Baltimore Activist Alert July 17 – August 9, 2016
"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] The B'more Clubhouse Tour – July 17
7] Learn Herbal First Aid – July 17
8] Sunday
Kind of Love – July 17
9] Pentagon Vigil – July 18
10] Come to court
to support protesters – July 18 & 21
11] Marc Steiner
on WEAA – July 18– July 22
12] Philadelphia Peace Vigil – July 19
13] Protest JHU drone research – July 19
14] Meditate the Vote – July 19
15] Hiroshima commemoration – Aug. 7
16] Nagasaki Commemoration – Aug. 9
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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—410-323-1607 or mobuszewski at Verizon dot net.
6] – 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 July 17 the topic is “Introducing
the B'more Clubhouse Tour.” Welcome friends from the B’More Clubhouse – a
nonprofit membership organization which assists adults with mental illness in
leading meaningful and productive lives of their choice in the community. Much
more than simply a program or a social service, the clubhouse is most
importantly a community of people who are working together toward a common
goal. They are intentionally organized to support individuals living with the
effects of mental illness. Call 410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
7] – Learn
Herbal First Aid at Centro Ashé Farms, Bryans Road, Maryland, on Sun., July 17
from noon to 4 PM. This class will be about all things herbal first
aid! Go through and learn herbal strategies for various common first aid needs
including everything from bumps and bruises to vomiting and nausea and so much
more! You will be taught how to assemble your very own herbal first aid kid,
practical applications, dosing and considerations. You'll leave feeling
prepared to create a kit to have around the house or perfect for packing on
your next adventure! To buy tickets, visit http://www.centroashe.org/herbal-first-aid-workshop-at-centro-asheacute.html.
8] – Sunday
Kind of Love is happening at Busboys & Poets, 2021 14th St. NW, WDC 20009,
on Sun., July 17 at 5 PM. This Open Mic Poetry features emerging and
established poets from the Washington, DC area and around the nation. Each
program includes one to two featured poets and an open mic segment. Tafisha
Edwards will join Grace Cavalieri as featured poets. Hosted by Sarah
Browning & Katy Richey, the reading is followed by a community open mic.
All are welcome to sign up at the door to perform. Tickets go on
sale online for $5 the day of the event and are available at the door (if
available). Sunday Kind of Love is co-sponsored by Busboys and Poets & Split
This Rock. Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunday-kind-of-love-14th-v-july-17-2016-hosted-by-sarah-browning-katy-richey-featuring-tafisha-a-tickets-26395738364.
9] – 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., July 18, 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.
10] –
The Peoples Power Assembly is asking you to come out on Mon., July 18 and
Thurs., July21at 8 AM to support arrestees who are scheduled to appear in
District Court, 1400 E North Ave, Baltimore 21213-1407, (corner of Harford Rd. &
North Ave.). Two of the four protesters arrested on July 8 during the
demonstration against police terror had their charges dropped. Two others are
still facing charges--Perry Wheeler will appear in court on July 18 & Cody
Kradz on July 21. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1737852303167268/.
11] – 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.
12] – 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 St. & JFK
Blvd., at the entrance to Tracks 3 and 4 on the mezzanine. The next
vigil is July 19. Call 215-426-0364.
13] – Vigil
to say "No Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at 33rd & North
Charles Sts. join this ongoing vigil on July 19 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Call
Max at 410-323-1607.
14] – Meditate
the Vote – “The Real Conversation” with Sister Jenna takes place at Busboys and
Poets, 1025 5th St. NW, WDC, on Tues., July 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.
As the 2016 National Conventions are soon to happen, join The Meditation Museum
after work over a meal at Busboys & Poets as Sister Jenna, director of the
Meditation Museums (MD & VA) and host of the globally
broadcast America Meditating Radio Show, discusses "Meditate the
Vote" - a people's movement for socially conscious
choice conceived by the America Meditating Radio Show and an
alliance of friends from around the country - concerned citizens
wishing to contribute a greater awareness for the country. Meditate the
Vote does not endorse any candidate or political party. Visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meditate-the-vote-the-real-conversation-with-sister-jenna-at-busboys-poets-tickets-25807046571.
15] – The
32nd annual HIROSHIMA COMMEMORATION will begin on Sun., Aug. 7 at 5:30 PM at
33rd & N. Charles Sts. Demonstrate against Johns Hopkins University’s
weapons contracts, including research on killer drones, commemorate the atomic
bombing of Hiroshima, and remember Fukushima, Japan. At 6:30 PM, march to
the Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St. Joseph Byrne, from
Baltimore’s Jonah House, will perform some dulcimer music. David
Eberhardt, a member of the Baltimore Four, will read some poetry.
Mr.
Toshiyuki Mimaki, a Hiroshima Hibakusha (Atomic Bomb Survivor), will relate his
experience from August 6, 1945 and call on the
nations of the world to abolish nuclear weapons so that the tragedy of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki is never repeated. The Hibakusha’s greatest fear is that
when they are gone, the memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will disappear and
nuclear weapons will be used again, this time threatening life itself. Their
prophetic voices remind us of the need to speak out against oppression and
injustice, and to work for nuclear disarmament. Mimaki is vice
president of Hiroshima Prefectural Hibakusha Organization and a former
executive board member of Nihon Hidankyo (The Japan Confederation of A & H
Bomb Sufferers Organizations).
At 8 PM
we will enjoy dinner at the Niwana Restaurant, 3 E. 33rd Street. All are
welcome to come for food, drink and conversation. Contact
Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski at Verizon.net.
16] – The 32nd annual NAGASAKI COMMEMORATION will begin at 5:30
PM with a potluck dinner on Tues., Aug. 9 , 2016 at Homewood Friends Meeting,
3107 N. Charles St. At 7 PM, the program will begin. David
Eberhardt will again read some poetry. Then Firmin DeBrabander, a
professor of philosophy at the Maryland Institute
College of Art and author of "Do Guns Make us Free?" (Yale
University Press, 2015), will discuss The Madness of Gun Violence in the USA.
Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski at Verizon.net.
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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