"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] Buy Mankekolo’s book
6] Buy coffee through HoCoFoLA
7] Witness Against Torture 100 Days Campaign – through Apr. 30
8] Presentation: Supreme Court & Common Law -- Apr. 16
9] Witness Against Torture 100 Days Campaign – through Apr. 30
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11] Goucher hosts first female African head of state – Apr. 16
12] IWW meeting – Apr. 16
13] Wheelchairs for children of
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16] WIB Roland Park vigil – Apr. 17
17] White House vigil – Apr. 17
18] Support The
19] Silent vigil at
20] Vigil at Walter Reed – Apr. 17
21] Film THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT – Apr. 17
22] Ballroom dancing – Apr. 17
23] MARX IS BACK – Apr. 18
24] Olney vigil to end the war – Apr. 18
25] Peace vigil in
26] EcoFest – Apr. 18
27] Peace vigil at Capitol – Apr. 18
28] B-More Fair & human rights march – Apr. 18
29] Faith & Environment – Apr. 18
30] Obama and the Left – Apr. 18
31] March for the Animals – Apr. 19
32] African Service – Apr. 19
33] Bridge peace vigil – Apr. 19
34] Earth Day on National Mall – Apr. 19
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36] D.C. peace vigil – Apr. 19
37] Red Emma’s needs volunteers – Apr. 19
38] Pentagon vigil – Apr. 20
39] Road to Zero Nukes – Apr. 20
40] Rally for
41] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Apr. 20—Apr. 23
42] Protest the death penalty – Apr. 20
43] Discussion with WRL – Apr. 20
44] Film on
45] Muhammad Yunus – Apr. 20
46] Pledge of Resistance meeting – Apr. 20
47] Is Vanunu Free today? – Apr. 21
48] Foreclosure Forum – Apr. 21
49] Tuesday peace vigil – Apr. 21
50] Ecolocity DC meeting -- Apr. 21
51] Death penalty meeting – Apr. 21
52] Crabshell Alliance meeting – Apr. 21
53] Amnesty meeting – Apr. 21
54] Peace vigil in
55] Peace vigil in W.
56] John Dear at
57] Francisco Goldman at
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59] Pray for Peace – Apr. 22
60] Israel/Palestine roundtable – Apr. 23
61] Protest Lockheed Martin -- Apr. 23
62] Spoken Word – Apr. 23
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64] BUPJ meeting – Apr. 27
65] First Thursday protest of the war – May 7
66] John Judge seeking housemate
67] Contribute to the
68] Human rights lawyer from the
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.
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] – Rev. Dr. Mankekolo Mahlangu-Ngcobo has returned to live in
6] – 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,
7] – 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
WAT is looking for people who are willing to risk arrest in D.C. on Thurs., Apr. 30 to call attention to the plight of the 60 men at Guantanamo who have been cleared for release but still languish there. The proposed scenario calls for a 10 AM gathering at the Capitol Reflecting Pool. A procession to the White House will start at 11:15 AM with the 60 risking arrest and another 181 in jumpsuits. There are still 241 men in Gitmo. RSVP to daloisio at riseup.net.
8] – On Thurs., Apr. 16 at 5:30 PM, there will be a special presentation "Judges Who Make the Law: The Supreme Court and Common Law Tradition" by Arthur Eisenberg, Legal Director of New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU). He has worked at the NYCLU for more than 35 years. During that time he has been involved in more than 20 cases that were presented to the United States Supreme Court. He has litigated extensively around issues of free speech and voting rights. In recent years, Eisenberg has been increasingly involved in litigation concerning national security and civil liberties. The event will be in Hodson Hall, Room 210,
9] – Join Jobs with Justice, UE, and others on Thurs., Apr. 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at First Rising Mt. Zion Church, 602 N St NW, WDC in celebrating the successful resistance at Republic Windows and Doors and launching a broader campaign for an economic recovery that puts Main Street Before Wall Street! Call 202-974-8281 or email rcastel@dclabor.org.
10] – There will be a showing of
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12] – The
13] – On Thurs., Apr. 16 attend
14] – Every 3rd Friday, observe the
15] – Women In Black sponsor a peace stand/vigil on Fri., Apr. 17 from noon-1 PM at the
16] – There is also a noon vigil on Fri., Apr. 17 at
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] – There is a peace vigil to support the Congo every Friday, 4 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
19] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., Apr. 17 from 5 to 6 PM outside of
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] – 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.
22] – 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
23] – The International Socialist Organization is hosting MARX IS BACK! Socialist Ideas for Changing the World on Sat., Apr. 18 at 10 AM at
24] – 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 Apr. 18. Call Chuck Harker at 301-570-7167.
25] – 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 "
26] – EcoFest, taking place in Druid Hill Park on Sat., Apr. 18 from 11 AM to 5 PM, gives the community a chance to interact with a variety of organizations that offer products and services that are environmentally friendly. This event kicks off Baltimore Green Week 2009. Go to www.baltimoregreenworks.com.
CCAN is looking for volunteers to help run a very fun climate photo petition at the EcoFest. To help, contact Keith Harrington at keith@chesapeakeclimate.org or at 240-396-1985.
27] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Sat., Apr. 18.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.
28] – The United Workers are hosting a B’More Fair to celebrate life, the city and the right to a living wage. The Fair will be at
At 4 PM, the Human Rights Zone March will go to solidarity stops and into the
29] – On Sat., Apr. 18 from 1 to 3 PM with a mass at 3:30 PM, a symposium – Faith, Environment, and the Call to Stewardship – will be sponsored by the Environmental Outreach Committee of the Department for Social Concerns, Archdiocese of Washington. It will be held at the
30] – Haymarket Books presents Obama & the Left: A Public Forum co-sponsored by The Nation and endorsed by Global Justice Action, the International Socialist Organization and the
31] – Join the 14th annual March for the Animals on Sun., Apr. 19 from 10 AM to 2 PM at
32] – On Sun., Apr. 19, 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] – Join the International Fund for Animal Welfare for Earth Day, Sun., Apr. 19 at noon on the National Mall at booth D11, located near the corner of 7th St. and Jefferson Drive. Visit www.tailsforwhales.org to upload your own photo and learn more about how you can help save whales! For info about Earth Day on the National Mall, visit www.earthday.net/nationalmall2009.
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., Apr. 19, 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] – 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., Apr. 20, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Call 202-882-9649.
39] – On Mon., Apr. 20 from noon to 1:30 PM, George Perkovich, Carnegie Endowment, will address "The Road to Zero Nukes: The First Five Years" at the Wilson Center, Fifth Floor Conference Room, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, WDC. RSVP to iss@wilsoncenter.org.
40] – Witness for Peace is hosting a Rally for Colombia's Displaced on Mon., Apr. 20 at 4 PM at the State Department, 2201 C St NW. Displaced Colombians will deliver dolls to State Dept officials, asking them to reshape US policies. At 4:30 PM, there will be a march to Lafayette Park, 16 St and H St NW, and a rally will continue until 6:30 PM. Call 202-403-1752. Visit www.peaceincolombia.org.
41] – 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.
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
43] – On Mon., Apr. 20 the War Resisters League will discuss War, Prisons & Torture – At Home & Abroad. This discussion is part of the Witness Against Torture's 100 Days Campaign. Go to www.100dayscampaign.org.
44] – A panel discussion and reception will follow the screening on Mon., Apr. 20 at 6 PM at the Letelier Theater at 3251 Prospect St, NW, in Georgetown. Panelists include Abigail Disney, producer of the film; Dr. Patricia Morris, Executive Director of Peace x Peace; and Matthew Baechtle, ICE special agent who launched the investigation of Chuckie Taylor, son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. The panel will also address the civil case Human Rights USA has brought on behalf of victims of human rights violations in
45] – Univ. of Baltimore Merrick School of Business presents an evening with Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus on Mon., Apr. 20 from 6 to 7 PM at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Tickets are $10 through Ticketmaster.
46] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays at 7:30 PM at the AFSC,
47] – On Tues., Apr. 21 the restrictions imposed on Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli whistleblower, are to be lifted allowing him to leave
48] – Register for the
It takes place on Tues., Apr. 21 at the Tremont Grand Hotel,
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, 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. 21. Go to http://ecolocity.ning.com www.ecacollective.org.
51] – The Coalition Against the Death Penalty will meet Tues., Apr. 21 at 7 PM at the AFSC,
52] – The Crabshell
53] – 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 Apr. 21. Go to www.amnesty228.com.
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. 22. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.
56] – On Wed., Apr. 22 at 5:30 PM, Witness Against Torture and Catholic University’s Pax Christi Chapter presents Father John Dear, S.J. who will be discussing "Disarming the Heart, Disarming the World: Gospel Nonviolence and Catholic Social Thought in a World of Violence" at Keane Auditorium, McGivney Hall, The Catholic University of America. Refreshments, including homemade pie, will be offered. Go to www.100dayscampaign.org.
57] – Join the
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] – Fr. Charles Cloughen Jr. [mailto:frcharles@verizon.net] invites you to pray for peace on Wed., Apr. 22 at 7:30 PM at The Waldorf of Baltimore, 4801 Tamarind Road , Baltimore 21209.It is hosted by the Baha'i Faith Community.
60] – On Thurs., Apr. 23, 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
61] – Protest LOCKHEED MARTIN on Thurs., Apr. 23 at 8:30 AM outside the Double Tree Hotel,
62] – Aware and Outraged: Silence is For Suckers, An Evening with Ron Kipling Williams is happening on Thurs., Apr. 23 at 8 PM at the
www.myspace.com/awareandoutraged.
63] – Join the Takoma Park peace vigil, which takes place the last Friday of the month from 5 to 6 PM at Takoma Junction (Rte. 410 and Carroll Ave.). The next vigil to end occupation in
64] –
65] – 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
66] – John Judge is seeking a housemate to share a large house on a hill, overlooking D.C. in the Hillcrest region of Anacostia, SE. Just off
67] – Larry Egbert and Nick Sheridan remain in
68] – 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
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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