"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] Bring DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE to
7] United Workers on Steiner – Dec. 17
8] Mythmakers & Lawbreakers – Dec. 17
9] Public meeting on
10] CO to speak – Dec. 17
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12] WIB Roland Park vigil – Dec. 18
13] White House vigil – Dec. 18
15] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – Dec. 18
16] Silent vigil at
17] Film KING CORN – Dec. 18
18] Yoga’s Path to Peace – Dec. 18
19] Vigil at Walter Reed – Dec. 18
20] Ballroom dancing – Dec. 18
21] Xmas in
22] Olney vigil to end the war – Dec. 19
23] Peace vigil in
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25] Peace vigil at Capitol – Dec. 19
26] Stop the Violence Against Women fundraiser – Dec. 19
27] Gluttony & Greed – Dec. 19
28] Bridge vigil – Dec. 20
29] Quaker Peace Vigil – Dec. 20
30] Movie FREEDOM SONG – Dec. 20
31] Red Emma’s needs volunteers – Dec. 20
32] Pentagon vigil – Dec. 21
33] Carl Kabat on trial – Dec. 21-22
34] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Dec. 21 — Dec. 24
35] Protest the death penalty – Dec. 21
36] Homeless Memorial Day –
37] Homeless Memorial Day –
38] Pledge of Resistance meeting – Dec. 21
39] Anti-torture vigil – Dec. 22
40] Tuesday peace vigil – Dec. 22
41] Ecolocity DC meeting – Dec. 22
42] Vigil for Peace – Dec. 22
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45] Breaking Rank class – Dec. 23—Feb. 17
46] Israel/Palestine roundtable – Dec. 24
47] Faith & Resistance Retreat -- Dec. 27 - 30
48] Party for
49] First Thursday demo – Jan. 7
50] Ellen Barfield in jail
51] Get a copy of 1089 NIGHTS
52] Job opportunity with Veterans For Peace
53] Buy a red maple tree
54] Help available in buying a house
55] Contribute to the
56] Join Global Zero campaign
57] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale
58] Publish your peace article
59] 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. 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] – Unfortunately, the Off Center Media documentary DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE about William Kunstler is not scheduled for screening in
7] – Tune in to hear the United Workers on the Marc Steiner Show on Thurs., Dec. 17 on WEAA 88.9 from 6-7 PM. The discussion will center on the Fair Food Solidarity Tour that was just completed for fair food and fair development. To listen to the show, tune into 88.9 or listen via podcast at http://www.steinershow.org or live at http://www.weaa.org.
8] – On Thurs., Dec. 17 at 7 PM at Red Emma's, 800 St. Paul St., join editor MARGARET "MAGPIE" KILLJOY for an exploration of the intersections between anti-authoritarian politics and the writing of fiction, based off the wonderful new anthology *Mythmaker and Lawbreakers* - featuring interviews with URSULA K. LEGUIN, ALAN MOORE, MICHAEL MOORCOCK, and more.
9] – There will be a public meeting on Afghanistan called by the International Socialist Organization on Afghanistan at La Casa Community Center, 3166 Mt. Pleasant St., WDC, on Thurs., Dec. 17, 7 to 8:30 PM. Get off at the Columbia Heights/Green Line Metro. On Dec. 1, Barack Obama announced his escalation of 30,000 more
10] – Peace Action Montgomery and Pax Christi are cosponsoring a veteran of the Iraq War “surge,” Josh Stieber of Gaithersburg, who will describe his personal transformation from gung-ho soldier to conscientious objector on Thurs., Dec. 17 from 7:30 to 9 PM at the Rockville Library. Go to http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/libraries/BranchInfo/ro.asp for directions. Go to Josh’s blog: http://contagiousloveexperiment.wordpress.com/about/. Two of Peace Action Montgomery’s premiere musicians will entertain, and a collection will be taken for Iraq Veterans Against the War.
11] – Women In Black sponsor a peace stand/vigil on Fri., Dec. 18 from noon-1 PM at the
12] – There is also a noon vigil on Fri., Dec. 18 at
13] – 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.
14] – There is a GEDCO Cares Food Drive, which will feature the films IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE and A CHRISTMAS CAROL on Fri., Dec. 18 at 1:15 and 6 PM at the Senator Theatre, 5904 York Road. The double feature is $6 or $6 worth of non-perishable food items. One can also see the films on Sun., Dec. 20 at 1:15 and 6 PM. Call 410-435-8338 or go to www.senator.com.
15] – A vigil for Justice in Palestine/Israel (now in its 8th year) takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at 19th &
16] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., Dec. 18 from 5 to 6 PM outside of
17] – The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee is hosting its latest FILM & SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS VIDEO SERIES. The theme is Poverty and its Manifestations. The last film in the series is KING CORN [
In KING CORN, producer and director Aaron Wolff follows the saga of Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, who move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of
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.
18] – The Ashram formed a new Shanti Marga class. As this class only forms once a year, and is taught by spiritual master Vyasa Deva, this is a very special opportunity. Shanti means peace and Marga means road, or path, so the class is the "Path to Peace." Although the complete program spans 3 years, and gives a comprehensive overview of all the eight limbs of the science of yoga, the Beginner's 1 level may be taken as an independent course. The emphasis is on incorporating the five basic principles of yoga into one's daily life, through simple but effective practices. Lasting 12 weeks, it will meet Fridays, from 7-8:30 PM; the next date is Dec. 18. This class is yoga theory only, but it is required to take yoga asanas while one is enrolled. Email shantiyoga2@earthlink.net or go to www.schooloflife.org.
19] – 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. The vigil calls for peace, care for the wounded, and full benefits for all veterans. Contact Bruce Wolf - Haunteddog@aol.com.
20] – 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
21] – On Sat., Dec. 19, there is a 9:30 AM gathering, followed by a 10 AM service - a joint simulcast service with the people of Bethlehem Bethlehem
22] – 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. 19. Call Chuck Harker at 301-570-7167.
23] – 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.
24] – The 3rd Saturday of the month protest vigil to close the Army Experience Center at Franklin Mills Mall takes place on Dec. 19 from 11:30 AM to 1 PM at Knights and Woodhaven Roads, NE Philadelphia. A number of groups, including United for Peace & Justice -
25] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Sat., Dec. 19. 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.
26] – Go to the Stop Violence Against Women Dance Fundraiser on Sat., Dec. 19 from 7 to 11 PM at the Du Burns Arena,
27] – On Sun., Dec. 20 at 10:30 AM, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 306 W. Franklin St., Suite 102, will host Felix Torres Colon, executive director of Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, who will comment on “Gluttony and Greed: The Way to Perdition.” Call 410-581-2322 or visit www.baltimoreethicalsociety.org.
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] – The DC SDS invites you to a Mississippi civil rights movie showing at 6 PM on Sun., Dec 20 at St Stephens Church, in the dining room,
31] – Red Emma’s needs volunteers. Stop in to the weekly Sunday meeting at 7 PM at
32] – 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., Dec. 21, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Call 202-882-9649.
33] – 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
34] – The Marc Steiner Show airs Monday through Thursday from 5 to 7 PM on WEAA 88.9 FM, The Voice of the Community, or online at www.weaa.org. The call-in number is 410-319-8888, and comments can also be sent by email to steinershow@gmail.com. All shows are also available as podcasts at www.steinershow.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., Dec. 21. A British film crew will be there to videotape. Call 410-233-0488.
36] – On Mon., Dec. 21 at 5 PM,
37] – DC's candlelight vigil for National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day will take place at 6 PM on Mon., Dec. 21 at Union Station. Gather near the bell just outside of the front entrance on the first day of winter, the longest night of the year.
38] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays at 7:30 PM. The meetings will now take place at Max’s residence, and the next one is scheduled for Dec. 21. The agenda will include a review of demonstrations planned for January, including one on the 16th at the CIA to protest drone attacks. Call Max at 410-366-1637 or email at mobuszewski@verizon.net for directions.
39] – On Tues., Dec. 22 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.
40] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at
41] – 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 Dec. 22. Go to http://ecolocity.ning.com.
42] – The Brandywine Peace Community invites you to join the annual Christmas Candlelight Vigil for Peace on Tues., Dec. 22 at 7 PM with caroling, readings, bell-tolling, and placing a large peace sign at the main entrance to Lockheed Martin, Goddard Boulevard, Valley Forge, PA. (Go to the traffic light in front of the UA King of Prussia movie theater, just up Goddard from the intersection of Mall & Goddard Blvds., behind the King of Prussia Mall.) Call 610-544-1818 or go to www.brandywinepeace.com.
43] – Each Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the House of Grace Catholic Worker holds a weekly vigil for peace in
44] – Each Wednesday, there is a peace vigil from 7 to 8 PM outside the Borders Book Store, Germantown Ave. at Bethlehem Pike in
45] – Ryan Harvey's class, Breaking Rank: Soldier-Led Resistance Movements continues each Wednesday from 8 to 10 PM until Feb. 17 at the
46] – On Thurs., Dec. 24, 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
47] – The next "Faith and Resistance Retreat," between Sun., Dec. 27 and Wed., Dec. 30 at St. Stephen and the Incarnation, 1625 Newton St., NW, WDC, will honor the Feast of the Innocents. The theme is "Let All the World's Children Live" "Abolish all Nuclear Weapons,” and the retreat begins on Dec. 27 at 6 PM with supper.
On Dec. 28 at 6 AM, depart for a protest at the Pentagon. That evening at 7 PM, Joe Gerson will discuss the ongoing threat of nuclear weapons. On Dec. 29, there will be actions at both the Air and
48] – Get down at a New Years Eve Party and Washington Peace Center fundraiser at two Busboys and Poets locations, 14th & V Sts. NW and 5th & K Sts. NW, WDC: One Nation Under a Groove "If I Can't Dance It's Not My Revolution!" will be happening on Thurs., Dec. 31, from 7 PM to 1 AM. The cost is $65 with $10 going to a nonprofit organization.
49] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., Jan. 7 from 5 to 6:30 PM in
50] – Letters and holiday cards can be sent to Ellen Barfield, DCDC #325-704, DC Jail/Correctional Treatment Facility, 1901 E St., SE, WDC 20003.
51] – Don't forget 1089 NIGHTS: An Odyssey Through the Middle East, Africa and
52] – Michael McPhearson has announced his decision to leave his position as director of Veterans For Peace. So there is a job opportunity. Get more information on the position and instructions on application procedures at http://www.veteransforpeace.org/Position_available_executive_director.vp.html.
53] – I bought two red maple trees for $10 each as part of the Trees for
54] – 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.
55] – Larry Egbert and Nick Sheridan are in
56] – 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.
57] – 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.
58] – 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.
59] – 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.
60] – 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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