"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] Anne Feeney needs our help
7] War Is Not the Answer demo – Aug. 31
8] Peace Vigil in
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10] Support Candidate Krist Boardman – Sept. 1
11] WIB
12] Palestine/Israel Roundtable – Sept. 2
13] First Thursday vigil against war – Sept. 2
14] Rachel Corrie & Beyond – Sept. 2
15] Catch an Os game – Sept. 2
16] Crabshell Alliance meeting – Sept. 2
17] WIB
18] White House vigil – Sept. 3
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20] WIB Roland Park vigil – Sept. 3
21] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – Sept. 3
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23] Vigil at Walter Reed – Sept. 3
24] Film BREAD AND ROSES – Sept. 3
25] ALC Retreat – Sept. 3-6
26] Ballroom dancing – Sept. 3
27] W.
28] Olney vigil to end the war – Sept. 4
29] Peace vigil in
30] Peace vigil at Capitol – Sept. 4
31] Peace meal – Sept. 4
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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] – Anne Feeney has recently been diagnosed with a lung tumor and will not be able to work for some time. She is looking for a thousand friends to each donate $50 (no more than that). If you can make a donation, it can be sent to Anne Feeney,
7] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at
8] – Each Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the House of Grace Catholic Worker holds a weekly vigil for peace in
9] – 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
10] – The New Harford Democratic Club is having a congressional forum for the 2nd District, maybe 1st District too. Krist Boardman, who is running as a Democratic candidate against Dutch Ruppersberger on a platform of Money for Jobs, Not for War will participate in the forum on Wed., Sept. 1 at 7 PM at the Aberdeen Holiday Inn off I-95. Krist is looking for volunteers to hold his banner with his platform message. You can learn more about his campaign by going to his The
11] – There is a WIB peace stand on Thurs., Sept. 2, noon-1PM in
12] – On Thurs., Sept. 2, 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.
13] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the War! End the Occupation! rally on Thurs., Sept. 2 from 5 to 6:30 PM in
14] – On Thurs., Sept. 2 from 6 to 8 PM at Busboys & Poets, 5th & K Sts., NW, WDC, there will be a discussion about the International Solidarity Movement--Rachel Corrie & Beyond. Rachel Corrie -- a 23-year-old volunteer from
15] – Public Defenders Night at
Keep the staycation going when the O's take on the
16] – The Crabshell
17] – WIB holds a silent vigil mourning all violence, the first Friday of the month. The next vigil is Sept. 3 from 12 noon to 12:30 PM,
18] – A peace vigil takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at
19] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Women in Black, Baltimore, host a vigil at Pratt and Light Sts. in the
20] – There is also a noon vigil, weather permitting, on Fri., Sept. 3 at Roland Park Place at 830 W. 40th St. Call 410-467-9114.
21] – 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/.
22] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., Sept. 3 from 5 to 6 PM outside of Homewood Friends Meeting, 3107 N. Charles St., in opposition to war in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. Placards say: "War Is Not the Answer." The silent vigil is sponsored by AFSC,
23] – 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.
24] – On Fri., Sept. 3 watch BREAD AND ROSES, 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 is a timely depiction of undocumented workers seeking justice.
25] – You are invited to the Atlantic Life Community Retreat on Labor Day Weekend, Fri., Sept. 3 through Mon., Sept. 6. The theme of the retreat is "Permanent War Economy means Endless War (Most Suffer, Few Profit),” so "How do we help each other to Resist?" There will be several sessions that would cover this theme and allow for discussion about the ramifications of resistance. There will also be a remembrance of the Plowshares 8 action, as it will be the 30th anniversary. This will be the 39th anniversary of the
The retreat will be held at The
26] – 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
27] – Citizens Planning and Housing Association is urging you to shop at the W. Baltimore Farmer's Market on Sat., Sept. 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
28] – 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 Sept. 3. Call Chuck Harker at 301-570-7167.
29] – 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.
30] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Sept. 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.
31] – On Sat., Sept. 4 at 1 PM at 4209 East West Hwy, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, join the Peace Meal and hear Joaquin Ricardo Aguilar (HUMANO) who will discuss The Way of Being, a guide to help all along the path of peace and love to go within and find yourself, be yourself, and know yourself. Born in
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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