"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] Donate a computer
7] Bring the World Home continues
8] You can buy Shiori’s book of poetry
9] Buy book on Palestinian resistance
10] “Freedom’s Sisters exhibit – through Jan. 17
11] Witness Against Torture in D.C. – through Jan. 22
12] Military-Industrial Complex – Jan. 13
13] Ali vs. Rumsfeld – Jan. 13
14] Andrew Bacevich book signing – Jan. 13
15] Palestine/Israel Roundtable – Jan. 13
16] Meat of the Matter – Jan. 13
17] White House vigil – Jan. 14
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19] WIB Roland Park vigil – Jan. 14
20] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – Jan. 14
21] Congressional Accountability Day – Jan. 14
22] Silent Vigil at
23] Walter Reed vigil – Jan. 14
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1] – Buttons, bumperstickers and books are available. “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Donate your books to Max. Call him 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] – Can you donate a computer (PC)? APC
7] – Catch the "Bringing the World Home" exhibit in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps! The exhibit is in the UMBC Library Rotunda through the end of the semester and consists of 5 display cases featuring photos and artifacts from UMBC's faculty, staff and students who have served in the Peace Corps, including many current and alumni Shriver Peaceworker Fellows. The center case features pieces from the Peace Corps founding era (a tribute to Sarge Shriver!) and the surrounding case highlight experiences from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, and the
8] – Shiori was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1951 on August 15, six years after the day the initial announcement of Japan's surrender to the Allies was made, the official end of World War II. She describes herself as hapa, half-American, and half-Japanese— the child of the enemy amor. In her first chapbook collection of poetry from Finishing Line Press, the debut author weaves memoir and historical record into a lyrical and moving portrait of post-war immigration to the
Finishing Line Press is a poetry publisher based in
9] – Consider buying the new book from Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD, a Palestinian activist
History of Hope and Empowerment.” Go to http://www.qumsiyeh.org/popularresistanceinpalestine/. Mazin’s web site is
10] – Catch the exhibit at the Reginald F.
11] – Witness Against Torture will remain in
http://www.witnesstorture.org/. The participants are staying at St. Stephen’s and the
12] – The Military-Industrial Complex at 50
Introductory remarks will be made by Susan Eisenhower, chair emeritus, The Eisenhower Institute. Then there will be two panel discussions
13] – On Thurs., Jan. 13 it is Witness Against Torture Accountability Day. It begins with the Ali v. Rumsfeld lawsuit, and there will be a 9
14] – Andrew Bacevich, t1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW, WDC.
15] – The WEEKLY ROUNDTABLE SEEKING A JUST PEACE IN PALESTINE/ISRAEL takes place from 12
16] – The Meat of the Matter
17] – A peace vigil takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at
18] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Women in Black, Baltimore, host a vigil at Pratt and Light Sts. in the
19] – There is also a noon vigil, weather permitting, on Fri., Jan. 14 at Roland Park Place at 830 W. 40th St. Call 410-467-9114.
20] – 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/.
21] – On Fri., Jan. 14 from 1: 30 to 5 PM join in Witness Against Torture Congressional Focus Day. Go to http://www.witnesstorture.org/ or be at St. Stephen’s and the Incarnation Church 1525 Newton St., NW 16th Street, NW
22] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., Jan. 14 from 5 to 6 PM outside of Homewood Friends Meeting, 3107 N. Charles St., in opposition to war in
23] – SHED LIGHT ON US WAR CASUALTIES
To be continued.
Donations can be sent to the
"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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