24] Growing Up Humanist – Apr. 8
25] Petition against NDAA – Apr. 8
26] Get on Bridge for Peace – Apr. 8
27] Film
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29] Red Emma's meeting – Apr. 8
30] Pentagon Vigil – Apr. 9
31] Trayvon Martin Tragedy – Apr. 9
32] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Apr. 9 – Apr. 12
33] Protest the death penalty – Apr. 9
34] The book NUKESPEAK – Apr. 9
35] Support Fund Our Communities resolution – Apr. 9
36] Support NDAA resolution – Apr. 9
37] Pledge/Fund Our Communities meeting – Apr. 9
38] Pakistani author at Goucher – Apr. 9
39] Social Forum workshops – Apr. 10 -13
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24] – Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 306 W. Franklin St., Suite 102, Baltimore, MD 21201-4661, meets on Sundays, and generally there is a speaker and discussion from 10:30 to 11:30 AM. On Sun., Apr. 8, the topic is "Growing Up Humanist: A Framework for a Better Society" by Katherine "Kati" LaClair, PhD. candidate, Cellular and Molecular Medicine. Tumultuous economic conditions, continued discrimination leveled against large segments of the population, and progressive climate change are all serious issues that we as a nation have failed to deal with effectively. Can Humanism provide the generation now entering adulthood effective solutions?
Two years ago, LaClair graduated from
25] – The Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition is doing petitioning against the NDAA on Sundays in April from 11 AM to 1 PM at the Farmers Market, Laurel Ave., Takoma Park, MD. Email Thomas Nephew at thomasn528@gmail.com.
26] – Maryland Bridges for Peace welcomes you to stand for peace Sundays from noon (or thereabouts) to 1 PM on the
27] – On Sun., Apr. 8 from 4 to 5:30 PM, the Baltimore Ethical Society: 306 W. Franklin St., Suite 102, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, come view and discuss a video series by James Burke, The Day the Universe Changed. Burke entertainingly explores links between knowledge and reality. Join Ethical Culture Leader Hugh Taft-Morales for the eighth installment: Fit to Rule:
28] – Every Sunday, 4 to 5 PM, there is a Quaker Peace Vigil at Independence Mall, N. side of Market between 5th and 6th Sts.,
29] – Red Emma's needs volunteers. Stop in to the weekly Sunday meeting at 7 PM at
30] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop. The next vigil is Mon., Apr. 9, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Call 202-882-9649.
31] – The Trayvon Martin Tragedy – A Teach-In and Legal Discussion Forum – takes place on Mon., Apr. 9 from 10 AM to 1:30 PM at American Univ. 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington College
32] – 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.
33] – 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. Maryland's death row was moved out of Baltimore, but it was decided to continue the vigil. The next one is scheduled for Mon., Apr. 9. Call 410-366-1637.
34] – An Evening with Richard Bell: "Nukespeak – The Selling of Nuclear Technology from the Manhattan Project to Fukushima" takes place on Mon., Apr. 9 from 7 to 9 PM at the Univ. of Maryland , College Park , 1102 South Campus Commons Manhattan Fukushima Chernobyl Japan Fukushima
35] – Fund Our Communities, Bring the War Dollars Home has been asking people, especially Takoma Park residents, to come to the Takoma Park City Council meetings on Mondays, Apr. 9 and 16 to support a resolution urging Congress to reorder federal budget priorities by cutting the military budget and using the money to fund human needs at home. This resolution is similar to the resolution that was to have been voted on by the
36] – Support the NDAA resolution at the Takoma Park City Council meeting on Mon., Apr. 9 from 7:30 to 8 PM at City Of Takoma Park 7500 Maple Ave. , Takoma Park , MD 20912
37] – The Pledge of Resistance/Fund Our Communities 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 Apr. 9. The proposed agenda will include reports on the Iran Pledge of Resistance, anti-drone organizing, the firing of Sunni Khalid, Tax Day protest and Earth Day on the Bridge. Call 410-366-1637 or email mobuszewski at verizon.net for directions. We need your help in alerting citizens from Dutch Ruppersberger's Congressional district that he supports the use of drones. Go to www.knowdrones.com.
38] – Pakistani journalist and best-selling writer Ahmed Rashid will discuss and sign copies of his newest book, "Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan," on Mon., Apr. 9 at 7:30 pm in Buchner Hall of Goucher College's Alumnae/i House. This event is free and open to the public, but tickets must be reserved in advance at www.goucher.edu/tickets or by calling 410-337-6333.
Rashid is the author of five books, including TALIBAN (2000, updated and reissued in 2010), which was translated into 26 languages and sold 1.5 million copies in English alone. In his latest book, Rashid lays out
39] – NOW-DC Social Forum Part 2 continues on Tues., April 10 at 9 AM and concludes on Fri., Apr. 13 at 9:30 PM. The workshops take place at Friends Meeting of
To be continued.
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