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Welcome to the Manhattan Alliance for Peace and Justice (MAPJ) website! Information about our mission and activities can be found via the "About" link in the top navigation bar.

MAPJ's February Film: American Casino

Tuesday, February 9, 6:30 p.m.

Manhattan Public Library Auditorium

American Casino movie trailer from Leslie and Andrew Cockburn on Vimeo.

For more information on future and recent films shown by MAPJ, go to the Monthly Film Series page, which can be accessed from anywhere on the site by clicking on the "Films" link in our top navigation bar.

Charles Hardy on Cowboy in Caracas: A Personal Account of Venezuela's Democratic Revolution

Friday, February 26, 2:00 p.m.

Manhattan Public Library

No president today is more controversial than Venezuela's Hugo Chavez Frias. Elected in a landslide in 1998, he promised a peaceful revolution. That peaceful dream became a nightmare when Chavez was overthrown in a coup d'etat in 2002. Surprisingly, he was brought back to power by his supporters, mostly barrio dwellers, within forty-eight hours. Although Chavez continues to be dogged by controversy, he stays in power because of these supporters who see themselves as active participants in a democratic revolution.

As a former Catholic priest who has lived in Venezuela for the past twenty years and spent eight of those years in a cardboard-and-tin shack in one of Caracas' barrios, Charles Hardy is in a unique position to explain what is taking place. "Cowboy in Caracas: A Personal Account of Venezuela's Democratic Revolution" gives the reader insight into the Venezuelan reality, using an anecdotal presentation drawn from the writer's personal experiences - World Affairs Council of Connecticut.

Hardy will be in Manhattan on 26 February, 2:00 pm, Manhattan Public Library Groesbeck Room. The event is sponsored by Claflin Books and Copies.

Information

For categorized information on the issues MAPJ is working on, use the "Articles" link. Archived information, including fliers, newsletters and board meeting minutes, can be found via the "Archive" link.

Events

For MAPJ events, see the list and our calendar to the right. Also, see the Manhattan Activism Calendar for more local events.

Discussion

To view discussion on issues relevant to MAPJ's work, use the "Forums" link.

Photo Gallery

To see our photo gallery, use the "Photos" link.

Contacting Legislators

We encourage our members and supporters to keep legislators informed of their views. See the "Legislators" link for contact information.

Links

For links to progressive organizations, use the "Links" link.

Mailing List

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Newsletter

The October 2009 MAPJ Newsletter is available online.

To receive our approximately bi-monthly newsletter, send your postal address to our coordinator: coordinator@mapj.org.

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Contact our coordinator for more information: coordinator@mapj.org.

Support MAPJ

If you would like to work on one of our projects, contact our coordinator: coordinator@mapj.org.

Financial contributions can be mailed to our postal address: MAPJ, PO Box 1561, Manhattan, KS 66505. You can also support us by recycling aluminum in our name at Howie's Recycling.

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