46] Food Rescue at the Enoch Pratt Free Library – Jan. 16
47] Communities United Committee Night Potluck – Jan. 16
48]
Water Justice Victory Party – Jan. 16
49] Civilian
Review Board (CRB) Open Meeting – Jan. 16
50] Commemorate
Dr. King Jr. – Jan. 16
51] 7th Congressional District Candidates' Forum -- Jan. 16
52] Reading and Discussion
with Kondwani Fidel – Jan. 16
53] Catch a screening of Human Capital – Jan. 16
54]
Civil and Human Rights Conference – Jan. 17
55]
Press Conference:
WOMEN'S MARCH ON WASHINGTON – Jan. 17
56] White House vigil – Jan. 17
57] WIB peace
vigils –
Jan. 17
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46] – There is a Food
Rescue at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 1303 Orleans St., Baltimore 21231 on
Thursdays from noon to 1 PM. Food Rescue Baltimore partners with
Baltimore’s esteemed Enoch Pratt Free Library at the Orleans Street Branch.
Come to the library, bring a bag, and take home delicious free food. It
continues until February 13, 2020. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/567424937414955/?event_time_id=567425064081609.
47] – Communities United is
breaking bread at its Committee Night
Potluck at 2221 Maryland Ave., 2nd Floor, Baltimore 21218 on Thurs., Jan. 16
from 6 to 8 PM. Contact Jessi at 410-212-2225 or jessi@communitiesunite.org.
48]
– On Thurs., Jan. 16 from 6 to 8 PM,
be at a Water Justice Victory Party! It is hosted by the Baltimore Right
to Water Coalition at Suspended Brewing Company, 912 Washington Blvd.,
Baltimore 21230. In November, the Baltimore City Council passed the Water
Accountability & Equity Act, and Mayor Young signed it into law! Tens of thousands of Baltimoreans will have
permanently affordable water bills, and all DPW customers (including Baltimore
County residents!) will have access to an accountable, transparent billing
dispute process. This is a huge win for our community and proof that grassroots
organizing can create real change in our community! Hundreds of people signed
petitions, called their City Council members, and showed up at rallies and
hearings. YOU helped make this victory possible, and we want to celebrate
together! Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1225391051185023/.
49] – On
Thurs., Jan. 16 from 6 to 9 PM, attend a Civilian Review Board (CRB) Open
Meeting, hosted by Baltimore City Office of Civil Rights and Wage
Enforcement, 7 E. Redwood St., Baltimore 21202.
The CRB Board meeting is to discuss several complaints lodged against
officers within CRB jurisdiction (Baltimore City, MD). Shortly thereafter, the
Board may use remaining time to conduct an Administrative Working Group meeting. Look at
https://www.facebook.com/events/571341623740509/.
50] –
On Thurs., Jan. 16,
Thurs., Jan. 30 and the final Thurs., Feb. 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, Commemorate
Dr. King Jr. with a Film Screening & Organizing Meeting, hosted
by Peoples Power Assembly, 2011 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218. See a
FREE screening of "At the River I Stand" in memory of Dr. King Jr's
legacy and the Sanitation Workers Strike of 1968. After the film, discuss the Prisoners
Solidarity Committee Justice for Marlyn Barnes campaign and the upcoming Dr.
King Jr. March: Say No to War & Racism on Sat., Jan. 18. Look https://www.facebook.com/events/1489508747878274/.
51] – On
Thurs., Jan. 16 from 6:30 to 9:30 PM, get over to the 7th Congressional
District Candidates' Forum, hosted by Howard County Branch NAACP #7020 at
the First Baptist Church of Guilford, 7504 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia
21046. All candidates must be members of
the NAACP to participate as speakers in the forum. A special election to fill the seat
representing Maryland's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House will be
held in 2020. Primaries are scheduled for February 4, 2020. The general
election will be held April 28, 2020.
The special election will fill the vacancy left by Elijah Cummings (D),
who died on October 17, 2019. Maryland's 7th Congressional District contains
portions of Howard and Baltimore counties and parts of the city of Baltimore.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/488765572051785/.
52]
– On Thurs., Jan. 16
from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, there is a Special Event: Reading and Discussion with
Kondwani Fidel, hosted by The Walters Art Museum. Tickets are at
store.thewalters.org. Come to a reading by Baltimore artist and author Kondwani
Fidel, whose collections Hummingbirds in the Trenches (2018) and Raw Wounds
(2017) have been praised by literary and civil rights leaders. Winner of the 2018 Civil Rights Literary
Award, Fidel confronts education reform, civil rights, and growing up in an underserved
community through his work. Following the talk, the conversation will continue
in the Walters Cafe for a book signing with the author. This program is held in
celebration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. This event is free, but registration is
requested. See https://www.facebook.com/events/419794025369379/.
53] – On
Thurs., Jan. 16 from 7 to 10 PM, catch a screening of Human Capital at the
Annapolis Film Festival in Maryland Hall, 801 Chase St., Annapolis
21401. Tickets are at
prod3.agileticketing.net. The film stars
Peter Skarsgaard, Marisa Tomei and Liev Schrieber. Online tickets cost $15. CASH ONLY RUSH LINE will be at the door. In Marc Meyers' film, an impulsive business
deal brings together two families from across the social divide, with tragic
consequences. As perspectives shift between
parents and children, a real estate agent puts his livelihood at stake with a
desperate gamble, a wealthy housewife is confronted with the profound void in
her life, and a teenage girl falls deeply in love for the first time. Meyers
(My Friend Dahmer) provides a nuanced character study of the moral conflicts in
today’s capitalistic society between sacrifice and self-preservation. The film is written by Oscar nominated
screenwriter Oren Moverman, and is based on Stephen Amidon's critically
acclaimed novel. Buy Tickets at https://prod3.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/list.aspx?epguid=dddec5cf-a13f-4328-8f5f-ef2925d78574. Check out
https://www.facebook.com/events/463719384510586/.
54] – On Fri., Jan. 17 through Sun., Jan. 19, participate in the
2020 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference at the
Capital Hilton, 1001 16th St. NW, WDC. RSVP at https://www.cvent.com/events/Register/Waitlist.aspx?e=d9c9f317-6595-421a-95ea-63a5a3ab70c8&rtid=.
The conference theme is “Give Us the Ballot,” drawn from Dr. King’s pivotal
voting rights speech delivered here in 1957. We are still facing voter
disenfranchisement at alarming levels [so] ensuring full voting access and a
fair count of every ballot are the most important work we are doing. Visit https://themlkconference.org/. The conference will open at 9 AM on Fri.,
Jan. 17 at the National Press Club, and end on Sun., Jan. 19, after a 9 AM
worship.
55] – RSVP for the January 17, 2020 Press Conference
about the WOMEN'S MARCH ON WASHINGTON. If you are a member of the press, RSVP
to receive more details on Friday's press conference which will take place at Freedom
Plaza, 1455 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC 20004 at 12:45 PM. Email press@womensmarch.com. Go to https://actionnetwork.org/forms/rsvp-for-january-17-2020-press-conference/
56] – The Dorothy
Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Jan. 17 at noon. Contact the
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649, artlaffin@hotmail.com.
57] – Women in Black VIGILS FOR PEACE take
place on Fri., Jan. 17 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.
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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