"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours.
The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.
Friends, this list and other email documents which I send out are done under the auspices of the
The
1] Books, buttons and stickers
2] Web site for info on federal legislation
3] Join Nonviolent Resistance lists
4] Buy coffee through HoCoFoLA
5] Used stamps for humanitarian causes
6] Anne Feeney needs our help
7] 10/10/10 pledge collection – Aug. 19
8] Oct. 2 march meeting – Aug. 19
9] White House vigil – Aug. 20
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11] WIB Roland Park vigil – Aug. 20
12] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – Aug. 20
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14] Vigil at Walter Reed – Aug. 20
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16] Eddie Conway Benefit – Aug. 20
17] Ballroom dancing – Aug. 20
18] W.
19] 10/10/10 pledge collection – Aug. 21
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21] Olney vigil to end the war – Aug. 21
22] Peace vigil in
23] Peace vigil at Capitol – Aug. 21
24] Forum on jobs crisis – Aug. 21
25] Casa Baltimore/Limay fundraiser – Aug. 21
26] Gimme Shelter – Aug. 21
27] An Ethical Discussion – Aug. 22
28] 10/10/10 pledge collection – Aug. 22
29] Bridge vigil – Aug. 22
30] Quaker Peace Vigil – Aug. 22
31] Red Emma’s needs volunteers – Aug. 22
32] Pray for Peace – Aug. 22
33] Protest at the Pentagon – Aug. 23
34] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Aug. 23 – 26
35] Protest the death penalty – Aug. 23
36] Pledge of Resistance meeting – Aug. 23
37] War Is Not the Answer demo – Aug. 24
38] AppRising phone banking – Aug. 24
39] Peace Vigil in
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41] Candidates Forum – Aug. 25
42] Crabshell Alliance meeting – Aug. 25
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1] – Buttons, bumperstickers and books are available. “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-366-1637.
2] – To obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/. Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.
3] – THE ORGANIZING LIST will be the primary decision-making mechanism of the National Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR]. It will be augmented by conference calls and possibly in-person meetings as needed. It will consist of 1 or 2 representatives from each local, regional, or national organization (not coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry out the NCNR campaign of facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to the war in
To join the ORGANIZING List, please send your name, group affiliation, city and email address to donmuller@msn.com. Different local chapters of a national organization are encouraged to subscribe.
THE NOTICES LIST will include only notices of NCNR actions and related information and is open to any interested person to subscribe. It will be moderated to maintain focus & will include periodic notices about getting involved in NCNR national organizing. To join the NOTICES List, send an email message to ncnrnotices-subscribe@lists.riseup.net. You will get a confirmation message once subscribed. If you have problems, please write to the list manager at ncnrnotices-admin@lists.riseup.net.
4] – You can help safeguard human rights and fragile ecosystems through your purchase of HOCOFOLA Café Quetzal. Bags of ground coffee or whole beans can be ordered by mailing in an order form. Also note organic cocoa and sugar are for sale. For more details and to download the order form, go to http://friendsoflatinamerica.typepad.com/hocofola/2010/02/hocofola-cafe-quetzal-order-form-2010.html.
Be sure you indicate ground (G) or bean (B) for each type of coffee ordered. Make the check out to HoCoFoLA and send it with your order form to Nancy Meier,
5] – Brad Hathaway spearheads an effort to sell donated used stamps to raise money for different humanitarian causes around the world. Go to www.mattapoisettquakers.org, and click the link for the stamp ministry. Carefully clip canceled postage stamps and send to Quaker Missions,
6] – Anne Feeney has recently been diagnosed with a lung tumor and will not be able to work for some time. She is looking for a thousand friends to each donate $50 (no more than that). If you can make a donation, it can be sent to Anne Feeney,
7] – Help with the 10/10 Pledge Collecting at
8] – Sharon Black is inviting you to a volunteers meeting for the Oct. 2, Nat’l March 4 Jobs & the Peoples Assembly. The meeting is on Thurs., Aug. 19 at 7 PM at
9] – A peace vigil takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at
10] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Women in Black, Baltimore, host a vigil at Pratt and Light Sts. in the
11] – There is also a noon vigil, weather permitting, on Fri., Aug. 20 at Roland Park Place at 830 W. 40th St. Call 410-467-9114.
12] – A vigil for Justice in Palestine/Israel (now in its 8th year) takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at 19th & JFK Blvd. , Philadelphia Middle East . Email cswartz@pil.net. Go to http://phillyjewishpeace.org/.
13] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., Aug. 20 from 5 to 6 PM outside of Homewood Friends Meeting, 3107 N. Charles St., in opposition to war in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. Placards say: "War Is Not the Answer." The silent vigil is sponsored by AFSC,
14] – SHED LIGHT ON US WAR CASUALTIES: FROM THE FRONT LINE TO THE BACK DOOR of Walter Reed Army Medical Center (North Gate), every Friday night, from 7 to 9 PM in the middle of the 7100 block of Georgia Ave., NW. The vigil calls for peace, care for the wounded, and full benefits for all veterans. Contact Bruce Wolf - Haunteddog@aol.com.
15] – Introduction to Permaculture is an introductory workshop the night before the Transition Towns Training. It will be Fri., Aug. 20 from 7 to 9 PM at HEATHCOTE COMMUNITY,
Shaktari Belew is the initiator of Transition Town Ashland, Oregon, the 12th official Transition Initiative in the
16] – Meet Emory Douglass an artist and former Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party. He will speak and offer a showing of his revolutionary art. Donations will support the defense fund of Eddie Conway. The American Friends Service Committee is hosting the reception on Fri., Aug. 20 from 7 to 9 PM at the CORK GALLERY,
17] – There is an opportunity to participate in ballroom dancing, usually every Friday of the month, in the JHU ROTC Bldg. at 8 PM. Turn south on
18] – Citizens Planning and Housing Association is urging you to shop at the W. Baltimore Farmer's Market on Sat., Aug. 21 from 8 AM to noon and every Saturday through Nov. 20. The market is located at the West Baltimore MARC train station parking lot (400 block of
19] – The
20] – The
21] – Friends House, 17715 Meeting House Rd., Sandy Spring, MD 20860, hosts a peace vigil every Saturday, 10:30 to 11:30 AM, on the corner of Rt. 108 and Georgia Ave. in Olney, MD. The next vigil is Aug. 21. Call Chuck Harker at 301-570-7167.
22] – Each Saturday, 11 AM – 1 PM, Chester County Peace Movement holds a peace vigil in West Chester in front of the Chester County Courthouse, High & Market Sts. Go to www.ccpeace.org. Email ccpeacemovement@aol.com.
23] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Aug. 21. Look for the blue banner with the message, "Seek Peace and Pursue It.--Psalms 34:14." The vigil lasts one hour and is silent except when one responds to the occasional questions. Go to http://www.quaker.org/langleyhill/seekpeace.htm or email seekpeacevigil@yahoo.com.
24] – You are invited to attend a “Public Forum on The Jobs Crisis and How to Respond ” on Sat., Aug. 21 from 2 to 4 PM at the Free School, 1323 N. Calvert St. (at Mount Royal) . Come, hear what the Communist Party
25] – All are invited to a fundraising party on Sat., Aug. 21, rain or shine, from 5 to 10:30 PM to benefit Casa Baltimore/Limay sister-city projects. Carpools are available. Call 410-662-6292 if interested. The party will take place at the home of Joanne Capizzi and Howdy Burns,
From east or south,
From west, Exit I-695 to
26] – Gimme Shelter Productions continues to do consciousness/fundraising events about the plight of the homeless and for the shelters that serve them. On Sat., Aug. 21 at 7:30 PM, the group winds up its season at the
27] – On Sun., Aug. 22 at 10:30 AM, the
28] – The Montgomery County Climate Action Team will be at the Takoma Park Farmers Market to get people to sign the 10/10 “Get to Work” on clean energy pledge. The team will be there, Carroll and
29] – Maryland Bridges for Peace welcomes you to stand for peace Sundays from noon (or thereabouts) to 1 PM on the
30] – Every Sunday, 4 to 5 PM, there is a Quaker Peace Vigil at Independence Mall, N. side of Market between 5th and 6th Sts., Philadelphia. Call 215-421-5811
31] – Red Emma’s needs volunteers. Stop in to the weekly Sunday meeting at 7 PM at
32] -- Pray for Peace at 7:30 PM on Sun., Aug. 22 at
33] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop. The next vigil is Mon., Aug. 23, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Call 202-882-9649.
34] – The Marc Steiner Show airs Monday through Thursday from 5 to 7 PM on WEAA 88.9 FM, The Voice of the Community, or online at www.weaa.org. The call-in number is 410-319-8888, and comments can also be sent by email to steinershow@gmail.com. All shows are also available as podcasts at www.steinershow.org.
35] – There is usually a vigil to abolish the death penalty every Monday from 5 to 6 PM, outside the prison complex and across the street from Maryland’s Super Max Prison, at the corner of Madison Ave. and Fallsway in
36] – The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on Mondays at 7:30 PM, and the meetings now take place at Max’s residence. The next meeting is scheduled for Aug. 23. The agenda will review the visit to John Sarbanes’ office and discuss antiwar activities. Contact Max at 410-366-1637 or email mobuszewski at verizon.net for directions.
37] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at
38] – Help with Appalachia Rising phone banking on Tues., Aug. 24 from 6:30 to 9 PM at
Appalachia Rising, an event which will take place in Washington D.C., Sept. 25-27, 2010, is a national response to the poisoning of America’s water supply, the destruction of Appalachia's mountains, head water source streams, and communities through mountaintop removal coal mining. It follows a long history of social action for a just and sustainable
39] – Each Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the House of Grace Catholic Worker holds a weekly vigil for peace in
40] – Each Wednesday, the Northwest Greens hold a peace vigil from 7 to 8 PM outside the Borders Book Store, Germantown Ave. at Bethlehem Pike in
41] – On Wed., Aug. 25 from 7 to 9 PM, there will be a Council At Large Candidates Forum sponsored by the Justice and Advocacy Council of Montgomery County (Archdiocese of Washington) at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Church, 9701 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814. The 14 candidates for the four at large county council seats will be asked questions and present their views on the economic and health services affecting the poor and vulnerable in the county in preparation for the Sept. 14 primary election.
42] – The Crabshell
To be continued.
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"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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