23] African Service – Aug. 3
24] Bridge peace vigil – Aug. 3
25] Peace Walk in D.C. – Aug. 3
26] Stop the War on Iran – Aug. 3
27] Red Emma’s needs volunteers – Aug. 3
28] Death penalty demonstration – Aug. 4
29] Nuclear Free Future award – Aug. 4
30] Pledge of Resistance meeting – Aug. 4
31] Single payer study session – Aug. 4
32] Peace Center meeting in Frederick – Aug. 4
33] Death penalty hearings – Aug. 5, Aug. 19 & Sept. 19
34] War Is Not the Answer vigil – Aug. 5
35] Faith & Resistance Retreat – Aug, 5-9
36] D.C. Hiroshima commemoration – Aug. 5
37] Hiroshima commemoration at Lockheed Martin – Aug. 6
38] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Aug. 6
39] Peace vigil in Philadelphia – Aug. 6
40] Hiroshima commemoration in Baltimore – Aug. 6
41] Peace vigil in W. Mount Airy , PA – Aug. 6
42] Peace vigil in Chestnut Hill , PA – Aug. 6
43] Mobilization for Global Justice meeting – Aug. 6
44] PG County peace meeting – Aug. 6
45] Towson WIB vigil – Aug. 7
46] Israel/Palestine roundtable – Aug. 7
47] First Thursday protest of the war – Aug. 7
48] The film TOGETHER at the BMA – Aug. 7
49] Nagasaki Commemoration – Aug, 8
50] GAP has job opening – deadline Aug. 8
51] Nagasaki Day in Philadelphia – Aug. 9
52] Westminster WIB vigil – Aug. 9
53] Nagasaki commemoration in Baltimore – Aug. 4
54] Drum for peace – Aug. 9
55] Hiroshima-Nagasaki film – Aug. 10
56] Hearing on nuclear power plant – Aug. 12
57] MUPJ conference – April 4, 2009
58] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale
59] Job available at Nueva Vida
60] Job at available at dance company
61] Job available at Washington Peace Center
62] Little Friends for Peace Summer Camps
63] Become a member of the Washington Peace Center
64] Click on The Hunger Site
65] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil
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23] – On Sun., Aug. 3, 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.
24] – 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/.
25] – Join the weekly Peace Walk on the Mall at 4 PM on Sun., Aug. 3 starting at the WWII Memorial ( 17th St .). Northern Virginians for Peace and Justice will commence a weekly Peace Walk on the Mall. The walk will be from the World War II Memorial to the Lincoln Memorial and back via Constitution and Independence Aves. Contact Ken at kiask@comcast.net.
26] – On Sun., Aug. 3 at 5:30 PM, join the Brandywine Peace Community in an interfaith peace meal and unveiling of 1,000 origami peace cranes at the Central Baptist Church, 106 W. Lancaster Ave., Wayne, PA 19087. From 6:30 to 7:30 PM, there will be a Stop the War on Iran vigil at the intersection of Lancaster and Wayne Aves. Email brandywine@juno.com or go to www.brandywinepeace.com.
27] – Red Emma’s needs volunteers. Stop in to the weekly Sunday meeting at 7 PM at 800 St. Paul St. or email info@redemmas.org. The next meeting is Aug. 3. Call 410-230-0450.
28] – 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 is scheduled for Mon., Aug. 4. Call 410-233-0488.
29] – On Mon., Aug. 4, the Josephine Butler Nuclear-Free Future Award ceremony will take place from 6:30-8:30 PM at the Stewart Mott House, 122 Maryland Ave., NE, WDC. Exit the Metro at Capitol South or Union Station. Each year the DC Hiroshima-Nagasaki Committee is proud to honor the life, work and vision of local DC activist Josephine Butler through the Nuclear-Free Future Award. This year honor Joe and Rose Marie Flynn, longtime dedicated DC social justice activists, for their tireless work for the public good with many organizations including Empower DC and Gray Panthers of Metropolitan Washington . This will be a chance to welcome the Hibakusha, Japanese survivors of the atomic bomb. Call the Washington Peace Center at 202-234-2000.
30] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets every Monday. The next meeting is on Mon., Aug. 4 at 7:30 PM at the AFSC, 4806 York Road . Discuss the response to the State Police spy scandal and further developments. Call Max at 410-366-1637.
31] – On Mon., Aug. 4 at 7:30 PM at St. John's United Methodist Church , St. Paul St. at 27th St. , there will be the eighth study session on what a single payer health insurance system could look like in the U.S. 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.
32] – There will be a meeting of the Frederick Peace Resource Center on Mon., Aug. 4 at 7:30 PM at 4 East Church St. Call Gus Fahey at 301-663-6117.
33] – The Maryland Commission on the Death Penalty is starting to hold a series of hearings. The next will be on Tues., Aug. 5 at 3 PM in Annapolis in the Joint Hearing Room of the Legislative Services Building , 90 State Circle . All scheduled meetings will be at 3 PM in the same hearing room. Benjamin R. Civiletti is the chair. Hearings will also be held on Tues., Aug. 19 and Sept. 5. Contact Rachel Philofsky, Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention at 410-821-2828. Go to http://www.governor.maryland.gov/pressreleases/080710b.asp or http://www.mdcase.org/.
34] – 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 Aug. 5 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.
35] – The annual FAITH AND RESISTANCE RETREAT will take place from Tues., Aug. 5 to Sat., Aug. 9 to remember and repent of the crime of NUCLEAR WEAPONS to commit to their elimination from the earth. The retreat is at St. Stephen and the Incarnation, 16th and Newton Streets, N.W., WDC. Join Dorothy Day Catholic Workers, Jonah House Community and friends to hear reflections from Frida Berrigan, Seymour Hersh and Hibakusha, with actions at the Pentagon, at the commissioning of the USS Sterett in Baltimore, the Department of Energy and the White House. The USS Sterett, a $1.3 billion Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer, built at Bath Iron Works, will be displayed with great adulation from August 2 - 9 in Baltimore and commissioned the evening of August 9 in Baltimore .
Supper begins at 6 PM on Aug. 5--simple meals and sleeping bag space will be provided. Prayer and Reflection sessions are inherent to the process of the retreat. Call 202-882-9649 or 410-233-6238 or go to www.jonahhouse.org.
36] – On Tues., Aug. 5 at 6 PM, there will be a Hiroshima Commemoration at the World War II Memorial, 17th St., NW on the National Mall. Honored guests will be the Hibakusha, and the evening will include speakers and musicians. At 7:15 PM, there will be silence and reflection; at 8:45 PM the Little Friends for Peace for orchestrate a candle float at Constitution Gardens .
37] – On Aug. 6, Hiroshima Day, there will be a protest at Lockheed Martin, Mall & Goddard Boulevards, Valley Forge, PA (behind the King of Prussia Mall) from 8 AM to noon. To close there will be a ceremony of Remembrance & Resistance, including nonviolent civil disobedience. Contact the Brandywine Peace Community at 610-544-1818, brandywine@juno.com or www.brandywinepeace.com.
38] – The Marc Steiner Show is back on Wed., Aug. 6 at 9 AM on WEAA 88.9 FM, The Voice of the Community. During the summer, the hour-long show will continue each Wednesday. And in Fall 2008, the show will begin broadcasting daily Monday through Friday. The call-in number is 410-319-8888, and comments can also be sent by email steinershow@gmail.com.
You can listen to interviews by Steiner through his Center for Emerging Media podcasts. To hear the interviews, email Jessica@centerforemergingmedia.com.
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 Aug. 6. Call 215-426-0364.
40] – For the 24th year, the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee and Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility will remember the atomic bombings of Japan on August 6 & 9, 1945, which killed more than 200,000 people. On Wed., Aug. 6, there will be a HIROSHIMA COMMEMORATION at 34th & N. Charles St. from 5 to 6 PM to protest against the weapons contracts of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. At 6:15 PM march to Bufano Sculpture Garden to hear a remembrance by two Japanese survivors: Mr. Akinori Hara, Hiroshima survivor and executive board member of Saitama Association of A-Bomb Victims, and Ms. Yasuko Ota, Nagasaki survivor and president of Toyama Association of A-bomb Victims. Afterwards, we will dine with our guests from Japan . Call 410-366-1637.
41] – 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 Aug. 6. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.
42] – 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 Aug. 6. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.
43] – There will be a Mobilization for Global Justice meeting at 7 PM on Wed., Aug. 6 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.
44] – 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 Aug. 6. Call 301-577-2350.
45] – There is a WIB peace stand on Thurs., Aug. 7, 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
46] – On Thurs., Aug. 7, 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.
47] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., Aug. 7 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.
48] – The Baltimore Museum of Art will host a free screening of TOGETHER (2006) on Thurs., Aug. 7 at 8 PM. Lukas Moodysson (Container, Lilya-4-Ever) has made a name for himself as one of the more extreme directors on today's film-festival scene, so the gentleness, humor, and warmth of TOGETHER comes as a refreshing surprise. Set in a commune during the 1970s, the always genuine, never cloying narrative introduces us to a group of like-minded idealists trying to fashion a sustainable way of life out of step with their time and place.
This will be the last screening of visionary films at the BMA. The museum cut off the funding. If this upsets you, ask the museum to reconsider at programs@artbma.org.
49] – On Fri., Aug. 8 at 7:30 PM, there will be a Nagasaki Commemorative Service at the New York Ave. Presbyterian Church, 1313 N.Y. Ave., NW, WDC. At 9:30 PM, there will be a candlelight procession to Lafayette Park . At 10:02 PM, there will be silence and reflection at 16th and H Sts. Contact the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Memorial Peace Commemoration Committee of the National Capital Area at 202-234-2000.
50] – The Government Accountability Project (GAP) is a non-profit public interest organization that promotes government and corporate accountability, openness and transparency, principally by advancing protections for employees and others who “blow the whistle” on unlawful conduct to protect the public interest. GAP’s activities include policy advocacy, litigation, legislative outreach, media campaigns and coalition building. Current areas of emphasis include public health and safety, climate science integrity, nuclear weapons and power, homeland security, and international whistleblower policymaking. GAP is a 31-year-old national organization with offices in Washington DC and the equivalent of 20 full-time staff.
GAP is searching for a Nuclear Program Counsel to implement GAP’s client and policy work related to nuclear weapons and commercial nuclear power safety and security. Please submit your application by Fri., Aug. 8. Send cover letter, resume, writing sample, and salary history by email (with the words “Nuclear Counsel” in the subject line) to markc@whistleblower.org, or mail to Government Accountability Project, Nuclear Counsel Search, 1612 K Street NW, Suite 1100 , Washington , DC 20006 . Go to www.whistleblower.org.
51] – On Sat., Aug. 9, Nagasaki Day, the Brandywine Peace Community will gather at 11 AM in front of SS Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Cathedral, 18th & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA. On August 9, 1945, the Urakami Roman Catholic Cathedral was ground zero for the world's second atomic bombing which destroyed at the time the largest Catholic city in all of Asia . Call 610-544-1818, email brandywine@juno.com or go to www.brandywinepeace.com.
52] – Westminster WIB hosts a vigil the 2nd Saturday of the month from 2 – 3 PM in front of the War Memorial on Main St . The next vigil will be Aug. 9. Email wibwestminster@mizmail.com.
53] – The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee and Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility will hold its NAGASAKI COMMEMORATION on Sat., Aug. 9 at the American Friends Service Committee office, 4806 York Road [three blocks north of Coldspring Lane], Baltimore, MD 21212. At 7 PM, the doors will open. At 7:30 PM, poets and musicians will be invited to perform. If interested in performing, RSVP to Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski [at] verizon.net.
54] – Come drum for peace every second Saturday at the Unitarian Universalists of Fallston , MD , 1127 Old Fallston Road (across Rte 152 from Fallston High). On Aug. 9, the drum circle begins at 7 PM. Call Franz at 410-925-9351.
55] – On Sun., Aug. 10 at 3:30 PM, the Peace & Justice Coalition, Prince George's County, invites the community to a free showing of a new documentary - "Twice Bombed, Twice Survived: The Doubly Atomic Bombed of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" - by acclaimed filmmaker Hideo Nakamura. It will be shown at the Greenbelt Community Center , 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt .
56] – In August, the Maryland Public Service Commission will be listening to public opinion and fielding questions about Constellation’s proposed new nuclear reactor for Maryland. Unfortunately, the only public meetings will be held at the very southern tip of the state. The Chesapeake Safe Energy Coalition believes that every resident should have the opportunity to weigh in and get information on this critical issue. Therefore, the Coalition has committed to hosting an open meeting for those unable to travel to southern Maryland . Comments collected at the meeting will be delivered to MD PSC for inclusion in the public record. Attend a public meeting on Tues., Aug. 12 at 6:30 PM, hosted by the Chesapeake Safe Energy Coalition, at the Enoch Pratt Library, Poe Room, 400 Cathedral St. , Baltimore , MD 21201 . If you have a conflict and can't make it to the meeting, but want to submit a comment into the record, email afisher@citizen.org, Call 301-270-6477.
57] – The 24th annual Maryland Peace and Justice conference has been set for April 4, 2009 at the Church of the Resurrection in Burtonsville, MD, easily accessible off of Rt. 29. Please put the date on your calendar and try not to schedule any other major events on that day. Thanks so much for your cooperation, and the organizers hope to see you there! Call Paulette at 410-747-3811.
58] – 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.
59] – Nueva Vida, a not-for-profit support organization for Latinas with cancer in the Washington Metropolitan area, is searching for a full time coordinator for its Outreach and Access Program. The ideal candidate will have a degree in social work, psychology, public health and/or other relevant field, and at least 3 years of combined work experience in case management and program development, implementation and evaluation; and a demonstrated commitment to women's health. Candidates must be fluent in English and Spanish, and bicultural (closely familiar with both American and Latino/Hispanic cultures). Send resume, writing sample and names and contact information of three professional references to Nueva Vida, Access Program Search Committee, 2000 P St. NW, Suite 620 , Washington , DC 20036 or to lcaicedo@nueva-vida.org.
60] – There is a position open: the Assistant Director (AD) manages the general
day-to-day operations of the Maru Montero Dance Company (MMDC). AD leads operational planning process and ensures plan implementation. The start date is September or ASAP. Ideal candidates should be bi-lingual in English and Spanish, have proven nonprofit management experience and have a flexible schedule allowing for evening and occasional weekend meetings and events. Go to www.marumontero.com. Contact Jennifer Hinrichs at jjhinrichs@rcn.com or admin@marumontero.com.
61] – Washington Peace Center is hiring a part-time Office and Program Manager. This person will promote and help organize events such as educational forums, films and speakers put on by WPC staff and board members. Adequate promotion must be given to these events through emails, print and radio outlets. There are other tasks that are part of this position. The starting salary is $200 for 20 hours of work per week. To apply, send cover letter and resume to Jane Zara (board member) at jjzara@aol.com AND Sonia Silbert (co-coordinator) at sonia@washingtonpeacecenter.net. The hiring is ASAP!
62] – MJ and Jerry Parks will be holding area summer peace camps again this year. The Parks have trained thousands of children and adults since 1981 when they founded Little Friends for Peace to teach non-violence skills to children. So if you know of any children who might benefit from a camp, or if you are an adult interested in sharing your peace story with a group of campers this year, contact MJ and Jerry. Climb aboard the Peace Train at http://www.lffp.org/. They can be reached at 4405 29th St., Mt. Rainier MD 20712. Call 240-838-4549 or email mjpeace@gmail.com.
63] – 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.
64] – 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.
65] – 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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