21] Candidates
Forum –
June 6
22] Voices on
Palestine: Summer Film Series 2018 – June 6 & 7
23] Climate Change Update –
June 6
24]
Accountability Action for Public Safety – June
6
25] Police Accountability
Prince George's event – June 6
26] York Road
Partnership General Meeting – June 6
27] Protest Sinclair
/broadcasting -- June 7
28] "The
Nonproliferation Treaty at Fifty" – June 7
29] The Long
Search for Peace in Afghanistan – June 7
30] Fair Elections – June
7
31] Protest
Solitary Confinement! – June 7
32] Poor
People’s Campaign
– June 7
33] Black
Resistance –
June 7
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21]
– On Wed., June 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, get over to the Wicomico
Executive & Council Candidates Forum, hosted by Coastal Association of
REALTORS at Schumaker Pond Park Pavilion, 1019 S Schumaker Dr., Salisbury
21804. Meet the candidates for the Wicomico County Executive and Council
election. Hear their platforms, submit audience questions, and enjoy light refreshments.
The forum is sponsored by the Coastal Association of REALTORS® and will be
moderated by the Salisbury Independent. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/983183261846325/.
22] – Voices on Palestine: Summer Film
Series 2018 is co-sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies,
Georgetown University, All films will be shown at the Palestine Center, 2425
Virginia Ave., NW, WDC 20037. Doors open at 5:30 PM. RSVP is
requested. On Wed., June 6 see “Coffee for All Nations” by
Wafa Jamil. In 1948, Abed and his family were forced by the Israeli army
to abandon their home in the village of Al-Walaja near Bethlehem and move to
Dheisheh Refugee Camp. Later in life, Abed discovers a 5000 year old Kanani
cave on his father's land and decides to live in it, dreaming of turning it
into a coffee shop that will not only generate income but share his passion
with the outside world. He welcomes visitors from all over the world, offering
them coffee and an amazing view. However, after the release of Abed’s brother
from an Israeli prison, his plans are disrupted by the Israeli demolition of
his cave. RSVP at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/events/upcoming/summer-film-series-2018-coffee-for-all-nations.
On Thurs., June 7 watch “Rasheed” by Samia
Badih. Rasheed documents the life of the filmmaker’s late uncle, Rasheed
Broum, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during Israel’s invasion of
Lebanon in 1982. Through the filmmaker’s own personal journey, the film
captures one of the many war stories from the southern city of Sidon, Lebanon.
RSVP at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/events/upcoming/summer-film-series-2018-rasheed.
23] –
On Wed., June 6 from 6:30 to 9 PM, come to the GCAN
Potluck and "Climate Change Update," hosted by Chesapeake
Education, Arts, and Research Society (CHEARS) at the Greenbelt Community
Center, 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt 20770. Come 30 minutes early for the
annual potluck. Vegan dishes preferred. Please bring your own plate, utensils,
cup, and napkin, to make this a “zero waste” event. Chris Barnet, Climate
Scientist, will present the annual “Climate Change Update.” He will
provide an entertaining summary of the recent science of climate change. The
presentation will be an overview of 100’s of the most recent scientific papers.
Topics will include recent climate change modeling predictions, recent
measurements of climate change as well as Chris’ personal impressions of recent
climate change talks he has given in local high schools. Chris hopes to engage
the audience with a broad brush of topics and then lead an impromptu
conversation of any or all of these topics.
Chris Barnet has lived in Greenbelt for over 25 years. In his
early career, he modeled planetary atmospheres and used Voyager Spacecraft and
Hubble Space Telescope sensors to understand the climate of Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, and Neptune. For the last two decades, he has developed algorithms for
monitoring the Earth’s weather and climate from advanced Earth-orbiting
sensors. He is presently a Senior Research Scientist at Science and Technology
Corp. (STC), Columbia Maryland and is the NASA Sounder Discipline Lead for the
Suomi-NPP satellite as well as the NOAA/JPSS Senior Advisor for Atmospheric
Sounding. The last portion of the evening is for announcements and updates
on local and national issues. Contact Lore Rosenthal, Greenbelt Climate
Action Network, at lore@simplicity-matters.org
or 301-345-2234. See https://www.facebook.com/events/207885966490225/.
24] – On Wed., June 6 from 6:30 to 8 PM,
BUILD is holding an Accountability Action for Public Safety, Education and Jobs
at Kingdom Life Church, 125 N. Hilton St., Baltimore 21229. Please see the
attach flyer BUILD Action June 6, 2018 for more details. RSVP at buildiaf@verizon.net.
25]
–
On Wed., June 6 from 7 to 9 PM, attend a Police Accountability Prince George's
event at the Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church (DMUUC), 7400 Temple
Hill Rd., Camp Springs 20748. This is the Monthly Meeting of the Prince
George's People's Coalition and the newly formed Coalition for Community
Empowerment and Police Accountability (CEPA).Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/227461367987016/.
26] – On Wed., June 6 from 7:15
to 8:30 PM, get over to the York Road Partnership General Meeting at St. Mary
of the Assumption-Govans, 5502 York Road, Baltimore 21212. On the agenda
is an opportunity to meet the candidates! This election includes: Primary
Election for Governor; Comptroller; Attorney General; U.S. Senator;
Representatives to Congress; State Senator; House of Delegates; Judge of the
Circuit Court; States Attorney; Clerk of the Circuit Court; Register of Wills;
Judge for the Orphan's Court; Sheriff; State Central Committee. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1754939914541463/.
27] – On Thurs., June 7 at 9:30 AM, rally
at Sinclair shareholders meeting, 10706 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville
21030. Join activists and stop Sinclair network's takeover of local news;
and demand that the FCC block Sinclair's proposed merger with Tribune and
envision a more democratic media system. RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/180384206006099/.
Ajit Pai's sweetheart deals for the far-right Sinclair network have already
landed him under internal investigation. So the last thing that the FCC
chairman wants is public scrutiny when the FCC decides on Sinclair's proposed
merger with Tribune Media. Pai has delayed a decision for months, waiting out
scandals and probably hoping that people will forget all about the "Trump
TV" network. But we can't afford to ignore Sinclair's growing threat
to our democracy. Sinclair is the country's largest broadcast network, and its
increased influence will mean more hateful rhetoric and Trump propaganda
disguised as news.
By showing up at Sinclair's annual shareholders meeting next week,
we can shine a spotlight on the far-right network. Over the coming months, we
can build pressure on the FCC to reject the merger and bring national attention
to the problems in our media system. But we have to start here – in Sinclair's
back yard.
28]
– On Thurs., June 7 from 12:30
to 2 PM., hear from Scott Sagan, Stanford University; Susan Burk, Independent
Consultant; Matthew Kroenig, Georgetown University; and Joan Rohlfing, Nuclear
Threat Initiative, about "The Nonproliferation Treaty at Fifty" at
the Stimson Center, 8th Floor, 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, WDC 20036. RSVP https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScajnCMfivHKPCI9witx3jhura3pcIQhjtr8i__TYtllNsHIA/viewform.
29]
– On Thurs., June 7 from
1:30 to 4:30 PM, be a part of The Long Search for Peace in Afghanistan, hosted
by the United States Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Ave. NW, WDC
20037. Get tickets at www.usip.org.
Discuss practical steps for the search for peace in Afghanistan. This effort
has moved to center stage in recent months following President Ashraf Ghani’s
late February peace offer to the Taliban, a series of major international
conferences that consolidated support for a peace deal, and a wave of pro-peace
demonstrations across Afghanistan. Crucial questions nonetheless remain: What
it will take to get the Taliban to join peace talks in earnest? What will a
prospective peace agreement look like? How does the peace process affect the
Afghan and international military campaign?
The event will examine the issue from two crucial perspectives:
the top-down effort to reach a political settlement involving the Taliban, and
the bottom-up effort to forge peace in local communities. We will feature a
distinguished and diverse range of American, Afghan, and other experts who have
directly worked on this issue in government, the United Nations, academia, and
civil society. They will provide a comprehensive look at an effort that is
vital to Afghanistan’s future, but often poorly understood outside a small
community of experts. Join the conversation on Twitter
with #AfghanPeace. The closing remarks will be by Afghan Ambassador
Hamdullah Mohib. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/127269451408701/.
30]
-- Show the Prince George's County
Council PSFM committee you support CB-4 for the Fair Election Fund on Thurs.,
June 7 at 1:30 PM at 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro 20772. At
every level of government from congress to municipalities, we deserve a
government that is accountable to all of us, not just to wealthy donors.
Passing CB-4 for the Fair Election Fund, a small-donor matching program, in
Prince George's County will make county government accountable to all, will
amplify the voice of the average contributor through a tiered match system,
will Increase participation in county elections by empowering small donors and
break down the barriers to running for office by allowing county residents with
strong ideas and a call to public service to run for office, regardless of
their personal connections to wealthy donors or corporate contributors.
Contact Joanne at jantoine@commoncause.org
or Jennifer at jennifer@progressivemaryland.org.
Go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNfa5uCg_zTlAjpDBix7GEhb6KeeD7eIg9ZUDKpy42FifB2Q/viewform.
31]
– On Thurs., June 7 from 7 to 9 PM, discuss Solitary Confinement in
Maryland, hosted by Jews United for Justice -
Baltimore and Bolton Street Synagogue at Beth Am, 2501 Eutaw Pl.,
Baltimore 21217. Visit www.interfaithactionhr.org.
Hear from a panel on the inhumane practice of solitary confinement for
incarcerated people, its use in Maryland, and what is being done to stop
it. RSVP at https://www.interfaithactionhr.org/iahr_forum_on_solitary_confinement_in_maryland.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/2093704277544687/.
32]
– As part of the Poor People’s Campaign, on Thurs., June 7 at 7:30
PM come to the Justice Arts Movement: Theomusicology and Poetry Night at
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW, WDC 20001. Visit https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/demands/.
33]
– On Thurs., June 7 at 7:30 PM, hear about AS BLACK AS
RESISTANCE at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W. North Ave., Baltimore
21201. In the United States, both struggles against oppression and the
gains made by various movements for equality have often been led by Black
people. Still, though progress has regularly been fueled by radical Black
efforts, liberal politics are based on ideas and practices that impede the
continued progress of Black America. Building on their original essay “The
Anarchism of Blackness,” (link: https://roarmag.org/magazine/black-liberation-anti-fascism/
) Zoé Samudzi and William C. Anderson make the case for a new program of
self-defense and transformative politics for Black Americans, one rooted in an
anarchistic framework that the authors liken to the Black experience itself.
This book argues against compromise and negotiation with intolerance. It is a
manifesto for everyone who is ready to continue progressing towards liberation.
"As Black as Resistance is a searing indictment of the U.S.
settler colonial project and a call to action to save ourselves from the forces
of oppression and tyranny. The philosophy of the book might well be summarized
as 'we’re all we’ve got.' This book appears in a chaotic time when the gap
between rich and poor continues to grow, when climate change is causing mass
devastation, when fascism appears resurgent and when the ever-expanding
carceral state is criminalizing and prematurely killing millions. In this
context, William C. Anderson and Zoé Samudzi insist that our current political
moment demands that we reject liberalism and embrace a more radical program to
transform our conditions. They argue persuasively that grounding ourselves in
the Black radical tradition offers the best path forward toward freedom and
liberation." —Mariame Kaba, from the Foreword. Call
443-602-7585. RSVP at http://www.redemmas.org.
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/.
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