Baltimore Activist Alert January 13, 2019
"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 mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.
1] Books, buttons and
stickers
2] Web site for info on
federal legislation
3] Get involved with NCNR
4] Buy an
Anti-War Veteran hat
5] MLK Breakfast – Jan. 13
6] Stop the Hurt -- Jan.
13
7] Redlining – through
Feb. 28
8] The Encampment for Citizenship – Jan. 13
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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 U.S.
wars.
To join the ORGANIZING
List, please send your name, group affiliation, city and email address to
mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net. Different local chapters of a national
organization are encouraged to subscribe.
4]
– Get a good-looking black
hat which says Anti-War Veteran in the front and Viva House 50th in
the back. The cost is $10. Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001
at Comcast dot net.
5]
– On Sun, Jan. 13 from 8:30 to 10:30 AM, get over to the 44th Annual
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast, hosted by Kappa Phi Lambda
Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. at Martin's West, 6817 Dogwood
Road, Windsor Mill 21244. The theme for 2019 is Greatness through Service: "Everybody
can be great, because everybody can serve." Dr. David A. Thomas, the 12th
President of Morehouse College will be the keynote speaker. This signature
fundraising event honors the life and legacy of Dr. King; while highlighting
our transformative educational programs. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2149038082020158/.
6]
– On Sun, Jan. 13
from 9:15 to 10:30 AM, Stop the Hurt – 5 Steps to Stop Implicit Racial
Bias, hosted by Stony Run Friends Meeting, 5116 N. Charles St., Baltimore
21210. The Working Group on Racism will show and discuss this video. Go to www.dramandakemp.com or https://www.facebook.com/events/2032737316818724/.
7] – At 10 AM through February 28, check out Undesign the Redline
exhibit, hosted by Choose Civility, HCLS Central Branch. Look for tickets
at choosecivility.org. This interactive exhibit explores the history of
structural racism and classism, how these designs compounded each other from
redlining maps until today, and how we can come together to undesign these
systems with intentionality. Tours, reading lists, events, and more
details are at http://choosecivility.org/events/undesign-the-redline-exhibit. See https://www.facebook.com/events/444200232763081/.
8]
– Usually, the
Baltimore Ethical Society, 2521 St. Paul St., Baltimore 21218, meets on
Sundays, and generally there is a speaker and discussion at 10:30 AM. On
Sun., Jan. 13, the platform address is “The Encampment for Citizenship: An
Experience in Participatory Democracy.” The Encampment for Citizenship, founded in 1946 by Ethical Culture
Leader Algernon D. Black and Alice (“Nanny”) Pollitzer, a prominent civic
leader, offered an opportunity for “young adults of many religious, racial,
social and national backgrounds” to learn “the principles and techniques of
citizenship… through lived experience.” Black believed that young people could
be a positive force in their communities if they developed critical thinking
skills, youth activism, leadership qualities, and the courage to break free
from stereotypes. Eleanor Roosevelt, long-time chair of The Encampment board of
sponsors, often hosted students for discussions, workshops and barbeques at her
Hyde Park estate. When the program was attacked by McCarthyite forces in the
early 1950s, she defended it vigorously. “The reason I think these Encampments
are so important,” she wrote, “is that they are attended by citizens of
different races and groups. They prepare people for thinking in terms of all
people and not in terms of a selected few. Not only we in the U.S., but people
all over the world, need young people trained to be good citizens with an
ability to think with an open mind.”
Anne Klaeysen has served as Leader of the New York Society
for Ethical Culture since 2008. She is also the Humanist Chaplain at New York
University and Ethical Humanist Religious Life Adviser at Columbia University,
and teaches at Union Theological Seminary and the Center for Education (formerly
The Humanist Institute) at the American Humanist Association. Call
410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
To
be continued.
Donations
can be sent to the Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 E. 25th St., Baltimore, MD
21218. Ph: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.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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