Calendar - Part 2

43] Women's Equality Day – Aug. 26

44] Palestine/Israel Roundtable – Aug. 26

45] "Occupied Palestine" – Aug. 26

46] Vigil to End the Wars – Aug. 27

47] Free School benefit – Aug. 27

48] Donations needed for HIT AND STAY – Aug. 27

49] Transition Town training – Aug. 28 & 29

50] Reclaim the Dream Rally & March – Aug. 28

51] Progressive Picnic – Aug. 28

52] Iraq Teach-In – Aug. 29

53] Andrew Pham at Goucher – Aug. 30

54] Support Candidate Krist Boardman – Sept. 1

55] First Thursday vigil against war – Sept. 2

56] Rachel Corrie & Beyond – Sept. 2

57] Film BREAD AND ROSES – Sept. 3

58] Job with WRL – deadline Sept. 7

59] Film DEATH IN GAZA – Sept. 17

60] Support AFSC-Baltimore peace program

61] Get local, organic food

62] Apartment available

63] Mankekolo has a new book

64] Buy a red maple tree

65] Join Global Zero campaign

66] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale

67] Publish your peace article

68] Click on The Hunger Site  

69] Fire & Faith   

70] Join Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

 

43] – On Thurs., Aug. 26, celebrate Women's Equality Day - 90th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment – with a day-long march, from 7 AM to 7 PM,  in front of the White House to commemorate this historic event, guaranteeing women the right to vote. The event will also seek to draw national attention to the lack of full voting representation and autonomy for citizens of D.C.  Participants are encouraged to wear white. RSVP at lwvdc826@aol.com with your name and approximate time you are planning to be there.

 

DC Vote will be attending from 2:30 to 4:30 PM. Email Leah Ramsay at lramsay@dcvote.org if you plan to be there during these times.  All walkers will receive stickers saying: "How long must we wait?" DC Vote's new white t-shirts are perfect! Reserve one today by emailing Leah.   

 

44] – On Thurs., Aug. 26, 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.

 

45] – On Thurs., Aug 26 from 7:30 to 9 PM, watch "LIFE IN OCCUPIED PALESTINE," a one-hour eyewitness documentary by Jewish-American Anna Baltzer who is the grand-daughter of a Holocaust refugee, as well as a graduate of Columbia University and Fulbright scholar (www.annainthemiddleeast.com). Gain insight into the situation confronting the peoples of the Holy Land by gathering at 4101 Norbeck Rd,, Rockville, MD 20853 in St Patrick's rectory basement classroom for prayer, viewing of the DVD and discussion.  Contact Richard DeBona, director of Parish Social Ministry at 301-924-2284 ext. 26 or rdbstpats@verizon.net.

 

46] – On the last Friday of the month, join a vigil, Aug. 27, from 5 to 6 PM at Broad & Arch Sts., Philadelphia. It is a Vigil to End the Wars, with a Gold Star Mother for Peace, Celeste Zappala.  Email czappala1@yahoo.com.

 

47] – Attend the first-ever Baltimore Free School Talent Show and one-year anniversary party! All performers, artists, and aficionados are welcome at 7 PM on Fri., Aug. 27 at 2640, 27th & St. Paul Sts. This is a fundraiser for the Baltimore Free School. Go to http://freeschool.redemmas.org

48] – HIT AND STAY is a feature-length documentary (in-production) by Joe Tropea about the antiwar movement. It takes an in-depth look at the Vietnam War era activists who attacked the Selective Service system and attempted to throw a wrench into the U.S. war machine. There will be a celebration of support for the documentary on Fri., Aug. 27 at 7 PM at Viva House, 26 S. Mount St. It will include viewing a trailer, a performance by the Charm City Labor Chorus and music. RSVP at 410-233-0488.

HIT AND STAY may be the definitive documentary about the Catonsville Nine and the fifty or so actions that followed. Together, the participants in these events were called the Catholic Left, a group comprised largely of priests and nuns and their friends who destroyed draft records and raided the corporate offices of companies that profited from the war. This documentary tells their story in their own words with more archival footage and activists interviewed than any prior film. Interviewees include Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Bill Ayers, Amy Goodman, and over 30 activists from draft board actions. Hit and Stay seeks to explore the boundaries of nonviolent direct action and to be a conversation-starter about the antiwar movement (then and now). Donations are needed to complete the project, so email hitandstay@gmail.com. Call Joe Tropea at 443-562-1971.

 

49] – Attend Training for Transition Building Resilient Communities for a Post-Carbon World on Sat., Aug. 28 and Sun., Aug. 29 from 9 AM to 5 PM at the Center for Educational Design and Communication, 821 Varnum St. NE WDC 20017.  It is hosted by EcolocityDC with support from the Sierra Club Environmental Justice & Community Partnerships Program.  Contact: Larry Chang at 202-545-0869 or ecolocitydc@gmail.com.

 

Whatever you figure you will do to meet the challenges of climate change, peak oil and economic turbulence, you cannot do it alone. Community collaboration for localization and resilience are essential. Registration for Training for Transition is now open at http://www.ecolocity.org/page/training-for-transition.

 

50] – On Aug. 28, starting at 11 AM at Dunbar High School, 1301 New Jersey Ave. NW, WDC, help counter Glenn Beck's rally by joining Reclaim the Dream Rally & March.  Forty-seven years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his I Have a Dream speech at the March on Washington. Washingtonians know firsthand the struggle for equal rights continues. DC Vote will join the march with the National Action Network and thousands from around the country to reclaim Dr. King's dream of full equality, including full democracy for DC residents.  At 1 PM, march to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial.  Some of the speakers are Rev. Al Sharpton, founder National Action Network, Martin Luther King III, president, Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., and Marc H. Morial, president & chief executive officer, National Urban League.  Email Leah Ramsay at lramsay@dcvote.org.

 

51] – On Sat., Aug. 28 from 2 to 5 PM, enjoy the Wheaton Regional Annual Progressive Picnic with speakers, food, drink and lots of good conversation. Please Pre-register online at https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6728539. The sponsoring organizations are The Montgomery County Progressive Alliances, Progressive Democrats of Maryland, Democracy for Montgomery County and Health Care Maryland.  Contact mikehersh@mikehersh.com.  There is a need for food, drink and donations to cover costs of the facility, publicity and other expenses.  There is a suggested donation of $15 per person. Cosponsoring Organizations are welcome to table, pass out material, and sign up new members--all for $50 which helps cover costs of the facility, food and other expenses. Keep left as you enter the park--Shelter "A" is closest to the parking lot toward the left: 2002 Shorefield Road, Wheaton, MD 20902. 

 

52] – CODE PINK is hosting a "Teach-in on the Legacy of the 7-year US Occupation of Iraq" on Sun., Aug. 29 at 5 PM at Busboys and Poets, 5th and K Sts. NW, WDC. Some of the speakers are Phyllis Bennis, Raed Jarrar, Bill Fletcher, Josh Stieber, Medea Benjamin, Andy Shallal and David Swanson.  ble to hold accountable those who dragged us into the war or committed crimes such as torture? What role did Congress and the media play in facilitating the invasion/occupation? We'll also look at the role of the peace movement--its strengths and weaknesses--and draw key lessons to make our work for peace, including in Afghanistan, more effective.

Sponsored by: CODEPINK, Peace Action, Institute for Policy Studies, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Global Exchange, Just Foreign Policy, Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, ANSWER, World Can't Wait, Voices for Creative Nonviolence and War is a Crime.

 

53] – The author of CATFISH AND MANDALA, Andrew X. Pham, an award-winning memoirist, will speak on Mon., Aug. 30 at 7:30 PM in the Hyman Forum of Goucher College's Athenaeum.

 

54] – 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 Baltimore Sun blog, which can be found on the paper's web site.  Contact Max at 410-366-1637 if you can help get Krist's message out. 

 

55] – 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 Mount Vernon at Centre & Charles Sts.  The Pledge gathers in Mount Vernon on the first Thursday of the month to protest the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.  Call Max at 410-366-1637.

 

56] – 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 Olympia, WA -- was run over by an Israeli bulldozer and killed while protesting home demolitions in the Gaza Strip. But that was 7 years ago...Not only has the ISM refused to be intimidated by Israeli attempts to shut it down, but volunteers in both the West Bank and Gaza are increasingly coming from all age groups and walks of life. Telling their stories will be Adam Shapiro, a human rights activist, documentary filmmaker and in 2001 one of the co-founders of the ISM in Palestine; and Pam Bailey and Keren Batiyov, both DC-area residents and Palestinian rights activists who defied stereotypes to become ISM volunteers after the age of 50.

 

57] – 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.

 

58] – There is a job announcement from the War Resisters League, as the organization is looking for a field organizer.  As one of the leading radical voices in the antiwar movement, WRL organizes nonviolent direct action for peace, disarmament, and social justice; challenge military recruitment and war profiteering; advocate war tax resistance; support conscientious objectors and GI resisters; and offer on-the-ground organizing resources and training to promote antimilitarism and revolutionary nonviolence: http://www.warresisters.org/

 

The Field Organizer (FO) will be responsible for strengthening the organizing of the War Resisters League. The FO works to increase the number of people who identify with the radical critique of the root causes of war and who participate in the work for nonviolent social change. The FO helps develop WRL's grassroots antimilitarist base-building work on a national level. The Field Organizer will be based in our New York City national office, but will also spend a significant portion of their time on the road.

 

This is a full time salaried position. Yearly salary is $40,155.44 with full benefits, including health insurance, paid vacation and a pension contribution of five percent.  To apply, send a cover letter, résumé, writing sample, and three references to jobs@warresisters.org with "Field Organizer" in the subject line. The deadline is September 7, 2010. You can also fax your application to 212.228.6193, but email is preferred.

 

59] – The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee is hosting its latest FILM & SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS DVD SERIES. The theme is MAN & WOMAN AGAINST THE MACHINE.   The first film in the series is DEATH IN GAZA [United Kingdom, 2004], and it will be shown on Fri., September 17 at a private home.  If interested in seeing the DVD, RSVP to Max at 410-366-1637.

 This award winning documentary starts in the West Bank before moving to Rafah, the border town in Gaza. The film then concentrates on Ahmed (age 12), Mohammed (age 12) and Najla (age 16). During the filming, producer/director James Miller was killed by an Israeli soldier.  Miller and crew had intended on illustrating this struggle from the Israeli children's point of view also. His death was incorporated in the film, with an explanation by the narrator, Saira Shah. 

 

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.

 

60] – Like most nonprofit groups in these perilous times, American Friends Service Committee-Baltimore is suffering from a lack of funding.  Our friend, Gary Gillespie, could lose his program unless some $7,000 in donations are secured.  Consider sending a (tax deductible) donation to Urban Peace Program, American Friends Service Committee, 4800 York Road, Baltimore MD 21212.

 

61] – Are you interested in purchasing local, organic food [SPIRITUAL FOOD CSA]? Now is the time to register for the period November 2010 – May 2011--Winter/Spring Season.  Get crisp fall apples, fresh winter greens, hearty warming veggies for cold winter days and more.  The schedule is for seven months, 28 weeks.  Skip last two weeks in December (holiday).  The pick up day is Wednesday in Bethesda, Arlington, Takoma Park or Washington Waldorf School.  Shares include vegetables, roots, herbs, fresh fruit, dried fruit, grains, legumes, sourdough bread, eggs, cheese, yogurt, homemade pasta and specialty items to try.  The food is 100% biodynamic and organic and local/regional.  There is one share size designed for couple or small family.  Single people who love good food and home cooking can use one share.  People who are single, travel a lot, or are just getting started with eating whole foods often prefer to split a share with a partner. 

 

Registration forms are available at www.spiritualfoodcsa.org.  The share price is $1,100, and one can pay in four installments. Call Spiritual Food CSA at 301-654-4899 box #5. Email shantiyoga2@earthlink.net.

 

62] – There is a one-bedroom apartment in Lauraville available in September, which is a half a block from the Safeway.  Good references are required.  Call Dick Ochs at 443-846-6638.

 

63] – 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 3315 Mondawmin Ave., Baltimore, MD 21216.  The publisher is iUniverse.com, and it can be called at 1-800-288-4677.

 

64] – I have one red maple tree for $5 from the Trees for Baltimore program.  Buy a tree, plant it and contribute to saving the planet.  Call Max at 410-366-1637

 

65] – 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.  

66] – 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.

67] – 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.

 

68] – 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.  

 

69] – Go online for FIRE AND FAITH: The Catonsville Nine File. On May 17, 1968, nine people entered the Selective Service Offices in Catonsville, Maryland, and burned draft records in protest against the war in Vietnam. View http://www.prattlibrary.org/digital/.

 

70] – 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.

 

Donations can be sent to the Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 E. 25th St., Baltimore, MD 21218.  Ph: 410-366-1637; Email: mobuszewski [at] verizon.net

 

"One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan