Bloomington Peace Action Coalition Congregations for Peace and the Unitarian Universalist Church. Every Wednesday from 5 to 6 P.M.on the steps of the Monroe County Courthouse in Bloomington, organized by the . Contact Timothy Baer st 988-1917 or at bunnysoftchloe@hotmail.com
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Btown Peace Action Group
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Congregations for Peace . Contact Timothy Baer at 988-1917 or bunnysoftchloe@hotmail.com
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Brown County Chapter of the Women's International League for Peace & Freedom holds a candlelight peace vigil from 6 PM on at the county courthouse in Nashville at the corner of Van Buren and Main Streets. Contact Timothy Baer, 812-988-1917 or e-mail bunnysoftchloe@hotmail.com
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Bloomington Peace Action Coalition meets the first and third Sundays each month at the Environmental Center, 116 1/2 S. College Ave. 812/337-0109.
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Amnesty International- 339-6431 or contact bgcarson@indiana.edu or ccampoll@indiana.edu
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The Children's Task Force (CTF)
marthanord @hotmail.com or liversay@bloomingon.in.us or suzziemer@alumni.indiana.edu

Unitarian Universalist Peace & Justice Task Force. This task force of the UU Church of Bloomington was formed in August 2001 to take action against a possible war in Iraq. Contact: Jack and Sylvia King
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Jewish Alliance for Peace and Justice
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Indianapolis Peace & Justice Center meets at 7 PM the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Broadway United Methodist Church, 609 East 29th St. The group will hold a vigil for peace weekdays from 4:30 to 5:30 P.M. at the northwest corner of Michigan and Pennsylvania Streets. For information call 317-920-1510, 317-926-4318 or e-mail ronjane@igc.org
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The Lafayette Area Peace Coalition is planning a day-long networking and ide-sharing for Indiana peace and justice organization and peace studies programs. Scheduled October 19th. Contact Olaf Larson at larsono @purdue.edu or call 765-743-5213
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Purdue University's PeaceStudies Program offers a video series pertaining to peace issues contact targ@polsci.purdue.edu
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Indianapolis Food Not Bombs serves free meals every Sunday at noon at War Memorial Park, Pennsylvania and St. Clair Streets. In case of inclement weather, meals will be served at Solidarity Books, 860 Virginia Ave. Food Not Bombs chapters in North America and Europe protest militarism and poverty by serving free vegetarian food to people in need. 317-8228004
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The Plowshares Collaborative will establish a Peace House in Indianapolis with a grant from the Lilly Endowment. The center will be used to educate students and the community in nonviolent conflict resolution alternatives by Earlham, Goshen and Manchester colleges.
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ICACP - Indiana Citizens Against Capital Punishment
Bloomington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty so hope to hear from her soon. Until then if you want to use our name with the statement that "we are a grassroots organization actively seeking an end to the barbaric practice of State sanctioned murder."---that would be okay--it is not totally what we are about but it's a good place to start. We meet the 3rd Wed. of each month at the Monroe County Public Library, Room 1A, at 7:00 p.m.
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Veterans for Peace Contact: George Holland; gholland@comsys.net; (765) 938-1153. National information at http://www.veteransforpeace.org/
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Women's Action for New Directions - WAND's mission is to empower women to act politically to reduce violence and militarism, and redirect excessive military resources toward unmet human and environmental needs. Contact: Karen Jacobs at lovekaren55@msn.com.
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Partners for Peace
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Kalachakra for World Peace
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Indiana University Progressive Faculty Coalition (IUPFC). IUPFC represents over 60 faculty members from the Bloomington campus of Indiana University. As educators, the members of the PFC recognize a responsibility to foster informed and critical dialogue in our classrooms, on our campus, in our community, and in national and international forums. Contact: Mike Gasser, gasser@indiana.edu.
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Christian Peacemaker Teams - Northern Indiana. CPT meets at 6 p.m. the first Friday of every month at 13416 CR 44, for potluck; from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Returning CPTers report on their "witnessing" activities around the globe. For details contact: Richard Meyer, 574/642.3920, cptcsd@npcc.net
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Christians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East Contact: Jim Ray, Chair at jlray@genius1.net or Henry Gerner at hgdg@aol.com.
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Columbus Peace Fellowship CPF, an affiliate of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month in the Laws Room of First Presbyterian Church, 512 Seventh St. Information: Sarah Kramer, 812-342-3443, skramer@hsonline.net
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Indiana Peace and Justice Network (IPJC) The IPJN Directory is a growing list of groups from across the state who are finding a common bond through their beliefs in peace and justice.
The Directory includes organizations and individuals from many different backgrounds. Some are faith-based, some are not. Some are acting locally, others internationally. Some groups are large, professional non-profit organizations, while others are made up of only two or three people. Regardless of their composition or the details of their cause, the groups listed here are beginning to work together, recognizing the benefits of solidarity in the struggle for peace and justice. mailto:info@IPJN.org

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Columbus Weekly Peace Vigil. Stand with others for peace and against expanded war with Iraq every Thursday from 4.30 to 5.30 p.m., Washington Street at Third, on the Courthouse corner, across from The Commons. Bring your own sign for peace, or one can be supplied. Dress for the weather, bring friends and family. Questions/information: Tom Charlebois, 812/376-6868 or Steve Conard, 812-342-6954.
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Evansville Peace Fellowship Details: Rebecca Whisnant
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For the Sake of Peace, is a new discussion group, partnered with Soka Gakkai International USA (an American Buddhist organization with approximately 200 members in Indianapolis.) For more information visit SGI-USA or call 317/849-8660
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Soup for the Soul Series: Peacemaking in a Time of War is a series of presentations and discussions at Kern Road Mennonite Church, 18211 Kern Rd. The evening starts at 6 p.m. with a simple soup dinner and continues with a speaker and discussion from 6:40 to 7:30. The public is welcome.
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Coalition to Oppose the War in Iraq - http://www.cs.indiana.edu?%7Eshockema/ccew.html
Based at Indiana University in Bloomington, this group hopes to build a diverse coalition of individuals and campus political, cultural, and religious groupsThrough a variety of activities, such as lectures, protests, and letter writing, we hope to effectively work towards stopping the war.
Contact: Lauren Taylor at lctaylor@indiana.edu or call 812-331-7928.
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Heartland Peace Center
Heartland Peace Center is left-of-center citizen activism in a middle-sized Midwestern city. In our projects and our style, we are trying to bring peace and justice work to a wider, more mainstream audience. Borrowing a term from special education, we say Heartland is mainstreaming peace, trying to make these issues and actions less strange to the community around us. We also work hard to pass power to the coming generation.
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Unitarian Universalist Church
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Unity of Bloomington
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Drepung Gomang Monks
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Cuba Solidarity
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Center for University Ministries Links
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Middle Way House
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United Way of Monroe County
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Indiana University Commission On Multicultural Understanding (COMU)
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Indiana's Links for Citizens Diplomacy and International Involvement
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Posoltega - Sister City to Bloomington
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CUBAmistad, the Bloomington - Santa Clara, Cuba Sister City Project
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Hartrock
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Dances of Universal Peace
Monthly at 8 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 2120 N. Fee Lane, Bloomington, IN, 812-332-3695
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Alliance for Democracy of Indiana (317) 872-3516; at North United Methodist Church, 38th Street at Meridian Street
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Friends of Palenstine shows award-winning documentaries aboutthe Palenstinian struggle and the role th U.S. plays in the Middle East conflict. Discussions follow the movies in a casual setting on Thursdays at 7:30 P.M., ME #155, with replays on Sundays at 3 P.M., Stanley Coulter #239. On Sundays, enter through the west door, closet of the Class of 1950 Hall. For more information: http://Global.shortURL.com/cinema.html or e-mail: fop@expert.ics.purdue.edu.
11/07: Shattered Dreams of Peace: Teh Road from Oslo. Replayed 11/10
11/21: Jerusalem 1948: Yoom Ilak, Yoom Aleik. Replayed 11/24
Frontiers of Dreams and Fears
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Purdue University's PeaceStudies Program offers a video series pertaining to peace issues
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Indy Iraq Action - This independent group of Indiana citizens (mostly Indianapolis-based) committed to preventing a war in Iraq by peaceful means. Individuals in this group are also working on statewide peace networking and long-term peace and justice issues. All are welcome. Contact: peacefulmeans2003@hotmail.com; joint email list at Email list: IndyIraqAction@yahoogroups.com,
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Interfaith Alliance for Peace holds occasional interfaith services to promote peacein Evansville. Details: Jan Steinmark, 812/473-3915, mrsmosaic@aol.com
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Fourth Freedom Forum (FFF) The Forum's goal is a more civilized world based on the force of law rather than the law of force. We believe that economic power is greater than military might, and that the effective use of economic incentives and sanctions offers the greatest hope for creating a more secure and peaceful future. This national group has it's main office in Goshen, Indiana. Contact: David Cortright, 1-800-233-6786.
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Globalization Study Group. GSG meets at the Center for Nonviolence, 235 W. Creighton. Details: Joan Daley Uebelhoer, 260/447-4415. The group has initiated an award-winning Procott Movement, which is the opposite of boycott: a movement to support the production and purchase of earth- and justice-friendly goods and services. Information about The Procott Group meetings or how to start one in your community can be obtained from Sox Sperry, 260/745-5207; Cathy Clark, 260/437-8764; or Libby Freidrich, 260/705-6558; or procott@web.ca
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June 1st Coalition. The June 1st Coalition (which includes the local chapters of the following groups: the Green Party, Pax Christi, and Peace Fellowship) meets every other Saturday morning at 9 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church Ministry Center, at the intersection of Cherry St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The group is raising funds to send a delegation to Iraq. Details: Clark Gabriel Field, 812-428-7996, cfield16@earthlink.net
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Kroc Institute for Peace Studies. On the Notre Dame Campus, contact: krocinst@nd.edu
Lafayette Area Peace Coalition The LAPC was first formed over a decade ago in response to the Gulf War. It was reactivated following September 11, 2001. LAPC advocates local and global understanding, social justice and nonviolent conflict resolution. We have organized rallies, weekly vigils, tabling/leafleting events, teach-ins and panel discussions, and submissions of letters to the editor. A contingent was sent last April to Washington, DC, for the anti-war demonstrations. We have also initiated a petition campaign asking Congress to establish a Truth Commission that would investigate the role of the U.S. in supporting terrorism around the world since WWII. We meet twice a month and have a regular attendance between ten and twenty, with many more individuals subscribing to the email list. Contact: lafayettepeace@yahoo.com or Sheila Rosenthal at rosefam6@earthlink.net; 765-463-4705; join the email list at Lafayette_Peace@yahoogroups.com
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Lafayette Committee for Israeli/Palestinian Peace & Justice. Committed to a peaceful and just resolution of the conflict through an end to military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza strip, illegal Israeli settlements and Israeli abuses of Palestinian human rights. Contact: Sheila Rosenthal; rosefam6@earthlink.net; 765-463-4705.
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Louisville Peace Web - The Louisville Peace Web provides a presence on the World Wide Web for local organizations opposed to a possible war in Iraq. Currently, there are two participating organizations:
Louisville Committee to Stop the War in Iraq (LCSWI) - The Louisville Committee to Stop the War in Iraq is a city-wide organization committed to opposing war through non-violent means. LCSWI has a large, committed membership of all ages and backgrounds.
Citizens Standing Against War (C-SAW) - C-SAW is based on the University of Louisville campus, but is open to anyone and everyone willing to stand up and voice their opposition to war through non-violent means.
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The Michiana Coalition for Peace & Justice Coalition holds a vigil from 5 to 6 P.M. the first and third Mondays of the month to call for an end to the war in Afghanistan. It meets at the federal building at Main and Jefferson Streets. under the slogan: Justice not Revenge. The group also meets every two weeks for a letter-writing party. Details. MPJC is a coalition of local chapters of NOW, WRL, Notre Dame, Saint Mary's, IUSB student groups and individual citizens opposed to the war with Iraq. MPJC holds a vigil from 5 to 6 p.m. the first and third Mondays of the month to call for an end to the war in Afghanistan. It meets at the federal building at Main and Jefferson Sts. under the slogan: Justice not Revenge. The group also meets every two weeks for a letter-writing party. Contact: Peter Smith, psmith@saintmarys.edu, 574-289-2126 ormichpeacejust@earthlink.net or visit http://community.michiana.org/justice/
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Muncie Food Not Bombs shares free vegan meals and information about peace at 7 p.m. Mondays under the picnic shelter of Tuhey Park. Times and locations are updated at http://communities.msn.com/munciefnb. To volunteer or donate: munciefnb@hotmail.com
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National Network to End the War in Iraq - NNEWAI NNEWAI (pronounced "new way") is a nation-wide coalition of over 140 peace and justice, student and faith-based organizations united to work for a common cause: ending the illegal, unjust, and inhumane war being waged against the people of Iraq by member states of the United Nations, led by the United States. Contact: Timothy Baer in Nashville, bunnysoftchloe@hotmail.com, 812-988-1917 or Darren Kernaghan in Notre Dame, kernaghan.1@nd.edu, 219-634-1562.

Batesville/Oldenburg Citizens for peace
The BPOC holds a Peace Circle every Tuesday at 6:30 pm at the Oldenburg Franciscan Center (Olivia Hall) in Oldenburg on the Convent grounds of the Sisters of St. Francis.
The Next Peace vigil will be Sunday, March 30th from 7:00-7:30pm. Meet at the "Children of Peace" sculpture near the gazebo in downtown Batesville. Please bring a candle in a container to catch the wax. We used votive candles in pot pie tins on Sunday to protect the plaza bricks from wax drips. This worked so well that we'll bring extra tins and candles if anyone needs one. In case of rain or snow, the vigil will becanceled. Contact Richard of BPOCat cartwright@highstream.net
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Richmond Peaceful Response. Richmond Peaceful Response was formed in December 2001 and brings together Quakers and other people of faith with students at Earlham College and other community members. The group meets every Thursday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Charlie's Coffeehouse to plan events. The group also holds a silent prayer vigil for peace from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at the corner of A and 5th Streets (outside the Richmond City Building, across from the post office on U.S. 40). Positive signs and banners are encouraged as are leaflets promoting upcoming peace events.Contact: Susan Lee Barton, susanleebk@juno.comm, 765.935.5762
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Terre Haute Stop War on Iraq. Terre Haute Stop War on Iraq meets once a week on Mondays at United Ministries at 321 N. 7th St. We have held three demonstrations since Sept. 2002 and are planning teach-ins and demonstrations in future. Contact: Cathy McGuire; stopwaroniraq@yahoo.com, 812-235-8351
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The Plowshares Collaborative will establish a Peace House in Indianapolis with a grant from the Lilly Endowment. The center will be used to educate students and the community in nonviolent conflict resolution alternatives by Earlham, Goshen and Manchester colleges.
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The Campus Activism.org site facilitates networking among student activists. The resources database, developed by a Notre Dame student permits users to upload and download leaflets, posters, essays and graphics. Users may add their own events to a huge list of regional and national student-activist events.
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Soup for the Soul Series: Peacemaking in a Time of War is a series of presentations and discussions at Kern Road Mennonite Church, 18211 Kern Rd.
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Hearth Light
Providing information and services or living in harmony within the places we dwell
our bodies, our homes and our Earth.
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Andersonville Neighbors for Peace
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Nine Harmonies School of Feng Shui
Offers a Free Women's Group to support Creative and Spiritual Expansion. 7-9 PM first and third Mondays. Call Carol Bridges at 812-988-0873
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With Insight is a women's spiritual and esoteric group that meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month. The group has been meeting regularly for 9 yrs. They are open and welcome newcomers to join their circle. Activities are ecletic. They have made rattles, books, masks, worked with the shadow, made mandallas, and danced under the night sky. They share many traditions; wiccan, sufi, buddhist, earth based ceremonies and the unnamed quests. If interested, call quan yin 824-4137.

Raphaelite Training
This is an ongoing process. It is named after the Archangel Raphael. it is developed by the Sufi Healing Order , but, one does not need to belong to the Sufis to participate. It is a process of inner work using the subtle bodies to become aware of oneself or to help another. Training in Bloomington, mid-May. This is the second in a series; one receives a certificate to work on others, if desired.