27] Peace vigil at White House – May 12
28] WIB peace vigil – May 12
29] Take on Trump – May 12
30] Black Lives matter vigil – May 12
31] Ballroom Dancing -- May 12
32] Fundraiser for Flint -- May
12
33]
Visit organic farms
– May 13
34]
West Chester peace
vigil – May 13
35] Tenant Town Hall -- May 13
36] Bystander
Training – May 13
37] Women are leading
environmentalists – May 13
38]
20/20
Campaign – May 13
39] Food & Water
Action, Stand
with Immigrants – May 13
40] Build the Resistance –
May 13
41] Fighting Racism and
Building a Worker's Movement – May 13
42] Honor Acie Byrd – May 13
43] “SLANGUAGE
ARTS & GRIOT GLIMPSES” – May 13
44] Support the Wheeler family
who lost their home in a fire
45]
Sign up with Washington
Peace Center
46]
Donate books, videos, DVDs
and records
47]
Do you need any book
shelves?
48]
Join the Global Zero
campaign
49]
Join the Peace Park
Antinuclear Vigil
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27]
– On Fri., May
12 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., May
12 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.
29]
– Trump's
America equals Militarism. Trump's World equals War & Nuclear
Weapons. On Fri., May 12 at 4 PM join the Philly Anti-War 'Reach
Out' at 30th Street Train Station, corner of 30th & Market
Sts. Philadelphia. 'Reach-Out' to your neighbors and commuters at
the regional transportation hub. Stop Endless War and preparations for nuclear
war. End Drone Terror. Close the drone war command center at the
Horsham Air Guard Station.
These ongoing: Philly Anti-War 'Reach-Outs' take place 2nd
Friday of the month, alternating between the 30th Street Train Station and the
SEPTA entrance at 15th & Market Streets, across from Phila. City Hall, west
side. Call Brandywine Peace Community at 484-574-1148 or visit www.brandywinepeace.com.
30]
– 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 May 12. Black Lives Matter.
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 May 12. Call Dave
Greene at 410-599-3725.
32]
-- The 2nd
Annual #NoLeadZone Old School Pajama Jam will happen at the Safari DC
Restaurant & Lounge, 4306 Georgia Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., May 12 from 10 to 11:45
PM, hosted by Black Millennials for Flint and Thursday Network. 100% of
proceeds will support the National Flint Water Drive and the I EMPOWER
Scholarship. GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET is $15, and GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET WITH
RAFFLE is $20. A Dress Code will be Strictly Enforced.
33]
– You and your family are invited to join the School
of Life and the Essene Church of Peace on Sat., May 13 on a day trip to the
countryside. Visit the farmers at Kimberton CSA-- who provide SFCSA members
with produce; Seven Stars Farm and Yogurt Co.; Camphill Village Dairy Farm, and
Sweetwater Bakery at Camphill Village, Kimberton Hills, an Anthroposophical
Community. There are TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS. The 13 passenger van owned by
Essene Church of Peace will be going. RESERVE your space with an
RSVP. Meet by 8:30 AM at 4209 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Return
7:30-8: PM. Drive in own car up to 3 hrs each way; directions are at www.spiritualfoodcsa.org. Car pool
by following the van. RSVP at 301-654-4899 or shantiyoga.sol@gmail.com.
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
10th Annual Tenant Town Hall will take place at All Souls Unitarian, 1500
Harvard St. NW, WDC, on Sat., May 13 from 11 AM to 2 PM, hosted by the
Latino Economic Development Center. Connect at https://www.facebook.com/events/1947396522156141/.
Join in the fight for tenant rights and affordable housing!
36]
– Join the
Immigration Outreach Service Center [IOSC] for Bystander Training on Sat., May
13 from noon to 4 PM at the UMB Community Engagement Center, 870 W. Baltimore
St.. Lunch will be provided, and the training is free. Have you ever
witnessed someone being bullied or harassed and wanted to intervene? Or did you
intervene, and wish it had gone better? Register to join students, faculty and
staff of UMB and community members from in and around Baltimore as we practice
nonviolent active bystander intervention in response to harassment and hate
speech. This training will particularly highlight strategies to support
immigrants facing harassment in our communities. You will
practice: De-escalating conflict, using our mobile devices to document
injustice, and offering support to keep bad situations from getting
worse. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aowg-nonviolent-active-bystander-training-tickets-33626246007?ref=estw.
37]
– Women Leading
the Fight for Environmental Justice in DC will the topic to consider at the
Impact Hub, 419 7th St. NW, WDC, on Sat., May 13 from 1 to 2
PM. The Impact Hub DC partners with the DC Green Festival to highlight
local women who are leading the way in addressing environmental injustice in
the nation's capital and beyond. The event will feature a candid discussion on
the intersectionality of race, gender, class, and environmental injustice.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in an interactive
exercise that allows them to network, and understand how they can be a part of
the solution. This is part of the Washington DC, Green Festival Expo
which takes place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/643340882525425/.
38]
– Join
the 20/20 Campaign on Sat., May 13 at 2 PM at the War Memorial, 101 N. Gay St., Baltimore 21202, hosted by United Workers. Youth struggling with
homelessness, artists evicted from living and work spaces, residents forced to
move because of environmental injustice, renters struggling in substandard
conditions, homeowners facing the crisis of foreclosure - these are just some
of the stories of displacement we live every day. At the same time the
creativity, passion and spirit inside us is creating another story - one of
hope. Call on the Mayor and the city to adopt the 20/20 vision. RSVP at http://www.unitedworkers.org/baltimore_s_20_20_vision.
Contact Amanda at amanda@unitedworkers.org.
39]
– You
are invited on Sat., May 13 from 4 to 6:30 PM to get together at the Food &
Water Action, 3121 St Paul St., Suite 28, Baltimore 21218. This will be
the launch of a new campaign dedicated to getting us OFF fossil fuels by 2035!
You will provide resources for folks working on different campaigns to
challenge the fossil fuel industry and move us to a renewable energy future.
With our fracking ban victory, we know that big things are possible when we
organize locally in our communities. Together, we'll cultivate climate
champions in government, ban fracking, keep fossil fuels in the ground, stop
dangerous pipelines and infrastructure projects, and initiate an immediate and
just transition to 100% clean, renewable energy. RSVP at 978-835-6230.
40]
– 'Building a
Summer of Resistance' will be the task at 416 Cedar St. NW, (Takoma Park
Library), WDC 20012, on Sat., May 13 from 3 to 5 PM, hosted by Socialist
Alternative DMV. The ongoing wave of mass protests since Trump’s inauguration
have underscored the complete lack of a mandate for his right wing policies,
while the defeat of Trumpcare and the Muslim ban, as well as the departure of
key cabinet appointments under pressure, have shown that the Trump agenda can
be beaten back. Organizers welcome your ideas on building a movement that
represents the working class and minorities that are under attack and whose
voices are unheard. Fight back the unconstitutional anti-labor legislations
like "right to work" and build a sustainable pro-workers' movement.
Connect at https://www.facebook.com/events/1913244352245824/.
41]
– Get over to the
Forum: Fighting Racism and Building a Worker's Movement at the Justice Center,
617 Florida Ave. NW, WDC, on Sat., May 13 from 4:30 to 6 PM, hosted
by the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL). The featured guest speaker is
Delonte Wilkins, organizer, Black Workers Center (a project of ONE DC). The ONE
DC Black Workers Center (BWC) is a member-led space that builds racial and economic
justice through popular education, direct action, and worker-owned
alternatives. Visit http://www.onedconline.org/blackworkerscenter.
Also hear updates on the critical struggle in Venezuela, including its recent
withdrawal from the Organization of American States, and the latest on the U.S.
threat of a new Korean war. Connect at https://www.facebook.com/events/757500497756281/.
42]
– The Nuclear Free Committee honors Acie Byrd (1937-2014) at City of
Takoma Park, MD - Municipal Government, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park, on Sat.,
May 13 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM, hosted by the Takoma Park Nuclear Free
Committee. Tributes will be through film, music and conversation. See a film by
Ron Pinchback, and enjoy music by Luci Murphy & Pam Parker. The
spoken tributes will be by Kitty Tucker, Alan Gregory, Matt Cary, Vanessa
Dixon, Kevin Martin, Rick Tingling-Clemmons and surprise guests. "How did
Acie Byrd build the Veterans Movement?" "What can we learn from him
about joyfully building a peaceful nuclear-weapons free world?" Connect at
https://www.facebook.com/events/444428795909810/.
43]
– On Sat., May 13 at 7:30 PM at Red Emma's Bookstore
Coffeehouse, 30 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201, be a part of “SLANGUAGE
ARTS & GRIOT GLIMPSES:” A BOOK RELEASE. The poet Slangston Hughes will
talk about Slanguage Arts & Griot Glimpses, a chronicling of one
individual’s growth as a writer over a 15 year period of poetic evolution.
(2002-2017). It is also a record of some of this era’s most pressing
sociopolitical issues and happenings as witnessed and responded to in arguably
some of the most radical and profoundly truthful incantations ever written down
via the medium of poetry in a manner where the political and personal
merge. Call 443-602-7585. RSVP at http://www.redemmas.org.
44] – 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 https://www.gofundme.com/a7y7m-fire-leaves-family-with-nothing?ssid=904794688&pos=2.
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45]
--
The Washington Peace
Center has a progressive calendar & activist alert! Consider signing up to
receive its weekly email: info@washingtonpeacecenter.org.
46]
-- If you would
like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs or records, contact Max at 410-323-1607
or mobuszewski at verizon.net.
47]
-- Can you use
any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at verizon.net.
48]
-- 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.
49]
– 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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