19] Register Your Child for Peace Camp! –
July 25 - 29
20] Democracy Spring in
Philadelphia – July
25 - 28
21] Progressive for Palestine – July 25
22] March for Our Lives –
July 25
23] Socialist Convergence – July 25 - 28
24] An anti-racist, anti-poverty,
pro-justice agenda – July 25
25]
Resistance through Publication & Expression” -- July 26
26] Black DNC Resistance
– July 26
27] Philadelphia Peace Vigil – July 26
28] Protest JHU drone research – July 26
29] Film "All Guantánamo is Ours"
– July 26
30] Film “Do the Math, The arithmetic of climate change” –
July 26
31] Port Covington TIF – July 26
32] Hiroshima commemoration – Aug. 7
33] Nagasaki Commemoration – Aug. 9
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19] – Register
Your Child for Peace Camp at the American Legion Hall in Cheverly from Mon.,
July 25 through Fri., July 29. Parents should enroll their children for
one week of learning conflict resolution, self-confidence and collaborative
play. Call (240) 838-4549 or email mjpeace@gmail.com.
20] – ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE: TELL THE DNC: DEMOCRACY OR
BUST. Last April, Democracy Spring organized the largest American
civil disobedience action of this century, calling on Congress to take action
to end to the corruption of big money in politics and ensure free and fair
elections. Now, we demand that the Democratic Party implement the political revolution
that millions of its voters are calling for and pledge to pass reforms to make
this the last corrupt, billionaire-dominated, voter suppression-marred
election in our nation. Unless the Democrat's presidential nominee and
Congressional leaders publicly commit to pass sweeping democracy reforms
to overturn Citizens United, establish publicly funded elections, and ensure
comprehensive voting rights protections for all Americans within the first 100
days of a new administration AND abolish super-delegates now, we will
engage in mass civil disobedience at the DNC in Philadelphia from Mon., July 25
through Thurs., July 28. We the People must nonviolently disrupt
business-as-usual until we have a democracy that works for all. Go to http://www.democracyspring.org
21] – On Mon., July 25 from 11 AM to 1 PM at Friends Center,
1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, catch a roundtable discussion Progressive for
Palestine: Is the U.S. ready to rethink policy on
Israel? Participants include Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), Linda Sarsour,
co-founder of the Muslim Democratic Club of New York, and James Zogby, founder
and president of the Arab American Institute.
22] – On Mon., July 25 at 2 PM, the Poor People's Economic
Human Rights Campaign will do a March for Our Lives from City Hall to FDR
Park. From 5 to 7 PM, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Contract
will demonstrate at Marconi Plaza. From 5 to 8 PM, there will be a Green
Party Jill Stein Rally at FDR Park.
23] – On Mon., July 25
through Thurs., July 28 from 5 to 8 PM, the Socialist Convergence will gather
at Friends Center, 1501 Cherry St.
24] –
On Mon., July 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Friends Center, 1501 Cherry St.,
Philadelphia., Dr. Rev.
William Barber II, from the Moral Mondays
movement in North Carolina, Rev. James Forbes, Traci Blackmon, and
others will propose how to mobilize multiracial coalitions of faith communities
and people of conscience to give moral voice to the call for an anti-racist,
anti-poverty, pro-justice agenda to invest in impoverished communities. Local
coalitions and campaigns will be featured, with a call for follow-up actions in
September.
25] –
“Overcoming Restrictions: Resistance through Publication & Expression” with
Leila El-Haddad & Dr. William Youmans will take place at The Palestine
Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW, WDC, on Tues., July 26 from 12:30 to 2 PM.
Join The Jerusalem Fund for the final event of the 2016 Summer Intern Lecture
Series, “Mobility: Israel’s Structural Restrictions and Palestine’s Resistance”
on July 26, 2016. Panelists Leila El-Haddad and Dr. William Youmans will
examine and discuss the less concrete but equally powerful restraints on the
mobility of ideas in the Palestinian context. These include Israel’s
suppression of political and literary expression, manipulation of the news,
media blackouts, and outright censorship. The panelists are writers and social
media experts, and offer their experiences in the use of written and electronic
media as a powerful tool in the spread of ideas and resistance to Israel’s
polities. Visit http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/events/upcoming/2016-summer-intern-lecture-series-overcoming-restrictions-resistance-publication-expression.
26] –
On Tues., July 26 at 2 PM, join the Black DNC
Resistance: March Against Police Terrorism and State Repression at Broad and
Diamond Sts., followed by a march to City Hall. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/246214785733796/
. At 4 PM, Shut Down the DNC Rally and March starts
at Thomas Paine Plaza (across from City Hall) followed by a combined march with
Black DNC Resistance down Broad Street to the Wells Fargo Center where the DNC
is being held. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1637521486470450/.
27] – 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 July 26. Call 215-426-0364.
28] – Vigil
to say "No Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at 33rd & North
Charles Sts. join this ongoing vigil on July 26 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Call
Max at 410-323-1607.
29] –
The International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity is hosting a
showing of "All Guantánamo is Ours" on Tues., July 26 from 6:30 to
8:30 PM at The Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Road NW, WDC
20009. Coinciding with the celebration of July 26, marking the anniversary
of the beginning of the Cuban Revolution, the Committee along with other
organizations will be featuring the new Cuban film which is 37 minutes in
length. You will have an opportunity for people to learn about how the Cuban
people feel about the US Naval base in Guantanamo and their desire for its
return. After the film, there will be a panel discussion. The new documentary is
directed by Colombian journalist and writer Hernando Calvo Ospina.
The word Guantánamo was popularized world-wide in 2002 when the U.S, Government
opened a detention camp at the military base to detain more than 1,000
suspected terrorists there. Few know that the territory is a piece of land that
belongs to Cuba, but that has been illegally occupied since 1903 and
remains a present impediment from achieving the normalization of
relations between the two countries. The viewing will be followed by a
fun popular education exercise and lively discussion with a panel of experts on
the state of prisoners detained on the base, U.S. Cuba relations, the prospects
of returning the territory, and what it will take to make that happen. This is
event is free and open to the public, but a $10 suggested donation is
requested to defray costs. No one will be turned away for lack of
funds. Only cash donations will be accepted at the door. The
panelists are Sue Udry, Bill of Rights Defense Committee/Defending Dissent
Foundation, and Mavis Anderson, Senior Associate, Latin American Working Group,
and the moderator is Netfa Freeman from the Institute for Policy
Studies and the International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity. Go
to https://secure2.convio.net/ips/site/Ticketing?view=Tickets&id=100682.
30] – On
Tues., July 26 at 7 PM, as part of Pacem in
Terris Summer Film Series, see “Do the Math, The arithmetic of climate
change.” While the numbers we need to get to if we want to avoid climate
catastrophe are stark, the movie is ultimately hopeful and centered on what
each of us can do to help protect the future. Call 302-656-2721.
31] – PUSHING BACK
AGAINST THE PROPOSED PORT COVINGTON TIF Is taking place on Tues., July 26 at 7:30 PM at Red Emma's Bookstore
Coffeehouse, 30 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201.
Why are hundreds of millions of dollars of public money slated to be poured
into constructing an enclave of privilege in Port Covington while East and West
Baltimore continue to struggle against disinvestment and decay? What
would Baltimore City's development policies look like if we truly grasped the
lessons of last April's uprising after the killing of Freddie Gray? Why
is this unprecedentedly large subsidy deal being rushed through with limited
opportunities for public comment? The evening before the City Council begins
its hearings on the proposed public financing of Kevin Plank's mini-city, join
a discussion highlighting the reasons why Port Covington is a bad deal for a
city that desperately needs more equitable development. Hear Charly
Carter, Executive Director, Maryland Working Families, Greg LeRoy, Executive
Director, Good Jobs First, Dr. Lawrence Brown, Assistant Professor in the
School of Community Health and Policy at Morgan State University, and Barbara
Samuels, Managing Attorney for ACLU of Maryland's Fair Housing Project.
Call 443-602-7585. Go to http://www.redemmas.org.
32] – The
32nd annual HIROSHIMA COMMEMORATION will begin on Sun., Aug. 7 at 5:30 PM at
33rd & N. Charles Sts. Demonstrate against Johns Hopkins University’s
weapons contracts, including research on killer drones, commemorate the atomic
bombing of Hiroshima, and remember Fukushima, Japan. At 6:30 PM, march to
the Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St. Joseph Byrne, from
Baltimore’s Jonah House, will perform some dulcimer music. David
Eberhardt, a member of the Baltimore Four, will read some poetry.
Mr.
Toshiyuki Mimaki, a Hiroshima Hibakusha (Atomic Bomb Survivor), will relate his
experience from August 6, 1945 and call on the
nations of the world to abolish nuclear weapons so that the tragedy of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki is never repeated. The Hibakusha’s greatest fear is that
when they are gone, the memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will disappear and nuclear
weapons will be used again, this time threatening life itself. Their prophetic
voices remind us of the need to speak out against oppression and injustice, and
to work for nuclear disarmament. Mimaki is vice president of
Hiroshima Prefectural Hibakusha Organization and a former executive board
member of Nihon Hidankyo (The Japan Confederation of A & H Bomb Sufferers
Organizations).
At 8 PM
we will enjoy dinner at the Niwana Restaurant, 3 E. 33rd Street. All are
welcome to come for food, drink and conversation. Contact
Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski at Verizon.net.
33] – The 32nd annual NAGASAKI COMMEMORATION will begin at 5:30
PM with a potluck dinner on Tues., Aug. 9 , 2016 at Homewood Friends Meeting,
3107 N. Charles St. At 7 PM, the program will begin. David
Eberhardt will again read some poetry. Then Firmin DeBrabander, a
professor of philosophy at the Maryland Institute
College of Art and author of "Do Guns Make us Free?" (Yale
University Press, 2015), will discuss The Madness of Gun Violence in the USA.
Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski at Verizon.net.
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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