50] Monthly Legal Clinics
for Restaurant Workers – May 16
51] Water Accountability
and Equity Act – May 16
52] Communities United May
Committee Night Potluck – May 16
53] Dine for a Cause – May
16
54] Support Tahirih Justice
Center -- May 16
55] The 19th Amendment – May 16
56] Baltimore Birding
Weekend – May 17 - 19
57] Celebrate ACLU’s 100th
birthday – May 17 -- 19
58] WIB peace
vigils –
May 17
59] White House vigil – May 17
60] Black Lives Matter –
May 17
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50] – On
Thurs., May 16 from 1 to 5 PM, get over to the Monthly Legal Clinics for
Restaurant Workers organized by the Restaurant Opportunities Center of
Washington DC (ROC-DC). The clinics will continue at 1 PM on Thurs., June
20 and Thurs., July 18. Tickets can be gotten at calendly.com. RSVP at
calendly.com/roc-dc/legal-clinic. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1893144787451173/?event_time_id=1893144804117838.
51] – On
Thurs., May 16 from 5 to 8 PM, get over to the Public Hearing: Water Accountability
and Equity Act, hosted by Baltimore Right to Water Coalition at the
Baltimore City Hall, 100 Holliday St., Baltimore 21202. This public hearing for
the Water Accountability and Equity Act will have a positive impact for
Baltimore City AND County residents! Arrive by 4:30 PM to sign in to
testify, and wear blue to show your support for affordable water!
The Water Accountability and Equity Act, introduced by Mayor Jack Young, is a
comprehensive solution to problems plaguing our water system. It creates a
Water-for-All Affordability Program to ensure water bills are affordable for
low-income households, and it creates the Office of the Customer Advocate to
provide an effective, timely and accountable process to resolve billing
disputes. The bill will be heard in the Taxation, Finance and Economic
Development Committee. It is expected that the Department of Public Works
will attempt to weaken the bill. Show that there’s overwhelming public support
for strong legislation that will correct Baltimore’s water woes and bring more
accountability and equity into the water billing system. Contact Rianna Eckel -
410-394-7652, reckel@fwwatch.org. See https://www.facebook.com/events/440699559999460/.
52]
–The
Communities United May Committee Night Potluck is on Thurs., May 16 at 6 PM at
the CU office, Second Floor, 2221 Maryland Ave., Baltimore 21218.
Celebrate recent successes and make plans that build toward future ones.
Make new friends over good food! Throughout the evening, be part of a
video testimonial urging Mayor Jack Young to amend former Mayor Pugh's
budget to be a moral one. Prepare for the City Council's Taxpayer Night on May
29. Make sure these voices are loud and clear as this year's budget is
finalized. Share summer plans, including a summer session of a Youth
Organizing Leadership Academy and working with the BRIDGES Coalition,
organizing pop-up sites across the city to educate neighbors about overdose
prevention and overall harm reduction strategies. Learn about fundraising
efforts for a trip to Detroit in late July for the national People's
Convention. Email jane@communitiesunite.org.
53]
– On Thurs., May 16
from 6 to 9 PM, Dine for a Cause, hosted by Stella Kocharyan,
Realtor at the Syriana Cafe & Gallery, 8180 Main St., Ellicott City
21043.
Tickets
are at soar-us.org. Baltimore, Maryland - Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief
Invites you to DINE FOR A CAUSE! Enjoy your delicious 3 course dinner to help
raise money to support Armenian Orphans in Javakh Summer Camp, Armenia! See https://www.facebook.com/events/2334001473331342/.
54] – On
Thurs., May 16 from 6 to 9 PM, Bmore Together unites for Tahirih Justice Center
at the Wayward Smokehouse, 1117 S. Charles St., Baltimore 21230. Since
1997, Tahirih has been providing free legal and socials services to immigrant
women and children fleeing violence. A portion of the food and beverage
proceeds will go to Tahirih. Come ready to bid on a few silent auction items
and bring clothing donations as well. Check out
55] – On Thurs., May 16
from 7 to 8:30 PM, get with The 19th Amendment, Power, Media, and the Making of
a Movement, hosted by the US National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
WDC 20004. Tickets are at www.archivesfoundation.org.
What methods did suffragists use to communicate their message, and how did
public representations of women shape the battle for the 19th Amendment?
Moderated by Tamara Keith, NPR White House Correspondent and co-host of the NPR
Politics Podcast, panelists Rebecca Boggs Roberts, author of "Suffragists
in Washington, DC"; Elisabeth Griffith, author of "In Her Own
Right"; and Linda Lumsden, professor of journalism, University of Arizona,
will discuss the unparalleled communications machine of the suffrage movement
and how that struggle in the early 1900s continues to shape the women’s
movement today. This is presented in partnership with the 2020 Women’s Vote
Centennial Initiative and the National Women’s History Alliance. "Rightfully
Hers," a new exhibit to mark the centennial of the 19th Amendment, will
open this year. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2332121673739428/.
56] – Registration is open for the 3rd annual Baltimore
Birding Weekend, an important fundraiser for the Patterson Park Audubon Center
from Fri., May 17 through Sun., May 19. Audubon’s award-winning urban birding
festival will consist of an exciting itinerary of bird watching field trips
entirely in and around the city limits of Baltimore. Some of the field trips
include Patterson Park, Fort McHenry, a boat & bus trip to Hart-Miller
Island and a hike through historic Green Mount Cemetery! The purpose of
Audubon's Baltimore Birding Weekends is to provide guided experiences that
connect people to the city's waterfront and green spaces, highlight the
incredible wildlife diversity that can be discovered in our urban parks,
wetlands, and ecological restoration sites, and have a fun time birding in and
exploring Charm City. 135 species were tallied during our 2018 event! Register
at www.BaltimoreBirding.com. http://baltimorebirding.com/.
57] – The
ACLU100 Experience is happening starting on Fri., May 17 from 10 AM to 8
PM. It continues on Sat., May 18 from 10 AM to 8 PM and Sun., May 19 from
10 AM to 5 PM. Celebrate the ACLU's 100th birthday at 700 F St. NW.
There will be delicious food, free Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and much more.
RSVP at https://www.aclu100.org/location/washington-dc/?ms_aff=NAT&initms_aff=NAT&ms=190513_freespeech_ACLU100TourDC_nonregistrants&initms=190513_freespeech_ACLU100TourDC_nonregistrants&ms_chan=eml&initms_chan=eml.
58] – On Fri., May 17 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 noon
vigil is at Roland Park Place, 830 W. 40th St, Baltimore. 21211. However, if
weather is iffy, contact Bob at robert_mead3939@comcast.net. Even if there is no vigil, lunch will take place at 1
PM at the Greenway Room, 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.
59] – On Fri., May 17 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.
60] – There is usually a silent vigil on Fridays, from 5 to 6 PM,
sponsored by Homewood Friends Meeting, outside the Homewood Friends
Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St. The next scheduled vigil is on May 17.
Black Lives Matter.
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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