4] Volunteer with
a Catholic Worker house
5] Free Prakash Churaman
6] Virtual screening of
"Baltimore's Strange Fruit” -- Jan. 17
7] “1619 and 2021: Where We Were and Where We are Going” –
Jan. 17
8] Adoption Event at Petco – Jan. 17
9] Julian Assange and Press
Freedom – Jan. 17
10] Weekly Seekers' BLM Witness – Jan. 17
11] Audubon Afternoon -- Jan. 17
12] Healthcare
Emergency Town Hall – Jan. 17
13] The Letter from Birmingham -- Jan. 17
14] Peacemakers
Salon – Jan. 17
15] Beloved Community – Jan. 17
16] How US
Policy is Hurting Hondurans and Nicaraguans – Jan. 17
17] Pentagon
Peace Vigil – Jan. 18
18] Annual MLK Day Celebration – Jan. 18
19] Black Lives Matter caravan – Jan. 18
20] Food Rescue – Jan. 18
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1]
– Buttons,
bumperstickers and books are available. “God Bless the Whole World, No
Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.
2]
–To
obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go
to http://thomas.loc.gov/. Congressional
toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White
House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.
3]
– THE ORGANIZING
LIST will be the primary decision-making mechanism of the National Campaign of
Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR]. It will be augmented by conference calls
and possibly in-person meetings as needed. It will consist of 1 or 2
representatives from each local, regional, or national organization (not
coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry out the NCNR campaign of
facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to U.S. wars.
To join the ORGANIZING List, please send
your name, group affiliation, city and email address to mobuszewski2001 at
Comcast dot net. Different local chapters of a national organization are
encouraged to subscribe.
4] - Suzanne
Fontanesi and Jeff Ross
are in the beginning stages of renovating the
basement of their house for purposes of bringing
in a volunteer (targeting young adults in discernment mode), starting next fall.
They are trying
to grow a Catholic Worker House in Irvington (West Baltimore). In a nutshell,
there is a lot that a volunteer could do in that
neighborhood/Baltimore, in addition to prayer and daily community living and in
addition to plugging into all the good work that people are already doing in
and around Baltimore (and beyond). If
you think you might know of anyone who might be interested in starting a
conversation with them about becoming such a
volunteer/community member, please contact Jeff/Suzanne
at 443-690-6872.
5]
– Prakash
Churaman was 15 when he was arrested and accused of murdering his best friend.
NYPD detective Barry Brown coerced him into making a false confession over the
course of hours in an interrogation room. He was convicted and sentenced
to life in prison by Judge Kenneth Holder, a former prosecutor. That conviction
was overturned this summer and now for the first time he has a chance to
come home if money can be raised for his bail. Here is the link to a video
which tells his story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FStlvKjTt4&t=7s. Here is the link to Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/freeprakashchuraman
and another one to a petition: https://www.change.org/p/freeprakashchuraman.
6]
– On
Sun., Jan. 17 from 10 AM to 12:30 PM EST, Jews United for Justice will host a
virtual screening of "Baltimore's Strange Fruit: A Story of Food Apartheid
and the Struggle for Sovereignty" in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. holiday. It will be followed by a talk-back with the filmmaker, Eric
Jackson. The film explores the intersections of food, land, and race and class
politics through personal narrative and social commentary. The film journeys
through the historical woes and triumphs of people of African Descent within
the food system, while highlighting contemporary efforts to address the complex
nature of food apartheid in Baltimore.
Contact Jillian Manko at jmanko@baltimorehebrew.org.
RSVP at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4eaba82caaf58-bhcjustice.
7] - Usually,
the Baltimore Ethical Society, 2521 St. Paul St., Baltimore 21218, meets on Sundays,
and generally there is a speaker and discussion at 10:30 AM. On Sun., Jan.
17, hear about “1619 and 2021: Where
We Were and Where We are Going.” This
talk will be a brief summary of the 1619 Project and a more in-depth analysis
of the project’s place in our contemporary society. The literary and artistic
works of the 1619 Project can be used to foster conversations and tangible work
about redress for economic and social wrongs that have been committed against
African-Americans in America. Rick McCray is a father of three sons, a
husband, a son and a brother. He is a graduate of Duke University with
two degrees in History and African & African-American Studies and a
graduate of Howard University School of Law with a Juris Doctorate. Email
PRESIDENT@BMORETHICAL.ORG for the ZOOM LOGIN INFORMATION.
8] - On Sun., Jan. 17 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EST, there is
an Adoption Event at Petco, hosted by Lovepaws.
Meet Nala, Pranzer, Ally, and Miss Tea Pot at the Rockville Petco, 1507
Rockville Pike, Rockville 20852. Folks
will be outside the store all masked up and spaced apart in compliance with the
CDC guidelines and showing off adorable adoptable pups! Visit https://www.facebook.com/lovepawspg/.
9]
– On Sun., Jan. 17 at noon Eastern
Standard Time for a Forum on "The Trial of Julian Assange and
its Implications for Press Freedom" with UN Special Rapporteur Nils
Melzer, and former CIA Russia analyst Ray McGovern. Ray warned that he appears
rather disheveled; as he has let his hair grow in solidarity with
Julian Assange. Get the Zoom link or call-in phone number at
https://uumilwaukee.org/event/the-trial-of-julian-assange-and-its-implications-for-press-freedom/
or watch it live on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/wWhGfQq_wTQ. Contact Ann Batiza at 414-238-3903 or
annwisc@gmail.com.
10]
– On Sun., Jan. 17 from
12:30 to 1:30 PM ET, join the Weekly Seekers' BLM Witness at the Seekers
Church, 276 Carroll St. NW, WDC 20012. Visit https://www.facebook.com/seekerschurchDC/.
Since last spring, Seekers have been witnessing weekly for
Black Lives Matter in front of Seekers Church, accompanied by a musical
background of stirring peace and justice songs. It is a wonderful opportunity
to show up for racial justice and experience unity as passing drivers and
pedestrians of all races and ethnicities wave and raise fists. Cars honk,
bicyclists ring their little bike bells, and sometimes passers-by ask for a
sign and join in. This will continue through Jan. 24.
11]
– On Sun., Jan. 17 from 3 PM to 4:30 PM EST, enjoy an
Audubon Afternoon with Dr. Sahas Barve, hosted by the Audubon Society of
Northern Virginia. Learn how birds stay warm in cold weather and extreme
elevations. Sahas is an avian evolutionary ecologist and currently a Peter Buck
Fellow at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History where he studies
how birds stay warm in the high Himalayas. He is also an avid birder and hopes
to see 6000 bird species by the time he is 60. Learn more about him at his
website www.sahasbarve.com. Look at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/audubon-afternoon-with-dr-sahas-barve-tickets-126576492697?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR1n-InLeImOyT8puZXFqvcpioYZw5OPuIN7EGB964znI699iRMtCVtVMxE.
12] – COVID-19
is a Giant Wake-Up Call for Medicare For All.
Join the Progressive Democrats of America Healthcare Emergency Town Hall
on Sun., Jan. 17 at 4 PM ET. PDA has
recognized #COVID19 as a giant wake-up call for #SinglePayer expanded and
improved #MedicareForAll and the #GreenNewDeal since the very beginning of the
pandemic, precisely because #UniversalHealthcare where ALL of the people get
ALL of the care is so clearly what we need to beat this national and
international scourge. Our traditionally under-served communities have
been hardest hit, especially those in the “Healthcare deserts” of our inner
cities and rural regions, and especially most unjustly in our BIPOC communities
who had been struggling disproportionately even before COVID-19 with the
existential threats of poverty, systemic racism, climate change, and political
corruption throughout US history. The simple fact is that the only way everyone
will get ALL of the testing, contact tracing, and treatment, including
effective and timely vaccinations for COVID-19, is if it’s in the control of We
the People not they the commercial for-profit interests of Big Insurance and
Big Pharma. RSVP for secure log-in by sending an email to mikefox@pdamerica.org.
13] – On Sun., Jan. 17 at 4 PM and again at Mon., Jan. 18 at
4 PM EST, get with a Prophetic Call to the Church: The Letter from
Birmingham. This Online Event is
organized by the Metro D.C. Synod, ELCA and African Descent Lutheran
Association. On Good Friday, April 12, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
was arrested in Birmingham, AL after violating an anti-protest injunction and
was kept in solitary confinement. During this time, Rev. Dr. King penned the
“Letter from Birmingham Jail” on the margins of the Birmingham News, in
reaction to a statement published in the same newspaper by eight white
clergymen condemning the protests. Honor
Rev. Dr. King’s dedication to reforming the Church and American culture by
listening to the African-American voices of rostered leaders of the ELCA, once
again asserting a call for action to the Church by reading the very words
written by Rev. King. Go to https://www.facebook.com/metrodcelca/.
14]
– Maxine Garcia [maxine@codepink.org]
is alerting us to the first Peacemakers Salon on Sun.,
Jan. 17 at 5 PM ET. CODEPINK co-founder Jodie Evans will host the Salon and share plans for Local Peace
Economy and 1 Billion Rising Gardens, who are joining in Planting Seeds of
Peace: a defiant creative call for revival, restoration and transformation.
Jodie will be talking more about how tending a garden is inextricably connected
to nurturing our communities. Then,
CODEPINK Divest campaigner Nancy
Mancias will also be joining to discuss how BlackRock is infiltrating
the Biden Administration and what we need to do about it. Meet the new
Director of Cultural Strategy and Anti-Imperialism Ciara Taylor, Co-founder of the Dream Defenders, was Membership
Manager at The Peoples Forum. Ciara will be discussing the new political
education program that she is leading at CODEPINK. We hope you’ll be able to
join us with your questions and concerns! Go to https://www.codepink.org/peacemaker_salon_jodieevans?utm_campaign=peacemakers_salon_jodie&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink.
15]
– On behalf of the 140 million poor
and low-income people in the country, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National
Call for Moral Revival – with 45 state coordinating committees, thousands of
religious leaders and hundreds of supporting organizations – calls upon the
nation to join in a season of prayer and action. On Sun., Jan. 17 at 8 PM ET hear a
"Prayer for Beloved Community in the Midst of COVID and Chaos, "
which will be a 30-minute prayer service as a part of A National Call to Love,
Light and Leadership. Then on Mon., Jan.
18 at 1 PM ET, participate in a MLK Moral Monday -- A National Interfaith
Service of Love, Light and Leadership.
Build the beloved community with Love tied to Justice, Light grounded in
Truth, Leadership rooted in a Moral Agenda for the Nation. Visit https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-building-the-beloved-community&email_referrer=email_1045720&email_subject=building-the-beloved-community.
16]
– On Sun.,
Jan. 17 at 7 PM ET, check out a Webinar: How US Policy is Hurting Hondurans and
Nicaraguans. Experts on Honduras and
Nicaragua will talk about the consequences of US policy. Vicki Cervantes began
working in solidarity with Latin America movements in the 1970s. Magda Lanuza
is a Nicaraguan Salvadoran feminist specializing in sustainable development.
REGISTER at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_w4Q79vNTSCKCbSkhy7fRfA?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=3dddfc56-5f0a-4d46-88e4-bd89ea415c42.
17]
– There is a weekly
Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the
Pentagon Metro stop. The next vigil is Jan. 18, and it is sponsored by
the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call
202-882-9649. The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro
entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind
bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro. By Metro, take
Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the
Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to
protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off
at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary
Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army
Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr., and there is
meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these
spots begin at 8 AM. No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds. Restrooms are
located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy
Dr.
18] – Participate in the 37th Annual MLK
Day Celebration on Mon., Jan. 18 from 9 AM to 5 PM. Celebrate in the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. in this day-long, virtual gathering that will include a historic tour,
a convocation with panelists and a keynote speaker, community workshops, and
opportunities to get involved in social justice work. Focus the program on the theme of ‘Uniting
the Beloved Community’. To join, go
to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83743553639 on the day.
19]
– Join the Immigration Outreach Service
Center and many Faith Communities on Mon., Jan. 18 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM in a caravan in solidarity
with Black Lives Matter. Gather between 10:30 and 11
AM in the St Matthew Church rear parking lot on Woodbourne Avenue. Watch
for the entrance sign. You’ll be directed to line up in specific lines facing
the back of church and ministry building. The car caravan is planned to begin at 11:15 AM. Decorate your car
and windows with expressions of MLK and BLM. Email or call Ryan at – ryansattler@comcast.net / 717-891-6156.
20] – On Mon., Jan. 1 from noon
to 1:30 PM EST, participate in Food Rescue at Land of Kush, 840 North Eutaw
St., Baltimore. This Food Rescue will
continue until Mon., Apr. 26. Food Rescue Baltimore is proud to partner with The Land of Kush
each and every Monday to bring free vegan and plant-based food to the
community. Bring a bag, take what you want, while supplies last.
#KeepItFreshDay #MeatlessMonday. See https://www.facebook.com/The-Land-of-Kush-102096254517153.
To be continued.
Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore
Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Baltimore, MD 21212. Ph:
410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.
"The master class has always declared
the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has
had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to
gain and everything to lose--especially their lives." Eugene Victor Debs