38]
House of Ruth
benefit – Sept. 4
39] Close down an ICE detention center --
Sept. 4
40] Protest at ICE detention center in Philadelphia – Sept. 4
41] Stop highway expansion -- Sept. 4
42] HOW to Be an Antiracist – Sept. 4
43] Meet Councilperson Bill Henry – Sept. 4
44] Town Hall Meeting with Sen. Cardin &
Cong. Cummings – Sept. 4
45]
Swing Left – Sept. 4
46]
Shut down D.C. – Sept. 4
47]
Hear from Writers
for Migrant Justice- DC – Sept. 4
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38]
– On Wed., Sept.
4 from 10 AM to 3 PM, come to a Clearing House Sidewalk Sale, hosted
by House Of Ruth Maryland, Inc. and Clearing House, 200 W.
Padonia Rd., Cockeysville 21093. Support victims of intimate partner
violence by joining us at our annual Clearing House Sidewalk Sale. This will
feature fine household furnishings including furniture, jewelry, china and
linens at drastically reduced prices. All proceeds will benefit House of Ruth
Maryland. Cash and checks only. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/362833944639845/.
39] – Join a Newark, New Jersey Catholic Action for Immigrant Children
with Cardinal Tobin to end the detention of immigrant children and their
separation from family. This is happening on Wed., Sept. 4 from 10 AM to
noon. There is an 8:30 AM meeting for those who are risking arrest. Meet
at St. Mary's Church/Newark Abbey, 520 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., Newark,
NJ 07102. Then engage in a procession to the Federal Building/ICE office
at 970 Broad St. See these Transportation Tips: https://tinyurl.com/yymnq4g9.
Contact Eli McCarthy at emccarthy@cmsm.org.
40] – Join an ELDERWITNESS and Friends on Wed., Sept. 4 for a noon
demonstration in front of the I.C.E Office, 114 North 8th St., Phila., PA,
between Race and Cherry Streets. Visit https://www.google.com/maps/dir/40.030208,-75.186176/ICE+office+in+Phi/@39.999545,-75.2104
378,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c6c885130267bb:0x83e25d06155f0f54!2m2
! 1d-75.1531302!2d39.9538838. The demonstration will
"detain the Statue of Liberty," to express outrage at the current
detention of children and families and the immigration policies of the Trump
administration. Stand together with a message of love and justice that we
learned as children. Give me your tired, your poor, Your
huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Elder Witness, a grassroots group
of local elders and friends, advocates for moral and legal immigration policies
that represent the will of the people; and therefore rejects the separation of
immigrant children from their families and detention under inhumane conditions.
41]
– On Wed., Sept.
4 at 1 PM, get over to the SHA Update on 495/270 Expansion, hosted
by Citizens Against Beltway Expansion at Macy's, 7125 Democracy Blvd.,
Bethesda 20817. Tickets are at www.oasisnet.org.
Turn out to oppose Beltway/270 Expansion plan for privatized toll lanes from
SHA. Leading the briefing is Rich Parsons, an industry lobbyist SHA put
on the payroll to talk to the community. OASIS, an adult continuing education
organization, is hosting the class, which will cost $30. See https://www.facebook.com/events/682373208856632/.
42]
– On Wed., Sept.
4 from 4 to 7 PM, learn HOW To Be An Antiracist, hosted by the JHU Center
for Africana Studies at JHU Shriver Hall, 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore
21218. Barnes & Noble at Johns Hopkins University presents An Evening
with IBRAM X. KENDI in conversation with LEATER SPENCE. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/2087623211534271/.
43] – On
Wed., Sept. 4 from 5 to 7:30 PM, meet Councilperson Bill Henry, hosted
by Friends of Bill Henry at Next Phaze, 112 E LEXINGTON ST.,
Baltimore 21202. Henry is running for Baltimore City Comptroller, the
most important elected office for government accountability. Henry is a
community development professional with over 20 years of experience in urban
policy. In 12 years on the City Council, Bill has championed efforts that hold
government accountable, empower communities, and grow the tax base. Bill
believes we need a City Comptroller who will provide thorough, independent
oversight of the City’s fiscal and policy affairs. As Comptroller, Bill will protect
the public interest through the office’s crucial roles in budgeting, auditing,
and managing the City's real estate. See https://www.facebook.com/events/917363448627208/.
44]
– On Wed., Sept.
4 from 6 from 7:30 PM, there is a Town Hall Meeting with Sen. Cardin & Cong.
Cummings, hosted by Beth Tfiloh Congregation, 3300 Old Court Rd.,
Pikesville 21208. Beth Tfiloh Congregation and Liberty Grace Church of
God -Official Site invite the Greater Baltimore community to a town hall
meeting. Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg - Beth Tfiloh Congregation, senior rabbi
of Beth Tfiloh, and Reverend Dr. Terris King, senior pastor of Liberty Grace
Church, will facilitate a Q&A session of pre-submitted questions with
Senator Cardin and Congressman Cummings to discuss how they are addressing
Baltimore City’s challenges at the federal level.
Beth
Tfiloh Congregation and Liberty Grace Church have partnered over the past two
years in programs to help address challenges facing Baltimore City, while their
members build friendships with each other. Beth Tfiloh and Liberty Grace
members are working to address the issues we confront through the Safety,
Health, and Education (SHE) initiative, which has helped more than 5,000
neighborhood residents a year since its launch. Learn more about the Beth
Tfiloh-Liberty Grace partnership at http://bit.ly/BTLGPartnership,
and go to https://www.facebook.com/events/648542732307908/.
45] – On
Wed., Sept. 4 from 6 to 9 PM, come to the Columbia Heights Fall Kick-off Event,
hosted by Swing Left - Columbia Heights at Women's National Democratic
Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. Tickets are at actionnetwork.org. Join
in the 2019 kickoff celebration and phone bank! This election cycle,
focus on flipping the Virginia Senate blue. Phone bank for Debra Rodman, a
Virginia Delegate who is running for Senate in a district currently held by a
Republican. At the kickoff party, you'll get to meet the members of Swing
Left Columbia Heights, learn more about the group and what is planned for this
year, get trained, and figure out how you can get involved. And a kickoff event
wouldn't be complete without an action, so this event will double as our first
phone bank! Light refreshments will be served before programming
begins. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/swing-left-columbia-heights-kickoff
or https://www.facebook.com/events/470224196862703/.
46]
– On Wed., Sept. 4
from 6 to 8:30 PM, join the Shut Down DC-Climate Strike Orientation & Spokes
Council Meetings at the Friends Meeting of Washington, 2111 Florida Ave. NW,
WDC. Youth leaders from around the world have called for a climate strike
and global week of action from September 20th-27th. They have been taking the
lead so far, but now they are calling on all of us to take action. In
Washington, DC we will be answering the call and building on the momentum of
the youth climate strikes in a major way by shutting down D.C. on Sept. 23.
Over
the next several weeks affinity groups will be formed to take responsibility
for shutting down business as usual. If this is your first meeting, come at 6
PM so you can get up to speed on the action plan and organizing structure so
you can hit the ground running when the spokes council meeting starts at 7
PM. The Shut Down DC spokes council is the organizing and decision making
body of the ShutDownDC action. It’s open to anyone but priority is given to
coordination and joint decision making between working groups and affinity
groups that have been working to make ShutDownDC. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/1251858704985070/?event_time_id=1251858708318403.
47] – On
Wed., Sept. 4 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, hear from Writers for Migrant Justice- DC,
hosted by PRINT at the American Poetry Museum, 716 Monroe St. NE, # 25,
WDC 20017. Tickets are at $20. Join some of your favorite DMV poets
and writers in solidarity with immigrant families! Ticket proceeds will go
towards Immigrant Families Together, providing bail, basic necessities and
legal resources for detained migrants and their families. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/451490279040758/.
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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