36] Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here
Exhibition - through Mar. 30
37] Nuclear Smuggling – Feb. 25
38] Clean energy –
Feb. 25
39] Joining ISIS – Feb. 25
40] End Trafficking – Feb. 25
41] Fair
Budget – Feb. 25
42] Meet the candidates for mayor – Feb. 25
43] Peace group
meeting – Feb. 25
44] Hyperghetto – Feb. 25
45] Sexual Violence in Kenya – Feb. 26
46] Peace
vigil at White House – Feb. 26
47] WIB
peace vigil – Feb. 26
48] Black Lives Matter – Feb. 26
39] Joining ISIS – Feb. 25
49] Ballroom Dancing – Feb. 26
50] Muslim women suffering – Feb. 27
51] Celebrate the life of
Concepcion Picciotto – Feb. 27
52] Donna Edwards Day of Action – Feb. 27
53] Sign up with
Washington Peace Center
54] Donate books,
videos, DVDs and records
55] Do you need
any book shelves?
56] Join the
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36] – Al-Mutanabbi
Street Starts Here Exhibition is a project that began as a call from Beau
Beausoleil in 2007 for writers which quickly moved on to incorporate artists,
artist books and now includes printmakers all who are responding to bear
witness to a tragic loss of a center of literacy and humanity in Iraq. One
of the purposes of this project is to let those in the Iraqi Arts Community
know that we will not let them endure the destruction of Iraqi culture in
silence, that we have a collective voice and we will use it. This was a street
of booksellers, printers, and readers. This was a street where people still
felt "safe" among all the words and books. How can we not see the
commonality between al- Mutanabbi Street and any street in the world that holds
a bookshop or cultural institution? This is the starting point: where language,
thought, and reality reside; where memory, ideas, and even dreams wait
patiently in their black ink.
A
diverse coalition of DC-area universities and arts and literary organizations
will present Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here DC 2016, a book arts and
cultural festival through Sat., Mar. 5 throughout the Washington, D.C., area.
Major exhibitions, programs, and events will commemorate the 2007 bombing of
Baghdad’s historic bookselling street, celebrate the free exchange of ideas and
knowledge, and stand in solidarity with the people of Iraq. Exhibitions of
artwork created in response to the bombing will be featured at multiple venues,
including the George Mason University School of Art Gallery, Atrium, Fenwick
Library and the Workhouse Art Center, Gelman Library and the Corcoran School of
Art and Design at The George Washington University, the Brentwood Arts
Exchange, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, McLean Project for the Arts, Northern
Virginia Community College, Olly Olly Gallery, and the Smithsonian American
Art/Portrait Gallery Library.
The
exhibitions that are featured at the School of Art Gallery, the Fenwick
Library, the Mason Atrium Gallery, and the Workhouse Art Center (plus
partners) include three components: Letterpress Printed Broadsides; Artist
Books; and Absence and Presence (a call to printmakers).
Additionally, each gallery provides new interpretive documentary
materials, hands-on workshops, and panels and conversations that will be
built around the exhibitions. For a complete list of sites and dates and times
go to http://www.amsshdc2016.org/contact-us.html.
This is
a list of some of the sites. You can see the exhibit, for example, at the
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St., WDC, through Wed., Mar.
30. It is entitled “Night and the Desert Know Me,” and the curators are
Shanti Norris and Spencer Dormitzer. The exhibit at the Brentwood Arts
Exchange, 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood, MD 20722, runs through Sat., Mar.
12 -- “Selections from Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here.” The curator of the
exhibit is Phil Davis. Also see the exhibit at the Tyler Gallery,
Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, 500 17th St. NW, WDC, through Sun.,
Mar. 20--“Al-Mutanabbi Street in Books, Prints & Poetry.” Enjoy a reception
on Fri., Mar. 4 from 1 to 2:30 PM. Also you can see this exhibit at the
Smithsonian American Art/Portrait Gallery, 750 9th St. NW, Room 2100, WDC
20001-4505 through Wed., Mar. 30 -- “Come Together: American Artists Respond to
Al-Mutanabbi Street.” The curator is Anne Evenhaugen.
37] – On
Thurs., Feb. 25 from noon to 1 PM, Orde Kittrie and Louise Shelley,
George Mason University, will address "Nuclear Smuggling" at George
Mason University, Founders Hall, Room 113, 3351 Fairfax Dr.,
Arlington, VA. Visit http://traccc.gmu.edu/events/upcoming-events/.
38] – At
419 7th St. NW, WDC, on Thurs., Feb. 25 from noon to 2 PM, join the Coalition
for Non-profit Housing and Economic Development for the monthly meeting, on
Financing Building Improvement with DC PACE, to learn ways to reduce energy
costs while increasing the value of your buildings through the District’s
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing Program. Get excited for a walk
through of cases studies of closed projects, and projects in development, to
explain specific benefits of using PACE for affordable housing and neighborhood
development. Call 202.745.0902 or email info@cnhed.org.
39] – On
Thurs., Feb. 25 from noon to 1:30 PM, the Center for Turkish Studies
at the Middle East Institute (MEI) and the Conflict Management Program at the
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Rome Auditorium,
1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC, are pleased to welcome Charles
Lister, Anne Speckhard, and Ahmet Sait Yayla in a discussion about
why people take up arms with the Islamic State (ISIS). Its declaration of a
caliphate and its glorification of violence in pursuit of its aims have drawn
adherents across the socioeconomic spectrum, from the United States and Europe
to the Islamic world. Who are the people being recruited as ISIS militants, and
why do they join? This expert panel will examine the allure of ISIS in Europe,
Turkey, and the Arab world and effective strategies to stem its growth. Go to http://www.mei.edu/events/recruiting-jihad-allure-isis.
40] – There
are 4.5 million people trapped in forced sexual exploitation globally estimates
International Labor Organization. This symposium contributes to The McCain
Institute’s efforts to raise awareness to #EndTrafficking. It will take place
at THOMAS JEFFERSON BUILDING, U.S. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, 10 First St. SE, WDC,
on Thurs., Feb. 25 at 1 PM. Panel I is Leadership in Action, and Panel II
is Human Trafficking Conversation Series, as well as an Art Exhibit. One
speaker is John F. Clark, president and chief executive officer of The
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Tina Frundt, founder
of Courtney’s House, Ann Wilkinson, director of Mentor Services of My Life
My Choice, and more. RSVP at events@mccaininstitute.org.
Go to https://www.mccaininstitute.org/events/upcoming/human-trafficking-symposium?mc_cid=3459cb8264&mc_eid=2ca43b10e0.
41] – Get
over to Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School, 4301 13th St. NW, WDC, on
Thurs., Feb. 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM as Mayor Bowser just announced
three important opportunities for D.C. residents to weigh in on the major
budget decisions being made this year. The DC Fair Budget Coalition is
organizing folks to turn out to make sure the Mayor hears loud and clear what
its budget priorities are! Get to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S82NOV6uGZ6GFiyuoLbaKgsiNyKjoLHg3OYmiZcbzJM/viewform?edit_requested=true.
42] – Citizens
Planning and Housing Association is hosting a Mayoral debate on transportation
issues on Thurs., Feb. 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Real News Network, 231 N.
Holliday St., Baltimore 21202. This is near City Hall at the intersection of
Holliday and Saratoga Sts. Doors open at 6 PM; the event begins promptly at
6:30 PM. Other partners to the debate are 1000 Friends of Maryland, the
Central Maryland Transportation Alliance, and Transit Choices. What will
our next mayor do to improve transportation for Baltimore City? Now is the time
for a serious discussion with the candidates for mayor about how we can have a
world class transit system in Baltimore. The main room for this event is
currently full. If you'd like to register for the overflow room with
camera feeds so that attendees can see and hear the forum live, RSVP at https://www3.thedatabank.com/dpg/308/mtgdetail.asp?formid=meeting&caleventid=26233.
Attendees in this location will NOT be able to ask questions of the candidates.
Contact CPHA at rich@cphabaltimore.org
or 410-539-1369 x101. Visit www.cphabaltimore.org.
43] – The
Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore now meets on Thursdays at 7:30 PM, and the
meetings take place at Max’s residence. There will be a meeting on
Thurs., Feb. 25 at 7:30 PM. The agenda will include Freddie Gray & local
organizing, killer drones and Obama, an action at the State of the Union, the
refugees, lobbying Rep. Sarbanes, Bernie’s phone, Annapolis legislation, Naomi
Klein and the unending wars. Call 410-323-1607 or email mobuszewski at
verizon.net.
44] –
On Thurs., Feb. 25 at 7:30 PM come to Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W.
North Ave., Baltimore 21201, Eric Tang presents “Unsettled: Cambodian Refugees
in the NYC Hyperghetto.” Tang will explore themes from his new book,
including the relationship between immigrant communities and African Americans
as they experience common and distinct forms of state violence taking shape in
America’s inner cities. Tang’s research sits at the intersection of two issues
that define the current moment: the international refugee crisis and the
resurgent movement against police violence in the urban United States. Call
443-602-7585. Go to http://www.redemmas.org.
45] – Come
to the Dirksen Senate office building, room G-11, bounded by Constitution Ave.,
C St., First St., and Second St. NE, and it adjoins the later Hart Senate
Office Building, WDC, on Fri., Feb. 26 at 10:30 AM for a Congressional briefing
in collaboration with Senator Richard Blumenthal: Reproductive Rights in
Crisis: Post-Rape Care and Controversy for Survivors of Sexual Violence in
Kenya. Light refreshments will be served. The briefing will highlight key
findings from a report on widespread sexual violence during Kenya's 2007/2008
post-election crisis. RSVP to Devan Shea at dshea@genderhealth.org.
46] – On
Fri., Feb. 26 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, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contract Art @ artlaffin@hotmail.com or at
202-360-6416.
47] – On
Fri., Feb. 26 from noon to 1 PM, join Women in Black peace vigil. 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.
48] –There
is usually a silent peace vigil on Fridays, from 5 to 6 PM, sponsored by
Homewood Friends and Stony Run Meetings, outside the Homewood Friends
Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St. The next scheduled vigil is on Feb. 26.
Black Lives Matter.
49] – There
is an opportunity to participate in ballroom dancing, usually every Friday of
the month, in the JHU ROTC Bldg. at 8 PM. Turn south on San Martin
Dr. from the intersection of Univ. Parkway and 39th St. Drive on campus
by taking the third left turn. The next dance will be Feb. 26. Call
Dave Greene at 410-599-3725.
50] – The
Muslim American Women's Policy Forum (MAWPF) is excited to launch a series of
events centering the experiences of Muslim women with structures of violence
and how they intersect with Islamophobia. Moreover, these events are focused on
educating and raising awareness for the larger DC social justice and activist
communities where Muslim women's voices have been marginalized and
erased. Come to St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1525
Newton St. NW, WDC, on Fri., Feb. 26 from 7 to 9 PM for a workshop on
how Black Muslim women experience anti-Black racism, Islamophobia, gender-based
violence, and xenophobia. This event will include a panel, followed by smaller
group discussions. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1518117388494516/.
51] – Gather
at Luther Place, 1226 Vermont Ave. NW, WDC, on Sat., Feb. 27 at 10 AM to
celebrate the life of Concepcion Picciotto, who carried on the longest
continuous act of political protest in the United States, advocating for peace
outside the White House for decades. After the celebration in the church,
the organizers invite attendees to march to Lafayette Park. The march will
begin at noon. Parking for the service will be available at
Washington Plaza Hotel for $5 with a voucher, which can be obtained at the
church before the service. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1142308055786964/.
52] – Donna
Edwards for Senate Day of Action is on Sat., Feb. 27 at 10 AM at the Baltimore
Office, 11 East Mount Royal Ave., 1st Floor, Baltimore 21202. Volunteers across
the state will be coming together -- and what you do now couldn't be more
important. In a race this close, every vote could be the difference. RSVP at
240-696-2104 or email Sian Lewis at Sian@donnaedwardsforsenate.com.
53] --
The Washington Peace Center
has a progressive calendar & activist alert! Consider signing up to receive
its weekly email: info@washingtonpeacecenter.org.
54] --
If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs or records, contact Max at
410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at verizon.net.
55] --
Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at
verizon.net.
56] --
Join an extraordinary global campaign for the elimination of nuclear weapons: http://www.globalzero.org/sign-declaration.
A growing group of leaders around the world is calling for the elimination of
nuclear weapons and a majority of the global public agrees. This is an
historic window of opportunity. With momentum already building in favor
of Zero, a major show of support from people around the world could tip the balance.
When it comes to nuclear weapons, one is one too many.
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/.
“One is
called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible.
It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through nonviolent
revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of
violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan
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