35] DC Statehood Phone Bank
– Aug. 6
36] Hiroshima
Vigil – Aug. 6
37] Night Out
for Safety and Liberation – Aug. 6
38] HIROSHIMA COMMEMORATION
– Aug. 6
39] National Press Club
Luncheon with Rep. Elijah Cummings – Aug. 7
40] Campaign to
Decriminalize Poverty – Aug. 7
41] Meeting for
the Baltimore Poor People's Campaign – Aug. 7
42] DC Working Families
Monthly Meeting – Aug. 7
43] Training
for a Plastic Bag Survey – Aug. 7
44] Occupation Free DC
Meeting – Aug. 7
45] York Road Partnership
monthly meeting – Aug. 7
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35] – Can you participate in a DC Statehood Phone Bank
on Tues., Aug. 6 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.
36] – On
Tues., Aug. 6 from noon to 1 PM, join a vigil
hosted by the Pacem PeaceSeekers
on the 74th Anniversary/Memorial of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Rodney
Square, Wilmington, DE.
37] – The ANSWER Coalition
encourages you to attend the Night Out for Safety and Liberation on Tues., Aug.
6 from 5 to 9 PM at the Madison House, 1611 U St. SE, WDC 20020. Use the
Anacostia Metro (Green Line). It's a nationwide event that began in 2013,
partly as a response to the murder of Trayvon Martin. He was killed by George
Zimmerman, who was patrolling a housing development and was suspicious of
Trayvon. Trayvon's murder was a horrific reminder that neighborhood watch
programs and surveillance are not a pathway to safety, especially for
communities of color. The Night Out for Safety and Liberation is to re-imagine
what public safety looks like. The event will have food, art, performers, and
local vendors. Childcare and ASL interpretation will be available. RSVP https://www.facebook.com/events/435430243853450/.
38] – Get over to the HIROSHIMA COMMEMORATION on Tues., Aug.
6 at 5 PM at 34th & N. Charles Streets and demonstrate against Johns
Hopkins University’s weapons contracts, including research on killer drones,
commemorate the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and celebrate the UN Nuclear
Weapons Ban Treaty. At 6 PM march to Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N.
Charles St., Baltimore. Enjoy some refreshments. At 6:30 PM, we
will recognize the Back from the Brink movement, the UN Nuclear Weapons Ban
Treaty and the call for divestment from corporations profiting from nuclear
weapons and endless war. Then hear from Ms. Michiko Kodama, an atomic bomb
survivor, a Hibakusha, from Hiroshima. , who will come from Japan to
share a horrifying experience. At 8 PM, depart for a community dinner with
our guests at 18-8 Sushi, 727 W. 40th St., Suite 138,
Baltimore 21211. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or
410-323-1607.
39] – On Wed., Aug. 7
from 12:30 to 2 PM, attend the National Press Club Headliners Luncheon with
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, WDC 20045. The
chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will address
the Oversight Committee’s investigations into the Trump Administration. In a
recent letter to acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, Cummings
complained that the White House had ignored the committee's requests for
information and has not complied with the Presidential Records Act. The
committee is seeking notes on President Trump's private conversations with
Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Lunch
will be served in the club’s Holeman Lounge at 12:30 PM, with remarks beginning
at 1 PM, followed by a question-and-answer session. Tickets cost $25 for
National Press Club members (members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and
$39 for all other non-member tickets. For all ticketing-related questions,
please email reservations@press.org.
Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/1292648660894426/.
40] – On Wed., Aug. 7
from 6 to 7:30 PM, come to the Delaware Campaign to Decriminalize Poverty
Meeting, hosted by Network Delaware and Delaware Center for
Justice, Inc. at 719 N. Shipley St., Wilmington, Delaware 19801. Tickets
are at actionnetwork.org. The Delaware Campaign to Decriminalize Poverty
is organizing Delawareans to help enact legislation to radically change the way
court fines and fees are imposed in Delaware. Seek to end the suspension of
driver’s licenses and incarceration for inability to pay and for Delaware
courts to assess a person’s ability to pay a fine or fee before determining the
amount. Urge alternatives to fines and fees as revenue and as punishment. Check
out https://www.facebook.com/events/488588658381757/.
41] – The
Coordinating Committee Meeting for the Baltimore Poor People's Campaign is
Wed., Aug. 8 from 6 to 8 PM at Oak Hill Center, 2239 Kirk Ave.,
Baltimore. This will be an opportunity to check-in on this Summer of
Healthcare and Housing events and organizing activities and to discuss next
steps. Anyone who has been a part of or is interested in being a part of
planning our ongoing organizing is welcome to attend. Forward Together!
Call Ashley at 443-977-3531.
42] - On Wed., Aug. 7
from 6:30 to 8 PM, come to a DC Working Families Monthly Meeting at 1730 M St.
NW, WDC 20036-4541. Tickets are at actionnetwork.org. Help build a
movement of individuals developing their skills as activists, working collaboratively
to recruit, support, and elect the next generation of progressive candidates in
DC. Use new tools alongside tried-and-true methods of organizing to get out the
vote and win campaigns that mean real change for DC. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2271862679794274/?event_time_id=2271862686460940.
43] – On
Wed., Aug 7 from 7 to 8:30 PM, get with HoCo Training for a Plastic Bag
Survey, organized by the Sierra Club Howard County Group at 10375 Little
Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia 21044. Contact Pat Hersey at trishhersey@hotmail.com or
443-538-5995. The Howard County Sierra Club and Less Plastic Please are
teaming up to conduct a survey of the types of bags used by shoppers in about
two dozen grocery stores in Howard County – reusable bags, plastic bags, paper
bags, and un-bagged merchandise. Enumerators will observe shoppers’ bag
choices for one hour at each store exit. If you’d like to volunteer to conduct
the survey, please join us at this training session!
The survey will take place over several weekends in August. The
results will be used to advocate for the Howard County plastic bag fee this
fall and to monitor the program’s impact. Similar surveys are being
conducted across Maryland counties to advocate for state-wide
legislation. 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, the timing of the survey, and how to
observe and record bag use. You will also be assigned grocery stores to
observe.
44] – On Wed., Aug. 7 at 7 PM, come to an Occupation Free DC
Meeting hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace - DC Metro. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/378015169520741/.
Email info@occupationfreedc.org
to RSVP and receive the address of each meeting. It's an exciting time to
join the Occupation Free DC campaign! Come to the meeting to learn how to help
build power for the campaign to end DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)
participation in US-Israel police exchanges.
Real
safety means investing in our community, not in biased police trainings. Learn
more about the campaign at occupationfreedc.org. SIGN & SHARE THE
PETITION: https://occupationfreedc.org/petition.
Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/454761425332025/?event_time_id=491140461694121.
45] – On Wed., Aug. 7 from 7:15 to 8:30 PM, get over to the
York Road Partnership monthly general meeting at Govans Boundary Parish UMC,
5210 York Rd., Baltimore 21212. The agenda includes a presentation by
Clean Water Action on sewage/water help, and a report by the BPD Consent Decree
Implementation Unit on the status of the decree. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2110049985962542/.
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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