35]
Conversation about faith and the 2020 election --
June 9
36] Walking in Solidarity during the Funeral of
George Floyd – June 9
37]
Protest
through Poetry – June 9
38] Support Progressive
Candidates – June 9
39]
Holding Each Other Tight – June 9
40]
White supremacist practices in the US tie into
Palestinians’ struggles -- June 9
41]
“Vote for Our Lives” virtual rally – June 9
42] Gardening to Feed our Neighbors – June 10
43]
Student-Led Protest at the
Baltimore School for the Arts – June 10
44] Military Case for Extending the New START Agreement – June 10
45] Support a progressive
candidate – June 10
46]
Poverty and Pandemic in D.C. – June 10
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35]
– On
Tues., June 9 from 5 to 5:30 PM, catch Rabbi Jonah Pesner in Conversation with
Rev. Dr. William Barber II, hosted by Religious Action Center of Reform
Judaism, 2027 Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC 20036. Join a conversation about faith
and the 2020 election, and how faith communities are mobilizing voters around
economic and racial justice issues with RAC Director Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner and
Reverend William J. Barber II, president and lecturer at Repairers of the
Breach and co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign. This is the third
installment of series of conversations related to Every Voice, Every Vote: The
Reform Movement’s 2020 Civic Engagement Campaign. Learn more about the campaign
and sign-up to participate at RAC.org/CEC. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/685208962261509/.
36] – On
Tues., June 9 at 5 PM, go to Walking in Solidarity during The Funeral of George
Floyd, hosted by MDstandswithyou at the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial,
100 Main St., Annapolis 21401. George Floyd’s funeral is June 9th. George was a
father, a brother, a son, a coach, and most importantly he was a human being.
Peacefully protest in solidarity with his life at the Maryland State Capital. Start
the protest where it all began for us. Protest to say George deserved better.
The ancestors deserved better. The communities deserve better. Join us as we
march for a better future. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2537263176375055/.
37]
– On
Tues., June 9 from 5:25 to 8 PM, Protest Through Poetry, hosted by Steps
To Another Reality – STAR at Magruder Park, 3939 Hamilton St., Hyattsville
20781. This event is a much needed way for the artists of the community to come
out and express themselves about the Black Lives Matter Movement! Artists are
welcome to perform! Email ceo@stepstoanotherreality.org if you'd like to
perform. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/845816362610027/.
38] – The time for change in Congress is now.
This is why Food & Water Action is excited to endorse Mondaire Jones for
New York’s 17th Congressional District and Jamaal Bowman for New York’s 16th
Congressional District. Catch a conversation with the candidates and Food &
Water Action Executive Director Wenonah Hauter on Mon., June 8 at 6 PM ET. RSVP
at https://secure.foodandwateraction.org/act/conversation-with-mondaire-jones-and-jamaal-bowman?j=581548&sfmc_sub=5823356&l=420&mid=100001791&utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FWA_Electoral_NY_Meet+and+Greet+Event+(FWA%2c+noGL)_SB0620&ms=onor-em-06062020-FWA_Electoral_NY_Meet+and+Greet+Event+(FWA%2c+noGL)_SB0620&oms=onor-em-06062020-FWA_Electoral_NY_Meet+and+Greet+Event+(FWA%2c+noGL)_SB0620&eml_name=FWA_Electoral_NY_Meet+and+Greet+Event+(FWA%2c+noGL)_SB0620&eml_id=581548&gs=GxlJbkxjcq%2B8UZOd9mKlA%2FrUqmVv9Bhub1uCcnoOsk%2FAQ6T%2FAXyET%2BMg3cRAarznEzHCt2OjmsdtrlSDEDixGGAEUZALOZueWujWnmqqAL6EdUG%2FrkG9nV1e1aPSVG%2Br&af=RA1%2BJp3N228aRV69knhQi6HdXOURCg1a8LjFy%2FqVNQ3Po1gpJ2TWtaez2njMlOuEAnWCHkgEsbpWshTz9SyXZHZ4ZBqwHCVVpKJ%2BZXlAWLZyR%2BzfO2QzqSyd2JPeL%2BzCwsk6jgcMJb7Pj3wbBih8ImqkfiHWDev%2BgezUDN3cgbh1mDCeaXiPKbkB9fKqQpGU.
39] – The next Auburn Seminary Conversation will bring together leaders
from the Sojourner Truth Leadership Circle on Tues., June 9 from 6 to 7:30 PM
ET. In partnership with the REimagine festival, hear about the theme
Holding Each Other Tight: Black Women Resourcing Self & Community in an Age
of Pandemic. RSVP at https://auburnseminary.org/stlc-conversation.
40]
– The
historical connection between the Black struggle for liberation and the
struggle for Palestinian liberation is once again highlighted as we all fight
for the vision of abolition — a vision that Black leaders have spearheaded for
decades. State violence doesn’t stop within the United States. On Tues., June 9
at 7 PM ET, join a virtual call with the Adalah Justice Project, U.S. Campaign
for Palestinian Rights, Jewish Voice for Peace, and more to discuss how white
supremacist practices in the United States tie into Palestinians’ struggles
against annexation and what we can do about it. RSVP at https://www.adalahjusticeproject.org/equalityreport/2020/6/1/our-land-our-home-palestinian-and-hawaiian-responses-to-annexation.
41]
– On
Tues., June 9 from 7 to 8 PM, Vote for Our Lives | Virtual Rally, hosted
by Declaration for American Democracy. Sign up at http://dfadcoalition.org/0609townhall. The
Declaration for American Democracy and the Leadership Conference of Civil and
Human Rights are holding a “Vote For Our Lives” virtual rally featuring Speaker
Nancy Pelosi, voting rights leader Reverend Barber and labor and civil rights
legend Dolores Huerta to talk about the need for swift action from Congress to
secure our right to safely vote in our elections and the solutions that will
allow us to do just that. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/600744160850537/.
42]
– On Wed.,
June 10, 17 and 24 from 10 AM to 3 PM, be at Farming Hope: Gardening to Feed
our Neighbors, hosted by Maryland Presbyterian Church and North
Baltimore Presbyterians - Ministry Group. This is happening at Rockrose City
Farm, 3800 Clipper Road, Baltimore 21211. You’re invited to garden this summer
to help feed people experiencing food insecurity. Derrick Weston from the
Mission team at Ashland Presbyterian Church, and staff member at Hope Springs,
will be gardening at the Rockrose City Farm, located at 3999 Clipper Road,
Baltimore, MD, 21211. Folks will gather each Wednesday from around 10:00 AM -
3:00 PM. All of the food grown will be donated to various food pantries in our
area. Please be in contact if you would like to volunteer. This is a great
socially distanced, outside activity, but please bring a mask, and water.
Derrick can be reached at Dweston@HopeSprings.org 410-443-5867. Look at
https://www.facebook.com/events/261101788435840/?event_time_id=261101805102505.
43]
– On Wed.,
June 10 at 11:30 AM, get over to a Student-Led Protest at the Baltimore School
for the Arts, 712 Cathedral St., Baltimore 21201. March from BSA to North Avenue. This is a protest
to demand action from the Maryland State Department of Education and Baltimore
City Public Schools. Demand that city and state schools work to be actively
anti-racist and actively pro-black. Demand that adequate history curriculums be
put in place, so that students can be correctly educated on Black history. ALL
WHO SUPPORT ARE WELCOME. RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/1088111018239425/.
44] - On Wed., June 10
at 2 PM, hear the Military Case for Extending the New START Agreement [Online],
hosted by the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Lesson Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz (ret.), former Administrator of the
National Nuclear Security Administration; and Ernest Moniz, NTI. Visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n_wXzCWUSb6Jdx7vTtfIyQ.
45]
– Join a Zoom call
with Candace Valenzuela, hosted by the BoldProgressives.org on Wed., June 10 at
6 PM EDT. With protests in nearby Dallas making national news, Candace
Valenzuela -- facing a July 14th runoff election in Texas' 24th Congressional
District so she can flip a longtime Republican seat -- joins in to share
reflections on what this moment means on the campaign trail on the next “Meet
the Candidates” Zoom video call. RSVP https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsc-2rpzgrH9dPaHXmbRVcZr4cdvzu1tbX.
46] – On Wed., June 10 from 7:45 to 9 PM, get with
We Can't Breathe: Poverty and Pandemic in DC, hosted by NAACP DC - District
Business and Economics. Join this opportunity to introduce DC to the Poor
People’s Campaign before it marches on Washington on June 20th. A Zoom Link
will be posted day of event. Go to
https://www.facebook.com/events/184115189617315/.
To be continued.
Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore
Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Baltimore, MD 21212. 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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