47] Fast4Yemen – April 11
48] Boycott, Divestment,
and Sanctions conversations – April 11
49] Preventing Nuclear
Terrorism – April 11
50] I Spy a Spy – April 11
51] Free Chelsea demo --
April 11
52] Applied Feminism --
April 11 – 12
53] Celebrate Women
Legislators! – April 11
54] Windows of Opportunity – April 11
55] Moms
Demand Action happy hour – April 11
56] UNICEF benefit – April
11
57] Where are the mass transit options? – April 11
58] Moral call for migrant
justice – April 11
59] Sanctuary Streets
training – April 11
60] Tour For Life Adoption
Event – April 12
61] WIB peace
vigils –
April 12
62] White House vigil – April 12
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47] - Fast4Yemen
is calling all students, activists, individuals to join a National Fast For
Yemen on Thurs., April 11 from sunrise to sunset in solidarity with the people
of Yemen. Abstain from food and water to call attention to the millions of
Yemenis facing starvation, thirst, disease, and political violence. Pledge to
fast at https://www.fast4yemen.org/.
48]
– The
Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement seeking to pressure Israel
into recognizing Palestinian rights has been the target of a vicious campaign
aiming to misrepresent it, punish it in violation of the 1st
Amendment-protected right to free expression, and in some cases even flat out
criminalize it. The co-founder of the BDS movement, Omar Barghouti, will dispel
the myths around the movement and engage in a candid discussion on the struggle
to advance Palestinian rights in the current climate.
A
Conversation with BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti, an Arab American Generations
event, co-sponsored with Jewish Voice for Peace - DC Metro chapter, is
happening on Thurs., April 11 at 7 PM at the Arab American Institute, 1600 K
St. NW, Suite 601, WDC 20006. RSVP at https://www.aaiusa.org/a_conversation_w_bds_co_founder_omar_barghouti?utm_campaign=bds_co_founder_omar_barghouti&utm_medium=email&utm_source=aai.
A light dinner and refreshments will be served. A Candid Conversation
about BDS with Omar Barghouti by renowned journalist and FMEP fellow Peter
Beinart will take place on Thurs., April 11 at 10:30 AM at the Abramson Family
Auditorium, 1307 L St. NW, WDC 20005. RSVP at https://events.nyu.edu/#!view/event/event_id/233085.
Go to http://www.aaiusa.org/.
49] – On Thurs., April 11 from noon to 1:15 PM, catch
up with Building Bridges or a Road to Nowhere? International Frameworks for
Preventing Nuclear Terrorism will be discussed at the University of Maryland,
1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park 20742, by Nickolas Roth, Harvard
University, as part of a CISSM Global Forum. Roth is a Senior Research
Associate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard
Kennedy School. His research focuses on nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear
security, and the nuclear policy-making process. Before coming to Harvard, he
spent a decade in the NGO world working on nuclear policy. He served as a
policy analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists, where he wrote extensively
about long-term U.S. plans to modernize the U.S. nuclear stockpile and its
supporting industrial infrastructure. Mr. Roth also served as the Program
Director for the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, where he helped create
legislation to improve accountability and project management within the Department
of Energy. Email cissm@umd.edu. Visit http://cissm.umd.edu/events/cissm-global-forum-building-bridges-or-road-nowhere-international-frameworks-preventing.
50] -- On Thurs., April 11 at noon, catch I Spy a Spy: Social
Anxiety and Farce in North Korean Comedy Film to be seen at the Library of
Congress, Dining Room A, 6F, James Madison Bldg., 101 Independence Ave. SE, WDC
20540. There has been a long history of cultural development which has impacted
social life and the worldview of North Koreans. One of the cultural aspects
that is often overlooked when discussing North Korea is comedy films. This
presentation plays out against a ghostly landscape of North Korean society,
much of which is tragic: the Korean War, economic crises, tensions along the
DMZ, and famine. North Korean comedy films are both a response to the grief and
a salve for the wound. This talk will be presented by Dr. Immanuel Kim,
professor of Korean literature and culture studies in the Department
of East Asian Languages and Literatures at George Washington
University. Dr. Kim is a specialist in North Korean literature and cinema.
Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/i-spy-a-spy-social-anxiety-and-farce-in-north-korean-comedy-film-tickets-55764753880.
51] - Let me know if you would like to join us
on Thursday, April 11 from noon to 1 PM outside the Truesdale Detention Center,
2001 Mill Rd., Alexandria, VA 22314. We will demand that Chelsea must be freed
immediately. Email Max at mobuszewski2001 at
Comcast dot. Net.
52] - Attend the
Applied Feminism & #MeToo 11th Feminist Legal Theory Conference, hosted by
the University of Baltimore Law Review on Thurs., April 11 at 4 to 6 PM and on
Fri., April 12 at 8:30 AM at the University of Baltimore School of Law, 1420 N.
Charles St., Baltimore 21201. Tickets are at law.ubalt.edu. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2147271595536158/?event_time_id=2147271608869490.
The specific conference schedule is posted with the abstracts for the papers
being presented. RSVP at http://law.ubalt.edu/centers/caf/conference/EleventhFeministLegalTheoryConf.cfm.
53]
– On
Thurs., April 11 from 6 to 8 PM, Celebrate Women Legislators! This is
hosted by Baltimore Women United at the Teavolve Cafe & Lounge, 1401
Aliceanna St., Baltimore 21231. Join a casual celebration of the end of the
Maryland General Assembly and the work of the Women Legislators! Legislation
such as the banning of Styrofoam, encouraging more women on corporate boards,
women’s pre-release reporting, passage of more funds for education, Fight for
$15, and so much more was sponsored by women legislators. RSVP at https://forms.gle/2DjYwtVDCCNyE8rL9.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2180336105337937/.
54]
– On
Thurs., April 11 from 6 to 8:30 PM, come to Windows of Opportunity, hosted
by the Women's Housing Coalition at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E.
Pratt St., Baltimore 21202. The cost is $100. The Women's Housing
Coalition is dedicated to ending the cycle of homelessness for women and
children by providing permanent and affordable, service-enriched housing.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/2153917991297958/.
55]
– On Thurs., April 11 from 6 to 8
PM, there is a Post Legislative Session Happy Hour, hosted by Moms Demand
Action at Harry Browne's, 66 State Circle, Annapolis 21401. Tickets are
available at act.everytown.org. Celebrate the 2019 Maryland Legislative Session
accomplishments. RSVP at https://act.everytown.org/event/moms-demand-action-event/21673/.
Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/312261372770254/.
56]
– On Thurs., April 11 from 6 to 9
PM, get over to the Spring Happy Hour benefiting Unicef USA, hosted
by Happy Hours for a Cause at Chaplin's, 1501 9th St. NW, WDC 20001.
Tickets are at events.unicefusa.org. Join UNICEF Next Generation DC for a
spring happy hour at Chaplin's benefiting UNICEF USA! #ChildrenFirst.
Celebrate the #CherryBlossomFestival, share about #UNICEFNextGen, and support
the current project: Ending Violence Against Children in Madagascar. Chaplin's
is generously offering all tickets holders access to extended happy hour
specials. “Champion" level tickets also include entry into a raffle
for prizes including gift cards to local Cherry Picks restaurants. To donate
and purchase tickets visit: bit.ly/nxg-cherry-blossom. See https://www.facebook.com/events/441817256563410/.
57] – MDOT-SHA recently roused anger by dropping mass
transit options from plans for Larry Hogan’s pet project, private toll lanes on
I-494 and I-270. The agency has scheduled new informational meetings, and there
is one in Prince George’s County on Thurs., April 11 at 6:30 and then at 7:30
PM at Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex, 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover
20785. Visit https://495-270-p3.com/your-participation/upcoming-events/.
58]
– On Thurs., April 11 from 7 to 9
PM, catch up with a moral call for migrant justice with Pedro Rios, hosted
by American Friends Service Committee, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia
19102. Get tickets at secure.afsc.org. Rios will share the story of the
“Love knows no borders” action in San Diego in December in which over 400 faith
leaders took a solemn walk to the border wall and peacefully confronted border
patrol to protest current immigrant policy. 32 participants were arrested. He
will tell stories about the subsequent echo actions across the United States
and how the action arose in response to the migrant caravans, and the sense of
the impact of “Love knows no borders,” which was named ‘Most Valuable Protest’
of 2018 by Nation Magazine. Come hear from Pedro, who has run AFSC’s
U.S.-Mexico Border program 2005. See https://www.facebook.com/events/319169388782292/.
59]
– On Thurs.,
April 11 from 7 to 8:30 PM, attend a training for volunteers: ICE check-ins &
court accompaniment, hosted by Sanctuary Streets Baltimore, 1 W. Franklin
St., Baltimore 21201-5005. Interested in accompanying members of your
community who have to report to ICE or appear in immigration court or other
matters? Learn what to expect in a court accompaniment, logistics, and possible
outcomes. Go over other ways to get involved in our efforts to support
immigrant families.
Sanctuary
Streets Baltimore is an informal group of volunteers who stand in solidarity
with migrants/asylum seekers/refugees/immigrants by providing logistical and
emotional support to those targeted by inhumane immigration policies.
Look overhttps://www.facebook.com/events/429696947784381/.
60]
– You're
invited to a Tour for Life Adoption Event, hosted by the North Shore Animal
League for the 19th year. The world’s largest cooperative lifesaving
adoption event is to help adoptable dogs, cats, puppies and kittens find
loving, responsible homes. Join the Tour on Fri., April 12 from 10 AM to 3 PM
at PetSmart, 597 E. Ordinance Road, Glen Burnie 21060, HOSTED BY the Baltimore
Animal Rescue and Care Shelter. Go to animalleague.org.
61]
– On Fri., April 12 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.
62]
–
On Fri., April 12 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.
To
be considered
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/.
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