47] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Oct. 10 – Oct. 13
48] Protest the death penalty – Oct. 10
49] Book talk PATRIOT ACTS – Oct. 10
50] TRANSFORMING TERROR -- Oct. 10
51] End death penalty meeting – Oct. 10
52] Pledge meeting – Oct. 10
53] Protest Lockheed Martin influence – Oct. 11
54] Cut nuke weapons budget press conference – Oct. 11
55] Petition people to call for military cutbacks – Oct. 11
56] War Is Not the Answer demo – Oct. 11
57] Film class – Oct. 11
58] Feminist Art discussion – Oct. 11
59] Book talk NO FEAR – Oct. 11
60] Stop BG&E rate hikes – Oct. 11
61] PBS series WOMAN WAR PEACE –Oct. 11
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63] Tenants in Foreclosure workshop – Oct. 12
64] Human Rights awards - Oct. 12
65] Green Currency Meeting -- Oct. 12
66] Chestnut Hill Peace Vigil – Oct. 12
67] Right2Know Sustainability Festival – Oct. 13
68] RAF grant application deadline – Oct. 14
69] Human rights delegation to
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47] – 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.
48] – 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
49] – Join FPIF and Teaching for Change Bookstore for a talk and book signing with Alia Malek, author of "Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice" on Mon., Oct. 10 at 6:30 PM at Busboys & Poets, 2021 14th St. NW, WDC. Alia's book seeks to tell the life stories of the innocent men and women who have been needlessly swept up in the "war on terror." Call 202-387-7638.
50] – "Transforming Terror: Remembering the Soul of the World" is a book which will be discussed on Mon., Oct. 10 at 6:30 Pm at Busboys and Poets,
51] – There will be a We Are Still Troy Davis TOWN HALL MEETING + TEACH-IN BUILDING A DIRECT ACTION CAMPAIGN on Mon., Oct. 10 at 7 PM at St. Stephen's Church, 1525 Newton St. NW, WDC. Watch a short vide on solitary confinement, hear
52] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays at 7
53] – Fund Our Communities, Bring the War Dollars Home, reported that Lockheed Martin, this powerful, multi-billion dollar company pulled out all the stops to prevent the passage of a resolution in the Montgomery County Council calling for cutbacks in military spending. The Council was originally scheduled to vote on the resolution on Tues., Oct. 11, but the resolution has now been removed from the calendar and from the Council's Web site.
Fund Our Communities will hold a press conference and rally on the sidewalk in front of the Council building,
54] – On Tues., Oct. 11 at noon, there will be a press conference calling on the Super Committee to make cuts from the
55] – Fund Our Communities will do petitioning on Tues., Oct. 11 at 4 PM at the
56] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at
57] – 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.
58] – Ginny Adams, Sue Spaid, and Cally Brandt will deliver a series of lectures focusing on modern feminist art. The
59] – On Tues., Oct. 11 at 6:30 PM at Busboys & Poets, 14th & V
60] – On Tues., Oct 11 at 7 PM at the War Memorial Building, 101 N. Gay St., Baltimore, Maryland (across from City Hall), say NO to rate hikes by BG&E. BG&E officials have already announced that they intend to make customers pay for part of the $81 million spent to clean up after Hurricane Irene through rate increases. Much of the suffering that the people endured was a result of BGE's own greed -- for instance, cutting back work crews prior to the storm whose job it was to maintain power lines and trees.
BG&E announced this right after the U.S. Census Bureau proclaimed that 1 in 4 Baltimore residents is now living in poverty, a 20% increase in one year. Join the All Peoples Congress in a campaign to STOP BG&E RATE HIKES! Call 410-218-4835.
61] – CODEPINK informs us that starting Tues., Oct. 11, for five consecutives Tuesdays, PBS will host Women War & Peace.
62] – Each Wednesday from 4
63] – There are monthly workshops for Tenants in Foreclosure at the
64] – The 35th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards take place on Wed., Oct. 12 at 5:30 PM, hosted by The Institute for Policy Studies, at the National Press Club Ballroom, 13th floor, 529 14th St. NW, WDC. Order your tickets at http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/357/p/salsa/event/common/public/?ev... It starts with a reception and light fare, and the awards ceremony begins at 7 PM. The Domestic Award goes to the Wisconsin Progressive Movement, while the International Award goes to
65] – 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.
66] – 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. 12. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.
67] – Join the Right2Know Sustainable Living Roadshow Event at Maryland Institute College of Art, 1300 W. Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore on Thurs., Oct. 13 from 11 AM to 6 PM. Between Oct. 1 and Oct. 16, marchers from across the country are walking from New York City to the White House, demanding national labeling of all genetically engineered foods, in what has come to be called the GMO Right2Know march: http://www.right2knowmarch.org/. The event at MICA is an all-day Sustainability Festival and rally for national labeling of GMO's. There's plenty of space for more groups and individuals to share! Check out the SLR Promo Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sRq32Kppbg. RSVP on Facebook If you are interested in volunteering for this event, teaching a workshop, having a booth, performing or showcasing your talent in any way, please email: Tom@Sustainablelivingroadshow.org. The walkers will sleep at Patapsco Valley State Park, 8020 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD.
68] – The next cycle of Research Associates Foundation Community Grants is open, and applications are due on Fri., Oct. 14 for RAF grants from $500 - $2500, and are available to individuals and small organizations working to promote and develop social justice-oriented organizing and research in
69] – There is an upcoming delegation -- Human Rights - Two Years After the Coup – to Honduras from Fri., Oct. 14 through Mon., Oct. 24. Witness for Peace can also customize delegations for groups of 10 or more to many of the Central and South American countries. Contact Ken Crowley to get involved in a delegation at 202-423-3402 or witness@witnessforpeace.org. Visit http://www.witnessforpeace.org.
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