Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace is a grassroots group of neighbors from the Merriam Park neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota, and surrounding neighborhoods in St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Twin Cities suburbs, who came together in February 2003 to share information and speak out with a unified voice against the war on Iraq. We are dedicated to pursuing peaceful, non-violent alternatives in every area where conflicts arise, promoting social justice and tolerance, conserving natural resources and the environment in which we live, and protecting human rights and civil liberties in Minnesota, the United States, and the rest of the world.

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Panel Presentation: The Effects of U.S. Sanctions on Iraq, Iran and North Korea

Monday, December 10, 2012

Candlelight Vigil: Seeking Two Million Friends to End the War in Afghanistan

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Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace Carries Forward the Wellstone Legacy with Benefit Concert

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

St. Paul, MN – October 21, 2003 – Honoring the first annual Wellstone World Music Day, Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace will bring the legacy of Minnesota's departed heroes, Paul and Sheila Wellstone, to the concert halls on Saturday, October 25, 2003. Featuring a rich variety of talented Minnesota musicians, the "Neighbors Carry It Forward!" tribute concert will be held at 8:00 p.m. in Hoversten Chapel at Augsburg College, 22nd Avenue and Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis. This event is co-sponsored by Merriam Park Peace Project, Cry Justice! Activism Conference, Augsburg Peace and Global Studies Program, Augsburg College Democrats, and Augsburg Coalition for Student Activism

"Paul and Sheila were an inspiration to our group," says Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace co-founder Rachel Goligoski. "The way they lived pushed us all to be our best selves, to seek our true values and answer to them in community. Their passing last year called so many of us to rise to that challenge, to carry on in the service of humanity against all odds. A year has passed, and we haven't slowed down. It's a testimony to the seeds of deep democracy that the Wellstones planted."

Performers scheduled to contribute their considerable talents to this fundraising effort include Annie Humphrey, JoAnna James (formerly JoAnna Pappas), Kathy and Leo Lara, Light From Heaven (formerly the New International Trio), Larry Long, The Magpies, Salamat Music, and Pop Wagner. In support of the Wellstone legacy, Wagner has assembled "a rich collaboration of artists from our teeming local music community."

A $15 donation is requested, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Proceeds will benefit Wellstone Action!, Hard Working Pictures' Carry It Forward! documentary film project, and Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace. Donations from those who cannot attend the concert may be made out to "Merriam Park Peace Project" and sent to Merriam Park Peace Project, P.O. Box 40212, St. Paul, MN 55104.

For more information on the Neighbors Carry It Forward! concert and Merriam Park Neighbors for peace, visit http://www.mppeace.org/events/carry.htm or contact:

Krista Menzel

Phone: (651) 641-7592

E-mail: krista@mppeace.org

For more information on Wellstone World Music Day, visit http://www.wellstoneworldmusicday.org.

For more information on Wellstone Action!, visit http://www.wellstone.org.

For more information on the Carry It Forward! documentary film, visit http://www.carryitforward.org.

For more information on the Cry Justice! Activism Conference, visit http://www.cryjustice.org.

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