44] Clip boarding for
Bernie – Aug. 29
45] DSA Happy Hour – Aug. 29
46] Voters & Elections
in Latin America – Aug. 29
47] Move Beyond Coal – Aug.
29
48] Effective Testimony and
Letter Writing 101 workshop – Aug. 29
49] Council President's
Legislative Town Hall – Aug. 29
50] Meeting of the
Baltimore County Progressive Democrats Club -- Aug. 29
51] Elephants Up Close
& Personal – Aug. 30
52] Maryland
Vegan Restaurant Weeks – Aug. 30 – 31
53] Food Rescue – Aug. 30
54] White House vigil– Aug. 30
55] WIB peace
vigils –
Aug. 30
56] Black Lives
Matter/Peace & Justice Vigil – Aug. 30
57] Salvadoran Women at the
Forefront of Struggle – Aug. 30
58] Labor Day Retreat –
Aug. 30 – Sept. 1
59] Greenbelt Labor Day
Festival -- Aug. 30
60] Ballroom Dancing – Aug.
30
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44] – Clip
boarding for Bernie is hosted by Terps for Bernie 2020 on Thurs.,
Aug. 29 at 1 PM and noon on Fri., Aug. 30 at the University of Maryland, College
Park 20742. Get tickets at airtable.com. Join Terps for Bernie to
clipboard-field canvass and engage student voters about Bernie Sanders and the
2020 election! If you're new to Terps for Bernie, sign up to join and RSVP for
the event here: ter.ps/berniesignup. If you're a current member of Terps
for Bernie, you may RSVP for the event here: ter.ps/berniersvp. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/507286806695782/?event_time_id=507286813362448.
45] – On Thurs., Aug.
29 from 5 to 8 PM, come to a New Member Happy Hour, hosted by Baltimore
Democratic Socialists of America at Laughing Pint, 3531 Gough St., Baltimore
21224. Bring your roommates, your friends, your kids - all are
welcome! Get to know each other, talk a bit about the organization and
its work, and have some laughs! Email baltimoredsa@gmail.com. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/949794368691612/.
46] – On Thurs., Aug. 29 from 6 to 8 PM, catch Voters & Elections
in Latin America: How Much Choice is Too Much, hosted by Keough School of
Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame, 1400 16th St. NW, Suite 120, WDC
20036. Citizens in Ecuador, El Salvador, and Honduras now face the nearly
impossible task of voting for up to 24 different candidates for congress. Join
a discussion with a panel of experts sharing surprising new research and
experience from the field about the advantages and limits of open electoral
systems. View the panelists and RSVP at https://keough.nd.edu/event/voters-and-elections-in-latin-america-how-much-choice-is-too-much/.
Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/408311219788888/.
47] – On Thurs.,
Aug. 29 from 6 to 8 PM, get over to Move Beyond Coal: SMECO Member Meeting,
hosted by Southern Maryland Sierra Club at Middleton Hall, 4045
Renner Road, Waldorf 20602. Tickets are at act.sierraclub.org. Each year,
SMECO holds a Member Meeting, where customers can speak directly to the Board
of Directors and the President and CEO, ask questions and make their voices
heard. Take this opportunity to elevate the need for a just and equitable
transition from fossil fuels to clean renewable energy sources.
SMECO has taken
many environmentally friendly actions recently, including applying for grants
for electric vehicle infrastructure for the region, which will help reduce
emissions from our transportation sector. This is a praiseworthy action, and we
need to show SMECO’s leadership that we appreciate their environmentally
friendly moves. Stress to SMECO the importance of moving away as rapidly
as possible from dirty fossil fuels like Coal. Currently, 15% of all energy
distributed by SMECO comes from Coal. Urge a policy of total divestment from
Coal and a matching investment in clean renewable energy sources. Look at
https://www.facebook.com/events/509351046562739/.
48] – On Thurs, Aug. 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, the Howard
County Sierra Club is hosting an Effective Testimony and Letter Writing 101
workshop at the Miller Library, 9421 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City 21042. Contact
Patricia Soffen at patricia.soffen@gmail.com
or (410) 869-0552. Do you want to make a difference in Howard County
Legislation and Policies, but don't know where to start? Learn about local
legislation that is up for consideration in September by the County Council,
along with how best to write and/or read testimony to the County Council.
Council Member Liz Walsh will be speaking about the CB-38 that she introduced
to the council. CB-38, The Patapsco Lower North Branch Bill, aims to protect
and preserve our trees, forests, waterways, neighborhoods, and historic areas
in this watershed. The public hearing for CB-38 will be held on September 16th
at the George Howard Building and the Council vote will take place on October
7th.
49] – On Thurs., Aug. 29
from 6:30 to 8 PM, come to the Council President Brandon M. Scott's Legislative
Town Hall at the Mount Pleasant Church and Ministries, 6000 Radecke Ave.,
Baltimore 21206. RSVP at https://forms.gle/K5GGuRni7bLTR4VGA*.
On July 31, Council President Scott released a legislative and policy proposal
for the Baltimore City Council to clean up city government, build safer and
stronger neighborhoods, invest in youth, and bring an equity framework to
governance. The Council President is taking that proposal out of City Hall and
into neighborhoods across Baltimore.
The
Council President wants your feedback on the City Council's priorities through
2020 and to hear your ideas. Your input will shape the policy proposal moving
forward. You may also email CouncilPolicy@baltimorecity.gov
with your feedback and ideas. You can view the Legislative & Policy
Proposal at bit.ly/councilpolicy. To view the other scheduled Legislative
Town Hall events, visit https://www.facebook.com/CouncilPresBMS/events.
Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1458233277649760/.
50] – On Thurs., Aug. 29
from 7 to 9 PM, check out the monthly meeting of the Baltimore County
Progressive Democrats Club at 301 Allegheny Ave., Towson 21204-4258. Hear a
report from the HOME Act coalition and on what state/county election data shows
about 2020 and beyond--leading to new MDP statewide field program. There will
be a panel discussion on lessons learned from running for office (Del. Shelly
Hettleman, MDP's Ben Smith, Sachin Hebbar, and Sheila Ruth). See https://www.facebook.com/events/443960002853935/.
51] – On Fri., Aug. 30
from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, get the word on Elephants Up Close & Personal,
hosted by Catonsville Senior Center Council, 501 N. Rolling Rd.,
Catonsville 21228. Center members Larry & Hilde Martin will discuss
their re- cent trip to Kenya for an up close and personal look at the elephant
conservation efforts of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. It was founded in
1977 and a pioneer in the rescue and hand rearing of orphaned baby elephants. Over
a 10 day period in August 2018, the Martins were immersed in The Orphans
Project, visiting the nursery unit in Nairobi and all three reintegration units
in Tsavo National Park. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/448939695836664/.
52] –On Fri., Aug. 30 from 11 AM to 11 PM and on Sat., Aug.
31 from 10 AM to 11 PM, Baltimore Vegan Restaurant Week continues with Wicked Sisters and Maryland Vegan Eats at
3845 Falls Road, Baltimore 21211. The Baltimore Vegan Restaurant Week will
continue until Sept. 1. You can make reservations in advance by going to www.wickedsistershampden.com.
Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/2106154139677336/?event_time_id=2106154169677333.
53] – On Fri., Aug. 30
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.
54] – The Dorothy Day
Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Aug. 30 at noon. Contact
the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649, artlaffin@hotmail.com.
55] – Women in Black
VIGILS FOR PEACE take place on Fri., Aug. 30 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.
56] – 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. 30.
Black Lives Matter.
57] – On Fri., Aug. 30
from 6 to 9 PM, hear from Salvadoran Women at the Forefront of Struggle, hosted
by DC CISPES at 1525 Newton St, NW, WDC 20010-3103. The long
legacy of Salvadoran resistance in the face of colonial, imperialist, and
capitalist exploitation guides today’s struggles against escalating attacks.
The Salvadoran and global elite continue to push the same kinds of destructive
profit-driven economic and political models that their predecessors pushed during
the country’s military dictatorships and the Salvadoran social movements
continue to fight back!
Join
us for a night of community learning to build local and international
solidarity. We will be joined by water defense and labor rights activistas and
feminist political leaders from El Salvador AND by local Guatemalan activist
and organizer with La ColectiVA and the For Us, Not Amazon coalition, Yolanda
Corado Cendejas. Yolanda will share about their important anti-gentrification
and immigrant rights work at the local level. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/370662050289553/.
58] – The Labor Day retreat will be held Fri., Aug. 30
through Sun., Sept. 1 in Camden, NJ. Sisters Ardeth and Carol are lined up to
do a presentation on the wonderful work they’ve been doing with the U.N.
nuclear weapon abolition treaty. Brendan Fay, a gay activist working on the St.
Pat’s For All campaign in NYC, may do a presentation on the commemoration of
the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Another possibility might be
Norman Lowry speaking on his work resisting military recruiting, and his recent
stint in prison for same. Finally, Bill Hartman and Joe Byrne hope to do a
session on The Work That Reconnects, an eco-project of Buddhist activist Joanna
Macy. There will also be, of course, shared prayer, shared meals, and a
talent show!
Email
Jonah House [jonahhouse.md@gmail.com] to indicate if you plan on attending the
retreat, and how many will be in your group. Can you prepare a meal for the
retreat community? Or you willing to coordinate child care? Can you
help plan the Bible Study/Liturgy on Sunday. The proposal is that the
retreat will begin on Friday and end at mid-day on Sunday, which means not
staying on until Monday, which is Labor Day. However, the retreat center will
be available until Monday mid-day. So there is a possibility of some
folks remaining behind to do support work for the Kings Bay Plowshares. Keep in
your thoughts and prayers friends who are dealing with cancer (Heidi Hynes and
Lin Romano), recovering from accidents (Scott Schaeffer-Duffy), and recovering
from acts of nature (friends at Anathoth Farm, in Wisconsin, who recently were
hit by a devastating tornado).
59] – Go to the Greenbelt
Labor Day Festival, hosted by Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt Democratic
Club, P.O. Box 824, Greenbelt 20770. Tickets are at www.rooseveltclub.com. Sign up on the
website to volunteer at the Funnel Cake Booth during the Greenbelt Labor Day
Festival. A portion of the money from the funnel cake booth goes to the
Roosevelt Democratic Club: http://www.rooseveltclub.com/greenbelt_labor_festival_funnel_cake_booth_20180810_20190830.
Volunteers are needed to help out at the Funnel Cake Booth--Saturday from 1 to
3:30 PM and 3:30 to 6 PM, Sunday from 8 to 10 PM; and on Monday from 11 to 1 PM
and 5 to 6 PM. If you are able to help out during any of those times,
email the Club President at president@rooseveltclub.com.
Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/372128900133982/.
60] – 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. 30. Call
Dave Greene at 301-570-3283; or email eneergdivad@gmail.com.
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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