The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., May 6 from 5 to 6:30 PM in
53] Unions to thank Congress – May 6
54] Harm reduction workshop – May 6
55] Jennifer Harbury has a new book – May 6
56] Organizing meeting for jobs protest – May 6
57] Meet Japanese delegation – May 6
58] WIB
59] Jobs protest &
60] Ray McGovern at benefit – May 8
61] Code Pink in action – May 8
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63] Red Emma’s needs volunteers – May 9
64] Commemorate
65] Film DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE – May 17
66] Mankekolo has a new book
67] Buy a red maple tree
68] Join Global Zero campaign
69] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale
70] Publish your peace article
71] Click on The Hunger Site
72] Fire & Faith
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53] – On Thurs., May 6 from noon to 1 PM, the AFL-CIO, SEIU and United Steelworkers are sponsoring a rally on Capitol Hill to thank members of Congress for supporting health care reform. It will take place at the
54] – There is a workshop What you already know about harm reduction on Thurs., May 6 from 6 to 8:30 PM at The Baltimore Free School, 1323 N. Calvert St. This discussion will affirm harm reduction philosophy and practices already present in organizing, activism, self-care and communities, such as needle exchange and condom distribution. It will be facilitated by Jacqueline Robarge.
55] – The Guatemala Human Rights Commission, working for human rights in Guatemala since 1982, is hosting Jennifer Harbury on Thurs., May 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Busboys & Poets, 1025 5th St. NW (5th & K.). She will discuss her struggle for justice in her husband's case. The lawyer, activist and author will discuss the most recent updates on the case of her husband, Everardo Bámaca. Everardo was an indigenous leader of the guerilla resistance, who was captured, tortured and murdered at the hands of members of the Guatemalan military on the CIA payroll. Signed copies of her most recent book, TRUTH, TORTURE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY, will be available.
56] – There is an organizing meeting for the Job Is A Right Campaign on Thurs., May 6 at 6:30 PM at the Solidarity Center, 2011 N. Charles St. Lower Level (one block north of North Ave.). May 6, 1935 was the date that Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the executive order making the Works Progress Administration official. Attend the meeting to prepare for the Nat'l Jobs Protest in WDC. Larry Holmes, national organizer for the Bailout the People Movement will speak via Skype, as will Leilani Clark, a college student from Arizona. Call 410-218-4835 or email apcbaltimore@pipeline.com.
57] – On Thurs., May 6 from 7 to 9 PM at St Aloysius Church (lower level), 900 N. Capitol St. NW., WDC, there will be a formal meeting with the Gensuikyo delegation, hosted by Pax Christi USA, coming from the NPT Nuclear Disarmament Conference of ‘Peace and Justice Now.’ Yayoi Tsuchida, national political organizer for the Japan Council Against Atomic & Hydrogen Bombs, Ms. Junko Kayashige and Mr. Kenjirou Ichihara (Hibakusha A-Bomb survivors), and 120 others from the Japanese delegation will be in attendance. Gensuikyo is the Japan Council Against Atomic & Hydrogen Bombs. It works for the prevention of nuclear war, abolition of nuclear weapons, and relief and solidarity for Hibakusha.
58] – WIB holds a silent vigil mourning all violence, the first Friday of the month. The next vigil is May 7 from 12 noon to 12:30 PM,
59] – On Sat., May 8 participate in a JOBS PROTEST & National Strategy
After the protest at the Labor Dept., there will be a meeting to plan the next steps. At 2 PM, the meeting will be at
60] – On Sat., May 8 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, the Peace Action Montgomery annual luncheon will feature Ray McGovern, a political activist and retired CIA analyst who writes and lectures all over the country. It will be held at the
61] – On Sat., May 8, during Mother’s Day weekend, CodePink is holding a women's gathering to bring the message of peace and disarmament to the annual military exhibition fair that will be installed on the National Mall. This is a gathering of mothers, daughters, grandmas and allies, all taking a stand to end the occupations of Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, and to stop our militarization around the world! Join in from 1 to 5 PM at John Marshall Park,
62] – The
63] – Red Emma’s needs volunteers. Stop in to the weekly Sunday meeting at 7 PM at
64] – Remember the Catonsville Nine with Veterans For Peace—Philip Berrigan Chapter—on Sat., May 15 at noon at the
65] – The Off Center Media documentary DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE about William Kunstler will be shown as part of the Jewish Film Festival at the Gordon Center for Performing Arts, 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave,.
66] – Rev. Dr. Mankekolo Mahlangu-Ngcobo is excited by her new book: RESTORE ME: 40 Healing Sermons. The book is available for $19.95 plus $5 for shipping and handling--ISBN: 978-1 -4502-1631-9 (sc), ISBN: 978-1 -4502-1633-3 (dj) or ISBN: 978-1 -4502-1632-6 (sc). She would appreciate if you ordered the book from her: checks payable to Mankekolo Mahlangu-Ngcobo and sent to
67] – I bought two red maple trees for $10 each as part of the Trees for
68] – 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.
69] – 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.
70] – 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.
71] – 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.
72] – Go online for FIRE AND FAITH: The Catonsville Nine File. On May 17, 1968, nine people entered the Selective Service Offices in
73] – 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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