46] Rethinking UN Security
Council Resolution 1540 – Oct. 29
47] Animal
advocacy – Oct. 29
48] Housing
for All – Oct. 29
49] Burning
a Buddhist Temple – Oct. 29
50] BUILD ONE BALTIMORE – Oct. 29
51] Film CHE – PART 1 – Oct. 29
52] Phyllis Bennis on ISIS – Oct. 29
53] Pledge of Resistance meeting – Oct. 29
54] Book
STAND YOUR GROUND – Oct. 29
55] Peace vigil at White House – Oct. 30
56] Women in Pakistan – Oct. 30
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46] – There is a workshop, cosponsored by the Stimson Center and the Washington Foreign Law Society, in cooperation with ISS, entitled Nonproliferation in a Noncompliant World: Rethinking UN Security Council Resolution 1540 at the Stimson Center, 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, 8th Floor, WDC 20036, on Thurs., Oct. 29 from 9 to 11:30 AM. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GiQiowSVWBSunkDjm47PgeEqIgPF2wbkk4a_DFXcFY0/viewform.
The U.N. Security Council adopted resolution 1540 in 2004 partly
as a response to revelations about black market nuclear networks that affected
proliferation and highlighted also the potential terrorism risks. The
implementation of the resolution, which calls for criminalization of possession
and transfer of weapons of mass destruction, is facilitated by the 1540
Committee, whose mandate was extended until 2021. The Security Council
required a comprehensive review of the resolution in 2016. As part of this
effort, former U.N. 1540 experts gathered their thoughts on the challenges
related to implementing the resolution. This event will present some of these
thoughts and solicit input from broader civil society on how efforts can be
improved. In breakout groups, lawyers, researchers, policymakers, students,
NGOs will be able to discuss among themselves and with the experts issues that
may range from strategic trade controls to harmonization of criminal penalties
to new approaches for capacity building. Resulting ideas will be shared with
the Security Council’s 1540 Committee. Current & Former 1540 U.N.
experts will be featured, including the work of the South Africa-based
Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and its forthcoming publication of the former
experts’ ideas. Copies of the publication and a light breakfast will be
available.
47] – Mark your calendars, animal advocates! You're invited to special animal advocacy meetings across Maryland this fall to discuss hot topics—including puppy mills and dog fighting—and give you insider tips on how you can make Maryland a more humane state. On Thurs., Oct. 29 from 6 to 7:30 PM at the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS), 301 Stockholm St., Baltimore. The special guests include Jen Brause of BARCS and Katie Flory of Maryland SPCA and the Baltimore Mayor's Anti Animal Abuse Commission. RSVP at http://www.aspca.org/fight-cruelty/advocacy-center/maryland-were-coming-your-town-fall?ms=em_ade_MD-advocate-for-animals-meetings-article-advocacy-alert-20151026&initialms=em_ade_MD-advocate-for-animals-meetings-article-advocacy-alert-20151026&utm_source=MD-advocate-for-animals-meetings-article-advocacy-alert-20151026&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=advocacy. Contact Chloe Waterman at chloe.waterman@aspca.org.
48] – Support
CNHED’s efforts on behalf of affordable housing and community economic
development in the District of Columbia and help raise 15% of their operating
budget at Room & Board, 1840 14th St., WDC on Thurs., Oct. 29 from 6:30 to
8:30 PM. This year’s event will celebrate CNHED’s successful Housing For All
Campaign, and notably the $100 million for the Housing Production Trust Fund.
It is through the lens of historic budget victories that CNHED envisions a bold
approach to fostering just and equitable community development solutions that
address the needs and aspirations of low- and moderate-income District
residents. To get information about ticket prices, go to https://www.cnhed.org/.
49] – There
is a forum focusing on Buddhists on Thurs., Oct. 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM in GW
Dworetzky Auditorium, # 103, Funger Hall, 2201 G St. NW, WDC. The forum
will provide a space for interfaith dialogue, with a particular focus on
religious tolerance and the burning of Buddhist temples in Bangladesh. There
will be a panel discussion followed by questions from the audience. Discuss the
political, cultural, and religious implications of this conflict and ways that
stakeholders in religious conflicts can overcome them. The panelists will
represent the U.S. State Department, the Islamic Society of North America, the
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the Embassy of Bangladesh,
the Hindu-American Foundation and a representative from a Buddhist Temple. The
forum is co-sponsored by the Council of Churches of Greater Washington and the
George Washington University Protestant Campus Ministry Association. Sign up
for the event at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/forum-on-religious-liberty-the-burning-of-temples-in-bangladesh-tickets-19179020968.
50] – BUILD
ONE BALTIMORE-- A City With Jobs; A City for Youth; A City that's Safe: A City
that Votes; and A City for All. Join BUILD at Zion Baptist Church, 1700
N. Caroline St., Baltimore 21213, to ratify this agenda on Thurs., Oct. 29 at 7
PM. Try to arrive at 6:45 PM. BUILD is planning a city wide voter
registration drive. Vote to make change.
51] – Come
to The Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 1099 30th St. NW, WDC,
on Thurs., Oct. 29 at 7 PM to see the film CHE, Part 1. This month marked
48 years since the revolutionary hero Che Guevara was assassinated in Bolivia.
In his honor, the Latin American Film Club is proud to present one of the most
acclaimed movies about his life, a 2008 film directed by Steven Soderbergh and
featuring Benicio del Toro. The film portrays events from the life of Ernesto “Che”
Guevara that are unknown to many, from the beginning of the Cuban Revolution to
two years after the overthrow of the dictator Batista. Professor Piero
Gleijeses of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at
Johns Hopkins University will offer remarks after the film. Professor Gleijeses
is an expert on Cuban and U.S. foreign policy. He wrote a book “The Cuban
Drumbeat: Castro's Worldview,” published in 2009.
52] – Come
to the Potter's House 1658 Columbia Rd. NW, WDC, on Thurs., Oct. 29 from 7 to 9
PM to hear Phyllis Bennis, a Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies and of
the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She writes and speaks widely on US
wars and foreign policy and is the author of numerous books including “Understanding
the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict” and “Before & After: US Foreign Policy
and the War on Terror.” She plays a leading role in US and global movements
against wars and occupation. The US is back at war. A new version of what
was once known as George W. Bush's “global war on terror” has become the
central component of American foreign policy. The US/NATO assault on Libya in
2011, thousands of troops on the ground in Iraq, plans to keep combat troops in
Afghanistan, drone wars rising in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and elsewhere—and
now new air wars are underway against ISIS and others in Iraq, Syria and
perhaps beyond.
In this
newest addition to Interlink’s wide-ranging Understanding Global Issues series,
Phyllis Bennis asks and answers the basic questions facing so many Americans:
What is ISIS? Why are they so violent? Should Obama have kept troops in Iraq?
Is ISIS the same as al-Qaeda? Can you really go to war against terror? How
should the US respond to ISIS violence? What dangers lie ahead? Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1492429494386950/.
53] – The
Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore now meets on Thursdays at 7:30 PM, and the
meetings take place at Max’s residence. There will be a meeting on
Thurs., Oct. 29 at 7:30 PM. The agenda will include Freddie Gray & local
organizing, killer drones and Obama, the Drone Report, the presidential debate,
the oppression of the Palestinians and the unending wars. Call 410-366-1637 or
email mobuszewski at verizon.net.
54] – On
Thurs., Oct. 29 at 7:30 PM @ Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W. North
Ave., Baltimore 21201, Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, an Episcopal priest,
presents “Stand Your Ground.” She is a professor of religion at Goucher
College, who will speak about her new book on injustices perpetrated on the
black community and her response as a mother, an African American and a person
of faith. Dr. Douglas examines the myths and narratives underlying a
'stand-your-ground' culture, taking seriously the social as well as the
theological questions raised by this and similar events, from Ferguson to
Staten Island. She has written at least four books. Call 443-602-7585. Go
to http://www.redemmas.org.
55] – On
Fri., Oct. 30 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! This vigil will take place at
the White House on Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contract Art @ artlaffin@hotmail.com or at
202-360-6416.
56] – Go
to ICC 270, Georgetown University, 37th and O Sts. NW, WDC 20057 on Fri., Oct.
30 at 12:30 PM as author Anita M. Weiss will speak about her book “Interpreting
Islam, Modernity, and Women's Rights in Pakistan.” She analyzes the resultant "culture
wars" that are visibly ripping Pakistan apart, as groups talk past one
another - each confidant that they are the proprietors of culture and
interpreters of religion while others are misrepresenting it. Myriad
constituencies are grappling with reinterpreting women's rights. This
book analyzes the Government of Pakistan's attempt to understand what constitutes
women's rights. Visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/interpreting-islam-modernity-and-womens-rights-in-pakistan-with-dr-anita-weiss-tickets-19122441738
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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