46] Organizing 2.0
Conference -- April 17
47] Displacement during
COVID 19 – April 17
48] Surveillance & the
Fight against Covid-19 in Israel & the World –
April 17
49] Food Rescue --
April 17
50] White House vigil – April 17
51] Fossil Free
Fridays at Johns Hopkins University – April 17
52] Virtual Webinar: The
Magical, Vital Vernal Pool – April 17
53] Protecting
Voting Rights --
April 17
54] Virtual Rain Barrel Workshop – April 17
55] Peace and justice vigil – April 17
56] One World: Together At
Home – April 18
57] Commonsense
on Syria – April 18
58] See a screening of “Disturbing
the Peace” – April 18
59] Sierra Club’s Natural
Places Committee meeting – April 18
60] Our Revolution
Baltimore City/County meeting – April 18
61] Webinar with Marielos
de León, Salvadoran union leader
– April 18
62] Two Berrigan Books
still in print
63] Emergency
Demonstration against an attack on Venezuela or Iran
64] Donate books, videos,
DVDs and records
65] Do you need any book
shelves?
66] Join the Global Zero
campaign.
67] Peace Park
Antinuclear Vigil
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46] – Netroots
Nation [mailto:activist@netrootsnation.org]
is hosting a virtual Organizing 2.0 Conference starting at 11 AM on Fri., April
17 through Sat. April 18 ending at 6 PM ET. Are you looking for
guidance on how to pivot your organizing to fully online or improve the digital
activism you’re already doing? The Organizing 2.0 Conference can help you. Go
to https://hopin.to/events/organizing20?ref=025023c6cc37&link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-todays-the-last-day-to-submit-your-panel-or-training-idea&email_referrer=email_772489&email_subject=more-than-40-online-training-sessions.
47] – Displacement
during COVID 19: an Urgent Humanitarian Imperative, hosted by Middle East
Institute will take place on Fri., April 17 from 11 AM to noon. Check out
www.mei.edu. As COVID-19 continues to devastate global
economies and health systems with no end in sight, refugees are among the
world’s most vulnerable communities. Already facing tremendous challenges
including loss of livelihoods, lack of citizenship, psychological trauma, and
discrimination, displaced people in the Middle East must now contend with the
pandemic and its devastation on the already-strained healthcare systems and
economies of their host countries. Refugees are particularly susceptible to
illnesses like COVID due to overcrowding in refugee camps, lack of proper
sanitation, food, and water resources, and unprotected movement across borders.
Meanwhile, the region’s conflicts, outbreaks of violence, and occupation
continue, providing little relief in the most fragile environments.
How
are refugees in the Middle East withstanding the virus in countries such as
Lebanon, Iraq, and Jordan? How does the impact of the virus expose existing
fragilities in and create new challenges for the region’s healthcare services,
particularly for refugee camps, which suffer from overcrowding and lack of
proper sanitation? Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/267573014262290/.
48] – On Fri., April 17 from 11 AM to noon, check out
Surveillance & the Fight Against Covid-19 in Israel & the World, hosted
by the Foundation for Middle East Peace. Hear from several
speakers in conversation with Peter Beinart. The Israeli government has
implemented new surveillance programs aimed at tracking the spread of the
disease throughout Israel, and using collected data to enforce quarantines.
While some of these techniques had previously been used by the Israeli military
against Palestinians, the public introduction of such invasive and widespread
domestic surveillance is raising global concerns regarding its future
implications for privacy – in Israel and in democratic countries that may
emulate Israeli policies. In parallel, and pre-dating the COVID-19 crisis,
concern continues to grow about the role of Israeli companies in the
development of new surveillance technologies – often based on tools developed
by the Israeli military and tested on Palestinians in occupied territory — that
in the hands of both governmental or private actors threaten privacy, political
organizing, activism, and protest. Join in https://www.facebook.com/events/2265939900375814/.
49] –
On
Fri., April 17 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM, come to the Grace Baptist Church,
3201 The Alameda., Baltimore 21218, for a Food Rescue. Bring a bag, bring a
friend, and take delicious, nutritious, free rescued food. This will continue
every Friday through Sept. 4. See https://www.facebook.com/events/479389629278759/?event_time_id=479389689278753.
50] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace
vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., April 17 at
noon. Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker:
202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.
51] –
Check out Fossil Free Fridays at Johns Hopkins University
by Refuel Our Future starting Fri., April 17 from 12:30 to 1:30 PM
at 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218. It will continue at the same
time on Fridays, April 17 and April 24. As forests burn, oceans rise, and
communities are displaced, Johns Hopkins' Board of Trustees continues to invest
in fossil fuel corporations that accelerate the onset of climate change by
burning coal, oil, and natural gas and spreading disinformation about fossil
fuels. Join Refuel Our Future, Johns Hopkins' climate action group, in calling
for divestment of the endowment from Carbon Underground 200 companies and
reinvestment. The group indicates it will be demonstrating every Friday in
front of Gilman until the Board of Trustees revisits and votes yes on
divestment. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1797224763742089/?event_time_id=1797224880408744.
52] – On
Fri., April 17 from 1 to 2 PM, get with a Virtual Webinar: The Magical, Vital
Vernal Pool, hosted by the Patapsco Valley Heritage Area, 3748 Old
Columbia Pike, Ellicott City 21043. The webinar will be presented by Dr.
Mark Southerland, a professional ecologist and Patapsco Heritage Greenway board
member. Learn about vernal pools, the threats they face, and actions
governments and individuals can take to support local biodiversity. Be
sure to register so you are sent the webinar access link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1044362892611418/.
53] -- J Street [mailto:info@jstreet.org] is hosting Protecting
Voting Rights Amid a Pandemic on Fri., April 17 at 1 PM ET. While the
coronavirus pandemic should not be a political issue, with presidential
primaries and the general election coming up, it could soon directly impact our
politics. Sonia Gill, the American Civil Liberties Union's federal voting
rights lead, and Bobby Hoffman, the ACLU's Deputy Director of Campaigns in
their Democracy Division, will join J Stream to discuss the challenges already
presenting at ballot boxes in Wisconsin and Florida, and the policies (such as
vote-by-mail) that can protect voting access and electoral integrity in
November. Sign up at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_niJnclSDRnOI0Le4dlL1oQ.
54] - On Fri., April 17 from 2 to 2:30 PM, attend a Virtual
Rain Barrel Workshop, hosted by Herring Run Nursery and Blue
Water Baltimore. It will be Live on Herring Run Nursery's Facebook page
with Nursery Manager, Rob Jenkins! Rob will show you how to make a rain barrel
for your garden and answer your questions along the way. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/919073968543247/.
55] – 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 April
17. Black Lives Matter.
56] – Join
Global Citizen, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations
on Sat., April 18 for the world premiere of One World: Together
At Home. Celebrate and support the heroic efforts of health care workers and
others on the front lines of the global fight to end
COVID-19. Curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga,
this multi-hour event will feature appearances by Alanis Morissette,
Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong, Burna Boy, Chris
Martin, David Beckham, Eddie Vedder, Elton John, FINNEAS, Idris and
Sabrina Elba, J Balvin, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kerry
Washington, Lady Gaga, Lang Lang, Lizzo, Maluma, Paul McCartney, Priyanka
Chopra Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan, Stevie Wonder, and more
broadcasting from their homes.
Hosted
by Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert, and with help from Sesame
Street, this historic special will feature leading global health experts and
world leaders alongside performances by the world’s top artists and comedians,
broadcasting on ABC, BBC, CBS, and NBC, among others, and
livestreaming across multiple platforms. Visit https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/connect/togetherathome/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=US_Apr_6_2020_tah_launch.
57] – Helena Cobban is delighted to tell you that a 10-part webinar
series "Commonsense on Syria" will continue with Session 8 on Sat., April 18 at 1 PM and
will feature Ms.
Tima Kurdi and Dr. Omar Dahi in the timely discussion on Syria's refugees and
internally displaced people, as part of the continuing "Commonsense on
Syria" webinar series.
Kurdi
is the author of “The Boy on the Beach,” an intimate account of the lives of
her family and the cruel deaths of her two nephews, Alan and Ghalib Kurdi, and
their mother Rehanna, on a beach in Turkey in 2015. In the book, Kurdi
describes her childhood in 1980s Damascus and how as a young adult she had
immigrated to Canada. Her father and five siblings were less lucky and since
2011 have suffered all the privations, displacement, and anguish that civil war
has brought to Syria.
Dahi
is an associate professor of economics at Hampshire College. His research
interests include economic development, international trade, post-conflict
recovery and critical security studies. Sign in at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WZV_6U1KTjaJSXk71AyWEA
Commonsense on Syria. Commonsense on Syria will hold two more sessions on April
22 and 25.
58] – See a screening of “Disturbing
the Peace,” followed by a talk with singer/songwriter Noa (Achinoam Nini), film
makers Steve Apkon and Marcina Hale, and the Combatants for Peace activists who
star in the film. You can see the film on Sat., April 18 at 1 PM ET by going to
https://www.disturbingthepeacefilm.com/screening?emci=ecde5784-9d7e-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&emdi=243933ea-f97f-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&ceid=8142762.
The live discussion will follow at https://zoom.us/j/95854556694?status=success.
59] –
The Sierra Club’s Natural Places Committee is holding an ONLINE meeting on Sat,
April 18 from 2:30 to 4:30 PM, organized by a Maryland Chapter.
Contact Lily Fountain at lily.fountain@mdsierra.com
and 301-442-5854.The vision/ long term aspirations are to explore, enjoy, and
protect natural areas in Maryland. We value native biological diversity and
diverse native habitats. Please join us for an online meeting to discuss our
environmental justice-themed newsletter and spring landscaping with native
plants tips, and share some pics of signs of spring. You are welcome to bring
digital pics on your phone or computer to share in Zoom or send to a leader. To
join our meeting YOU MUST REGISTER. It is no longer considered secure
to publicly post the zoom web address. For further instructions and
questions, you can join the meeting early at 2pm by phone or
computer-smartphone-tablet. RSVP here to be sent information on how to join by
computer, tablet, smartphone, or phone. To join at the last minute or with any
questions, call the meeting host Lily at 301-442-5854.
60] --
Our
Revolution Baltimore City/County will be meeting on Zoom on Sat., April 18 from
2:30 to 4:30 PM. Everyone will have a chance to check in, decompress, and
grieve the traumatic events of recent weeks. Then there will be a transition to
brainstorming about where to go from here, not just Our Revolution Baltimore,
but in the context of the larger progressive movement as well. RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/1576497142514217/.
Here's
the Zoom info, which is IMPORTANT. When you join, please put in enough of your
name so that you can be recognized as a real, local person. Join the Zoom
Meeting at https://zoom.us/j/91728957218?pwd=TTVlN1RyWEl5Y292NWFnR25HOExRdz09.
The Meeting ID is 917 2895 7218, and the password is 061584. Dial by your
location at +1 301 715 8592 US. The Meeting ID is 917 2895 7218, and the
password is 061584.
61] –
Tune
in to a CISPES webinar with Marielos de León, Salvadoran union leader and water
defense activist on Sat., April 18 at 3 PM ET. El Salvador is grappling with
steep challenges that stem from decades of right-wing attacks on essential
public services, from health care to clean water. Learn about the
important role of international solidarity (especially given U.S. and
international funding for corporate control of local water systems!). Register
at http://org2.salsalabs.com/o/6099/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=89601.
62] –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.
63]
– 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.
64]
--
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.
65]
--
Can
you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at
comcast.net.
66]
--
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.
67]
– 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 Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame
Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212. Ph: 410-323-1607; 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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