St. Louis Activist Events for July 13-18

This weeks events;

Tuesday, July 13, there will be an opportunity to get the real facts about how the health care reform bill will improve the system at the Kirkwood Baptist Church (211 North Woodlawn Ave.) from 7 to 8:30 PM.

Also Tuesday, the Veterans for Peace film series at the Schlafly Tap Room (2100 Locust) at 7:30 PM continues with the movie "Plunder."

Tuesday and Wednesday, NARAL will be having a mailing par-tay from 1 to 5 PM at their 1210 S. Vandeventer office.

Wednesday, July 14, Clean Energy Works will be hosting a townhall about the BP spill with Gulf Coast residents from noon to 1 PM at the Schlafly Public Library (225 N. Euclid).

Also Wednesday, there will be a Fundraiser for Alderman Antonio French from 5 to 6 PM at the O'Fallon Park Boathouse.

Also Wednesday, there will be a meeting of the St. Louis Human Rights Campaign Political Committee from 6 to 8 PM at Mokabe's (3606 Arsenal).

Also Wednesday, there will be a Meet and Greet for the St. Charles Democratic House candidates from 7 to 8:30 PM at the St. Charles Justice Center Community Room (1781 Zumbehl Road).

Also Wednesday, the Gateway Greens Membership Meeting will be at 7 PM at the Community Arts and Media Project (3022 Cherokee)

Thursday, July 15, there will be a fundraiser for MO House Candidate Dave Leipholtz at the Third Degree Glass Factory (5200 Delmar) from 5 to 7 PM.

Also Thursday, join the Missouri Coalition for the Environment as they kick off the Speak for the Eagles campaign to stop the approval of a casino that would take over 377 acres of environmentally sensitive land at the confluence of the two largest rivers in the United States. They'll be meeting at 5:30 at 7th and Clark Street.

Also Thursday, there will be a fundraiser for the great Representative James Morris from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at the Wine Press (4426 Olive St.).

Also Thursday, the Vanguard Arts and Entertainment Committee is hosting a Night in North City from 6 to 7:30 PM starting at 2700 N. 14th St.

Also Thursday, there will be a meeting for those interested in Urban Homesteading at 7 PM at CAMP (3026 Cherokee).

Also Thursday, there will be a Makeover for a Cause at the Prime Bar (West County Mall) starting at 7 PM and going until 1:30 AM.

Friday, July 16, the African World Festival will be at the Belles Artes Multicultural Center and Art Gallery from 6 to 9 PM.

Also Friday, Left Bank Books (321 N. 10th Street) will be hosting the release party for Flood Stage, a anthology of poems from St. Louis Poets, at 7 PM.

Also Friday is the Out in the City LGBTQ Youth Prom at the City Musuem (701 N. 15th) from 8 PM to midnight.

Saturday, July 17, will be the Grand Opening for the new Old North Grocery Co-Op (2700 N. 14th St.) at 9 AM. Sounds cool!

Also Saturday, the Missouri Coalition for the Environment will be hiking Kiefer Creek (11715 Cragwold in Kirkwood) from 10 AM to noon.

Also Saturday, the crazies from Fred Phelps church will be in town to protest Lady Gaga and there will be a LGBT kiss-in counterprotest from 6 to 7:30 at the Scottrade Center.

Also Saturday, check out the Diversity Arts Open Mic and Gallery Show from 5 to 9:30 PM at the Regional Arts Commission (6128 Delmar) from 5 to 9:30 PM.

Sunday, July 18, author Daniel Howell talks about the joys of going barefoot at 2 PM at Left Bank Books (399 N. Euclid).

Also Sunday, at 7 PM, there will be a vigil for peace at the corner of Lindell and Grand.

Also Sunday, Cervantes Co-op House (6036 Pershing) is hosting a Meet and Greet for MO House Candidate Daniel Schlesch from 7:30 to 9 PM.