"Resurrecting Activist Passions after Bush" Florida Speaking Tour July

Nall will discuss the necessity for citizens to be persistently and fearlessly engaged in the peace and justice struggle despite the change in leadership in Washington and the sometimes dismal prospects for peace. Drawing on his experience as both an organizer and a journalist he will discuss recent national and statewide protests, and the so-called “Obama” affect.

Nall will take his call for action throughout the state of Florida including the cities of Lakeland, Gainesville, and Jacksonville. The talk series began on June 21 in Tarpon Springs.

Specifically, Nall will urge citizens to get involved in their local peace/anti-war groups and to take part in a number of upcoming statewide peace actions. Among them is a protest at the U.S. Southern Command in Miami on July 25th where activists will urge the U.S. military to withdraw its armed forces from Honduras in light of the illegal coup against the president there. Nall will also solicit participation and volunteers for a forthcoming statewide demonstration to be held in Orlando in October.

Nall’s latest work is titled Florida Activist Little Black Book. The booklet features two of the author’s most important essays, photos from peace protests, and the most comprehensive, up-to-date directory of Florida peace and justice activist organizations.

The following is a list of currently scheduled speaking events. Additional events will be added throughout the year.

Upcoming Events

Sunday, July 19 - 11am
Lakeland , FL

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lakeland
3140 Troy Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33803

Sunday, July 26 - 11am
Gainesville, FL

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville
4225 NW 34TH STREET, Gainesville, FL 32605

Sunday, Aug 2 - 10:30am
Bradenton, FL
Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
322 Fifteenth Street West, Bradenton, FL 34205

Sunday, Aug 9 - 10:30am
Dunnellon, FL
Nature Coast Unitarian Universalists
7633 North Florida Avenue (Highway 41)
Dunnellon, FL 34434

Sunday, Aug 16 - 11am
Satsuma, FL
(For this event Jeff will discuss “Transformation and Homebirth”) All Souls (http://www.allsoulsputnam.org)
107 Barter Dr, Satsuma, FL‎

Sunday, Aug 30-10:30am
Jacksonville, FL
Mandarin Community Club
12447 Mandarin Road, Jacksonville, FL 32223

Sunday, Sept 20 - 10:30am
Cocoa, FL
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cocoa
1261 Range Road, Cocoa, FL 32926

Sunday, October 18 - 10:30 am
Rockledge, FL
Unitarian Universalist Friendship Fellowship at Pineda
3115 Friendship Place, Rockledge, FL

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Perpetual Revolt:
Essays on Peace Justice and
The Shared Values of Secular, Spiritual,
and Religious Progressives
(Howling Dog Press 2008)

By Jeff Nall

ABOUT JEFF NALL

Jeff Nall is a writer, speaker, and activist. His writing has appeared in select journals and a range of independent magazines including Z magazine, Toward Freedom, and the Humanist. Two of his essays appear in the activist anthology, Cost of Freedom. Nall earned a Master of Liberal Studies degree from Rollins College and has done work toward a PhD in comparative studies at Florida Atlantic University .

Nall has been a vocal critic of U.S. foreign policy co-organizing Patriots for Peace (Brevard) in 2003. In March 2009 Nall co-organized “Florida March for Peace” attracting a great deal of media attention – info at http://www.FloridaMassMarch.com). The previous year Nall helped organize and lead “Florida’s First Mass March to Stop War on Iran,” which attracted half-a-thousand people and also garnered significant media attention.

The June issue of Z Magazine featured Nall’s article “Protesting Militarism Under the Obama Administration,” at which reported on one of the first national anti-war protests of the Obama administration.