24] Listen to the children – Jan. 15
25] Get on Bridge for Peace – Jan. 15
26] HAWO'S DINNER PARTY – Jan. 15
27] Know Your Rights Training – Jan. 15
28] D.C. Peace Olympics – Jan. 15
29] Commemorate Hait Earthquake – Jan. 15
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31] Red Emma's meeting – Jan. 15
32] Pentagon Vigil – Jan. 16
33] Keep the Dream Alive Mass – Jan. 16
34] March in MLK Parade – Jan. 16
35] Lockheed Martin protest – Jan. 16
36] Job Fair – Jan. 16
37] Repeal death penalty rally – Jan. 16
38] Schools Not Jails -- Jan. 16
39] MLK Interfaith Service – Jan. 16
40] Marc Steiner on WEAA – Jan. 16 – Jan. 19
41] Rally for Jobs, Justice & Equality – Jan. 16
42] Film THE HOUSE WE LIVE IN – Jan. 16
43] Everyday Solidarity – Jan. 16
44] Film THE DAY THE UNIVERSE CHANGED – Jan. 16
45] Occupy Congress – Jan. 17
23] – Power in Dirt will hold its
24] – 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., Jan. 15, the topic of discussion is "When Children Lead: Bringing Out the Best in
Also on Sunday, BES will organize baked treats to support Moveable Feast in its work to feed people with AIDS, blood cancer, or breast cancer and their families. Guidelines for donations are posted at the Society. Go to www.mfeast.org.
25] – Maryland Bridges for Peace welcomes you to stand for peace Sundays from noon (or thereabouts) to 1 PM on the
26] – HAWO'S DINNER PARTY is a video designed to support dialogue, bridge-building and cultural exchange in communities that receive immigrants and refugees from Muslim-majority countries. It will be shown on Sun., Jan. 15 at 1 PM at Stony Run Friends Meeting, Lower Level,
27] – Know Your Rights Training is on Sun., Jan. 15 from 1 to 4 PM at the MLK Library,
28] – The D.C. Peace Olympics takes place on Sun., Jan. 15 from 2 to 5 PM at George Mason Univ.'s School of Conflict and Resolution (GMU's S-CAR) at its Arlington campus in Founder's Hall. This is an interfaith celebration of peace and compassion to honor the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There will be a symbolic "changing of the colors" activity where all participants put on a white article of clothing. Next, there will be a "dialogue," or a workshop that will have a series of questions all around the themes of compassion and forgiveness and really focusing on each individual person to have a profound experience of compassion and forgiveness in their life and how they could use it in their family, work, or community. We will have an opportunity for congregations to thank people who work in peace organizations, titled, "blessed be the peacemakers." Go to https://sites.google.com/site/dcpeaceolympics/.
29] – A Haiti Earthquake Commemoration is happening on Sun., Jan. 15 from 3 to 8:30 PM at Busboys and Poets, Cullen Room, 1025 5th St. NW Haiti
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.,
31] – Red Emma's needs volunteers. Stop in to the weekly Sunday meeting at 7 PM at
32] – 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., Jan. 9, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Call 202-882-9649.
33] – On Mon., Jan. 16 at 10 AM, Keep the Dream Alive Mass & Awards - A Liturgy & Celebration - St. Aloysius Church, 900 Block of N. Capital St. NW, WDC 20001. Catholic Charities USA and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington invite you to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and contemporary heroes who keep his dream alive through their work to reduce poverty in America.
34] – Join the Campaign to End the Death Penalty in
will have banners and signs. Call Terry Fitzgerald at 410- 466-1713.
35] – On Mon,, Jan. 16 it is Martin Luther King Day, and at noon the
36] – The 10th Annual MLK Day of Service and Self Help - Job Fair at St. Frances Academy Community Center, 501 E. Chase St. on Mon., Jan. 16 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM. THIS IS A GREAT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY. Let job seekers and employers know about this event. Call Ralph Moore, 410-539- 5794 x 30. Job Seekers are welcome for all or part of the day's activities including readiness classes, free continental breakfast and a nice hot lunch, job search materials and motivational speakers.
37] – Join the Maryland NAACP State Conference, Maryland Citizens Against State Executions, Troy Davis' sister Kim and anti-death penalty activists for a rally and lobbying night to urge state legislators to end the death penalty in Maryland. Be at Lawyers Mall (front of MD State House, near Thurgood Marshall statue), 100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401, on Mon., Jan. 16 from 3 to 9 PM. Strides have been made to end the death penalty. In the most recent vote on a death penalty ban, the legislation was only one Senate committee vote short of moving to a full vote. As this season's legislative session commences, it is hoped that the legislators will end the death penalty in Maryland. Go to www.mdcase.org.
Lobby Night Check-in and Program will start at 5 PM featuring Kim Davis,
38] – Occupy the Dream: Schools Not Jails is taking place from Mon., Jan. 16 at 3 PM through Sat., Jan. 16 at 6 PM at
39] – There will be an Interfaith Service Honoring Dr. King's Commitment to Worker Justice on Mon., Jan. 16 from 3 to 5 PM at Shiloh Baptist Church, 1500 Ninth St. NW, WDC. Faith Advocates for Jobs will sponsor the service to rededicate to the struggle for worker justice, which Martin Luther King, Jr. championed up to his death. The celebrated 100-person choir of
40] – 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.
41] – Join Progressive Maryland on Mon., Jan. 16 at 6 PM and celebrate Martin Luther King's Birthday and Legacy at the Rally for Jobs, Justice and Equality, Lawyers Mall, Annapolis. Other organizing entities are the
There is FREE TRANSPORTATION at
42] – On Mon., Jan. 16 at 7 PM, the Prince Georges County Peace and Justice Coalition says that in honor of Martin Luther King Day, the Reel & Meal at the New Deal will show the film "The House We Live In" which deals with ways that banks, lending agencies, and other institutions control how mortgages are provided to different groups, resulting in racial biases in housing. Dianne Lyday and Nora Howell from
43] – On Mon., Jan 16 at 7 PM @ Red Emma's, 800 St. Paul St.: Everyday Solidarity with Isaac Beachy, recently returned to the U.S. after two years accompanying and living with threatened communities and organizations in Colombia. Working with the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Isaac used the tool of accompaniment to non-violently provide security and make political space for communities and organizations resisting the militarization of their lives and lands. He will be speaking about his experience and the power of accompaniment as a tool of solidarity in the context of our government's support of the militarization of Colombia. Call 410-230-0450 or email info@redemmas.org.
44] – On Mon., Jan. 16 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM, see THE DAY THE UNIVERSE CHANGED followed by a discussion at the Baltimore Ethical Society, 306 W. Franklin St., Suite 102, Baltimore, MD 21201-4661. James Burke explores links between knowledge and reality through stories about the history of Western civilization. Join Ethical Culture Leader Hugh Taft-Morales every month through May for fun discussions of these videos. Call 410-547-7798 or visit www.baltimoreethicalsociety.org.
45] – Occupy Congress will take place on Tues., Jan. 17 starting at 9 AM on the West lawn of the Capitol. –There will be training and a teach-in and an open mic. Occupy Congress is an event designed to give citizens a voice and an opportunity to stand up for their rights. The expected turnout is north of two thousand people. This will be one of the largest protests of this generation. People from all across the
To be continued.
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