"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
The
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] Max is seeking housing
6] First Thursday protest of the war – Nov. 6
7] UNITE HERE planning meeting – Nov. 6
8] Nonviolence Film/discussion series – Nov. 6 & Nov. 13
9] Economic Melt Down workshop – Nov. 6
10] Protest at YPR fundraiser – Nov. 7
11] Bioneers conference – Nov. 7- 9
12] Five ghosts back in court in D.C. – Nov. 7
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14] WIB Roland Park vigil – Nov. 7
15] White House vigil – Nov. 7
16] Protest WYPR management – Nov. 7 - ?
17] Silent vigil at
18] Poisons of War discussion – Nov. 7
19] Mountain Resistance music – Nov. 7
20] Vigil at Walter Reed – Nov. 7
21] Ballroom dancing – Nov. 7
22] Green Festival – Nov. 8-9
23] Peace vigil in
24] Peace vigil at Capitol – Nov. 8
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26] Olney vigil to end the war – Nov. 8
27] Mary Tillman will talk about son Pat – Nov. 8
28] African Service – Nov. 9
29] Bridge peace vigil – Nov. 9
30] Activist Workshop – Nov. 9
31] Peace Walk in D.C. – Nov. 9
32] Witness Against Torture meeting – Nov. 9
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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 410-366-1637.
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
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
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] – Max is in need of housing. If you have any leads, please call him at 410-366-1637.
6] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., Nov. 6 starting at 5 PM in
7] – UNITE HERE is calling for a mass mobilization, a march and food drive, on Tues., Nov. 18 at 4 PM at War Memorial Plaza to support the workers at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel. They have been without a contract since April 2006. There is a planning meeting on Thurs., Nov. 6 at the union office,
8] – The Light Street Presbyterian Church, 809 Light St., Baltimore, MD 21230, is hosting a Film/Discussion Series on Nonviolence on Thursday evenings, 6 to 7:30 PM, through Nov. 13. On Nov. 6, the film is WE’VE CAUGHT GOD BY THE ARM, which is about the 1980 Gdansk Shipyard strike that wins Poles the right to have free trade unions, launches the Solidarity movement, and catapults Lech Walesa to national labor leader and eventually president of Poland.
On Nov. 13, the film to be shown is
The series will be based on the six-part PBS documentary "A Force More Powerful." Narrated by Ben Kingsley, the documentary explores one of the 20th century's most important but least-understood stories -- how nonviolent power was able to overcome oppression and authoritarian rule all over the world.
Each evening will include a simple supper of soup and bread, the viewing of a half-hour segment of "A Force More Powerful," and a guided discussion. The church's pastor, Rev. Roger Scott Powers, will lead the discussions. He is co-moderator of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship and co-editor of Protest, Power, and Change: An Encyclopedia of Nonviolent Action from ACT-UP to Women's Suffrage (
9] – On Thurs., Nov. 6, from 6:45 to 8:45 PM, the Institute for Policy Studies' Social Action & Leadership School for Activists presents U.S. Economic Melt Down Simplified at 1112 Sixteenth St. NW, Suite 600, WDC 20036. Join SALSA as Chuck Collins, director of IPS’ program on Inequality and the Common Good and Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, explain the basics and background of the financial crisis and give a break down of the economic meltdown and its causes --and what lies ahead in 2009. Pre-registration is strongly suggested at http://www.hotsalsa.org/index.php?cid=1001042. There is a request for a $10 donation, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
10] – Please join Take Back WYPR for a demonstration on Fri., Nov. 7 at 7 AM outside the new Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel, 401 W. Pratt St. Kai Rysdall is the featured speaker at this breakfast fundraiser. Take Back YPR is still urging citizens not to contribute to a station that ignores community input. Call Max at 410-366-1637.
11] – The second annual Baltimore Bioneers Conference will take place starting Fri., Nov. 7 and running through Sun., Nov. 9. Go to www.cultivatingchange.org.
12] – The trial of the Ghosts of the
13] – Women In Black sponsor a peace stand/vigil on Fri., Nov. 7 from noon-1 PM at the
14] – There is also a noon vigil on Fri., Nov. 7 at
15] – 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.
16] – Protest the illegal termination of The Marc Steiner Show from noon to 1 PM Monday through Friday 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.
17] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., Nov. 7 from 5 to 6 PM outside of
18] – There is a “POISONS OF WAR” event, which is a lead-up to the Dream Bridge Concert, on Fri., Nov. 7 at 7 PM at St. Stephen’s Church, 1525 Newton St. NW, WDC 20010. The Teach-in, “Poisons of War, Past and Present,” will feature panelists who will discuss chemical weapons from World War I to the drug wars in Latin America, atomic weapons in World War II, Agent Orange in Vietnam, depleted uranium (DU) in Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, and elsewhere … weapons first tested at military proving grounds in the U.S. and all over the world.
19] – On Fri., Nov. 7 at 7 PM at Red Emma's, 800 St. Paul St., listen to Mountain Resistance music with the Long Haul, Beans and Ryan Harvey of Riot Folk. It is a free event, but donations will be requested. Go to http://redemmas.org.
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
22] – At the Washington DC Green Festival, starting at 10 AM on Sat., Nov. 8 and closing at 6 PM on Sun., Nov. 9, come celebrate what’s working in the local communities—across the District, Maryland and Virginia—for people, for business and for the environment. The Green Festival will feature more than 125 renowned speakers, including Dr. Helen Caldicott, Jim Hightower, Ralph Nader and Amy Goodman. It will also feature over 350 local green businesses, and will showcase green how-to workshops, green films, a Fair Trade pavilion, yoga classes, organic beer, delicious organic cuisine, live music, and much more.
Cost is $15 per
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 "
24] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Sat., Nov. 8. 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.
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26] – 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 Nov. 8. Call 301-774-9792.
27] – Mary Tillman and Narda Zacchino will sign and discuss BOOTS ON THE GROUND BY DUSK: The Remarkable Life and Death of Pat Tillman on Sat., Nov. 8 from 5 to 7 PM at Busboys and Poets, Langston Room, 2021 14th St., NW, WDC. Pat Tillman stands as the epitome of an American hero. On his way to stardom in the pros after a hugely successful college football career at Arizona State, where he graduated summa cum laude, he walked away from a multimillion-dollar NFL contract in response to the 9/11 attacks to enlist as a Ranger in the U.S. Army. On Apr. 22, 2004, Tillman was killed in
28] – On Sun., Nov. 9, 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.,
29] – Maryland Bridges for Peace welcomes you to stand for peace Sundays from noon (or thereabouts) to 1 PM on the
30] – An Activist Workshop: How to Influence Your Elected Officials will be offered on Sun., Nov. 9 from 12:30 to 4:30 PM at the
31] – Join the weekly Peace Walk on the Mall at 4 PM on Sun., Nov. 9 starting at the WWII Memorial (
32] – There is a Witness Against Torture meeting in D.C. on Sun., Nov. 9 at 4 PM at a location to be announced. The meeting will continue the planning for a 100-day campaign beginning on Jan. 11 and concluding on Apr. 30. Go to www.100dayscampaign.org. Contact Matt at Daloisio at riseup.net.
To be continued
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"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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