27] African service – Nov. 1
28] Bridge vigil – Nov. 1
29] Quaker Peace Vigil – Nov. 1
30] Film MOTORCYCLE DIARIES -- Nov. 1
31] Speaker from
32] Experimental music at 2640 – Nov. 1
33] Pentagon vigil – Nov. 2
34] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Nov. 2 — Nov. 5
35] Protest the death penalty – Nov. 2
36] Dial for Equality – Nov. 2
37] Help Shape Transportation Policy – Nov. 2
38] Discussion on race – Nov. 2
39] Coup in
40] Pledge of Resistance meeting – Nov. 2
41] Witness Against Torture vigil – Nov. 3
42] Tuesday peace vigil – Nov. 3
43] Michael Hardt at 2640 – Nov. 3
44] Ecolocity DC meeting – Nov. 3
45] Immigration reform – Nov. 3
46] Afghan speaker – Nov. 3
47] Peace vigil in
48] FOIA workshop – Nov. 4
49] Barbara Berg at Red Emma’s – Nov. 4
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51] Taylor Branch at Pratt – Nov. 4
52] WIB peace vigil -- Nov. 5
53] Israel/Palestine roundtable – Nov. 5
54] First Thursday demo – Nov. 5
55] Peace Action meeting – Nov. 5
56] Crabshell Alliance meeting — Nov. 5
57] WIB
58] Monday Night Masters art exhibit – Nov. 6 & 7
59] Chicken Little at Red Emma’s – Nov. 6
60] Film GODS OF METAL – Nov. 6
61] Benefit for shelter – Nov. 6
62] Station North Flea Market – Nov. 7
63] Meeting at Red Emma’s – Nov. 8
64] BUPJ meeting – Nov. 9
65] Film AMERICAN CA$INO – Nov. 12
66] Write Carl Kabat
68] Call Carefirst
69] Get Howard Ehrlich’s book HATE CRIMES AND ETHNOVIOLENCE
70] Buy a red maple tree
71] Help available in buying a house
72] Contribute to the
73] Join Global Zero campaign
74] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale
75] Publish your peace article
76] Click on The Hunger Site
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27] – On Sun., Nov. 1, 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.,
28] – Maryland Bridges for Peace welcomes you to stand for peace Sundays from noon (or thereabouts) to 1 PM on the
29] – Every Sunday, 4 to 5 PM, there is a Quaker Peace Vigil at Independence Mall, N. side of Market between 5th and 6th Sts., Philadelphia. Call 215-421-5811.
30] – On Sun., Nov. 1 at 5:30 PM, the film MOTORCYCLE DIARIES will be shown at
31] – Malalai Joya, the Bravest Woman in Afghanistan, will speak on Sun., Nov. 1 from 7 to 8:30 PM at Busboys & Poets, 14th & V Sts., in the Langston Room. Her biography is "Raising My Voice,” and it details how she survived three assassination attempts and countless other barriers. Go to http://www.malalaijoya.com/.
32] – Baltimore 2640 St. Paul St
33] – 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., Nov. 2, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Call 202-882-9649.
34] – 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. Go to http://www.centerforemergingmedia.org.
35] – 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., Nov. 2. Call 410-233-0488.
36] – On Mon., Nov. 2 from 6 to 9 PM, Dial for Equality is an effort to get volunteers to contact voters in
37] – How should Congress allocate a possible $400 - 500 billion in transportation funds over six years? Will public transit and other transportation choices receive enough funding? Get involved in a new coalition Transportation for
38] – “Can We Talk About How Race Affects Our Classrooms” will be lead by Beverly Daniel Tatum and David Hornbeck at 7 PM on Mon., Nov. 2 at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Wheeler Auditorium, 400 Cathedral St.. Call 410-396-5430. Go to www.prattlibrary.org/locations/central.
39] – The Military Coup in Honduras will feature Ben Beachy from Witness for Peace on Mon., Nov. 2 from 7 to 9 PM at the Howard County Central Library, 10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia, MD 21045. Start with refreshments, as the program will begin at 7:30 PM. Ben traveled to
40] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays at 7:30 PM at the AFSC,
41] – On Tues., Nov. 3 at 5:30 PM, Witness Against Torture will continue its weekly vigil, each Tuesday, in Lafayette Park, H and 16th Sts., NW. Contact Helen Schietinger at h.schietinger at verizon.net.
42] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at
43] – On Tues., Nov. 3 at 7 PM, Michael Hardt will speak at
44] – 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 Nov. 3. Go to http://ecolocity.ning.com.
45] – On Tues,, Nov. 3 at 7:30 PM in Gaston Hall (located on the third floor of Healy Hall), Georgetown U., WDC, attend a forum Honoring Human Dignity and the Common Good: A Catholic Approach to Immigration Reform. A number of speakers, including Cardinal Theodore McCarrick (consultant to the Committee on Migration of the
46] – Malalai Joya is speaking on Tues., Nov. 3 at 7:15 PM at The Junior League of
47] – Each Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the House of Grace Catholic Worker holds a weekly vigil for peace in
48] – On Wed., Nov. 4, from 6:30 to 9:30 PM, the DC Bill of Rights Coalition is sponsoring a nuts-and-bolts workshop to help you file one or many Freedom of Information Act requests. Learn how to file FOIA requests with state and local government agencies, appeal denials of information, and other follow-up issues. It will take place at Public Citizen,
49] – Barbara Berg will discuss her new book SEXISM IN AMERICA: ALIVE, WELL, AND RUINING OUR FUTURE at Red Emma’s 800 St. Paul St. at 7 PM on Wed., Nov. 4. Call 410-230-0450 or go to www.redemmas.org.
50] – Each Wednesday, there is a peace vigil from 7 to 8 PM outside the Borders Book Store, Germantown Ave. at Bethlehem Pike in Chestnut Hill, PA. The next vigil is Nov. 4. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.
51] – On Wed., Nov. 4 at 7:30 PM, Taylor Branch will talk about his new book THE CLINTON TAPES: WRESTLING HISTORY WITH THE NEW PRESIDENT, at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Main Hall, 400 Cathedral St. Call 410-396-5430.
52] – There is a WIB peace stand on Thurs., Nov. 5, noon-1PM in Towson at northwest corner of Washington & Chesapeake Aves., across the street from the post office, near the courthouse. Contact mbrainzo@aol.com. This vigil takes place on the first Thursday of the month. Go to http://www.peacepath911.com.
53] – On Thurs., Nov. 5, 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
54] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., Nov. 5 from 5 to 6:30 PM in
55] – PeaceAction Montgomery, meets every first Thursday, next on Nov. 5, at 7 PM at the Cedar Lane Unitarian Church, Room 16 in the basement, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4099.
56] – The Crabshell
57] – WIB holds a silent vigil mourning all violence, the first Friday of the month. The next vigil is Nov. 6 from 12 noon to 12:30 PM,
58] – The 6th Annual Art Exhibit of the Monday Night Masters will be held at the Viva House, 26 S. Mount St., Baltimore 21223 on Fri., Nov. 6 from 6 to 9 PM and Sat., Nov. 7 from 7 to 9 PM. Call 410-233-0488.
59] – On Fri., Nov. 6 at 7 PM, catch Chicken Little at Red Emma's! This will be an evening of
60] – On Fri., Nov. 6 at 7:30 PM, Tom Siemer and the “Gods of Metal” is at the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, 503 Rock Creek Church Rd. NW, WDC 20010. In 2010, all the nations of the world will gather at the U.N. to recommit to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty = nuclear abolition. To prepare for that meeting, see “Gods of Metal,” a 1982 documentary on the nuclear arms race and people of faith who were trying to stop it. Tom Siemer, a 23-year employee of Rockwell’s nuclear weapons division, is one individual in the film who converted from war to peace. Call Colleen at 202-360-2131.
61] – Gimmie Shelter Productions continues to do consciousness/fund-raising events about the problem of homelessness and for the shelters that serve them. The next event will be Sat., Nov. 7 at 7:30 PM at the Hamilton Arts Collective, 2927 Hamilton Rd. Featured poets and musicians will be Ron Williams, Suzette Jones, Alan Barysh and others. This is a benefit for Sarah¹s Hope shelter. Admission is $5.00. Donations of children¹s hats/socks and gloves would be welcomed. Call 410-627 8774.
62] – On Sat., Nov. 7, the Station North Flea Market will be located on North Ave. between
63] – Red Emma’s needs volunteers. Stop in to the weekly Sunday meeting at 7 PM at
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65] – THE SENATOR [The People's Theatre], 5904 York Road, Baltimore, MD 21212, is hosting on Thurs., Nov. 12 a special screening of a Leslie Cockburn film AMERICAN CA$INO to benefit the Community Law Center. The compelling documentary, filmed in
66] – Carl Kabat will return to court for a jury trial on Dec. 21-22. If convicted, he could face from three to 12 months in the
67] – On Oct. 29, four people were arrested sitting-in at the CareFirst building in
68] – Get a copy of Howard Ehrlich’s HATE CRIMES AND ETHNOVIOLENCE [Westview Press, 2009, ISBN – 13: 978-08133-4445-4]. Go to www.westviewpress.com.
69] – I bought two red maple trees for $10 each as part of the Trees for
71] – A progressive-thinking realtor is indicating that people of modest incomes can get assistance from both the state and federal governments in purchasing a home. If you are interested in speaking with him about available programs, call Max at 410-366-1637.
72] – Larry Egbert and Nick Sheridan are in
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] – 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.
77] – 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.
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