Baltimore Activist Alert May 1, 2008 – May 30, 2008
"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours.
The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.
Friends, this list and other email documents which I send out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center . If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send contributions to BNC, 325 East 25th Street , Baltimore , MD 21218 . Max Obuszewski can be reached at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski [at] verizon.net.
The Baltimore IndyMedia Center publicizes peace-related events. Go to http://www.radicalendar.org/group/_baltimore.
1] Books, buttons and stickers
2] Web site for info on federal legislation
3] Join Nonviolent Resistance lists
4] Eyes Wide Open exhibit available
5] Film FINDING OUR VOICES now available on line
6] Peter Max Exhibition – through May 4
7] First Thursday protest against war – May 1
8] Van Jones at Morgan State – May 1
9] MayDay 2008 – May 1
10] Work for statehood – May 1
11] Fassbinder film at BMA – May 1
12] Aid in crises – May 2
13] WIB Frederick peace vigil – May 2
14] Protest WYPR/Urge Dan Rodricks to resign – May 2 - ?
15] WIB Inner Harbor peace vigil – May 2
16] WIB Roland Park vigil – May 2
17] White House vigil – May 2
18] Protest Calvert Cliffs – May 2
19] Silent vigil at Homewood Friends – May 2
20] Farewell to PLO ambassador – May 2
21] SOAW lobbying session – May 2, 3 & 4
22] Vigil at Walter Reed – May 2
23] Celebrate founding of Catholic Worker – May 2
24] Ballroom dancing – May 2
25] Help Habitat for Humanity – May 3
26] Antiwar activists on The Mall in D.C. – May 3
27] Green Party Assembly – May 3
28] Towsontown Spring Festival – May 3-4
29] Non-nuclear brunch – May 3
30] Iraqi refugees benefit – May 3
31] Peace vigil at Capitol – May 3
32] Olney vigil to end the war – May 3
33] Film CONSTANTINE ’S SWORD – May 3
34] African Service – May 4
35] Bridge peace vigil – May 4
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1] – Go to Baltimore Nonviolence Center web site www.baltnvctr.org to get buttons, bumperstickers and books. “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers in stock. Call Max at 410-366-1637.
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.
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 the war in Iraq .
To join the ORGANIZING List, please send your name, group affiliation, city and email address to donmuller@msn.com. Different local chapters of a national organization are encouraged to subscribe.
THE NOTICES LIST will include only notices of NCNR actions and related information and is open to any interested person to subscribe. It will be moderated to maintain focus & will include periodic notices about getting involved in NCNR national organizing. To join the NOTICES List, send an email message to ncnrnotices-subscribe@lists.riseup.net . You will get a confirmation message once subscribed. If you have problems, please write to the list manager at ncnrnotices-admin@lists.riseup.net.
4] – The Baltimore American Friends Service Committee office has assembled an exhibit Maryland Eyes Wide Open which details the Human Cost of the Iraq War and reflects the costs of war to the state of Maryland. The exhibit consists of at least 40 pairs of combat boots, representing the US military deaths from Maryland; civilian shoes, tagged with names and ages of a very small fraction of the tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis who have died; a representative pair of combat boots and 7 red poppies, representing the estimated number of wounded US military personnel (approximately 7 times the number of dead); and signs and literature detailing the human and financial costs of the war on the cities and counties of Maryland.
AFSC will help with logistics and contribute to your planning for auxiliary events or activities presented in conjunction with the exhibit. For information on obtaining and displaying the exhibit, call 410-323-4200, extensions 20 or 21 or e-mail at tsteele@afsc.org or ggillespie@afsc.org. Go to www.afsc.org/midatlantic/baltimore-programs.htm.
5] – Dream Catcher Films, Inc. is proud to announce FINDING OUR VOICES is being released for sale online Thurs., May 1. You’ll receive a special edition of the film with 45 minutes of extra footage plus CDRom discussion materials, and shipping for $30. Order at www.findingourvoices.com. New voices of dissent have, since before the war began, been raised to call the people and government to the standards of justice and democracy. FINDING OUR VOICES is a film that tells compelling and inspiring stories of people who proclaim with their lives that ‘peace is patriotic,’ and dissent the responsibility and birthright of a truly democratic people.
6] – Colors of a Better World, an exhibit of the work of Peter Max will be on display at the Light Street Pavilion at Harborplace through Sun., May 4. The artist will be at the exhibit 6 to 9 PM on Sat., May 3 and 1 to 4 PM on Sun., May 4. Reservations are recommended. Call 888-513-8385.
7] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., May. 1 starting at 5 PM in Mount Vernon at Centre & Charles Sts. The Pledge gathers in Mount Vernon on the first Thursday of the month to protest the war. Call Max at 410-366-1637.
8] – A talk by Green For All founder and president Van Jones about providing environmental jobs for low-income people takes place on Thurs., May 1 at 6:30 PM at Morgan State University.
9] – Celebrate MAYDAY 2008, Thurs., May 1, as a DAY OF ACTION FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS. At 6 PM, march through Columbia Heights , Adams Morgan & Mt. Pleasant . Then at 8 PM, join a social event at All Souls Unitarian Church , 16th & Harvard Sts. NW. Email may1dc2008@gmail.com or call DC Jobs With Justice at 202-974-8224.
10] – A forum to celebrate workers rights and work for statehood features Dr. Jared Ball, Head-Roc and Mary Harding. It takes place Thurs., May 1 from 7 to 9 PM at UDC, Building 39, second floor, room 203. Go to http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org. Call 202-483-4165.
11] – The Baltimore Museum of Art will host a free screening of VERONICA VOSS (1982) on Thurs., May 1 at 8 PM. Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film is often compared to Billy Wilder's SUNSET BOULEVARD. This shimmering black and white film set in 1955 focuses on a former German movie star haunted by her memories of the decadent '20s and fascistic '30s and '40s. VERONICA VOSS would prove one of his last hurrahs; his untimely death at the age of 37 came just months after the film's release. ANTI-NUCLEAR PROTEST
12] – David Holdridge will address Emergency & Development Aid During Crises: Lessons from Iraq, Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza on Fri., May 2 from noon to 1:30 PM at 1779 Mass. Ave. NW, WDC. Holdridge, Mercy Corps' Middle East regional director is a seasoned emergency and development professional with over twenty-five years of experience in initiating and providing executive leadership in non-government humanitarian organizations throughout the Middle East, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and the U. S. He is an advocate of peace-building, community based economic development and support for civil society, particularly in the Middle East . A light lunch will be served. RSVP at Info@fmep.org.
13] – WIB Frederick holds a silent vigil mourning all violence, the first Friday of the month, from 12 to 12:30 PM, War Memorial Park, W 2nd St. & N. Bentz in Frederick. The next vigil is May 2. Please dress in black; no additional signs. Men are welcome. Contact: 301 834-7581 or info@wibfrederick.org; www.wibfrederick.org.
14] – Protest the illegal termination of The Marc Steiner Show from noon to 1 PM Monday through Saturday in front of WYPR, 2216 N. Charles St. You may consider calling the station to complain at 410-235-1395. Urge Dan Rodricks at dan.rodricks@baltsun.com to reconsider taking over Marc’s show.
Contact Max at 410-366-1637 to join the Bring Back Steiner Movement. If interested in listening to Steiner podcasts, email his producer Jessica Philips at Jes.philips@gmail.com. The Center for Emerging Media, for example, recently interviewed Andrei Codrescu.
15] – Women In Black sponsor a peace stand/vigil on Fri., May 2 from noon-1 PM at the Inner Harbor , corner Pratt and Light. Everyone welcome, wear black if you can. See http://www.peacepath911.com/ or write wibbaltimore@hotmail.com or call 410-467-9114.
16] – There is also a noon vigil on Fri., May 2 at Roland Park Place at 830 W. 40th St . Call 410-467-9114.
17] – A peace vigil takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM on Pennsylvania Ave., by the press gate to the White House. It is organized by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Call 202-882-9649.
18] – STOP THE BUILDING OF A NEW NUCLEAR REACTOR IN CALVERT CLIFFS, MD. On Fri., May 2 from noon to 1 PM outside the University of Maryland , Baltimore , corner of Paca and Redwood Sts. Bring anti-nuclear power signs and banners, no sticks permitted. Email Debrafine62@aol.com.
19] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., May 2 from 5 to 6 PM outside of Homewood Friends Meeting, 3107 N. Charles St. , in opposition to war with Iraq . Placards say: "War Is Not the Answer." The silent vigil is sponsored by AFSC, Homewood Friends Meeting and Stony Run.
20] – There will be a farewell reception in honor of Ambassador Afif Safieh, head of the PLO Mission to the USA, on Fri., May 2 from 6 to 8 PM at the Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave., NW, WDC. You must RSVP. Send the name of the event, your name, affiliation and contact information to rsvp@palestinecenter.org or call 202-338-1958 ext.11.
21] – The SOAW strategy meeting & lobby days are Sun., May 4 and Mon., May 5. Representatives from local groups and partner organizations all across the country will be gathering in Washington , DC to evaluate and plan new directions. There is a dinner on Fri., May 3 at the SOA Watch national office, a strategy meeting on Sunday, and visits to Congress on Monday. RSVP to Vera at vleone(at)soaw(dot)org or call 202-234-3440.
22] – SHED LIGHT ON US WAR CASUALTIES: FROM THE FRONT LINE TO THE BACK DOOR of Walter Reed Army Medical Center (North Gate), every Friday night, from 7 to 9 PM, 7200 Georgia Ave., at Elder St. , NW. Call 202-441-3265. Go to http://www.codepinkalert.org/Local_CODEPINKs_Washington_DC.shtml.
23] – Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Catholic Worker at 7:30 PM on Fri., May 2 at the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, 503 Rock Creek Church Rd, NW, WDC, 20010. On May 1, 1933, Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin published the first copy of the Catholic Worker paper in New York City , and thus, the Catholic Worker was born. To commemorate this anniversary there will be a showing of Dorothy Day being interviewed by Bill Moyers in 1973. Call Kathy at 202-882-9649.
24] – There is an opportunity to participate in ballroom dancing, usually on the first and third Friday of the month, in the JHU ROTC Bldg. at 8 PM. Turn south on San Martin Dr. from the intersection of Univ. Parkway and 39th St . Drive on campus by taking the third left turn. The next dance will be May 2. Call Anne and Dave Greene at 410-435-0967.
25] – The annual service day for Maryland Returned Volunteers takes place on Sat., May 3 with Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity. If you would like to lend a hand, email Karen Edsell at KarenE@ChesapeakeHFH.org. You would be expected to work from 8:15 AM until 3:45 PM after reporting to the Chesapeake Habitat office, 3326 Keswick Road , Baltimore , MD 21211. Call 410/366-1250 ext. 111.
26] – Antiwar activists are on The Mall in D.C. every Saturday, starting at 9 AM. Meet at the Smithsonian Metro and bring with you a clearly-lettered antiwar sign, which would look good in a photo. Contact eca@usa.net.
27] – The 2008 Maryland Green Party Assembly will be held Sat., May 3 at Towson University ’s Linthicum Hall. Carl Romanelli, the Green Party of Pennsylvania's 2006 candidate for governor, will deliver the keynote address. Registration will open at 9 AM, and the assembly will begin at 10 AM with lunch at noon. The assembly will re-convene from 1 to 3 PM. The assembly will close with a screening of "AIN'T EASY BEING GREEN," a documentary film about Romanelli’s 2006 campaign and the barriers that third-party and independent candidates face in our electoral system.
Registration fees are $20 per person. Students and others with limited incomes may pay a lower fee. No one will be excluded because of lack of funds. Call 410-662-8169 or e-mail marylandgreens@gmail.com. Go to www.mdgreens.org/assembly.
28] – Max will be selling used books, buttons, bumperstickers and records at the Towsontown Spring Festival, which will take place in the downtown area from noon until 7 PM on Sat., May 3, 10 AM to 6 PM and Sun., May 4. He will be located on Upper Baltimore Ave. Call 410-366-1637.
29] – On Sat., May 3 join the Washington Peace Center and PROPOSITION ONE for a non-nuclear brunch from 11 AM to 1 PM at Peace House, 1233 12th St., NW, WDC. Enjoy waffles, fruit and progressive conversation with friends. At 1 PM, a film chosen democratically from the Prop. 1 archives, will be shown. Contact: Ellen Thomas @ 202/682-4282.
30] – There will be a luncheon to benefit Iraqi refugees hosted by PeaceAction Montgomery on Sat., May 3 from 11:30 AM to 2 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockville, 100 Welsh Park Dr. Directions are at http://www.uucr.org/Directions.html. Fabulous Middle Eastern food will be served. All proceeds will go for refugee assistance through the American Friends Service Committee. RSVP in order so that the organizers can order enough food: info@peaceactionmc.org. There is a suggested donation of $20, but you may pay what you wish.
There will be two speakers. Kristele Younes joined Refugees International in February 2006 after working as a legal officer with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court in The Hague . Raed Jarrar, based in Washington, D.C., is an Iraqi political analyst and consultant to AFSC's Iraq Program currently based in Washington, D.C. After the U.S.-led invasion, Jarrar became the country director for CIVIC Worldwide, the only door-to-door casualty survey group in post-war Iraq . Go to http://www.peaceactionmc.org/luncheon%205-3-08.html.
31] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Sat., May 3. Look for the blue banner with the message, "Seek Peace and Pursue It. --Psalms 34:14." The vigil lasts one hour and is silent except when one responds to the occasional questions. Go to http://www.quaker.org/langleyhill/seekpeace.htm or email seekpeacevigil@yahoo.com.
32] – Friends House, 17715 Meeting House Rd., Sandy Spring, MD 20860, hosts a peace vigil every Saturday, 3:15 to 4:15 PM, on the corner of Rt. 108 and Georgia Ave. in Olney, MD. The next vigil is May 3. Call 301-774-9792.
33] – CONSTANTINE'S SWORD, from a book by James Carroll, is a film by Oren Jacoby which will be shown on Sat., May 3 at 7 PM at Mount St. Joseph High School, 4403 Frederick Ave. Carroll will give an introduction and answer questions after the film. Doors will open at 6 PM for refreshments. Call 410-321-0107.
34] – On Sun., May 4, the KALAFONG AME CHURCH invites you to a Prayer for Africa at 11 AM at the HISPANIC SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST DAY CHUCH, 5100 Edmondson Ave., Baltimore 21229 . Contact Rev. Dr. Duane Rawlings at realministr@aol.com. Go to www.orgsites.com\md\kalafong-ame-mission-church/index.html.
35] – Maryland Bridges for Peace welcomes you to stand for peace Sundays from noon (or thereabouts) to 1 PM on the Spa Creek Bridge in Annapolis . Contact Lucy at 410-263-7271 or mdbridgesforpeace@toadmail.com. Signs are not allowed to be on a stick or pole. If there is interest, people will be standing on the Stoney Creek Bridge on Fort Smallwood Road in Pasadena [410-437-5379 or magicalgodmom@aol.com]. Go to http://BridgePeace.blogspot.com/.
Donations can be sent to the Baltimore Nonviolence Center , 325 E. 25th St. , Baltimore , MD 21218 . Ph: 410-366-1637; Email: mobuszewski [at] verizon.net
"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
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