"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
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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] "Inventing the Nation" – ongoing
7] Art Along the Trials – through Sept. 3
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9] City Council candidate debate – Aug. 17
10] Tenants in Foreclosure workshop – Aug. 17
11] Book discussion THE SUMNER STORY – Aug. 17
12] WIB
13] Talk on
14] Chestnut Hill Peace Vigil – Aug. 17
15] Food Co-op Grand Opening – Aug. 18
16] White House vigil – Aug. 19
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18] WIB Roland Park vigil – Aug. 19
19] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – Aug. 19
20] Silent vigil – Aug. 19
21] Ballroom dancing – Aug. 19
22] Farmers Market – Aug. 20
23] Film VANISHING OF THE BEES – Aug. 20
24] Olney vigil to end the war – Aug. 20
25] Peace vigil in
26] Peace vigil at Capitol – Aug. 20
27] Tar Sands Protest – Aug. 20 – Sept. 3
28] Gimmie Shelter benefit – Aug. 20
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23] – See a screening of the documentary "Vanishing of the Bees,' which follows commercial beekeepers David Hackenberg and Dave Mendes as they strive to keep their bees healthy and fulfill pollination contracts across the U.S. The film explores the struggles they face as the two friends plead their case on Capital Hill and travel across the
24] – Friends House, 17715 Meeting House Rd., Sandy Spring, MD 20860, hosts a peace vigil every Saturday, 10
25] – 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.
26] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Aug, 20. Look for the blue banner with the message, "Seek Peace and Pursue It.--Psalms 34
27] – The Tar Sands Action begins on Sat., Aug. 20 at noon, and continues through Sat., Sept. 3 at noon. The aim is to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline to the Canadian Tar Sands. This pipeline destroys or puts at risk many vulnerable wilderness areas plus an aquifer supplying water to much of the
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] – "Inventing a Nation" at the
7] – Art Along the Trails continues at Carrie Murray Nature Center Leakin/Gwynne Falls Park,
8] – Each Wednesday from 4
9] – There will be a debate between candidates for City Council 6th District on Aug. 17 from 6 to 8 PM at the Forest Park Library, 3023 Garrison Blvd.
10] – There are monthly workshops for Tenants in Foreclosure at the
11] – Meet four of the authors of THE SUMNER STORY: Capturing Our History, Preserving Our Legacy, which is about the history of the legendary high school in Kansas City, KS: Sandra E. Freelain, Dwight D. Henderson, Johnnieque B. Love and Eugene M. Williams. The event takes place on Wed., Aug. 17 at 6:30 PM at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, central library,
12] – WIB does a silent vigil mourning all violence the third Wednesday of the month. The next vigil is Wed., Aug. 17 from 6
13] – You are invited to attend a talk and discussion on Somalia, presented by Stephen Roblin on Wed., Aug. 17 from 7:45 to 9 PM at 810 Winston Ave., Baltimore 21212. There will be a potluck dinner at 7 PM. "The blame for
Stephen Roblin is an activist and independent researcher based in
14] – 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 Aug. 17. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.
15] – The
16] – A peace vigil takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at
17] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Women in Black, Baltimore, host a vigil at Pratt and Light Sts. in the
18] – There is also a noon vigil, weather permitting, on Aug. 19 at
19] – 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/.
20] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., Aug. 19 from 5 to 6 PM outside of Homewood Friends Meeting, 3107 N. Charles St., in opposition to war in
21] – 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
22] – 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.
23] – See a screening of the documentary "Vanishing of the Bees,' which follows commercial beekeepers David Hackenberg and Dave Mendes as they strive to keep their bees healthy and fulfill pollination contracts across the U.S. The film explores the struggles they face as the two friends plead their case on Capital Hill and travel across the
24] – Friends House, 17715 Meeting House Rd., Sandy Spring, MD 20860, hosts a peace vigil every Saturday, 10
25] – 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.
26] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Aug, 20. Look for the blue banner with the message, "Seek Peace and Pursue It.--Psalms 34
27] – The Tar Sands Action begins on Sat., Aug. 20 at noon, and continues through Sat., Sept. 3 at noon. The aim is to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline to the Canadian Tar Sands. This pipeline destroys or puts at risk many vulnerable wilderness areas plus an aquifer supplying water to much of the
28] – Gimme Shelter Productions continues to do "Community Harvest" consciousness/fundraising events about the plight of the homeless and for the shelters that serve them. The efforts of this project include the growing, harvesting and distribution of locally-grown, Organic vegetables & fruits. Gimme Shelter maintains a small (but mighty) community garden in Baltimore whose crops include tomatoes, eggplant, snap peas, peppers, kale and more that are distributed to local homeless shelters & food programs. On Sat., Aug. 20 at 7:30 PM at the Hamilton Arts Gallery,
To be continued.
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"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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