Baltimore Activist Alert
December 6 - 11, 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]
“The Experience of Homelessness.” -- Dec. 6
7]
Rise
Up/End Mass Incarceration & Rally for Freddie Gray – Dec. 6 & 7
8] World Aids Day
Service – Dec. 6
9] Pentagon Vigil – Dec. 7
10] Marc Steiner
on WEAA – Dec. 7 – Dec. 11
11] Affirmative
Action debate – Dec. 7
12] Art in Exile – Dec. 7 – 10
13] Common Cause invitation – Dec. 7
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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 Dec. 6 hear the
address “The Experience of Homelessness.” Speakers who have personally
experienced homelessness will share their stories of that experience and talk
about ways that the general public can get involved in ending this injustice. A
panel of three speakers will be led by Bonnie Lane, who experienced homelessness
intermittently over 10 years in Michigan and Maryland. Ms. Lane is now a
legally filed candidate for Mayor of Baltimore in 2016.
The Baltimore
Area Faces of Homelessness Speakers’ Bureau is a collection of individuals
who have all experienced homelessness personally. Members of the Bureau will
share their personal experience of homelessness and talk about ways that we all
can fight to end this injustice. Call 410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
7] – On
Sun., Dec. 6 from 2 to 4 PM at the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore, 514 N.
Charles St., there will be a Rise Up/End Mass Incarceration Network
meeting. The trial of William Porter, the first police officer involved
in the murder of Freddie Gray, has begun. Gather on Mon., Dec. 7 at 5:30 PM in
front of the courthouse at Calvert and Fayette Sts. Call 917-776-4927 or Email bmoreriseupsmin@yahoo.com. Visit http://www.stopmassincarceration.net/.
8] – Your
presence is wanted at a World AIDS Day Worship Service. The focus will be
on HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa, and the guest speaker is Dr. Nomonde
Nolutshungu, the Health Minister, South African Embassy.
“If My people which are called by My name, shall humble themselves and pray,
and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from
heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2
Chronicles 7:14
The
service will be performed on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 3 PM at St. James
Memorial United Methodist Church, 1901 W. Lexington Street, Baltimore, Maryland
21223. The pastor is Rev. Dr. Iris Farabee-Lewis. The host of the
service is Rev. Dr. Mankekolo Mahlangu-Ngcobo, Life Restoration Ministries
founder & servant. Email mankekolo@aol.com.
9] --
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., Dec. 7, 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.
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] – On
Mon., Dec. 7 from noon to 1:30 PM, the Century Foundation, 1333 H St., 10th
Floor, WDC. 20005, you're invited to a debate about the future of affirmative
action in higher education. The issue of affirmative action will return to
center stage next week with the U.S. Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral
arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas II. Hear from a diverse panel of
experts as they debate key questions about the future of affirmative action.
Will the Supreme Court continue to push universities to consider alternatives
to racial preferences? What are the costs and benefits of new paths to
diversity? And could the court be influenced by recent protests on college
campuses across the country? Speakers will include Lia Epperson,
Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, American
University Washington College of Law. Former director, education law and policy
group, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund (LDF) and Lani Guinier,
Bennett Boskey Professor of Law, Harvard Law School. Email events@tcf.org. A light lunch will be served
at 11:30 AM. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-next-for-affirmative-action-in-higher-education-tickets-19658859177?utm_source=TCF+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=4c04c1ef00-CAP_Fisher_Event_Rick11_20_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e5457eab21-4c04c1ef00-92529845.
12] – Come
to 812 7th St. NW, WDC, on Mon., Dec. 7 at 3 PM through Thurs., Dec. 10 at 6 PM
for Art in Exile, a platform and community for artists across disciplines
living through times of tyranny, exile and conflict to showcase their
work. The 2nd Annual Art in Exile Festival, hosted at the Goethe-Institut
and sponsored by the Heinrich Boell Foundation, will feature artists,
photographers and filmmakers from the Middle East who together tell the story
of a generation of refugees fleeing conflict and turmoil in the region. The Art
in Exile Festival will feature filmmakers and actors for discussions on themes
of each of the films. Go to http://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-in-exile-festival-voices-from-the-middle-east-tickets-19524168313.
13] – Common
Cause invites you to a fun event on Mon. Dec. 7 at 7 PM for light fare,
interesting conversation, and a legislative preview from Delegate Cory McCray.
RSVP at http://act-md.commoncause.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=103245&autologin=true. Join legislators, staff and
board, and members of Common Cause Maryland in a discussion of what lies ahead.
Light refreshments will be served. The suggested donation is $50, but not
required. It is taking place at Stony Run Friends Meeting House, 5116 N.
Charles St, Baltimore 21210.
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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