50] Protest at Saudi
embassy – Aug. 23
51] Take a tour of the
Brown Station Road Landfill – Aug. 23
52] Food Rescue – Aug. 23
53] White House vigil– Aug. 23
54] WIB peace
vigils –
Aug. 23
55] No weapons to Saudi
Arabia – Aug. 23
56] Black Lives
Matter/Peace & Justice Vigil – Aug. 23
57] Terps for Bernie
Phonebank – Aug. 23 and Sept. 1
58] "How to Be an
Antiracist" – Aug. 23
59] Migrant Detentions and
ICE -- Aug. 23
60] Ballroom Dancing – Aug.
23
61] Beyond Coal – Aug. 24
62] Women's Equality Day
Community Open House – Aug. 24
63] Volunteer in the garden – Aug. 24
64] Feed the Homeless – Aug. 24
65] Canvas with Bill – Aug.
24
66] Tree Maintenance – Aug.
24
67] Peace Vigil – Aug. 24
68] MOMS DEMAND ACTION – Aug. 24
69] Prince George’s
County’s Environmental Justice Plan – Aug. 24
70] Sweet Honey on the Rock – Aug. 24
71] Two Berrigan Books still in
print
72] Emergency Demonstration
against an attack on Venezuela or Iran
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
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50]
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On Thurs., Aug. 22 from 6:30 to
7:30 PM, gather to Protest at Saudi Embassy: Stop White Washing Saudi Crimes,
hosted by CODEPINK: Women For Peace at 1001 30th St. NW, WDC 20007.
Protest Things to Do DC's cultural event at the Saudi Embassy, that whitewashes
the regime's human rights violations and ignore Saudi's politicization of one
of Islam's most sacred sights, the Hajj. Things to Do DC promises to "transport"
visitors to Saudi Arabia with a dinner, fashion show, and slideshow, while
failing to transport any mention of the human rights violations that those
living under the Saudi regime experience on a regular basis.
Saudi Arabia is one of the
most gender segregated country in the world, known for jailing and torturing
the women activists that organized to lift the driving ban after the Crown
Prince lifted the driving ban. The Saudi government leads a bombing campaign against
Yemen which has put the country on the brink of famine, and is currently
sending aid to the Sudanese military cracking down on pro-democracy social
movements. Using the Hajj pilgrimage to whitewash the Saudi regime is
particularly abhorrent, as the Saudi government weaponized the Hajj for profit
and enacts strict quotas on pilgrims from other countries to limit non-Saudi
Muslims' access to sacred religious land. See https://www.facebook.com/events/642005546294140/.
51]
–
Take the tour of the Brown Station Road Landfill in Upper Marlboro on Fri.,
Aug. 23 at 9 AM, organized by the Sierra Club Prince George's County.
The Administrative Offices of the Brown Station Road Landfill are at 3500 Brown
Station Rd., Upper Marlboro 20774. Contact Martha Ainsworth at martha.ainsworth@mdsierra.org
or (301) 262-8389. When you throw stuff away, where does it go? Learn how
landfills are designed and environmental impacts are mitigated at Prince George's
County's landfill in Upper Marlboro. The tour will include the leachate
treatment plant and methane collection system.
All
participants must register. If you have to cancel, please contact the leader so
that someone else can take your place. If you try to register and get the
message that the tour is at capacity, contact the leader and request to be put
on the wait list. Wear trousers and closed-toe shoes. A hat and sunscreen
are recommended. Directions will be provided to those who register. The
tour does NOT start at the public entrance to the landfill on White House Road.
Please do not go to that entrance.
52] – On Fri., Aug.
23 from noon to 1 PM, Fridays at Grace Baptist Church, 3201 The Alameda.,
Baltimore 21218, are by Food Rescue Baltimore. Bring a bag, bring a
friend, and take delicious, nutritious, free rescued food. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/644335165987205/?event_time_id=644335232653865.
53] – The Dorothy Day
Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Aug. 23 at noon. Contact
the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649, artlaffin@hotmail.com.
54] – Women in Black
VIGILS FOR PEACE take place on Fri., Aug. 23 from noon to 1 PM. One is at
McKeldin Square, corner of Light and Pratt Sts., in the Inner Harbor,
Baltimore. Use the purple circulator line. Enjoy an AFTER VIGIL
LUNCH from the food trucks in the Inner Harbor. Bring Your Own Sandwich
or stop by one of the food trucks in the McKeldin Square.
Another is at
Roland Park Place, 830 W. 40th St., Baltimore. Free Parking
available. Vigil from noon to 1 PM. Lunch in the Bistro at 1 PM. If there's a
storm, there is no vigil, but there will be lunch. Contact Anne: awyattbr@gmail.com. The final vigil is in Chestertown,
Kent County on the Eastern Shore at Memorial Park at Cross
Street and Park Row. Email wibbaltimore@peacepath911.org.
55]
–
On Fri., Aug. 23 at 4:30 PM, gather to speak out against the role
of the Port of Baltimore in the war against the people of Yemen. For
those who arrive early, meet at 4 PM at the Starbucks, 100 East Pratt
Street. At 4:15 PM, walk together to the Office of the Port of Baltimore,
The World Trade Center, the Inner Harbor, 401 East Pratt St., Baltimore.
NO WAR ON YEMEN! The Port of Baltimore Must Stop
Aiding Saudi-US War Criminals! The Port of Baltimore is
being used by a shipping company, Bahri, to supply weapons and other military
material to Saudi Arabia that will be used against the people of Yemen.
The illegal and immoral support for the Saudis by the United States must
end! US complicity with the despot monarchies of the Gulf is causing a
great humanitarian crisis of famine and starvation, disease, and the mass
slaughter of the Yemeni people. We must call on
Maryland’s Port of Baltimore to cease the bloody complicity
in this proxy war where numerous war crimes have been reported. Speak out
against the war criminals and war profiteers and stand up for the people
of Yemen! Contact Malachy Kilbride: malachykilbride@gmail.com /
301-283-7627.
56] – 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 Aug. 23.
Black Lives Matter.
57] – Join the Terps for Bernie Phonebank on 5:30 PM
on Fri., Aug. 23, 5:30 PM and on Sun,, Sept. 1 at 7 PM at the University of
Maryland, McKeldin Library, Room 2100, College Park 20742. This is
happening in the Tickets are at airtable.com. Join the students of Terps for
Bernie to call or text voters and ask them to join our historic campaign to
defeat Trump and transform America. In addition to a cell phone, you will need
a laptop or tablet to use the Bernie Dialer. If you don’t have a laptop, you
can check out one at the McKeldin Library Equipment Loan desk on the 2nd floor.
Sign up for this event here: https://airtable.com/shrTz0LycJt60kpFO.
Find the location for this event here: ter.ps/berniersvp. Text (301) 458-0220
for location or if you get lost. There is visitor parking which includes street
locations, surface lots, and campus garages, which are controlled by pay
stations and credit card meters. All visitor parking is enforced seven days a
week from 7 AM to midnight, unless otherwise noted on the meter. During these
hours, guests must pay $3 per hour, with no daily rate. Many visitor parking
zones allow for payment through the Parkmobile app. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/416009585678263/?event_time_id=416009649011590.
58]
–
On Fri., Aug. 23 from 7 to 9 PM at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 1225
Cathedral St., Baltimore 21201, Ibram X. Kendi presents "How to Be an
Antiracist." The author’s concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes
the conversation about racial justice in America—but even more fundamentally,
points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each
other. Kendi asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like,
and how we can play an active role in building it. Kendi weaves a
combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with
an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. See http://redemmas.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/events/350615132148199/.
59] – On Fri., Aug. 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, catch
Baltimore Community Education: Migrant Detentions and ICE, hosted
by Guerrilla Theatre Front and Dogs of Art at 3522 Bank St.,
Baltimore. Guerrilla Theatre Front’s Dogs of Art will be hosting an
evening of information and community on the topic of immigration and migrant
detention. It is hoped that in becoming more educated on these topics,
Baltimore makers will be activated into creating solutions and support for the
migrant communities in our city. The cost is free! Email info@guerrillatheatrefront.org.
Jossie
Flor Sapunar, fierce civil rights advocate, will share her knowledge regarding
the Central American migrant crisis. She and her team will help participants
better understand immigrant rights, ICE detentions here in Baltimore, the
factors compelling families to flee, the current administration’s role in
aggravating the situation and endangering lives, and how you can HELP.
Additionally, there will be a community wall of response where participants can
share their revelations with DOGS OF ART collaborators, who will engage with
this data to initiate their next devised theatre performance. Visit https://www.guerrillatheatrefront.com/dogs-of-art
and https://www.facebook.com/events/363244054386318/.
60]
– 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 Aug.
23. Call Dave Greene at 301-570-3283; or email eneergdivad@gmail.com.
61]
– On
Sat., Aug. 24 from 9 to 11 AM, come to an Anne Arundel Coal Community
Transition Forum, hosted by the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter at the Glen
Burnie Public Library, 1010 Eastway, Glen Burnie 21060. Tickets are at
act.sierraclub.org. Did you know there are still two coal-fired power
plants in Anne Arundel County, polluting the air, water, and climate? Join the
Maryland Sierra Club and Anne Arundel County advocates for a meeting on coal
power's impacts on Anne Arundel County and Maryland, from public health to
climate change. Learn about Sierra Club's exciting new Coal Community
Transition Campaign to move Maryland Beyond Coal and support impacted workers
in the fossil fuel industry. The forum will be moderated by Monica O'Connor,
member of Women Indivisible Strong Effective, an issue based advocacy group in
Anne Arundel County. RSVP at https://bit.ly/2Y8k2OS.
Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/1144610552394075/.
62]
– On
Sat., Aug. 24 from 9 AM to 5 PM, get over to the Women's Equality Day Community
Open House, hosted by Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, 144
Constitution Ave. NE, WDC 20002. Celebrate the 99th anniversary of the
constitutional amendment that secured the right to vote for women. Included in
the festivities will be ranger programs, an EqualiTEA, and more! Call
(202) 543-2240. No tickets or reservations required. See https://www.facebook.com/events/434958130563942/.
63] – On Sat., Aug. 24 from 9 AM to noon, enjoy
Garden Volunteer Day, hosted by Baltimore Free Farm, 3510 Ash St.,
Baltimore 21211. Anyone is welcome to join us for a day of garden work
with a little bit of education around the Baltimore Free Farm. The tasks are
yet to be determined. Learn about medicinal plants and herbs. Look
over the tomatoes, peppers and cucamelons (tiny cucumbers!) growing on the
lot. All will receive some herbs and veggies for the work!
Come
by the greenhouse at the corner of Everhart and Yeager Streets, across the
street and up the hill from 3510 Ash Street. Bring a bottle for water.
You will be provided with bug spray, gloves and tools. See https://www.facebook.com/events/549088018961121/.
64] – On Sat., Aug. 24 from 9 to 10 AM, get over to the
DMV Project Feed the Homeless in DC, hosted by Food Dude USA at Franklin
Square, 1300 I St. NW, WDC 21223. Bring anything you want to give out or just
come and hang with the awesome people that will be there! We will be setting up
on the corner of 13th and K St! See https://www.facebook.com/events/330565497828126/.
65]
– Canvass
with Bill Henry in Waverly on Sat., Aug. 24 at 10 AM, noon or 2 PM, hosted
by Friends of Bill Henry starting at 929 Homestead St., Baltimore
21218-3607. 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/205433750359930/?event_time_id=205433757026596.
66]
– On
Sat. Aug. 24 from 10 AM to 1 PM, do Tree Maintenance with Gunpowder Valley
Conservancy. Tickets are at gunpowdervalleyconservancy.org. Newly planted
trees need TLC to survive. Spend several hours to help young trees grow into
healthy forests! Tree maintenance involves removing invasive plants,
checking planted trees to see if the shelter needs to be removed and removing
if necessary, digging out the planting tube, and making sure the plant is
upright. Community service learning hours available. Register
online at gunpowdervalleyconservancy.org/calendar. Also visit the website for
updated location and driving directions. Summer 2019 sites will be at Loch
Raven Reservoir. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/308497446747823/?event_time_id=346178802979687.
67] – On Sat., Aug.
24 from 10 AM to noon, you are invited to join a guided walking tour through
the streets of Baltimore to celebrate Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman and
the other Underground Railroad participants in their quest for freedom. During
the program, information via handouts, microphone, visual aids, etc. will be
shared. However, depending on the size of the group (which may be 50-100+
people), there may be challenges for some participants seeing and hearing all
of the material. Registration is FREE, and all are welcome including children,
groups and well-behaved animals. Look for your host Robert Kelleman, wearing a
fedora-style hat, and a large group or friendly people.
The starting point is the
Reginald L. Lewis Museum, 830 E Pratt St., and the ending point is the
Frederick Douglass - Isaac Myers Maritime Park, 1417 Thames St., which are
approximately 0.8 miles apart. Go to https://lewismuseum.org/
or https://livingclassrooms.org/programs/frederick-douglass-isaac-myers-maritime-park/.
The area is served by the Green and Orange lines of the Charm City Circulator
Bus, which is FREE: https://www.charmcitycirculator.com/.
67] – 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.
68] – On Sat., Aug. 24 from 1:30 to 3 PM, be at the
Meet the Moms Coffee, hosted by Moms Demand Action at Mount Pleasant
Church and Ministries, 6000 Radecke Ave., Baltimore 21206. Get to know
what your local Moms Demand Action chapter is all about. Meet other local
volunteers, ask questions, and find out how you can get more involved here in
Maryland! Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/2329681603814419/.
RSVP at https://act.everytown.org/event/moms-demand-action-event/25138/.
69]
– On Sat. Aug. 24 from 3 to 5
PM, the Prince George’s County’s Environmental Justice Plan will be discussed
by Dr. Sacoby Wilson of the UMD Public Health department at the Greenbelt
Community Center, 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, room 202. The discussion
includes the disparate impacts of environmental policies and decisions in the
county and state. See https://sph.umd.edu/people/sacoby-wilson.
70] – On Sat., Aug. 24 from 8 to 10:30 PM, hear
from Sweet Honey in the Rock, hosted by Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper
Club and Sweet Honey in the Rock. Tickets are at www.instantseats.com. The group is a
performance ensemble rooted in African American history and culture. The
ensemble educates, entertains and empowers its audience and community through
the dynamic vehicles of a cappella singing and American Sign Language
interpretation for the Deaf and hard of hearing. Get with https://www.facebook.com/events/2295918977329375/.
71]
– Two books by
Fred Wilcox are still in print. The first one is “Fighting the Lamb's War
Skirmishes with the American Empire” by Philip Berrigan and Fred A. Wilcox
with a FOREWORD by Tripp York. It can be purchased by Wipf and
Stock: https://wipfandstock.com/fighting-the-lamb-s-war.html.
It is a Memoir in paperback/ISBN: 9781532660078/240 pages/republished
8/21/2018/ Retail Price: $26.00/and Web Price: $20.80.
The
second one is “Uncommon Martyrs The Berrigans, the Catholic Left, and the
Plowshares Movement” by Fred Wilcox, who profiles members of this anti-war
movement, whose Christianity compels them to acts of civil disobedience against
the military industrial complex. The ISBN is 0201522314/$6.50 for a
hardcover, and it can be purchased at Powell's Books. See https://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/book-reviews/view/7094/uncommon-martyrs.
72]
– The Trump
Administration is again beating the war drums. Most recently, the target
is Iran. Should the Trump administration initiate an act of war against
Iran, consider joining us. It is a violation of U.S. law for the Trump
Administration 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 Venezuela. Should a war criminal, John Bolton,
convince Trump to attack either of these countries, 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 military strike against Iran
or Venezuela takes place, then meet at 33rd and N.
Charles St., Baltimore 21218. If the attack is before 2 PM local
time, then the event will begin at 5 PM, local time. If the attack
occurs after 5 PM local time, then the event will begin at 5 PM,
local time, the following day. Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or
mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.
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
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