– 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 San Martin Dr. from the intersection of Univ. Parkway and 39th St. Drive on campus by taking the third left turn. The next dance will be Jan. 14. Call Dave Greene at 410-599-3725.
– Go to the West Baltimore Farmer's Market for fresh fruits, vegetables, breads and other treats every Saturday from 8 to noon. CPHA has worked with the West Baltimore Marc TOD and Transit Inc. (WBMTTI) to establish a Farmer's Market at the West Baltimore Marc Train stop at Smallwood Road at Franklin and Mulberry Sts. Since opening in June, over 300 people buy fresh groceries there every Saturday morning. WBMTTI will continue to include the community in the transit-oriented developments on the west side and continue to improve the area around "the highway to nowhere" until it becomes the highway to somewhere. Go to www.cphabaltimore.org.
– “We Are What We Eat: Community Health Through Sustainable Farming.” Future Harvest-Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture’s annual on food, farming, and sustainability. Pre-register at www.futureharvestcasa.org for the gathering at Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center, 5425 Mt. Gilead Road, Reisterstown. Call 410-549-7878.
– Join a commemoration in Washington, D.C. on Sat., Jan. 15, 2011: 20 YEARS OF US WAR ON IRAQ! The purpose is to commemorate the 20 years since the US first attacked Baghdad, Iraq. There will be a full day of activities in D.C.
Join Pax Christi Metro DC for a Mass of Repentance from War celebrated by Bishop Thomas Gumbleton at 8:45 AM at Sacred Heart Church, 16th & Park Road NW. Then assemble there at 10:30 AM for a march at 11 AM to the White House for a vigil until 1 PM.
From 2 to 6 PM, there will be a Teach-In at Foundry United Methodist, 1500 16th St. NW with live music, films, and guest speakers and activists including Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Non-Violence, Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK & Global Exchange, Celeste Zappala of Gold Star Families Speak Out and Military Families Speak Out, Andy Shallal, Iraqi-American artist and proprietor of Bus Boys & Poets, Camilo Mejia, GI resister, conscientious objector & Iraq War veteran, and David Swanson of Warisacrime.org.
At 7 PM, there will be a candlelight vigil in front of The White House marking the attack by the US Tomahawk missiles on January 15, 1991. A risk of arrest scenario is an option. Contact JANUARY15PEACECOMMITTEE@post.com. The co-sponsoring groups are Witness Against Torture (www.witnesstorture.org), Voices for Creative Nonviolence (www.vcnv.org), Gold Star Families Speak Out (www.gsfso.org), Pax Christi Metro DC (www.paxchristimetrodc.org), and the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker (http://dccatholicworker.wordpress.com/). Call Kathy Boylan of the Jan 15 Peace Committee at 202-882-9649.
– 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 Jan. 15. Call Chuck Harker at 301-570-7167.
– On Sat., Jan. 15, the Enoch Pratt Free Library Annual King Commemorative Lecture, celebrating the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. begins at 10:30 AM in the Central Library's Wheeler Auditorium. See the film, "King: Montgomery to Memphis, a chronicle of Dr. King's struggle for racial equality and justice from 1955 to his death in 1968 (104 min.)." At 2 PM, Rev. John Arthur Nunes, president and CEO of Lutheran World Relief, delivers the King Commemorative Lecture and will speak on "Justice, Dignity and Peace: How Martin Luther King's Legacy Informs International Development." Rev. Nunes is the author of "Voices from the City: Issues and Image of Urban Preaching. A reception and book signing will be held in the Poe Room following the lecture.
– 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.
– During January, commemorate the Life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Sat. Jan. 15 at noon at 2011 N. Charles St. Lower Level, Balto. 21218, there will be a roundtable discussion by the COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT PUBLIC WORKERS. Around the country, public workers are being buffeted by furloughs, wage cuts and pension cutbacks. Call 410-218-4835.
– There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Jan. 15. 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.
– On Sat., Jan. 15 at 4 PM at the Langston Room at Busboys & Poets Restaurant, 14th & V Sts., NW, WDC, catch Islamophobia and Beyond: Challenging the Politics of Exclusion in America. Islamophobia reached a new low this past year in America, with the controversy over the so-called Ground Zero mosque, Burn a Quran day, the fallout over Juan Williams' controversial comments about Muslims, and the rampant bigotry in the 2010 mid-terms elections. Join into a lively panel discussion on the legal implications of this phenomenon, the role of the media, and the efforts of political leaders to use marginalization as a campaign strategy. Moderated by Faiz Shakir, vice president at the Center for American Progress, the panel will consist of civil liberties lawyer and executive director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee Shahid Buttar, playwright and essayist Wajahat Ali, Foreign Policy in Focus contributor Fouad Pervez, and director of Government Affairs at the Council on American-Islamic Relations Corey Saylor.
– On Sat., Jan., 15, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, there will be a mass at 6 PM and a concert at 7:30 PM at the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 206 New York Ave., NW, WDC. This year’s theme, “That we all are one in the Spirit,” speaks to the call to work for the unity of all God’s people in a spirit of mutual respect. The Archdiocese of Washington Mass Gospel Choir will perform a musical program of spirituals, Gospel, and traditional Catholic music celebrating the common mission to work for social justice for all of God’s people. The choir will also provide the music for the Mass. A reception will in the church hall will follow the Mass. Visit http://www.adw.org/news/default.asp?id=3703&EventType=0&TimeFrame.
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
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