"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours.
The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.
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1] Books, buttons and stickers
2] Web site for info on federal legislation
3] Join Nonviolent Resistance lists
4] Buy coffee through HoCoFoLA
5] White House vigil – May 11
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7] WIB Roland Park vigil – May 11
8] Justice for Palestine/Israel vigil – May 11
9] Film "Indigenous Women and Other Forms of Wisdom" – May 11
10] Silent peace vigil – May 11
11] Book talk – THE PEOPLE'S PENSION – May 11
12] Interfaith Concert – May 11
13] emma's revolution sings – May 11
14] Ballroom dancing – May 11
15] Paws on Parade – May 12
16] Olney peace vigil – May 12
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18] Silent vigil at Capitol – May 12
19] Peace of Art benefit -- May 12
20] El Taller AC will perform – May 12
21] D.C. Labor Chorus concert – May 12
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1] – Buttons, bumperstickers and books are available. "God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions" stickers are in stock. Donate your books to Max. Call him at 410-366-1637.
2] – To obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/. Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.
3] – THE ORGANIZING LIST will be the primary decision-making mechanism of the National Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR]. It will be augmented by conference calls and possibly in-person meetings as needed. It will consist of 1 or 2 representatives from each local, regional, or national organization (not coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry out the NCNR campaign of facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to the war in
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THE NOTICES LIST will include only notices of NCNR actions and related information and is open to any interested person to subscribe. It will be moderated to maintain focus & will include periodic notices about getting involved in NCNR national organizing. To join the NOTICES List, send an email message to ncnrnotices-subscribe@lists.riseup.net. You will get a confirmation message once subscribed. If you have problems, please write to the list manager at ncnrnotices-admin@lists.riseup.net.
4] – You can help safeguard human rights and fragile ecosystems through your purchase of HOCOFOLA Café Quetzal. Bags of ground coffee or whole beans can be ordered by mailing in an order form. Also note organic cocoa and sugar are for sale. For more details and to download the order form, go to http://friendsoflatinamerica.typepad.com/hocofola/2010/02/hocofola-cafe-quetzal-order-form-2010.html. The coffee comes in one-pound bags.
Fill out the form and mail it with a check made out to HOCOFOLA on or before the second week of the month. Be sure you indicate ground or beans for each type of coffee ordered. Send it to Adela Hirsch,
5] – A peace vigil takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at
6] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Women in Black, Baltimore, host a vigil at Pratt and Light Sts. in the
7] – There is also a noon vigil on May 11 at
8] – A vigil for Justice in Palestine/Israel (now in its 8th year) takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM at 19th &
9] – On Fri., May 11 at noon, see a screening of "Indigenous Women and Other Forms of Wisdom" followed by a discussion with activists including Atossa Soltani, executive director of Amazon Watch, at the Washington Office on Latin America, 1666 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 400, WDC.
Also on Friday at 9 PM, Project Bandaloop will give a free public performance of Bound[less] on the roof of the Post Office Pavilion on
10] – There is a silent vigil on Fri., May 11 from 5 to 6 PM outside of Homewood Friends Meeting, 3107 N. Charles St., in opposition to war in
11] – On Fri., May 11 a 7 PM at Red Emma's,
12] – On Fri., May 11, 7:30 to 9 PM, enjoy an INTERFAITH CONCERT of Joyous Songs from the Christian and Hindu Traditions co-led by Rev. Ellen Jennings (Cleveland Park Congregational UCC), Mandira Sarkar (Washington Kali Temple), and Krishna Ramdas (Durga Temple of VA) with an Opening Islamic Call to Prayer by Rooknudeen Ali (Islamic Society of the Washington Area). The concert will be held at the
13] – 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
14] – The Annual Hometown Concert is happening on Fri., May 11 at 8 PM at 3309 Bunker Hill Rd. , Mount Rainer Md. USA !," was featured in the Washington
15] – Paws On Parade is an opportunity to take a stroll through a 365-acre wildlife sanctuary to benefit the animals on Sat., May 12 from 10 AM to 2 PM. Get over to the Baltimore Humane Society, 1601 Nicodemus Road. Donations are encouraged. Call 410-833-8848 or go to http://www.baltimorehumane.org.
16] – Friends House, 17715 Meeting House Rd., Sandy Spring, MD 20860, hosts a peace vigil every Saturday, 10:30 to 11:30 AM, on the corner of Rt. 108 and Georgia Ave. in Olney, MD. The next vigil is May 12. Call Chuck Harker at 301-570-7167.
17] – Each Saturday, 11 AM – 1 PM, Chester County Peace Movement holds a peace vigil in West Chester in front of the Chester County Courthouse, High & Market Sts. Go to www.ccpeace.org. Email ccpeacemovement@aol.com.
18] – There will be a peace vigil on the West Lawn of the Capitol at noon on Sat., May 12. Look for the blue banner with the message, "Seek Peace and Pursue It.--Psalms 34:14." The vigil lasts one hour and is silent except when one responds to the occasional questions. Go to http://www.quaker.org/langleyhill/seekpeace.htm or email seekpeacevigil@yahoo.com.
19] – Be at the PEACE OF ART "ART SHOW & BENEFIT" on Sat., May 12 from noon to 6 PM at LARRY'S LOUNGE, 1336 18th St. NW
20] – On Sat., May 12 from 4:45 to 7:30 PM, a performance group from Puebla, Mexico, El Taller AC, will perform two short, audience-interactive plays in Spanish about women's sexual and human rights, domestic violence, and migration. Entitled Mujeres Abriendo Fronteras (Women Crossing Borders: A Journey for Culture, Justice, and Art), the performance is free with a $15 optional buffet that will benefit the group's tour. At the
"Esperanza's Passage" is a Forum Theatre piece which, through sound and images, tells the story of a migrant woman's journey from
"You Don't Spell Woman with the Same M in Macho" tells the story of three women who have been marginalized and silenced through normalized expressions of violence against women. The play, divided in three monologues, investigates in a bold and entertaining way themes that are often challenging to consider like domestic violence, sexual identity and sexual harassment.
The organizers of the event are looking for ways to promote community organizations in Baltimore
21] – The DC Labor Chorus Spring Concert is on for Sat., May 12 at 8 PM at the First Trinity Lutheran Church, 309 E St. NW. Entitled One Planet, One Future, the benefit concert will feature Kinobe & the African Sensation and Echoes of
To be continued.
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"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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