37] Real Clean Energy and
Climate Change Solutions – June 19
38] The Korean Peninsula – June 19
39] CODEPINK at hearing on
Iran policy– June 19
40] A Panel Talk on
Refugees – June 19
41] Nuclear risk-reduction
and Move the Nuclear Weapons– June 19
42] School of Food
and Food Rescue Baltimore – June 19
43] Voices of Palestine
films – June 19
44] Conversation
with Rep. Andy Kim on Iran – June 19
45] Teachers on Strike – June 19
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37]
– On
Wed., June 19 from 8:30 AM to noon, look over Real Clean Energy and Climate
Change Solutions, hosted by CRES Forum at the Capitol Visitor Center, WDC
20003. Climate change policy is driving news headlines and being
seriously debated again on Capitol Hill. Conservatives are reaffirming
leadership on clean energy and asserting strong positions on innovative,
technology neutral, and market-based approaches to reducing emissions. Join
CRES Forum to discuss both the technologies and policies needed to reduce
emissions and maintain a comparative advantage in clean energy. The goal of the
discussion is to identify state and federal solutions that are market-based,
actionable and will empower individuals and businesses to choose clean energy
and make informed decisions that result in near-term emissions
reductions. See https://www.facebook.com/events/331613640844289/.
38] -- On Wed., June
19 from 10 AM until 4:40 PM, hear about the Korean Peninsula and U.S.-ROK
Alliance: Credibility, Connectivity, and Practicality at the Korea Economic
Institute of America, 1800 K St. NW, Suite 300, WDC 20006. There are
multiple speakers. Visit http://www.keia.org/event/korean-peninsula-and-us-rok-alliance-credibility-connectivity-and-practicality.
Building Security through Cooperation: Report of the NTI Working Group on
Cooperative Threat Reduction with North Korea with Ernest J. Moniz and Sam Nunn
and co-authors Lynn Rusten and Richard Johnson is happening on Wed., June 19
from 11 AM to 12:30 PM at 1776 Eye St., NW, Suite 600, WDC 20006. A
light lunch reception will follow the discussion. See https://www.tfaforms.com/4742865.
39]
– On Wed., June 19 at 2 PM, join CODEPINK at a hearing on the Trump Administration's
Iran Policy in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2172, WDC. RSVP to lily@codepink.org. Brian Hook, the U.S.
Special Representative for Iran, will be testifying in the House Foreign
Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East on the Trump Administration’s policy on
Iran. Protest the Trump administration’s brutal sanctions and threats of
military intervention that is driving us to a war with Iran. The hearing will
begin promptly at 2 PM, but wait in line earlier outside the hearing room to ensure
that you have a spot. Wear pink.
40]
– On
Wed., June 19 from 12:30 to 1:30 PM, catch Turned Away: A Panel Talk on
Refugees at the Newseum, hosted by Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans
Frontières (MSF), 558 C St. NW, WDC 20001. People seeking safety are being
treated like criminals—and so are individuals and organizations providing
lifesaving humanitarian aid. Join Doctors Without Borders for an urgent panel
discussion on the mounting obstacles confronting people forced from home. In
the United States, across Europe, and around the world, refugee protections are
increasingly ignored. This is the alarming new normal: millions of vulnerable
people are stranded with no place to turn.
The
discussion will be moderated by Sarah Stillman, staff writer for The New Yorker
and director of the Global Migration Project at Columbia Journalism School, and
will feature Omar Jadwat, director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Immigrants’ Rights Project; Dr. Craig Spencer, member of MSF-USA’s board of directors
and director of global health in emergency medicine at Columbia University
Medical Center; and María Hernández Matas, project coordinator for MSF's
migrants project in Mexico. This timely conversation, on the eve of World
Refugee Day, will examine what it means to deny security to those who most need
it, and how we can develop a more humanitarian response to this humanitarian
crisis. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, so
please check in at least five minutes before the start of the event. Doors will
open at 11:30 AM. Light refreshments will be served. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2374652969478790/.
41]
– On
Wed., June 19 from 12:45 to 2:15 PM, be part of Legislators, nuclear
risk-reduction and Move the Nuclear Weapons, hosted by PNND:
Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament. It will
happen at Friends Committee on National Legislation – FCNL, 245 2nd St. NE, WDC
20002. Tickets are at www.pnnd.org. This will be a roundtable
discussion with representatives of Parliamentarians for Nuclear
Non-proliferation and Disarmament, Move the Nuclear Weapons Money (World Future
Council) and the Institute for Economics and Peace. Issues and initiatives
discussed will include the Korea peace and denuclearization process,
no-first-use/sole purpose campaign, the new Stepping Stones initiative from
Sweden, Count the Nuclear Weapons Money including plans for a Washington DC
satellite counting; SANE (Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditure) Act,
divestment from fossil fuels and nuclear weapons (and impact investment) and
the UN Secretary-General’s Disarmament Agenda Securing our Common Future. Light
refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to info@pnnd.org. Look
at https://www.facebook.com/events/602339620275154/.
42]
– On
Wed., June 19 at 2 PM, and every Wednesday until July 24, 2019, School of Food
and Food Rescue Baltimore will give out food at 1412 N. Wolfe St.,
Baltimore 21213. Bring a bag, bring a friend, and take delicious, nutritious,
free rescued food. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2105994779640314/.
43]
– Attend the 2019 Summer Film Series:
Voices on Palestine, hosted by The Jerusalem Fund & Palestine
Center and Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, 2425 Virginia Ave.
NW, WDC 20037. Tickets are at www.thejerusalemfund.org.
On Wed., June 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, see “The Apollo of Gaza” by Nicolas
Wadimoff. RSVP at https://www.thejerusalemfund.org/24873/summer-2019-film-series-the-apollo-of-gaza-by-nicolas-wadimoff.
Film is both a tool of personal expression and a screen for reflection of
social and historical issues, as it carries culturally specific and universal
themes. Its usefulness in expressing and educating others about the Palestinian
issue remains hugely significant in our present day, and for this reason, The
Jerusalem Fund runs a seasonal film series throughout the year. All these films
attest to the vibrancy of a Palestinian cinema despite the statelessness and
sometimes simultaneous dual nationalities of its filmmakers. This series
if free and open to the public. It is co-sponsored by the Center for
Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University. See https://www.facebook.com/events/646409542446760/?event_time_id=646409555780092.
44]
– On
Wed., June 19 from 6 to 8 PM, enjoy a Conversation with Rep. Andy Kim on Iran,
hosted by Foreign Policy for America, Policy Lounge, 1904 14th St. NW, WDC
20009. Join a timely discussion with Congressman Andy Kim on how Congress
can constrain the Trump Administration's actions in Iran. In a time of
increasing escalation between the United States and Iran, how can Congress hold
President Trump accountable and keep the U.S. out of war? See https://www.facebook.com/events/1776492319119843/.
45]
– On
Wed., June 19 from 7 to 8:30 PM, check out the Strike Wave Pane with Sara
Nelson, hosted by Metro D.C. Democratic Socialists of America at the
Friends Meeting of Washington, 2111 Florida Ave. NW, WDC 20008. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/311808153068681/.
The panel discussion includes Nelson (president, Association of Flight
Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO), Eric Blanc (author, Red State Revolt), and Andrea
Molina (teacher and organizer, Mundo Verde charter school). The discussion will
be moderated by Gabriel Acevero, a MDC DSA member, labor organizer, and member
of the Maryland House of Delegates. The event will cover the teacher
strike wave of 2018; how teachers in the metro D.C. area have organized and won
in recent local struggles; the power of feminized labor and "pink-collar"
organizing; and what labor can do across institutions to support these
fights. Childcare will be provided. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/311808153068681/.
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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