Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Events

Baltimore Activist Alert Jan. 25 – Jan. 31, 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] Bring the World Home continues        

7] Baltimore Free Store needs a home

8] Support Bradley Manning    

9] Resist FBI Repression Action Day -- Jan. 25

10] Join CODEPINK at White House & Busboys & Poets -- Jan. 25

11] Environmental Summit – Jan. 25

12] War Is Not the Answer demo – Jan. 25

13] Book FOR THE LOVE OF A SON – Jan. 25

14] Remembering Edward Said – Jan. 25

15] Injustice at Guantanamo Bay – Jan. 25

16] Stop Repression Against Muslims – Jan. 25

17] Slave to abolitionist – Jan. 25

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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] – 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.

 

7] – Help the Baltimore Free Store find a permanent home. The Free Store takes donated and salvaged goods and provides them to the public for free. Forward any leads, contacts, ideas, numbers on the sides of buildings to Matt Warfield at matt.a.warfield@gmail.com or 410-842-5285.

 

8] – Take Action! Day of Action on Tues., Jan. 25 to Resist FBI Repression. Over the past four months, the FBI has subpoenaed 23 antiwar activists to testify before a grand jury. The FBI raided activists' homes and confiscated their computers, documents and even family photographs.  Many of the activists are involved in Palestine solidarity work. To my knowledge, none have been charged with any crime and all are refusing to cooperate in what they view as a McCarthyite crackdown on individuals who have devoted themselves to social justice.  Go to www.stopfbi.net

to learn more about your own rights and resources, how to follow the cases and be involved, and profiles of the targeted individuals.  Nine of the 23 activists have been subpoenaed to appear at a grand jury in Chicago on Jan. 25, and activists will protest at federal buildings, FBI offices and other locations.  Your organization can also send a statement of solidarity to stopfbi@gmail.com.

 

9] – Bradley Manning’s conditions have worsened... Call Quantico to push for more humane treatment!  The Bradley Manning Support Network encourages concerned individuals to phone Quantico public affairs at 1-703-432-0289.

 

10] – Join CODEPINK at Tuesday, January 25 at noon at the White House and later at a State of the Union Viewing Party at 9 PM at Busboys and Poets, 5th & K Sts., NW, WDC.

 

11] – Join the 17th Annual Environmental Summit with presentations from top state officials and expert briefings and make a difference by learning to network and how to rally in the State Capital.  It is happening on Tues., Jan. 25 from 5 PM to 6:30 PM at the Miller Senate Bldg., Miller Conference Room, 11 Bladen St. Show your support for the Chesapeake Bay, wind energy and the green budget. The keynote speaker is Howard County Executive Ken Ulman. Mr. Ulman was recently elected president of the MD Association of Counties and according to the Baltimore Sun, Mr. Ulman “has made environmental progress and energy savings a key issue in his administration.” RSVP at 410-280-9855 or go to www.marylandconservation.org.

 

12] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at 4806 York Road. Join this ongoing vigil.  The next vigil is Jan. 25 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.  Call Max at 410-366-1637.

 

13] – On Tues., Jan. 25 from 6 to 8 PM at Busboys and Poets, 5th & K Sts., NW, WDC, join the YWCA National Capital Area for a book discussion that will further bring awareness to the real pain felt by victims of domestic, sexual and other forms of violence, as well as provide some thoughts on what we can do to combat violence against women locally and internationally. The featured book, “For the Love of a Son,” highlights the true story of an Afghan woman, Maryam Totakhail, who overcame brutal abuse and oppression and became a powerful advocate working to prevent violence against women and children. Maryam will be present to share her story and talk about how she overcame her life challenges.

 

14] – On Tues., Jan. 25 at 6:30 PM at The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave., NW WDC, there will be a book reading by Mr. Adel Iskandar, Media Scholar: "Edward Said: A Legacy of Emancipation and Representation."  RSVP at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/ht/d/RegisterForEvent/i/26879.  Edward W. Said (1935–2003) ranks as one of the most preeminent public intellectuals of our time. Through his literary criticism, his advocacy for the Palestinian cause and his groundbreaking book ORIENTALISM, Said elegantly enriched public discourse by unsettling the status quo. This book, edited by Adel Iskandar and Hakem Rustom, brings together contributions from thirty-one luminaries to engage Said’s provocative ideas.

 

15] – On Tues., Jan. 25 at 6:30 PM at American University, Mary Graydon Center Room 3, American Univ. School of Public Affairs & American Univ. Chapter of Amnesty International present Combatant Status Review Tribunals: The Legacy of Injustice at Guantanamo Bay. See a 30 minute film, “The Response,” based on actual transcripts of a Combatant Status Review Tribunal with panelists Theresa Harris, Amnesty International Board Member and executive director of the World Organization for Human Rights USA and Dr. David Fagelson, associate professor in the Department of Justice, Law, and Society. Contact Maha Hilal at aumamnestyinternational@gmail.com.

 

16] – On Tues., Jan. 25 at 7 PM catch a video and forum STOP Repression Against Muslims at the Calvary Church, 48th & Baltimore Sts., West Philadelphia, PA.   Watch the Democracy Now video: “Entrapment or Foiling Terror? FBI’s Reliance on Paid Informants Raises Questions about Validity of Terrorism Cases" and listen to a panel discussion with Lynne Jackson - Project Salam, Dominick Calsolaro - Member of Albany, NY City Council, Burim Duka - brother of three of the Ft. Dix 5.  Brandywine Peace Community et al. are sponsoring the event.  Call 215-724-1618.

 

17] – On Tues., Jan. 25 at 7 PM, Dean Herrin of the Catoctin Center for Regional Studies presents a talk about Rev. James W. C. Pennington, a fugitive slave who became a prominent abolitionist, at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History  and Culture, 830 Pratt St.. The cost is $5.  Call 410-263-1800 or go to www.africanamericanculture.org.

 

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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