Around the Nation: March 4, 2007

Lannan Foundation and The Nation Institute present the recipient of the 2006 Lannan Lifetime Achievement Prize for Cultural Freedom. In a rare New York City appearance, award-winning journalist Robert Fisk will discuss the politics, wars and civil upheavals of the Middle East. Fisk is the Middle East correspondent for The Independent (London) and the author of Pity the Nation (Nation Books) and The Great War for Civilisation (Knopf). Fisk will be interviewed by Laura Flanders, host of Air America’s RadioNation Orchestra seats $10. Balcony seats $8. The Town Hall, 123 West 43rd St. Available at The Town Hall Box Office (www.the-townhall-nyc.org) or at Ticketmaster or 212-307-4100.

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The documentary film Darfur Diaries: Message from Home will show at the Lutheran Church in Summit, NJ, bringing the voices of Darfurians directly to audience members. Refugees and rebel leaders, teachers, students, parents, children, community elders ar the heart of the film, as they not only speak about their suffering but also demonstrate their strength and resilience. St. John's Lutheran, 587 Springfield Ave. Contact: Emilie Boggis, 908-273-3245 ext. 128

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Every Friday night, on Georgia Avenue between Elder and Dahlia Streets, right in front of the main hospital. The Walter Reed Vigil began in April 2005 when it was discovered that the wounded from Iraq were being brought into the hospital grounds in the dead of night. Our vigil, is composed of people from peace groups, labor, religious groups, and unaffiliated individuals, including veterans from prior wars. We have had participants come from all over the US, Europe, and Japan. The best support for our troops is to bring them home now, give them the best care for all wounds including PTSD for as long as necessary, and give them the full benefits they were promised.

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This interactive conference, held on the campus of Wayne State University, will focus on the question of building a caring education community while, at the same time, building serious resistance to inequality, racism, sexism, imperialism, and war-in schools and out. This conference is designed to connect reflection and action, reason and organizing, teaching and social change. Please come prepared to both lead and participate. More information at www.rougeforum.org or via e-mail

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Ben Cohen's Rolling Federal Budget Bar Chart, the OreoMobile, rolls onto the Citadel Campus in Downtown Charleston for the Democratic Candidate Presidential Debate! See the OreoMobile near McAlister Field House and get some free Oreos and lots of other prizes as we show how most people in the US want to shift budget priorities from obsolete cold-war weapons to children's health care, K-12 education and energy independence. And for some real fun, see whether CNN will chase us out of the debate site! Alternate location: across the street at Hampton Park. For info: website or e-mail

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On the fortieth anniversary of Israel's illegal military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem, join the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and United for Peace and Justice for a protest, teach-in, and lobby day.

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