38] Farming Hope: Gardening to Feed our Neighbors – July 29
39] Food Pantry Pick-up – July 29
40] Food
Rescue – July 29
41] Nation Correspondent Joan Walsh and Publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel – July 29
42] An October Surprise in Iran? – July 29
43] Nuclear
Arms Race and Presidential Power – July 29
44] Hear
from Hans-Christof Von Sponeck and
Richard Falk – July 29
45] "Policing Black Bodies" – July 29
46] It’s empathy and inclusion – July 29
47] COVID &
Climate Change Webinar -- July 29
48]
“Advocacy and the Arts” – July 29
49] Community Solar Basics – July 29
50] I Saw a Bird – July 29
51] Medicare for All Webinar – July 29
52] Sign up for
a Sunrise call – July 29
53] Medicare
for All Webinar – July 29
54] 100 Seconds
to Midnight: What Does this Mean? – July 30
55] U.S.-China
Strategic Competition and the Korean Peninsula – July 30
56] Two Sides of the Redline – July 30
57] COVID-19 and Conflict-Affected Populations in
Iraq, Syria, and Yemen – July 30
58] Say Her Name Protest & Rally – July 30
59] Black
Lives Matter’s Challenge to White Supremacy and Empire -- July 30
60] Webinar with Ed Markey – July 30
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38]
– On Wed., July 29 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 through Sept. 30. 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 or 410-443-5867. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/261101788435840/?event_time_id=261101811769171.
39]
– On Wed., July 29 and Thurs., July 30 from
11 AM to 1 PM, there is a Food Pantry Pick-up at Saint Wenceslaus Roman
Catholic Church, 2111 Ashland Ave., Baltimore 21205. The Lucielle Fitzgerald
Outreach Center is open to provide food to those in need. Due to COVID-19
concerns, please come to the handicapped entrance on Duncan St. This will
continue until Dec. 21 and 22. Look at
40] – On
Wednesdays, at noon, get with a Food Rescue at Umar Boxing, 1217 W. North Ave.,
Baltimore 21217-3535. This will continue
through Nov. 11. Bring a bag, take delicious, high quality, and nutritious free
food! Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/446288255935427/?event_time_id=446288312602088.
41] – Join Nation National Correspondent
Joan Walsh and Editorial Director
and Publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel for an urgent
conversation about the pandemic, the protests, and the November election on
Wed., July 29 at noon EDT. Sign up to join us for what promises to be a wide-ranging discussion:
https://secure.everyaction.com/dVmhastBNka2oZATdkngWQ2?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_campaign=nation-event-walsh&sourceid=1062456&ms=EMM072120201A&utm_content=EMM072120201A.
42] – Check out an Online Conversation: An
October Surprise in Iran? It is happening on Wed., July 29 from noon to noon to
12:30 PM. CONTACT Rocío Fregoso-Mota at RFREGOSO@UMD.EDU. Join Dr. Nancy
Gallagher for an online conversation on "An October Surprise in
Iran?" Most Americans are currently focused on surging covid-19 infection
rates, social injustice, and deployment of federal troops to
"dominate" protesters in major U.S. cities. A series of mysterious
explosions at strategic locations across Iran and diplomatic discussions about
a U.N. arms embargo on Iran that is set to expire in September are receiving
much less attention. Once again, some key voices in and around the Trump
administration are arguing that it is time to take the "maximum
pressure" campaign to the next level. President Trump has walked up
to the brink of war with Iran before, then pulled back at the last
minute. What are the chances of U.S. military action against Iran's
nuclear program before the 2020 election? Go to
https://spp.umd.edu/events/online-conversation-october-surprise-iran.
43]
– On Wed., July 29 at
12:30 PM, check out the New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power with
former Defense [sic] Secretary William Perry, Tom Collina, Ploughshares Fund
and Rose Gottemoeller, Stanford University. The U.S. president has the power to
end the world in minutes. Right now, no one can stop him. Since the Truman
administration, America has been one “push of a button” away from nuclear war—a
decision that rests solely in the hands of the president. Without waiting for
approval from Congress or even the secretary of defense [sic], the president
can unleash America’s entire nuclear arsenal.
At the height of the Cold War, Russia and the United States each built
up arsenals exceeding 30,000 nuclear weapons, armed and ready to destroy each other—despite
the fact that just a few hundred are necessary to end life on earth. As we
approach the anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, join an important
discussion on the terrifying history of nuclear launch authority, from the
faulty 46-cent microchip that nearly caused World War III to President Trump’s
tweet about his “much bigger & more powerful” button. See https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2020-07-29/dr-william-perry-tom-collina-new-nuclear-arms-race-and-presidential-power.
44] – On Wed.,
July 29 at 1 PM, Helena Cobban will interview former longtime UN humanitarian leader Hans-Christof Von Sponeck
(who notably retired as the UN's Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, in 2000, to
protest the harsh controls the Clinton administration maintained on the "Oil-for-Food
program), and a return appearance on the webinar series by international jurist
Richard Falk.
You can join this interactive
conversation via either Facebook or Zoom. If you join on Zoom, you'll need to
pre-register. If you already registered earlier for a previous session, you
don't need to do so again. Check out www.justworldbooks.com.
Register here https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3NEiDcIXRiahcv9nGSAQJQ.
45]
– On Thurs., July 30 from 1 to 2 PM, check out this Book Talk:
Policing Black Bodies, hosted by the Pretrial Justice Institute. The
events unfolding across our nation today renew a long-standing call for
fundamental changes to our nation’s institutions. But the story of race,
racism, and white privilege in America has its roots firmly planted in over 400
years of history. Only by fully understanding our nation’s legacy of chattel
slavery we can begin to combat the current social structures that perpetuate
institutional racism. Join a virtual
discussion with sociologists Angela Hattery and Earl Smith, co-authors of "Policing
Black Bodies," along with John Clark of PJI and Yolonda Young-Adisa, MSW,
ADW. Dig into the historical context of
actuarial tools and racism, and PJI’s new position opposing pretrial risk
assessment. REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/PBBwebinar. See
https://www.facebook.com/events/322501282489055/.
46]
– Jim Zogby [jzogby@aaiusa.org] is inviting you to
Coffee & a Column on Wed., July 29 at 2 PM ET. Zogby wrote in his Washington Watch column
that “getting religion” isn’t the way to win the White working class. It’s empathy
and inclusion that are sorely needed. Register here to receive the dial-in
information for the Zoom call: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlfuyvrTguH9D6PJjVtKGxXkBU4fAR8czy?emci=639b7949-1fd0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&emdi=47541d02-e3d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&ceid=389907.
47]
– On Wed., July 29 from
3:30 to 5 PM, join a COVID & Climate
Change Webinar, hosted by HoCo Climate Action as an Online Event. Visit https://uucolumbia.net/lecture-series-on-regenerative-strategies-for-agriculture-gardening-and-landscaping/.
Through the summer of 2020, Dr. Sara Via will present three webinars on regenerative
strategies for agriculture, gardening and landscaping, and the impact of
climate change. This webinar is What can
coronavirus teach us about being (un)prepared for climate change and other global
disasters? Pre-registration required: https://umd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsf-CgrzwsGtIflZMd3qJ8dZ0k94bssm_B.
On Wed., Aug. 12 hear about The power of
individual choice: What can we do as individuals and communities to combat climate
change and how much difference will it make? The final webinar is on Wed., Aug.
26 and the topic is Climate change is bad for your health, and worse for some
than for others. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/1566908416808224/.
48]
– Join Friends Committee
on National Legislation on Wed., July 29 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM EDT for the
Quaker Change maker event “Advocacy and the Arts.” It will feature Friend Tom Rawson, a folksinger,
FCNL General Committee representative, and Advocacy Team member; and Hassan
El-Tayyab, a musician and FCNL’s lead lobbyist for Middle East policy. Together,
discuss music, Quaker advocacy, and FCNL’s lobbying to advance peace in the
Middle East. If you have questions for the panelists, please submit them using
the registration form. Look at https://www.fcnl.org/updates/july-quaker-changemaker-event-advocacy-and-the-arts-2860?utm_campaign=event&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ak&utm_term=13230.152065.WeXQm3.
49] – On Wed., July 29 from 7 to 8 PM, get with a
Community Solar Webinar: Growing Your Own, hosted by Solar United Neighbors.
See us02web.zoom.us. Community solar offers the benefit of solar to those who
can’t — or prefer not to — install solar panels on their homes. Join this free
webinar to learn the basics of community solar project development! This is the third and final webinar on
community solar. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/595334197790617/.
50]
– You’re invited to the
next installment of I Saw a Bird on Wed., July 29 at 7 PM ET on Zoom and
Facebook Live. There will be a special visit from David Sibley, ornithologist,
author, and the most soothing bird sketch artist around. Click below to RSVP
for Wednesday’s show, and if you don’t already follow us on Facebook, click
here to like our page. See you on the internet! Tune in https://audubon.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5RgB2_25QYGI1L1_YccZSg?emci=ac0f07e3-f1cd-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&emdi=dab11eb0-49cf-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&ceid=2504878.
51] -- On Wed., July 29 from 8 to 9 PM, check out
a Medicare for All Webinar Featuring Rep. Katie Porter, hosted by Our
Revolution - Monmouth. Look at www.medicare4allresolutions.org.
The pandemic has illuminated the worst aspects
of both our for-profit health care system and the structural racism baked into
it. Join this webinar with special guest U.S. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.).
RSVP at https://bit.ly/PorterM4AFacebook.
Rep. Porter has been a powerful voice in Congress since the pandemic began,
demanding that COVID testing and treatment be available to anyone regardless of
income. Visit www.medicare4allresolutions.org. See https://www.facebook.com/events/210258927034818/.
52] -- Join millions across the nation to make this the
loudest, most disruptive pre-election period the government has ever
experienced. No justice, no sleep. Be wide awake. Sign up for a Sunrise call on
Wed., July 29 at 8 PM EDT to learn more and join in. Visit https://secure.everyaction.com/4mhZhOdqf0-vE--qmnlG3g2?ms=email-2020-7-26-text1&emci=92637288-43cf-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&emdi=51fc4875-45cf-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&ceid=177631.
53] – Join Progressive
Democrats of America (PDA) on Wed., July 29 at 8 PM ET for a national
livestream update on its ongoing campaign for Medicare for All, hosted by
Senator Nina Turner with Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Dr. Victoria Dooley. To
register, contact Mike Fox at mikefox@pdamerica.org to receive the
secure video conference/call numbers.
54] – On Thurs., July 30 at 9 AM, get scared out of your wits by tuning
in to 100 Seconds to Midnight: What Does this Mean? What Can We Do? This online
event is hosted by Abolition 2000, and will have participants from the World
Future Council, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament,
Basel Peace Office, and People for Nuclear Disarmament. Look at
http://www.abolition2000.org/event/100-seconds-to-midnight-what-does-this-mean-what-can-we-do/.
55] – On
Thurs., July 30 at 9 AM, look over the talk U.S.-China Strategic Competition
and the Korean Peninsula, hosted by the National Committee on North Korea. Online hear from Chun Yung-woo, former
Republic of Korea National Security Advisor and Bonnie Glaser, Center for
Strategic and International Studies. RSVP
at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lz8gS7MISb6C2xncWcKmcg.
56]
– On Thurs., July 30 from
noon to 1 PM, be at Two Sides of the Redline: How Policy Shaped a City. This is
a Live Video. Across the United States, patterns of racial and economic
segregation can be directly attributed to the systematic denial of mortgage and
bank lending encouraged in the National Housing Act of 1934. These nation-wide discriminatory practices,
known as redlining, continued legally until 1968, when the Fair Housing Act
banned racial discrimination in housing. But 50 years after that law passed,
the lingering effects of redlining are clear. In this virtual program, hosted
by the Maryland Historical Society, experts will outline the practice of
redlining in Baltimore and discuss the historical, demographic, economic, and
traumatic impact these policies continue to have on Black communities today.
Moderated by David Armenti, MdHS Director of Education with special guests Dr.
Corey J. Henderson, historical trauma healing expert; Eric Holcomb, Executive
Director of the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation
(CHAP); Antero Pietila, journalist, writer, and author of “Not in My
Neighborhood;” and Delegate Stephanie Smith, District 45, Baltimore City. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/664626317735163/.
57] – Physicians for Human Rights [web@email.phr.org] is having an
Online Discussion--COVID-19 and Conflict-Affected Populations in Iraq, Syria,
and Yemen. Get involved on Thurs., July
30 at 2 PM EDT for this important conversation. In countries experiencing
conflict and violence, where access to quality health care is often severely
limited, the health risks posed by COVID-19 are exacerbated. In these fragile
settings, displaced and conflict-affected populations often live in conditions
where the ability to adhere to preventative measures such as physical
distancing and basic hygiene can be impossible. Go to https://phr.org/issues/covid-19-pandemic/events-and-webinars/.
Please note, pre-registration for this call
is required.
58]
– Say Her Name Protest & Rally on
Thurs., July 30 at 6 PM at
the Garmatz Building, Federal Courthouse, 101 W. Lombard St., Baltimore. This
action coincides with the Vanessa Guillen Thursday D.C. March organized by her
parents to demand justice in her case. Honor all of the women #SayHerName who have been victims of police,
racist, military and patriarchal violence. Baltimore women veterans and their
supporters will highlight the racism and sexism of how women vets including transgendered
women are treated, particularly Black, Brown and Indigenous women. This includes
lack of proper medical care, housing, and physiological support. Hear from
Annette Johnson, a veteran and supporter of other Black women veterans. Rape
and sexual violence are an integral part of the police and military culture. Masks and social distancing is required.
Masks and snacks will be available. https://www.facebook.com/events/283751652724596/.
59] –Hear about Wars Upon Us: Black Lives Matter’s Challenge to White
Supremacy and Empire on Thurs., July 30 from 7 to 8:30 PM. This is an
Online Event that takes place as the nationwide uprising for
racial justice takes center stage in the United States. Examine the connection
between white supremacy and empire and ask how to build a durable movement for
liberation, nationally and internationally. Rev. Karlene Griffiths Sekou
organizes with Black Lives Matter Boston. She is an international public
speaker, preacher, scholar, and has over twenty-years of experience working in
grassroots community organizing and development, human rights advocacy, health
equity, and cultural regeneration. See http://masspeaceaction.org/event/wars-upon-us-black-lives-matters-challenge-to-white-supremacy-and-empire/?emci=fea9fcf2-36d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&emdi=a5a5a192-39d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&ceid=269591.
60]
– Get with a National
Peace Action Webinar with Ed Markey on Thurs., July 30 from 8 to 9
PM. Despite all the unpredictability
this year has presented us with, one thing remains certain: this election will
be most important in our lifetime. Please join Peace Action in the launching of
a virtual “Meet the Candidates” series to hear from, engage with, and ask
questions of the pro-peace champions. Peace Action is honored to kick off the
new series of Zoom webinars with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA). Register at http://masspeaceaction.org/event/national-peace-action-webinar-with-ed-markey/?emci=fea9fcf2-36d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&emdi=a5a5a192-39d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&ceid=269591.
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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