Baltimore Activist Alert - Part 2

34] Marc Steiner on WEAA – July 30 – Aug. 2

35] Protest the death penalty – July 30
36] Colorado Massacre & Police Brutality – July 30
37] Film CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY -- July 30
38] Pledge/Fund Our Communities meeting – July 30
39] Re-entry for released prisoners -- July 31
40] War Is Not the Answer – July 31
41] Marriage equality phone bank -- July 31
42] Film THE GARDEN -- July 31
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34] – 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.

35] – 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., July 30. Call 410-366-1637.

36] – There will be an All Peoples Congress/ Workers World Party Forum on Mon., July 30 from 7 to 9 PM at the Solidarity Center, 2011 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218, ON THE COLORADO MASSACRE AND POLICE TERROR FROM ANAHEIM TO BALTIMORE. Hear Larry Hales, national organizer Workers World Party and the Peoples Power Movement. Hales lived in Aurora and Denver, Colorado, was in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and is a contributing writer for Workers World newspaper.







“The most important question raised by the latest massacre in Colorado remains unasked by the corporate media: What is it about social conditions in the United States that promotes these terrible tragedies?” This was raised by Hales in his article http://www.workers.org/2012/07/24/behind-colorado-massacre/. Call 443-221-3775.



37] – See "Capitalism: A Love Story" on Mon., July 30 at 7 PM at the Occupy Peace House, 1123 12 St. NW. Michael Moore's film is a journey across America, examining the impact of corporate dominance on American lives. Join Open Media every other Monday at 7 PM at Occupy Peace House for a free documentary screening and informal debate, lead by a special guest speaker, on the issues raised by the film. Open Media is a new social/educational event for DC activists, presented by The DC Learning Collective, DC Mic Check and Occupy Peace House. Email OpenMediaDC@gmail.com.



38] – The Pledge of Resistance-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 July 30. Call 410-366-1637 or email mobuszewski at verizon.net for directions.







The proposed agenda will include reports on Bradley Manning, arranging a meeting with Dutch Ruppersberger, anti-drone actions, the annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki commemoration and the need for poets to read on August 10. Let Max know of any additional agenda items.



39] – There is a Summit on Re-entering Through Employment: A Comprehensive Approach to Reintegrating the Formerly Incarcerated on Tues., July 31 at 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM at U.S. Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, Great Hall, 200 Constitution Ave. NW. The summit will focus on successful state/local approaches to re-entry, challenges to re-entry for special populations, and model programs from the business community. In addition, other federal agencies, including HUD, HHS, SBA, and EEOC, will host working sessions and Secretary Hilda L. Solis will offer a keynote address. RSVP Bishop.Jeremy@dol.gov.

40] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at 4806 York Road. Join this ongoing vigil. The next vigil is July 31 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Call Max at 410-366-1637.







41] – Catholics for Marriage Equality Maryland is hosting its first of many phone banks on Tues., July 31 from 6 to 9 PM. If you are Catholic, join in the phone banking to urge Catholics to vote for marriage equality on November 6, 2012. There will be a training and refreshments.







It will take place at Marylanders for Marriage Equality Campaign Office, 2400 Boston St., Suite 101D, Baltimore, MD 21224. RSVP to Karin.Quimby@mdfme.org. Call Karin at 202-716-1654.



42] – BloomScreen presents “The Garden and TalkBack on Food Workers Rights” on Tues., July 31 at 7 PM at Bloombars, 3222 11th St. NW, WDC 20010. The film by Scott Hamilton Kennedy is an engaging and powerful look at the famous political and social battle over the largest community garden in the U.S. It is a 2008 documentary film that tells the story of the now demolished South Central Farm; a community garden and urban farm located in Los Angeles, California. The Garden details the plight of the farmers who organized and worked on the farm. Go to http://www.bloombars.com/garden-of-the-arts/film-digital-arts/731-bloomscreen-presents-the-garden.



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