30] Undesign
the Redline exhibit – through Dec. 31
31] Steny Hoyer puts foot
in mouth – Sept. 12
32] "North Korean
Human Rights and Transnational Advocacy" – Sept. 12
33] Food Rescue – Sept. 12
34] Protest Saudi Arabia
and then enjoy a potluck dinner – Sept. 12
35] Phone Bank for Johnny O
– Sept. 12 & 13
36] Climate Action Summit – Sept. 12
37] Fundraiser for climate
hawks – Sept. 12
38] Meeting of the Baltimore
County Green Party – Sept. 12
39] Rental housing teach-in
– Sept. 12
40] "State of the Bay,
2018" – Sept. 12
41] Prison Reform Panel – Sept. 12
42] GIVE US THE FREEDOM! – Sept. 12
43] Putin On Ice – through Oct. 7
44] Food Rescue Friday – Sept. 13
45] Housing Committee
Meeting -- Sept. 13
46] “Playing the Taar” – Sept. 13
47] Race & Nature – Sept. 13
48] Equal Rights for Women – Sept. 13
49] Evicted – Sept. 13
50] WHOSE STREETS – Sept.
13
51] “Reinventing Power:
America's Renewable Energy Boom” – Sept. 13
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30] – At 10 AM through December 31, check
out Undesign the Redline exhibit, hosted by Choose Civility, HCLS Central
Branch. Look for tickets at choosecivility.org. This interactive exhibit
explores the history of structural racism and classism, how these designs
compounded each other from redlining maps until today, and how we can come
together to undesign these systems with intentionality. Tours, reading
lists, events, and more details are at http://choosecivility.org/events/undesign-the-redline-exhibit.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/444200232763081/.
31]
–
On Wed., Sept. 12 from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer
(MD) will deliver a speech in the Columbus Club at Union Station, 50
Massachusetts Ave. NE, WDC 20002, on reforming government and making it more
responsive, representative, and effective for the people it serves. The speech,
hosted by End Citizens United Action Fund, will lay out ways that a House
Democratic Majority would return the country to a government that is of, by,
and for the people by overhauling our campaign finance system, renewing
Congress’s oversight role, restoring voting rights, engaging in national
redistricting reform, strengthening ethics standards, and modernizing
government technology.
In
2016, Whip Hoyer delivered a speech at Georgetown Law School where he laid out
ways to renew the people’s faith in government. Building on that, he will
present additional ideas that House Democrats could pursue in the first few
weeks of a Democratic-led Congress. For tickets, go to
go.ecuactionfund.org. See https://www.facebook.com/events/264962254131707/.
32] – On Wed., Sept. 12 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM at the
Lindner Family Commons, the George Washington University, 1957 E St., Room 602.
NW, WDC 20052, hear from Andrew Yeo, Associate Professor, Department of
Politics, Catholic University of America, Celeste Arrington, Korea
Foundation Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, The
George Washington University and discussant Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive
Director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. This book talk "North
Korean Human Rights and Transnational Advocacy" is hosted by GW Institute
for Korean Studies. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-Jb0b5xKt0VBMv5qREmiDzYNRuoruMUcIAxF0NsSSJo/viewform?edit_requested=true.
In
a recent book edited by Andrew Yeo and Danielle Chubb, "North Korean
Human Rights: Activists and Networks" (Cambridge University Press
2018), a team of scholars trace the emergence and evolution of North
Korean human rights activism and challenge existing conceptions of transnational
advocacy, how they operate, and why they provoke a response from even the most
recalcitrant regimes. In this event, two contributors to the book and a leading
figure in the North Korean human rights campaign share insights into
the politics, strategy, and policy objectives of North Korean human rights
activism in both domestic and transnational contexts.
33] – On Wed., Sept. 12 at noon at the Free Farm, 3510
Ash St., Baltimore 21211, hosted by Food Rescue Baltimore, get some free
rescued food. Bring a bag, bring a friend, and take delicious, nutritious
food home. The food rescue will continue every Wednesday until Feb. 6,
2019.
34]
– On
Wed., Sept. 12 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM, protest Saudi Bombings of Yemen, hosted
by CODEPINK: Women For Peace at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 601 New
Hampshire Ave. NW, WDC 20037. Saudi Arabia dropped a bomb on a Yemeni school
bus, killing 340 children. The bomb that was used was made by US weapons
manufacturer, Lockheed Martin. This heartbreaking incident is just one example
of the destruction and deviation the Saudi-US coalition has inflicted on
Yemen. Call for an end to the war on Yemen and an end to US weapons sales
to Saudi Arabia. Visuals will include 40 backpacks to memorialize the children
that were murdered. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2177635665895691/.
There
is a CODEPINK Potluck on Wed., Sept. 12 from 7 to 10 PM at the CODEPINK House,
1241 Evarts St. NE, WDC. Celebrate the beginning of a new season of
political activism (not that we took the summer off!). Let’s eat, drink, be
merry—and talk politics. Bring a dish or snack or drinks to share.
35]
–
On Wed.,
Sept. 12 and Thurs., Sept. 13 at 5:30 PM and continuing until November 5, do
phone banking with Team O!, hosted by Johnny Olszewski for Baltimore
County Executive, 4050 North Point Blvd., Dundalk 21222. Join a
people-powered campaign to build a better Baltimore County! Contact Team
O's Brad at 410-371-9731 or at brad@gojohnnyo.com. Look at https://www.facebook.com/pg/JohnOlszewskiJr/events/.
36]
– On
Wed., Sept. 12 from 6 to 8 PM, attend the Montgomery County Global Climate
Action Summit Community Briefing (MCGCAS), hosted by One Montgomery Green
at the Montgomery County Council, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville 20850. On
August 14th, One Montgomery Green, Integrative Strategies Forum, Poolesville
Green and Councilmember Tom Hucker organized a public meeting at the Silver
Spring Civic Building called "Leading the Way--Montgomery County Confronts
Climate Change." Its purpose was to share what local organizations are
doing to address climate change, review the county's programs as reported in
its Climate Mobilization Report, and discuss programs and policies participants
feel the county should expand or create to help address climate change and meet
the county's ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gases. The event was organized
in conjunction with the Global Climate Action Summit as a local, affiliate
event.
More
than 80 county residents, specialists, stakeholders and public officials
attended and reflected expertise in many different aspects of the climate
change challenge. After welcome remarks from Councilmember Hans Riemer and a
keynote address by Patty Bubar, Deputy Director or the Montgomery County
Department of Environmental Protection, the participants broke into small
groups to discuss several thematic topics, including -- Land and Ocean
Stewardship, Healthy Energy Systems, Sustainable Communities, and Climate
Change Economics. The resulting discussion points and suggestions from the
thematic groups will serve to inform the outcome document that will be presented
to county leaders and released to the public at this public briefing.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2138159289773747/.
37] – On Wed., Sept.
12 from 6 to 9 PM, Climate Hawks Vote and the CleanTech party are doing a fun
gathering to raise money for four strong climate leaders running in tough
Congressional districts, all of which will flip red seats blue. RSVP at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/cleantechdc2018?refcode=em20180820. Speakers Will Include Climate Hawks Vote board
member Jigar Shah, candidates Jennifer Wexton and Elaine Luria, and solar
leader Katherine Hamilton, and the event is at the Atlas Brewery Works, 2052
West Virginia Ave, NE, #102, WDC 20002. This is for anyone who believes our
next Congress needs more leaders with clear ties to the clean energy industry
and who will prioritize bold action on climate. You can learn more about the
candidates and the event at https://www.facebook.com/events/655908518118586/.
38] – On Wed., Sept. 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, be at the
meeting of the Baltimore County Green Party at 320 York Rd., Towson
21204-5121. Join the Party in its work for racial, ecological, and
economic justice in Baltimore County, state-wide, nation-wide, and worldwide.
Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/243748596331472/.
39] – Do you know someone who rents in
Baltimore? Do you live in a rental property in Baltimore? Come learn more about
the new rental housing laws in the city from the experts at a Communities
United rental housing teach-in
on Wed., Sept. 12 from 6:30 to 8 PM at the Lillian Jones
Rec Center, 1310 N. Stricker St. Go to MarylandCU.org.
40] – On Wed., Sept.
12 at 7 PM, the Physicians for Social Responsibility Harrisburg will hold a
public meeting with a featured speaker, Harry Campbell, Chesapeake Bay
Foundation, who will address "State of the Bay, 2018" at the
Polyclinic Hospital, 2501 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg 17110. Check out https://harrisburg.psr.org/event/psr-harrisburg-public-meeting/.
41]
–
On Wed., Sept. 12 from 7 to 9 PM, hear from a Prison Reform Panel, hosted
by Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop at Busboys and Poets, 2021
14th St. NW, WDC 20009. Welcome Clint Smith, Lauren-Brooke Eisen,
Marc Mauer, and Paul Butler to discuss their books and race, class, and the
criminal justice system. Free Minds Book Club is an organization that
uses books, creative writing, and peer support to awaken D.C. youth
incarcerated as adults to their own potential. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/244638626197317/.
42] – Attend a film
screening and discussion on the Prisoners Strike on Wed., Sept. 12 from 7 to 9
PM at the Harriet Tubman Solidarity Center, 2011 N. Charles St., Baltimore
21218. Check out Socialists4Baltimore. GIVE US THE FREEDOM! Is a 15 min.
film by Rasika Ruwanpathirana. On February 2nd, inmates from James T.
Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware took three correctional officers
hostage demanding better conditions and stop abuse by violent prison
guards. Go to https://www.meetup.com/Socialists4Baltimore/events/254501108/.
43]
–
On Wed., Sept., 12, Thurs., Sept.
13 and Fri., Sept. 14, see Putin On Ice (that isn't the real title of this
show), by Lola B. Pierson, directed by Yury Urnov and co-produced
by The Acme Corporation and Single Carrot Theatre, 2600 N.
Howard St., Suite 1200, Baltimore 21218. There are 16 dates through Oct.
7. Performances from Thursdays
through Saturdays are at 8 PM, and on Sundays at 3 PM, Tickets
are at singlecarrot.com.
Everything that happens on
stage is a lie. This spectacle is a fantastical new portrait of Vladimir Putin.
This ostentatious piece blends counterfeit ancient texts, falsified scientific
data, and manipulated video evidence to create something entirely new and
thrillingly strange. Putin is elevated from man to myth, stretching through time
to become more deity than dictator. You are free to leave at any time.
Pay-What-You-Can Previews are September 12 and 13. A limited number of
$10 tickets will be available for purchase at the door on the day of the
performance. The box office opens one hour before the show, at which point
these tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis. See https://www.facebook.com/events/315083085719600/.
44] – On Thurs., Sept. 13 from 4 to 5 PM,
hosted by Food Rescue Baltimore, every Thursday until Feb. 7, 2019 at the
Dovecote Café, 2501 Madison Ave., Baltimore 21217. Bring a bag, bring a
friend, and take delicious, nutritious, free rescued food. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/178973439543642/.
45] – Communities United will hold a Housing
Committee Meeting on Thurs., Sept. 13 at 6 PM at the Metropolitan United
Methodist Church, 1121 W. Lanvale St. SeeMarylandCU.org.
46] –
On
Thurs., Sept. 13 from 6 to 8 PM, see screening of “Playing the Taar” by Roya
Sadat, hosted by Free Women Writers at Lapis, 1847 Columbia Rd. NW, WDC
20009. Roya Sadat is an award-winning Afghan filmmaker, and the
collective hosting the film wants to promote gender equality and social justice
in Afghanistan. There will be a short discussion, a poetry reading, and a
Q&A. Free Women Writers' books and merchandise will be available for
sale. All proceeds go to the all-volunteer team's advocacy work and making more
literature and resources available to women in Afghanistan. Email info@freewomenwriters.org. RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/329753101098080/.
47] – On Thurs., Sept. 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, come to
hear about Race & Nature, hosted by Baltimore Racial Justice Action at
Humanim, 1701 N. Gay St., Baltimore 21213. RACE & NATURE: THERE
IS NO SUCH THING AS A NATURAL DISASTER. Acts of God? Or something else? What
does race have to do with natural disasters? Look at racism and its
relationship to nature. Guests include Matthew Mulcahy, American History
professor at Loyola University Maryland, and, Robert Ferrell, organizer with
Black Leaders Organizing for Change, who has family in the Virgin Islands and
has organized conversations from the personal perspective of victims
about disaster relief post-Hurricane Irma. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2151535401832170/.
48] – On
Thurs., Sept. 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, catch Equal Rights for Women: One State
Away? This is hosted by Woman's National Democratic Club, 1526 New
Hampshire Ave. NW, WDC 20036. Get tickets at
events.r20.constantcontact.com.
Ninety-five
years after it was first introduced in Congress, the Equal Rights Amendment
(ERA) guaranteeing women Constitutional equality is just one state away from
ratification! A vibrant campaign is underway for Virginia to become the 38th
and final state needed to ratify the ERA. The distinguished panelists include
ERA warriors Ellie Smeal, who spearheaded the ratification efforts in the 70s
and 80s, Eileen Davis, state-level strategist and advocate in Virginia, Andrea
Miller, Congressional-level expert and advocate, and Wendy Murphy, national
legal expert on Women and the Law. The panelists will review the history of the
ERA and why we still need Constitutional equality, and update us on the new
developments in Virginia and nationally. The panel will provide a concrete call
to action for attendees to get involved in ERA ratification and inspire a true
inter-generational effort to create a permanent national standard for eliminating
sex discrimination. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2326802327345011/. There is a cost to
attend.
49] –
On
Thurs., Sept. 13 from 6:30 to 8 PM, get over to a Book Talk about “Evicted,” hosted
by the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW, WDC 20001. Get
tickets at secure2.convio.net. How can we address the eviction crisis in
America? Author and Eviction Lab founder Matthew Desmond transforms our
understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas
for solving one of 21st-century America’s most devastating problems. The
Evicted exhibition, a collaboration with Desmond, will be open before the
program. Desmond will sign copies of his book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in
the American City.” Reserve your copy when reserving your free ticket: https://www.facebook.com/events/2150299968628129/.
50] – As part of the WHUT Community Film Series, see WHOSE
STREETS on Thurs., Sept. 13 from 6:30 to 9 PM at the Studio, 2222 4th St. NW,
WDC 20059. Refreshments will be served! WHUT – Howard University Television –
is screening this unflinching look at the Ferguson, Missouri uprising as told
by the activist leading the movement. This is the second film in the
Community Film Series. Log on to www.whut.org
today!
51]
–
The is a Film Screening—“Reinventing Power: America's Renewable Energy Boom” on
Thurs, Sept. 13 from 7:15 to 9 PM, organized by the Prince George's County
Group at Lakeside Commons (Encore Theater), Riderwood Village, 3150
Gracefield Rd., Silver Spring 20904. Contact Martha Ainsworth at martha.ainsworth@mdsierra.org or (301) 262-8389. The
Sierra Club documentary takes us across the country to hear directly from the
people making our clean energy future achievable. These individuals are working
to rebuild what’s broken, rethink what’s possible, and revitalize communities.
Their stories are proof that America does not need to choose between keeping
our lights on and protecting our communities. Critically, Reinventing
Power underscores that we don’t have to sacrifice jobs for a clean
environment. Supporting a clean energy future means building a better, more
prosperous future for everyone. Over the film’s 50 minutes, you’ll meet people
in eight states whose lives were changed by the renewable energy industry while
exploring various aspects of the clean energy industry from innovation to installation.
The film will be followed by a discussion led by Dr. Alfred Bartlett. A
retired pediatrician and public health physician, Dr. Bartlett has become
actively engaged in fighting climate change, focusing on the development of
clean renewable energy (offshore wind and solar). He is a member of the
Board of Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility, the Executive
Committee of the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter, the Steering Committee of the
Chapter’s Energy Committee, and the Public Service Commission’s working group
on Community Solar. He is also co-lead of the Maryland Sierra Club’s
campaign for 100% clean renewable energy by 2035. RSVP at https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7010Z000002B1LLQA0,
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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