Baltimore Activist Alert - Part 5

66] Freedom Sisters – Oct. 24

67] Science & . . . Spiritual Development – Oct. 24

68] Immigration & Civil Liberties – Oct. 24

69] Green Forum – Oct. 24

70] Equality Maryland Gala – Oct. 24

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66] – Catch the exhibit at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History & Culture, 830 Pratt St.—“Freedom’s Sisters, which runs through Jan. 17.  Twenty remarkable African-American women are profiled, including Coretta Scott King.  Call 443-263-1800 or go to www.africanamericanculture.org.

 

67] – On Sun., Oct. 24 at 10:30 AM, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 306 W. Franklin St., Suite 102, will host Margaret Placentra Johnson who will speak on “Science & . . . Spiritual Development?”  Call 410-581-2322 or visit www.baltimoreethicalsociety.org.

 

68] – Catch the Forum on Immigration and Civil Liberties: immigration reform, racial profiling, national ID cards, and Arizona’s dangerous anti-immigrant law! This discussion is on Sun., Oct. 24 at 3:30 PM at the Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park.  It will feature Witold "Vic" Walczak, legal director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania, Omar Jadwat, staff counsel for the national ACLU's Immigrants Rights Project, Joanne Lin, legislative counsel for the national ACLU, and Ajmel Quereshi, former ACLU of Maryland legal fellow on immigrant rights.  Go to www.aclu-md.org or call 410-889-8555.

 

69] – A BALTIMORE GREEN FORUM, a monthly environmental education and discussion forum, takes place on Sun., Oct. 24, from 4 to 6:30 PM, at the Maryland Presbyterian Church, 1105 Providence Road, Towson, MD 21286. Go to http://www.mpchurch.org/About.htm.  There will be a 45 minute presentation, followed by break-outs into affinity groups.  As always, there will be time for announcements and networking. This month’s featured affinity group is ECONOMICS BUILDING RESILIENT LOCAL MARKETS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY and the topics of discussion are "The Problems with our Wall Street Economy" & "The BNote - Baltimore's Local Currency" with Jill Harrison and Jeff Dicken.

 

The Green Forum is a monthly environmental and discussion forum held usually on the fourth Sunday of each month. Donations to Maryland Presbyterian Church are greatly appreciated.  For questions, to co-sponsor, or to RSVP, contact baltimoregreenforum@gmail.com or 301-345-2234.

Go to http://www.simplicity-matters.org/forums/baltimore.php.

 

70] – The Equality Maryland’s 9^th Annual Gala celebrates the LGBT community with celebrity guests Gov. Martin O’Malley and National SEIU President Mary Kay Henry.  The gala is on Sun., Oct. 24 at 6:30 PM at the University of Maryland College Park, Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center. Call 410-685-6567 or go to www.equalitymaryland.org.  The cost is $100.  

 

To be continued.

 

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

 

"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