13] Students Reclaim Their
Future – Feb. 25
14] Hearing on Gun Bills – Feb. 25
15] Pursuit of
Justice: Past, Present, and Future – Feb. 25
16] Plastic Pollution and
Zero Waste – Feb. 25
17] Maryland Sierra Club
Annual Lobby Night – Feb. 25
18] Homeless
Period Campaign
– Feb. 25
19] The Sunrise Movement – Feb. 25
20] Maryland Muslim Lobby
Day – Feb. 25
21] Impeachment Town Hall –
Feb. 25
22] Honest Conversations on
Immigration – Feb. 25
23] Background
Checks Now – Feb. 25
24] Foreign
Affairs Symposium is hosting Solmaz Sharif – Feb. 25
25] Get the Money Out
conference call – Feb. 25
26] Communities
United Lobby Day -- Feb. 26
27] Using Sanctions Against
Human Rights Abusers and Kleptocrats -- Feb. 26
28] Peace Vigil – Feb. 26
29] No Drone Research DEMO – Feb. 26
30] Endangered Species
Protection Network – Feb. 26
31] Focus on
all things water --
Feb. 26
32] Displaced Persons of
East Asia Panel -- Feb.
26
33] New Year, New Money – Feb. 26
34] The Monocacy River Plan
– Feb. 26
35] Connecting Faith &
Justice – Feb. 26
36] Black History -- Feb. 26
37] Calvert County
Comprehensive Plan Commission Meeting – Feb. 26
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13]
– On Mon., Feb. 25 from 9 AM to noon, OilMoneyMitch: Look us in the
eyes, hosted by the Sunrise Movement. ACTION DAY begins at Union Station
at 9 AM. REGISTER HERE: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/join-us-in-dc-to-turn-up-the-heat-on-oilmoneymitch.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced he’s rushing the Green New
Deal resolution to a vote in the Senate as early as next week. He's wagering
that this will kill our momentum. On Monday Feb 25, young people from
Kentucky – McConnell's home state – are planning to confront him in DC. SEE https://www.facebook.com/events/422990184944959/.
14] -- On Mon., Feb. 25 from 9:30 AM to 5 PM, come
to Annapolis for a House Judiciary Hearings for Gun Bills hosted by Moms
Demand Action in the Maryland House of Delegates Office Building, 6 Bladen St.,
Rooms 170 & 180, Annapolis 21401. See
northeast-moms.ngpvanhost.com. Pack the hearing room when the bills we're
supporting -- to regulate ghost guns and require background checks on private
sales of long guns -- are heard on "Gun Day" in the House Judiciary
Committee! Be in the lobby outside of the Judiciary Committee Meeting Room at
9:30 AM, as the hearing begins at 10 AM and will continue all day until all
bills are heard. Wear your Moms Demand Action shirts or anything red! RSVP at https://northeast-moms.ngpvanhost.com/ngpvanforms/43739?fbclid=IwAR33iuMk_JBni_m-TuvJbbc5O2QJNDuoV72zbJltlDnn1AXDfWc21QO4WP0.
Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/397212664371496/.
15] -- On Mon., Feb. 25 from noon to 1 PM, catch
the Pursuit of Justice: Past, Present, and Future, hosted by the
University of Maryland School of Nursing, 655 W. Lombard St., Baltimore
21201. Join UMSON for its Black History Month Celebration, including a
presentation by Heather Booth, civil rights activist, organizer, and
strategist, a panel discussion and a question-and-answer session. Focus
on how coalitions and organizing efforts have been and continue to be a critical
strategy for achieving civil rights goals. A reception will follow. RSVP
at http://ow.ly/CTtf30nIpSR. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/307154276824815/.
16] – On Mon., Feb. 25 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM,
attend a HOT TOPIC LUNCH: Plastic Pollution and Zero Waste at
Michaels Restaurant, 1000 Churchman's Rd., Newark, DE 19713. There is a $15 buffet lunch. RSVP at thelwvncc@comcast.net.
See http://www.lwvdelaware-newcastlecounty.org/calendar.htm.l.
17] – On Mon., Feb. 25 from 4 to 8 PM, come to Maryland
Sierra Club Annual Lobby Night in the Miller Senate Office Building, East Room,
11 Bladen St., Annapolis 21411. Tickets are at act.sierraclub.org. Attend
the largest annual gathering of Maryland Sierra Club volunteers to bring the
voice of constituents to our legislators' offices. The legislative agenda this
year packs a punch because of how important this moment in time to create real,
tangible change to better protect and preserve our environment. You will get to
personally lobby your elected officials -- it is one of the most powerful
actions you take to make positive change for our environment!
Get
Maryland on the pathway to 100% clean energy, Move our state beyond coal in a
responsible way, Ban foam food containers to combat our severe plastics
pollution problems, Protect our waterways from the dangers of fracked gas
pipelines, and Tell the state YES to clean transportation and NO to highway
expansion. RSVP at https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7010Z000001PW4IQAW.
Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2069577966418695/.
18] – On Mon., Feb. 25, Tues., Feb.
26 and Wed., Feb. 27 at 4 PM, be a part of a Homeless Period Campaign, hosted
by Project PLASE, Inc., 1814 Maryland Ave., Baltimore 21201. Tickets are
at www.firstgiving.com. Join @Project PLASE in
raising awareness and funds to help homeless individuals and their
#homelessperiod. Make a donation at https://bit.ly/2GRF8rM.
Challenge a friend, organization or group to show their support for the
#homelessperiod and to keep the challenge going. Post into your social
media posts to keep the challenge going.
In addition to dealing with the everyday hardships that come with
homelessness, people who menstruate have an additional level of hardship each
month. With the lack of resources to buy menstrual products, they must choose
between spending money on these products, or eating. The #HomelessPeriod
Campaign is a fundraiser organized by Project PLASE in accordance with the Why
Women Cry Conference. It intends to raise funds to create menstrual hygiene
kits that can be given to PLASE clients and homeless people. The kits will be
distributed by Project PLASE staff and volunteers. Homelessness brings trauma
and health issues into one’s life. We believe menstruation care should not be a
secondary choice for people, and that all people deserve equal access to period
product. Please join Project PLASE in the #homelessperiod Campaign to provide
everyone with equitable menstrual care. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/244516872997983/?event_time_id=244516896331314.
19] –The
Sunrise Movement is supporting the Green New Deal on Mon., Feb. 25 at 4 PM in
Rep. Steny Hoyer’s office, 1705 Longworth House Office Building. Then go
to the Senate offices. See https://actionnetwork.org/events/senatesprintformd.
20]
– The
Maryland Muslim Lobby Day is Mon., Feb. 25 from 5 to 8 PM at the House of
Delegates (Lobby), 6 Bladen St., Annapolis 21401. Register at https://MDLobbyDay.eventbrite.com
as pre-registration is required. All ages are welcome. CONTACT CAIR Director of
Maryland Outreach Zainab Chaudry, zchaudry@cair.com,
410-971-6062, PGCMC President Jameel Johnson, info@pgcmc.org.
Lobby Day participants will meet with lawmakers and their staff to discuss
issues that impact the Maryland Muslim community such as increasing hate
crimes, workplace discrimination and immigration policy. Visit https://www.cair.com/cair_muslim_council_to_co_host_1st_annual_maryland_muslim_lobby_day_at_the_capital.
21] – On Mon., Feb. 25 from 6:15 to 8 PM, attend an
Impeachment Town Hall in Baltimore with Tom Steyer in the Assembly Room, 316
Guilford Ave., Baltimore 21202. Rep. Cummings led the charge on investigations
the past two years as ranking member of the House Oversight and Government
Reform Committee. Steyer believes it’s time for him to use his influence as
chair to hold Donald Trump accountable and support impeachment hearings — now.
RSVP here to reserve your space: https://now.needtoimpeach.com/baltimore-rsvp.
A reception will begin at 6:15 PM, and the program will begin at 7 PM.
Email volunteer@needtoimpeach.com. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/582462952228784/.
See https://www.needtoimpeach.com/baltimore/.
22] -- On Mon., Feb. 25
from 6:30 to 8 PM, get involved in an Honest Conversations on Immigration
hosted by the Latino Racial Justice Circle. These meetings will be at 528
E. 22nd St., Baltimore 21218-5405. The Latino Racial Justice Circle
(LRJC) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) will hold a
series of community dialogues on religion, race and immigration at St. Anne’s
Catholic Church in Baltimore. The goal is to promote mutual understanding and
collaboration between immigrants and people born in the United States.
Registration is required and free. Contact Dr. Felipe Filomeno at filomeno@umbc.edu.
This project is made possible by a grant from Maryland Humanities, through
support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings,
conclusions or recommendations expressed in the Honest Conversations do not
necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or
Maryland Humanities. See https://www.facebook.com/events/949827501875178/?event_time_id=949827505208511.
23] – On Mon., Feb. 25 from 7 8 PM, get over to
the Background Checks Now: A National Town Hall, hosted by Senator Chris
Murphy in the Hart Senate Office Building, 2nd St. NE, WDC 20002. Join gun
violence advocates from across the country for Background Checks Now, a
national town hall on the need for universal background checks. The event will
take place as the House prepares to vote on the bipartisan Background Checks
Act - a step 97% of Americans support. Also attending are Congresswoman
Lucy McBath (GA-06), Jaclyn Corin (March for Our Lives), Pastor Brenda Mitchell
(Everytown Survivor Network), David Chipman (Former ATF agent, Giffords) and
Mark Barden (Sandy Hook Promise). TO WATCH ONLINE, go to www.facebook.com/senatorchrismurphy
at 7 PM ET on Monday, February 25th. The event will be held live in
Senate Hart Building Room 216. Register here: https://bit.ly/2Gs9EZV.
Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2289500517994934/.
24] – On Mon., Feb. 25 from 8 to 9 PM, the
Foreign Affairs Symposium is hosting Solmaz Sharif at the Arellano Theater,
3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218. In co-sponsorship with the Johns
Hopkins Alexander Grass Humanities Institute, the Foreign Affairs Symposium is
excited to present to you the second speaker of our 2019 lineup, Solmaz Sharif.
Born in Istanbul to Iranian parents, Solmaz Sharif’s astonishing debut
collection LOOK (Graywolf Press) was a finalist for the 2016 National Book
Award and 2017 PEN Open Book Award. In LOOK, she recounts some of her family’s
experience with exile and immigration in the aftermath of warfare—including
living under surveillance and in detention in the United States—while also
pointing to the ways violence is conducted against our language. The former
managing director of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, Sharif’s work has
been recognized with a “Discovery”/Boston Review Poetry Prize, scholarships the
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, a winter fellowship at the Fine Arts Work
Center in Provincetown, an NEA Fellowship, and a Stegner Fellowship. She is
currently a Jones Lecturer at Stanford University. Doors open at 7:30 PM.
Email FASymposium@jhu.edu. See https://www.facebook.com/events/427811377962923/.
25] – Join the Get Money Out of Maryland
Teleconference on Monday, Feb. 18 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM. Call
605-475-6711, code 1136243#. Work only on brainstorming ideas for
participation in the upcoming General Election.
26] -- On
Tues., Feb. 26 get with the Communities United Lobby Day. There is a van to
Annapolis leaving from Historic Samuel Coleridge Taylor Elementary, 507 W.
Preston St. at 7:30 AM and at Eutaw-Marshburn, 1624 Eutaw Place at 8 AM.
The vans will return about 4 PM. Push for adequate and equitable school
funding, overdose prevention sites/harm reduction, and $15 minimum wage.
Register by calling Tia at 443-965-8725 or emailing tia@communitiesunite.org.
27] – On Tues., Feb. 26 from 1 to 2 PM, attend Using
Sanctions Against Human Rights Abusers and Kleptocrats, hosted by Atlantic
Council, 1030 15th St. NW, WDC 20005. Tickets are at www.atlanticcouncil.org. This is a public
discussion with Andrea Gacki, Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control
(OFAC). He will be joined in conversation by Atlantic Council Visiting
Senior Fellow Samantha Sultoon to discuss the Global Magnitsky's uses, misuses,
and lessons for business. The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi thrust
the Global Magnitsky sanctions program in the spotlight. This event is intended
to build an understanding of the Global Magnitsky sanctions tool and outline
the authority's implications for both international businesses and human rights
groups. Tune into https://www.facebook.com/events/1380303638778131/.
28] – Each Tuesday from
4:30 - 5:30 PM, the Catholic Peace Fellowship-Philadelphia for peace in
Afghanistan and Iraq gathers at the Suburban Station, 16th St. & JFK
Blvd., at the entrance to Tracks 3 and 4 on the mezzanine. The next
vigil is Feb. 19. Call 215-426-0364.
29]
– Vigil
to say "No Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at 33rd & North
Charles Sts. The next vigil will be on Feb. 19 from 5 to 6 PM. Contact Max
at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.
30] -- On Tues., Feb. 26 from 6 to 8 PM, get over to
reintroduction efforts for two critically endangered amphibian species, hosted
by Endangered Species Protection Network at Defenders of Wildlife, 1130
17th St. NW, WDC 20036. Hear a lecture by Blake Klocke on amphibian
conservation with the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project!
There will be a short Q & A. Then regroup at Madhatter, 1319
Connecticut Ave. NW for happy hour with Blake! The Panama Amphibian
Rescue and Conservation Project’s mission is to safeguard Panama’s most
endangered amphibian species by establishing colonies in captivity. Among the
most susceptible species are the Harlequin frogs, six species which once
occurred in Panama. The Chiriqui Harlequin frog has not been seen since 1996
and is likely extinct. The Panamanian Golden frog, the national symbol of
Panama, has not been seen in the wild for about a decade, but populations are
secured in captivity along with the other four species of Harlequin frogs from
Panama. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1095957240583449/.
31] -- Bill
Henry is hosting another district meeting, and it will focus on all things
water: water billing, water system maintenance, and upcoming water legislation.
Light refreshments and snacks will be provided. It takes place on Tues.,
Feb. 26 from 6:30 to 8 PM at the Leith Walk Elementary, 1235 Sherwood Ave.,
Baltimore 21239. To RSVP, email bill.henry@baltimorecity.gov or
call 410 396-4830.
32] – On Tues., Feb. 26
from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, come to Displaced Persons of East Asia Panel,
hosted by American University Amnesty International at American University
McDowell Formal Lounge, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC 20016. The fate of an
estimated one million people is unknown and most of the detainees’ families
have been kept in the dark. China has intensified its campaign of mass
internment, intrusive surveillance, political indoctrination and forced
cultural assimilation against the region’s Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other
predominantly Muslim ethnic groups. The Rohingya people in Myanmar are being
subjected to a devastating campaign of ethnic cleansing perpetrated by the
Myanmar military. More than 688,000 people have fled Myanmar since August 2017,
with several hundred continuing to flee every week to neighboring countries
including Bangladesh, India, and Thailand. An unknown number have been killed,
women and girls have been raped, at times in front of their families, and
entire villages have been burnt to the ground–human rights violations amounting
to crimes against humanity. Myanmar’s authorities have confined the Rohingya to
what is effectively an open-air prison through a vicious system of
institutionalized discrimination and segregation that severely restricts their
human rights-treatment amounting to apartheid. Since the Myanmar military
unleashes of its brutal campaign, Myanmar’s security forces are building on
entrenched patterns of abuse to silently squeeze out of the country as many of
the remaining Rohingya as possible. Discussing this horrible situation will be
Prof. Barbara Wien, Prof. Justin Jacobs, Human Rights Activist Mr. Omer Kanat,
and Mary Marston. A reception will follow, where attendees will have the chance
to talk with the panelists and members, learn about Amnesty International and
sign up for our newsletter. For accommodations, contact dss@american.edu. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/795425287475316/.
33] – On Tues., Feb.
26 from 6 to 8 PM, check out New Year, New Money! This is hosted
by Baltimore Peoples Climate Movement at Thrive Baltimore, 6 E.
Lafayette Ave., Baltimore 21202. Join the Baltimore Peoples Climate
Movement for a FREE training on grants! Do you have a neighborhood
project, advocacy initiative, or nonprofit organization in need of financial
support? Learn about foundations and the grant process from experts at the
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers (ABAG). The Association of Baltimore
Area Grantmakers is the region’s premier resource on philanthropy with a
mission to maximize the impact of giving on community life through a growing
network of diverse, informed and effective philanthropists. See https://www.facebook.com/events/370000850233809/.
34] - On Tues., Feb. 26 from 7 to 9 PM, speak up at
The Frederick County Council public hearing to protect this critical resource
for the region at Winchester Hall, 12 E. Church St., Frederick
21701. The Monocacy River Plan should chart a course for
actually improving the River’s health as a drinking water supply,
recreational resource, and wildlife habitat corridor. The Council will
hear public comments, and the Sierra Club Catoctin Group - Frederick County
urges you to speak. Contact Harry George at hgiii@hotmail.com. This is an important session where
folks should turn out in numbers to demonstrate to the CC continued
environmental group support; ideally, attendees would comment on one or more
elements of the draft 2018 Plan. Visit https://www.frederickcountymd.gov/7766/Rev-to-2017-Monocacy-Scenic-River-Mgt-Pl.
35] – Connecting Faith &
Justice: Critical Conversations will take place on Tuesdays Feb. 26, Why and
how can faith shape our engagement in public affairs?, Mar. 26,
Immigration and Refugees, Apr. 30, Opioids, and May 28 at 7 PM, The Lines That
Divide Us--Housing, Race, Transit, Safety in the Baltimore region, at Zion
Lutheran Church, 400 E. Lexington St., Baltimore 21202. This is a series
of panel discussions and community conversations for community members
interested in the intersection of faith & justice. Each evening will feature
a panel of speakers to help us engage more thoughtfully on the topic for the
night; transition from a series of prepared questions into open conversation,
and close with time to discuss next steps that we might take, as individuals or
as organizations, to move forward in that area of concern. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/285349435514909/?event_time_id=285349445514908.
36] – On Tues., Feb. 26
from 7 to 9 PM, catch up with Black History: A Celebration, Lament and a Path
Forward, hosted by Behind the Seen at Mindspace, 1301 K St. NW, WDC
20071. Black history is American history—and we have an incomplete
understanding of our past if we fail to acknowledge the totality of the black
experience in America. Join Behind the Seen podcast co-hosts Mark Bauer and
Branden Stephon Polk at Mindspace for an evening celebrating Black History,
lamenting the ignorance that perpetuates dehumanization of the black community,
and a look forward to a future of justice and unity. Hear from Dr. Karen Wilson
on "The Power of the Story That Is Not Told: Manipulation Through the
Erasure of American Memory." Dr. Wilson has spoken on the intellectual and
cultural life in the African American Slave Quarter Community across the United
States. Her research interests include African cultural and religious history,
as well as the philosophies and theologies of Africans and their descendants in
the Western Hemisphere as identified through their song, story and dance. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-history-a-reflection-lament-and-a-path-forward-tickets-55741629715.
37] – Get with the
Calvert County Comprehensive Plan Commission Meeting on Tues., Feb. 26 at 7
PM organized by the Sierra Club Southern Maryland Group. The
location is Calvert Pines Senior Center, 450 W Dares Beach Rd., Prince
Frederick 20678. Contact Rosa Hance at rosa.hance@mdsierra.org or (240)
808-4233. Our children deserve to enjoy the beautiful rural countryside
that generations of Calvert County residents have cherished. Voice opposition
to the latest draft Calvert County Comprehensive Plan, which would open up the
county to unbridled growth.
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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