Baltimore Activist Alert - Part 2

20] AIDS Quilt on Mall – July 21 - 24

21] Going away party – July 21
22] Book EAT THE CITY – July 21
23] Book THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE FIX – July 21
24] HIV/AIDS commemoration -- July 21
25] Women’s Issues and Gender Roles – July 22
26] Bridges for Peace – July 22
27] Play TENT OF DREAMS – July 22
28] Inequality workshop – July 22
29] "Hope and Healing In The Age of HIV/AIDS" July 22
30] Philadelphia Peace Vigil – July 22
31] Red Emma’s meeting – July 22
32] Pray for Peace – July 22
33] Pentagon Vigil – July 23
-----
20] – As the global scientific and medical community convene in Washington, D.C., for the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), the world's most visible symbol of the public's response to the AIDS epidemic – The AIDS Memorial Quilt – will be a powerful presence across the nation's capital as it marks its 25th anniversary, starting with the opening ceremony of Quilt In the Capital (QIC) where a single panel will be revealed publicly for the first time on Sat., July 21 at 9 AM. The panel is called The Last One.







Each morning of QIC will begin a morning ceremony, followed by the traditional reading of names of those lost to AIDS and the unfolding of The Quilt on the Mall, where 35,200 panels will be unfolded over four days – about 8,800 panels per day. On July 21, riders from the Kiehl's Ride for Life for AmfAR arrive on the Mall at 1 PM to dedicate panels; and there is an Interfaith Service at the National Cathedral at 7 PM (passes at http://www.nationalcathedral.org/events/Quilt20120721.shtml. On Sun., July 22 at 9 AM, catch the ceremony with display of the panel block blessed by Desmond Tutu at St. George's Cathedral in South Africa before its pilgrimage to Washington; special guests and Quilt unfolding with volunteers from the ONE campaign, NAPWA and others.







On the Mall from July 21 to 24, in addition to ceremonies, reading of names and display of a vast majority of The Quilt's panels, The NAMES Project will also feature a variety of activities. Go to www.Quilt2012.org.



21] – There’s a going away party at Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns on Sat., July 21 from 3 to 6 PM at 1225 Otis St. NE. It’s near the Brookland-CUA Metro on the Red Line. Bring food and drink to share. Call 202-832-1780 or go to www.maryknollogc.org.



22] – On Sat., July 21 at 3 PM at Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, there is an author event with "Eat the City: A Tale of the Fishers, Foragers, Butchers, Farmers, Poultry Minders, Sugar Refiners, Cane Cutters, Beekeepers, Win" by Robin Shulman. The city that never sleeps is also the city that farms, fishes, and keeps bees. Shulman, a New York City-based journalist, gives an in-depth tour of the agricultural past and present of a major urban center, introducing a Harlem vegetable gardener, a Coney Island crabber, and looking back to the creators of Manischewitz wine. Go to http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/robin-shulman-eat-city

23] – On Sat., July 21 at 6 PM at Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, there’s an author event with "The Gospel According to the Fix: An Insider's Guide to a Less than Holy World of Politics" by Chris Cillizza. Prime yourself for the election season with this rich compendium of political tidbits from the Washington Post blogger and “Worst Week in Washington” columnist. Not just for political junkies, this book is a great way to follow both the campaign action and how the media cover it. Visit http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/chris-cillizza-gospel-according-fix



24] – Commemorate in Lamont Park, Mt. Pleasant, corner of Mt. Pleasant and Lamont Sts. NW, lives affected by HIV/AIDS on Sat., July 21 from 6:30 to 9 PM. Hear an acoustic gamelan orchestra performance by Whratnala USA. Go to http://www.gamelanusa.com/. To submit images contact Studio House at Walbridge at 202-319-7656 or Peter Stebbins at pjstebbins@gmail.com. Come see images gathered from the Mount Pleasant community of lives lived and lost through the AIDS pandemic. See a digital slideshow including works on paper by David Bethuel Jamieson, commemorating his death from AIDS-related causes July 30, 1992.





25] – 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., July 22, the topic is “Women’s Issues and Gender Roles,” and the discussion how are women portrayed in the media (television, advertising, etc.) will be facilitated by Katherine “Kate” LaClair, BES member, PhD candidate in cellular and molecular medicine at Johns Hopkins, and founder of BES-Youth Action. How do media portrayals shape this American society, and how do they affect the current generation of girls and boys? Parents, feel free to contact Kate (201-978-3191) with any questions about content and appropriateness of the discussion for your child. Call 410-581-2322 or visit www.baltimoreethicalsociety.org.











26] – Maryland Bridges for Peace welcomes you to stand for peace Sundays from noon (or thereabouts) to 1 PM on the Spa Creek Bridge in Annapolis. Contact Lucy at 410-263-7271 or mdbridgesforpeace@toadmail.com. Signs are not allowed to be on a stick or pole. If there is interest, people will be standing on the Stoney Creek Bridge on Fort Smallwood Road in Pasadena [410-437-5379 or magicalgodmom@aol.com]. Go to http://BridgePeace.blogspot.com/.







27] – Tent of Dreams: An Occuplay will be performed on Sun., July 22 at 1 PM at: the Baldacchino Gypsy Tent Bar, Fort Fringe, 607 New York Ave., NW. Nu Sass is back. They are presenting the play at the 2012 Capital Fringe Festival. See https://www.facebook.com/events/247863098649134/.

28] – Betty Robinson and Charlie Cooper will be doing an inequality workshop on Sun., July 22 at 1 PM at Artscape. Fred Pincus and Natalie Sokoloff are also featured. This will take place in the Baltimore Free School site.



29] – "Hope and Healing In The Age of HIV/AIDS" is happening on Sun., July 22 at 1:15 PM at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, 5301 N. Capitol St. NE, WDC 20011-2433. The keynote speaker, Canon Gideon Byamugisha, Church of Uganda. Call 202-723-5330.

30] – Every Sunday, 4 to 5 PM, there is a Quaker Peace Vigil at Independence Mall, N. side of Market between 5th and 6th Sts., Philadelphia. Call 215-421-5811.







31] – Red Emma’s needs volunteers. Stop in to the weekly Sunday meeting at 7 PM at 800 St. Paul St. or email info@redemmas.org. The next meeting is July 22. There is no meeting on the first Sunday of the month. Call 410-230-0450. If you would be interested in volunteering or becoming a collective member of 2640, send an email to 2640@redemmas.org.







32] – Offer prayers for a Peace in Isreal and Palestine on Sun., July 22 at 7:30 PM at Calvary Baptist Church, 120 West Pennsylvania Ave., Towson, MD ( across from the courthouse). Contact The Rev. Charles Cloughen, Jr. at 410-321-0199 or frcharles@verizon.net.







33] – 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., July 23, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Call 202-882-9649.







To be continued.







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/.







"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