44] Climate Strikes vs. Chase Bank – Aug. 7
45] Inter-American Indigenous Peoples Week – Aug. 7
46] Food
rescue – Aug. 7
47]
White House vigil – Aug. 7
48] Women in Black VIGILS FOR PEACE – Aug. 7
49] Divestment
from Weapons Webinar -- Aug. 7
50]
Palestine: A Rights-Based Framework
– Aug. 7
51] Peace and justice vigil – Aug. 7
52] Hear
Masako Wada, Nagasaki survivor – Aug. 7
53]
BLACK LIVES MATTER demo – Aug. 8
54] Free Food Distribution – Aug. 8
55] Photo Exhibition
of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Aug. 8
56] Policing Accountability and Transparency Town
Hall – Aug. 8
57] Windivisible Bootcamp – Aug. 8
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58] The Peace Ribbon Vision Continues – Aug. 8
59] Citizens' Climate Lobby – Aug. 8
60] “Candlelight
Vigil” at Liberty Plaza – Aug. 8
61] Nagasaki commemoration – Aug. 9
62] Zoom
conference with Dr. Vince Intondi – Aug. 9
63] Contribute to the Lin
Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship
64] Do you need a doctor?
65] Two
Berrigan Books still in print
66]
Emergency Demonstration against an attack on Venezuela or Iran
67]
Donate books, videos, DVDs and records
68]
Do you need any book shelves?
69] Join the Global Zero campaign.
70] Peace Park
Antinuclear Vigil
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44] – On Fri., Aug. 7 from 9 AM to 9 PM, get with the Climate Strikes
vs. Chase Bank Every Friday! Flatten the climate pollution curve together! Help
run an online climate strike at Chase Bank--the #1 investor in fossil fuels of
any bank in the world--every Friday until further notice. You can post your own
virtual climate strike on social media in 4 easy steps: https://www.climatefirst.us/calendar.
Contact Ted at tconwell@climatefirst.us/ (301) 589-7598 (mobile). Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/3398894953477457/.
45] -- On Fri., Aug. 7 from 10 AM to 1 PM, the
Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a
virtual regular meeting to Commemorate “Inter-American Indigenous Peoples Week
and International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples” and to analyze a
“Contingency Plan in Case it is Necessary to hold the General Assembly
Virtually.” Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1249891795343627/.
46] – On Fri., Aug. 7
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.
47] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the
White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Aug. 7 at noon. Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649
or artlaffin@hotmail.com.
48]
– There will be two Women
in Black VIGILS FOR PEACE on Fri., Aug. 7 from noon to 1 PM. One is at Roland Park Place, 830 W. 40th
St., Baltimore. Free Parking is
available. There will be NO LUNCH. If it doesn't rain, vigil. If it
rains, the vigil will be cancelled. If you arrive for the vigil and don't
see someone else, please don't leave. Other folks are on the way. Email awyattbr@gmail.com.
The other is in Chestertown, Kent County on the Eastern
Shore in Memorial Park at Cross Street & Park Row. This will be a safe-distanced stand for Peace
with Justice & No to War. Email wibbaltimore@peacepath911.org.
49] - Reserve your spot for
the CODEPINK Divestment from Weapons Webinar on Fri., Aug. 7 at noon ET.
Philanthropies, foundations, and investment firms control a lot of capital.
Capital that we don't want in the hands of weapons manufacturers or war
mongers. Discuss how philanthropic and investment foundations can choose to
divest from weapons and continue to demilitarize the world we live in. RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/amy_domini.
50]
– On
Fri., Aug. 7 from 2 to 3 PM, get with Palestine: A Rights-Based Framework,
hosted by American Muslims for Palestine, 6404 Seven Corners Place, Falls
Church, VA 22044. Join in live on Facebook for the 2nd educational webinar
featuring: Ilan Pappe, Diana Buttu, & Osamah Khalil, and moderated by AMP
Education Coordinator Tarek Khalil. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/616610432573067/?notif_t=plan_user_invited¬if_id=1596738261098792.
51] -- There is usually a Quaker Vigil for Racial Justice on Fridays, from 5 to 6:30 PM, hosted
by the Baltimore Quaker Peace and Justice Committee (BQPJC) outside the Homewood Friends Meetinghouse,
3107 N. Charles St. The next scheduled vigil is on Aug. 7. From 6 to 6:30
PM strategize. Black Lives Matter. Stop the Killing. Physical distancing
applies. Wear your face mask. Email homewoodfriends@gmail.com or call
410-235-4438. Quaker values call us to speak truth and to seek equality for all
people. We aim to follow Bayard Rustin’s wisdom that “we need, in every
community, a group of angelic troublemakers” and John Lewis’s call to “make
good trouble.”
See https://www.facebook.com/events/311508100243529/?event_time_id=311508113576861.
52] A Commemoration of the 75th
Anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will occur on Fri., Aug.
7 from 6:30 to 8 PM, hosted by New Hampshire Peace Action. Masako Wada,
Nagasaki survivor and Assistant Secretary General of Hidankyo, the Japanese
organization of survivors of nuclear strikes, will speak by Zoom. This will be
an online (zoom) event for the speakers and a Facebook watch and YouTube live
stream for participants. Find out at http://masspeaceaction.org/event/commemoration-of-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-bombings-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/?emci=d9e2e0a0-a6ca-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&emdi=0b557295-c3ca-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&ceid=269591.
53]
– Join a BLACK LIVES MATTER demo on Sat.,
Aug. 8 from 10 to 11 AM at LOCH RAVEN BLVD. & WOODBOURNE in Baltimore.
BRING A SIGN to this gathering organized by ST. MATTHEW CATHOLIC CHURCH, FAITH
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY and RACIAL JUSTICE CIRCLE and
supportive of the BALTIMORE CITY CEASEFIRE WEEKEND. WEAR A MASK and HONOR
SOCIAL DISTANCING. Contact Ryan Sattler
– ryansattler@comcast.net / 717-891-6156.
54] – On Sat., Aug. 8 from 10 AM to 12:30 PM, enjoy Free Food
Distribution by the Indian Cultural Association & Iskcon. Come to 200
Bloomsbury Ave., Catonsville 21228. This is a DRIVE-THRU, CONTACT-FREE. Look at
www.icahoward.org or email contact@icahoward.org. See
https://www.facebook.com/events/572171257005019/?event_time_id=572171263671685.
55]
– Check out a Photo Exhibition
in Greenbelt on Sat., Aug. 8 from 10 to 11 AM. This is a display of posters depicting some of
the damage U.S. forces inflicted on the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and
will be exhibited in historic Greenbelt’s Roosevelt Center, 131 Centerway,
Greenbelt 20770. The Center is outdoors
but roofs shelter much of its perimeter from light rain. Everyone will be
welcome to come by and see the exhibit. For more about the posters contact Lucy
Duff at lucyduff@comcast.net.
56]
– On Sat., Aug. 8 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM, participate in a Policing Accountability
and Transparency Town Hall, hosted by Delegate Julian Ivey. Look at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtc-6gqzwoEtCL2bLuZSkACkTej0fm2i-F.
See
https://www.facebook.com/events/214830519887480/.
57]
– Register for a Windivisible
Bootcamp on Sat., Aug. 8 from 11 AM to 6 PM and Sun., Aug. 9 from 3 to 4:30 PM for
a virtual conference where you will be taught everything you need to know! Get more
info at https://indivisible.org/2020-bootcamp-registration?akid=63145.839288.EX-
I_a&rd=1&t=8&utm_medium=link2_20200803&utm_source=email. Come learn the basics of how to
phonebank and text bank, or sign up for an advanced workshop on how to use
electoral best practices in your own campaigns. This is for Indivisible
activists, group leaders, and those who are new to the network alike.
58]
--Join in on Sat., Aug. 8, from noon to 1 PM for a virtual event:
The Peace Ribbon Vision Continues. There will be an inspiring line up of
speakers, and people will share their Ribbon panels with messages of hope and
peace. The Ribbon story can be found at www.thepeaceribbon.org Originally inspired
by Justine Merritt’s vision, on August 4, 1985 about 15,000 people came to
Washington, DC and gathered together about 30,000 “ribbon” panels created by
individuals and groups across all 50 states and a dozen countries to wrap the
Pentagon, Capitol, and the White House. The ribbons expressed “what I
cannot bear to think of as lost forever to a nuclear war.” Join
the Zoom Meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81894855654,
and the Meeting ID is 818 9485
5654. If you want to dial in use +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown). The Meeting ID
is 818 9485 5654. Find your local number at https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcPGMVQu4C. Any
questions, contact Andrea at 240/409-7176 or andibonita@gmail.com.
59]
– On Sat., Aug. 8 from 1:45 to 3 PM,
join the Monthly Meeting, hosted by Citizens' Climate Lobby - Baltimore &
Howard County and Sabrina Fu. Visit
https://citizensclimate.zoom.us/j/5016138970.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/3756757607674076/.
60] – On Sat., Aug. 8 there is
an in-person “Candlelight Vigil” at Liberty Plaza, 17th and G Streets NW, WDC
at 8 PM EST. Those planning to attend are encouraged to bring candles, peace
ribbons or other signs. For more information contact Mel Hardy at
melvin.hardy@gmail.com
61] – On
August 9 from 1 to 2:30 PM, participants will commemorate the atomic bombing of
Nagasaki. Some of the vigilers will
start at Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 North Charles Street and spread
out on corners up Charles Street as far as possible towards the Stony Run
Meetinghouse, 5116 N. Charles St. People will wear masks and stay six
feet from others. Other participants will gather at 12:30 PM on 29th
Street on the south end of Wyman Park. At 1 PM, the caravan would head
north on Howard Street and turn right on Art Museum Drive and left by Homewood
Meetinghouse. The caravan would then head north on Charles Street all the way
to Stony Run Meetinghouse. There the cars would turn around and head
south on Charles Street back to 29th Street on the south end of Wyman
Park. The vehicles in the car caravan will be decorated with anti-nuclear
messages and will have their blinkers on. The drivers will honk their
horns when appropriate. Please let Max know if you intend to be in the car
caravan. Then there will be an anti-nuclear weapons strategy session outside
Homewood.
We will also recognize the
bravery of the Kings Bay Plowshares, seven Roman Catholic activists, including
Baltimore’s Elizabeth McAlister, who were arrested at a Trident Submarine Base
in Georgia on April 4, 2018. All were convicted in October 2019 of conspiracy, depredation of government and naval
property, and trespassing. McAlister has been sentenced to time
served. The others await sentencing, and remain concerned about going to prison
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rev. Steve Kelly, SJ has remained in a
county jail in Georgia since April 4, 1918.
62] – On August 9 from 7 to 9 PM,
we will host a Zoom conference with Dr. Vince Intondi entitled "A
Discussion on the Connections between Black Lives Matter and the Atomic
Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki."
He is the author of “African
Americans against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colonialism, and the Black Freedom
Movement,” which is available through Stanford University Press. Intondi
is a Professor of History and Director of the Institute for Race, Justice, and
Civic Engagement at Montgomery College in Takoma Park, Maryland. From
2009-2017, Intondi was Director of Research for American University’s Nuclear
Studies Institute in Washington, DC. Prior to teaching at Montgomery College,
Intondi was an Associate Professor of History at Seminole State College in
Sanford, Florida, and regularly works with organizations exploring ways to
include more diverse voices in the nuclear disarmament movement. His research
focuses on the intersection of race and nuclear weapons.
Besides discussing the book
and examining the Black Lives Matter protests, we will look back to June 12,
1982 to remember the largest peace demonstration in US history when possibly
one million of us were in New York City at the No Nukes march and rally.
This day is well-covered in the documentary IN OUR HANDS by Robert
Richter, and those in attendance included Coretta Scott King, Helen Caldicott,
Peter Seeger, Meryl Streep, Rita Marley, and Randy Forsberg. During the
Zoom conference, we will discuss why that movement dissipated. And we will
ponder if we can organize a massive anti-nuclear movement once again.
For more information, call Max at 410-323-1607 or email him at mobuszewski2001@comcast.net.
Sign up for the Zoom conference at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvcOusrTwuH9NuHTVm9PUr_odmD_Lb4w_O.
Please submit any questions to jlathey@comcast.net.
63] – Consider making a donation to a scholarship in her honor
that would be most welcome. Contributions to the Lin Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship can be made online via https://www.ndm.edu/lin-romano-peace-and-justice-scholarship or by check
made out to Notre Dame of Maryland University (Memo line: Lin Romano Peace and
Justice Scholarship) and mailed to Notre Dame of Maryland University, Office of
Institutional Advancement, 4701 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210.
64] –
Yousef
Zarbalian [mailto:yzarbali@gmail.com]
started his own medical practice in December before the pandemic hit. It is called
East-West Medicine and Rheumatology, and its website
is EastWestMD.com. Yousef is licensed in Maryland and Virginia. He
is doing primary care as well as rheumatologic care (focusing on joint problems
and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and sjogren's).
He is offering telemedicine visits, and he has very reasonable rates for
uninsured individuals. He makes use of herbs (which can be sent directly
to patients from the herbal dispensary) as well as prescribing medications to
their local pharmacy if needed.
65] –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.
66] – 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.
67] -- 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.
68] -- Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or
mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
69] -- 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.
70] – 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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