"I speak as an American to the
leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The
initiative to stop it must be ours." - Martin Luther King Jr.
Friends, this list and other email
documents which I send out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore
Nonviolence Center. Go
to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com. If you appreciate this information and
would like to make a donation, send contributions to BNC, 325 East 25th Street,
Baltimore, MD 21218. Max Obuszewski can be reached at 410-366-1637 or
mobuszewski [at] verizon.net.
1] Books, buttons & stickers
2] Web site for info on federal
legislation3] Join Nonviolent Resistance lists
4] Buy coffee through HoCoFoLa
5] Two friends are looking to buy a house in Baltimore
6] Cyprus Friendship Program
7] Get your animal friend in the Maryland SPCA 2016 calendar – through June 15
8] Jobs with Justice – May 22
9] Peace Vigil at the White House – May 22
10] All Lives Matter – May 22
11] Stop Farm Fresh – May 22
12] “Do Guns Make Us Free?”– May 22
13] Pray for Peace– May 22
14] Ballroom Dancing – May 22
15] Annual School of Life Celebration – May 23
16] West Chester, PA demo – May 23
17] March Against Monsanto – May 23
18] Ethical District Showcase – May 23
19] “Remembrance Sunday” – May 24
20] Protecting tenants – May 24
21] Baltimore’s rebellion – May 24
22] Pentagon Vigil – May 25
23] Marc Steiner on WEAA – May 25 – May 29
24] Orioles game benefit – May 25
25] 2015 Solidarity Cyclers – May 25
26] Pledge of Resistance/FOC meeting – May 25 - maybe
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1] – Buttons, bumperstickers and books
are available. “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in
stock. Donate your books to Max. Call him at 410-366-1637.
2] – To obtain information how your
federal legislators voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/. Congressional toll-free
numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment
Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.
3] – THE ORGANIZING LIST will be the
primary decision-making mechanism of the National Campaign of Nonviolent
Resistance [NCNR]. It will be augmented by conference calls and possibly
in-person meetings as needed. It will consist of 1 or 2 representatives
from each local, regional, or national organization (not coalitions) that
wishes to actively work to carry out the NCNR campaign of facilitating and
organizing nonviolent resistance to the war in Iraq. To join the
ORGANIZING List, please send your name, group affiliation, city and email
address to mobuszewski at Verizon dot net. Different local chapters of a
national organization are encouraged to subscribe.
THE
NOTICES LIST will include only notices of NCNR actions and related information
and is open to any interested person to subscribe. It will be moderated
to maintain focus & will include periodic notices about getting
involved in NCNR national organizing. To join the NOTICES List, send an
email message to mobuszewski at Verizon dot net.
4] – You can help safeguard human rights
and fragile ecosystems through your purchase of HOCOFOLA Café Quetzal. Bags of
ground coffee or whole beans can be ordered by mailing in an order form. Also
note organic cocoa and sugar are for sale. For more details and to
download the order form, go to http://friendsoflatinamerica.typepad.com/hocofola/2010/02/hocofola-cafe-quetzal-order-form-2010.html. The coffee comes in one-pound
bags.
Fill out
the form and mail it with a check made out to HOCOFOLA on or before the second
week of the month. Be sure you indicate ground or beans for each type of
coffee ordered. Send it to Francine Sheppard at 5639B, Harpers Farm Rd.,
Columbia 21044. The coffee will arrive some time the following week and you
will be notified where to pick it up. Contact Francine at 410-992-7679 or FrancineMSW@aol.com.
5] – Two
friends are looking to buy a house in Baltimore. Let Max know if you have
any leads—410-366-1637 or mobuszewski@verizon.net.
6] – Since
a civil war in 1974 the island of Cyprus has been divided in two with a United
Nations patrolled border. Turkish/Muslim Cypriots are in the north. Greek/
Christian Cypriots are in the south. Animosities and prejudices run deep.
Experts believe that Cyprus is at a crossroads between renewed conflict or
becoming as example in the Middle East of how two such cultures can live in
peace.
The
Cyprus Friendship Program, based on the successful model that helped build
peace in Northern Ireland, brings over a Muslim and Christian teen to stay with
an U.S. host family for the month of July (or ½ month if paired with another
host family). This bonding experience in a neutral environment almost always
results in a strong friendship. Programming here and after their return to
Cyprus turns them into peace builders who are trained in how to influence their
peers. The teens are chosen for their maturity, leadership potential, and
English speaking ability. You choose the gender and age (from 15 to 17). To
learn more contact Tom McCarthy at 301-774-7069 or Thomas.McCarthy@RaymondJames.com.
7] –
It's time to look through all your pet photos and to enter your favorites in
the Maryland SPCA 2016 Pet Calendar Contest. The 2016 Pet Calendar will be a
full-color, wall calendar, released in the fall of 2015. Thirteen of the best
photos will be selected for the cover and pet-of-the-month pages. All entered
photos will appear in the calendar. Only 400 photos will be accepted through
June 15, so enter today! One free calendar is provided for each photo entered;
each entry is $50 to the Maryland SPCA. Call 410-235-8826 or email give@mdspca.org.
Photographs
must be of animals, no people. High-resolution photos are preferred. Small
photos, especially those taken by phones, are difficult to enlarge (photos
filtered through Instagram and other social sharing apps are often
low-resolution and will appear grainy in print). There is a $10 discount for
each online photo entry. Be sure to use discount code SAVE10 at checkout! Go to
https://www.kintera.org/AutoGen/Register/ECReg.asp?ievent=1135915&en=4dIxHFPfE3LGKPMiF2JDLLNsFeLBIKNoHhIJKMPvHeKCJQOrEfIRKRNlE6IFLWPEE.
8] –
Be at the AFL-CIO, 815 16th St. NW, WDC on Fri., May 22 from noon to 1:30 PM
for a screening of an organizing discussion between DC restaurant workers,
members of the EJC worker committee, and painters fighting for a union contract
at a local company. The event is co-sponsored by DC Jobs With Justice and
Restaurant Opportunities Center of Washington DC. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/108940056103729/.
9] –
On Fri., May 22 from noon to 1 PM, join the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker in a
vigil urging the powers that be to abolish war and torture, to disarm all
weapons, to end indefinite detention, to close Guantanamo, to establish justice
for all and help create the Beloved Community! The vigil takes place at the
White House on Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact Art @ artlaffin@hotmail.com or at
202-360-6416.
10] – There
is usually a silent peace vigil on Fridays, from 5 to 6 PM, sponsored by
Homewood Friends and Stony Run Meetings, outside the Homewood Friends
Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St. The next vigil is on May 22. On
that Friday it will remind us that Black Lives Matter as well as All Lives
Matter.
11] – There is a community meeting at 7 PM on Fri., May 22 at the
Church of the Messiah, White Ave. & Harford Road. Go to www.norofohamilton.com. The
organizers opposes the Royal Farms gas station, but
they are for a Northeast Anchor library. Elected representatives,
including Del. Cory McCray, Councilperson Curran and 2016 City Council
candidates will be invited so they can inform the community of their vision for
the district and how to make the North East Anchor Library in Harford Road
a reality. Contact Roop Vijayan at <roopvijayan@gmail.com.
12] – On
Fri., May 22 at 7:30 PM, attend a book release event—“Do Guns Make Us Free?” with
Firmin de Brabander--@ Red Emma's Bookstore
Coffeehouse, 30 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201. Possibly the most
emotionally charged debate taking place in the United States today centers on
the Second Amendment to the Constitution and the rights of citizens to bear
arms. In the wake of the Sandy Hook school massacre in Connecticut, the gun
rights movement, headed by the National Rifle Association, appears more
intractable than ever in its fight against gun control laws. The core argument
of Second Amendment advocates is that the proliferation of firearms is
essential to maintaining freedom in America, providing private citizens with a
defense against possible government tyranny, and thus safeguarding all our
other rights. But is this argument valid? Do guns indeed make us free? The author
is a MICA faculty member, whose new book, “Do Guns Make Us Free? Democracy
and the Armed Society” is out this month from Yale University Press. At 6:30
PM, there will be a reception to celebrate the book's release. Call 410-433-3269 or go to http://www.redemmas.org.
13] – Pray for
Peace at 7:30 PM at the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 600 S. Conkling St.,
Highlandtown , Baltimore ( one block south of Eastern Ave.) on Fri., May
22. There is walled parking behind the church with a ramp to the church.
Contact Charles Cloughen, Jr., Interfaith Peace Partners coordinator,
at ccloughen@episcopalmaryland.org or 410-321-4545.
14] – There
is an opportunity to participate in ballroom dancing, usually every Friday of
the month, in the JHU ROTC Bldg. at 8 PM. Turn south on San Martin
Dr. from the intersection of Univ. Parkway and 39th St. Drive on campus
by taking the third left turn. The next dance will be May 22. Call
Dave Greene at 410-599-3725.
15] – The
Annual School of Life Celebration in honor of the Patroness, Mary, Help of
Christians is happening on Sat., May 23 from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM. A mass
will be performed followed by interfaith prayers, songs and chants. At
12:30 PM enjoy a vegetarian lunch. At 1:30 PM watch a film “Proof of Heaven” with
Eben Alexander. RSVP at shantiyoga2@schooloflife.org.
16] – Each
Saturday, 11 AM – 1 PM, Chester County Peace Movement holds a peace vigil in
West Chester in front of the Chester County Courthouse, High & Market Sts.
Go to www.ccpeace.org. Email ccpeacemovement@aol.com.
17] – On
Sat., May 23 at noon gather in Lafayette Square, H and 17th Sts. NW, WDC.
Join with millions of activists from around the world who will once again March
Against Monsanto, calling for the permanent boycott of Genetically Modified
Organisms (GMOs) and other harmful agro-chemicals. Currently, marches will
occur on six continents, in 52 countries, with events in over 400 cities. In
the US, solidarity marches are slated to occur in 47 states. See https://www.facebook.com/events/388623991306255/.
18] – On
Sat., May 23 from 6:15 to 9:15 PM at the Impact Hub DC, 419 7th St. NW, WDC,
this Ethical District Showcase starts as a networking mixer with a Panel Discussion
including representatives from all across the fashion/maker and sustainability
industries. Afterward, a few select ethical accessory designers and wellness
companies will showcase products and services within a vendor market, and
finally it ends with a runway show. Then the Elemental Fashion Show will turn
up a tempestuous combination of chic garments and accessories. For every
element, there is a related fashion campaign being launched along with an
"underground" theme challenging ideals and promoting the importance
of advocacy, social justice, and solidarity.
Proceeds from the Ethical District Showcase and Elemental
Fashion Show will support EcoHermanas, a local coop of female social
ecopreneurs, and artists leading international projects and educational
programs in environmentalism, and the arts. Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eco-fashion-showcase-tickets-16950456271.
19] – Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 306 W. Franklin
St., Suite 102, Baltimore 21201-4661, meets on Sundays, and generally there is
a speaker and discussion from 10:30 AM to noon. On May 24, “Remembrance
Sunday” will be hosted by Karen Elliott and Hugh Taft-Morales. BES
members and guests will have a chance to celebrate people who have died but
left us with gifts that enrich our lives. Whether the person was a family
member or a historical figure, we owe so much to those no longer with us. We
miss their living presence but take solace in the work, ideals, friendship, and
love they offered to the world. In our quest to live more meaningful and
ethical lives, we can turn to those who have gone before for inspiration,
guidance and strength. During this platform program, members and guests will be
offered a chance to honor someone important in their lives. It can be in honor
of a relative, friend, mentor, or historical figure. Call
410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
20] – Jews
United for Justice has started a campaign to win strong DC investments in
affordable housing and to strengthen laws that protect tenants. It’s important
to the Jewish community that DC is diverse and affordable. Join JUJ at Moishe
House, 1452 Harvard St. NW, WDC on Sun., May 24 from 1 to 3 PM on Shavuot to
eat, learn some traditional and modern Torah on housing, and get the details on
how to preserve affordable housing in the city! Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/404873503027248/.
21] – Get
over to the Baltimore Solidarity Center, 2011 N. Charles St. on Sun., May 24
from 5 to 7 PM for a discussion hosted by Workers World Party & FIST;
"Why we call the Baltimore Uprising a rebellion, not a riot." The
discussion will be led by Lamont Lilly, an anti-police community organizer from
Durham, North Carolina and a contributing writer to the Workers World
newspaper. Call 443-221-3775 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1474258302865030/.
22] --
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., May 26, and it
is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call
202-882-9649. The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro
entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind
bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro. By Metro, take
Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the
Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to
protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off
at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary
Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army
Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr., and there is
meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these
spots begin at 8 AM. No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds.
Restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S.
Fern and Army Navy Dr.
23] – The
Marc Steiner Show airs Monday through Friday from 10 AM to noon 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.
24] – There's an O's-Astros Memorial Day, Mon., May 25, game at 1:35 PM. Also it is a game with an O's cookout apron giveaway. For $13, you can get great seats! Tickets can be delivered to Baltimore area residents, or one can meet Lou Curran at the Babe Ruth statue or pick up tickets at Will Call. Call or text 410-499-8899! Net proceeds will be shared among MdSPCA, Md Public Interest Law Program (MPILP), University of Baltimore Students in Public Interest Law (UBSPI), Maryland Legal Aid, Public Justice Center, Md. Criminal Defense Attorneys' Assn. (MCDAA), NACDL's Foundation for Criminal Justice, Association for the Public Defender of Maryland (APDM), and the Norm Uziak memorial children's scholarship fund.
25] –Go to 1211 Delafield Pl. NW, WDC on Mon., May 25 at 6:30 PM and join CISPES in welcoming the dedicated 2015 Solidarity Cyclers back from their 3-day excursion! A group of cyclists are undertaking a Herculean 180-mile ride through Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland over Labor Day weekend, and they aren’t just doing it for fun and exercise (though we imagine they will get lots of both). They are riding to raise funds so CISPES can continue to support the struggle of Salvadoran communities and workers against US-funded “development” projects that threaten human rights and environmental health. Bring food, and drinks will be supplied. Let laura@cispes.org know what you’re bringing or ask her for suggestions. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1444406025856340/.
26] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays
at 7:30 PM, and the meetings take place at Max’s residence. However, it
must be determined when to do the next meeting. Should May 25, Memorial
Day, be skipped. If yes, the next meeting would be June 1. The
proposed agenda will include anti-drone activities, Freddie Gray, John
Sarbanes/Ben Cardin, JHU graduation peace diplomas, annual July 4 visit to the
NSA and the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration. Call 410-366-1637 or email
mobuszewski at verizon.net.
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
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