32] Protest NATO – April 3
& 4
33] Non-Proliferation
Policy towards Pakistan – April 3
34] Peace Festival – April
3 & 4
35] Poland, Hungary and the
European Union – April 3
36] Navigating the New
Middle East – April 3
37] School of Food
and Food Rescue Baltimore – April 3
38] JFK's
Forgotten Crisis: Tibet, the CIA, and the Sino-Indian War – April 3
39] How Public Funding of
Elections Saves Taxpayers – April 3
40] Occupation
Free D.C. Meeting –
April 3
41] Burglary of
the Media, PA, FBI Office – April 3
42] Project Puerto Rico – April 3
43] Students for Justice in
Palestine – April 3
44] Ceasefire
Meeting – April 3
45] PRISONER LETTER WRITING
– April 3
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32] - The
foreign ministers of the NATO nations are meeting at the State Department on
Thurs., April 4. On Wed., April 3 Bring No to NATO and Yes to Peace
posters and meet from 8 to 9 AM at the Shepherd Statue at 13th & Pennsylvania
Ave. in Freedom Plaza. Luci Murphy and Ben Grosscup will perform. Walk 12
blocks to rally from 10 to 11 AM at the Peace Monument near the U.S. Capitol
where the head of NATO will be addressing a joint session at 11 AM. Afterward,
walk up 1st St. to Louisiana Ave. to the Union Station Metro. Take the Red Line
toward Shady Grove. Transfer to the Green Line at Gallery Place – to the
Columbia Heights Station. Walk to St. Stephen’s Church, 1525 Newton St. NW for
the Peace Festival from Noon to 10 PM. Events for the visit to the State Department
will be planned.
On Thurs., April 4 gather at 8 AM at the Albert Einstein Memorial,
2101 Constitution Ave. NW, near where the NATO foreign ministers will be
meeting. At 9:30 AM, walk to the MLK Memorial for a rally at 10 AM. Email david@worldbeyondwar.org.
33] -- On
Wed., April 3 from 11:30 AM to 1 PM, come to the International Trade
Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 6th Floor, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC
20004-3027 to hear the discussion, The Blind Eye: U.S. Non-Proliferation Policy
towards Pakistan from Ford to Clinton. It can be disputed that
non-proliferation has remained high on the foreign policy agenda. Has the US
been seriously committed to ensuring non-proliferation or has it made compromises
pursuant to other strategic objectives along the way while maintaining a
façade? The Blind Eye is a scholarly endeavor to answer the above
question. Using declassified documents from the US Archives, this book
discusses the US non-proliferation policy towards Pakistan from Ford to
Clinton. Bringing new knowledge to the fore, this book argues that the US,
contrary to its claims, made trade-offs between non-proliferation and other
foreign policy goals viz Pakistan. Consequently, the non-proliferation policy
that the US developed during the five administrations from 1974-2001
demonstrates Washington’s lack of commitment to its non-proliferation
enforcement agenda towards Islamabad. The speakers are Dr. Rabia Akhtar, an
Assistant Professor and Head of the Department in the School of Integrated
Social Sciences at University of Lahore, Pakistan, and Hannah E. Haegeland, a
Research Analyst in the Stimson Center’s South Asia Program working on nuclear
security, crisis escalation and management, and regional politics, and Dr.
William Burr, a senior analyst at the National Security Archive. RSVP at https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/the-blind-eye-us-non-proliferation-policy-towards-pakistan-ford-to-clinton.
34] -- On
Wed., April 3 from noon to 10 PM at St. Stephen’s Church, 1525
Newton St. NW, WDC. 20010, come to a Peace Festival. It will include a
Say No to War and Militarism tour of the war mongers in Congress with CODEPINK
led by Paki; a Screen Printing for Justice Workshop and Nonviolent Action Prep
with Nadine Bloch of
Beautiful Trouble (munch on vegan snacks, make art, and plan
for the April 4 protest. Enjoy some comedy, as well as a concert. On Thurs., April 4 there will be a
procession from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to a rally at Freedom
Plaza, and a nonviolent demonstrations outside the NATO meeting. That evening
from 7 to 9 PM, get with the Black Alliance for Peace program at Plymouth
Congregational United Church of Christ, 5301 N. Capitol St. NE, WDC. The
program is entitled “No Compromise, No Retreat in the Fight to End Militarism
and War.” Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/597421017354062/.
35] – On
Wed., April 3 from 12:30 to 1:45 PM at the Rome Building, conference room 806, 1619
Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC 20036, hear about Poland, Hungary and the European
Union by Professor Daniel Kelemen, Rutgers University. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ees-russia-eurasia-forum-tickets-55100583328.
36] – On Wed., April 3
from 1 to 2 PM, catch the Panel Discussion: Navigating the New Middle East,
hosted by the Institute for Middle East Studies at GWU, Elliott School of
International Affairs, 1957 E St. NW, Room 602, WDC. Tickets are go.gwu.edu.
The panel discussion will dwell on the difficulties facing academics conducting
fieldwork in the Middle East. See https://www.facebook.com/events/848013165541859/.
37] – On Wed., April 3 at
2 PM, and every Wednesday until July 24, 2019, School of Food and Food
Rescue Baltimore will give out food at 1412 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore 21213.
Bring a bag, bring a friend, and take delicious, nutritious, free rescued food.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/2105994779640314/.
38] – On Wed., Apr. 3 from 4:30 to 6
PM, hear from author Bruce Riedel "JFK's Forgotten Crisis: Tibet, the CIA,
and the Sino-Indian War," hosted by The Institute of World Politics,
1521 16th St. NW, WDC 20036. This event is a part of the Global Impact
Discussion Series by Founder and Moderator Patricia Schouker, IWP Alumna.
The Cuban Missile Crisis defined the presidency of John F. Kennedy. But during
the same week that the world stood transfixed by the possibility of nuclear war
between the United States and the Soviet Union, Kennedy was also consumed by a
war that has escaped history's attention, yet still significantly reverberates
today: the Sino-Indian conflict. As well-armed troops from the People's
Republic of China surged into Indian-held territory in October 1962, Kennedy
ordered an emergency airlift of supplies to the Indian army. He engaged in
diplomatic talks that kept the neighboring Pakistanis out of the fighting. The
conflict came to an end with a unilateral Chinese cease-fire, relieving Kennedy
of a decision to intervene militarily in support of India. Bruce Riedel, a CIA
and National Security Council veteran, provides the first full narrative of
this crisis, which played out during the tense negotiations with Moscow over
Cuba. He also describes another, nearly forgotten episode of U.S. espionage
during the war between India and China: secret U.S. support of Tibetan opposition
to Chinese occupation of Tibet. He details how the United States, beginning in
1957, trained and parachuted Tibetan guerrillas into Tibet to fight Chinese
military forces. The United States did not abandon this covert support until
relations were normalized with China in the 1970s. Riedel tells this story of
war, diplomacy, and covert action with authority and perspective. He draws on
newly declassified letters between Kennedy and Indian leader Jawaharlal Nehru,
along with the diaries and memoirs of key players and other sources, to make
this the definitive account of JFK's forgotten crisis. This is, Riedel writes,
Kennedy's finest hour as you have never read it before.
Riedel is a senior fellow and director of the Brookings
Intelligence Project, part of the Brookings Center for 21st Century Security
and Intelligence. In addition, Riedel serves as a senior fellow in the Center
for Middle East Policy. He retired in 2006 after 30 years of service at the
Central Intelligence Agency, including postings overseas. See https://www.facebook.com/events/338982773626602/.
39] – How Public Funding of Elections Saves Taxpayers is to
be discussed on Wed., April 3 at 6 PM at Busboys & Poets, 450 K St.
NW, WDC 20001, hosted by the Green Party National Women's Caucus. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/621539374965631/.
Help expand HR1 to an even stronger stance for democracy. Why pay more in taxes
when you can get more from them to help yourself and yours? Join Greens
from around the country during the Greens National Lobby week for this exciting
event! See lobby week event at https://www.facebook.com/events/1824136497702165/.
40] – The Occupation Free D.C. Meeting hosted by
Jewish Voice for Peace - DC Metro is on Wed., April 3 at 7 PM, Wed., April 24
at 7 PM, and Wed., May 15 at 7 PM. RSVP at info@occupationfreedc.org, and receive the
address of each meeting. Come to our meeting to learn how to help us build
power for our campaign to end DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)
participation in US-Israel police exchanges. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2254594541451285/?event_time_id=2254594571451282.
41] – On Wed., April 3 at 7 PM, catch a panel on
How the 1971 Burglary of the Media, PA, FBI Office Changed History with
burglary participants—Keith Forsyth, antiwar activist and burglar, auto worker,
optical engineer and jazz guitarist, Bonnie Raines, anti-war activist and
burglar, civil rights activist and advocate for the needs of children, & Betty
Medsger, former Washington Post reporter, professor of journalism, and author
of “The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret FBI” at McCabe
Library Atrium, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA.
42] – On Wed., April 3 from 7 to 9 PM, react to
Project Puerto Rico, hosted by Luna Jiménez Institute for Social
Transformation at the National Education Association, 1201 16th St., WDC.
Tickets are at ljist.com. On September 21, 2017, a devastating hurricane hit
the islands of Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria brought not only high winds, rain,
and extensive damage, but in the days and months that have followed, this
natural disaster exposed an unnatural one: the long-term and on-going effects
of Puerto Rico’s political and economic status. The death of 2,975 Puerto
Ricans* is the result of climate change, colonization and capitalism. Join in
at https://www.facebook.com/events/181213542816494/.
43] – On Wed., April 3 from 6 to 8 PM, catch The
Truth about BDS: A Paneled Discussion, hosted by Georgetown Students for
Justice in Palestine, in White Gravenor 202, with two experts on BDS who have
extensive experience about the movement and what it really represents. They are
Taher Herzallah and Moath Elhady. Falafel Inc. will be served! Catch up with https://www.facebook.com/events/391673814995943/.
44] – On Wed., April 3
from 6 to 7:30 PM, attend a Baltimore Ceasefire Public Meeting - EAST, hosted
by Baltimore Ceasefire 365, 1731 E Chase St., Baltimore 21213-3133. Join
us at the East Baltimore Community Action Partnership location for Baltimore
Ceasefire information, to pick up flyers and posters, and to network with your
community. https://www.facebook.com/events/370666446868315/.
45] –
Come to a PRISONER LETTER WRITING
NIGHT: CHELSEA MANNING AND THE VAUGHN 17 on Wed., April 3 at 6:30 PM. Chelsea
Manning is in solitary confinement for her refusal to testify before a grand
jury, and the Vaughn 17 are facing repression after a 2017 Delaware prison
uprising. Write letters of support and solidarity at
Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 1225 Cathedral St., Baltimore 21201. Call (443) 602 7611 or go to https://www.redemmas.org/.
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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