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*October 7, 2007*
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*Environmental Fall Tour*
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There's still time to get on board the bus!

*Learn* *about the great outdoors and our beautiful **
Mississippi River - **A Great Day for the Whole Family!*

$15 per person/$10 entry to Dubuque River Museum -
Bring sack lunch or eat at Museum.C*ontact Molly ASAP - 563-289-1300
or** **mjregan at mchsi.com* <mjregan at mchsi.com>



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*Following the Path of Nonviolence with John Dear*
*Sunday, October 7, 200**7*
*1:00 – 4:30 P.M.*
*Vista Grande Conference Center*
*2141 – 16th Street N.W., Clinton, Iowa*
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*The Sisters of St. Francis of Clinton, Iowa and Pax Christi of
Clinton invite you to an afternoon with John Dear, priest, pastor and
peacemaker.*

An internationally known voice for peace and Christian nonviolence and
a Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace, Father John Dear, S.J. has
served as director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the largest
interfaith peace organization in the U.S.  He was a Red Cross
coordinator of chaplains at the Family Assistance Center at Ground
Zero in New York in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, counseling
thousands of relatives and rescue workers.

He has traveled the war zones of the world, been arrested over 75
times for peace, led Nobel Peace Prize laureates to Iraq, and given
thousands of lectures on peace around the world. He is the author of
25 books and countless articles (www.johndear.org).

John Dear currently works with Pax Christi New Mexico on a campaign to
disarm Los Alamos as well as writing a weekly column for the National
Catholic Reporter ( www.ncrcafe.org).


A new DVD about him, "The Narrow Path," released in 2007, is available
from www.sandamianofoundtion.org  or at  1-818-563-1947.

John Dear, whose career in active nonviolence is an example to all,
will help us lead us in following the path of nonviolence.


There is no advance registration or admission charge for his workshop.
 A free will offering will be taken.  Directions to the Vista Grande
are available at

www.clintonfranciscans.com. Select the JOHN DEAR tab from the home page.

*Come prepared to learn!*

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*October 9, 2007*
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*From the U of I Human Rights Center:

The Candian documentary film "Uganda Rising" will be shown at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 9, in Room 1117, University Capitol Centre (aka Old Capitol
Mall), U of I campus. The film uncovers what has been called a "hidden war"
and brings it into clear view. Admission: $2 minimum donation.

The film showing is one in a series of events sponsored by the UI College of
Public Health's Global Health Club relating to GuluWalk 2007, which benefits
children of northern Uganda. The Iowa City GuluWalk will begin at 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20, in Lower City Park. Online
registration<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=qb5rcfcab.0.9jw96ecab.75ktlbcab.623&ts=S0285&p=http%3A%2F%2Fguluwalk.com%2Ffindawalk%2F>is
requested.
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The MOBILIZATION AGAINST WAR ON IRAQ (MAWI) is a loose coalition of
representatives from peace groups across Iowa who communicate with one
another and meet monthly to coordinate statewide peace and anti-war
activities.
This listserv for MAWI (ifp-state) is administered by Iowans For Peace
(IFP), a coalition of 20 eastern Iowa political,  religious, professional,
community, and student organizations.

October 12, 2007

* *Rock Island Illinois NAACP Soul Food Buffet and Book Signing*


The Rock Island Illinois Branch of the NAACP ( www.rockislandnaacp.org )
will host a Soul Food Buffet and book signing by famed writer, Charles
Pittman—former publisher of the Quad-City Times <http://www.qctimes.com/>and
former regional executive for Lee Enterprises—and his son, Tony, *Friday,
October 12, 2007* from 7 PM – 11 PM at *Rexie's Gourmet House *, 623
17thStreet, Rock Island, Illinois.
Their book, *Playing for Paterno: One Coach, Two Eras: A Father and Son's
Personal Recollections of Playing for JoePa *details the familial experience
of playing for Penn State University's legendary coach, Joe Paterno.



Buffet includes: sliced beef, catfish fillets, fried chicken, meat loaf,
black eyed peas, corn bread, candied yams, mashed potatoes, collard greens,
corn, fried okra, peach cobbler, sweet potato pie and *MORE!!!  *Cost: only
*$15.95*.



Visit www.rockislandnaacp.org for details of the 2007 NAACP Illinois State
Convention.  Contact Rexie or Bryon Tyson ( www.rexiesgourmethouse.com ) at
309-794-0244 for book signing and buffet details.



All guests will receive *FREE* complimentary tickets to the James Stephens
III comedy show at Penguins Comedy Club ( www.penguinscomedyclub.com) at the
Isle of Capri Convention Center, 1850 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf, Iowa.  James
Stephens III has appeared on *MTV*, *ABC*, *FOX*, and *HBO DEF COMEDY
JAM. *Show
times are Thursday at 7:30, Friday at 8:00 and Saturday at 7:30 and 9:45.
Tickets for both the comedy show and book signing/soul food buffet can be
picked up at *Rexie's Gourmet House*.



Event supported by the *Urban Professionals Group of the Quad Cities
*(www.urbanprofessionalsqc.com)
– "Striving to make Iowa and Western Illinois the home for *Urban
Professionals*…"




*Be sure to check out the PACG Calendar:*

*www.qcprogressiveaction.org* <http://www.qcprogressiveaction.org>
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