2012 Year in Review

• Tabling at Occupy event and MLK Day at the Statehouse (January)
• “No War on Iran!” 5 Points Vigil covered by the State “’Stay Out of Iran’ Protest Held in 5 Points”
• “Diplomacy, Not War with Iran” Postcard Campaign
• Co-sponsored Amnesty International talk on Middle East Revolutions (Feb)
• William Parry speaking on “Against the Wall: the Art of Resistance in Palestine” (Feb)
• Co-sponsored “Islam and Peace” talk at USC hosted by PICNA (April)
• Main sponsor of the Palestinian Film & Cultural Festival (April)
• Countering presence at “Israel Always” pro-Israel rally in Orangeburg , SC.
Covered by Orangeburg Times & Democrat, “Rally Marks S.C., Israel Ties” Monday June 4th, 2012.
• Counter-protest of Graham-Duncan Energy Plan in 5 Points (June)
• Sent two activists to Know Nukes Y’all Summit in Chattanooga, TN (June)
• Tabling and support for the Restore the Arts Funding Rally at the Statehouse, July 16th
• Mobilization to the March on Wall Street South in Charlotte (Sept 2nd)
• Sept 21st International Day of Peace Potluck at Modjeska Simkins House
• Organized Peace Potluck at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC
• Participated in //Forward International Day of Peace demo @ the Statehouse.
• Collaborated with partner organization CSRA Peace Alliance for Oct 1st protest of Senator Graham’s
Iran war-mongering in North Augusta, SC covered by 3 television stations.
• Organized tabling at Spartanburg International Festival for “Upstate Peace Network,” Oct 6th.
• Participated in Rock Hill, SC Antiwar demonstration, SAT Oct 6th.
• “Nuclear Weapons, Energy & Waste” Talk, USC’s Green Quad with Tom Clements & Susan Corbett
• Mobilization to the School of the Americas protest at Ft. Benning, Columbus, GA (Nov)
• “Report Back from Palestine” Talk at USC Nov 29th at USC with Asma Jaber and Danya Nayfeh
• Holiday Party featuring the Post-Timey String Band at Lucky’s in 5 Points
• Ongoing Women in Black peace vigil at the Statehouse every Wednesday since 2002.