19] SUPPORT AMAZON WORKERS
OF CONSCIENCE. – Mar. 11
20] Just Economy Conference
– Mar. 11 – 13
21] How Pakistan Navigates
the Saudi Arabia-Iran Rivalry – Mar. 11
22] China: Kidnapped by the
Communist Party – Mar. 11
23] March for Our Schools
Rally – Mar. 11
24] PeaceSeekers Monthly
Meeting – Mar. 11
25] The Hill Has Eyes:
Congressional Oversight of Intelligence – Mar. 11
26] Get the Money Out
conference call – Mar. 11
27] Reducing Food Loss and
Waste – Mar. 12
28] Finland is Combating
Nuclear Terrorism -- Mar. 12
29] Nazi Ideology and
Racism in the Jim Crow South – Mar. 12
30] Peace Vigil – Mar. 12
31] No Drone Research DEMO – Mar. 12
32] See the film COINTELPRO
101 – Mar. 12
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19] -- SUPPORT AMAZON
WORKERS OF CONSCIENCE. We are in a deep struggle to support conscience
within the high tech community, which may be the only way to prevent a major
leap into artificial intelligence warfare that we see the beginnings of in the
expanding global U.S. drone war system. This may be of particular
interest to Johns Hopkins' Navy-funded researchers, some of whom have been
working on swarming drone technology.
These are not major asks and can be a powerful reinforcement of
conscience at an extremely critical moment. Please consider circulating this
link to your lists encouraging people to sign the linked RootsAction petition - https://www.knowdrones.com/blog/2019/3/6/support-amazon-workers-who-dont-want-to-work-for-war and leafletting Whole Foods in your areas. This
is a link to the leaflet -- https://gallery.mailchimp.com/dd110b000ca250d868d4f419b/files/107fc695-8af9-4f7e-a523-ecd1d1dfd28f/Wholefoods_Leaflet.pdf.
Should you have interest in circulating the links and possibly leafletting,
contact Nick Mottern at nickmottern at gmail.com.
20] -- On Mon., Mar. 11 at
8 AM through Wed., March 13 at 5 PM, attend the 2019 Just Economy Conference,
hosted by the NCRC at the Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW, WDC
20009. Get tickets at ncrc.org. This will be one of the largest national
gatherings of community nonprofits, policymakers, government officials, small
business, media and academia. Network and engage with community leaders across
the country focused on creating a more just economy. There will be a broad
selection of sessions, plenaries, access to experts, innovative ideas and more.
Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/268812400384177/.
21] – On Mon., Mar. 11 from 1 to 2:30 PM, find out about How
Pakistan Navigates the Saudi Arabia-Iran Rivalry, hosted by United States
Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Ave. NW, WDC 20037. Tickets can be
had at www.usip.org. The deepening relationship
between Pakistan and the Gulf states comes at a period of high tension between
Saudi Arabia and Iran, whose border with Pakistan has also been the site of
periodic clashes and whose past efforts to launch a gas pipeline project
linking the two countries remains stalled. While Prime Minister Khan has
professed a desire to serve as a mediator between Saudi Arabia and Iran,
Pakistan faces an increasingly challenging diplomatic balancing act. RSVP at https://www.usip.org/events/how-pakistan-navigates-saudi-arabia-iran-rivalry.
Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2246371608716438/.
22] – On Mon., Mar. 11 from 4 to 5 PM, catch up with China:
Kidnapped by the Communist Party, hosted by The Institute of World
Politics, 1521 16th St. NW, WDC 20036. The Chinese Communist Party has ruled
China for decades, bringing untold disaster upon the Chinese people. Why is it
so tenacious, and why do democratic nations continue to engage with it? With
decades of experience facing off against communist authorities, human rights
activist Chen Guangcheng illuminates the structure of the party-state system in
China and its disastrous impact on both Chinese citizens domestically and
democratic nations abroad.
Guangcheng,
known to many as "the barefoot lawyer," was born and raised in a
poor, remote village in Shandong, China. Blind since infancy and barred from
school until his late teens, he nonetheless taught himself law as a young adult
and became a committed advocate for the poor, disabled, and persecuted. His
work drew the ire of the authorities, leading to over seven years of harassment
including repeated house arrests, detention in black jails, and over four years
in prison. After twenty months of brutal isolation in his own home, on April
20, 2012, he made a dramatic escape that caught the attention of international
media. The American embassy in Beijing secured his temporary safety before
high-level diplomatic negotiations enabled his exodus to the US. Since
beginning his advocacy work, Mr. Chen has been the recipient of numerous awards
including Time Magazine 100 Most Influential List (2006), The Ramon Magsaysay
Award (2007), The Lantos Human Rights Prize (2012), the UK Parliament’s
Westminster Award (2013), and the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy
Courage Award (2014). See https://www.facebook.com/events/2133080913670595/.
23] –
On Mon.,
Mar. 11 from 6 to 9 PM, attend the March for Our Schools Rally, hosted
by Baltimoreans for Educational Equity – BEE at the Maryland State House,
100 State Circle, Annapolis 21401. The Kirwan Commission and its reforms
are a once in a lifetime opportunity to change the education landscape in
Maryland. Check out From March for our Schools at https://marchforourschools.com. Maryland
legislators have the historic chance to fix the $2.9 billion funding gap
impacting Maryland’s schools — an average of $2 million in every school across
the state. But now some leaders in Annapolis are saying educators and students
have to wait ANOTHER YEAR before they finally fix this problem. The kids can’t
wait. It’s time to give them the support they deserve. See https://www.facebook.com/events/785286925137808/. Progressive Maryland
will also be there to stand with educators, parents, and students from across
the state to demand fully funded and equitable public schools! Visit https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/87504.
24] –
On Mon., March
11 from 6 to 7:30 PM get over to the PeaceSeekers Monthly Meeting at Pacem in
Terris, 401 N. West St. Wilmington, DE. All welcome. http://depaceminterris.org/fw-event-slug/peaceseekers-meeting/.
25] –
On
Mon., Mar. 11 from 6:30 to 9 PM, check out The Hill Has Eyes: Congressional
Oversight of Intelligence at the International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, WDC 20004. Register for your free ticket at https://the-hill-has-eyes.eventbrite.com.
Join the Schar School of Policy and Government for a panel discussion on
congressional intelligence oversight. Part of the Hayden Center's
Accountability of Intelligence Series, this discussion will feature former
members of the Senate and House intelligence committees, who will deliberate
how congressional oversight has improved the IC's performance over the years,
the limitations of today’s oversight committees, and what can be done to
improve oversight going forward. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/316358595748688/.
26] – Join the Get Money Out of Maryland
Teleconference on Monday, Mar. 11 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.
27] – On Tues., Mar. 12 from 9:30 to 11 AM, consider Reducing
Food Loss and Waste – Making it Personal, hosted by the International Food
Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 1201 I St., WDC 20005. Breakfast will be
provided starting at 9 AM. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/310235426516041/.
28] – On Tues., March
12 from noon to 2PM, go to Finland is Combating Nuclear Terrorism - Learn How
at The Stimson Center 1211 Connecticut Ave, NW, 8th Floor, WDC 20036. The
Government of Finland has emerged as a new information hub around nuclear and
radiological security activities to elevate the importance of nuclear and
radiological security. Hear how from Ambassador Jari Luoto of Finland.
Seek out https://www.stimson.org/content/finland-combating-nuclear-terrorism-learn-how.
29] – On Tues., Mar. 12 from 1 to 2:30 PM, look at Nazi
Ideology and Racism in the Jim Crow South, hosted by United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW, Washington, District of Columbia
20024. Tickets are at www.ushmm.org. Racism—racial antisemitism—was
the core of Nazi ideology and the driving force behind the Holocaust. Although
Nazi Germany and the Jim Crow South were different, Nazi leaders learned from
racist thought and practices in the Jim Crow South. Take a look at how racism
and antisemitism were linked in this era and what the implications are today.
This
event is the second in the two-part Hate and Its Impact series. The first
program, Hate and Its Impact: Sowing the Seeds of Global Antisemitism, focused
on the roots of antisemitism and the continued global impact they have
today. Reservations are required. Email calendar@ushmm.org. Tune in live at ushmm.org/watch to join
the conversation on social media using #AskWhy and #USHMM. See https://www.facebook.com/events/348232272694249/.
30] – 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 Mar. 12. Call 215-426-0364.
31] – Vigil to say "No
Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at 33rd & North Charles Sts. The
next vigil will be on Mar. 12 from 5 to 6 PM. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001
at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.
32] -- On Tues., Mar. 12 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM, see the film
COINTELPRO 101, hosted by the National Black United Front (NBUF) at the
Emergence Community Arts, 733 Euclid St. NW, WDC 20001. There will also
be a letter writing campaign to political prisoners. An F.B.I. report
leaked in October and scrutinized during an oversight hearing of the House
Judiciary Committee warns of an emergent domestic terror threat sweeping the
nation and threatening the lives of law enforcement officers: the “Black
Identity Extremist” (“B.I.E.”) movement. This designation, just recently
invented by the F.B.I., is as frightening and dangerous as the bureau’s
infamous Cointelpro program of the 1960s and ’70s, under which J. Edgar Hoover
set out to disrupt and destroy virtually any group with the word “black” in its
name. Today, entirely nonviolent black activists face violations of their civil
liberties and even violence if they’re deemed part of B.I.E.
COINTELPRO
may not be a well-understood acronym but its meaning and continuing impact are
absolutely central to understanding the government’s wars and repression
against progressive movements. COINTELPRO represents the state’s strategy to
prevent movements and communities from overturning white supremacy and creating
racial justice. COINTELPRO is both a formal program of the FBI and a term
frequently used to describe a conspiracy among government agencies—local,
state, and federal—to destroy movements for self-determination and liberation
for Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous struggles, as well as mount an
institutionalized attack against allies of these movements and other
progressive organizations.
This is
a 56-minute educational film that will open the door to understanding this
history. This documentary will introduce viewers new to this history to the
basics and direct them to other resources where they can learn more. The
intended audiences are the generations that did not experience the social
justice movements of the sixties and seventies. See https://www.facebook.com/events/395046647733187/.
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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