Baltimore Activist Alert - Part 2

38] Take Back the American Dream conference – Oct. 3 - 5

39] Said Edward Lecture – Oct. 3

40] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Oct. 3 – Oct. 6

41] Protest the death penalty – Oct. 3  

42] Global Border to Border Neighborhood – Oct. 3

43] Pledge meeting – Oct. 3  

44] Energy efficiency confab – Oct. 3

45] Recharge School Rally – Oct. 3

46] War Is Not the Answer demo – Oct. 3

47] Film class – Oct. 3

48] Film LOCKED OUT -- Oct. 4

49] Feminist Art discussion – Oct. 4

50] Local Food Forum – Oct. 4

51] Nonviolence Trainings – Oct. 4 & 5

52] Civil Rights Coalition meeting – Oct. 4

53] Film IN MY LIFETIME – Oct. 5  

54] Philadelphia peace vigil –Oct. 5

55] Oct. 6 Kick Off – Oct. 5

56] Pressure Super Committee meeting - Oct. 5

57] Green Currency Meeting -- Oct. 5

58] Chestnut Hill Peace Vigil – Oct. 5

59] Film SCARRED LANDS & WOUNDED LIVES – Oct. 5

60] Occupy Freedom Square – Oct. 6

61] First Thursday vigil against war – Oct. 6

62] Film NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT – Oct. 6

63] Healing In Vietnam – Oct. 6

64] Sign up with Washington Peace Center

65] Fund Our Communities campaign

66] Submit articles to Indypendent Reader 

67] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

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

69] Join Global Zero campaign

70] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale

71] Publish your peace article

72] Click on The Hunger Site 

73] Fire & Faith  

74] Join Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

 

38] – The first national gathering of the American Dream Movement is ongoing through Wed., Oct. 5.  You can follow the Take Back the American Dream Summit online/live streaming at http://www.rebuildthedream.com. Some 1,000 people are attending the conference.  See its comprehensive jobs agenda: "Contract for the American Dream."  As a finale to the conference, on Wed., Oct. 5 at noon, there will be a rally on Capitol Hill, 1st St. and Independence Ave., with a simple message: Start focusing on creating good jobs in this country and stop fiddling with cuts to essential programs for the middle class. 

 

39] – The 2011 Edward Said Memorial Lecture, "Palestine: Epicenter of the Arab Revolutions" takes place on Mon., Oct. 3 from 12:30 to 2 PM at the Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW, WDC 20037.  Call 202.338.1290. Register at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/ht/d/RegisterForEvent/i/30578.  The speaker is Dr. Saree Makdisi, professor of English & Comparative Literature, Univ. of California, Los Angeles and the author of "Romantic Imperialism" (Cambridge University Press, 1998), "William Blake and the Impossible History of the 1790s" (University of Chicago Press, 2003), and "Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation" (WW Norton, 2008, revised and updated, with a new foreword by Alice Walker, 2010).

 

40] – 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.   

 

41] – 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., Oct. 3. Call 410-366-1637.

 

42] – The Wm. O. Steinmetz '50 Designer-in-Residence Lecture presents Teddy Cruz, co-founder of and teacher at the Center for Urban Ecologies at the University of California-San Diego. The lecture, From the Global Border to the Border Neighborhood, will discuss Cruz's career, including his work with urban research on the Tijuana-San Diego border. It takes place on Mon., Oct. 3 at 7 PM at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Brown Center, 1301 W. Mount Royal Ave. Call 410-223-2300 or visit http://www.mica.edu.

 

43] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays at 7:30 PM, and the meetings now take place at Max's residence.  The next meeting takes place on Oct. 3.  The proposed agenda will include a review of the Sept. 26 Town Hall meeting on cutting military spending, a report from the Progressive Working Group meeting in Wheaton, the occupation of Freedom Square and the Oct. 9 visit to the National Security Agency.  Call 410-366-1637 or email mobuszewski at verizon.net for directions.

 

44] – Driving Energy Efficiency as the "Next Big Thing" takes place on Tues., Oct. 4 from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G-50 on Capitol Hill. The building entrance closest to Room G-50 is located nearest to the corner of 1st and C Sts., NE. This will be an assemblage of high-level government officials and energy efficiency experts to discuss the future of energy efficiency.

 

45] – Support the march and rally to RECHARGE SCHOOLS - RETHINK THE YOUTH JAIL! on Tues., Oct. 4 at 5 PM at 401 E. Eager St..  Go to www.stopbaltimoreyouthjail.com.

 

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 Oct. 3 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.  Call Max at 410-366-1637.

 

47] – Ben McCusker teaches this ongoing film screening and discussion class on Tuesdays thru Oct. 11, from 6 to 9 PM at the Baltimore Free School, 1323 N. Calvert St. Go to http://freeschool.redemmas.org.  There is no charge.

 

48] – At Busboys and Poets, 5th & K Sts. NW, WDC, see the film "Locked Out" on Tues., Oct. 4 at 6 PM. Bread & Roses Labor Series presents a screening of this documentary, which tells the David and Goliath story of how miners in Boron, California faced financial hardships but stood strong during the 107-day lockout and beat back a multinational corporation. It reveals egregious practices of Rio Tinto, a British-Australian multinational company, in the U.S. and around the globe. Filmmaker Joan Sekler will be in attendance.  Call 202-789-2227.

 

49] – Ginny Adams, Sue Spaid, and Cally Brandt will deliver a series of lectures focusing on modern feminist art. The Contemporary Art Museum uses its educational programs to try to explain art. In this fall's Critical Perspectives class, they will look at "Feminist Art in Two Parts." The Oct. 4 lecture will focus on "Women in Avant-Gardes." Each session can be attended independently. The discussions will take place on Tuesdays through Oct. 25 at 6:15 PM at the Contemporary Museum, 100 W. Centre St. Call 410-783-5722 or visit http://www.contemporary.org.  The price is $65, and $25 for members.

 

50] – The Accokeek Foundation's Local Food Forum happens monthly, and it is a meeting of producers and consumers interested in local food. The discussion is about locally-grown fruits, vegetables and eggs, and where to find them and how to make them more available. The next forum is on Tues., Oct. 4 from 6:30 to 8 PM at the Accokeek Foundation, 3400 Bryan Point Road.  Call 301-283-2113 or go to http://accokeek.org/events.

 

51] – Nonviolence Training by 3 experienced trainers will be available in Washington, D.C. in preparation of the occupation of Freedom Square. Register by emailing maassara@american.edu or tarekm@gwu.edu with "Nonviolence Workshop #__" you plan to attend in the subject line. There will be a NONVIOLENCE WORKSHOP on Tues., Oct. 4 from 6:30 to 9:30 PM at George Washington University (exact location to be confirmed upon registration), sponsored by the GWU Peace Studies Program.

 

Another NONVIOLENCE WORKSHOP is on for Wed., Oct. 5 from 6:30 to 9:30 PM at American Univ. (exact location to be confirmed upon registration), sponsored by the AU International Peace and Conflict Program and the Center for Peacebuilding and Development. In these workshops, peace and nonviolence trainers, Tarek Maassarani, Daryn Cambridge, and Arthur Romano will engage participants in topics such as nonviolent conflict analysis, strategic planning, principles of Kingian nonviolence and nonviolent communication. Go to http://october2011.org/.

 

52] – The Mo Co Civil Rights Coalition meeting is on Tues., Oct. 4 at 7 PM at 8630 Fenton St., Suite 524, Silver Spring, MD 20910.  Call 202-529-4225 or email mococivilrights@gmail.com.

 

53] – See the film "In My Lifetime" on Wed., Oct. 5 at 10 AM at American Univ.-School of International Service's Founders Room, WDC.  There will be a conversation with director/producer Robert E. Frye. The film takes on the complex realities of the nuclear world and searches internationally for an answer to the question is there a Way Beyond? How do you rid the world of the most destructive weapon ever invented? It is sponsored by The International Politics Student Organization.

 

54] – Each Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the House of Grace Catholic Worker holds a weekly vigil for peace in Iraq outside the Phila. Federal Building, 6th & Market Sts. The next vigil is Oct. 5. Call 215-426-0364.

 

55] – There is a Kick Off to Afghanistan Actions on Wed., Oct. 5 at 6 PM at Busboys & Poets, 5th & K Sts. NW, WDC.  There will be a reception to mark the eve of the October 6th events, and hear music, speakers and spoken word.  Win a prize for best sign and best chant with "valuable" prizes.

 

56] – The Fund Our Communities Super Committee Action Group will meet on Wed., Oct. 5 at 6:30 PM at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Charles St. and University Pkwy.  The purpose of the meeting will be to organize pressure on the Super Committee ASAP. Call 410-624-6095.

 

57] – The Baltimore Green Currency Association meets every Wednesday at 7 PM at Breathe Books, 810 W 36th St. # A, Baltimore, MD 21211-2554.  Call 410-235-7323.

 

58] – 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 Oct. 5. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.  

 

59] – There is a Peace Action film on Wed., Oct. 5 at 7 PM at West End Cinema 23rd Street, NW between M and N, WDC.  See SCARRED LANDS AND WOUNDED LIVES, The Environmental Footprint of War, a unique, gripping documentary by pro-peace and environment Washingtonian activists Alice and Lincoln Day that explores the environmental effects of war.

 

The environmental damage occasioned by war and preparation for war is routinely underestimated, underreported, even ignored.  The narrator of the film, Robert K. Musil is the former CEO of Physicians for Social Responsibility and former executive director of the SANE Education Fund (later SANE/Freeze and Peace Action!) and he will lead the discussion after the film. Tickets are $12 online, $15 otherwise, and $8 for students. Visit www.carredlandsfilm.org.

 

60] – On Thurs., Oct. 6 be in Freedom Plaza, 14^th & Pennsylvania Ave. NW, and take the pledge that if any U.S. troops, contractors or mercenaries remain in Afghanistan as the occupation enters its 11th year, you will commit to join with others on that day or the days immediately following, for as long as you can to make the space a Tahrir Square, Cairo or Madison, Wisconsin.  You will NONVIOLENTLY resist the corporate machine by occupying Freedom Plaza to demand that U.S. resources be invested in human needs and environmental protection instead of war and exploitation.  

Stop the Machine! Create a New World! Go to http://october2011.org/.

 

61] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore will host an End the Wars vigil on Thurs., Oct. 6 from 5 to 6:30 PM in Mount Vernon at Centre & Charles Sts.  The Pledge gathers in Mount Vernon on the first Thursday of the month to protest U.S. wars.  Call Max at 410-366-1637.

 

62] – See the film "Nostalgia For The Light" on Thurs., Oct. 6, 6:30 to 9 PM at the Letelier Theater, 3251 Prospect St. NW, WDC.  Join the Institute for Policy Studies for this special screening, preceded by rich cultural performances. This event is a lead-up to IPS' annual Letelier Moffitt Human Rights Awards ceremony on Oct. 12.  Master director Patricio Guzmán, famed for his political documentaries capturing the history and politics of Chile ("The Battle Of Chile," "Salvador Allende," "The Pinochet Case"), travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest place on earth. Atop the mountains of the Atacama Desert, astronomers from all over the world gather to observe the stars. The sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe. The Atacama Desert is also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact: those of Pre-Columbian mummies; 19th century explorers and miners; and the remains of political prisoners, "disappeared" by the Chilean army after the military coup of September 11, 1973.  Pre-screening will feature a performance by Son Cosita Seria, a DC-based musical group made up of students of Son Jarocho music from Veracruz, Mexico, who use music to support struggles for social justice. Admission is $35.

 

63] – On Thurs., Oct. 6 at 7:30 PM, hear Reflections on Healing In Vietnam by Mr. Phan Van Do of the Madison Quakers and a resident of the My Lai area of Vietnam. He will speak on reconciliation efforts including the building of schools, the My Lai Peace Memorial, continuing effects of Agent Orange and other topics.  His talk is sponsored by the St. Francis of Assisi Pax Christi group and will be held in the church basement, 6701 Muncaster Mill Road, Derwood, MD.

 

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

65] – 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.      

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

69] – 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.  

 

70] – 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.

 

71] – 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.

 

72] – 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.  

 

73] – 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/.

 

74] – 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