61] Audubon Habitat Team – Mar. 7
62] Logan Endow Day of
Action – Mar. 7
63] Civic Legacies and
Immigrant Incorporation – Mar. 7
64] Tree Pruning – Mar. 7
65] Deliver a trailer full of donated items – Mar. 7
66] City Council District
12 + Bernie Canvass – Mar. 7
67] Adoption Event – Mar. 7
68] DRONE DEATH
WALK/VIGIL – Mar. 7
69] Peoples Proposals for
COVID 19 – Mar. 7
70] Adoption Meet &
Greet -- Mar. 7
71] Meet Me in the Middle meeting – Mar. 7
72] LOVING LIFE ON THE
MARGINS -- Mar. 7
73] Exhibit of
Willa Bickham’s art work – through Apr. 13
74] Phone Bank for Bernie – Mar. 7
75] The Moment
Was Now -- Mar. 7 & 8
76] Celebrate Elizabeth McAlister -- Mar. 21
77] Write letters
supporting the Plowshares
78] Two Berrigan Books
still in print
79] Emergency Demonstration
against an attack on Venezuela or Iran
80] Donate books, videos,
DVDs and records
81] Do you need any book
shelves?
82] Join the Global Zero campaign.
83] Peace Park
Antinuclear Vigil
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61] – On Sat., Mar. 7
from 9 to 10:30 AM, become part of the Audubon Habitat Team, hosted by the
Patterson Park Audubon Center, Patterson Park, Baltimore 21224. There is
a need for Habitat Garden Volunteers! Bird habitat in Patterson Park
needs your help! These native gardens provide food and homes for wildlife and
learning spaces for students. Tools, gloves, water, and snacks will be
provided. Service hours are available for helpful students. Meet at the
Pollinator Garden, just west of the Boat Lake in Patterson Park, or at the
Wetland Garden, uphill and northwest of the Boat Lake. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1056805184690522/.
62] – Join a Logan Endow Day of Action on Sat., Mar. 7 from
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM and 1 to 4 PM, hosted by Elect Logan Endow. This will
continue until the primary election. Door knock to spread the message of the
public health approach to violence. See https://www.facebook.com/events/195473268438325/?event_time_id=195473275104991.
63] – On Sat., Mar. 7 from 10 AM to 4 PM, get
over to the B'More Healthy Expo 2020, 1 W. Pratt St., Baltimore 21201. Check
out www.BmoreHealthyExpo.com and https://www.facebook.com/events/225902528277149/.
64] -- Participate in a
Tree Pruning Party at Pop Farm, 14 N. Schroeder St., Baltimore 21223 on
Sat., Mar. 7 from 10 AM to noon. Be at the garden for prep work for the growing
season by pruning the trees and other general maintenance. See https://www.facebook.com/events/636290576953216/.
65] -- On Sat., Mar. 7 from 10:30 AM to 5 PM, get
involved with Trip to City of Refuge Baltimore, 901 Pontiac Avenue, Baltimore
21225, hosted by Life Community Church. Your love and generosity will
bless countless families in the most needed communities in Baltimore. Please
make plans to join in the delivery of a trailer full of donated items. Meet at
the church at 10 AM. Lunch will be included. Please RSVP if you plan on
attending. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/509157763086652/.
66] – On Sat., Mar. 7
from 11 AM to 3 PM, Baltimore Democratic Socialists of America will be hosting
a City Council District 12 + Bernie Canvass, starting at the Greenmount Coffee
Lab, 1400 Greenmount Ave., Baltimore 21202. The endorsed District 12 City
Council candidate is chapter-member Dave Heilker. Do a brief training prior to
the canvass, use the buddy system, and supply super great DSA-designed
literature.
If
you have a DSA t-shirt, it'd be a good idea to wear it. If you have something
red, please wear the color. And don't forget to bring water and wear comfy
shoes! Email electoral@baltimoredsa.org
or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2248952758739562/.
67] -- On Sat., Mar. 7 from 11 AM to 2 PM, get
over to the Adoption Event, hosted by MAS Rescue at Mutt Mart,
2904 Hamilton Ave., Baltimore 21214. Meet adoptable animals. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/619097172264767/.
68] – On Sat., March
7 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM, attend the Center City Philadelphia DRONE DEATH
WALK/VIGIL at 12th & Arch Streets. Wear BLACK in public mourning.
Organizers will bring plain white masks, banners, and signs. Call Marge
Van Cleef at 203-804-3013 if you have questions.
69] –
On Sat.,
Mar. 7 from noon to 1 PM, attend the Peoples Proposals for COVID 19 at a
Community Press Conference, hosted by the Peoples Power Assembly at
Baltimore City Hall, 100 Holliday St., Baltimore 21202. COVID 19 raises
concerns for low wage workers and the poor. As healthcare workers and
advocates and as community, civil rights and union organizers, the group calls
on City and State officials to begin preparations to protect the people of
Baltimore especially those most vulnerable for a COVID-19 outbreak. Much of the
population are low wage workers living paycheck to paycheck; close to 25% live
below the poverty line; and a large number of people regardless of age have
chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease that put them
at greater risk for death. This concern is being disseminated to the Governor,
State and City legislators. The group is requesting a meeting with the
Baltimore City Health Department to deal with proposals. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/685987965274243/.
70] - On Sat., Mar. 7
from noon to 3 PM, get over to Adoption Meet & Greet, hosted by Wings
of Love, Kuwait at Pet Valu at the Rotunda, 711 W. 40th St., Baltimore
21211. Meet some pups that are available for adoption! Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/619224868825805/.
71] –
On
Sat., Mar. 7 at noon, come to the Meet Me in the Middle meeting hosted
by Communities United at 120 N. Front St., Baltimore 21202-4804.
Communities United meets every first Saturday in the middle of Baltimore City
at St. Vincent de Paul's (at the corner of Fayette and President Street, across
from the Shot Tower Metro Stop) for the monthly public meeting. Coffee and
light fare provided.
Are
you familiar with Good Samaritan Laws? If you know Baltimore, you know that
more people here are killed by Fentanyl than guns. You can help someone
who is experiencing an overdose and are protected from prosecution. That is the
essence of Good Samaritan laws. Find out more about this and about decisions
that affect you and your community. Email jessi@communitiesunite.org.
72] – On Sat., March 7
from 4 to 6 PM, join the authors Suzanne Belote Shanley and Brayton Shanley on
their nonviolent legacy tour as they read from their new book: LOVING LIFE ON
THE MARGINS- THE STORY OF THE AGAPR COMMUNITY at the Potter’s House, 1658 Columbia
Road NW, WDC 20009. Call 202-232-5483. Go to pottershousedc.org.
The
authors are co-founders of The Agape Community, a lay Catholic residential
community on 34 acres of land in Central Massachusetts Started 37 years ago,
Agape has welcomed hundreds for retreats and rural immersions to learn
contemplation, nonviolence, and sustainability. The community is involved in
interfaith dialogue and practice, including witness and action against war and
capital punishment, and has hosted gatherings to listen to those experiencing
racial injustices. Order your book on the Agape website: www.agapecommunity.org or call
(413)967-9369.
73] – The
Exhibit of Willa Bickham’s continues at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 811
Cathedral St., Baltimore 21201 through Apr. 13. Gallery hours are
Fridays, 5:30 to 8 PM, Saturdays, 1 to 4 PM, and Sundays noon to 4 PM. Willa
paints what she sees around her home in Southwest Baltimore, the flowers in the
backyard, the evicted family huddled on a door stoop, Christmas at her
granddaughters' home, the Arabber's wagon full of fruit and vegetables, the
burned-out house where children have died. Her home is the Catholic
Worker Viva House that she and her husband, Brendan Walsh, founded more than 50
years ago at 26 S. Mount St. in a struggling neighborhood where survival is
even harder today. See https://www.facebook.com/emmanueldowntown/
or call (410) 685-1130.
74] –Can you
Phone Bank for Bernie in the upcoming Primary States on Sat., Mar. 7 from 7 to
9 PM EST? You will need a computer and a telephone. You may want earbuds
or a headset for the phone and chargers. The dialer does not work with
Apple tablets but may work with Android. You can use a Mac but only Chrome and
Firefox browsers are supported. Signup confirmation email will have all the
necessary details. You can also reply to the sign-up confirmation email with
any questions. Visit https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/256685/?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-bernie-needs-our-help-2&email_referrer=email_739511&email_subject=its-super-tuesday.
75] – The
Moment Was Now is a historical musical taking place at Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, 818 Cathedral St., Baltimore. There are two shows – Sat., Mar. 7
at 8 PM and Sun., Mar. 8 at 3:30 PM. The show is set in post-Civil War
Baltimore in 1869; a year before African-American males were given the right to
vote. Playwright and retired labor organizer Gene Bruskin says, “The play
reveals the impassioned search for unity” by now-legendary Americans committed
to equality, including Anthony, the black feminist Frances Harper, the immortal
Frederick Douglass, and his partner in the black labor movement, Isaac Meyers.
The question of who should receive equality under the law—and more vexingly,
when—creates the conflict (argued in full-throated song) at a meeting convened
by Douglass.
In perhaps her most powerful line in the play, Anthony tells
Frances Harper: “I will cut my right arm off to stop the Negro male from
getting the ballot” before women. They did and she did not, and the struggle
continued until women got the vote in 1920, roughly a decade- and-a-half after
Anthony’s death. Conceived and Created by Gene Bruskin In collaboration with
Daryl! LC Moch, Director, Glenn Pearson, Musical Director, and Chester Burke,
Jr., Assistant Musical Director. For information on special arrangements for
students and children and for discount group ticket sales, contact themomentwasnow@gmail.com.
76] – You are invited to A Celebration of Hope
and Thanksgiving Welcoming Elizabeth McAlister on Sat., Mar. 21 from 5 to 7:30
PM at St. Peter Claver Parish Hall, 1526 N. Fremont St., Baltimore 21217.
McAlister is awaiting sentencing for her role in the Kings Bay plowshares
disarmament action on April 4, 2018 at the naval base in Georgia.
77] –
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.
78] – 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.
79] – 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.
80] -- 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.
81] -- Can you use any
book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
82] -- 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.
83] – 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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