36] Prevent deaths from air
pollution – Mar. 19
37] Emergency Food Delivery – Mar. 19
38] Webinar on science-driven solutions for combating COVID-19
– Mar. 19
39] Global Days of Action
on Military Spending – Mar. 19
40] Emergency Food Delivery – Mar. 19
41] White House vigil – Mar. 20
42] WIB peace vigils – Mar. 20
43] Living out Public
Justice during the Coronavirus – Mar. 20
44] Peace and justice vigil – Mar. 20
45] Exhibit of Willa Bickham’s Art – through Apr. 13
46] Ballroom Dancing – Mar.
20
47] Tree Maintenance – Mar. 21
48] Feed the Homeless – Mar. 21
49] Free Food Giveaway – Mar. 21
50] March to Stop the Covid-19 Outbreak – Mar. 21
51] Write letters
supporting the Plowshares
52] Two Berrigan Books
still in print
53] Emergency Demonstration
against an attack on Venezuela or Iran
54] Donate books, videos,
DVDs and records
55] Do you need any book
shelves?
56] Join the Global Zero campaign.
57] Peace Park
Antinuclear Vigil
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36] -- On Thurs., March 19
from 9 to 10 AM, tune in to a Webinar: Enhancing NDCs: Short-Lived Climate
Pollutants, hosted by the World Resources Institute, 10 G Street NE, WDC
20002. Tickets are at www.wri.org. Curbing
climate change and preventing deaths from air pollution go hand-in-hand and
should be part of all countries' climate and development agendas. Join the
conversation: #stepup2020. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/636443746918469/.
37] -- On Thurs., March 19
from 10 AM to 2 PM, check out the Emergency Food Delivery, hosted by Anne
Arundel County Partnership for Children, Youth and Families at 1350 Blair
Drive, Odenton 21113-1337. Pantry on the Go is occurring during this time for
families in need of food. The proper precautions are being taken to serve
families and reduce the spread of germs. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/673169436819234/.
38] – On
Thurs., March 19 from 4:45 to 5:30 PM, Physicians for Human Rights’ medical
director Dr. Michele
Heisler will be joined by Laurie Garrett
for an exclusive briefing webinar on science-driven solutions for combating
COVID-19. Laurie Garrett is a science writer and founder of the Council
on Foreign Relations' Global Health Program, where she served as senior fellow
for global health from 2004-2017. RSVP at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OIFSD6h2Ts6I0-VvO3u1rg?utm_campaign=466505_FY20%20March%20COVID-19%20Webinar%20Invitation%2C%20Email%201&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Physicians%20for%20Human%20Rights&dm_i=4GV7,9ZYH,1TO2EP,11MGM,1.
39] – United for Peace and Justice is hosting Lindsay Koshgarian of
the Institute for Policy Studies and Bill Hartung of the Center for
International Policy for the first of two national calls on Global Days of Action on
Military Spending (GDAMS).Hear them on Thurs., March 19 from 8 to 9
PM EDT. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesnNWA6_0VXedLMjI3rbDzxTHfHqBylnK7tfj7k5QmHYKvbA/viewform. Lack
of preparedness for the COVID-19 epidemic reveals the potentially grave
consequences of slashing social safety net spending while deluging the
military-industrial complex with our tax dollars. Trump and the Pentagon are
pressing yet another massive increase in military spending. Critics from
Washington think tanks working with the Poor People’s Campaign, reinforced by
grassroots activists across the country are demanding that money be moved from
wars and preparations for wars to addressing our urgent human needs: health,
climate, housing, education and more. GDAMS 2020 will take place
from April 10 - May 9. Consider organizing a local event. To
help you prepare for this year’s GDAMS and for longer term efforts to change
our national spending priorities, join this inspiring briefing call featuring
these two leading authorities on military spending and alternatives.
40]
-- On
Fri., March 20 from 11 AM to 2 PM, join an Emergency Food Delivery, hosted
by the Anne Arundel County Partnership for Children, Youth and Families at
7566 E. Howard Road, Glen Burnie 21060-8313. Pantry on the Go is occurring
during this time for families in need of food. The proper precautions are being
taken to serve families and reduce the spread of germs. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/2146669408811584/.
41] – The Dorothy Day
Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Mar. 20 at noon. Contact
the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649, artlaffin@hotmail.com.
42] – Women
in Black VIGILS FOR PEACE take place on Fri., Mar. 13 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.
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.
43] – On Fri., March 20
from 2 to 3:30 PM, get with a Webinar: Living out Public Justice during the
Coronavirus, hosted by the Center for Public Justice. Register for
the webinar at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/vJQvcOigpzgo-nD_-MJ9d6cZVXlB5QN_vQ.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/1085742981790116/.
44] – 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 Mar. 13.
Black Lives Matter.
45] – The
Exhibit of Willa Bickham’s art continues at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 811
Cathedral St., Baltimore 21201 through Apr. 13. Gallery hours are
Fridays, 5:30 to 8 PM, Saturdays, 1 to 4 PM, and Sundays noon to 4 PM. Willa
paints what she sees around her home in Southwest Baltimore, the flowers in the
backyard, the evicted family huddled on a door stoop, Christmas at her
granddaughters' home, the Arabber's wagon full of fruit and vegetables, the
burned-out house where children have died. Her home is the Catholic
Worker Viva House that she and her husband, Brendan Walsh, founded more than 50
years ago at 26 S. Mount St. in a struggling neighborhood where survival is
even harder today. See https://www.facebook.com/emmanueldowntown/
or call (410) 685-1130.
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.
46] – 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 Mar. 20. Call
Dave Greene at 301-570-3283; or email eneergdivad@gmail.com.
47] -- On Sat., March 21
from 10 AM to 1 PM, get with Tree Maintenance, hosted by the Gunpowder
Valley Conservancy at the Loch Raven Reservoir, Towson. Get tickets 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. Visit https://gunpowdervalleyconservancy.org/event/tree-maintenance-mar21/
and https://www.facebook.com/events/482768085984500/.
48] -- On Sat., March 21 from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM,
check out Feed The Homeless Charity Event, hosted by Skylyne Foundation at
the Railroad Bridge for Union Station, 199 L St. NE, WDC 20002. WE NEED
VOLUNTEERS, DONATIONS AND TABLES! DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC, WE WILL HAVE
MEDICAL GLOVES AND MASKS! Folks will be PROVIDED WIYH CARE PACKAGES! Food
is needed, also Hand Sanitizers, Cans of Lysol and Individual Alcohol
Pads/Wipes. See https://www.facebook.com/events/234079257758551/.
49] – On
Sat., March 21 from 1 to 3 PM, help out at a Free Food Giveaway, hosted
by the Church of the Apostles in the City at 2800 Brendan Ave., Baltimore
21213-1213. Meet on the parking lot behind The Belair-Edison School -
Brendan Campus to give away free groceries. Please bring your bags or boxes to
fill will fresh produce and other items. If you would like to volunteer
(which is needed) please arrive around 12:30 PM. If you are a volunteer who
needs groceries, you will get first dibs! Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/222182582480296/.
50] – On Sat., March 21 from 11 PM to 6:30 AM, March To Stop
The Covid-19 Outbreak, hosted by Covid-19 Pandemic Info at the Reflecting
Pool, WDC 20037. Covid-19, you are ordered to leave! See https://www.facebook.com/events/2332329693733240/.
51] –
The PLOWSHARES SENTENCING is PENDING, so please WRITE THE JUDGE.
Now is the time to write letters to Judge Lisa Godbey Wood regarding her
sentencing of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7. The group is collecting letters,
especially from those who know the defendants, testifying to their character
and the good work that they are doing in their communities which will not be
done if they are serving long terms in prison. These letters are not the forum
to criticize the law, the legal process or government policies. Rather it
is the place to point out positive things about the defendants that should
mitigate a harsh sentence. Letters should be sent to defense attorney
Bill Quigley at the address below. He will compile them and distribute to
various defendants' attorneys for delivery to Judge Wood. The attorneys suggest
it would be helpful to get these done by Thanksgiving or the week after in
order to get processed and delivered. Sentencing may be in January or possibly
February. The best letters are simple, polite, and tell good things
about the person you are writing to support.
The suggested format is as follows:
Date
Sender’s Name
Sender’s Address
Judge Lisa Godbey Wood
C/o Bill Quigley
Loyola University New Orleans Law Clinic
Campus Box 902
7214 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
Regarding Sentencing of: Mark Colville
[or] Clare Grady [or] Martha Hennessy [or] Fr. Steve Kelly SJ [or] Elizabeth
McAlister [or] Patrick O’Neill [or] Carmen Trotta (or all seven of the Kings
Bay Plowshares)
Dear Judge Wood,
Suggested outline for the letter:
- Explain who you are.
- Explain who you are writing about, how
you know them, and what good they do for their community.
- Explain why the Judge should not send
them to jail.
- Thank the Judge for reading your
letter.
Valediction,
Signature
For more ideas and details for your
letters, you are welcome to see the defendants' biographies here: https://kingsbayplowshares7.org/about/bios/.
Thank you for your attentiveness to the
trial, your support for the defendants and their families, and your focus on
the issue of the abolition of nuclear weapons.
As Fr. Steve Kelly says, "The
nuclear weapons won't go away by themselves." We do this work together.
51] – 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.
52] – 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.
53] -- 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.
54] -- Can you use any
book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
55] -- 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.
56] – 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, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD
21212. 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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