52] SB 742 Day of Action - Support
Maryland Migrant Workers – Feb. 21
53] Canvass for Bernie 2020
in South Carolina – Feb. 21 - 23
54] White House vigil – Feb. 21
55] WIB peace vigils – Feb. 21
56] Naming
Racism, Violence, and Power – Feb. 21
57] Environmental Educational and
Community Action Forum – Feb. 21
58] Peace and justice vigil – Feb. 21
59] Service
Providers Can Change Policy – Feb. 21
60] Local
Police Control & Dignity Not Detention – Feb. 21
61] Teach in
with DMV Bolivia Solidarity Network – Feb. 21
62] "China: Beyond the
Propaganda" – Feb. 21
63] Film
screening of “Occupation 101” – Feb. 21
64] Ballroom Dancing – Feb.
21
52] – On Fri., Feb. 21 from 9 AM to 1 PM, join the SB 742 Day of Action -
Support Maryland Migrant Workers, hosted by Centro de los Derechos del
Migrante, Inc. Go to 11 Bladen St., Annapolis 21401-1901. Enjoy coffee and bagels
before we head to the Neal Conference Room on the second floor of the James
Senate Office Building.
Maryland State Senator Susan Lee, a champion for labor trafficking
survivors, recently introduced SB 742 - The Fair Recruitment and Transparency
Act in the Maryland Senate. CDM is working with the Maryland Catholic
Conference and many other partners in this effort to ensure migrant workers are
treated fairly!
The first hearing is on February 27, but there is a day of action
on February 21st to ask the Senate Finance Committee to vote YES on SB
742! See https://www.facebook.com/events/194547071752142/.
53]
-- Canvass for
Bernie 2020 in South Carolina from Fri., Feb. 21 at noon until Sun., Feb. 23 at
8:15 PM. Join Rowan4Bernie, as South Carolina is a critical race before
Super Tuesday. An unexpected win could help seal the nomination for Bernie!
Around noon, their bus will stop at 3601 Washington Blvd, Arbutus 21227. All
transport and housing is provided, so all people have to do is sign up. You
will return to that address around 8:15 PM. If you are interested, you
can contact the event coordinator at 732-789-9732. Use this link to sign up:
TinyURL.com/BerdiebusSC2020.
54] – The Dorothy Day
Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Feb. 21 at noon. Contact
the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649, artlaffin@hotmail.com.
55] – Women
in Black VIGILS FOR PEACE take place on Fri., Feb. 14 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.
56] -- On
Fri., Feb. 21 from 2 to 4 PM, get over to Naming Racism, Violence, and Power,
hosted by Program in Racism, Immigration and Citizenship Johns Hopkins
University at the Hopkins Homewood Campus, 3400 N. Charles Street, Mergenthaler
111, Baltimore 21218. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/white-naming-racism-violence-and-power-tickets-94034715365.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/179344599831698/.
57] – On Fri., Feb. 21 Friday at 3:30 to 7 PM, there is an Environmental
Educational and Community Action Forum, hosted by the Anacostia
Riverkeeper and Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington at
Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park 20912. Join
environmental experts, youth advocates, and non-profit advocates for a
roundtable conversation discussing environmental education and civic engagement
in dealing with current environmental challenges. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/521682485136347/.
58] – 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 Feb. 21.
Black Lives Matter.
59] -- On
Fri., Feb. 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, check out Service Providers Can Change
Policy, hosted by Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition, 116 E 25th Street,
Baltimore 21218. Join BHRC's policy team to build your policy analysis and
advocacy skills, especially in gearing up for Harm Reduction Advocacy Day in
Annapolis. See https://www.facebook.com/events/212270939901053/.
60] – On Fri.,
Feb. 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, come to an Advocacy Gathering: Local Police
Control & Dignity Not Detention, hosted by Baltimore For Border
Justice at the Impact Hub Baltimore, 10 E North Ave., Baltimore 21202. Work on
1) Local Police Control for Baltimore City and 2) Dignity Not Detention Act.
This bill would prohibit the creation of new private immigrant detention
facilities in the State of Maryland and require that existing contracts with
such facilities be terminated by 10/1/21. It is filed as House Bill 0677 (http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0677)
and Senate Bill 0850 (http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0850?ys=2020RS).
It is essential that we end the profit motive for imprisoning immigrants in our
state, and keep ICE and its contractors out of Maryland. Email bmore4borderjustice@gmail.com
or call 443-631-0432. See ww.facebook.com/BaltimoreforBorderJustice and https://www.facebook.com/events/2581638691934113/.
61] -- On Fri., Feb. 21 at 6:30 PM, be
at a Teach in with DMV Bolivia Solidarity Network and Wayta, hosted by The
Center for Social Justice - Georgetown University, 1421 37th Street NW, WDC
20057. Join Wayta, a local Andean music group, and the DMV Bolivian Solidarity
Network to learn more about the connections between US Interventions and the
Nuevas Derechas political scene in Latin America, including the ongoing
struggle of indigenous nations in Bolivia. Space is limited to 25. Email RSVP
to csjevents@georgetown.edu.
Questions to CSJ’s Assistant Director, Newcomer and Immigrant Community
Engagement, Jessica.Lee@georgetown.edu.
Dinner will be provided. See https://www.facebook.com/events/612316819593014/.
62] – On Fri., Feb. 21 at 7 PM at the Justice Center, 617
Florida Avenue NW, WDC 20001, participate in a three-part series which looks
past the propaganda to examine the truth about China. No prior reading is
required, and questions and discussions are encouraged. "China: Beyond the
Propaganda" is a 3-part series to understand U.S.-China relations, China's
role in the world and the Chinese economy. Recently, Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo called China the "central threat of our times." Speaker of the
House Nancy Pelosi has called for Trump to promote "maximum pressure"
against the Chinese economy. Look at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/liberation-fridays-china-beyond-the-propaganda-a-3-part-series-tickets-94179317875.
63] -- On
Fri., Feb. 21 from 8 to 9:30 PM, come to Friday Film Night, hosted
by American Muslims for Palestine and Islamic Society of
Baltimore (ISB) / Al-Rahmah School, 6631 Johnnycake Road, Baltimore 21244. See
a film screening of “Occupation 101” and hear a discussion on the daily life of
our brothers and sisters in Palestine. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/331392791085499/.
64] – 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 Feb. 21. Call
Dave Greene at 301-570-3283; or email eneergdivad@gmail.com.
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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