Baltimore Activist Alert - May 14-16, 2013

38] Patient Protection Act Hearing – May 14


39] Film "The Time that Remains" – May 14

40] Philadelphia Peace Vigil – May 14

41] War Is Not the Answer – May 14

42] The Night Out for "Beneatha's Place" – May 14

43] Book talk “Foodopoly!” – May 14

44] "Challenges to Achieving Strategic Stability" – May 15

45] "Role of Science Engagement in Reducing WMD Threats” – May 15

46] "Dangerous Paths to Unconventional Nuclear Proliferation" -- May 15

47] Panel Discussion on Privatization – May 15

48] Shelter, Housing And Respectful Change (SHRC) Rally -- May 16





38] – There is a Patient Protection Act Hearing on Tues., May 14 at 11 AM at the Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, room 500. To ensure that D.C. hospitals are safe, nurses are supporting important legislation to mandate minimum safe staffing levels. Pack the hearing to show the council how much D.C. values its nurses. Arrive early, and bring an ID in order to get into the building. Email HealDC@nationalnursesunited.org.



39] – See the film "The Time that Remains" by Elia Suleiman on Tues., May 14 from 12:30 to 2 PM at The Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Ave, NW The film is a humorous, heartbreaking film composed of elegantly stylized autobiographical episodes from the life of writer/director Elia Suleiman. The film explores life among the Israeli Arab community, and is shot largely in homes and places in which Suleiman's family once lived. Inspired by his father's diaries, letters his mother sent to family members who had fled the Israeli occupation, and the director's own recollections, the film spans from 1948 until the present, recounting the saga of the filmmaker's family in subtly hilarious vignettes. Inserting himself as a silent observer reminiscent of Buster Keaton, Suleiman trains a keen eye on the absurdities of life in Nazareth. Visit http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/ht/d/EventDetails/i/38828%20class=.



40] – Each Tuesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the Catholic Peace Fellowship-Philadelphia for peace in Afghanistan and Iraq gathers at the Suburban Station, 16th Street & JFK Blvd., at the entrance to Tracks 3 and 4 on the mezzanine. The next vigil is May 14. Call 215-426-0364. Call 410- 230-0450 or go to http://www.redemmas.org.



41] – 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 May 14 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Call Max at 410-366-1637.



42] – On Tues., May 14, Citizens Planning and Housing Association [CPHA] will be the guest of honor for The Night Out for "Beneatha's Place" at CENTER STAGE. It is a play inspired by "A Raisin in the Sun," and discount tickets are available for CPHA friends. Dinner, music and mingling will begin at 6:45 PM, followed by guest speakers, a few words from play director Derrick Sanders, and drinks before the 8 PM show time. For tickets to the play, contact CPHA at 410-539-1369 or buy them online using CPHA's discount code: 13CPHA. Email melf@cphabaltimore.org.



43] – On Tues., May 14 from 7 to 8:30 PM, join the River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation and Food & Water Watch for a book signing and discussion by Wenonah Hauter of her new book, “Foodopoly!”at 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817. See is the executive director of Food & Water Watch, but she also runs an organic family farm in Northern Virginia that provides healthy vegetables to over five hundred families in the Washington, D.C., area as part of the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Hauter believes that the local food movement is not enough to solve America’s food crisis and the public health debacle it has created. In the book, she takes aim at the real culprit: the massive consolidation and corporate control of food production, which prevents farmers from raising healthy crops and limits the choices that people can make in the grocery store. Call 301-229-0400. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/468553776548010/.



44] – On Wed., May 15 from 8 to 9 AM, Frank Miller, Center for Strategic and International Studies, will address "Challenges to Achieving Strategic Stability," as part of the Peter Huessy Congressional Breakfast Series at the Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, WDC. RSVP https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=5vyftylab&oeidk=a07e746ugai27ee50da.



45] – On Wed., May 15 from noon to 1:30 PM, Andrew Weber, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs, and four other speakers, will discuss the "Role of Science Engagement in Reducing WMD Threats" at George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW, Seventh Floor, WDC. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDRPSEpwUElGUHZlczE4QzRKUzllTkE6MA#gid=0.



46] – On Wed., May 15 from 1:30 to 3 PM, Brian Finlay, Stimson Center, and Brian Michael Jenkins, RAND, take on the issue of "Dangerous Paths to Unconventional Nuclear Proliferation" at Stimson Center, 1111 19th St. NW, 12th Floor, WDC. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dupCOm1OHG15Qegm_cz4i0thldBnn5GsJU89274B2II/viewform?pli=1.



47] – Catch a Panel Discussion on Privatization on Wed., May 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Amalgamated Transit Union International Headquarters, 5025 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Join DC Jobs with Justice and hear panelists, including Bill Fletcher, AFGE, Jackie Jeeter, ATU and a member of the Injured Workers Advocates. You must RSVP for childcare at Lillian@dcjwj.orgLillian@dcjwj.org. Visit http://www.jwj.org/.

48] – Be at the Shelter, Housing And Respectful Change (SHRC) Rally on Thurs., May 16 at 10 AM at Freedom Plaza. Demand that the mayor fund programs which the Fairbudget Coalition support and not punish people for being homeless and poor. Then enter the Wilson Building and visit council members' offices. Call Eric Jonathan Sheptock at 240- 305-5255.

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