34] Maryland Food Bank Benefit – through Mar. 28
35] FOIA and You – Feb. 13
36] School of Food
and Food Rescue Baltimore – Feb. 13
37] Call in for $15 minimum
wage – Feb. 13
38] Counter-Radicalization
in Colombia – Feb. 13
39] See the documentary
“Maroons” – Feb. 13
40] Talking
Elections & Organizing – Feb. 13
41] Thrive DC Monthly
Dinner – Feb. 13
42] Take Action Anne
Arundel County Meeting – Feb. 13
43] "Living
Plastic Free" -- Feb. 13
44] Protest Wells Fargo -- Feb. 14
45] Advocacy Day for Prescription Drug
Affordability – Feb. 14
46] Designing Sustainable
Cities – Feb. 14
47] See the film “Chisholm
’72: Unbought and Unbossed” – Feb. 14
48] Challenge and
Opportunity of Paid Family Leave – Feb. 14
49] Power Hour with Rabbi
Jonah Pesner – Feb. 14
50] Democracy Amendment
Resolution - Senate Hearing – Feb. 14
51] Korea’s Dark History – Feb. 14
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34] – On Wed., Feb. 13 through Sun., Mar. 31,
2019, there is a Maryland Food Bank Benefit, hosted by The Admirals Cup - Fells
Point, Baltimore, 1647 Thames St., Baltimore 21231. Do we give so we shall
receive, or give because it feels good? Giving has never felt better or
made a more significant impact than this unique opportunity. The Maryland Food
Bank and Harbor Magic Hotels presents “HOLIDAY GIVEBACK.” Experience
the adventures of the Fells Point at one of the two beautiful Harbor Magic
Hotels: The Admiral Fell Inn or the Inn at Henderson’s Wharf. Gracefully
awaken to the aromas and tastes of a fabulous breakfast and set sail on your
day in one of the most amazing places in America. Harbor Magic is donating 10%
of dollars generated from this promotion to benefit the Maryland Food Bank.
BOOK NOW at https://www.admiralfell.com/en-us/packages/maryland-food-bank-holiday-giveback-special?page_id=4266673.
Call (410) 534-5555. See https://www.facebook.com/events/349755175583179/.
35] – On Wed., Feb.13 from 1 to 3 PM, get caught up with FOIA
and You: Tips, Tricks, and War Stories, hosted by The Cato Institute, 1000
Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC 20001. Tickets are at www.cato.org.
Since its passage over 50 years ago, the federal Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) has become a critical tool for citizens, journalists, lawyers, and
advocacy organizations. It also has inspired state-level legislation that
mirrors the original federal FOIA in promoting government transparency. FOIA
has been used to expose waste, fraud, abuse, and even criminal conduct on the
part of officials at the federal and state levels. It also has been used to
help the public better understand the decision making process inside
government, often over the objections of government officials. Examine the
history, uses, and challenges of employing FOIA at the federal and state levels
with some of the leading experts in the field. REGISTER at https://www.cato.org/events/foia-you-tips-tricks-war-stories.
If you can’t make it to the event, you can watch it live online at www.cato.org/live and join the conversation
on Twitter using #CatoFOIA. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/329920090951619/.
36] – On Wed., Feb. 13 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/.
37] – On Wed., Feb.13 from 2 to 8 PM, do help out
with Fight for $15 phone banking, hosted by Jews United for Justice, 2221
Maryland Ave., Baltimore 21218. JUFJ and Communities United will be
coming together to host a phone banking event on Feb 13th in support of a
strong, clean minimum wage bill. Come anytime between 2 and 8 to lend a hand!
Founded in 2010, the mission of Communities United (CU) is to organize and
empower low income Marylanders to achieve transformative change on issues of
racial, economic and social justice. More than 600,000 Maryland workers work
full-time but don’t earn enough to make ends meet. A $15 minimum wage means a
better Maryland for all of us. Raising the wage would lift hundreds of
thousands of families out of poverty, create new customers and profits for
local businesses, and strengthen our neighborhoods.
If you want to participate in the event, but can't come during the
event time, please contact Rebecca at rebecca@communitiesunite.org or
(347) 224-1860. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/401618830382355/.
38] – On Wed., Feb. 13
from 4 to 5:30 PM, be at the Counter-Radicalization in Colombia: A Case Study,
hosted by The Institute of World Politics, 1521 16th St. NW, WDC
20036. Christine Balling will discuss her counter-radicalization work in
Colombia, what methods were successful there, and what lessons we can draw from
this experience that can be applicable elsewhere. Balling joined the
American Foreign Policy Council as Senior Fellow for Latin American Affairs in
May 2015. She is the founder of Fundación ECCO, a Colombian-registered
nonprofit organization that promoted democracy and youth leadership in areas of
conflict. In 2014, the Colombian Army incorporated Ms. Balling’s
community-relations model into the non-kinetic component of its mission. Go
to https://www.facebook.com/events/813799612345367/.
39] – See the documentary
“Maroons” which is about people of African descent who were able to escape from
enslavement during the transatlantic slave trade. The Maroons created free
societies (villages), hidden in thick densely forested regions that they
protected with their lives in order to ensure that they would never be caught
and forced to return to the plantations from which they escaped. While most
people have no idea that such places ever existed, even fewer people realize
that some of the villages still exist to this day. The village of Palenque San
Basilio in Colombia, South America (Palenque), the first of such places in the
world, was established in 1603 when Benkos Bioho, who was transported to
Colombia as part of the South American Slave trade, rebelled and obtained his freedom
and the freedom of over thirty other enslaved people. This documentary focuses
on Palenquero identity, relationships, music, culture, and what this group may
be able to contribute toward making humanity better. The film also highlights
some of the challenges that Palenqueros are experiencing as villagers begin to
rely more on the nearest metropolitan city (Cartagena) for jobs and
resources. See https://vimeo.com/ondemand/maroonage.
On Wed., Feb. 13 from 6 to 8:30 PM, in
Honor of Black History Month, see this documentary at the Mt. Pleasant
Neighborhood Library, 3160 16th St. NW, WDC 20010.
40] -- On Wed., Feb. 13 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM,
catch Talking Elections & Organizing, hosted by Only If We Organize:
Conversations on Social Change at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW, WDC
20009. This is an intimate conversation about the connection between community
organizing and elections. Drawing on decades of experience, a
cross-generational group of leading community organizers will share stories and
discuss how work in elections has factored into their larger vision for social
change. The speakers will be from the Southern Elections Fund, Square One
Politics, Midwest Academy and Indivisible. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1656829381283210/.
41] – On Wed., Feb. 13 from 7 to 9 PM, L.A.
Kauffman presents: "How to Read a Protest" at Red Emma's Bookstore
Coffeehouse, 1225 Cathedral St., Baltimore 21201. Call (443) 602 7611 or
go to https://www.redemmas.org/. When
millions of people took to the streets for the 2017 Women’s Marches, there was
an unmistakable air of uprising, a sense that these marches were launching a
powerful new movement to resist a dangerous presidency. But the work that
protests do often can’t be seen in the moment. It feels empowering to march,
and record numbers of Americans have joined anti-Trump demonstrations, but when
and why does marching matter? What exactly do protests do, and how do they help
movements win?
In this original and richly illustrated account, organizer and
journalist L.A. Kauffman delves into the history of America’s major
demonstrations, beginning with the legendary 1963 March on Washington, to
reveal the ways protests work and how their character has shifted over time.
Using the signs that demonstrators carry as clues to how protests are
organized, Kauffman explores the nuanced relationship between the way movements
are made and the impact they have. How to Read a Protest sheds new light on the
catalytic power of collective action and the decentralized, bottom-up,
women-led model for organizing that has transformed what movements look like
and what they can accomplish.
L.A. Kauffman has been a grassroots organizer and movement
journalist for more than thirty-five years. She was the mobilizing coordinator
for some of the largest demonstrations in U.S. history—the massive Iraq antiwar
protests of 2003 and 2004—and has played key roles in many other movements and
campaigns. See https://www.facebook.com/events/271396130142007/.
42] –
Take Action Anne Arundel County
has Monthly Chapter Meeting on Wed., Feb. 13 at 7 PM at the Edgewater Community
Library, 25 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater 21037. The topics are State and county
legislation such as Paid Family Leave, Environment, Education, Cell Tower/Wireless/5G,
and Collective Bargaining. Also of interest is $15 minimum wage,
Healthcare, Fair Elections, and Mass Incarceration. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/376588272889473/.
43] – On Wed., Feb. 13 from 7 to 9 PM,
attend the Greenbelt Climate Action Network Meeting and discuss "Living
Plastic Free" with Beth Terry in the Greenbelt Community Center,
Room 114, 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2511611655532032/.
Terry will share her journey from self-confessed plastic addict to empowered
plastic-free activist, and explain why we can’t just recycle our way out of
this mess. Contact Lore Rosenthal, Greenbelt Climate Action Network, at lore@simplicity-matters.org or
301-345-2234.
44] – There is a Wells Fargo protest in Baltimore telling the
bank no more investments with private prisons. Join immigrants and allies
in Baltimore on Thurs., Feb. 14 at 9 AM at 7 St. Paul St., Baltimore
21202. Demand that Wells Fargo get out of the dirty business of
deportations and mass incarceration. More than 100,000 CREDO members signed
petitions demanding that big banks divest from private prison and immigrant
detention corporations. This Valentine's Day, Credo is turning up the pressure
on Wells Fargo in Baltimore. RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/395408551007052/.
45] – On Thurs., Feb.14 from 10 AM to 1:30 PM,
this is Advocacy Day for Prescription Drug Affordability, hosted
by Maryland Health Care for All, 2600 Saint Paul St., Baltimore 21218.
Meet with legislators, learn about the issue, and advocate for prescription
drug affordability! Lite fare to be provided. Press conference is to be held at
12 PM. Register at RxAdvocacyDay.eventbrite.com. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2237681596473758/.
46] – On Thurs., Feb. 14
from noon to 1:30 PM, get over to Designing Sustainable Cities: What About the
People? It is hosted by WRI India at World Resources Institute, 10 G St.
NE, Washington, District of Columbia 20002. Tickets are at www.wri.org. Can urban planning and design make cities more
resilient? Join WRI’s Robin King and University of Oxford’s Cathy Baldwin as
they answer this question, which they address in their new book, "Social
Sustainability, Climate Resilience and Community-Based Urban Development: What
About the People?" See https://www.facebook.com/events/304507946872743/.
47] – On Thurs., Feb. 14 from noon to 1:30 PM, see the film “Chisholm
’72: Unbought and Unbossed,” hosted by US National Archives, 700
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC 20004. Tickets are at www.archivesfoundation.org. This 2004
documentary (77 minutes) by Shola Lynch takes an in-depth look at the 1972
Presidential campaign of Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to
Congress and the first to seek nomination for the Presidency. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/385037768924608/.
48] – On Thurs., Feb. 14 from noon to 1:30 PM, get involved
with The Challenge and Opportunity of Paid Family Leave, hosted by the
National Economists Club at Chinatown Garden, 618 H St. NE, WDC 20002. Tickets
are at www.national-economists.org. The
issue of paid family and medical leave is getting more and more attention— and
for good reason. Working class families are increasingly struggling with
work-life balance. Access to paid leave has been shown to promote labor force
attachment, especially for women, which is vital for economic growth. This is
critical because research shows that the proportion of working women in the
U.S. has fallen behind that of other countries, partially due to a lack of paid
leave. At the same time, children do better since parents can leave work
temporarily to care for them. While these benefits are well-documented in the
literature, the critical challenge of providing paid leave is balancing the
generosity of benefits provided and the costs imposed on employers, employees,
and the federal coffer. Recently, a diverse group of academics, policy
thinkers, and economists from across the ideological spectrum came together
under the umbrella of the AEI-Brookings Working Group on Paid Leave to dissect
this issue. At this talk, discuss some of the learnings from this diverse
group, and their recommendations for a federal paid leave policy. Aparna
Mathur is a resident scholar in economic policy studies at the American
Enterprise Institute, where she researches income inequality and mobility, tax
policy, labor markets, and small businesses. She also directs the AEI-Brookings
Project on Paid Family and Medical Leave, for which she was recognized in the
2017 Politico 50 list. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2053953988230281/.
49] – On Thurs., Feb. 14 from 12:10 to 1 PM, get
involved with the Epiphany Power Hour with Rabbi Jonah Pesner, hosted
by The Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW, WDC 20005. The Epiphany
Power Hour, hosted by the Reverend Glenna Huber, is a free, nonpartisan,
multi-faith series that will feature local and national leaders with actionable
ideas for shifting the balance of power in our community, while creating a
brave space to discuss issues that impact us and our neighbors.
Join
a chat as Rev. Glenna Huber, Rector of the Church of the Epiphany, chats with
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner. Rabbi Pesner serves as the Director of the Religious
Action Center of Reform Judaism, which he has led since 2015. Rabbi Pesner also
serves as Senior Vice President of the Union for Reform Judaism, a position to
which he was appointed to in 2011. Named one of the most influential rabbis in
America by Newsweek magazine, he is an inspirational leader and tireless
advocate for social justice.
The
Epiphany Power Hour will take place every Thursday, with lunch served at noon
and programming beginning at 12:10 PM. The Power Hour is free, but goodwill
donations are welcome (suggested donation $10). Visit http://epiphanydc.org/the-epiphany-power-hour/. Go
to https://www.facebook.com/events/591340274659959/.
50] – On Thurs., Feb. 14 from 1 to 5 PM, check out the
Democracy Amendment Resolution - Senate Hearing, hosted by Get Money Out -
Maryland and Wolf-PAC Maryland in the Miller Senate Office, Room 2
West. Show your love for democracy by attending this crucial hearing on
Valentine's Day. The Democracy Amendment Resolution is the most powerful act
that the Maryland General Assembly can take to promote political equality and
counter the corruption of big money in politics. If the Resolution
passes, Maryland will join five other states in petitioning Congress for a
convention where state delegates could draft a US Constitutional Amendment to
repeal Citizens United v. FEC and related decisions. These decisions, spanning
more than 40 years, make it impossible for Congress or state legislatures to
properly regulate raising and spending of money intended to influence
elections.
The
Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee will conduct its
public hearing on SJ 1. This same Committee fell one vote short last year of
issuing a favorable report that would have led to a vote on the floor of the
Senate, where a majority of members had co-sponsored the Resolution. There is
strong support in the House of Delegates where it passed last year by a vote of
94-42 and where Speaker Michael Busch has signed a Pledge to support this
legislation. Thus, a favorable report by this Senate Committee could lead to
ultimate passage. Other legislation will be heard in this session. The
exact starting time and ending time cannot be predicted. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/585908765204902/.
51] – "The Jeju 4.3 Incident, Korea’s ‘Dark History,’ and
its Implications for North Korea Policy" will be explored by John Merrill,
GW Institute for Korean Studies, on Thurs., Feb. 14 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM at the
Elliott School of International Affairs, Room 505, The George Washington
University, 1957 E St. NW, WDC 20052. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1InNJn6imo5K8Ie094VjJxdJZivZgayAs-O_J1K8IDPE/viewform?edit_requested=true.
Korea’s
“Dark History” continues to slowly come to light. One occasion was last year’s
70th anniversary of the Jeju uprising, in which 30,000 people were killed—the
vast majority by government forces. American advisors were present throughout
and helped to direct many operations. Other recent revelations include the ROK
Navy's Pearl Harbor-style raid on the North’s west coast fleet in August 1949
that destroyed a large part of the DPRK’s navy. One aspect of the raid that
remains to be explored is how it may have influenced Stalin’s decision to
support the June 1950 invasion. Rhee’s executions after the war broke out of
100,000-plus jailed communists and suspected sympathizers is another chapter in
this hidden history. Likewise, ignored in most discussions of the North Korean
nuclear issue is the impact of US massive bombing of North Korean cities
during the war, subsequent nuclear threats, and the deployment of 950 U.S.
tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea through the 1960s. This hidden,
forgotten, and distorted history has greatly influenced Washington’s traditional
“crime and punishment” approach to dealing with North Korea. In the last few
years, Presidents Moon and Trump have wisely broken with this traditional
approach and switched to “smile diplomacy”—which, despite a chorus of
nay-sayers, promises to produce far better results.
To be
continued.
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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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