Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Baltimore Activist Alert - Part 5

83] Bill Barry's teaching a course on the 30s – Mar. 29

84] Bishop Oscar Romero – Mar. 29

85] Activism and the Academy – Mar. 29

86] Steiner Show needs a producer – Mar. 29

87] Job for community organizer

88] Student seeks internship   

89] Help make peace in the Middle East

90] Volunteers needed for MUPJ Conference – Apr. 20-21

91] Sign up with Washington Peace Center

92] Join Fund Our Communities 

93] Submit articles to Indypendent Reader 

94] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

95] Do you need a television and/or a computer?

96] Join Global Zero campaign

97] War Is Not the Answer signs for sale

98] Click on The Hunger Site 

99] Fire & Faith  

100] Seeking students for a peacemaking summit

101] Join Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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83] – Bill Barry is teaching a 3-credit course on the 1930s, covering Black Thursday to Pearl Harbor at CCBC-Essex. It continues on Thurs., Mar. 29 5:45 to 8:40 PM.  He sees a lot of comparisons between That Depression and This Depression, and how people and the government responded. See great videos and listen to guest speakers on this period of our history. This is a 3-credit college course but you can audit or just--in the spirit of the 30s--sit in. Anyone over 60 gets free tuition. Email wbarrymd@hotmail.com.

 

84] – On Thurs., Mar. 29 at 7:30 PM, Scott Wright will speak about Bishop Oscar Romero.  On March 23, 1980, the fifth Sunday of Lent, Archbishop Oscar Romero preached his last Sunday homily in which he proclaimed, "Easter is a shout of victory! No one can extinguish that life that Christ resurrected."  The next day, March 24, 1980, Archbishop Romero was assassinated at the altar while celebrating Mass. In the thirty years since, he continues to serve as one of the great Christian witnesses of our time. Be at St. Francis of Assisi Youth Room (rectory basement), 6701 Muncaster Mill Road, Derwood, MD 20855 to remember Archbishop Romero's humble origins and early life as a relatively conservative priest and bishop, to the astonishing transformation in the last three years of his life as a courageous voice for the voiceless. Scott Wright, author of "Oscar Romero and the Communion of Saints", will help us remember Archbishop Oscar Romero. Scott worked 8 years with the church in El Salvador during the war. Currently, Scott works with the Torture Abolition and Survivor Support Coalition (TASSC International) and is on the National Council of Pax Christi USA.  Contact Charles McCarthy at St. Francis of Assisi Parish at 301-840-1407 or cmccarthy@sfadw.org.  .

 

85] On Thurs., Mar. 29 at 8 PM at 2640 Space, 27th & St. Paul Sts., participate in Activism and the Academy.  There will be a panel discussion, which features academics and organizers, activists, faculty and students. Come together to consider our common interests in a world of stark inequalities.  Ultimately, the goal is to discover ways of working with each other to help our communities.  Go to http://redemmas.org/2640.

 

86] The Marc Steiner Show, a production of the Center for Emerging Media, is seeking a full-time producer.  If you want to work for a dynamic public affairs show, booking and producing shows, recording interviews and editing documentary stories, please send your resume and cover letter to producersearch@steinershow.org. Salary is commensurate with experience.  Listen to The Marc Steiner Show from 5-7 PM on WEAA 88.9-FM, Monday-Thursday, or online at www.weaa.org.  

 

87] Communities United is hiring an organizer for Baltimore. To get a job description email Steve Dooley, executive director, dooley@communitiesunite.org.

 

88] Randa Collins is a junior at Salisbury Univ., majoring in Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution, with a minor in Spanish. She is seeking an internship for the summer in the field of conflict resolution.  She has completed mediation training at the Center for Conflict Resolution at Salisbury, and would like to use her skills in the real world. If you know of any such internships, contact her at  rc65615 at gulls.salisbury.edu or by snail mail--Randa Collins, Trio Mentoring, Peer Mentor, Volunteer Mediator, Center for Conflict Resolution, Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Ave., Salisbury, Maryland 21801.

 

89] – HELP MAKE PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST! Since a civil war in 1974 the island of Cyprus has been divided in two with a United Nations patrolled border.  Turkish/Muslim Cypriots are in the north; Greek/Christian Cypriots are in the south.  Animosities and prejudices run deep. Children throw rocks at each other across the border.  Experts believe that Cyprus is at a crossroads between renewed conflict or becoming an example in the Middle East of how two such cultures can live in peace.

 

The Cyprus Friendship Program, based on the successful model that helped build peace in Northern Ireland, brings over a Muslim and Christian teen to stay with an American host family for the month of July (or ½ month if paired with another host family). This bonding experience in a neutral environment almost always results in a strong friendship. Programming here and after their return to Cyprus turns them into peace builders who are trained in how to influence their peers.  The teens are chosen for their maturity, leadership potential, and English speaking ability. You choose the gender and age (from 15 to 17). To learn more contact Tom McCarthy at 301-774-7069 or Thomas.McCarthy@RaymondJames.com.

 

This video is only 3 minutes long but gives a good overview of the program. It was made by the US State Department:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8rSmOKgY_4. This video is about 8 minutes, gives more info on some of their activities while here, and was made in part by the teens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egcM0Fnj2YA.  

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90] – Volunteers are needed to help with the 27th Annual Maryland Peace and Justice Conference to be held on Friday and Saturday, April 20 & 21 at the Episcopal Cathedral Church of the Incarnation, 4 E. University Parkway, Baltimore, 21218. The theme is: "Peacemaking in the 21st century; 25 years of working for peace and justice in Maryland."  Contact Paulette Hammond, secretary, MUPJ, at 410-747-3811 or phamm001@earthlink.net or paulette.d.hammond@questdiagnostics.com.

 

91] – The Washington Peace Center has a progressive calendar & activist alert! Consider signing up to receive its weekly email: info@washingtonpeacecenter.org.

92] – Fund Our Communities campaign – is a grass roots movement to get support from local organizations and communities to work together with their local and state elected officials to pressure Congresspersons and senators to join with Congresspersons Barney Frank and Ron Paul, who have endorsed a 25% cut to the federal military budget.  Bring home the savings to state and county governments to meet the local needs which are under tremendous budget pressures.  Go to www.OurFunds.org.      

 

93] – The new Indypendent Reader is seeking articles for its web site at http://www.indyreader.org.  Submit an article. 

 

94] – If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs or records, contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at verizon.net. 

 

95] – Can you use a television set and/or a computer, monitor etc.? Contact Max at 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at verizon.net. 

 

96] – 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.  

 

97] – WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER signs from Friends Committee on National Legislation are again for sale at $5.  To purchase a sign, call Max at 410-366-1637.

 

98] – The Hunger Site was initiated by Mercy Corps and Second Harvest, and is funded entirely by advertisers.  You can go there every day and click the big yellow "Give Food for Free" button near the top of the page; you do not have to look at the ads. Each click generates funding for about 1.1 cups of food.  So consider clicking.  

 

99] – Go online for FIRE AND FAITH: The Catonsville Nine File. On May 17, 1968, nine people entered the Selective Service Offices in Catonsville, Maryland, and burned draft records in protest against the war in Vietnam. View http://www.prattlibrary.org/digital/.

 

100] – Greetings from the Marquette University Center for Peacemaking. G. Simon Harak S.J., director, is seeking your assistance. The Center for Peacemaking, the Marquette faculty and administrators are committed to supporting students' knowledge and research, especially in the area of peacemaking.  At the Center, "peacemaking" in the broadest sense, means studying the structure and dynamics of conflicts and their consequences (physical, psychological, religious/spiritual, gender, familial, sociological, political, cultural, environmental, etc.), learning and testing the strategies of conflict resolution and their effectiveness in certain types of conflict and finally, working to form sustainable and stable communities where justice is fostered and truth can be pursued, so that peace can flourish.

In light of this goal, Simon requests your help. On March 30, 2012 the Center for Peacemaking will be hosting the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies' [WIPCS] day-long undergraduate conference on the theme, "Negotiating in a Polarized Society" here at Marquette University's Alumni Memorial Union (AMU). Can you help increase student participation in this conference by a) encouraging students to submit a paper they may have written, b) recommending students submit a project proposal, and c) inviting students to attend? Email peacemaking@marquette.edu.

 

101] – 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 the Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 E. 25th St., Baltimore, MD 21218.  Ph: 410-366-1637; Email: mobuszewski [at] verizon.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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