Reminder: Check our Facebook page for last minute changes and short notice events. (It’s also a nice place to share things with other activist minded people!)
APRIL 2024
Teen Peace Jam on April 20 from 9 AM to 4 PM at Roanoke Unitarian-Universalist Church, 2015 Grandin Rd.-Annual youth conference. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.
DECEMBER 2023
December 3 at 7 PM: Teens & Lobbying Workshop at Friends Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. Sam Rasoul will facilitate. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.
December 12 at 8 PM: Plowshare Board Meeting, through Zoom.
December 16 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil at the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market
St.
NOVEMBER 2023
November 14 at 8 PM: Plowshare Board Meeting, through Zoom.
November 18 at 11 AM: Grandin Road Christmas Parade; Plowshare will march!
November 18 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil at City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St.
OCTOBER 2023
October 10 at 8 PM: Plowshare Board Meeting & Mini-retreat, through Zoom.
October 21 at noon: Silent Peace Vigil at City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St.
October 24 at 7 PM: Outreach Committee & Program Committee meetings, through Zoom.
October 28 from 2 to 4 PM: Plowshare Open House at Friends Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av.
October 29 at 2:30 PM: Teen Peace Jam planning meeting at Friends Meetinghouse, 505 Day
Av
SEPTEMBER 2023
September 3 at 11 AM: Monthly Climate Crisis Watch Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.
September 12 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-3997.
September 16 at 10 AM-Teen Peace Jam planning meeting at Roanoke Quaker Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.
September 16 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.
September 16 from noon to 5 PM: Plowshare will table at the Henry Street Festival. Volunteers are needed to sit at table. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.
September 17 at 3 PM-Voices from the Holy Land film: This month the film is “Erasing Palestine from the US School Curricula”. More information about the film is at https://www.voicesfromtheholyland.org/…/erasing…. (The monthly salon occurred early this month).
September 23 at 6 PM: Progressives Potluck at Roanoke Quaker Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. Potluck at 6 PM; speakers at 7 PM. Jordan Bell will be the main speaker. Contact David Denham at 540-354-4813 or revbaseball@icloud.com or Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.
AUGUST 2023
August 5 at 11 AM: Monthly Climate Crisis Watch Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., 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 19 at 10 AM: Planning meeting for 2023 Teen Peace Jam, the Plowshare annual youth conference, Roanoke Quaker Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information. Also see below for more information.
August 19 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.
August 20 at 3 PM-Voices from the Holy Land Online Salon: The Tree film. To register go to https://www.voicesfromtheholyland.org/calendar.
August 29 at 7 PM: Outreach Committee and Program Committee meetings through Zoom. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.
JULY 2023
July 1 at 11 AM: Monthly Climate Crisis Watch Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.
July 11 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-3997.
July 15 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 16 at 3 PM-Voices from the Holy Land Online Salon: The Tree film. To register go to https://www.voicesfromtheholyland.org/calendar.
JUNE 2023
June 3 at 11 AM: Monthly Climate Crisis Watch Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.
June 3 at 11 AM: Planning meeting for 2023 Teen Peace Jam, the Plowshare annual youth conference, Roanoke Quaker Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information. Also see below for more information.
June 3 at 11 AM: Monthly Climate Crisis Watch Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.
June 13 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-3997.
June 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.
June 18 at 6 PM: Progressive Potluck at Roanoke Quaker Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. Potluck at 6 PM; speakers at 7 PM. Polly Branch of CommUnity Artsreach group will be the main speaker. Contact David Denham at 540-354-4813 or revbaseball@icloud.com or Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.
June 25 at 7 PM: Shawnee Showdown: Keep the Forest Standing film, along with speakers, at the Roanoke Unitarian-Universalist Church, 2015 Grandin Rd. Contact Sherman Bamford, 540-343-6359 or bamford.2@aol.com for more information. For more information on Shawnee Showdown go to https://globaljusticeecology.org/shawnee-showdown/.
June 27 at 7 PM: Outreach Committee and Program Committee meetings through Zoom. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.
MAY 2023
May 6 at 11 AM: Monthly Climate Crisis Watch Vigil in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Av. & Market St., Roanoke. Sierra Club organizes; Plowshare co-sponsors. Contact Dan Crawford at 540-343-5080 or dbcrawford@cox.net for more information.
May 9 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-3997 for more information. Also contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for the zoom link to attend. We are always interested in exploring membership on the board with new people.
May 15 at 7 PM: Plowshare will present the Move the Money resolution to the Roanoke City Council, 215 Church Av, fourth floor. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com for more information.
May 20 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.
May 21 at 3 PM-Voices from the Holy Land Online Salon: NAKBA 75: Remembering the Voices film. To register go to https://www.voicesfromtheholyland.org/calendar.
May 25 at 6 PM: Pastors for Peace at Roanoke Quaker Meetinghouse, 505 Day Av. Potluck at 6 PM; program at 7 PM. Contact Mike Bentley at 540-389-3752 or greenprof2@gmail.com or Herb Beskar at 540-989-6875 or hbeskar@gmail.com for more information. For more information on Pastors for Peace go to https://ifconews.org/.
APRIL 2023
April 11 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-3997.
April 15 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.
April 16 at 7 PM (Tentative): “The Price of Freedom” film, site or Zoom tba. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.
April 25 at 7 PM: Outreach and Program Committee meetings through Zoom. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org for more information.
April 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM: Arab American Heritage Month Celebration at Bent Mountain Center, 10140 Tinsley Lane in Bent Mountain. Contact Jim Best at Jimbest@jimbestdesign.com or 276-734-5544 for more information. Plowshare will table.
April 30 from noon to 7 PM: Pride in the Park Festival in Elmwood Park. Plowshare will table. Contact Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582 or plowshare@plowshareva.org if you would like to help table or for more information.
MARCH 2023
March 14 at 8 PM: Plowshare board meeting through Zoom. Contact Manuel Dotson at 540-344-3997.
March 17 at 4:00-6:00 PM – People Against Apartheid at Floyd County Courthouse 4:00 – 6:00
(Rain date is the 24th)
March 18 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.
March 18 at 1 PM: National March on Washington: Peace in Ukraine – Stop NATO. Plowshare will coordinate rides; if you want to offer a ride or need a ride, please contact Herb Beskar at 540-989-6875 or hbeskar@gmail.com. Go to https://www.answercoalition.org/protest_march_18_19_peace…for more information.
March 19 at 3 PM-Voices from the Holy Land Online Salon about “The Law and the Prophets” film. To register go to https://www.voicesfromtheholyland.org/calendar.
March 19 at 6 PM: In-person Progressive Potluck Dinners resume! The venue is Roanoke Unitarian-Universalist Church, 2015 Grandin Rd. Don’t miss this terrific event! For more info call Gary Sandman at 540-492-3582. You can also just show up with no reservation, but please click this link for more details. We hope you will attend!
March 27-31 at 9:00 AM Clothesline Project Workshops (raising awareness of gender-based and sexual violence) at Women’s Center at Virginia Tech, 206 Washington Street, Blacksburg, VA. Contact: Susan Anderson at 540-231-8041 & 540-951-2013 or anderson@vt.edu
Sample of Recent Programs or Events in Roanoke (sponsored or endorsed)
February 19, 2023: Carpool to Washington DC war protest
January 15, 2023: Is Israel an Apartheid State?
Winter 2022: Progressive Potluck (meet local activists of every interest)
Fall 2022: Kingian Nonviolence Workshop
Summer 2022: From Palestine to Ferguson Program
Spring 2022: Domestic Violence Program
Winter 2021: How Most Arabs View Israel Program
Fall 2021: Remembering the Vietnam War Program (John Ketwig)
Summer 2021: End the U.S. Blockade on Cuba Protest
Spring 2021: International Peace Program (David Swanson)
