"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 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski [at] verizon.net.
1] Books, buttons and stickers
2] Web site for info on federal
legislation
3] Join Nonviolent Resistance lists
4] Buy coffee through HoCoFoLa
5] Two friends are looking to buy a house in Baltimore
6]
Cove Point Spring Break –
through Mar. 14
7]
Interfaith Encounter – Mar. 12
8] Cross of Jesus Christ – Mar. 12
9] Communities United meeting – Mar. 12
10] West
Chester peace vigil – Mar. 12
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1] –
Buttons, bumperstickers and books are available. “God Bless
the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at
410-323-1607.
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 mobuszewski at Verizon.net. 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. The coffee comes in
one-pound bags.
Fill out the form and mail it
with a check made out to HOCOFOLA on or before the second week of the
month. Be sure you indicate ground or beans for each type of coffee
ordered. Send it to Francine Sheppard at 5639B, Harpers Farm Rd.,
Columbia 21044. The coffee will arrive some time the following week and you
will be notified where to pick it up. Contact Francine at 410-992-7679 or FrancineMSW@aol.com.
5] – Janice and Max are
looking to buy a house in Baltimore. Let Max know if you have any
leads—410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at Verizon dot net.
6] – Continuing through Mon.,
Mar. 14, there is an action camp held in Southern Maryland. This camp
will be an alternative spring break for activists, college students and anyone
else wanting to learn more about the epic battle that’s being waged against the
numerous tentacles of the fracked gas industry in the mid-Atlantic region. Plan
on workshops and panels on kayaktivism (taught by the people who made it famous
in the northwest, the Backbone Campaign!), direct action 101, blockades, action
climbing, creating protest art, indigenous history of the area, campaign
planning and strategy, tactics to stay safe and secure, and — of course —
learning all about working to put a stop to the gas industry’s plans for our
area!
Hear impacted residents and
activists from all over tell personal tales and share lessons learned. Plug in
and network with representatives from numerous campaigns. Enjoy this
water-based part of the world from the inside of a kayak. Cove Point Spring
Break is being co-hosted by We Are Cove Point, Calvert Citizens for a Healthy
Community, SEED, Beyond Extreme Energy and the Backbone Campaign. Go to http://www.covepointspringbreak.org/. Email donny@wearecovepoint.org.
7] – On Sat., Mar. 12
from 9 AM to 12:30 PM at St. Matthews
Church Hall, 5401 Loch Raven Blvd, the Murphy Initiative will present a
compelling presentation on “The
Saint and the Sultan.” This is an interfaith exploration of the
encounter between St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malik al-Kamil of Egypt
during the Crusades and the foundation it provides for fostering mutual
understanding and cooperation today. Featured speakers will be: Imam Mohammad Bashar Arafat,
Sr. Patricia Hutchison, OSF, and Rev. William Au. Registration
and refreshments will happen at 8:30 AM. The cost is $15. Go to www.pfmjpi.org to register.
8] – Go to Project Home, 1515 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia on Sat., Mar. 12
from 9:30 to 11:30 AM to attend “THE CROSS OF JESUS CHRIST: Justification for
Redemptive Violence or a Call to Gospel Nonviolence?” This is sponsored
by the Alternative Seminary, and co-sponsored by, among others, the Brandywine
Peace Community. Contact
Will O’Brien at 215-842-1790.
9] – Communities United
will hold its monthly membership meeting at 10 AM on Sat., Mar. 12 at Douglas
Memorial Community Church, 1325 Madison Ave., Baltimore. Call 410.375.8621.
Help register newly enfranchised voters before the deadline on April 5. To
volunteer, contact perry@communitiesunite.org.
Go to http://www.communitiesunite.org/.
10] – Each Saturday, 11 AM – 1
PM, Chester County Peace Movement holds a peace vigil in West Chester in front
of the Chester County Courthouse, High & Market Sts. Go to www.ccpeace.org. Email ccpeacemovement@aol.com.
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
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