29] Hand out peace diplomas at JHU – May 26
30] The Arab Spring – May 26
31] Progressive Party – May 26
32] Peace in the Middle East – May 26
33] White House vigil – May 27
34] WIB Inner Harbor vigil – May 27
35] WIB Roland Park vigil – May 27
36] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – May 27
37] Silent vigil at Homewood Friends – May 20
38] Vigil to End Wars – May 27
39] Spring Fundraiser – May 27
40] Walter Reed vigil – May 27
41] Ballroom dancing – May 27
42] Farmers Market – May 28
43] Olney vigil to end the war – May 28
44] Peace vigil in Chester, PA – May 28
45] Peace vigil at Capitol – May 28
46] Rally Against Citizen's United -- May 28
47] Free School Benefit – May 28
48] Million Man March celebration -- May 28
49] Book talk at Red Emma's – May 28
50] Gimmie Shelter benefit – May 28
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29] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore will do its annual hand out of peace diplomas on Thurs., May 26 between 8 and 9 AM on University Parkway by the stadium where the commencement will take place. The City Council resolution against war funding is on the back side of the diploma. RSVP to Max at 410-366-1637.
30] – There is a Brown Bag Discussion: The Arab Spring Missing From Headlines is on for Thurs., May 26 from noon to 1:30 PM at the IPS Conference Room, 1112 16th St. NW, Suite 600, WDC. The Arab Spring continues - hopeful, dangerous, transformative all at the same time. Egypt's new government struggles to craft new governance and a new foreign policy, including new relations with the U.S., Palestine and Israel. Palestinian refugees channel the Arab Spring through their Nakba Day marches to Israel's borders to assert their international law-mandated right of return. Libya's civil war stalemates as NATO/US bombing escalates. Protesters in Syria face legal repression. In Yemen and Bahrain, governments have lost credibility but continue in power. IPS Fellow Phyllis Bennis, who has just returned from Egypt and Jordan, meeting with activists and bloggers, new government officials and United Nations workers, will talk about her trip. Go to www.ips-dc.com.
31] – The 2011 Progressive Party is gathering Thurs., May 26 from 6:30 to 9:30 PM at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, WDC 20004. The 2011 Progressive Party is the signature annual fundraiser for American Progress. An evening reception featuring food, beverages, and great entertainment, this event invites supporters and allies to discuss pressing challenges facing the country with today's most respected and well-known policymakers and thought leaders. Go to http://www.americanprogress.org/.
32] – On Thurs., May 26 at 7 PM, Dr. Mark Braverman, acclaimed author of Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews, and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land, is speaking at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 E. Capitol St., WDC 20003. His subject is "Peace in the Middle East and the Role of the Church: Thoughts on an emerging theology and praxis." He recently returned from an exclusive meeting-of-the-minds among progressive Palestinian and South African church leaders in Johannesburg, South Africa.
33] – A peace vigil takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at Lafayette Park facing the White House. Join the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker and friends. Contact Art Laffin: artlaffin@hotmail.com.
34] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Women in Black, Baltimore, host a vigil at Pratt and Light Sts. in the Inner Harbor. Peace signs will be available. See http://www.peacepath911.com/ or write wibbaltimore@hotmail.com or call 410-467-9114.
35] – There is also a noon vigil, weather permitting, on Fri., May 27 at Roland Park Place at 830 W. 40th St. Call 410-467-9114.
36] – 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 (across from Israeli Consulate. It is sponsored by Bubbies & Zaydes (Grandparents) for Peace in the Middle East. Email cswartz@pil.net. Go to http://phillyjewishpeace.org/.
37] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., May 27 from 5 to 6 PM outside of Homewood Friends Meeting, 3107 N. Charles St., in opposition to war in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. Placards say: "War Is Not the Answer." The silent vigil is sponsored by AFSC, Homewood Friends and Stony Run Meetings.
38] – On the last Friday of the month, join a vigil, May 27, from 5 to 6 PM at Broad & Arch Sts., Philadelphia. It is a Vigil to End the Wars, with a Gold Star Mother for Peace, Celeste Zappala. Email czappala1@yahoo.com.
39] – On Fri., May 27 at 6 PM, Zahi and Kim Jensen are hosting a Spring Fundraiser dinner at their house, 402 Evesham Ave., Baltimore 21212, as a Palestine-Colombia friendship benefit. The funds will be shared between two causes: The Colombian women's organization FUNDARTECP (see bio for Daira Quinones below) and the legal defense fund for Palestinian prisoner, Majd Ziadeh. The goal is to raise awareness of current issues affecting Palestine and Colombia and to raise at least $5000. Besides dinner, arts and crafts will be for sale. And there will be a slide show and presentation. You must RSAVP to jensenkim@msn.com.
40] – The Walter Reed Vigil continues on Fridays from 7 to 9 PM at the Hospital, 7150 Georgia Ave., NW (at Horseshoe, between Dahlia and Elder), WDC. The vigil calls for peace, care for the wounded, and full benefits for all veterans. Contact DC CODEPINK at dc@codepinkalert.org or 202-290-1301.
41] – 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 May 27. Call Dave Greene at 410-599-3725.
42] – 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.
43] – 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 May 28. Call Chuck Harker at 301-570-7167.
44] – 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.
45] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on May 28. 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.
46] – Rally Against Citizen's United: Campaign to End Corporate Dominance of Our Democracy on Sat., May 28 from 2 to 4 PM at George Mason Univ., ARL Founder's Hall 134, 3351 Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22226. Congressperson Jim Moran will chair a speaker's panel to illuminate the increasingly egregious corporate takeover of U.S. politics. Representatives of the following groups will be on the panel: AFL-CIO, Public Citizen, People for the American Way, and Coffee Party USA. RSVP at ameritruth@aol.com.
47] – On Sat., May 28, starting at 3 PM, attend a Festival to Benefit the Baltimore Free School at the TAI Baltimore Clinic, 540 E. Belvedere Ave., Suite 202. It will be an all day, all night music festival and community gathering with over a dozen folk acts and art on display. The potluck is at 6 PM. The price of admission is $10.
48] – The Million Man March Celebration and Screening will happen on Sat., May 28 from 3 to 5 PM at the Emergence Community Arts Collective, 733 Euclid St. NW, WDC 20001. See the promo for the Million Man March documentary and share your story from that historic day. Enjoy good food, good music and celebrate a moment in history. This event is a fundraiser to complete the film. Please support!
Go to www.ecacollective.org.
49] – On Sat., May 28 at 7 PM @ Red Emma's, 800 St. Paul St., Andrew Cornell will discuss his book OPPOSE AND PROPOSE: Lessons from Movement for a New Society. MNS was a radical pacifist organization active in the 1970s and 1980s, which pioneered forms of consensus decision making, communal living, direct action and self-education now central to antiauthoritarian movements. Yet members found their commitments to "live the revolution now" often alienated potential allies and distracted them from confronting their opponents, while their distrust of leadership and commitment to cumbersome group processes made it difficult to keep their analysis and strategy cutting-edge. Call 410-230-0450 or info@redemmas.org.
50] – On Sat., May 28 at 7:30 PM at the Community Harvest:, Ron Kipling Williams will be featured with Joanne Juskus and Adrian Bond of Telesma at Gimmie Shelter Production's Infinite Tribe show at the Hamilton Art Gallery, 5502 Harford Road, Baltimore 21214. A $5 donation is suggested. Ron's CD, Aware and Silence is for Suckers, will be available for purchase at the show. Donations of seeds, non-perishable food, and Pedialite will be accepted. Call 410-627-8774. Email awareandoutraged@yahoo.com or go to www.awareandoutraged.com.
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