Local Events
Rally at the Old Capitol Building
Please join CODEPINK Tallahassee and Veterans For Peace for the " Four Years of War - Out of Iraq Now! and " Don't Even Think About Bombing Iran" rally on Sunday, March 18, from 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m. in front of the Old Capitol Building at Apalachee Parkway and Monroe Street.
Bring props, banners, signs and street theater. Come to rally in solidarity with hundreds of thousands of people around the world who want to end this war. It's more important than ever to show our constituents that we are angry and we are organizing. Hope to see you there.
Meditate for peace at Shambhala
Shambhala Meditation Center will host a public metta (loving kindness) meditation for all people in the world. It will include sitting and walking meditation, and will have a flexible schedule allowing participants to arrive and depart at their own convenience. Instruction will be provided. The event is Sunday, March 18, from 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m., and will be held at 216 Oakland Ave, Suite #3. Parking is at the rear of the building. Enter through the back door on the right.
Peace and justice exhibit set up in Havana
Lynn and Ginny Coultas have set up a table in the Havana Public Library featuring issues related to peace and justice. The centerpiece of the exhibit is a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. with a plaque quoting him from his last speech at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.: "We must all learn to live together as brothers or perish as fools."
The first exhibit features Black History, focusing on individuals who have worked for peace and justice. On the table are books from the library, which can be checked out, about Martin Luther King, Jr., Muhammad Ali, Rosa Parks, Mary Bethune, Maya Angelou and others. Beside each book are quotes from the books relating to peace and justice.
Next month the exhibit will deal with personal peace making and the last month with international and national peacemaking. The Coultases will continue to select books from the library on these subjects and also want to have handouts. They would appreciate help in locating appropriate handout material. They can be contacted at Clcvlc1@aol.com or by phone at 539-9044.
In the following months the exhibit will be set up at the Quincy and Chattahochee branches of the Gadsden County Library.
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