"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/peace house is available
5] Chuck Michaels needs help with transportation
6] Buy Mankekolo’s book
7] Buy coffee through HoCoFoLA
8] Witness Against Torture 100 Days Campaign – through Apr. 30
9] Remember
10] Ziad Abbas at Busboys – Mar. 12
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12] WIB Roland Park vigil – Mar. 13
13] White House vigil – Mar. 13
14] Support The
15] Silent vigil at
16] Stadium playground fundraiser – Mar. 13
17] Poet Ryan Coffman at Red Emma’s – Mar. 13
18] Vigil at Walter Reed – Mar. 13
19] Ballroom dancing – Mar. 13
20] Olney vigil to end the war – Mar. 14
21] Peace vigil in
22] Peace vigil at Capitol – Mar. 14
23] Speak out for the repeal of the death penalty – Mar. 14
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26] Film FINDING OUR VOICES – Mar. 14
27] Torture workshop – Mar. 14
28] Green Scooter grand opening – Mar. 14
29] Drum for peace – Mar. 14
30] Global Justice fundraiser – Mar. 14
31] Benefit for homeless shelter -- Mar. 14
32] Economic crisis pastoral – Mar. 15
33] African Service – Mar. 15
34] Bridge peace vigil – Mar. 15
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36] D.C. peace vigil – Mar. 15
37] Red Emma’s needs volunteers – Mar. 15
38] Peacemakers potluck – Mar. 15
39] Pentagon vigil – Mar. 16
40] UFPJ outreach to soldiers – Mar. 16
41] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Mar. 16-- 19
42] Protest the death penalty – Mar. 16
43] Paper ballot lobby night – Mar. 16
44] ICC lobby night – Mar. 16
45] Roy McGovern will speak – Mar. 16
46] Save the Senator Theatre – Mar. 16
47] BUPJ meeting – Mar. 16
48] Pledge of Resistance meeting – Mar. 16
49] Tuesday peace vigil – Mar. 17
50] Ecolocity DC meeting -- Mar. 17
51] Death penalty meeting – Mar. 17
52] Amnesty meeting – Mar. 17
53] Peace vigil in
54] Peace vigil in W.
55] WIB
56] Green Film Festival – Mar. 18
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58] War on Terror discussion – Mar. 18
59] Israel/Palestine roundtable – Mar. 19
60] Remember the War – Mar. 19
61] IWW meeting – Mar. 19
62] Occupation 101 – Mar. 19
63] New African Films – Mar. 19 - 23
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65] Remember William Thomas – Mar. 20
66] March on Pentagon – Mar. 21
67] CINEMA PARADISO film – Mar. 27
68] First Thursday protest of the war – Apr. 2
69] Antiwar march in NYC – Apr. 4
70] MUPJ conference – Apr. 4
71] Contribute to the
72] Human rights lawyer from the
73] Join Global Zero campaign
74] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale
75] Publish your peace article
76] Become a member of the
77] 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.
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] – Max is in need of housing. If you have any leads, please call him at 410-366-1637. Note that there may be an opportunity for two or three people to move into a “peace house.” If interested, call Max.
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] – 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,
8] – 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
9] – Support the families which have lost love ones to violence in
10] – Ziad Abbas, a Palestinian refugee and journalist from Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank, is the cofounder of the
11] – Women In Black sponsor a peace stand/vigil on Fri., Mar. 13 from noon-1 PM at the
12] – There is also a noon vigil on Fri., Mar. 13 at
13] – 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.
14] – 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
15] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., Mar. 13 from 5 to 6 PM outside of
16] – There is a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Fri., Mar. 13 starting it at 5:30 PM at the New Waverly United Methodist Church, 644 E. 33rd St. (across from the Giant) to rebuild the playground at Stadium Place. The menu will include a vegetarian option, and entertainment will be provided by the
17] – Poet Ryan Coffman presents on Fri., Mar. 13 at 7 PM at Red Emma’s, 800 St. Paul St., “Mendicant of the Hidden, Votary of the Sepulcher,” his new book. Go to http://www.redemmas.org.
18] – 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.
19] – 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
20] – 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 Mar. 14. Call Chuck Harker at 301-570-7167.
21] – 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 "
22] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Sat., Mar. 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.
23] – The Coalition Against the Death Penalty is hosting a speak out on Sat., Mar. 14 at 1 PM outside the SuperMax, Fallsway and
24] –
25] – There will be a BALTIMORE TRIBUNAL on Sat., Mar. 14 at 2 PM at Sojourner Douglass College, 200 N. Central Ave., Baltimore, MD 21201. Call 443-599-0106.
26] – Join the folks at the Washington Peace Center for a free screening of FINDING OUR VOICES at 2:30 PM on Sat., Mar. 14 at Friends Meeting, 2111 Florida Ave. NW, WDC. Local film maker Laurel Jensen will join be there to discuss her film about the recent anti-war movement. This film series sponsored by the Peace and Social Concerns Committee and the
27] – On Sat., Mar. 14, from 4:30– 6 PM, attend “Next Steps in Ending U.S.-Sponsored Torture,” a workshop at the Ecumenical Advocacy Days. The advocacy days will be held Mar. 13-16 at the
28] – The future of transit in
29] – Come drum for peace every second Saturday at the Unitarian Universalists of
30] – There's a fundraiser for Global Justice Action on Sat., Mar. 14 from 7 to 10 PM at the Potter House, near Adams Morgan, Columbia Rd NW & 17th St NW. Support organizing for the people's resistance to the IMF and World Bank meetings in April! There's a suggested donation of $10 for a night of music, art, & activism. One can purchase a vegan dinner. Call 202-234-2000.
31] – 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 Sat., Mar. 14 at 8 PM at
32] – Jim Wallis, author of The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious Right America, will be at the Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, on Sun., Mar. 15 to engage in a spirited conversation with the dean of the cathedral, Samuel T. Lloyd, for the weekly dialogue series, "The Sunday Forum: Critical Issues in the Light of Faith." They will focus on the topic of "A Pastoral Response to the Economic Crisis." The event will start at 10:10 AM in the cathedral nave. Call 202-537-6382 or email DDavis@cathedral.org.
Following the Sunday Forum, Jim will preach at the 11:15 AM Holy Eucharist. As part of the ongoing "Celebration of American Preaching" series, Jim is among an array of distinguished preachers from various perspectives and traditions to preach at the Canterbury Pulpit. Call 202-537-6250 or email KKeenan@cathedral.org.
33] – On Sun., Mar. 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.,
34] – Maryland Bridges for Peace welcomes you to stand for peace Sundays from noon (or thereabouts) to 1 PM on the
35] – 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!
36] – On Sun., Mar. 15, from 5 to 6 PM, there will be an ecumenical peace vigil in
37] – Red Emma’s needs volunteers. Stop in to the weekly Sunday meeting at 7 PM at
38] – Join a Sun., Mar. 15 potluck and celebration of peacemakers at 6 PM at
39] – 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., Mar. 16, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Call 202-882-9649.
40] – United For Peace and Justice announces Courage to Resist: National Week of Letter-Writing for War Resisters, Mon., Mar. 16 through Mon., Mar. 23. Go to http://www.couragetoresist.org/x/content/view/664/1/.
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., Mar. 16.
Call 410-233-0488.
43] – Lobby Night in Annapolis for accurate, verifiable paper-ballot voting is Mon., Mar. 16 at 5:30 PM. Meet in the Senate Building, 11 Bladen St., in the Rotunda (turn right and walk up the ramp after passing through the metal detector). Organize into teams, receive assignments, talking points and other materials. Bring a valid ID! Find your delegates and senator at http://mdelect.net/. Email mike@pdamerica.org.
44] – The
45] – On Mon., Mar. 16 at 7 PM, Witness Against Torture and The Washington Friends Peace & Social Concerns Committee will host Ray McGovern, who as a CIA analyst for 27 years, chaired National Intelligence Estimates. He also prepared (and briefed one-on-one) the President's Daily Brief. On March 3, 2005 he returned the Intelligence Commendation Award medallion given him for "especially commendable service," saying: "I do not wish to be associated, however remotely, with an agency engaged in torture." The event will be held at the
46] – The historic Senator Theatre has been pursuing a transition to community-based ownership, but debt and operational deficits are threatening to derail the plan. The theatre's mortgage is in default and analysis of current cash flow indicates that closure and an auction sale are imminent. In response was formed The Senator Community Trust, a non-profit entity. To make plans to stave off an auction, a town hall meeting will be held at The Senator on Mon., Mar. 16 at 7 PM. Contact Clearpath Management at 866.944.4409 x1 or info@clearpathmanagement.com.
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48] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays at 7:30 PM at the AFSC,
49] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at
50] – There is a meeting of Ecolocity DC every Tuesday from 7 to 9 PM at the EMERGENCE COMMUNITY ARTS COLLECTIVE, 733 Euclid St. NW,
51] – The Coalition Against the Death Penalty will meet Tues., Mar. 17 at 7 PM at the AFSC,
52] – 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 Mar. 17. Go to www.amnesty228.com.
53] – Each Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the House of Grace Catholic Worker holds a weekly vigil for peace in
54] – 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 Mar. 18. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.
55] – WIB
56] – There Green Film Fest runs through Sun., Mar 22. Go to http://www.newdream.org/emails/al33.html. At this year's Environmental Film Festival, the health and sustainability of earth’s oceans and sea life will be a major theme. Presentations will include journalist Hedrick Smith about his film, POISONED WATERS, comparing the health of the Chesapeake Bay and
There’s a special screening honoring environmentalist Rachel Carson on Wed., Mar 18 at 7 PM at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in the Donald W. Reynolds Center for America Art and Portraiture, Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium. The screening of A SENSE OF WONDER is free, and actress Kaiulani Lee will appear.
Contact Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital,
57] – Each Wednesday, there is a peace vigil from 7 to 8 PM outside the Borders Book Store, Germantown Ave. at Bethlehem Pike in
58] – On Wed., Mar. 18 at 7:30 PM at Georgetown Univ., St. Mary's Hall, Room 107, listen to Voices of Resistance: Standing Up To Injustice and War. The speakers are LAILA AL-ARIAN and DAVE ZIRIN, and they will address the war on terror. Al-Arian’s father is Palestinian political prisoner Dr. Sami al-Arian. She is the co-author of COLLATERAL DAMAGE:
59] – On Thurs., Mar. 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
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61] – The
62] – Occupation 101: Voices of the Silenced Majority will be shown by the Solidarity Center, 2011 N. Charles St., on Thurs., Mar. 19 at 7 PM to raise money for transportation to the March on the Pentagon on Mar. 21. The suggested donation is $5, but no one will be turned away. Call 443-909-8964.
63] – The New African Films Festival runs from Thurs., Mar. 19 through Wed., Mar. 25 at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center 8633 Colesville Rd. Use the Silver Spring Metro. Go to http://www.afrikafe.com http://www.transafricaforum.org or http://www.afi.com/silver.
64] – Every 3rd Friday, observe the
65] – William Thomas (known to most as Thomas) passed away the morning of January 23rd. He spent the last 27 years in front of the White House, in
66] – MARCH ON THE PENTAGON on Sat., Mar. 21, the 6th anniversary of an unjust war. Go to www.pentagonmarch.org. Gather at noon at
67] – The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee is hosting its latest FILM & SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS VIDEO SERIES. The theme is First Amendment rights. The next film is CINEMA PARADISO [
Written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, the film includes Jacques Perrin and Philippe Noiret. In a Sicilian village, the fatherly projectionist takes a boy under his wing and instills a love of movies. The village priest, though, censors the films.
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.
68] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., Apr. 2 from 5 to 6:30 PM in
69] – There will be a United for Peace and Justice demonstration in New York City on Sat., Apr. 4, anniversary of Dr. King's 1967 "Beyond Vietnam" speech and his assassination in 1968 and concurrent with international demonstrations for peace on the 60th anniversary of NATO. Buses leave from Stony Run Friends,
70] – 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.
71] – Larry Egbert and Nick Sheridan remain in
72] – 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
73] – 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.
74] – 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.
75] – 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.
76] – Become an active member of the
77] – 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.
78] – 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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