Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Baltimore Activist Alert

Baltimore Activist Alert Jan. 13 – Jan. 17, 2011

 

"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 Baltimore Nonviolence Center.  Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com.  If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send contributions to BNC, 325 East 25th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218.  Max Obuszewski can be reached at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski [at] verizon.net.

 

The Baltimore IndyMedia Center publicizes peace-related events. Go to http://www.radicalendar.org/group/_baltimore.

 

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] Donate a computer     

7] Bring the World Home continues    

8] You can buy Shiori’s book of poetry

9] Buy book on Palestinian resistance

10] “Freedom’s Sisters exhibit – through Jan. 17

11] Witness Against Torture in D.C. – through Jan. 22

12] Military-Industrial Complex – Jan. 13

13] Ali vs. Rumsfeld – Jan. 13

14] Andrew Bacevich book signing – Jan. 13

15] Palestine/Israel Roundtable – Jan. 13

16] Meat of the Matter – Jan. 13

17] White House vigil – Jan. 14  

18] WIB Inner Harbor vigil – Jan. 14

19] WIB Roland Park vigil – Jan. 14

20] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – Jan. 14

21] Congressional Accountability Day – Jan. 14

22] Silent Vigil at Homewood Friends – Jan. 14

23] Walter Reed vigil – Jan. 14

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1] – Buttons, bumperstickers and books are available.  “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Donate your books to Max. Call him 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 Iraq.

 

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, 10 Pepperdine Circle, Catonsville, MD 21228.  Contact Pat McLaine at 410-964-0960 or pamcl@aol.com.  The coffee will arrive some time the following week and you will be notified where to pick it up.

 

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, PO Box 795, Mattapoisett, MA 02739. Send no small flag stamps or Liberty Bell Forever stamps.

 

6] – Can you donate a computer (PC)?  APC Baltimore is expanding its work in Washington D.C. and is in need of 1 - 2 computers. There's a need for a second computer in Baltimore and one in D.C.  APC will pick it up, and your donation is tax-deductible.  Call 410-218-4835 or email apcbaltimore@pipeline.com.

 

7] – Catch the "Bringing the World Home" exhibit in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps!  The exhibit is in the UMBC Library Rotunda through the end of the semester and consists of 5 display cases featuring photos and artifacts from UMBC's faculty, staff and students who have served in the Peace Corps, including many current and alumni Shriver Peaceworker Fellows.  The center case features pieces from the Peace Corps founding era (a tribute to Sarge Shriver!) and the surrounding case highlight experiences from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, and the AmericasIf you are coming from off campus, give Joby Taylor a call at (410) 455-6398, and he will give you a tour.

 

8] – Shiori was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1951 on August 15, six years after the day the initial announcement of Japan's surrender to the Allies was made, the official end of World War II. She describes herself as hapa, half-American, and half-Japanese— the child of the enemy amor.  In her first chapbook collection of poetry from Finishing Line Press, the debut author weaves memoir and historical record into a lyrical and moving portrait of post-war immigration to the United States. Shiori’s work has appeared in many publications, and she has won several awards including Thomas Merton poetry prizes.

 

Finishing Line Press is a poetry publisher based in Georgetown, Kentucky, and the Chapbook Series was published on Dec. 3.  Orders can be made by ordering online at http://www.finishinglinepress.com/ or directly from the publisher [$12, check or money order] at Finishing Line Books, PO Box 1626, Georgetown, KY  40324. Email finishingbooks@aol.com or call 859-514-8360.  You may also contact Kathleen Hellen at khe1721111@aol.com or khellen@coppin.edu.

 

9] – Consider buying the new book from Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD, a Palestinian activist: “Popular Resistance in Palestine: A

History of Hope and Empowerment.”  Go to http://www.qumsiyeh.org/popularresistanceinpalestine/.  Mazin’s web site is

http://qumsiyeh.org.

 

10] – Catch the exhibit at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History & Culture, 830 Pratt St.—“Freedom’s Sisters,” which runs through Jan. 17.  Twenty remarkable African-American women are profiled, including Coretta Scott King.  Call 443-263-1800 or go to www.africanamericanculture.org.

 

11] – Witness Against Torture will remain in Washington through Sat., Jan. 22.  To follow each day’s activities go to

http://www.witnesstorture.org/.  The participants are staying at St. Stephen’s and the Incarnation Church, 1525 Newton Street, NW (on corner of 16th Street, NW).  

 

12] – The Military-Industrial Complex at 50: Assessing the Meaning and Impact of Eisenhower's Farewell Address is happening on Thurs., Jan. 13 from 9 AM to 12:30 PM at The Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW, WDC 20001. On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight David Eisenhower delivered one of the most famous speeches of his storied career. In a televised farewell address to the American people, Eisenhower warned of the burdens imposed by a large, and seemingly permanent, military establishment, something that the nation had managed to avoid for most of its history. He charged his countrymen to be on guard against a "military-industrial complex" acquiring "unwarranted influence" in the halls of power.

 

Introductory remarks will be made by Susan Eisenhower, chair emeritus, The Eisenhower Institute.  Then there will be two panel discussions: Panel I: The Wars Within: Thoughts on the State of Civil–Military Relations in 2011 & Panel 2: Restraining the Military-Industrial Complex.  Some of the panelists are Andrew Bacevich, professor of International Relations and History, Boston University, Lawrence Korb, senior fellow, Center for American Progress, & Lawrence Wilkerson, visiting Harriman Professor of Government and Public Policy, College of William and Mary.  You must register at events@cato.org, fax 202-371-0841, or call 202-789-5229 by Wed., Jan. 12 at noon. Go to http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=7604.

 

13] – On Thurs., Jan. 13 it is Witness Against Torture Accountability Day.  It begins with the Ali v. Rumsfeld lawsuit, and there will be a 9:30 AM vigil outside the courthouse, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse, near Judiciary Square, Third St. and Constitution Ave. NW, WDC. A hearing will follow with arguments on behalf of nine victims of U.S. Army torture in Iraq and Afghanistan. The ACLU sued former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and three high-level Army officers alleging they were responsible for the torture while in U.S. military custody and thus the victims should receive compensation from them personally. Oral arguments will be made before Chief Judge Sentelle, Circuit Judge Henderson, and Senior Circuit Judge Edwards.  The convenient METRO subway stations within walking distance to the Courthouse are Judiciary Square (Red Line) and Archives-Navy Memorial (Yellow Line).

14] – Andrew Bacevich, the history professor, will chat about his latest book, "Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War," at a luncheon event on Thurs., Jan. 13 starting at 12:15 PM with the lecture at 1PM at Women’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW, WDC.  Admission is $30 for the general public, $10 for the lecture only. Call 202-232-7363, ext. 3003 or e-mail reservations@democraticwoman.org to RSVP.

 

15] – The WEEKLY ROUNDTABLE SEEKING A JUST PEACE IN PALESTINE/ISRAEL takes place from 12:30 - 1:30 PM on Thursdays at Potter's House, 1658 Columbia Road NW, WDC.  Join a civil discourse which explores the history, issues, myths, realities, and truth of the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Contact Alice Azzouzi at 202-232-5483.

 

16] – The Meat of the Matter: Why We Need to Stop Factory Farms and What You Can Do About It is taking place on Thurs., Jan. 13 from 6 to 8 PM at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St NW, WDC.  Use the U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metro station, Green and Yellow lines. The discussion will be led by Daniel Imhoff, author, independent publisher, small-scale farmer, and editor of CAFO(Confined Animal Feeding Operations):: The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories and author of Food Fight: The Citizen's Guide to a Food and Farm Bill and Farming with the Wild.  Go to www.cafothebook.org.

 

17] – A peace vigil takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at Lafayette Park facing the White House.  Join the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker and friends. Contact Art Laffin: artlaffin@hotmail.com.   

18] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Women in Black, Baltimore, host a vigil at Pratt and Light Sts. in the Inner Harbor. Peace signs and flyers about the siege will be available. See http://www.peacepath911.com/ or write wibbaltimore@hotmail.com or call 410-467-9114.

19] – There is also a noon vigil, weather permitting, on Fri., Jan. 14 at Roland Park Place at 830 W. 40th St.  Call 410-467-9114.

20] – 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 (across from Israeli Consulate.  It is sponsored by Bubbies & Zaydes (Grandparents) for Peace in the Middle East. Email cswartz@pil.net. Go to http://phillyjewishpeace.org/.

21] – On Fri., Jan. 14 from 1:30 to 5 PM join in Witness Against Torture Congressional Focus Day.  Go to http://www.witnesstorture.org/ or be at St. Stephen’s and the Incarnation Church, 1525 Newton St., NW (on corner of 16th Street, NW) before noon.

22] –  There is a silent vigil on Fri., Jan. 14 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, Homewood Friends and Stony Run Meetings. 

 

23] – 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.

 

To be continued.

 

Donations can be sent to the Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 E. 25th St., Baltimore, MD 21218.  Ph: 410-366-1637; Email: mobuszewski [at] verizon.net

 

"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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