32] Climate Action Coffee –
Oct. 30
33] Conversation with Dr.
Chris Ford – Oct. 30
34] Environmental Defenders
Under Threat – Oct. 30
35] Gun Violence as a
Public Health Crisis – Oct. 30
36] Reclaiming Judaism From
Zionism – Oct. 30
37] Screening “Ice On Fire”
– Oct. 30
38] "The
Intersection of Human Rights and Mental Health" – Oct. 30
39] The
Sun Does Shine – Oct. 30
40] Sanctuary DMV
Accompaniment Training – Oct. 30
41] Hear from Rabbi Arik Ascherman – Oct. 30
42] Jail Support Info
Session – Oct. 30
43] YALE NEEDS
WOMEN
– Oct. 30
44] Biophilia – Oct. 30
45] Conversation with Sen.
Van Hollen – Oct. 31
46] Food Rescue at the
Pratt – Oct. 31
47] Food Rescue with
Dovecote Café – Oct. 31
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32] – On Wed., Oct. 30, Nov. 6 and Nov. 13 from 7:30 AM
to 9 AM, get over to Climate Action Coffee with Takoma Park Mobilization at
Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW, WDC 20012. The Climate
Action Coffee is an every-Wednesday gathering at Busboys and Poets Takoma, a
cooperative production of Busboys and the Takoma Alliance for a Local Living
Economy (TALLE), a working group of the Takoma Park Mobilization.
This
weekly series is meant to provide an organizing workspace with action-oriented
discussion circles focused on building the kinds of markets, society, food
systems and resiliency that we want for our region; raising watershed and
environmental justice consciousness; and following youth climate leaders in
taking immediate action to reverse the dramatic disruption of our climate
systems. Bring your vision and passion for reshaping our communities and local
economies in the service of resiliency, racial equity, and carbon-neutrality.
More info at http://tpmobilization.org/talle.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2536864976380836/?event_time_id=2536864993047501.
33]
– On
Wed., Oct. 30 from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, hear A Conversation with Dr. Chris Ford,
Assistant Secretary of State, at The Stimson Center, 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW,
8th Floor, WDC 20036. Call 202.223.5956. As the
Nuclear Security Summits recede into the past, it is important that the world’s
leaders not forget about nuclear security. Where the Summits played a valuable
role in jump-starting attention to this challenge, the global community must
now do the longer-term work of making sound nuclear security into a day-to-day
habit, rather than just a mere pledge. In a world in which terrorist
organizations do seek to acquire nuclear or other radioactive
materials, nuclear security is far too important not to be
routinized. Dr. Christopher Ford will discuss the State Department’s efforts to
encourage a “new normal” that establishes healthy patterns that can and will be
sustained indefinitely. Bringing this about should be the core of our
collective nuclear security agenda.
Dr. Christopher Ford was sworn in as Assistant Secretary for
International Security and Nonproliferation on January 9, 2018. Before coming
to ISN, Dr. Ford served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior
Director for Weapons of Mass Destruction and Counter-proliferation at the
National Security Council. Dr. Ford began his public service in 1996 as
Assistant Counsel to the Intelligence Oversight Board and then served on several
Congressional staffs, including the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. In
2003, he served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the State
Department’s Bureau of Verification and Compliance (now the Bureau of Arms
Control, Verification, and Compliance). In 2006, he was named U.S. Special
Representative for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, where he was responsible for U.S.
diplomacy with respect to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons. See https://www.stimson.org/content/conversation-dr-chris-ford-assistant-secretary-state.
34] – On Wed., Oct. 30 from 3:30 to 5:30 PM, hear about
Environmental Defenders Under Threat, hosted by World Resources Institute,
10 G St. NE, WDC 20002. Tickets are at www.wri.org. This
event will bring greater awareness to the significant threats facing land and
environmental defenders. The event aims to highlight the various ways defenders
are coming under attack — physical attacks, being jailed, and becoming locked
in costly legal battles that prevent them from carrying out their work.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/628375154361107/.
35] – On Wed., Oct.
30 from 5 to 8 PM, look at Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis - Legislative
Oversight, hosted by Councilmember Kristerfer Burnett at Baltimore City
Hall, 100 Holliday St, Baltimore 21202. The social determinants of health
are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the
wider set of social forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life. We
must explore these conditions and build a comprehensive public health agenda in
Baltimore City, and this is the first step towards that goal. See https://www.facebook.com/events/521653155071902/.
36] – On Wed., Oct.
30 from 6 to 8 PM, get over to a Book Talk “Reclaiming Judaism From Zionism:
Stories of Personal Transformation.” The Talk will be at Middle East Books and
More, 1902 18th St. NW, WDC 20009. The speakers are Dr. Carolyn L.
Karcher, Professor Emerita of English, American Studies and Women's Studies,
Temple University, Dr. Cathy Lisa Schneider, Professor, School of International
Service, American University, Emily Siegel, Program Director, Eyewitness Palestine,
Charlie Wood, Activist and Lawyer, Chris Goodshall, Georgetown University Law
Center, and Yael Horowitz, Educator, Tenement Museum. Light
refreshments will be served.
Today
Jews face a choice. They can be loyal to the ethical imperatives at the heart
of Judaism--love the stranger, pursue justice, and repair the world. Or they
can give unconditional support to the state of Israel. It is a choice between
Judaism as a religion and the nationalist ideology of Zionism, which is
usurping that religion. In this powerful collection of personal narratives,
forty Jews of diverse backgrounds tell a wide range of stories about the roads
they have traveled from a Zionist world view to activism in solidarity with
Palestinians and Israelis striving to build an inclusive society founded on
justice, equality and peaceful coexistence. Reclaiming Judaism from Zionism
will be controversial. Its contributors welcome the long overdue public debate.
They want to demolish stereotypes of dissenting Jews as self-hating, traitorous
and anti-Semitic. They want to introduce readers to the large and growing
community of Jewish activists who have created organizations such as Jewish
Voice for Peace, IfNotNow and Open Hillel. They want to strengthen alliances
with progressives of all faiths. Above all, they want to nurture models of
Jewish identity that replace ethnic exclusiveness with solidarity, Zionism with
a Judaism once again nourished by a transcendent ethical vision. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2510403162539359/.
37] – On Wed., Oct. 30 from 6 to 9:30 PM, see “Ice On
Fire,” a film by Leila Conners, hosted by Alliance for Environmental
Markets and Investments at the Warner Theatre, 513 13th St. NW, WDC 20004.
You can see the D.C. Premiere for free with an RSVP. The film is produced and
narrated by Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio. The screening will be followed by a
panel discussion with the director and the co-producer/director of stunning
cinematography, Harun Mehmedinović. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2449636191935939/.
38] – You are
invited on Wed., Oct. 30 at 6:30 PM to "The Intersection of Human
Rights and Mental Health," co-sponsored by the Howard
County Office of Human Rights, Police Dept., and NAMI-Howard
County. RSVP at http://bit.ly/humanrights-mentalhealth.
It will take place at 6470 Dobbin Rd., Suite C, Columbia 21045. Email mehmet@rumiforum.org.
39]
-- On Wed., Oct. 30 from 6:30 to 8 PM,
get with The Sun Does Shine at Wilmington Library,
10 E. 10th St., Wilmington, DE. How can
Delaware move forward with Criminal Justice Reform? This is a Book Talk and
Panel Discussion with Anthony Ray Hinton. Hinton was falsely accused and
convicted of committing two murders, spending nearly 30 years on death row
before he was exonerated. Visit https://delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/5662878.
40] – On
Wed., Oct. 30 from 6:30 to 8 PM, attend a Sanctuary DMV Accompaniment Training,
hosted by Sanctuary DMV at the Silver Spring United Methodist Church, 8900
Georgia Ave, Silver Spring 20910. REGISTER FOR THIS TRAINING HERE: http://bit.ly/oct-accompaniment. Over the
past two and a half years, volunteers with Sanctuary DMV's accompaniment
program have supported hundreds of immigrants at their ICE check-ins,
immigration court appointments, and more. The accompaniers provide moral and
emotional support to immigrants going through extremely trying processes. They
show solidarity, reduce the likelihood of detention with their presence, and
keep relatives or lawyers informed in case of an arrest. Sanctuary DMV is
a feminist anti-imperialist group of concerned DMV community members dedicated
to protecting immigrants and targeted communities. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2504496053106663/.
41]
– Rabbi Arik Ascherman,
Executive Director of Torat Tzedek-Torah of Justice Recipient of the Rabbi
David J. Forman Memorial Fund's Human Rights Prize for 5779, is speaking about
the 20th-21st century Palestinian-Israeli situation. He will be in
Baltimore on Wed., Oct. 30 at 7 PM at 6811 Campfield Road, Apartment 4A,
Baltimore 21207. Enjoy light refreshments. There is no charge to attend
the event. Donations to the Rabbi's work are welcome. RSVP, as space is
limited: rondacooperstein@hotmail.com or farquhar.cindy7@gmail.com, Call (443) 604-2298.
Rabbi Ascherman comes to the United States every
year to speak about his work and to ask for support from those who care about
human rights and oppose Israel's military occupation and annexation
policies. He will discuss his efforts to assist Palestinians in their
struggle for land and justice. See his biography at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arik_Ascherman.
From the south, go West on Northern Parkway then
turn right on Wabash Avenue then turn left on Patterson Avenue. Then turn right
on Wildwood Parkway, which becomes Campfield Road; turn left into Circle Drive
then follow signs to the right to park. The apartment is down the hill and is
marked with a War is Not the Answer sign.
From the Beltway, go west and south on I 695, then
exit to the right on Route 26, turning left onto Liberty Road. Turn left on
Essex Road. At dead end turn right onto Campfield Road and turn right into
Circle Drive, then follow signs to the right to park.
42]
– On
Wed., Oct. 30 from 7 to 8 PM, get with Jail Support Info Session, hosted
by Baltimore Jail Support in The Undercroft, 2629 Huntingdon Ave.,
Baltimore 21211. Learn how you can support folks coming out of jail.
Discuss the basic ways we provide direct service to detained people and other
community members every Sunday, as well as going over some of Jail Support's
history and upcoming goals. Discuss ways to help if you're available on
Sundays, if you're available on other days, and other ways to support. Q&A
to follow. No prior jail sitting experience required! Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/3297795440261290/.
43]
-- Join the Church of
the Redeemer for its VOICES Series, and note that events start at 7 PM and
will be held at the Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles St., Baltimore
21210. On Wed., Oct. 30 from 7 to 8:30 PM, hear from Anne Gardiner Perkins,
author of YALE NEEDS WOMEN. In partnership with the Pratt Library’s Writers
LIVE Series, The Church of the Redeemer hosts Anne Perkins. The news was so
shocking that the New York Times ran it on the front page. Yale, which had
banned women undergraduates for the previous 268 years, was finally going coed.
The book tells for the first time the true story of the young women students
who broke the gender barrier at Yale in September 1969. They came from all over
the country: Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Boston, and the
Bronx. Few were prepared for what they found when they arrived.
Outnumbered seven-to-one because of the gender quota Yale put in place, these
young pioneers, most of them just teenagers, were barred from many of the privileges
their male classmates took for granted. Follow the story of five women students
in particular—two black and three white—through the tumultuous early years of
coeducation at Yale. Based on five years of archival research and eighty oral
histories, Perkins’s unflinching account of a group of young women striving for
change is an inspiring story of strength, resilience, and courage that
continues to resonate today. Visit https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/the-church-of-the-redeemer-voices-series-october-30/.
44] – On Wed., Oct.
30 from 7 to 9 PM, check out Biophilia: a Monthly Environmental Benefit Party!
(Canton), hosted by B. Willow, 2822 O'Donnell St., Baltimore 21224.
Tickets are $25. Celebrate the first edition of Biophilia, a monthly
environmental benefit party with drinks, air plant terrarium building, and
fundraising for Friends of Patterson Park! The goal of this series is to
promote a societal understanding of biophilia, defined as: an innate human
tendency to seek connections with nature & other forms of life. This goes
hand in hand with doing our part to preserve our natural surroundings,
especially for future generations.
Tickets
include walk up air plant arrangements (pick 2 air plants, vessel, and
decorative elements), tastings from Baltimore Spirits Co, and a $5 donation to
the Friends of Patterson Park. 20% of sales will also be donated to them!
The Friends of Patterson Park is an independent 501c3 organization with a
mission to ensure the park’s vitality as a treasured green space and encourage
its use and appreciation by neighbors, visitors, and future generations.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/404812216753061/.
45]
-- On
Thurs., Oct. 31 at 8:15 AM, be at A Conversation with Sen. Van Hollen on U.S.
Defense [sic] and Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium,
1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC 20036. Look at https://www.brookings.edu/events/a-conversation-with-sen-van-hollen-on-us-defense-and-foreign-policy/.
46] – There
is a Food Rescue at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 1303 Orleans St., Baltimore
21231 on Thursdays from noon to 1 PM. Food Rescue Baltimore partners with
Baltimore’s esteemed Enoch Pratt Free Library at the Orleans Street Branch.
Come to the library, bring a bag, and take home delicious free food. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/567424937414955/?event_time_id=567425064081609.
47]
– On
Thursdays from 4 to 5 PM, Food Rescue Baltimore is working with Dovecote
Café, 2501 Madison Ave., Baltimore 21217. Bring a bag, bring a friend,
and take delicious, nutritious, free rescued food. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2095151417235683/?event_time_id=2095151543902337.
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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