For sale BOY GENIUS, a book about Karl Rove,
written by Lou Dubose, Jan Reid and Carl M. Cannon -- $2.
45] Sierra Club meeting –
Aug. 23
46] Woman
Suffrage Walking Tour –Aug. 24 through Sept. 28
47] WIB peace vigils – Aug. 24
48] White House vigil – Aug. 24
49] Black Lives Matter –
Aug. 24
50] Stop
Police Terror Project DC – Aug. 24
51] Mushroom
Trails – Aug. 24
52] See a film on Wendell Berry –
Aug. 24
53] Ballroom Dancing – Aug. 24
54] MLK walking tour – Aug. 25
55] Community
Canvass with Team O – Aug. 25
56] Take
a Hike – Aug. 25 - 26
57] Chester County Peace Vigil – Aug. 25
58] Attend
a Speak Out and Canvassing – Aug. 25`
59] Vegan SoulFest – Aug. 25
60] Ignite
Peace – Aug. 25
61] See
the film “Where Chimneys Are Seen (aka Four Chimneys)” – Aug. 25
62] No fee to protest
63] The labor chorus is ACTIVELY RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS
64]
Do you want to join a
peace caravan?
65] Emergency
Demonstration against an attack on Iran or North Korea
66] JONAH HOUSE
NEEDS WORKERS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
67] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records
68] Do you need any book shelves?
69] Join the Global Zero
campaign
70] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil
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45] – The Sierra Club Greater Baltimore Group
Executive Committee Meeting is happening on Thurs., Aug. 23 from 7 to 9 PM
at the Towson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1710 Dulaney Valley Road,
Lutherville 21093. Join this creative, grassroots process that requires
input and participation from members. Info & RSVP at https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7010Z000002ApK0QAK. Email Debbie Kleinmann at spicearoni@gmail.com.
46] – On Fri., Aug. 24 at 10 AM followed by Fri., Sept.
14, Sat., Sept. 15 until Sept. 28, get over to In Their Footsteps: Woman
Suffrage Walking Tour, hosted by National Women's History Museum starting
at the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, 1st St. NW, WD C 20004. Follow the
route of the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession through DC and gain an
understanding of the suffragist struggle for equality and the right to vote.
The American woman suffrage movement is recognized as officially starting in
1848, at the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention in New York. Over the next
72 years, generations of activist women (and men) worked tirelessly until the
19th Amendment was adopted. It took the efforts of a wide range of women, from
the most radical advocates of male and female equality, to women who saw the
right to vote as necessary to more effectively advocate for moral and social
reform. Their efforts to succeed set the stage for grassroots efforts to come,
proving that determined citizens can achieve change.
The tour
begins at the Capitol Reflecting Pool by the Ulysses S Grant Memorial. The nearest
metro is Federal Center SW (Blue/Orange/Silver line). The tour will cover about
1.5 miles, last about 2 hours, and end in Lafayette Square across from the
White House. Meet your tour guide on the steps of the Ulysses S Grant Memorial
by the Capitol Reflecting Pool. See https://www.facebook.com/events/229001737831507/.
47] – On Fri., Aug. 24 from noon to 1 PM,
join a Women in Black peace vigil. A vigil will take place in McKeldin Square
at the corner of Light and Pratt Sts. STAY FOR LUNCH at Baba's Kitchen. Warm-up, dry off,
and enjoy a vegetarian chili lunch and lots of good conversation. Bring a side
or topping for the chili. There are still places at the table; invite a
friend to come along with you.
Another vigil is at Roland Park Place, 830 W. 40th St, Baltimore. 21211.
However, if weather is iffy, contact Anne at awyattbr@gmail.com.
Lunch will take place at 1 PM at the RPP Café, 830 W. 40th St., Baltimore
21211.
A third vigil will be in Chestertown, Kent County at Memorial Park at
Cross Street and Park Row. This vigil is looking for more peace bodies on
the Eastern Shore. Welcome to the network, Chestertown Women in Black.
Wear
black. Dress for who knows what kind of weather. Peace signs will be available. When there are others to stand
with, you don't need to carry the burden alone. Do this to be in solidarity
with others....when everything around us says “Be afraid of the stranger.” Carpool and parking available. Just send an email that
you need a ride to: wibbaltimore@peacepath911.org.
48] – On Fri., Aug. 24 from noon to 1 PM, join
the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker in a vigil urging the powers that be to abolish
war and torture, to disarm all weapons, to end indefinite detention, to close
Guantanamo, to establish justice for all and help create the Beloved Community!
This vigil will take place at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW. Contract Art @ artlaffin@hotmail.com or at
202-360-6416.
49] – There is
usually a silent vigil on Fridays, from 5 to 6 PM, sponsored by Homewood
Friends Meeting, outside the Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles
St. The next scheduled vigil is on August 24. Black Lives Matter.
50] -- On Fri., Aug. 24 from 6 to 8:30 PM,
attend the Stop Police Terror Project DC at the UNION TEMPLE Baptist
Church, 1225 W. St. SE, WDC 20020. Join Stop Police Terror Project DC for our
Black August Prison Letter Writing and Potluck! The evening will be a time to
be in community with one another while we write letters to political prisoners
along with our incarcerated neighbors.
Black August
is a time for recommitment to study, discipline and political education. It’s
also a time to uplift the importance of political prisoners in our liberation
struggle, and highlight the radical history from which we draw so much
inspiration. Materials will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own
(no stickers, crayons, or glitter --white envelopes only). Food will be
provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring food and drinks to share!
If you're
bringing food to share, please add it to the google doc below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sILn-zS6MZpsrpJnQwkdbDOUC8iPYE9a6yQ4-9HseGs/edit#gid=0. See https://www.facebook.com/events/670266656680278/.
51] – Discover
the Best Trails for Mushrooms and How to Find Them on Fri., Aug. 24
from 6:30 to 7:30 PM, organized by Virginia: SCPRO at 925 Rose
Ave., North Bethesda 20852. Contact William Needham at needham82@aol.com or (410) 884-9127.
52] – There is a
Look & See Film Screening / Discussion on Fri., Aug. 24 from 7 to 9
PM, organized by Climate Stewards & Fair Farms at Annapolis
Friends Meeting, 351 Dubois Rd., Annapolis 21401.Contact Rick Kissel at rick.kissel@mdsierra.org. The film is a portrait of Wendell Berry.
This a free screening of “Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry.” The
film revolves around the divergent stories of several residents of Henry
County, Kentucky who each face difficult choices that will dramatically reshape
their relationship with the land and their community. Stick around after the
movie for a special Q&A with Good Dog Farm, Calvert's Gift Farm, Bread and
Butter Kitchen, and Rooster + Hen Store.
Visit https://www.csgannapolis.org/look-and-see. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/look-see-a-portrait-of-wendell-berry-film-conversation-tickets-46811704067.
53] – There is an opportunity to participate in
ballroom dancing, usually every Friday of the month, in the JHU ROTC Bldg.
at 8 PM. Turn south on San Martin Dr. from the intersection of Univ.
Parkway and 39th St. Drive on campus by taking the third left
turn. The next dance will be on August 24. Call Dave Greene at
410-599-3725.
54] – On Sat., Aug. 25 from 9 to 11:30 AM, participate
in Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream" 55th Anniversary Walking
Tour, hosted by Washington, D.C. History & Culture at the Washington
Monument, WDC 20024. August 28 marks the 55th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream" speech, delivered right here at the Lincoln
Memorial during the 1963 “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” Join a
guided walking tour to learn about, and honor, the life and legacy of Dr. King.
The program will include listening to the ”I Have a Dream” speech and a visit
to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
Meet on the
National Mall, at the Washington Monument Lodge, a one-story building (due east
from the Washington Monument) at “2” 15th St. NW, between Madison Drive and
Jefferson Drive. The Washington Monument Lodge is just one block from the Smithson’s
National Museum of African American History & Culture (which is between
14th St., 15th St., Constitution Ave. and Madison Drive). After a brief
introduction, travel past the Washington Monument and the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial to the Lincoln Memorial, to see the exact spot where the “I Have a
Dream” speech was delivered. As part of our program listen to a complete, taped
recording of the “I Have a Dream” speech at the actual location where it was
delivered - the Lincoln Memorial. Printouts of the full speech will also be
provided. Then proceed to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial for a review of
Dr. King’s lasting legacy and a conclusion of our program. This event is free
to the public, including children and groups. Go to https://DCHistoryAndCulture.Eventbrite.com. Contact
Robert Kelleman at rkelleman@yahoo.com or
202-821-6325 (text). Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1036820783138706/.
55] – On Sat., Aug. 25 at 10 AM, join in Community
Canvass with Team O, hosted by Johnny Olszewski for Baltimore County
Executive at 4050 North Point Blvd., Dundalk 21222. This will be replicated
every Saturday, until Nov. 10. Build a better Baltimore County!
Knock on doors, call voters, talk to neighbors, and help share Johnny's vision
to expand opportunity in every community. Contact Team O's Brad at
410-371-9731 or at brad@gojohnnyo.com. See https://www.facebook.com/events/247110752797276/.
56] -- Become a
Hike Leader at the Sierra Club Outings Leader Training 101 on Sat., Aug. 25
from 10 AM to 4 PM, organized by the Maryland Chapter at 15603 Trimble Rd.
NW, Frostburg 21532. Contact Deirdre Lally at deirdre.lally@mdsierra.org or 240-284-9771. Whether you're an experienced
outdoors person or just getting started, you're welcome to join Sierra Club for
a day of team-building and honing our outdoor leadership skills. Then there
will be a Saturday night camp out with a cookout, bonfire and stargazing
at Sam White's farm in Mt. Savage.
On Sun., Aug. 26th, enjoy a Forest Health Walk at
Leaning Pine Farm in Mt. Savage, including Sierra Club Outings Leader Training
101. The day is co-sponsored by Sierra Club Western MD & Sierra Club
Pennsylvania.
57] – Each Saturday, 11 AM – 1 PM, Chester
County Peace Movement holds a peace vigil in West Chester in front of the
Chester County Courthouse, High & Market Sts. Go to www.ccpeace.org. Email ccpeacemovement@aol.com.
58] – On Sat., Aug. 25 from noon to 3 PM, attend a
Speak Out and Canvassing, hosted by Maryland Poor People's Campaign: A
National Call for Moral Revival at the Lexington Market, 400 W. Lexington St.,
Baltimore 21201. Go deep with our organizing work in an effort to register the
poor, disenfranchised and those not currently engaged for the movement and to
vote! There is no door knocking, but instead engaging people near the
Market. If you're unable to canvass, join for the Speak Out. The Speak Out is
an opportunity to meet one another, talk about the issues across Maryland - and
- have fun! Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1134378483391569/.
59] – On Sat., Aug. 25 from noon to 7 PM, get over to
the 2018 Vegan SoulFest, hosted by Vegan SoulFest and 92QJams
Baltimore at Clifton Park, Baltimore. Tickets are at www.vegansoulfest.com. Vegan
SoulFest is a celebration of culture and vegan living in Baltimore. This is a
free event featuring delicious vegan food, nutrition experts, vegan cooking
demonstrations, a children's area, live entertainment, giveaways, featured
guests and much more!
Everyone is
welcome at this event - vegans, vegan-friendly and anyone who's curious about
this lifestyle and would like to learn more. The goal of Vegan SoulFest is to
spread awareness about how the vegan lifestyle can improve personal health and
our relationships with other people, animals and our natural environment. Come
out and join us for this fun, educational event and let's start a dialogue
about how we can all move towards a healthier, more sustainable future for
everyone in Baltimore. See https://www.facebook.com/events/953447604837200/.
60] – On Sat., Aug. 25 from
noon to 2 PM, Ignite Peace/Protest at the drone war command center, Horsham Air
Guard Station, Route 611/Easton Road & County Line Road. Stop Endless
War; Close the Drone War Command Center in Horsham. These demonstrations, now in their
5th year, continue the last Saturday of the month. Contact the Brandywine Peace
Community at 484-574-1148 or http://www.brandywinepeace.com/.
Dress according
to the weather and bring an umbrella in the event of rain. Also bring a bottle
of water or two, and a folding chair if you wish sit with your message and
poster. An array of Posters are a plenty.
61] – On Sat., Aug. 25 from 6 to 10 PM, enjoy Food,
Film, Japan 2, hosted by the Baltimore-Kawasaki Japan Film Program 2018 at The
Crown, 1910 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218. See the film “Where Chimneys Are
Seen (aka Four Chimneys),” a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Heinosuke
Gosho. It was entered into the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival. The film
showing is free. Buy your dinner @ 6 PM, and the film begins at 8 PM. The
Q&A after the film will be with Reed Hessler. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/488282978249970/.
Only well-financed
entities will be able to afford to protest under Trump’s plan, which references
charging protesters “event management” costs, the costs of barricades and
fencing erected at the discretion of the police, trash removal and
sanitation charges, permit application charges, costs assessed on use of grass,
turf, benches, poles and walkways. This is
just one subsection in a massive rewriting of regulations that would radically
roll back hard fought rights to protest and dramatically alter the landscape of
free speech.
Secretary
Zinke’s hostility to the public’s use and safeguarding of public land is well
known. Last year he proposed a massive increase on public fees to our national
parks, a proposal that the American people soundly rejected through public
comment. Secretary Zinke
wants you to pay to protest. The changes have already been
published in the Federal Register for public comment. Now would be a good
time to let the Secretary know you oppose these fees.
To
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke: Department of the Interior, 1849 C
Street, N.W., Washington DC 20240 Email: feedback@ios.doi.gov
I
demand that you drop the National Park Service’s proposed new regulations that
extinguish, curtail or impose fees for the exercise of Free Speech activities
and dissent in the nation’s capital. Public spaces in Washington D.C. belong to
the people. Charging the public for the right to engage in First Amendment
activities, to petition their government for a redress of grievances, is a
threat on basic democratic rights. The efforts by you to push through new NPS
regulations rolling back hard won and cherished rights to protest in Washington
D.C. are vigorously opposed by the vast majority of people in this country.
63] -- The labor chorus is ACTIVELY RECRUITING NEW
MEMBERS as it begins preparing its 10-Year Anniversary Spring 2019 show. All
are welcome (no experience needed), but the chorus is especially interested in
augmenting the TENOR, BARITONE, BASS sections. Rehearsals are each Tuesday, 7-9
PM, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Cathedral at Read in Mt. Vernon. Please help
spread the word to anyone you know who likes to sing and is committed to social
justice! Check out the web page: charmcitylaborchorus.org. The ability to
read music is strongly encouraged but not necessary.
64] – Do you have any interest in challenging the
Trump administration for reneging on the Iran Deal? If yes, would you be
interested in joining a Peace Caravan to the Iranian embassy in Washington,
D.C.? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.
65] – It is a violation of U.S. law for us to attack a country that
has not attacked us, as only Congress can declare war. The Trump administration
is nevertheless beating the war drums for war against Iran and North Korea. The
Mueller investigation is tightening the vise, and could cause Trump to attack
those countries in order to divert attention from Russian interference in the
2016 presidential election. Such a military strike would demand an
immediate and unequivocal response from us to show that we will not tolerate
his abuse of power.
Let's
mobilize to show that we the people will
not tolerate another military adventure, which would be bound to have profound
negative consequences. If a preemptive military strike against Iran or
North Korea takes place, then meet outside the War Memorial, 101 N. Gay St., Baltimore, MD 21202. If the
attack is before 2 PM local time, then events will begin at 5 PM,
local time. If the attack occurs after 2 PM local time, then events
will begin at noon, local time, the following day. Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at
Comcast dot net.
66] – JONAH HOUSE NEEDS WORKERS FOR PEACE
AND JUSTICE
After
44 years of resisting weapons and war, Jonah House is Baltimore is in danger of
shutting down. Two of the three core members have announced their intention to
leave the community as of May 2018. That leaves one core member, Joe Byrne, who
will remain to recruit and re-form intentional community. But if no one steps
forward, Jonah House will have to close. Jonah
House was founded by Phil Berrigan, Liz McAlister, and others, in 1973, during
the Vietnam War. It was a center of resistance to that war. When the war ended,
the focus of resistance became the nuclear arms race. This resistance blossomed
into the Plowshares movement. Jonah House members have spent years in jail for
Plowshares disarmament actions. Other members have spent years supporting them,
and doing the work of the community in their absence. Resistance to weapons and
war continues at Jonah House. More recently, Jonah House has also become
involved in racial justice efforts in Baltimore, and the environmental justice
movement.
Jonah House is planted in the middle of a 22-acre, mostly-wooded cemetery in
West Baltimore called St. Peter’s. Maintaining and slowly restoring St. Peter’s
Cemetery is the work that pays the bills for the community. Jonah House also
uses the property to serve the living as well as honor the dead. Our gardens
and orchards feed the Jonah House community, and the surrounding neighborhood
community, via a food pantry and weekly food distribution to low-income
neighbors. We envision the cemetery—particularly the 11-acre forest patch—as a
haven for the people of the neighborhood, international peace activists, and
numberless living beings.
Jonah
House is also an interfaith spiritual community. We pray or meditate together
daily, and our spiritual practice informs and empowers everything we do,
whether in the fields or in the streets. To continue the
vision, Jonah House is looking for a few new core members willing to commit to
a two-year stint. We are also open to short- and long-term interns (3 months to
a year). The work of radical peacemaking, direct service to the poor, and
stewarding the land requires workers. We pray that God will send laborers to
the vineyard (yes, we have that too) and that Jonah House will continue to
comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable for another 44 years!
For more information, call 443-804-3410, or email us at engage@jonahhouse.org.
67] -- If you would like to get rid of books, videos,
DVDs, records, tarps and table cloths, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or
mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
68] -- Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at
410-323-1637 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
69] -- Join an extraordinary global campaign for the
elimination of nuclear weapons: http://www.globalzero.org/sign-declaration. A growing
group of leaders around the world is calling for the elimination of nuclear
weapons and a majority of the global public agrees. This is an historic
window of opportunity. With momentum already building in favor of Zero, a
major show of support from people around the world could tip the balance. When
it comes to nuclear weapons, one is one too many.
70] – A Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes
place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day,
since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org;
call 202-682-4282.
Donations can
be sent to the Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 E. 25th St., Baltimore, MD
21218. Ph: 410-366-1637; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.
“One is
called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible.
It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through nonviolent
revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of
violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan
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