"I speak as an
American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is
ours.
The initiative to
stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.
Friends, this
list and other email documents which I send out are done under the auspices of
the Baltimore Nonviolence Center. Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com.
If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send
contributions to BNC, 325 East 25th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Max
Obuszewski can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski [at] verizon.net.
1] Books, buttons and stickers
2] Web site for info on federal
legislation
3] Join Nonviolent Resistance lists
4] Two friends are looking to buy a
house in Baltimore
5]
Peace Camp – June 5 through 9 and June 12
through 16
6]
Learn about death – June 4
7]
Film “Before the Flood” – June 4
8]
The People’s Garden – June 4
9] Bars and Borders Refugee Benefit Show – June 4
10]
Strategic Nonviolent Action Study Group –June 4
11] Pentagon Vigil – June 5
12] Marc Steiner on WEAA – June 5 – June
7
13] Without News –
June 5
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1] –
Buttons, bumperstickers and books are available. “God Bless
the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at
410-323-1607.
2] – To
obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go
to http://thomas.loc.gov/. Congressional
toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White
House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.
3] –
THE ORGANIZING LIST will be the primary decision-making mechanism of the
National Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR]. It will be
augmented by conference calls and possibly in-person meetings as needed.
It will consist of 1 or 2 representatives from each local, regional, or
national organization (not coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry out
the NCNR campaign of facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to the
war in Iraq.
To join the
ORGANIZING List, please send your name, group affiliation, city and email
address to mobuszewski at Verizon.net. Different local chapters of a
national organization are encouraged to subscribe.
THE NOTICES LIST
will include only notices of NCNR actions and related information and is open
to any interested person to subscribe. It will be moderated to maintain
focus & will include periodic notices about getting involved in NCNR
national organizing. To join the NOTICES List, send an email message to ncnrnotices-subscribe@lists.riseup.net.
You will get a confirmation message once subscribed. If you have
problems, please write to the list manager at ncnrnotices-admin@lists.riseup.net.
4] – Janice and Max are
looking to buy a house in Baltimore. Let Max know if you have any leads—410-323-1607
or mobuszewski at Verizon dot net.
5] – Little Friends for Peace
[mailto:Little_Friends_for_Peace@mail.vresp.com] announced that Peace Camp Is
Here! From June 5 through June 9 at the Shenandoah Discovery Museum. Go
to http://discoverymuseum.net/programs-events/summer-camps/.The next camp is at the Episcopal St, Christopher's Episcopal Church from June 12 through
the 16th. Register today at www.lffp.org!
6] – Usually,
the Baltimore Ethical Society, 306 W. Franklin St., Suite 102, Baltimore
21201-4661, meets on Sundays, and generally there is a speaker and discussion
from 10:30 AM to noon. On Sun., June 4, the Sunday Platform is “How I Learned about Death: A Humanist
Story.” This platform address will use the style of personal
storytelling, in the tradition of former Ethical Society Leader Fritz Williams,
to get to the heart of a universal experience: Every person has lost or will
lose someone close to them. How do our experiences of death influence our
worldview, choices, and lives? How do we feel and share about death and loss as
Ethical Humanists?
Kate
Lovelady received a BA as an English Major in Writing from Northwestern
University. She discovered Ethical Humanism in North Carolina and was certified
as an Ethical Humanist Leader by the American Ethical Union in 2005. She
currently serves at the Ethical Society of St. Louis as one of its two Leaders,
with James Croft. Her hobbies include native plant gardening and making music. Call 410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
7] – On Sun., June 4 at
12:15 PM, see “Before the Flood,” a climate change documentary, at the Peace
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Alexandria, VA Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1954812908071816/?active_tab=about.
8] – The Peoples Garden:
Planting and Plots is happening at the Peace House DC, 1005 Rhode Island Ave.
NE, WDC, on Sun., June 4 from 1 to 7 PM. Connect at https://www.facebook.com/search/str/peace+house+washington+dc/keywords_top.
The Peace House believes that
everyone should have access to fresh healthy food. In the principle of gardens
not lawns, they will be working to turn a portion of their yard into a
community garden to help raise fresh food for people in the neighborhood.
Please come join up for a work day to help them get the ground ready and build
the garden beds for the garden. Come for a part or the whole day; build
community through mutual aid.
9] – There is a Bars and
Borders Refugee Benefit Show at the Howard Theater Restoration, 620 T St. NW,
WDC, on Sun., June 4 from 5 to 11 PM. Go to https://www.facebook.com/barsandborders/. Bars and Borders is a
concert which seeks to intersect the natural advocacy of hip hop, with the
urgency of a specific problem, and the civic potential of a crowd. In this
specific instance, artists, fans, and community leaders will be collaborating
to ensure awareness, resources, and opportunities remain for refugees stuck in
transit. The featured artist is Talib Kweli. Presenting the
keynote address is Jarrett Adams, an attorney with The Innocence Project, a
re-entry specialist, Co-Founder of Life after Justice, and a strong advocate
for criminal justice reform. Jayne Fleming, human rights attorney and
humanitarian aid worker from the Patricia Fleming Foundation, will also be
presenting a special presentation showcasing the highly sensitive humanitarian
work Bars and Borders is working hard to support. The event also intends to
draw out other civic actors and civic groups engaged in social justice work,
immigration, and refugee assistance work. These community initiatives will have
an opportunity to promote their branding, organization initiatives and work
through the ‘Community Exhibition’. Proceeds from this event will benefit the
Patricia Fleming Foundation and the Do Your Part nonprofit organization. In
response to the one of the worst refugee crises in modern history, the Patricia
Fleming Foundation works to protect refugees and displaced persons who have
been victims of war, gender-based violence, torture, rape, and other forms of
harm.
10] – There is a
Strategic Nonviolent Action Study Group meeting in Historic Takoma, 7328
Carroll Ave., Takoma Park, on Sun., June 4 from 5:30 to 7 PM, hosted by Takoma
Park Mobilization. Several members of the Takoma Park Mobilization are
convening a study group to focus on deepening our understanding of strategic
nonviolent action. All members of the community are welcome! This group
will look at the art and science of how ordinary people around the world
organize themselves, unify, strategize, and nonviolently struggle to win human
rights, freedom, justice, accountable government and corporations,
environmental sustainability, and many other gains. The group expects to meet
monthly to discuss readings and possible films. There are a number of people in
Takoma Park and adjoining communities with deep knowledge of this field who can
contribute to leading discussions. Hardy Merriman will lead the first
discussion. If interested, email https://goo.gl/forms/aMyzsIOcGJH66I1S2.
11] -- There is a weekly
Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the
Pentagon Metro stop. The next vigil is June 5, and it is sponsored by the
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649. The
vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro entrance and in the designated
"protest zone" behind bicycle fences across from the entrance to
the Metro. By Metro, take Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon"
stop. Do not go to the Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left
and walk across to protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South
and get off at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right
onto S. Rotary Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then
take left onto Army Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy
Dr., and there is meter parking one block on right on Eads St.
Payment for both of these spots begin at 8 AM. No cameras are
allowed on Pentagon grounds. Restrooms are located inside Marriott
Residence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.
13] – The Marc Steiner Show
airs Monday through Friday fr6m 10 AM to noon on WEAA 88.9 FM, The Voice of the
Community, or online at www.weaa.org. The call-in
number is 410-319-8888, and comments can also be sent by email to steinershow@gmail.com. All shows are also available
as podcasts at www.steinershow.org.
15] – WithoutNews will take
place at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Mon., June 5 from
10 to 11 AM, hosted by WTOP news. Connect at http://www.newseum.org/. No newspapers will be
displayed in the Today’s Front Pages exhibit outside the Newseum on
Pennsylvania Avenue, inside the Newseum or online at newseum.org. The newspaper
blackout marks the Newseum’s third annual #WithoutNews campaign, meant to raise
awareness of the threats to journalists around the world. On the same
day, the museum rededicates its Journalists Memorial, which recognizes
journalists who died or were killed in the pursuit of news. At a 10 AM
ceremony, the names of 14 journalists selected to represent all journalists who
died covering the news in 2016 will be added to the 2,291 names on the
memorial.
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/.
"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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