Baltimore Activist Alert – July 21 to July 22, 2019
"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own
nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it
must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.
Friends, this list and other email documents which I send
out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center. Go
to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com.
If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send
contributions to BNC, 325 East 25th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Max
Obuszewski can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.
1] Books, buttons and
stickers
2] Web site for info on
federal legislation
3] Get involved with NCNR
4] Buy an
Anti-War Veteran hat
5] Lawyers Against War
6] SUPPORT AMAZON
WORKERS OF CONSCIENCE
7] Little Friends for
Peace
8] Food Bank Drive – through July 31
9] Plans to Prosper You –
August 11
10] The Warmth of Other
Suns – through Sept. 22
11] Weight Discrimination – July 21
12] Bark and Brunch – July
21
13] Adoption Sunday – July 21
14] Legislative Education
Series on Immigration – July 21
15]
Slavery
and Reconstruction in Montgomery County – July 21
16] ERA gathering – July 21
17] Evening with
Palestinian youth activist Janna Jihad of Nabi Saleh – July 21
18] Pentagon Protest – July 22
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1] – Buttons,
bumperstickers and books are available. “God Bless the Whole World,
No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.
2] – To obtain information how your federal legislators
voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/.
Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or
800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.
3] – THE ORGANIZING LIST will be the primary
decision-making mechanism of the National Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance
[NCNR]. It will be augmented by
conference calls and possibly in-person meetings as needed. It will
consist of 1 or 2 representatives from each local, regional, or national
organization (not coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry out the
NCNR campaign of facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to U.S.
wars.
To join the ORGANIZING
List, please send your name, group affiliation, city and email address to
mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net. Different local chapters of a
national organization are encouraged to subscribe.
4] – Get a good-looking black hat
which says Anti-War Veteran in the front and Viva House 50th in the
back. The cost is $10. Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at
Comcast dot net.
5] – Jeff
Ross, an attorney in Maryland, is interested in gathering with other lawyers to
discuss ways in which the legal profession and the law generally can be
conceptualized as a peace-building and war-resisting institution and redirected
to these ends. Areas to explore might include: 1) ways in which this
group could support with legal analysis/writing those lawyers who are
representing peace-builders/war-resisters in criminal prosecutions; 2) ways in
which, from a more theoretical perspective, the law might be grounded in an
ethic of non-violence; and 3) ways in which law students and young lawyers
might be exposed to a non-violent vision of the law. All religious,
philosophical, and critical perspectives on the law are welcome. The group
might want to call itself Lawyers Against War. Jeff can be reached at
443-690-6872 and jross50@hotmail.com.
6] -- SUPPORT AMAZON
WORKERS OF CONSCIENCE. We are in a deep struggle to support conscience
within the high tech community, which may be the only way to prevent a major
leap into artificial intelligence warfare that we see the beginnings of in the
expanding global U.S. drone war system. This may be of particular
interest to Johns Hopkins' Navy-funded researchers, some of whom have been
working on swarming drone technology.
These are not major asks and can be a powerful reinforcement of
conscience at an extremely critical moment. Please consider circulating this
link to your lists encouraging people to sign the linked RootsAction petition - https://www.knowdrones.com/blog/2019/3/6/support-amazon-workers-who-dont-want-to-work-for-war and leafletting Whole Foods in your areas. This
is a link to the leaflet -- https://gallery.mailchimp.com/dd110b000ca250d868d4f419b/files/107fc695-8af9-4f7e-a523-ecd1d1dfd28f/Wholefoods_Leaflet.pdf.
Should you have interest in circulating the links and possibly leafletting,
contact Nick Mottern at nickmottern at gmail.com.
7] -- Little Friends for
Peace (LFFP - http://www.lffp.org/) has
been conducting summer peace camps around the Metro DC area for well over 30
years. For approximately the last ten years, LFFP has been offering free
tuition to children of TASSC (Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition
- https://www.tassc.org/)
members. Recently they have also been welcoming children of refugees to
their camps without regard for tuition payment. If you would like to assist
with this undertaking, there are many ways you can including:
Driving -
many of the TASSC and other refugee families want their children to attend camp
but they do not have the ability to drive them there and back. For the
last 8 to 10 years, Helen Schietinger has been working with LFFP and TASSC to
provide drivers for these children. If you can drive some children even
one way, on one day on any day during the following three weeks of peace camp
this summer, it would be much appreciated. Many drivers from past years
have moved or "aged out" of feeling comfortable driving and we really
need as many volunteer drivers as possible. If you can possibly drive,
please contact either Helen (202-344-5762 - h.schietinger@verizon.net ) or
Bob Cooke (301-661-0449 or cookerh1251@gmail.com)
regarding exactly when you can drive and from where you might be comfortable
driving. Most of the children live in PG County, D.C. or Montgomery
County.
The
weeks drivers are needed include: July 22 - camp is in Cheverly, MD; August 5 -
camp is in Colesville/Silver Spring, MD and August 19 - camp is in Mt. Rainier,
MD. Share this information.
Donate
for Scholarships. In order to help as many scholarship asylee, refugee (and
other) children attend camp, LFFP (http://www.lffp.org/donate.html)
can use as much scholarship money donations as possible. No amount of
scholarship money is too little.
8] – St.
Ursula / St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank Food Drive will take place at Boscov's
(White Marsh, MD), 8200 Perry Hall Blvd., Baltimore 21236 from Sun., July 21
through the month of July 30 from 10 AM to 9 PM. Boscov's is celebrating
Christmas in July by giving back to those in need in our community. Join in
spreading Christmas cheer during the month of July. Boscov’s White Marsh
has partnered with St. Ursula/ St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank to stock up their
food bank for the summer season. Donations of non-perishable items are welcome
and can be dropped off at your local Boscov’s store now through July 31st. Go
to https://www.facebook.com/events/604073376781185/?event_time_id=604073383447851.
9] – Plans
to Prosper You is hosted by Save Bethesda African Cemetery through
Sun., Aug. 11 at 5119 River Road, Bethesda 20816. Thanks to
anthropologist Delande Justinvil and Professor Adrienne Pine, you are invited
to a very special event: Plans to Prosper You: Reflections of Black Resistance
and Resilience in Montgomery County's Potomac River Valley. The exhibit is to
be seen from 9 AM to 5 PM at American University's Katzen Museum. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2053174084987910/.
10] – The Phillips
Collection (TPC) in Washington, D.C. has a dedicated mission of addressing
contemporary social justice issues of global significance. The museum has
recently undertaken an extraordinary exhibition on the urgent topic of
immigration and the global migration crisis entitled: The Warmth of Other Suns:
Stories of Global Displacement. This important exhibition presents 75 historical and contemporary artists—from
the United States as well as Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Egypt,
Ghana, Iraq, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Syria, Turkey, UK, Vietnam, and
more—whose work poses urgent questions around the experiences and perceptions
of migration, internal and cross-border displacement, and the current global refugee crisis. Check out https://www.phillipscollection.org/events/2019-06-22-exhibition-the-warmth-of-other-suns.
In conjunction with the exhibition which is on
view through Sept. 22, the museum has also created a slate of dynamic
programming including artist talks. Exemplarily, on Aug. 29, Millennium
Arts Salon Executive Director Juanita Hardy will feature a Salon Panel Talk on
the issue of migration. TPC’s flagship event, Phillips
after 5, on Aug. 1, will honor night
markets and feature global music and cuisine. Always fun, and this with a
purpose.
Contact
Phillips Director of Communications Miriam Magdieli at MMagdieli@phillipscollection.org for
complimentary passes, or to RSVP for Phillips After 5. If you have a group she
can also help to arrange a tour with museum staff. The Phillips
Collection is eager to engage in partnerships with organizations working with
migrant communities, whether by advocacy, direct action, or support for
migrants here in DC.
11] – Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society,
2521 St. Paul St., Baltimore 21218, meets on Sundays, and generally there is a
speaker and discussion at 10:30 AM. On Sun., July 21, the platform
address is Weight Discrimination. This lecture proposes we distance
ourselves from focusing on the “goods” and the “bads” associated with
weight related issues, directing our attention, instead, to those of
self-respect, body compassion and size acceptance, as we learn how to
honor the diversity in each and every person and how to make peace with
food.
Mary Beth Sodus is a
Registered Dietitian, Certified Mindful Eating Counselor and Certified Personal
Trainer, working at UMMS Mid-town. Mary Beth uses her skills in medical
nutrition therapy and movement to help people improve their relationship
with food and their bodies so they can show up for what matters most in
their life. She has an ongoing interest in expanding health-span via
the Mediterranean diet and the newest lifestyle research. She focuses on
intuitive eating and weight-inclusive wellness. Call 410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
12] – On Sun., July 21 from 11 AM to 2 PM, do the Bark & Brunch!
This is hosted by Pitties and Purrs Rescue, Inc and Mutt Mart,
2904 Hamilton Ave., Baltimore 21214. Join in for a Summer Sunday-Fun Day
at the always awesome Mutt Mart in Hamilton! Brunch will be served with
Beverages and MORE! Full proceeds benefit the Animals of Pitties & Purrs
Rescue, Inc. directly! Also meet Adoptable Dogs to love and the P&P
Merchandise for Sale! Look at http://muttmartbaltimore.com/.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/379531076251518/.
13] – On Sun., July 21 from noon to 3 PM, it is Adoption
Sunday at Howl, hosted by Howl, 3531 Chestnut Ave., Baltimore 21211.
The Animal Allies Rescue Foundation will be bringing KITTENS for
adoption. AARF is an all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to
promoting rescue and adoption of abandoned, abused, homeless, and neglected
animals. Through education and community involvement, AARF aims to increase
public awareness surrounding the issues of animal abuse, the importance of
spaying and neutering, and the fallacies of breed discrimination. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1541591492643447/.
14] – On Sun., July 21 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM, attend a
Legislative Education Series on Immigration, hosted by the Maryland
Legislative Coalition at the Charles E. Miller Branch Library, 9421 Frederick
Rd., Ellicott City 21042. Join Delegates Joseline Pena-Melnyk and David
Fraser-Hidalgo as they lead a discussion on the status of Immigration
Legislation in Maryland. Maryland is one of the most diverse states in
the nation, and has a huge immigrant population. Although Maryland enjoys a
Democratic super-majority in both houses in the Legislature, legislation
supporting immigrants is difficult to pass. Delegates Pena-Melnyk and
Fraser-Hidalgo have sponsored some very important legislation that would help
protect immigrants. In this session, they will lead a discussion of the major pieces
of legislation that they would like to see passed, what obstacles immigration
legislation faces, and what we can do to support our legislators. See https://www.facebook.com/events/714874948970187/.
15] – On Sun., July 21 from 2 to 4 PM, catch Slavery and
Reconstruction in Montgomery County, hosted by Showing Up for Racial
Justice, Montgomery County and Save Bethesda African Cemetery at American
University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC
20016. Who was enslaved in Montgomery County? What was their life like?
How can we honor them today?
The
speakers are Dr. Amy Rispin, Historian and co-author of "Unearthing
Bethesda's Historic African-American Community and Cemetery" and Dr.
Timothy Willard, Historian - "Slavery and reconstruction in Montgomery
County.
The
exhibition title takes its name from bible verse Jeremiah 29:11 to echo the
central role of the Black church in bringing communities together, inspiring
hope, and acting as a vector for social change. The goal of this exhibition is
to offer a space of learning and meditation that highlights the Black history
of Montgomery County and western Washington, DC and pay homage to the
communities who championed fights against racial discrimination through faith,
family, and fellowship. While this exhibition highlights the communities of
Scotland, Tobytown, and Macedonia-Moses, we hope future iterations of Plans to
Prosper You will continue to prompt in-depth collaboration within and beyond
these communities. Seek https://www.facebook.com/events/2294376037545886/.
16] – On Sun., July 7 from 4 to 5 PM, get on The
CALL - ERA Education Program at Katrina's Dream, PO Box 32003, WDC 20007.
Tickets are at www.katrinasdream.org. Please come
each Sunday and help build the groundswell. The collaboration of grassroots
organizers, lobbyists, and professionals is dedicated to promoting and
educating folks across the United States of America to empowering women around
the world.
The CALL IN NUMBER is 563.999.2090, the CONFERENCE NO:
898879#. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1710130249022424/?event_time_id=1710130255689090.
17] – On Sun., July 21 from 5 to 7:30 PM, enjoy an Evening
with Palestinian youth activist Janna Jihad of Nabi Saleh, hosted
by CODEPINK: Women For Peace and American Muslims for
Palestine. It will take place at Busboys and Poets, 450 K St. NW, WDC
20001. Janna Jihad is part of the Tamimi family of the famous West Bank village
of Nabi Saleh. Janna, who is the cousin of Ahed Tamimi is the world’s youngest
press card holder. Janna will discuss what it is like to grow up under Israel’s
occupation and be part of the grassroots resistance from a young age.
She
is a 13-year-old Palestinian youth activist and journalist who covers the
Israeli occupation in her own village on the West Bank, Nabi Saleh, as well as
throughout Palestine. She began reporting at the age of seven, and five years
later, she continues to give a voice to the children of Palestine who have
grown up amid the violence of Israeli apartheid. In 2017, she was awarded an
International Benevolence Award in Istanbul. Janna serves as Ambassador of the
South African children’s rights organization (Shamsaan – 2 Suns) who has
brought her to the US for a one month tour visiting New York, Washington DC,
Detroit, Portland, Bend, Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale. She will speak on
Capitol Hill and dialogue with noted personalities such as Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
and Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/350513632295700/.
18] – There is a weekly
Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the
Pentagon Metro stop. The next vigil is July 15, and it is sponsored by
the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call
202-882-9649. The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro
entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind
bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro. By Metro, take
Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the
Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to
protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off
at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary
Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army
Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr., and there is
meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these
spots begin at 8 AM. No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds.
Restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S.
Fern and Army Navy Dr.
To be continued
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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