19] Women of Color
Advancing Peace and Security – July 22
20] Food Rescue Pop-Up at
Flourish – July 22
21] Watch the documentary
“Before the Flood – July 22
22] Media and the 2020
Election – July 22
23] Wilmington People's
Congress Team Monthly Meeting – July 22
24] Heading
to Extinction and What to Do About It – July 22
25] Get Money
Out of Maryland Teleconference – July 22
26] DC Statehood Phone Bank
– July 23
27] Pipeline Politics:
Power and Energy in Europe – July 23
28] Ideas at Work -- July
23
29] Hear from Janna Jihad
at the Palestine Center – July 23
30] Support Airline Food
Workers – July 23
31] Peace vigil – July 23
32] Protest killer drone
research at JHU – July 23
33] Permanent Affordability
Rally – July 23
34] Declare Climate
Emergency Now – July 23
35] Meet New Zealand's
Ambassador Rosemary Banks – July 23
36] Behind the Black Ink:
Expert Panel on the Mueller Report– July 23
37] Supporting Immigrant
Communities – July 23
38] Ceasefire Public
Meeting – July 23
39] Film “The Hate U Give” – July 23
40] Loyola College focus
group on immigration – July 23
41] Migrant and
Refugee Way of the Cross – July 23
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19] – On
Mon., July 22 from 9 AM to 3:30 PM, catch up with Diverse Contributions:
A Strong Feature of American Foreign Policy, hosted by Women of Color
Advancing Peace and Security at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,
1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC 20036. This year's conference will
include panels, briefings by the WCAPS Working groups, and various breakout
sessions on “Women of Color Voices for 2020," "Encouraging Campaign
Conversations on Foreign Policy," "Redefining National
Security," "Promoting Inclusion at Foreign Policy Institutions,"
and "Cultivating a Diverse Workforce." A reception will conclude the
event. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1121285644722568/.
20] –On
Mon., July 22 from 3 to 4 PM, there is a Food Rescue Pop-Up at Flourish, 3418
Belair Road, Baltimore 21213-1233. Bring a bag, and take home healthy,
free food! View https://www.facebook.com/events/301851223848295/?event_time_id=301851250514959.
This
will continue until February 17, 2020.
21] – On Mon., July 22 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, see a showing of
the award-winning Scorsese documentary “Before the Flood” narrated by Leonardo
DiCaprio. Join Talbot Rising at the Talbot County Free Library, and hear from
Mary Helen Gillen of Pickering Creek Audubon about the climate challenge and
activist opportunities. Contact Ridgely Ochs, Talbot Rising, at
631-871-2172.
22] – On Mon., July 22 from 6 to 7:30 PM, attend
Media and the 2020 Election - Panel Discussion, hosted by Free the Facts.
Join Dr. Lanhee Chen (chairman, FTF Policy Advisory Board) for a conversation
with three reporters - Nancy Cook (Politico), Jeremy Peters (New York Times),
and James Hohmann (Washington Post) - for a conversation about covering the
elections in 2020 and the media's role in a democracy. Free the Facts is
an educational non-profit organization that provides young Americans with
reliable and unbiased information so they can get involved in policy reform.
Get the brightest minds working on our biggest problems, such as reforming
Social Security, Medicare, student loans, public pensions, and other programs
that impact our lives. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/592730864588021/.
23] – On Mon., July 22 from 7 to 8:30 PM, attend the
Wilmington People's Congress Team Monthly Meeting, hosted by Network Delaware,
719 N. Shipley St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Tickets are at
actionnetwork.org. Want to connect with other Change Agents in
Wilmington? Want to learn new skills? Want a place to share ideas, updates, and
strategies on fighting for justice? Then come to the meeting at the Episcopal
Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew. Enjoy pizza! See https://www.facebook.com/events/1125983077588627/.
24] – On Mon., July 22 from 7 to 8:30 PM, hear
a talk by Karen Igou, Heading To Extinction and What To Do About It at the New
Castle Library, 424 Delaware St. New Castle. The program is about the Extinction Rebellion movement
happening around the world that is successfully drawing attention to our
climate emergency. She started
an extinction rebellion chapter in Delaware. Contact her at karenlienau@aol.com or 302-898-0971.
25] – Join the Get Money Out of Maryland
Teleconference on Mon., July 15 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM. Call 605-475-6711,
code 1136243#. Work only on brainstorming ideas for participation in the
upcoming General Election.
26] – Can you participate
in a DC Statehood Phone Bank on Tues., July 23 from 10 AM to 6 PM at the John
A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC 20004 in room G-9. Join the
Washington, DC Statehood Office for a DC Statehood Phone Bank. Call state
legislatures across the US to raise awareness of DC residents' lack of full and
equal voting representation in Congress. Phones, scripts,
materials, and light refreshments will be provided. See
https://www.facebook.com/events/673834763077915/?event_time_id=673834786411246.
27] – On Tues.,
July 23 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM, hear about Pipeline Politics: Power and
Energy in Europe, hosted by the U.S. Helsinki Commission at the Longworth
House Office Building, Room 1334, WDC. Tickets are at www.csce.gov. Pipeline Politics is the use of energy
resources to exert influence and achieve foreign policy goals. This behavior
distorts markets that would otherwise be efficient and provide for the energy
needs of all countries at a reasonable price and exacerbates corruption in the
region.
Panelists
will review the history of political influence in European energy markets,
focusing on the political vs. commercial viability of Russia’s Nord Stream 2
and Turkstream projects compared to other efforts, such as the Southern Gas
Corridor. They also will discuss the impact of pipeline politics on
intra-European relations and the transatlantic relationship and explore a
comprehensive way forward for the United States to achieve its commercial,
national security, and foreign policy goals and allay the concerns of European
allies. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/364471704216179/.
28] – On Tues., July 23 from noon to 2 PM, get with Ideas at
Work: A Conversation with Mary L. Gray, hosted by AFL-CIO. Tickets
can be obtained at actionnetwork.org. Catch a discussion with
anthropologist Mary L. Gray and Cathy Feingold on Gray’s latest book, “Ghost
Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass,” a
collaboration with computer scientist Siddharth Suri.
The
book offers a necessary and revelatory exposé of the invisible human workforce
that powers the web—and that foreshadows the true future of work. It unveils
how services delivered by tech giants can only function smoothly, thanks to the
judgment and experience of a vast, invisible human labor force. Workers in this
“ghost economy” usually earn less than legal minimums for traditional work,
they have no health benefit, and they can be fired at any time for any reason
or none. There are no labor laws to govern this kind of work, and these
latter-day assembly lines draw in—and all too often overwork and underpay—a
surprisingly diverse range of workers. However, Ghost Work also shows how ghost
workers, employers and society at large can ensure that this new kind of work
creates opportunity—rather than misery—for those who do it. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/2400985240171376/.
29] – On Tues., July 23 from 12:30 to 2 PM, hear from
Janna Jihad at the Jerusalem Fund & Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave.
NW, WDC 20037. Tickets can be had at www.thejerusalemfund.org. Thirteen-year old
Janna Jihad from the village of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank is the youngest
officially registered journalist in the world and on a speaking tour in the US.
She began her journalism at the age of seven, following the Israeli killing of
two family members, and now has a global following. She has received
international awards for her media role in covering the daily struggle of
Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation and serves as the
ambassador of the Palestinian Children’s initiative “2 Suns Shamsaan.” Her talk
will be preceded by an introduction by Miko Peled. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/319704105601711/.
30] – On Tues., July 23 from 4:30 to 7:30 PM, join in
Airline Food Workers Invite Allies to Join Informational Picket, hosted
by UNITE HERE! At National Airport, 1 Aviation Circle, Arlington, VA
22202. Get tickets at actionnetwork.org. American Airlines, Delta, and
United made over $50 Billion in combined profits in just the past 5 years
alone, but the workers who prepare and load food and beverages onto their
planes are often left living in poverty and unable to afford healthcare.
The
July 23rd informational picket will follow 11,000 catering workers nationwide
taking strike authorization votes in June. Nationally, the majority of the food
workers serving these airlines still earn less than $15 per hour – including
some with 30, 40 and even 50 years of service. Meanwhile, family health
insurance premiums are over $500 per month for these employees, leaving many
with an impossible choice between their health and their bills. Check out
https://www.facebook.com/events/205414770383736/.
31] – Each Tuesday from
4:30 - 5:30 PM, the Catholic Peace Fellowship-Philadelphia for peace in
Afghanistan and Iraq gathers at the Suburban Station, 16th St. & JFK
Blvd., at the entrance to Tracks 3 and 4 on the mezzanine. The next
vigil is July 23. Call 215-426-0364.
32] – Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" near
the entrance to Johns Hopkins at 34th & N. Charles Sts. on
Tuesday, July 23 from 5 to 6 PM. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast
dot net or 410-323-1607.
33] – On Tues., July 23 from 5 to 8 PM, get with the
AHTF Permanent Affordability Rally, hosted by the Baltimore Housing
Roundtable at Curtis Bay Recreation Center, 1630 Filbert St., Curtis Bay
21226. Tickets are at www.unitedworkers.org.
Baltimore's Affordable Housing Trust fund was created because residents
demanded it- and put blood, sweat and tears into making it happen, gathering
more than 50,000 signatures over the last three years to create and Fund the
Trust. This year there is an expected revenue of $15 million dollars for
affordable housing in Baltimore!
But
the fight is not over- the Affordable Housing Commission is starting to meet
and set priorities for the fund. Direct public funding to permanently
affordable housing in black and poor communities. Demand accountability
for public resources to go to meet the need identified. The rally is from 5:15
to 6 PM with the meeting to follow. Transportation is available- contact
Amanda (amanda@unitedworkers.org)
if you need a ride to get there! See https://www.facebook.com/events/489561411783232/.
34] – On Tues., July 23 from 5:30 PM to 7 PM, tell Congress
- Time's Up! Declare Climate Emergency Now. This is hosted
by Extinction Rebellion Washington, D.C. in Spirit of Justice Park, WDC.
RSVP for the action here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/congress-times-up-declare-climate-emergency-now.
On July 9th, Congress decided to send Bernie and AOC’s climate emergency
resolution to committee. Several dozen cosponsors signed on. And then…nothing
happened. It’s clear that Congress is not taking this resolution
seriously. Frank Pallone, the Energy and Commerce committee chair, hasn’t committed
to call the resolution up for debate. Instead of moving at emergency speed as
the situation demands, they’re dragging their feet. Congress continues to fail
miserably to do what is necessary to save protect us.
Join
XRDC and take nonviolent disruptive action to demand that Congress tell the
truth and declare a climate emergency. If you want to take on a support role,
please attend an action prep meeting on July 22 from 7 to 8:30 PM at 800 21st
St. NW. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/2300701453578439/.
RSVP for the action here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/congress-times-up-declare-climate-emergency-
Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/2312764592153450/.
35] – On Tues., July 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, hear the
Ambassador Dialogues with New Zealand's Ambassador Rosemary Banks, hosted
by the Sustained Dialogue Institute at the International Trade Center,
Horizon Ballroom, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC 20004. Tickets go
from $20 to $125. The Sustained Dialogue Institute, a national and
international conflict transformation non-profit, seeks to create a world where
people coexist peacefully, justly, and productively through dialogue.
Seek https://www.facebook.com/events/2961575617216785/.
36] – On Tues., July 23 from 6 to 8 PM, find out about
Behind the Black Ink: Expert Panel on the Mueller Report, hosted by the
Electronic Privacy Information Center and Busboys and Poets, 2021
14th St. NW, WDC 20009. Tickets are at epic.org. REGISTER HERE http://epic.org/events/mueller/. See https://www.facebook.com/events/854282331613280/.
37] – On Tues., July 23 from 6:15 to 8:45 PM, come to
Supporting Immigrant Communities: a Training & Fundraiser, hosted
by SURJ Baltimore and CASA at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic
Church, 3615 Harford Rd., Baltimore 21218. The gathering starts with a
potluck dinner. At this gathering, representatives from CASA will share several
ways that people can get involved, including bystander trainings, tax preparation,
showing up at upcoming CASA actions, fundraising, and other initiatives. This
event is also a fundraiser, and contributions will be collected. Through
community organizing, mobilizing, and education, SURJ moves white people to act
as part of a multi-racial majority for justice with passion and
accountability. Go to showingupforracialjustice.org and https://www.facebook.com/events/2205273396237447/.
38] – On Tues., July 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, attend a
Baltimore Ceasefire Public Meeting – EAST, hosted by Baltimore Ceasefire
365 at 3333 Greenmount Ave., Baltimore 21218-2839. Pick up flyers and posters.
What is your upcoming Ceasefire weekend event? Introduce your movement,
organization, cause, etc. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/2220033691449170/.
39] – On
Tues., July 23 at 6:30 PM, see a film as part of the Pacem Summer Film Series: “The Hate U Give.” The film is a balancing act
between dark and light, and anger and optimism. White privilege is
laughed away, and black fury is a galvanizing force for change.” The movie
will be shown at St. Stephen's Church, 1301 N. Broom St., Wilmington, DE.
Go to http://depaceminterris.org/fw-event-slug/2019-summer-film-series-july-23-30-and-august-6/.
40] – The Immigration Outreach Service
Center has been invited to participate in research that is being conducted by a
team of Loyola University faculty and staff from the Center for Community
Service and Justice. This research is in support of the 2017 Consent Decree,
entered into by the City of Baltimore and the United States Department of
Justice. Its purpose is to gather information from individuals living in
Baltimore City who typically would not engage with the police and/or are part
of a marginalized community. As part of its research, Loyola staff will conduct
a focus group hosted by the IOSC at St. Matthew Rectory, 5401 Loch Raven
Boulevard on Tues., July 23 at 6:30 PM. The IOSC is seeking immigrants who have
had contact with the Baltimore City Police Department and/or have opinions on
how policing in Baltimore should improve. If you are or know of such an immigrant
who would like to participate in a focus group led by Loyola University, please
contact Cynthia Keenan, Assistant Director of the IOSC at cynthia@ioscbaltimore.org, office:
410-323-8564 ext. 111 or mobile: 443-494-9371.
41] – Join
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church (SHOJ), 600 S. Conkling St., Baltimore 21224, for
a walk, praying the Migrant and Refugee Way of the Cross on Tues., July 23 at 7
PM through the streets of Highlandtown. Call 410-342-4336.
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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