11] Day of Action – Jan. 12
12] OUR
Revolution MoCo meeting – Jan. 12
13] Film “5 AWAKE” – Jan. 12
14] Take the Anne Frank
Tour – Jan. 12
15]
Pentagon
Peace Vigil – Jan. 13
16] Urge Congress to Hold
Hearings on the ERA – Jan. 13
17] Shut Down DC-Climate Strike – Jan. 13
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11] – Day of Action! - Make Your Voices Heard - Contact Your
Legislator, organized by the League of Women Voters of Arlington (VA) on
Sun., Jan. 12 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM at Central Library, 1015 North Quincy St.,
Auditorium, Arlington VA 22201. There are so many issues before the
General Assembly--redistricting reform, the ERA, security at the ballot box,
voter ID laws and other important issues. Go to https://lwv-arlingtonva.org/events.
12] – On
Sun., Jan. 12 from 2 to 4 PM, OUR Revolution MoCo will meet
at the Rockville Library, 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville 20850. This will be our
2020 Kickoff & Planning meeting. http://ourrevolutionmd.com/local-chapters/montgomery-county/.
13] – On Sun., Jan. 12
from 2 to 4 PM, catch a film screening “5 Awake,” hosted by Moms Demand
Action at St. Mark's Episcopal Church- Capitol Hill, 301 A St. SE, WDC
20003. Join Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and the DC Area
Interfaith Gun Violence Prevention Network, for a free film and discussion
series on gun violence at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. A moderated Q&A will
follow the film screening. Louisiana has been called one of the most dangerous
places in America for women due to domestic violence homicides. But five strong
determined Louisiana women have helped change that. The documentary short film “Five
Awake” chronicles their championing of a historic legislative package to
protect victims of domestic abuse and save lives. Their advocacy resulted in
unanimous passage of the most comprehensive package of bills ever aimed at
stopping domestic violence. “Five Awake” shows how grass roots efforts by the
public can lead to significant and unexpected victories in the Louisiana
Legislature. RSVP here: https://act.everytown.org/event/moms-demand-action-event/30448/signup/?akid=&source=mda-web--event-search.
Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/2400338350215384/.
14] – On Sun., Jan. 12
from 3 to 5 PM, take the Anne Frank Tour at The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum,
hosted by Washington DC History & Culture at 100 Raoul Wallenberg
Place SW, WDC 20024. June 12, 2019 would have been Anne Franke's 90th
birthday, the most famous victim of the Nazi Holocaust. For this program we’ll
be taking a two-hour guided tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum. Our emphasis will be on the museum’s permanent exhibit, which we’ll be
seeing particularly as it relates to the fascinating and tragic story of Anne
Frank and her diary.
Anne
Frank (June 12, 1929 - February or March 1945) was a German-born diarist. One
of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust, she gained fame
posthumously with the publication of The Diary of a Young Girl, in which she
documents her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944, during the German occupation of
the Netherlands in World War II. It is one of the world's most widely known
books and has been the basis for several plays and films. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank.
Registration is $10 per person with proceeds supporting the Washington, DC
History & Culture non-profit community programs. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/545210042999167/.
15] – There is a weekly
Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the
Pentagon Metro stop. The next vigil is Jan. 13, and it is sponsored by
the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call
202-882-9649. The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro
entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind
bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro. By Metro, take
Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the
Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to
protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off
at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary
Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army
Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr., and there is
meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these
spots begin at 8 AM. No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds.
Restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S.
Fern and Army Navy Dr.
16] – Urge Congress to
Hold Hearings on the ERA, which would be supported by Katrina's Dream. Each
Monday, including Jan. 6, at 8 AM, make calls to Senator Graham at (202)
224-5972 and your senators for the ERA. Hold hearings on S.J. Res 6, and S.J.
Res. 5 which calls for the removal of a deadline for passage of the ERA. This
will continue through Feb. 10. Click on this link https://bit.ly/2T1B8wp, and check out https://www.facebook.com/events/246467582967063/?event_time_id=246467699633718.
17] -- On Mon., Jan. 13
from 8:30 to 9:30 AM, get over to a coordinated banner drop action,
hosted by Shut Down DC-Climate Strike, Washington Circle NW, WDC
20037. Visit www.shutdowndc.org. Small crews will
hang banners all over the city so they will be visible to commuters during
morning rush hour. After the action, gather in Washington Circle at 8:30 AM for
breakfast and to celebrate, debrief, and talk about next steps and upcoming
events. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/462997257732668/.
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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