34] Party with the Washington Peace Center –
July 27
35] Support the National Prisoner Work
Stoppage – July 27
36] Housing in D.C. – July 28
37] Black Liberation – July 28
38] Protest at
Sidwell Friends School -- July 29
39] Peace vigil at White House – July 29
40] WIB peace vigils – July
29
41] Black Lives Matter vigil – July 29
42] Ballroom
Dancing – July 29
43] West Chester peace vigil – July 30
44] Join a Cecil 2016 Rally – July 30
45] Protest at
the HORSHAM Drone War Command Center – July 30
46] Affordable Housing Trust Fund on ballot – deadline
Aug. 8
47] Hiroshima commemoration – Aug. 7
48] Nagasaki Commemoration – Aug. 9
49] Pax Christi
National Conference
– Aug. 12 - 14
50] Sign up with
Washington Peace Center
51] Donate books,
videos, DVDs and records
52] Do you need
any book shelves?
53] Join the
Global Zero campaign
54] Join the Peace
Park Antinuclear Vigil
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34] – Goodbye
Sonia, Hello Party! Come to Zeba Bar, 3423 14th St. NW, WDC, on Wed., July 27
from 5 to 9 PM, and join the Washington Peace Center for a joyful
goodbye and thank you to Sonia Silbert, after eight fantastic years. And meet
the new co-directors, Darakshan Raja and Dia Bui, and find out what is next for
WPC! Read about the co-directors at
here:http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50174/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1351265.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/496037087261942/.
35] –
Support the National
Prisoner Work Stoppage. Get over to 1658 Columbia Rd. NW, WDC, on Wed.,
July 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. In coordination with the
increasing resistance among incarcerated people, prisoners from Virginia to
Oregon have called for a national prison work stoppage. This historic event
will take place on September 9, the 45th anniversary of the Attica
Uprising. Local groups have formed around the country to support the
strike. Join members of DC Stampede, the Industrial Workers of the World, and
other prisoner support groups and write to incarcerated people. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1743293239281397/.
36] –
At PNC Bank, 800 17th St. NW, 12th floor, WDC, on Thurs., July 28 on noon
to 2 PM, CNHED will host the Director of the Office of Planning, Eric
Shaw, at its monthly meeting as he begins the community engagement process for
revising the District’s Comprehensive Plan. Over the next year, the
Office of Planning will ask community members to provide input on revising the
Plan, and ultimately the future of the District’s development and
neighborhoods! Changes to the Plan will impact housing, commercial corridors,
large scale economic development, the District’s density, zoning, public spaces
and the arts, environment, transportation, and more. RSVP at https://www.cnhed.org/news-events/monthly-meetings/july-monthly-meeting-dc-office-of-planning-comprehensive-plan/?utm_source=CNHED+List&utm_campaign=aa3436b6b2-Weekly+FYI+-+July+11%2C+2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb8a4cc81a-aa3436b6b2-74697961&utm_source=CNHED+List&utm_campaign=dff0e3eff8-July_Monthly_Meeting_CNHED_Office_of_Planning&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb8a4cc81a-dff0e3eff8-74687889.
37] – Join
the book discussion of “From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation” by
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor at the Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, 3310
Connecticut Ave. NW, 2nd Floor. WDC, on Thurs., July 28 at 7 PM. The book
talk is hosted by DC Socialists. Come discuss mass incarceration, police
brutality, the effects of the Obama administration and the Black Lives Matter
movement, all contained in the book (available from www.haymarketbooks.org).
38] – PROTEST
AGAINST SIDWELL FRIENDS' SALE OF THE WASHINGTON HOME. Go to Sidwell
Friends School, 3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., July 29 from noon
to 2 PM. The DC Tenants Advocacy Coalition sincerely hopes you can
attend and invite as many as possible. The sale of the Washington Home
must be stopped and your efforts can help, by showing opposition for the sale
and resultant displacement of residents. Also this will show support for UDC's
lawsuit claiming denial of tenants' rights to long-term, permanent care
residents. Contact TENAC DC at tenacdc@yahoo.com
or at (202) 288-1921.
39] – On
Fri., July 29 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.
40] – On
Fri., July 29 from noon to 1 PM, join a Women in Black peace vigil. A vigil
will take place in McKeldin Square at the corner of Light and Pratt Sts., and
another will take place outside Roland Park Place, 830 W. 40th St., across from
the Rotunda. 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.” Carpool and parking available at both locations. Just send an
email that you need a ride [mailto:wibbaltimore@peacepath911.org]. Peace signs will be
available.
41] – There
is usually a silent 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 July 29. Black Lives Matter.
42] – 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 July 29. Call
Dave Greene at 410-599-3725.
43] – 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.
44] – Join
a Cecil 2016 Rally at the National Sylvan Theater, 2 Fifth St. NW, WDC, on
Sat., July 30 from 2 to 11 PM. Since the death of Cecil the
Lion, the world has become aware of the horrors of Trophy Hunting and Poaching.
Many people across the world have taken to the streets to speak up for the
voiceless and challenged law makers in their countries to change. Many
countries hosted massive rallies numbering in the thousands with Israel and
Spain's rally topping at a record number of 15,000 each. It's time
for U.S. people to SHINE and join the movement. Visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cecil-2016-rally-tickets-21643932585 and https://www.facebook.com/Cecil2016/.
45] –
Protest at
the HORSHAM Drone War Command Center at the Horsham PA Air Guard Station,
Route 611/Easton Road and County Line Road, in Horsham, PA at noon on Sat., July 30 and Ignite Peace. End Drone Terror, Say NO
to the killer drone. These monthly demonstrations in Horsham occur the last
Saturday of the month. Go to www.brandywinepeace.com/events or call 610-544-1818.
46] – Betsy Krieger wrote to say that there is an
affordable housing crisis in Baltimore City- with vacant properties and
unaffordable rents. The good news is there is a solution that has
been used successfully in other cities—an Affordable Housing Trust Fund. An
Affordable Housing Trust Fund can make Baltimore
more livable for everyone. How can we make this
happen? By passing an amendment to the City Charter.
Consider
giving a few hours of your time on Sun., July 31 at a church to collect
signatures to put this on the ballot. 10,000 signatures of Baltimore City
voters are needed by August 8 to get this on the ballot! People
are happy to sign; they just need to be asked. Go to http://housingforallbaltimore.org/#volunteer.
Visit www.housingforallbaltimore.org or
contact Rebecca at info@housingforallbaltimore.org.
On any
given night, 3000 people, including children and their families, are
homeless. 25,000 Baltimore City households, more than half with children,
are on the waiting list for desperately needed federal housing assistance,
where they will wait as much as ten years. Volunteers are needed, but you
can get paid. People who are able to work 10-40 hours/week
between now and Aug. 8 can be paid $12.50/hr. You must be 18 or over, but
no experience required! Please share this opportunity.
47] – 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.
48] – 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.
49] – This is the very first time that the Pax Christi USA
National Gathering/ National Assembly will be in Baltimore. The cost is
$275. Go to https://paxchristiusa.org/programs/nationalgathering2016/.
The cost of the HOTEL per night is $115, which includes a Friday
dinner and reception, a Saturday breakfast and lunch (box lunch), and Sunday
breakfast. To register for the National Gathering: you must fill out the
registration form-- available on the Pax Christi USA website-- and mail it in
to the Pax Christi USA national office. BUT this registration does not reserve
your hotel room at the Double Tree Hotel.
To reserve the hotel room you must contact the hotel directly—by
phone 1-888-370-0998 or go online and type “BWIBADT-PAX-20160807” into your
browser ---to reserve at the Pax Christi USA block rate. Again, your credit
card will be accepted to reserve your hotel room. These two things will
complete your registration and reserve your hotel room. And these two things
must be completed by July 18. There will be no on-site registrations taken at
the National Gathering. The national gathering goes from Aug. 12 – 14,
2016.
50] --
The Washington Peace Center
has a progressive calendar & activist alert! Consider signing up to receive
its weekly email: info@washingtonpeacecenter.org.
51] --
If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs or records, contact Max at
410-323-1607 or mobuszewski at verizon.net.
52] --
Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at
verizon.net.
53] --
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.
54] – A
Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org;
call 202-682-4282.
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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