Baltimore Activist Alert Nov. 29 –December 1, 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]
“How
Are We Treating Ex-offenders” -- Nov. 29
7]
March
for the Climate –
Nov. 29
8] Pentagon
Vigil – Nov. 30
9] Support the memory of Freddie Gray – Nov. 30
10] Marc
Steiner on WEAA – Nov. 30 – Dec. 4
11] Say no
to privatization –
Nov. 30
12] Giving Tuesday – Dec. 1
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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. 29
hear the address “How Are We Treating Ex-offenders.” Do Ex-Offenders
really get a second chance? Are we aware of the collateral consequences of
incarceration? Are we aware of our personal biases against returning citizens?
What can we do to ensure that returning citizens regain their full rights?
Monica Cooper is a graduate of the University of Baltimore and a proud
member of the International Honor Society of two year colleges Phi Theta Kappa.
As the Co-founder of Maryland Justice Project she has work tirelessly to change
the conversation around incarceration and the justice system in the United
States. Call 410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
7]
– The weekend before the Paris climate talks, all around the world people will
be coming together in massive global weekend of action that will make sure
global heads of state know that the entire world expects them to take nothing
less than dramatic action to shut down the fossil fuel industry and build the
renewable energy we need. Be in D.C. for a creative, art-filled action just
outside the White House! This event is part of the Global Climate March. On
Nov. 30, world leaders meet in Paris to start negotiating the next global
climate deal. That’s why, the day before, people around the world will take to
the streets and push leaders at every level of government to commit to 100%
clean energy. Together, we can push the world towards a climate deal that gets us
off dirty energy and unleashes clean energy for all. Let's make history!
Go to the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC 20500, on Sun., Nov. 29
at 2 PM. Go to https://secure.avaaz.org/en/event/globalclimatemarch/Global_Climate_March_Washington_DC#map-location.
There is a carpool to D.C. leaving at noon from the Broken
Land WEST Park and Ride at MD 32 & Broken Land Pkwy. Sign up to
be part of our group which carpools from Columbia MD to the Greenbelt Metro and
then to the White House. RSVP with your name and cell phone number -- hococlimatechange@gmail.com. See www.hococlimatechange.org/events/MD-DC-Events.
8]
-- 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. 30, 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.
9]
– The Peoples Power Assembly is calling for action. On Mon., Nov. 30
starting at 8:30 AM protest at the police trial in the Freddie Gray case at the
Baltimore City Circuit Courthouses, 100 N. Calvert St., Baltimore 21202.
The protest will continue through the day. Also join the rally at 5:30
PM. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1673775362838354/.
10]
– 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.
11]
– You are needed on Mon., Nov. 30 to Say No to Privatizing DLC. Don’t say
good bye to 350 Union Jobs, or let $35 Million in annual revenue slip
away. PACK THE HOUSE. Protect jobs and county on Mon., Nov. 30. Sign in
at 6:15 PM in the 3rd Floor Hearing Room, Stella Werner Council Office Bldg.,
100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850. Enjoy pizza and drinks
beforehand. RSVP at http://www.mcgeo.org/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/form_page.cfm&formID=70630.
Email Alicia Valentin at avalentin@mcgeo.org.
12
– Tuesday, Dec. 1 is Giving Tuesday. Support the Washington Peace Center,
1525 Newton St. NW, WDC. Start the giving season by supporting peace and
justice in D.C. Become a sustaining donor to the Peace Center at $10 or $20 a
month and sustain this work for another year. Plus, you’ll get an awesome WPC
t-shirt AND a free ticket to the Activist Awards in March! Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1644284115843603/.
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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