64] White House peace vigil – Oct. 22
65] Rally to Free Alex Saab
-- Oct. 22
66] Staying Curious About
Gender in International Security –
Oct. 22
67] Vigil for the Freedom to Vote Act – Oct. 22
68] Phone bank for the Freedom to Vote Act – Oct. 22 –
23
69] The Untold Truth of the
Korean Film Industry -- Oct.
22
70] Peace and Justice Vigil – Oct. 22
71]
War on Terror Film Festival – Oct. 22 – 23
72]
International
tribunal on U.S. human rights -- Oct. 22 – 25
64] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil
at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Oct. 22 at
noon. Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker:
202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.
65] – Rally to Free Alex Saab on Oct. 22 at 1 PM at the Department of Justice, corner of 10th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Last Saturday’s extradition of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab to the U.S. has threatened the ongoing dialogue between the Venezuelan government and opposition. Imagine the outrage if President Maduro had arrested a Guaidó ally in the middle of negotiations. Well, the Biden administration knew that the dialogue could fall apart if they extradited Saab. Saab is being targeted because he’s one of the architects of Venezuela’s policies to overcome the U.S. blockade.
66] – On Fri., Oct. 22 at 1:15 PM ET, participate in Where Are the Women? Staying Curious about Gender in International Security [Online], the International Peace Institute (IPI) and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) are hosting a virtual discussion addressing women’s experiences in international security and exploring ways to overcome structural gender inequalities in arms control and disarmament, mediation, and peacekeeping. Ahead of the Women, Peace and Security week at the UN, this event will be highlighting the multiple roles that women play in international security. The event will provide an opportunity to discuss the experiences of women in peacekeeping, disarmament and conflict mediation, including the common barriers they face, as well as existing policies and practices to advance inclusivity. Go to https://www.unidir.org/events/where-are-women-staying-curious-about-gender-international-security.
67] – Our Revolution Howard County and Indivisible HoCoMD continue their joint weekly action at the Gorman Road I-95 Overpass in support of HR1/SR 1, aka the Freedom to Vote Act on every Friday from 3:30 to 5:30 PM ET. Committed activists stand by large banners and wave at approximately 12,000 vehicles per hour as they whiz by. Go to https://www.facebook.com/Our-Revolution-Howard-1907025362884865/events/?ref=page_internal.
68] –Join activists around the country at a virtual phonebank to urge voters in key states to demand their senators’ support of the Freedom to Vote Act! Our democracy is in crisis: with redistricting around the corner and hundreds of voter suppression laws being introduced in states across the country, we do not have time to wait. Every day we’re getting closer to a very real deadline to take action. If the Senate does not overcome the filibuster and pass this legislation, states may not have enough time to implement the legislation’s regulations before the 2022 midterm elections! Join activists around the country at a Common Cause virtual phonebank to urge voters in key states to demand their senators’ support the vote! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/pfaw/event/376178/?utm_source=PFAW to call on Fri., Oct. 22 from 4 to 6 PM ET, and Sat., Oct. 23 from noon to 2 PM ET, 1 to 3 PM and 6 to 8 PM ET.
69] –GW Institute for Korean Studies [gwiks@gwu.edu] is inviting you on Fri., Oct. 22 from 4 to 5:30 PM ET -- The Untold Truth of the Korean Film Industry. Korea’s cultural industries are among the most dynamic in the world, and the film industry is no exception. While many people are aware of Korea’s success in international music charts or at international film festivals, very few realize that these results rely on industrial success that reflect systematic business efforts and a prudent film policy. Such an approach differs markedly from the protectionist film policies adopted by many countries, particularly in Europe.
The first presentation for this seminar will compare the Korean film industry and the industries of five critical countries – China, France, Japan, the UK, and the US. In presenting both robust and meaningful results, this comparison covers a long period – from 1980 to 2018. It shows that the Korean industry has first caught up, then outperformed its European counterparts in almost every dimension: more films produced, larger box office revenues, larger national audience for both US and domestic films, and less interventionist regulations. Last but not least, Korean films demonstrate better quality as expressed by both audiences' and critics' perspective. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-untold-story-of-the-korean-film-industry-tickets-190396339577.
70] -- There is usually a Quaker Vigil for Racial Justice on Fridays, from 5 to 6 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. 15. 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. 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=311508113576861.3&akid=18263%2E3302379%2Ez6bJVQ.
71] – Check out the War on Terror Film Festival running through Sun., Oct. 31 at 6:30 PM EDT. The Festival is a month-long, public virtual event featuring 20 award-winning films made over the last 20 years that document abuses, highlight crimes, and satirize absurdities of the “war on terror. Since 9/11, filmmakers have shined a spotlight on the wars on Afghanistan and Iraq, indefinite detention at Guantanamo Bay prison, torture, surveillance, and the targeting of Muslim communities in the US and Europe. The slate of films include documentary and narrative features and cut across genres from drama to comedy. The next dates for the virtual festival are October 22–24 and 29–31, with four films screened per weekend. The festival is entirely free and accessible to the public following registration.
Each film screening will be accompanied by a live discussion with filmmakers, survivors, actors, scholars, journalists, and resistors, who will reflect on the challenges of living through the policies of the “war on terror” and telling these stories. Confirmed panelists include Edward Snowden, Michael Moore, Rory Kennedy, Kate Davis, Noam Chomsky, John Pilger, Laura Poitras, Dan Reed, Chris Morris, Amy Goodman, Jehane Noujaim, Glenn Greenwald, Alex Gibney, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Mat Whitecross, Jeremy Scahill, and many others. To register, go to wotfilmfestival.com.
On Fri., Oct. 22 at 6:30 PM see Dirty Wars (2013), directed by Rick Rowley, and written by David Riker and Jeremy Scahill. In this Academy Award-nominated film, investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars. At 8 PM, there will be a Live Panel Discussion with Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist Laila Al-Arian, and Riker and Scahill, as well as the director of the ACLU National Security Project, Hina Shamsi. The film will also be shown on Tues., Oct. 26 at noon ET.
The War You Don't See (2010), directed by Alan Lowery, and written by John Pilger will be screened on Sat., Oct. 23 at 8:30 AM and 2 PM ET. This is a thought-provoking documentary on war propaganda: how governments manipulate the facts and how most media allow it to happen. At 12:30 PM, enjoy a Live Panel Discussion with veteran journalist and Associate Editor of The Electronic Intifada, Nora Barrows-Friedman, John Pilger, along with director Michael Moore, public intellectual Noam Chomsky, and attorney and partner of Julian Assange, Stella Moris. See it again on Wed., Oct. 27 at noon ET.
On Sat., Oct. 23 at 10:30 AM see Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), written & directed by Michael Moore. This is Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. You can watch it again at 4 PM ET.
72] – The International Action Center [iac@iacenter.org] from Fri., Oct. 22 through Mon., Oct. 25 is hosting an International tribunal on U.S. human rights abuses against Black, Brown and Indigenous People organized by In the Spirit of Mandela. The Tribunal will also be live-streamed on https://www.tribunal2021.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/Spirit-Of-Mandela-105492791756066/. The SCHEDULE is as follows: Fri., Oct.22--cultural event, 6 to 9 PM ET, Sat., Oct. 23--Tribunal, 10 AM to 6 PM, Sun., Oct. 24--Tribunal, 10 AM to 5 PM, and Mon., Oct. 25, noon to 2 PM ET--Press conference at which a verdict will be delivered in front of United Nations. The year 2021 marks the 70th anniversary of the campaign in which African-American human rights leaders Paul Robeson and William Patterson, with the support of eminent sociologist Dr. W.E.B. DuBois, presented the "We Charge Genocide" petition to the burgeoning U.N. headquarters in 1951.
To be continued.
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/.
"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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