25] Ban
Fracking petition delivery -- July 26
26] Say No to Cardin's Free Speech Ban
– July 26
27] Meet Sen. Bobby Zirkin – July 26
28]
Sink the Link – July 26
29]
Political Prisoner Letter
Writing Night – July 26 - 27
30]
"Economic Levers of U.S. Policy
Toward North Korea" – July 27
31]
Pacem PeaceSeekers
Meeting – July 27
32]
Film “An Inconvenient Truth” – July 27
33]
Healthcare is a human right meeting – July 27
34] Banking
on Climate Change – July 27
35] "The
Ramifications of Rouhani’s Re-election" – July 28
36] Commemorate
Hiroshima – Aug. 6
37] Commemorate
Nagasaki – Aug. 9
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24] – “The Fight to Preserve a Free & Open Internet”
will be discussed on Wed.,
July 26 from 11 AM to 1 PM at Betamore City Garage, 101 W Dickman St.,
Baltimore 21230. Hear from Rep. JOHN SARBANES, Maryland’s Third Congressional
District, TOM WHEELER, former chair, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, JONATHAN SALLET,
former
General Counsel, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, and KURT WALTERS, campaign director, Demand
Progress. Wealthy and well-connected industry interests are mobilizing to
repeal net neutrality rules. Hear from noted experts about what’s at stake in
the fight to preserve a free and open internet. RSVP at.https://act.demandprogress.org/go/3535?t=3&akid=5983%2E4824732%2E5IW-0X.
25] – On Wed., July 26 at noon Cry out Clean Water – Ban Fracking
and then deliver thousands of petitions to Gov. John Carney on steps of
Tatnall Building, 150 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd South, Dover, DE 19901.
The event is organized by the Sierra Club. Go to https://delaware.sierraclub.org/events.
26] – On Wed., July 26 from 4:30
to 6 PM, Say No to Cardin's Free Speech Ban, hosted by Baltimore-Palestine
Solidarity at 100 S. Charles St., Baltimore 21201-2701. Senator Cardin's
bill (S720) is an attempt to squelch dissent when we need#resistance most.
If passed, the possible felony charges Palestine solidarity activists face
could in the future be extended to other grassroots activists, who are using
the powerful boycott, divestment, sanctions tactic to hit agents of injustice
where it hurts, in the pocket book. An injustice to one is an injustice to all.
The intersection of the Palestinian struggle with other international and local
movements demands we turn out and speak up! From the Selma Busy Boycott for
Black civil rights, to the Grape Boycott for immigrant, Asian, and Latina
workers' rights, to the boycott of Apartheid South Africa, boycott has been a
constant.
27] – On Wed., July 26 from 6 to 8:30 PM, meet with Senator Bobby Zirkin
on Social Justice Advocacy, hosted by Jews United for Justice -
Baltimore at the Chizuk Amuno Congregation, 8100 Stevenson Rd., Pikesville
21208. There are many important social justice issues to be addressed in
Maryland and this is an opportunity to talk about what happened in the state
legislature in the 2017 session and what can be done in the coming year. A
kosher dinner will be served. Register at https://tinyurl.com/bobbyzirkin.
28] –SINK THE LINK. Join a People’s Union for Riders.
TRANSPORTATION IS A RIGHT. Get over to an Organizing Meeting on Wed.,
July 26 from 6:30 to 8 PM at 2011 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218.
Baltimore Deserves Better Transportation. People of Baltimore &
Maryland: IS IT TIME TO ORGANIZE A BUS BOYCOTT? Like Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.? What would it take to make our demands heard? Come
to an organizing meeting to discuss these questions and make plans and decide
actions. Call or text 443-221-3775
29] – On Wed., July 26 at
6:30 PM through Thurs., July 27 at 8:30 AM, participate in Political Prisoner
Letter Writing Night, hosted by DC Stampede at the Potter's House, 1658
Columbia Rd. NW, WDC 20009. Anticipating the Millions for Prisoners
March on Washington on August 19, the group will organize an opportunity
to spend the evening writing to some of the many people who have been locked
up. Whether targeted for their participation in social movements and protests,
or victims of the mass incarceration of black, brown, and poor people, these
prisoners are our siblings, neighbors, and allies. A letter of solidarity can
lift someone's spirits and give them a vital connection to news from outside,
as well as give us a direct window into the U.S. "justice" system. Go
to https://dcstampede.wordpress.com/.
30] – On
Thurs., July 27 from 9:30 to 11AM., Dr. Patrick Cronin, Center for a New
American Security; Edward Fishman, Atlantic Council; Rachel Ziemba, Emerging
Markets Research, will tackle "Economic Levers of U.S. Policy Toward North
Korea" at the Center for New American Security, 1152 15th St.
NW, Suite 950, WDC 20005.. RSVP at https://events.cnas.org/Events/34771/economic-levers-of-us-policy-toward-north-korea.
31] – On Thurs., July 27 at 7 PM, there is a Pacem PeaceSeekers
Meeting at Pacem Office, Wilmington Friends Meetinghouse, 401 N. West St.
Wilmington, DE. Visit http://depaceminterris.org/fw-event-slug/peaceseekers-meeting/.
32] – Just
in time, one week before the new Al Gore film, “An Inconvenient Sequel,” comes
to the Charles on August 4th, the Baltimore Shambhala Meditation Center is
showing the original “Inconvenient Truth,” the 2006 film that won an Oscar for
best documentary and was the official selection at Sundance and at Cannes Film
Festival. Calling it one of the most important films of our time, Roger
Ebert said: ““For 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review,
but now I must. You owe it to yourself to see this film.” Ten years
later, you owe it to yourself even more. See the original from 2006, “An
Inconvenient Truth, at the Baltimore Shambhala Center, corner of University
Parkway and Calvert St., at 7 PM on Fri., July 28. RSVP at dscheper@earthlink.net.
33] – On Thurs., July 27 at 7:30 PM, Health
Care is a Human Right – Prince George’s Chapter is holding a planning meeting at the
Riverdale Park Town Hall. Agenda items include participation in the Greenbelt
Labor Day festival, discussing an education forum for Capitol Hill staff and
lawmakers, and coordinating with other groups working on single payer/Medicare
for All. See http://hchrmd.org/prince-georges-county/.
34] – On Thurs., July 27 from 8 to 9 PM ET,
get on the Banking on Climate Change Activist Call, organized by
the Sierra Club. Email sierra@sierraclub.org.
Funding fossil fuels is a dirty business that frequently violates indigenous
and human rights, and intensifies the climate crisis. However, from 2014-2016,
big banks around the world poured $290 billion into extreme fossil fuel
companies.
A
new report, Banking on Climate Change, exposes the practices of big banks
funding some of the most egregious projects that abuse human rights and fuel
climate change. Among the worst offenders are US banks like JP Morgan Chase,
Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo. RSVP at https://sierra.secure.force.com/events/details?id=7010Z000001uplEQAQ.
35] – On
Fri., July 28 from noon to 1:30 PM, Ebrahim Mohseni, University of Maryland;
Nadereh Chamlou, World Bank; Paul Pillar, Georgetown University, will examine
"The Ramifications of Rouhani’s Re-election" at the Center for
International and Security Studies at Maryland, Atlantic Council,
1030 15th St. NW, 12th Floor, WDC. You are invited to this
panel discussion on Iranian public opinion in the aftermath of Hassan Rouhani’s
re-election. The event will present new data gathered since the May
presidential elections on Iranian attitudes toward domestic and international
economic and political issues. In particular, the event will explore current
Iranian attitudes toward Rouhani, the nuclear agreement, the Trump
administration. RSVP at http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/registration/a080H00002WY2GIQA1.
36] – There
is a HIROSHIMA COMMEMORATION on Sunday, August 6. At 5:30 PM, outside Homewood
Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N, Charles Street, demonstrate in favor of the treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons: Fifty nations must
ratify the Convention to Ban Nuclear Weapons, and ratification begins on
September 20. One hundred and twenty two countries signed on to the
convention, but they must take it back to their nations for ratification by
whatever means each nation has for ratification.
At
6:30 PM inside Homewood Meetinghouse, savor a potluck dinner with members of
the peace and justice community. David Eberhardt will again share some poetry,
and Joseph Byrne will perform some dulcimer music.
At
7:15 PM, the program will begin with Dr. Gwen DuBois, Chesapeake Physicians for
Social Responsibility, who will discuss her work in New York City during the
gathering at the United Nations to ban nuclear weapons. Then a statement
will be read from Rev. Dr. Mankekolo Mahlangu-Ngcobo,
who will share her thoughts about living in apartheid South Africa. Rev.
Mahlangu-Ngcobo will be in South Africa on August 6 for a Prayer Intercession
in Parliament. Note that South Africa is the first nuclear nation to end its
program. RSVP to Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot
net.
37] – The
NAGASAKI COMMEMORATION is on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. At 5:30 PM,
demonstrate at 33rd & N. Charles Streets against Johns Hopkins University’s
weapons contracts, including research on killer drones, commemorate the atomic
bombing of Nagasaki, and remember Fukushima, Japan. At 6:30 PM, march to
the Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles Street.
At
7 PM, John Steinbach and Kio Kanda of the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Peace Committee of
the National Capital Area will share some remarks. Then, with the help of
a translator, a Korean Hibakusha, Ms. Jon Sung Lee, will address the group. Ms.
Lee was 12 years old when she experienced the Hiroshima bombing. Her family
were part of the large Korean community in Hiroshima forced to work in Japan
during WW2. She entered Hiroshima three days after the bombing and was exposed
to the radiation.
Also
speaking will be Sister Megan Rice of the Transform Now Plowshares. She
engaged with Greg Boertje-Obed and Mike Walli in a remarkable Plowshares
disarmament at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN. Finally,
the accomplished musician David Sawyer will perform. At 8:30 PM, enjoy
dinner at Niwana Restaurant, 3 E. 33rd Street, with our Korean guest. RSVP to Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.
HIROSHIMA-NAGASAKI COMMEMORATION COMMITTEE, 325 East
25th St., Baltimore, MD 21218 Ph: 410-323-1607 Email: mobuszewski2001 [at]
Comcast dot net
To be continued.
Donations can be sent
to the Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 E. 25th St., Baltimore, MD
21218. Ph: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.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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