57]
Moms Demand Action Advocacy Day – Jan. 30
58]
LGBTQ+ Lobby Day – Jan. 30
59] How to
Communicate When It Really Matters – Jan. 30
60] Food Rescue at the Enoch Pratt Free Library – Jan. 30
61]
Candidate Forum – Jan. 30
62] Pope Francis’ Vision of Peace – Jan. 30
63]
Youth Voice 2020 – Jan. 30
64] 15th Annual Peace Vigil
– Jan. 30
65] Literary mix tape of
queer voices out of 1990s Portland – Jan. 30
66] The Pope and the Bomb --
Jan. 30
67] Bernie Sanders (MFBS)
in a phone banking effort – Jan. 30
68] White House vigil –
Jan. 31
69]
WIB peace vigils – Jan. 31
70] Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula – Jan. 31
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57] – On Thurs., Jan. 30 from 9 to 11 AM, get with the Moms
Demand Action Advocacy Day at the House of Delegates, 6 Bladen Street, Room
180, Annapolis 21401. Visit https://www.dothemostgoodmoco.org/events/2020/1/30/moms-demand-action-advocacy-day.
There will be a rally and press conference with bill sponsors, a training on
how to have a great meeting with a legislator and meetings with legislators in
small groups to ask for their support for common sense efforts to strengthen
Maryland gun laws.
58] – On Thurs., Jan. 30
from 9:30 AM to 1 PM, go to LGBTQ+ Lobby Day, hosted by FreeState Justice
in Annapolis. Speak directly with
legislators to call for their full support for equality in Maryland. Check out
https://www.facebook.com/events/1736905656472841/.
59] – On Thurs., Jan. 30
from 10 AM to 4 PM, get over to Conversations & Confrontations: How to
Communicate When It Really Matters, hosted by Direct Marketing Fundraisers
Association (DMFA) as part of the Human Rights Campaign. See members.dmfa.org. Being able to deliver a message clearly,
succinctly, and purposefully is a critical leadership skill. Whether we are
leading a team meeting, speaking to a colleague or providing performance
feedback, it’s critical that we communicate in a way that gets our point
across—and is understood by the receiver in the way we intended. In this
part-day workshop you will learn how you can assess, improve, and delivery your
personal message within the workplace. This session is open for anyone that
communicates with colleagues, clients, and constituents! Visit
https://www.facebook.com/events/463247567717370/.
60] – There is a Food
Rescue at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 1303 Orleans St., Baltimore 21231 on
Thursdays from noon to 1 PM. The last two are on Jan. 30 and Feb. 13.
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.
61] –
On Thurs., Jan. 30 from 1 to 2 PM, get over
to a Candidate Forum, hosted by Richard DeShay Elliott at 1050 E 33rd St.,
Baltimore 21218-3636. Stadium Place is a
national exemplar community that serves 400 older adults (62+) with mixed
incomes by providing affordable housing with supportive services. The residents
are very much interested in the increase in crime in our city, education for
their grandkids and the overall well-being of our city. See
https://www.facebook.com/events/200906924378869/.
62]
-- On
Thurs., Jan. 30 at 5 PM, hear Pope Francis’ Vision of Peace on Disarmament,
Development, and Inclusiveness in the Catholic Conception of Just Peace - A
Lecture by Archbishop Silvano Tomasi at Georgetown University, Berkley Center
for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, 3307 M Street NW, Suite 200, WDC
20007. Go to https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/pope-francis-vision-of-peace. In this lecture, which will be introduced by
Georgetown President John J. DeGioia, Archbishop Tomasi will discuss the
Catholic Church’s role in the movement to abolish nuclear weapons, including
the pope’s teaching, Vatican diplomatic initiatives in support of disarmament,
and the responsibilities of Catholics in this current effort. Archbishop Tomasi
will be joined by leading experts for a moderated conversation and audience
Q&A following his lecture.
63]
– On Thurs., Jan. 30
from 5 to 8 PM, check out Youth Voice 2020: Baltimore Youth Town Hall, hosted
by Jerrell Bratcher at 615 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore 21205-2103. This is happening at the Bloomberg School of Public
Health, Sommer Hall, with a focus on Violence, Food Insecurity, Education, and
Economic Opportunities for youth. The purpose of the Youth Town Hall meeting is
to provide a space for Baltimore City Mayoral Candidates to be engaged in
conversation with some of Baltimore’s youth about the city’s most pressing
issues. Most of the decisions made in
Baltimore City about youth are decided without youth voice. RSVP to Keniera
Wagstaff at kewag2@morgan.edu. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/520962042105564/.
64] – On Thurs., Jan. 30
from 5:30 to 8 PM, attend the 15th Annual Peace Vigil, hosted by the
Baltimore Community Mediation Center, 3333 Greenmount Ave., Baltimore
21218. In January of each year, BCMC
honors the light of those lost to violence in our city the previous year.
Celebrate each individual's light with libation, performances, and community
members' reading each of last year's 348 victims' names and ages. This year's
theme is the four elements of life: earth, water, air, and fire. Feel free to bring a potluck item. Visit
https://www.facebook.com/events/1427247544126931/.
65] – On
Thurs., Jan. 30 from 7 to 10 PM, Claire Rudy Foster presents "Shine of the
Ever: Short Stories" at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 1225 Cathedral
St., Baltimore 21201. Hear about a
literary mix tape of queer voices out of 1990s Portland. This collection of
short stories explores what binds a community of queer and Trans people as they
negotiate love, screwing up and learning to forgive themselves for being young
and sometimes foolish. Foster is a queer, non-binary single parent in recovery.
The short story collection, “I’ve Never Done This Before,” was published to
warm acclaim in 2016. Claire lives and writes in Portland, Oregon. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/804141236698797/.
66] – Pope
Francis has condemned nuclear deterrence, ratified the Treaty to Prohibit
Nuclear Weapons, and been a leader in the campaign for a world without nuclear
weapons. In an address in Hiroshima November 24, 2019, he declared that “the
use of atomic energy for purposes of war is today, more than ever, a crime not
only against the dignity of human beings but against any possible future for
our common home.” Come to a workshop The Pope and the Bomb: Beyond Deterrence
which will address the current state of nuclear geopolitics, alternative
approaches to nuclear disarmament, and moral and pastoral implications of the
Catholic Church’s evolving position on deterrence and nuclear disarmament on
Fri., Jan. 31 from 8:45 AM to 5:45 PM at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace
& World Affairs, McCarthy Hall McShain Lounge, 3307 M Street NW, Suite 200,
WDC 20007. Go to https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/the-pope-and-the-bomb-beyond-deterrence.
67]
– On Thurs., Jan. 30 from 7 to 8:45
PM, get with Maryland for Bernie Sanders (MFBS) in a phone banking effort,
hosted by Our Revolution Howard at the Elkridge Library, 6540 Washington Blvd.,
Elkridge 21075. There will be experienced volunteers there to help you get set
up. IMPORTANT: In addition to a cell phone, you will need a laptop or tablet to
use "the Bernie Dialer." Headphones are HIGHLY recommended. Bring some snacks; bring a friend! RSVP at https://events.berniesanders.com/event/180143/. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/1058912764466312/.
68] – The Dorothy Day Catholic
Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Jan. 31 at noon. Contact the
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649, artlaffin@hotmail.com.
69] – Women in Black VIGILS FOR PEACE take place on Fri.,
Jan. 312 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.
70] –
On Fri., Jan. 31 from noon to
1:30 PM at the Stimson Center 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, 8th Floor, WDC 20036,
hear about Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula: Different Ways, Same Goal.
The issue of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula faces diverse challenges,
as the US and North Korea are driven by their own strategic goals and
perspectives on how to achieve them. Further complicating this issue are the
different interpretations and policy solutions by South Korean and US experts.
In this time of diplomatic impasse, join experts from the Stimson Center and
Korea Nuclear Policy Society for this timely discussion on how to move forward
in the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. View https://www.stimson.org/content/denuclearization-korean-peninsula-different-ways-same-goal?utm_source=Stimson+Center&utm_campaign=4a5e8abfca-StD%2FEast+Asia%2FDPRK+Denuclearization+Panel&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_15c3e20f70-4a5e8abfca-367750829&mc_cid=4a5e8abfca&mc_eid=037860bcff.
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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