19]
Voting Rights Act –
Oct. 6
20] New Jim Crow – Oct. 6
21]
Letelier-Moffitt Human
Rights Awards – Oct. 6
22] Peace vigil –
Oct. 6
23]
Dreaming Radical
Resistance – Oct. 6
24] Race & politics
– Oct. 6
25] Black Lives Spokes Council – Oct. 6
26] Vigil against JHU’s drone research – Oct. 6
27] Peace Academy courses – Oct. 6
28]
Refugees in Europe –
Oct. 7
29] Larry Egbert tells his story
– Oct. 7
30] Fundraising workshop – Oct. 7
31] Latino Heritage Month – Oct.
7
32] Novel: activist goes
underground – Oct. 7
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19]
– The Center for
American Progress and the American Constitution Society will host Ari Berman,
Laughlin McDonald, and Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) in a panel discussion on the
history of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the current state of voting rights in
America at the Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor, WDC, on
Tues., Oct. 6 from 9:30 AM to 11 AM. Introductory remarks will be given
by Katie O’Connor, director of policy development and programming at the
American Constitution Society, and the panel will be moderated by Julie
Fernandes of the Open Society Foundations. Largely seen as the one of the
greatest achievements of the civil rights movement, the Voting Rights Act, or
VRA, of 1965 enfranchised voters throughout America by outlawing measures taken
by states to limit African American participation in the democratic process.
The legislation was widely heralded as a colossal victory for communities of
color and did more to empower African Americans than perhaps any law since the
Fourteenth Amendment. Yet, in 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court gutted a critical
provision of the law and effectively rendered a significant portion of the act
toothless. Now, just months after the 50th anniversary of the VRA, renewed
conservative efforts to limit voting rights demonstrate that the nation needs
new laws to guarantee access for all Americans to the most fundamental pillar
of U.S. democracy. Contact Tanya S. Arditi at tarditi@americanprogress.org or
202.741.6258.
20]
– For
generations, the people most directly impacted by different forms of racial and
economic oppression have led the movements to end those various permutations of
discrimination. Today, formerly incarcerated people and people with criminal
records are leading the fight to end mass criminalization and the New Jim Crow.
Come and have lunch with one of these emerging leaders fighting for the
restoration of the human rights of people with criminal records in the IPS
Conference Room, 1112 16th St. NW, Suite 600, WDC, on Tues., Oct. 6 from 12:30
to 1:30 PM.
21] -- On
Sept. 21, 1976, agents of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet detonated a car
bomb that killed IPS colleagues Orlando Letelier, a former Chilean diplomat and
director of the Transnational Institute, and Ronni Karpen Moffitt, an IPS
development associate, in Washington, DC. Each year in October the
Institute for Policy Studies hosts the Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards
to honor these fallen colleagues while celebrating new champions of the
human rights movement from the United States and abroad. 2015 marks the 39th
Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards. IPS will lift up the outstanding
work of Daryl Atkinson and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and
Almudena Bernabeu and the Center for Justice and Accountability at the Carnegie
Institution for Science, 1530 P St. NW, WDC 20005, on Tues., Oct. 6 from 5:30
to 9 PM. Go to http://act.ips-dc.org/site/Calendar?id=100461&view=Detail.te.
Call 202-787-5272.
22] – Each Tuesday from
4:30 - 5:30 PM, the Catholic Peace Fellowship-Philadelphia for peace in
Afghanistan and Iraq gathers at the Suburban Station, 16th St. & JFK
Blvd., at the entrance to Tracks 3 and 4 on the mezzanine. The next
vigil is Oct. 6. Call 215-426-0364.
23] – On Tues.., Oct. 6 at to 6 PM at the Hotel
Indigo, 24 W. Franklin St., be a part of Dreaming Radical Resistance: Defining
Black LGBTQ Liberation. Marriage Equality is now law of the land. Yet 40%
of all homeless youth identify as LGBTQ, 17 Trans* women of color have been
murdered in 2015 alone, and reports of police brutality are rising. As we
continue to fight for social justice, this panel will ask how we can build a
definition of freedom that truly leaves no one in our community behind. The
SpeakFire! Series is a brave space for Black LGBTQ folks and allies to reflect
on our histories of great resistance and love.
The
Center for Black Equity-Baltimore, STAR TRACK Adolescent Health Program at
University of Maryland, GLSEN Baltimore, Black Trans*Advocacy, Sistas of the
“T”, and FreeState Legal Project have partnered together to host these panels
with the understanding that all black lives matter. Contact Saida at sagostini@freestatelegal.org or
410.625.5428. See www.freestatelegal.org.
24] – On Tues., Oct. 6
at 6:30 PM at Busboys and Poets, 14th & V Sts. (2021 14th St. NW), WDC,
join April Ryan, Washington Bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks and
author of “The Presidency in Black and White,” for a discussion of race in
relation to politics, the news, and American culture, past and present—with
special focus on the recent rise in racial incidents, their origins, and
possible solutions.
Ryan
will moderate a panel of distinguished writers including: Paul Butler, a former
federal prosecutor, author of “Let’s Get Free,” and currently a law professor
at Georgetown University; Michael Eric Dyson, Georgetown professor of
sociology, and author of sixteen books, including Can You Hear Me Now? and
April 4, 1968; and Joy-Ann Reid, National Correspondent for NBC/MSNBC, former
managing editor of TheGrio.com, and author of “Fracture,” a profile of the
Democratic Party in the age of the Clintons and Obama. See http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/race-america-today-panel-discussion-april-ryan-paul-butler-michael-eric-dyson-and-joy-ann.
25] – At 1525 Newton St.
NW, WDC, on Tues., Oct. 6 from 6:30 to 9 PM, attend the 5th DC Movement for
Black Lives SpokesCouncil. This meeting is open to solidarity groups, and
organizations can send two representatives. Read the “5 Pillars of White
Supremacy in DC” to gain a better understanding of the group. This
meeting will focus on debriefs from the subcommittees and planning for
November's week of action. From 6:30 to 7 PM, this is for unaffiliated
individuals to get connected to organization. The Spokes will meet from 7
to 9 PM. Email wellexaminedlife@gmail.com.
26]
– On Tues., Oct. 6 there will not be a protest against JHU's drone
research, as the Pledge of Resistance intends to gather outside the Meyerhoff
Symphony Hall, 1212
Cathedral St, Baltimore 21201. An alleged war
criminal is part of the Baltimore Speakers Series: Leon Panetta. Panetta is
scheduled to speak at 8 PM. After serving in the U.S. House of
Representatives for 16 years, President Clinton selected Panetta as
Director of the Office of Management and Budget in 1993, and then in
1994 appointed him White House Chief of Staff. President
Obama selected Panetta to run the CIA in 2009, and later he was
Secretary of War from 2011–2013. We will protest Panetta from 7 to 8 PM
to condemn war, killer drone strikes and income inequality. RSVP to Max at
410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at Verizon dot net.
27] – The Peace Academy
has four course offerings ranging from family peace-keeping strategies to
nonviolent communication tactics. Each is to be conducted at The Perry School,
128 M St. NW, WDC, or interested parties can arrange a course at their
particular sites. Registration can be completed online at www.lffp.org or by contacting MJ Park at mjpeace@gmail.com or 240-838-4549. Details for the first
course is listed below.
Course
I: Live Teach, Peace Teach has three sessions: 1] Growing peace from within on
Tues., Oct. 6 from 7 to 8:30 PM; 2] Using multi-sensory tools to teach
peacemaking on Tues., Oct. 13 from 7 to 8:30 PM; and 3] Disarming one's heart
and resolving a conflict on Tues., Oct. 20 from 7 to 8:30 PM. The
cost is $45 per session or $120 for all three.
28] – Come to American University, Kay
Lounge, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC, on Wed., Oct. 7 at noon, as the Kay
Spiritual Life Center strives to provide forums for students to explore
contemporary issues of ethical concern. Their signature lunch-time lecture
series, Table Talks, brings together the University and wider D.C. communities
several times each semester to reflect upon the pressing issues of the
twenty-first century. Their next upcoming series about refugees in Europe
will be moderated by SIS Professor Hrach and sponsored by the Office of
University Chaplain, with the following speakers: Ali E. Erol, professor in the
School of International Service at American University, Susan Fratzke, a
Policy Analyst and Program Coordinator with MPI's International Program,
where she primarily works with the Transatlantic Council on Migration, and
Nancy Iris, the Deputy Director of the Office of Europe, Central Asia, and
the Americas in the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, U.S.
Department of State. Lunch will be provided. RSVP at kslu@american.edu or 202-885-3321.
29] – On Wed., Oct. 7 starting at 7 PM, hear Beginnings and Endings: Stories
about birth and death, creation and destruction, sparks and flame-outs at the
Senator Theatre, 5904 York Rd., Baltimore 21212. Dr. Larry Egbert will be one
of the participants, telling a seven minute story. The Creative Alliance kicks
off its 10th Anniversary Season with a night of true, personal tales at the Art
Deco gem that is the Senator. Start with drinks and live music from chamber
rock band Community Center.
At 8 PM, hear the Stoop Stories. A Stoop 3-show Season Pass is $55,
and it can be purchased at http://brownpapertickets.com/event/2220417.
Buy a single ticket for $20 at http://brownpapertickets.com/event/2220399.
All seats are general admission. You can buy
tickets at 1-800-838-3006. Got a true, personal tale to tell for this --
or any -- Stoop show? Email three sentences summarizing your story to info@stoopstorytelling.com. Give a
beginning, middle and end.
30] – Come to the Washington Peace Center,
1525 Newton St. NW, WDC, on Wed., Oct. 7 from 7 to 9 PM for a fundraising
workshop. This interactive workshop will discuss
why grassroots fundraising matters, dispel myths about who
gives, and help us get over our fears in fundraising. It will focus
on strategies for end-of-the-year fundraising and components of an annual
grassroots fundraising plan.
This
training is part of the DC Trainers’ Network's monthly program, which is a
structured, interactive space where people can share skills and
gain confidence in their training abilities and everybody is both a teacher and
a learner. RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/622578941217326/.
31] – On Wed., Oct. 7 from 7 to 10 PM, on
behalf of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission, celebrate Hispanic Heritage
Month and recognize the important contributions of Hispanic and Latino
Americans. GHRC will be hosting an evening of great music and food at
Haydee’s Restaurant, 3102 Mt. Pleasant St. NW, WDC, where you’ll have the
opportunity to meet other supporters and learn more about the work of GHRC. The
restaurant is generously donating a portion of sales from the night to
GHRC. Contact GHRC Board Member Janet Hernandez at janet.hdez@gmail.com.
32] – On Wed., Oct. 7 at
7:30 PM @ Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W. North Ave., Baltimore
21201, Diana Block presents her book “Clandestine Occupations - An
Imaginary History” on Wednesday October 7, 7:30PM @ Red Emma's. When San
Francisco activist Luba Gold goes underground in 1984 to support the Puerto
Rican Independence movement, a far-flung network of women is confronted with
the risks of prison, the terrible costs of betrayal, and the exhilarating
possibilities of love through struggle. Based on lived experience, Diana
Block's bold new novel spans two generations of radical women, their lovers,
children and friends. This is revolutionary feminism in epic form, from the
passions of Solidarity to the awakenings of Occupy and even beyond--to a
beautifully imagined insurgency of the Future. Block has been an activist since
the 1970s and a founding member of San Francisco Women Against Rape, Prairie
Fire Organizing Committee, and California Coalition for Women Prisoners. She is
the author of the memoir “Arm the Spirit: A Woman’s Journey Underground and
Back.” 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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