Baltimore Activist Alert March 31 – April 1, 2019
"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own
nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it
must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.
Friends, this list and other email documents which I send
out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center. Go
to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com.
If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send
contributions to BNC, 325 East 25th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Max
Obuszewski can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.
1] Books, buttons and
stickers
2] Web site for info on
federal legislation
3] Get involved with NCNR
4] Buy an
Anti-War Veteran hat
5] “Explore & Live
Palestine” from July 11 through July 25, 2019
6] Lawyers Against War
7] SUPPORT AMAZON
WORKERS OF CONSCIENCE
8] Kurt
Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five – Mar. 31
9] Ending Hunger and
Homelessness – Mar. 31
10] Concert for Peace – Mar. 31
11] Amos Oz memorial – Mar.
31
12] Syrian Supper – Mar. 31
13] Twitter for Social
Activism -- Mar. 31
14] Social Justice Seder –
Mar. 31
15] Homeless
Period Campaign
-- Mar. 31 – Apr. 11
16] Pentagon Protest – April 1
17] Lobby for 100% Public
Funding – April 1
18] Help
deliver a letter to Mike Pompeo – April 1
19] Food Rescue – April 1
------
1] – Buttons,
bumperstickers and books are available. “God Bless the Whole World,
No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.
2] – To obtain information how your federal legislators
voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/.
Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or
800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.
3] – THE ORGANIZING LIST will be the primary
decision-making mechanism of the National Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance
[NCNR]. It will be augmented by
conference calls and possibly in-person meetings as needed. It will
consist of 1 or 2 representatives from each local, regional, or national
organization (not coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry out the
NCNR campaign of facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to U.S.
wars.
To join the ORGANIZING
List, please send your name, group affiliation, city and email address to
mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net. Different local chapters of a
national organization are encouraged to subscribe.
4] – Get a good-looking black hat
which says Anti-War Veteran in the front and Viva House 50th in the
back. The cost is $10. Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at
Comcast dot net.
5] – Jeff
Ross, an attorney in Maryland, is interested in gathering with other lawyers to
discuss ways in which the legal profession and the law generally can be
conceptualized as a peace-building and war-resisting institution and redirected
to these ends. Areas to explore might include: 1) ways in which this
group could support with legal analysis/writing those lawyers who are
representing peace-builders/war-resisters in criminal prosecutions; 2) ways in
which, from a more theoretical perspective, the law might be grounded in an
ethic of non-violence; and 3) ways in which law students and young lawyers
might be exposed to a non-violent vision of the law. All religious,
philosophical, and critical perspectives on the law are welcome. The group
might want to call itself Lawyers Against War. Jeff can be reached at
443-690-6872 and jross50@hotmail.com.
6] – If you are 18 to
35, don't miss this unique opportunity to visit Palestine! Registration is Now
Open at https://kthps.org/join. For more
information, please visit: https://kthps.org/.
Know Thy Heritage, Inc. is offering a Leadership Initiative “Explore & Live
Palestine” from July 11 through July 25, 2019. This is a program of The
Arab American Institute. Visit http://www.aaiusa.org/.
7] -- 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.
8] – Usually, the Baltimore Ethical
Society, 2521 St. Paul St., Baltimore 21218, meets on Sundays, and generally
there is a speaker and discussion at 10:30 AM. On Sun., Mar. 31, the
platform address is “Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five.
“ Fifty years ago to the day, Kurt Vonnegut’s best-known, most critically
acclaimed novel was published. Slaughterhouse-Five raises several topics
we will explore: “just” wars, aerial bombing, censorship, free will, religion,
and humankind’s place in the universe.
Wayne Laufert has been a fan of Kurt Vonnegut ever since one
of his teachers in high school suggested he read Slaughterhouse-Five.
Wayne now runs Vonnegut Baltimore, a book club in its ninth season, and is
writing a book about Vonnegut for the American Humanist Association. His
article about Slaughterhouse-Five in the current issue of the AHA’s
magazine, The Humanist, is the basis for today’s talk. Wayne has been a
Baltimore Ethical Society member since 2013, and he co-chairs the Membership
Committee with Janey Solwold. Call 410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
9] – On
Sun., March 31 from noon to 2 PM, the topic is Ending Hunger and Homelessness
in Montgomery County, hosted by Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 818
University Blvd. W, Silver Spring 20901. This will happen after the 10:30 AM
service with homemade soup, bread, and dessert, and a discussion with local
leaders who will share insights into poverty and homelessness, what their
organizations are doing to effect change, and how faith communities like ours
can help. Check out https://www.gsecmd.org/fighting-homelessness-in-montgomery-county.
10] – On Sun., March 31 from 1 to
10 PM, there will be a Concert for Peace in Franklin Square Park,
WDC. Event
will include a CODEPINK
photo booth, bands, speakers,
poets, DJs, HIP-HOP, tabling and refreshments.
11] -- On Sun., March 31 from 3 to 5 PM, attend the Amos Oz
Memorial, hosted by J Street DC Metro at Temple Sinai DC, 3100
Military Rd. NW, WDC 20015. Tickets can be found at act.jstreet.org. J
Street is pleased to partner with Temple Sinai, and a dozen other local and
national organizations as it celebrates the life of the legendary writer and
activist Amos Oz (z"l). Register at jstreet.org/ozmemorial. Pay tribute to
this amazing man who lifted up the stories of so many and played a crucial role
in giving voice to all those fighting for freedom. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2323310574657888/.
12] -- On Sun., March 31 from 4 to 7 PM, come to a Syrian
Supper and Cultural Exchange, hosted by St. John's Grace UCC , 1000 S.
Rolling Road, Catonsville 21228. St. John’s Grace invites you to enjoy an
evening of fellowship and an authentic Syrian meal prepared by Madiha, a Syrian
refugee whose love of cooking was passed down from her mother and sisters.
Proceeds from the event will go to support Madiha's family. Adults are asked
for a $25 donation, and children 12 and under, a $5 donation. Contact
Laura Prinn at prinn329@msn.com or
410-897-2534 for tickets; and Leah Hayes for all other questions at lakhayes@yahoo.com. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/348980305705485/.
13] – On Sun., March 31
from 4 to 6 PM, get caught up with Twitter for Social Activism, hosted
by Woman's Democratic Club of Montgomery County at 21 Maryland Ave.,
Rockville 20850. See https://www.facebook.com/events/397417570815127/.
14] – On Sun., March 31
from 4 to 6 PM, attend the 6th Annual JUFJ Baltimore Social Justice Seder at
Chevrei Tzedek, 3101 Fallstaff Rd., Baltimore 21209. Tickets are at
jufj.org. Be there for a night of discussion, music, speakers, food and
friends, and take action for water justice in Baltimore. Go to https://jufj.org/event/social-justice-seder-2019/
or https://www.facebook.com/events/1830628847049157/.
15] – On Sun., Mar. 31 through
Thurs., Apr. 11 from 4 to 7 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.
16] – There is a weekly
Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the
Pentagon Metro stop. The next vigil is Apr. 1, and it is sponsored by the
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Email artlaffin@hotmail.com
or call 202-882-9649. The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south
Metro entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind
bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro. By Metro, take Yellow
Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the Pentagon
City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to protest
area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off at Exit
8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary Rd. at end of
ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army Navy Dr. You
can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr., and there is meter
parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these spots
begin at 8 AM. No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds.
Restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S.
Fern and Army Navy Dr.
17] – On Mon., April 1 at
10 AM to Fri., Apr. 5 at 5 PM, join the National Lobby for 100% Public Funding
Only for ALL Elections, hosted by the Green Party National Women's
Caucus. Tickets are at greensvsgreed.org. Greens from all over the
USA will join together during this week to lobby congress to ask them to take
the public funding only pledge and also to sponsor or co-sponsor a bill in
Congress to free our elections from any sort of bribery cash: special interest
PAC, corporate or dark money donations. Instead - qualified candidates from
every party would get an equal chance in TV, radio and printed ads, debates and
appearances. This would allow other voices to be heard and the American voters
to be aware of all of their choices. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1824136497702165/.
18] – If you are upset with Trump’s support for
Saudi Arabia and its war on the people of Yemen or Trump’s mistreatment of the
Palestinians or his refusal to close Guantanamo or his embrace of many dictatorial
regimes, including Egypt, the Philippines, and Brazil, or the administration’s
attempt to overthrow the government of Venezuela or the threat of war with Iran
or the abrogation of the Iran Agreement as well as the INF Treaty or the likes
of Mike Pompeo, John Bolton and Elliott Abrams making foreign policy, you might
consider joining the Baltimore Nonviolence Center and Baltimore Peace Action at
a rally at the State Department, 2201 C St. NW, WDC 20520 at noon on
Mon., April 1.
After
the rally, some of us will try to deliver a letter to Secretary of State
Pompeo. A copy of the letter can be made available. RSVP
if you are interested in getting involved in the letter delivery. Those of us
who hope to deliver the letter will meet at 10 AM at a place near the State
Department to work out final details. If you RSVP, we will inform you of
the location. Join us on April 1st in our feeble effort to say no more
killing. Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at
Comcast.net.
19] – On Mon., Apr. 1 at noon, there will be a
Food Rescue at Land of Kush, 840 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore 21201. Food Rescue
Baltimore is honored to partner with The Land of Kush each and every Monday to
bring access to free vegan/plant-based food in the community. Bring a bag. Take
what you want from noon to 1PM or while supplies last. No purchase is
necessary to take advantage of the Food Rescue Baltimore give away. Items from
The Land of Kush's menu are not included in the give-away but will be available
for sale. See https://www.facebook.com/events/415842178868197/.
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
No comments:
Post a Comment