Activist Alert

Baltimore Activist Alert Sept. 4, 2008 – April 4, 2009

"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 . Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com. 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] Sound system and generator for sale at AFSC

6] Looking for a venue to host Hiroshima exhibit in October

7] Matt Hold can archive your files

8] First Thursday protest of the war – Sept. 4

9] Help plan for Winter Soldier – Sept. 4

10] Phone bank party – Sept. 4

11] Pax Christi Montgomery meeting – Sept. 4

12] Play TRUMBO – through Sept. 28

13] Protest WYPR management – Sept. 4 - ?

14] WIB Frederick peace vigil – Sept. 5

15] WIB Inner Harbor peace vigil – Sept. 5

16] WIB Roland Park vigil – Sept. 5

17] White House vigil – Sept. 5

18] Death penalty hearings – Sept. 5 & Sept. 22

19] Silent vigil at Homewood Friends – Sept. 5

20] Vigil at Walter Reed – Sept. 5

21] Ballroom dancing – Sept. 5

22] Flea market – Sept. 6

23] Peace vigil in Chester , PA – Sept. 6

24] Peace vigil at Capitol – Sept. 6

25] Olney vigil to end the war – Sept. 6

26] Mass for labor – Sept. 6

27] John Sweeney will speak – Sept. 7

28] Jazz brunch – Sept. 7

29] African Service – Sept. 7

30] Bridge peace vigil – Sept. 7

31] Barysh on tour at Museum of Industry – Sept. 7

32] Land and Promise conference – Sept. 7

33] Discussion on racism and labor – Sept. 7

34] Peace Walk in D.C. – Sept. 7

35] Red Emma’s needs volunteers – Sept. 7

36] Pentagon vigil – Sept. 8

37] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Sept. 8

38] Death penalty demonstration – Sept. 8

39] Pledge of Resistance meeting – Sept. 8

40] Peace Center meeting in Frederick – Sept. 8

41] Single payer study session – Sept. 8

42] War Is Not the Answer vigil – Sept. 9

43] BGE rate hikes meeting – Sept. 9

44] Death penalty meeting – Sept. 9

45] Connection to Sustainability – Sept. 9

46] Peace vigil in Philadelphia – Sept. 10

47] Peace vigil in W. Mount Airy , PA – Sept. 10

48] Peace vigil in Chestnut Hill , PA – Sept. 10

49] Campaign to Reduce Poverty – Sept. 10-16

50] Religious Campaign Against Torture – Sept. 11-12

51] Israel/Palestine roundtable – Sept. 11

52] Peace Path – Sept. 11

53] Peace Now concert – Sept. 11

54] 911 Remembrance – Sept. 11

55] Social outreach meeting – Sept. 11

56] Mubarak Awad will speak – Sept. 12

57] Westminster WIB vigil – Sept. 13

58] Drum for peace – Sept. 13

59] Give Peace a Dance – Sept. 13

60] Putin’s Russia – Sept. 14

61] 9/11 Unity Walk – Sept. 14

62] Cultural dancers from Nicaragua – Sept. 14

63] Film Occupation 101 – Sept. 19

64] MUPJ conference – April 4, 2009

65] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale

66] Sign on to impeachment petition

67] Little Friends for Peace Summer Camps

68] Become a member of the Washington Peace Center

69] Click on The Hunger Site

70] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil needs volunteers

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1] – Buttons, bumperstickers and books are available. “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] – AFSC-Baltimore is selling its large sound system and a generator for the best offer. If interested, call Lynnette at 410-323-4200.

6] – The Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation is looking for a group to sponsor a visit by its chairperson, Steve Leeper, and a Hibakusha (a-bomb survivor) in late October and early November. There still exist over 20,000 nuclear weapons worldwide, so this visit with its A-bomb exhibit would be an opportunity to educate the broader community. Contact Max at 410-366-1637.

The Peace Memorial Museum is working with Leeper on the A-bomb exhibition project in the USA . It is hoping that an exhibition, which would consist of a poster exhibition, could be set up in the Baltimore area between Oct. 27 and Oct. 30. Please let Max know if you can get involved in this project.

7] – Matt Hood is a UMBC student in need of an internship to complete his public history certificate requirements. If your group needs someone to do history-based work- establishing archives, writing group histories, creating exhibits, etc, he will do it for free. Call Matt at 410-530-0141 or email him at matthew.j.hood@gmail.com.

8] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., Sept. 4 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.

9] – You are invited by the Ft. Meade Chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) to a coalition planning meeting on Thurs., Sept. 4 at 7 PM at the AFSC at 4806 York Rd. The purpose is to organize a Winter Soldier: Baltimore event for mid-October, so antiwar and social justice groups in the Baltimore area are welcome to participate in the planning. See http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier and http://blip.tv/file/961234 for videos of other Winter Soldier events.

10] – There will be a phone bank party on Thurs., Sept. 4 from 7 - 8:30 PM at the office of Environment Maryland, Inc., 3121 St. Paul St., room 26. Participants will call other local supporters about the Green Jobs Day of Action (on 9-27) and related issues. RSVP to Holly Gorman: 240-396-2146 or holly@chesapeakeclimate.org.

11] – There is a Pax Christi Montgomery meeting on Thurs., Sept. 4 at 7:30 PM at St. Francis of Assisi, 6701 Muncaster Mill Road, Derwood, MD. Contact Charles McCarthy at 301- 840-1407 or cmccarthy@sfadw.org.

12] – The REP Stage is offering TRUMBO: RED, WHITE & BLACKLISTED about screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who stood up to the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. Christopher Trumbo, Dalton’s son, is the play’s author, Steven Carpenter directs and Helen Hayes Award winner Nigel Reed stars.

The play will run until Sun., Sept. 28 in the Studio Theatre on the Howard Community College campus, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia . Shows are 7:30 PM on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 PM on Fridays, 2:30 & 8 PM on Saturdays and 2:30 PM on Sundays. Tickets are $15 to $25. Call 410-772-4900 or go to www.repstage.org.

13] – 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. Contact Max at 410-366-1637 to join Take Back YPR.

14] – 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 Sept. 5. Please dress in black; no additional signs. Men are welcome. Contact: 301 834-7581 or info@wibfrederick.org; www.wibfrederick.org.

15] – Women In Black sponsor a peace stand/vigil on Fri., Sept. 5 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., Sept. 5 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] – The Maryland Commission on the Death Penalty is starting to hold a series of hearings. The next will be on Fri., Sept. 5 at 3 PM in Annapolis in the Joint Hearing Room of the Legislative Services Building , 90 State Circle . Another meeting is scheduled for Mon., Sept. 22. Benjamin R. Civiletti is the chair. 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/.

19] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., Sept. 5 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] – 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 in the middle of the 7100 block of Georgia Ave., NW. Call 202-441-3265. Go to http://www.codepinkalert.org/Local_CODEPINKs_Washington_DC.shtml.

21] – There is an opportunity to participate in ballroom dancing, usually every 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 Sept. 5. Call Dave Greene at 410-599-3725.

22] – Don’t forget the Station North Artists Flea Market on Sat., Sept. 6 (and every 1st Saturday) from 9 AM to 2 PM at the Howard Street Bridge - 100 block of North Avenue in the Station North Arts & Entertainment district. Vendors will be selling mid-century modern and post modern maybes. Plus there will be the usual casual junk, precious fake jewels and more than a few useful items you didn’t think you needed. Go to http://www.loadoffun.net/FleamarketVendor.html or call David at 410-962-7075.

23] – Each Saturday, 11 AM – 1 PM, Chester County Peace Movement holds a peace vigil in West Chester in front of the Chester County Courthouse, High & Market Sts. This vigil has been the target of counter-demonstrators and harassment from the " Chester County Victory Movement" but has grown and persisted. Go to www.ccpeace.org.

24] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Sat., Sept. 6. 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.

25] – 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 Sept. 6. Call 301-774-9792.

26] – There will be a mass for the Blessing of Human Labor on Sat., Sept. 6 at 5:15 PM at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., NE, WDC 20017. During the mass, the Msgr. George Higgins Award will be presented.

27] – On Sun., Sept. 7 at 10:30 AM, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney will speak at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Rockville. This is one of the 50 congregations in the D.C. area that will honor workers and call for justice over the Labor Day Weekend. Go to http://www.dclabor.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/71982.

28] – There will be a Back-to-School Jazz Brunch on Sun., Sept. 7 from 11 AM to 2 PM at St. John’s, 27^th & St. Paul Sts. The cost is $7 to $10 for an all you can eat buffet.

29] – On Sun., Sept. 7, 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.

30] – 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/.

31] – Alan Barysh gives tours starting at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, and the exhibits include such subjects as child labor and sweat shops. He will be there every Sunday at 12:30 PM in September except on the 28th. Instead he will be there on Sept. 27. Those interested in going on tour should ask for Alan, who would not refuse a tip. Contact Alan at magoo1917@earthlink.net.

32] – Land and Promise: Jewish and Lutheran Perspectives on Israel/The Holy Land takes place on Sun., Sept. 7 from 2:30 to 8:30 PM at the Cafritz Conference Center at GWU, 800 21st NW. Exit on the Metro at foggy Bottom/GWU.

This conference will explore the differences and the practical implications that arise from them, as well as suggest possible ways to achieve mutual understanding. Register at http://www.jewishlutheranconference.eventbrite.com/.

33] – There will be a talk, Racism as a Means of Controlling Labor, on Sun., Sept. 7 from 4 to 6 PM at Busboys and Poets, 14th and V Sts., NW WDC. Racism has long served U.S. elites as a means of sowing division among working people who collectively have the power to upset the corporate order. The 4-month series 'Finding Common Ground' is sponsored by Busboys and Poets, the DC Alliance for Immigrant Justice, and the Metro D.C. Interfaith Sanctuary Network. Call 202-974-8224.

34] – Join the weekly Peace Walk on the Mall at 4 PM on Sun., Sept. 7 starting at the WWII Memorial ( 17th St .). Northern Virginians for Peace and Justice do this weekly Peace Walk on the Mall from the World War II Memorial to the Lincoln Memorial and back via Constitution and Independence Aves. Contact Ken at kiask@comcast.net.

35] – 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 Sept. 7. Call 410-230-0450.

36] – 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 Mon., Sept. 8, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Call 202-882-9649.

37] – The Marc Steiner Show returns to a daily format on Mon., Sept. 8 on WEAA 88.9 FM, The Voice of the Community. The show will be broadcast Monday through Thursday from 5 to 6 PM. 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. Go to http://www.centerforemergingmedia.com.

38] – 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., Sept. 8. Call 410-233-0488.

39] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets every Monday. However, the next meeting is on Mon., Sept. 8 at 7:30 PM at the AFSC, 4806 York Road . Discuss the response to the State Police spy scandal, the NSA and upcoming protests against the war. Call Max at 410-366-1637.

40] – There will be a meeting of the Frederick Peace Resource Center on Mon., Sept. 8 at 7:30 PM at 4 East Church St. Call Gus Fahey at 301-663-6117.

41] – On Mon., Sept. 8 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.

42] – 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 Sept. 9 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.

43] – The Maryland Coalition to Stop the BGE Rate Hikes are next meeting on Tues., Sept. 9 at 6:30 PM at the Orleans Street library, across from Sojourner Douglas . The group is gearing up to lobby the Maryland Legislature in 2009.

Then the group will meet on Thurs., Sept. 25 at 6 PM at the Hamilton Library, the corner of Harford and Old Harford Rds. One item of discussion at both meetings is a flea market/bake sale on Sept. 21 to raise funds for a class action lawsuit. Another agenda item will be a candlelight vigil on Oct. 26 outside BGE, 750 E. Pratt St .

44] – The next meeting of the Baltimore Coalition Against the Death Penalty will be Tues., Sept. 9 at 7 PM at AFSC, 4806 York Road. Because of the breaking news that Maryland State Police were spying on peace activists and opponents of the death penalty, the group will review ways of taking advantage of the situation. Also to be discussed will be the hearings held by the commission to study the state’s death penalty. Call 410-488-6767 or 443-838-3221.

45] – There will be a presentation ‘Connecting to Sustainability’ on Tues., Sept. 9 from 7 – 8:30 PM at the Towson Unitarian Universalist Church , 1710 Dulaney Valley Road , Lutherville , MD 21093 . Rex Wright, chair of the Baltimore Regional Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, past chair of the Baltimore County Commission on Environmental Quality, is an expert & advocate for renewable energy & energy efficiency. This 45 minute presentation / discussion will be followed by a brief meeting of www.baltimoreclimate.org which will include comments by CCAN organizer Keith Harrington. Email mail@baltimoreclimate.org or call 410-812-1447.

46] – 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 Sept. 10. Call 215-426-0364.

47] – 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 Sept. 10. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.

48] – 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 Sept. 10. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.

49] – Catholic Charities USA is joining 19 other national faith-based organizations in an interfaith week of action, Sept. 10-Sept. 16. Visit the Campaign to Reduce Poverty in America web site at http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/poverty for sample press releases, resources, and other materials to facilitate your agency’s participation and engage in interfaith volunteer projects, community relations building, and public education on the issue of poverty in America.

50] – On Sept. 11 and 12, the National Religious Campaign against Torture is helping to organize a two-day conference to examine the use of torture by the U.S. government and to discuss advocacy for the rejection of torture without exceptions.

51] – On Thurs., Sept. 11, 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.

52] – The 7^th annual Peace Path will form along Charles Street from Fort Avenue south of the Inner Harbor to the Beltway from 4 PM – 6 PM on Thurs., Sept. 11. For Peace Path lawn signs (with the date and time on one side and “Peace is Patriotic” on the other) or “Peace Hon” bumper stickers, please contact Women In Black at peacepath911@yahoo.com or 410.467.9114. Let WIB know where you plan to stand. Go to www.peacepath911.org.

Stony Run Meeting will be standing along with its sister institution, Friends School of Baltimore , in front of the Meetinghouse on Charles Street . Call Maria Brown at 410 821 8511.

53] – The Brandywine Peace Community is endorsing the Honor the Past, Declare Peace NOW Concert scheduled for Thurs., Sept. 11 from 5 to 7 PM in Love Park , 15th & JFK Boulevard , Philadelphia , PA. It will feature Tom Mullian ("Six Strings Against the War) & friends. Go to www.loveparklive.com. Email philadelphiapeaceproject@gmail.com.

54] – There will be a 911 Remembrance on Thurs., Sept. 11 at 7 PM at Northeast Interfaith Peace Garden, St. Anthony of Padua Church, 4414 Frankford Ave. The Friends of the Northeast Interfaith Peace Garden invite you to join them as they walk the labyrinth and offer prayers for many faith traditions, remembering the events of September 11, 2001, honoring those who died, and walking for peace in the world.

55] – On Thurs., Sept. 11, from 7:30 to 9 PM at St. Jane de Chantal Church, Caufield Hall in basement of church, 9701 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, the Montgomery County Parish Social Outreach Ministers Quarterly meeting will take place. Contact Tony Bosnick at 301-853-5340 or email DSC@adw.org.

56] – On Fri., Sept. 12, Nonviolence International director and American University adjunct professor Mubarak Awad will speak from noon until 1 PM at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Ave., NW, WDC as part of the church's "War, Peace and Justice Forum." A Palestinian-born Christian, Dr. Awad has been called "the Gandhi of the Middle East" for his promotion of nonviolence in Palestine and throughout the Arab world. Because of his nonviolent action against the Israeli occupation, he was deported from Israel in 1989.

57] – Westminster WIB hosts a vigil the 2^nd Saturday of the month from 2 – 3 PM in front of the War Memorial on Main St . The next vigil will be Sept. 13. Email wibwestminster@mizmail.com.

58] – 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 Sept. 13, the drum circle begins at 7 PM. Call Franz at 410-925-9351.

59] – EARTHDANCE GIVE PEACE A DANCE takes place Sept. 13 at 5:45 PM. A Prayer for Peace is at 7 PM at the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts, 413 Pulaski Highway , Joppa , MD 21085 . Call 410-294-5191.

Take Rte 40 ( Pulaski Hwy ) east until you pass Joppa Farm Road on your right. MCPA is approximately 1/4 mile on the right hand side.

There is a suggested donation of $5. Children are free. There is a potluck dinner, and people should bring a dish to share. Email kimip99@aol.com or go to http://www.thepeacesisters.org or call 410-294-5191.

60] – On Sun., Sept. 14, there will be the 9/11 Unity Walk from 1:30 to 5 PM. This Interfaith Gandhi type walk through Embassy Row, Washington , DC starts at the Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb Street NW, WDC 20016. There will be stops on Mass. Ave. at St. Albans, Islamic Center and Gandhi Memorial Park. Go to http://www.911unitywalk.org.

61] – The Brandywine Monthly Potluck Supper & Program is the 2nd Sunday of the month starting at 4:30 PM with a potluck dinner at University Lutheran Church, 3637 Chestnut Street, Phila., PA. Bring main dish, salad, or dessert to share. The program begins at 5:30 PM.

On Sun., Sept. 14, Thomas Bradley, professor emeritus of Russian Language & Literature, Swarthmore College , will discuss Putin's Russia After Bush: Where's It Going. Call 610-544-1818 or go to www.brandywinepeace.com.

62] – Directly from Nicaragua , there will be cultural dancing performed by a five member dance ensemble to marimba music in beautiful traditional costumes! See the dancing on Mon., Sept. 15 at the Meeting House in the Meeting House in the Oakland Mills Village Center , 5885 Robert Oliver Place , Columbia , MD 21045 . Refreshments at 7 PM with the program starting at 7:30 PM.

63] – The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee is hosting its latest FILM & SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS VIDEO SERIES. The first film, OCCUPATION 101: Voice of the Silenced majority [ U.S. , 2007], will be shown Fri., Sept. 19 at AFSC, 4806 York Road [three blocks north of Cold Spring Lane ]. Doors open at 7 PM, and the video starts at 7:30 PM. There is no charge, and refreshments will be available. Call 410-366-1637.

This documentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is directed by Sufyan and Abdallah Omeish, and narrated by If Americans Knew founder Alison Weir. The film looks at the rise of Zionism, the Second Intifada and Israel 's disengagement plan, and presents its case through dozens of interviews. It questions the nature of Israeli-American relations. Specifically, it questions the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza , and whether Americans should help pay for it. It includes interviews with scholars, religious leaders, humanitarian workers and NGO's critical of the injustices and human rights abuses that stem from the occupation.

64] – 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.

65] – 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.

66] – Sign on to the impeachment petition at www.kucinich.us. "Impeachment" DOES NOT MEAN removal from office. Impeachment is a formal filing of charges. The Judiciary Committee investigates the misconduct and sends a report to the House of Representatives, with specific articles of Impeachment. A vote in the House in favor of the Articles of Impeachment is similar to the process of indictment. The person impeached would then be subject to a trial in the US Senate. It takes a two-thirds vote in the Senate for conviction. Removal occurs only upon conviction.

67] – 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.

68] – 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.

69] – 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.

70] – 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.

Vigilers are needed at the White House. The Proposition One Committee, which has maintained the 24/7 anti-nuclear peace vigil outside the White House since 1981, requests help from D.C.’s peace and justice community during the month of August. Under U.S. Park Service regulations, the signs in Lafayette Park must be wo/manned at all times. Volunteers are sought now who can spend one to four hours (during evenings, between 5 and 11 PM) with the signs in front of the White House, on either an occasional or regular basis. Meet and talk peace with American and International tourists, stand vigil against war and against nuclear weapons, and become part of the longest uninterrupted vigil in the country and a front line of defense for the First Amendment! Those who recognize the contributions to peace by Thomas and Concepcion over the last 27 years are especially asked to respond. Call Ellen at 202-682-4282 or Jay at 202-234-2000.

Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 East 25^th 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