52] Waging Peace in Vietnam
Exhibit – Nov. 21, 22 & 23
53] Dreams in the
Crosshairs – Nov. 21
54] Free Kenny
Collins – Nov. 21
55] How Animals Cope in a
Human-Driven World – Nov. 21
56] Prepare for State
Legislator Meetings – Nov. 21
57] Food Drive for the
animals – Nov. 22 & 23
58] Fire Drill Friday –
Nov. 22
59] White House vigil – Nov. 22
60] WIB peace
vigils –
Nov. 22
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52] – On Thurs.,
Nov. 21, Fri., Nov. 22 and Sat., Nov. 23 from 8 AM to 5 PM, visit the Waging
Peace in Vietnam Exhibit, hosted by the New Village Press, 1957 E St. NW,
WDC 20052-0041. November 15, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the
Vietnam War Mobilization March on Washington, a gathering of over half a
million demonstrators against the war. The George Washington University offers
a series of events to educate students and the general public about often overlooked
facets of the history of US involvement in Vietnam, including the impact that
antiwar GIs and veterans had on ending the war. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/508974299680430/?event_time_id=513544722556721.
53] – On Thurs., Nov. 21 from 6:30 to 8 PM, check out
Dreams in the Crosshairs: Voices from Gaza (Film + Poetry Night), hosted
by the Museum of the Palestinian People. This will be an evening of documentary
film, poetry, and a tour of the Museum of the Palestinian People. You've heard
about the Great Return March, the weekly protests that have rocked Gaza for
more than a year now, with more than 200 civilians killed and more than 14,000
injured. On the streets of Gaza today, the dramatic increase in young men
without legs or arms is evident everywhere. View a new mini documentary
produced by We Are Not Numbers called "Dreams in the
Crosshairs." This remarkable, original footage has not yet been shown,
and you can be part of the debut. Speaking after the showing will be Mohammed
Arafat and Anas Jnena, two Gaza writers for We Are Not Numbers now in the U.S.
You'll hear an update on the Great Return March and be able to ask questions
about life on the ground today. Before viewing the documentary at Middle
East Books and More, take a special tour of the Museum of the Palestinian
People. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/477455299536819/.
54]– On Thurs., Nov. 21 from 7 PM to 8:30
PM, join the Free Kenny Collins Campaign: A Talk With Kenny hosted
by the Prison Resistance Project at Jimenez Hall, College Park, MD 20742.
Kenny Collins was imprisoned in 1987 for a crime he may not have committed.
Zero evidence tying him to the scene, an incompetent defense, and coerced
testimony of three unreliable witnesses -- one of whom recanted -- was still
enough to sentence him to death. He was eventually taken off death row due to
the failings of his defense attorney, yet he remains in prison over thirty
years later. He deserves to be free. Talk with Kenny about his experiences and
learn what to do to help. See https://www.facebook.com/events/499081944017718/.
55]
–On Thurs., Nov. 21 from 7 to 9
PM, check out Changing Behavior: How Animals Cope in a Human-Driven
World, Human activities present special challenges to wild animals. Learn
how animals have changed their behavior to adapt to life alongside humans, and
how wildlife professionals use behavior science to teach wild animals to
participate in their own conservation. This is the third and final installment
of our Animal Behavior series. Jane Marlow will speak at the Natural History
Society of Maryland, 6908 Belair Rd., Baltimore 21206. Tickets are at
marylandnature.wildapricot.org. The cost is $30 for NHSM members, and $45
for non-members. Marlow is a nature educator, animal behavior analyst, and
certified exotic animal trainer. She has over 12 years of experience working in
animal training and educational capacities at accredited zoos and
aquariums. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1179999658852068/?event_time_id=1179999665518734
.
56]
– Jews
United for Justice is scheduling small, in-person meetings with as many of
Baltimore City and County state legislators as possible before the 2020 session
begins, starting on Mon., Dec. 2 for Baltimore County and Tues., Dec. 3.
There are also other dates. To attend, you must attend a prep session.
On Thurs., Nov. 21 there will be a video call from 8 to 9:30 PM, and
on Sun., Dec. 1 there will be a video call from 7 to 8:30 PM to prepare
for State Legislator Meetings. RSVP at https://jufj.org/events/category/legislator-meetings/leg-prep/?emci=8ef39166-280a-ea11-828b-2818784d6d68&emdi=108d5b77-2f0a-ea11-828b-2818784d6d68&ceid=3403859.
57] – On Fri., Nov. 22 from 8:30 AM to 6:30
PM and Sat., Nov. 23 from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM and more dates, help with the
Food Drive for SPCA Food Bank at the Annapolis Cat Hospital, 2244-48 Bay
Ridge Ave., Annapolis 21403. Consider donating to an animal in need.
Details about donation drop off days, times, and items accepted can be found
below. Your donations mean so much, and the entire Annapolis Cat Hospital staff
thanks you! Donations accepted are unopened canned or bagged dog and cat
food. No boxed foods or treats. Call Annapolis Cat Hospital at
410-268-2287 or Bay Ridge Animal Hospital at 410-268-6994. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/397186717891355/?event_time_id=397186731224687.
58] – Inspired by the Swedish student,
Greta Thunberg, the student strikers and Naomi Klein's new book "On Fire:
The Burning Case for the Green New Deal," Jane Fonda decided to upend her
life, left her comfort zone and move to Washington, D.C. for four months to
focus on climate change. As Greta said, "This is a crisis. We have to act
like our house is on fire, because it is.” So, every Friday she will host
an action called — Fire Drill Friday — at 11 AM on the East Lawn of the Capitol
Building, followed by a direct action. Each Friday focus on a different
aspect of the climate crisis and what needs to be done moving forward. On
November 22, that Friday will make the connection with Water.
Here’s the deal: We are living at the last possible moment in
human history when we can do something about climate change or fail to do so,
thereby denying hundreds of millions of people a livable future. Last year, the
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its regular
report which stated in no uncertain terms that given the worsening disasters
we’re already seeing and the additional warming that is already baked in
because we didn’t act 30 years ago, we do not stand a chance at changing course
in time without profound, systemic economic and social change in the next 11
years. Visit https://www.codepink.org/firedrillfridays.
59] – The Dorothy Day
Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Nov. 22 at noon. Contact
the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649, artlaffin@hotmail.com.
60] – Women in Black
VIGILS FOR PEACE take place on Fri., Nov. 22 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.
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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