Baltimore Activist Alert June 10 to 11, 2018
"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] Write
Reality Winner
5] Coast to Coast travel
on the cheap – June 10
6] Poor
Peoples Campaign -- June 10 – 12
7] ACLU conference – June 10 -12
8] Canvass for Mary
Washington – June 10
10] The Move to Amend
National Leadership Summit – June 10
11] Climate talk -- June 10
12] Labor Chorus Concert – June 10
13] Youth
Organizers Open House – June 10
14] Baltimore Green Forum – June 10
15]
Black Lives Matter vigil – June 10
1Little
Friends for Peace Talent Show – June 10
17] Protest at
the Pentagon –
June 11
18] Korean Peace Network – June 11 -12
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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 6address 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]
– On
June 3, 2017 Reality Leigh Winner was arrested and jailed and later charged
under the Espionage Act for allegedly releasing a top-secret document to a
media outlet, The Intercept. The document analyzed information about
Russian online intrusions prior to the 2016 presidential election. Reality had
been employed by a contract agency and worked at the NSA in Augusta, Georgia
following her honorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force in December of
2016. Reality has pleaded not guilty to this one charge, and her defense
team is working furiously to defend against the Espionage charge, but the Court
in Georgia continues to rule against Reality at every turn. Reality has
been denied pretrial bail and awaits trial in a small county jail in
Lincolnton, Georgia.
The
impact this has had on Reality and our entire family is devastating. Because
of her special diet, Reality’s nutritional and medical needs are not met in
jail. She has been spontaneously denied mail, books, and visits. In
order to assist in her defense, she must be transported to the Federal
Courthouse in Augusta, Georgia and spends up to 12 hours in full shackles and
is strip-searched multiple times during the day. Please write to Reality at
Reality L. Winner, Inmate # 3342, Lincoln County Jail, PO Box 970, Lincolnton,
GA 30817.
5]
– Usually, the Baltimore
Ethical Society, 2521 St. Paul St., Baltimore 21218, meets on Sundays, and generally
there is a speaker and discussion at 10:30 AM. On Sun., June 10 the topic
is “Coast
to Coast and Host to Host: Our Cross-Country Home-Hospitality Bicycle
Adventure” with Max Romano and Maya Kosok. They will share stories from
their 2010 tandem cross-country bike adventure. They will especially focus on
their experiences staying in 37 different people’s homes through three
hospitality organizations: Couchsurfing, Servas, and Warmshowers. Max and Maya
will talk about how you can travel or host as a way to broaden your world and
make travel affordable, how to build humanist relationships through travel,
some tips for successful visits, and some highlights from their bike trip and
other home stays throughout their travels. Call
410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
6] – People are
struggling to make ends meet for basic necessities like health insurance and
clean water. If you’d like to tell policy makers enough is enough, come to
these events. On Sun., June 10 at 11 AM, there will be a LGBTQ+ Pride Sermon
given by Rev. Dr. William Barber at the National City Christian Church, 5
Thomas Circle NW, WDC 20001. Then in the evening, the Mass Meeting starts
at 6 PM at the Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, 9601 Cedar Lane,
Bethesda 20814. The Week Five theme is Everybody’s Got the Right to Live:
Education, Living Wage, Jobs, Income, and Housing. On Mon., June 11 there will
be rallies at state capitols, and at the US Capitol. On Mon., June 11, the
rally starts at 2 PM on the US Capitol Lawn. Training begins at 10 AM at the
Capitol Hill Methodist Church, 421 Seward Square SE, WDC. On June 12, the
Truthful Tuesday Teach-in starts at 7:30 PM at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 301
A Street SE. Email washingtondc@poorpeoplescampaign.org.
7] – On Sun., June 10 through Tues., June 12 attend the ACLU
Conference 2018 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon
Pl. NW, WDC 20001. Get tickets at conference.aclu.org. The ACLU
Conference brings together ACLU members for learning, mobilization, and
inspiration. The event is an opportunity for members from around the country to
exchange ideas, to celebrate the extraordinary history of the ACLU, and to look
forward to the challenges ahead. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/876363265876089/.
8]
– There
is a canvass for Mary Washington for senator, District 43 on Sun., June 10 at
noon, starting at 2656 Miles Ave., Baltimore MD, 21211
9] – Take Action Anne
Arundel County is holding a canvass which will focus on Ben Jealous
for Governor and Chrissy Holt for State Senate on Sun., June 10 at 1 PM.
Meet at City Dock Coffee, 82 Maryland Ave.,
Annapolis. Go to http://www.progressivemaryland.org.
10] – The Move to
Amend National Leadership Summit continues on Sun., June 10 at 2 PM at Trinity
University, WDC -- Building Relationships Across Issues and Movements. Go
to https://www.facebook.com/Move2Amend/.
11] – There is a presentation by SARA JOLENA
SEQUOIA WOLCOTT about Colonization, Climate Change, Violence and Peacemaking,
entitled " DON'T FORGET TO REMEMBER: The Historical Connection
Between Climate Change and Human Violence" on Sun., June 10 from 2:30 to
4:30 PM at ADELPHI FRIENDS MEETING, 2303 METZEROTT ROAD, ADELPHI 20783.
She is a Minister and a Quaker, who directs the United States branch of Sequoia
Samanvaya LLC and the Sequoia Samanvaya School. Sara hopes that her talk will
help attendees understand the issues holistically, and also help build
solidarity among those working on climate change, social justice and
peace. Call Tony Langbehn at 301-390-9684.
12] – On Sun., June
10 from 3 to 5 PM, hear the Charm City (Baltimore) Labor Chorus Concert, hosted
by Maryland United for Peace and Justice at The Baltimore Museum of
Art, 10 Art Museum Dr., Baltimore 21218. Tickets are available at www.charmcitylaborchorus.org. “WE WILL
NOT BE MOVED,” the Charm City Labor Chorus’s 9th annual concert, will include
songs from the Women’s, Civil Rights/ Black Lives Matter, and the Anti-War
movements, as well as anthems of the Immigrant’s Rights and the Labor
movements. The 35-member Charm City Labor Chorus is directed by Darryl!
L.C. Moch and accompanied by pianists Chester Burke, Jr. and Vincent
Henningfield. The Chorus is committed to performing music of the labor, social
justice, and civil rights movements. Tickets are $18 ($15 for BMA
members, and $5 for students) and are available below and at the door. See https://www.facebook.com/events/420630291695673/?notif_t=plan_user_invited¬if_id=1525901460132795.
13] – On Sun., June 10 from 3 to 6 PM
get over to the No Boundaries Youth Organizers Open House at 1808 Pennsylvania
Ave., Baltimore 21217. Share history and a vision for where youth advocacy
should go in Baltimore City. Light Refreshments will be served. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1964017230298949/.
14] – There is a Baltimore Green Forum on Sun., June 10 at 4 PM with Sam Hopkins,
long-time producer and moderator of the Baltimore Green Forum., who will
discuss Un-Denial.com -- The "Denial Gene" that Most Humans Have But
You Probably Don't!!!
This
astounding theory is explained at the website, Un-Denial.com. Learn this
new explanation for why most humans are in "denial" about what makes
our current civilization not sustainable. The "denial" is
caused by a genetic mutation that happened about 100,000 years ago. But
not everyone carries the gene. That is why if you understand and grieve
about the non-sustainability of our civilization, you are special. You should
want to meet others like you and hear more about this new theory and this
gene.
The Roundtable
Discussion will go unto 5:15 PM. Announcements & networking will
happen from 5:15 to 5:45 PM. Another Roundtable Discussion is from 5:45
to 6:30 PM. The forum is at 1105 Providence Road, Towson 21286.
The Baltimore Green Forum seeks to educate and stimulate
dialogue about what humans can do to make modern civilization more sustainable,
including adjusting to finite resource limits and preserving biodiversity and a
healthy environment. We do this through 8 monthly meetings a year. The topics
are far ranging. They vary from local to planetary and from philosophical to
scientific to very practical.
BGF is open to the public and is free of charge, but donations to
Maryland Presbyterian Church are collected during the meeting to thank the
church for their generous gift of the space to us. Email BaltimoreGreenForum@gmail.com.
Or call Sam Hopkins at 410 935 8540.
Go to http://www.baltimoregreenforum.org.
15] – On Sun., June 10 at 4 PM, join the Black Lives
Matter monthly vigil, hosted by Black Lives Matter-Columbia, MD at
Governor Warfield Parkway and Windstream Drive. It occurs on the second
Sunday of each month for a public witness to remind our community that all
lives will matter when black lives matter. See https://www.facebook.com/events/408704056256085/.
16] -- On Sun., June 10 from 5 to 7 PM, take
in the 5th Annual LFFP Talent Show Fundraiser, hosted by Little Friends
For Peace at Busboys and Poets Mount Vernon, 5th and K Sts. NW, WDC
20001. All proceeds for the event will support the Ann Little Memorial
Peace Camp Scholarship. All talents are welcome. To sign up to perform,
you can email Kristen at kristen@lffp.org.
Tickets at the door are $15 in cash, check, credit or Venmo! If you can't
make it and would like to help us send kids to peace camp this summer, you can
donate at http://www.lffp.org/donate.html.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/860836667457824/.
17] – 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 11, 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.
18]
– Join the Korea Peace
Network in Washington, D.C. on June 11-12 for advocacy training and lobby days
to urge the U.S. to sign the Korea peace treaty! Because the United States is a
signatory on the cease-fire that halted the Korean War, President Trump's
signature is required to declare an end to the War, and turn the armistice into
a peace treaty. On Monday, June 11, peace advocates will meet in D.C. for
a strategy meeting and advocacy training. On June 12, the group will hold lobby
meetings with members of Congress and the Trump administration. The Korea Peace
Network's 2018 Advocacy Days are happening Mon., June 11 and Tues., June 12 at
the United Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Ave. NE, WDC 20002. Email KoreaPeaceNetwork@gmail.com.
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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