55] Environmental Film Festival – Mar. 13 - 25
55] Indigenous rights – Mar. 14
57] Hamas – Mar. 14
58] Dream Act debate – Mar. 14
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60] Emergency
61] Immigrant rights meeting – Mar.14
62] THE ACCIDENTAL ACTIVIST – Mar. 14
63] Occupy Faith meeting -- Mar. 14
64] Book THE WANDERING WHO -- Mar. 14
65] Green Currency Meeting -- Mar. 14
66] Chestnut Hill peace vigil – Mar. 14
67] BDS workshop – Mar. 14
68] Support Bradley Manning – Mar. 15
69] New Ways Ministries Symposium – Mar. 15
70] Eco-villages -- Mar. 15
71] Engaging
72] Iranian Nuclear impasse -- Mar. 15
73] Vagina Monologues -- Mar. 15
74] Windows & Mirrors – Mar. 15
75] Bill Barry's teaching a course on the 30s – Mar. 15
76] Colman McCarthy – Mar. 15
77] Volunteers needed for MUPJ Conference – Apr. 20-21
78] Sign up with
79] Join Fund Our Communities
80] Submit articles to Indypendent Reader
81] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records
82] Do you need a television and/or a computer?
83] Join Global Zero campaign
84] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale
85] Click on The Hunger Site
86] Fire & Faith
87] Seeking students for a peacemaking summit
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55] – The 20th anniversary Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital began on Tues., Mar. 13 and will continue at various venues until Sun., Mar. 25. The list of 180 films to be shown is very impressive. Email info@envirofilmfest.org or call 202-342-2564. Go to
http://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org/.
56] – Amazon Watch's Spring 2012 "Green-Bag Lunch" Series continues at noon on Wed., Mar. 14 with Katya Salazar, Due Process of Law Foundation, who will address "The Current State of Indigenous Rights Protections within the Inter-American System." Bring your lunch. Email andrew@amazonwatch.org.
57] – On Wed., Mar. 14 from 12:30 to 2 PM at The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW, WDC 20037, Italian journalist Paola Caridi will detail "Hamas: From Resistance to Government" as a comprehensive history of the Palestinian Islamist movement. She combines news analysis with interviews of residents of
58] – The Brody Forum presents "Debating the DREAM Act: Rewarding Illegal [sic] Immigrants or Advancing the American Dream?" on Wed., Mar. 14 at 4 PM in the Colony Ballroom at the Stamp Student Union, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD. There will be a reception at 5:30 PM in the Colony Ballroom. RSVP to Teyanna Munyan at 301-405-4767 or go to http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/dream-act/rsvp.html.
The federal DREAM Act, unsuccessfully introduced in Congress a number of times and sharply criticized by most Republicans, would offer a path to citizenship in exchange for showing a commitment to the United States, such as through military service or obtaining a college education. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) introduced the most recent federal DREAM Act bill last year.
The Maryland
59] – Each Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the House of Grace Catholic Worker holds a weekly vigil for peace in
60] – There is an Emergency Protest on Wed., Mar. 14 from 5 to 6 PM at
The billions of dollars spent on wars around the world need to be spent on jobs, education and health care for all people. The demo is called by the
61] – On Wed., Mar. 14 at 5:30 PM at 419 V St. NW, WDC (near U St. Metro), there will be a DC immigrant rights meeting with folks leading other immigrant rights efforts as outlined in the DC Immigrant Rights platform brochure that was put together for the Mayor's One City Summit. The DC immigrant rights platform includes the detainer discretion bill to keep families together, provide language access and access to education, combat wage theft and to ensure an opportunity to obtain driver licenses. Email sarahi@ndlon.org.
62] – The Accidental Activist is happening on Wed., Mar. 14 at 6 PM at 5331 Baltimore Ave. , Hyattsville , MD 20781
63] – There is an Occupy Faith DC Meeting on Wed., Mar. 14 from 6 to 8 PM at the New York Ave. 1313 New York Ave. NW , WDC 20005
64] – Controversial ex-Israeli Gilad Atzmon will speak on Wed., Mar. 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church
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 Mar. 14. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.
67] – At 7 PM on Wed., Mar. 14 at the Baltimore Free School, 512-514 W. Franklin St., there will be a workshop to learn about the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions to resist the Israeli occupation and to explore your opinions about this strategy. Through exercises and open discussion, help each other formulate opinions and relationships to the BDS call. This workshop will include learning about the history of the Palestinian experience, exploring the uses and power of boycotts throughout history, discussing imperialism and the US-Israel relationship. The workshop is sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace—
68] – There will be a vigil outside the main gate, Maryland 175 & Reece Rd, Fort Meade, MD 21113, from 7 to 9 AM on Thurs., Mar. 15. Stand with a banner that reads "Welcome to the Kangaroo Court: US Military vs. Bradley Manning." Wear a kangaroo mask.
Following the vigil, people can go to the Visitor's Center and get checked in to go to the courtroom for the motions hearing. I will be leaving
69] – Starting Thurs., Mar. 15 through Sat., Mar. 17, New Ways Ministries presents a Symposium on Catholicism and Homosexuality - From Water to Wine: Lesbian/Gay Catholics and Relationships. It will be held at the Renaissance Baltimore Harbor Place Hotel in
70] – There will be a panel discussion on Eco-Villages, Transition Towns and Urban Permaculture on Thurs., Mar. 15 from 10 AM to noon at George Mason Univ., 4400 University Drive, University Hall, Room 3300, Fairfax, VA. The discussion is taking place as part of a permaculture design certification course taught by Rev. Marjani Dele Email wearenaturesfriends@gmail.com or call Rev. Dele at 434-696-2439. Go to www.naturesfriends.ning.com.
71] – On Thurs., Mar. 15 from 10 to 11:30 AM, Barry Blechman and Ellen Laipson, Stimson Center, will explore "Iran in Perspective: Holding Iran to Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology" and "Engaging Iran on Afghanistan: Keep Trying" at the Stimson Center, 1111 19th St. NW, 12th Floor, WDC. RSVP at RSVP@stimson.org.
72] – At the CISSM Forum on Thurs., Mar. 15 from 12:15 to 1:30 PM in room 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, Maryland, Ebrahim Mohseni, doctoral candidate, Maryland School of Public Policy, and lecturer, University of Tehran, will discuss "The Iranian Nuclear Impasse: How Sanctions Affect Iran's Nuclear Policies." He is also providing consultancy to various research organizations inside
73] – Catch a performance of "The Vagina Monologues" on Thurs., Mar. 15 at 5 PM or on Sat., Mar. 17 at 8 PM at the Spooky Action Theater, Universalist National Memorial Church, 1810 16th St NW, WDC. Members of V-Day DC will stage their fifth annual reading of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" in an effort to raise awareness to end violence against women and girls. This year, all performances of the play will spotlight the high levels of violence against women and girls in Haiti, and focus on the increased rates of sexual violence since the devastating earthquake that took place in January 2010. Proceeds will benefit V-Day, a global movement dedicated to ending violence against women and girls, and the Polaris Project's DC Client Services, which provide a wide range of social services to survivors of human trafficking including emergency services, comprehensive case management, group therapy, transitional housing, and victim outreach. Polaris Project staff members in Washington, D.C. are on call 24/7 to respond to crises and are specifically trained to serve victims of human trafficking. Visit www.vdaydc.org.
74] – Several of the faith-based organizations in D.C. are co-sponsoring an AFSC exhibit on
75] – Bill Barry is teaching a 3-credit course on the 1930s, covering Black Thursday to
5:45 to 8:40 PM. He sees a lot of comparisons between That Depression and This Depression, and how people and the government responded. See great videos and listen to guest speakers on this period of our history. This is a 3-credit college course but you can audit or just--in the spirit of the 30s--sit in. Anyone over 60 gets free tuition. Email wbarrymd@hotmail.com.
76] – On Thurs., Mar. 15 at 7 PM, come to hear well-known author, teacher and peace-advocate Colman McCarthy speak on "How to Be a Peacemaker." His talk, held in the Msgr. Cassidy Activities Center, St. Mark's Church, 9970 Vale Road, Vienna, VA 22181, will be based on his lifelong personal commitment to peace through nonviolence, and on his career teaching "Principles and Practice of Peace" in area colleges and high schools. Mr. McCarthy has published nine books espousing his philosophy of nonviolent conflict resolution.
77] – Volunteers are needed to help with the 27th Annual Maryland Peace and Justice Conference to be held on Friday and Saturday, April 20 & 21 at the Episcopal Cathedral Church of the Incarnation, 4 E. University Parkway,
78] – The
79] – 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.
80] – The new Indypendent Reader is seeking articles for its web site at http://www.indyreader.org. Submit an article.
81] – If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs or records, contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at verizon.net.
82] – Can you use a television set and/or a computer, monitor etc.? Contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at verizon.net.
83] – 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.
84] – 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.
85] – 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.
86] – Go online for FIRE AND FAITH: The Catonsville Nine File. On May 17, 1968, nine people entered the Selective Service Offices in
87] – Greetings from the
In light of this goal, Simon requests your help. On March 30, 2012 the Center for Peacemaking will be hosting the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies' [WIPCS] day-long undergraduate conference on the theme, "Negotiating in a Polarized Society" here at
88] – 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
"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
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