January Activist Events Sunday
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The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another. Thomas Merton 6
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@TMC Anti-War Committee 2—3:30 pm
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TMC New Economy Meeting At Merton Center at 10 am
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TMC Environmental Justice Community Rights Workshop Friends Meeting House 6-9 pm
TMC New Economy Resilience Circles Training 9am-3pm First United Methodist
Also Saturday 9 am to 6 pm
Mike Stout Rock, & Revolution Tour (see below)
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TMC Book Study Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Ave. 15206 7-8:30 pm
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Clean Rivers Speaker Series Visitcleanriverscamp aign.org/
Jazz at Emmanuel 5 pm “365-24-7”
@TMC Anti-War Committee 2—3:30 pm
21 Black and White Reunion East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 Highland Ave. 15th Annual Summit Against Racism
Antonian Room #502 19
RSVP by 4 pm January 18, by calling 412.613.0300
www.aidemocracy.org 20
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What do you do if you need bail money? 10:00 am-12:00 pm at TMC
See ad on page 3 for more information
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Pittsburgh Goo-Goo Gathering AVA Lounge 5:30-8:00 pm
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The Life of Bayard Rustin 7-9 pm Friends Meeting House Ellsworth Ave. Oakland
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"Department of Hope," will explore the many facets of Hope amongst LGBTQ and Allied young people. August Wilson Center 4 -7 pm
Mohandas Ghandi is assassinated (1948)
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January 2013
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Feb. 1
Birthday Harris of Thomas Interfaith Merton (1915) Lecture: Gershon Baskin, Ph.D Rodef Shalom 11 am-2 pm
Wednesdays Fed-Up! Write on-Letters for Prisoner Rights Thomas Merton Ctr. 7:00-9:30 pm Saturdays Black Voices for Peace—Vigil to End War 1:00 pm—Corner of Penn & Highland Ave. East Liberty Sundays TMC Anti-War Committee (Alternating Sundays) Thomas Merton Ctr. 2-3:30 pm Book’em Packing Days Thomas Merton Ctr. 4-7 pm Capital’s End Every Sunday—6:30-9:30 pm Istanbul Grille-4130 Butler St. Lawrenceville
Monthly Meetings Second Tuesdays W.O.M.I.N. Meeting 7:30-8:30pm 18 Schubert Street Pgh, PA 15212
First Wednesdays Darfur Coalition Meeting (Every Other Thursday) 7:00—9:00 pm—2121 Murray Avenue Second Floor—Squirrel Hill (412) 784-0256 PA Alternative to Death Penalty The Pittsburgh Chapter at 7:00 pm Unitarian Church in Shady Side 605 Moorewood Avenue-15213 First Thursdays Green Party Meeting 5:00—7:30 pm—Room C Carnegie Library—Squirrel Hill
MLK Day! 27
Weekly Meetings Tuesdays International Socialist Organization Thomas Merton Ctr. 730-9:30 pm
Project to End Human Trafficking (PEHT) 10 am -1 pm Carlow University 3333 Fifth Ave Oakland
Merton on the Dalai Lama, he is... “prayer, silence, loving kindness” 13
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Feb. 2 Reconstruct our Peace and Justice Movements Friends Meeting House 4836 Ellsworth Ave at 2:30 pm! Call Scilla at 412-315-7423 or Edith 412-661-7149
Third Sundays Fight for Lifers West 10 am to Noon—Crossroads Church 325 N. Highland Ave—East Liberty
Coming Soon! Thomas Merton Awards April 13, 2013— Award Winner: Marti Sheen