13] Urgent demo
against Gitmo – Nov.
30
14] Printing the
Bomb – Dec. 1
15] Protest Big Pharma – Dec. 1
16] Philadelphia
Peace Vigil – Dec. 1
17] Vigil against JHU’s drone research – Dec. 1
18] ACLU holiday party – Dec. 1
19] Lawyer Up at Red Emma’s – Dec. 1
20] Film FAIRNESS RISING – Dec. 1
21] Afghanistan’s
Future – Dec. 2
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13] – An
URGENT GUANTANAMO SOLIDARITY VIGIL is CALLED for noon on Mon., Nov. 30 at the
White House by Witness Against Torture. People of conscience will gather
to keep the lives of the Guantanamo captives, so unjustly held by the United
States, in the minds of the people. he prisoners’ agonizing confinement
has been decried by human rights activists and international lawyers around the
world. Members of Witness Against Torture recently went to Cuba to participate
in an international conference opposing the US Naval base at Guantanamo and
have been holding vigil the last several days outside the prison camp in
solidarity with those unjustly and indefinitely held. Contact Malachy
Kilbride, Witness Against Torture: 301 - 283-7627or malachykilbride@yahoo.com.
14] –On
Tues., Dec. 1 from 10:30 AM to noon, Tristan Volpe, Carnegie Endowment, Matthew
Kroenig, Georgetown University, and Bruce Goodwin, Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, will discuss "3-D Printing the Bomb? The Challenge for Nuclear
Nonproliferation" at the Carnegie Endowment,
1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC 20036. RSVP at http://carnegieendowment.org/events/forms/?fa=registration&event=5079&lang=en.
15] – Get
over to PhRMA HQ, 950 F St. NW, WDC, on Tues., Dec. 1 at noon as pharmaceutical
companies are charging unaffordable prices for new drugs and raising prices on
generic and current medications. There are new drugs to CURE Hepatitis C
in 3 months with few side effects yet it costs $80,000. Hepatitis C is a
deadly disease that disproportionately affects African American, Latino, and
Native people, many who are under- and uninsured, creating a racist impact. Many
insurance programs require doctors to treat people only when they have a severe
disease. States without expanded Medicaid will not cover this care, and
the Trans-Pacific Trade agreement protects drug company profits. Join the
Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association (MWPHA) and DC Fights Back. Email
kpomeran@gwu.edu or call
301-356-5087.
16] – 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 Dec. 1. Call 215-426-0364.
17] – Vigil
to say "No Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at 33rd & North
Charles Sts. Join this ongoing vigil on Dec. 1 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.
Call Max at 410-366-1637.
18] – Come
to the Laughing Man Tavern, 1306 G St. NW, WDC, on Tues., Dec. 1 from 6
to 8 PM and kick-off the holiday season with ACLU-DC as it partakes in
good food, drinks, and conversation. Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aclu-dc-holiday-gathering-tickets-19451131859.
19] – Catch
up on the Lawyer Up Series: Reducing Police in Schools on Tues. Dec. 1 at 6:30
PM @ Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W. North Ave., Baltimore
21201. Presented through a partnership between the Baltimore Algebra
Project and the Baltimore Action Legal Team, a panel will discuss the issues of
criminalization in schools (school to prison pipeline), how school police
operate in Baltimore, the rights of students in relation to police in schools
and on the street, and organizing around school policing. An open forum
for questions will conclude the event. The panel participants are Tara
Huffman, Director, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Program, Open Society
Institute-Baltimore, Jenny Egan, Asst. Public Defender with the Juvenile
Division of the Office of the Public Defender., and Tre Murphy, Organizer,
Baltimore BLOC. Call 443-602-7585. Go to http://www.redemmas.org.
20] – See
FAIRNESS RISING at the Potter's House, 1658 Columbia Rd. NW, WDC, on Tues.,
Dec. 1 at 7 PM. Washington D.C.’s Franklin Square is famous for its
hundreds of unhoused patrons who congregate there daily. Less known is the
stately building that haunts its eastern end: Franklin School, the shelter that
used to house them. Formed in response to the shelter’s closing, People for
Fairness coalition – an advocacy group made up of unhoused and formerly unhoused
men and women – sought to stand up for themselves and the city’s most
vulnerable, when they realized no one else would. Experience a year with these
amazing men and women as they architect two powerful events that silently shake
the city, portending an imminent political quake. They will stop at nothing
short of housing for all, but will the brutal winters that increasingly claim
the lives of their friends, family and those they serve silence their stride?
The film
is 30 minutes long and will be followed by a discussion by the filmmakers and
current People for Fairness members, moderated by Elizabeth Falcon from CNHED's
Housing For All Campaign. The discussion will include the film making process
as well as current activities and issues led by People For Fairness Coalition
and homeless self-advocates. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1492831051021571/.
21] – Catch
a Roundtable Discussion on Afghanistan's Future with General Jamal Abdul-Nasir
Sediqi, Deputy Minister of Interior, on Wed., Dec. 2 from 10 to 11:30 AM at the
Stimson Center, 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, 8th Floor, WDC 20036. RSVP
at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YPlsO0gd_0pg6dGbrYifE0HA9Fa0Eq48QfDxM-F7VrI/viewform.
General Jamal Abdul-Nasir Sediqi, Deputy Minister of Interior for Public
Protection Forces and Security Enterprises for the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan will provide his current perspective on the key challenges and
needs facing Afghanistan as foreign troops prepare to depart, including the
needs of the security services and areas for continued support from the U.S.
and international community. This event invitation is non transferrable and the
event is off the record. Also speaking are Amb. Ronald E. Neumann,
President, American Academy of Diplomacy. And Jason Campbell, Associate Policy
Analyst, RAND Corporation.
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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