50] Bernie Brown is being
evicted!!
51] Exhibition of the work
of a Ramallah-based cartoonist – through Dec. 15
52] FCNL Annual Meeting –
Nov. 29 - Dec. 1
53] Arrest Mohammed bin
Salman – Nov. 29
54] Close US
Military Bases Overseas – Nov. 29
55] Food Rescue – Nov. 29
56] Providing Humanitarian
Aid in North Korea and Other Authoritarian Settings – Nov. 29
57] Alternative Approaches
to Global Security – Nov. 29
58] Montgomery
County Meeting of the Poor People's Campaign -- Nov. 29
59] "Resolved: America
Needs More Immigrants"– Nov. 29
60] Funding of Anne Arundel
Public Schools – Nov. 29
61] Sierra Club meeting – Nov. 29
62] "The Ghosts of
Johns Hopkins"-- Nov. 29
63] Animal Testing -- Nov. 30
64] WIB peace
vigils – Nov. 30
65] White House vigil –
Nov. 30
66] Food Rescue – Nov. 30
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50] -- Our colleague
Bernie Brown was given an eviction notice, effective November 22. He is still
in his tiny apartment, but he may be evicted any day now.
Several
of us are trying to prevent him from becoming homeless. If this concerns
you, let Max know at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.
Do you have any ideas? One possibility is to clean his abode, and
thus prevent eviction. Another would be to meet with the ownership of the
building. Another option is to find him another abode. Please let
me know if you want to get involved in helping Bernie, a great member of
Baltimore’s peace and justice movement.
51] – Just World
Educational is working to help a build a better-informed US public (and a
better-informed incoming Congress) by hosting an exhibition of the work of the
talented, Ramallah-based cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh through Sat., Dec.
15. Visit https://www.thejerusalemfund.org/21159/november-cartoons.
Mohammad's art-- long known for its biting wit and sharp witness-- is now also
becoming recognized for its powerful artistic value. In the artist's
statement he composed to accompany the show, Mohammad wrote: I ask how I can
share my world, as an artist and a Palestinian, with the rest of the world’s
people? Surely, by art! I refuse to keep art only for the elite, in museums or
exhibitions. Art should elevate the people’s awareness and the artist should
carve the dark world to create beauty—like linocut. Call 202-338-1958 or email dpainter@thejerusalemfund.org.
52] – The FCNL Annual
Meeting officially begins at 9 AM on Thurs., Nov. 29 in the Grand Ballroom at
the Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Ave. NW. To schedule lobby visits,
contact Amanda Levin at AMLobby@fcnl.org.
The keynote address is by Ruth Flower, FCNL’s former associate executive
secretary for legislative program. On Sat., Dec. 1 gather at 7 PM for a
conversation with Joe Volk, Executive Secretary Emeritus, and Diane Randall,
FCNL’s current Executive Secretary. The dialog will be moderated by our Annual
Meeting Planning Committee clerk, and former FCNL Young Fellow, Emily Temple.
Afterward, there is a reception featuring special music by Brulée, a band
fronted by Aura Kanegis, who is also a former FCNL Young Fellow and currently
serves as Director of Public Policy and Advocacy for the American Friends
Service Committee (AFSC). See https://www.fcnl.org/action/events.
53] –
On Thurs., Nov. 29 from 10 AM to
noon, join a rally at the Argentine Embassy, 1600 New Hampshire Ave. NW, WDC
20009, hosted by CODEPINK: Women For Peace. Rally to call for the
arrest of Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 Summit for war crimes in Yemen and the
murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Argentine officials are currently considering
charges against MbS and are being pressured by groups such as Human Rights
Watch to invoke their constitutional power to recognize their jurisdiction in
enforcing international law by arresting war criminals. The G20 Summit will
begin in Buenos Aires on Friday, Nov. 30. See https://www.facebook.com/events/200997930779769/.
54] -- Making America Safer and Saving Billions by Closing US
Military Bases Overseas: A Trans partisan Coalition Speaks Out on Thurs., Nov. 29 from 1 to 2 PM in the
Russell Senate Office Building, Room SR-188, 2 Constitution Ave. NE, WDC
20002. Military experts from across the ideological spectrum will hold a
public event to release an open letter arguing for the closure of wasteful,
damaging, and unneeded US military bases abroad. In an era of bitter divisions
between right and left, consensus is growing around a long-overlooked but
crucial part of how the United States engages with the world: the nearly
75-year-old strategy of maintaining some 800 US military bases in 80 foreign countries.
The open letter was drafted by the new transpartisan Overseas Base Realignment
and Closure Coalition (OBRACC). The Coalition reflects growing agreement among
military experts that reducing the excessive US military footprint could,
counterintuitively, make the country safer while saving billions of dollars a
year. Signatories to the letter include Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians,
Greens, and Independents. They span retired military officers and peace
advocates; a former GOP member of Congress and Noam Chomsky; Clinton, Reagan,
and George W. Bush administration officials; and academics and think tank
analysts across the ideological spectrum.
The speakers are Colonel
Lawrence Wilkerson, (US Army, Ret.), former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin
Powell, Phyllis Bennis, Director, New Internationalism Project,
Institute for Policy Studies, Dr.
Catherine Lutz, Professor of Anthropology and International Studies, Brown
University, John Glaser, Director, Foreign Policy Studies, Cato
Institute, Sayo Saruta, Director, New Diplomacy Initiative (Japan)
and Dr. David Vine, Professor of Anthropology, American
University. Contact Dr. Vine at 202-885-2923 or vine@american.edu, Go to www.overseasbases.net.
The event will be Livestreamed at https://zoom.us/j/943926933 and you can listen in by phone at 1-646-876-9923 (ID: 943 926 933).
55] – On
Thurs., Nov. 29 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/.
56] – The Soh Jaipil Circle on Contemporary Korean
Affairs will host a discussion "Providing Humanitarian Aid in
North Korea and Other Authoritarian Settings" on Thurs., Nov. 29 from 4 to
6 PM in Room 505, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George
Washington University, 1975 E St. NW, WDC 20052. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1M-Y8zPsIGmhZI8-H9A_6rquKaMqwLkye8chyHEKWdus/viewform?edit_requested=true.
Increasingly,
international and domestic aid workers provide humanitarian aid in countries
with authoritarian governments. One of the many dilemmas is ensuring that the
most vulnerable receive the allocated aid while concurrently liaising and
coordinating with national and local government entities who often don’t
prioritize the needs of their at-risk populations. They may have little
interest in channeling program outputs to populations targeted by the project
or else perceive of the aid as an opportunity to divert funding or commodities
to their allies – whether that be their family, tribe, business partners,
members of the military, influential persons/entities, or others.
Finally, they will often establish regulations to ensure that aid workers
have limited opportunities to visit project sites.
During a six-month period
in 1998 and 1999, Christy Gavitt was employed by the Private Voluntary
Organization Consortium for North Korea (PVOC), a consortium of five US
non-governmental relief and development agencies. Along with six other
colleagues, she carried out project assessments and the subsequent monitoring
of the distribution of 150,000 MT of US Government-contributed maize and wheat
through 152 food-for-work projects in seven provinces in North Korea. The
projects focused on the repair of embankments that had been damaged by the
previous years’ floods. This job entailed repeated contact with as many
as 300 North Korean senior counterpart officials. Ms. Gavitt was one of
the three Korean speakers on the team. She began her overseas career as a
Peace Corps volunteer in South Korea from 1974-76, followed by a year-long
internship with CARE-Korea.
57] --
Alternative Approaches to
Global Security, a book launch and symposium on rethinking global security and
alternatives to war is happening on Thurs., Nov. 29 from 6:30 to 8 PM at the
Georgetown University Leavey Center, Leavey Program Room, 3800 Reservoir Road
NW, WDC 20007. RSVP at https://worldbeyondwar.org/booklaunch.
Light refreshments will be served. The event will also be livestreamed
via the World BEYOND War Facebook page: http://facebook.com/worldbeyondwar.
There is a preponderance of evidence that our global system of militarized
security does not lead to a stable or positive peace. More often than not, the
militarized approach entangles us in a vicious cycle of violence, fostering
insecurity from the local to the global, and most troubling: it further
legitimizes war. If this system doesn’t work, then what new system(s) might and
must emerge? The symposium will also be a book launch for the new edition of “A
Global Security System: An Alternative to War (2018-19 Edition),” a publication
of World BEYOND War. Copies of the book will be available for
purchase.
The panelists are David
Swanson. Director, World BEYOND War, Madison Schramm. 2018-2019 Hillary
Rodham Clinton Research Fellow, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace &
Security, and three students. The students on the panel are from the course
“Rethinking Global Security” (JUPS 412). All are seniors in the Justice and
Peace Studies Program. They will share future perspectives, concerns and
possibilities on establishing a nonviolent system of global security. Email education@worldbeyondwar.org.
58] – On Thurs., Nov. 29 from 6:30 to 8 PM, come
to the Montgomery County Meeting, hosted by the Maryland Poor People's
Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival at the Unitarian Universalist
Congregation of Rockville, 100 Welsh Park Dr., Rockville 20850. Plan and
discuss how the Maryland Poor People's Campaign will grow in Montgomery County.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1055822841289565/.
59] -- On Thurs., Nov. 29 in Washington, DC attend a
spirited, feisty yet civil debate over one of the most contentious issues
driving US politics--"Resolved: America Needs More Immigrants.".
Then, help us decide who won--the winning side receives a $5,000 award to
donate to the non-profit of its choice! This is a Podius Debate: The American
Conservative vs. The Nation, moderated by Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHour Anchor
and Managing Editor.
Arguing for the
affirmative are Sasha Abramsky and Michelle Chen for The Nation. Arguing
for the negative will be Helen Andrews and James Antle for The American
Conservative. There is a reception at 6:45 PM, and the debate begins promptly
at 7:45 PM in the Jack Morton Auditorium, George Washington University, 805
21st St. NW, WDC 20052. Tickets are free of charge but all attendees must
register in advance at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/resolved-america-needs-more-immigrants-a-podius-debate-tickets-51381727129.
60] – On Thurs., Nov. 29 at 7 PM at the Edgewater Community
Library, 25 Stepney Lane, Edgewater 21037, hear from Doug Prouty, Vice
President of Maryland State Education Association. He will be speaking
about the new education budgeting allocation formula that will be created
during the 2019 State Legislative Session and actions we can take to advocate
for funding of Anne Arundel Public Schools before and during the session.
Fixing the fund was half the fight is hosted by Take Action AAC. Go
to https://www.facebook.com/events/253444928657743/.
61] – Sierra Club
Greater Baltimore Group Executive Committee Meeting is on Thurs,, Nov. 29 from
7 to 9 PM at 3000 Chestnut Ave., Suite 202, Baltimore 21211. RSVP to Debbie
Kleinmann at spicearoni@gmail.com.
62] – On
Thurs., Nov. 29 at 7 PM, hear Antero
Pietila presents "The Ghosts of Johns Hopkins" at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 1225 Cathedral St.,
Baltimore 21201. The author of the essential history of real
estate segregation in Baltimore, Not in My Neighborhood, is back with a brand
new book!
Johns Hopkins
destroyed his private papers so thoroughly that no credible biography exists of
the Baltimore Quaker titan. One of America’s richest men and the largest single
shareholder of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Hopkins was also one of the
city’s defining developers. In The Ghosts of Johns Hopkins, Antero Pietila
weaves together a biography of the man with a portrait of how the institutions
he founded have shaped the racial legacy of an industrial city from its heyday
to its decline and revitalization. From the destruction of neighborhoods to
make way for the mercantile buildings that dominated Baltimore’s downtown
through much of the 19th century to the role that the president of Johns
Hopkins University played in government sponsored “Negro Removal” that
unleashed the migration patterns that created Baltimore’s existing racial
patchwork, Pietila tells the story of how one man’s wealth shaped and reshaped
the life of a city long after his lifetime. https://www.facebook.com/events/343219369756805/.
Call (443) 602 7611 or go to https://www.redemmas.org/.
63] – On
Fri., Nov. 30 from 9 AM to 4:30 PM, get over to “Animal Experimentation:
Working Towards a Paradigm Shift,” hosted by Johns Hopkins Environmental
Health & Engineering, 615 N. Wolfe St., Room E7527, Baltimore 21205.
This is a Book Launch. Russell and Burch introduced the principles of
replacement, reduction, and refinement of animal experimentation in 1959 in
their groundbreaking book, The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique
(Russell and Burch, 1959). Their highest goal was to avoid the use of animals
wherever possible, and—in cases where animals were still deemed
indispensable—to significantly enhance their treatment while also improving the
quality of research and testing. There is growing recognition that a focus on
human-relevant data is needed for the understanding and possible treatment of
chronic, complex diseases, many of which are not well understood and, thus,
cannot be readily modeled in other animals. The technology revolution has
greatly changed the field of life sciences and now provides us with tools
enabling a shift away from animal experimentation. The 51 experts who
contributed to “Animal Experimentation: Working Towards a Paradigm Change”
review current animal use in science, present new and innovative non-animal
approaches to address urgent scientific questions, and offer a roadmap towards
the continuing replacement and eventual elimination of animals used in science
as envisioned by Russell and Burch almost 60 years ago. See http://caat.jhsph.edu/booklaunch.html for
more information or https://www.facebook.com/events/245376606172703/.
64] – On Fri., Nov. 30 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.
65] – On Fri., Nov. 30 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.
66] – On Fri., Nov. 23 at noon, get over to Grace Baptist
Church, 3201 The Alameda., Baltimore 21218, hosted by Food Rescue
Baltimore. This occurs every Friday until Feb. 8, 2019. For Friday Food
Rescue, bring a bag, bring a friend, and take delicious, nutritious, free
rescued food. See https://www.facebook.com/events/579834149018638/.
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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