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Search the calendar below to find an event near you.  If you'd like to book Medea Benjamin for an event or have questions about an event listed below, please contact Alli from the DC office at Alli[@]codepink.org.

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October 2014:

October 7, Philadelphia, PA: Brandywine Peace Committee speaking event, Engaging Faith Communities with the Anti-Drone Warfare Movement. Project Home 1515 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 191030

October 18-19, Mont Pelier, VT: Green Mountain Peace Summit, details TBA

October 20, Boston, MA: Harvard University, TBA

October 21, Boston: Wellesley College talk on Iraq and Syria, 7 pm.

October 22, Boston: Suffolk University talk on Iraq and Syria, 4:00pm. Address TBA

7:00pm: Friends Meeting House event sponsored by United for Justice with Peace. 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA, 02138

October 23, Boston: Brandeis University talk on Iraq and Syria. 415 South Street, Waltham, MA, 02453

October 26-17, Dearborn, MI: Meta Peace Team keynote speaker and recipient of the Rachel Corrie Peace Award. Talk: Active Nonviolence- Growing from the Grassroots to the Global. 7258 Chase Rd., Dearborn, MI 481236

November 2014:

November 6, Gainesville, FL: University of Florida talk, 6pm, speaking on international women and empowerment. SW 13th St, Gainsville, FL 32611.

November 7, Gainesville, FL: Demonstration outside drone manufacturer at 3 pm, details TBA.

6:00pm: Speaking at Wild Iris Bookstore about drones, 22 SE 5th Ave., Gainsville FL, 32601.

November 8, Houston, TX: Keynote speaker at the Peacemaker Awards Dinner organized by Houston Peace and Justice Center at 4pm. At Univ. of Houston Hilton Hotel (1600 Lamar, Houston TX, 77010).

PAST EVENTS:

June 2014:

June 18, Detroit MI: 221st General Assembly Peace Breakfast at the Cobo Conference Center (1 Washington Blvd, D) at 6:45 am. Tickets available until June 10th.

May 2014:

May 2, Park Slope United Methodist Church at 410 6th Ave in Brooklyn NY at 7:30 pm

April 2014:

April 1, Northern Michigan University, in the Huron/Michigan rooms of the University Center at 7 pm

April 5, Rocky River, Ohio West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River. The event is from 10-5 and Medea's keynote is at 1:30 pm.

April 16, New Haven, CT Promoting Enduring Peace at UCC Church on the Green 270 Temple Street, New Haven at 7 pm. Medea will be speaking and receiving the Gandhi Award. RSVP here: http://goo.gl/khxzI4

April 22-25, Costa Rica 

March 2014:

March 16, Trinity Church in Princeton, NJ (33 Mercer Street) at 3 pm.

March 18, Virginia Tech, 7:15pm at 300 Whitmore Hall (1185 Perry St, Blacksburg, VA)

March 19, Radford University 7pm at McGuffey Hall room 203.

March 20, Northern Illinois University 7:15 pm at the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center

March 22, Ecumenical Advocacy Days DC National Meeting at 11am at the Doubletree Hotel in Crystal City, VA

March 28th, Mount Holyoke, South Hadley MA, 7 pm at the Gamble Auditorium

February 2014:

January 2014:

January 28-31, South Carolina

January 31, Baltimore, Maryland TEDx Talk, 2:15 pm

December 2013:

December 9-16, Germany

November 2013:

November 15-16, CODEPINK 2013 Drone Summit, Killing by Remote Control. Register now: www.codepink.org/drones2013.

October 2013:

October 9, "The Ethical Implication of Drones," Plymouth State University Lecture Series: "What Happened to Ethics?" Plymouth, NH.

October 19, Gandhi-King Conference, 477 North Fifth Street, Memphis, TN

October 18, William Sloane Coffin Jr. Peacemaker Award Event, 557 Broadway, New York City, New York. Tickets for sale. Details:

6:00-7:00, Special cocktail hour with Medea

September 2013:

September 20-21, The Shalom Center for Continuing Education, Pleasant Hill, TN.

September 27, 6:30pm, Red Emma's and the Baltimore Book Festival, Baltimore, MD

September 28-29. Midwest Action Against Drones event. 9/28: March and rally beginning at 3pm at Millennium Park. 9/29 conference begins at 9:45am.

August 2013:

August 3, 3-5pm, The Book Tavern, 936 Broad Street, Augusta, GA 30901

August 4, 3pm, Yemen talk with Jeb Boone, Headquarters Library (ground floor), 823 Telfair St., Augusta, GA 30901

August 6, 7pm, Spirit of St. Stephen's, 2201 First Ave S, Minneapolis, MN

August 7-11, Veterans for Peace Convention, Madison, WI

August 15, 4-6pm, General Atomics Protest with Veterans For Peace, 3550 General Atomics Court, San Diego, CA

August 16, 6:00pm, Church of the Brethren, La Verne, CA

August 26, 7pm, Carol Woods Auditorium, 50 Dairy Weaver Road, Chapel Hill, NC

August 27, 7pm, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, 3313 Wade Avenue, Raleigh, NC

August 28, 7:30pm, Quaker House of Fayetteville, 223 Hillsdale Ave., Fayetteville, NC 28301

August 29, 12:00pm, Unity Church of Charlotte, 401 E Arrowood, Charlotte NC

7pm, Malaprops Bookstore, 55 Haywood St, Asheville, NC

July 2013:

July 9, 4:30-6pm, Common Grounds, Middleburg, VA

July 13, 2pm, Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St, Hartford, CT

July 14, 5pm, Center Church on the Green, 250 Temple St., New Haven, CT

July 16, 6:30pm, Time and Space Limited (TSL), Hudson, NY

July 18, 7:30pm, Christian Community Church, 10 Green River Lane, Hillsdale, NY

July 19, 7-8:30pm, Berkshire South Community Center, 15 Crissey Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230

July 20, 10:30am, Troy Public Library, 100 2nd St., Troy, NY 12180

July 21, 12-1:30pm, Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Saugerties, NY
2:30-4pm, Gardiner Library, Gardiner, NY
7-9pm Wallkill River School of Art, Village of Montgomery, NY

July 22, 8:15-9:45pm, Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal Street, Ellenville, NY

July 23, 7pm, Charwat Room at the Adriance Memorial Library, 93 Market St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

July 24, 7-9pm, Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock, NY

July 25, 6-8pm, Albany Social Justice Center, 33 Central Avenue, Albany, NY

July 26, 7-9pm, Warwick Valley Community Center, 11 Hamilton Ave, Warwick, NY

July 27, 5pm, Cragsmoor Library, 355 Cragsmoor Road, Cragsmoor, NY

July 28, 4-5pm, Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 6 Church Street, New Paltz, NY
7pm, Elting Library Community Room, 93 Main Street, New Paltz, NY

June 2013:

June 1st,  Rally for Bradley Manning at Ft. Meade

June 8, 10-11:50am, "US Imperialism in the Age of Obama," Left Forum, Pace University, New York, NY. Register now!

June 9, 2-2:45pm, Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Festival, Chicago

June 9-20, US Peace Delegation to Yemen. Support the delegation here.

May 2013:

May 1, 6-9pm, UNO Student Center, Omaha, Nebraska. $5 Suggested Donation.

May 2, 7:30pm, The Brecht Forum, 451 West Street, New York, NY 10014. Suggested Donation $15. RSVP annedwl@aol.com  or call/text (917) 860-1794

May 17, 7:00pm, Book Signing at Book Revue, 313 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743. www.bookrevue.com/MedeaBenjamin.html

May 22, 6:30-8:30pm, Poe Room of the Pratt Library Central Branch, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD. http://www.prattlibrary.org/calendar/atpratt.aspx?id=79204

April 2013:

April 2, 4:30pm, Rutgers Law School- Newark Campus

April 8, 4:00-6:00pm, Hepner Hall 221, San Diego State University, CA

April 9, 6:00pm, Multipurpose Room (Student Services Center), UC San Diego, CA

April 10, 11:30am-2pm, Justice Luncheon, Holman United Methodist Church, 3320 W. Adams, Los Angeles, CA 90018

April 15, Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, VT

April 16, 4-6pm, WORKSHOP: Legality, Politics, and Ethics of Militarized DRONES, Johns Hopkins University, Homewood, Remsen 1

April 17-24, London, UK

April 21, 11am, Afghanistan Day at Southbank Centre, London. http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/afghanistan-what-you-need-to-know-71670

April 22, 6:30pm, Bookmarks Bookshop, 1 Bloomsbury Street, London, WC1B 3QE. http://www.bookmarksbookshop.co.uk/cgi/store/bookmark.cgi?page=latest.html&cart_id=3949074.20110

April 23, 6:30pm, Foyles Bookshop, Leigh Court, Abbots Leigh, Bristol BS8 3RA, http://ideasfestival.co.uk

April 25, Dallas, TX, protest George W. Bush Lie-Bury

April 26, 7pm, Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 114 Carlisle Blvd SE (just south of Central), Albuquerque, NM
FREE. Donations welcome.

April 27, 7pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Fe, NM. Corner of Galisteo and Barcelona. Suggested donation $10, but no one will be turned away. Doors open 6:30pm for browsing tables & refreshments.

April 28, 7pm, Taos Community Auditorium (TCA), 145 Paseo del Norte, Taos, NM. Advanced tickets: $8 for youth 18 and under; $10 adults. Or at the door: $10 for youth and $15 for adults. Doors open at 6:15 for browsing tables. Contact Robin at 575-758-9791 or culturalenergy.org for advanced tickets.

March 2013:

March 16, 6:00pm-9:00 pm LEPOCO Peace Center Lehigh Valley, PA

March 19, 7:00pm, First Christian Church, 205 E. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN

March 23, 9:00am-12:30pm, Trinity Washington University, O'Connor Auditorium (Main Hall), 125 Michigan Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20017

February 2013:

February 2, 4:00pm- Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA

February 12, Women's National Democratic Club, Washington, DC

January 2013:

January 11, Guantanamo: 11 Years Later 7:00am- March to the gates of the Southern Command to confront U.S. Military Policy. 7:00pm- Panel Discussion at Barry University.

January 28, 7:00pm- Blueprint for Accountability with Medea Benjamin at Culture Project (45 Bleecker Street). New York City, New York.

 November 2012:

 November 8, 6:00pm- Thomas Merton Center 40th Anniversary Peace and Justice Award being presented to Medea at the Sheraton Hotel at Station Square (300 West Station Square Drive). Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

November 11, 9:00am- Die-in at Senator Feinstein's house (Vallejo & Lyon Streets in Pacific Heights). San Francisco, California.

11:00am- March across the Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco, California.

1:30pm- Book tour talk at the San Francisco Public Library (100 Larkin Street, lower level). San Francisco, California.

7:00pm- talk with David Swanson at Olney Hall at College of Marin (835 College Ave). Kentfield, California.

November 12, 6:00pm- Pakistan Peace Delegation Report Back at the War Memorial Veterans Building (401 Van Ness Ave, 2nd Floor). San Francisco, California.

October 2012:

October 3-11, Delegation to Pakistan

October 18-19, Ashland, Oregon. TBA.

September 2012:

September 3-6, 2012, DNC in Charlotte, North Carolina.

September 8, 2012, 1:00pm, Peacenik Picnic, Nashville, Tennessee.

September 21-28, Pakistan.

September 30, 4:00pm, Green Festival, Washington, DC.

August 2012:

August 1, 2012, 7:00 pm, Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 McClintock Drive, Tempe, AZ.

August 2, 2012, 3:30-5:30 pm, Joel Valdez Library, 101 N. Stone Avenue, Tuscon, AZ.

August 5, 2012, 2:00-4:00pm, Emergency Arts, 520 Fremont Street (NW Corner of 6th and Freemont), Las Vegas, Nevada.

August 22, 2012, 7:30pm, The Studio, 620 1st Ave., S St., St. Petersburg, Florida.

August 23, 2012, 4:00-6:00 pm, protest at Raytheon weapons manufacturer, 7887 Bryan Dairy Road (near the corner of Bryan Dairy and Belcher Rd.), Largo, Florida.

August 26, 2012, 5:00pm, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.

July 2012:

July 1, 2012 (Sunday), 7:00 pm, Cozmic Pizza, 199 W 8th, Eugene, Oregon.

July 2-4, 2012, Occupy National Gathering, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

July 5, 2012 (Thursday), Ground the Drones, End the Wars - with Medea Benjamin and the Hancock Civil Resistors, Network of Religious Communities, 1272 Delaware, Ave., Buffalo, New York.

July 6, 2012 (Friday), Rochester, New York.                                                     7:30-9:00 pm: St. Mary's Church, 15 St. Mary's Place, Rochester, New York.

July 7, 2012 (Saturday): Buffalo, New York
11:30 am: Press conference, Niagra Falls Air Reserve Station, Niagra Falls International Airport, 2035 Niagra Falls Blvd, Niagra Falls NY.

1:00-2:00 pm: Medea and the Common Good, with Occupy Buffalo, Women in Black, and more. Bidwell Park at Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY.

3:00 pm: Bookstore event at Talking Leaves, 3158 Main Street, Buffalo, NY.

July 8, 2012 (Sunday), Ithaca, New York.

July 9, 2012 (Monday), Binghamton, New York.
1:30 pm: Press conference with the mayor, City Hall, corner of Hawley and State Streets.

4:30-5:30 pm: Vigil at the Federal Building, corner of Henry and State Streets.

6:00 pm: Potluck dinner at the First Presbyterian Church, followed by talk and book signing, 42 Chenago Street.

July 11, 2012 (Wednesday), 6:30-7:30 pm, University of Southern Maine bookstore event, 35 Bedford St, Portland, Maine.

July 12, 2012 (Thursday), 7:00 pm, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, Maine.

July 13, 2012 (Friday), Rockland, Maine
2:30-4:00 pm: The Camden Public Library, 55 Main Street, Camden, Maine.

7:00-9:00 pm: Midcoast Friends Meeting, 77 Belvedere Rado, Damariscotta, Maine.

July 14, 2012 (Saturday), Belfast, Maine. All events at Shrine Hall, 85 Northport Ave.
4:00 pm: Outdoor event with snacks, wine & music

4:30 pm: Inside talk with question and answer session, book signing

6:00 pm: Potluck dinner with music, theatrical performance after

July 22, 2012, 2:45 pm, 15th Annual Progressive Festival, Petaluma, CA.

July 23, 2012, 7:30 pm, Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA.

July 24, 2012, 6:00 pm, Red Vic Bed and Breakfast Peace Center, 1665 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA.

July 27, 2012, 12:00 pm, Kings Books, 218 Saint Helens Avenue, Tacoma, Washington.

7:00pm, Olympia Orcas Books, 509 4th Avenue East, Olympia, Washington.

July 28, 2012, Seattle, Washington.     
7:00-9:00 pm: Elliot Bay Books, 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle, Washington.

June 2012:

June 5, 2012 (Tuesday), 7:00 pm-8:30 pm, Iqra Library, Dar Al Salam Masjid, 517 Weidman Road, Ballwin, Missouri.

June 6, 2012 (Wednesday), 7:00 pm, St. Louis Friends Meeting, 1001 Park Ave.  St. Louis, Missouri. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/360890943964821/

June 8, 2012 (Friday), 8:00 pm, Mother Fools Coffee House talk, 1101 Williamson St., Madison, Wisconsin.

June 9, 2012 (Saturday), 2:00 pm, Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative talk, 426 West Gilman Street, Madison, Wisconsin.

June 10, 2012 (Sunday), 11:00 am, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice event: Pancakes for Peace. Wilmar Community Center, 953 Jenifer St Madison, Wisconsin. More info: http://wnpj.org/node/6830

June 14-17 Southern California

June 15, 2012 (Friday), 4:30 pm, Community Forum at the Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3327 Old Conejo Road, Newbury Park, CA 91320

June 16, 2012 (Saturday): Two events:

4:00 pm-6:00 pm, Fundraiser Tea with Jodie & Medea. More info on the CODEPINK website.

6:00pm-7:30 pm, Community gathering and conversation about drones with Bob Scheer at The Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill St., Santa Monica, California 90405. More info on the CODEPINK website. 

June 17, 2012 (Sunday): 2:00 pm, Anaheim Unitarian Universalist Church. Orange County, California. Cosponsored by CODEPINK Orange County, Military Families Speak Out, and Orange County Peace Coalition.

June 18-27 Northern California

June 18, 2012 (Monday): 7:00 pm, Peace Resource Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd. Monterey, CA.

June 19, 2012 (Tuesday): Two Events
6-7:30pm
Pre-Event Special Reception with Medea Benjamin
at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley, California.
$10 in advance or at the door
RSVP by buying a ticket here.

7:30 pm
Drone Warfare Talk
Hillside Club
Hosted by Laura Prives
Event cosponsored by KPFA, Global Exchange, and CODEPINK
Tickets are $12 in advance, visit www.brownpapertickets.com, call
(800) 838-3006, or visit the Global Exchange Stores, Modern Times Bookstore, and Pegasus Books, and select other bookstores 
For more info, email Ken. 

June 20, 2012 (Wednesday): Walnut Creek
7:00pm Walnut Creek Library: Oak View Room 1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek

June 21, 2012 (Thursday): Sacramento
6:30 pm doors open, 7:00 pm event begins
Sierra Arden UCC, 890 Morse Ave., Sacramento, CA
Light refreshments will be served

June 22, 2012 (Friday): Corte Madera
5:30 pm
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA 94925
415-927-0960

June 23, 2012 (Saturday): Berkeley
10:30-Noon: Special Brunch Fundraiser with CODEPINK Cofounders Medea Benjamin and Jodie Evans
Marsha Rosenbaum and Jodie Evans are hosting a late morning brunch in Pacific Heights for Medea Benjamin's visit to the Bay Area.  Join us for bagels, muffins, great conversation and a spectacular view of the bay.  ?
Reserve your place for $100 here. 
Donation includes a signed copy of Drone Warfare.
RSVP for the address.

8 pm: Emotional Creature
Join CODEPINK and Eve Ensler, creator of the Vagina Monologues, for a special production of the play Emotional Creature at the Berkeley Repertory Theater
Reserve your tickets here. 

June 24, 2012 (Sunday): Fresno
1:00-2:00 pm: Demonstration and March to Oppose US Drone Warfare
Riverpark (Corner of El Paso & N. Blackstone)

2:30pm: Book event with Medea Benjamin
Pinedale Boys and Girls Club, 343 W. Minarets, Pinedale, CA
Organized by Peace Fresno 

June 25, 2012 (Monday): San Jose
7:00 pm: St. Paul's Methodist Church, 405 South 10th St. (corner 10th and San Salvador)
Organized by San Jose CODEPINK and the San Jose Peace & Justice Center

June 26, 2012 (Tuesday): Sebastopol
7:00 pm
Copperfields Books, 138 N. Main Street, Sebastopol
707-823-2618

June 27, 2012 (Wednesday), 7:00 pm, Christ United Methodist Church, 1717 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa, California.

June 28 - July 1: Oregon

June 28, 2012 (Thursday), 6:30 pm, The Riverside Church, 317 State St, Hood River, Oregon.

June 29, 2012 (Friday), 7:00 pm, Metanioa Peace House, 2116 Northeast 18th Avenue, Portland, Oregon (corner of NE Tillamook and 18th). Cosponsored by CODEPINK Portland, Occupy PDX, and Portland Veterans for Peace.

June 30, 2012 (Saturday), 4:00-7:00 pm, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church dining hall at 330 SE 11th, Portland, Oregon 97212.

May  2012:

May 2, 2012 (Wednesday), 1:00 pm, Global Policy Forum, Church Centre for the UN, 777 UN Plaza (1st Avenue/44th Street), 10th floor, New York City, New York http://bit.ly/IeTs5E

May 3, 2012 (Thursday), 7:00-9:00 pm, Jews for Justice Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, UWM Union Room 191, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., WI

May 4, 2012 (Friday), 7:00 pm, Random Row Books, 315 West Main Street, Charlottesville, Virginia http://davidswanson.org/node/3668

May 5, 2012 (Saturday), 7:00-9:00 pm, Monthly meeting of Defenders of Freedom, Justice and Equality, Richmond, Virginia 

May 6, 2012 (Sunday), 3:00 pm, Occupy Virginia Beach potluck lunch and talk; Great Neck Park, Shelter 3, 2513 Shorehaven Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia

May 14, 2012 (Monday), 7:00 pm, talk with Rafia Zakaria (Pakistani journalist & human rights activist); Heartland Cafe, 7000 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL

May 18, 2012 (Friday), 1:00-2:45 pm NATO-Free future Counter-Summit for Peace and Justice; People's Church, 941 W Lawrence, Chicago, Illinois.

April 2012:

April 14, 2012, Drone Forum with the Know Drones tour, Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, 85 S. Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY www.knowdrones.com

April 19, 2012, Shelter Rock Forum at Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, Shelter Rock, NY

April 20, 2012, 27th Annual Peace, Justice, and Environment Conference. Episcopal Diocesan Center, 4 E University Parkway, Baltimore, MD

April 21, 2012, 7:00 pm, Syracuse Peace Council, South & Onondaga Valley Presbyterian Church, 275 W. Seneca Tpk., Syracuse, NY

April 22, 2012, 11:45-1pm: a Sunday forum hosted by the a Unitarian Church's Social Responsibility Committee; 5:00 pm- strategy exploration meeting at Occupy Albany headquarters, Albany, NY

April 26, 2012 (Thursday), 10:00 am, Press conference, National Press Club Building, Washington DC

April 27, 2012 (Friday), Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th Street, NW Washington, DC

April 28-29, 2012, CODEPINK Drone Summit, Washington DC