61] Picket with Striking Metrobus Workers – Nov. 22
62] Becoming
Jane Exhibition – Nov. 22
through summer 2020
63] Peace and justice vigil –
Nov. 22
64]
Enough is Enough – Nov. 22
65]
Pray for Peace – Nov. 22
66] Ballroom Dancing – Nov.
22
67] Bird Watching Walk – Nov. 23
68] Bernie
2020 Community Canvass –
Nov. 23
69] Community Compost
Collection Week – Nov. 23
70] Adoption Event at Petco – Nov. 23
71] Cats,
Coffee, & Cookies –
Nov. 23
72]
Adoption Event – Nov. 23
73] Pre-Session Briefing – Nov. 23
74] Eddie's
Fall Food Drive – Nov. 23
75] Canvass for Logan -- Nov. 23
76] Divest Arlington from
the War Machine Forum – Nov. 23
77] Hear from
PINKO editors – Nov. 23
78] Write
letters supporting the Plowshares
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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61] -- On Fri., Nov. 22 from 7:45 to 9:45 AM and then from 11:30
AM to 1:30 PM and other dates and time, join the WMATA HQ Picket with Striking Metrobus
Workers at 600 5th St. NW, WDC 20001-2610.
Go here for the schedule: https://www.facebook.com/events/2310195405775260/.
This secondary WMATA HQ picket will run from 7:45-9:45 a.m. and from 11:30-1:30
p.m. each day. See
https://www.facebook.com/events/553753515478162/?event_time_id=553753548811492.
62] – On
Fri., Nov. 22 from 10 AM to 6 PM, check out the Becoming Jane Exhibition
Opening Day, hosted by the Jane Goodall Institute at the National
Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St. NW, WDC 20036.
Tickets are at www.nationalgeographic.org.
The exhibition will continue through Summer 2020. Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE,
founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace, braved the
unknown to give the world a remarkable window into humankind’s closest living
relatives: chimpanzees. In this hands-on, transportive multimedia exhibition
celebrating her extraordinary life and work, you’ll explore Dr. Goodall’s early
years through iconic images and a multiscreen experience and venture on a 3D
exploration of Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park where she did her famous
behavioral research on chimps. You’ll also see a life-size hologram of Dr.
Goodall, enter a replica of her research tent, and learn about her current role
as a leader in community-centered conservation and youth empowerment. Before
you leave, you will find out what you can do today to make a positive impact in
the world.
The museum is open 7 days a week (except
Thanksgiving and Christmas Day) from 10 AM to 6 PM (last ticket sold at 5 PM
daily.) Groups of 20 or more receive discounted museum admission. Contact
groupsales@ngs.org to book your group visit today. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/977953615906486/.
63] – 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 Nov. 2. Black Lives Matter.
64] – On Fri., Nov. 22 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM, get with Enough
Is Enough: How Students Can Join the Fight for Gun Safety, hosted by the
Children's Bookstore, 4717 Harford Road, Baltimore 21214. From award-winning
author Michelle Roehm McCann comes a young activist’s handbook to joining the
fight against gun violence—both in your community and on a national level—to
make schools safer for everyone. Told in three parts, Enough Is Enough also
explores how America got to this point and the obstacles we must overcome,
including historical information about the Second Amendment, the history of
guns in America, and an overview of the NRA. Informative chapters include
interviews with teens who have survived gun violence and student activists who
are launching their own movements across the country. Additionally, the book
includes a Q&A with gun owners who support increased gun safety laws. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2804430696254215/.
65] – Pray
for Peace at 7:30 PM on Fri., Nov. 22 at the Maryland Presbyterian Church, 1105
Providence Road, Towson. Contact the Rev. Charles Cloughen, Jr., Interfaith
Peace Service Coordinator, at ccloughen@episcopalmaryland.org or 443-388-3768.
66] – 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 Nov. 22. Call Dave Greene
at 301-570-3283; or email eneergdivad@gmail.com.
67] – On
Sat., Nov. 23 from 8 to 9:30 AM, attend a Druid Hill Park Bird Watching Walk,
hosted by Patterson Park Audubon Center, 3001 East Drive, Baltimore
21217-4022. Join Audubon and the Maryland Zoo for a free guided bird watching
walk for all ages! No registration is required, just arrive ready to explore.
Binoculars are available. Email baltimore@audubon.org. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2492920214365181/.
68] --
On Sat., Nov. 23 from 9 AM to noon, join a Bernie 2020 Community
Canvass and Thanksgiving Parade in Silver Spring. Meet in the Town Square
Garage - by the Civic Building, 719 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring 20910. Wear
your favorite Bernie t-shirt or sweatshirt (dress in layers, with the t-shirt
on top). Spread Bernie love and talk to the parade watchers about why they
should support Bernie. MARCH and talk to voters in your community about the
election. Sign up at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGiCroCiXxSWik9i6CsxHsksujkH3DSuXq8FRThRt9ian61Q/viewform.
69] – On Sat., Nov. 23 from 9:30 to 10:30 AM, head over to
the Community Compost Collection Week, hosted by Overlea Farmers Market,
6908 Belair Rd., Baltimore 21206. Bring your scraps!!! Help keep usable food
waste from the landfills where it creates methane gas, and instead help turn
into nutrient rich flower field fertilizer! See https://www.facebook.com/events/2297108813729075/.
70] – On Sat., Nov. 23
and more Saturdays from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM, get with the Adoption Event at
Petco, 10383 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills 21117, hosted by The Feline
Rescue Association. Meet cats who need homes. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/608172806298242/?event_time_id=661037984345057.
71] – On
Sat., Nov. 23 from noon to 3 PM, get over to Cats, Coffee, & Cookies,
hosted by Passport Animal Rescue, Inc. at Petco, 1719 York Rd.,
Lutherville 21093. Spend quality time at the Lutherville/Timonium Petco every
Saturday with adoptable cats and kittens! Enjoy coffee, juice, cookies, treats,
and a whole room available for you to play with cats. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/138383510382707/?event_time_id=138383660382692.
72] – On Sat., Nov. 23 from noon to 2 PM, get over to the
Adoption Event with Animal Allies Rescue Foundation, hosted by Mutt Mart,
2904 Hamilton Ave., Baltimore 21214. Meet adoptable animals from AARF, and Mutt
Mart will donate a portion of all sales to AARF during the event! Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/414929469416910/.
73] – On
Sat. Nov. 23 from noon to 2 PM, Prince George’s DSA and Progressive Maryland
will have a pre-Session Briefing at New Carrollton Library, 7414 Riverdale
Road, New Carrollton. Former Del. Jimmy Tarlau will motivate discussion on
progressive opportunities in the 2020 General Assembly session, beginning in
January with new leadership in both chambers. Look at https://www.meetup.com/mdcdsa/events/266316594/.
74] – On Sat.,
Nov. 23 from 1 to 3 PM, get with Eddie's Fall Food Drive: GEDCO's CARES at 5113
Roland Ave., Baltimore 21210-2141. Join Eddie’s of Roland Park in supporting
local hunger relief efforts during its fall series of nonperishable food
drives—every weekend from now until Thanksgiving! On Saturdays it is 1-3 PM at Roland Avenue;
and Sundays from 1-3 PM at North Charles Street. See
https://www.facebook.com/events/719726085214701/.
75] –On
Sat., Nov. 23 from 1 to 5 PM, help with an Electoral Canvass in District 4,
hosted by Baltimore Democratic Socialists of America at Belvedere Square,
529 E. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore 21212.
Join a canvass for endorsed District 4 City Council candidate and
*chapter-member* Logan Endow! There will
be a brief training prior to the canvass. There will be two two-hour shifts.
Get buttons to pin on the outside of coats. If you have a DSA t-shirt, it'd be
a good idea to wear. And don't forget water and comfy shoes! Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/1252430714947428/.
76] – Attend a Divest Arlington
from the War Machine Forum on Sat., Nov. 23 from 5 to 7 PM at Busboys &
Poets, 4251 S. Campbell Ave., Arlington, VA 22206. RSVP Here!
Join CODEPINK, World BEYOND War, and Beyond the Bomb for a divestment
forum at the Shirlington Busboys and Poets location. Talk about the steps
needed to cut ties with the war economy and divest Arlington from war
profiteers. This summer, World BEYOND War led a successful campaign to divest
the city of Charlottesville from weapons and fossil fuels and now the county of
Arlington is turning to Charlottesville for advice on how to divest. Featured speakers include Paki Wieland of
CODEPINK, Andy Shallal of Busboys and Poets, Beyond the Bomb Executive Director
Cecili Thompson Williams, and World BEYOND War Co-Founder David Swanson.
Grassroots-led war divestment campaigns are springing up all over the world,
from students organizing to divest university endowments from weapons
manufacturers, to municipalities coming together to divest public pension funds
from military contractors. Email info@codepink.org
or look at www.codepink.org.
77] – On Sat., Nov. 23
from 7 to 10 PM, there is a launch event for "Pinko: A Magazine of Gay
Communism," hosted by Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 1225
Cathedral St., Baltimore 21201. Like the world which they served to bind
together, capitalist sexual relations are in crisis. Pinko is a new magazine of gay communist
thought that attempts to bring struggles against capitalist sexual relations
into contact with struggles against the wage and against whiteness. Publishing
twice a year, this first issue features dispatches from the Puerto Rican
uprising and the Kentucky coal miners' blockade, essays about the communization
of care and Kuwasi Balagoon, archival documents from groups like Third World
Gay Revolution, and more. Go to http://redemmas.org/. Editors from the Pinko
collective will be at Red Emma’s to read from and discuss their new
publication. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/393950284824238/.
78] – The PLOWSHARES SENTENCING is PENDING, so please WRITE THE JUDGE.
Now is the time to write letters to Judge Lisa Godbey Wood regarding her
sentencing of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7. The group is collecting letters,
especially from those who know the defendants, testifying to their character
and the good work that they are doing in their communities which will not be
done if they are serving long terms in prison. These letters are not the forum
to criticize the law, the legal process or government policies. Rather it
is the place to point out positive things about the defendants that should
mitigate a harsh sentence. Letters
should be sent to defense attorney Bill Quigley at the address below. He will
compile them and distribute to various defendants' attorneys for delivery to
Judge Wood. The attorneys suggest it would be helpful to get these done by
Thanksgiving or the week after in order to get processed and delivered.
Sentencing may be in January or possibly February. The best letters are simple, polite, and
tell good things about the person you are writing to support.
The suggested format is as
follows:
Date
Sender’s Name
Sender’s Address
Judge Lisa Godbey Wood
c/o Bill Quigley
Loyola University New Orleans Law Clinic
Campus Box 902
7214 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
Regarding Sentencing of: Mark Colville [or] Clare
Grady [or] Martha Hennessy [or] Fr. Steve Kelly SJ [or] Elizabeth McAlister
[or] Patrick O’Neill [or] Carmen Trotta (or all seven of the Kings Bay
Plowshares)
Dear Judge Wood,
Suggested outline for the letter:
- Explain who you are.
- Explain who you are writing about, how you know
them, and what good they do for their community.
- Explain why the Judge should not send them to jail.
- Thank the Judge for reading your letter.
Valediction,
Signature
For more ideas and details for your letters, you are
welcome to see the defendants' biographies here: https://kingsbayplowshares7.org/about/bios/.
Thank you for your attentiveness to the trial, your
support for the defendants and their families, and your focus on the issue of
the abolition of nuclear weapons.
As Fr. Steve Kelly says, "The nuclear weapons
won't go away by themselves." We do this work together.
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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