54] Peaceniks on trial in D.C. – Oct. 25
55] Peace in
56] Occupy Philly – Oct. 25
57] War Is Not the Answer – Oct. 25
58] Dan Morhaim fundraiser – Oct. 25
59] Feminist Art discussion – Oct. 25
60] Drug War in
61] Tar sands presentation – Oct. 25
62] PBS series WOMAN WAR PEACE –Oct. 25
63] US-China dialogue – Oct. 26
64] Protest merger -- Oct. 26
65] Film BOOKS NOT BARS – Oct. 26
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67] Spiritual Progressives meeting – Oct. 26
68] Green Space workshop – Oct. 26
69] Film THE GREENHORNS – Oct. 26
70] Green Currency Meeting -- Oct. 26
71] Chestnut Hill Peace Vigil – Oct. 26
72] In Defense of Food – Oct. 26
73] Sign up with
74] Fund Our Communities campaign
75] Submit articles to Indypendent Reader
76] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records
77] Do you need a television and/or a computer?
78] Join Global Zero campaign
79] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale
80] Publish your peace article
81] Click on The Hunger Site
82] Fire & Faith
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54] – On Tues., Oct. 25 19 veterans, including a WWII vet and several Vietnam combat veterans, members of the Catholic Worker community and other long-time peace activists will have a pro se trial in DC Superior Court, stemming from arrests on the White House sidewalk on March 19, 2011, the beginning of the 9th year of the US invasion of Iraq. The March 19th action raised issues of the ongoing wars in
The co-defendants will participate in a bench trial before Judge Russell F. Canan, Jr., Associate Judge of the DC Superior Court. The charges include Failure to Obey a Lawful Order, and blocking/incommoding a sidewalk. They will argue that they were properly petitioning their government under the First Amendment to change its policies of war and aggression, and related defenses. They will present their defense pro se, assisted by attorney-advisors
55] – Just weeks ahead of the Egypt's parliamentary election, Human Rights First invites you to attend a panel discussion Promoting Peaceful Democratic Transition in Egypt, Addressing Continuing Challenges to Freedom of Expression and Privacy. Surveillance of social media services has continued along with other repressive practices. The panelists will discuss these developments and the challenges that are looming on Tues., Oct. 25 from 8:30 to 10 AM at Hogan Lovells
Basem Fathy, Egyptian pro-democracy leader, co-founded the April 6 Youth Movement, a group of activists who used Facebook and SMS texting to organize protests in 2008. He is the recipient of the 2011 Human Rights Award from Human Rights First. Email Communications@HumanRightsFirst.org.
56] – 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
57] – There is a vigil to say "War Is Not the Answer" each Tuesday since September 11, 2001 at
58] – There were a number of heroes who helped push SB 308 through the legislature last year, but none bigger than Delegate Dan Morhaim. In addition to being the original, comprehensive bill's drafter and lead House sponsor, Morhaim, the General Assembly's only physician, worked closely with committee chairs, medical experts, and key figures at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to help enshrine in Maryland law the most significant legal protections for Maryland's medical marijuana patients ever.
Del. Morhaim is holding a fundraiser on Tues., Oct. 25 from 6 to 8 PM at Lenny's Deli, 9107 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117. Checks (under
59] – Ginny Adams, Sue Spaid, and Cally Brandt will deliver the last lecture focusing on modern feminist art. The
60] – On Tues., Oct. 25 at 7 PM @ Red Emma's, 800 St. Paul St., catch Mexico's Movement Against the Drug War - The Caravan to the South. Red Emma's will host (via Skype) veteran and accomplished, Mexico-based, independent journalist, Kristin Bricker. She will reportback on the peace movement's second major caravan that spent more than a week traveling through southern Mexico and will discuss the relevancy, significance and history of the movement and the violence, militarization and impunity that it seeks to overcome. Call 410-230-0459 or visit www.redemmas.org.
61] – "Being the Change: Civil Disobedience Against the Keystone XL Pipeline" is a multi-media presentation scheduled for Tues., Oct. 25 at 7:30 PM at St. Elmo's Coffee Pub in Del Ray, Alexandria, VA (near Braddock Road Metro). One can discover how the proposed Tar Sands pipeline would negatively impact indigenous groups, forest and wildlife, energy security, water supplies, and the climate. Call 415-690-6532.
62] – CODEPINK informs us that the second segment of Women War & Peace will be aired on PBS on Tues., Oct. 25, for five consecutives Tuesdays.
63] – On Wed., Oct. 26, from 9:30 to 11 AM, Li Bin, Carnegie Endowment, and Grgory Kulacki, Union of Concerned Scientists, will examine "Making the U.S.-Chinese Nuclear Dialogue Effective" at the Union of Concerned Scientists, 1825 K St., NW, Suite 800, WDC. RSVP to Teri Grimwood at tgrimwood@ucsusa.org.
64] – Good Jobs/Better
65] – On Wed., Oct. 26 at 4 PM at the Enoch Pratt Free Library,
66] – Each Wednesday from 4
67] – There is a meting on Wed., Oct. 26 at 6 PM in support of the Network of Spiritual Progressives - Greater Washington DC Chapter's national solidarity with the Occupy Movement. The meeting will take place at All-
68] – Learn more about starting a Community Green Space at a workshop organized by
69] – Seeing Green on the Silver Screen is a series of films that focus on environmental issues and nature. This month's film is "The Greenhorns," about the lives of
70] – The Baltimore Green Currency Association meets every Wednesday at 7 PM at Breathe Books, 810 W 36th St. # A, Baltimore, MD 21211-2554. Call 410-235-7323.
71] – 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 Chestnut Hill, PA. The next vigil is Oct. 26. Call 215-843-4256 or email nwgreens@yahoo.com.
72] – In Defense of Food: An Omnivore's Solution is the title of Michael Pollan's take on nutritionism as he explores food consumption and the industry that surrounds it. The talk will be on Wed., Oct. 26 at 8 PM at the
73] – The
74] – Fund Our Communities campaign – is a new grass roots movement to get support from local organizations and communities to work together with their local and state elected officials to pressure Congresspersons and senators to join with Congresspersons Barney Frank and Ron Paul, who have endorsed a 25% cut to the federal military budget. Bring home the savings to state and county governments to meet the local needs which are under tremendous budget pressures. Go to www.OurFunds.org.
75] – The new Indypendent Reader is seeking articles for its web site at http://www.indyreader.org. Submit an article.
76] – If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs or records, contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at verizon.net.
77] – Can you use a television set and/or a computer, monitor etc.? Contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at verizon.net.
78] – Join an extraordinary global campaign for the elimination of nuclear weapons
79] – WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER signs from Friends Committee on National Legislation are again for sale at $5. To purchase a sign, call Max at 410-366-1637.
80] – Publish Your Peace Article. Daniel Frasier is soliciting peace articles for the biweekly series of commentaries Paths to Peace in the Frederick News Post Religion and Ethics section. For details, email path2peace07@yahoo.com.
81] – The Hunger Site was initiated by Mercy Corps and Second Harvest, and is funded entirely by advertisers. You can go there every day and click the big yellow "Give Food for Free" button near the top of the page; you do not have to look at the ads. Each click generates funding for about 1.1 cups of food. So consider clicking.
82] – Go online for FIRE AND FAITH: The Catonsville Nine File. On May 17, 1968, nine people entered the Selective Service Offices in
83] – Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org; call 202-682-4282.
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