Just wanted to let you know about some local activities, events and services in the cause of peace which you may want to check out.

“Liberty Bound” Film showing at RagTag Theater, Friday Oct. 1

Filmmaker Christine Rose introduces and answers questions about her new film Liberty Bound (90 min.), which traces the loss of civil liberties and what she sees as the dangerous slide toward fascism. Included are interviews with people who've been threatened with arrest for sending an email, turning around during a Bush speech, and having a philosophical discussion on a train. The talk and film are scheduled to begin Friday at 5:30pm. The filmhouse is located at 23 N. 10th St. in Columbia.
Join the Saturday Weekly Vigil for Peace and a Sane U.S. International Policy
You are invited to join the Mid-MO FOR, other groups and individuals in taking a stand for peace, in the weekly peace vigil, again this Saturday from 10:00-11:00 a.m. in front of the Columbia Post Office on Walnut St. Can‘t attend this vigil? There are three other possibilities to participate:
-- Tuesdays, 12 Noon-1:00 p.m., Speakers Circle, UMC Campus;
-- Wednesdays, 4:15-5:45 p.m., Broadway and Providence (child-care is also being provided at another location to enable parents to attend this the particular vigil; call Laura at 443-3481 to make arrangements
-- 3rd Fridays, 6:00-7:00 p.m., corner of Broadway and 9th St.

The Columbia Peace Coalition to Meet Monday 4 October
Please join other activists to help strategize and plan out local peace activities for the next few months to response to the ongoing U.S. occupation of Iraq. We’ll be meeting at 7:00 p.m., Monday, 4 October in the Peace Nook, 804 E. Broadway. Call 875-0539 for details.

The Mid-MO FOR offers Military and Draft Counseling
The local FOR chapter has been providing these counseling services since 1961 without charge, from a pacifist perspective-- especially useful for young people approaching their 18th birthday.
Contact any of the following counselors: John Galliher 573-882-3441; Lana Jacobs 443-0096 /875-7874; Kelly Maynard 882-4605; John Schuder 445-7569; or Jeff Stack 449-4585

“Wheels of Justice” Tour urging end to Iraqi, Palestinian Occupations Coming to Columbia Oct. 6-7
Peace activists with the “Wheels of Justice”traveling bus-museum will speak at 7:00 pm., Wednesday, Oct. 6, in the multi-purpose room upstairs at the Newman Center, 701 Maryland Ave., recounting experiences of those living under military occupation in Palestine under Israeli and in Iraq under U.S. military forces. The public is also invited both to tour the converted bus (which runs on vegetable oil) in front of the church, beginning at 5:30 pm., and attend a pot-luck dinner upstairs at 6 pm. With respect to our guests from the Islamic Center, no pork dishes please. For more information contact Steve Jacobs at 875-7878.