"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] Save Heart’s Place
7] Keep the Guard at Home
8] Baltimore Freeschool needs help
9] Photo exhibit of
10] Footprints for Peace – to May 1
11] First Thursday demo – Mar. 4
12] Femicide in Guatamala – Mar. 4
13] Peace & Justice study – Mar. 4
14] Crabshell Alliance meeting – Mar. 4
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16] Feminist Legal Conference – Mar. 5
17] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – Mar. 5
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19] WIB Roland Park vigil – Mar. 5
20] White House vigil – Mar. 5
21] WIB
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23] Justice Café – Mar. 5
24] Film THE HURT LOCKER – Mar. 5
25] Vigil at Walter Reed – Mar. 5
26] Tom Gumbleton back from
27] Film THE AGRONOMIST – Mar. 5
28] Ballroom dancing – Mar. 5
29] Social Ministry Convocatrion – Mar. 6
30] Women’s Bible Study – Mar. 6—Mar. 27
31] Olney vigil to end the war – Mar. 6
32] Peace vigil in
33] Outreach for March 20th – Mar. 6 & 7
34] Peace vigil at Capitol – Mar. 6
35] New Sanctuary – Mar. 6
36] Legal Training – Mar. 6
37] Labor Chorus function – Mar. 6
38] Benefit performance – Mar. 6
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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/2010/02/hocofola-cafe-quetzal-order-form-2010.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 Nancy Meier,
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] – To keep Heart's Place open, you can send a check to Heart's Place, 2640 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD 21218. It is the only homeless shelter in
7] – Delegate Sheila Hixson's HB 1037 to Keep the Maryland Guard at Home is in the House Health and Government Operations committee. The following delegates are sympathetic, but send them an email indicating you support the legislation: James.Hubbard@house.state.md.us, Dan.Morhaim@house.state.md.us, Shane.Pendergrass@house.state.md.us, Joanne.Benson@house.state.md.us, Karen.Montgomery@house.state.md.us and Nathaniel.Oaks@house.state.md.us. Email
8] – The
http://freeschool.redemmas.org/sites/default/files/freeschool-calendar-march2010.pdf. Despite the interest in taking and teaching courses, the Freeschool isn't making ends meet in terms of community support - without a sustainable funding base helping pay the rent and expenses, Red Emma’s will not be able to keep this space open. To make a donation, go to http://freeschool.redemmas.org.
9] – See a photo exhibit at Ascension Lutheran Church, 7601 York Rd., Towson, in the Luther Room: "Delegation and Travel Photos from Central America" by Dave Schott and Mike Susko. The photos taken in the summer of 2009 in
10] – Footprints for Peace, an International Peace Walk, has started its march from the Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, TN and is heading for the United Nations, aiming to arrive on Sat., May 1. Go to http://footprintsforpeace.tripod.com/E10/NPT/npt_walk.htm.
11] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., Mar. 4 from 5 to 6:30 PM in
12] – Norma Cruz will address "Stop Femicide in Guatemala " on Thurs., Mar. 4 at 6:30 PM at American Univ. Guatemala City
13] – On Thurs., Mar. 4, 7 to 8:30 PM, Christian Peace Witness presents the third of a weekly Thursday evening peace and justice study at Clarendon Presbyterian Church, 1305 N. Jackson St. Arlington, VA 22201. The study will be based on a DVD bringing Tony Campolo, Sr. Dianna Ortiz, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Kathy Kelly, Joshua Casteel, Liz McAlister, Noah Baker Merrill and Ken Butigan to you. If you can’t make the study but would like a copy of the DVD for use by you or a community, go to http://www.reachandteach.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=744. Contact David Ensign at revdocdee@gmail.com.
14] – The Crabshell
15] – From Buffalo Soldier to Revolutionary Communist, Carl Dix will speak on Thurs., Mar. 4 at 7:30 PM at Locke Hall, Room 105, Howard Univ., WDC. Dix will challenge anyone who believes in the war in
16] – The third annual UB Feminist Legal Theory Conference is Fri., Mar. 5 from 9 AM to 6 PM at the Univ. of Baltimore Angelos Law Center, Mt. Royal and Maryland Aves. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn delivers her
keynote remarks at 12:30 PM. Best known for her coverage of the Tiananmen Square democracy movement for The New York Times and her three best-selling books, she will be taking time after the speech for a signing of her latest release, HALF THE SKY: Turning Oppression into
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] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Women in Black, Baltimore, host a vigil at Pratt and Light Sts. in the
19] – There is also a noon vigil, weather permitting, on Fri., Mar. 5 at Roland Park Place at 830 W. 40th St. Call 410-467-9114.
20] – A peace vigil takes place every Friday from noon at
21] – WIB holds a silent vigil mourning all violence, the first Friday of the month. The next vigil is Mar. 5 from 12 noon to 12:30 PM,
22] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., Mar. 5 from 5 to 6 PM outside of
23] – Attend the UDC Justice Café, co-sponsored by the Progressive Democrats of America, from 6 to 10 PM on Fri., Mar. 5 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).
24] – On Fri., Mar. 5 watch THE HURT LOCKER, 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, PA. 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.
March 2010 is the 7th Anniversary of the U.S. war in Iraq, and the film directed by Kathryn Bigelow is a 2010 Academy Award Nominee. It opens with a quote from New York Times war correspondent, Chris Hedges: "The rush of battle is a potent and often lethal addiction, for war is a drug." and follows a
25] – 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.
26] – On Fri., Mar. 5, from 7:30 to 9 PM at the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, 503 Rock Creek Church Rd., NW, WDC, as part of its Clarification of Thought series, presents Bishop Tom Gumbleton's Haiti: An Eyewitness Account. The bishop has been to
27] – Help our sisters and brothers in Haiti on Fri., Mar. 5 at 7:30 PM at Govans Boundary United Methodist Church, 5210 York Road, Park in rear of church and then watch Jonathan Demme’s (Silence of the Lambs) THE AGRONOMIST, a profile of Haitian journalist and activist, Jean Dominique. Historical footage helps us understand that the recent natural disaster comes on top of a century of oppression of the Haitian people by dictatorships supported by the
28] – 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
29] – On Sat., Mar. 6 from 8:15 AM to 3 PM – Peace, Poverty and Mother Earth – 31st Annual Archdiocesan Social Ministry Convocation, will happen at Seton Keough High School, 1201 Canton Ave., Baltimore 21227. The keynote speaker is Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS who will address “Love in Truth” – Living Faith and Justice in a Complex World. There are ten workshops to choose from. Contact Carol Palmer at 410-261-6780 or cplamer@cc-md.org. Registration cost is $10.00. Lunch is provided if you pre-register.
30] – Rev. Dr. Mankekolo Mahlangu-Ngcobo’s 12-week Bible Study for Women to study women then in the Bible and women now continues through Mar. 27. The bible study will continue each Saturday at 9:30 AM
31] – 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 Mar. 6. Call Chuck Harker at 301-570-7167.
32] – 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. Email ccpeacemovement@aol.com.
33] – On Sat., Mar 6 and Sun., Mar. 7 at noon and at 4 PM, teams will go out to hand out flyers and put up posters to promote the ANSWER rally in D.C. on Sat., Mar. 20. Meet at the
34] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Mar. 7. 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.
35] – On Sat., Mar. 6 at 1 PM, members of the DC Metro New Sanctuary will address Immigration Policy & Peace at 4209 East West Hwy, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. The speakers include Rev. Phil Wheaton, Episcopal priest, Oscar Ordenes, Latin American/International Relations Specialist, and Elisabeth Golub, a primary school bicultural teacher. Each individual presentation will take up to fifteen minutes, followed by questions. Program starts with interfaith prayers and songs, followed by blessing of the hot vegetarian lunch. Park by
36] – There will be a Street Action Legal & Jail Solidarity Training on Sat., Mar. 6, from 4 to 7 PM, at St. Stephen & the Incarnation Church, 1525 Newton St. NW, W DC (near the Columbia Heights Metro station; walkable from Woodsley Pk--Adams Morgan Metro). Join the Funk the War crew for a workshop on legal concerns and jail support planning for street actions where folks are risking political arrest for doing the right thing. Go to www.dc-sds.org. Email sam1daly@gmail or call 202-436-2075.
37] – On Sat., Mar. 6 AT 7 PM, the Charm City Labor Chorus will hold its Baltimore premiere recital "Step by Step: Songs for Peace, Jobs and Justice" in the Recital Hall of the Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center, Morgan State University, 2201 Argonne Drive, Baltimore 21218. The suggested donation is $10 for adults, $5 for students, and free for children up to 12. No one will be turned away.
Formed last year, the Labor Chorus focuses on songs that come out of union organizing campaigns and victories, as well as struggles for peace, justice and equality. Some of the pieces are old, some new. Some you will know, others will be exciting discoveries. Joining the choir for the evening will be Joe Jencks, a popular labor singer from the DC area.
38] – Gimme Shelter Productions continues to do consciousness/fundraising events about the plight of the homeless and for the shelters that serve them. On Sat., Mar. 6 at 7 PM, there will be another "WINTER IN
To be continued.
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