30] Death penalty demonstration – June 2
31] Donna Edwards fundraiser – June 2
32] Pledge of Resistance meeting – June 2
33] Frederick Peace Center meeting – June 2
34] Single payer study session – June 2
35] War Is Not the Answer vigil – June 3
36] Death penalty meeting – June 3
34] Pledge of Resistance meeting – June 2
36] Death penalty meeting – June 3
37] Mobilization for Global Justice meeting – June 4
38] PG County peace meeting – June 4
39] Peace vigil in Philadelphia – June 4
40] Peace vigil in W. Mount Airy , PA – June 4
41] Peace vigil in Chestnut Hill , PA – June 4
42] Towson WIB vigil – June 5
43] Israel/Palestine roundtable – June 5
44] First Thursday protest against war – June 5
45] Living Room Dialogue between an Israeli and a Palestinian – June 5
46] The film THE LANDLORD at the BMA – June 5
47] WIB Frederick peace vigil – June 6
48] Peace center fundraiser – June 6
49] Ballroom dancing – June 6
50] National health program meeting – June 7
51] ETAN job opening – deadline June 7
52] Reflections on 1968 – June 8
53] Alternative Directions fundraiser – June 10
54] LESSONS FROM IRAQ book discussion – June 11 & 22
55] Green Party meeting – June 12
56] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale
57] Donations needed to finish Winter Soldier film
58] SOA/WATCH seeks interns and folks for paid positions
59] Become a member of the Washington Peace Center
60] Click on The Hunger Site
61] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil
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29] – Support Student Hunger Strike For Youth Jobs in the Knowledge-Based Economy! Call Mayor Dixon at 410-396-3835 or 410-396-3100 (city hall switchboard). Contact Chris Goodman at 443-957-5346 or chris_byc@yahoo.com. The students are not eating in order for Mayor Sheila Dixon to provide Peer-to-Peer Enterprises with $3 million for YOUTH JOBS in the knowledge-based economy!! On Mon., June 2 march at 5 PM from Legg Mason to the War Memorial Plaza . At 6 PM, the students will attend the Mayor’s Night In.
30] – There is usually a vigil to abolish the death penalty every Monday from 5 to 6 PM, outside the prison complex and across the street from Maryland’s death row, at the corner of Madison Ave. and Fallsway in Baltimore . The next vigil, however, is scheduled for Mon., June 2. Call 410-233-0488.
31] – Progressive Democrats of America national board chair Mimi Kennedy will join host committee Maryland Senator Jamie Raskin, Delegate Roger Manno, PDA board member Joe Libertelli, Maryland PNHP, Democracy for Montgomery County and progressive leaders, PDA activists and the public in a Healthcare NOT Warfare Benefit and report on the Donna Edwards campaign. The event is Mon., June 2 from 6 - 9 PM at the Mayorga Coffee Factory, 8040 Georgia Ave , Silver Spring , MD 20910 . The factory is six blocks from the Silver Spring Metro down East West Highway (410) or ride on Bus 28 (towards Silver Spring )/VanGo.
Tickets to the event are $20.08, and proceeds go to help elect Donna Edwards and a more progressive Congress in 2008. For $200 and ten tickets, you get to join the Host Committee. Email pdamaryland@gmail.com.
32] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays at 7:30 PM at the AFSC, 4806 York Road . The next meeting, however, will be on June 2, and the agenda will include reviews of the Gitmo trial, the distribution of peace diplomas and the bridge action against war with Iran and planning the next haunting of a legislator’s office. Call Max at 410-366-1637.
33] – There will be a meeting of the Frederick Peace Resource Center on Mon., June 2 at 7:30 PM at 4 East Church St. Call Gus Fahey at 301-663-6117
34] – On Mon., June 2 at 7:30 PM at St. John's United Methodist Church , St. Paul St. at 27th St. , there will be a study session on what a single payer health insurance system could look like in the U.S. This will be the sixth session, and the study will continue on the first Monday of each month. The topic and presentation will be the same. Go to www.mdsinglepayer.org. Call 410-467-7756. There is single payer legislation HR 676 whose principal sponsor is Congressman John Conyers of Michigan . Go to www.healthcare-now.org. There are also single payer bills in many state legislatures, including Maryland . Go to www.mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/billfile/HB1125.htm.
35] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at 4806 York Road . Join this ongoing vigil. The next vigil is June 3 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.
36] – The next meeting of the Baltimore Coalition Against the Death Penalty will be Tues., June 3 at 7 PM at American Friends Service Committee, 4806 York Road. The agenda will focus on a forum to discuss the Supreme Court decision on lethal injection and the Maryland legislation calling for a commission to study the state’s death penalty. Call 410-488-6767 or 443-838-3221.
37] – There will be a Mobilization for Global Justice meeting at 7 PM on Wed., May 7 at St. Stephens Church, 16th & Newton Sts. , NW, WDC. Exit at the Columbia Heights Metro stop. The meeting takes place the first Wednesday of the month. Email mgj@riseup.net.
38] – The Peace & Justice Coalition of Prince George’s County meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7 PM at the Greenbelt Community Center. The next meeting is May 7. Call 301-577-2350.
39] – Each Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the House of Grace Catholic Worker holds a weekly vigil for peace in Iraq outside the Phila. Federal Building , 6th & Market Sts. The next vigil is June 4. Call 215-426-0364.
40] – Each Wednesday in clear weather, there is a peace vigil from 5 to 6 PM outside the Unitarian Society of Germantown, 6511 Lincoln Drive (between Wayne & Hortter) in West Mount Airy, PA. The next vigil is June 4. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.
41] – Each Wednesday, there is a peace vigil from 7 to 8 PM outside the Borders Book Store, Germantown Ave. at Bethlehem Pike in Chestnut Hill, PA. The next vigil is June 4. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.
42] – There is a WIB peace stand on Thurs., June 5, noon-1PM in Towson at northwest corner of Washington & Chesapeake Aves., across the street from the post office, near the courthouse. Contact mbrainzo@aol.com . This vigil takes place on the first Thursday of the month.
43] – On Thurs., June 5, the WEEKLY ROUNDTABLE SEEKING A JUST PEACE IN PALESTINE/ISRAEL takes place from 12:30 - 1:30 PM at Potter's House, 1658 Columbia Road NW, WDC. Join a civil discourse which explores the history, issues, myths, realities, and truth of the conflict between Israel and Palestine . Contact Alice Azzouzi at 202-232-5483.
44] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., June 5 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.
45] – The Maryland Council for Dispute Resolution is holding its 2008 Second Membership Quarterly Meeting in the Howard County Central Library, Meeting Room 10375, Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044, on Wed., June 4 from 6:30 to 9:00 PM. Quarterly meetings are open to everyone. There is no charge, and newcomers are welcome.
Hilla Keren, who grew up on a Kibbutz, and Tarek Abuata, a Palestinian living in the U.S., will speak about the process of Living Room Dialogue and share their experience of transformation, through dialogue, from victims of war to peace activists. The commitment to dialogue helped them to overcome mistrust and fear, and allows them to continue to provide healing as they work together to build trust between their peoples. Living Room Dialogue is a national movement convening Jews, Palestinian Muslims and Christians to expand cultural awareness, encourage mutual learning, and promote international understanding. Go to www.mcdr.org.
46] – The Baltimore Museum of Art will host a free screening of THE LANDLORD (1970) on Thurs., June 5 at 8 PM. The film tells the story of a young, wealthy, naive white man (Beau Bridges) who, against his parents' wishes, buys a home in a predominantly black neighborhood. Trying to befriend (and bed) his tenants, the young landlord quickly gets in over his head in a world in which he is decidedly an outsider. Set in Park Slope, Brooklyn at a time when it was predominantly African-American (and at a time when hippies and Black Panthers were on the nation’s mind), THE LANDLORD is a wild, funny, pre-PC look at race relations, interracial dating, and gentrification -- and, directed by Hal Ashby just prior to HAROLD AND MAUDE, it's a prime slice of delirious Hollywood psychedelia. As a bonus enticement to '70s cult cinema fans, THE LANDLORD was written by actor/director/playwright Bill Gunn, who also gave the world the 1973 blaxploitation/cult classic GANJA & HESS.
47] – 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 June 6. Please dress in black; no additional signs. Men are welcome. Contact: 301 834-7581 or info@wibfrederick.org; www.wibfrederick.org.
48] – On Fri., June 6, hear SONGS OF LOVE AND PEACE from 5:30 to 8:30 PM at Chief Ike's Mambo Room, 1725 Columbia Rd., NW, WDC. Perform music, recite poetry and speak out for justice. Each beverage you enjoy raises $1 for the Washington Peace Center while listening to Nina Simone, Jeff Buckley and Tim Buckley. There is a $3 donation, but no one turned away for lack of funds. Contact Jay at 202-234-2000 or wpc@igc.org.
49] – 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 June 6. Call Anne and Dave Greene at 410-435-0967.
50] – The Maryland chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program will meet on Sat., June 7 from 9 AM to noon at the Mercy Hospital, Weinberg Building "Dublin Room,” 227 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, MD 21202. Join in at the first meeting of the renewed Maryland State Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program. See the new movie HEALTH, MONEY AND FEAR. Breakfast provided. RSVP to conversationcoalition@gmail.com
51] – The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) seeks a part-time advocacy coordinator to work with ETAN's national coordinator, based in New York , to organize the work in Washington , DC . The advocacy coordinator can be based anywhere on the East Coast but will have to regularly travel to Washington. The position will be half-time (averaging 20 hours/week), with a salary in the $15,000 range. To apply, send a cover letter, resume and writing sample to jobs@etan.org by June 7, 2008. Go to www.etan.org.
52] – The Brandywine Peace Community supper/program takes place at 4:30 PM on the second Sunday of the month (except August) at the University Lutheran Church , 3637 Chestnut St. , Phila. , PA. Bring main dish, salad, or dessert to share. The program begins at 5:30 PM.
On Sun., June 8 the program "King, Kennedy, Chicago: 40 Years in the Wilderness, Is it Time to Cross the River?" will feature Rabbi Arthur Waskow, director of the Shalom Center in Philadelphia . Go to www.shalomctr.org. He is the author of many books, including THE FREEDOM SEDER (1977) and with Sister Joan Chittister and Murshid Saadi Shakur Chishti THE TENT OF ABRAHAM: Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims (2007). As a Vietnam War era activist and writer, Waskow was a fellow at the progressive Institute for Policy Studies in Wash. , DC, and was one of the authors of "A Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority". Waskow was embroiled in the turmoil around the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago , both as a delegate inside the convention and in the street during the police riot, and testified at the famed Chicago 8 trial.
53] – Alternative Directions works with women, and recently men, coming out of prison. The program has a recidivism rate of about 25% compared to the state's 80%. At the annual fundraiser, appreciations will be presented to five individuals who have made contributions to the program. Marc Steiner is one of the honorees. The fundraiser is on Tues., June 10 at the Douglass-Myers Museum in Fells Point. The cost of the ticket, $50, includes food and drink. The evening will include a silent auction. To receive an invitation or to get more information, email Stan Markowitz at smarkbalto@gmail.com.
54] – A new book, Lessons From Iraq: Avoiding the Next War (Paradigm Publishers) sums up the "upside" of the war. Miriam Pemberton, Institute for Policy Studies, and Bill Hartung, New America Foundation, drew up their list, and enlisted the experts, many of whom have written whole books on these topics, to boil down what they know for the rest of us. The authors include The Three Trillion Dollar War co-authors Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes, pre-war UN weapons inspector Hans Blix, and Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Frances Fitzgerald.
A discussion of the book will be held at Barnes and Noble, Rockville Pike, on Wed., June 11 at 7:30 PM. Another one takes place at Busboys and Poets, 14th and V Sts. NW, WDC on Sun., June 22 at 4 PM.
55] – The Baltimore Green Party meets the second and fourth Thursday at 7:30 PM at the Progressive Action Center, 1443 Gorsuch Ave. [at Kirk Ave. ]. The next meeting is June 12. Email office@baltimoregreens.org.
56] – WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER signs from Friends Committee on National Legislation are again for sale at $5. To purchase a sign, call Max at 410-366-1637.
57] – Displaced Films produced SIR, N0 SIR which told the story of the GI resistance movement against the war in Vietnam . Now that company is working with Northern Light Productions to produce the only documentary film that will be made about the historic Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan/Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupations held outside of Washington , DC , March 13-16. To make a donation to this film, click here: https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=24841.
58] – SOA Watch is looking for summer interns and has some paying positions in the D.C. office. Help make the upcoming Nov. 21-23 Vigil to Close the SOA/WHINSEC one of the most exciting events of the year by joining the SOAW Staff! Contact Eric LeCompte at elecompte(at)soaw.org or 202-234-3440 with questions.
59] – Become an active member of the Washington Peace Center , which is now located at 1233 12th St. NW . All members are granted voting rights and are invited to join one or more of our many working groups. Members are asked to pay suggested annual dues of 25 dollars, or volunteer. Email wpc@igc.org - subject "membership.” The mailing address is The Washington Peace Center, P.O. Box 50032 , WDC 20019-0032 . Call 202-234-2000. Subscribe at www.washingtonpeacecenter.org. Send donations to The Washington Peace Center.
60] – The Hunger Site was initiated by Mercy Corps and Second Harvest, and is funded entirely by advertisers. You can go there every day and click the big yellow "Give Food for Free" button near the top of the page; you do not have to look at the ads. Each click generates funding for about 1.1 cups of food. So consider clicking.
61] – 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.
Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 East 25th St. Baltimore , MD 21218 Ph: 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski [at] Verizon.net.
"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
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