"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] Bring the World Home continues
7] Snow Falling On Cedars – until Apr. 3
8] Help Bradley Manning – Mar. 28
9] Disarm Now Plowshares to be sentenced – Mar. 28
10] Media Active Festival – Mar. 28 - 31
11] Honor Wal-Mart Women – Mar 28
12] Soa Watch speakers – Mar. 28
13] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Mar. 28 – Mar. 31
14] Protest the death penalty – Mar. 28
15] Remember TMI disaster – Mar. 28
16] Peace Is Possible – Mar. 28
17] Film SMOKE SIGNALS – Mar. 28
18] Pledge meeting – Mar. 28
19] Don't Tread on D.C. – Mar. 29
20] Female Wal-Mart workers at Supreme Court – Mar. 29
21] War Is Not the Answer demo – Mar. 29
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23] Film COINTELPRO 101 – Mar. 29
24] Dave Zirin film – Mar. 29
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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] – 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
7] – Center Stage, 700 N. Calvert St., is showing SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS, adapted by Kevin McKeon from David Guterson's acclaimed story during World War II in which a Japanese American is accused of murder. The play will run through Apr. 3, and ticket prices range from $14 to $55. Call 410-332-0033 or go to www.centerstage.org.
8] – Bradley Manning needs our help. The alleged whistleblower of the WikiLeaks documents, has been charged with "wrongfully obtaining classified material for the purpose of posting it on the Internet, knowing that the information would be accessed by the enemy; the illegal transmission of defense information; fraud; and aiding the enemy." Manning has been subjected to what the CIA defines as "no-touch" torture, and even the New York Times is "troubled" by Manning's treatment.
Please take action for Pfc. Bradley Manning and the American people by calling the White House and asking President Obama to drop the charge of "aiding the enemy," ensure Manning's humane treatment, and investigate war crimes. Deluge the White House with calls on Mon., Mar. 28 at 202-456-1111. Remember, the White House only answers the phone between 9 AM and 5 PM EST. Free Bradley Manning!
9] – The Disarm Now Plowshares will be sentenced on Mon., Mar. 28 in federal court in the Sate of Washington for taking on the U.S.Trident nuclear warfighting system at Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor, Washington - the largest nuclear weapon storage area in the US. Go to
http://disarmnowplowshares.wordpress.com/events/. Fr Steve Kelly, Susan Crane, Sr Anne Montgomery, Lynne Greenwald and Fr Bill "Bix" Bichsel were arrested on Nov. 2, 2009 and convicted on Dec. 13, 2010 by a jury of of trespass, felony damage to federal property, felony injury to property and felony conspiracy to damage property.
10] – From Mon., Mar. 28 through Thurs., Mar. 31, there will be a Media Active Festival at Towson U., Van Bokkelen Room 204, Univ. Union Room 307, Univ. Union Chesapeake 1 and Univ. Union PAWS Lounge. See films, art and music for change. Call 410-704-3921 or go to www.towson.edu/mediactive. There is no charge.
11] – Alliance for Justice and AAUW are holding a reception honoring the lead plaintiffs of Wal-Mart v. Dukes on Mon., Mar. 28 at 5 PM at Alliance for Justice, 11 Dupont Circle, NW
12] – SOA Watch speakers will discuss issues of US militarization in Latin America on Mon., Mar. 28 at 5 PM at Hughes Formal Lounge in Hughes Hall at American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC 20016-8105. Gabriela Uassouf and Nico Udu-gama will be sharing a little bit of each of their own stories and direct experiences with militarism, providing harrowing accounts and will be discussing the April Days of Action and how YOU can get involved. Contact Anne Lynch at kungpowkitty511@aol.com or go to http://www.soaw.org/.
13] – 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.
14] – 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
15] – The Crabshell Alliance is hosting a commemorative vigil of the Three Mile Island disaster on Mon., Mar. 28 from 6
16] – On Mon., Mar. 28, from 7 to 10 PM, "Why Peace is Possible and How We Can Achieve it: An Evening With Paul K. Chappell" will be happening at the Univ. of Maryland, 1102 South Campus Commons, Building One, College Park, MD. Chappell graduated from West Point in 2002. He served in the army for seven years, was deployed to Baghdad : How Waging Peace Can Save Humanity, Our Planet, and Our Future." He is the Peace Leadership Director for the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. Go to www.paulkchappell.com or www.beyondtheclassroom.umd.edu.
17] – Catch a screening of SMOKE SIGNALS by Chris Eyre and released in 1998. The film is based on
18] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays at 7
19] – Advocacy Day in the Senate is on Tues., Mar. 29 from 8: 30 AM to 1: 30 PM. As the federal budget battle drags on, DC laws -and lives- hang in the balance. Join DC Vote to tell the Senate: Don't Tread On DC! RSVP: http://www.dcvote.org/events/signup1.cfm?eventID=575&cid=3223&uid=104445.
20] – On Tues., Mar. 29 from 10: 30 AM to 12: 30 PM, join the Rally to Stand with the Courageous Women of Wal-Mart whose case for equal pay will be heard by the Supreme Court. Be outside the Supreme Court, First Street NE East Capitol Street Maryland Avenue
21] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at
22] – Best-selling author Madison Smartt Bell and Katia D. Ulysse read from their work in the anthology HAITI NOIR at 6
23] – Come to a free screening about the history that history forgot
24] – Best-selling author and sportswriter, Dave Zirin will be at a screening of a new documentary, NOT JUST A GAME, based on his book "The People's History of Sports in the United States." The film is a powerful and inspiring look at an alternative history of political struggle in the
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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