43] "A
PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF HEAVEN" – April 17
44] Redlining
and Gentrification in Baltimore – April 18
45] Critical
Perspectives on Family Diversity: Race, Immigration, Sexuality, and the Law -- April 18
46] Instructional Spending in Higher Ed – Apr. 18
47] The Case
for Substantial Gun Control – April 18
48] Communities United
meeting – April 18
49] Wear
Orange Planning Meeting – April 18
50] Speaking Science to
Power – April 18
51] A double
header of poetry --
April 18
52] Is Justice Just? --
April 18
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43]
– On Wed., April 17 from 7 to 9 PM at Red Emma's
Bookstore Coffeehouse, 1225 Cathedral St., Baltimore 21201, MATHANGI SUBRAMANIAN PRESENTS "A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF
HEAVEN." The book has a politically driven graffiti artist, a
transgender Christian convert, a blind girl who loves to dance and a queer
daughter of a hijabi union leader. These are some of the young women
who live in a Bangalore slum known as Heaven, young women whom readers will
come to love in the moving, atmospheric, and deeply inspiring debut novel.
Call (443) 602 7611 or go to https://www.redemmas.org/.
44]
– On
Thurs., April 18 from 10 AM to 5 PM, catch up with Redlining and Gentrification
in Baltimore, hosted by Baltimore - Rotterdam Sister City Committee at
Morgan State University - School of Architecture + Planning, CBEIS Building,
Room 235, 5201 Perring Pkwy., Baltimore 21214. This is a FREE ONE-DAY
SYMPOSIUM. Check out https://baltimoresymposium-april2019.eventbrite.com.
Explore how redlining and gentrification shaped neighborhoods in Baltimore /
America. The KEYNOTE will be by Antero Pietila (author of “Not in My
Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City.” See the COMPANION
EXHIBITION: Undesign the Redline (by Designing the WE) RSVP at https://baltimoresymposium-april2019.eventbrite.com.
Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/242462976526704/.
45]
– On
Thurs., April 18 from 11 AM to 5 PM, get over to the 6th Annual Parren J.
Mitchell Symposium, hosted by Critical Race Initiative at The Stamp (Adele
H. Stamp Student Union), 3972 Campus Drive, College Park 20742. Tickets are at
criticalraceinitiative.weebly.com. The theme this year is "Critical
Perspectives on Family Diversity: Race, Immigration, Sexuality, and the
Law." RSVP at go.umd.edu/PJM19. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/635937240163121/.
46]
– The
Century Foundation is offering An Introduction to Instructional Spending in
Higher Ed on Thurs., April 18 from 2 to 3 PM at the U.S. Capitol Visitor's
Center, First Street NE, HVC Room 201 A & B, WDC 20515. As the Higher
Education Act (HEA) is being discussed in the House and Senate, many are
calling for new policies that would give students and taxpayers a better return
on their investment. In an effort to better understand how well schools are
currently putting their resources towards helping students succeed, The Century
Foundation, Third Way, and Veterans Education Success are coming together to
pull back the curtains on instructional spending in higher education, dive into
why it matters, and explore how best it could be used.
The
event will kick off with a brief overview of how to think about instructional
spending, followed by opportunities to interact with the data (think science
fair!). There will be something for everyone – no prior knowledge of
instructional spending needed. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-introduction-to-instructional-spending-in-higher-ed-tickets-59954661005.
47] - On
Thurs., April 18 from 4 to 6 PM, attend the Evelyn Barker Memorial
Lecture with David DeGrazia, hosted by Dresher Center for the Humanities
at the Albin O. Kuhn Gallery, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore 21250. DeGrazia,
Elton Professor of Philosophy, George Washington University, will argue The
Case for Substantial Gun Control. This talk will make the case that the
U.S. needs stronger gun control measures--tighter restrictions concerning who
may acquire and use guns, restrictions on the types of weaponry that are
available, and the involvement by the federal government in promoting gun
safety, among other measures. The lecture will make a consequentialist argument
that appeals to public safety as well as a rights-based argument that takes on
the strongest gun rights case. It will also address some of the leading
objections to gun control and sketch some policy implications for the future.
This event is free and open to the public. Email dreshercenter@umbc.edu. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2051801835079592.
48] – Join Communities United on Thurs., April 18 from 6 to
8:30 PM for the monthly Committee Night & Potluck at the office, 2221
Maryland Ave., 2nd floor, Baltimore 21218. The potluck is at 6 PM, the meeting
starts at 6:30 PM with breakouts at 7 PM. Agenda items are Stabilizing Housing
with Rent Control, Attending a National People’s Convention, and Medicare For
All. Email jane@communitiesunite.org.
49] – On Thurs., April 18 from 6 to 8
PM, come to a Wear Orange Planning Meeting, hosted by Moms Demand Action
at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 1251 Light St., Baltimore 21230. Tickets are
at act.everytown.org. Plan for National Gun Violence Awareness (Wear
Orange) weekend, June 7 - 9. Everyone is welcome and, if you are a member of an
organization that would like to collaborate for an amazing Wear Orange weekend,
please come and share your ideas! Get an update on progress made during the
2019 legislative session. RSVP at https://act.everytown.org/event/moms-demand-action-event/21788/Causes.
Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/616282872171077/.
50]- On
Thurs., April 18 from 6 to 8 PM, get with Speaking Science to Power,
hosted by American University Graduate Leadership Council and AU
School of Communication Graduate Student Council in the Bender Library, 4400
Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC 20016. Tickets are at www.surveymonkey.com. This panel will be
moderated by GLC Alumni Affairs Liaison Maggie Clifford and panelists will
include John Cook, PhD at George Mason University, Saif Shahin, PhD at AU's
School of Communications, and Todd P. Newman, PhD at University of
Wisconsin-Madison. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/309444509714249/.
51]
– On Thurs., April 18 from 7 to 9 PM at Red Emma's
Bookstore Coffeehouse, 1225 Cathedral St., Baltimore 21201, hear from MALCOLM FRIEND and
S. BROOK CORFMAN. A double header of poetry with Friend
presenting “Our Bruises Kept Singing Purple” and Corfman
presenting Luxury, Blue Lace. Friend’s collection is politically
charged. Corfman shapes a story of unique gender experience and
transformation in this extraordinary debut. The collection was chosen by
Richard Siken for the Autumn House Rising Writer Prize, which is notable
because Corfman sews something delicate from a similarly dreamlike fabric of
longing. Call (443) 602 7611 or go to https://www.redemmas.org/.
52] -- On
Thurs., April 18 from 7 to 9 PM, get involved with Is Justice Just?:
Perspectives on Community Policing, hosted by Maryland
Humanities and Choose Civility at Falvey Hall - MICA Brown Center,
1301 West Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore 21217. It is free, but reservations
are required. Tickets can be had at www.mdhumanities.org.
Whether your community is urban, suburban, or rural, headlines abound with
stories of anxious, dangerous or even deadly encounters between law enforcement
and civilians. While there remains much respect for police officers and the
difficulty of their work, tensions with communities across the country have
been on the rise.
Join a conversation between Justin Fenton, Crime Reporter, The
Baltimore Sun; Wesley Lowery, National Correspondent, Washington Post; Rebecca
Neusteter, Director of Policing, Vera Institute of Justice; and RaShall
Brackney, Chief of the Charlottesville Police Department that will touch on the
history of law enforcement, effective models of community policing, and the
role of both police and the public in this heightened time of mistrust in law
enforcement. A member of the law enforcement community will also join the
panel. Andrew Green of The Baltimore Sun will moderate the conversation. See
https://www.facebook.com/events/403886770170813/.
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/.
"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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