Calendar

Dear friends,

Below are current Plowshare calendars.  We often have last minute events, though, so checking our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/PlowsharePeaceAndJusticeCenter/ is usually helpful.  As well, at the bottom of the page, is information about on-going projects, like our newspaper distributions.

PLEASE NOTE: We are shifting over to an online presence due to the Covid-19 plague.  Please join us there for now.

PLOWSHARE CALENDAR

AUGUST 2021

August: no Plowshare board meeting.

August 21 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

JULY 2021

July 13 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information.

July 17 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

July 18 at 6:30 PM: “Pilgrimage to End the U.S. Blockade on Cuba” at St. James Episcopal Church, 4515 Delray St., Roanoke.  Carlos Lazo will speak; potluck will happen.  Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.  More information about Carlos’s pilgrimage at https://www.codepink.org/pilgrimage.

July 20 at 7 PM: Program Committee and Outreach Committee meeting through Zoom.  Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

JUNE 2021

June 4 at 7:30 PM-“Cuba: Confronting Covid & the U.S. Blockade”, a Pastors for Peace program through Zoom.  Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

June 8 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information.

June 19 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

MAY 2021

May 7 at 7 PM-“Conscientious Objection” program with Bill Galvin and Maria Santelli of the Center for Conscience and War through Zoom.
May 11 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information.
May 15 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.
APRIL 2021
April 9 at 7 PM-“International Peace” Program by David Swanson though Zoom. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or garysandman@cox.net for more information.
April 13 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information.
April 17 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.
MARCH 2021
March 9 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information.
March 20 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

FEBRUARY 2021

February 9 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information.

February 20 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

JANUARY 2021

January 12 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information.

January 16 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

January 21 at 7 PM-Program Committee and Outreach Committee meetings.  Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or garysandman@cox.net  for more information.

DECEMBER 2020

December 8 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information.
December 19 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.
December 28 at 7 PM-John Ketwig on the Vietnam War, through Zoom.  Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or garysandman@cox.net for more information and for the Zoom invitation.
NOVEMBER 2020
November 10 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information.
November 19 at 7 PM-Outreach Committee and Program Committee meeting through Zoom. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or garysandman@cox.net for more information.
November 21 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.
OCTOBER 2020
October 13 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information.
October 16 at 7 PM-“What to Do If There’s a Coup” program. George Lakey workshop from choosedemocracy.us will be shown, followed by discussion. A Zoom invitation will be posted closer to the event. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or garysandman@cox.net for more information.
October 17 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.
SEPTEMBER 2020
September 8 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information.
September 19 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.
September 24 at 7 PM-Outreach Committee and Program Committee meeting through Zoom. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or garysandman@cox.net.

AUGUST 2020

August: no Plowshare board meeting. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information.

August 15 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St.  Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

JULY 2020

July 14 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

July 18 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St.  Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

JUNE 2020

June 5 at 10 AM-Virginia Tech Foundation board meeting for WVTF-FM. Plowshare will participate. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

June 6 at 6 PM-George Floyd Prayer Vigil at the Martin Luther King, Jr. statue in Roanoke. Plowshare will participate. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

June 9 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

June 14 at 8 PM-Pastors for Peace program. Ajamu Amiri Dillahunt will speak on Cuban sanctions and Covid-19 in Cuba. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

June 17-“Plowshare News” newsletter will be mailed out. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

June 18 at 7 PM: Program Committee and Outreach Committee meetings through Zoom. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for Program Committee.

MAY 2020

May 13 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

May 22 at 7 PM: “Refugees in Our Community: What Can We Do?” through Zoom. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

APRIL 2020

April 4 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.-CANCELLED

April 4 from noon to 5 PM-Pride in the Park in Elmwood Park.  Plowshare will table.  Contact Joy Truskowski at 540-266-2005 or jennifertruskowski@gmail.com for more information.-CANCELLED

April 5 at 6 PM-Pastors for Peace program at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.-CANCELLED

April 6-Pastors for Peace program at Ferrum College at 12:30 PM and at Hollins at 7 PM-CANCELLED

April 14 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

April 18 from 10 AM to 4 PM-Earth Day in Elmwood Park.  Plowshare will table. Contact Gary Sandman–540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.-CANCELLED

April 18 at 10 AM: Teen Peace Jam planning meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. If you would like to help, contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.-CANCELLED

April 18 from noon to 1 PM: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.-CANCELLED

April 18 at 2 PM-Volunteers Committee at City Market Building.  Contact Gary Sandman–540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.-CANCELLED

April 19 at 6 PM-Progressives Potluck at Roanoke Quaker Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.-CANCELLED

April 23 at 7 PM: Program Committee and Outreach Committee meetings through Zoom. Contact Joy Truskowski at 540-266-2005 or jennifertruskowski@gmail.com for more information for Outreach Committee; contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for Program Committee.

April 25 from 9 AM to 4 PM: Teen Peace Jam at the Roanoke Unitarian-Universalist Church, 2015 Grandin Rd. Contact Gary Sandman–540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.-CANCELLED

MARCH 2020

March 7 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

March 11 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

March 18 at 7 PM-Plowshare News mailing party at Plowshare office. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.-CANCELLED

March 18 at 10 AM: Teen Peace Jam planning meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. If you would like to help, contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.-CANCELLED

March 21 from noon to 1 PM: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.-CANCELLED

FEBRUARY 2020

February 1 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

February 11 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

February 15 at 10 AM: Teen Peace Jam planning meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. If you would like to help, contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

February 15 from noon to 1 PM: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

February 20 at 7 PM: Program Committee and Outreach Committee meetings at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. Contact Joy Truskowski at 540-266-2005 or jennifertruskowski@gmail.com for more information for Outreach Committee; contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for Program Committee.

JANUARY 2020

January 4 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

January 12 at 6 PM-Progressives Potluck at Roanoke Quaker Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

January 14 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

January 18 at 10 AM: Teen Peace Jam planning meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. If you would like to help, contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

January 18 from noon to 1 PM: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

DECEMBER 2019

December 3 at 7 PM-Plowshare News mailing party at Plowshare office. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

December 7 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

December 10 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

December 19 at 7 PM: Program Committee and Outreach Committee meetings at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. Contact Joy Truskowski at 540-266-2005 or jennifertruskowski@gmail.com for more information for Outreach Committee; contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for Program Committee.

December 21 at 10 AM: Teen Peace Jam planning meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. If you would like to help, contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

December 21 from noon to 1 PM: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

December 21 at 1 PM-Lobbying Committee meeting at the Roanoke City Market Building. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

NOVEMBER 2019

November 2 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

November 12 at 10 AM: Teen Peace Jam planning meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. If you would like to help, contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

November 12 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

November 18 from noon to 1 PM: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

OCTOBER 2019

October 5 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

October 8 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

October 12 from 2 to 4 PM: Plowshare Open House at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. Music, refreshments and the Peace and Justice Award. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

October 13 at 6 PM: Progressive Potluck at the Quaker Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. Co-sponsored by Tree of Life Church and Roanoke Quakers. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

October 17 at 7 PM: Program Committee and Outreach Committee meetings at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. Contact Joy Truskowski at 540-266-2005 or jennifertruskowski@gmail.com for more information for Outreach Committee; contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for Program Committee.

October 19 from noon to 1 PM: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

SEPTEMBER 2019

September 7 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

September 10 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

September 14 from 11 AM to 5 PM: Henry Street Festival in Elmwood Park. Plowshare will table. If you would like to help, contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

September 14 at 7 PM: Palestine program at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. The film “How to Grow a Global Heart” will be shown and Nabil Alami will be speaking about peace in Palestine. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

September 21 from 9 AM to 1 PM: International Peace Day/Choose Peace 5K Race. Plowshare will table. If you would like to help, contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

September 21 from noon to 1 PM: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

September 23 at 7 PM: “Plowshare News” newsletter mailing party at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. If you would like to help, contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

September 28 at 3 PM: Floyd Pride Parade, gathering place at Floyd Post Office. Plowshare will march. Contact Jim Best at 276-734-5544 or jimbest@jimbestdesign.com for more information.

AUGUST 2019

August 3 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

August: no Plowshare board meeting.

August 17 from noon to 1 PM: CANCELLED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

August 24 at 7 PM: “Paris to Pittsburgh” at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. Film about climate change activists, with Haley Wilson, facilitator. Co-sponsored by Mothers Out Front. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

August 25 at 2 PM: “This is What Love in Action Looks Like” at the Roanoke Unitarian-Universalist Church, 2015 Grandin Rd. Film is about gay conversion therapy. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

August 29 at 7 PM: Program Committee and Outreach Committee meetings at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. Contact Joy Truskowski at 540-266-2005 or jennifertruskowski@gmail.com for more information for Outreach Committee; contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for Program Committee.

JULY 2019

July 6 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

July 9 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

July 13 at 7 PM-“The Nuns, the Priests and the Bombs” at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. Film about anti-nuclear bomb activists, with Joan Wages, speaker. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

July 14 at 6 PM: Progressives Potluck at Friends Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. Opportunity to meet and become acquainted with other people and groups working for peace and justice in southwestern Virginia. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

July 20 from noon to 1 PM: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.  (CANCELLED DUE TO HEAT)

JUNE 2019

June 1 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

June 5 at 7 PM: Plowshare News” mailing party at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

June 9 at 2:30 PM: Memorial Service for Susie Fetter at Friends Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

June 11 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

June 12 at 6 PM: Pastors for Peace visit. Potluck with a program following at Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. We will also accompany PFP folks on a visit Senator’s Kaine and Warner’s staff. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

June 15 from noon to 1 PM: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

June 15 at 7 PM: Peaceful Communication Workshop at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av. Cost is $10 or whatever you can afford; pay more if you can pay more, pay less if you can afford less; no one will be turned away. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

June 26 at 7 PM: Outreach Committee & Program Committee meetings at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Joy Truskowski at jennifertruskowski@gmail.com or 540-266-2005 for more information about the Outreach Committee; contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for the Program Committee.

MAY 2019

May 14 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

May 18 from noon to 1 PM: Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.

APRIL 2019

April 7 at 6 PM-Progressives Potluck at the Roanoke Quaker Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. A potluck, speakers and group reports. Open to all progressive individuals and groups working for peace and justice. Co-sponsored by Tree of Life Church and Plowshare. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

April 27 from 9 AM to 4 PM: Teen Peace Jam at the Roanoke Unitarian-Universalist Church, 2015 Grandin Rd.  Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

MARCH 2019

March 2 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

March 12 at 7 PM: Peace Vigil Committee meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

March 12 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

March 16 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

March 20 at 7 PM-Teen Peace Jam Planning meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

FEBRUARY 2019

February 12 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

February 16 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

February 19 at 7 PM-Outreach Committee & Program Committee meetings at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Joy Truskowski at jennifertruskowski@gmail.com or 540-266-2005 for more information about the Outreach Committee; contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for the Program Committee.

February 20 at 7 PM-Teen Peace Jam Planning meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

February 21 from 6 to 8 PM-Your Voice, Your Vote event at the Claude Moore Centre, 109 1st St., Roanoke. Plowshare will table. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

JANUARY 2018

January 5 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

January 8 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

January 19 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

January 23 at 7 PM-Teen Peace Jam Planning meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

DECEMBER 2018

December 1 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

December 11: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

December 13 at 7 PM-“Plowshare News” mailing party at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

December 15 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

December 16 at 2 PM-“With God on Our Side”, film at Blacksburg Library, 200 Miller St. in Blacksburg. Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information.

December 18 at 7 PM-Teen Peace Jam Planning meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

December 19 at 8 PM-Outreach Committee & Program Committee meetings at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Joy Truskowski at jennifertruskowski@gmail.com or 540-266-2005 for more information about the Outreach Committee; contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for the Program Committee.

December 20 at 8 PM-Outreach Committee & Program Committee meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Joy Truskowski at jennifertruskowski@gmail.com or 540-266-2005 for more information about the Outreach Committee; contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for the Program Committee.

December 23 at 2 PM-“With God on Our Side”, film at Floyd Library, 321 W. Main St. in Floyd. Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information.

NOVEMBER 2018

November 3 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

November 10 from 10 AM to 3 PM-Plowshare retreat at Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Lydia Johnson at 540-581-4008 or lydiafullerj@gmail.com for more information.

November 12 at 7 PM-Volunteers Committee meeting. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

November 13 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

November 17 at 10 AM-Grandin Road Holiday Parade. Plowshare will march. Gather at 10 AM at Christ Church Lutheran Church, corner of Grandin Rd. and Brandon Av.; parade steps off at 11 AM. We encourage parents with children to participate. Look for our big blue banner!

November 17 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

November 18 at 2 PM-”Breaking the Silence”, film at Blacksburg Library, 200 Miller St. in Blacksburg. Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information.

November 20 at 7 PM-Planning meeting for 2019 Teen Peace Jam at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

November 25 at 2 PM-”Breaking the Silence”, film at Floyd Library, 321 W. Main St. in Floyd. Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information.

OCTOBER 2018

October 6 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

October 7 from noon to 5 PM: Henry Street Festival in Elmwood Park. Plowshare will table. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

October 9: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

October 20 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

October 21 at 2 PM-“Two Blue Lines”, film at Blacksburg Library, 200 Miller St. in Blacksburg. Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information.

October 27 from noon to 2 PM-Plowshare Open House at 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

October 28 at 2 PM-“Twin Blue Lines”, film at Floyd Library, 321 W. Main St. in Floyd. Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information.

October 30 at 8 PM-Outreach Committee & Program Committee meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Joy Truskowski at jennifertruskowski@gmail.com or 540-266-2005 for more information about the Outreach Committee; contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for the Program Committee.

SEPTEMBER 2018

September 1 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

September 11 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

September 15 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

September 16 at 2 PM-”Voices Across the Divide”, film at Blacksburg Library, 200 Miller St. in Blacksburg. Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information.

September 23 at 2 PM-”Voices Across the Divide”, film at Floyd Library, 321 W. Main St. in Floyd. Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information.

AUGUST 2018

August: no Plowshare board meeting.

August 4 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

August 12 at 2 PM-”Rachel: an American Conscience”, film at Blacksburg Library, 200 Miller St. in Blacksburg. Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information.

August 18 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

August 21 at 7 PM: Finance Committee meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

August 26 at 2 PM-“Rachel: an American Conscience”, film at Floyd Library, 321 W. Main St. in Floyd. Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information.

August 30 at 7 PM-Outreach Committee & Program Committee meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Joy Truskowski at jennifertruskowski@gmail.com or 540-266-2005 for information about the Outreach Committee; contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for the Program Committee.

JULY 2018

July 7 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

July 10 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

July 14 from 9 AM to 5 PM-Teen Peace Jam at Unitarian-Universalist Church, 2015 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Teen conference with workshops on peace, justice, art and life skills; music; speakers; food. Free. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-597-8127 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

July 21 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

July 22 at 2 PM-”Occupation of the American Mind”, film at Floyd Library, 321 W. Main St. in Floyd. Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information.

JUNE 2018

June 12 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 505 Day Av., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

June 15 at 11 AM- Virginia Tech Foundation annual board meeting at Hotel Roanoke, 110 Shenandoah Av. Plowshare will be present to bring up our concerns about WVTF-FM. For more information contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

June 16 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

June 18 at 7 PM-Mailing party for “Plowshare News” newsletter at 1120 Clearfield Rd.  Contact Gary Sandman at 540-597-8127 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

June 19 at 7 PM: Teen Peace Jam planning meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Teen organizers will be paid $10 an hour to help organize; adult volunteers are also welcome. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-597-8127 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

June 23 from 10 AM to 5 PM-Community Organizing 101 workshop at Roanoke Quaker Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

June 24 at 2 PM-“Just to Live in Peace: Christians of the Holy Land”, film at Floyd Library, 321 W. Main St. in Floyd. Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information.

June 24 at 6 PM-Pastors for Peace program at Roanoke Quaker Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. Potluck at 6 PM; program at 7 PM. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

June 28 at 7 PM-Outreach Committee & Program Committee meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Joy Truskowski at jennifertruskowski@gmail.com or 540-266-2005 for information about the Outreach Committee; contact Gary Sandman at 540-597-8127 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for the Program Committee.

MAY 2018

May 1 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

May 5 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

May 19 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

May 20 at 2 PM-“Life in Occupied Palestine” film at Floyd Library, 321 W. Main St., Floyd.  Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information.

May 20 at 7:30 PM-Teen Peace Jam planning meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

APRIL 2018

April 3 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

April 7 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

April 8 at 2 PM-“Al Helm: (The Dream), film at Floyd Library, 387 W. Main St. in Floyd. Film is on a play about Martin Luther King, Jr., touring the Mideast and the nonviolence movement there. Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information.

April 14, 10 AM-6 PM-Pride in the Park in Elmwood Park. Plowshare will table. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org if you would like to help at the table.

April 21 from 9 AM to 2 PM-Earth Day in Grandin Village Center. Plowshare will table. Contact Joy Truskowski at jennifertruskowski@gmail.com or 540-266-2005 if you would help at the table.

April 21 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

April 21 at 6 PM-“Al Helm: (The Dream), film at Williams Memorial Baptist Church, 2105 Carroll Av., Roanoke. Film is on a play about Martin Luther King, Jr., touring the Mideast and the nonviolence movement there. Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information.

April 22 at 7:30 PM: Teen Peace Jam planning meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

April 26 at 7:30 PM-Outreach Committee & Program Committee meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Joy Truskowski at jennifertruskowski@gmail.com or 540-266-2005 for information about the Outreach Committee; contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for the Program Committee.

MARCH 2018

March 3 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

March 6 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

March 17 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

March 19 from 5 to 7 PM-Roanoke College Intern Fair. Plowshare will table. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-3997 for more information.

March 19 at 7 PM-“Plowshare News” newsletter mailing party at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

March 20 at 7 PM-Teen Peace Jam planning meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

FEBRUARY 2018

February 3 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building, Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

February 6 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

February 17 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

February 19 at 7 PM-Finance Committee meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

February 25 from 2 to 4 PM-“The Sultan and the Saint”, a film about the peacemaking of Sultan Malik Al Kamil and Saint Francis of Assisi during the Fifth Crusade in 1291, will be shown at the Floyd Library, 321 W. Main St. in Floyd. Following the film, Dr. Saleem Ahmed will speak about “Abrahamic Faiths & Conflict Transformations: New Research Reveals how the Crusades Ended”. Plowshare will co-sponsor. Contact Jim Best at
jim.best@jimbestdesign.com for more information.

February 25 at 8 PM-Program Committee and Outreach Committee meetings at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd., Roanoke. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

JANUARY 2018

January 9 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd. , Roanoke. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

January 19 from 7 to 10 PM: Teen Peace Concert & Gallery at Community High School, 302 Campbell Av. in Roanoke. Contact Miranda Mauldon at miranda.mauldon@gmail.com for more information or to help out. Also go to https://www.facebook.com/PlowsharePeaceAndJusticeCenter/ for more information.

January 20 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

DECEMBER 2018

December 2 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

December 12 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend. 

December 16 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

December 21 at 8 PM: Program Committee & Outreach Committee meetings at Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org to help table or for more information.

NOVEMBER 2017

November 4 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

November 8 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

November 8 to 12: Heart to Heart Conference in Roanoke, Salem and Floyd with several events.  Susan Cottrell is the featured speaker.  Go to https://www.facebook.com/PlowsharePeaceAndJusticeCenter/for more information.

November 11 at 6 PM: Preserving Floyd’s Water Future.  Plowshare is co-sponsoring.  Go to https://www.facebook.com/PlowsharePeaceAndJusticeCenter/ for more information.

November 18 at 10 AM: Grandin Village Thanksgiving Parade.  Plowshare will march!  Gather at Christ Lutheran Church,, 2011 Grandin Rd.; step off at 11 AM.  Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information

November 18 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

OCTOBER 2017

October 3 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

October 7 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

October 7 from noon to 5 PM: Blue Horizon Festival in Elmwood Park. Plowshare will table. Contact Joy Truskowski at jennifertruskowski@gmail.com to help table or for more information.

October 8 from noon to 5 PM: Latino Festival in Elmwood Park. Plowshare will table. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org to help table or for more information.

October 15 at 2 PM: “The Occupation of the American Mind” film at the Montgomery-Floyd Library, 312 W. Main St.  Please note: this is in Floyd.

October 21 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

October 21 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM-Annual Plowshare Open House at Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd. Refreshments, music, conversation and the Peacemaker of the Year award. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.

October 25 at 8 PM: Program Committee & Outreach Committee meetings at Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org to help table or for more information.

SEPTEMBER 2017

September 2 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

September 2 at 11 AM-America Works-Labor Day Parade in downtown Roanoke. Plowshare will march. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org to help table or for more information.

September 5 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

September 16 from 11 AM to 5 PM-Henry Street Festival in Elmwood Park. Plowshare will table. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org to help table or for more information.

September 16 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

September 23 from noon to 1 PM: Ask Me Anything event in downtown Roanoke. Contact Joy Truskowski at jennifertruskowski@gmail.com for more information.

September 23 from 4 to 7 PM: International Day of Peace Dances at Roanoke Unitarian-Universalist Church. Co-sponsored by Plowshare. Contact Polly Branch at 540-598-1118 or pollyacorn@gmail.com for more information.

September 27 at 8 PM: “Plowshare News” newsletter mailing party at at Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org to help table or for more information.

 

AUGUST 2017

August: No Plowshare board meeting.

August 5 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

August 8 at 8 PM: Plowshare Finance Committee meets at Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

August 12 at 7 PM-Civil Disobedience Training workshop at the Unitarian-Universalist Church, 2015 Grandin Rd. Jeff Winder will facilitate. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org to help table or for more information.

August 19 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

August 22 at 8 PM: Plowshare Program Committee & Outreach Committee meetings at Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org to help table or for more information.

JULY 2017

July 5 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

July 6 from 8:45 to 9:15 PM:Candlelight vigil at the City Market Building. State of Virginia will execute William Morva. Morva was convicted and sentenced to death for killing Derrick McFarland and Eric Sutphin. Contact Gene Edmunds at gene.edmunds@gmail.com or 540-343-3100 or Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information.

July 15 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

July 15 at 7 PM: Palestinian Prisoners program at Roanoke Quaker Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. Palestinian child prisoners will be the focus. Contact Jim Best at jimbest@jimbestdesign.com for more information.

JUNE 2017

June 3 from 11 AM to noon-Climate Change vigil in front of the City Market Building. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.

June 8 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-7994 for more information. All are welcome to attend.

June 9 from 11 to 11:30 AM: Virginia Tech Foundation Board Meeting in Buck Room at Hotel Roanoke.  Plowshare will speak at the meeting about concerns regarding WVTF-FM.  Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

June 17 from noon to 1 PM-Silent Peace Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or mbentle1@verizon.net for more information.

June 21 at 7 PM: “Plowshare News” newsletter mailing party at the Plowshare office, 1719 Grandin Rd. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-989-0393 or plowshare@plowshareva.org to help table or for more information

June 24 from 2 to 3 PM: Floyd Pride Day, Farmer’s market.  Plowshare will table.  Contact Ben Bristoll at ben@bristoll.com for more information.

Also: Plowshare is distributing Appalachian Voices, the Virginia Defender and For a Better World in the Roanoke area.  If you would like to help with making these newspapers available, please contact Ben Bristoll at 540-685-7267 or ben@bristoll.com.

Also: Plowshare has a Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/904289609612542/.  Plowshare wants to offer a Facebook page wherein anyone can post about Plowshare and about progressive events and ideas in southwestern Virginia. Request us to be placed on this page, and we will do so. Please be civil, and treat each other gently!  (We also have a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/PlowsharePeaceAndJusticeCenter/?fref=ts that is limited to posts from some of our core people, mostly about Plowshare and Plowshare-related events).