Non-Violence, Susan Rice Lead PHX Events

Consciousness Calendar: Also featured is a sustainability fair, a marathon in Sedona and a global female empowerment discussion

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By Modern Times Staff

Published on Jan. 28, 2020

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to get more involved in making your community a better place (or just being better informed), multiple opportunities are out there, including on Wednesday, Jan. 29 when How We Win: A Guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Quaker Meeting House, 1702 E. Glendale Ave. in Phoenix. George Lakey will share wisdom and experience from more than six decades of social and environmental activism. A donation is suggested.

Or, starting at 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 5, Environmental Day at the Arizona Capitol will allow advocacy for environmental protection and justice, climate action, lands and wildlife conservation, flowing rivers, democracy and more. For more information, contact Sandy Bahr at (602) 253-8633 or sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org.

THIS WEEK
Wednesday, Jan. 29
Rank the Vote 101 is happening at 5:30 p.m. at the Tempe Public Library, 3500 S. Rural Road. Ranked Choice Voting is an election system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference. Anti-corruption leaders and volunteers will be on hand. There will also be a presentation from RCV advocate Adam Friedman, followed by a Q&A session.

How We Win: A Guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Quaker Meeting House, 1702 E. Glendale Ave. in Phoenix. George Lakey will share wisdom and experience from more than six decades of social and environmental activism. A donation is suggested.

Thursday, Jan. 30
The lecture Surviving the Climate Crisis will begin at 6:15 p.m. in Neeb Hall on the ASU campus in Tempe. Christina Figueres, a former executive secretary of the United Nation’s Framework Convention, will speak.

Friday, Jan. 31
Susan Rice — Tough Love — featuring the former national security adviser to President Obama — will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. Ticket packages, which include Rice’s best-seller, start at $37.43.

Sun and Earth: Views Beyond the U.S. Mexico Border, featuring photographer Emily Matyas, will take place at 7 p.m. at Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 S. McClintock Drive in Tempe. Her project explores Mexico over the last 30 years by highlighting the challenges and beauty of life just south of the border.

Saturday, Feb. 1
Sierra Club’s Sedona Half Marathon is being held to benefit The Sierra Club. Entries to the 5K or 10K race are limited to a first-come, first-served basis. The course goes through the scenic Coconino National Forest District. An expo — complete with local vendors, a beer garden and food trucks — will follow the race.

Feb. 1 to 22
Sustainability Solutions Festival is happening around various locations in Tempe. Sponsored by the ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute, the festival will allow participants “to discover and explore how we can individually and collectively reimagine our lives and our planet.” Events include a film, GreenBiz and a family weekend.

Monday, Feb. 3
Indian Country Today, a prominent media outlet on Native American affairs and issues, has moved to the ASU Cronkite School of Journalism. Editor Mark Trahant will discuss the goal to improve coverage of Native American issues and to change the media narrative about Indian country.

Layla F. Saad: Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor will take place at 7 p.m. at Changing Hands Bookstore, 300 W. Camelback Road in Phoenix. Saad’s book will adds more historical and cultural contexts; sharing stories and anecdotes; and including expanded definitions, examples and further resources.

Tuesday, Feb. 4
Film Screening: Always in Season will take place at 6 p.m. at the Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix. Blending observational footage with first-person testimonies and expert input, the film examines the lingering impact of lynching and racial terrorism.

Wednesday, Feb. 5
Female Empowerpowerment in China, Pakistan and Cuba will begin at noon at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 555 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix. Leading the discussion will be Humphrey Fellows Chentao Cui, a broadcast journalist from China; Noreen Shams, a multimedia journalist from Pakistan; and Monica Rivero, a digital journalist from Cuba.

Starting at 8:30 a.m., Environmental Day at the Arizona Capitol will allow advocacy for environmental protection and justice, climate action, lands and wildlife conservation, flowing rivers, democracy and more. For more information, contact Sandy Bahr at 602-253-8633 or sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org.

Now until Feb. 8
After a 25-year absence in Phoenix, World Press Photo Exhibition is happening at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The prize-winning pictures visit about 100 cities in 45 countries over the course of a year and are seen by more than 4 million people.