24] DC Statehood Phone Bank
– Sept. 24
25] Student Activism in a
Deportation Era – Sept. 24
26] Climate Emergency
Declaration – Sept. 24 - 25
27] Food Rescue
at YO! Baltimore West – Sept. 24
28] Matt Duss, Foreign
Policy Advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders – Sept. 24
29] Peace Vigil -- Sept. 24
30] Protest killer drone research at JHU – Sept. 24
31] Net Zero buildings – Sept. 24
32] Fair Development
Roundtable – Sept. 24
33] Refugees Reimagined – Sept. 24
34] The “Paris to
Pittsburgh” film screening – Sept. 24
35] Article XIV Conference – Sept. 25
36]
Career
and Resource Fair – Sept. 25
37] Tree Giveaway – Sept. 25
38] Book talk “Ideas at
Work: Merge Left” – Sept. 25
39] End Gun Violence – Sept. 25
40] Climate Emergency
Declaration on Capitol Hill – Sept. 25
41] Environmental Forum – Sept. 25
42] Relay Run for Refugees – Sept. 25
43] Women for Odette Ramos – Sept. 25
44] Christ in Crisis – Sept. 25
45] DC Vote for Animals – Sept. 25
46] See a screening of
RIGGED – Sept. 25
47] Ta-Nehisi Coates will speak – Sept. 25
48] Founder of Moms Demand
Action – Sept. 25
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24] – Can you participate in a DC Statehood Phone Bank
on Tues., Sept. 24 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. The Phone Bank continues each Tuesday. See Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/673834763077915/?event_time_id=673834803077911.
25] – On Tues., Sept. 24 from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, get over to
Undocumented & Unafraid: Student Activism in a Deportation Era, hosted
by Faith in Public Life and Trinity Washington University, 125
Michigan Ave. NE, WDC 20017. Tickets are at fpl.actionkit.com. This is a
discussion with immigrant students from local Catholic universities. Students
will share their personal stories and reflect on how their faith fuels their
activism while the Trump administration continues to target immigrant
communities and families. Trinity President Patricia McGuire will open the
panel with remarks. Light refreshments will be served. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/364600977759459/.
26] – Starting Tues.,
Sept. 24 from 11 AM to 5 PM, and continuing Wed., Sept. 25 from 11 AM to 5
PM, Progressive Democrats of America need your help on Capitol Hill.
Participate one or both days. Gather in the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Cafeteria, 50 Constitution Ave. NE, WDC 20002, and then meet with
Representatives and Senators and tell them to cosponsor the Climate Emergency
Declaration, and rally with the Declaration’s sponsors. Go to https://actionnetwork.org/events/climate-emergency-in-dc-924/
and.https://actionnetwork.org/events/climate-emergency-in-dc-925/. Email
Mike Hersh - mike@pdamerica.org.
27] – On
Tues., Sept. 24 from noon to 1 PM, and continuing each Tuesday, come to a Food
Rescue at YO! Baltimore West, 1510 W. Lafayette Ave., Baltimore 21217. Enjoy
fresh, delicious, and free food. Bring a bag. Bring a friend! Take what you
want. See https://www.facebook.com/events/403785397093000/?event_time_id=403785490426324.
28] –
On
Tues., Sept. 24 from 12:30 to 2 PM, hear Matt Duss, Foreign Policy Advisor to
Sen. Bernie Sanders, hosted by Middle East and North Africa Forum in the
Intercultural Center (ICC), Executive Conference Room 701, WDC 20007. Duss is a
leading voice in the progressive foreign policy community, having worked
prominently on issues related to congressional war powers in the Middle East.
He will speak about shifting attitudes in Congress toward the Gulf and on the
bipartisan effort to limit U.S. involvement in the war in Yemen. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/635575500298039/.
29] – 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 Sept. 24. Call 215-426-0364.
30] – Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" at
33rd and N. Charles Sts. on Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 5 to 6 PM.
Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.
31] – On Tues., Sept. 24 from 6 to 7 PM, catch up with
Demystifying Net Zero, A How-To Guide, hosted by AIA
Baltimore and AIA Baltimore COTE at 11 1/2 W. Chase St., Baltimore
21201. In this session, Joshua Galloway of New Ecology and Ben Roush of
FSi Consulting Engineers will break down the basic concepts and principals
behind net-zero building, and speak on their lessons learned over many net-zero
projects. They will speak to the high-level economics of building a net-zero
building, and how to build an affordable net zero building. They will give a
high level overview of green rating systems, and take a deep dive on a few
projects. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/2736146716412637/.
32] – On Tues., Sept. 24
at 6 PM, the Fair Development Roundtable is calling on Baltimore residents to
attend the next Affordable Housing Trust Fund Meeting to ensure the resources
of the Trust Fund are used to create deep and permanent affordability in housing.
The meeting will be at the Tench Tilghman Elementary Middle School, 600 N
Patterson St. Find more information here. CONTACT Amanda at amanda@unitedworkers.org or
410-259-6074.
33] -- On Tues., Sept. 24 at 7 PM, enjoy Refugees Reimagined: An
Evening of Refugee Stories at Charm City Run, 1500 Thames
St., Baltimore 21231. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency is partnering with Right to Movement Palestine to bring a group of runners and refugees from
Palestine to relay 250 miles down the East Coast to deliver a message that the
UNRWA needs the USA's investment. Runners will be coming from NYC /UN
headquarters to share stories at community events hosted by like-minded
partners and call attention to UNRWA's humanitarian programs/services for
Palestine refugees in the Middle East. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2427492084186028/.
34] – On Tues., Sept. 24
from 7 to 9 PM, check out the “Paris to Pittsburgh” film screening, hosted
by Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 10755 Scaggsville Rd., Laurel
20723. The Climate for Change is NOW! This is a National Geographic film
about people taking action on our climate emergency from coastal cities to
America’s heartland. More information at www.paristopittsburgh.com. Lindsey
Mendelson of the MD Sierra Club will be leading a discussion of the
Transportation Climate Initiative after the movie.
RSVPs
preferred but not required -- https://paristopittsburgh.eventbrite.com.
Contact Liz Feighner at eumcgreenteam@gmail.com.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/574976366374267/.
35] – On Wed., Sept. 25 at 10 AM, check out the Article XIV
Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive
Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations Headquarters in New York,
NY. This is the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive
Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization with multiple speakers. Look at https://www.ctbto.org/the-treaty/article-xiv-conferences/afc2019/.
36] – The Immigration Outreach Service Center, Our Daily
Bread Employment Center, and St. Matthew Catholic Church are hosting a Career
and Resource Fair on Wed., Sept. 25 from 10 AM to 3PM at St. Matthew Church
hall, 5403 Loch Raven Boulevard, Baltimore 21239. See. http://www.ioscbaltimore.org/. Call
410-323-8564.
37] – On
Wed., Sept. 25 from 10 AM to 1 PM, get over to Tree Giveaway for Climate Action
Week! It is hosted by Howard EcoWorks at 9770 Patuxent Woods Dr.,
Columbia 21046-1526. Pick up - and more importantly - PLANT a free tree
for Global Climate Action Week! We will have hackberry, serviceberry, red bud,
sycamore and swamp white oak available during #climateactionweek. Two
opportunities are offered - 1) Visit the office home and County community
resource center - the Nonprofit Collaborative on 9/25 from 10 AM to 1 PM or
visit the field office during a tour of the new Community Ecology Center with
The Community Ecology Institute on 9/24 from 4:30 to 6 PM! For other
opportunities to take part in #climateactionweek in Howard County, check out
this site: https://climateweek.wixsite.com/hoco2019.
Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/413409272645618/.
38] – On Wed., Sept. 25 from 12:30 to 2 PM, get over to a
book talk “Ideas at Work: Merge Left,” hosted by the
AFL-CIO and United Steelworkers. Tickets are at
actionnetwork.org. Join author Ian Haney Lopez, AFL-CIO President Richard
Trumka, United Steelworkers International Vice President Fred Redmond and
AFL-CIO Director of Civil, Human and Women's Rights Nakisha Lewis. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2682671798410586/.
39] – On Wed., Sept. 25
from 1 to 3:30 PM, join the National Rally to #EndGunViolence, hosted
by Newtown Action Alliance at the U.S. Capitol Building West Lawn,
Capitol Circle, WDC 20004. Join Pastor Pfleger, Chicago families, and
other gun violence prevention activists to pressure Congress to pass gun safety
laws. The rally will take place after the 10 AM House Judiciary Committee
hearing on assault weapons ban. During the week of July 28 through August
4, 2019, our country saw four mass shootings. This does not include the
shootings in Chicago on the weekend of Aug 3rd where eight were killed and 47
wounded. Many legislators continue to ignore the easy access and love affair
with guns that has blood flowing on its streets. It is time to unite together
to put pressure on Congress to stop ignoring this public health crisis and hold
Congress accountable for not taking action in passing common sense gun safety
laws. Demand that Congress pass legislation to guarantee our
constitutional right to live! Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/1438223602994861/.
40] – On Wed., Sept. 25
from 4 to 5:30 PM, help Bring the #ClimateEmergency to Capitol Hill, hosted
by The Climate Mobilization at the United States Capitol, WDC
20016. Members of Congress will be joining all of the groups for an intergenerational
press conference calling on Congress to join over 1,000 local governments and 7
nations in declaring a Climate Emergency in the House Triangle, just in front
of the Capitol Building on the left side (House side) as you face the Capitol.
The press conference will be organized by Representative Earl Blumenauer, who
introduced the Congressional Climate Emergency Declaration with Representative
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. After the press
conference, there will be two days of advocacy (9/24 and 9/25) for the Climate
Emergency Declaration on Capitol Hill. Sign up for the 9/24 advocacy day
here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/climate-emergency-in-dc-924/.
Sign up for the 9/25 advocacy day here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/climate-emergency-in-dc-925/.
See https://climateemergency.us/ and https://www.facebook.com/events/1096284777233243/.
41] –
On
Wed., Sept. 25 from 5:45 to 9 PM, come to the 2nd Annual Environmental Forum,
hosted by the GreenLatinos -- "The State of the Environment: Latinx
Communities Fighting Climate Change" to bring together local and national
Latino leaders to discuss some of the most pressing environmental and
conservation issues facing the Latino community. The event will include dynamic
panels and speakers covering key issues related to climate change including
public health impacts from environmental protection rollbacks, the cultural
connections Latinos have to the environment and conservation, and environmental
activism. Visit www.greenaltinoslead.org
or https://www.facebook.com/events/363371217936416/.
42] – On Wed., Sept. 25 from 6 to 8 PM, get out to the Relay
Run for Refugees, hosted by UNRWA USA and Right To Movement
Palestine at 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Tenth Floor, WDC 20009. Tickets
are at www.unrwausa.org. A group of runners and
refugees from Palestine are doing a relay run 250 miles down the East Coast to
deliver a message that UNRWA needs the USA to invest. Support the runners: https://getinvolved.unrwausa.org/campaign/relay-run-for-refugees/c242415.
Contact your member of Congress to let them know you want your tax dollars to
fund UNRWA: unrwausa.org/contact-congress. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2400460696877371/.
43] – On Wed., Sept. 25 from 6 to 7:30 PM, get with Women for
Odette Ramos at Nancy by SNAC, 131 West North Ave., Baltimore 21201. Tickets
are at secure.actblue.com. Join hosts Chairwoman Maggie McIntosh,
Delegate Robbyn Lewis, Delegate Brooke Lierman, Maureen Daly, Nancy Lord Lewin,
Sonja Merchant-Jones, Elisabeth Sachs, Ferrier Stillman, and Kathy Shulman in
supporting Odette Ramos for City Council District 14! See https://www.facebook.com/events/676198759521749/.
44] – On Wed., Sept. 25 from 6 to 8 PM, check out
Christ in Crisis with Jim Wallis and Bishop Michael Curry at the National City
Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW, WDC 20005. This is a conversation
between author Jim Wallis (Christ in Crisis) and Rev Bishop Michael Curry.
Books are available for pre-purchase (pre-sale tickets include preferential
seating), and will also be available for sale at the event. If you do not wish
to pre-purchase a book, attendance to the event is free. Wallis urges the
people to return to the tenets of Jesus once again as the means to save us from
the polarizing bitterness and anger of our tribal nation. The author
argues that Christians have become disconnected from Jesus and need to revisit
their spiritual foundations. By pointing to eight questions Jesus asked or is
asked, Wallis provides a means to measure whether we are truly aligned with the
moral and spiritual foundations of our Christian faith. The Most Rev. Michael
Bruce Curry is Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church. He is the
Chief Pastor and serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as Chair
of the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/377730043122237/.
45] – On Wed., Sept. 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, join DC Vote
for Animals LAUNCH at Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW, WDC 20010. What
does it take to pass laws for animals? Learn how your voice can contribute to
strong animal policies in DC. By forming a voting block, shape policies that
reflect the values of animal advocates. This launch event will include training
on lobbying and advocacy tools. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/751179018636026/.
46] – On Wed., Sept. 25 from 7 PM, see a
screening of RIGGED at the Milton Theatre, 110 Union St., Milton, DE
19968. Tickets are from $8 to $10. What would a rigged election
mean for the American people and our democracy? What would happen if political
operatives tried to subvert the sacred American principle of “one person, one
vote?” What if they hatched and pursued that plan for years before anyone
noticed what they were doing? That is the frightening tale told in a new feature
documentary which is subtitled The Voter Suppression Playbook. Narrated by
Jeffrey Wright, and shot during the chaotic 2016 election, the film identifies
and unpacks a shrewd ten-part strategy developed by Republicans to suppress
votes that would be cast against them.
Obama’s
2008 victory revealed a rising demographic tide of non-white and younger voters
that threatened GOP success into the future. Mark McKinnon, a former Republican
strategist, notes in the film that Republicans could have moved toward the
center and appealed to the rising minority majority, but instead the GOP “figure[d]
out how you turn out more of your people and less of the other guys.” In short,
suppress the vote--from creating new barriers to voter registration, to purging
American citizens from the voting rolls without notice, to new and deliberate
impediments to casting a vote. In addition, the film shows how GOP activists
developed an elaborate but false narrative of widespread voter fraud in order
to justify the necessity for new and draconian voting restrictions. Visit
https://www.facebook.com/events/2217039831717657/.
47]
– On Wed., Sept. 25 at 8 PM,
hear Ta-Nehisi Coates and Frederick Douglas biographer David Blight at Irvine
Auditorium at the University of Pennsylvania. Call 215-567-4341. See http://www.freelibrary.org/.
48]
– On Wed., Sept. 25
from 8 to 9 PM, hear from Shannon Watts, hosted by the MSE Symposium at
Johns Hopkins University Shriver Hall Auditorium, 3400 N. Charles St.,
Baltimore 21218. The title of her talk is The Butterfly Effect. She
is a Gun Control Activist and Founder of Moms Demand Action. The first 50
people to attend will receive exclusive MSE merchandise. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/515055852642096/.
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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