"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] Buy coffee through HoCoFoLA
5] Used stamps for humanitarian causes
6] ASPCA needs items
7] First Thursday demo – Oct. 1
8] Thomas Frank discusses his book – Oct. 1
9] Seek Justice – Pursue Peace conference – Oct. 1-3
10] PeaceAction Montgomery meeting – Oct. 1
11] Report back from
12] Crabshell Alliance meeting — Oct. 1
13] Nonviolent Peacemaking – Oct. 1
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15] WIB Roland Park vigil – Oct. 2
16] White House vigil – Oct. 2
17] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – Oct. 2
18] Support The
19] Who Decides About War conference? – Oct. 2-3
20] Silent vigil at
21] Justice Café – Oct. 2
22] Vigil at Walter Reed – Oct. 2
23] Rock Opera – Oct. 2-4
24] Sophie Scholl film – Oct. 2
25] Ballroom dancing – Oct. 2
26] Station North Flea Market – Oct. 3
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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] – 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. Also note organic cocoa and sugar are for sale. 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,
5] – Brad Hathaway spearheads an effort to sell donated used stamps to raise money for different humanitarian causes around the world. Go to www.mattapoisettquakers.org, and click the link for the stamp ministry. Carefully clip canceled postage stamps and send to Quaker Missions,
6] – The ASPCA is in need of cat carriers in its cat room in the adoption center. The organization is also seeking items for the upcoming Shop-a-Paw-Looza, the October online auction. Some ideas would be gift certificates, tickets to sporting and other events, sports memorabilia, travel packages and vacation home rentals. Contact Tami Gosheff at 410-235-8826, ext. 138 or
7] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., Oct. 1 from 5 to 6:30 PM in
8] – The Campaign for America's Future is sponsoring the Wrecking Crew book event and signing with author Thomas Frank, also with David Donnelly from Public Campaign Action Fund leading a panel of respondents. The event takes place on Thurs., Oct. 1 at 5:30 PM at the National Education Association Auditorium,
As Time magazine reported, "Frank offers one damning anecdote after another. The Wrecking Crew explains how cynical conservatives have wrested control of the government by railing against its very existence, all while using federal perches to funnel billions into the pockets of lobbyists and the corporations they represent." Call 202-955-5665.
9] – There is a Friends of Sabeel Conference Pursue Justice--Seek Peace Framing the Discourse - Mobilizing for Action from Thurs., Oct 1 through Sat., Oct. 3 at the Shiloh Baptist Church, 1500 Ninth St., NW, WDC. This is a groundbreaking conference on peace and justice in the Holy Land, and participants will learn how the
Friday, Oct. 2 - Sophie Scholl: The Final Days at the Just-Reel Film Series at the Peace Center of Delaware Co. www.delcopeacecenter.org co-sponsored by Brandywine Peace Community
10] – PeaceAction Montgomery, meets every first Thursday, next on Oct. 1, at 7 PM at the Cedar Lane Unitarian Church, Room 16 in the basement, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4099.
11] – There will be an informal report back from Pittsburgh on Thurs., Oct. 1 at 7 PM at the Solidarity Center, 2011 N. Charles St., lower level. Below is TV coverage of the JOBS MARCH and some of the pictures Sharon Black took toward the very end of
12] – The Crabshell
13] – On Thurs., Oct. 1 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM, the third session in a six-week series “Engaging Our Conflicts: An Exploration of Nonviolent Peacemaking” takes place. This is a Just Faith module based on Pace E Bene’s ENGAGE program. This group will meet each Thursday evening through Nov. 5 at St. Francis of
14] – Women In Black sponsor a peace stand/vigil on Fri., Oct. 2 from noon-1 PM at the
15] – There is also a noon vigil on Fri., Oct. 2 at
16] – 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.
17] – A vigil for Justice in Palestine/Israel (now in its 8th year) takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at 19th &
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] – On Fri., Oct 2 & Sat. Oct. 3, there will be a conference at
20] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., Oct. 2 from 5 to 6 PM outside of
21] – Attend the UDC Justice Cafe from 6 to 10 PM on Fri., Oct. 2 in the Firebird Inn, Building 39, B-Level, 4200 Conn. Ave. NW, WDC 20008, which is hosted by the University of the District of Columbia David Clarke School of Law. The suggested donation is $15, $10 for students and $5 for children. The event will feature food, music, poetry, an open mic session, tabling and more. Volunteers are needed: contact Mike at mikehersh@mikehersh.com. FOR A FREE TABLE email Marie@Earthrights.org. Use the Van Ness UDC Metro Station (Red Line).
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] – October 2-4: The
24] – On Fri., Oct. 2 watch Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, which is being shown as part of the "JUST-REEL” First Friday Free Film Series at the Peace Center of Delaware County, 7 PM, 1001 Old Sproul Road, Springfield, Delaware County. The evening will include light refreshments and an after-film discussion. It is co-sponsored by the Brandywine Peace Community. Call 610-544-1818. Go to www.delcopeacecenter.org.
25] – 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
26] – On Sat., Oct. 3, the Station North Flea Market will be located on North Ave. between
infofleamarket@loadoffun.net to reserve your space at a cost for $10. Visit http://www.loadoffun.net.
To be continued
Donations can be sent to the
"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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