54] Dorothy Day symposium – Sept. 19 - 20
55] Discussion of Laudato
Si, the papal encyclical on the environment – Sept. 19
56] Volunteer at the H Street
Festival --- Sept. 19
57] Vegan Soulfest – Sept. 19
58] People & Planet First --
Sept.
19
59] Communicate Effectively --- Sept. 19
60] Film THE BLACK PANTHERS – Sept. 19
61] Pax Christi Wine & Cheese --- Sept. 19
62] Gala for Peace & Health – Sept. 19
63] Climate chaos, poverty & war actions – Sept. 22
64] Sign up with Washington Peace
Center
65] Donate books, videos, DVDs
and records
66] Do you need any book shelves?
67] Join Global Zero campaign
68] Join Peace Park Antinuclear
Vigil
54] –- “Lessons from Dorothy
Day for 21st Century Christians” is being held at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Ave. NW. WDC. This is a weekend with
Dr. Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, Professor of Theology at Bellarmine University in
Louisville, Kentucky as part of the McClendon Scholar-in-Residence Program
stands where faith, intellect and justice intersect.
Some of the specific questions
that will be raised during the weekend include: What is the meaning of “social
mysticism” and what is its importance for today? How should Christians respond
to the needs of the poor in our society? What type of wars, if any, can
Christians support? How is Dorothy Day’s story relevant for contemporary
Christians who are religious social activists of a different type? What things
can we do regularly to help us more effectively embody love and justice in our
daily lives?
“Dorothy Day and Social
Mysticism” will be presented and discussed from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Sat.,
Sept. 19 in the Peter Marshall Hall. Child care will be provided.
On Sun., Sept. 20, Dr.
Hinson-Hasty will be preaching at both worship services - 8:45 AM and 11
AM. At 10 AM, catch “Living by an Authentic Ethic of Peace” presentation
and discussion in Peter Marshall Hall.
On Saturday, free parking is
available for those attending the program at Green City Parking on H St.,
between 12th and 13th Sts. On Sunday, street parking is free and the garage at
1399 New York Avenue NW is also free. The church is also just blocks from the
McPherson Square stop on the Orange/ Blue Lines and the Metro Center stop on the
Red, Orange/Blue Lines.
55] – On
Sat., Sept. 19 from 10 AM to noon, the first of a three-part discussion
of Laudato Si, the papal encyclical on the environment, at St. Francis of
Assisi Parish, 6701 Muncaster Mill Rd, Derwood, MD. The other Saturday mornings
being Oct. 3 and Oct. 10. Fr. Ralph Kuehner will talk about the main
themes of the encyclical and Ms. Jodi Rose of Interfaith Partners for the
Chesapeake will respond. All sessions will include Q&A and
refreshments.
56] – On Sat., Sept. 19
from 11 AM to 7 PM, the H St. Festival. 400-1400 blocks of H St. NE. WDC, is
happening. It is known as DC's best neighborhood festival. With amazing
food, live music and hundreds of vendors, it's a wonderful way to spend your
day. Can you spend a few hours there helping the Washington Peace Center
table? Help with outreach to the crowds about peace and justice
work. Or volunteer to help set up or clean up or help sell t-shirts and
buttons. Go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fHffU2Xh7oHTFJnVt8FWAd47kA5ny1JXD9Un6iqXEMA/viewform.
57] – Baltimore,
get ready for the 2nd annual Vegan Soulfest on Sat., Sept. 19 from noon to 6 PM
at the Baltimore City Community College (BCCC), 2901 Liberty Heights
Ave., Baltimore 21215. Admission is free and
open to the public. RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/483232238494373/.
58] – People and Planet First 2 is happening on Sat., Sept. 19
from 1:30 to 9 PM at the University of Baltimore, 21 W. Mt. Royal Ave.,
Baltimore 2120. Join a day of celebration and exploration of the new
economy. There will be interactive workshops that will explore
core elements of the New Economy movement. Each session will connect local,
national, and global issues. Learn together about the compelling conceptual
framework that unites all of these various pieces and get ideas for creative
constructive action. Register at http://act.ips-dc.org/site/Calendar?id=100481&view=Detail.
The evening event, People and Planet First: A Multigenerational
dialogue on Maryland's Future, will feature Greenpeace USA Director and Story of Stuff founder Annie Leonard, in a multigenerational
dialogue on Maryland's Future. Also featured will be the Democracy
Collaborative's Gar Alperovitz,
Progressive Maryland's Larry Stafford, and Climate Change MD Coordinator
Larissa Johnson, moderated by Institute for Policy Studies Director John Cavanagh. Through dialogue among
these leaders and with the audience, the panel will chart futures for Maryland
that are good for workers, climate, and democracy.
59] – Paulette
Hammond wrote that she has retired from Maryland United for Peace and
Justice. Check out the newly revised website, www.mupj.org . Can you “Friend” MUPJ on Facebook? Share feedback about
the website.
Since she “retired” from organizing the annual Peace Conference
(and attendance has been dropping off), and no one has volunteered to replace
her, the Coordinating Body has decided to focus on presenting workshops and
summits throughout the year. MUPJ will continue to hold the high school Fred
Benjamin Peace Awards; they will most likely be part of a Summit in the spring
of each year. Share your input on topics for workshops and summits. You can
reach Paulette at 443-418-5479 (c).
On
Sat., Sept. 19 from 2 to 5 PM at the Adelphi Friends Meeting, 2303 Metzerott
Rd., Adelphi, MD 20783, engage in a workshop Communicating Effectively in a New
and Shifting Environment with Scott Ward, principal, Fifth Estate
Communications. Go to www.fifth-estate.com.
Discuss
and do hands-on exercises to help develop an effective communications strategy
for your organization. Cover communications theory, organizational structure
and how to integrate what you say about yourself, how you say it, and whom you
say it to, into the change you’re hoping to make happen in the world. The
workshop will not be focusing on tactics like media outreach, social networking
or building websites. Participants will leave with the tools they need to work
with colleagues, board members and volunteers on developing their own strategic
communications plan.
The
workshop is sponsored by Maryland United for Peace and Justice. Visit
www.mupj.org. RSVP to Paulette, phamm001@earthlink.net or 410-747-3811. Refreshments
will served. Donations are welcome.
60]
– Go to the E
Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW, WDC, on Sat., Sept. 19 at 4:30 PM, as the
Advancement Project and Firelight Media presents “The Black Panthers: Vanguard
of the Revolution” film screening and Q&A moderated by Advancement Project
General Counsel and Managing Director Edward A. Hailes, Jr. with producer
Laurens Grant. Admission open to the public on a first come, first served
basis. Tickets are $9. Visit http://www.advancementproject.org/page/s/panthers.
61] – The next 30th anniversary event is a Wine & Cheese reception on
Sat., Sept. 19 at Chuck and Pat Frascati’s house, 9110 Topwood Court, Baltimore
21234, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. This event is free. And the only “purpose” is
socializing with fellow chapter members and friends of Pax Christi Baltimore. Email Chuck Michaels
[mailto:cwmichaels@igc.org].
62] –PSR
is organizing the Climate Health Summit: Creating Health Leaders on Climate
Change. Are you interested in training on the health threats of climate change
and the health benefits we’ll receive if we take action now? The conference
takes place on Sun., Sept. 20, and on Mon., Sept. 21 educate our legislators at
the Capitol. Please join experts to learn about climate change communications
and climate solutions. On Sat., Sept. 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, PSR is
hosting the Gala for Peace and Health at the Austrian Embassy, 3524
International Ct. NW, WDC 20008. Go to https://secure.psr.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1898&ea.campaign.id=39668&ea_redirect=true&sessionId=6ea0c72a-9d18-43d5-8372-6b4c158f698b.
63] --
The
National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance is planning an action on September
22 in the D.C. area. We will gather at 10 AM in Rep. Paul Ryan’s office to
challenge him 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 for a
rally in Murrow Park, before arriving 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. Call
410-366-1637 or email mobuszewski at verizon.net.
64] --
The
Washington Peace Center has a progressive calendar & activist alert!
Consider signing up to receive its weekly email: info@washingtonpeacecenter.org.
65] -- If you would like
to get rid of books, videos, DVDs or records, contact Max at 410-366-1637 or
mobuszewski at verizon.net.
66] -- Can you use any
book shelves? Contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at verizon.net.
67] -- 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.
68] – 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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