25] Save My Care rally – Mar. 14
26] Phone bank for democracy
resolution -- Mar. 14
& 16
27] Clean Energy Benefits Tour – Mar. 15
28] Effects of Mass Incarceration – Mar. 15
29] Rally
for the EPA – Mar. 15
30] SANCTUARY MOVEMENT 101A – Mar. 15
31] Protect Trans Women – Mar. 15
32] What Slaveholders Think – Mar. 15
33] Legal training for sanctuary folks – Mar. 15
34] Film 13TH -- Mar. 15
35] Film NEWTOWN –
Mar. 15
36] Screening of ONE OF US – Mar. 15
37] Barbary
prostitute tells all – Mar. 15
38] Honoring Trailblazing Women -- Mar. 16
39] Celebrate the Syrian
Revolution – Mar. 16 - 18
40] Development Finance – Mar.
16
41]
Fundraiser for the animals – Mar. 16
42] Regional
Migration – Mar. 16
43] Economic
Inequality – Mar. 16
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25]
– While
Republicans have scrambled to advance their half-baked health care bill, the
National Save My Care Bus Tour has traveled 14,000 miles across America,
holding 45 rallies in 22 states along the way. Our Revolution is proud to
partner with Save My Care for the final stop of their tour on Capitol Hill, one
day before the Koch brothers rally to cut 30 million off insurance rolls and
cut taxes for the top 1%. Come to a Save
My Care Rally in Upper Senate
Park, 200 New Jersey Ave. NW, WDC 20001, on Tues., Mar. 14 from 10 AM to 12:30
PM. RSVP https://go.ourrevolution.com/page/s/save-my-care-rsvp?source=em170313-dc.
26] Prospects are as bright as
they have ever been for passing the Democracy Amendment Resolution. Get Money
Out of Maryland is getting positive feedback from members of the legislature
and their staff people. Wolf PAC and GMOM are a great team! Now, your participation
can advance the work we need to do to let legislators know how much support
there is for the DAR. Thanks are due to all the citizens who showed their
support in Annapolis. GMOM is also grateful to the NAACP Maryland Conference,
the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and American Promise for their strong
support. Take phone bank training on Tues., Mar. 14 and Thurs., Mar. 16 at 6
PM. Call 605-475-67411, code 1136243#.
In
the near future, there will be scheduling petitioning opportunities. This is
an effective way to recruit new supporters. People are very responsive to
the message. Go to http://www.getmoneyoutmd.org/events.
GMOM now has 23 senators and 62 delegates co-sponsoring the Democracy Amendment
Resolution. The opportunity has never been better. The Senate hearing for
SJ 4 and the House hearing for HJ 6 were both hugely successful.
27] On Wed., Mar. 15 from 10 AM to
noon, join a Clean Energy Benefits Tour of Baltimore starting at the Power
Plant Live, 34 Market Place near the Inner Harbor. RSVP at Rachel
Brustein, rachel@ipldmv.org.
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) joins nine northern states
together in a regional system to cut global warming pollution and invest in
energy efficiency and clean energy. Over the last decade, the program has cut
global warming pollution from power plants in half while generating significant
investments in Maryland towards clean energy and energy efficiency projects. By
doubling the strength of the program we can cut pollution in half again by 2030
and keep the region leading the charge for a clean energy future.
You're
invited to focus on what we do want: a thriving clean energy economy.
Our friends at Environment Maryland and Maryland Sierra Club will be taking
Maryland's State Secretary of the Environment on a walking tour of
Baltimore's facilities, projects, and people that have benefited from
Maryland’s participation in the nation’s best climate and clean air program,
the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The tour will be a chance to
highlight how the proceeds have helped start businesses, careers, and the clean
energy revolution. Together, we'll see with our own eyes why we should double
the strength of this program to support more clean energy and energy efficiency
jobs.
28]
-- On Wed., Mar. 15 at 10:30 AM, the Economic
Policy Institute, 1225 Eye St. NW, Sixth
Floor, WDC 20005, is presenting a new report that outlines the
connections between mass incarceration and racial achievement gaps. As many as
one-in-four African American students has a parent who is or has been
incarcerated, and the discriminatory incarceration of African American parents
has damaging consequences for children in school. Simply put, our criminal
justice system makes a significant contribution to the racial achievement gap
in both cognitive and non-cognitive skills. EPI research associates Richard
Rothstein and Leila Morsy will discuss their new work with Glenn Loury of Brown
University and Ames Grawert of the Brennan Center. The Washington Post’s Valerie
Strauss will moderate the discussion. Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-incarceration-contributes-significantly-to-the-racial-achievement-gap-tickets-31931730666?mc_cid=6a03f82f92&mc_eid=e80ca75913.
29]
-- Rally for the EPA at the Federal Triangle Metro Station, 302 12th St. SE,
WDC 20004, on Wed., Mar. 15 from noon to 1 PM. American Federal Government
Employees union will rally to defend an agency that serves and protects the
health of the citizens across the country. Come out with your AFGE shirts
and gear! Contact Appollos Baker at 202-638-5239 or Appollos.Baker@afge.org.
30]
– On Wed., Mar. 15 at 2 PM attend The SANCTUARY MOVEMENT 101A. Learn how
faith communities are preparing to protect immigrant families and care for
those left behind in case of I.C.E. raids. It will be held at the Episcopal
Church of Our Savior, 1700 Powder Mill Road, Silver Spring. RSVP to
the Neighbors in Need Working Group of the Faith
Community Advisory Council at 202-437-7407 or mansfield.kaseman@montgomerycountymd.govhere.
31]
-- #ProtectTransWomen Day of Action in Freedom Plaza, 14th St. NW and
Pennsylvania Ave., WDC, on Wed., Mar. 15 from 6 to 8 PM. HIPS, Casa
Ruby LGBT Community Center, and Elle Hearns of M4BL are coming together for a
speak out at Freedom Plaza. Trans women and femmes, particularly Black and POC
Trans women and femmes, are under attack. Come voice your support,
celebration, and dedication to Trans women in DC. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1921181674835760/.
32]
– What Slaveholders Think: How Contemporary
Perpetrators Rationalize What They Do will be discussed at Busboys and Poets,
14th and V Sts., WDC, on Wed., Mar. 15 from 6:30 to 8 PM.
Drawing on fifteen years of work in the antislavery movement, Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick
examines the systematic oppression of men, women, and children in rural India
and asks: How do contemporary slaveholders rationalize the subjugation of other
human beings, and how do they respond when their power is threatened? More than
a billion dollars have been spent on antislavery efforts, yet the practice
persists. Why? Unpacking what slaveholders think about emancipation is critical
for scholars and policy makers who want to understand the broader context,
especially as seen by the powerful. Insight into those moments when the
powerful either double down or back off provides a sobering counterbalance to
scholarship on popular struggle. Choi-Fitzpatrick is an assistant
professor of political sociology at the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at
the University of San Diego. All royalties from this book will be donated to
Free the Slaves and Anti-Slavery International. Go to http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9780231181822.
33]
– There will be a Legal Orientation For
Volunteers, hosted by Sanctuary DMV, at St. Stephen's Church, 1525 Newton St.
NW, WDC, on Wed., Mar. 15 from 6:45 to 9 PM. Sign up at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfoRitY6vLxRFK6Y0AuGMGYRsrDh76XkoGGjSabcSyR1BE3g/viewform.
Do you want to know more about community deportation defense, the immigration
legal system, unaccompanied minors, ICE check-ins, immigration court, asylum
interviews, and Sanctuary DMV's efforts? This orientation will be in
English but the toolkits and resources will be available in both English and
Spanish.
34]
– For Rad Movie Night, see 13th at Love +
Solidarity Collective, 439 Park Road NW, WDC, on Wed., Mar. 15 from
7 to 11 PM. Ava DuVernay, director of the Martin Luther King drama
SELMA, has made a fiercely radical documentary for Netflix in sympathy with the
BLACK LIVES MATTER movement. Her film argues that America’s INCARCERATION of
black men is a phenomenon with its roots in SLAVERY, and that the resemblances
are not minor or ironic echoes but symptoms of the same STRUCTURAL
cause. Rad Movie Night provides a space to explore often troubling
subjects, building a thoughtful and supportive community in the process. Enjoy
snacks! Go to https://lists.riseup.net/www/subscribe/radmovienightdc
& https://www.facebook.com/events/1288730171213614/.
35]
– On Wed., Mar. 15 at 7:30 PM join Student's Against Gun Violence at the
University of Delaware for a screening of the documentary, “Newtown,” about the
Sandy Hook School shooting at UD, Gore Hall, Room 104. Visit https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/StudentsAgainstGunViolence.
36]
– On Wed., Mar. 15 at 7:30 PM, see a screening of ONE OF US at the
Austrian Embassy, Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW, WDC
20008. It tells the story of Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter
(1907-1943), who as a conscientious objector refused to serve in the Wehrmacht
of Nazi Germany during World War II and was sentenced to death and executed in
1943. The film deals with new findings on Jägerstätter, including the court
room protocol and numerous original letters and notes. One of Us also
builds a bridge into present day and discusses the significance of Jägerstätter
for today’s generation. The screening of the film will be followed by a discussion
with the author of the documentary Peter Schierl and its director Lothar Riedl.
Register at http://acfdc.org/upcoming-events/2017/2/7/film-screening-einer-von-uns-franz-jgersttter.
37]
– On Wed., Mar. 15 at 7:30 PM at Red Emma's Bookstore
Coffeehouse, 30 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201, hear about ALICE: MEMOIRS OF A BARBARY COAST
PROSTITUTE. In 1913 the San Francisco Bulletin published a serialized,
ghostwritten memoir of a prostitute who went by the moniker Alice Smith. "A
Voice from the Underworld" detailed Alice's humble Midwestern upbringing
and her struggle to find aboveboard work, and candidly related the harrowing
events she endured after entering "the life." While prostitute
narratives had been published before, never had they been as frank in their
discussion of the underworld, including topics such as abortion, police
corruption, and the unwritten laws of the brothel. Throughout the series, Alice
strongly criticized the society that failed her and so many other women, but,
just as acutely, she longed to be welcomed back from the margins. Please join
us in welcoming editors Ivy Anderson and Devon Angus as they present a new
publication of this eye-opening work. Call
443-602-7585. RSVP at http://www.redemmas.org.
38]
– Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and
Business at 7400 Greenway Center Dr., Greenbelt, on Thurs., Mar. 16 (all day).
Prince George’s County will hold its 32nd Annual Women’s History Month Luncheon
to celebrate the dynamic accomplishments of women who serve in and partner with
government and their impact on people and communities. The national theme,
“Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business” celebrates an important
segment of women’s contributions to the workforce. The highlight of the
event are the awards presentations: the naming of the highly coveted and
prestigious Gladys Noon Spellman Public Service Award, which is named in honor
of the late Congresswoman who climbed the ranks of service from the County
classroom to Capitol Hill, the Gladys Noon Spellman Scholarship Award, which
recognizes a graduating senior with both academic and civic excellence, and the
Women in Government “WING” Award that recognizes accomplishments that are
inspirational, innovative, informative, and/or influential to the work of
government. Go to http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/1126/Womens-History-Month.
39]
– Celebrate the Syrian Revolution 6th
Anniversary: The Revolution Unites Us! The celebration goes from Thurs., Mar.
16 (all day) to Sat., Mar. 18 (all day). Join Syrian refugees,
immigrants and long-established Syrian-American community members from across the
country, along with friends from the Syrian solidarity movement for a 3-day
celebration of the courageous Syrian uprising against the brutal Assad regime
to demand democracy, freedom and dignity for all in a united Syria! Go to
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Mar15th/events/.
40]
-- Amazon Watch, Accountability Counsel, Center for International
Environmental Law, Bank Information Center, the International Accountability
Project, and the Coalition for Human Rights in Development invite you to a
"Green Bag" presentation: Challenges and Opportunities in Development
Finance. How do we get it right? It is happening on Thurs., Mar. 16 from
12:30 to 2 PM at Amazon Watch / CIEL Conference Room, 1350 Connecticut Ave. NW,
#1100, (above Cosi, Dupont Circle South), WDC. If you had the chance to
design a major development project today, what would you do to ensure it
delivered its promised results? In the current political climate, what
challenges and opportunities would you face? How do you overcome obstacles and
mitigate risks along the way? How do you ultimately deliver real, sustainable
benefits to people on the ground? This "Green Bag" lunch brings
together experts in development finance to lead a roundtable discussion on
current challenges and opportunities and share what it takes to get it right.
41]
-- There is an Urbanites "March for the Animals" Happy Hour on
Wed., Mar. 15 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at the Five and Dime Ale House, 901 West
36th St., Baltimore 21211. Come hear from Michael-Anne "Mickey"
Gomez, a 20 year industry professional, on top tips and tools to help
leverage your fundraising capabilities to help homeless animals and support the
Maryland SPCA make the best March for the Animals yet. Tickets are $20 for
Urbanites members and $25 for non-members and include 2 drink tickets and light
refreshments. Call 410-235-8826.
42]
– On Thurs., Mar. 16 from 6 to 8:30 PM catch Regional Migration, hosted
by AIABaltimore at the MICA Brown Center, 1300 W. Mount Royal Ave.,
Baltimore 21217. Go to www.eventbrite.com.
This year’s Spring Lecture Series theme is Migration. Migration is essential to
human survival. Whether driven by the spirit of discovery or hope for a better
life, whether forced by conflict or required for access to resources – massive
change alters us in small ways and large. How do we adapt to these
uncertainties in a mindful way? What are the predominant patterns we can learn
from and look towards? Our four lectures explore conflict-driven migration,
climate change migration, regional migration that crosses state lines and
interplanetary migration to Mars. We hope that this assembled group of experts
can help us appreciate how migration can be a uniting force. See https://www.facebook.com/events/466456387078106/?active_tab=about.
43]
– Ganesh Sitaraman will tackle The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution: Why
Economic Inequality Threatens Our Republic at 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, WDC, on
Thurs., Mar. 16 from 7 to 8:30 PM. As America’s economic
disparity has grown, political power has become increasingly concentrated in
the hands of wealthier Americans. When the U.S. Constitution was framed,
Sitaraman shows, it grew from a society of economic equality with a solid
middle class, and so made few provisions to prevent the richest from taking
control. Sitaraman, a long-time advisor to Senator Elizabeth Warren, an associate
professor of law at Vanderbilt Law School, and author of The Counterinsurgent’s
Constitution, argues that citizens today need to decide whether to change the
Constitution to reflect the loss of a viable middle class or, as we’ve done
before, find ways to restore a more equable society. Go to http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/ganesh-sitaraman-crisis-of-middle-class-constitution-why-economic-inequality-threatens.
To
be continued.
Donations
can be sent to the Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 E. 25th St., Baltimore, MD
21218. Ph: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski [at] verizon.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.
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