15] Cornel West & Bob Avakian – July 5
16] What Is Race? – July 5
17] Pentagon Vigil – July 6
18] Marc Steiner on WEAA – July 6 – July 10
19] Pledge of Resistance/FOC meeting – July 6
20] Activists on trial – July 7
21] Support Allen Bullock – July 7
22] Peace vigil – July 7
23] No JHU Drone Research – July 7
24] Support D.C. Central Kitchen – July 7
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14] – 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 July 5, the platform address is “A Life
Reclaimed.” BES member Uta Allers met Mr. Saleem while volunteering at
Second Chance. She was inspired by his life story. After over 40 years of
incarceration, he found employment with Second Chance and is grateful for the
opportunity to serve the community. He will share his inspiring story. Call 410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
15] – At the Baltimore
Ethical Society, 306 W. Franklin St. #102, on Sun., July 5 from 1 to 3 PM, see
excerpts from a film of the November 2014 historic dialogue on a question of
great importance in today's world between the Revolutionary Christian Cornel
West and the Revolutionary Communist Bob Avakian. A discussion will
follow. Call 443-240-9972 or email RevBmore@gmail.com.
16] Come to BUSBOYS,
14TH & V Sts., 2021 14th St. NW, WDC on Sun., July 5 at 5 PM to discuss What
is Race? A.C.T.O.R (A Continuing Talk on Race) welcomes Dr. Frances Cress
Welsing to discuss Rachel Dolezal, "Passing" and racial
identity. Dr. Welsing is an African American psychiatrist practicing in
Washington, D.C. She is noted for her "Cress Theory of Color
Confrontation," which explores the practice of white supremacy. She is the
author of The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors (1991).
The A.C.T.O.R. (A Continuing Talk on Race) open
discussion series is hosted by Busboys and Poets as a community service. It
provides the opportunity for people to come together and speak openly and
honestly about issues of race. The intent is that each person walks away from
the discussion feeling something: challenged, educated, uncomfortable,
enlightened, refreshed, reassured and hopefully inspired and moved to action!
Each month there is a new topic for discussion. Go to http://www.busboysandpoets.com/events/event/a.c.t.o.r-a-continuing-talk-on-race-featuring-dr.-frances-cress-welsing.
17] --
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., July 6, 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.
18] – 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.
On the Marc Steiner Show, people of opposing views actually listen
to each other; on the video linked below, you see the humanity of Freddie
Gray's neighbors and friends. I think the Marc Steiner Show is important
for Baltimore, and important for our racial divide in other towns in our
country too. The Show is on an expansion drive; can you contribute?
See https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-build-center-for-emerging-media#/story.
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 is on July 6. The proposed agenda will include Witness Against
Torture activities, anti-drone activities, Freddie Gray, John Sarbanes/Ben
Cardin, the annual July 4 visit to the NSA, the Hiroshima-Nagasaki
Commemoration and a September action in D.C. Call 410-366-1637 or email
mobuszewski at verizon.net.
20] –
Four activists will stand trial on Tues., July 7 on the charge of unlawful
entry, which carries a maximum sentence of 6 months in prison. The four were
arrested on Apr. 24, 2015 at the Embassy of El Salvador where they staged a
sit-in to call attention to a group of Salvadoran women currently serving
extreme 30-year prison sentences for having had miscarriages. They will appear
at 8:45 AM in Superior Court, 500 Indiana Ave. NW, WDC. Email Hendrik
Voss at hvoss@soaw.org.
21] – The
Baltimore Quaker Peace and Justice Committee (a joint committee of Homewood and
Stony Run) is following the case of Allen Bullock. Bullock is the
young man whose bail was set at $500,000 after he turned himself in for
smashing a traffic cone against the window of a police car. His
arraignment is on Tues., July 7 at 9:30 AM in
Circuit Court, Courtroom
509 East, Fayette and Calvert Sts., before Judge Williams. Email Ken
Stockbridge <kstock59@gmail.com>.
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 St. & JFK Blvd., at the entrance to Tracks 3 and 4 on
the mezzanine. The next vigil is July 7. Call 215-426-0364.
23] – Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at
33rd & North Charles Sts. Join this ongoing vigil on July 7 from 5:30
to 6:30 PM. Call Max at 410-366-1637.
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