Baltimore Activist Alert - Part 3

51] Eddie Conway parole hearing – Nov. 1

52] Cuban artists at Pratt – Nov. 1

53] Troy Davis case – Nov. 1

54] Film GASLAND at Pratt -- Nov. 1

55] Plastic Ocean – Nov. 1

56] BDS Movement – Nov. 1

57] Civil rights meeting – Nov. 1

58] Salvador Youth Organizing -- Nov. 1

59] PBS series WOMAN WAR PEACE – Nov. 1

60] Fair Budget Coalition meeting – Nov. 2

61] Philadelphia peace vigil – Nov. 2

62] Green Currency Meeting -- Nov. 2

63] Chestnut Hill Peace Vigil – Nov. 2

64] Want to go to Nicaragua? – Nov. 2

65] Want to go to Colombia? – Nov. 5 - 15

66] Limay, Nicaragua needs help  

67] Donate to Riseup

68] 1985 Toyota Camry is available for free

69] Volunteer opportunity at Montessori School

70] Sign up with Washington Peace Center

71] Fund Our Communities campaign

72] Submit articles to Indypendent Reader 

73] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

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

75] Join Global Zero campaign

76] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale

77] Publish your peace article

78] Click on The Hunger Site 

79] Fire & Faith  

80] Join Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

 

51] – There is a Parole Hearing for Eddie Conway on Tues., Nov. 1.  Consider sending letters of support to the Maryland Parole Commission.  While it is too late to affect this hearing, these letters may be of value for a future hearing should Conway's bid for parole on Tuesday is rejected.  Call Dominique Stevenson at 410-948-6302.

 

The letter can simply say Conway should be granted parole based on his many contributions to the prison population through mentoring projects and other activities, and the fact he has been a "model" prisoner. Send letters of support to Maryland Parole Commission, Attention: Mr. Blumberg, 6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 307, Baltimore, MD 21215.  You can call 1-877-241-5428 or fax a letter to 410-764-4355.  Send a copy of your communication to Marshall Eddie Conway #116469, PO Box 534, Jessup, MD 20794. Add Conway as a friend on Facebook or go to the Causes page Free Eddie Conway and All Political Prisoners!

 

52] – The Enoch Pratt Free Library is honored to host Cuban artists Alexander Carrillo and Asela Diaz in AFROIMAGIN-ACTION, a community project exploring the legacy of African culture in Cuba through the art of mask making on Tues., Nov. 1 at 6 PM at the Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Ave., Baltimore 21224. Contact Roswell Encina at 410-545-3115 or rencina@prattlibrary.org.  Go to www.prattlibrary.org.

 

53] – On Tues., Nov. 1 from 6 to 8 PM at 2021 14th St. NW, WDC 20009, hear Charles J. Ogletree, Jesse Climenko Professor at Harvard Law School.  Ogletree is the founder of the school's Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, and the author of numerous books including "All Deliberate Speed," "The Presumption of Guilt," and "Brown @ 50." Professor Ogletree will share his insights about the movement that developed around the murder of Troy Davis and the prison industrial complex.  Radio host Joe Madison will interview Ogletree.  Call 202-387-7638

 

54] – The Enoch Pratt Free Library is showing the film GASLAND on Tues., Nov. 1 at 6 PM in the Wheeler Auditorium, 400 Cathedral St. The director Josh Fox will be there to lead the discussion afterwards about the devastation caused by the Halliburton-developed drilling technology of "fracking" [hydraulic fracturing].  Baltimore Greenworks is a co-sponsor, and the showing is part of the Sustainability Speakers Series. Contact Roswell Encina at 410-545-3115 or rencina@prattlibrary.org.  Go to www.prattlibrary.org.

55] – Author Capt. Charles Moore will discuss his book on Tues., Nov. 1 from 6:30 to 8 PM at Busboys and Poets, 4251 S. Campbell Ave., Arlington, VA 22206--703-379-9757.  His book is "Plastic Ocean: How a Sea Captain's Chance Discovery Launched a Determined Quest to Save the Oceans. A prominent seafaring environmentalist and researcher, Moore shares his shocking discovery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean and inspires a fundamental rethinking of the Plastic Age and a growing global health crisis. One sponsor is the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

56] – "Health & Human Rights in Israel/Palestine and the Role of the BDS Movement" is the topic of discussion on Tues., Nov. 1 from 6:30 to 8 PM in Room B102, Mt. Vernon Place United Methodist Church, 900 Massachusetts Ave., WDC.   Allam Jarrar, MD, is with several groups: Palestinian Medical Relief Society; steering committee, Palestinian NGO Network and the Palestinian BDS National Committee.  He will lead the discussion sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace-DC Metro.

 

57] – The Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition meetings are the first Tuesday of the month. The next meeting is Nov. 1 from 7 to 9 PM at 8630 Fenton Ave., Suite 524, Silver Spring, MD.  The office houses both "Peace Action" (listed tenant in the lobby) and "Defending Dissent." Email Thomas Nephew at thomasn528@gmail.com.

58] – CISPES Presents: SALVADORAN YOUTH ORGANIZING IN THE NEW ERA OF STRUGGLE on Tues., Nov. 1 from 7 to 9 PM at the St Stephens Church, 1525 Newton St. NW, WDC.  Hear Margarito Nolasco, FMLN youth leader of El Salvador's left party discuss the change in the Salvadoran government, the role of youth, what to expect in the election and how you can be a part of El Salvador's transformation!  Nolasco is an economist from the department of San Miguel, El Salvador. He is the National Secretary of the FMLN Youth as well as one of the youth members of the FMLN Political Commission. 

St Stephens is a short walk from the Colombia Heights Metro Station on the Green/Yellow line or by a number of bus routes.  Contact Jacob Blickenov at 202-425.6028 or jacob@cispes.org.

59] – CODEPINK informs us that the third of five segments of Women War & Peace will be aired on PBS on Tues., Nov. 1.   

 

60] – There is a Fair Budget Coalition meeting on Wed., Nov. 2 from 9 AM to noon at Bread for the City, 1525 7th St. NW, WDC. Call 202-328-1262 or email kristi@legalclinic.org.

 

 

61] – 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 Nov. 2. Call 215-426-0364.

 

62] – 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.

 

63] – 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 Nov. 2. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.  

 

64] – Casa Baltimore/Limay announces a guided trip to Nicaragua from Dec. 29 through Jan. 10, 2012.  The group will spend 5 days in Baltimore's friendship community, San Juan de Limay and visit four major cities (Managua, Granada, Estelí and León) as well as a beach and/or lakeside.   The trip is co-sponsored by St. Vincent's Congregation which has a sister parish in Limay.  Co-leaders are Tom Hyatt and Barbara Larcom, and they have led similar trips in the past.

 

On Wed., Nov. 2 at 7:30 PM at ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, 27th & ST. PAUL STS., BALTIMORE, MD 21218, there will be an information session about the guided trip.  Contact Barbara Larcom at Barbara.Larcom@gmail.com or 410-662-6292.  The cost of the trip is only $1600 (which includes airfare, all in-country expenses and a donation toward Limay projects. Nicaragua is the safest of the Central American countries and delegations have successfully been going there for many years.  

 

65] – There is an upcoming delegation -- Labor Rights and Human Rights: the Colombian Reality and the Colombian Possibility -- from Sat., Nov. 5 through Tues., Nov. 15.  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.

 

66] – Barbara Larcom informs us of the flood damage in Limay, Nicaragua.  Consider making a donation to help our brothers and sisters to the south. She wrote that the "situation is better, though still far from ideal, and we want to help in the best way possible."  You can send a check to Casa Baltimore/Limay, c/o St. John's Church, 2640 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Your gift is tax-deductible.  She can be reached at <barbara.larcom@gmail.com>.

 

67] – Consider making a donation to Riseup.  It provides a valuable service for progressive nonprofit groups, such as the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance.  It does a great job maintaining NCNR's list serves. Go to https://riseup.net/donate.

 

68] – A 1985 Toyota Camry car is available for free to whoever can use it. It still runs, but has much rust.  The rust can be fixed.  The battery seems to be going, but again it can be replaced.  If interested, email johnina@verizon.net.

 

69] – There is a volunteer opportunity at the Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School for a Pre-K Internship.  If you interested in helping out in the Children's House, contact Ms Sue at sue@bmpcs.org or 410-528-5393.

 

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

71] – 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.      

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

75] – 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.  

 

76] – 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.

 

77] – 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.

 

78] – 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.  

 

79] – 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/.

 

80] – 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