Timor at the U.N. St. Pierre Community Centre, 353 Friel. 232-0423.
8 pm MAGOSHAN théâtre: Jusqu'à quand? Auditorium des anciens, Centre Universitaire, 85 Hastey. 564-5737.
THURSDAY 23
7 pm Film: The Official Story (Argentina 1985). An Argentinian woman begins to suspect that her adopted daughter may be one of the children of los desparecidos (the missing ones). Benefit for Amnesty International. Towne Cinema.
8 pm Soirée MAGOSHAN: Félix LeClerc; Brian St-Pierre. Chapelle Tabaret, 550 Cumberland. 564-5737.
FRIDAY 24
12-1:30 pm Continuing demonstration against apartheid. By permit; placards provided. In front of S. African Embassy, 15 Sussex Dr. Christians Against Apartheid. 722-1633.
7:30 pm CANDLELIGHT VIGIL to begin 2-day continuous candlelight vigil. Bring friends, children, candles, vigil signs, peace songs. At Centennial Flame, Parliament Hill. Peace Vigil. 233-7898.
8 pm Film: Anne Devlin (Ireland 1984). The story of a heroine of the Irish rebellion. Canadian Film Institute. 395 Wellington. 232-6727.
Oct 24-25 Labour Education Weekend; courses on labour law, leadership skills, and more. Register ($25/course) by Oct 17. At Algonquin College, Colonel By Campus. ODLC and CLC 233-7820.
SATURDAY 25
9:30 am - 8 pm Imagine workshop: Imaging a World without Weapons. Envisioning and creating personal and world peace. Registration $50 (includes lunch and snacks); reduced fees available. Contact Fiona 233- 8632 (eves.) At University of Ottawa.
11 am-1 pm RALLY FOR A NUCLEAR WEAPONS FREE CANADA. Music, speakers, entertainment. On Parliament Hill. Operation Dismantle 722-6001. The Ottawa Disarmament Coalition needs volunteers to collect signatures at this Rally.Call 231-7786.
7 pm Film: Funny Dirty Little War. Anti-war satire set in Argentina in the 70's. Mayfair Theatre, Bank at Sunnyside.
MONDAY 27
Oct 27-28 International Youth for Peace and Justice Tour programmes in Ottawa schools. Sponsored by Educating for Peace. 224-2364.
9:05 pm Radio: Growing up with Canada (1986 Massey Lectures by Harry J. Boyle) Part 1. Canada's development in the face of American culture. CBC Radio Ideas 920 AM.
TUESDAY 28
91.05 pm Radio: Growing up With Canada (part 2). CBC Radio Ideas 920 AM.
WEDNESDAY 29
7 pm Speaker: A Peace Treaty with Nature. On environmental ethics. Michael Bloomfield, exec. dir. of Harmony Foundation. University of Ottawa. Ottawa Student Pugwash. 726-6567.
7:30 pm A Peace Links dialogue between Nepean-Carleton political representatives and constituents concerning practical steps MPs and citizens can take to facilitate disarmament. Knox United Church, Knoxdale Road, Nepean. Ploughshares Ottawa 727-8255.
9:05 pm Radio: Growing up with Canada (part 3). CBC Radio Ideas 920 AM.
THURSDAY 30
9:05 pm Radio: Growing up with Canada (part 4). CBC Radio Ideas 920 AM.
FRIDAY 31
7 pm Film: Catch-22 (U.S. 1970). Important and well-known comedy about the senselessness of war. Towne Cinema.
9:05 pm Radio: Growing up with Canada (part 5). CBC Radio Ideas 920 AM.
Oct 31-Nov 2 CANADIAN PEACE ALLIANCE ANNUAL CONVENTION. Theme: Mobilizing for Peace—Taking Canada Out of the Arms Race. Workshops, speakers. At Fort Gary Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba—a Nuclear Weapons Free Province. See inside for details.
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