PeaceSmiths supports Occupy Wall Street
Save The Date: Friday, June 1st, 2012 is the last PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse of the season!
A Message from PeaceSmiths, Inc. about Occupy Wall Street:
PeaceSmiths supports Occupy Wall Street in New York City. Our organization stands for peace, justice, and the environment.
We are excited about the way Occupy Wall Street is using nonviolent demonstrations and democratic decision-making to address economic injustice, social injustice, and the need for less militarism.
PeaceSmiths fully supports the 99%!
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To learn more about Occupy Wall Street, you can visit: www.occupywallst.org
To follow announcements from the occupation’s NYC General Assembly, which uses democratic decision-making, and to see a declaration of grievances, you can go to: www.nycga.cc
A LI peace event: PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse on June 1st
PeaceSmiths Monthly Coffeehouse
Friday, June 1st at 8pm
(First Fridays, October through June)
Featuring:
John Myles, Original singer and song writer. His song ‘Invisible Man’ is a favorite. John will do a few political songs too.
Eli Maniscalco, Good guitarist, original songs
Becca Hasselbrook, You will like Becca’s song stylings, all originals.
and
Special Guest, Andy Greenhouse
PLUSOpen Mic
Held at:
First United Methodist Church
25 Broadway, Amityville, NY 11701
(Broadway is the southernmost tip of Route 110)
More info at the PeaceSmiths, Inc website:
www.peacesmiths.org
or
(631) 798-0778
$7 donation. (More if possible, less if necessary)
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Please bring literature and announcements to share about peace, justice, environmental, and occupy events.
PeaceSmithies: Do you know any guitar players? (Occupy Guitarmy)
On May Day (Tuesday, May 1, 2012), Occupy Wall Street folks are going to hold an event: 1,000 guitars in a joyful, musical, nonviolent Occupy Guitarmy march.
I can’t think of a better place to find guitar players (and banjo players, and tambourine players, and…) than among the PeaceSmiths crowd. I think we have had 1,000 guitars at our Open Mics sometimes! (Or, it just seemed like that when they used to run until 2am.)
If you are a guitar player, please do lend your talent to Occupy Guitarmy! And, please consider inviting your favorite PeaceSmiths features or Open Mic performers to participate.
Some basic info…
You can find all the contacts, info, set lists, and schedules you need at the following website:
occupyguitarmy.tumblr.com
Where to meet (starting with rehearsal time):
Assemble at noon at Bryant Park by the Gertrude Stein statue
March from Bryant Park to Union Square
Performance in Union Square
Occupy Guitarmy
Set list:
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PS May Coffeehouse: Friday, May 4th
PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse
Friday, May 4, 2012
8pm-11pm
Features the Music of Katie Pearlman. She is an original singer and song writer from the Patchogue music scene. Her music crosses Country, rock, folk and pop. You will enjoy her song stylings.
We got the Spoken Word of Allone. His free style poetry is off the charts. Allone will blow us away. He always does.
The Music of Michael Korb is original, not just in composition, it defies genre. Michael has vocal range and likes them augmented notes.
Open Mic (more…)
April Coffeehouse is canceled!
The PeaceSmiths April Coffeehouse has been canceled due to technical difficulties!
The April 6th Coffeehouse is canceled.
A glitch with the church we rent and confirmations has caused us to realize last minute that we cannot hold the coffeeehouse at the church this evening, Friday April 6th.(It is Good Friday and Passover today.)
If you know someone who sometimes attends PeaceSmiths, please try to let them know.
Many thanks for your patience.
The next coffeehouse will be in May.
Thank you,
Kimberly/PeaceSmiths volunteer
PS March Coffeehouse
PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse
Friday, March 2nd
8pm
Urban folk rocker, singer-songwriter:
David Brown
Storytelling, singer-songwriter: Hank Stone
and his trio, Rough Folk
Open Mic: Maybe you! (more…)
Wed Feb 29th: Occupy Wall Street “Stand Up To Corporate Greed” events
What’s this all about? See the official Occupy Wall Street/Occupy Portland press release and info at bottom of the announcement…
Two Long Island Occupy events and one NYC event that coincide with the 2/29/12 National Day of Action: Shut Down The Corporations called for by Occupy Oakland.
Shirley February 29th
Meet at Chase Bank, 645 William Floyd Pkwy, Shirley,NY 11967
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
4:45pm – 5:45pm
JP Morgan Chase – one of the largest recipients of TARP funds – has foreclosed on thousands of homes in Suffolk County since being bailed out with our tax dollars and still refuses to re-finance many mortgages so our neighbors can stay in their homes. Come join us for an hour to protest the collusion of Wall St, the banks and our government, which ruined our economy!
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Huntington Village
Meet at Bank of America, 250 Main Street
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
From Bank of America, march along Main St. with your friends and neighbors to show your opposition to The American Legislative Exchange Council and other groups that help corporations buy our government.
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New York, New York
Meet at Bryant Park, 41st and 5th Ave, Manhattan, NYC
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (more…)
Occupy Wall Street Update: Northeast Bus Tour Lauched
PeaceSmiths, Inc. supports and celebrates the work of Occupy Wall Street. We participate in some local, Long Island occupy events, and encourage occupiers to bring updates, announcements, and fliers to our events!
January 25, 2011
Occupy Wall Street Builds Momentum for Spring Resurgence: Launches 5-Week Bus Trip
Early Wednesday morning, nearly two dozen occupiers boarded a 24 seat conversion bus in Brooklyn. For the next five weeks, members of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) from New York City will be touring the Northeast to connect with other occupations.
“Interoccupy communications and face to face community building is a key step in growing solidarity in a global movement,” says Austin Guest, member of the OWS Direct Action group. At each stop along the trip, occupiers will share skills and knowledge with each other. By building relationships between occupations, occupiers are setting the stage for nationally coordinated actions.
The Occutrip will touch base in 16 northeastern cities including Providence, Boston, Albany, Buffalo, Pittsburg, Philadelphia, and Newark. Overall, 80 members of OWS are expected to participate.
To follow the trip visit the Occupy Bus Trip Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Wall-Street-Bus-Trip/155444994569669
PS Feb Coffeehouse w/ George Mann
Friday, February 3rd at 8pm
PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse
Featured performers:
Music by George Mann
Open Mic: Maybe You
More info and directions: (more…)
Jan 6th: Coffeehouse w/ Jeff Curtis & Dana Sausa
February Update:
Save-The-Date:
The next PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse will be Friday, February 3, 2012 with singer/songwriter/activist George Mann and poet Steven Schmidt.
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JANUARY/ FIRST FRIDAY
PEACESMITHS MONTHLY COFFEEHOUSE
FEATURING
**** Music of JEFF CURTIS ****
and
****Poetry of DANA SAUSA****
ON 1/6/2012 AT 8 PM
Jeff Curtis
Guitarist/Composer
JeffCurtisMusic.com
and
Dana Sausa, poet
(and occupy activist)
Plus Open Mic Time
(Maybe You?!)
Held at:
The First United Methodist Church in Amityville
$7 suggested donation
More if possible, less if necessary
More info or directions, see below, or leave a message at:
(631)798-0778 or www.peacesmiths.org
Directions: (more…)
Occupy Long Island: Occupy Black Friday demo 11/25/2011
Many of you know that PeaceSmiths had a long history of demonstrating against “war toys” on Black Friday. In similar spirit, we have joined in with local occupiers to demonstrate on Black Friday. Don’t buy stuff on Black Friday! Occupy instead! Occupy for peace, justice, and the environment!
Occupy Black Friday!
Friday, November 25, 2011
12:00 noon – 2:00 pm
Smith Haven Mall
Middle Country Road (Route 25), Lake Grove (more…)
