15] Political Fundraisers
Webinar – July 5
16] Testimony Preparation
for the D.C. City Council – July 5
17] Exploring Careers in
Politics Webinar – July 6
18] Civics 101 Webinar – July 6
19] Islamophobia and Guantanamo in the Trump
Era – July 6
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15] – On Wed., July 5
from noon to 1:30 PM, get involved with Careers in Politics: a Political
Fundraisers Webinar, hosted by the Political Institute for Women. Go
to www.eventbrite.com. Careers in Politics:
Political Fundraisers begins with an overview of professional political
fundraising career opportunities and guidance on securing a position as a
political fundraiser. The course then provides instruction on fundamental
fundraising techniques for political campaigns, political organizations or
issue campaigns.
16] –
On
Wed., July 5 from 6:30 to 8 PM, do Testimony Preparation for the D.C. City
Council, hosted by Collective Action for Safe Spaces and the
Washington Peace Center, at 1525 Newton St. NW, WDC 20010. This is a
training on how to testify before the D.C. City Council on the legislation you
care about. Facilitators will show you how to craft your message, prepare
your talking points, and give effective testimony to get legislation passed in
the District. This event is open to all, but the emphasis will be on
helping pass the Street Harassment Prevention Act: an intersectional,
anti-criminalization approach to ending harassment against our most
marginalized communities. The hearing is on Wed., July 12. Join the social
media campaign to #PassSHPA, show up to pack the hearing room, or submit
written or in-person testimony about why preventing street harassment matters
to you. Snacks, refreshments, and childcare will be provided.
17] -- On Thurs., July 6 from 8 to 9 AM, join in Exploring
Careers in Politics Webinar, hosted by Political Institute for Women.
Visit www.eventbrite.com. This webinar explores the
number of lucrative career opportunities for women in the political sector and
touches on transitioning professionally into the political sector.
18] – On Thurs.,
July 6 from 9 to 10:30 AM, participate in Civics 101 Webinar, hosted
by Political Institute for Women. Check out www.eventbrite.com. This webinar gives an introduction to the
structure and functions of government in the United States. The course covers
democracy, the branches of federal government, voting, elections and political
campaigns.
19] – On Thurs., July 6
from 6:30 to 8 PM, get involved with Part and Parcel: Islamophobia and
Guantanamo in the Trump Era, hosted by DC Justice for Muslims Coalition,
at the Institute for Policy Studies, 1301 Connecticut Ave., WDC 20036. Go
to www.act.ips-dc.org. This panel will
include prisoner attorneys and advocates to share their stories – as well as to
revive the conversation on what is at stake in operating Guantanamo Bay,
including the rule of law, the securing of real justice and the destruction of
numerous Muslim male lives. The panel will also address Guantanamo Bay prison
from the Cuban angle to better understand and unite efforts around calling for
the closure of the prison. In addition to the panel, the event will also feature
poetry readings from former Guantanamo prisoners and artwork by Khalid Qasim, a
Yemeni citizen who has been detained without charge for over 15 years now.
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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