Baltimore Activist Alert August 27 – 29, 2017
"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 mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.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] Family Peace Camp – Aug. 27
6] Come to a wedding – Aug. 27
7] Rally Against Hate – Aug. 27
8] Haiti Will Not Perish – Aug. 27
9] Liberalism – Aug. 27
10] Protest at the Pentagon – Aug. 28
11] Thousand Minister March -- Aug. 28
12] How to handle North Korea – Aug. 28
13] Honor Dick Gregory – Aug. 29
14] Stop Killing Us -- Aug. 29
15] International Day Against Nuclear Testing – Aug. 29
16] Reading Program at the Maryland SPCA – Aug. 29
17] Peace vigil – Aug. 29
18] Protest drone research – Aug. 29
19] Effects of Climate Change -- Aug. 29
20] Peace Corps Night – Aug. 29
21] Film HARLIN COUNTY, USA – Aug. 29
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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 2001 at comcast dot net.
5] – Little Friends for Peace and Saint Camillus present a Family Peace Camp on Sun., Aug. 27 from 10 AM to 2:30 PM at 1600 St Camillus Dr., Silver Spring 20903. Call 240-838-4549 or email mjpeace@gmail.com.
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., Aug. 27, the Sunday Platform is “Ethical Humanist Ceremonies and What Makes Them Special” Ethical Culture is a very non-traditional religion – some even argue that we’re more of a philosophy. But either way you look at it, we do provide meaningful and very personal ceremonies to recognize important moments in life – including naming of children, coming of age, weddings, and memorial services. Come and get a feel for what Ethical Humanist ceremonies are like. After the discussion, Karen Elliott will officiate at a real live wedding ceremony. Come and help us celebrate the wedding of BES members Nine Trillion and Anneke Houge. All are welcome. Call 410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
7] – Rally as part of the National Weekend of Solidarity Against Hate on Sun., Aug. 27 from 2 to 4 PM at the Judiciary Square Metro Station, organized by D.C. United Against Hate. This is in solidarity with Berkeley, CA activists and anti-racists. Speak Out at Judiciary Square Metro, 4th St. entrance at the Albert Pike Statue (Confederate general and racist).
8] – On Sun., Aug. 27 at 3 PM at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201, hear about HAITI WILL NOT PERISH by Michael Deibert. The world’s first independent black republic, Haiti was forged in the fire of history’s only successful slave revolution. Yet more than two hundred years later, the full promise of the revolution—a free country and a free people—remains unfulfilled. In his moving and detailed history, the author who spent two decades reporting on Haiti, chronicles the heroic struggles of Haitians to build their longed-for country in the face of overwhelming odds. Based on years of interviews with Haitian political leaders, international diplomats, peasant advocates, gang leaders, and hundreds of ordinary Haitians, Deibert’s book provides a vivid, complex, and challenging analysis of Haiti’s recent history. Call 443-602-7585. RSVP at http://www.redemmas.org.
9] -- On Sun., Aug. 27 at5 PM, hear from Mark Lilla, author of “The Once and Future Liberal” at Politics and Prose Bookstore, WDC. Expanding on his New York Times op-ed piece, “The End of Identity Liberalism,” published just days after Trump’s election, Lilla argues that 2016 marked the end of a political era. While the right faces the deterioration of libertarianism into populist demagoguery, the left has to admit that identity politics has failed. To reinvigorate the Democratic Party and achieve real political change, progressives must stop relying on symbolic politics and pursuing narrow social movements. Instead, Democrats have to focus on encouraging solidarity and developing an expansive vision of national destiny, one grounded in building a government that helps all Americans. Lilla, Professor of Humanities at Columbia and a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books and other publications, has written a well-reasoned analysis of liberalism’s last two decades and a bracing polemic for the future.
10] -- 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 Aug. 27, 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.
11] – The Thousand Minister March for Justice (For All Religious Leaders from All Faiths) Is happening on Mon., Aug. 28 from 10 AM to 2 PM. It begins at the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Monument, The National Mall, 1964 Independence Ave. SW. The march is organized by Rev. Al Sharpton, who says the recent violence in Charlottesville, Va., has sparked more interest and a greater need for clergy of many faiths to speak up at the march set for the 54th anniversary of the March on Washington. The march will end at the Justice Department to protest increased hate crimes, discrimination and mass incarceration. Go to http://religionnews.com/2017/08/17/rev-al-sharptons-thousand-minister-march-gains-steam-after-charlottesville/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/1364062256980871/.
12] -- On Mon., Aug. 28 from 4 to 6 PM, Robert Gallucci, Amitai Etzioni, George Washington University, and Gregg Brazinsky, George Washington University, will discuss "How to Handle North Korea," at the Institute for Korean Studies at George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs, Room 505, 1957 E St. NW, WDC 20052. RSVP at https://www.ncnk.org/event-calendar/how-handle-north-korea-panel-discussion. Visit https://www.ncnk.org/event-calendar/how-handle-north-korea-panel-discussion.
13] – On Mon., Aug. 28 from 6 to 8 PM, honor Dick Gregory, hosted by the Caucus of African American Leaders at the Civil Rights Foot Soldier Memorial, 44 Calvert St., Annapolis 21401. This is the 54th Anniversary Commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington. Call 410-269-1524.
14] – On Mon., Aug. 28 at 6 PM join "STOP KILLING US (SKU)" and march from 4200 Whitaker Ave., Philadelphia, to the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. One of the marchers is Jamal Johnson who will deliver a message: “Stop Killing Us.” In a time when brown and black folks are dying senselessly at the hands of the state, and when white supremacists are emboldened, nonviolent & courageous efforts like Jamal’s are what this country needs. Follow him on Facebook at Jamal Johnson where he will post nightly his planned march route for the following day. August 28 is both the anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963, and the anniversary of the brutal murder of Emmett Till in 1955. SKU is a newly formed ‘solutions’ campaign and movement for justice, spearheaded by the Reverend Curtis Gatewood, of Raleigh, NC. Email maduro.tania@gmail.com or call 860.823.7578.
15] – Tuesday, August 29 is International Day against Nuclear Tests. Visit
16] – The Summer Reading Program at the Maryland SPCA and Project Adopt helps both children by strengthening their reading skills and the animals by giving them company, which helps to reduce stress if they are anxious in a kennel environment. The Summer Reading Program runs Tuesdays from 3 to 4 PM until the end of August at the Maryland SPCA, 3300 Falls Road, Baltimore 21211. There is no fee for the reading program, but space is limited and registration is required. Go to the Reading Program @ the MD SPCA on Tuesdays and the Reading Program @ Project Adopt on Saturdays.
17] – Each Tuesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the Catholic Peace Fellowship-Philadelphia for peace in Afghanistan and Iraq gathers at the Suburban Station, 16th St. & JFK Blvd., at the entrance to Tracks 3 and 4 on the mezzanine. The next vigil is August 29. Call 215-426-0364.
18] – Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at 33rd & North Charles Sts. join this ongoing vigil on August 29 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Call Max at 410-323-1607.
19] – On Tues., Aug. 29 at 7 PM, join in a fascinating IVY Seminar & Discussion on How to Address the Effects of Climate Change on Global Politics, Society & Economics with David Livingston from Carnegie Endowment’s Energy & Climate Program. In this enlightening conversation, David will discuss the effects of climate change on international economics in our world today, and shed light on how global warming will impact the marketplace going forward. With his insights and expertise, we’ll come to understand the far-reaching implications of climate change, and learn more about innovation and risk in an uncertain future. Prior to joining Carnegie, Livingston gained experience at the World Trade Organization in Geneva and at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Vienna. Livingston was selected as a Future Energy Leader for the 2014-2017 term of the World Energy Council. He also serves on the advisory board of SXSW Eco.
20] – On Tues., Aug. 29 at 7:05 PM it is Peace Corps Night at the Nats baseball game, Nationals Park, WDC. The Washington Nationals take on the Miami Marlins. Opening ceremonies start at 6:10 PM. Festivities include the Peace Corps Parade of Nations. Friends and family are welcome and encouraged to attend, so please spread the word about this exciting Peace Corps event. Tickets are Outfield Reserved for $44 or Scoreboard Pavilion for $17. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1703333206640176/.
21] – On Tues., Aug. 29 at 8 PM, see the film “Harlan County USA” at the Suns Cinema, 3107 Mount Pleasant St. NW, WDC 20010. Get tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com. The fight to organize. Barbara Kopple’s Academy Award–winning documentary is about a grueling coal miners’ strike in a small Kentucky town.
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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