26] Peace vigil in Wilmington – Aug. 5
27] Peace vigil at White House – Aug. 5
28] WIB peace vigils – Aug.
5
29] Black Lives Matter vigil – Aug. 5
30] D.C. Hiroshima Commemoration – Aug. 5
31] Ballroom
Dancing – Aug. 5
32] Commemorate Hiroshima & Nagasaki –
Aug. 6 & 9
33] Bike Around the Bomb – Aug. 6
34] West
Chester peace vigil – Aug.
6
35] MOTHER EARTH POETRY VIBE – Aug. 6
36] Room for rent
37] Sign up with
Washington Peace Center
38] Donate books,
videos, DVDs and records
39] Do you need
any book shelves?
40] Join the
Global Zero campaign
41] Join the Peace
Park Antinuclear Vigil
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26] – On
Fri., Aug. 5 from noon to 1 PM there will be a Nuclear Weapons Free Peace
Vigil, as part of the Hiroshima/ Nagasaki remembrance, in Rodney Square,
Wilmington, DE. Contact Pacem in Terris at (302) 656-2721.
27] – On
Fri., Aug. 5 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.
28] – On
Fri., Aug. 5 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.
29] – 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. 5. Black Lives Matter.
30] – There is a Hiroshima Peace Commemoration at Martin Luther
King Jr Memorial, 1964 Independence Ave. SW, WDC, on Fri., Aug. 5 at 6:45
PM. Hosted by the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Peace Committee of the National
Capital Area, the event will include Hibakusha testimony, a nuclear update, and
candlelight vigil. Contact John Steinbach at 703-822-3485 or johnsteinbach1@verizon.net.
31] – 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. 5. Call
Dave Greene at 410-599-3725.
32] – Seventy-one
years ago the U.S. Government did the "unspeakable" and dropped
atomic bombs on the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, thus beginning the
Nuclear Age. The U.S. has never repented for the use of these
weapons of indiscriminate mass murder. Moreover, it has continued to build even
deadlier weapons which endanger all of creation. Today the U.S. possesses
nearly 7,000 nuclear weapons, many of which are on hair-trigger alert, and
proposes to spend $1 trillion over the next 30 years to modernize its
existing nuclear arsenal.
Join in
two nonviolent actions as we seek to remember the pain, repent the sin, reclaim
the future and create a nonviolent disarmed world. On Sat., Aug. 6 from 8 to 9
AM at the White House witness, Mr. Toshiyuki Mimaki, Hiroshima Hibakusha
(A-bomb Survivor), will offer his testimony. August 6 is also the Feast of
the Transfiguration. 8:15 AM is the exact time that the bomb was
dropped in Hiroshima. The Apology Petition will be presented to Mr. Toshiyuki
Mimaki, an A-bomb survivor, during this witness.
On
Tues., Aug. 9 (anniversary of the U.S. nuclear bombing of Nagasaki, there will
be a nonviolent witness at the Pentagon. Meet on corner of Army-Navy Drive and
Fern St. @ 6:30 AM, as the witness will be from 7 to 8 AM. Contact the
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker at 202-360-6416 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.
33] – On Sat., Aug. 6 at 10 AM, join the Global Zero "Bike
Around the Bomb,” starting at Lafayette Square, 16th
St. & Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC. Go to http://www.globalzero.org/bikeDC. Demand
that the next President of the United States puts our safety first.
Nuclear weapons make us less safe. They are designed to destroy entire cities
and kill innocent civilians. More than 70 years after their invention, nuclear
weapons still pose an unacceptable humanitarian risk to everyone, everywhere. The speakers for the event will be Stephen Miles (ED of
Win Without War), Mr. Mimaki (survivor of atomic bombing of Hiroshima) and
Eugene Puryear (local DC activist). Visit http://www.globalzero.org/bikeDC andhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1233301926689065/
On the 71st anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Global Zero invites you
to cycle what would be the edge of a nuclear blast in downtown D.C. and call on
the 2016 presidential candidates to commit to a world without nuclear
weapons. The nearest Metro stops are Farragut West, Farragut North & McPherson
Square.
34] – 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.
35] – The MOTHER EARTH
POETRY VIBE—FEATURING JAMAAL ST. JOHN takes place on Sat.,
Aug. 6 at 6:30 PM at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W. North Ave.,
Baltimore 21201. The mic list opens at 6 PM for an
evening of poetry/spoken word hosted by Analysis, poet/spoken word artist,
educator, minister, organizer, activist, consultant, bookseller. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/291473624520128/.
Reach the heights of poetry so we can get balance in our lives! In the
tradition of Emma Goldman’s Mother Earth magazine, come contribute with your
presence and energy! By the way: it’s a non-erotic poetry, non-“love
jones” type of venue, so do not go there. (And, almost needless to say,
leave the misogyny, homophobia and other unnecessary ish outside!) Call
443-602-7585. Go to http://www.redemmas.org.
Jamaal is a performance poet and relationship form
facilitator from the New York City area with over 20 years of experience.
He is a two-time Nuyorican Grand Slam Champion and a four-time member of The
Nuyorican Poet Café’s national slam team. He just released his
first book of poetry, ”Choice of Weapons” in November 2015, which is available
for purchase on Amazon.com.
36] – 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.
37] --
The Washington Peace Center
has a progressive calendar & activist alert! Consider signing up to receive
its weekly email: info@washingtonpeacecenter.org.
38] --
If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs or records, contact Max at
410-323-1607 or mobuszewski at verizon.net.
39] --
Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at
verizon.net.
40] --
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.
41] – 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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