Baltimore Activist Alert – August 18 to 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] Lawyers Against War
6] SUPPORT AMAZON
WORKERS OF CONSCIENCE
7] Little Friends for
Peace
8] JAPANESE-AMERICAN ART
EXHIBIT – through Aug. 23
9] The Warmth of Other
Suns – through Sept. 22
10] Knock on doors for the
Green Party --
Aug. 18
11] Baltimore
Vegan Restaurant Week – Aug. 18 – Sept. 1
12] Mindfulness
Based Stress Reduction Teaser – Aug. 18
13] Canvas with
Bill Henry –
Aug. 18
14] See AMAZING GRACE – Aug. 18
15]
Film Screening: “Lom Nava Love” – Aug. 18
16] Divest Philly meeting – Aug. 18
17] The ERA Call – Aug. 18
18] Maryland
Vegan Restaurant Weeks – Aug. 18
19] Music of
Puerto Rico – Aug. 18
20] See the film SELMA – Aug. 18
21] Protest the Pentagon – Aug. 19
22] Food Rescue – Aug. 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] -- 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.
7] -- Little Friends for
Peace (LFFP - http://www.lffp.org/) has
been conducting summer peace camps around the Metro DC area for well over 30
years. For approximately the last ten years, LFFP has been offering free
tuition to children of TASSC (Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition
- https://www.tassc.org/)
members. Recently they have also been welcoming children of refugees to
their camps without regard for tuition payment. If you would like to assist
with this undertaking, there are many ways you can including:
Driving -
many of the TASSC and other refugee families want their children to attend camp
but they do not have the ability to drive them there and back. For the
last 8 to 10 years, Helen Schietinger has been working with LFFP and TASSC to
provide drivers for these children. If you can drive some children even
one way, on one day on any day during the following three weeks of peace camp
this summer, it would be much appreciated. Many drivers from past years
have moved or "aged out" of feeling comfortable driving and we really
need as many volunteer drivers as possible. If you can possibly drive,
please contact either Helen (202-344-5762 - h.schietinger@verizon.net ) or
Bob Cooke (301-661-0449 or cookerh1251@gmail.com)
regarding exactly when you can drive and from where you might be comfortable
driving. Most of the children live in PG County, D.C. or Montgomery
County.
Drivers
are needed on Mon., Aug. 19 for a camp in Mt. Rainier, MD. Share this
information. Donate for Scholarships. In order to help as many
scholarship asylee, refugee (and other) children attend camp, LFFP (http://www.lffp.org/donate.html) can
use as much scholarship money donations as possible. No amount of
scholarship money is too little.
8] – BALTIMORE SISTER
CITIES [baltimoresistercities.org] is hosting through August 23 a
JAPANESE-AMERICAN ART EXHIBIT AT CITY HALL called “Flightless Cranes/Tobenai
Tsuru” in the North Gallery, 100 N. Holliday St., Baltimore 21202. The
title means “a crane cannot fly.” The curator is Kirk Butts, and the
artists are Aimi Chinen Bouillen, Ahraun Chambliss, Mary Champagne, Kei
Ito, Sanzi Kermes, and Ayaka Takao. Admission is free, but you need an ID
in order to enter the building. The exhibit celebrates the 40th year
anniversary of Baltimore and Kawasaki’s sister city relationship. It showcases
6 young Japanese, American, and Japanese-American artists, looking for
commonalities in their immigrant identity and relocation themes that are part
of their artistic heritage. The artists include several members of Baltimore
Kawasaki Sister City Committee and other artists both local and national.
9] – The Phillips
Collection (TPC) in Washington, D.C. has a dedicated mission of addressing
contemporary social justice issues of global significance. The museum has
recently undertaken an extraordinary exhibition on the urgent topic of
immigration and the global migration crisis entitled: The Warmth of Other Suns:
Stories of Global Displacement. This important exhibition presents 75 historical and contemporary artists—from
the United States as well as Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Egypt,
Ghana, Iraq, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Syria, Turkey, UK, Vietnam, and
more—whose work poses urgent questions around the experiences and perceptions
of migration, internal and cross-border displacement, and the current global refugee crisis. Check out https://www.phillipscollection.org/events/2019-06-22-exhibition-the-warmth-of-other-suns.
In conjunction with the exhibition which is on
view through Sept. 22, the museum has also created a slate of dynamic
programming including artist talks. Exemplarily, on Aug. 29, Millennium
Arts Salon Executive Director Juanita Hardy will feature a Salon Panel Talk on
the issue of migration. Contact Phillips Director of Communications
Miriam Magdieli at MMagdieli@phillipscollection.org
for complimentary passes, or to RSVP for Phillips After 5. If you have a group
she can also help to arrange a tour with museum staff. The Phillips
Collection is eager to engage in partnerships with organizations working with
migrant communities, whether by advocacy, direct action, or support for
migrants here in DC.
10] – On Sun., Aug. 18 from 10 AM to 1 PM, do
some Door Knocking in Northeast Baltimore on behalf of the Baltimore City Green
Party. Starting at Zeke's Coffee, 4719 Harford Rd., Baltimore 21214. Help
get the Green Party on the ballot! Spend two hours knocking on doors and
letting people know how they can help push for more choices on the
ballot. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2286366211461090/.
11] – On Sun., Aug. 18 at 10 AM, Mon., Aug. 19 at
11 AM & Tues., Aug. 20, enjoy Baltimore Vegan Restaurant Week
by Wicked Sisters and Maryland Vegan Eats at 3845 Falls Road,
Baltimore 21211. The Baltimore Vegan Restaurant Week will continue until Sept.
1. You can make reservations in advance by going to www.wickedsistershampden.com.
Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/2106154139677336/?event_time_id=2106154146344002.
12] – 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., Aug. 18, the platform
address is Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teaser. MBSR is a program
formulated at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center to assist
individuals in exploring their own inner resources for self-care to manage
stress and pain in their lives. This program will be experiential; practice
about ten minutes of gentle mindful movement (seated or standing) and ten
minutes of seated meditation. There will also be a formal guided mindful
communication dialogue at the end. Shannon M Whitaker is the founder
of Cultivate, a mindfulness coaching company (www.cultivate.gg),
and Guest In Perpetuum at the Baltimore Ethical Society. Call 410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
13] – Canvass with Bill
Henry in Brooklyn on Sun., Aug. 18 at noon or 2 PM, hosted by Friends of
Bill Henry starting at 300 E. Patapsco Ave., Brooklyn
MD 21225-1828. Sign up here to knock on doors with Councilmember
Bill Henry -- https://bit.ly/2KCmxCP. Now more
than ever, there is a need an independent voice in City government to promote
accountability and transparency from top to bottom. You will get all the
training you need to be successful and have fun. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/345656582785538/?event_time_id=345656592785537.
14] – On Sun., Aug. 18 from 2 to 4:30
PM, see Amazing Grace: The Musical at the Museum of the Bible, 400 4th St.
SW, WDC 20024. Tickets are at www.museumofthebible.org.
AMAZING GRACE is a new original musical inspired by the awe-inspiring story
behind the world’s most beloved song. A captivating tale of romance, rebellion
and redemption, this radiant production follows one man whose incredible
journey ignited a historic wave of change. John Newton, a willful and musically
talented young Englishman, faces a future as uncertain as the turning tide.
Coming of age as Britain sits atop an international empire of slavery, he finds
himself torn between following in the footsteps of his father—a slave trader—or
embracing the more compassionate views of his childhood sweetheart. John
embarks on a perilous voyage on the high seas. When that journey finds John in
his darkest hour, a transformative moment of self-reckoning inspires a blazing
anthem of hope that will finally guide him home. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/755006768206805/?event_time_id=755006941540121.
15] –On Sun., Aug. 18 from 2 to 4:30 PM, get over to a Film
Screening: “Lom Nava Love,” hosted by Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E.
Pratt St., Baltimore 21202. Tickets are at lewismuseum.org. Centered
on the work of community organizer Shirley Foulks and directed by Youth
Resiliency Institute founder Fanon Hill, the film documents Foulks’ engagement
with families in public housing and how she uses art to communicate the abilities,
strengths and power to effect change that black families innately possess. A
post discussion with Mr. Hill and Ms. Foulks will follow the screening. See https://www.facebook.com/events/362921974410000/.
16] – On Sun., Aug. 18 from 2 to 3 PM, attend a Divest
Philly from the War Machine Meeting at Wooden Shoe Books, 704 South St.,
Philadelphia, PA 19147. Last month, the Divest Philly from the War
Machine coalition launched a petition campaign and organizational sign-on
letter. Help make an action plan for collecting signatures in support of the
campaign. Set campaign goals and divvy up volunteer tasks, including flyering,
petitioning, and organizational outreach in order to build community support in
preparation for bringing the demands to the Philly Board of Pensions. Contact
Maya Rommwatt at Maya@codepink.org.
Visit https://www.codepink.org/philly_aug18_join_divest_meeting?utm_campaign=august_18_philly_resend&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink.
17] – On Sun., Aug. 18 from 4 to 5 PM, get on The
CALL - ERA Education Program at Katrina's Dream, PO Box 32003, WDC 20007.
Tickets are at www.katrinasdream.org. Please come
each Sunday and help build the groundswell. The collaboration of grassroots
organizers, lobbyists, and professionals is dedicated to promoting and
educating folks across the United States of America to empowering women around
the world.
The CALL IN NUMBER is 563.999.2090, the CONFERENCE NO:
898879#. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1710130249022424/?event_time_id=1710130255689090.
18] – Maryland Vegan Restaurant Weeks continues through
Sept. 1. For example, from Sun., Aug. 18 from 5 to 9 PM, go to Great
Sage, 5809 Clarksville Square Dr., Clarksville 21029. Enjoy all 3 courses for
$34 – each item available a la carte. Go to www.mdveganeats.com to check out the most
current media stories and videos. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/1443132795829569/?event_time_id=1443132805829568.
19] – On Sun., Aug. 18 from 5 to 7:30 PM, hear the
Music of Puerto Rico with Cultura Plenera, hosted by Downtown
Columbia at Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods, 10431 Little Patuxent
Parkway, Columbia 21044. Join the Maryland Traditions Heritage Award
winning Cultura Plenera for Music of Puerto Rico, a part of the FREE Community
Concerts at the Chrysalis!
Cultura Plenera is a non-profit organization dedicated to
community building in Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia areas through the
traditional Puerto Rican musical styles of Bomba and Plena. Bomba is a Puerto
Rican musical genre that dates back more than 300 years, has heavy African
influences, and expresses the sentiments of Puerto Ricans and their culture
through barrel drums, maraca, cúa, singer and dancers. Plena is another Puerto
Rican musical genre, which dates back more than 100 years, and also narrates
stories of the Puerto Rican experience through hand drums, güiro and singers.
Both Bomba y Plena are central to life in Puerto Rican communities inside and
outside of the island. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/379141126292367/.
20] – On Sun., Aug. 18 from 6 to 10 PM enjoy a Sunday
Dinner & Outdoor Movie Night, hosted by PorchFest
DC and East Washington Heights Baptist Church. See www.eventbrite.com. Lauded as one of the most prolific films
of our time, SELMA tells a story of resilience, courage and power. Bring
your lawn chairs, blankets and coolers for a community-wide Sunday potluck
dinner and FREE outdoor movie. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1796928433743745/.
21] – 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 Aug. 19, 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.
22] – On Mon., Aug. 19 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/.
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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