47] Protest the Jeb Bush Super Pac – July 31
48] Peace vigil at the White House– July 31
49] Black Lives Matter Vigil – July 31
50] Student/Farmworker Alliance party – July 31
51] “Battle Hymns” – July 31
52] Ballroom Dancing – July 31
53] Howard Ehrlich Estate Sale – Aug. 1
54] West Chester peace vigil – Aug. 1
55] Protest Dominican Republic – Aug. 1
56] Empower DC – Aug. 1
57] Healthcare Justice March – Aug. 1
58] Play about the occupation – Aug. 1 - 2
59] Address Sexual Violence – Aug. 1
60] MDASPCA benefit – Aug. 1
61] Benefit for public defenders – Aug. 1
62] Commemorate Hiroshima & Nagasaki – August 6 & 9
63] Climate chaos, poverty & war actions – Sept. 22
64] Sign up with Washington Peace Center
65] Activist needs a driveway or garage
66] Join Fund Our Communities
67] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records
68] Do you need any book shelves?
69] Join Global Zero campaign
70] Join Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil
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46]
– See "Look of
Silence," Then Act to Shatter the Silence. This powerful new
documentary will be showing at the E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW, between
10th & 11th Sts. NW, WDC starting Fri., July 31. See it and then take
action on the U.S. role in the massacres in Indonesia depicted in the
film. See http://thelookofsilence.com/watch for
additional showings around the U.S. Join the campaign to Reveal the Truth,
Acknowledge the Crime. The massacre of up to 1,000,000 communists,
leftists, ethnic Chinese, and others in Indonesia in 1965-1967 is a
foundational event in modern Indonesian political history, but it remains
mostly a footnote for most in the United States and elsewhere. The documentary
THE ACT OF KILLING shocked audiences as perpetrators of the mass murder
reenacted their violence. The film has fueled a debate within Indonesia and
drawn attention internationally to events unknown to many. Events that the U.S.
facilitated and cheered at the time.
THE
LOOK OF SILENCE, a companion film to THE ACT OF KILLING, will soon be showing
in U.S. theaters. It follows the investigation by Adi Rukun into the murder of
his older brother who was killed during the violence. The East Timor and
Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) continues to call for accountability for those
in the West who encouraged and assisted in the mass violence in Indonesia. The
full truth must come out and the U.S. should declassify all files related to Suharto's
U.S.-backed seizure of power and the murderous events which followed. ETAN has
prepared a background piece on the events and aftermath of Suharto's brutal
seizure of power, where we focus on the U.S. role and responsibility. Read
Breaking the Silence: The U.S. and Indonesia's Mass Violence. See http://www.etan.org.
THE
LOOK OF SILENCE is Joshua Oppenheimer’s powerful companion piece to the
Oscar-nominated The Act of Killing. Through a family that lost their eldest
son, the film explores one of the 20th century’s deadliest atrocities, still
largely hidden after 50 years—Indonesia’s 1965 army-led purge and killing of as
many as one million people. The family discovers years later (from
Oppenheimer’s footage) who killed their son and how, and they must confront how
privileged, dangerous, and close at hand the killers remain. The younger son,
an optometrist named Adi, breaks the half-century of fearful silence with an
act the film calls “unimaginable in a society where the murderers remain in
power.” While testing the eyesight of the men who killed his brother, Adi
confronts them. He challenges them to accept responsibility for their violence.
Oppenheimer writes that the film depicts “a silence born of terror,” and “the
necessity of breaking that silence, but also … the trauma that comes when that
silence is broken." More information about the film can be found
here: http://thelookofsilence.com/.
47]
– On Fri., July 31 at
10 AM, join Move On to protest Jeb Bush's super PAC. Super PACs are influencing
elections by enabling a very few corporations and the super-wealthy to
overshadow the political power of the people. Bush's super PAC, "Right to
Rise" announced that it raised $103 million–-most of it before he had
officially announced his candidacy for president. For this reason, Move On is
holding a rally to insist that elections cannot be bought and demand that they
are returned to the people! Come to 601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC. Go
to http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=144151&id=126474-8067490-nDbVVPx&t=3.
61] – On Sat., Aug. 1
at 7:05 PM, watch the O’s play the Tigers at Camden Yards. Tickets are
$20 each in Section 330. The first 25,000 fans over 15 get a Birds bobble
head. Contact Lou at lcurran@opd.state.md.us
or 410-499-8899. Ticket sales benefit MPILP, UBSPI, Md Legal Aid Bureau,
Public Justice Center, MCDAA, NACDL's Foundation for Criminal Justice, Assn for
the Public Defender - Maryland (APDMd) and a memorial educational trust fund
for the children of the late ex-APD Norm "Stormin' Norman" Usiak.
62]
– The
annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration will begin on Thurs., Aug. 6 with a
5:30 PM demonstration at 33rd & North Charles Streets to call for the
abolition of nuclear weapons and a ban on killer drone strikes and
research. Visitors from Japan will speak, and then we would eat dinner at
a Japanese restaurant.
On
Sun., Aug. 9, we will enjoy a potluck dinner at 6 PM. Then Ralph Moore, a
long-time Baltimore activist, will address the problems facing Baltimore.
If you are in a social change organization, you would be welcome to inform the
gathering about your accomplishments. We are seeking performers. Let Max
know if you have any suggestions.
63]
-- The
National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance is planning an action on September
21 or 22 in the D.C. area. We will gather at 10 AM in the office of a member of
the House of Representatives to challenge him/her that the wars must end, that
Mother Earth must be saved and that we must eliminate income inequality. We
will occupy Rep. Paul Ryan’s office.
After
delivering a letter and speaking with staff members, we will next gather at 1
PM at the White House. There we will try to deliver a letter to the White
House, raise the same issues and risk arrest. Let Max know if you can join us
in D.C. for this action.
64]
-- The
Washington Peace Center has a progressive calendar & activist alert!
Consider signing up to receive its weekly email: info@washingtonpeacecenter.org.
65]
-- There
is a bicycle activist who is seeking a space [driveway or garage] where he
could park a vehicle without plates. Let Max know if you have a
suggestion.
66]
--
Fund Our Communities campaign is a grass roots movement to get support from
local organizations and communities to work together with their local and state
elected officials to pressure Congresspersons and senators to join with former
Congresspersons Barney Frank and Ron Paul, who have endorsed a 25% cut to the
federal military budget. Bring home the savings to state and county
governments to meet the local needs which are under tremendous budget
pressures. Go to www.OurFunds.org.
67]
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If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs or records, contact Max at
410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at verizon.net.
68]
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Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at
verizon.net.
69]
--
Join an extraordinary global campaign for the elimination of nuclear weapons: http://www.globalzero.org/sign-declaration.
A growing group of leaders around the world is calling for the elimination of
nuclear weapons and a majority of the global public agrees. This is an
historic window of opportunity. With momentum already building in favor
of Zero, a major show of support from people around the world could tip the
balance. When it comes to nuclear weapons, one is one too many.
70]
–
A Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org; call 202-682-4282.
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/.
"One
is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems
impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through
nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total
inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan
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