18] Iran Agreement – Oct. 11
19] Nuclear Debates in Asia
– Oct. 11
20] East Asia and the
Korean Peninsula – Oct. 11
21] The Current State of
U.S.-Russian Relations -- Oct. 11
22] Protest Fleet Week’s
Welcoming Ceremony – Oct. 12
23] Green Party meeting – Oct.
12
24] See the film SALT OF
THE EARTH – Oct.
12
25] Racist ideas in America
– Oct. 12
26] Missing
tax dollars in Afghanistan
-- Oct. 13
27] North Korea – Oct. 13
28] Dams in Laos – Oct. 13
29] Pardon Chelsea Manning – Oct.
13
30] Book talk EVO’S BOLIVIA
– Oct, 13
31] Radical democracy in
Venezuela -- Oct. 13
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18]
– On
Tues., Oct. 11 from noon to 2 PM, David Albright, Institute for Science and
International Security, will tackle "The Iran Agreement" at George
Washington University, Lindner Family Commons, Room 602,
1957 E St. NW, WDC 20052. RSVP at sdintrono@gwu.edu.
19]
– On
Tues., Oct. 11 from 12:45 to 2:30 PM, Mike Mochizuki, George Washington
University, Deepa Ollapally, George Washington University, and Scott
Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations, will discuss "Nuclear Debates in
Asia: The Role of Geopolitics and Domestic Processes" at George Washington
University, Room 505, 1957 E St. NW, WDC 20052. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIv0sY015pg_wld1uXecBOP-VQwoBku36N1yO6WdJ1fwSfOw/viewform.
20]
– On
Tues., Oct. 11 from noon to 3:30 PM, Kurt Campbell, former Assistant Secretary
of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Peter Hoekstra, former
Chairman, House Committee on Intelligence, will talk about "East Asia and
the Korean Peninsula: The Prospective Policies of a Clinton or Trump
Administration" at the Korean Economic Institute, 1800 K St. NW,
Suite 1010, WDC. RSVP at http://www.keia.org/webform/rsvp-event.
21]
– On
Tues., Oct. 11 from 4:30 to 6 PM, Sergey Kislyak, Russian Ambassador to the
United States, will explain "The Current State of U.S.-Russian
Relations" at Johns Hopkins SAIS, Kenney-Herter Auditorium,
1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-current-state-of-us-russian-relations-with-ambassador-kislyak-tickets-27908604387.
22]
– The
Port of Baltimore will be the site of the Commissioning Ceremony for the most
powerful, technologically-advanced, United States Destroyer in history – USS
ZUMWALT DDG 1000 on Sat., Oct. 15, 2016 at 5 PM. According to the
propaganda, “This FIRST IN CLASS ship introduces major innovations in design:
stealth profile, small crew size, wave-piercing tumblehome hull,
state-of-the-art electric propulsion and the latest long-range gun and missile
weaponry. The USS ZUMWALT is unlike any warship that has ever sailed the
seas.” If you can believe this, the ship’s motto is PAX PROPTER VIM – “PEACE
THROUGH POWER.”
The
commissioning is part of Fleet Week. The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore
and the Jonah House have organized a vigil to protest the warmongering on Wed.,
Oct. 12 at 4 PM. This vigil and leafletting will occur during the
Welcoming Ceremony. Join us at Calvert and Pratt Streets. RSVP to
Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski at Verizon dot net.
23]
--- Each Wednesday, including Oct. 12,
between now and the election the Baltimore Green Party will be having joint
campaign meetings at the office at 100 E. 23rd St., Baltimore 21218. The
agenda is as follows -- 6 PM -- training and work sessions; 7 PM work for
candidates; and 8 PM planning meeting. Get involved at http://www.baltimoregp.org/.
24]
– There is a free screening of the acclaimed documentary THE SALT OF
THE EARTH, as part of the Charm City Film Series, on Wed., Oct. 12 at 6:30
PM. See it at the Baltimore Ethical Society, 306 W. Franklin St.,
Baltimore 21201. Go to http://www.meetup.com/Charm-City-Film-Series/.
25]
– There
is a Book Talk on Wed., Oct. 12 at 7:30 PM at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse,
30 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201. IBRAHM X. KENDI PRESENTS "STAMPED
FROM THE BEGINNING: THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF RACIST IDEAS IN
AMERICA." An ambitious and magisterially executed history of the
idea of race in America, exploring both the intellectual trajectory of white
supremacy as well as the work of thinkers of color to push back and contest these
ideas. Kendi’s deft analysis of key thinkers from Cotton Mather to Angela Davis
illustrates how racial thought, specifically debates about racial difference,
take shape across space and time and influence racial policies and the
persistence of racial discrimination. This book is a must read for those
interested in working to unearth the foundational ideas and practices that
hinder true racial progress.” Call 443-602-7585. Go to http://www.redemmas.org.
26]
– 'Money
as a Weapon' Works in Afghanistan - Assessing the Impact of U.S. Commanders'
Reconstruction Projects will be discussed on Thurs., Oct. 13 from 10 to 11:30
AM at the U.S. Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Ave. NW, WDC
20037. Authors of a new report, along with other experts, will
assess the role in Afghanistan of the Commander's Emergency Response Program
(CERP)-and reflect on ways that such programs can be improved. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rand-study-money-as-a-weapon-works-in-afghanistan-tickets-28186115430.
27]
– On
Thurs., Oct. 13 from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Wilson Center, hear about "The
Future of U.S. and ROK Policy Toward North Korea" at the Reagan Building,
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC. RSVP at http://pages.wilsoncenter.org/20161013PeaceCorea_NKIDPEventInvitation.html.
28]
– Letters
from the Mekong: A Call for Strategic Basin-Wide Energy Planning in Laos will
take place on Thurs., Oct. 13 from 10:30 AM to noon at 1211 Connecticut Ave,
NW, 8th Floor, , WDC 20036. RSVP https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsAKE46duEMHzaZjNQWnll-qjHxzn22uNR94RUJGlDQYTJ2g/viewform.
Preparatory
work for the next big dam on the Mekong – Pak Beng – has begun. This news
supports the widespread narrative that Laos’s plans to become the “Battery of
Southeast Asia” by building more than 100 dams on its portions of the Mekong
basin is moving full steam ahead. In actuality, the future of the Lower Mekong
is still very much uncertain, and risks to hydropower development in Laos and
the region continue to rise. The Lao government is faced with
increasing challenges in managing its existing dams; economic slowdown in
the region puts a damper on financing options for dam projects and has a
downward effect on energy demand; and the devastating 2016 drought has
renewed the call from downstream countries like Cambodia and Vietnam for a more
coordinated approach to regional water management. This new
publication and the following discussion with the Stimson Southeast Asia team
will explore how these challenges point to a much needed shift for
strategic basin-wide planning. The team will also discuss how the
external donor community can better guide Laos toward that shift by, among
other approaches, supporting a modern national power grid that would more
efficiently transfer power throughout the region and integrate renewables such
as solar or wind as a replacement to building all of the proposed dams.
29]
– After a suicide attempt Chelsea Manning is facing the possibility
of indefinite solitary confinement as a punishment for her desperate act.
The government continues to severely punish her for reporting war crimes.
President Obama is pardoning a record number of prisoners as his tenure as
president wanes. We say Pardon Chelsea Manning. The idea is to do a
weekly vigil as long as Obama remains in office. Obama can
pardon anyone right up until his last hours in office. The White House
Committee to Pardon Chelsea Manning invites you on Thurs., Oct. 13 from 5 to 7
PM to stand in front of the White House from 5 to 7 PM. Call on President
Obama to pardon Chelsea Manning. Go to https://www.facebook.com/The-White-House-Committee.
30]
--- There
is a Meet and Greet with Linda Farthing on Thurs., Oct. 13 from 6 to 8 PM in the LA
Room 4310, Towson University. Although
Linda is from Philadelphia, she has long lived in La Paz, Bolivia and has
written several accessible books about the developing democracy that is
Bolivia. For example, Bolivians have five active political parties on
their Presidential ballots; they vote on Sundays, so there is less conflict
with work schedules; and ELECTIONS are a separate section of their
Constitution--and a separate branch of government. Linda is co-author
with Benjamin Kohl of “Evo's Bolivia:
Continuity and Change.” She will talk about this compelling and
comprehensive look at the rise of Evo Morales and Bolivia's Movimiento al
Socialismo (MAS).
31]
– There is a Book Talk on Thurs., Oct. 13 at 7:30 PM at Red Emma's
Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201. GEORGE
CICCARIELLO-MAHER PRESENTS "BUILDING THE COMMUNE: RADICAL DEMOCRACY IN
VENEZUELA." Ciccariello-Maher is one of the foremost
scholars of how popular movements have driven and shaped the contours of
Venezuela's dramatic experiments in counter-hegemony and radical democracy. In
his new book for Verso's series produced in collaboration with Jacobin, he
offers a much-needed celebration and critical evaluation of the self-organized
communes within the Bolivarian revolution. While media coverage in the US
fixates on the leaders in positions of traditional top-down political power and
highlights the reactions of the antisocialist opposition, Ciccariello-Maher's
new book underscores the deeply and directly democratic experiments in the
barrios, at the base of the revolutionary process in Venezuela. Call
443-602-7585.
Go to http://www.redemmas.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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