55] International Day for Nonviolence – Oct. 2
56] A
National Call for Moral Revival -- Oct. 2
57] Baltimore Birding
Weekend 2020 – Oct. 2 - 4
58] Climate
Strikes vs. Chase Bank -- Oct. 2
59] Defeat Susan Collins! – Oct. 2
60] Arabs Taking Risks for Peace – Oct. 2
61]
White House vigil – Oct. 2
62] Women in Black VIGILS FOR PEACE – Oct. 2
63] Fire
Drill Friday -- Oct. 2
64] "Supply and Demand of Refined Oil Product in North
Korea" -- Oct. 2
65] Text Out the Vote program – Oct. 2 - 3
66] Peace and justice vigil – Oct. 2
67] Fridays for Freedom on Capitol Hill – Oct. 2
68] The PDA
"Berniecrats Beat Trump" call –
Oct. 2
69] Build Beloved Community --
Oct. 3
70] Communities United
meeting – Oct. 3
71]
Our Revolution coffee and conversation – Oct. 3
72] Black Lives Matter Rally – Oct. 3
73] Oust
Trump -- Oct. 3
74] Training in Unarmed Civilian Protection and
Accompaniment -- Oct. 3
75] Get
out the Vote -- Oct. 3
76] Phone
banking -- Oct. 3
77] Support
a progressive -- Oct. 3
78] Healing Art
of Music -- Oct. 3
79] Read Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a Protest
Primer"
80] Ted Glick
has written a book
81] New Book: “Confessions of a Radical Academic”
82] Two
Berrigan Books still in print
83] Contribute to the Lin
Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship
84] Do you need a doctor?
85]
Emergency Demonstration against an attack on Venezuela or Iran
86]
Donate books, videos, DVDs and records
87]
Do you need any book shelves?
88] Join the Global Zero campaign.
89] Peace Park
Antinuclear Vigil
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55] – #WeThePeoples2020 is a coalition of civil society organizations cooperating to
promote the United Nations and UN-focused events such as October 2 as the
International Day for Nonviolence.
56] – On Fri., Oct. 2 through Sun., Oct. 4 , faith leaders across traditions are coming together with the Poor People’s Campaign to profess a bold spiritual commitment to our nation's imperative to lift up and care for all of creation. People of faith must answer the critical call to transform our nation. The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will launch the M.O.R.E. Faithful Weekend. As it continues to do M.O.R.E. (Mobilizing, Organizing, Registering, and Educating People for a Movement that Votes), people of faith are professing a bold spiritual commitment to our nation's promise to lift up and care for all of creation. Faith leaders are asked to proclaim a collective message across the country around the theme: What does it mean to do M.O.R.E. as a person of faith? Also send in a 30 - 60 second clip answering the question. (Video clips will be posted on the Poor People's Campaign social media platforms). Video clips can be uploaded on this registration form or sent to faithpartners@poorpeoplescampaign.org. Once registered, check out the link to a digital resource that will assist in creating a unified message across the Movement: http://bit.ly/PPCFaithful. See https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdosbM_nRjatJfTaIcErYzao5icFeLtlHHPr6DoQ2O9I3DIzA/viewform.
58] – On Fri., Oct. 2 from 9 AM to 9 PM, get with the Climate Strikes vs. Chase Bank Every Friday! Flatten the climate pollution curve together! Help run an online climate strike at Chase Bank--the #1 investor in fossil fuels of any bank in the world--every Friday until further notice. You can post your own virtual climate strike on social media in 4 easy steps: https://www.climatefirst.us/calendar. Contact Ted at tconwell@climatefirst.us/ (301) 589-7598 (mobile). Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/3398894953477457/.
59] – On Fri., Oct. 2 from 10 AM to 8 PM, get with Days of Action with Maine, hosted by the Maryland Democratic Party. Join your fellow Marylanders in calling into the State of Maine to support Democrats like Sara Gideon for Senate as she works to defeat Susan Collins! Sign up at https://www.facebook.com/events/324502032258315/.
60] – On Fri., Oct. 2 from 10 to 11:30 AM, check out Arabs Taking Risks for Peace: Stories from the Frontlines of People-to-People Contact with Israelis. The event was hosted by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Sign up for this Online Event at https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/arabs-taking-risks-for-peace-stories-from-the-frontlines-of-people-to-peopl. While Arab and Israeli leaders receive thunderous applause on the White House lawn for reaching peace accords, many courageous Arab civic actors -- including journalists, artists, writers, musicians, scholars, and politicians -- still face enormous hurdles in pursuing people-to-people contacts with Israelis. These obstacles can range from public criticism and social ostracism to job loss and even criminal prosecution.
61] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Oct. 2 at noon. Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.
62] – There will be two Women in Black VIGILS FOR PEACE on Fri., Oct. 2 from noon to 1 PM. One is at Roland Park Place, 830 W. 40th St., Baltimore. Free Parking is available. There will be NO LUNCH. If it doesn't rain, vigil. If it rains, the vigil will be cancelled. If you arrive for the vigil and don't see someone else, please don't leave. Other folks are on the way. Email awyattbr@gmail.com.
The other is in Chestertown, Kent County on the Eastern Shore in Memorial Park at Cross Street & Park Row. This will be a safe-distanced stand for Peace with Justice & No to War. Email wibbaltimore@peacepath911.org.
63] – On Fri., Oct. 2 from 2 to 3 PM ET, join an October Virtual Rally with Desmond Mead and Jane Fond, hosted by Fire Drill Fridays. This will include a special musical performance by The Chicks. You can participate on Facebook Live. Go to https://firedrillfridays.com/events/.
64] – The GW Institute for Korean Studies Presents North Korea Economic Forum: Special Public Webinar "Supply and Demand of Refined Oil Product in North Korea" on Fri., Oct. 2 from 2 to 3 PM ET. Hear from David von Hippel, Senior Associate at Nautilus Institute in a Virtual Event via Zoom. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/supply-and-demand-of-refined-oil-product-in-north-korea-tickets-121294782961. North Korea’s energy situation has been one of the most debated topics among North Korea watchers since the tough U.N. sanctions were imposed in 2017 and 2018. Despite the tight sanctions on North Korea’s oil imports, North Korea seems to have figure out its coping mechanism to prevent serious disruptions to their economy. What are the measures taken by North Korea to offset oil supply restrictions? How can we connect the dots between North Korea’s oil supply and demand? This online discussion will focus on the challenges for North Korea’s energy sector and its coping mechanism.
65] – Democracy for America members are leading the Text Out the Vote program and have already contacted over 1 million crucial voters in battleground states across the country to mobilize people to the polls in this election. Sign up to join DFA members this weekend in turning out voters through the program at http://act.democracyforamerica.com/survey/Text2PAV201001/?t=1&refcode=g-TOTV1001.d-20201001.m-25141.s-157814&akid=25141%2E4066212%2Er7Jk_z. There is a shift on Fri., Oct. 2 at 5 PM ET and another on Sat., Oct. 3 at noon ET.
66] -- There is usually a Quaker Vigil for Racial Justice on Fridays, from 5 to 6:30 PM, hosted by the Baltimore Quaker Peace and Justice Committee (BQPJC) outside the Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St. The next scheduled vigil is on Oct. 2. From 6 to 6:30 PM strategize. Black Lives Matter. Stop the Killing. Physical distancing applies. Wear your face mask. Email homewoodfriends@gmail.com or call 410-235-4438. Quaker values call us to speak truth and to seek equality for all people. We aim to follow Bayard Rustin’s wisdom that “we need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers” and John Lewis’s call to “make good trouble.” See https://www.facebook.com/events/311508100243529/?event_time_id=311508113576861.
67] – On Fri., Oct. 2 from 5 to 6 PM, get with Fridays for Freedom on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Visit www.now.world/fridaysforfreedom. Hong Kong’s freedoms and civil rights have been under constant attack by China for years, but the situation has been dramatically deteriorating lately with the introduction of draconian new laws. Yesterday it was Tibet, today is Hong Kong, and tomorrow it could be your country’s turn. Only by standing as one across the world can we safeguard our future. #StandWithHongKong. To receive all the info, the social media package to participate in the action, regular updates, and much more, click here: www.now.world/fridaysforfreedom.
68] – If there's one thing the debate showed it's that never in the history of this country have we faced a need to replace a President like this one. Learn how you and fellow Progressive Democrats of America activists can bring this home, as well as get progressive candidates elected to Congress along the way. Join along with special guest Jim Hightower. The PDA "Berniecrats Beat Trump" call is on Fri., Oct. 2 at 8 PM. Register at mikefox@pdamerica.org.
69] – Check out Becoming Anti-Racist to Build Beloved Community During COVID-19 and the 2020 Election on Sat., Oct. 3 from 9 AM to 9 PM. RSVP at http://masspeaceaction.org/venue/online-event/?emci=7329dc5f-b501-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&emdi=05db8d69-b701-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&ceid=269591. This is Agape Community’s 31st Annual St. Francis Day, which will feature reflections by Sr. Melinda Pellerin, SSJ, Rev. Jonathan Betts Fields, and many more friends and members of the Agape Community including Julie Bradley, Edgar and Micah Hayes, Steve and Nancy James, and Jeanelle Wheeler. We are offering three opportunities throughout the day to connect: Join from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (EST) for talks, prayer, and a panel conversation. After a lunch break, join in again from 1:30 to 3 PM for small group discussions. Then there is an open mic from 7 to 9 PM. To sign up for Open Mic please click the link below: https://forms.gle/ZGCzgmBNUcq92pF19.
70] – Communities United [jessi@communitiesunite.org] is meeting on Sat., Oct. 3 from 11 AM to noon. Vote for Change in Baltimore and hold the new mayor and City Council to account. Tired of the same old, same old from Baltimore City government? Have you heard enough excuses for current spending of $900 per resident for a Police Department that has not made us safer? Among the highest nationwide, Baltimore's police spending sucks tax dollars desperately needed for life giving and life-saving investments!
Represent Maryland will be joining the meeting to help you understand questions on Baltimore City's ballot to win greater democracy and budget equity. Hear an update on right to counsel before eviction legislation about to be introduced in the City Council. Come share hope, strength, and challenges with new City leadership coming via November 3 elections. Join Communities United every first Saturday online for face-to-face updates of the actions and issues. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZYsduGgrDsrGt37KO7XsGndmRN7f. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Email jessi@communitiesunite.org for password & any other details or call her at 410-212-2225.
71] – Join Our Revolution Baltimore City/County on Sat., Oct. 3 from 11 AM to noon on Zoom for the monthly Coffee & Conversation progressive chat (bring your own coffee). Zoom for a chat about current events & whatever is on your mind. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/335231/?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-upcoming-events-actions-our-revolution-baltimore-3&email_referrer=email_939246&email_subject=upcoming-events-actions-our-revolution-baltimore.
72] -- LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD “IF NOT NOW – WHEN?” Join a Black Lives Matter Rally on Sat., Oct. 3 from 11 AM to noon at St. Mary's Govans, 5502 York Road, Baltimore. Bring a sign. Wear a mask. Contact Ryan Sattler – ryansattler@comcast.net/ 717-891-6156.
73] – "Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia, Bad Things...." Donald J. Trump, presidential debate, 9/29/20, in Cleveland, Ohio. Did he mean the Declaration of Independence, or the Liberty Bell, or the U.S. Constitution? Or did he mean the first protest against slavery that was written in 1688 by Quakers and Mennonites in the Germantown section of Philadelphia? On Sat., Oct. 3 from noon to 2 PM, OUST TRUMP [NOV. 3 - VOTE]. Join the Bell-Tolling/Shout-Out' for Justice in Market Square Park, Germantown Ave. & Schoolhouse Lane, Philadelphia. BLACK LIVES MATTER. End White Supremacy - Resist Fascism. NO JUSTICE NO PEACE. Signs and banners will be provided. Mask-wearing is mandatory. Nonviolent discipline and 6 feet social distancing will be observed. This will take place every Saturday thru October. See www.brandywinepeace.com for questions or call Bob (215) 843-4827.
74] – The DC Peace Team has some relevant training coming up both for individual bystander situations and unarmed protection team deployments. On Sat., Oct. 3 from noon to 2 PM and 3 to 5 PM, there will be an ONLINE training in Unarmed Civilian Protection and Accompaniment. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfll2QUbGRbfGcaFsfR6NWONZx4rSGpNtTdywAOtRlVKcCwAw/viewform. Payment is requested on a sliding scale. Please consider $45-$85 to support the group’s work and help them better serve the community. FREE for students. No one will be turned away for lack of payment and are welcome you either way.
75] – Join a Windivisible GOTV Bootcamp. GOTV stands for “Get out the Vote,” which is the main focus over the next few weeks. This is a half-day training on Sat., Oct. 3 from 3 to 8:30 PM ET and learn how to make an impact at https://indivisible.org/register-windivisible-gotv-bootcamp?akid=67197.839288.xGoL1H&rd=1&t=10&utm_medium=link3_20200930&utm_source=email.
76] -- After Trump's blustery but ultimately pathetic debate performance last night, it has become even more clear that we must defeat him. Our Revolution is phone banking on Sat., Oct. 3 from 2 to 4 PM ET into North Carolina to defeat reactionary Republican US Senator Thom Tillis who is neck and neck with challenger Cal Cunningham. Sign up to phone bank at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/336845/?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-take-action-with-our-revolution-maryland-this-week-4&email_referrer=email_941687&email_subject=maryland-phonebanks-for-america.
77] – In Virginia, there is a person running for Congress who understands pain, who sees the systemic violence and racism in this country, and who is determined to fight for communities! Qasim Rashid is that person, and he's running a transformative campaign to change Virginia forever. Phone bank for him on Sat., Oct. 3 from 4 to 6 PM EST to help elect Qasim Rashid, a human rights lawyer, to Congress and send a powerful message to the rest of the country. Help defeat racism in the very place where the Civil War began. Visit https://www.mobilize.us/sunrise2020/event/332052/?emci=48947c20-f303-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=248423please.
78] – On Sat., Oct. 3 from 7 to 8:30 PM, Greater Boston PSR (GBPSR) and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) are honored to have again been selected as Community Partners for the 2020 season of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra’s (LSO) Healing Art of Music™ program. In this year of social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and with restrictions on large gatherings in effect in Boston, a special event will be streamed live on-line with proceeds benefiting the organizations’ efforts to address the twin existential threats of nuclear war and climate change. In addition to music, this event will feature remarks from William J. Perry, the 19th U.S. Secretary of Defense [sic], who has firsthand knowledge of nuclear weapons at the highest level, and is now dedicating his life to their abolition. Go to http://masspeaceaction.org/venue/online-event/?emci=6db8015b-30fc-ea11-96f5-00155d03affc&emdi=35bff806-32fc-ea11-96f5-00155d03affc&ceid=269591.
79] – David Eberhardt was a member of the Baltimore Four with Father Philip Berrigan, Tom Lewis and Rev. James Mengel. The group poured blood on draft files on October 27, 1967. They would be convicted and sentenced to prison. Dave has written a book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"- documenting the Baltimore Four action and many others up to and including the most recent Plowshares action – Kings Bay Plowshares 7. Phil Berrigan’s wife, Elizabeth McAlister, is a member of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7. Dave’s book is available for $20 by contacting him at mozela9@comcast.net. He prefers that you DO NOT order the book from Amazon.
80] – Ted Glick has written a book about his years of active draft resistance during the Vietnam War, and published by PM Press! It’s entitled “Burglar for Peace: Lessons Learned in the Catholic Left’s Resistance to the Vietnam War. The book is part history, part autobiography and may be a valuable source of ideas and inspiration for today’s organizers against injustice, oppression, war, ecological devastation and the bad guys! Frida Berrigan has written a wonderful intro. The paperback book, all 220 or so pages, will cost $20, but if you order it now, you can get a 20% discount if you use the code “Burglar” when you do so. Go to: https://www.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1093 and click 'Add to Cart'. In the coupon code area be sure to put: Burglar to get the discount.
81] – Check out a New Book: “Confessions of a Radical Academic: A Memoir by Fred L. Pincus,” now available from Adelaide Books (https://adelaidebooks.org/collections/latest-releases/products/confessions-of-a-radical-academic) or from Amazon. Fred taught sociology at UMBC for more than 40 years and is on the board of Research Associates Foundation. His memoir details his struggles to have a successful career while keeping true to his radical principles and activism. One major theme is his struggle with race and racism both on and off campus. Go to www.fredlpincus.com.
82] –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.
83] – Consider making a donation to a scholarship in her honor that would be most welcome. Contributions to the Lin Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship can be made online via https://www.ndm.edu/lin-romano-peace-and-justice-scholarship or by check made out to Notre Dame of Maryland University (Memo line: Lin Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship) and mailed to Notre Dame of Maryland University, Office of Institutional Advancement, 4701 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210.
84] – Yousef Zarbalian [mailto:yzarbali@gmail.com] started his own medical practice in December before the pandemic hit. It is called East-West Medicine and Rheumatology, and its website is EastWestMD.com. Yousef is licensed in Maryland and Virginia. He is doing primary care as well as rheumatologic care (focusing on joint problems and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and sjogren's). He is offering telemedicine visits, and he has very reasonable rates for uninsured individuals. He makes use of herbs (which can be sent directly to patients from the herbal dispensary) as well as prescribing medications to their local pharmacy if needed.
85] – 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.
86] -- 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.
87] -- Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
88] -- 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.
89] – 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 Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212. Ph: 410-323-1607; 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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