49] Constraining Iran’s
Nuclear and Missile Capabilities – Mar. 28
50] The Surveillance of
Activists in the Digital Age – Mar. 28
51] PG County Solar Co-op
Information Session -- Mar. 28
52] Walk Out on Trump Administration’s Energy Lies -- Mar. 28
53] Disaster
Strikes Again
– Mar. 28
54] WIB peace
vigils –
Mar. 29
55] White House vigil -- Mar. 29
56] Black Lives Matter –
March 29
57] Malcolm X Talk – Mar. 29
58] Rescue Piggy – March 29
59] Social Justice Shabbat – March 29
60] World War 3
Illustrated
– March 29
61] Ballroom Dancing – Mar. 29
62] Benefit for Baltimore Free Farm – March 29
63] York Road Community
Days – Mar. 30
64] Transportation to National
Mobilization – March 30
65] Peace Vigil
–
March 30
66] Computer Literacy
classes for immigrant women – Mar. 30
67] Say No to
NATO –
Mar. 30
68] Bystander
Intervention Training -- Mar. 30
69] The Underground Railroad –
Mar. 30
70] House Concert – Mar. 30
71] Benefit
Concert/Dinner
– Mar. 30
72] The
Revolution Is In Your Head – Mar. 30
73] Women’s Delegation to
Cuba – deadline March 31
74] Can you house people
coming to the Peace Festival? – Apr. 3 - 4
75] Kings Bay Plowshares
are hiring
76] Emergency Demonstration
against an attack on Venezuela or Iran
77] Donate books, videos,
DVDs and records
78] Do you need any book
shelves?
79] Join the Global Zero
campaign
80] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil
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49] –
On
Thurs., March 28 at 2 PM, check out Constraining Iran’s Nuclear and Missile
Capabilities at the Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts
Ave. NW,WDC 20036. Speaking will be former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
of State for ISN Vann H. Van Diepen; Richard Nephew, Brookings; and Suzanne
Maloney, Brookings. Two new Brookings monographs—“Constraining Iran’s
Future Nuclear Capabilities” by Robert Einhorn and Richard Nephew, and “Constraining
Iran’s Missile Program” by Robert Einhorn and Vann Van Diepen—provide
recommendations for addressing the challenges to regional and international
security posed by Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. The authors—Einhorn,
Nephew, and Van Diepen—will summarize the reports’ principal findings and
recommendations, and Brookings Senior Fellow Suzanne Maloney will provide
commentary. See https://www.brookings.edu/events/constraining-irans-nuclear-and-missile-capabilities./.
50] – There is a webinar
on Thurs., March 28 at 7 PM EST/4pm PST "Spying Dissent: The Surveillance
of Activists in the Digital Age." Activists have long been surveilled by
the government, most famously through the FBI's CounterIntelligence Program
(COINTELPRO) in the 1960s which targeted peace activists, the AFSC, civil
rights leaders like Martin Luther King, Stokely Carmichael and Ella Baker and
other dissidents. That legacy continues today as the rise of movements from
#BlackLivesMatter to #NoDAPL has been met with increased surveillance by law
enforcement. And in the digital age, technology is helping police spy at an
unprecedented scale. The speakers include April Goggans (Black Lives
Matter DC Chapter), Michelle Vendiola (Indigenous Climate Change activist),
Nusrat Choudhury (ACLU's Racial Justice Program) and Rachel Levinson-Waldman
(Brennan Center for Justice).
This
event is co-hosted by the Center for Media Justice, Defending Rights & Dissent,
National Lawyers Guild, Protect the Protest, and the Thurgood Marshall Civil
Rights Center at Howard University School of Law. Attend this webinar in
person at Howard University Law Library, Room 101, 2929 Van Ness St. NW, WDC
20008. Email
hello@rightsanddissent.org.
51] – The Prince George's
County Solar Co-op Information Session is taking place on Thurs., March 28 at 7 PM at Greenbelt Public
Library, Small Meeting Room, 11 Crescent Rd., Greenbelt 20770. This
information session is open to residents in Prince George's County. Neighbors
across Prince George's County can join our Prince George's
Solar Co-op. Co-op participants work with the help of Solar United Neighbors to
make it easier to save money on the purchase of solar panels, while building a
community of local solar supporters. Join us for a free information session to
learn about solar energy, as well as how the co-op simplifies the process of
going solar while providing a discount through its bulk purchasing power. Email
lauren@solarunitedneighbors.org.
52] – On
Fri., March 29 from 7:30 to 9:30 AM, Walk Out on Trump Administration’s Energy
Lies, hosted by 350 DC and Sunrise Movement - DC Hub at the
Japanese American Memorial, 27 Louisiana Ave. NW, # 49, WDC 20001. This
Friday, the Department of Energy and coal execs are holding a panel to
perpetuate the myth that renewable energy can’t power America. The event is
free to the public, so show up in numbers to demand answers and walk out on
their lies! THE MOST IMPORTANT FIRST STEP: Register right now so you can attend
the event: bit.ly/2CGfJOO. Arrive at the Japanese American Memorial (a
park at D & New Jersey Ave. NW) to go over the action and prep before
heading over to the Charlie Palmer Steakhouse where the panel is being held.
The U.S. electric sector is changing for the better: towards a
flexible grid powered by renewable, carbon free energy. In hosting this panel,
Real Clear Politics shows a complete lack of understanding around the most
basic elements of the electricity sector, from wrongfully uplifting large coal
and nuclear plants, to questioning the affordability of wind and solar, the
nation’s cheapest power sources. It is unnerving to know that those leading the
nation’s energy future are utterly clueless when it comes to grid modernization
and flexibility, falling renewable energy prices, and the market mechanisms
that are rapidly making coal and nuclear power expensive and obsolete. Go
to https://www.facebook.com/events/2098603036904519/.
53] – On
Fri., March 29 from noon to 2 PM, Disaster Strikes Again, hosted by SAIS
Energy, Resources & Environment in the Kenney Auditorium, SAIS, 1740
Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC 20036. Agriculture continues to be the primary
source of income for many communities around the world. However, the increase
in climate-related severe weather events is having a significant impact on
local farmers in affected areas who are experiencing economic losses due to
decreased agricultural yields. These losses further strain public budgets, as
governments depend on agriculture related revenue. Yet there is the potential
to transfer this risk to the private market through insurance and reinsurance
mechanisms. The Swiss Re Practicum team will present this research on the
economic impacts of climate shocks in agriculture dependent communities, which
will be followed by a panel discussion on how farmers, local, and federal
governments are responding to these devastating impacts. LUNCH WILL BE
PROVIDED. RSVP at https://swissre2019.eventbrite.com.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/2326810077553579/.
54] – On
Fri., Mar. 29 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.
55] – On Fri., Mar. 29 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.
56] – There is usually a silent vigil on Fridays, from 5 to 6 PM,
sponsored by Homewood Friends Meeting, outside the Homewood Friends
Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St. The next scheduled vigil is on Mar. 29.
Black Lives Matter.
57] – On Fri., March 29 from 6 to 8 PM, hear a
Malcolm X Talk: Navigating Politics as Millennial Women, hosted by Leaders
of a Beautiful Struggle at the Haskins Center, 25 West Fayette St., 6th Floor,
Baltimore 21201. March is Women's History Month. Therefore, this
month's Malcolm X Talk will be the Ella Baker Edition focusing on the
particular challenges faced by young Black women when navigating political
spaces in Baltimore. Beyond the panel discussion of the nature of those
challenges, explore how we can come together as a community to support young
Black women who face this difficult reality. Come with questions and
solutions to these issues. Donations for panelists and moderator are encouraged.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/295392464486972/.
58] - On
Fri., March 29 from 6 to 8 PM, Rescue Piggie and see a film, hosted CARE at JHU
in Hodson’s first floor lobby, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218.
THERE WILL BE A RESCUED PIGGIE CALLED CHARLOTTE PRESENT. THERE WILL ALSO
BE A MINI MARKET SET UP BY BLACK BOTTOM FARM. Come join CARE for a
screening of "The Last Pig", an award-winning documentary about a pig
farmer who had a change of heart. Charlotte the rescue pig will be available
for cuddles throughout the movie and her caretaker from the Life With Pigs
Animal Sanctuary will be around for any questions! Rose from Black Bottom
Farm Initiative will tell her story about how she turned her old pig farm into
a sanctuary! They will be setting up a mini market of foods! See a preview
here: https://blackbottomfarmcollective.grazecart.com/our-store.
Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1832951716804421/.
59] – On Fri., March 29 from 7 to 9 PM, come to a
Social Justice Shabbat, hosted by Moishe House
Baltimore and Jews United for Justice. Tickets are at bit.ly.
Jews United for Justice (JUFJ) will present a few issues and guide dinner table
discussions to add to the Shabbat experience. Come ready to celebrate Shabbat,
meet new people, and think about Jewish values of tikkun olam and tzedakah and
how those values should influence actions to improve Baltimore.
Some issues which JUFJ has pushed forward are higher minimum wages, paid family
leave, police accountability, affordable housing, and many other policies.
Learn more about them on their website here: https://jufj.org/.
Moishe House is an international non-profit organization that
focuses on creating vibrant communities for all Jewish young adults in their
20s. Located in Canton, Baltimore, the Baltimore Moishe House hosts tons of
awesome events! Email moishehousebaltimore@gmail.com.
Call for the address and parking information: 443-438-3454. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/411514262917722/.
60] – On Fri., March 29 from 7 to 9
PM, get over to World War 3 Illustrated: Now is The Time Of Monsters at Red Emma's
Bookstore Coffeehouse, 1225 Cathedral St., Baltimore 21201. Call (443) 602 7611 or go to https://www.redemmas.org/. See https://www.facebook.com/events/360086784804088/.
Join Seth Tobocman, Jeff Wilson, Rebecca Migdal, and Lou Allen for
a celebration of Issue 49 of the legendary compendium of radical graphic art.
Now is the Time of Monsters, the latest issue of World War 3 illustrated,
explores and exposes the predatory logic that underpins our economy, politics,
justice system and human relations. As agents of Capitalism seek to extract and
exploit at every opportunity, artists and allies come together to push back in
words and images.
This issue poses the question: is the monster in the oval office a
symptom of a society wide mindset that encourages predatory behaviors in
business practices like predatory lending and pharmaceutical pricing, law
enforcement practices like civil forfeiture and ICE raids, and personal
relations like work place sexual harassment and transactional relationships?
And how can we combat this mindset? In the time of monsters our greatest
weapon of resistance just might be unity, basic humanity and love. See https://www.facebook.com/events/392566011296261/.
61] – There is an
opportunity to participate in ballroom dancing, usually every Friday of the
month, in the JHU ROTC Bldg. at 8 PM. Turn south on San Martin Dr.
from the intersection of Univ. Parkway and 39th St. Drive on campus by
taking the third left turn. The next dance will be on Mar. 29. Call
Dave Greene at 301-570-3283; or email eneergdivad@gmail.com.
62] – On
Fri., March 29 at 8 PM, come to a Benefit for Baltimore Free Farm and Food Not
Bombs to support a good cause, to check out some of the best bands around town,
and to win cool prizes!! A Free Raffle Ticket is included with a minimum
$5 donation at the door. Door sales will be donated to Baltimore Free
Farm. Raffle Tickets will be 2 for $5 all night! Raffle Tickets sales
will benefit Baltimore Food Not Bombs!! You must be present during drawing to
win prizes!! You could win something awesome from Twisted Image Glass or some
killer artwork from Lorraine Imwold, Grimcat, and more! See https://www.facebook.com/events/1228017530656698/.
63] – Loyola University is organizing York Road Community
Days, which are two hour volunteer days on Saturday mornings. This
spring, Community Days are scheduled for March 30, April 13 and April 27.
Loyola students have the opportunity to paint, garden, clean, and more in local
neighborhoods and along the York Road Corridor through the leadership of local
residents. At the direction of York Road Partnership's Public Spaces &
Greening Committee, the focus this spring is maintenance over 75 tree pits on
York Road. If you're interested in signing up as a group leader to work
on tree pits, email memcsweeney@loyola.edu.
If you have a project in your own neighborhood to lead, please fill out the
form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKgXqwAw1VmMkYtpFlTQghEM9_QxSKVj7i6hr-RT-Y-Xyw-w/viewform.
64] –
On Sat., March 30 from 10 AM to 6 PM, join the Baltimore
Organizing Center Transportation National Mobilization hosted by Peoples
Power Assembly at 2011 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218. NO U.S. WAR
ON VENEZUELA! MOBILIZE TO OPPOSE NATO, WAR & RACISM. For
transportation, call or text 410-218-4835. A car caravan is leaving at
10:30 AM from the Harriet Tubman Solidarity Center, 2011 N. Charles St.,
Baltimore 21218. You must call 410-218-4835 to reserve seats. On
March 30, another national protest in Washington DC called by the United
National Antiwar Coalition will continue the demand: No War on Venezuela and
protest the NATO pro-war summit scheduled to dishonor the anniversary of the
assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King on April 4. Go to
No2NATO2019.org and visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2641362642546508/.
65] – Each Saturday, 11 AM – 1 PM, Chester County Peace Movement holds
a peace vigil in West Chester in front of the Chester County Courthouse, High &
Market Sts. Go to www.ccpeace.org. Email ccpeacemovement@aol.com.
66] – Beginning
on Sat., Mar. 30 from 1 to 4 PM, the Immigration Outreach Service Center will
hold its second cohort of Computer Literacy classes for immigrant women. This
is a great opportunity for women with some English skills to learn how to use a
computer and how to search for jobs online. Classes will be held at the
St. Matthew Rectory, 5401 Loch Raven Blvd., Baltimore 21239 for three hours
every Saturday through May 11th, with the exception of Easter weekend, April
20th. Email info@ioscbaltimore.org
or call 410-323-8564.
67] –
Say No to NATO on Sat.,
March 30 at 1 PM with a Rally at Lafayette Park. See https://www.unacpeace.org/. Medea Benjamin will be
speaking at the rally!
68] – On
Sat., March 30 from 2:30 to 4:30 PM, get involved with Bystander Intervention
Training, hosted by Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition
and District 17 Democratic Club at Rachel Carson Elementary School, All
Purpose Room 100, Tschiffely Square Road, Gaithersburg. Most of us have
heard of situations where a person gets harassed for the way they look, often
for skin color or religious dress. Have you wondered what you would do if you
were present when this happened? This FREE Bystander Intervention Training will
teach us how to react in an effective way without escalating tension and with
respect to the wishes of the person who is being targeted. See https://www.facebook.com/events/404767840092113/.
69] –
On Sat., March 30 from 3 to 5 PM, check out Slavery, The
Underground Railroad & Emancipation in Baltimore, hosted by Baltimore
History & Culture at the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park, 1417
Thames St., Baltimore 21231. Baltimore has a unique and contradicting history,
being one of the largest slave ports in the U.S. in the decades prior to the
Civil War, and also as one of the most active stops on the Underground
Railroad. Join a FREE two-hour guided walking tour through the streets of
Baltimore. The focus of the tour will be Underground Railroad activities in
Baltimore and the Greater Maryland Area. Group discussion and participation
welcomed and encouraged!
This program will be led by Robert Kelleman, the founder of
Baltimore History & Culture, a non-profit community organization that “brings
people together to experience the history and culture of Baltimore.” The event
is FREE and all are welcome including children. The tour will take place
in light rain (sprinkles) or shine. The tour length is 2 hours and
approximately 1.5 miles. Walk at a moderate pace with some brief options for
sitting along the way. The ending point is The Inner Harbor, near the USS
Constellation. Go to https://www.facebook.com/BaltimoreHistoryAndCulture/.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/1955868684720600/.
70] -- On Sat., March 30
after the March and Rally, come to a house concert with Luci Murphy and Ben
Grosscup at the CODEPINK House, 1241 Evarts NE, WDC starting at 5:30 PM.
Contact Paki at 413-695-1877.
71] – On Sat., March 30 from 6:30 to 9:30 PM,
attend the 2019 Benefit Concert/Dinner, hosted by Asylum Seekers Housing
Network and North Baltimore Mennonite Church, 4615 Roland Ave.,
Baltimore 21210. Tickets are at www.ashnetwork.org.
Help to Provide Housing for the Most Vulnerable! The dinner will be provided by
Flavors of Asia. The concert will run from folk to pop to African
traditional music. Tickets are $35. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2161405673943017/.
72] – On Sat., March 30 from 8 to 10 PM, there is
The Revolution Is In Your Head Documentary Screening, hosted by City of
Takoma Park, MD - Municipal Government, Takoma Park Community Center
Auditorium, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park 20912. Fifty years ago,
thousands of protesters descended on Washington, D.C., during President Richard
Nixon's inauguration in 1969, echoing many of the same concerns raised about
President Donald Trump today. Rallies, marches, and clashes with police were
part of the boisterous scene captured on 16mm film by filmmakers Gene Rosenthal
and Joel Jacobson. Their documentary titled "Revolution Is In Your
Head" reveals a captivating and ominous slice of history about the
divisions caused by politics, power, and war and the uprising of people
committed to resistance.
The filmmakers will lead a Q&A with the audience after the
film. The screening is free with a $10 suggested donation. No tickets are
required with seating on a first-come first-served basis. You can view the
trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=34&v=5afhAL7ZMb0
See https://www.facebook.com/events/255477978680914/.
73] – There is a 2019
Women’s Delegation to Cuba: Advancing Women’s Health and Human Rights - May
3-12, 2019 ~ traveling to Santiago de Cuba & Havana!! There are a few spaces
available from unexpected cancellations with discounts available for groups of
2 or more women travelling together. You must sign up by Sun., March 31. Trip Co-Leaders Jan
Strout and Lauren Gette-King – are both intrepid travelers to Cuba and Latin
America, long-time WILPF and NOW members, and instructors at Montana State
University who love co-leading intergenerational, multicultural Women’s
Delegations to Cuba and the Americas. FINAL DEADLINE is due March 31 with
completed application and full payment. Email for an application package
with details and pricing: 2019womensdelegation@gmail.com.
74] – Organizers
are seeking hosts to lodge folks coming from out of town for the April 3 & 4
Peace Fest in Washington, DC! Email greta@worldbeyondwar.org if you can be a
host, and please indicate how many sleeping spaces you have available, what
nights you can host (between March 30 and April 4, and if you have any
problems. Greta Zarro is organizing director of World BEYOND War.
75] – The Kings Bay Plowshares 7 are
looking for a SHORT-TERM PAID ORGANIZER. Go to https://www.kingsbayplowshares7.org/help-wanted/
or contact Sarah Cool at 404.449.7893.
76] – It is
a violation of U.S. law for us to attack a country that has not attacked us, as only
Congress can declare war. The Trump administration is nevertheless beating the
war drums for war against Iran and Venezuela. The Mueller investigation is
tightening the vise, and could cause Trump to attack those countries in order
to divert attention from Russian interference in the 2016
presidential election. Such a military strike would demand an immediate
and unequivocal response from us to show that we will not tolerate his abuse of
power.
Let's mobilize to show that we the
people will not tolerate another military adventure, which would be bound
to have profound negative consequences. If a preemptive military strike
against Iran or North Korea takes place, then meet outside the War Memorial, 101 N. Gay St., Baltimore, MD 21202. If the
attack is before 2 PM local time, then events will begin at 5 PM,
local time. If the attack occurs after 2 PM local time, then events
will begin at noon, local time, the following day. Contact Max at
410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.
77] -- If you would like
to get rid of books, videos, DVDs, records, tarps and table cloths, contact Max
at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
78] -- Can you use any
book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1637 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
79] -- Join an extraordinary global campaign for the
elimination of nuclear weapons: http://www.globalzero.org/sign-declaration.
A growing group of leaders around the world is calling for the elimination of
nuclear weapons and a majority of the global public agrees. This is an
historic window of opportunity. With momentum already building in favor
of Zero, a major show of support from people around the world could tip the
balance. When it comes to nuclear weapons, one is one too many.
80] – A Peace
Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org; call
202-682-4282.
Donations
can be sent to the Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 E. 25th St., Baltimore, MD
21218. Ph: 410-366-1637; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.
“One
is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems
impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through
nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total
inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan
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