"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] Two friends from Kentucky are coming to Baltimore, and need a place to sleep – May 8 & 9
7] Publish this book
8] Get your animal friend in the Maryland SPCA 2016 calendar – through May 15
9] Out of Rubble exhibit – through May 16
10] Silent Peace Vigil – May 8
11] Hear about the city of Jerusalem – May 8
12] Stop the Drone War Command Center – May 8
13] Silent vigil – May 8
14] Climate chaos conference – May 8 – 10
15] Cuban democracy – May 8
16] ALC Retreat – May 8 - 10
17] UNAC conference – May 8 - 10
18] Ballroom Dancing – May 8
19] Bike Tour of D.C. Labor History – May 9
20] March for Justice – May 9
21] Books for prisoners – May 9
22] West Chester, PA demo – May 9
23] Celebrate the life of Ralphael Briscoe – May 9
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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] –
Two friends from Kentucky are coming to Baltimore, and need a place to stay the
evenings of May 8 & 9. Let Max know if you have any
suggestions—410-366-1637 or mobuszewski@verizon.net.
7] –
Enter a photo of your animal friend in the Maryland
SPCA 2016 Calendar for $50. Each entry also includes one (1) free calendar!
Participants can send photos after registration, so don't worry if you need a
little extra time to find the purr-fect photo of Fluffy! To enter, go
to www.mdspca.org/photo and use
discount code "SPCAcalendar" during checkout, or contact
Jennifer Mion at petcalendar@mdspca.org or 410-235-8826,
ext. 133.
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. Photographs must be of animals, no people, and must be
in color. High-resolution horizontal photos are preferred. Small photos,
especially those taken by phones, are difficult to enlarge. All entered photos
will appear in the calendar. A maximum of 400 photos will be accepted through
May 15, 2015. The calendar is an important fundraiser for the Maryland SPCA.
Proceeds benefit the needy and homeless animals in our care!
8] –
Out of Rubble is an exhibit currently on display at the Center for Art,
Design and Visual Culture until May 16 at the University of Maryland Baltimore
County. The exhibition reacts to the wake of war — its realities and its
representations. The rubble that each war leaves behind shapes today and
tomorrow — physically, psychologically and spiritually. Responding to a wide
range of violent encounters taking place over four continents, Out of Rubble
presents works by seventeen artists and architects from over ten countries who
consider its causes and consequences, its finality and future, moving from
decimation and disintegration to the possibilities of regeneration and
recovery. Featured artists and architects include Susanne Slavick, who curated
the exhibit is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Art at Carnegie Mellon
University.
9] –
Dave Eberhardt would appreciate any ideas on
publication- locally or nationally of his “niche” book. For All the
Saints is a 120 page voyage into the heart of the 60's. After 21 months in
federal prison at Lewisburg for pouring blood on draft files to protest the
Vietnam War with Father Philip Berrigan in 1967, and a career aiding prisoners
at the Baltimore City Jail, 4 a child of the 60's offers a poetic exploration
of non- violence and a life spent in revolutionary movements….over 30 years in
and out of prison.
He has published three books of poetry: The Tree Calendar, Blue
Running Lights, and Poems from the Website, Poetry in Baltimore. You can
contact him at 4 Hadley Square North, Baltimore 21218 or 410-235-7507 or mozela9@comcast.net
10] –
On Fri., May 8 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.
11] – On Fri., May 8 from 1 to 2 PM
at The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW, WDC 20037 hear about the city
of Jerusalem. Edward Said described his native city as the city of death - a
grim town of pilgrimage, fanaticism and unbearable provincialism. This
portrayal was reinforced by a large number of visiting luminaries, including
Mark Twain (Innocents Abroad), Falih Rifki (Zeitundagi, 1915) and Selma Ekrem
(Harim Days). Yet in the work of native writers like Serene al Husseini, Khalil
Sakakini and Wasif Jawhariyyeh we see an alternative Jerusalem - a libertine
and even hedonistic city of joie de vivre and abandonment.
Join
the Party for Socialism and Liberation at 617 Florida Ave. NW, WDC on Fri., May
8 from 7 to 10 PM to learn about the workers' democracy in Cuba and how that
contrasts with the upcoming U.S. election season. What about building a
workers’ republic in the United States?
16]
– The Atlantic Life Community Retreat is happening Fri., May 8 through Sun.,
May10 at Ossining, NY. RSVP at Scott Langley at scott@scottlangleyphoto.com. Go to http://prop1.org/park/persons/cathwork/cathwork.htm.
The theme is Art and Resistance, and it is happening at Mariandale Retreat and
Conference Center, 299 N Highland Ave., Ossining, NY 10562. Go to http://www.mariandale.org/. Call (518) 392-2810.
17]
– The United National Antiwar Coalition [UNAC] Conference takes place in
Secaucus, NJ from Fri., May 8 through Sun., May 10--STOP THE WARS AT HOME AND
ABROAD! There will be cultural performances during the conference, as well as
such speakers as Ramsey Clark, Cynthia McKinney, Michael McPhearson, Malik
Mujahid, Lynne Stewart, Pam Africa, Medea Benjamin, Glen Ford, Kathy Kelly, Ann
Wright, David Swanson and others. Register at http://UNACconference2015.org.
18]
– 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 8. Call Dave Greene at 410-599-3725.
19] – Gather in Freedom Plaza, 14th St. NW at Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC on Sat., May 9 from 10 AM to 1 PM for a Bike Tour of D.C.’s Labor History. The requested donation is $10 which benefits DC Jobs with Justice. No one will be turned away for lack of funds!!! The tour will highlight sites and stories of resistance from the distant past to recent events, some memorialized in stone, others paved over and nearly forgotten. The ride will cover about 15 miles and is expected to take about 3 hours. It will end up at Malcolm X Park around 1 PM. Tour pamphlets (complete with a route map) will be provided so you can follow along. Register at https://www.facebook.com/events/436980753123279/.
20]
– On Sat., May 9 at 10 AM honor mothers who have lost their children to police
violence across the country. There will be a March for Justice, starting at Mt.
Vernon Square, 800 Mt. Vernon Place NW, WDC going through Chinatown to the
Department of Justice. In the wake of the recent unjust murders of Dontre
Hamilton, Corey Stingley, Derek Williams, Brandon Johnson, Larry Jenkins,
Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and so many more at the hands of police officers
and racist vigilantes, people in cities across the nation have risen up to
demand Justice in their communities. For every individual killed, there is a
mother who has suffered a loss greater than any one person should have to bear.
The mothers of this movement, are calling on all concerned community members to
join the fight. Stand against police brutality and racial injustice and
demonstrate our love and determination to protect our children and our country.
RSVP at www.mfju.eventbrite.com. Email mothersforjusticeunited@gmail.com
or call 414.939.5599. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/918889921477838/.
21]
– Come to the Foundry United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 1500 16th St.
NW, WDC on Sun., May 10 from 10 AM to 1:30 PM and donate baked goods.
Also come and purchase a treat for Mother's Day! Since 1999, DC Books to
Prisons Project has provided free books to prisoners around the country. The
work is done solely by concerned volunteers on donated time and resources.
Yearly, they send out over 3,000 packages directly to prisoners. Pack every
Wednesday evening from 6 to 9 PM at Foundry United Methodist
Church. First time volunteers are asked to come to orientation at 6:30 PM
on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Paperback book donations and postage are
appreciated. See http://dcbookstoprisoners.org/.
Call Chris Matthews at 202-688-1082.
23]
– People's Cooperative Association, Inc., 2430 - 2438 Elvans Road SE,
WDC, is celebrating the life of Ralphael Briscoe, on Sat., May 9 from 4 to 8
PM. There will be many speakers from various groups including DC Black
Lives Matter, ACLU and Empower DC. Also enjoy music and food. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1602638546649320/.
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/.
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