42] Film “Cesar’s Last Fast” – May 4
43] Pledge of Resistance/FOC meeting – May 4
44] Film “After Winter, Spring Forging the Future” – May 4
45] Book talk about “Children of the Stone” – May 4
46] Mondragon International – May 4
47] Peace vigil – May 4
48] No JHU Drone Research – May 4
49] Fundraiser for Justice for Freddie Gray – May 5
50] Film THE LAST DRAGON – May 5
51] Sponsor a Spring Program. – May 6
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41] – Join Physicians for Social
Responsibility for a Round Table Discussion--Fukushima: Case Study for
Radiation Threats from Nuclear Power on Mon., May 4 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the
Mt. Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW (entrance faces Lamont, NW). Dr. Ian
Fairlie is an expert on radiation and health and served for years with
MedAct—the United Kingdom affiliate of International Physicians for Prevention
of Nuclear War (IPPNW). Go to www.ianfairlie.org.
RSVP at http://e-activist.com/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1898&ea.campaign.id=38044&ea.url.id=393256.
42] – Beyond
the Classroom: University of Maryland, 1104 South Campus Commons, Building 1,
College Park 20742, on Mon., May 4 from 7 to 9 PM, check out Seminar Series on
People Power: Activism for Social Change. Beyond the Classroom presents “Cesar’s
Last Fast” (USA, 2014). This project is more than just a film. It is a
powerful tool to engage people and organizations to participate in social
justice movements using Cesar Chavez’s inspiring story as a model for how
individuals and communities can address the inequities they confront every day.
To carry out this social impact initiative, the filmmakers will partner with
national civil, labor, human rights, and faith-based organizations. These
partner groups will organize community-based screenings and incorporate the
film into their social justice campaigns. This strategy will ensure the film
reaches a new generation of immigrant workers who may not know Chavez’s story
and his impact on Latino civil and labor rights in the United States.
“Cesar’s
Last Fast” is a multi-platform feature documentary film about the private
sacrifice and spiritual conviction behind Cesar Chavez’s struggle for the
humane treatment of America’s farm workers, and the impact Chavez’s legacy has
on today’s generation of organizers fighting for farm worker rights. The film
is built around powerful, never-before-seen footage of Chavez’s 1988 “Fast for
Life,” a 36-day act of penance for not having done enough to stop growers from
spraying pesticides on farm workers. The story of this water-only fast is
the film’s dramatic arc into which the filmmakers interweave the historic
events that defined the life mission of America’s most inspiring Latino leader
and the struggles confronting today’s farm workers. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1571686489740094/.
43]
– The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore usually meets on
Mondays at 7:30 PM, and the meetings take place at Max’s residence. The
next meeting will be on Mon., May 4. The proposed agenda will include
anti-drone activities, Freddie Gray, May Day, MUPJ conference, Tom Hayden and
Hiroshima Commemoration. Call 410-366-1637 or email mobuszewski at verizon.net.
44] – Go
to the Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW, WDC on Mon., May 4 at 8 PM for
a film “After Winter, Spring Forging the Future” and discussion. Tickets
are $12 to $15. Call 1 (202) 966-3464 or email info@washington.goethe.org. Look at http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/was/ver/en14147963v.htm.
45]
– On Tues., May 5 from 1 to 2 PM at the Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW,
WDC 20037, the Palestine Center invites you to a book presentation “Children of
the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land” with author Sandy Tolan. From
the author of “The Lemon Tree, comes a moving story of music as a means of
empowerment and healing. The book is the incredible story of Ramzi Hussein
Aburedwan, a child of Palestinian refugee camps who was caught by a
photographer hurling a rock at an Israeli tank in 1988 in the West Bank. The
snapshot, which appeared around the world, showed a fragile 8-year-old with
fear and anger in his eyes. The image came to symbolize the rage and
frustration of the intifada. Ten years later, Aburedwan laid down the stones
when he discovered the viola - he was awed by the power of music to lift
himself and others out of despair. See http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/ht/d/RegisterForEvent/i/51285.
Call 202-338-1958 or email info@thejerusalemfund.org.
46] – Come to the IPS
Conference Room, 1112 16th St. NW, Suite 600, WDC on Tues., May 5 from 1 to 2
PM and join a discussion with the president of Mondragon International about a “multi-localization”
approach to globalizing factory-based production that creates domestic employment
with higher wages. Go to http://www.ips-dc.org/events/brownbag-josu-ugarte-speaks/.
47] – Each Tuesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the Catholic Peace
Fellowship-Philadelphia for peace in Afghanistan and Iraq gathers at the
Suburban Station, 16th St. & JFK Blvd., at the entrance to Tracks 3
and 4 on the mezzanine. The next vigil is May 5. Call 215-426-0364.
48] – Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at
33rd & North Charles Sts. Join this ongoing vigil on May 5 from 5:30
to 6:30 PM. Call Max at 410-366-1637.
49] – On
Tues., May 5 from 5:30 to 8 PM, there will be a fundraiser for Justice for
Freddie Gray at the Impact Hub, 419 7th St. NW, Suite 300, WDC 20004. Visit
https://www.facebook.com/events/755562267895286/.
Planning for this event is moving very quickly, so please stay tuned for more!
50] – At
Bloombars, 3222 11th St. NW, WDC 20010, on Tues., May 5 from 7 to 9 PM,
BloomScreen celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the greatest Kung Fu movie ever!
“The Last Dragon” (1985, 109 min), by Michael Schultz showcases Leroy Green
(Taimak), a young martial artist living in New York City, who trains tirelessly
to attain the same level of mastery as the great Bruce Lee. One night, his life
changes forever when he rescues television personality Laura Charles (Vanity)
from evil businessman Eddie Arkadian. Impressed by Leroy's bravery, Laura falls
for Leroy -- but to keep her safe, he will have to defeat a gang leader named
Sho'nuff, the self-styled Shogun of Harlem. See http://tinyurl.com/the-last-dragon-trailer.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with Khalil Shahyd, a New
Orleans native and a PhD candidate in Urban Political Ecology. The suggested
donation is $10, and the proceeds support BloomBars. Enjoy free organic
popcorn. BloomScreen Indie Film Night is a weekly series of independent and
foreign films, accompanied by discussions with filmmakers, experts and other
guests. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1427877394185830/.
51]
– Sponsor a Spring Program. There is a
Meditation Workshop with the children of Mary House on Wed., May 6 co-led by Andrew
Stern, Mary House staff. Mary House
is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing transitional housing services for
economically disadvantaged families in Northeast D.C. See https://InterfaithMeditationInitiative.org/Contribute.
To
be continued.
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/.
"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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