46] UN Peace Day – Sept. 21
47] Hearing on incinerator – Sept. 21
48] In Their Footsteps:
Woman Suffrage Walking Tour – Sept. 21 - 22
49] WIB peace
vigils – Sept. 21
50] White House vigil –
Sept. 21
51] Food Rescue Friday – Sept. 21
52] Rally outside the
Department of Homeland Security – Sept. 21
53] Campaign Nonviolence –
Sept. 21 - 22
54] Black Lives Matter –
Sept. 21
55] Through the Wall
Concert – Sept. 21
56] Ballroom Dancing –
Sept. 21
57] Basic Computer Skills
Class for immigrant women – Sept. 22
58] Count hawks – Sept. 22
59] Baltimore City Canvass
for Ben Jealous – Sept. 22
60] Democracy Bootcamp –
Sept. 22
61] Chester County Peace
Vigil – Sept. 22
62] End the gag policy –
Sept. 22
63] March for a Culture of
Peace – Sept. 22
64] Get Out the Vote
rally –
Sept. 22
65] Participatory Defense
Community Meeting – Sept. 22
66] Playgrounds for
Palestine – Sept. 22
67] See “The Stones Cry Out”
film
– Sept. 23
68] Two Minutes to Midnight
conference – Nov. 17
69] Transcribe Dorothy
Day’s diaries
70] Do you want to join a
peace caravan?
71] Emergency Demonstration
against an attack on Iran or North Korea
72] JONAH HOUSE
NEEDS WORKERS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
73] Donate books, videos,
DVDs and records
74] Do you need any book
shelves?
75] Join the Global Zero
campaign
76] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil
------
46] –
You are encouraged to take action
for peace and nuclear disarmament on UN Peace Day (September 21) The
International Day of Peace ("Peace Day") is observed around the world
each year on 21 September. Established in 1981 by a unanimous United Nations
resolution, Peace Day provides a globally shared date for all humanity to
commit to Peace above all differences and to contribute to building a Culture
of Peace.
47] – On Fri., Sept. 21 from 9 AM to noon, there is a Hearing
on Baltimore Incinerator Pollution, hosted by Clean Air Baltimore
Coalition at 1800 Washington Blvd., Baltimore 21230-1700. The Maryland
Department of the Environment will hold a hearing on reducing the Wheelabrator
(BRESCO) trash incinerator's nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions. NOx triggers asthma
attacks and increases the lifetime risk of chronic respiratory diseases, heart
disease, and stroke.
The
current proposal is for Wheelabrator, Baltimore's largest air polluter, to
reduce annual NOx emissions by 200 tons. It sounds like a lot, but it's
essentially nothing, since Wheelabrator emits over 1100 tons of NOx every year,
and still would pollute our air over 2.5 times more than the second-worst
polluter, the Grace-Davison chemical company. Call MDE out for their weak
standards, and demand that the state moves on from incineration as a primary
source of waste disposal - a move that would clean our air and create 10 times
as many jobs as incineration! Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/464397663963849/?notif_t=plan_user_invited¬if_id=1537324547779231.
48] – On Fri., Sept. 21
and Sat., Sept. 22 at 10 AM until Sept. 28, get over to In Their Footsteps:
Woman Suffrage Walking Tour, hosted by National Women's History Museum
starting at the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, 1st St. NW, WD C 20004. Follow
the route of the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession through DC and gain an
understanding of the suffragist struggle for equality and the right to vote.
The American woman suffrage movement is recognized as officially starting in
1848, at the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention in New York. Over the next
72 years, generations of activist women (and men) worked tirelessly until the
19th Amendment was adopted. It took the efforts of a wide range of women, from
the most radical advocates of male and female equality, to women who saw the
right to vote as necessary to more effectively advocate for moral and social
reform. Their efforts to succeed set the stage for grassroots efforts to come,
proving that determined citizens can achieve change.
The
tour begins at the Capitol Reflecting Pool by the Ulysses S Grant Memorial. The
nearest metro is Federal Center SW (Blue/Orange/Silver line). The tour will
cover about 1.5 miles, last about 2 hours, and end in Lafayette Square across
from the White House. Meet your tour guide on the steps of the Ulysses S Grant
Memorial by the Capitol Reflecting Pool. See https://www.facebook.com/events/229001737831507/.
49] – On
Fri., Sept. 21 from noon to 1 PM, join a Women in Black peace vigil. A vigil
will take place in McKeldin Square at the corner of Light and Pratt Sts. STAY
FOR LUNCH at Baba's Kitchen.
Warm-up, dry off, and enjoy a vegetarian chili lunch and lots of good
conversation. Bring a side or topping for the chili. There are still
places at the table; invite a friend to come along with you.
Another vigil is at Roland Park Place, 830 W. 40th St,
Baltimore. 21211. However, if weather is iffy, contact Anne at awyattbr@gmail.com. Lunch will take place at 1 PM at the
RPP Café, 830 W. 40th St., Baltimore 21211.
A third vigil will be in Chestertown, Kent County at Memorial
Park at Cross Street and Park Row. This vigil is looking for more peace
bodies on the Eastern Shore. Welcome to the network, Chestertown Women in
Black.
Wear black. Dress for who knows what kind of weather. Peace signs will be available. When there are
others to stand with, you don't need to carry the burden alone. Do this to be
in solidarity with others....when everything around us says “Be afraid of the
stranger.” Carpool and parking available. Just
send an email that you need a ride to: wibbaltimore@peacepath911.org.
50] – On Fri.,
Sept. 21 from noon to 1 PM, join the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker in a vigil
urging the powers that be to abolish war and torture, to disarm all weapons, to
end indefinite detention, to close Guantanamo, to establish justice for all and
help create the Beloved Community! This vigil will take place at the White
House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contract Art @ artlaffin@hotmail.com or at
202-360-6416.
51] – On Fri., Sept. 21 at noon, get over to Grace Baptist
Church, 3201 The Alameda., Baltimore 21218, hosted by Food Rescue
Baltimore. This occurs every Friday until Feb. 8, 2019. For Friday Food
Rescue, bring a bag, bring a friend, and take delicious, nutritious, free
rescued food. See https://www.facebook.com/events/579834149018638/.
52]
– Rally
again on Fri., Sept, 21 outside the Department of Homeland
Security from 4 to 6 PM to keep the pressure on the government
to reunify families separated at the border. Hundreds of children are still
separated from their parents after the July 26th deadline set by the
courts for reunification. This is a permitted, peaceful event and
families are welcome. You can bring your own sign or use one of the
available signs. Gather at 4401 Massachusetts Ave. NW. This
location is about 50 yards south [in towards downtown] of Ward Circle. There
is parking on Massachusetts Avenue across the street, or you can park at the
Katzen Center for the Arts for $2/hour and free after 5 PM on the other side of
Ward Circle. View https://youtu.be/GKUtkVT9qLQ.
Email triduncan05 AT gmail. Com.
53]
– On Fri., Sept. 21 at 4:30 PM, engage in Nonviolent Action
Training. At 7 PM, gather for an evening of reflection and sharing.
Both events are at The Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd., NW. Mark the
International Day of Peace and prepare for action the next day.
As part of the Campaign Nonviolence Action Week, Campaign
Nonviolence will solemnly march from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s National
Memorial to the White House on Sat., Sept. 22 at 10 AM. Join Rev. Lennox
Yearwood, Jr., George Martin, Lisa Sharon Harper, Shane Claiborne, Dr. Kit
Evans-Ford, Rev. John Dear and many others to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr.
King’s assassination and to take action for change today. We will
mobilize in the spirit of Dr. King’s proclamation the night before he died:
“The choice is no longer violence or nonviolence; it’s nonviolence or
non-existence.”
54] – There is usually a silent vigil on Fridays, from 5 to
6 PM, sponsored by Homewood Friends Meeting, outside the Homewood Friends
Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St. The next scheduled vigil is on Sept.
21. Black Lives Matter.
55] – On Fri., Sept. 21 from 7:30 to 9 PM, get over to Through
the Wall Concert by Patricio Zamorano and his Band, hosted by Trovador
Patricio Zamorano and the City of Takoma Park, MD - Municipal
Government, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park 20912. Hear this band of
talented musicians perform their energetic and committed Latino music in a
concert titled “Through the Wall: Trova Music and Soul from the Southern
Cone.” Through "Trova" music, they combine songs that get feet
moving with music representing both the history and the present of Latin
America. The band also composes their own songs with lyrics focusing on
solidarity, social justice, cultural identity, and the long struggle for
dignity and a better life for all the peoples of the Americas. The concert is
free with a $10 suggested donation to support the performers. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/271790413651325/?notif_t=plan_user_invited¬if_id=1536791977207063.
56] – There is an opportunity
to participate in ballroom dancing, usually every Friday of the month, in the
JHU ROTC Bldg. at 8 PM. Turn south on San Martin Dr. from the
intersection of Univ. Parkway and 39th St. Drive on campus by taking the
third left turn. The next dance will be on Sept. 21. Call Dave Greene
at 410-599-3725.
57] -- The Immigration
Outreach Service Center is offering a Basic Computer Skills Class for immigrant
women from Sat., Sept. 22 until Sat., Nov. 10 at St. Matthew Church Rectory,
5401 Loch Raven Blvd., Baltimore 21239. This is an opportunity for
immigrant women to increase computer skills, complete basic job searches and
apply online for jobs. Computer and ESOL teachers will be available, childcare
and MTA bus passes will be provided along with English language
support. Call IOSC at 410-323-8564 or email info@ioscbaltimore.org.
58]
– Join a Hawk Count with Jim Meyers hosted by the Natural History
Society of Maryland on Sat., Sept. 22 at 8:30 AM at the Abandoned Mount Vista
Golf Course, 11099 Raphel Road, Upper Falls 21156. Bring binoculars if
you have them; sun hat/sunscreen; water; and folding chairs if you would
like. The cost is $15 per person. You must register and prepay to attend
at http://marylandnature.org/events/.
59] – On Sat., Sept. 22 from 10 AM to 1:30 PM, the MD Poor
People’s Campaign has partnered with the River Road UU Congregation and
DoTheMostGood (DTMG) to lead a nonpartisan Democracy Bootcamp at River Road
Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 6301 River Road, Bethesda 20817.
Plenty of on street parking on Whittier and surrounding neighborhoods. Please
be a good neighbor and don't park in front of driveways or fire
hydrants. The T2 bus leaves from Friendship Heights Metro at 8:50 AM, 9:20
AM and 9:50 AM. It arrives at the corner of River Rd. & Whittier 10-15
minutes later.
Participants
will learn skills that can enable and support our democracy. Ashwani Jain,
former White House staffer, will be the keynote speaker, along with Danielle
Blocker from the MD Poor People’s Campaign. Learn from Organizers How to Take
Effective Actions -- This is in preparation for Voter Registration and
Canvassing in Montgomery County on Sept. 29. RSVP to Vonna Heaton at faith-in-action22@comcast.net.
60] – Indivisibles are planning voter registration,
canvassing and phone banking events all over the country. Canvass for Ben
Jealous/Susan Turnbull on Sat., Sept. 22 at 10:15 AM at MD Dems' Baltimore City
Coordinated Campaign office, 1023 Cathedral St. RSVP at https://act.indivisible.org/event/attend-local-actions/49183/signup/?akid=29568%2E839288%2Ev383VM. See https://www.facebook.com/events/330665037501577/.
61] – 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.
62] – Demand
that Baltimore City end it's gag order policy. Come to a LETTER WRITING
PARTY on Sat., Sept. 22 from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM at the Hamilton Branch, 5910
Harford Road, Baltimore 21214. GOVERNMENT SHOULDN'T SILENCE POLICE VICTIMS.
Free
speech violations are happening in Baltimore City all the time. It happens when
City officials require victims of police brutality to sign “gag orders” banning
them from telling their stories in order to settle their cases. Millions of tax
payer’s dollars are used to stop residents of Baltimore from talking about what
the police have done to themselves or their family members. It is a systemic
problem in Baltimore City that deeply harms women and communities of color.
Victims of police abuse, community leaders, and local organizations will come
together to demand that Baltimore City end its gag order policy.
During
the event community members will write letters to city officials talking about
why this matters to them and the need to stop requiring gag orders. This event
is open to all. It is the first of a series of events to highlight and end gag
orders as a part of policy abuse settlement agreements. RSVP at https://www.aclu-md.org/en/events/stop-gag-orders-letter-writing-party?ms_aff=MD&initms_aff=MD&ms=180913_GagOrder_&initms=180913_GagOrder_&ms_chan=eml&initms_chan=eml.
63] – On Sat., Sept. 22 at 11:30
AM, join the Fifth Annual March
for a Culture of Peace. It will begin and end at the Adams Street
Courts "under the bridge” at 2nd and Jackson Sts. Go to http://www.peaceweekdelaware.org/events/fifth-annual-march-for-a-culture-of-peace/
64]
– GET OUT TO VOTE PEP RALLY
will happen on Sat., Sept. 22 from 1 to 3 PM at the University of Maryland
Community Engagement Center, 870 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore 21201. This
is organized by Black Girls Vote, The No Boundaries Coalition, The Peoples
Climate Movement, Southwest Partnership, and more. Participants will have
the opportunity to join a team that is beneficial for them to learn,
engage and gain insight on the topics of organizing effective campaigns.
Additionally, attendees will learn more about hosting a party to the poll.
Ideally, this is a fantastic opportunity to coordinate a social
gathering and celebration to connect with citizens, community members and
local grassroots leaders creating a fun and memories for all. RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/296076330992887/.
65] –There is a
Participatory Defense Community Meeting on Sat., Sept. 22 from 1 to 3 PM at the
Oakcrest Community Center, 1300 Capitol Heights Blvd., Capitol Heights MD
20743. CONTACT qiana
johnson at q.johnson@peoplesaction.org or
2408454007.
66] – On Sat., Sept. 22 from 5
to 9 PM, check out the Playgrounds for
Palestine Annual Gala,
at Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania,
3417 Spruce St., Philadelphia 19104. Renew a commitment to Palestinian children
and show all that has been done in the past year. As always, taste delicious
Middle Eastern food, informative presentations, beautiful music, a fabulous
silent auction, entertainment, and, best of all, community. See https://www.playgroundsforpalestine.org/.
67] – Baltimore Palestine Solidarity is organizing
the Baltimore Voices From the Holy Land 2018 Film Series. The film
series started in the DMV area and is now in its fourth year, and this year it
is happening in Baltimore. The Holy Land, i.e. Israel and Palestine, are
now in the news on a daily basis: “U.S. Moves Embassy to Jerusalem”,
“Israel Passes Controversial ‘Jewish Nation-State Law’”, “Casualties in Gaza
Surpass 155 Dead and Over 17,000 Wounded” ….. How
do we understand these headlines? How do we understand issues of justice,
human-rights, and peace in the Holy Land? How do we understand the role
of U.S. policies and mainstream media on the lives of the people living in the
Holy Land?
To explore these
complex, difficult, and emotional questions, a coalition of nineteen interfaith
and interdenominational faith organizations have joined together to
offer a five-week film series and discussions exploring issues of justice,
human rights, and peace in Israel and Palestine. This first
ever Baltimore Voices from the Holy Land 2018 Film Series begins on
Sun., Sept. 23 at St. Ignatius Catholic Community and continues
every Sunday afternoon through October 21st at three different locations.
Moderated Q&A discussions led by knowledgeable experts follow the film
screenings. All events are free and open to the public. No
reservations required. See “The Stones Cry Out” at 1:30 PM St. Ignatius
Catholic Community, 740 N. Calvert St. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/554874658278183/
or www.voicesfromtheholyland.org.
68] – TWO
MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT: WHAT WE CAN DO TO PREVENT NUCLEAR WAR is a one-day conference organized by Prevent
Nuclear War Maryland and co-sponsored by Chesapeake Physicians for Social
Responsibility, featuring expert speakers including Daryl Kimball and Dr. Ira
Helfand. It is free to attend with lunch provided. It takes place
on Sat., Nov. 17 from 10 AN to 4 PM at Goucher College, Kelley Lecture Hall,
1021 Dulaney Valley Rd., Towson 21286. Go to https://www.psr.org/blog/event/two-minutes-to-midnight-what-we-can-do-to-prevent-nuclear-war/?instance_id=796.
69] – Do you have any
interest in challenging the Trump administration for reneging on the Iran Deal?
If yes, would you be interested in joining a Peace Caravan to the Iranian
embassy in Washington, D.C.? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at
Comcast dot net.
70] – It is
a violation of U.S. law for us to attack a country that has not attacked us, as only
Congress can declare war. The Trump administration is nevertheless beating the
war drums for war against Iran and North Korea. The Mueller investigation is
tightening the vise, and could cause Trump to attack those countries in order
to divert attention from Russian interference in the 2016
presidential election. Such a military strike would demand an immediate
and unequivocal response from us to show that we will not tolerate his abuse of
power.
Let's mobilize to show that we the
people will not tolerate another military adventure, which would be bound
to have profound negative consequences. If a preemptive military strike
against Iran or North Korea takes place, then meet outside the War Memorial, 101 N. Gay St., Baltimore, MD 21202. If the
attack is before 2 PM local time, then events will begin at 5 PM,
local time. If the attack occurs after 2 PM local time, then events
will begin at noon, local time, the following day. Contact Max at
410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.
71] –
According to Jeffry
Korgen <jkorgen@korgen.associates>, the Dorothy
Day Guild Seeks Volunteers to Transcribe Diaries. Be a part of Church history! Help canonize Dorothy
Day! You can assist the canonization of Dorothy Day, Servant of God, by
transcribing her diaries and letters. The transcripts will be sent to the
Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints. You will be sent a PDF
file of a section of Dorothy Day’s handwritten diaries and letters to type,
unedited.
As you finish one packet, if it seems a good fit, you can
request another. You will be part of an international team working to support
the canonization of Dorothy Day. Thirty people from five countries have joined
the team—we’ll need 100! If you would like to participate as a
transcriber or have further questions, email Jeff Korgen, Secretary of the
Dorothy Day Historical Commission at jkorgen@korgen.associates.
Jeff may also be reached at 862-485-5807.
72] – JONAH
HOUSE NEEDS WORKERS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
After 44 years of resisting weapons and war, Jonah House is
Baltimore is in danger of shutting down. Two of the three core members have
announced their intention to leave the community as of May 2018. That leaves
one core member, Joe Byrne, who will remain to recruit and re-form intentional
community. But if no one steps forward, Jonah House will have to close. Jonah House was founded by Phil Berrigan, Liz
McAlister, and others, in 1973, during the Vietnam War. It was a center of
resistance to that war. When the war ended, the focus of resistance became the
nuclear arms race. This resistance blossomed into the Plowshares movement.
Jonah House members have spent years in jail for Plowshares disarmament
actions. Other members have spent years supporting them, and doing the work of
the community in their absence. Resistance to weapons and war continues at
Jonah House. More recently, Jonah House has also become involved in racial
justice efforts in Baltimore, and the environmental justice movement.
Jonah House is planted in the middle of a 22-acre,
mostly-wooded cemetery in West Baltimore called St. Peter’s. Maintaining and
slowly restoring St. Peter’s Cemetery is the work that pays the bills for the
community. Jonah House also uses the property to serve the living as well as
honor the dead. Our gardens and orchards feed the Jonah House community, and
the surrounding neighborhood community, via a food pantry and weekly food
distribution to low-income neighbors. We envision the cemetery—particularly the
11-acre forest patch—as a haven for the people of the neighborhood,
international peace activists, and numberless living beings.
Jonah House is also an interfaith spiritual community. We pray or
meditate together daily, and our spiritual practice informs and empowers
everything we do, whether in the fields or in the streets. To continue the vision, Jonah House is looking for a few
new core members willing to commit to a two-year stint. We are also open to
short- and long-term interns (3 months to a year). The work of radical
peacemaking, direct service to the poor, and stewarding the land requires
workers. We pray that God will send laborers to the vineyard (yes, we have that
too) and that Jonah House will continue to comfort the afflicted and afflict
the comfortable for another 44 years! For more information, call 443-804-3410, or email us
at engage@jonahhouse.org.
73] -- If you would like
to get rid of books, videos, DVDs, records, tarps and table cloths, contact Max
at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
74] -- Can you use any
book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1637 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
75] -- Join an
extraordinary global campaign for the elimination of nuclear weapons: http://www.globalzero.org/sign-declaration.
A growing group of leaders around the world is calling for the elimination of
nuclear weapons and a majority of the global public agrees. This is an
historic window of opportunity. With momentum already building in favor
of Zero, a major show of support from people around the world could tip the
balance. When it comes to nuclear weapons, one is one too many.
76] – A Peace
Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org; call 202-682-4282.
Donations
can be sent to the Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 E. 25th St., Baltimore, MD
21218. Ph: 410-366-1637; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.
“One
is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems
impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through
nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total
inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan
No comments:
Post a Comment