45] Civilian Review Board
Meeting – Aug. 15
46] Conversation For a
Cause with FreeState Justice – Aug. 15
47] Communities United
meeting – Aug. 15
48] JHU Sit-in Open Meeting
– Aug. 15
49] Training
for a Plastic Bag Survey – Aug. 15
50] Beyond Coal – Aug. 15
51] "Heretic to
Housewife" – Aug. 15
52] Court Support Volunteer
Training – Aug. 15
53] Support the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra musicians – Aug. 16
54] Rally to end massive
ICE raids -- Aug. 16
55] Food Rescue – Aug. 16
56] White House vigil– Aug. 16
57] WIB peace
vigils –
Aug. 16
58] Black Lives
Matter/Peace & Justice Vigil – Aug. 16
59] Terps for Bernie:
Phonebank & Textbank! – Aug. 16, 19 & 20
60] Political Platform
Salon – Aug. 16
61] Ballroom Dancing – Aug.
16
62] Canvass for
Bernie/Income Inequality – Aug. 17
63] Tree Maintenance – Aug.
17
64] Peace Vigil – Aug. 17
65]
Baltimore
Homeless Festival – Aug. 17
66] Medicare For All Town
Hall – Aug. 17
67] Safety from guns rally – Aug. 17
68] MOMS DEMAND ACTION – Aug. 17
69] Plundering Africa –
Aug. 17
70] Moving
Forward –
Aug. 17
71] Transgender
Incarcerated Survivors Fundraiser – Aug. 17
72] Annie Chambers birthday
– Aug. 17
73] Two Berrigan Books still in
print
74] Emergency Demonstration
against an attack on Venezuela or Iran
75] Donate books, videos,
DVDs and records
76] Do you need any book
shelves?
77] Join the Global Zero
campaign.
78] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil
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45] – On Thurs., Aug. 15 from 6 to 9 PM, attend the
Civilian Review Board Meeting, hosted by Baltimore City Office of Civil
Rights and Wage Enforcement at Baltimore City Hall, 100 Holliday St., Baltimore
21202. Bring photo ID to enter City Hall. The meeting is in Room 215, 2nd
Floor. See https://www.facebook.com/events/475462739915042/.
46] –
On
Thurs., Aug. 15 from 6 to 7 PM, join a Conversation For A Cause With FreeState
Justice at GLCCB, 2530 N. Charles St., 3rd Floor, Baltimore 21218. Join
the Pride Center of Maryland and FreeState Justice, Maryland’s LGBTQ advocacy
organization for a conversation about issues facing the LGBTQ community in the
state and help set the 2020 policy agenda. Refreshments will be
served. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/469293796957217/.
47] –
On
Thurs., Aug. 15 from 6 to 8:30 PM, get with a Committee Night Potluck, hosted
by Communities United, 2221 Maryland Ave., 2nd floor, Baltimore
21218. Roll up your sleeves and help build community power. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1777181322428465/.
48] – On Thurs., Aug. 15
from 6:30 to 8 PM, get over to a JHU Sit-in Open Meeting at 2640 St. Paul St.,
Baltimore 21218-4531. This is the first open meeting since the occupation
and the sit-down with administrators. Build a collective vision and next steps!
Please share some feedback, especially if you cannot attend: https://forms.gle/Wk795vc5oL97U6Br6. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2486769098245718/.
49] – On
Thurs., Aug 15 from 7 to 9 PM, get with a Training for a Plastic Bag
Survey, organized by the Sierra Club PG County Group at Bowie Town Center
Safeway, Community Room, 4101 Northview Dr., Bowie 20716. Contact Martha
Ainsworth at martha.ainsworth@mdsierra.org
and (301) 262-8389.
Help
conduct a survey of the types of bags used by shoppers in about 50 grocery
stores in Prince George's County in eight grocery chains (Food
Lion, Giant, Harris Teeter, Lidl, Safeway, Shopper's, Wegmans, and
Weis Markets). The volunteers will observe and record shoppers’ bag choices for
one hour at each store exit – reusable bags, plastic bags, paper bags, and
un-bagged merchandise. The survey is observational and does not involve contact
or interviews with the shoppers. If you’d like to volunteer to
conduct the survey at a grocery store near you, come to this training session!
The
survey will take place over several weekends in August and September, with the
results presented at the Prince George's Sierra Club's fall meeting on
September 29 at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. The results will be used to
advocate for local and state-wide legislation to reduce use of single use
plastic bags and raise use of reusable bags. Similar surveys are being
conducted across Maryland counties. At the training, you will learn about the
legislation, the impact of a bag fee in other jurisdictions, the objective of
the survey, the questions we’ll be able to address with the results, the timing
of the survey, and how to observe and record bag use. You will also be
assigned grocery stores to observe. All volunteers who wish to
participate in data collection must take the training.
50] - On Thurs., Aug. 15 from 7 to 9 PM, the Maryland Chapter
of the Sierra Club will meet at 1710 Dulaney Valley Rd., Lutherville
21093. Contact Matt Dernoga at matt.dernoga@mdsierra.org. Join the Sierra Club
for a meeting on coal power's impacts on Baltimore County and Maryland, from
public health to climate change. Learn about the Sierra Club's exciting new
Coal Community Transition Campaign to move Maryland Beyond Coal and support
impacted workers in the fossil fuel industry.
51] – On Thurs., Aug. 15
from 7 to 9 PM at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 1225 Cathedral St.,
Baltimore 21201, Rahne Alexander presents "Heretic to Housewife." Tickets
are at withfriends.co. This is the debut book of collected essays by
Baltimore-based artist Rahne Alexander. In ten essays, Alexander connects the
dots between her conservative Mormon upbringing and her emergence as a vocal
queer Tran’s feminist performer and creator, and does so with withering wit and
hard-won wisdom. Rahne Alexander is a multimedia artist based in Baltimore,
Maryland. Her video art has screened in galleries and festivals across the U.S.
and around the world, and she has appeared in numerous films and videos. Visit
rahne.com and https://www.facebook.com/events/472933686835809/.
See http://redemmas.org/.
52] – On Thurs., Aug. 15
from 7 to 8:30 PM, get over to Court Support Volunteer Training, hosted
by Sanctuary Streets Baltimore at Govans Boundary Parish UMC, 5210 York
Rd., Baltimore 21212. Due to the success of the training last month and
the continued need for volunteers, Sanctuary Streets Baltimore is excited to
host another Court Support Training. Learn more about how to support
Baltimore’s compañerxs via accompaniment to court dates and ICE check-ins.
Spanish-speakers and folks with access to a car are especially needed, but all
are welcome and can be of assistance! Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2177504772541310/.
53] – On Fri., Aug. 16
from 11 AM to 12:30 PM, join the Baltimore Teachers Union in support
of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians at 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore
21201-5517. The Great Baltimore Symphony Lockout Continues. You can
help support the Baltimore Symphony Musicians by making a contribution to their
GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-o-in-bso.
Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2322882171098961/.
54] – On Fri., Aug. 16
from noon to 1 PM, be at a rally to end massive ICE raids terrorizing families &
children, hosted by the Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations at
the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th St. SW, WDC 20024.
Last week, hundreds of hard-working immigrants in Mississippi, many with no
criminal history, were arrested by ICE in the largest work-site raid in US
history. Their detentions left many children without one or both of their
parents and many were left terrified having to rely on neighbors or strangers
for food and shelter. While immigrant families were devastated at the
separation of beloved family members, their employer was allowed to remain free
- the same employer who paid $3.75 million to settle an Equal Employment
Opportunities Commission class-action suit charging the company with sexual
harassment, national origin and race discrimination, and retaliation against
Latino workers at one of its Mississippi plants. While the current
administration has actively sought to hunt down, detain and deport as many
immigrants of color as possible, many worker rights advocates also believe that
this and similar raids are part of an effort to silence vulnerable immigrant
workers who might seek to challenge unsafe or discriminatory working
conditions.
This
cannot be allowed to stand. Come out and demand an end to immigration raids,
detentions and deportations that separate families and terrorize children, many
of whom are US citizens. Tell the Deportment of Homeland Security and the Trump
administration that America is a county of immigrants and we will stand with
them until attacks on their families and communities ends. Email vacolao@gmail.com or call
703-720-5604. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/342111256675994/.
55] – On Fri., Aug. 16
from noon to 1 PM, Fridays at Grace Baptist Church, 3201 The Alameda.,
Baltimore 21218, are by Food Rescue Baltimore. Bring a bag, bring a
friend, and take delicious, nutritious, free rescued food. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/644335165987205/?event_time_id=644335232653865.
56] – The Dorothy Day
Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Aug. 16 at noon. Contact
the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649, artlaffin@hotmail.com.
57] – Women in Black
VIGILS FOR PEACE take place on Fri., Aug. 9 from noon to 1 PM. One is at
McKeldin Square, corner of Light and Pratt Sts., in the Inner Harbor,
Baltimore. Use the purple circulator line. Enjoy an AFTER VIGIL
LUNCH from the food trucks in the Inner Harbor. Bring Your Own Sandwich
or stop by one of the food trucks in the McKeldin Square.
Another is at
Roland Park Place, 830 W. 40th St., Baltimore. Free Parking
available. Vigil from noon to 1 PM. Lunch in the Bistro at 1 PM. If there's a storm,
there is no vigil, but there will be lunch. Contact Anne: awyattbr@gmail.com. The final vigil is in Chestertown,
Kent County on the Eastern Shore at Memorial Park at Cross
Street and Park Row. Email wibbaltimore@peacepath911.org.
58] – 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 Aug. 16.
Black Lives Matter.
59] – Join the Terps for Bernie: Phonebank & Textbank!
It is happening at 5:30 PM on Fri., Aug. 16, 5:30 PM on Mon,, Aug. 19 and 7 PM
on Tues., Aug. 20 at the University of Maryland, College Park, College Park
20742. This is happening in the McKeldin Library, Room 2100E.
Tickets are at airtable.com. Join the students of Terps for Bernie to call or
text voters and ask them to join our historic campaign to defeat Trump and
transform America. In addition to a cell phone, you will need a laptop or
tablet to use the Bernie Dialer. If you don’t have a laptop, you can check out
one at the McKeldin Library Equipment Loan desk on the 2nd floor. Sign up for
this event here: https://airtable.com/shrTz0LycJt60kpFO.
Find the location for this event here: ter.ps/berniersvp. Text (301) 458-0220
for location or if you get lost. There is visitor parking which includes street
locations, surface lots, and campus garages, which are controlled by pay
stations and credit card meters. All visitor parking is enforced seven days a
week from 7 AM to midnight, unless otherwise noted on the meter. During these
hours, guests must pay $3 per hour, with no daily rate. Many visitor parking
zones allow for payment through the Parkmobile app. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/416009585678263/?event_time_id=416009639011591.
60] – On Fri., Aug. 16 from 7 to 9 PM, check out a Political
Platform Salon, hosted by Baltimore Democratic Socialists of America at
The Crown, 1910 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218. Join other chapter
members for an informal conversation to further develop Baltimore DSA's
political platform and political objectives. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/517615582327483/.
61] – 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 Aug. 16. Call
Dave Greene at 301-570-3283; or email eneergdivad@gmail.com.
62] –
Want
to help Bernie Sanders win Baltimore in 2020? Canvass for Bernie over the next
few months. Canvass prior to the Our Revolution Baltimore meeting on
Sat., Aug. 17 from 10 AM to noon. First gather at the Enoch Pratt Free
Library Walbrook Branch, 3203 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21216. Email
ormdbaltimore@gmail.com.
Our Revolution holds monthly membership meetings on the 3rd
Saturday of every month 12:30 to 2:30 PM. All meetings are potlucks, so bring
your favorite lunch dish to share! On Sat., Aug. 17, the meeting will be at the
Walbrook Library, The meeting will be held at the Enoch Pratt Free Library
Walbrook Branch, 3203 W. North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21216and the topic is
Income Inequality and Modern Monetary Theory. Income and wealth
Inequality is at staggering levels, and there is a 10 to 1 racial wealth gap. While
regular people are struggling with insufficient wages and lack of, or
inadequate, health care, the "fiscal conservatives" claim that
there's no money for progressive priorities like Medicare for All. It's time
for us to stop accepting the status quo and to take back our monetary system.
Please arrive promptly at 12:30 PM, as Rev. Dr. Delman Coates will be starting
his presentation at 12:35 PM. He is the Founder and Organizer of the Our
Money campaign.
If we want to have a sustainable economy we need to shift our
reliance from money created through private lending to money created through
public spending. By reclaiming the power of money creation for purposes in the
public interest we can eliminate such things as poverty, income inequality,
unemployment, underfunding of public education, address climate control, end
mass incarceration, provide universal health care, and create affordable
housing, doing so without relying on taxation to fund spending. Look at www.ourmoneyus.org and https://www.facebook.com/events/468119957276572/.
In addition, Michael Rosenblum, immediate past Our Revolution Baltimore
Co-Chair, will give a presentation on how people can switch their electricity
supplier to be 100% renewable in Baltimore City and County.
63] – On Sat. Aug. 17
from 10 AM to 1 PM, do Tree Maintenance with Gunpowder Valley Conservancy.
Tickets are at gunpowdervalleyconservancy.org. Newly planted trees need
TLC to survive. Spend several hours to help young trees grow into healthy
forests! Tree maintenance involves removing invasive plants, checking
planted trees to see if the shelter needs to be removed and removing if
necessary, digging out the planting tube, and making sure the plant is
upright. Community service learning hours available. Register
online at gunpowdervalleyconservancy.org/calendar. Also visit the website for
updated location and driving directions. Summer 2019 sites will be at Loch Raven
Reservoir. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/308497446747823/?event_time_id=346178802979687.
64] – Each Saturday, 11 AM – 1 PM, Chester County Peace Movement holds
a peace vigil in West Chester in front of the Chester County Courthouse, High &
Market Sts. Go to www.ccpeace.org. Email ccpeacemovement@aol.com.
65] – On Sat., Aug. 17
from noon to 6 PM, come to the 2nd Annual Baltimore Homeless Festival, hosted
by Councilperson Leon F. Pinkett and FLO - Friendly Loving
Opportunities at 1200 N. Fremont Ave., Baltimore 21217-2729. This event
will provide services for all including mobile showers, haircuts, health
screenings, veteran services, employment services, criminal record expungement,
dental services, legal services, etc. Admission is free for this event. There
will be free food, free clothes and supplies, and free giveaways (while
supplies lasts). Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/454451338435016/.
66] –
On
Sat., Aug. 17 from 2 to 4 PM, get with a Medicare For All Town Hall, hosted
by Maryland Progressive Healthcare Coalition at Mt. Ennon Baptist Church,
9832 Piscataway Rd., Clinton, MD 20735. The American healthcare system is not
working. We pay more for healthcare than any other country yet millions
of Americans still don’t have health insurance or are underinsured. While
healthcare industry profits are higher than ever, medical bills are the number
one cause of bankruptcy in the United States.
The
Affordable Care Act, while a step in the right direction - has not controlled
skyrocketing costs of healthcare. The solution is Medicare-for-all, a single-payer
program that guarantees quality healthcare to all people as a right, not a
privilege. THIS IS AN OPEN INVITATION FOR Majority Leader Steny Hoyer TO
DISCUSS THE HEALTHCARE OF HIS CONSTITUENTS WITHIN DISTRICT 5, AS WELL AS EVERY
AMERICAN CITIZEN! Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/379100719413515/.
67] – On Sat., Aug. 17 at 3 PM, join
a statewide march and rally for gun safety in Baltimore! Students Demand
Action, Moms Demand Action, and the Everytown Survivor Network, along with
community partners and those who care about ending the epidemic of gun violence
in our country, will take to the streets to demand that the Senate take action
to end gun violence. Assemble at 2:45pm at the corner of Ensor St and E.
Madison St., Baltimore 21201. March together to Baltimore's War Memorial
Plaza -- please stick around immediately following the march for an August
Recess Rally calling for gun safety legislation.
68] – On Sat., Aug. 17 from 3 to 4 PM, Moms
Demand Action, March for Our Lives, Students Demand Action, Youth Caucus for
America, and DE Coalition Against Gun Violence are hosting a rally and call for
action; speakers include Attorney General Kathleen Jennings, Rev. Shanika
Perry, State Senator Bryan Townsend, State Representatives Val Longhurst,
Sherry Dorsey-Walker and Mimi Minor Brown, students, and survivors of gun
violence; at St. Stephen's Church, 1301 N. Broom St, Wilmington, DE 19806.
69] – On Sat.,
Aug. 17 at 4 PM at the Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Road NW, WDC, attend a
Conference: Twenty First Century Great Power Competition in Africa and
Beyond. Use the Columbia Heights Metro (Yellow/Green Lines). At the
end of 2018, the United States declared that it was involved in a "Great
Power" competition in Africa, particularly against China and Russia. Such
declarations and policies from the West often presage further instability and
exploitation on the African continent. In addition to the US declaration,
long-time French military expansion, economic exploitation and political
intervention remains very much intact and has spread in certain regions. The U.S.
and France are joined in the intensification of the scramble for Africa's
wealth by Germany, the U.K., Turkey, Japan, India, Saudi Arabia, Russia, China
and a coterie of other global players. During the forum, panelists will
discuss the implications of the renewed scramble for Africa and the response
from social movements throughout the African continent and in Latin America and
in the Caribbean. Email dc@answercoalition.org.
70] – On Sat., Aug. 17 at 4 PM, Moving Forward (a
peer-led support group for returning citizens, and a project of Pacem in
Terris), is holding a benefit Gospel
Concert, featuring singer Andre Dennis with guest appearance by
Roland Williams at Wilmington Friends Meetinghouse, 401 N. West St.,
Wilmington, DE. Admission is $20 with free refreshments.
71] – On Sat., Aug. 17 from 4 to 6 PM, be at
the Project for Transgender Incarcerated Survivors Fundraiser at the A League
of Her Own, 2319 18th St. NW, WDC 20009. The Project for Transgender
Incarcerated Survivors was graciously funded for a two year period through an
Equal Justice Works Fellowship. This is a year-long campaign to extend the
project for another three years! There will be drinks, prizes, and so much
more! RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/622129334973980/.
72] – On Sat., Aug. 17 from 5 to 9 PM, join the
Annie Chambers Birthday Cookout in Douglass Homes, hosted by Ian
Schlakman, Green Party Candidate for President 2020, 247 N. Dallas Ct.,
Baltimore 21231-1006. This is a birthday barbecue at 247 North Dallas
Court on the corner of Bond St. & Orleans St. Lots of food & drinks
provided. Event is family friendly with lots of food & activities for kids &
adults alike. No need for gifts but donations are welcome to help buy Rev.
Chambers her medicine. Call 443-768-7682 or call or text 410-996-4848.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/2341623239424523/.
73]
– Two books by Fred Wilcox are still in
print. The first one is “Fighting the Lamb's War Skirmishes with the
American Empire” by Philip Berrigan and Fred A. Wilcox with a FOREWORD
by Tripp York. It can be purchased by Wipf and Stock: https://wipfandstock.com/fighting-the-lamb-s-war.html.
It is a Memoir in paperback/ISBN: 9781532660078/240 pages/republished
8/21/2018/ Retail Price: $26.00/and Web Price: $20.80.
The
second one is “Uncommon Martyrs The Berrigans, the Catholic Left, and the
Plowshares Movement” by Fred Wilcox, who profiles members of this anti-war
movement, whose Christianity compels them to acts of civil disobedience against
the military industrial complex. The ISBN is 0201522314/$6.50 for a
hardcover, and it can be purchased at Powell's Books. See https://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/book-reviews/view/7094/uncommon-martyrs.
74]
– The Trump
Administration is again beating the war drums. Most recently, the target
is Iran. Should the Trump administration initiate an act of war against
Iran, consider joining us. It is a violation of U.S. law for the Trump
Administration to attack a country that has not attacked us, as only Congress
can declare war. The Trump administration is nevertheless beating the war drums
for war against Iran and Venezuela. Should a war criminal, John Bolton,
convince Trump to attack either of these countries, such a military strike
would demand an immediate and unequivocal response from us to show that we will
not tolerate his abuse of power.
Let's mobilize to show that we the
people will not tolerate another military adventure, which would be bound
to have profound negative consequences. If a military strike against Iran
or Venezuela takes place, then meet at 33rd and N.
Charles St., Baltimore 21218. If the attack is before 2 PM local
time, then the event will begin at 5 PM, local time. If the attack
occurs after 5 PM local time, then the event will begin at 5 PM,
local time, the following day. Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or
mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.
75]
--
If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs, records, tarps and table
cloths, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
76]
--
Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1637 or mobuszewski2001 at
comcast.net.
77]
--
Join an extraordinary global campaign for
the elimination of nuclear weapons: http://www.globalzero.org/sign-declaration.
A growing group of leaders around the world is calling for the elimination of
nuclear weapons and a majority of the global public agrees. This is an
historic window of opportunity. With momentum already building in favor
of Zero, a major show of support from people around the world could tip the
balance. When it comes to nuclear weapons, one is one too many.
78]
– A Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette
Park, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to
http://prop1.org; call 202-682-4282.
Donations
can be sent to the Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 E. 25th St., Baltimore, MD
21218. Ph: 410-366-1637; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.
“One
is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems
impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through
nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total
inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan
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