Baltimore Activist Alert - Part 2

29] Communication – Aug. 21

30] Get on Bridge for peace – Aug. 21

31] Philadelphia Peace Vigil – Aug. 21

32] Tony Bird in concert -- Aug. 21

33] Film INTO ETERNITY -– Aug. 21

34] Red Emma's Meeting – Aug. 21

35] Pentagon Vigil – Aug. 22

36] Space Nations – Aug. 22

37] Protest the death penalty – Aug. 22   

38] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Aug. 22 – Aug. 26

39] City Council candidates debate/9^th District – Aug. 22

40] City Council candidates debate/13^th District – Aug. 22

41] Author of ISLAMOPHOBIA – Aug. 22

42] Film INTO ETERNITY -– Aug. 22

43] Pledge meeting – Aug. 22

44] Pray for Peace – Aug. 22

45] Last day to register – Aug. 23

46] War Is Not the Answer demo – Aug. 23

47] Council president debate – Aug. 23

48] March for jobs – Aug. 27

49] Make a donation to Limay, Nicaragua

50] Sign up with Washington Peace Center

51] Fund Our Communities campaign

52] Submit articles to Indypendent Reader 

53] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

54] Do you need a television and/or a computer?

55] Join Global Zero campaign

56] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale

57] Publish your peace article

58] Click on The Hunger Site 

59] Fire & Faith  

60] Join Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

 

29] – On Sun., Aug. 21 from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, attend The Summer Sunday Discussion "Communication" with Rosemary Klein at the Baltimore Ethical Society, 306 W. Franklin St, Baltimore, MD 21201-4517.  An interactive overview from 30,000 feet of how language - the core and coinage of communication - exists at once on many levels from plain to beautiful, from deceptively simple and straightforward to incredibly complex. Hand-outs will be distributed.  Call 410-581-2322 or visit www.baltimoreethicalsociety.org.

 

30] – Maryland Bridges for Peace welcomes you to stand for peace Sundays from noon (or thereabouts) to 1 PM on the Spa Creek Bridge in Annapolis.  Contact Lucy at 410-263-7271 or mdbridgesforpeace@toadmail.com. Signs are not allowed to be on a stick or pole.   If there is interest, people will be standing on the Stoney Creek Bridge on Fort Smallwood Road in Pasadena [410-437-5379 or magicalgodmom@aol.com]. Go to http://BridgePeace.blogspot.com/

 

31] – Every Sunday, 4 to 5 PM, there is a Quaker Peace Vigil at Independence Mall, N. side of Market between 5th and 6th Sts., Philadelphia. Call 215-421-5811.

 

32] – There is a House Concert on Sun., Aug. 21 at 5 PM (doors open at 4:30) at the home of Wendy Rambo Shuford.  The   suggested donation is $15.  RSVP at 410-532-5604 or ramboshuford@aol.com.  The performer is Tony Bird, the father of African folk rock.  Go to wwwmangotime.net.

 

33] – On Sun., Aug. 21 from 7 to 9 PM at Busboys and Poets, Shirlington. 4251 South Campbell Ave., Arlington, VA 22206 [703-379-9757], see "Into Eternity" – a haunting look at the future of radioactive waste.  Beyond Nuclear is proud to announce that it is the non-theatrical NGO distributor of the new film, hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as "a rare hybrid: an information-packed documentary crossed with an existential art film...one of the most provocative movies of the year." "Into Eternity" explores the utter impossibility of storing high-level radioactive waste for 100,000 years. It is, on the one hand, a documentary about the Onkalo storage facility presently under construction in Finland, and on the other hand, a startlingly beautiful work of art and an urgent provocation that ponders the question of who – or what – will remain on this earth when that time frame has elapsed. Interestingly, the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, which proposes re-launching the site search in the U.S. for a deep geologic repository, has used Finland as its model -- an approach "Into Eternity" has shown to be very dubious.

 

Go to http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=154626937949318.  Contact Kevin Kamps at Beyond Nuclear, kevin@beyondnuclear.org or 240-462-3216.

 

34] – Red Emma's needs volunteers.  Stop in to the weekly Sunday meeting at 7 PM at 800 St. Paul St. or email info@redemmas.org.  The next meeting is Aug. 21. There is no meeting on the first Sunday of the month.  Call 410-230-0450. If you would be interested in volunteering or becoming a collective member of 2640, send an email to 2640@redemmas.org.

 

35] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop.  The next vigil is Mon., Aug, 22, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Call 202-882-9649.

 

36] – On Mon., Aug. 22 from 3 to 5 PM, Megan Ansdell, Booz Allen Hamilton, Laura Lopez, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, and Daniel Hendrickson, Aerospace Industries Association, will explore "Analyzing the Development Paths of Emerging Space Nations: Opportunities or Challenges for Space Sustainability?" It will take place at Secure World Foundation, 1779 Mass. Ave., NW, WDC. RSVP at swfdc@swfound.org.

 

 

37] – 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 Baltimore.  Recently death row was moved out of Baltimore, but it was decided to continue the vigil. The next one is scheduled for Mon., Aug. 22. Call 410-366-1637.

 

38] – 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.   

 

39] – There will be a City Council candidates debate for the 9th District on Mon., Aug. 22 from 6 to 8 PM at St. Edwards Roman Catholic  Church, 901 W. Poplar St.     

 

40] – There will be a City Council candidate debate for the 13th District on Mon., Aug. 22 from 6:30 to 8 PM at Amazing Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2424 McElderry St.

 

41] – Join author and activist Stephen Sheehi who will discuss his book, ISLAMOPHOBIA: The Ideological Campaign Against Muslims on Mon., Aug. 22 at 6:30 PM at Busboys and Poets (Langston Room), 2021 14th St. NW, WDC.  I am skeptical but he claims Islamophobia is so pervasive on the right as well as the left. The discussion is sponsored by Teaching for Change's Busboys and Poets Bookstore, http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org and Left Turn magazine, http://www.leftturn.org.

 

42] – On Mon., Aug. 22 from 7 to 9 PM at Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville, MD 20781 [301-779-2787], see "Into Eternity."

Go to http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=154626937949318.  Contact Kevin Kamps at Beyond Nuclear, kevin@beyondnuclear.org or 240-462-3216.

 

43] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays at 7:30 PM, and the meetings now take place at Max's residence.  At the next meeting on Aug. 22, the main agenda item will be to continue to organize a Sept. 26 Town Hall meeting on military spending at the Episcopal Cathedral, University Ave. & N. Charles St.  There will be a report on the 350.org protests at the White House and a discussion about an Oct. 9 protest at the NSA.  To get directions, call Max at 410-366-1637 or email mobuszewski at verizon.net. 

 

44] -- Pray for Peace at 7:30 PM on Mon., Aug. 22 at the Church of the Redemption, 1401 Towson St., Locust Point, Baltimore.  Contact Charles Cloughen at 410-321-0199 or frcharles@verizon.net.

 

45] – Tues., Aug. 23 is the final day to register to vote in the Baltimore City's primary election. 

 

46] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at 4806 York Road. Join this ongoing vigil.  The next vigil is Aug. 23 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.  Call Max at 410-366-1637.

 

47] – There will be a City Council President debate on Tues., Aug. 23 from 7 to 9 PN at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St 47] – On Tues., Aug. 23 from 12:30 to 2 PM, Nima Gerami, National Defense Univ., will address "Nuclear Safety in Iran, Post-Fukushima" at the Nat. Def. U., Fort McNair, Lincoln Hall, Room 1105, 260 Fifth Ave., SW, WDC. RSVP to Amanda Ducasse at DucasseA@ndu.edu or 202-433-6356.

 

48] – MARCH and CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR JOBS AND JUSTICE on Sat., Aug. 27 in Washington, D.C. starting with a pre-rally at noon.  The march begins at 1:30 PM.  BUSES WILL LEAVE FROM the Baltimore Teachers Union, 5800 Metro Drive, Baltimore at 9 AM sharp (no exceptions).  There is no charge for transportation.  Contact Les Bayless at 410-661-3088 or leslocal7@yahoo.com by Tues., Aug. 23 to reserve a seat.  The FREE transportation is provided by Maryland and District of Columbia AFL-CIO and other organizations.

 

49] -- You can help bring food security to Limay, Nicaragua, with a generous donation.  Right now, your gift will be matched one-for-one, so it will go twice as far!  Nicaragua is a poor country, and San Juan de Limay is one of its poorest areas.  Malnutrition is widespread.  People struggle to survive. 

 

This community is working with Leonardo Silva, a specialist who has taught residents how to care for the bees, poultry and milk cow provided by Casa Baltimore/Limay donors.  With Leonardo's training, El Morcillo has also developed organic vegetable gardens, fruit trees, rainwater capture and storage -- collaborating with the FEDICAMP association. 

 

Your donation is tax-deductible, and can be sent to CASA BALTIMORE/LIMAY at St. John's of Baltimore City United Methodist Church, 2640 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD 21218.  Call 410-662-6292 or email info@CasaBaltimoreLimay@org.

 

50] – The Washington Peace Center has a progressive calendar & activist alert! Consider signing up to receive its weekly email: info@washingtonpeacecenter.org.

51] – Fund Our Communities campaign – is a new grass roots movement to get support from local organizations and communities to work together with their local and state elected officials to pressure Congresspersons and senators to join with Congresspersons Barney Frank and Ron Paul, who have endorsed a 25% cut to the federal military budget.  Bring home the savings to state and county governments to meet the local needs which are under tremendous budget pressures.  Go to www.OurFunds.org.      

 

52] – The new Indypendent Reader is seeking articles for its web site at http://www.indyreader.org.  Submit an article.  

 

53] – If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs or records, contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at verizon.net. 

 

54] – Can you use a television set and/or a computer, monitor etc.? Contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at verizon.net. 

 

55] – Join an extraordinary global campaign for the elimination of nuclear weapons: http://www.globalzero.org/sign-declaration. A growing group of leaders around the world is calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons and a majority of the global public agrees.  This is an historic window of opportunity.  With momentum already building in favor of Zero, a major show of support from people around the world could tip the balance. When it comes to nuclear weapons, one is one too many.  

 

56] – WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER signs from Friends Committee on National Legislation are again for sale at $5.  To purchase a sign, call Max at 410-366-1637.

 

57] – Publish Your Peace Article. Daniel Frasier is soliciting peace articles for the biweekly series of commentaries Paths to Peace in the Frederick News Post Religion and Ethics section. For details, email path2peace07@yahoo.com.

 

58] – The Hunger Site was initiated by Mercy Corps and Second Harvest, and is funded entirely by advertisers.  You can go there every day and click the big yellow "Give Food for Free" button near the top of the page; you do not have to look at the ads. Each click generates funding for about 1.1 cups of food.  So consider clicking.  

 

59] – Go online for FIRE AND FAITH: The Catonsville Nine File. On May 17, 1968, nine people entered the Selective Service Offices in Catonsville, Maryland, and burned draft records in protest against the war in Vietnam. View http://www.prattlibrary.org/digital/.

 

60] – Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981.  Go to http://prop1.org; call 202-682-4282.

 

Donations can be sent to the Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 E. 25th St., Baltimore, MD 21218.  Ph: 410-366-1637; Email: mobuszewski [at] verizon.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.

 

"One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan