"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] Celebrate HumanLight -- Dec. 23
7] Holiday
Party – Dec. 23
8] Peace
vigil at White House – Dec. 25
9] WIB peace vigil – Dec. 25
10] Total
War Puppets – Dec. 25
11]
Protest killer drones – Dec. 26
12] West
Chester peace vigil – Dec. 26
13] Ignite
peace – Dec. 26
14] Season of peace – Dec. 26
15] “The
Integrity and Humility of Science” – Dec. 27
16]
Peace concert – Dec. 27
17]
Marc Steiner on WEAA – Dec. 28 – Jan. 1
18]
Witness at the Pentagon – Dec. 28
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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] – Join Baltimore
Coalition of Reason to celebrate HumanLight on Wed., Dec. 23 from 7 to 10 PM at
the FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF BALTIMORE, 12 W. FRANKLIN ST., BALTIMORE 212013.
HumanLight is a celebration of the winter season conceived by the New Jersey
Humanist Network as a humanist or secular alternative to traditional religious
celebrations. HumanLight features music and the lighting of three candles
celebrating Reason, Compassion, and Hope. HumanLight was first celebrated in
2001 in New Jersey and has since spread throughout the country. This year is
the sixth celebration of HumanLight by the Baltimore Coalition of Reason. We
will have a potluck dinner and desserts, music, and the candle lighting. This
is a family-friendly event, and children are welcome. The Organic Family Band
is back by popular demand! RSVP with what food you’d like to bring at BmoreCoR@gmail.com
or call 443-267-8585.
7] – On Wed., Dec. 23 at 9:27
PM party at the Real News Network, 231 Holliday St., Baltimore 21202. This is A
REAL Holiday Party, featuring a REAL DJ named TrillNatured (who is amazing)
with REAL Performers called The Creators. The cost is $8, but $5 if you bring a
canned good or item of clothing. These items will be donated to people at
Gilmor Homes.
8] – On Fri., Dec. 25 from
noon to 1 PM, join the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker in a vigil urging the powers
that be to abolish war and torture, to disarm all weapons, to end indefinite
detention, to close Guantanamo, to establish justice for all and help create
the Beloved Community! This vigil will take place at the White House on
Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contract Art @ artlaffin@hotmail.com or at 202-360-6416.
9] – On Fri., Dec. 25 from
noon to 1 PM, join Women in Black in the 50th peace vigil of 2015! This vigil
will take place at the corner of Light and Pratt Sts. Stay for as
long as you can. Wear black. Dress for who knows what kind of weather. Bring
your own poster or help with the "NO WAR IN MY NAME" banner.
When there are others to stand with, you don't need to carry the burden alone.
Do this to be in solidarity with others....when everything around us says, Be
afraid of the stranger.
10] – On Christmas, Dec.
25, at 2 PM come to Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W. North Ave.,
Baltimore 21201. Enjoy Total War Puppets in Fire with Fire/Les
Wrong. In cranks, banners, and spazzy sketch, Total War Puppets will
excavate traces of militarism from our most intimate depths. Our kropotkinite
puppets will be inquiring about your most recent sexual encounter with a weapon
of mass destruction, your exploits in revenge, your knowledge of sub-alluvial
diesel mechanics, your plan to help the urban children, and your involvement in
The Recent Unpleasantness. Call 443-602-7585. Go to http://www.redemmas.org.
11] – On Sat.,
Dec. 26 from 10 to 11:30 AM – fourth Saturday of the month –there is a Drone
Warfare vigil at the Air and Space Museum to educate our fellow citizens about
the negative aspects of drone warfare. Meet on the Mall across from the
Mall entrance to the Air and Space Museum. This is sponsored by Pax
Christi Metro DC-Baltimore and other area peace organizations.
12] – Each Saturday, 11
AM – 1 PM, Chester County Peace Movement holds a peace vigil in West Chester in
front of the Chester County Courthouse, High & Market Sts. Go to www.ccpeace.org. Email ccpeacemovement@aol.com.
13] – IGNITE
PEACE, CHRISTMAS PEACE…! on Sat., Dec. 26 from noon to 2 PM. End Drone War Terror.
Say NO to Drone War Command Center at the Horsham, PA Air Guard Station,
Route 611/Easton Road and County Line Road, What better time and
place to stand for peace in a time of war and terror. There will be a winter (January - February 2016) pause
in the demonstrations in Horsham at the Horsham Air Guard Station. The Horsham
demonstrations will resume the last Saturday of the Month in March. There will
be NO pause, however, of the campaign to stop the drone war command center.
14] – MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND MILAAD MUBARAK! There is an INTERFAITH SOLIDARITY AND SEASON OF PEACE
EVENT: BIRTH CELEBRATION OF JESUS AND OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD on Sat., Dec. 26
at the Lincoln Memorial from 1 to 3 PM. "No matter how tough the
times are, there is a symbolic coincidence happening on the earth; the birth of
Prophet Muhammad falls on Christmas Eve. Together, Christians and Muslims
make up nearly half of the world population, and it is our duty to do our share
of work in restoring harmony and peace on earth for each one of the seven
billion of us. We are all in this together."
15] – 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. 27 the theme is “The Integrity and
Humility of Science.” On the 10th anniversary of the “Intelligent Design”
court case Kitzmiller v. Dover School District, humanists appropriately
celebrate the liberation of science education from religion. But this single
victory has not ended the culture wars. Despite efforts to establish fruitful
coexistence, religion and science continue to be portrayed as mortal enemies.
Creationist museums are as popular as ever and research is still hampered by religious
dogma. Hugh Taft-Morales reflects on the Kitzmiller decision and the need to
reinforce both the integrity and humility of science. Call 410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
16] – "May Peace Be
On Your Way" to a New Day... on Sun., Dec. 27 from 3 to 5 PM at the Peace
Center of Delaware County, 1001 Old Sproul Road, Springfield, PA 19064. This is
the Holiday Musical Celebration of Peace. Performers include Tom Mullian (Six
Strings Against the War and the forthcoming Six Strings Against the War II),
Wayne G. Harvey, Dolores Magro, and Silver Wind. For
directions go to www.delcopeacecenter.org or call 610-544-1818.
The concert is co-sponsored by Brandywine Peace Community--(610) 544-1818 or www.brandywinepeace.com/events.
17] – 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.
18] – You are invited to a nonviolent
witness at the Pentagon on Mon., Dec. 28 to commemorate the Massacre of the
Holy Innocents. Contact Kathy Boylan at 202-882-9649 regarding
hospitality. Meet on corner of Army-Navy Drive and S. Eads St. @11:30 AM.
Witness at noon.
Join members of the Dorothy
Day Catholic Worker and other peacemaking friends in a nonviolent witness to
commemorate the Massacre of the Holy Innocents – past and present. Proclaim, in
the form of New Year's Resolutions, the hope for a world of nonviolence, peace
and justice. Please bring a resolution to offer during this witness. Pray for
each other to make the Word flesh in building, ever wider and stronger, the
Beloved Community. Recommit ourselves to ending the slaughter of innocents
everywhere. Call 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.
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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