"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] Art Opening
8] Art Along the Trials – through Sept. 3
9] JustAdvice – July 19
10] War Is Not the Answer demo – July 19
11] Film DIRT – July 19
12] Funding Workshop – July 19
13] Book discussion RED SUMMER – July 19
14] Lobby for Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid – July 20
15] Tell Sarbanes Vote No for war funding & for the Progressive Agenda – July 20
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17] Community Interest Meeting – July 20
18] WIB
19] Meeting of Jews United – July 20
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21] Film DOG DAY AFTERNOON – July 20
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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. The coffee comes in one-pound bags.
Fill out the form and mail it with a check made out to HOCOFOLA on or before the second week of the month. Be sure you indicate ground or beans for each type of coffee ordered. Send it to Adela Hirsch,
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] – An Art Opening: UNConditional continues through Tues., July 26 at The Jerusalem Fund Gallery, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW , WDC 20037 Bethlehem
7] – Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here is an exhibit which is continuing until Sun., July 31 in Gallery 31 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW, WDC. The exhibit features 130 broadsides created by poets and book artists in solidarity with those killed and injured in a 2007 bombing of Al-Mutanabbi Street , Baghdad : where language, thought, and reality reside: where memory, ideas, and even dreams wait patiently in their black ink." The broadsides are traveling the world to various venues highlighting the project and raising funds for Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders. The project is continuing to grow as artists respond to the call for 130 book artists to create 3 books to compliment the broadsides. Go to http://getinvolved.corcoran.org/page.aspx?pid=493 or call 202-639-1700.
8] – Art Along the Trails continues at Carrie Murray Nature Center Leakin/Gwynne Falls Park,
9] – Sit down with a lawyer to discuss any of your legal questions and get brief advice on topics ranging from family and criminal to elder and tax. Beverage and light snack included. The price is $10 for JustAdvice, which will take place on Tues., July 19, from 2 to 5 PM at the
10] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at
11] – See DIRT! The Movie and enjoy locally grown popcorn and a discussion with Master Gardener and soil scientist Cherl Carmona on Tues., July 19 at 6 PM at Stony Run Friends Meeting House, 5116 N. Charles St. Call 410-502-5069.
12] – Funding for Community-based Endeavors is a workshop that presents practical strategies for start-up farms, small businesses, and non-profits to secure money. Strategies include how to write proposals, develop project concepts, and find funders. There is no charge for this workshop on Tues., July 19 from 6
13] – Author Cameron McWhirter talks about his new book RED SUMMER
14] – Lobbying Congress for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid will take place on Wed., July 20 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Gather at the United
15] – On Wed., July 20 at 4
Progressive Democrats of
16] – Each Wednesday from 4
17] – Participate in a "Community Interest Meeting" on Wed., July 20 at 6 PM at
18] – WIB does a silent vigil mourning all violence the third Wednesday of the month. The next vigil is Wed., July 20 from 6
19] – There is a Community Meeting of Jews United for Justice on Wed., July 20 from 6
20] – 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 Chestnut Hill, PA. The next vigil is July 20. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.
21] – Join the Dream City Collective on Wed., July 20 at 8 PM for a film screening of the Academy Award winning "Dog Day Afternoon," the next monthly queer film at the Dream City Thrift, 5525 Illinois Ave. NW, WDC. To finance his lover's sex reassignment surgery, Sonny Wortzik picks up a pistol, enlists a friend and decides to rob a bank. Things go horribly awry when it turns out there is no money in the bank. A 12 hour standoff and hostage situation turns a crime into a circus, as people outside the bank cheer on the robbers and the police become nervous. Based on the true story of John Wojtowicz's failed bank robbery in 1972, the proceeds from this enormously successful film went to the same partner's reassignment surgery he risked his life to fund.
There is a request for a dollar donation at the door, and sweet tea, popcorn, and cookies will be served at a modest price to support the continued existence of 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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