Events
Laura Jones invites you to an evening to: Gather... enjoy...reflect... and view her photographs of the Poor People's Campaign, 1968.Laurajones128@rogers.com poorpeoplescampaign.us johnphillipsphotography.com The exhibition continues until July 11, 2008.
Sick of War and Occupation. To express your disgust with the war and occupation of Iraq, do not go to work! Also, do not shop today!
A Day of Action for Immigrant Rights Thursday, May 1st Pickets at the RNC and DNC offices on Capitol Hill: 12:30 pm Mass Rally in Malcolm X Park: 4pm 16th and Euclid Sts. NW Washington D.C. Metro: Columbia Heights To Endorse or Receive More Information, emailmay1dc2008@gmail.com or call 202-640-5315
Ariana Huffington will discuss her book on Mon., May 5 at 7 PM at Politics and Prose, 5015
Conn. Ave., NW, WDC. The book is titled RIGHT IS WRONG: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked
America , Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe. Go to
www.politics-prose.com. Call 202-364-1919.
Thanks Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 East 25th St. Baltimore , MD 21218 Ph:
410-366-1637 or mobuszewski [at] Verizon.net.
MEETING ABOUT THE MAYOR'S HOUSING PLAN:
If you have comments:
A. Contact Sanja Partalo, Chief, Office of Policy, Research and Analysis.
Address: District of Columbia Department of Human Services, 64 New York Ave.
N.E. , 6th Floor, Room 6150, Washington DC 20002
Fax: (202) 671-4326
Email: Sanja.Partalo3@dc.gov
B. Attend the hearing on Tuesday, May 6th from 10:00AM-12:00PM at 1350
Pennsylvania Ave, NW , Room G9.
May 6: Local organizing meeting at the Pink House, 712 5th St., NE! Come and find out how
you can help get ready for Mother's Day and discuss other upcoming actions and what YOU want
CODEPINK to do this summer. To rsvp or suggest agenda items, email Sarah at
srrosejensen@gmail.com.
Picket at the Haiti Embassy, 2311 Mass. Ave., NW , on Wednesdays, noon - 1:30 PM. THE
PEOPLE OF HAITI NEED YOUR SUPPORT! Contact EPICA AT 202-332-0292, or by email at
alternatives-usa@epica.org. Go to www.epica.org.
Thanks Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 East 25th St. Baltimore , MD 21218 Ph:
410-366-1637 or mobuszewski [at] Verizon.net.
May 7: Hillary Clinton will be speaking, and raising money! Let's grab our banners and
remind her to be a woman of Peace! 3 - 7 pm at the Omni Shoreham, 2500 Calvert St., NW.
Afterwards, join us for potluck at the Pink House.
May 7: Hillary Clinton will be speaking, and raising money! Let's grab our banners and
remind her to be a woman of Peace! 3 - 7 pm at the Omni Shoreham, 2500 Calvert St., NW.
Afterwards, join us for potluck at the Pink House.
There will be a Mobilization for Global Justice meeting at 7 PM on Wed., May 7 at St.
Stephens Church, 16th & Newton Sts. , NW, WDC. Exit at the Columbia Heights Metro stop.
The meeting takes place the first Wednesday of the month. Email mgj@riseup.net.
Thanks Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 East 25th St. Baltimore , MD 21218 Ph:
410-366-1637 or mobuszewski [at] Verizon.net.
On Thurs., May 8, the WEEKLY ROUNDTABLE SEEKING A JUST PEACE IN PALESTINE/ISRAEL takes
place from 12:30 - 1:30 PM at Potter's House, 1658 Columbia Road NW, WDC. Join a civil
discourse which explores the history, issues, myths, realities, and truth of the conflict
between Israel and Palestine . Contact Alice Azzouzi at 202-232-5483.
Thanks Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 East 25th St. Baltimore , MD 21218 Ph:
410-366-1637 or mobuszewski [at] Verizon.net.
A group of D.C. peace and justice activists will be meeting to strategize, and plan future actions. All activists welcome.
The spring Atlantic Life Community retreat begins Fri., May 9 and continues through Sun.,
May 11 at the Mariandale Retreat Center, 299 N. Highland Ave. (Route 9), Ossining , NY
10562. The phone number there is 914 941-4455. The theme for the retreat is “War and the
Racial Divide in America : Then and Now.” Documentary footage from significant events of
1968 including the burning of draft files at Catonsville and speeches by Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. and Robert Kennedy will be shown.
RSVP if you are coming and if you need a bed or can bring a pad and sleeping bag. RSVP to
theresecw@gmail.com or call 508 753-3588. Mariandale will make all the meals. It is
suggested each participant make a $20 donation. To get directions call Mariandale or go
to http://www.mariandale.org/directions.asp.
May 9: Join us for a report back from cofounder Medea Benjamin about the Iraqi refugee
crisis. Medea will have just returned from a trip to Jordan and Syria where she is
researching and meeting with Iraqi refugees this week. Here is an account from her trip
that we just received. 10 am at the Mott House, 122 Maryland Ave, NE.
The spring Atlantic Life Community retreat begins Fri., May 9 and continues through Sun.,
May 11 at the Mariandale Retreat Center, 299 N. Highland Ave. (Route 9), Ossining , NY
10562. The phone number there is 914 941-4455. The theme for the retreat is “War and the
Racial Divide in America : Then and Now.” Documentary footage from significant events of
1968 including the burning of draft files at Catonsville and speeches by Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. and Robert Kennedy will be shown.
RSVP if you are coming and if you need a bed or can bring a pad and sleeping bag. RSVP to
theresecw@gmail.com or call 508 753-3588. Mariandale will make all the meals. It is
suggested each participant make a $20 donation. To get directions call Mariandale or go
to http://www.mariandale.org/directions.asp.
The spring Atlantic Life Community retreat begins Fri., May 9 and continues through Sun.,
May 11 at the Mariandale Retreat Center, 299 N. Highland Ave. (Route 9), Ossining , NY
10562. The phone number there is 914 941-4455. The theme for the retreat is “War and the
Racial Divide in America : Then and Now.” Documentary footage from significant events of
1968 including the burning of draft files at Catonsville and speeches by Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. and Robert Kennedy will be shown.
RSVP if you are coming and if you need a bed or can bring a pad and sleeping bag. RSVP to
theresecw@gmail.com or call 508 753-3588. Mariandale will make all the meals. It is
suggested each participant make a $20 donation. To get directions call Mariandale or go
to http://www.mariandale.org/directions.asp.
May 11: Join CODEPINK for a Mother's Day Peace-Nic in Dupont
Circle! Bring your pink picnic blankets and a lunch, and we'll supply the Pink lemonade
and peace cookies! We'll have games and music to keep everyone entertained, so bring
your instruments if you have them.
A rally will follow the picnic at 1, and we'll march along Connecticut Ave. and finish at
St. Thomas Church so that we can all walk the labyrinth to focus our thoughts and energies
on ending the war! St. Thomas, the church Eleanor Roosevelt attended, is at 1772 Church
St., NW (18th &P). The picnic is free, but we will be raising money for Iraqi refugees,
so bring your checkbooks!
What: The Nakba: What Happened to the Palestinians When the Israeli State Was Established?Where: Howard County Public Library, East Columbia Branch, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045When: 7:00pm - 9:00pmContact(s): Joanne Heisel hcceio@yahoo.comSponsor(s): Howard County Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
May 13th-15th, 2008 5:00PM-9:00PM
Josephine Butler Parks Center
2437 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
* Exhibit opening reception May 13th, 7:00PM
* Nakba Commemoration May 15th, 7:00PM
EXPRESSIONS OF NAKBA is an international competition and exhibition to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba; the expulsion and dispossession of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes and land in 1948. The exhibit strives to present the extraordinary narrative of a dispossessed people through a diverse range of expressions that interpret the collective identity, historic struggle, and emotional experience of the Nakba for the Palestinians.
May 13th-15th, 2008 5:00PM-9:00PM
Josephine Butler Parks Center
2437 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
* Exhibit opening reception May 13th, 7:00PM
* Nakba Commemoration May 15th, 7:00PM
EXPRESSIONS OF NAKBA is an international competition and exhibition to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba; the expulsion and dispossession of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes and land in 1948. The exhibit strives to present the extraordinary narrative of a dispossessed people through a diverse range of expressions that interpret the collective identity, historic struggle, and emotional experience of the Nakba for the Palestinians.
May 13th-15th, 2008 5:00PM-9:00PM
Josephine Butler Parks Center
2437 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
* Exhibit opening reception May 13th, 7:00PM
* Nakba Commemoration May 15th, 7:00PM
EXPRESSIONS OF NAKBA is an international competition and exhibition to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba; the expulsion and dispossession of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes and land in 1948. The exhibit strives to present the extraordinary narrative of a dispossessed people through a diverse range of expressions that interpret the collective identity, historic struggle, and emotional experience of the Nakba for the Palestinians.
Please join us in Temple Hills, Md. on the 17th for... Saturday, May 17, Witness at Andrews AFB Weapons of War Nothing to Celebrate Our presence, our messages of peace on our shirts, our prayer is our witness. Anniversary of Catonsville 9meet at 10 am to get bus to Andrews Air Force Base More information at 2008 Joint Services Open House about Andrews Air Force Base call 410-233-6238 to reserve a seat on the bus Please contact me with any further questions... I believe there will be carpooling from DC, as the above I think will be from Baltimore. 202-669-8419
7:00pm, May 26
CODEPINK DC House, 712 5th St, NE, between G&H (5 blocks from Union Station- Red
Line)
Help set the date and logistics of this important action. Please attend this meeting
and forward this announcement to as many interested people and organizations as
possible. http://www.consensus.net/tent_city_protest.html TENT CITY PROTEST Summer
2008 BUILD THE WORLD WE KNOW IS POSSIBLE- Washington DC Peace, healthcare,
education, food, housing, a safe environment, and democracy. END THE OCCUPATIONS
AND STOP WORLD WAR III Students and activist are starting to make plans for a summer
of Tent City Protest to stop the U.S. attack on Iran, to end the wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan while showing that we can create world free from domination, coercion
and violence. Thousands of people are making plans to set up a tent city outside the
White House and Capital Buildings in Washington D.C, as soon as final exams are over
this May. Tent City Protests have been powerful. The tent city during the
Orange Revolution in the Ukraine brought down the government. Camp Casey in
Crawford, Texas, and the 600 day farmer's action at the Bosnia and Herzegovina
Square in Sarajevo had huge impact. Activists are also planning to organize Tent
City Protests outside military installations, federal buildings and U.S. embassies.
All peace and social action groups are invited to join in the tent city protest. There
is a vigorous debate about what strategy might work to end the crisis caused by the
"war on terrorism." Rallies, marches and petitions haven't done enough to stop
torture, secret prisons, the use of cluster bombs against civilians, wire tapping and
data collection, laws such as the Military Commissions Act and the Violent
Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. At the same time actions
to protect the environment, healthcare, education and housing haven't been successful.
One strategy that has proven effective at bringing positive social change has been
the tent city protest. We are facing an urgent crisis. Bush is talking of World War
III against Iran using nuclear weapons, the global economy is failing for most,
climate change continues to become more urgent and the U.S. empire
is using every measure possible to protect its power. Join us in participating in the
Tent City Protest. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL PROGRESSIVE GROUPS AND ORGANIZE A MEETING IN
YOUR COMMUNITY! Endorsed by: Code Pink DC, Food Not Bombs, The Iraqi Moratorium,
Voices for Creative Nonviolence Please contact us to endorse. http://www.consensus.net/tent_city_protest.html
35 anti-torture activists from across the country will stand trial for the January 11th Shut Down Guantanamo protest at the US Supreme Court. Defendants face up to 60 days in Jail. Trial will begin at 9:30a.m. in DC Superior Court, 500 Indiana Avenue NW. Brief press conference will be at 8:30a.m. in front of the courthouse.
Thurs., May 29, the WEEKLY ROUNDTABLE SEEKING A JUST PEACE IN PALESTINE/ISRAEL takes
place from 12:30 - 1:30 PM at Potter's House, 1658 Columbia Road NW, WDC. Join a
civil discourse which explores the history, issues, myths, realities, and truth of
the conflict between Israel and Palestine . Contact Alice Azzouzi at 202-232-5483.
