"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] Max is seeking housing
5] Chuck Michaels needs help with transportation
6] Buy Mankekolo’s book
7] Start Loving is fasting for a $200 billion cutback in military spending
8] Buy coffee through HoCoFoLA
9] Nakba Exhibit – through Feb. 24
10] Peace Support Network video contest – through Feb. 28
11] Witness Against Torture 100 Days Campaign – through Apr. 30
12] Single payer call-in day – Feb. 12
13] Nuclear weapons debate – Feb. 12
14] Celebrate Sister Dorothy – Feb. 12
15] Conference call to plan March 19 activities – Feb. 12
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17] WIB Roland Park vigil – Feb. 13
18] White House vigil – Feb. 13
19] Timor-Leste discussion – Feb. 13
20] Support The
21] Silent vigil at
22] Vigil at Walter Reed – Feb. 13
23] Film on
24] Ballroom dancing – Feb. 13
25] Musical benefit for Senator Theatre – Feb. 13-15
26] Submit an article to the
27] Olney vigil to end the war – Feb. 14
28] Peace vigil in
29] Peace vigil at Capitol – Feb. 14
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31] Drum for peace – Feb. 14
32] African Service – Feb. 15
33] Bridge peace vigil – Feb. 15
34] Join SOA Watch – Feb. 15-17
35] Activism in a New Era – Feb. 15
36] Change but justice – Feb. 15
37] D.C. peace vigil – Feb. 15
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39] Red Emma’s needs volunteers – Feb. 15
40] Pentagon vigil – Feb. 16
41] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Feb. 16 -- 19
42] Death penalty demonstration – Feb. 16
43] Catholic Conference Lobby Night – Feb. 16
44] Immigrant rights march & rally – Feb. 16
45] Racism talk – Feb. 16
46] Pledge of Resistance meeting – Feb. 16
47] Nuclear disarmament – Feb. 17
48] Tuesday peace vigil – Feb. 17
49] BERCN meeting – Feb. 17
50] Death penalty meeting – Feb. 17
51] Ecolocity DC meeting -- Feb. 17
52] Film on
53] Amnesty meeting – Feb. 17
54] Death penalty repeal hearing – Feb. 18
55] Peace vigil in
56] Peace vigil in W.
57] WIB
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59] Israel/Palestine roundtable – Feb. 19
60] IWW meeting – Feb. 19
61] Homeless shelters benefit – Feb. 20
62] “Imagine a World Without War” – Feb. 22
63] Lobby Night: Keep Guard at home/Protect Immigrant rights – Feb. 23
64] THE
65] First Thursday protest of the war – Mar. 5
66] MUPJ conference – Apr. 4
67] Human rights lawyer from the
68] Show anti-coal documentary
69] Join Global Zero campaign
70] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale
71] Publish your peace article
72] Become a member of the
73] Click on The Hunger Site
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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.
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4] – Max is in need of housing. If you have any leads, please call him at 410-366-1637.
5] – Chuck Michaels is now home, and he will continue his recovery through out-patient therapy. He is doing very well, speaking well and regularly, getting around well, and also now has permission from his doctor to be left alone, that is unattended, as needed.
The big need going forward over the next few weeks is transportation for a portion of each day to the
6] – Rev. Dr. Mankekolo Mahlangu-Ngcobo has returned to live in
7] – Start Loving began a fast at 12:01 AM on Thurs., Dec. 18, on Capitol Hill to call for a $200 billion of funding from warmaking to peacebuilding. Go to http://jesusgodgoodetcnjay.blogspot.com/. He wrote that he will continue until either Dennis Kucinich informs him the transfer will take place or his body gives out.
8] – You can help safeguard human rights and fragile ecosystems through your purchase of HOCOFOLA Café Quetzal. Bags of ground coffee or whole beans can be ordered by mailing in an order form. For more details and to download the order form, go to http://friendsoflatinamerica.typepad.com/hocofola/fair_trade/index.html.
Be sure you indicate ground (G) or bean (B) for each type of coffee ordered. Make the check out to HoCoFoLA and send it with your order form to HoCoFoLA,
9] – The
10] – The Peace Support Network is sponsoring a YouTube video contest. Create a short film based on the theme, "Create Peace". Show us your creativity and you could be given the grand prize of $1000 or three runner-up prizes. All ages, school classrooms, not-for-profit groups, as well as individuals are urged to participate! For complete details go to http://celebratingpeace.org/videos.cfm. Post your vision of peace right away, but no later than Sat., Feb. 28. Contact Kelly Guinan at www.celebratingpeace.org or 402-426-5240.
11] – Witness Against Torture continues its 100 Days Campaign. Go to www.100dayscampaign.org. Groups have taken on each week through Apr. 30, and there will be daily vigils at the White House from 11 AM to 1 PM. As well, there will be organized activities from film screenings to lectures and community meetings. These activities are designed to mobilize people concerned about torture and keep sustained pressure on our elected officials to close
12] – The National Call-in Day for HR 676 is Thurs., Feb. 12. The Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Healthcare <http://guaranteedhealthcare4all.org> is encouraging everyone to participate. Call Congress, and the president. The Congressional switchboard number is 202-224-3121, and you should ask for your representative’s office. If your member is a current co-sponsor, thank him/her, say stand firm for HR 676 and actively seek additional co-sponsors. If your member was a co-sponsor in the last Congress, ask him or her to sign on immediately as a co-sponsor in this Congress. If your member has yet to co-sponsor HR 676, ask him or her to sign on. Call 202-456-1414 or fax 202-456-2461 for the White House as well.
13] – On Thurs., Feb. 12, 5:30-7:00 p.m., Clark Murdock, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Joseph Cirincione, Ploughshares Fund, "Project on Nuclear Issues Debates the Issues: Reliable Replacement Warhead" at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1800 K St., NW, B1 Conference Center, WDC. RSVP to poniblog@csis.org.
14] – On Thurs., Feb. 12 at 6:30 PM in the Main Building at Trinity Washington Univ., 125 Michigan Ave. NE, WDC 20017, there will be a Celebration of Sister Dorothy Stang SND. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur invite you to an evening of PRAYER, DRAMA and SONG in celebration of Sister Dorothy, eco-martyr and citizen of the world, in observance of the fourth anniversary of her death. Call 202-884-9000.
15] – There is a conference call to discuss the various actions being planned for March 19 in
16] – Women In Black sponsor a peace stand/vigil on Fri., Feb. 13 from noon-1 PM at the
17] – There is also a noon vigil on Fri., Feb. 13 at
18] – 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.
19] – The International Republican Institute & the East-West Center in Washington cordially invite you to attend a public talk Peacebuilding, State Building and Nation Building in Timor-Leste: Challenges to International Assistance featuring Atul Khare, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General for Timor-Leste and head of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT). The talk on Fri., Feb. 13 from noon to 1:30 PM will take place at the International Republican Institute, 225 I
Timor-Leste has undergone a number of crises in its recent past, most recently with the assassination attempts on President Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Gusmao on Feb. 11, 2008. In 2006, riots broke out in Dili following rivalry within the military and police, leading to an increase in foreign peacekeepers and a new UN mission, the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT). With one of the largest UN peacekeeping operations in the world, Timor-Leste provides a prime example of the challenges of nation building.
20] – There is a peace vigil to support the Congo every Friday, 4:00 to 6:30 PM at the Rwandan Embassy, 1714 New Hampshire Ave, NW. Call the Rwandan Embassy at 202-232-2882 and register your concern about
21] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., Feb. 13 from 5 to 6 PM outside of
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 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.
23] – On Fri., Feb. 13 at 7:30 PM, the
24] – 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
25] – Baltimore bands step up to help support landmark Senator Theatre, 5904 York Road, Baltimore 21212. Go to www.senator.com or call 410-435-8338. This jam-packed weekend starts on Fri., Feb. 13 and continues through Sun., Feb. 15. This is part of the plan to turn the historic movie house into a nonprofit entertainment showplace.
On Friday, the music begins at 9 PM with various artists, The Payola Reserve, Wye Oak, The John Hardy Boys, US Royalty and Nathan Bell. Tickets on sale now at MissionTix.com.
On Saturday, acoustic love songs & other traumas will fill the theater from 2 to 7 PM. The Ken Kolodner duo, Smooth Kentucky (bluegrass), Ellen Cherry (trio), ilyAIMY duo and the Swing States Road Show. Doors will open at 1 PM so you may enjoy gourmet vegetarian fare provided by Harvey Shugarman, owner of
On Sunday, it will be Left Bank Jazz Revisited, a tribute to
Then from 7 to 11 PM on Sunday, enjoy the Psychedelic, Post-VD Massacre, a cleanup/benefit for The Senator Theatre. There will be a
26] – The Washington Peace Letter has a 5000 person circulation in the DC area and beyond. Submit an article to Latanya at latanya@washingtonpeacecenter.net or call the
27] – Friends House, 17715 Meeting House Rd., Sandy Spring, MD 20860, hosts a peace vigil every Saturday, 10:30 to 11:30 AM, on the corner of Rt. 108 and Georgia Ave. in Olney, MD. The next vigil is Feb. 14. Call Chuck Harker at 301-570-7167.
28] – 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 "
29] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Sat., Feb. 14. 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.
30] –
31] – Come drum for peace every second Saturday at the Unitarian Universalists of
32] – On Sun., Feb. 15, 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.,
33] – Maryland Bridges for Peace welcomes you to stand for peace Sundays from noon (or thereabouts) to 1 PM on the
34] – SOA Watch is holding a strategy meeting to prepare for lobby days. The meeting will occur on Sun., Feb. 15, and Rev. Roy Bourgeois will attend. On Monday and Tuesday, SOA Watch will host lobbying, trainings and workshops on Capitol Hill. The group feels the upcoming vote is likely to be the most important in movement history. Go to www.SOAW.org/february to register.
35] – Activism in a New Era: A Washington Conversation with Global Implications takes place on Sun., Feb. 15 from 4 to 6:30 PM in Room 311 in White Gravenor Hall, Georgetown Univ. Whatever our policy focus, advocates for peace, social justice, and human rights face a new era in 2009. How can we chart a socially responsible course together through the insecurities of the day? How can we seize the rare opportunities before us to promote national and international well-being? Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR) invites you take part in a Strategic Brainstorming for the Peace, Social Justice, and Human-Rights Community. In the first hour, PsySR will set the scene, exploring key psychological strategies for the road ahead. The second hour will be a strategic brainstorming, with everyone welcome to participate. Ideas for working together in the new climate of crisis and opportunity will be gathered and sent to all participants. RSVP by Sat., Feb. 14 to brainstorm@psysr.org or 202-543-5347.
36] – You are invited to "Not Just Change But Justice:” DC anti-militarization event. Join NACLA, SOA Watch and LASC for an education workshop on Sun., Feb. 15 from 4 to 7 PM at the Howard University Blackburn Center, 2397 Sixth St. NW, WDC. Call 646-613-1440 or email info@nacla.org. Join grassroots activists and organizers for a series of events for a new
37] – On Sun., Feb. 15, from 5 to 6 PM, there will be an ecumenical peace vigil in
38] – Every Sunday until Nov. 3, from 4:30 to 6 PM at the corner of Woodmont and Bethesda Aves., near Barnes & Noble and the Landmark Theaters, there will be a peace vigil organized by Bethesda Friends. Everyone welcome to participate!
39] – Red Emma’s needs volunteers. Stop in to the weekly Sunday meeting at 7 PM at
40] – 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., Feb. 16, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Call 202-882-9649.
41] – The Marc Steiner Show airs Monday through Thursday from 5 to 6 PM on WEAA 88.9 FM, The Voice of the Community. 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.org.
42] – 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., Feb. 16. Call 410-233-0488.
43] – The
44] – Since July 2007, when the Prince William Board of County Supervisors passed the first draft of the anti-immigrant resolution, the immigrant community in Prince William County has been under attack. The recent brutal beating of Agueda Dominguez by a
45] – In commemoration of Black History Month, there will be a talk Racism Raises Its Ugly Head from Oakland to Gaza- How Do We Fight Back? Hear guest speaker Larry Hales, national organizer for the youth & student group Fight Imperialism Stand Together [FIST]. He has just returned from
46] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays at 7:30 PM at the AFSC,
47] – On Tues., Feb. 17 from 9 to 11 AM, Gareth Evans, former Australian foreign minister, Yoriko Kawaguchi, former Japanese foreign minister, and Jessica Mathews, Carnegie Endowment, will address "The International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament: Breaking the Stalemate." The event takes place at the Carnegie Endowment,
48] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at
49] – The next BECRN meeting is Tues., Feb. 17 at 6 PM at the ACORN office,
50] – The Coalition Against the Death Penalty will meet Tues., Feb. 17 at 7 PM at the AFSC,
51] – There is a meeting of Ecolocity DC every Tuesday from 7 to 9 PM at the EMERGENCE COMMUNITY ARTS COLLECTIVE, 733 Euclid St. NW, WDC 20001. It is for people who live in, or are interested in making D.C. a transition town starting with an intentional community that will encompass clean energy, freecycle, natural building, organic farming, community salvage, new urbanism, etc. The next meeting will be on Feb. 3. Go to http://ecolocity.ning.com www.ecacollective.org.
52] – Jihan El Tahri’s 2007 documentary
53] – On Wed., Feb. 18, there will be a hearing on repealing Maryland’s death penalty at 1 PM in the Senate Judiciary Proceedings Hearing Room, Miller Senate Office Building, Annapolis. Former U.S. Attorney General and Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment Chairman, Benjamin Civiletti and others will be testifying for the repeal bill. Help pack the hearing room! Contact your legislators through www.mdelect.net to support SB 279 and HB 316.
54] – Amnesty Chapter 228 meets regularly at 7:30 PM in rooms 18/19 of the Wilde Lake Interfaith Center, Columbia, MD, on the third Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be on Feb. 17. Go to www.amnesty228.com.
55] – Each Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the House of Grace Catholic Worker holds a weekly vigil for peace in
56] – 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 Feb. 18. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.
57] – WIB
58] – Each Wednesday, there is a peace vigil from 7 to 8 PM outside the Borders Book Store, Germantown Ave. at Bethlehem Pike in
59] – On Thurs., Feb. 19, 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
60] – The
61] – Gimmie Shelter Productions continues to do benefits that raise consciousness about the state of homeless shelters and funds to help them serve the needy. On Fri., Feb. 20 at 7:30 PM at Read Street Books, 229 W. Read St. The featured poets will be Ron Williams, Alan Barysh, Mary C. Riely, Gregg Mosson, Jasaga and Marcus Colasurdo. Call 410-669-4103. Admission is $5. In addition, donations of hoodies, sweat suits and jeans will be gladly accepted.
62] – “Imagine a World Without War” features music and a talk by longtime antiwar activist Liz McAlister on Sun., Feb. 22 at 3 PM at Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1316 Park Ave., Baltimore (Bolton Hill). Admission is $15 ($5 students). Go to www.browndowntown.org.
Liz will offer a vision/reflection. Brian Prechtl’s stunning “Portrait of Peace,” performed by a trio of horn, piano and percussion, will incorporate projected images and narration as it moves from an exploration of war to a vision of peace. Kinobe and Soul Beat Africa will perform Ugandan songs of peace and unity on traditional instruments and will accompany Wendy Lanxner on her song for Iraqi women, “Our Voices Cry.” Call 410-523-1542.
63] – Members of the Pledge of Resistance will carpool to Annapolis at 4 PM on Mon., Feb 23 to attend the Lobby Night to support the passage of legislation to keep the state's National Guard at home. Call Max at 410-366-1637.
Lobby Night to Keep the
Casa de Maryland is having it lobby night on the same day from 7 to 8 PM in Lawyers Mall. Call 240-353-2288.
64] – The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee is hosting its latest FILM & SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS VIDEO SERIES. The theme is First Amendment rights. The next film is THE
Doors open at 7 PM, and the DVD starts at 7:30 PM. There is no charge, and refreshments will be available. A discussion will follow.
65] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., Mar. 5 from 5 to 6:30 PM in
66] – 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.
67] – Sylvie Maunga Mbanga, a human rights lawyer and women’s activist from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is in the DC area waiting for asylum. She works with seven local organizations to end the horrific sexual violence against women in the eastern region of the
68] – Greater Washington Area Interfaith Power and Light says It’s Time To Go to the Movies- "Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars" is a 34 minute documentary film that follows the story of Texans fighting a high-stakes battle for clean air, healthy children and affordable energy. Host a screening to raise awareness, inspire action, and create meaningful dialogue about how to overcome one of the greatest threats to public health and contributors to global warming -- conventional coal-fired power plants -- and how to find the cleanest, safest solutions to our global energy challenge. The film is available for screening at no cost. Email Allison@gwipl.org.
69] – Join an extraordinary global campaign for the elimination of nuclear weapons: http://www.globalzero.org/sign-declaration. A growing group of leaders around the world is calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons and a majority of the global public agrees. This is an historic window of opportunity. With momentum already building in favor of Zero, a major show of support from people around the world could tip the balance. When it comes to nuclear weapons, one is one too many.
70] – 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.
71] – Publish Your Peace Article. Daniel Frasier is soliciting peace articles for the biweekly series of commentaries Paths to Peace in the Frederick News Post Religion and Ethics section. For details, email path2peace07@yahoo.com.
72] – Become an active member of the
73] – 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.
74] – 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.
"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
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