20] Food
Insecurity – Mar. 13
21] Bernie
Phone Banking – Mar. 13, 15 & 16
22] Film
SALT OF THE EARTH – Mar. 13
23] AFSC's GOVERNING UNDER THE INFLUENCE – Mar. 13
24] “The Future We Want; Radical Ideas for a
New Century”– Mar. 13
25] Pentagon
Vigil – Mar. 14
26] Marc
Steiner on WEAA – Mar. 14 – Mar. 18
27] Support GMOM in Annapolis – Mar. 14
28] The night before oral arguments – Mar. 14
29] Appeal to end CMUS – Mar. 15
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20]
– Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 306
W. Franklin St., Suite 102, Baltimore 21201-4661, meets on Sundays, and
generally there is a speaker and discussion from 10:30 AM to noon. On Mar.
13, the topic is “Strategies to Reduce Food Insecurity.” Food insecurity
exists when a household has insufficient access to enough nutritious food to
support an active and healthy life. People who are food insecure may skip
meals, reduce the size of their meals, or may go hungry. Tam Lynne Kelley of
Maryland Hunger Solutions will discuss the relationship between food
insecurity, poverty, and health disparities. Strategies that have been proven
to reduce food insecurity will be reviewed, including specific steps that BES
can take to reduce food insecurity in our community. Maryland Hunger
Solutions, a state-wide non-profit that works to end hunger and promote
well-being. Tam Lynne has worked in social services and public health for over
fifteen years. Call 410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
21]
– Phone bank for Bernie on Sun.,
Mar. 13 at 11 AM at 8011 Township Dr., Unit B, Owings Mills, MD 21117.
Get Out the Vote For Bernie! RSVP at https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/4xd4?source=dfa.
Join
Bobby's Bernie Phonathon on Tues., Mar. 15 at 4 PM in North Patterson Park, 100
Rochester Place, Baltimore 21224. Call 570-506-3007. RSVP at https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/4rvzk?source=dfa.
Phone
Banking will take place in the Dolly Madison Room, Hamilton House, Americana
Centre, 4 Monroe Place, Rockville 20850, on Wed., Mar. 16 at 5:30
PM. Call 301-648-9316. Go to https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/4jhw?source=dfa.
This phone banking operation uses a campaign supplied voter database in an
effort to help identify Bernie supporters and 'undecideds' in key primary
states. Participants will need to bring a laptop and cell phone
(unless they have or decide to use Google Voice). Use of a smart phone
alone is also possible (ideally Android). Script and instructions will be
provided. Volunteers are welcome to arrive anytime during the three hour
session. Email community@moco4bernie.com.
22]
– On Sun., Mar. 13 from 5 to 7 PM at the Harriet Tubman Solidarity Center, 2011
N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218, there will be a special commemoration of the
life of Berta Cáceres, a heroic Indigenous rights activist who was assassinated
in Honduras! See the film "Salt of the Earth" a classic film that was
banned in the 50's. It was one of the first movies to advance women's
rights and draw the integral connection between racism, sexism and class. Its
plot centers on a long and difficult strike, based on the 1951 strike against
the Empire Zinc Company in New Mexico. The film shows how the miners, the
company, and the police react during the strike. The film opens with a
narration from Esperanza Quintero (Rosaura Revueltas) the main character: "How
shall I begin my story that has no beginning? My name is Esperanza, Esperanza
Quintero. I am a miner's wife. This is our home. The house is not ours. But the
flowers... the flowers are ours. This is my village. When I was a child, it was
called San Marcos. The Anglos changed the name to Zinc Town. Zinc Town, New
Mexico, U.S.A. Our roots go deep in this place, deeper than the pines, deeper
than the mine shaft...." The film will begin at 5:15 PM. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/982787328424322/.
23]
– On Sun.,
Mar. 13 at 4:30 PM get over to the Brandywine Peace Community Monthly Potluck
Supper & Program, 2nd Sunday of the month, at University Lutheran Church,
3637 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 19104 (corner of 37th &
Chestnut Sts. in the University City section of the city with limited parking
in the lot at the rear of the church). Bring
main dish, salad, or dessert. The program begins at 5:30 PM.
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) national staffer, Kenyatta James,
will speak on AFSC's GOVERNING
UNDER THE INFLUENCE campaign to educate political candidates to
overwhelming influence of corporations in shaping US policy highlighting three
key issues: the immigrant detention quota, modernization of the nuclear
arsenal, and the for-profit prison industry as the presidential roll on.
24]
– On Sun., Mar. 13 at 7:30 PM come to Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30
W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201, hear from Sarah
Leonard and Bhaskar Sunkara present “The Future We Want; Radical Ideas for a
New Century.” Democrat, Republican -- the list of
presidential candidates confirms that business is proceeding pretty much as
usual. In a sharp, rousing collective manifesto, ten young cultural and
political critics dismantle the usual liberal solutions to U.S. ills and
propose a pragmatic alternative. What would finance look like without
Wall Street? Or the workplace with responsibility shared by the entire
workforce? From a campaign to limit work hours, to a program for full
employment, to proposals for a new feminism. The book has the courage to think
of alternatives that are both utopian and possible. Call
443-602-7585. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1758557617710438/.
Go to http://www.redemmas.org.
25]
-- 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., Mar. 14,
and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call
202-882-9649. The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro
entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind
bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro. By Metro, take
Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the
Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to
protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off
at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary
Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army
Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr., and there is
meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these
spots begin at 8 AM. No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds.
Restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S.
Fern and Army Navy Dr.
26]
– The Marc Steiner Show airs Monday through Friday fr6m 10 AM to noon 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.
27]
– Get Money Out of Maryland needs a strong showing to get SJ 2/HJ 8 out of the
two Committees for votes by the full House and Senate. A particular focus will
be on getting the support of House Speaker Mike Busch. (Dist. 30A, Annapolis,
Dem.) Come to Annapolis on Mon., March 14 at 5:45 PM. A photo ID is mandatory
to enter the buildings. Gather in lobby of House Office Building, and then help
deliver petitions and greet legislators. Go to http://www.getmoneyoutmd.org/.
28]
– At the Impact Hub, 419 7th St. NW, WDC, on Mon., Mar. 14 at 6:30 PM,
join the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the National Coalition to
Protect Civil Freedoms (NCPCF) for an intimate gathering the evening before
oral arguments in Aref v. Holder, CCR’s case challenging the Federal Bureau of
Prisons’ Communication Management Units (CMUs). Hear from CCR Senior Staff
Attorney Rachel Meeropol, NCPCF Executive Director Dr. Maha Hilal, and others
on what is at stake in this case. Light refreshments will be served. Go to https://ccrjustice.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=375.
29]
– Attend the Court Argument in CCR's Case
Challenging Experimental Prison Units in the United States Court of Appeals -
DC Circuit, 333 Constitution Ave. NW, WDC, on Tues., Mar. 15 at 9:30 AM.
Hear oral arguments in Aref v. Holder, CCR’s case challenging the Federal
Bureau of Prisons’ “Communication Management Units” (CMUs). People in these
experimental prison units are barred from any physical contact with their
visitors, and their phone calls, work, and educational opportunities are
severely limited. CCR's Rachel Meeropol will argue that the federal government
places and retains people in the CMUs arbitrarily, without due process, and in
retaliation for protected speech and religious practice. Bring an ID and come
30 to 60 minutes early to allow time to get through security. Visit http://ccrjustice.org/home/what-we-do/our-cases/aref-et-al-v-holder-et-al.
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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