"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] Order Peace license plates
7] Starvin’ For Justice – through July 2
8] WIB
9] Israel/Palestine roundtable – July 1
10] First Thursday vigil against war – July 1
11] WIB
12] White House vigil – July 2
13] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – July 2
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15] WIB Roland Park vigil – July 2
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17] Film
18] Arrested for integrated tennis playing – July 2
19] Vigil at Walter Reed – July 2
20] Ballroom dancing – July 2
21] W.
22] Olney vigil to end the war – July 2
23] Peace vigil in
24] Peace vigil at Capitol – July 3
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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] – Just in time for the Fourth of July, the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration has rolled out a new “official” license plate that commemorates the War of 1812 and depicts (among other things) “bombs bursting in air”. If you need to obtain new plates between now and 2015, MVA will assign you one of these unless you request an alternative. One of your choices is the
7] – The 17th annual STARVIN' FOR JUSTICE FAST AND VIGIL TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY takes place at the U.S. SUPREME COURT through Fri., July 2. There will be a daily vigil from 9 AM to 6 PM and an evening Teach-in from 6 to 8 PM. On the evening of July 1, hear Shujaa Graham - death row exoneree;
8] – There is a WIB peace stand on Thurs., July 1, noon-1PM in Towson at northwest corner of Washington & Chesapeake Aves., across the street from the post office, near the courthouse. Contact
9] – On Thurs., July 1, 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
10] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., July 1 from 5 to 6:30 PM in
11] – WIB holds a silent vigil mourning all violence, the first Friday of the month. The next vigil is July 2 from 12 noon to 12:30 PM,
12] – A peace vigil takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at
13] – A vigil for Justice in Palestine/Israel (now in its 8th year) takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at 19th & JFK Blvd. , Philadelphia Middle East . Email cswartz@pil.net. Go to http://phillyjewishpeace.org/.
14] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Women in Black, Baltimore, host a vigil at Pratt and Light Sts. in the Inner Harbor
15] – There is also a noon vigil, weather permitting, on Fri., July 2 at Roland Park Place at 830 W. 40th St. Call 410-467-9114.
16] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., July 2 from 5 to 6 PM outside of Homewood Friends Meeting, 3107 N. Charles St., in opposition to war with
17] – On Fri., July 2 watch THE CAMDEN 28 [2007], 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.
The film, directed by Anthony Giacchino, will be shown as part of Independence Day Tribute to Howard Zinn. It will be preceded by dramatic readings from Howard Zinn, music, and an animated short of Zinn's A People's History of American Empire, narrated by film star Viggo Mortenson. Prior to the showing of THE
18] – On Fri., July 2, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, there will be a tribute to the civil rights activists who were arrested for playing integrated tennis. A re-enactment will take place near the Conservatory where the arrests took place in
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] – Citizens Planning and Housing Association is urging you to shop at the W. Baltimore Farmer's Market on Sat., July 3 from 8 AM to noon and every Saturday through Nov. 20. The market is located at the West Baltimore MARC train station parking lot (400 block of
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 July 3. 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. Email ccpeacemovement@aol.com.
24] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on July 3. 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.
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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