Baltimore Activist Alert March 17 - 19, 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] “Explore & Live
Palestine” from July 11 through July 25, 2019
6] Lawyers Against War
7] SUPPORT
AMAZON WORKERS OF CONSCIENCE
8] Heath care
Inequity – Mar. 17
9] Feed the Homeless – Mar.
17
10] Film THIS MOUNTAIN LIFE
– Mar. 17
11] No Bolsonaro in DC! –
Mar. 17
12] Film BLOWOUT – Mar. 17
13] WE THE
RESISTANCE
– Mar. 17
14] Remember Bill Blum –
Mar. 17
15] Homeless
Period Campaign
-- Mar. 17 – Apr. 11
16] Direct Action
Everywhere – Mar. 17
17] Pentagon Protest – Mar. 18
18] Say NO to Mercury
Pollution – Mar. 18
19] Food Rescue – Mar. 18
20] Israeli Politics will
be Decoded – Mar. 18
21] Ceasefire meeting –
Mar. 18
22] Monsanto’s Roundup – Mar. 18
23] Green Towson Alliance – Mar. 18
24] Film "The
Invisible Vegan" – Mar. 18
25] Get the Money Out
conference call – Mar. 18
26] Out for Justice Lobby
Day – Mar. 19
27] Climate Change Needs
Behavior Change – Mar. 19
28] Gullible Superpower: US
Support for Democratic Movements -- Mar. 19
29] Peace Vigil – Mar. 19
30] No Drone Research DEMO – Mar. 19
31] Nazi Ideology and
Racism in the Jim Crow South – Mar. 19
32] Protest Kitchen – Mar. 19
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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] – Jeff
Ross, an attorney in Maryland, is interested in gathering with other lawyers to
discuss ways in which the legal profession and the law generally can be
conceptualized as a peace-building and war-resisting institution and redirected
to these ends. Areas to explore might include: 1) ways in which this
group could support with legal analysis/writing those lawyers who are
representing peace-builders/war-resisters in criminal prosecutions; 2) ways in
which, from a more theoretical perspective, the law might be grounded in an
ethic of non-violence; and 3) ways in which law students and young lawyers
might be exposed to a non-violent vision of the law. All religious,
philosophical, and critical perspectives on the law are welcome. The group
might want to call itself Lawyers Against War. Jeff can be reached at
443-690-6872 and jross50@hotmail.com.
6] – If you are 18 to
35, don't miss this unique opportunity to visit Palestine! Registration is Now
Open at https://kthps.org/join. For more
information, please visit: https://kthps.org/.
Know Thy Heritage, Inc. is offering a Leadership Initiative “Explore & Live
Palestine” from July 11 through July 25, 2019. This is a program of The
Arab American Institute. Visit http://www.aaiusa.org/.
7] -- SUPPORT
AMAZON WORKERS OF CONSCIENCE. We are in a deep struggle to support
conscience within the high tech community, which may be the only way to prevent
a major leap into artificial intelligence warfare that we see the beginnings of
in the expanding global U.S. drone war system. This may be of particular
interest to Johns Hopkins' Navy-funded researchers, some of whom have been
working on swarming drone technology.
These are not major asks and can be a powerful
reinforcement of conscience at an extremely critical moment. Please
consider circulating this link to your lists encouraging people to sign the linked RootsAction petition - https://www.knowdrones.com/blog/2019/3/6/support-amazon-workers-who-dont-want-to-work-for-war and leafletting Whole Foods in your areas. This
is a link to the leaflet -- https://gallery.mailchimp.com/dd110b000ca250d868d4f419b/files/107fc695-8af9-4f7e-a523-ecd1d1dfd28f/Wholefoods_Leaflet.pdf.
Should you have interest in circulating the links and possibly leafletting,
contact Nick Mottern at nickmottern at gmail.com.
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., Mar. 17, the platform address is “Racial Justice Unpacked: Healthcare as a Racial
Issue.” Technology has given us the opportunity to see with our own eyes the
brutality that some people experience in our society because of race. Yet many
people who want to help don’t understand the social impact of race on health.
In this talk, Nikki Akparewa, a nurse entrepreneur and the Creative
Director of Transform Nursing, will present key insights into how health equity
has to be the center of any change process for communities. She will explain
how the work is different when it is based on a racial justice framework that
addresses structural racism and ties in inclusive practices.
Her organizational
mission is to coach people with innovative methods for inclusive leadership.
She is one of few nurse experts offering an online accredited course focusing
on social justice, diversity and inclusive leadership. With over a decade of
experiences in international nursing, critical care, hospital and community
based care, Nikki is an expert on navigating tough conversations around race,
class and other social structures that leaders need to learn to deliver safe
and compassionate care. You can find learn more about her at www.transformnursing.com or by
emailing her at transformnursing@gmail.com.
Call 410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
9] – On Sun., March
17 from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM, Feed the Homeless with the Skylyne Foundation
under the 83 Bridge (the JFX), 407 E. Saratoga St., Baltimore. Volunteers &
donations are needed. Help serve several different Trays of Hot Food and
Soups. Everyone is welcome to volunteer, and all ages are welcome. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/993948234139902/.
10] – Come to the Environmental Film Festival to see “This
Mountain Life” at noon at the Canadian Embassy, 501 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC
20001. Reservations are required. Full names are required for all attendees
and valid government-issued photo ID must be shown. Embassy Theatre space is
strictly limited. Seating will begin 15 minutes prior to screening. Please
arrive at least 10 minutes prior to show time. A Q&A with the Director of
the film, Grant Baldwin, will take place following the film. Note that
access to the evening reception is only available with the 7 PM screening.
The
awe that mountainous landscapes evoke is universal, yet few people ever venture
into true wilderness. Living amongst us is a special breed of people. They are
undefined by age, gender, profession or background, but for them, the draw of
the mountains is so strong that their lives must revolve around it. After
months of preparation, Martina and her 60 year-old mother Tania embark on a
6-month, 2300km journey from Squamish, BC to Alaska through a relentless
mountain wilderness. There are others who share a passion for the
mountain life: a group of nuns inhabiting a mountain retreat to be closer to
God; a photographer is buried in an avalanche; an impassioned alpinist; a
focused snow artist; a couple who has been living off grid for nearly 50 years.
What is it that leads these adventurous people to sacrifice everything – comfort,
family, personal safety – for a life in the mountains? Shot in cinematic
detail, This Mountain Life is a riveting portrait of human passion set high in
the peaks of British Columbia, Canada. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/environmental-film-festival-this-mountain-life-630-pm-screening-registration-55361703345.
11] -- Come to
Lafayette Square, across from the White House on Sun., March 17 from 12:30 to
3:30 PM to say No Bolsonaro in DC! This demonstration is against the upcoming
visit of Brazil's president to D.C. sponsored by DC United Against Racism.
Oppose the Global Far Right. The election of Donald Trump in 2016 has
emboldened organized white nationalists and fascist gangs to take to the
streets across the United States. These groups have organized attacks on
immigrants, Muslims, Jews, people of color, LGBTQ folks, organized workers, and
leftists in Charlottesville and across the US, and have encouraged individuals
to engage in violent hate crimes. There is an urgent need to work together to
stop the alarming rise of the ultra-right and fascists.
On March 17-19 neo-fascist
and newly elected president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro will arrive in Washington
DC for a two day meeting with Donald Trump. The meeting of two heads of State
from the largest economies and populations in the western hemisphere serves to
bring undue legitimacy to both the Trump and Bolsonaro administrations.
Currently we are experiencing a global rise of the far right based on
nationalist rhetoric including scapegoating immigrants, Islamophobia,
anti-environment, anti-worker policies and continued attacks on the oppressed
and vulnerable. These attacks are happening both in the streets and inside
governments. People of good standing must take it upon themselves to resist
this global rise, DC United Against Hate recognizes the need to oppose fascism
and far right hate both locally and internationally. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/252598192338163/.
12] – On Sun., March 17 from 2 to 3:50 PM, catch the
BLOWOUT Documentary with a Post-Event Discussion, hosted by The Center for
Public Integrity as part of the Environmental Film Festival in the
Nation's Capital, 1224 M St. NW, Suite 301, WDC 20005. Tickets are $10,
and can be purchased at www.eventbrite.com.
BLOWOUT is about the fallout of America's fossil fuel boom, and after the
screening hear a discussion with Newsy's Zach Toombs, Kate Grumke and Public
Integrity's Jenny Zou, moderated by award-winning AP Environment correspondent
Christina Larson. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/159089738335263/.
13]
– On
Sun., Mar. 17 from 7 to 9 PM, hear about WE THE RESISTANCE at Red Emma's
Bookstore Coffeehouse, 1225 Cathedral St., Baltimore 21201. Michael Long
will in conversation with Naureen Shah. This is a first-person history of
nonviolent resistance in the U.S., from pre-Revolutionary America to the Trump
years. While historical accounts of the United States typically focus on the
nation's military past, a rich and vibrant counter narrative remains basically
unknown to most Americans. This alternate history of the formation of our
nation—and its character—is one in which courageous individuals and movements
have wielded the tools of nonviolence to resist unjust, unfair, and immoral
policies and practices.
We
the Resistance gives curious citizens and current resisters unfiltered access
to the hearts and minds of their activist predecessors. Beginning with the
pre-Revolutionary War era and continuing through to the present day, readers
will encounter the voices of protestors sharing instructive stories about their
methods (from sit-ins to tree sitting) and opponents (from Puritans to Wall
Street bankers), as well as inspirational stories about their failures (from
slave petitions to the fight for the ERA), and successes (from enfranchisement
for women to today's reform of police practices). Instruction and inspiration
run throughout this captivating reader, generously illustrated with historic
graphics and photographs of nonviolent protests throughout U.S. history.
Michael
G. Long is an associate professor of religious studies and peace and conflict
studies at Elizabethtown College and is the author or editor of numerous books
on civil rights, religion, and politics, including Jackie Robinson: A Spiritual
Biography; Peaceful Neighbor: Discovering the Countercultural Mister Rogers;
Gay Is Good: The Life and Letters of Gay Rights Pioneer Franklin Kameny; Beyond
Home Plate: Jackie Robinson on Life after Baseball; Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Homosexuality, and the Early Gay Rights Movement; and I Must Resist: Bayard
Rustin's Life in Letters.
Naureen
Shah is a lawyer, writer, campaigner, researcher, and advocate for human
rights, and the former Senior Director of Campaigns at the U.S. section of
Amnesty International. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2280855821959639/.
Call (443) 602 7611 or go to https://www.redemmas.org/.
14]
– While much of official Washington has focused on allegations that
Russia interfered in the 2016 election and officials like Secretary of
State Mike Pompeo openly call for the ouster of Venezuelan
president Nicolás Maduro, a leading chronicler of the U.S. government’s
numerous invasions, interventions and assassination plots is being memorialized
in Washington, D.C. on Sun., March 17 from 4 to 7 PM at the Washington Ethical
Society, 7750 16th Street NW, corner of Kalmia Street, WDC 20012. William
Blum died in December, and will be honored as a U.S. Policy Critic. Covert Action
Magazine states that reminiscences from the stage or via video
are anticipated from filmmaker Oliver Stone; former CIA analysts Ray McGovern
and John Kiriakou; author Michael Parenti; political commentator Bill Moyers;
consumer advocate Ralph Nader; political activist Noam Chomsky, and Covert
Action Magazine co-founders Louis Wolf and Chris Agee.
15]
– On Sun., Mar. 17 through
Thurs., Apr. 11 from 4 to 7 PM, be a part of a Homeless Period Campaign, hosted
by Project PLASE, Inc., 1814 Maryland Ave., Baltimore 21201. Tickets are
at www.firstgiving.com. Join @Project PLASE in
raising awareness and funds to help homeless individuals and their #homelessperiod.
Make a donation at https://bit.ly/2GRF8rM. Challenge a
friend, organization or group to show their support for the #homelessperiod and
to keep the challenge going. Post into your social media posts to keep
the challenge going.
In addition to dealing with the everyday hardships that come with
homelessness, people who menstruate have an additional level of hardship each
month. With the lack of resources to buy menstrual products, they must choose
between spending money on these products, or eating. The #HomelessPeriod
Campaign is a fundraiser organized by Project PLASE in accordance with the Why
Women Cry Conference. It intends to raise funds to create menstrual hygiene
kits that can be given to PLASE clients and homeless people. The kits will be
distributed by Project PLASE staff and volunteers. Homelessness brings trauma
and health issues into one’s life. We believe menstruation care should not be a
secondary choice for people, and that all people deserve equal access to period
product. Please join Project PLASE in the #homelessperiod Campaign to provide
everyone with equitable menstrual care. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/244516872997983/?event_time_id=244516896331314.
16] -- On Sun., March 17 from 5 to 7 PM, check in with
Direct Action Everywhere in Baltimore. For full details and participation, join
the group: facebook.com/groups/BmoreDxE. Since 2015, DxE has been
investigating and exposing Whole Foods. Their advertisements would have you
believe that their farms are wonderful sanctuaries for nonhuman animals but
that could not be further from the truth. There is no humane way to kill an
animal. Join in with huge banners speaking the truth about this animal abusing
corporation. Whole Foods has a lot of power which means they have the power to
create historic, meaningful change for nonhuman animals by recognizing that it
is always wrong to exploit them. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2099287076835535/.
17]
– 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 Mar. 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.
18]
– On
Mon., March 18 from 8 AM to 6 PM, Say NO to Mercury Pollution at an EPA Hearing
on Mercury Standards, hosted by National Wildlife Federation Action Fund
and National Wildlife Federation at the EPA, WJC East Building, 1201
Constitution Ave. NW, WDC. REGISTER TO TESTIFY HERE: https://nwfaction.org/MATS-Hearing. The
Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump Administration is working to
roll back the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, allowing more mercury to be
released from power plants into the environment to the detriment of people and
wildlife. The agency wants to cut consideration of most public health and other
ecological benefits of limiting mercury and other related air pollution, which
would gut fundamental justification for strict mercury limits. The hearing is
called the “Proposed Revised Supplemental Finding and Results of the Residual
Risk and Technology Review.” Speak out about the need to keep tight controls on
toxic mercury pollution that threatens wildlife and human health. Connect
at https://www.facebook.com/events/552671145227778/.
19]
– On Mon., Mar. 18 at noon, there will
be a Food Rescue at Land of Kush, 840 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore 21201. Food
Rescue Baltimore is honored to partner with The Land of Kush each and every
Monday to bring access to free vegan/plant-based food in the community. Bring a
bag. Take what you want from noon to 1PM or while supplies last. No
purchase is necessary to take advantage of the Food Rescue Baltimore give away.
Items from The Land of Kush's menu are not included in the give-away but will
be available for sale. See https://www.facebook.com/events/415842178868197/.
20] – On Mon., March
18 from 12:30 to 2 PM, Israeli Politics will be Decoded with David Sheen,
hosted by The Jerusalem Fund & Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave.
NW, WDC 20037. Tickets are at www.thejerusalemfund.org.
Gaza is eviscerated. Apartheid is entrenched in the West Bank. Inside official
Israel, the ruling party openly promotes racial hatred towards Arabs and
Africans. How popular are these belligerent policies among Israeli Jews? And
how can we make sense of Israeli politics — where dozens of parties run for
parliament, and double-digits get in — with wild swings, seemingly, in who
holds power? Data visualizations of Israeli public opinion polls reveal
patterns, while English translations of Israel’s internal discourse reveal how
those trends are expressed and experienced in our everyday lives. There are no
easy answers here, but journalist and human rights defender David Sheen will
give an unflinching interrogation and a compelling analysis of the state of Israel*Palestine
under Trump and Netanyahu. A light lunch will be served at 12:30 PM. Talk
begins promptly at 1PM. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/270972480467127/.
21] – On Mon., March 18 from 6 to 7:30 PM, come to a
meeting hosted by Baltimore Ceasefire 365 at 3411 Bank St., Baltimore
21224-2302. Share information and work that helps to heal Baltimore
City. This is a city-wide call asking Baltimore residents to avoid having
any murders through quarterly Ceasefires and Peace Challenges (Feb., May, August,
and Nov.) Look up https://www.facebook.com/events/364936534098483/.
22] – On Mon., March 18 from 6:30 to 8 PM at Busboys &
Poets, 450 K St. NW (near Union Station), Mitchel Cohen will discuss his book The Fight Against Monsanto's
Roundup: The Politics of Pesticides. Quite a few critical thinkers,
scientists, and activists wrote chapters for the book, taking on the subject
from different angles. Cohen’s chapters offer a radical political and
anti-imperialist overview of the interrelations among Roundup, Genetic
Engineering, the U.S. government, and attempts to control the world's food
supply -- food as a weapon. I ask "in what ways must our movements
reconceptualize the fight, to win"? One of the chapters’ authors,
Robin Esser, will be contributing to the discussion. Robin, coming from both a
scientific and activist background, covered the consequences of Glyphosate's
effects on animal cells, animals, and ecosystems, citing extensive
evidence exposing Monsanto's false claims, and explaining the basis
of the toxicity of each of the chemicals comprising Roundup. See www.ThePoliticsofPesticides.com.
23]
– On Mon., March 18 from 7 to 8:30
PM, attend a Green Towson Alliance Meeting at the Pickersgill Retirement
Community, 615 Chestnut Ave., Towson 21204. This is the regular
bi-monthly meeting of the Green Towson Alliance. All are welcome to attend. On
the agenda will be the spring stream clean-ups, habitat restoration, among
other projects. The Green Towson Alliance unites Towson area environmentalists
to achieve a greener, healthier, more beautiful community through collaboration
and activism. See https://www.facebook.com/events/395089334652233/.
24] –
On Mon., March 18 at 7 PM check
out the Reel and Meal at the New Deal which presents "The Invisible
Vegan," a 90-minute independent documentary that explores the problem of
unhealthy dietary patterns in the African-American community, foregrounding the
health and wellness possibilities enabled by plant-based vegan diets and
lifestyle choices. Enjoy a vegan meal at 6:30 PM for $14, while the film is
free. The New Deal Café is at 113 Centerway on Roosevelt Center in Greenbelt.
RSVP at reelandmeal@newdealcafe.com. Hear
from guest panelists including restaurateurs, cooks and advocates Naijha
Wright-Brown, Antonio Simpson, and Brenda Sanders.
25] – Join the Get Money Out of Maryland
Teleconference on Monday, Mar. 11 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM. Call
605-475-6711, code 1136243#. Work only on brainstorming ideas for
participation in the upcoming General Election.
26] – On Tues., March 19, get involved with Out for
Justice Lobby Day in Annapolis. Contact Allie at 507-301-9016 or buschingam@gmail.com. Out for
Justice and the Jobs Opportunities Task Force will support legislative
priorities that reform our criminal justice system and create more equitable
opportunities for people returning from incarceration. Leave Baltimore no later
than 8 AM and leave Annapolis no later than 2 to 3 PM. No prior legislative
experience required! The organizers will walk you through the day's structure
and make it easy to navigate. If you've never been to Annapolis before--this is
a great opportunity to directly engage with your legislators and get to know
more about the legislative process. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2329699677263252/.
27] –
On
Tues., March 19 from 9 AM to 5 PM, come to a summit BE.Hive: Climate Change
Needs Behavior Change, hosted by Rare at the National Geographic Museum,
1145 17th St. NW, WDC 20036. Tickets are at give.rare.org. BE.Hive: Climate
Change Needs Behavior Change is a one-day summit to explore global climate
change through the lens of human behavior. Over the last 30 years,
climate change has emerged as the most pressing threat to our species and to
life on our planet. Human behavior lies at the center of this issue, both as
the problem and the solution. At the summit, you will learn about the latest
academic insights from behavior science, get inspired by the world’s leading
environmentalists, be ignited by artists, storytellers and explorers, and identify
some of the greatest opportunities for shifting human behavior to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/513232705811130/.
28] – On Tues., March 19 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM, catch
the talk about “Gullible Superpower: US Support for Bogus ‘Democratic’ Movements,”
hosted by The Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC 20001.
Tickets are at www.cato.org. The first few generations
of leaders made a sharp distinction between advancing the legitimate interests
of the republic and taking on foreign causes that purported to overthrow
tyrannical rule and establish democratic systems based on respect for
fundamental rights. Within the last half-century, however, a number of
foreign insurgent groups have been able to manipulate U.S. policymakers and
opinion leaders into supporting their causes. Sometimes those efforts have even
entangled the U.S. military in bloody, unnecessary, and morally dubious wars,
as in Kosovo, Iraq, Libya, and Syria.
The
Cato Institute Senior Fellow Ted Galen Carpenter examines the most prominent
cases in which well-meaning Americans have ended up supporting misguided
policies. He underscores the need for future U.S. leaders to adopt a policy of
skepticism and restraint toward foreign movements that purport to embrace
democracy. REGISTER: https://www.cato.org/events/gullible-superpower-us-support-bogus-foreign-democratic.
If you can’t make it to the event, you can watch it live online at www.cato.org/live and join the conversation
on Twitter using #CatoFP. See https://www.facebook.com/events/292951334751796/.
29]
– 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 Mar. 19. Call 215-426-0364.
30]
– Vigil
to say "No Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at 33rd & North
Charles Sts. The next vigil will be on Mar. 19 from 5 to 6 PM. Contact Max
at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.
30]
– On
Tues., March 19 from 5 to 9 PM, attend the City Council Monthly Oversight Hearings
of the Baltimore Police Dept., hosted by Councilperson Eric T. Costello at
Baltimore City Hall, 100 Holliday St., Baltimore 21202. If you can't make it to
City Hall, you may watch on Comcast Channel 25 and the hearings will also be
streamed live on: www.charmtv.tv/watch-live.
These monthly oversight hearings are split into two parts: 1) Budget Oversight
(dealing with staffing, recruitment, payroll, and overtime); and 2) Council
State (dealing with crime statistics and strategies in each of the 9 Police
districts). Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2488496884511023/.
31] -- On Tues.,
March 19 from 6 to 8 PM, see LET THE FIRE BURN, as part of the Social Justice
Film Series at Haverford College in the VCAM Screening Room. Contact Stephanie
Keene at sdkeene@haverford.edu.
Visit https://ems-web.quaker.haverford.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=72398.
Let the Fire Burn is a 2013 documentary film about the events leading up
to and surrounding a 1985 stand-off between the black liberation
group MOVE and the Philadelphia Police Department. The film is
directed and produced by Jason Osder and was released by Zeitgeist
Films in October 2013.
32] -- On Tues., March 19 at 6:30 PM, check out the
March Edition: Protest Kitchen, hosted by Baltimore Vegan Book Club at the
One World Café, 100 West University Parkway, Baltimore 21210. Join and
fight injustice, save the planet, and fuel the resistance with this unique
hybrid non-fiction/cookbook! See https://www.facebook.com/events/2518197301527821/.
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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