35] Iranian Public Opinion on the Nuclear Negotiations – June 23
36] Crisis for Haitians -- June 23
37] Stop Fast Track Rally at Ben Cardin's district office – June 23
38] Worker Justice in the Global Apparel Industry – June 23
39] Peace vigil – June 23
40] No JHU Drone Research – June 23
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34] – Join a Cuba Consultation 2015 in Washington, D.C. on Tues., June 23. Then on Wed., June 24 there is an Advocacy Day with congressional visits. These events are sponsored by the Latin America Working Group (LAWG) and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). Contact the Latin America Working Group, 2029 P St. NW, Suite 301, WDC 20036. Call 202- 546-7010 or email lawg@lawg.org.
35]
– On
Tues., June 23 at 9:30 AM, The
Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland and the University of Tehran's Center for
Public Opinion Research are hosting a discussion Iranian Public Opinion on the
Nuclear Negotiations with Steven Kull, University of Maryland;
Suzanne Maloney, Brookings Institution; and Trita Parsi, National Iranian
American Council, at the Carnegie Endowment, Root Room,
1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC. Go to http://cissm.umd.edu/events/iranian-public-opinion-nuclear-negotiations.
Call 301-405-7601.
36]
– Come to the
AFL-CIO, 815 16th St. NW, WDC on Tues., June 23 from 10 to 11:30 AM for a
discussion on the ongoing crisis facing Dominicans of Haitian descent and
Haitian migrant workers as the Dominican government threatens mass
deportations. The conversation will also be an opportunity to share strategies
on how unions and allied organizations can work together to fight this
injustice. Panelists are Maritza Vargas, Secretary General of SITRALPRO, the
union for workers at the Alta Gracia Project in the Dominican Republic, Wade
McMullen, Staff Attorney for Partners for Human Rights at the Robert F. Kennedy
Center for Human Rights, and Lauren Stewart, Senior Program Office for
Dominican Republic and Haiti, Solidarity Center. RSVP at kbien@aflcio.org.
37]
– Stop Fast Track Rally at Ben Cardin's district office, 10201 Martin
Luther King, Jr. Hwy., Suite 210, Bowie on Tues., June 23 from 10 to 11
AM. Contact Maya Goines at mgoines@aflcio.org
or at 202-251-9879. Visit https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=Ym1uYmYyOGlxNW1qcnVxZmlnZnNzYzBrZGcgY2dhcmxvY2tAZGNsYWJvci5vcmc&ctz=America/New_York&sf=true&output=xml#eventpage_6.
38]
– On Tues., June 23 from 12:15 to 1:15 PM in the United Methodist Building,
Conference Room 1 & 2, 100 Maryland Ave. NE, WDC, join the International
Labor Rights Forum for a brown bag lunch on Worker Justice in the Global
Apparel Industry. Hear from ILRF's long-time ally, Kalpona Akter, from the
Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity and Maritza Vargas, a garment worker
and union leader from the Dominican Republic! They will discuss how workers in
the apparel industry are raising their voices and organizing for safe jobs, a
living wage, and the right to form unions and collectively bargain without
retaliation. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/850205835050297/.
39] – 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 St. & JFK Blvd., at the entrance to Tracks 3
and 4 on the mezzanine. The next vigil is June 23. Call 215-426-0364.
40] – Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at
33rd & North Charles Sts. Join this ongoing vigil on June 23 from
5:30 to 6:30 PM. Call Max at 410-366-1637.
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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