17] Free food
available/donations of food wanted – June 22
18] Can Capitalism Survive the Coronavirus Crisis? – June 22
19] Protest ICE detention of immigrants
– June 22
20] Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Peace Process to Annexation? – June 22
21] STRIVING FOR JUSTICE IN THE US AND
ISRAEL/PALESTINE – June 22
22] Catonsville Youth for Black Lives Matter – June 22
23] Black Lives
Matter Boycott – June 22
24] Food Truck Mondays – June 22
25] Drawdown & Green Teams – June 22
26] Abolition of Police -- June 22
27] Prayer Service for Peace in the Middle East –
June 22
28] Building Inclusive Groups – June 22 - 23
29] Get Money Out – Maryland call – June 22
30] World BEYOND War talk – June 23
31] Postal Workers Union car caravan – June 23
32] Mindfulness moment and community check-in -- June 23
33] Voice for Peace -- June 23
34] Protecting
Tribal Lands and Sacred Places Forum – June 23
35] Outside Bread
for the Journey Soup Kitchen – June 23
36] SUN Articles Club/Reading for Solar – June 23
37] Vigil against JHU drone research – June 23
38] Managing risks – COVID-19 and police brutality – June 23
39] Refugee Stories from Around the World – June 23
17] – On
Mon., June 22 from noon to 2 PM, there is a Food Collection for the Assistance Center
of Towson Churches and Ascension Lutheran Church, 7601 York Road,
Towson 21204. ACTC provides assistance to those with food-insecurity in our
community. If you NEED food, it is
distributed Monday through Friday 10 AM to 2 PM at ACTC, 116 W. Pennsylvania
Ave., Towson 21204. IF YOU CAN SHARE FOOD... place it in the truck parked on MONDAYS
from noon to 2 PM in the Ascension Lutheran Church parking lot; on THURSDAYS
from noon to 2 PM at the Trinity Episcopal parking lot, 120 Allegheny Ave.,
Towson 21204; on THURSDAYS from 5 to 7 PM in the Valley Baptist Church parking
lot, 1401 York Rd., Towson 21093. This will continue through Mon., July 27. Go
to https://www.facebook.com/events/227533218694234/?event_time_id=227533238694232.
18] – On
Mon., June 22 from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, get an answer to Can Capitalism Survive
the Coronavirus Crisis? This is a Live
Video by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. The economic
impact of the coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented. Many that have been hit by
the economic crisis are questioning whether our capitalist societies can
address the challenges ahead. In this virtual session, experts from both sides
of the Atlantic will examine the merits of capitalism as a system and discuss
what the global economy will look like post-coronavirus. Register at
https://www.facebook.com/events/973682813065406/.
19] – Howard County Coalition
for Immigrant Justice is hosting a Protest
against ICE detention on Mon., June 22 from noon to 2 PM at the George Howard Building,
3430 Courthouse Drive, Ellicott City 21043. There will be a car caravan, as well as a demo
which will require masks and social distancing for participants. Visit https://www.facebook.com/HCCIJ/photos/a.168045014710665/168566167991883/. Email hocoimmigrantjustice@gmail.com.
20]
– On Mon., June 22 from 2
to 3:30 PM, hear about Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Peace Process to
Annexation? This is hosted by The SETA Foundation of Washington D.C. As an
online event, you can sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2915924841612/WN_dGuOajclQi2GjXSD05zpzg.
Since the announcement of the Trump “peace plan” in January as the “solution” to
the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the expectation for Israel to annex
parts of the West Bank has become an increasing likelihood. The recently established
unity government in Israel is preparing to present a plan to extend Israeli
sovereignty to West Bank at the beginning of July. It remains unclear how far
Israel is willing to go and what reaction it will trigger from Palestinians.
Would it lead to an escalation or even a renewed conflict? Will such a move
lead to a strong or a more muted response from the regional powers? How will
Arab states and countries like Turkey react? Go to
https://www.facebook.com/events/2841076206121843/.
21]
– J Stream is thrilled to welcome Rep. Bass to
discuss the nationwide protests against police violence, the fight against
systemic racism and the steps Congress must take to meet this moment and help
bring about urgent, transformative change. Hear the discussion on Mon., June 22
at 2:30 PM ET about STRIVING FOR JUSTICE IN THE US AND ISRAEL/PALESTINE. Bass
(CA-37) is the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Register at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M1XK129qQWuRNTAambgcOA.
22]
– On Mon.,
June 22 from 5 PM, note that the Catonsville Youth for Black Lives Matter were
holding a Protest, hosted by Nusrat Tusi at Catonsville High School,
Catonsville 21228. All are welcome! See
https://www.facebook.com/events/263820778157695/.
23] – On Mon., June 22 from 5 to 6 PM, there is a Black Lives Matter
Boycott, hosted by Showing Up for Racial Justice, Montgomery County
MD and Save Bethesda African Cemetery at the McDonald's, 11146 New
Hampshire Ave., Unit #1202282, Silver Spring. On May 9, 2019 a Montgomery
County police officer called 4 African American young men the n-word while they
were waiting for their ride to work outside this McDonalds. The White Oak
McDonalds has an agreement with MCPD to remove people from their property at
their will. In fact this McDonalds called the police 192 times the previous
year. Do refuse to support businesses
that use the police as their own private security force against their
neighbors. Demand an end to the police harassment, brutality, and murders at
the hands of Montgomery County Police. Demand charges be brought against the
MCPD officers who killed Black men in Silver Spring: Ofc. Christopher Jordan,
who killed Emmanuel Okutuga, Ofc. Anand Badgujar, who killed Robert White, and
Sgt. David Cohen, who killed Finan Berhe right in White Oak.
See a list of local Black-owned businesses: https://www.justicemondays.com/. Wear a mask and stay 6 feet from others. See https://www.facebook.com/events/297805148057282/.
24]
– On Mondays from
June 22 from 5 to 8 PM, get with Food Truck Mondays at Mt. Zion, 1643 E.
Churchville Road, Bel Air 21015. Each week will feature a few different local
food trucks. Proceeds will benefit Children of Zion Village in Namibia. Weekly
food truck lineups coming soon! Each event will be held rain or shine... indoor
seating will be available in inclement weather. Skip cooking and come have
dinner to support a great cause. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/518593122133594/?event_time_id=518593158800257.
25] – Join Pacem in Terris, St.
Stephens Lutheran Church, Delaware Interfaith Power & Light, and Energize
Delaware for part two to address CLIMATE
CHANGE. Share perspectives, deepen understandings, and explore
climate actions you can take, individually and collectively, within and
across faith communities, to create a healthier planet! Part 2 is "Drawdown & Green Teams," and it takes place on Mon., June 22 from 5:30
to 7 PM. REGISTER at
https://www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/interfaith-climate-series-part-2.
26] – On Mon., June 22 from 7
to 9 PM, get with Profs & Pints Online: On the Abolition of
Police. Tickets are $12. A recorded version of this
talk will remain available online. Go to https://www.crowdcast.io/e/policequestions.
Hear from Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, assistant professor of philosophy at Georgetown
University and scholar of activism, who will discuss anti-colonial thought, and
the Black Radical Tradition. What,
exactly, would it mean to abolish the police? It’s a provocative question worth
considering in depth as a result of recent events, and Profs and Pints is
staging an interactive online talk to enable you to do just that.
Social media has been
inundated with hundreds of videos chronicling police aggression and brutality.
Cities nationwide, particularly in the nation’s capital of Washington D.C.,
have faced unprecedented militarization of their streets. Police have wielded
weapons typically used only by Special Forces in overseas military campaigns.
They even went as far as to use a Lakota helicopter with Red Cross markings in
a show of force against protestors—a violation of the Geneva Convention. Look
at https://www.facebook.com/events/604693070171002/.
27] – Join a Zoom Interfaith Prayer Service for
Peace in the Middle East at 7 PM on Mon., June 22, hosted by St. Ignatius. Why
is it so hard to know how to pray about this? How do you intervene when
everyone is persecuted? This year the prayer service will take place in
conjunction with the national Churches for Middle East Peace (online) annual
Summit-- https://cmep.org/summit2020/.
St. Ignatius Church has generously offered 10 tickets. If you would like
to virtually attend the conference, contact Dusty Lidinsky at dustylidinsky@gmail.com.
Following the Summit, the Interfaith Ministry of St. Ignatius
Catholic Community will hold its Annual Prayer Service for Peace in the
Middle East – this year via Zoom. Email ccloughen@episcopalmaryland.org.
28]
– The webinar Building
Inclusive Groups will cover what it means to organize from an anti-racist
standpoint, the impact of white privilege and white supremacy in team dynamics,
and how to change the practices of your group for the better. This training is
framed for white Indivisible Group Leaders who are ready to do the necessary
work of undoing racism in day-to-day organizing, though all Indivisibles who
are interested in this content are welcome to attend. This webinar is
happening on Mon., June 22 at 8 PM EST.
RSVP at https://indivisible.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XvEUJJQTRgiAQLCF2RYQbw?_x_zm_rtaid=3gTF-6n-RFy4jSuWbHiDAQ.1592692902844.81fe9cdc7e75ecca5eb67b64ab640bb4&_x_zm_rhtaid=249.
It will also be offered on
Tues., June 23 at 3 PM EST. RSVP at https://indivisible.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nsvD7o0tQJOegZtuCeMK5g?_x_zm_rtaid=3gTF-6n-RFy4jSuWbHiDAQ.1592692902844.81fe9cdc7e75ecca5eb67b64ab640bb4&_x_zm_rhtaid=249.
29] – Join
the Get Money Out of Maryland
Teleconference on Mon., June 22 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM. There
are two ways to join the conference: Dial 1 929 205 6099, and then use meeting
ID: 512 862 260. Or Click on your device if you have downloaded the app from
Zoom. The focus will be on organizational sign-ups, public relations, and
logistics for lobbying in Annapolis.
30]
– On Tues., June 23 from
7:30 to 8:30 AM, get with a Virtual Rotary Club of Washington, D.C Meeting at 4
F St. NW, WDC 20001. The speaker will be
Phill Gittins, PhD, the Education Director of World BEYOND War. Phill is a
Rotary Peace Fellow and Peace Ambassador for the Institute for Economics and
Peace. Phill’s talk will center on a new initiative to train young leaders in
war abolition and peace work. The talk has three main parts. First, it will
reflect on Phill’s post-Rotary Peace Fellowship experience. Second, it will
share several examples from the work Phill has been doing in various parts of
the world, in order to illustrate youth peacebuilding work in action, and to
show how Rotarians and other Rotary Peace Fellows have contributed and
benefited from such work. Third, it will focus on the possibilities of making
this kind of work available to other Rotary districts, and how Rotarians and
others dedicated to peace and youth work might get involved. This will include
a look at work that has already been completed in this area and other projects
either underway or in development. Sign up at RCCHInfo@gmail.com, and check out https://www.facebook.com/events/2590825724501737/.
31] – On Tues., June 23 from 9:30 to noon, the American Postal Workers
Union National is organizing a car caravan in Washington, D.C. to deliver
petition signatures and send the Senate a message: save the public Postal
Service! Gather at the Washington Nationals LOT W, near 601 L St. SE (lot
entrance on 6th SE between L & M St.), WDC 20003. The caravan will depart
at 10:45 AM and will pass Congressional offices on Constitution Avenue around
11 AM. To participate: contact Arrion Brown at abrown@apwu140.org or
240-406-7668. Or email nccc@apwu.org. Check out
https://www.facebook.com/events/584377155431213/.
32] – On Tuesday, June
23 from noon to 1 PM ET, join MoveOn’s Reggie Hubbard and Netroots Nation for a
mindfulness moment and community check-in. Reggie will go through some
exercises and movements, then you’ll have a chance to connect one-on-one with
others in a fun Icebreaker exercise. Click here to RSVP for Radical Self-Care
for the Movement: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14U6qnwukvOcxMSEhZ0M4gER3Bv9hUMNOIXZMVfsSVu8/viewform?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-making-connections-before-philly-2&email_referrer=email_834608&email_subject=radical-self-care-for-the-movement-june-23-online-event&edit_requested=true.
33] – Voice
for Peace is concerned about Israel’s threat of annexation looming, and
does not want to lose focus on Palestinian freedom. Join JVP and the Institute
for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) on Tues., June 23 at 1 PM for a live
briefing on Israel’s annexation plan. Hear from Diana Buttu, a Palestinian
attorney and political analyst, and Hagai El-Ad, the executive director of
B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied
Palestinian Territories. The conversation will be moderated by Margaret DeReus,
the Executive Director of IMEU, and the JVP Executive Director, Stefanie
Fox. Sign up at https://www.facebook.com/JewishVoiceforPeace/videos/258664238754275/?emci=c9e74ba5-a8b1-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&emdi=f4e7715d-b2b1-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&ceid=237778.
34]
– On Tues., June 23 from 1 to 2:30 PM, be at the Protecting Tribal Lands and Sacred
Places Forum, hosted by National Congress of American Indians. This is an online event at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9052433570630031886.
Also check out register.gotowebinar.com.
This forum will share the stories of five tribal nations working to protect
their tribal homelands in the face of baseless and arbitrary attacks by the
federal government, and discuss how the federal government must recommit to its
trust and treaty obligations to all tribal nations in this critical area. Visit
https://www.facebook.com/events/3129692457084389/.
35]
– On Tues., June 23 from 1:30 to 2 PM, check out Outside Bread for the
Journey Soup Kitchen individual lunches given out by Amazing Grace Lutheran
Church in Baltimore. This Tuesday soup
kitchen will until Dec. 1. The church is at 2424 McElderry St., Baltimore
21205. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/602052220539690/?event_time_id=602052307206348.
36]
– On Tues., June 23 from 2 to 3 PM, check out
the SUN Articles Club/Reading for Solar. This is a Live Video by Solar United
Neighbors. Discuss articles focused on solar energy, current renewable energy
policies, issues, and more! Connect with fellow solar enthusiasts and learn
more about the future of and issues around solar. You don’t have to be a
current SUN volunteer or member to join! Article will be shared with RSVP’s to
review beforehand. RSVP here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsfuqorz4iE9YuFjnjqubnA-0nz68q6WS0.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2652607708313730/.
37]
– There is a Vigil to say
"No Drone Research at JHU" at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. on Tuesdays
from 5 to 6 PM. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or
410-323-1607. You may consider contacting President Ron Daniels and
telling him that the university should reject all military contracts, including
those for killer drone and nuclear weapons research. The president’s mailing
address is Office of the President, 242
Garland Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore,
Maryland 21218. You can also reach his
office by Phone: (410) 516-8068, Fax: (410) 516-6097 or email: president@jhu.edu.
38] – On Tues., June 23 from 7 to 8:30 PM, get
over to an Online Town Hall - Managing Risks: COVID-19 and Police Violence,
hosted by the NAACP - Baltimore City Branch. See https://bit.ly/2YQyMAn or
us02web.zoom.us. Find out about important health updates and briefings
on police accountability legislation. Presenters include Health Commissioner
Dzirasa and Police Commissioner Harrison. Look at
https://www.facebook.com/events/649727285620300/.
39]
– Hear Arriving: Refugee Stories from Around
the World on Tues., June 23 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM. Join the Zoom Webinar at https://www.hias.org/get-involved/events/arriving-refugee-stories-around-world. In honor of World Refugee Day, this will be
an evening of story-sharing with four people who came to the United States as
refugees. Learn about the diversity in their experiences along with shared
struggles and triumphs as they settled into new lives in a foreign place. Hear
stories from the Middle East, the former Soviet Union, Central America, and the
African continent and have the opportunity to engage in dialogue with each
speaker. Finally, representatives from HIAS and the EDCJCC will share an update
on the current status of the United States Refugee Admissions Program, how you
can help newly arrived refugees, and how you can help those still hoping to
come. This program will take place in partnership with EDCJCC and KAMA DC.
To be continued.
Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore
Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Baltimore, MD 21212. 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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