Wichita State University Center for Women's Studies and the Peace Center are celebrating International Womens Day by presenting the film Lemon Tree. This will be Monday, March 8, 7-9 PM, at 100 Lindquist Hall, Wichita State University. Admission is free.

"Lemon Tree Information"

Canadian Bacon and Ice Cream



Saturday, August 15, 2009 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm

At the Peace Center



Watch this anti-war comedy, starring Alan Alda,

John Candy and Rhea Perlman while enjoying

an ice cream sundae.

Hiroshima/Nagasaki Event #64

Sunday, August 9, 2009 7:00 pm

Solar Calendar in Riverside Park

Directions:

Enter the parking lot on Nims near Murdock

(the old zoo near the new fountains) Walk NE

to “Wichita’s Stonehenge”.


This event carries on the longest held tradition of the

Peace community in Wichita. This is the commemorating

of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima/Nagasaki.


Selected readings from Thomas Merton's epic poem

"The Original Child Bomb"


Dr. Dotty Billings, WSU anthropology professor

will have just returned from China; she has

agreed to share her peace journey with us.

Thursday, July 30, Noon

1st St. and Market

In front of Senator Roberts’ and Rep. Tiahrt’s offices



Celebrate Medicare’s 44th Birthday by showing Congress and President Obama the people, unions, doctors, nurses, seniors, faith groups, and Americans of every stripe support universal healthcare.

Medicare has successfully provided care to seniors and people with disabilities for almost half a century. Medicare is a truly American-made system that other health care systems around the world have since been modeled after. With little over 3% administrative overhead, we must look to this uniquely American solution to our health care crisis.

Health Care for All Petition Drive



Friday, July 3, 6:00—9:00 pm

First Friday Music

Meet at the fountains in Old Town Sq. (Warren)

2nd and Mead

The petition drive has gone very well from its debut at last Final Friday. We will continue at First Friday, the music crawl, on July 3. Meet at the fountains at Old Town Sq and we will fan out in teams to the various music venues and crowds. Please bring a clipboard if you have one. If not we will have a few extras.

We need more than just your signature. We need many people to work with clipboards and to take petitions individually to their churches, workplaces, families, etc. Please join in the work and fun. It is great to get out and connect with people in Wichita, raising the issue of health care reform. Please bring a clipboard or two so you can handle the lines of people waiting to sign. Hope to see you there.

Protest Fred Phelps in Wichita!

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 3:00-3:45 pm
In front of Southeast High School
903 South Edgemoor (at Lincoln)
Wichita, KS

Phelp's group, Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, KS, has broadened their targets and is now spreading hate to the students and children of Wichita, KS. As citizens of Wichita it is our responsibility to make sure the youth in our community feel love and acceptance rather than hate.

We will meet in front of Southeast High at 2:30 pm on Feb. 17th. Bring creative signs or banners and noise makers.

Phelps is making an additional appearance on Tuesday, at WSU at 2:00 pm.

On some computers the time may show up incorrectly. The correct time is 7:00 PM.

A Time to Break the Silence

7:00 PM Thursday January 15, 2009 at 100 Lindquist Hall, WSU

Hear the immortal speech originally delivered at Riverside Church April 4, 1967. Then listen and ask questions at the panel discussion about the relevance and significance of that speech today. The panel will feature:

Kevin Myles, President, Wichita NAACP

Dr. William Hoston, WSU, Political Science

Dr. Gretchen Eick, Friends University, History

Sponsored by:

Fr. Roy Bourgeois Founder of the School of Americas Watch

Presented by the Peace and Social Justice Center

October 7-8, 2008

Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 7:30 PM

Krehbiel Auditorium at Bethel College

2515 College Ave, North Newton, KS

Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 8:00 AM

Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church

655 S. Lorraine, Wichita, KS

A light breakfast will be served.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 7:00 PM

Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church

1000 Burr Oak Lane, Salina, KS