13] Black
Workers meeting –
Aug. 18
14] Authors discuss their fiction – Aug. 18
15] BLACK
GIRL at Charles – Aug.
18
16] Peace vigil at White House – Aug. 19
17] WIB peace
vigils – Aug. 19
18] Support
the Rohingya – Aug.
19
19] Release Aging People meeting – Aug. 19
20] Black Lives Matter vigil – Aug. 19
21] Film “The
Salt of This Sea” – Aug. 19
22] Ballroom
Dancing – Aug. 19
23] ComeTogether – Aug. 19
24] West Chester peace vigil – Aug. 20
25] The People’s BBQ for the Homeless – Aug. 20
26] COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM symposium – Aug. 20
27] 3rd Annual Vegan SoulFest – Aug. 20
28] Remember Dr. Larry Egbert – Aug. 27
29] Room for
rent
30] Sign up
with Washington Peace Center
31] Donate
books, videos, DVDs and records
32] Do you
need any book shelves?
33] Join the
Global Zero campaign
34] Join the
Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil
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13] – There is a Black Workers Center meeting at the United Black
Fund, 2500 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, WDC, on Thurs., Aug. 18 at 6
PM. Join ONE DC to discuss ways you can join other workers in organizing
and shaping their Apprentice Shift Campaign. They're demanding that the city
shift from a failed jobs training model to paid apprenticeships that include a
pathway to permanent employment. This meeting will also serve as the third
mural workshop. Muralist Edgar Reyes is facilitating the beautification process
for the Black Workers Center. Reach out to ONE DC at organizer@onedconline.org at
202-232-2915.
14] – SUSAN
MUADDI DARRAJ & AMINA GAUTIER PRESENT THEIR RECENT FICTION COLLECTIONS "A
CURIOUS LAND" & "THE LOSS OF ALL LOST THINGS" on
Thurs., Aug. 18 at 7:30 PM at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W.
North Ave., Baltimore 21201. Darraj’s short story collection about the
inhabitants of a Palestinian West Bank village, Tel al-Hilou, spans generations
and continents to explore ideas of memory, belonging, connection, and,
ultimately, the deepest and richest meaning of home.
The fifteen stories Gautier wrote explore the unpredictable ways in which
characters negotiate, experience and manage various forms of loss. They
lose loved ones; they lose their security and self-worth; they lose children;
they lose their ability to hide and shield their emotions; they lose their
reputations, their careers, their hometowns and their life savings. Often
depicting the awkward moments when characters are torn between decision and
outcome. Call 443-602-7585. Go to http://www.redemmas.org.
15] – See BLACK GIRL by OUSMANE SEMBÈNE - NEW RESTORATION on
Thurs., Aug. 18 at 9 PM at the Charles Theatre, 1711 N. Charles St.. A young
Senegalese woman moves to France to work for a wealthy white couple and finds
that life in their small apartment becomes a figurative and literal prison.
Featuring a moving central performance by Mbissine Thérèse Diop, ‘Black Girl’ is
a harrowing human drama as well as a radical political statement. Call
410-727-3464.
16] – On
Fri., Aug. 19 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.
17] – On
Fri., Aug. 19 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.
18] – Join
an ANTI-GENOCIDE EVENT, Rally for Burma's Rohingya Muslims, on Fri., Aug. 19 at
3 PM at the Burmese Embassy, 2300 S. St., WDC 20008. Go to http://www.burmataskforce.org.
19] –
Consider going to the DCRAPP (Release Aging People in
Prison) Monthly Coalition Meeting at the BF Senior Wellness Center, 3531
Georgia Ave., WDC 20010, on Fri., Aug. 19 from 3 to 4:15 PM. DCRAPP is working
together with other campaigns, groups, and organizations to take on the crucial
issue of people aging and dying in prison without justification. There are
elderly DC prisoners who are trapped in the federal prison system due to
denials of parole, compassionate release, and clemency. Email dcrappcampaign@gmail.com.
20] – 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 Aug. 19. Black Lives
Matter.
21] – At
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES you can see “The Salt of
This Sea” on Fri., Aug. 19 at 7:30 PM at Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N.
Charles St. Baltimore Palestine Solidarity invites you
to come at 7 PM for homemade Arabic food. The protagonist, Soraya, was
born in Brooklyn in a working class community of Palestinian refugees. She
discovers that her grandfather's savings were frozen in a bank account in Jaffa
when he was exiled in 1948. Direct, stubborn, and determined to reclaim what is
hers, she fulfills her life-long dream of "returning" to Palestine.
Slowly she is taken apart by the reality around her and is forced to confront
her own anger. She meets Emad, a young Palestinian whose ambition, contrary to
hers, is to leave forever. Tired of the constraints that dictate their lives,
they know in order to be free, they must take things into their own hands, even
if it's illegal." Go to http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1090680 or https://www.facebook.com/events/1753580901578678/.
22] – 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 Aug. 19. Call
Dave Greene at 410-599-3725.
23] – #COMETOGETHER:
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY is happening on Fri., Aug. 19 at 8:30PM at Red Emma's
Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201, @ Red Emma's. This is
a social justice networking event geared towards unity and building the
community that we all envision. Come to network with a purpose! Each month a
featured organization gives a presentation on who they are, what they do, and
how we can get involved. A fundraiser is taken each month for the featured
organization so that we can see the power we have to support each other. This
month's featured organization is none other than the West Family! Call 443-602-7585.
Go to http://www.redemmas.org.
24] – 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.
25] –Duane "Shorty" Davis will be at the People’s BBQ
for the Homeless on Sat., Aug. 20 at 11 AM at Saint Vincent De Paul Roman
Catholic Church, 120 Front St. If you can spare the time and energy, head
over to the People's BBQ and help out. Call (410) 662-0500 or go to www.vincentbaltimore.org. Bring what you
can, help however you can.
26] – Go to http://americanmusliminstitution.org/events/.
Attend a Symposium: COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM on Sat., Aug. 20 from 2 to 4
PM at the Universities at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville
20850. The event will feature Special Guests Mr. Khizr and Mrs. Ghazala
Khan. Seating is limited. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/countering-violent-extremism-in-america-tickets-26822611152.
The
symposium is hosted by American Muslim Institution. The keynote speaker,
Congressperson Andre' Carson, is a member of the Intelligence Committee.
Panelists include Irfan Saeed, director of countering violent extremism
globally; Haris Tarin, Senior Policy Advisor at the Department of Homeland
Security; and Alejandro J. Beutel, researcher in the field.
27] – Get
over to the 3rd Annual Vegan SoulFest on
Sat., Aug. 20 from noon to 7 PM at the Baltimore City Community College (BCCC),
2901 Liberty Heights Ave., Baltimore 21215. Admission is free. Go to http://www.vegansoulfest.com/.
28] –
Due to extended
forecasts of hotter than average temperatures into the autumn so that an
air-conditioned space is needed for a summer afternoon memorial, as well as a
parking lot for many out-of-town friends and family, We in Larry Egbert's
family have moved his service to Stony Run Friends Meeting, 5116 N. Charles St.
on Sat., Aug. 27 at 3 PM.
Finger food for the reception would be appreciated, and Margaret Flowers,
mdpnhp AT gmail DOT com, and Manijeh Saba, manijeh DOT saba AT gmail DOT com
will be coordinating the refreshments. The family does not want
flowers. Contributions, though, can be made in Larry's name to Physicians
for Social Responsibility, www.psr.org, Final Exit Network, www.finalexitnetwork.org, and
Veterans For Peace, veteransforpeace.org.
29] – There is a furnished room for rent with private bath in a
nice, quiet Lutherville neighborhood, not far from the light rail and 83, 15
minutes from Towson Town Center and various shops on York Road. Rent,
which includes cable, Wi-Fi, kitchen privileges and the use of washer and
dryer, is $650.00 a month and the splitting of gas & electric bill. Call
Lynn at 410-960-3008.
30] --
The Washington Peace Center
has a progressive calendar & activist alert! Consider signing up to receive
its weekly email: info@washingtonpeacecenter.org.
31] --
If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs or records, contact Max at
410-323-1607 or mobuszewski at verizon.net.
32] --
Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at
verizon.net.
33] --
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.
34] – 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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