Baltimore Activist Alert April 2, 2016
"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 410-323-1607 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] Democracy Spring – Apr. 2 – 18
7] Mayoral Forum – Apr. 2
8] West Chester peace vigil – Apr. 2
9] Climate Solutions – Apr. 2
10] Tribunal & Speak
Out – Apr. 2
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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 410-323-1607.
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—410-323-1607 or mobuszewski at Verizon dot net.
6] – Join
Get Money Out of Maryland in Washington, D.C., this Spring -- April 2-18,
Democracy Spring (April 2-16) and Democracy Awakening (April 16-18). Starting
with a march from the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia to Washington, DC, these
will combine to be the biggest gathering ever of citizens in our nation's
capital for voting rights and an end to the corruption of big money in our
elections. Go to http://www.getmoneyoutmd.org/.
7] – Join
Citizens Planning and Housing Association [CPHA], the Community Development
Network of Maryland, and many others for a Mayoral Forum on Community
Development and Affordable Housing on Sat., Apr. 2 from 9:30 AM to noon
at Sts. Philip and James Church, 2801 N. Charles St. Email rich@cphabaltimore.org or call
410-539-1369 x101. Go to www.cphabaltimore.org.
8] – 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.
9] –Working Faithfully With Our Leaders on Climate Solutions is happening on Sat., Apr. 2 from 1 to 4 PM at Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton, VA. In anticipation of Earth Day, join Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions for an afternoon of engaging directly with our local leaders about real climate solutions: solar panels for our schools; better energy management in our county buildings; and a strong Clean Power Plan that reduces climate pollution across the Commonwealth. RSVP at bit.ly/april2event.
10] – The
People's Power Assembly Community is hosting a Tribunal & Speak Out! Come
share your story and demand repairs for Public Housing Residents on Sat., Apr.
2 from 2 to 5 PM at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 120 N. Front St., Baltimore
21210. Lunch will be served @ 2 PM sharp! For transportation & rides,
call 443-221-3775. Public housing residents, members of the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference, Ujima People’s Progress Party, and Peoples
Power Assembly, people of faith, labor leaders, and students will gather on
Saturday, April 2nd at St. Vincent de Paul Church for the human right to
decent housing for public housing residents and try Graziano at a community
tribunal.
The
tribunal will include the testimonies of public housing residents, photos and
other documentation of living conditions presented as evidence against
Graziano, a presentation on the history of public housing projects in
Baltimore, and a verdict made by a community jury on Graziano. Community
members will also decide the next steps of this campaign for decent housing for
all residents of Baltimore. Survey findings and resident testimonies will be
gathered to be presented to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right
to Adequate Housing.
“With
the Port Covington deal we see that Baltimore city officials continue to
prioritize the interests of big wealthy institutions and developers while poor &
low-income black residents continue to be marginalized and virtually forgotten.
On Saturday, people will come out of the shadows and make their voices heard,” explains
Lenora Knowles, a member of Peoples Power Assembly. Contact Sharon Black
at 410-218-4835 or SharonMarieBlack@gmail.com.
Go to www.PeoplesPowerAssemblies.org
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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