December

17 - “Out of Iraq/Bring Home the Troops Now” Protest, sponsored by People for Peace and Justice (PPJ), 10:00 am-Noon, Bridge of Lions, St. Augustine, FL, contact: Marilyn at: marstans@hotmail.com

18 - Wage Peace Holiday Party Potluck, 5:00 pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 7405 Arlington Expressway, Jacksonville, FL, contact wagepeace@bellsouth.net , see: www.wagepeace.net

26 - “Empathic Listening and Communicating: Creating More Nurturing and Connecting in Relationships,” sponsored by Non Violent Communications (NVC), 5:45 pm, Mystic Bean Coffee House, 226 W. King St, St. Augustine, FL, contact: Katharine Archer at 904-824-7814

31 - 16^th ANNUAL WORLD DAY OF PEACE, sponsored by the Southwest Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice, 10:00 am - 3:15 pm, St. John’s Cathedral, 350 Tampa Ave., Venice, FL, contact: Carol Ann Byer at: 941-721-3486

31 - Alternative New Years weekend begins, Crooked River State Park/Trident Submarine Base, King’s Bay, GA, hosted by Wage Peace, Inc. (Reservations by Jan. 31, 2005 - 800-864-7275), contact: Anne Richter, arichter58@msn.com , 727-573-2935; John Gallo, johngallo@bellsouth.net, 904-762-1098, or wagepeace@ bellsouth.net, Beth Lavoie, bethlavioe@yahoo.com, 404-783-1169, Bob Tancig, bob@fcpj.org, 352-214-1778, John Linnehan, metanoia1@earthlink.net, 904-504-1004, Crooked River State Park - 800-724-8675, motels - 912-882-8900, 800-768-6350