"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.
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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] Occupy
6] Occupy
7] March for a Financial Transaction Tax – Nov. 3
8] Protest Sheraton Hotel – Nov. 3
9] Transform
10] First Thursday vigil against war – Nov. 3
11] Congress: Hands off D.C. – Nov. 3
12] Offshore
13] Sustainable Jew -- Nov. 3
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15] Peace Action
16] Immanuel Wallerstein at 2640 – Nov. 3
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18] March to Chamber of Commerce – Nov. 4
19] White House vigil – Nov. 4
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21] WIB Roland Park vigil – Nov. 4
22] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – Nov. 4
23] WIB
24] Silent vigil/Potluck Dinner at
25] See film THE VISITOR – Nov. 4
26] Protest Koch brothers – Nov. 4
27] Film MIRAL – Nov. 4
28] CPT fundraiser – Nov. 4
29] Resistance for the Long Haul – Nov. 4
30] Play ALTERNATIVE METHODS – Nov. 4
31] Ballroom dancing – Nov. 4
32] Farmer's Market – Nov. 5
33] Olney peace vigil – Nov. 5
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35] Canvas with Bill Barry – Nov. 5
36] Wells
37] Silent vigil at Capitol – Nov. 5
38] Stop the Wars – Nov. 5
39] Silent Death March – Nov. 5
40] Play ALTERNATIVE METHODS – Nov. 5
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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] – The occupation of Freedom Plaza, 14th & Pennsylvania Ave. NW, continues as U.S. troops, contractors and mercenaries remain in Afghanistan now for an 11th year. The idea is to make the space a
6] – Occupy
7] – The occupation of Freedom Plaza is organizing events every day, including protest actions, lectures, workshops, and dance parties. To join in, just show up. To follow along, just visit http://october2011.org. Join a march leaving
With the G20 about to meet in
8] – Stand with Hotel Workers on Thurs., Nov 3 at 4:15 PM at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, S. Eads St and 18th St. in Arlington, VA- near Crystal City Metro.
9] – Transform
A team of Transform
10] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore will host an End the Wars vigil on Thurs., Nov. 3 from 5 to 6
11] – There is a White House Candlelight Vigil on Thurs., Nov. 3 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Join DC Vote and Inter-Faith Clergy in a protest against Congress using the federal budget process to meddle in the District's local affairs. Join a candlelight vigil at the White House and pray for President Obama to stand with us and to stand up for DC Home Rule during the FY 2012 budget battle. Call 202.462.6000 or email info@dcvote.org.
12] – The Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club informs us that there will be an Offshore Wind Townhall Meeting on Thurs., Nov. 3 from 6 to 9 PM at the Mid County Community Center, 2004 Queensguard Rd. Silver Spring, MD 20906.
13] – Representatives of Kayam Farms, a local Jewish Organic farm, will lead a homemade applesauce demonstration and talk about sustainability, urban homesteading, and the Jewish connection. The Sustainable Jew: Making a Greener Religion takes place on Nov. 3 from 6 to 9 PM at the Jewish
14] – On Thurs., Nov. 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, there will be a Community Law Center Workshop: Making City Hall Work For You at 3355 Keswick Road, Suite 200. Email info@cphabaltimore.org or call 410-366-0922. Go to www.communitylaw.org. There is a $25 charge.
15] – On Thurs., Nov. 3 at 7 PM, there will be a Peace Action
16] – "Upsurge in Movements Around the Globe: 1968 Redux?" is a talk to be given by Immanuel Wallerstein on Thurs., Nov. 3 at 7 PM at 2640, 27th &
Responding to his talk will be Beverly Silver, author of "Forces of Labor: Worker's Movements and Globalization Since 1870," herself a major contributor to the study of the world system and the implications for a radical politics, as well as William Connolly, author of "A World of Becoming," and a theorist of the politics of complexity. Go to http://www.iwallerstein.com and http://redemmas.org/2640.
17] – The 2011
18] – On Fri., Nov. 4 at 11:30 AM at Freedom Plaza, 14th and Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, join a march to the Chamber of Commerce and AHIP against the health-industrial complex.
19] – A peace vigil takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at
20] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Women in Black, Baltimore, host a vigil at Pratt and Light Sts. in the
21] – There is also a noon vigil on Nov. 4 at
22] – A vigil for Justice in Palestine/Israel (now in its 8th year) takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at 19th &
23] – WIB holds a silent vigil mourning all violence, the first Friday of the month. The next vigil is Nov. 4 from noon to 12
24] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., Nov. 4 from 5 to 6 PM outside of Homewood Friends Meeting, 3107 N. Charles St., in opposition to war in
25] – The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee, Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility and Baltimore Quaker Peace and Justice Committee of Homewood and Stony Run Meetings are hosting the FILM & SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS DVD SERIES. The next film THE VISITOR [
THE VISITOR [
26] – March for the 99% on Fri, Nov. 4 from 6 to 9:30 PM starting from McPherson Square Sts. NW, WDC. OccupyDC will undertake an action at the "Defending the American Dream Conference" taking place at the Washington Convention Center McPherson Square
GOP extremist presidential candidate Herman Cain has teamed up with the nefarious Koch brothers to turn the American Dream into a real life nightmare for middle-class families. On Fri., Nov. 4, the Koch brothers' front group Americans for Prosperity is hosting a gala dinner as part of a conference in
27] – On Fri., Nov. 4 at 7 PM, see the film MIRAL as part of the Peace Center of Delaware County First-Friday Large Screen Free Film Series, 1001 Old Sproul Road, Springfield, PA. MIRAL, 2010,
The doors open at 6:30 PM for light refreshments. Call 610-544-1818.
28] – There is a Christian Peacemaker Teams Fundraiser and Folk Music Concert on Fri., Nov. 4 from 7 to 10 PM at Potter's House, 1658 Columbia Rd, NW, WDC. Enjoy dinner and dessert along with music by folk musicians Blair Pettyjohn and Jesse Palidofsky, while supporting the work of CPT. Along with the music, members of CPT will along be telling stories from their peacemaking work around the world. Blair has a CD entitled "Conscientious Objector" which is centered around the themes of Christian nonviolence and unconditional love. Go to http://www.blairpettyjohn.com/about_blair and http://www.jessepal.net/bio.html.
29] – On Fri., Nov. 4 at 7
30] – There will be a staged reading of "Alternative Methods" by Patricia Davis, followed by a panel discussion on Fri., Nov. 4 at 7:30 PM in Theater J, 1529 16th St. NW, WDC 20036. Directed by Marietta Hedges, the readings are part of Catholic Univ. Drama Department's Reading Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
31] – 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
32] – 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.
33] – Friends House, 17715 Meeting House Rd., Sandy Spring, MD 20860, hosts a peace vigil every Saturday, 10:30 to 11:30 AM, on the corner of Rt. 108 and Georgia Ave. in Olney, MD. The next vigil is Nov. 5. Call Chuck Harker at 301-570-7167.
34] – 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.
35] – Contact Bill Barry at wbarrymd@hotmail.com if you help canvas on Sat., Nov. 5 at 11 AM for his campaign as a Green Party candidate for city council. Go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bill-Barry-For-City-Council/288013304548751?sk=wall or go to www.citizensforbillbarry.org.
36] – Move your money from corporate Wall Street banks and put your money into credit unions and local financial institutions. On Sat., Nov. 5 at 11:15 AM, protest at the Wells Fargo Bank Branch,
37] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Nov. 5. Look for the blue banner with the message, "Seek Peace and Pursue It.--Psalms 34:14." The vigil lasts one hour and is silent except when one responds to the occasional questions. Go to http://www.quaker.org/langleyhill/seekpeace.htm or email seekpeacevigil@yahoo.com.
38] – On Sat., Nov. 5 - Stop the Wars and Build the Resistance:
39] – FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH, Nov. 5, at the
40] – There will be a staged reading of "Alternative Methods" by Patricia Davis, followed by a panel discussion on Sat., Nov. 5 at 7:30 PM in Catholic Univ.'s Callan Theater, (part of Hartke Theatre), 3801 Harewood Rd. NE, WDC. Directed by
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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