"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] A cat needs a home – ASAP
7] D.C. CCAN meeting – May 27
8] White House vigil – May 28
9] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – May 28
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11] WIB Roland Park vigil – May 28
12] Protest
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14] Vigil to End the Wars – May 28
15] Film DELIVER US FROM EVIL – May 28
16] Vigil at Walter Reed – May 21
17] Ballroom dancing – May 21
18] Olney vigil to end the war – May 29
19] Peace vigil in
20] Protest BP – May 29
21] Protest
22] Peace vigil at Capitol – May 29
23] Workshops for Parade for peace – May 29-31
24] Catch Michael Franti & friends – May 29
25] An Ethical Discussion -- May 30
26] Sowebohemian Festival – May 30
27] Bridge vigil – May 30
28] Quaker Peace Vigil – May 30
29] Red Emma’s needs volunteers – May 30
30] Pentagon vigil – May 31
31] June is Torture Awareness Month
32] Screening film PLUNDER — May 31
33] Marc Steiner on WEAA – May 31 — June 3
34] Pledge of Resistance picnic – May 31
35] War Is Not the Answer demo – June 1
36] Dialogue Under Occupation – June 1-3
37] What’s going on in
38] Nuclear Weapons talk – June 1
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41] Mubarak Awad speaks in
49] Israel/Palestine roundtable – June 3
56] WIB
57] First Thursday Against the Wars – June 3
58] BARCS fundraiser – June 4
59] WIB
60] Health Care Forum – June 5
40] Protest the death penalty – June 7
61] Mankekolo has a new book
62] Support cafeteria workers at
63] Buy a red maple tree
64] Join Global Zero campaign
65] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale
66] Publish your peace article
67] Click on The Hunger Site
68] Fire & Faith
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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] –A sweet young gray and white female cat, fixed of course, needs a new home, because her daddy is moving to Beirut, Lebanon to live with his new wife! All the supplies come with her-litter box and litter, food, flea meds. Contact Ellen Barfield at ellene4pj@yahoo.com to give this lovely companion a warm and inviting home.
7] – The DC CCAN group will be meeting on Thurs., May 27 at 6:30 PM at the Spanish Catholic Center, 1618 Monroe St. NW, WDC, to discuss the big clean energy project ideas for the 10/10 Global Work Party Day of action. RSVP to Keith at keith@chesapeakeclimate.org or 443-759-0454. Go to www.chesapeakeclimate.org.
8] – A peace vigil takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at
9] – A vigil for Justice in Palestine/Israel (now in its 8th year) takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at 19th &
10] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Women in Black, Baltimore, host a vigil at Pratt and Light Sts. in the
11] – There is also a noon vigil, weather permitting, on Fri., May 28 at Roland Park Place at 830 W. 40th St. Call 410-467-9114
12] – Pakistan Links to Terrorism & Nuclear Tests in Occupied Balochistan will be protested on Fri., May 28 from noon to 1:30 PM at the White House, near Farragut West and North Metro Stations. The protesters will call for an end to aid to Pakistan 529 14th Street, NW Washington DC 20045 Metro Center Pakistan when the British created it in August 1947 but was illegally annexed by Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan U.S. taxpayers monies are being wasted on Pakistan military though the country is the biggest threat to the well-being and security of the U.S.
13] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., May 28 from 5 to 6 PM outside of
14] – On the last Friday of the month, join a vigil, May 28, from 5 to 6 PM at Broad & Arch Sts.,
15] – The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee is hosting its latest FILM & SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS DVD SERIES. The theme is Seeking the Truth Through Documentaries. The fifth film in the series is DELIVER US FROM EVIL [
In the documentary, Father Oliver O'Grady comes across as the most reasonable of men. In reality, he is confessing to acts of pedophilia performed on hundreds of children, one only nine months old. Amy Berg, who wrote and directed the documentary, admits to being amazed when O'Grady agreed to appear in her film. What unsettled her even more was his mildness of manner. Now living in
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.
16] – 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.
17] – 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
18] – 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 May 29. Call Chuck Harker at 301-570-7167.
19] – 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.
20] – There will be a protest at the BP Station at 33rd and Greenmount Ave, Baltimore on Sat., May 29 from 11 AM to noon. The demand is END PERMITS FOR OFFSHORE DRILLING. BP has the worst safety record of any oil company in the
21] – Immigrant Rights are Civil Rights: A Solidarity Action with the Immigrants of Arizona will take place on Sat., May 29 from noon to 2 PM at Dupont Circle District of Columbia Washington Peace Center
22] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on May 29. 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.
23] – Get ready for Parade For Peace by coming to workshops from Sat., May 29 until Mon., May 31 in creating puppets, costumes, props & flags at the Doghouse in Takoma Park and in D.C. RSVP for details: 301-891-3680 or 202-590-4320.
24] – On Sat., May 29 at Pier Six catch Michael Franti & Spearhead and the Wailers. Call 410-244-1131. .
25] – On Sun., May 30 at 10:30 AM, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 306 W. Franklin St., Suite 102, will have an open discussion. Call 410-581-2322 or visit www.baltimoreethicalsociety.org.
26] – Join the Crabshell Alliance at the Sowebohemian Festival on Sun., May 30 from noon to 9 PM in the Hollins Market, 26 S. Arlington Ave. Call 410-366-1637. Go to www.soweboarts.org/festival.html. Hand out anti-nuclear power literature.
27] – Maryland Bridges for Peace welcomes you to stand for peace Sundays from noon (or thereabouts) to 1 PM on the
28] – Every Sunday, 4 to 5 PM, there is a Quaker Peace Vigil at Independence Mall, N. side of Market between 5th and 6th Sts.,
29] – Red Emma’s needs volunteers. Stop in to the weekly Sunday meeting at 7 PM at
30] – 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., May 31, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Call 202-882-9649.
31] – June is Torture Awareness Month – organizations such as TASSC and NRCAT will be having a number of activities this month. NRCAT is highlighting two major efforts – first, passing federal legislation granting the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) access to all detainees in U.S. custody and second, the need for a comprehensive investigation, a Commission of Inquiry, into the use of torture by the United States since September 11, 2001. Have a table before or after each worship service in June to gather signatures on postcards and petitions on these two issues to present to Members of Congress. Hold an educational session, using NRCAT's 20-minute video or a new study resource on a Commission of Inquiry based on a recent book review. Complete information about these activities and resources is available on the Torture Awareness Month webpage. You'll find postcards to download and print, an interfaith prayer & bulletin insert, new banners and bumper stickers, and a sample Letter to the Editor. Go to http://www.nrcat.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=298&Itemid=219.
32] – SCREENING OF PLUNDER: The Crime of our Time is a hard-hitting investigative film by Danny Schecter, which will be screened on Mon., May 31 at noon, 3 PM and 6 PM at Emergence Community Arts Collective, 733 Euclid St. NW, WDC 20001. The "News Dissector" explores how the financial crisis was built on a foundation of criminal activity uncovering the connection between the collapse of the housing market and the economic catastrophe that followed. The film opens with the conviction of Ponzi King Bernie Madoff, whose acknowledged criminality drove a $65 billion dollar pyramid scheme. It argues that the wrong doing committed by a few individuals distracts from the real story, implicating the best-known institutions that financed and profited from fraudulent sub prime lending. Call 202-462-2285.
33] – 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.
34] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays at 7:30 PM, and the meetings now take place at Max’s residence. The next meeting is scheduled for May 31, and the plan is to do a potluck picnic starting at 6:30 PM. You are invited. Contact Max at 410-366-1637 or email at mobuszewski at verizon.net for directions.
35] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at
36] – Dialogue Under Occupation will occur on Tues., June 1 starting at 3:30 PM through Thurs., June 3 at 9 PM. The dialogue will take place at
37] – Red Emma's, 800 St. Paul St., is hosting a talk on Tues., June 1 at 7 PM about Justice for the Autonomous Community - San Juan Copala, Oaxaca, México. Go to www.redemmas.org or call 410-230-0450. On April 27, paramilitaries backed by the ruling political party, Institutional Revolucionary Party (PRI in Spanish) opened fire and ambushed a caravan of local and international human rights observers and activists, en route to bring medical and food supplies to the besieged Indigenous Autonomous Community, San Juan Copala in the Triqui region of Oaxaca Mexico. A well respected and know Oaxacan Activist, Bety Cariño and a Finnish human rights observer Jeri Jaakkol were murdered in the attack. Others received wounds and injuries, some were kidnapped by the paramilitaries and others went missing for days in the Oaxacan sierra.
38] – On Tues., June 1 at 7:30 PM, Pax Christi Burtonsville will host Dr. Art Milholland, Physicians for Social Responsibility and Pax Christi, who will give his talk on "The Last Great Epidemic-Nuclear Weapons" at the Church of the Resurrection, 3315 Greencastle Road, Burtonsville, MD.
39] – Each Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the House of Grace Catholic Worker holds a weekly vigil for peace in
40] – Each Wednesday, the Northwest Greens hold a peace vigil from 7 to 8 PM outside the Borders Book Store, Germantown Ave. at Bethlehem Pike in
41] – Baltimore Friends of Sabeel proudly announces a public presentation by Dr. Mubarak Awad, a 21st century Palestinian-American Apostle of Nonviolence, and founder of Nonviolence International, Inc. Speaking on Wed., June 2 at 7:30 PM, he will address the subject "Nonviolence and the Responsibility of Christian People In and For the Middle East" at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 1609 Kurtz Ave., Lutherville, MD 21093. A reception will follow. Contact Paul Verduin,
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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