45] Action for Climate justice – Sept. 24
46]
Collect
climate petitions – Sept. 24
47] Discuss economic issues
– Sept. 24
48] Discuss Ferguson – Sept. 24
49] Workers coops – Sept. 24
50]
Washington Peace Center volunteer orientation – Sept. 24
51] Human
rights in Mexico – Sept. 24
45]
– Come to the
National Mall between 4th & 7th Sts. NW, WDC, on Thurs., Sept. 24 at 7
AM. On this historic day, as Pope Francis addresses a joint session of
Congress, gather in support of his call for urgent action to address the
climate crisis and create a new future of economic equality, social justice,
and environmental equity. It is our Moral Duty to Take Action for Climate
Justice, Now! President Obama: Commit to a binding international climate treaty
and pledge drastic reductions in carbon emissions – doubling the current U.S.
commitment – to ensure a livable planet. The U.S. Congress: promptly
ratify a strong climate treaty and pass legislation that will facilitate a
responsible, just and worker-friendly transition from a dirty fossil-fuel
economy to one powered by clean, safe renewable energy. To the People:
Commit to making lifestyle changes that reflect an awareness of and respect for
all people and our shared global environment. Visit http://moralactiononclimate.org/index.php/2-uncategorised/1-join-us-for-climate.
On
Thurs., Sept. 24 from 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM on the National Mall join the Moral
Action on Climate Justice Rally, as Pope Francis addresses Congress. CREDO is
an activist organization, and we work with all kinds of allies who can help
advance our progressive agenda. In the tradition of our partnerships with
groups like J Street, American Friends Service Committee, Pax Christi, Council
on American-Islamic Relations, Catholics for Free Choice, Sojourners, Faithful
America and other progressive religious groups, we are inviting climate
activists in the DC area to support the Pope's plea for climate justice in
person.
The Pope's landmark encyclical Laudato Si' was a powerful moral call for action
against the urgent threat of climate change. It should especially be a
wakeup call to Republicans in congress who claim to seize the mantle of
religion even as their actions put the fossil fuel industry ahead of the safety
and well-being of all living things on Earth. At the rally, organizers will
broadcast the Pope's speech to Congress on a massive jumbotron so everyone can
follow along. After the speech, he'll come out of the Capitol and make an
appearance directly to the crowd gathered on the Mall. Rally
speakers include Archbishop Pedro Jimeno Barreto, Dolores Huerta, and Rev. Dr.
William Barber, and will feature musicians Moby, Natasha Bedingfield, and Sean
Paul. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/forms/moral-action-on-climate-rally-924?source=credo-action.
46]
– On Thurs., Sept. 24 from 7:30 AM to noon, can
you collect signatures on the Papal Climate Change Petition. If
available, contact Bob Cooke (cookerh1251@gmail.com) or Jason Miller (jason@franciscanaction.org) or copy petitions from https://catholicclimatemovement.global/ and bring a pen and clipboard to solicit
signatures in the John Marshall Place Park area (or elsewhere).
47]
–
Come to the R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center, 2730 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave.
SE, WDC 20032, on Thurs., Sept. 24 at 8:30 AM for the third in a series of
conversations about economic issues affecting individuals and families in the
community. This meeting will consider current research and best practices,
address what it means to be “unbanked” or “underbanked,” and discuss ways to
empower low- and moderate-income individuals in the District of Columbia.
Participants can expect a robust discussion about cross-sector credit
strategies that can contribute significantly to a more inclusive, equitable DC
economy.
Program
begins promptly at 9 AM. A networking lunch catered by Union Kitchen will be
served at noon. This event is hosted by Capital Area Asset Builders,
Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development, Comptroller of the
Currency, Corporation for Enterprise Development, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, and Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Visit
48]
–
Come to American University, Kay Lounge, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC, on
Thurs., Sept. 24 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM to meet Rev. Cori Bush, a leader of
nonviolent protests in Ferguson, a health professional, a Nursing Supervisor at
an area hospital, a pastor, and a mother of two teen boys, who has been harassed
and beaten repeatedly by police. She has received death threats, been evicted
from her home by a St. Louis corporation because her "grass was too
long", and followed by police nightly because she has demanded
transparency and integrity in governance and police operations. Also meet
Dr. Dave Ragland, a native of Ferguson who founded the Truthtelling Project.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/1153014774714753/.
49]
–
Be at the United Black Fund, 2500 MLK Jr. Ave, SE, WDC, on Thurs., Sept. 24 at
6 PM and hear about creating worker coops in DC. In spring of 2015, ONE DC
members traveled to Baltimore, New York City, and Philadelphia to visit and
learn from established worker-owned cooperatives. A Black Workers Center is a
Black resident-led space that seeks to create & maintain racial & economic
justice through popular education, direct action & the creation of
worker-owned alternatives. Go to http://www.onedconline.org/bwc_sept_24.
50]
–
Are you interested in fighting against war, racism, and supporting building a
stronger grassroots movement in DC? Are you interested in meeting other
activists and building a local community? If so, come out to the volunteer
orientation on Thurs., Sept. 24 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM at 1525 Newton St.,
WDC. RSVP to Darakshan Raja by sending an email with subject line: RSVP
for volunteer orientation at Darakshan@washingtonpeacecenter.org.
51]
– On Thurs., Sept. 24 at 7:30 PM @ Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W.
North Ave., Baltimore 21201, hear from Guadalupe Moshan Álvarez, a human
rights defender that works as the principal attorney that gives legal advice at
the front desk of the Fray Bartolomé Human Rights Center (FrayBa) in San
Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. As an indigenous, Tzotzil woman from
the highlands of Huixtan, Chiapas, Guadalupe knows well the context of
socio-political struggle against the political class' development plans that
threaten communities in her state. For this reason, she has been accompanying
indigenous communities in their pursuit of justice for over 10 years. In the
past year alone, Guadalupe attended to more than 1,300 denouncements of human
rights violations. The work she and her coworkers do is powerful, unique, and
inspiring. This 7-minute documentary gives a brief explanation of their work.
Call 443-602-7585. Go to http://www.redemmas.org.
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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