41] Protect the Venezuelan
embassy – April 25 -- ?
42] Korean women
documentaries – April 25
43] Fund Our Future Rally – April 25
44] Fueling Jihadi Fires – April 25
45] Movie Night for Charity -- April 25
46] SURJ Legislative Wrap
Up – Apr. 25
47] Beyond Coal meeting – April 25
48] Green Dems April Meetup
– April 25
49] CUT PENN'S
TIES TO ENDLESS WAR – April 26
50] WIB peace
vigils –
April 26
51] White House vigil – April 26
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41]
– This
is an urgent call for activists to come to the Venezuelan embassy, 1099 30th St. NW. Over the past two weeks, there have
been 24/7 vigils inside the embassy. The U.S. State Department has said the
remaining Venezuelan diplomats from the Maduro government must leave the
country by Wednesday, April 24, paving the way for the illegitimate Guiado
opposition to move into the embassy on Thursday. Many will refuse to leave the
building and some are willing to risk arrest. Contact Medea at medea.benjamin@gmail.com | 415 235
6517. On March 18, the Venezuelan opposition took over the military
attaché building on 2409 California St. in Washington DC, with the help of the
DC Police and Secret Service. On that same day, the opposition also took over
the Venezuelan Consulate in New York City.
42]
– The Institute
for Korean Studies and the Latin American & Hemispheric Studies Program
Present “Korean Women, Argentine Documentaries: A Look at "La
chica del sur" (2012) and "Una
canción coreana" (2014). The speaker is Chisu Teresa Ko,
Associate Professor of Spanish, Ursinus College. Hear the lecture on
Thurs,, April 25 from 1 to 3 PM in the Conference Room 503, Elliott School of
International Affairs, The George Washington University, 1957 E Street NW, WDC
20052. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IRXWyw5MV2Ku1ZiDWJ72VmeYL5m2b-jip9PaXMIyZXs/viewform?edit_requested=true.
Light refreshments will be served.
This
talk examines two recent Argentine documentaries focused on Korean women. "The
Girl from the South," 2012) by José Luis García features the iconic South
Korean student activist, Lim Su Kyung, who shocked the world in 1989 by
visiting North Korea for the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students, a
transgression for which she would be sentenced to five years in a South Korean
prison. "A Korean Song," 2014 by Yael Tujsnaider and Gustavo Tarrío
sets out to depict the daily life of Ana Jung, a Korean immigrant in Buenos
Aires, as she works on her artistic, business, and familial pursuits.
43]
– On
Thurs., April 25 from 4 to 6 PM, get involved in the Fund Our Future Rally,
hosted by the Washington Teachers' Union and AFT - American
Federation of Teachers in Freedom Plaza, 14th St., WDC 20004. Parents,
students and all those who care about DC public schools are joining the
Washington Teachers' Union in a rally to demand that the DC Council fully fund
public schools. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1326584687495883/.
44] - The COMMITTEE
FOR THE REPUBLIC is hosting Fueling Jihadi Fires: How the U.S. and Saudi Arabia
Relationship Stirs Up Global Conflicts. This is a book
party for Terence Ward, moderated by Chas Freeman on Thurs., April 25 from 6 to
8 PM, hosted by John Henry and Ann Crittenden, 3412 Lowell St. NW, WDC
20016. RSVP at James@CommitteefortheRepublic.org.
It is said that war is how Americans learn foreign geography and history, now
that our schools no longer teach much of either. Since 9/11, the American
people have become aware that the split between Shi`ism and Sunni Islam is an
important element in the animosity between Saudi Arabia and Iran and a driving
factor in the savage civil strife in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. But few understand
the schism in contemporary Sunni Islam, which is experiencing divisions
reminiscent of those that catalyzed the Thirty Years War in Christendom.
Wahhabism — the ultra-conservative doctrine of Saudi Arabia – parallels and in
some ways inspires the Salafist (“originalist”) theologies of ISIS, Al-Qaeda,
the Taliban and Boko Haram, though these Jihadi movements have distinctive
origins, histories, and goals. Does this make Saudi Arabia a potential ally or
a hidden enemy in international efforts to hold Islamist terrorism at bay?
Terence Ward’s new book "The Wahhabi Code: How the Saudis Spread Extremism
Globally" takes a critical look at the role of Saudi Arabia in fostering
Salafist extremism in the Muslim world. It asks questions like: Will Crown
Prince Mohammed bin Salman (aka MBS) face a Muslim as well as a Western
backlash from the Khashoggi murder, the war in Yemen, and the imprisonment of
women activists? Will MBS bring about a more moderate Islam or is he setting
the stage for a conflict with Iran that could plunge America into yet another
unconstitutional forever war? Go to http://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2018/12/21/amanpour-terence-ward-the-wahhabi-code-how-the-saudis-spread-extremism-globally.cnn.
45] -- On Thurs.,
April 25 from 6 to 9 PM, get over to a Movie Night for Charity, hosted
by Johns Hopkins Postdoctoral Association, 1830 Building, West Lecture
Hall, Wood Basic Science Building, G level, Monument St., Baltimore
21217. See "A Separation," an Oscar winner and rated 8.3 on
IMDb! Enjoy free pizza, snacks and drinks. The purpose of this movie
night is to support a local charity organization, so make a donation! Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2299641356723341/.
46] – On Thurs., April 25 from 6 to 8 PM, get over to
the SURJ Legislative Wrap Up, 2108 Erdman Ave., Baltimore 21218-3111.
SURJ members who were involved in the Legislative Session will come together to
assess what we accomplished, how many folks we engaged, what we struggled with,
and how we can improve next year. Another major discussion point will be: where
do people want to go from here? There's still plenty of organizing that can
happen between legislative sessions, and many different ways to do it. Join us
to share what you are interested in, and how to take the skills learned from
the leg session with you. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/412003292882031/.
47]
– On
Thurs., April 25 from 7 to 9 PM, there is a Baltimore County Beyond Coal House
Meeting, hosted by Sierra Club Maryland Chapter in Towson. Tickets are at
act.sierraclub.org. Did you know Maryland still has six dirty, polluting
coal fired power plants? Join the Maryland Sierra Club in Towson at the home of
a Sierra Club member for a conversation about how we can move Maryland Beyond
Coal. You can RSVP here https://bit.ly/2UCYcSL
Our coal power plants still produce 9 million metric tons of CO2 annually,
equivalent to nearly 2 million passenger vehicles. The Sierra Club is undertaking
a coal community transition campaign to retire the remaining coal fleet in the
next decade, while ensuring there is state funding to support impacted workers
and communities. Learn more about this exciting campaign, and how you can be
involved. Address will be provided upon RSVP. Light refreshments will be
served. Contact Matt Dernoga at matt.dernoga@mdsierra.org.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/353784378602462/.
48]
– On
Thurs., April 25 from 7 to 9 PM, get over to a Green Dems April Meetup, hosted
by Montgomery County Green Democrats at Richard Montgomery High School,
250 Richard Montgomery Dr., Rockville 20852. A lot has changed since the
time two years ago that Mike Ewall first came to speak to a Montgomery County
Green Democrats meeting about our county's dirtiest polluter, Covanta's
incinerator in Dickerson. Mike returns this month to share news of some recent
clean air victories in nearby counties and states as well as the inside scoop
on progress towards closing the Covanta facility.
Andy
Banks lives in our area but works around the country on strategic organizing
for the Teamsters Union. Andy will join us to talk about efforts to bring a
state-of-the-art recycling facility to Montgomery County and the important role
that a coalition of labor organizers and environmentalists can play in making
this happen. Meetings of the Green Democrats are open to any interested members
of the public, so bring along a neighbor or friend! Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/402388793887458/.
49]
– On Fri., April 26 at noon, come to
the Penn/Relays, University of Pennsylvania, 34th & Walnut Streets, Phila.,
PA and demand CUT PENN'S TIES TO ENDLESS WAR (& Penn Wharton
School grad Trump is bringing on his Wars and Walls of Hate). Did you know that Penn
president, Amy Guttman, is on the board of the Vanguard Group, the $3 trillion
investment firm whose top beneficiary is the world's #1 war profiteer, Lockheed
Martin, and she receives $3.4 million a year from the university and another
$1.2 million from Vanguard? As in the past,
let the thousands coming to the Penn Relays on April 26 Know. Make a
noise! Call the Brandywine Peace Community, 484-574-1148.
50]
– On Fri., April 26 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.
51]
–
On Fri., April 26 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/.
"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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