60] End Drone Warfare – May 3
61] Afghan Peace Talks –
May 3
62] Film OUR STORIES – May 3
63] Divest from the Pentagon –
May 3 - 5
64] Union Teach-In – May 3
65] Black Lives Matter –
May 3
66] Free screening of THE
HATE U GIVE – May 3
67] Current situation in
the world – May 3
68] Looking Deeply at Iran – May 3
69] Ballroom Dancing – May 3
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60] – On Fri., May 3 from noon to 1 PM, get over to a
Faith Rally to End Drone Warfare, hosted by Church of the Brethren Office
of Peacebuilding and Policy, Edward R. Murrow Park, 1818 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
WDC 20006. The U.S. drone program is illegal, immoral and ineffective,
and negatively impacts our neighbors around the world. Call for an end to CIA
drone strikes, and for General Atomics to sign a commitment to not develop
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems. After the speakers, people will
walk to the General Atomics offices on 19th Street. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1981367151898383/.
61]
– On
Fri., May 3 from 1 to 2:30 PM, participate in After Doha, What's Next for
Afghan Peace Talks? It will take place at United States Institute of
Peace, 2301 Constitution Ave. NW, WDC 20037. Tickets are at www.usip.org. Afghanistan has entered a pivotal but
uncertain time. A peace process to end the 18-year war has gathered steam, with
talks between the U.S. and Taliban appearing to make substantial progress on
foreign troop presence and counterterrorism. Negotiations among Afghans on the
country’s political future have not begun, however, and last week’s conference
in Doha that might have launched these discussions collapsed at the last
minute. Diplomatic contacts continue, but the security situation throughout the
country is dire as the Taliban gear up for what is likely to be another bloody
fighting season. Hear a distinguished panel of experts examine what’s next for
the Afghan peace process. Follow the conversation with #Afghanpeace. Go
to https://www.facebook.com/events/448506855886866/.
62]
– On
Fri., May 3 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM, watch Our Stories, hosted by Project
PLASE, Inc., 3559-3601 Old Frederick Rd., Baltimore 21229. These are the
stories of America's most vulnerable. The experience of homelessness in
Baltimore City is vast and diverse. Project PLASE Inc. is launching an archival
project to preserve these important stories. With the help of the American
Studies and Media and Communications Studies Programs at the University of
Maryland Baltimore County, these stories have been documented from some of the
clients. Come to the premiere on the campus of UMBC in the Performing Arts and
Humanities Building, room 132. The screening will begin at 4:45 and will be
followed by a panel discussion. Suggested donation is $5. Look up https://www.facebook.com/events/783531918700248/.
63] – On Fri., May 3 at 5 PM through Sun., May 5
beginning at 1 PM, get over to the Divest From the Pentagon, hosted by the
National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC). Get tickets at
nwtrcc.org. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED at https://nwtrcc.org/gathering-may-3-5-2019-logistics-registration/.
There is a Sliding Scale from $20-45 if able to pay. Hear reports from
peace advocates who have traveled to Iran, Kenya, and the US/Mexican border. They
will share their experiences of US military spending and its impacts on
communities. The program will include discussions and strategizing with
activists from various divestment campaigns; introductory war tax resistance
workshop and update sessions for current resisters; reports from tax season
organizing and individual and group redirections; plus great meals courtesy and
good company. The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee meeting is
held on Sunday morning. For those arriving early on Friday there is a weekly
vigil in front of the White House sponsored by the Washington DC Catholic
Worker from noon to 1 PM. A FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS is at https://nwtrcc.org/programs-events/gatherings-and-events/schedule/.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/306871520210475/.
64]
– On
Fri., May 3 from 5 to 6 PM, attend a Teach-In hosted by The Union We Deserve and JHU
Sit-In at Garland Hall, Homewood Campus, Baltimore 21218. Baltimore City
teacher and organizer Cristina Duncan Evans will come talk about the exciting
organizing happening right now among city educators. They are working to
transform the BTU into a member-run, transparent, and social-justice-oriented
union. Among their platform is a commitment to supporting student and
community-led movements. They also are working towards counteracting
Baltimore’s history of structural racism by intentionally promoting the voices
and leadership of educators of color. The speaker will cover a little history
of the labor movement and types of unions, contextualize the current situation,
and explain their strategy. See https://www.facebook.com/events/493983824766406/.
65] – 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 3.
Black Lives Matter.
66]
– On Fri., May 3 at
7 PM, see the film THE HATE U GIVE as part
of the First-Friday
Free Film Screening/Peace Center of Delaware County, 1001 Old Sproul Road,
Springfield, PA with doors open at 6:30 PM for refreshments. Starr Carter
is a teenager constantly moving between two worlds: the poor, mostly black,
neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school she
attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr
witnesses the fatal shooting of her unarmed childhood best friend, Khalil, by a
white police officer. Facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr
must find her voice and stand up for what she believes to be right. This
is critically-acclaimed film is filled with immediacy and urgency but also much
heart and soul. And love for family and community. Watch the
trailer: https://youtu.be/ZuSFlrWmgAg
Directions and more are at www.delcopeacecenter.org
. Or call the Brandywine Peace Community, 484-574-1148.
The film is
directed by George Tillman, Jr., and the screenplay is by Audrey Wells, based
on the bestseller by Angie Thomas. It stars Russell Hornsby, Regina Hall,
Anthony Mackie, Issa Rae and rapper-actor Common.
67] -- Check out An Evening with Peter Kuznick on Fri.,
May 3 from 7 to 8 PM, presumably at the Embassy of Venezuela, 1099 30th
St. NW, WDC 20007. RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/dc_may_3_peter_kuznick?utm_campaign=dc_april_29_venezuela&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink.
Kuznick, professor at American University and co-author with Oliver Stone of
"The Untold History of the United States" will speak about the
current state of the world. This will be followed by a conversation about how
you can join the movement to demilitarize and bring peace to our world.
Remember the situation at the embassy is very fluid.
68]
– On Fri., May 3 at
7:30 PM, Paki Wieland will expound on Looking Deeply at Iran
in the Context of U.S. Foreign Policy at Dorothy Day
Catholic Worker, 503 Rock Creek Church Rd. NW, WDC 20010. The
saber rattlers in the current administration can put fear in the hearts of
everyone from the U.S. to Iran. Located by Washington in the original "axis
of evil," Iran remains in the crosshair of those saber rattlers. Paki
recently visited Iran on a CODEPINK delegation. She will share her experiences
and invite discussion of the various ways we confront the U.S.
Empire. Paki, a long-time peace and justice activist, is a friend of the
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. She acts from a spirituality steeped in the
Catholic faith which today produces Buddhist flowering. She is currently
the host at the Washington, D.C. CodePink house, where she offers hospitality
modeled on the CW tradition. Contact the Dorothy Day
Catholic Worker, Kathy Boylan by phone 202-882-9649 or Art Laffin by email
artlaffin@hotmail.com.
69]
– There
is an opportunity to participate in ballroom dancing, usually every Friday of
the month in the JHU ROTC Bldg. at 8 PM. Turn south on San Martin
Dr. from the intersection of Univ. Parkway and 39th St. Drive on campus
by taking the third left turn. The next dance will be on May 3. Call
Dave Greene at 301-570-3283; or email eneergdivad@gmail.com.
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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