"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] WIB
7] Palestine/Israel Roundtable – Aug. 5
8] Savvy development rally – Aug. 5
9] First Thursday vigil against war – Aug. 5
10] Faith & Resistance Retreat – Aug. 5 & 6, 8 & 9
11] Youth Ideals debate – Aug. 5
12] Film PRINCE AMONG SLAVES – Aug. 5
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14] Green Currency discussion – Aug. 5
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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] – There is a WIB peace stand on Thurs., Aug. 5, noon-1PM in Towson at northwest corner of Washington & Chesapeake Aves., across the street from the post office, near the courthouse. Contact
7] – On Thurs., Aug. 5, 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 Israel and Palestine. Contact Alice Azzouzi at 202-232-5483.
8] – Come Out to support the newly formed
9] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., Aug. 5 from 5 to 6:30 PM in
10] – Get involved with the Abolish Nuclear Weapons Faith & Resistance Retreat starting Thurs., Aug. 5 at St. Stephen’s and the Incarnation Church, 1525 Newton St., NW [16th & Newton Sts.], WDC, 20010-3103, with a dinner at 6 PM and the showing of the film THE LAST ATOMIC BOMB at 7 PM. Then there will be a planning meeting for a protest at the Pentagon on Fri., Aug. 6,
The retreat will continue on Sun., Aug. 8 at St. Stephen’s and the Incarnation Church with a dinner at 6 PM, a presentation The Military: the Foremost Destroyer of the Environment by Frida Berrigan at 7 PM followed by a planning meeting for a protest at the Pentagon on the morning of Mon., Aug. 9, Nagasaki Day. People coming from out of town should call the Jonah House at 410-233-6238. Go to http://www.jonahhouse.org/.
11] – Ward Morrow is debating Pat McDonough at the Youth Ideals Meeting on Thurs., Aug. 5 from 6 to 8:30 PM at 108 North Marlyn St., Essex, MD. Call Steve Boucher at 443-772-1261.
12] – On Thurs., Aug. 5 at 6 PM at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW, WDC, as part of the Hope Not Hate: 20,000 Dialogues Film Series, see a special film screening of PRINCE AMONG SLAVES, the amazing true story of an African prince enslaved in the Americas. Special guest Dr. Sulayman Nyang, chair of African Studies at Howard Univ. will lead the discussion of the film, hosted by 20,000 Dialogues and Americans for Informed Democracy. RSVP at outreachassociate@upf.tv or 202-298-8088.
13] – The
14] – The Baltimore Green Currency Association group on Facebook is now up to 75 members after only four weeks, and there is a BGCA Meetup group at Meetup.com. The BNote presentation and discussion will be at
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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