56] Money Laundering and
Corruption – Sept. 12
57] Rally for grocery
workers – Sept. 12
58] Celebrate the Pratt –
Sept. 12
59] An Evening with Stacey
Abrams – Sept. 12
60] Solidarity with Aging
Prisoners – Sept. 12
61] Disrupt, Discredit, and
Divide – Sept. 12
62] Debate Watch Party in
Rockville – Sept. 12
63] Debate Watch Party –
Sept. 12
64] MoCo Stands with Immigrants – Sept. 13
65] Food Rescue – Sept. 13
66] White House vigil– Sept. 13
67] WIB peace
vigils –
Sept. 13
68] Institute for
Corean-American Studies – Sept. 13
69] Peace and justice vigil – Sept. 13
70] Ballroom Dancing –
Sept. 13
71] The Moment Was Now –
Sept. 13 – 15 and 22 -24
72] Solar Congress – Sept. 14
73] Meet Me in the Middle
meeting – Sept. 14
74] Eco Plastic Products of
Delaware facility – Sept. 14
75] Peace Vigil -- Sept. 14
76] Town hall on climate
action – Sept. 14
77] Reversing Global
Warming -- Sept. 14
78] Cultivating Gratitude
-- Sept. 15
79] Two Berrigan Books still in
print
80] Emergency Demonstration
against an attack on Venezuela or Iran
81] Donate books, videos,
DVDs and records
82] Do you need any book
shelves?
83] Join the Global Zero
campaign.
84] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil
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56] – On Thurs., Sept. 12 from 8:30 AM to 1 PM, hear about
Policy Dialogue: Money Laundering and its Relationship with Corruption, hosted
by Summits of the Americas Secretariat at the Organization of American
States (OAS). Within the framework of the execution of the Mechanism for
Follow-up and Implementation of the Lima Commitment, the Summits Secretariat,
in coordination with the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security of the
Organization of American States (OAS), seek to promote through this dialogue
the exchange of expert information on the subject of assets laundering and
corruption. The objective of the dialogue is to offer a space to provide
an updated on the panorama of the evolution of the phenomenon of money
laundering and its relationship with corruption investigations, through
reflections of national cases in which the OAS and other organizations such as
the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the World Bank have supported.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/2354735471434917/.
57] – On Thurs., Sept.
12 from 11 AM to 1 PM, Rally for a Fair Contract at Giant & Safeway, hosted
by UFCW Local 400 at 1400 7th St. NW, WDC 20001. Are you ready to
fight for a fair contract at Giant & Safeway? Are you sick of your store
being understaffed? Not getting enough hours? Being asked to do two jobs for
the price of one? Negotiations with Giant & Safeway on the next union
contract began in September. Now is the time to show both companies we are
united and ready to fight for a fair contract!
Free
buses are available leaving from Landover, Md., Gaithersburg, Md., Springfield,
Va., and Herndon, Va. Bus seats are available on a first come, first served
basis. Reserve your seat on the bus by filling out this form: http://www.ufcw400.org/sep12. Rally at
Giant Food #376 (1400 7th Street NW, WDC). Then march through the streets
of D.C. to Safeway #2737 (490 L St. NW, WDC 20001) for a closing rally. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2288361191241752/.
58] – On Thurs., Sept.
12 from noon to 1 PM, check out Midday at Enoch Pratt: Celebrating the
Renovation of the Central Library, hosted by WYPR and Enoch
Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore 21201. Join as part of the
LIVE AUDIENCE for a sneak peek at the Central Library renovations as 'Midday'
host Tom Hall moderates a panel discussion, broadcast live on WYPR 88.1FM
radio. You must register in advance. Enoch Pratt Free Library officially
reopens the Central Library location to the public Saturday, September 14, 2019
at noon after a historic $115 million restoration. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/928826824144796/.
59] – On Thurs., Sept.
12 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, get over to An Evening with Stacey Abrams, hosted
by Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, 1518 M St, NW, WDC 20005. Tickets are
$40. Stacey Abrams--New York Times bestselling author of Lead From The
Outside, former Georgia House Democratic Leader, and 2018 Democratic
gubernatorial nominee--will participate in a conversation about the importance
of fighting voter suppression and ensuring that every American is counted in
the 2020 Census. Each purchased ticket is a donation to Metropolitan A.M.E.
Church and will help with the preservation of this important, historic
institution. It will also support the continued growth of The Family Room
conversation series. Purchase tickets at thefamilyroom.eventbrite.com. See
https://www.facebook.com/events/385356658843020/.
60] – On Thurs., Sept.
12 from 6 to 8 PM, go to a Letter Writing Night- In Solidarity with Aging
Prisoners, hosted by The Potter's House, 1658 Columbia Rd. NW, WDC 20009.
The vast majority of seniors in prison, many who have been in prison for
decades, are routinely denied parole and compassionate release by the state.
They are often denied release even though they pose no threat to the public.
Join Aging People in Prison Human Rights Campaign in showing support and
solidarity with these folks. Materials and a quick “how to” for writing to
people in prison. Write to governors and parole boards who hold the power to
intervene in individual cases, and learn how mass incarceration affects
prisoners in their '60s, '70s, and '80s. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/388024781886625/.
61] – On Sept. 12 from 6
to 8 PM, attend Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages
Democracy, hosted by Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, 1307 L St. NW,
WDC 20005. The events of 9/11 transformed life in the United States as we knew
it—and with it, U.S. law enforcement, especially the FBI. After the attacks,
the FBI, once made famous by prosecuting organized crime and corruption,
shifted its focus to the disruption of terrorist activity. The problem: their
strategy relies upon the discredited theory of “radicalization.” By targeting
Muslims, foreigners, communities of color, and dissidents, the FBI pitted
American communities against one another. And it ignored the threat of white
nationalist violence. In his new book, “Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide,” Brennan
Center Fellow and former FBI special agent Michael German details the
transformation of the FBI from a law enforcement body into a secretive domestic
intelligence agency. For 16 years, German served in the FBI and twice
infiltrated extremist groups using constitutionally sound law enforcement
techniques.
German
will examine the direction the agency has taken since 9/11 and its effect on
public life and civil liberties. How did the Patriot Act alter the role and
structure of the FBI? What are the dangers of ignoring white nationalist
terrorism? What changes are needed to protect national security while
respecting constitutional rights? Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/746124002509588/.
62] – On Thurs., Sept.
12 from 7 to 11 PM, get over to the Do The Most Good DNC Debate Watch Party in
Rockville. Start off with light refreshments and to send some letters to
help register prospective voters in Pennsylvania, a key swing state in the 2020
Presidential Election. This debate with all 10 qualifying candidates is
scheduled to air from 8-11 PM EDT. Further details including the address
of the venue will be sent once you submit your registration: https://www.facebook.com/events/2426113397632775/.
63] – On Sept. 12 from
7:30 to 11 PM, get over to the Our Revolution Baltimore and Sunrise Baltimore
Democratic Debate Watch Party at Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St.,
Baltimore 21218. After a summer of devastating heatwaves, fires and
storms the Climate Crisis should be front and center in this debate. The
candidates know it as well, many of them releasing proposals to address, to
greater and lesser degrees, the crisis. You will finally get the chance to see
all of the major candidates on one stage. Hopefully this will allow the
candidates to explain in depth the differences in policy between them. This
event is a pot-luck, so bring your favorite dish and beverage. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/2195938764030551/.
64] – On Fri., Sept. 13 from 10:30 AM to 2 PM, MoCo Stands
With Immigrants, hosted by Takoma Park Mobilization at 100 Maryland
Ave., Rockville 20850-2322. The forces of racism and hatred have decided to
organize in Montgomery County and show their support for ICE. They’ve even
invited pro-hate VIPs. Let's drown out the hate with NOISE. Please show up THIS
FRIDAY AT 10:30AM IN ROCKVILLE FOR A COUNTER-PROTEST. Let's counteract their
hatred with our determination to continue to build a community that rejects
racism, xenophobia, and other forms of hate! Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/401084097112710/.
65] – On Fri., Sept. 13
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.
66] – The Dorothy Day
Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Sept. 13 at noon. Contact
the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649, artlaffin@hotmail.com.
67] – Women in Black
VIGILS FOR PEACE take place on Fri., Sept. 13 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.
68] –
On Fri.,
Sept. 13 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM, attend the Institute for Corean-American Studies
(ICAS) Fall Symposium Prologue at the Capitol Visitors Center, First St. NE,
Congressional Auditorium and Atrium, CVC-200, WDC 20515. One of the
participants will be a former senior official in North Korea. Look at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/icas-fall-symposium-prologue-tickets-71918320633.
69] – There is usually a silent peace and justice 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
Sept. 3. Black Lives Matter.
70] – 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 Sept. 13. Call
Dave Greene at 301-570-3283; or email eneergdivad@gmail.com.
71] –The Cultural Worker
Ensemble presents the world premiere of the musical, The Moment Was Now. It
takes you back to 1869 in post-civil war Baltimore during the period of
Reconstruction, a moment when America almost did the right thing. Echoing the
current moment, the musical centers on the impassioned search for unity among
the dynamic leaders of powerful movements, at a meeting convened by Frederick
Douglass. Hope hangs in the balance at this turning point in US history. It was
Written and Conceived by Gene Bruskin in Collaboration with Director and
Choreographer Darryl! Moch. The Musical Director is Glenn Pearson with
Chester Burke. The musical features Julia Nixon, Ariel Jacobson, Lecount
Holmes, Jenna Rose Stein, and Darryl! Moch. It will be performed on Fri,
Sept. 13 through Sun., Sept. 15 and Fri., Sept. 20 through Sun., Sept. 22 at
the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 811 Cathedral St., Baltimore. Buy tickets
at www.themomentwasnow.com. Email genebruskin@gmail.com.
72] – Come to the Maryland Solar Congress on Sat., Sept. 14
from 9:30 AM to 4 PM at the Homer S. Gudelsky Institute for Technical Education
(GITE), 1264-1398 Hungerford Drive, Rockville 20850. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-maryland-solar-congress-tickets-65585440819?emci=98879daa-0cd3-e911-bcd0-2818784d4349&emdi=c5632e86-3ed3-e911-bcd0-2818784d4349&ceid=2191319.
73] – Communities United will meet on
Sat., Sept. 14 from 11 AM to 1 PM at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 120 N. Front
Street - at the corner of Fayette and President Streets. Gather for coffee,
light fare and introductions. Call 4210-513-9001 or go to www.marylandcu.org.
74] – On Sat., Sept. 14 from 11 AM to noon, get on a
Wilmington in Transition sponsored tour of new Eco Plastic Products of
Delaware facility-- which is taking plastic trash like shopping bags and
water bottles and making art, and useful items out it (like park benches and
picnic tables). They are using 70% on-site solar energy to do it at 18 Germany
Dr., Wilmington. Email wilmingtonintransition@gmail.com
or look at http://witde.org/.
75] – 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.
76] – On Sat., Sept. 14 from 11 AM to 1:30 PM, get over to a
350MoCo town hall on climate action at Silver Spring Civic Center. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-emergency-montgomery-countys-response-tickets-66570745893.
77] – On Sat., Sept. 14
from 4 to 6 PM, check out Reversing Global Warming: Introduction to Drawdown at
the University Park Church of the Brethren, 4413 Tuckerman Street, University
Park 20782. Contact Dave Brosch at davidcbrosch@comcast.net.
78] – 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., Sept. 15 hear about “Cultivating
Gratitude.” Intolerance is growing. Our political world is a mess. We are
poisoning our biosphere. At times like this, it is easy to forget gratitude.
But gratitude is a way of relating to ourselves and to others that nurtures our
strength, courage, and resiliency. How do we cultivate gratitude in a world
peddling hatred and righteous indignation? How can gratitude for how things are help us transform the world into what
we want it to be? Hugh Taft-Morales joined
the Baltimore Ethical Society as its professional leader in 2010, the same year
he was certified by the American Ethical Union as an Ethical Culture Leader. He
also serves as Leader of the Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia. Call 410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
79] – 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.
80] – 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.
81] -- 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.
82] -- Can you use any
book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1637 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
83] -- 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.
84] – 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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