Baltimore Activist Alert Nov. 15 - 20, 2015
"I
speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in
this war is ours.
The
initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.
Friends,
this list and other email documents which I send out are done under the
auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center. Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com.
If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send
contributions to BNC, 325 East 25th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Max
Obuszewski can be reached at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski [at] verizon.net.
1] Books, buttons and
stickers
2] Web site for info on
federal legislation
3] Join Nonviolent
Resistance lists
4] Buy coffee through HoCoFoLa
5] Two friends are looking to buy a house in Baltimore
6] “Stone Salad & Soup Fall Festival” – Nov. 15
7] "Pay It No Mind: The Life and Times
of Marsha P. Johnson” – Nov. 15
8] Before
play about Rwanda, hear from Peace Corps volunteers -- Nov 15
Mosaic Board meet-and-greet – Nov. 17
9] Film “This Changes
Everything” – Nov. 15
10] Energy,
Health, & Climate Expo –
Nov. 15
11] Intellect of Insurrection – Nov. 15
12] Pentagon Vigil – Nov. 16
13] Arab-American lobbying – Nov. 16
14] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Nov. 16 – Nov. 20
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1] – Buttons, bumperstickers and books are available. “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions”
stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-366-1637.
2] – To obtain information how your federal legislators
voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/.
Congressional toll-free numbers
are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible
at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.
3] – THE ORGANIZING LIST will be the primary
decision-making mechanism of the National Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance
[NCNR]. It will be augmented by
conference calls and possibly in-person meetings as needed. It will
consist of 1 or 2 representatives from each local, regional, or national
organization (not coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry out the
NCNR campaign of facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to the war
in Iraq
To
join the ORGANIZING List, please send your name, group affiliation, city and
email address to mobuszewski at Verizon.net. Different local chapters of a national organization are
encouraged to subscribe.
THE NOTICES LIST will include only notices
of NCNR actions and related information and is open to any interested person to
subscribe. It will be
moderated to maintain focus & will include periodic notices about getting
involved in NCNR national organizing. To join the NOTICES List, send an email message to ncnrnotices-subscribe@lists.riseup.net. You
will get a confirmation message once subscribed. If you have problems,
please write to the list manager at ncnrnotices-admin@lists.riseup.net.
4] – You can help safeguard human rights
and fragile ecosystems through your purchase of HOCOFOLA Café Quetzal. Bags of
ground coffee or whole beans can be ordered by mailing in an order form. Also
note organic cocoa and sugar are for sale. For more details and to
download the order form, go to http://friendsoflatinamerica.typepad.com/hocofola/2010/02/hocofola-cafe-quetzal-order-form-2010.html.
The coffee comes in one-pound bags.
Fill out the form and mail it with a check made out to
HOCOFOLA on or before the second week of the month. Be sure you indicate
ground or beans for each type of coffee ordered. Send it to Francine
Sheppard at 5639B, Harpers Farm Rd., Columbia 21044. The coffee will arrive
some time the following week and you will be notified where to pick it up.
Contact Francine at 410-992-7679 or FrancineMSW@aol.com.
5] – Janice and Max are looking to buy a house in
Baltimore. Let Max know if you have any
leads—410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at Verizon dot net.
6] – Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 306
W. Franklin St., Suite 102, Baltimore 21201-4661, meets on Sundays, and
generally there is a speaker and discussion from 10:30 AM to noon. On Nov.
15
participate in the “Stone Salad & Soup Fall Festival.” Celebrate the brisk days of autumn, at this
Fall Festival. Gather together to feast, and delight in the bounty and beauty
of autumn. Sign up for various fall fare the next three Sundays. Think of all
the wonderful foods in season, beets, and cauliflower, dates and grapes even
persimmons, pomegranates and tangerines are at their ripest. Plan to wear your
most comfortable clothing, even cozy flannel. Dress in the colors of fall
including, burnt oranges, butternut, walnut, and scarlet or burgundy, and many
more. The program will be led by Mary B., Thomas Higdon, and Karen Elliott.
Contact Mary Beth Sodus to volunteer or for more information at Marybethsodus@gmail.com. Call 410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
7] – HIPS, 906 H St. NE, WDC, on Sun.,
Nov. 15 from 2 to 5 PM, as part of the Trans Week of Action, will be hosting a screening of "Pay It
No Mind: The Life and Times of Marsha P. Johnson.” After the screening there
will be a discussion entitled "Know Your Rights" with HIPS' legal
fellow. This will include an overview of Trans rights in DC, with a heavy focus
on the current state of Trans sex work in DC.
Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/547757782043613/.
8] –
See
the play UNEXPLORED INTERIOR: THIS IS RWANDA: THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THE
EARTH by Jay O. Sanders and directed by Derek Goldman in the Atlas Theater, 1333
H St. NE, WDC 20002, through Sun., Nov. 29.
Mosaic Theater launches its inaugural season with a
world-premiere epic about the madness and majesty of Rwanda. Raymond, an
African film student at NYU enthralled with the mysteries of Alfred Hitchcock,
is compelled by a mentor's death to return to Rwanda to uncover a deeper horror
story: the roots of violence that have destroyed his family, including his
beloved grandfather, a Tutsi master storyteller whose legacy Raymond seeks to
redeem. The ghosts of King Leopold and Mark Twain intertwine with other
plotlines. Go to https://atlasarts.secure.force.com/ticket#details_a0Si0000007RFegEAG. Email Mosaic Theater Company of DC at <mosaic@mosaictheater.org>.
On
Sun. Nov 15 at 3 PM, one hour before the 4 PM performance, hear from a Returning Peace Corps
Volunteers Panel in the Atlas Lobby. On Tues., Nov 17 at 7 PM, a half-hour
prior to the performance, come to a Mosaic Board meet-and-greet in the Atlas
Lobby.
9] – The Baltimore
Green Forum [baltimoregreenforum@gmail.com] is co-sponsoring this special event
and providing the venue on Sun., Nov. 15 for a film screening and discussion
from 4 to 6 :00 PM and a roundtable discussion from 6 to 6:30 PM at the
Maryland Presbyterian Church, 1105 Providence Road, Towson 21286. The film “This Changes Everything” is based
on Naomi Klein's book of same name.
The
Baltimore Green Forum seeks to educate and stimulate dialogue about what humans
can do to make modern civilization more sustainable, including adjusting to
finite resource limits and preserving biodiversity and a healthy environment.
We do this through 8 monthly meetings a year. The topics are far ranging. They
vary from local to planetary and from philosophical to scientific to very
practical.
10] – Come to the First
Trinity Lutheran Church, 309 E. St. NW, WDC, on Sun., Nov. 15 at 7 PM for the
talk about the National Mobilization against TPP, TTIP, and TiSA happening from
November 14-18 in Washington recognizes "free trade" agreements as
tools of Western/US Empire that are upheld and enforced by extreme violence and
force. Go to flushthetpp.org/fallrising/.
On this panel hear
from leading human rights activists and intellectuals including Herman Wainggai
who escaped an Indonesian jail. He will discuss the genocide occurring in west
Papua as a result of Indonesia occupation. He will talk about how
"free trade" and investment agreements contributed to the
militarization of the region. See Herman's profile here:http://dfait.federalrepublicofwestpapua.org/personnel/herman-wainggai/.
11] – On Sun., Nov. 15 at 7:30 PM @ Red Emma's Bookstore
Coffeehouse, 30 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201, hear Richard Gilman-Opalsky on the Intellect of
Insurrection. He argues that revolt is a form of philosophy from below, which
carries and conveys more critical content than what is conventionally called
philosophy. But, how is philosophy done by other means than philosophy? What is
the intellect of insurrection?
Gilman-Opalsky’s work aims to take seriously the communicative content
of recent revolts, from Greece, to North Africa, to Turkey, to Brazil, to the
US, and elsewhere. He is an Associate Professor of Political Philosophy at the
University of Illinois, Springfield and is author of three books. Call 443-602-7585. Go to http://www.redemmas.org.
12] -- There is a weekly Pentagon Peace
Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro
stop. The next vigil is Mon., Nov. 9, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy
Day Catholic Worker. Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call
202-882-9649. The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro
entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind
bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro. By Metro, take
Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the
Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to
protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off
at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary
Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army
Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr., and there is
meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these
spots begin at 8 AM. No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds.
Restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S.
Fern and Army Navy Dr.
13] – At East Capitol
St. NE & First St. SE (US Capitol building), WDC, on Mon., Nov., 16 from
9:30 AM to 4 PM, join the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
(ADC) and the Coalition of Palestinian American Organizations (CPAO) for day of
advocacy on Capitol Hill! The ADC-CPAO Advocacy day is a great opportunity
for Arab-Americans to participate directly in our democracy by learning about
issues that affect the Arab-American community and then going out and meeting
with members of the U.S. Congress who have the power to shape these issues. The
advocacy day will kick off with a Congressional Briefing in the U.S. House of
Representatives. Briefing panelists will discuss topics including Ending
U.S. Weapons to Israel, Addressing Israeli border discrimination targeting
Arab-Americans, and Seeking Justice for Alex Odeh.
Following the panel
briefing, advocacy day participants will meet with Congress to advocate on
issues of importance to the Arab-American community, including issues discussed
in the briefing. Come prepared to meet with your U.S. Representative and
Senators. Congress needs to hear from the diverse voices of the Arab-American
community. The day will conclude with a debriefing at 3:30 PM to
allow advocacy day participants to report back on their congressional meetings.
Go to
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aCn6H9JIgiOAvkmX9mF2qbGYpJYbzXQqqtihpHxWdbA/viewform.
14] – The Marc Steiner Show airs Monday
through Friday from 10 AM to noon on WEAA 88.9 FM, The Voice of the Community,
or online at www.weaa.org. The call-in number is 410-319-8888, and
comments can also be sent by email to steinershow@gmail.com. All shows are also
available as podcasts at www.steinershow.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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