October

2 -- Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice, Annual Fall Assembly, St. Benedict Conference Center Madison, WI starting at 8:30 a.m. Contact: WNPJ at (608) 256-5088.

7 -- Nationwide Stop the Hate Interfaith Vigils against hate violence. Contact: Fellowship of Reconciliation, (914) 358-4601.

9-10 -- Blessed are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Justice. Commemorative peacemaking conference at UCC Peace Church on 11th Ave. E. and 11th St., in Duluth, MN. Noon to 6:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Claire Evans from Chicago Peacemaker Team. Oct. 10, 8:00 a.m. send-off at the Unitarian Church, 1802 E. First St. Caravan & demonstrate against nuclear weapons at Project ELF, Noon, Music by Larry Long. Nonviolent Civil Disobedience. Contact: Loaves & Fishes, (218) 724-2054.

29-30-31 -- Committing to Peace and Justice: History and Future of Nonviolent Dissent in America. Uniting long-time, well-known activists with youth. Radisson Hotel, St. Paul, MN. Contact: MIST (612) 698-9352; Website: www.circlevision.org

November

13-14 -- Disarmament Camp at Coulport in Scotland. Contact: Trident Ploughshares 2000, 42-46 Bethel Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 1NR, UK; phone: (01603) 611953; email: tp2000@gn.apc.org

21 -- Close the School of the Americas: Vigil and nonviolent civil disobedience at the main gate of Fort Benning, GA. SOA Watch is looking for 10,000 to attend the vigil and 5,000 people to cross the line. Contact: SOA Watch, (202) 234-3440.

December 29-January 2
-- Millennium 2000: Celebrate "Religious Action for Disarmament," over the new year with a weekend of prayer, education and protest at the Nevada Test Site. Contact: NDE: (702) 646-4814; email: nde@igc.apc.org