"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
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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] Protest at the Pentagon – Oct. 4
7] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Oct. 4 – 7
8] Protest the death penalty – Oct. 4
9] Helen Prejean to speak – Oct. 4
10] RAF grant info workshop – Oct. 4
11] Pledge of Resistance meeting – Oct. 4
12] War Is Not the Answer demo – Oct. 5
13] Helen Prejean at Goucher – Oct. 5
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16] End War in
17] WIB
18] Palestine/Israel Roundtable – Oct. 7
19] First Thursday vigil against FBI raids – Oct. 7
20] White House vigil – Oct. 8
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22] WIB Roland Park vigil – Oct. 8
23] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – Oct. 8
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25] Vigil at Walter Reed – Oct. 8
26] Ballroom dancing – Oct. 8
27] Protest IMF/World Bank – Oct. 8
28] Judy Woodruff at Goucher – Oct. 8
29] Pledge travels to NSA – Oct. 9
30] Olney vigil to end the war – Oct. 9
31] Peace vigil in
32] Peace vigil at Capitol – Oct. 9
33] Gimme Shelter – Oct. 9
34] Casa Baltimore Celebration – Oct. 9
35] Film THE RESPONSE – Oct. 9
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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 weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop. The next vigil is Mon., Oct. 4, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Call 202-882-9649.
7] – The Marc Steiner Show airs Monday through Thursday from 5 to 7 PM on WEAA 88.9 FM, The Voice of the Community, or online at www.weaa.org. The call-in number is 410-319-8888, and comments can also be sent by email to steinershow@gmail.com. All shows are also available as podcasts at www.steinershow.org.
8] – There is usually a vigil to abolish the death penalty every Monday from 5 to 6 PM, outside the prison complex and across the street from Maryland’s Super Max Prison, at the corner of Madison Ave. and Fallsway in
9] – On Mon., Oct. 4 at 7 PM, Sister Helen Prejean will be speaking on the Consistent Ethic of Life at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Derwood, MD.
10] – There is an INFORMATION SESSION FOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATES GRANT APPLICANTS on Mon., Oct. 4 at 7:30 PM at the Baltimore Free School, 1323 N. Calvert St. (corner of Mt. Royal).
11] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays at 7:30 PM, and the meetings now take place at Max’s residence. The next meeting is scheduled for Oct. 4. The agenda will include a review of the Oct. 2 rally in D.C., planning for the Oct. 7 protest of the FBI raids and the
October 9 visit to the NSA. Contact Max at 410-366-1637 or email mobuszewski at verizon.net for directions.
12] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at
13] – Sister Helen Prejean—the Catholic nun and death-penalty activist who inspired the 1996 movie Dead Man Walking—will give a talk in the Hyman Forum of Goucher College's Athenaeum on Tues., Oct. 5 at 7 PM. Afterwards, Prejean will sign copies of her books. Her talk, titled "Dead Man Walking—The Journey Continues," is open to the public, but tickets are required for all attendees. Tickets must be reserved in advance by logging on to http://tickets.goucher.edu. Tickets are free for Goucher alumni and $10 for general admission. Call 410-337-6316.
14] – Each Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the House of Grace Catholic Worker holds a weekly vigil for peace in
15] – 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
16] – Many national peace groups including Peace Action and Pax Christi are planning events with groups around the world for the International Days of Action to End the War in Afghanistan, Oct. 7-10. This will be an opportunity for local activists to mobilize growing opposition to the costs, human and economic, of the war. Using local newspaper ads, teach-ins, vigils, Congressional visits or phone-ins to call for a ceasefire, negotiations and a withdrawal of all troops will help focus the growing opposition on both the administration as well as candidates in the midterm elections.
A Mock Drone Attack is being planned for D.C. during this time period to show the horror on civilian populations. Contact Amy Watts at amy@paxchristiusa.org.
17] – There is a WIB peace stand on Thurs., Oct. 7, noon-1PM in
18] – 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.
19] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore hosts an End the FBI Raids Against Nonviolent Activists on Thurs., Oct. 7 from 5 to 6:30 PM in
20] – A peace vigil takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at
21] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Women in Black, Baltimore, host a vigil at Pratt and Light Sts. in the
22] – There is also a noon vigil, weather permitting, on Fri., Oct. 8 at Roland Park Place at 830 W. 40th St. Call 410-467-9114.
23] – 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/.
24] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., Oct. 8 from 5 to 6 PM outside of Homewood Friends Meeting, 3107 N. Charles St., in opposition to war in
25] – 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.
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] – Break the Chains! Transform the System! March for Economic Justice! Join Jubilee USA on Fri., Oct. 8 at noon in Murrow Park (across from the World Bank), Washington D.C. March from the World Bank to the White House to break the chains of debt and end unjust economic policies in a demonstration during the World Bank/IMF Annual Fall Meetings. The march will begin the Global Week of Action Against Illegitimate Debt and International Financial Institutions. There has to be an end to financing projects that harm the environment. This year the World Bank approved a $3 billion dollar loan to fund a coal power plant in
28] – PBS NewsHour co-anchor Judy Woodruff will discuss Upside Down and Inside Out: The 2010 Midterm Election on Fri., Oct. 8 at Goucher’s Kraushaar Auditorium at 8:30 PM. Admission is $10, but free for those affiliated with Goucher College. Tickets must be reserved in advance by logging on to www.tickets.goucher.edu.
29] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore will visit the National Security Agency at Fort Meade, Maryland on Sat., Oct. 9 at 10 AM. Contact Max at mobuszewski at verizon.net or 410-366-1637.
30] – 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 Oct. 9. Call Chuck Harker at 301-570-7167.
31] – 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.
32] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Oct. 9. 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.
33] – Gimme Shelter Productions continues to do consciousness/fundraising events about the plight of the homeless and for the shelters that serve them and is initiating its series of "Community Harvest" benefit performances. The idea of "Community Harvest" is designed to raise money through musical/poetic benefit shows to grow and purchase fresh, organic, local produce to distribute to Baltimore¹s homeless shelters, transitional housing and feeding programs. On Sat., Oct. 9 at 5 PM at
34] – The CASA BALTIMORE/LIMAY 25TH ANNIVERSARY celebration is Sat., Oct. 9 at 5:30 PM at St. John's Church, 27th & St. Paul St. RSVP at 410-662-6292 or info@casabaltimorelimay.org/ The event will feature Nan McCurdy, co-founder of Casa Baltimore/Limay, who will speak about her memories as well as the current situation in Nicaragua. There will be a potluck dinner augmented by Central American dishes and lots of memorabilia. Bring a potluck dish for six or more people or make a $10 donation.
35] – On Sat., Oct. 9 at 7 PM, see the film The Response, created in collaboration with the Univ. of Maryland School of Law and Venable LLP. Based on the actual transcripts of the Guantanamo Military Tribunals - This free event is co-sponsored by Amnesty International Group 82 and is to be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockville, 100 Welsh Park Drive, Rockville, MD. The panel participants are Sig Libowitz, writer/producer, Dave Dickman, retired JAG Corps officer; and Gordon Woodward, pro bono advocate for detainees. Visit www.uucr.org or call 301-762-7666.
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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