7:15pm - 10:00pm    NYC: Vigil to support rights to build Muslim mosque   (10 September 2010)
Category : Civil Liberties

A candlelight vigil to support the right of Muslim Americans to build a community center, including a mosque, at 51 Park Place, two blocks from Ground Zero. From the organizers: "Please wear white in solidarity that day. Bring candles and American flags, but no signs." Location: Church St and Park Pl New York, NY 10279 Map and directions: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Church+St+and+Park+Pl,+New+York,+NY Contact: 917 566-2437, or via the email address below. Sponsored by: New York Neighbors for American Values. ...

Several seats are available on a chartered bus picking up passengers in New Paltz, and bringing them to the NYC event protesting racism and anti-Muslim bigotry. The march and a rally in NYC supports the right to build an Islamic Mosque at Ground Zero. For more information about events in NYC, see the listing at http://ActivistResource.org/14669 The bus transport organizers need to be contacted immediately by email at jacdon@earthlink.net for reservations. Interested people should leave their name, town, email address and phone. The organizers will get back quickly. Cost: $25 round trip. Location: Specific location ...

8:00am - 9:00pm    Albany: Transport to NYC rally against "Anti-Islamic Bigotry and Racism"   (11 September 2010)
Category : Civil Liberties

"Get on the Bus in Albany and Say No to Racism and Bigotry!" Albany area transport to a rally in NYC to support the right to build an Islamic Mosque at Ground Zero. For more information about events in NYC, see the listing at http://ActivistResource.org/14669 The chartered bus will leave from the Masjid As Salam Mosque in Albany at 8:00am on September 11. The cost is $25 per person, but people are asked to make an extra donation as a scholarship towards others who may not otherwise afford the fee.) To reserve a seat on the bus send a check with an email address and cell phone number (if any) to Lynne Jackson at 223 South ...

12:00pm - 1:00pm    Chatham: Peace vigil   (11 September 2010)
Category : Peace / War

A weekly Saturday vigil to protest the wars the U.S. is waging against Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The group also wants the Bush Administration to be prosecuted for war crimes. From the organizers: "We advocate non-violent solutions to the world's problems and support human rights everywhere." Location: Chatham Green (next to the railroad station) 5 Depot Square Chatham, NY 12307 Map and directions: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=5+Depot+Square,+Chatham,+NY Contact: 518 766-2992, or via the email address below. Sponsored by: The Chatham Peace Initiative ...

12:00pm - 1:00pm    Saratoga Springs: Peace vigil   (11 September 2010)
Category : Peace / War

A peace vigil every Saturday in front of the Post Office. From the organizer: "Please keep the crosswalks clear and be the peace you want in the world. Many among us will be making signs with positive messages reflecting our hopes or our concerns for the future. Our goal is to: Support the United Nations in promoting peace; Encourage people to consider effective alternatives to war; Empower people to express their views to their elected officials." Location: outside the Post Office Broadway and Church Street Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Map and directions: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Broadway+and ...

12:00pm - 2:00pm    Wappingers Falls: Weekly peace and climate change vigil   (11 September 2010)
Category : General / Misc

A long standing peace vigil every Saturday, now expanded to include climate change. Pete Seeger attends when he can. Participants are encouraged to bring signs and musical instruments. Organizer's statement: "There is no Planet B, but a better world is possible." Location: On the grassy knoll Intersection of Routes 9 & 9D (near the South Hills Mall, at the "West Main St" sign) Wappingers Falls, NY 12601 Map and directions: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=South+Rd+and+Vassar+Rd,+Wappingers+Falls,+NY&t=h&z=17 Contact: 845 632-1552, or via the email address below. ...

1:00pm    NYC: Rally against "Anti-Islamic Bigotry and Racism"   (11 September 2010)
Category : Civil Liberties

"Say No to Racism and Bigotry!" A rally to counter the scheduled September 11 Tea Parties planned at the World Trade Center site, in the wake of controversy surrounding an Islamic mosque that was to be built the Ground Zero site. From the organizers:

For months these bigots have attempted to whip up hysteria against a proposed Islamic mosque and community center several blocks from the WTC. On September 11 right wing, Christian fundamentalist plan a "Burn the Quran" day at a Florida mosque. These same forces targeting mosques around the country are waging a national hate campaign against all people of color and ...