2008 Woodie Awards
NOVA sponsors week for peace
Issue date: 1/28/08 Section: News
Staff Report
Nonviolence week, sponsored by Nonviolent Alternatives (NOVA) is set for Feb. 4-7.
Keynote speaker Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Cesar Chavez' granddaughter, will speak about her grandfather's fight for farm worker civil rights as well as other topics including environmental issues, healthcare, poverty and nonviolent alternatives.
Cesar Chavez founded the United Farmworkers organization and was a leader in social justice for working people. To remind people to stay involved, Chavez Rodriguez will perform her speech, "Si Se Puede!" (Yes We Can!) Wednesday, Feb. 6.
Nonviolence week will include 24 free events highlighting nonviolent alternatives in films, presentations, discussions and speakers.
The events are centered on a wide variety of topics including violence against women, animal rights, climate change, strip clubs, porn culture and Iraq.
"Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers," is a documentary and discussion which will be screened at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4 in the Glacier Room. Exposing the military privatization in Iraq, the documentary will look at private contractors such as Halliburton. A discussion led by Polly Kellogg will follow the screening.
Another topic discussed will be the struggles of Native American people in Minnesota. The film "Dakota Conflict" will be shown at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6 in the Cascade Room.
Nonviolence week, sponsored by Nonviolent Alternatives (NOVA) is set for Feb. 4-7.
Keynote speaker Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Cesar Chavez' granddaughter, will speak about her grandfather's fight for farm worker civil rights as well as other topics including environmental issues, healthcare, poverty and nonviolent alternatives.
Cesar Chavez founded the United Farmworkers organization and was a leader in social justice for working people. To remind people to stay involved, Chavez Rodriguez will perform her speech, "Si Se Puede!" (Yes We Can!) Wednesday, Feb. 6.
Nonviolence week will include 24 free events highlighting nonviolent alternatives in films, presentations, discussions and speakers.
The events are centered on a wide variety of topics including violence against women, animal rights, climate change, strip clubs, porn culture and Iraq.
"Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers," is a documentary and discussion which will be screened at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4 in the Glacier Room. Exposing the military privatization in Iraq, the documentary will look at private contractors such as Halliburton. A discussion led by Polly Kellogg will follow the screening.
Another topic discussed will be the struggles of Native American people in Minnesota. The film "Dakota Conflict" will be shown at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6 in the Cascade Room.