"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
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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] Film SHEER MADNESS – Dec. 3
7] First Thursday demo – Dec. 3
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9] Women & Minorities in
10] Peace Action meeting – Dec. 3
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12] Crabshell Alliance meeting — Dec. 3
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14] WIB Roland Park vigil – Dec. 4
15] White House vigil – Dec. 4
16] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – Dec. 4
17] CPHA Tour – Dec. 4
18] WIB
19] Silent vigil at
20] Justice Café – Dec. 4
21] We Will Not Be Silent – Dec. 4
22] Vigil at Walter Reed – Dec. 4
23] Film JOYEUX NOEL – Dec. 4
24] Progressive Neighbors forum – Dec. 4
25] Fundraiser for
27] Olney vigil to end the war – Dec. 5
28] Peace vigil in
29] Peace vigil at Capitol – Dec. 5
30] Spiral Thought – Dec. 5
31] Human rights dinner – Dec. 5
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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. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.
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/2009/08/check-out-our-new-cafe-quetzal-order-form-1.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] – On Thurs., Dec. 3 from 4:15 to 6:45 PM at the ICC Auditorium,
7] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., Dec. 3 from 5 to 6:30 PM in
8] – Goucher College Peace Studies Program and others are continuing Burma Week , an effort to raise awareness about the political situation in Burma, where the military dictatorship commits gross human rights violations. On Thurs., Dec. 3 at 6:30 PM in Kelley Lecture Hall see a screening of BURMA VJ, followed by a discussion; on Fri., Dec. 4 there is a Prayer for Humanity at 10:30 AM in the Huebler Memorial Chapel; and on Sat., Dec. 5, there will be An Afternoon of Burmese Song, Dance and Food in the Hyman Forum, Athenaeum at 2 PM. The performances are free, but food tickets must be purchased in advance for $4. Email sarah.sullivan@goucher.edu by Dec. 2. Contact Mary Wahl at mary.wahl@goucher.edu.
9] – Erica Shelton, a writer and producer on the television show
10] – PeaceAction Montgomery, meets every first Thursday, next on Dec. 3, at 7 PM at the Cedar Lane Unitarian Church, Room 16 in the basement, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4099.
11] – There’s never been a more urgent time to speak out for the
12] – The Crabshell
13] – Women In Black sponsor a peace stand/vigil on Fri., Dec. 4 from noon-1 PM at the
14] – There is also a noon vigil on Fri., Dec. 4 at
15] – 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.
16] – A vigil for Justice in Palestine/Israel (now in its 8th year) takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at 19th &
17] – The CPHA - Citizens Planning and Housing Association – is hosting a Tour of Station North/Greenmount West on Sat., Dec. 5. Register by Fri., Dec. 4 at noon at info@cphabaltimore.org. Diverse City neighborhoods -- in this case Charles North and Greenmount West which are part of the Station North Arts and Entertainment District -- are capitalizing on the transit asset of Penn Station and a flourishing local arts scene to attract new investment, while protecting affordability for long-time residents and artists.
The tour starts at Joe Squared Pizza Restaurant,
18] – WIB holds a silent vigil mourning all violence, the first Friday of the month. The next vigil is Dec. 4 from 12 noon to 12:30 PM,
19] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., Dec. 4 from 5 to 6 PM outside of
20] – Attend the UDC Justice Cafe from 6 to 10 PM on Fri., Dec. 4 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. One of the performers is Mike Bowers, guitar and vocals. Go to http://www.mdbmusic.com/music.html. Contact Mike at mikehersh@mikehersh.com FOR A FREE TABLE. Use the Van Ness UDC Metro Station (Red Line).
21] – We Will Not Be Silent: Voices for Justice at the Univ. of Maryland features Remi Kanazi, Henry Mills, Nurideen Bashir, Tala Abu Rahmeh, Head-Roc and Seif Ammus on Fri., Dec. 4 from 7 to 9 PM in College Park's Colony Ballroom in Stamp Student Union. This will be a night of performances featuring various artists including local and student performers to showcase their works, music, and art to convey a message towards everlasting peace and justice in the world. Their work does not necessarily focus just on the Palestinian/Israeli conflict but is open to all injustices and campaigns for peace, especially that of traditionally indigenous and marginalized communities from all corners of the world.
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] – On Fri., Dec. 4 watch JOYEUX NOEL, 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.
Both heartwarming and heartbreaking, JOYEUX NOEL tells the story of the actual 1914 Christmas truce immortalized in the song "Christmas in the Trenches" by John McCutcheon. In 1914, World War I ("the war to end all wars") -- the bloodiest war in human history up to that time -- is well underway. On Christmas Eve, however, Scottish, German, and French troops pause from the carnage, and numerous sections of the Western Front call an unauthorized truce and peacefully meet each other on the battlefield.
24] – Progressive Neighbors would like to invite you to a forum with state representatives from Districts 18, 19, and 20 on Fri., Dec. 4 at 7 PM, entitled, "Opportunities for Progressive Legislation in the 2010 General Assembly Legislative Session." The forum will take place at
25] – There’s a concert/fundraiser for a clinic in Burundi on Fri., Dec. 4 from 7 to 10:15 PM at Potters house, Adams Morgan, 1658 Columbia Road, NW Philadelphia to help raise money for Village Health Works in Burundi
26] – On Fri., Dec. 4 at 7:30 PM, Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House presents Jesus and the Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne, activist and author living in inner city Philadelphia with the Simple Way Community. This monthly First Friday Clarification of Thought gathering is at 503 Rock Creek Church Rd NW , WDC 20010-1612
27] – 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 Dec. 5. Call Chuck Harker at 301-570-7167.
28] – 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. Go to www.ccpeace.org.
29] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Sat., Dec. 5. 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.
30] – On Sat., Dec. 5 at 1 PM, hear Victor Manuel Gavilan discuss Indigenous Spiral Thought, a complementary alternative for world peace at 4209 East West Hwy, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Gavilan is executive director of the Spanish School in
31] – On Sat., Dec. 5, from 6:30 to 9:30 PM, attend the 12TH ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS POTLUCK DINNER & commemorate the 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Bring a main dish to share at the
To be continued
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"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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