24] Interfaith fundraiser for Black Lives Matter DMV – Aug. 12
25] Community Land Trusts – Aug. 13
26] Ari Berman & voting rights – Aug. 13
27] Discuss anti-Blackness – Aug. 13
28] Stop police brutality – Aug. 13
29] See “Bloodsworth - An Innocent Man” – Aug. 13
30] Peace vigil at the White House– Aug. 14
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23]
– Come
to BUSBOYS & POETS @ 14TH & V Sts., 2021 14th St. NW, WDC on Wed., Aug.
12 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM to hear Liz Carter as she discusses her new book “Let
100 Voices Speak: How the Internet Is Transforming China and Changing
Everything.” A regular contributor to Foreign Policy and The Atlantic,
Carter is the former managing editor of the China blog, “Tea Leaf Nation,” and
her close observations of Chinese use of the Internet show a country on the
cusp of major changes. China has some 560 million Internet users, ranging from
ordinary citizens to activists to cultural luminaries; the sheer numbers alone
challenge the state’s ability to censor opinion and herald an era of greater
freedoms. Visit http://www.busboysandpoets.com/events/event/liz-carter-let-100-voices-speak.
24]
– On
Wed., Aug. 12 from 7 to 9 PM, there will be an interfaith fundraiser at the
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue 600 I St. NW, WDC, to rebuild the Black
churches that burned down in the South; and to support the work of Black Lives
Matter DMV. Hear from local Black leaders and activists, reflect on sanctuary,
create art, write to DC council members, and raise funds. Come together to
respond to the call from Black organizations for solidarity; to create a space
for collective mourning for the loss of sanctuary; to reflect on sanctuary as
religious space, community, neighborhood, homes, sense of safety, and what else
it means; and to contribute funds to rebuilding Black churches and local
Black-led organizing around ending racial violence and structures. Get over to https://www.facebook.com/events/1520188561536846/.
25]
– Join United
Workers and the Housing Roundtable at a special informational hearing on
Thurs., Aug. 13 at 2 PM in the City Hall, Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th
floor, 100. N. Holliday St., -- Legislative Oversight: LO15-0135. Educate
the City Council on the Housing Campaign, and the need for permanently
affordable housing in Baltimore. Make the case for community land trusts,
which make it easier for communities to take back vacant properties, to create
affordable homeownership opportunities, and to have more green space and places
for children to play.
Come
to listen to a panel of community members speak on their efforts to build CLTs
in Baltimore including representatives from the Housing Roundtable Policy
Committee, the North East Housing Initiative, and City First Homes, a
shared-equity housing project in Washington, DC. The public is welcome to
provide testimony. Contact Rachel Kutler if you want to submit testimony (rachel@united.workers.org or 443-745-8950.
See http://www.unitedworkers.org/.
26]
– Come
to BUSBOYS & POETS @ 14TH & V Sts., 2021 14th St. NW, WDC on Thurs.,
Aug. 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM to hear Ari Berman. Join Advancement Project
and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law for an author reading and
panel discussion celebrating the 50th anniversary of the landmark Voting Rights
Act of 1965, featuring The Nation’s Ari Berman and the country’s top voting
rights experts.
The
event will feature a reading by Berman, contributing writer for The
Nation magazine and author of “Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for
Voting Rights in America,” chronicling what happened after the passage of the
Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the continued struggle to guarantee equal access
to the ballot box. A panel discussion, featuring voting rights experts, will
follow on the impact of the Voting Rights Act and current eff orts to weaken
the right to vote. Space is limited. RSVP to Eduardo Zerbe at ezerbe@lawyerscommittee.org.
27]
– Get
over to the American Brewery, 1701 N. Gay St., Baltimore, on Thurs., Aug. 13
from 6:30 to 8:30 PM and join Baltimore Racial Justice Action (BRJA) for a
discussion on race and racism. The one-year anniversary of Michael
Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri and the recent disclosure of Rachel Dolezal
as a white woman passing for Black offer an opportunity to discuss numerous
issues. It seems there is a possible trend for some whites to appropriate
aspects of Black culture while also denigrating Black people. Join a BRJA panel
to discuss anti-Blackness in the context of Black cultural appropriation,
within a structural racism framework. This will be an adult-centered discussion
but all ages are encouraged to attend. Kid’s books and coloring activities will
be provided. See https://www.facebook.com/events/817402448379649/.
28]
– Come
to The Peace House, 4219 12th Pl. NE, WDC on Thurs., Aug. 13 from 7 to 9 PM and
help plan different actions around the D.C. area. October 22 is the
annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the
Criminalization of a Generation. The question is Are we going to stand up and
loudly say NO MORE to these horrors, or will they be allowed to continue? Visit
http://www.october22.org/.
25] – See “Bloodsworth - An Innocent Man” at The Charles Theatre, 1711 N. Charles St., on Thurs., Aug. 13 at 7 PM. The film about Kirk Noble Bloodsworth was directed by Gregory Baynes. Both of them will be there for a Q&A. Kirk was convicted in 1985 of sexual assault and pre-meditated first-degree murder for the rape and murder of a young girl in Rosedale. He was exonerated by DNA evidence in 1993. The film follows Bloodsworth back in 2013 as he tries to have Maryland’s repealed. Bloodsworth was the first death-row prisoner to be exonerated by DNA evidence. Reserve your tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bloodsworth-an-innocent-man-sp… Note tickets aren't available directly via the box office, but the filmmaking team will have a spot inside the theater for those who need to purchase tickets the day of the screening. Call 410-727-3464.
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–
On Fri., Aug. 14 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.
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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