Baltimore Activist Alert - Nov. 11-12, 2013

14] Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence’s 2013 National Summit – Nov. 11 15] "Foreclosing the Future: The World Bank and the Politics of Environmental Destruction"– Nov. 11 16] Protest pro-drone administration official – Nov. 11 17] Documentary “The Interrupters” – Nov. 11 18] Alternative Histories Film Series – Nov. 11 19] Pledge of Resistance/Fund Our Communities meeting – Nov. 11 20] Celebrating Nelson Mandela -- Nov. 12 21] Afghanistan and the Path to Peace through Education – Nov. 12 22] Philadelphia Peace Vigil – Nov. 12 23] Protest JHU’s drone research – Nov. 12 24] Find out the legislative priorities – Nov. 12 25] Meditations for Enhancing Well-Being – Nov. 12 26] Reflecting on the life and witness of Dorothy Day in an age of war – Nov. 12 27] Private and Secure Internet Usage in the NSA Age – Nov. 12 28] Book "A Wall in Jerusalem" – Nov. 12 29] Maryland Crossroads 2013 at the Baltimore Tour Stop – Nov. 12 ----- 14] – From Mon., Nov. 11 through Wed., Nov. 13, be a part of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence’s 2013 National Summit. A $50 registration fee gets you entrance to evening reception, full day conference and lobby day on Capitol Hill, continental breakfast on Tuesday and Wednesday, lunch on Tuesday, transportation from the Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, D.C. to Capitol Hill on lobby day, and an advocate toolkit with conference materials. 15] – Amazon Watch Invites You for a "Green-Bag Lunch" Presentation on Mon., Nov. 11 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM--"Foreclosing the Future: The World Bank and the Politics of Environmental Destruction" with author Bruce Rich @ Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 16] – Get over to a movie screening on Jeh Johnson's house on Mon., Nov. 11 at 7 PM at 2701 O St. NW, WDC. President Obama has nominated drone lawyer Jeh Johnson to head the Department of Homeland Security. The movie screening at his house will feature victims of the drone strikes, which Johnson provided the bogus legal authorization to support. Call 860 575 5692. 17] – Beyond the Classroom is continuing the "Ensuring a World Fit for Children" Series on Mon., Nov. 11 at 7 PM at 1102 South Campus Commons, Building 1, University of Maryland. See the documentary “The Interrupters,” which tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. From acclaimed director Steve James and bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz, this film is an unusually intimate journey into the stubborn persistence of violence in our cities. The Interrupters captures a period in Chicago when it became a national symbol for the violence in our cities. The film’s main subjects work for an innovative organization, CeaseFire. It was founded by an epidemiologist, Gary Slutkin, who believes that the spread of violence mimics the spread of infectious diseases, and so the treatment should be similar: go after the most infected, and stop the infection at its source. One of the cornerstones of the organization is the “Violence Interrupters” program, created by Tio Hardiman, who heads the program. Go to http://www.beyondtheclassroom.umd.edu/. 18] – Check out a Film Series: Alternative Histories. Imagine a world in which computers run our lives, food comes only in processed packets, and authoritarian governments pit people against each other in bloody battles. Wait, that sounds too familiar. Towson University professors present films dealing in worlds that are almost real to us, that start from a real point in history and go off on an alternate track. Some of the films are "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Robocop" and "Battle Royale." Each week a different professor introduces the film, and each screening is followed by a discussion. The films will be shown on Mondays at 7:30 PM through Nov. 25 at Towson University, 8000 York Road. See http://www.towson.edu. 19] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays at 7:30 PM, and the meetings take place at Max’s residence. The next meeting will be on Mon., Nov. 11. The proposed agenda will include a report on anti-drone activities, an update of the trial of the CIA Six, a Nov. 15 visit to the office of Rep. Elijah Cummings and a Nov. 22 visit to Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s Thames St. office. Call 410-366-1637 or email mobuszewski at verizon.net for directions. 20] – The 4th Annual Ron Walters Symposium: Celebrating Nelson Mandela takes place on Tues., Nov. 12 in the Abramson Family Founders' Room, American University. Registration begins at 9:30 AM. The Comparative and Regional Studies invites you to the symposium which begins at 10 AM. Lunch will be provided. Special guests include Rep. John Conyers, Jr., Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool of South Africa, and Nicole Lee, President of TransAfrica. RSVP at http://celebratingmandela.eventbrite.com/. 21] – Participate in an Honors Tea Talk: Afghanistan and the Path to Peace through Education on Tues., Nov. 12 from 3:30 to 5 PM in the SIS Founders Room, American University. This conversation features Hakim Asher, Eileen O'Connor, and Hassina Sherjan. Call 202-885-3321. 22] – Each Tuesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the Catholic Peace Fellowship-Philadelphia for peace in Afghanistan and Iraq gathers at the Suburban Station, 16th Street & JFK Blvd., at the entrance to Tracks 3 and 4 on the mezzanine. The next vigil is Nov. 12. Call 215-426-0364. 23] – Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at 34th & North Charles Sts. Join this ongoing vigil. The next vigil is Nov. 12 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Call Max at 410-366-1637. 24] – There is a Baltimore City Happy Hour to find out what legislative priorities that Maryland LCV will be working on during the 2014 Session. Come meet the Baltimore City Climate Organizer, Meredith Moise, and other Maryland LCV staff. Enjoy free light appetizers at Liam Flynn's Ale House on Tues., Nov. 12 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at 22 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201. 25] – On Tues., Nov. 12 from 6 to 7 PM, hear Meditations for Enhancing Well-Being from the Catholic and Sikh Traditions at Kay Spiritual Life Center Chapel, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Learn the art of meditation for wellness with Fr. Carlos Quijano, OP, Catholic Chaplain and Surjit Mansingh, Sikh Chaplain. This is being done in partnership with the Interfaith Meditation Initiative, a group that brings together ordained and lay religious leaders from diverse faiths to share meditation with each other and with public audiences in churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, and universities. There is a suggested donation of $10. Call 202-885-3317. 26] – Reflecting on the life and witness of Dorothy Day in an age of war is happening on Tues., Nov. 12 at 6:30 PM with a group of Catholic Workers and Catholic peace activists at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 120 North Front St., Baltimore. Come to this reflection on the witness offered by the life of Servant of God Dorothy Day (1897-1980). This year (2013) marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Catholic Worker Movement by Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day in 1933. It also marks one year since the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Fall Assembly voted unanimously to progress with the cause of Canonization of Dorothy Day, under the initiative of the Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan. This gathering presents an opportunity for the Catholic Peace Movement and their Hierarchs to find concordances on the continued contribution that the Church has to make to the cause of peacemaking and in proposing the Gospel of Life to a culture often resistant to its message of nonviolent enemy Love. An open invitation is extended to all who wish to attend, especially the Bishops who will be gathering in Baltimore for the Fall Assembly of the USCCB. The Catholic peace gathering will conflict with the Military Chaplin’s Dinner held by the Pentagon in the Marriott hotel to which the Bishops are also invited but the public are not. All are welcome to St Vincent de Paul Church, nearby the Marriott Hotel to reflect on the life of Dorothy Day and issue of war in our time. Contact Tomas Murray at 330-913-7051 or worxofmercy@alliancecatholicworker.org. 27] – Private and Secure Internet Usage in the NSA Age will be explored on Tues., Nov. 12 from 7 to 9 PM at the Emergence Community Arts Collective (ECAC), 733 Euclid St. NW, WDC 20001. Contact Jabari Zakiya at 202-390-6398 at jzakiya AT gmail. Com. This course will be a hands-on workshop which will identify and teach people how to use various Open Source Software (OSS) programs and apps that provide secure and private communication and information (file) sharing via the internet. Participants will bring their laptops, tablets, and smart phones, and leave with working software and practices to communicate and share data securely (encrypted) and anonymously (privately). 28] – Mark Braverman will speak about his book "A Wall in Jerusalem" on Tues., Nov. 12 at 7 PM at Ravensworth Baptist,5100 Ravensworth Road, Annandale, VA 22003. Call 703-941-4113 or rbc@ravensworthbaptist.org or www.ravensworthbaptist.org 29 ] – On Tues., Nov. 12 at 7:30 PM at Falvey Hall in MICA's Brown Center, 1301 Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore 21217, the “Maryland Crossroads 2013 Tour: Clean Energy, Not Cove Point!” stops in Baltimore to continue to challenge Dominion Resources, the mega-polluting company which wants to build a huge fracked gas export facility at Cove Point on the Chesapeake Bay. At the town hall event, you’ll get the full scoop on how Dominion’s plan would be a radical detour for Maryland -- putting our communities in danger of a whole new wave of fracking, pipelines and polluting industrial facilities. REGISTER at http://org.salsalabs.com/o/423/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=80894. 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