37] Protest CEO of Areva – Apr. 6
38] Bolivar Youth Orchestra —Apr. 6
39] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Apr. 6—Apr. 9
40] Protest the death penalty – Apr. 6
41] March to BGE CEO’s house – Apr. 6
42] Celebrating Resistance – Apr. 6
43] BUPJ meeting – Apr. 6
44] Pledge of Resistance meeting – Apr. 6
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46] Single payer workshop – Apr. 6
47] Deaths in
48] Calvert Cliffs open house – Apr. 7
49] Passover Vigil – Apr. 7
50] Tuesday peace vigil – Apr. 7
51] Ecolocity DC meeting -- Apr. 7
52] Film AMERICAN VIOLET – Apr. 7
53] Nuclear-Weapon Free World – Apr. 8
54] Peace vigil in
55] Peace vigil in W.
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57] Crackdown on Muslim Americans – Apr. 8
58] Israel/Palestine roundtable – Apr. 9
59] Homeless shelter benefit – Apr. 9
60] Death penalty meeting – Apr. 14
61] Film THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT – Apr. 17
62] March for the Animals – Apr. 19
63] First Thursday protest of the war – May 7
64] Contribute to the
65] Human rights lawyer from the
66] Join Global Zero campaign
67] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale
68] Publish your peace article
69] Become a member of the
70] Click on The Hunger Site
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37] – On Mon., Apr. 6, Ann Louvrejean, the CEO of Areva the nuclear corporation, will give the keynote address at the Carnegie International Nonproliferation Conference at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. Beyond Nuclear is calling for a protest from 11 AM to 12:30 PM. Gather at
38] – On Mon., Apr. 6 from 4 to 5:30 PM, there will be an open rehearsal of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra at
39] – The Marc Steiner Show airs Monday through Thursday from 5 to 7 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.
40] – 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
41] – Power 4 the People Committee and Committee of the Bailout the People Movement are calling for a candlelight march to Constellation/BGE CEO Mayo Shattuck’s home. The action on Mon., Apr. 6, endorsed by the
42] – An evening of poetry, music and art entitled “Celebrating Resistance” will feature Poets Against the War, Emma’s Revolution, Perry V. King and Oud player Fuad Foty on Mon., Apr. 6 at 7 PM at the Friends Meeting, 2111 Florida Ave. The event is part of Witness Against Torture's 100 Days Campaign. Go to www.100dayscampaign.org..
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44] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays at 7:30 PM at the AFSC,
45] – There will be a meeting of the Frederick Peace Resource Center on Mon., Apr. 6 at 7:30 PM at 4 East Church St. Call Gus Fahey at 301-663-6117.
46] – On Mon., Apr. 6 at 7:30 PM at St. John's United Methodist Church, St. Paul St. at 27th St., there will be a 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. RSVP at 410-467-7756. There is single payer legislation HR 676 whose principal sponsor is Congressman John Conyers of
47] – Georgetown Univ. Lecture Fund, Students for Justice in Palestine, and Nas Arab Society present From Gaza, Personally--An Account of the Israeli Attacks and Their Political and Legal Implications on Mon., Apr. 6 at 8 PM at McShain Lounge - McCarthy Hall, Georgetown Univ. Main Campus, 37th and 0 Sts., WDC. Amer Shurrab, a Palestinian from the Gaza Strip, peace activist, and recent graduate of Middlebury College, will share his heart-wrenching tale of losing two of his brothers on the same day in an Israeli attack on
The panel discussion will also feature Noura Erakat, who teaches courses on human rights law at
48] – On Tues., Apr. 7, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct an open house about the agency’s annual assessment of safety performance for the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant. It will run from 3 to 5 PM at the Holiday Inn Express,
The annual assessment for the Calvert Cliffs plant is available on the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/calv_2008q4.pdf. Call Allison Fisher of Public Citizen at 202-454-5176.
49] – There will be an 18-hour PASSOVER VIGIL outside the Israeli Consulate, 19th and JFK Blvd., Philadelphia beginning Tues., Apr. 7 at 4 PM through Wed., Apr. 8 at 10 AM. You are invited to stand and remember and grieve the Deir Yassin massacre, an event symbolic of the atrocities committed against the people of
Direct questions or concerns to Susan Landau at sjlandau at aol.com. This event is sponsored by Philadelphia Jews for a Just Peace, PhillyJJP at gail.com, and the local chapter of American Jews for a Just Peace, www.ajjp.org.
50] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at
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 Apr. 7. Go to http://ecolocity.ning.com www.ecacollective.org.
52] – The ACLU of Maryland is joining with the ACLU of the National Capital Area, the ACLU of Virginia and Samuel Goldwyn Films to invite you to a free screening of "American Violet,” a film inspired by the true story of an ACLU client who challenged corrupt police practices in the small town of Hearne, Texas. It will be shown on Tues., Apr. 7 at 7 PM at the E Street's Landmark Cinema,
There will be a discussion centering on issues of race, drug enforcement practices and the legal system. Panelists will include the American Violet filmmakers Bill Haney and Tim Disney, ACLU attorney Graham Boyd and others. RSVP to curtis@aclu-md.org to attend this event.
53] – On Wed., Apr. 8, from 9 to 11 AM, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Federation of American Scientists and other organizations will host a discussion "Transforming the U.S. Strategic Posture and Weapons Complex for the Transition to a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World" with Robert Civiak, formerly with the Office of Management and Budget, and other speakers. The event will be at the Carnegie Endowment,
54] – Each Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the House of Grace Catholic Worker holds a weekly vigil for peace in
55] – 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 Apr. 8. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.
56] – Each Wednesday, there is a peace vigil from 7 to 8 PM outside the Borders Book Store, Germantown Ave. at Bethlehem Pike in
57] – On Wed., Apr. 8 at 7 PM, Witness Against Torture presents Imam Mahdi Bray, executive director of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation, and Ibrahim Ramey, Human and Civil Rights Director, Muslim American Society (MAS Freedom). They will discuss
58] – On Thurs., Apr. 9, 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
59] – Gimmie Shelter Productions continues its efforts to bring consciousness and to raise funds for the homeless and the shelters that serve them. The next fundraiser for
60] – The Coalition Against the Death Penalty will meet Tues., Apr. 14 at 7 PM at the AFSC,
61] – 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 PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT [
THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT [
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.
62] – Join the 14th annual March for the Animals on Sun., Apr. 19 from 10 AM to 2 PM at
63] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., May 7 from 5 to 6:30 PM in
64] – Larry Egbert and Nick Sheridan remain in
65] – 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
66] – 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.
67] – 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.
68] – 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.
69] – Become an active member of the
70] – 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.
71] – 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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