22] Free advice from a lawyer – July 21
23] Rally for Hunger Strikers – July 21
24] Wayne Pacelle book signing – July 21
25] Future of Feminism – July 21
26] Education & Poverty discussion – July 21
27] Film THE ART OF THE STEAL – July 21
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29] Protest at BTU headquarters – July 22
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31] White House vigil – July 22
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33] WIB Roland Park vigil – July 22
34] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – July 22
35] Silent vigil – July 22
36] Film LIVING PROOF – July 22
37] Walter Reed vigil – July 22
38] NATO Bombing of
39] Pray for Peace – July 22
40] Ballroom dancing – July 22
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42] Farmers Market – July 23
43] Olney vigil to end the war – July 23
44] Credit improvement Workshop – July 23
45] Peace vigil in
46] Peace vigil at Capitol – July 23
47] Abolition of
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22] – JustAdvice is an opportunity to meet with a lawyer to discuss legal questions and receive advice. There is a $10 fee for this opportunity on Thurs., July 21 from 2 to 5 PM at Center for Urban Families,
23] – RALLY IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PELICAN BAY HUNGER STRIKERS FOR PRISONERS RIGHTS on Thurs., July 21 from 5
Two hundred prisoners at
24] – On Thurs., July 21 at 6 PM, Maryland Votes For Animals Reception is an opportunity to enjoy animal-friendly appetizers as well as a talk and book signing by Humane Society CEO and President Wayne Pacelle. The event occurs at Bistro at
25] – Slutwalks, the Future of Feminism, and the Role of Feminists on the Left is a discussion on Thurs., July 21 from 6
This month's topic is
26] – There will be an Education & Poverty discussion on Thurs., July 21 at 7 PM at the Everlasting Life Café, 2928 Georgia Ave. NW, WDC. The People Who Care Project will host a salon, an open discussion to explore the context of poverty, why people are poor and to analyze if lack of education is the root cause of poverty. Call 202-573-9025 or email info@ThePeopleWhoCare.org.
27] – THE ART OF THE STEAL will be screened at the Avalon Theatre, 40 E. Dover St.,
28] – The Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance-Jacob France Institute (part of the
29] – Iris Kirsch, a teacher in Baltimore City, has tried to arrange a meeting with Marietta English, who as a member of the Joint Oversight Committee, was to certify several crucial items concerning the Baltimore Teachers Union contract. Iris has tried to get a meeting with Ms. English to discuss issues with the contract. She has not been willing to meet, so some teachers and their allies will protest on Fri., July 22 at 10
30] – The National Lawyers Guild Colombia Delegation Report-Back and Congressional Briefing on Labor and Human Rights Abuses in Colombia is on Fri., July 22 at 11 AM at Independence Ave. and 1st St., SE. Be there as Congress prepares to consider the Colombia-US FREE TRADE AGREEMENT. There will be several speakers, and the focus will be on the assassination attempts and the incursions by paramilitary forces. Contact karleftist@gmail.com or go to http://www.nlginternational.org/news/article.php?nid=425.
31] – A peace vigil takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at
32] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Women in Black, Baltimore, host a vigil at Pratt and Light Sts. in the
33] – There is also a noon vigil, weather permitting, on July 22 at
34] – 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/.
35] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., July 22 from 5 to 6 PM outside of Homewood Friends Meeting, 3107 N. Charles St., in opposition to war in
36] – The premiere of "Living Proof" will be shown at the Creative Alliance at The Patterson, 3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore Maryland 21224 on Fri., July 22 at 6 PM. It features twelve LGBT youth from Baltimore who come together to write and perform a play based on their real life stories. Directors Kalima Young & Erin Davies base their 6-month intensive improv writing sessions on The Hero's Journey, teaching each young person to see themselves as the hero in their own life. Admission is $10 for nonmembers, and $5 for members. The directors and many of the young people from the documentary will be in attendance for a post-screening discussion! Call 410-276-1651 or email info@creativealliance.org.
37] – The Walter Reed Vigil continues on Fridays from 7 to 9 PM at the Hospital,
38] -- There will be a Community Forum
39] -- Pray for Peace at 7
40] – 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
41] – There is an Uptown Friday Night Benefit for Dream City Thrift on Fri., July 22 from 9 PM until Sat., July 23 at 1 AM at Ras Hall, 4809 Georgia Ave. NW. The event is a benefit for DC's infoshop project,
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
44] – On Sat., July 23 at 10 AM, there will be a Credit Improvement Workshop at 3411 Bank
45] – 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.
46] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on July 23. Look for the blue banner with the message, "Seek Peace and Pursue It.--Psalms 34
47] – On Sat., July 23 at 1 PM at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Ave., hear the history of Abolition of Prostitution in Baltimore During the Progressive Era. In 1913, an undercover Vice Commission appointed to investigate prostitution in
48] – Palestine & the Arab Spring is a Philly Against War forum with Vijay Prashad on Sat., July 23 from 2 to 4 PM at the Tabernacle Church, 3700 Chestnut, Phila., PA (southwest corner of 37th & Chestnut, enter on 37th Street). Dr. Prashad is the George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., and author most recently of "The Darker Nations
49] – Participate in Baltimore's Hiroshima commemoration on Sat., Aug. 6 at Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St., beginning at 4
50] – Participate in Baltimore's Nagasaki commemoration on Tues., Aug. 9 from 5 to 6 PM at 34th & N. Charles Sts. with a vigil against the weapons contracts of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory--$846 million in FY 2010. At 6
To be continued.
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