Baltimore Activist Alert - Part 2

35] Remember nuclear weapons program workers – Oct. 30

36] Deluxe Jim Crow – Oct. 30

37] Get on Bridge for Peace – Oct. 30

38] See Mother Jones play – through Oct. 30

39] Philadelphia Peace Vigil – Oct. 30

40] Bill Fletcher in Baltimore -- Oct. 30

41] Red Emma's Meeting – Oct. 30

42] Pentagon Vigil – Oct. 31

43] Study Community Reinvestment Act – Oct. 31

44] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Oct. 31 – Nov. 3

45] Protest the death penalty – Oct. 31

46] Pledge/Fund Our Communities meeting – Oct. 31 

47] Occupy Philly – Nov. 1

48] Bill Barry on WEAA – Nov. 1

49] War Is Not the Answer – Nov. 1

50] Film A QUESTION OF INTEGRITY – Nov. 1

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35] – Sunday, October 30 is the National Day of Remembrance for Nuclear Weapons Program Workers.

 

36] – Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 306 W. Franklin St., Suite 102, Baltimore, MD 21201-4661, meets on Sundays, and generally there is a speaker and discussion from 10:30 to 11:30 AM.  On Sun., Oct. 30, the program will look at "Deluxe Jim Crow: Civil Rights and American Health Policy."  Karen Kruse Thomas, PhD, The Johns Hopkins University, is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of the History of Medicine, where she is writing a history of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Her talk is drawn from her forthcoming book from University of Georgia Press, DELUXE JIM CROW: Civil Rights and American Health Policy, 1935-1954. Call 410-581-2322 or visit the website to be sure at www.baltimoreethicalsociety.org.

 

37] – Maryland Bridges for Peace welcomes you to stand for peace Sundays from noon (or thereabouts) to 1 PM on the Spa Creek Bridge in Annapolis.  Contact Lucy at 410-263-7271 or mdbridgesforpeace@toadmail.com. Signs are not allowed to be on a stick or pole.   If there is interest, people will be standing on the Stoney Creek Bridge on Fort Smallwood Road in Pasadena [410-437-5379 or magicalgodmom@aol.com]. Go to http://BridgePeace.blogspot.com/

38] – "Can't Scare Me - The Story of Mother Jones" will be performed on Sun., Oct. 30 at 2 PM at the Theater of the First Amendment, George Mason Univ., 4400 University Dr., MS 3E6, Fairfax, VA 22030.  The play is written and performed by Kaiulani Lee. Go to http://atlasarts.org/events/2011/07/cant-scare-me-the-story-of-mother-jo...

39] – 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.

 

40] – The 9th Annual Ric Pfeffer Lecture presents Bill Fletcher, Jr., who will examine "Observations and Lessons from the 'Arab Spring'" on Sun., Oct. 30 from 7 to 9 PM at 2640 St. Paul St.  He is a long-time labor, racial justice and international activist, an Editorial Board member and columnist for BlackCommentator.com and Senior Scholar for the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC.

 

The RIC PFEFFER LECTURE FUND is a program of Research Associates Foundation. It was established in memory of Ric Pfeffer, former Johns Hopkins professor, attorney in the field of worker health and safety, activist in the peace and civil rights movements, and founding member of the Progressive Action Center. The Fund honors his legacy by providing support for radical and progressive lectures that analyze current conditions and promote activism. Go to http://rafbaltimore.org/category/ric-pfeffer-memorial-lecture-fund.

 

To make a tax-deductible contribution to the Lecture Fund, send a check payable to Research Associates Foundation (with "RP lecture" in the subject line) and mail to Research Associates Foundation, PO Box 26152, Baltimore, MD 21210-0052. Email Pfefferlecture@gmail.com.

 

41] – Red Emma's needs volunteers.  Stop in to the weekly Sunday meeting at 7 PM at 800 St. Paul St. or email info@redemmas.org.  The next meeting is Oct. 30. There is no meeting on the first Sunday of the month.  Call 410-230-0450. If you would be interested in volunteering or becoming a collective member of 2640, send an email to 2640@redemmas.org.

 

42] – 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., Oct. 31, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Call 202-882-9649.

 

43] – The National Low Income Housing Coalition will host a series of brown bag lunch events on most Mondays through the end of 2011. The events will be from noon to 1:30 PM ET in the 8th floor conference room, 727 15th St. NW, WDC. On Oct. 31, the Community Reinvestment Act will be presented by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. RSVP to policyintern@nlihc.org.

 

44] – 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.   

 

45] – 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 Baltimore.  Recently death row was moved out of Baltimore, but it was decided to continue the vigil. The next one is scheduled for Mon., Oct. 31. Call 410-366-1637.

 

46] – 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 takes place on Oct. 31.  The proposed agenda will include a review of the strategy to pressure the Super Committee to cut military spending, continuing reports on Occupation Baltimore & the Freedom Square occupation, a reminder of the First Thursday antiwar demo and a report on the trial of 18 antiwar protesters in D.C.  Call 410-366-1637 or email mobuszewski at verizon.net for directions.

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47] – OCCUPY PHILLY, www.occupyphilly.org, continues at Phila. City Hall, 15th & Market Sts. We Are The 99% Demanding Economic Justice, Democracy, and Peace on Tuesdays at 4:30 until 6 PM, Phila. City Hall.  Join the Brandywine Peace Community and other peace and anti-war activists at Occupy Philly. Call Brandywine Peace Community, 610-544-1818 or go to www.brandywinepeace.com.

 

48] – Bill Barry, Green Party candidate for City Council, will be on the Marc Steiner Show on Tues., Nov. 1 from 5-6 PM on WEAA-FM (88.9) with the incumbent Robert Curran.  Go to www.citizensforbillbarry.org. Go Green - Recycle The Baltimore City Council

 

49] – 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 Nov. 1 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.  Call Max at 410-366-1637.

50] – A film premiere of A QUESTION OF INTEGRITY: Politics, Ethics, and the Supreme Court will be shown on Tues., Nov. 1 at 6 PM at the E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW, WDC 20004 (entrance on E St. between 10th and 11th Sts.)  Alliance for Justice will be premiering its newest short documentary, narrated by actor, director, and activist Edward James Olmos.  The film exposes evidence that some Supreme Court justices have participated in overtly political activity, and have maintained financial and personal relationships that create the appearance of impropriety. The film explores ways in which this questionable behavior raises concerns about the need to apply the Judicial Code of Conduct to the justices of the Supreme Court, and the importance of enforcing the Ethics in Government Act.  Call 202-452-7672.

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. 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