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REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS
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| First MON of each month at 7:00 pm at the Unitarian Fellowship, 67 South Randolph Ave., Poughkeepsie. The UU is two blocks south after turning off Hooker Ave. in POUGHKEEPSIE | Dutchess Peace Coalition Meetings. We are planning antiwar and anti-recruitment activities. All those interested in peace and social justice are invited. Contact: or http://www.dutchesspeace.org |
| Meetings cancelled for the winter. | Dutchess Greens Meetings. Interested in progressive social change that doesn't involve the two party corporate plutocracy? We are working on anti-recruiting in the high schools and protecting Social Security. Contact: or http://www.dutchessgreens.org. |
| Second and fourth THURS of each month starting at 6:00 pm in the basement of the Family Partnership Center, 29 N. Hamilton Street in POUGHKEEPSIE | Dutchess Justice Meetings. Help us restore funding for human services rather than for jails through education and community building. 2nd Thursdays will offer speakers/films, and 4th Thursday will be an organizational meeting. Contact: dutchessjustice@yahoo.com. |
| First FRI of each month staring at 6:30 pm (potluck) and 7:15 pm (meeting) at our clubhouse near the Metro-North train station in BEACON | Beacon Sloop Club Meetings. Our mission is to protect, preserve and celebrate the environs of the Hudson river through education, advocacy, and sailing. Potluck (also bring place setting), followed by business meeting and music. Contact: phyllisa@bestweb.net. |
| First and third SAT of each month from 9:30 am at the Beacon Howland Center at 477 Main Street in BEACON | Mid-Hudson Progressive Alliance Meetings. We are Democrats and progressives with a focus on economic and social justice. Recently we have been going door to door to support Social Security. Contact: stevegold@goldlogon.com or http://www.midhudsonalliance.com. |
| Once a month at 6:00 pm (call for exact day) in the coffee shop of the Barnes and Noble bookstore on Rt. 9, POUGHKEEPSIE | Mid-Hudson Against Death Penalty Meetings. All Mid-Hudson residents who want to end the racist and immoral death penalty are welcome to sit in with us. Contact: Frances Sandiford at (845)876-4626 or frances@webjogger.net. |
| Second and fourth THURS of each month at 6:30 pm at the Woodstock Public Library in WOODSTOCK | Middle East Crisis Response Meetings. We are a group of residents joined in protest against policies of Israel and the United States in the Middle East. "We came together initially because of the attack on Gaza and subsequent invasion and massive bombing of Lebanon during the summer of 2006." http://www.mideastcrisis.org or |
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ONGOING PEACE VIGILS
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| WEDNESDAYS from 5:30-6:3O pm at the light in RHINEBECK | Weekly Peace Vigil. Join high school students and members of the community who oppose this war. Contact: sunmoonandstars@hvc.rr.com. |
| SATURDAYS, 12:30-2:00 pm at Route 9 and 9D, up the street from Staples WAPPINGERS | Weekly Peace Vigil. Pete Seeger is there from time to time. This vigil has been going on since before the war. Contact: Pescadoroo@aol.com or vicki379@earthlink.net. |
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LOCAL PROGRESSIVE MEDIA
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| WEEKDAYS, 5:00 to 6:00 pm, WVKR: 91.3 FM, Vassar Radio in POUGHKEEPSIE | Democracy Now (Radio) with Amy Goodman. Simply the best national and international progressive reporting being done on the air. Internet streaming from 5-6:00 pm: http://www.wvkr.org and at any time during the day from: http://www.democracynow.org/streampage.pl. You can also hear Amy on your iPod or other type of mp3 device. Downloads available from: http://www.democracynow.org/podcast_help.shtml. In addition, you can hear her weekdays, from 9-10:00 am on WBAI: 99.5 FM, Pacifica Radio. |
| MONDAYS, 6-7:00 pm, WVKR: 91.3 FM, Vassar Radio in POUGHKEEPSIE | Planet Blue (Radio) by Chris Ruhe. Chris mixes music, local commentary and environmental activism. Internet streaming at: http://www.wvkr.org. |
| TUESDAYS, 4:30-5:00 pm, WVKR: 91.3 FM, Vassar Radio in POUGHKEEPSIE | "Spiritually Speaking" (Radio) with Dave Belden, Rev. Jim Bridges and Rabbi Rena Blumenthal. Talk show on the "current rise of the religious left, religious liberals, spiritual progressives and all those evangelicals you didn't know were protesting torture, the war, giving the store and Congress to the rich, and global warming." Website includes past shows to download and listen to: http://www.spiritualprogressiveshv.org. Internet streaming at: http://www.wvkr.org. Contact: davebelden@earthlink.net. |
| TUESDAYS, 1-2:00 pm, WAMC: 90.9 FM | Alternative Radio (Radio) offers talks by top progressive writers and thinkers. Radio energy for democracy. http://www.alternativeradio.org. Internet broadcasting: http://publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/ppr/index.shtml. |
| WEDNESDAYS, 4:00 to 5:00 pm, WVKR: 91.3 FM, Vassar Radio in POUGHKEEPSIE | Activist Radio (Radio) by Fred Nagel and Gary Kenton. History of social struggle, activist songs, and media commentary. Calls welcome: 845-437-7178. Website includes past shows to download and listen to: http://www.ClassWars.org. Contact: . Internet streaming at: http://www.wvkr.org. For a podcast of these programs, go to iTunes music store, click on podcasts and search on "WVKR." |
| SUNDAYS, 12:30-1:30 pm, WKNY: 1490 AM in KINGSTON | Radio Free Kingston (Radio) by Art Richter and Gary Bischoff. Call-in show with guest inerviews: 331-1490. Contact: arichter@hvc.rr.com. |
| SUNDAYS, 1:30-3:00 pm, WKNY: 1490 AM in KINGSTON | Free Range Thought (Radio) with co-hosts Adam Roufberg and Robert Johnstreet presenting topics not typically covered in the Main Stream Media. Contact: robert@freerangethought.com. Past programs at their website: http://www.freerangethought.com/ |
| SUNDAYS, 3-6:00 pm (check webpage for exact dates), WVKR: 91.3 FM, Vassar Radio in POUGHKEEPSIE | The Fancy Broccoli Show (Radio), where local radio hosts play jazz music and read letters from prisoners around the Hudson Valley. Fancy Broccoli is listened to by many inmates in local corrections facilities as well as prison activists and folks interested in criminal justice issues. Webpage: http://www.fancybroccoli.org. Internet streaming at: http://www.wvkr.org. For a podcast of these programs, go to iTunes music store, click on podcasts and search on "WVKR." |
| SUNDAYS, 9-11:00 pm, WVKR: 91.3 FM, Vassar Radio in POUGHKEEPSIE | The Real Majority (Radio) by Joel Tyner. Call-in radio show for area progressives. Joel has his own mix of humor and activism. Contact: joeltyner@earthlink.net. Calls welcome: 845-437-7178. Internet streaming at: http://www.wvkr.org. |