44] Protest Trump and Pence – Feb.
24
45] What’s up with Taiwan-China
& the U.S.? – Feb. 24
46] Peace
vigil at White House – Feb. 24
47] WIB peace vigil – Feb. 24
48] Occupation Law at 60 -- Feb. 24
49] Protect water users – Feb.
24
50] Our Revolution events – Feb. 24
51] Black Lives Matter vigil -- Feb. 24
52] Ballroom Dancing – Feb.
24
53] West Chester
peace vigil – Feb. 25
55]
Support immigrants -- Feb. 25
56]
Rally in Gaithersburg – Feb. 25
57] Active
Bystander Training – Feb. 25
58] Case for Reparations –
Feb. 25
59] Film SHADOWS OF LIBERTY – Mar. 3
60] Join CODEPINK
61] Support the Wheeler family
who lost their time in a fire
62] Sign up with Washington Peace Center
63] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records
64] Do you need any book shelves?
65] Join the Global Zero campaign
66] Join the Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil
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44] – Hosted by Prince George's
County Young Democrats on Fri., Feb. 24 from 9 to 11 AM at the Gaylord
National Resort & Convention Center, 201 Waterfront St., Oxon Hill 20745,
protest Trump and Mike Pence. They are making their first visit to Prince George's
County to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference. A new study released by the Economic Policy
Institute shows how Donald Trump’s executive order and the Republican parties’
quest to repeal the Affordable Care Act which will directly impact Prince
George's County. Data shows the number of Maryland residents without insurance
will increase by 123%, an estimated 475,000 would lose their health insurance,
and Maryland would lose $2.3 billion in federal health care dollars. Join
PGCYD, CASA de Maryland, Prince George's NAACP, SEIU Local 500 and many other
organizations will make their voices heard! Contact Director of Organizing and
Resistance Jessica Semachko at (443) 980-9148 or semachkoj@gmail.com.
45] – Attend a panel discussion
Taiwan-China-U.S. Relations: Managing the Triangle on Fri., Feb. 24 from 10 to 11:30 AM at the Stimson Center, 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, 8th Floor, WDC
20036.RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZnAfbTQSKByB_kZ_8gQT0w5bPJN1FTgLAdgabiuh8OkTfPw/viewform.
46] – On Fri., Feb. 24 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.
47] – On Fri., Feb. 24 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. 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. Just send an email that you need a ride [mailto:wibbaltimore@peacepath911.org].
Peace signs will be available.
48] – Occupation Law at 60: How it Failed to Regulate
Israel’s Occupation but Enabled it to Take the Land without the People is the
topic of discussion at The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW, WDC, on
Fri., Feb. 24 from 12:30 to 2 PM.
This lecture will explore how Israel deployed occupation law and
Security Council Resolution 242 to fulfill its territorial ambitions in the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip. Following the June 1967 War, it developed a legal
argument that the Palestinian territories constituted a sovereign void and
therefore could not be occupied as a matter of law. However, Israel did not
want to annex the territories, as it did Jerusalem in July 1967, because it
would have had to absorb the territories’ Palestinian population thereby
disrupting its Jewish demographic majority. To get around this, it applied the
humanitarian provisions of occupation law on an ad-hoc basis to incrementally
take the land under the veneer of military exigencies even as it defiantly
established permanent Israeli civilian settlements. Israel then used another
legal argument to retroactively legitimate its takings. It emphasized the absence
of a definitive article before the words “territories occupied” in the
Resolution 242 to claim that while the UN Security Council mandated the
exchange of Arab territories for peace with Israel’s Arab neighbors, it did not
specify the exact scope of those territories leaving it to the discretion of
the negotiating parties. Sixty years later, in 2017, viable negotiations remain
elusive and Israel’s current government has proposed annexing sixty-two percent
of the West Bank where it has entrenched its settlement enterprise.
Noura
Erakat is a human rights attorney, activist, and an Assistant Professor at
George Mason University. She is a Co-Founding Editor of Jadaliyya, an ezine on
the Middle East, an Editorial Committee member of the Journal of Palestine
Studies, as well as a Co-Founding Board Member of the DC Palestinian Film and
Arts Festival. RSPV http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/events/upcoming/occupation-law-60-failed-regulate-israels-occupation-enabled-take-land-without-people.
49] – Water Service – Water Affordability
Program/(HB 918 focuses on whether consumers can pay for water
service. Households at lower income levels must devote a greater percentage of
their income to utilities than households at higher income levels. HB 918
creates programs that would be available to some Maryland property owners and
ensures that water bills for residential customers living near the poverty
level have an affordable water rate. There is a hearing on Fri., Feb. 24 at 1 PM in the Environment and
Transportation Committee. Contact Delegate Mary Washington at
410-841-3476 or Mary.Washington@house.state.md.us.
50] – All across the country, people
are speaking out not only to keep the Affordable Care Act, but to expand it. At
a time when millions of Americans do not have health care, we should be working
to expand coverage and move towards a Medicare for All system, not throw
millions off of the health insurance they currently have. The Republican plan
to repeal the Affordable Care Act would be devastating - 30 million Americans
thrown off health insurance, with many more denied care for pre-existing
conditions and unable to afford their premiums and prescription drugs. In the
wealthiest nation in the history of the world, we must understand that health
care is a right, not a privilege. RSVP at http://map.ourrevolution.com/?source=ws170222-small-module#zipcode=21212&distance=50&sort=time&f%5B%5D=feb-25th&f%5B%5D=official-event&f%5B%5D=phonebank&f%5B%5D=canvassing&f%5B%5D=volunteer&f%5B%5D=party-meetings&f%5B%5D=other.
On Fri., Feb. 24 at 2 PM, the Frederick Co. Dems
will meet at the Frederick Food Bank, 14 East All Saints St., Frederick
21701.
On Fri., Feb 24 at 7 PM, the Baltimore Resistance
Monthly Meeting will take place at Red Emma's, 30 W. North Ave., Baltimore
21210.
Will you join a rally to defend
health care as a right in your community? Come to a Healthcare Action on Sat.,
Feb 25 at noon in the Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave. SW,
WDC 20515. RSVP at http://map.ourrevolution.com/#zipcode=21212&distance=50&sort=time&f%5B%5D=feb-25th.
All across the country, people are speaking out not only to keep the Affordable
Care Act, but to expand it. At a time when millions of Americans do not have
health care, we should be working to expand coverage and move towards a
Medicare for All system, not throw millions off of the health insurance they
currently have. The Republican plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act would be
devastating - 30 million Americans thrown off health insurance, with many more
denied care for pre-existing conditions and unable to afford their premiums and
prescription drugs. In the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, we
must understand that health care is a right, not a privilege.
On Sat., Feb 25 at 2 PM, join a Maryland
Health Professional & Patient Protest. At Gov. Hogan's office, Lawyers
Mall, Bladen St., Annapolis 21401. RSVP at http://map.ourrevolution.com/#zipcode=21212&distance=50&sort=time&f%5B%5D=feb-25th.
All across the country, people are speaking out not only to keep the Affordable
Care Act, but to expand it. At a time when millions of Americans do not have
health care, we should be working to expand coverage and move towards a
Medicare for All system, not throw millions off of the health insurance they
currently have. The Republican plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act would be
devastating - 30 million Americans thrown off health insurance, with many more
denied care for pre-existing conditions and unable to afford their premiums and
prescription drugs. In the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, we
must understand that health care is a right, not a privilege.
On Sat., Feb. 25 at 3 PM, Stand with Refugees and
Immigrants, Build Bridges Not Walls at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.,
WDC 20500.
51] – There is
usually a silent vigil on Fridays, from 5 to 6 PM, sponsored by Homewood
Friends Meeting, outside the Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles
St. The next scheduled vigil is on Feb. 24. Black Lives Matter.
52] – 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 Feb. 24. Call Dave Greene at
410-599-3725.
53] – 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.
54] – The annual Oblate Sisters of Providence Dinner
is happening on Sat., Feb. 25 from 11 AM to 3 PM at
St. Frances Academy Community Center, 501 E. Chase St. Baltimore. The OSP Annual Chicken Dinner will be Saturday
February 25 from 11am - 3pm at the SFA Community Center. Tickets are still $10.
Call 410.536.5687 or 410.539.1903.
55] – Bmore Together Unites for the
Maryland Immigrant Rights Coalition on Sat., Feb. 25 at 11 AM and Sun., Feb. 26
at 1 PM at Points South Latin Kitchen, 1640 Thames St., Baltimore 21231. This
is a fundraising event benefiting the Maryland Immigrant Rights Coalition.
Tickets are $50, and this includes drink and a fully stocked brunch
buffet. This is an opportunity to be a
part of an incredible social justice community uniting for an important cause.
All proceeds of the event will benefit MIRC, an organization that maximizes
resources in order to increase both availability AND quality of low cost legal
representation for immigrants. Gather your friends and come enjoy an afternoon
in support of a great cause...leave knowing we can all #bmoretogether! See
https://www.facebook.com/events/1451633951545331/.
56] – Donald Trump and his Republican friends thought it was going to
be easy. They would get to Washington and ram through their agenda, taking health
care away from 30 million Americans, privatizing Medicare, and defunding
Planned Parenthood while giving huge tax cuts to their millionaire and
billionaire friends. Their
plans have begun to unravel, but only because of the tremendous levels of
grassroots actions we've witnessed -- town halls overflowing with constituents,
rallies across the country, and of course the unprecedented outpouring of
activism during the Women's March. Come to a
rally on Sat., Feb. 25 from 2 to
4 PM in Bohrer Park, 506 S. Frederick
Rd, aka 355 by 355, far from the parking lot, Gaithersburg 20877. Call 301-337-6554. RSVP at https://go.ourrevolution.com/page/event/detail/gplrt8.
57] – Active Bystander Training will
happen at 2111 Florida Ave. NW, WDC, on Sat., Feb. 25 from 2 to 5
PM. Ever witnessed someone being
harassed and wondered, "What can I do?" This training, hosted by the
Friends Meeting of Washington, will teach you specific, concrete, nonviolent
steps to take to protect the targeted person and stop the abuse. RSPV at https://www.facebook.com/events/1872477886316976/.
58] – On Sat., Feb. 25 at 6:30 PM at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W. North
Ave., Baltimore 21201, hear arguments in favor of reparations. In life and in
death, slaves were commodities, their monetary value assigned based on their
age, gender, health, and the demands of the market. “The Price for Their Pound
of Flesh” is the first book to explore the economic value of enslaved people
through every phase of their lives—including preconception, infancy, childhood,
adolescence, adulthood, the senior years, and death—in the early American
domestic slave trade. So, “Should America Pay?” Hear a discussion with Dr.
Daina Ramey Berry and Dr. Ray Winbush. Dr. Berry, author “The Price for Their
Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved, from Womb to Grave, in the Building
of a Nation,” is Associate Professor of History and African and African
Diaspora Studies, and the Oliver H. Radkey Regents Fellow in History, at the
University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Berry is an award-winning historian and
Distinguished Lecturer for the Organization of American Historians. Dr. Winbush
is Director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University and
editor of “Should America Pay?: Slavery and the Raging Debate on Reparations”
an in-depth volume of essays—containing voices of support for reparative
measures as well as counterarguments—examining the controversial subject
of the remittance of reparations to African Americans for slavery and related
oppression.
With sensitivity and depth, Dr. Berry
resurrects the voices of the enslaved and provides a rare window into enslaved
peoples’ experiences and thoughts, revealing how they recalled and responded to
being appraised, bartered, and sold throughout the course of their lives. Dr.
Winbush will complement our understanding of this foundation of exploitation
extant in the building of this nation with a look at the work that has already
been done, and is being done, to further the case for reparations. Call
443-602-7585. RSVP at http://www.redemmas.org.
59] -- The
Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee and Chesapeake Physicians for Social
Responsibility are continuing the FILM & SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS DVD SERIES.
The DVDs will be shown at Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles
St., Baltimore 21218, usually on the First Friday. After the 5 PM Black
Lives Matter vigil, there will be a potluck dinner. At 7:15 PM, from January
through March, a DVD will be shown with a discussion to follow. There is
no charge, and refreshments will be available. This series is named DOCUMENTARIES
TO BOLSTER OUR RESOLVE IN THE TIME OF DONALD TRUMP.
On Mar. 3 see SHADOWS OF
LIBERTY [United Kingdom, 2012], directed by Jean-Philippe Tremblay,
which examines the impact of corporate media and concentration
of media ownership on journalism and the news. It is based on the
book “The Media Monopoly” by Ben Bagdikian. The film’s title is
borrowed from a Thomas Paine quote: "When men yield up the
privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon." The
film portrays mainstream media, as controlled by fewer and larger conglomerates
that exercise extraordinary political, social and economic power. Enjoy
interviews with Amy Goodman, Julian Assange, Chris Hedges, Daniel Ellsberg and
others. Call 410-323-1607 or email mobuszewski [at] verizon.net for
further information.
60] – There is still
room available from time to time at the CODEPINK activist house in DC.
Perhaps you want to join the Women’s March on March 8, International Women’s Day?
Or for the Scientists March on April 22
or the Climate March on April 29?
Contact Paki, pakiwieland@gmail.com.
61]
– Activists Joyce and Tim Wheeler now
live in Sequim, Washington, but their son, Morgan and his family have lived in the
Wheeler’s Baltimore home, 816
Beaumont Avenue for some time. Tragically, at 3 AM on February 4, the home was burned beyond recognition. Morgan was able to get
his family out, but the house and its contents are totally destroyed. Morgan's
daughter, Erin, has created a Go Fund Me page which you can access below.
Anything you are able to contribute to support Morgan and his
family would be greatly appreciated. Go to
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62] --
The
Washington Peace Center has a progressive calendar & activist alert!
Consider signing up to receive its weekly email: info@washingtonpeacecenter.org.
63] -- If you would like to get rid
of books, videos, DVDs or records, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski
at verizon.net.
64] -- Can you use any book shelves?
Contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at verizon.net.
65] -- 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.
66] – 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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