37] Protest the Shutdown – Jan. 23
38] North Korea in 2019 –
Jan. 23
39] Food Rescue – Jan. 23
40] School of Food
and Food Rescue Baltimore – Jan. 23
41] Poor People’s Campaign
Meeting -- Jan. 23
42] NVDA Training - Extinction
Rebellion DC – Jan. 23
43] Safe Haven
Rapid Response & Sanctuary – Jan. 23
44] Montgomery County Budget
Review
– Jan. 23
45] Jason
Rezaian the
Prisoner – Jan. 23
46] Jose
Antonio Vargas, Dear America – Jan. 23
47] Korean Peninsula Issues
and U.S. National Security – Jan. 24
37] – Show up at the
Hart Senate Office Building at noon on Wed., Jan. 23 to send a message to the
Senate to end the shutdown NOW. American Family Voices and a coalition of
labor, activist groups, and federal employees will #OccupyHart to protest the
shutdown. RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/310768219561217/
or email admin@americanfamilyvoices.org.
38] – Catch
this Soh Jaipil Circle on Contemporary Korean Affairs lecture "North Korea
in 2019: More of the same, or a historic opportunity?" David C. Kang, USC Korean Studies
Institute, will offer his opinion on Wed., Jan. 23 from 4 to 5:30
PM at the Elliott School of International Affairs, B17, The George Washington
University, 1957 E St. NW, WDC 20052. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17_jCRLt9QkYFTHNPrPfoHlmpu56OZREo6SgxWoxYr3A/viewform?edit_requested=true.
Many in the U.S. are deeply skeptical of North Korea’s intentions. There is a
conventional wisdom that Kim will never denuclearize, he can’t be trusted, and
that the dramatic moves of the past year are simply yet another episode of
North Korean manipulation and deception. Is this the case? Or, do North Korean
leader Kim, South Korean leader Moon, and U.S. president Trump have an historic
opportunity to make genuine change on the peninsula? What are the issues and
stakes in 2019? In this talk, Professor Kang will explore these issues and put
the current situation in a broader historical and political context.
39] – On Wed., Jan. 23 at noon and every
Wednesday until Feb. 6, 2019, get food at the Free Farm, 3510 Ash St.,
Baltimore 21211. This is hosted by Food Rescue Baltimore. Bring a
bag, bring a friend, and take delicious, nutritious, free rescued food. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/327125147795282/.
40] – On Wed., Jan. 23 at
2 PM, and every Wednesday until July 24, 2019, School of Food and Food
Rescue Baltimore will give out food at 1412 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore 21213.
Bring a bag, bring a friend, and take delicious, nutritious, free rescued food.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/2105994779640314/.
41] – Join the Baltimore Poor People’s Campaign for the
monthly General Meeting on Wed., Jan. 23 from 6 to 8 PM at 2239 Kirk Ave.,
Baltimore 21218 (Oak Hill Center). Every year on MLK Day, political
leaders and pundits pay lip-service to the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr., while the realities of injustice and exploitation surround us and
consume our lives. We don’t need another commemoration of Dr. King, we need a
‘re-consecration’ of his final vision of a Poor People’s Campaign, a radical
transformation of values from “thing-oriented” society to a “person-oriented”
society. The General Meetings are an opportunity for new and already involved
participants of the Baltimore PPC to stay connected with each other and the campaign.
We will build relationships and community, develop our analysis of the problems
we face and how we build power, hear report-backs from the working groups, and
develop action plans. It will be part fellowship, political education, and
practical organizing planning. Check-out our https://www.facebook.com/events/1297585310384287/?active_tab=about.
Contact Adriana Foster - adriana@unitedworkers.org.
42] – On Wed., Jan. 23 from 6 to 8:30 PM, go to NVDA Training -
Extinction Rebellion DC at St. Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church,
1525 Newton St. NW, WDC 20010. Join the Extinction Rebellion in DC for an
introduction to Non-Violent Direct Action (NVDA). At this training we will do a
briefing about the Rebellion and go through some theory and practice of
nonviolent action. This training is free and open to all. This training will be
focused on preparation for our action on January 26th, but it will be a great
opportunity to generally find out more about the Extinction Rebellion and help
get us prepared for upcoming actions in 2019. See https://www.facebook.com/events/333673593888684/.
43] – On Wed., Jan. 23 from 6:15 to 9
PM, participate in a Safe Haven Rapid Response & Sanctuary DMV
Accompaniment Training, hosted by Sanctuary DMV at Unity in Frederick
~~ A Spiritual Community, 5112 Pegasus Ct., Suite E, Frederick 21704. REGISTER
FOR THIS TRAINING HERE: https://goo.gl/forms/ECbyULXNQ1pmVGrr1.
The rapid response training portion of the training will be led by Safe Haven
of Frederick. It will prepare volunteers to act as witnesses in the event of an
ICE raid. The accompaniment portion of the training will be led by
Sanctuary DMV. It will prepare volunteers to accompany undocumented immigrants
to ICE check-ins and other types of appointments. On numerous occasions,
migrants have been detained during a routine check-in with ICE. They literally
disappear without being allowed to inform their friends or relatives, creating
panic among their loved ones.
By volunteering to accompany migrants to ICE check-ins,
immigration court hearings, and other appointments where there is a risk of
detention or other cause of fear, you are showing solidarity and helping to
ease the anxiety of interacting with the legal system, reducing the likelihood
of detention with your presence, and keeping relatives or lawyers informed in
case the person with you is detained. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/231059044482027/.
44] – On Wed., Jan. 23
at 7 PM, come to the Mid-County Recreation Center, 2004 Queensguard Road,
Silver Spring 20906 to discuss the FY20 Operating Budget Forum. Montgomery
County Executive Marc Elrich is holding five budget forums to seek input from
residents about the Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) Operating Budget priorities. The
County Executive will announce his Recommended FY20 Operating Budget on March
15. The County Council approves the operating budget at the end of
May. Sign language interpreter services will be provided only upon
request with notice as far in advance as possible, but no less than 72 hours
prior to the event. If these or other services or aids are needed to
participate in this activity, call 240-777-6507, Maryland Relay 711 or email a
request to Karen.falcon@montgomerycountymd.gov.
Go
to www2.montgomerycountymd.gov… or https://www.pmdmontgomery.org/?utm_campaign=wkmemjan222019&utm_medium=email&utm_source=progressivemaryland.
45] – On
Wed., Jan. 23 from 7 to 9 PM, hear from Jason Rezaian at GW Betts Theatre,
hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore, 800 21st St. NW, WDC 20052. Tickets
are at www.politics-prose.com. Hear him talk
about his book “Prisoner,” his memoir about life and imprisonment in Iran,
while in conversation with Frank Sesno of the School of Media & Public
Affairs (SMPA) at The George Washington University. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/962232760654595/.
46] – On Wed., Jan. 23 from 7 to 9 PM come to the
Writers LIVE: Jose Antonio Vargas, Dear America, hosted by Enoch Pratt
Free Library and The Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles St.,
Baltimore 21210. In 2011, Jose Antonio Vargas became America’s best-known
undocumented immigrant when The New York Times Magazine published his story
about his life in the United States after arriving from the Philippines in 1993
at the age of twelve. By coming out publicly as undocumented, he was risking
everything he had built in the United States. In “Dear America:” Notes of an
Undocumented Citizen, Vargas examines not only the facts of immigration but
also the searing emotional reality of living for twenty-five years as a
contributing member of a country that does not consider him one of its
own. The evening will be introduced by Valerie Twanmoh, the director of
Catholic Charities’ Esperanza Center for the past 7 years. Prior to joining
Esperanza, she was a trial attorney for over 20 years before joining the staff
of U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski as Projects Director and then Deputy State
Director. Greedy Reads will have copies of the book for sale at a book signing
following the program. See https://www.facebook.com/events/600199843752738/.
47] -- On Thurs., Jan. 24 at 1:30 PM, attend this
Institute for Corean-American Studies Winter Symposium Prologue, The Korean
Peninsula Issues and U.S. National Security, at the Foundation for Defense of
Democracies, South Tower, 1800 M St. NW, WDC 20033. You must register,
otherwise you will not be admitted into the symposium. Register at https://www.icasinc.org/2019/2019w/2019wpro.html.
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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