Friday, January 10, 2020

Baltimore Activist Alert -- January 10, 2020


58] Climate Strike – Jan. 10
59] HONK TO STOP TRUMP'S WARS & WALLS OF HATE – Jan. 10
60] Peace and justice vigil – Jan. 10
61] Ballroom Dancing Jan. 10
62] Rosa Parks Exhibition – Jan. 10
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58] – On Fri., Jan. 10 Friday from 2 to 6 PM, join a Climate Strike at Union Station, hosted by Our Revolution DC, 50 Massachusetts Ave. NE, WDC 20002.  #StrikeForAustralia with @fridaysfuturedc.  Feel free to stop by for any amount of time, and bring your Our Revolution gear! Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/777824106033146/.

59] – NO WAR ON IRAN! THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.  CALL YOUR SENATORS AND CONGRESSPEOPLE at 202-224-3121. TELL THEM, IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO STEP-UP AND TAKE ALL STEPS AWAY FROM WAR! Join the Brandywine Peace Community on Fri., Jan. 10 at 4 PM for the Philly Anti-War 'Reach Out' @ 30th Street Train Station, the corner of 30th & Market Streets.  YES WE CAN stop Trump, the hate, the  violence and militarism of the these deadly times, the wars and  threats of war enabled by Lockheed Martin (#1 war profiteer from drone warfare to nuclear weapons) and the drone war remote command center in Horsham, the heart of drone war operations in the state of PA.  Tell Gov. Wolf (717-787-2500) to Ban All PA Drone War Operations.  ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS. Support the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty (http://nuclearban.org/).

 These 2nd Friday of the month Anti-War ‘Reach-Outs’ in Philadelphia alternate between the 30th Street Train Station and the SEPTA entrance at 15th & Market Streets, across from Phila. City Hall west side.  See www.brandywinepeace.com or call 484-574-1148.

60] – There is usually a silent peace and justice 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 Jan. 10. Black Lives Matter.

61] – 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 Jan. 10. Call Dave Greene at 301-570-3283; or email eneergdivad@gmail.com. 

62] – On Sat., Jan. 11 from 9:15 to 11:15 AM, check out the Rosa Parks Exhibition & Library of Congress Guided Tour, hosted by the Washington DC History & Culture at the US Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE, Suite LM634, WDC 20003.  This is a two-part educational and entertaining program. Start with a guided tour of the new exhibit “Rosa Parks: In her Own Words” to learn about the “mother of the civil rights movement” and her monumental impact on our nation’s history. Then take an architectural and historical tour of the Library of Congress, “one of the most beautiful buildings in Washington, DC.”  

  Rosa Parks (1913–2005) is best known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a crowded bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955. Her arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal event in the civil rights movement that ultimately led to the dismantling of Jim Crow segregation. Rosa Parks became an icon of the movement, celebrated for this single courageous act of civil disobedience, but she is often characterized by misconceptions. Contrary to popular belief, Parks was not a demure seamstress who chose not to stand because she was physically tired. Her calm demeanor hid a militant spirit forged over decades.

The real Rosa Parks was a seasoned activist who organized to free the Scottsboro Boys in the 1930s and helped operate the offices of the NAACP and Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in Montgomery during the 1940s and 1950s. She was punished for the bus incident with death threats, unemployment, and dire poverty, yet was sustained through years of hardship by her strong Christian faith. Parks remained committed to the struggle for social justice and human rights until her death, inspiring millions of people around the world.

Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words showcases rarely seen materials that offer an intimate view of Rosa Parks and documents her life and activism—creating a rich opportunity for viewers to discover new dimensions to their understanding of this seminal figure. The materials are drawn extensively from the Rosa Parks Collection, a gift to the Library of Congress from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.  Look at https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/rosa-parks-in-her-own-words/about-this-exhibition/. Look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress and https://www.facebook.com/events/1413098982204766/.

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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