23] Operation Protective Edge: Representation in the U.S. Media – Aug. 5
24] Film "Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard” – Aug. 5
25] Commemorate Hiroshima – Aug. 5
26] Rent Reform Campaign – Aug. 5
27] Discussion on imperialism – Aug. 5
28] Nonviolent witness at the Pentagon – Aug. 6
29] Baltimore’s Hiroshima-Nagasaki commemorations – Aug. 6 & 9
30] Unlock the vote – Aug. 6
31] Share your thoughts – Aug. 6
32] The Other – Aug. 6
33] Peace vigil at the White House– Aug. 7
34] Black Lives Matter Vigil – Aug. 7
35] Student/Farmworker Alliance party – Aug. 7
36] U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert for Peace – Aug. 7
37] Ballroom Dancing – Aug. 7
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22] – The
estate sale for the late Howard Ehrlich, who was board
president of Research Associates Foundation, took place on Sat., Aug. 1 at
2743 Maryland Ave., Baltimore 21218. Sale items included progressive
books, furniture, appliances, equipment and miscellaneous household items. But
note that there are many items still for sale. If you would like to look
over the items, contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at Verizon dot
net. Proceeds after expenses will benefit the Nicaraguan
Cultural Alliance. There are suggested prices, but these are negotiable -
so make an offer!
23]
– During
the summer of 2014, U.S. news coverage was dominated by reports from the most
recent, and most violent, war between Israel and Gaza. Some news sources spoke
out against the violence, while others defended Israel’s actions as
self-defense and claimed that Palestinian casualties were the fault of Hamas.
This panel will analyze coverage of the 2014 war across different media
outlets. Biases and reductionism will be examined, as well as the media’s role
in spreading awareness about the realities in Gaza and in shaping public
opinion.
On
Wed., Aug. 5 from 1 to 2 PM catch Operation Protective Edge: Representation in
the U.S. Media. This is the last installment of the Summer Intern Lecture
Series, entitled Gaza in Perspective Realities on the Ground,
Representation, and Broader Implications. The lecture will occur at the
Palestine Center, The Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW, WDC 20037. A
light lunch will be served at 12:30 PM. RSVP at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/ht/d/EventDetails/i/53462/pid/187.
24] – Shizumi Manale’s film " Pictures from a Hiroshima
Schoolyard " will be screened at the American Council for Education, 1
Dupont Circle NW, Suite 800, WDC 20036, on Wed., Aug. 5 at 1
PM. Call (202) 939-9300. The screening is free. Shizumi can be
reached at shizumidance at starpower dot net.
25]
– On Wed., Aug. 5 at 7 PM, there will be a Hiroshima Peace
Commemoration at American University Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts
Ave. NW, WDC. The Arts Center is featuring the world famous Maruki Panels
depicting the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There will be a moment's
silence at 7:15 PM to commemorate the Hiroshima catastrophe. If
you wish to see the Maruki Panels and artifact exhibit, you must come prior to
7 PM, as the doors to the museum area will close at 7 PM sharp.
For
the past 34 years, the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Peace Committee of the National
Capital Area has been organizing for the abolition of nuclear weapons and
power, and in support of nuclear victims. Two Hibakusha from Hiroshima,
Mr. Goro Matduyama (86), and Ms. Yakako Chiba (73). In addition, hear the
Heartful Chorus led by Ms. Yukie Ikebe. Matsuyama (86) was a 4th grader
of Hiroshima 2nd Middle School (16 years old) at the time, and working as a
mobilized student worker at a military factory at the edge of the city (two and
half miles from the epicenter). He walked through the devastated city to
his dormitory and then to his home, exposing himself to the radiation. After
retiring from teaching in Hiroshima Prefecture, he has become very active in
Hibakusha peace movements. He compiled and published a collection of
Hibakusha testimonies, and is presently president of the Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Hibakusha Association of Neyagawa City in Osaka Prefecture.
Chiba (73) was three years old at the time and survived the bombing at one and
half miles from the Hiroshima bomb epicenter. She grew up watching her
mother working for support activities of Hibakusha. After retiring from
teaching, she started earnestly working for anti-nuclear movements. She
came to NY City for the 2010 NPT Review Conference and gave her
testimony. She is president of Ashiya City Hibakusha Association. She
is also active in the anti-nuclear power movement.
Ikebe
is the leader/instructor of the sixteen person Heartful Chorus choral group, in
Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture. She is a peace activist and an accomplished
pianist, and has performed throughout Japan and in France and East Asian
countries.
26]
– On
Wed., Aug. 5 at 7 PM at the Baltimore Ethical Society, 306 W. Franklin St., Baltimore 21201,
Baltimore's Rent Court Reform campaign is kicking into high gear. Learn more
about Baltimore's affordable housing crisis and how JUFJ's campaign to repair
the rent court process will ameliorate this devastating issue. Right to Housing
Alliance's Jessica Lewis will be leading an in depth conversation about the
unfair process of rent court. Get some insight, then take action together to
continue the push for safe and fair housing for all Baltimoreans. Go to
27]
– “Confronting
Imperialism: A Response to the War on Terror and the War on Drugs” is the topic
at the Washington Peace Center, 1525 Newton St. NW, WDC, on Wed., Aug. 5 from 7
to 9 PM. U.S. Imperialism is fundamentally based on a system of White
supremacy that dehumanizes people of the global majority. Under the guise of
democracy, security, and human rights, the U.S. has launched numerous “Wars” throughout
the world in order to establish and re-establish its domination and control. In
this way, the War on Terror and the War on Drugs have been initiated to provide
increasingly flimsy justifications for the dehumanization and destruction of
certain individuals, families, and societies domestically and internationally.
In order to address the role of U.S. imperialism in the devastating destruction
of Latin America, South Asia and Asia Pacific region, join a roundtable discussion
about the problem. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1505495496408830/.
28] – Join with the
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker and other peacemakers for a nonviolent peace witness
to commemorate the U.S. nuclear bombings of Japan on August 6 and August 9,
1945, and to call for the abolition of all nuclear weapons. During this time of
commemoration, They will pray and act in solidarity with
peacemakers worldwide calling for nuclear abolition, including those in
Japan, the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance (OREPA) who will be at the
Nuclear Weapons Complex at Oak Ridge, TN, Tri-Valley Cares and other groups who
will be at Lawrence Livermore Labs in CA, all those attending the National
Campaign for Nonviolence national conference in Santa Fe, NM and who will
be at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and all who are participating in the
International Fast for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons.
On
Thurs., Aug. 6, feast of the Transfiguration, there is a nonviolent witness at
the Pentagon. Meet on the corner of Army-Navy Drive and S. Eads St. @
6:45
AM. Witness from 7 to 8:30 AM. The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima at 8:15
AM. Contact at the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker--202-882-9649, artlaffin@hotmail.com.
29]
– For
the 31st year, the Hiroshima- Nagasaki Commemoration Committee will
organize two events in Baltimore. The annual Hiroshima Commemoration will begin
on Thurs., Aug. 6 with a 5:30 PM demonstration at 33rd & North Charles Sts.
to call for the abolition of nuclear weapons and a ban on killer drone strikes
and research. At 6:30 PM, the two Hiroshima survivors will speak, and then
we will be entertained by the Heartful Chorus. At 8 PM we will gather for
dinner at Niwana Restaurant, 3 E. 33rd St.
On
Sun., Aug. 9, we will enjoy a potluck dinner at 6 PM at Homewood Friends
Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St. 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. Contact Max at mobuszewski at Verizon dot net or
410-366-1637.
30]
–
On
August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act,
the landmark law that dramatically expanded and protected the voting rights of
African Americans at the federal, state, and local level. 50 years later,
millions of citizens are still denied the right to vote. In Maryland alone,
about 40,000 Marylanders – the great majority of whom are African American – continue
to be barred from voting due to past criminal records. Baltimore residents are
the majority of those disenfranchised.
Earlier
this year, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation (SB340/HB980) to
reinstate the voting rights of these 40,000 Marylanders. The measure – which
restores the vote to all with past criminal convictions who are not
incarcerated – passed by an overwhelming majority. But Governor Hogan vetoed it
on May 22. On Thurs., Aug. 6 at 5:30 PM gather in McKeldin Square, Pratt and
Light Sts. Visit http://www.communitiesunite.org/.
Communities
United is holding a march to protest the Governor’s veto. The march
will proceed to the corner of Pratt and Hopkins Place where there is a statue
of the late Thurgood Marshall. See http://www.communitiesunite.org/come_out_to_unlock_the_vote?utm_campaign=august6_rally&utm_medium=email&utm_source=communitiesunite.
31]
– Fairfax
County needs your input to help identify opportunities to strengthen
individuals and families in the community—Housing, Community involvement,
Financial stability, Health services, Opportunities for children and youth and
Resources for older adults and individuals with disabilities. Share your thoughts
on Thurs., Aug. 6 from 6 to 8 PM at the Gum Springs Community Center, 8100
Fordson Road, Alexandria 22306. Email Sandra.Chisholm AT fairfaxcounty.
Gov. Visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/cic.
32]
–
On Thurs., Aug. 6 at 7 PM, hear a talk Creating 'The Other', Dehumanization and
Breaking the Cycle of Oppression at 900 Wayne Ave, Silver Spring Library,
Conference Room 3-01, Silver Spring. Neo-Imperialism perpetuates
the dehumanization of both Oppressor and Oppressed through the
process of creating the ‘Other.’ This process, its consequences, and methods of
ending the cycle of dehumanization was outlined in the works of
philosopher/educators Paulo Freire and Edward Said. See http://www.washingtonpeacecenter.net/node/15509.
33]
–
On Fri., Aug. 7 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.
34]
–
There is usually a silent peace vigil on Fridays, from 5 to 6 PM, sponsored by
Homewood Friends and Stony Run Meetings, outside the Homewood Friends
Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St. The next scheduled vigil is on Aug. 7.
Black Lives Matter.
36]
–
Enjoy a U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert for Peace on Fri., Aug. 7 at 7 PM in the
Sam Abbott Citizens' Center Auditorium, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park. Yukie
Ikebe will perform with the Heartful Chorus and the D.C. Labor Chorus. The
concert is sponsored by the Nuclear-Free Takoma Park Committee and the DC Labor
Chorus.
37]
– 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 Aug. 7. Call
Dave Greene at 410-599-3725.
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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