4/5, free public-education, lunch, Drone Technology, memorial quilts. Monthly film-series.

"Imagine Peace" task force will host a free, multimedia, public-education forum regarding the Drone Technology that has been developed for national-and-international business, government, and the military.  The public is invited to attend part or all of the forum.  The event, entitled "Drone Teach-In," will be held on Saturday; April 5, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church ("West Shore church"), 20401 Hilliard Boulevard, Rocky River, which is a few blocks west of the I-90/Hilliard exit.  Parking includes the West Shore church-lot and neighboring Church-and-street areas.  West Shore church-entrances are accessible to personal-care equipment. 

The forum-schedule includes the following:  Interfaith panel-discussion.  Wide variety of workshops during the morning and afternoon.  (Example:  "Drones:  the Good, the Bad, the In-Between," presented by Veterans for Peace.  Attendees may select two workshops.)  Keynote presentation by nationally-known guest-authoress, Medea Benjamin.  Table-displays regarding Social Action and Free Trade.  Several national-tour "memorial quilts."  A free, "light" lunch will be provided, before the keynote-speaker's presentation.  

Reservations and sponsorship-inquiries are to be e-mailed to kosmac.jean@gmail.com.  Further information is available online, at the respective Facebook Pages for "West Shore Imagine Peace" and "CODEPINK," and at www.wsuuc.org.   

The "Drone Quilts Project" includes several national-tour quilts of collective art, as memorials, regarding casualties of combat-drones.  The quilts were displayed at Plymouth Church, Shaker Heights, from 3/17 through 3/28.  The remainder of the display-schedule includes the following:  West Shore church, 3/30 through 4/6, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Lakewood Public Library, 15425 Detroit Avenue, from 4/8 through 4/30.  Monday through Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  The displays are free and open to the public. 

On Saturday, 3/8/2014, "Imagine Peace" and "Social Action" task forces, of West Shore church, sponsored the documentary-film "Unmanned:   America's Drone Wars"--as part of the free, monthly "Film Series."  The film-events address a wide variety of Social Action, Community Service, and Education issues.  For the film-event on Saturday, 4/12, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., the documentary-film "Miss Representation" has been selected.  The film includes notable interviews and statistics, regarding "Mainstream Media" portrayals of women and girls.  A discussion and refreshments will follow the film.  No reservations are required. 

The free, monthly film-events are open to the public; and are presented on "second-Saturdays," year-round, at West Shore church.  "Imagine Peace" and "Social Action" task forces meet monthly, year-round, at West Shore church.  Further information is available at www.wsuuc.org and at (440) 333-2255. 

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