54] Chat with two UN Volunteers in Afghanistan – May 28
55]
White
House vigil – May 28
56] Movie Night
with Spike Lee -- May 28
57] Peace and justice vigil – May 28
58] Food Pantry and Food Donation Center – May 29
59] Protest at a Drone Base – May 29
60] The Green New Deal – May 29
61]
National
March for Palestine – May 29
62] Day of Action for Palestine and Yemen – May 29
63]
Tell
JHU no more weapons contracts
64]
Beauty
Fades /Stupid Lasts Forever and The Trial According to Alan Barysh 65] Read
Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints-
a Protest Primer"
66] New Book: “Confessions of a Radical Academic”
67] Two
Berrigan Books still in print
68] Contribute to the Lin
Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship
69] Do you need a doctor?
70]
Donate books, videos, DVDs and records
71]
Do you need any book shelves?
72] Join the Global Zero campaign.
73] Peace Park
Antinuclear Vigil
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54]
– Join an event by UN Volunteers
online on Fri., May 28 at 8 AM EDT.
This is a live chat with two UN Volunteers serving with the United
Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. Hear from Maud Marchand, from France,
Political Affairs Officer, and Tendai Tsuro, from Zimbabwe, Medical Officer.
They will share their experiences serving in a UN mission to advance peace.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/4010524125693870/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22discovery_top_tab%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%7D.
55] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., May 28 at noon. Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.
56] – Jane Fonda for Greenpeace [info@greenpeaceusa.org] is letting us know that on Fire Drill Friday there will be Movie Night with Spike Lee on Fri., May 28 at 8 PM ET. Watch When the Levees Broke, Act I. One year after the August 2005 disaster that forever changed New Orleans, acclaimed director Spike Lee presents this documentary event that recounts Hurricane Katrina through powerful words and images. The film tells the personal stories of survivors while also exploring the pronounced divide along race and class lines in the areas devastated by the storm. After the film, Jane and Spike will talk. RSVP at https://firedrillfridays.com/movienight/?emci=d8328c8d-b9bd-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=3f8dde26-80be-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=1705696.
57] -- There is usually a Quaker Vigil for Racial Justice on Fridays, from 5 to 6 PM, hosted by the Baltimore Quaker Peace and Justice Committee (BQPJC) outside the Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St. The next scheduled vigil is on May 28. Black Lives Matter. Stop the Killing. Physical distancing applies. Wear your face mask. Email homewoodfriends@gmail.com or call 410-235-4438. Quaker values call us to speak truth and to seek equality for all people. Aim to follow Bayard Rustin’s wisdom that “we need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers” and John Lewis’s call to “make good trouble.” See https://www.facebook.com/events/311508100243529/?event_time_id=311508113576861.3&akid=18263%2E3302379%2Ez6bJVQ.
58] – On Sat., May 29 from noon to 2 PM EST, get over to the Food Pantry and Food Donation Center at First and Franklin Presbyterian Church, 210 W. Madison St., Baltimore. This Food Pantry is open every Saturday. Get a grocery bag – breakfast, jelly and peanut butter (a good source of protein) for lunch, the makings for a balanced dinner such as beans and rice, pasta and sauce, soup, vegetables, fruit, and a paper goods. Also added is a little fun food, such as popcorn or cookies, for everyone enjoys a treat. Contributions of shelf stable foods can be brought to Reid Chapel every Saturday between noon and 2 PM. If shopping is difficult for you, monetary donations earmarked food pantry may be sent to the church. How else can you help? Volunteers are needed to help collect and distribute food. Contact the church office to volunteer. You can also help by spreading the word to those you know who are facing food insecurity. See https://www.facebook.com/firstfranklinbaltimore.
59] – The Brandywine Peace Community [brandywine_staff@brandywinepeace.com] is hosting on Sat., May 29 from noon to 2 PM ET a demonstration at the Horsham PA Air National Station, Route 611/Easton & County Line Roads, Horsham, PA. REMEMBER ALL THE WAR DEAD. IGNITE PEACE. SUPPORT THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO BAN KILLER DRONES. Protest PA Drone War Operations and the Drone War Command Center at Horsham, PA, Air Guard Station (the heart of drone war operations in Pennsylvania). Contact the Brandywine Peace Community at 215-843-4827 or go to www.brandywinepeace.com.
60] –Maddy, Sunrise [team@sunrisemovement.org] wants us to know its members are marching 266 miles for climate justice. On Sat., May 29 from 2 to 3 PM ET, join them virtually to demand that Congress take action on the climate crisis. If we want Congress to pass the first part of the Green New Deal by the end of this year, we’re going to need support from every corner of our movement — and that starts with you. Join SUNRISE at one of our upcoming calls to get connected with the group and learn how you can take action from home.
61] – On Sat., May 29 from 3 to 8 PM ET, join the National March for Palestine and a Call to Sanction Israel. Gather at the Lincoln Memorial, 2 Lincoln Memorial Circle NW, WDC 20002 under the CODEPINK banner to protest for Palestinians and Palestine. Visit www.sanctionisrael.org.
62] – There is a Day of Action on Sat., May 29 at 4 PM ET for Palestine and Yemen. The deadly airstrikes by the Israeli military in Gaza, the third-most densely populated area in the world, have resulted in a very large number of casualties including 63 children, as well as destruction of iconic city landmarks including buildings that housed 33 media institutions -- and (together with assaults in Jerusalem) caused the displacement of over 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza and Sheikh Jarrah. Lift the Sanctions Campaign and RootsAction are partnering for a virtual day of action to discuss policies and measures in addressing the humanitarian crisis in Palestine under the apartheid Israeli occupation. For this dialogue, join attorney and human rights advocate Huwaida Arraf of International Solidarity Movement, writer and political activist Sam Husseini of Institute for Public Accuracy, and Ronnie Kasril, former executive committee member of the African National Congress. After a Q & A, call members of Congress to co-sponsor Rep. Betty McCollum’s bill, H.R 2590, to promote and protect the human rights of Palestinians living under occupation and to ensure that United States taxpayer funds are not used by the Government of Israel to support the detention of Palestinian children.
In addition, the situation in Yemen will also be addressed, as the country is on the brink of economic collapse and known as the largest humanitarian crisis, with over 400,000 children starving due to a U.S.-backed Saudi-led blockade. Hear from Hassan El-Tayyab, Legislative Director at Friends Committee on National Legislation, and Kawthar Abdullah of Yemeni Alliance Committee, followed by a Q & A and contacting Congressional representatives to urge the current administration to end the war on Yemen by stopping weapon sales to the Saudi regime. Register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0oc-iqqDMqHNDWQqg_paOGKLmlgTfyRjqg.
63] –This is A PLEA TO CONVINCE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY TO OBEY INTERNATIONAL LAW. The world reached a historic milestone on January 22, 2021: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons [TPNW] entered into force and become binding international law -- https://www.icanw.org/the_treaty.
Prevent Nuclear War/Maryland has called attention to the growing danger of nuclear war and the outrageous $1.7 trillion dollars we are spending to upgrade the nuclear arsenal. On July 18, 2017, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, a U.S. Navy - affiliated research center received a seven-year, $92 million contract to continue its systems engineering and research-and-development services for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. Help convince JHU to renounce nuclear weapons contracts. Contact the president, Ron Daniels, to urge him to reject all nuclear weapons contracts: Office of the President, 242 Garland Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218. Call his office at (410) 516-8068 or email president@jhu.edu.
64] – Bad Attitude Publishers Announces the release of Beauty Fades /Stupid Lasts Forever and The Trial According to Alan Barysh. In light of the fascist/Q Annon/Truther/Alex Jones and Trump-inspired attack on the capital, Bad attitude Publications has released a photo essay by Alan Barysh. In the follow-up book to Sorry Truther, it was an OUTSIDE JOB Beauty Fades.... gives the reader an upfront look at the reactionary forces and the deadly beliefs these folks uphold. In pictures and texts, one gets a good look at the faces and ideas that pose a real threat to this country. The Trial According to Alan Barysh is a rewrite of the Kafka Classic The Trial. With pictures from the original movie, Alan Barysh rewrites this scathing satire with just a tad more cutting edge satire, and a different ending. The appendix to the book talks about the lonely uphill struggle of Tawanda Jones to get justice for her brother. This afterthought is included, because of the real Kafkesque struggle of the West Family to get justice for her brother. Both books can be purchased on Amazon.com. For every purchase of The Trial, Alan Barysh will give all of his royalties to the West Family. Just text a picture of the book to 443-239-5325.
65] – David Eberhardt was a member of the Baltimore Four with Father Philip Berrigan, Tom Lewis and Rev. James Mengel. The group poured blood on draft files on October 27, 1967. They would be convicted and sentenced to prison. Dave has written a book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"- documenting the Baltimore Four action and many others up to and including the most recent Plowshares action – Kings Bay Plowshares 7. Phil Berrigan’s wife, Elizabeth McAlister, is a member of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7.
Dave just printed the 5th edition of the book which is available for $25 by sending him a check: Dave Eberhardt, 4 Hadley Square North, Baltimore, MD 21218. You can contact him at mozela9@comcast.net. He prefers that you DO NOT order the book from Amazon. Image 1 of 2 for FOR ALL THE SAINTS: A PROTEST PRIMER. David Eberhardt; Image 2 of 2 for FOR ALL THE SAINTS: A PROTEST PRIMER; and FOR ALL THE SAINTS: A PROTEST PRIMER. This is a self-published book printed in 2017 with updates.
The
price is $25 for a Spiral Bound, and Signed.
This edition being what the publisher calls “The 4th edition (or first edition
4th state?) of this books (with “final” additions) has been printed by the firm
of FEDEX numbered 150-200, signed by the author, February 2017.”This is copy 187 and is numbered and signed by David
Eberhardt on the title page.~~While the bibliographical information is a bit
head-spinning, this is an engaging memoir by David Eberhardt recounting his
involvement with the Brothers Berrigan in the protests against the Viet Nam
war, and his subsequent time as an inmate at the Lewisburg Federal Prison.
There is Near Fine binding: Item #291479.
66] – Check out a New Book: “Confessions of a Radical Academic: A Memoir by Fred L. Pincus,” now available from Adelaide Books (https://adelaidebooks.org/collections/latest-releases/products/confessions-of-a-radical-academic) or from Amazon. Fred taught sociology at UMBC for more than 40 years and is on the board of Research Associates Foundation. His memoir details his struggles to have a successful career while keeping true to his radical principles and activism. One major theme is his struggle with race and racism both on and off campus. Go to www.fredlpincus.com.
67] –Two books by Fred Wilcox are still in print. The first one is “Fighting the Lamb's War Skirmishes with the American Empire” by Philip Berrigan and Fred A. Wilcox with a FOREWORD by Tripp York. It can be purchased by Wipf and Stock: https://wipfandstock.com/fighting-the-lamb-s-war.html. It is a Memoir in paperback/ISBN: 9781532660078/240 pages/republished 8/21/2018/ Retail Price: $26.00/and Web Price: $20.80.
The second one is “Uncommon Martyrs The Berrigans, the Catholic Left, and the Plowshares Movement” by Fred Wilcox, who profiles members of this anti-war movement, who’s Christianity compels them to acts of civil disobedience against the military industrial complex. The ISBN is 0201522314/$6.50 for a hardcover, and it can be purchased at Powell's Books. See https://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/book-reviews/view/7094/uncommon-martyrs.
68] – Consider making a donation to a scholarship in her honor that would be most welcome. Contributions to the Lin Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship can be made online via https://www.ndm.edu/lin-romano-peace-and-justice-scholarship or by check made out to Notre Dame of Maryland University (Memo line: Lin Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship) and mailed to Notre Dame of Maryland University, Office of Institutional Advancement, 4701 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210.
69] – Yousef Zarbalian [mailto:yzarbali@gmail.com] started his own medical practice in December before the pandemic hit. It is called East-West Medicine and Rheumatology, and its website is EastWestMD.com. Yousef is licensed in Maryland and Virginia. He is doing primary care as well as rheumatologic care (focusing on joint problems and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and sjogren's). He is offering telemedicine visits, and he has very reasonable rates for uninsured individuals. He makes use of herbs (which can be sent directly to patients from the herbal dispensary) as well as prescribing medications to their local pharmacy if needed.
70] -- If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs, records, tarps and table cloths, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
71] -- Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
72] -- Join an extraordinary global campaign for the elimination of nuclear weapons: http://www.globalzero.org/sign-declaration. A growing group of leaders around the world is calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons and a majority of the global public agrees. This is an historic window of opportunity. With momentum already building in favor of Zero, a major show of support from people around the world could tip the balance. When it comes to nuclear weapons, one is one too many.
73] – A Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org; call 202-682-4282.
Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212. Ph: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.
“One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan
