Wednesday, February 09, 2011

THE NEW WASHINGTON DC CHAPTER OF

THE NETWORK OF SPIRITUAL PROGRESSIVES


Cordially Invites You to the:


25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of

TIKKUN MAGAZINE !


March 14th,2011

Monday ~ 7-9pm


Help us Kick-off our new NSP chapter!

Celebrate 25 years of progressive ideas.


Be inspired by such Progressive Voices as:

Rabbi Michael Lerner

(via video from California)

Rev. Graylan S. Hagler

Senior Pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church (UCC)

Medea Benjamin

Founder of CODEPINK and Global Exchange

And More...


*Dessert is on us!

Enjoy our delicious Anniversary Cake !


Busboys & Poets

14th and V St.

Washington,DC

http://www.busboysandpoets.com/about_14th.php


To RSVP and receive more information, please contact: James Lee / nspwashingtondc@gmail.com


Maryland NSP is joining with the new Washington NSP Chapter (maybe a Greater Washington DC area chapter) which you can find here.


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Join us in Supporting 6 key progressive issues in Maryland

on Feb 19 and March 7:

Sat Feb 19th 3-5 PM, Progressive Working Group Coalition and Planning Meeting,
Oakland Mills Interfaith Center AKA "The Meeting House" In the "The Quad" (Rooms 22 through 25) 5885 Robert Oliver Place Columbia, Maryland We'll discuss Maryland issues and Progressive Working Group organizing including the upcoming Summit. Directions here & here.

Mon March 7th -- 5:30 to 8 p.m, Progressive Summit and Lobby Night in Annapolis on 6 issues above. House Ways and Means Committee Hearing Room 131, House Office Building, 6 Bladen St. off College Ave., Annapolis, MD. Details here. Planned Press Conference on Fund Our Communities earlier – possibly at 5pm, details soon.

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Feb23 at 9:30 AM, Maryland Rally Day for Single-Payer in Annapolis
Meet at Lawyer’s Mall in front of the State House to show support for the Maryland Health Security Act (state single-payer). We want a good turnout. Speakers will include representatives from the Coalition for Health Security and legislators. After the rally, we will distribute lobbying materials and give a briefing on lobbying. There will be experienced people to lead the lobbying. Transportation will be arranged as needed; please contact us if you want a ride. Contact Eric Naumburg (enaumburg@hotmail.com/443-562-6562) and Margaret Flowers (mdpnhp@gmail.com/410-591-0892) for further info. Flyer here.

  • NOTE: Howard County Carpools meet at 8:15 AM in Wilde Lake Village Center parking lot that faces the tennis courts. RSVP to carpool- Eric (enaumburg@hotmail.com / 443-562-6562)



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Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Greater DC NSP

New DC Metro Chapter of the Network of Spiritual Progressives

Join us Sat. Feb 5 from 2 to 4 pm
The Festival Center
1640 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC 20009

for planning on a major Chapter Launch event
Mon March 11

Exciting Details soon!

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NSP Maryland is Co-Sponsoring

Public "Teach In" for Free Speech and Fair Elections
www.fairandcleanmd.org/

Sun Feb 6 2 to 4pm

Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church
3215 Powder Branch Rd, Adelphi Md
www.pbuuc.org/info/directions/index.html

Join us for this exciting and educational forum,
featuring some of the top advocates of democracy reform.


Panelists:

  • Congresswoman Donna Edwards of Maryland's 4th district, speaking on the Constitutional amendment she has introduced.
  • Jamie Raskin, American University Constitutional law professor and Maryland State Senator
  • Anna White, Democracy Organizer for Public Citizen,
  • Jessica Sharp, co-founder and co-director of Fair and Clean Elections Maryland
JOIN US!



Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Greater DC NSP, Chapter Sat Nov 6, 11 AM


Forming a new DC Metro Chapter of the Network of Spiritual Progressives

Join us Sat. November 6, 11 AM to 3pm

The Festival Center
1640 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC 20009

We had a presence at One Nation

Continue to make a difference!

C
oming together to intentionally create a new chapter of the Network of Spiritual Progressives

Meeting the needs of activists who share progressive faiths/values for the common good

Impacting this diverse and strategically important region


Bring your brownbag lunch and snacks to share,
or pick up food on your way in at the restaurants in this area!

RSVP appreciated - nspwashingtonDC@gmail.com


See more One Nation pics here

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Maryland-DC Network of Spiritual Progressives

NSP DC/Regional & NSP Maryland Meeting

Tues Sept.28 2010 at 7:00 pm

Plymouth Congregation Church
5301 North Capitol Street NE
Washington, DC 20011-2495

Focusing on One Nation Working Together Sat October 2, 2010
www.onenationworkingtogether.org

Nationally the Network of Spiritual Progressives/TIKKUN is a
Partner


We want to do our part in the DC Metro area to support this day

Justice - Faith - Peace

Join us and hear from One Nation Planners on the latest about this important day.

Peace & Justice Activism

Sat Sept 25th 9:30 to 2 - State Single Payer Strategy Session Agenda
State Single Payer is happening all around the nation! Let’s set a path to victory for single payer in Maryland! At the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis, 333 Dubois Rd., Annapolis, MD
Registration at 9am, lunch is provided. Free, donation requested. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Margaret Flowers at mdpnhp@gmail.com or at 410-591-0892.

Sat. Oct 2 - One Nation Working Together
- www.onenationworkingtogether.org

One Nation Peace Contingent - www.onenationforpeace.org

Noon to 4 at Lincoln Memorial

Preliminary program starting at 9 am, followed by interfaith service

Peace Contingent March meets at 10:30 am 14th and Constitution Ave, NW

More on One Nation 10/2 and related events in Dc
http://songsforpeace.home.comcast.net/OneNationEvents.pdf

Sun Oct 24, 2:30- 6pm - Tent of Abraham--Baltimore, with Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Rev. Robert E. Albright, and Imam Bashar Arafat, program begins at 2:30 and also includes question-and-answer, quiet reflection, interaction, Muslim afternoon prayer, Tent of Abraham interfaith prayer service, and shared food and drink. Stony Run Friends Meeting House on Charles Street, just south of Northern Parkway. Admission free (free will offering). www.tentofabraham-baltimore.org or www.paxchristibaltimore.org, info@tentofabraham-baltimore.org

Climate Change Action

Sat- Mon Sept 25, 27, 2010 Appalachia Rising http://appalachiarising.org/ Sat/Sun at Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center, 3800 Reservoir Road NW, Washington
Mon Sept 27 - The Day of Action will begin with a rally on Freedom Plaza with speakers from Appalachia and musicians. The rally will be emceed by Bob Kincaid of Coal River Mountain Watch.
http://appalachiarising.org/day-of-action/

Sun Oct 1o
www.350.org 10/10/10 Global Climate Action Work Party

Find an event near you - www.350.org/map

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Network of Spiritual Progressives in Maryland

NSP DC/Regional & NSP Maryland Meeting

Tues Sept.28 2010 at 7:00 pm

Plymouth Congregation Church
5301 North Capitol Street NE
Washington, DC 20011-2495

Focusing on One Nation Working Together Sat October 2, 2010
www.onenationworkingtogether.org

Nationally the Network of Spiritual Progressives/TIKKUN is a Partner

We want to do our part in the DC Metro area to support this day

Justice - Faith - Peace

Join us and hear from One Nation Planners on the latest about this important day.

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Tues, July 20, 2010 noon Take Action for Clean Energy Now
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CONGRESS YOU HAVE OIL ON YOUR HANDS
Join Rabbi Waskow of the Shalom Center and many others
Tuesday, July 20th is the 3-month anniversary of the start of the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, but Congress hasn't even voted on legislation to end our addiction to oil. In the meantime, Big Oil continues to hand out millions in campaign donations to Congress. In short, Congress has been caught with oil on their hands. Join us at high noon on July 20th in Upper Senate Park, Constitution and New Jersey Avenues, on Capitol Hill to demand:
-Dirty Energy Money Out of Politics!
-Pass Climate Legislation That Reduces Carbon and Promotes Clean Energy!

Initiating groups: 1Sky, 350.org, Center for Biological Diversity, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Climate Crisis Coalition, Code Pink, Corporate Ethics International, Energy Action Coalition, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Gulf Restoration Network, Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters/JPIC, Mobilization for Climate Justice West, MoveOn.org, N.C. WARN, Oil Change International, Pax Christi USA, Price Carbon Campaign, Progressive Democrats of America, Public Citizen, Shalom Center



NSP MARYLAND MEETING - Wed, June 23, 2010 at 7:30 pm

Paint Branch UU Church
3215 Powder Mill Road, RE bldg Room 1
Adelphi, MD 20783
Directions here.
Speaker Eric Naumburg, M.D. of www.mdsinglepayer.org
& Informal Sharing NSP Conference Highlights and Reconnnecting in MD/DC area!
Join us!

NSP MEETING in DC
Sunday July 11 at 5pm
At The Potters House
1658 Columbia Road NW
Washington, DC 20009-3602 - www.pottershousedc.org/mapdirections
(202) 232-5483

DON'T Miss this MOVING NSP/TIKKUN LaFayette Park video on YouTube!


NSP Conference DVD and Audio available for purchase here:
www.conferencerecording.com/aaaListTapes.asp?CID=NSP10

More on Peace & Justice here.

More on Climate Change Activism here.


FREE NPS/TIKKUN Conference Preview!
2 NSP Conference Speakers at Busboys&Poets 14&V
2021 14th St, NW DC 20009

Wed, June 9 6.00pm Rabbi Michael Lerner:
A Progressive Vision and Strategy for The Obama Years


Thur June 10, 8.15pm Rabbi Arik Ascherman
(Executive Director of Rabbis For Human Rights in Israel)

Network of Spiritual Progressives/TIKKUN
National Conference June 11-13, 2010 in Washington DC
"Creating the Caring Society"
Addressing the Social Responsibility of Corporations and Fair Elections Reform,
Sustainable Economies, Climate Change Solutions and more
Costs on sliding scale. All welcome.
Speakers here. Agenda here.
More info here.

Co-Sponsored by:
The Nation Magazine, Yes! Magazine, Peace Action, Progressive Democrats of America, Common Cause, Interfaith Alliance, Pace e Bene, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Code Pink, The Institute for Policy Studies, The Shalom Center, Democracy Matters, OpEdNews, The Backbone Campaign, United Religions Initiative, the Washington Peace Center, and 350.org

Volunteers needed - call 410-262-8565


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PUBLIC EVENT
Sunday June 13 beginning 11 AM
Join us at Lafayette Park across from the White House to Send a message to President Obama: BE THE OBAMA WE VOTED FOR & Join the Campaign to Resist the Corporate Takeover of America

From 1-2 pm Rabbi Michael Lerner and Rabbi Arthur Waskow

will lead a Memorial Service for Those Killed in Gaza Aid Flotilla


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Weekly Monday night 9pm EST Tikkun/NSP
Author Teleconferences Info here.
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NSP MARYLAND MEETING - Wed, May 26, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Paint Branch UU Church
3215 Powder Mill Road, RE bldg Room 1
Adelphi, MD 20783
Directions here.

Joe Adams of Fair and Clean Elections - Maryland will speak about Citizens United and ways to counteract it through a grassroots movement to restore the integrity of our electoral process!

Peace & Justice Activism

Mon May 24, 12-2pm "The History of the Middle East from 1947 to the Present," with Ambassador Philip Wilcox, President, Foundation for Middle East Peace. At the Sixth and I Synagogue, 600 I St., NW, Washington, DC 20001 (Near Gallery Place Metro Stop.) Free admission. Light refreshments will be provided. RSVP to info@fmep.org. Sponsored by the United Nations Association--National Capital Area, Foundation for Middle East Peace, Am Kolel Jewish Renewal Center, Peace Cafes and Sixth and I Historic Synagogue.

Mon-Wed June 7-9 2010 - Our Future Now Conference www.ourfuture.org/now

Sun- Tues - June 13-15, 2010 - Churches for Middle East Peace Conference - www.cmep.org/

Sat June 19 10:30 to 1pm, Vote 2010 Community Forum at Howard County Central Library, 10373 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia Md 21044. Learn new voting procedures, which offices/positions are up for elections, who is running, key issues this year and more!

WAS Sat, June 19, 10:00AM-3:30PM - POSTPONED UNTIL FALL 2010 - Workshop on Starting a Common Security Club, The Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd NW Washington, DC. A Common Security Club is a new way for group leaders and trainers to help communities help themselves in these troubled economic times. The curriculum links the the economic and environmental crises to the need for sustainability. Training on how to lead our 5-session curriculum designed to launch your Club. It's simple, participatory and truly rewarding. The Trainers: Chuck Collins and Andrée Zaleska from the Institute for Policy Studies. $20 covers materials and lunch. A sliding fee scale is available. Space is limited, so please register early. For Registration see:
http://www.ips-dc.org/events/workshop_economic_worries_hey_join_the_club More Info: http://commonsecurityclub.org

Mon, June 21, Movie
at Greenbelt Reel and Meal - Refusing to be Enemies:the Zeitouna Story http://refusingtobeenemies.org/ This documentary profiles a self-formed group of twelve ordinary women - six Arabs and six Jews, calling themselves "Zeitouna," the Arab word for "olive tree." Optional Vegan Meal at 6:30 pm for $13, and movie at 7pm. at the New Deal Cafe in Greenbelt Md. www.newdealcafe.com/

Wed June 23 & Sat June 26 - 2 events re: FILM - Budrus: Saving a Palestinian Village from the Separation Barrier through non-Violent Resistance. Budrus is a stunning documentary film about Palestinian villagers, under the leadership of Ayed Morrar and his fifteen-year-old daughter, Iltezam, who adopted the strategy of non-violent resistance, united all political factions along with Israelis and stopped construction of Israel's Separation Barrier that would have destroyed the villagers' lands, cemetery and livelihood. Their nonviolent effort has inspired villages across the West Bank and East Jerusalem to adopt similar methods. Ronit Avni, Julia Bacha and Ayed Morrar will speak and present clips from the film.
1.
Wed June 23, 9-11 a - Clips from Budrus and a discussion led by Ronit Avni and Julia Bacha of Just Vision and Ayed Morrar, Community Organizer, Budrus, Palestine, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Masschusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC. RSVP - info@fmep.org or call 202-835-3650
2. Full Budrus film showing - at the Silverdocs Film Festival at the American Film Institute in Silver Spring - More info on- www.justvision.org/budrus

LOCAL PEACE INFO
Washington Peace Center - www.washingtonpeacecenter.net/
Baltimore Activist Alert -www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/
Women in Black - Baltimore - www.peacepath911.com/
Women in Black - Frederick - www.wibfrederick.org/
American Friends Service Committee Mid-Atlantic -www.afsc.org/midatlantic/baltimore/
Peace Action Montgomery County Md - www.peaceactionmc.org/
PG County Peace and Justice Coalition - www.justpeace-pgmd.org/
Anne Arundel County Peace Action -www.aapeaceaction.us/pages/home.htm
Nonviolent Communication Training (NVC) in the DC area -www.capitolnvc.org/
Maryland United for Peace and Just - http://mupj.org/

Climate Change Action

HURRAH - Montgomery County passed a Carbon Tax - Info here.

Wed, June 16. 6.30pm - 8.30pm Washington Area Local Living Economy - Strategic Conversations to Promote a More Just & Sustainable Metro-area Economy
with Larry Chang (Ecolocity), Rev. Peter Dennebaum (First Congregational UCC, DC), Jerry Konohia (Open Door Housing Fund), Beth Norcross (Sustainable Seminaries Project), Rev. Janet Parker (Rock Spring UCC, Arlington, VA), Irv Sheffey (Sierra Club). LOCATION: Friends of the Earth, 1100 15th Street NW, ( Corner of L Street), 11th floor, Washington, D.C. 20005 http://songsforpeace.home.comcast.net/WALLE061610.pdf

WAS Sat, June 19, 10:00AM-3:30PM - POSTPONED UNTIL FALL 2010 -Workshop on Starting a Common Security Club, The Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd NW Washington, DC. A Common Security Club is a new way for group leaders and trainers to help communities help themselves in these troubled economic times. The curriculum links the the economic and environmental crises to the need for sustainability. Training on how to lead our 5-session curriculum designed to launch your Club. It's simple, participatory and truly rewarding. The Trainers: Chuck Collins and Andrée Zaleska from the Institute for Policy Studies. $20 covers materials and lunch. A sliding fee scale is available. Space is limited, so please register early. For Registration see:
http://www.ips-dc.org/events/workshop_economic_worries_hey_join_the_club More Info: http://commonsecurityclub.org

Tues, June 22, 2010 5-6:30 p.m. Covenanting for Creation at Bolton Street Synagogue. 212 W. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, MD 21210. Eucumenical gathering hosted by the Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. Join leaders from the Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities in an ecumenical signing ceremony of a covenant working toward the fulfillment of the sacred, equitable, and joyous partnership of God, humanity and all creation. Coordinated by Chesapeake Covenant Community and the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. For the full text of the covenant, visit www.freewebs.com/chesapeakecc/covenantingforcreation.htm

Sat, June 26th, 11am to 12:15 pm - Hands Across the Sand www.handsacrossthesand.com/
No to Offshore Oil Drilling! Yes to Clean Energy!
http://handsacrossthesand.org/organize.php?state=Maryland
STEP 1
Go to the beach at 11 am for one hour, rain or shine.
STEP 2
Join hands for 15 minutes at 12:00 forming lines in the sand against oil drilling in our coastal waters.
STEP 3
Leave only your footprints.

Hands Across the Sand - Annapolis - 3:30 pm
6/26/2010
City Dock

Hands Across the Sand - Deal Island
6/26/2010
Deal Island Harbor Beach

Hands Across the Sand - Ocean City
6/26/2010
Ocean City - Inlet Beach

Hands Across the Sand - DC
6/26/2010
TBD

Sat, June 26th, 10am to 4pm - Maryland Sierra Club Fifth Annual Cool Cities Workshop - In Annapolis http://maryland.sierraclub.org/events/e039.asp
Guest speakers include:
  • Alice Kennedy from the Baltimore Energy Challenge Group
  • Adam Ortiz, Mayor of Edmonston Town- "Green Streets"
  • David Brosch, founder of University Park Solar Coop
Sun, July 4th, 1 pm - Lafayette Park in Washington DC. Declare YOUR Independence from Oil! Gather with banners, fliers and signs to reach out to the thousands of people who will be gathering in DC on that day. Peace of the Action will be kicking off their Sizzlin' Summer Protests. The fliers we will be passing out can be downloaded and used that day here. For more information go to: www.PeaceoftheAction.org http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ep4I7caFtSffsmk69K4HMMASQ6I7JOLW

Mon, July 12 Noon to 1:30 pm, "Can you eat meat and be an environmentalist?" a talk by Nicollette Niman at 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, Room W2008 Sponsored by the Center for a Liveable Future at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, JHU
www.jhsph.edu/clf/images/Events/niman.gif www.jhsph.edu/clf/events/ www.jhsph.edu/clf/events/events_desc/niman.html


Tues, July 20, noon - Interfaith gathering for lament, hope, and action on behalf of Mother Earth at the Upper Senate Park on the Senate side of the United States Capitol in Washington DC- convened by Rabbi Waskow of the Shalom Center,
Friends of the Earth and MoveOn - During mid-July, the United States Senate will be struggling over whether to pass a climate/energy bill. We will join our voices to the grief voiced by the Earth in places like the Gulf Coast, West Virginia mountains, the Amazon forest, and the stricken fields of Central Africa, where drought has triggered starvation, civil war, and genocide. Yet even these are only precursors to the deadly scorching of our entire planet. We invite you to join in this interfaith affirmation––to pray not only with our voices but also with our arms and legs. www.theshalomcenter.org/node/1738 www.facebook.com/pages/The-Shalom-Center/135811659788 rsvp--lamentandHope@gmail.com (NOTE DATE CHANGE - previously event was for Sun 7/18 at 2pm)
This action is also called:
Take Action for Clean Energy Now - CONGRESS YOU HAVE OIL ON YOUR HANDS
Tuesday, July 20th is the 3-month anniversary of the start of the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, but Congress hasn't even voted on legislation to end our addiction to oil. In the meantime, Big Oil continues to hand out millions in campaign donations to Congress. In short, Congress has been caught with oil on their hands. Join us at high noon on July 20th in Upper Senate Park, Constitution and New Jersey Avenues, on Capitol Hill to demand:
-Dirty Energy Money Out of Politics!
-Pass Climate Legislation That Reduces Carbon and Promotes Clean Energy!

Initiating groups: 1Sky, 350.org, Center for Biological Diversity, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Climate Crisis Coalition, Code Pink, Corporate Ethics International, Energy Action Coalition, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Gulf Restoration Network, Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters/JPIC, Mobilization for Climate Justice West, MoveOn.org, N.C. WARN, Oil Change International, Pax Christi USA, Price Carbon Campaign, Progressive Democrats of America, Public Citizen, Shalom Center


Possible Transition Town Training in MD/DC in August 2010

August 21-22 Heathcote, MD - www.heathcote.org/cms/ (410) 343-DIRT
info@heathcote.org
August 28-29 Washington DC - ecolocitydc@gmail.com
Contact possible sites above for more info, costs and to tentatively request one of the limited training slots. Scholarships may be available.
More on Transition - www.transitionnetwork.org/ & www.transitionnetwork.org/about/training/training-transition

See Chesapeake Climate Action Network local calendar here.

Sun, October 10, 2010 - 350.org Global Work Parties - Find a local action here.

Thursday, February 18, 2010


NSP MARYLAND MEETING - Wed, April 28, 2010 at 7:30 pm

Paint Branch UU Church
3215 Powder Mill Road, RE bldg Room 1
Adelphi, MD 20783
Directions here.

Meeting Program: Come and meet James Lee, NSP staffer located in DC to plan the NSP/TIKKUN Conference " Strategies for Liberals and Progressives for the Obama Years" - June 11-14, Church of the Reformation, 212 E. Capitol St. NE, Washington, DC 20003. Join us as we explore:

* How can we work together to establish that Corporations Are Not Persons and to Require Corporate, Environmental, Ethical and Social Responsiblity and to Support Obama to BE the Obama We Thought We Elected?
* What is the latest on the speakers and schedules?
* How can we support this amazing event?
* How can we plan now to sustain and build on the energy and focus of the conference in the DC area post-conference?
* See conference information and registration at:
www.spiritualprogressives.org/article.php/2010conferences
https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/525/t/8751/l/eng/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=55261

AND Save the Date - NSP meeting Wed May 26 - Dr. Joe Adams, Maryland leader on campaign reform, discussing undue corporate influence on government, Fair Elections, campaign finance and Citizen United - www.fairelectionsnow.org/ and www.freespeechforpeople.org/

NSP MARYLAND MEETING - Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 7:30 pm

Paint Branch UU Church
3215 Powder Mill Road, RE bldg Room 1
Adelphi, MD 20783
Directions here.

Meeting Program: “The Militarization of America: At What Cost” examines the shocking extent to which our nation has chosen war and military spending over social priorities and how this choice dramatically affects our lives and our communities. How serious is this problem? Join us to “follow the money” and see where it leads. Jean Athey of Peace Action Montgomery will show you how you can take this slide show to your own community and congregation and start changing the dialogue--and the country. Flier here.

Save the dates for future meetings: Wednesdays April 28, May 26 and June 23 2010

NSP MARYLAND MEETING - Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 7:30 pm

Paint Branch UU Church
3215 Powder Mill Road, RE bldg Room 1
Adelphi, MD 20783
Directions here.

Topics: MD campaign finance reform legislation, other progressive Md legislative issues, and the newly introduced House resolution for a Domestic and Global Marshall Plan by Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, report on the recent NSP conference in California, and the upcoming NSP Conference in DC.



Weekly Monday night 9pm EST Tikkun/NSP
Author Teleconferences Info here.


Peace & Justice Activism Winter - Spring 2010

Mon Feb. 22, 6 to 7 pm - "Free Speech for People, Not Corporations: Rally to Take Back Democracy" in Annapolis. Join the rally for campaign finance reform!. Lawyer's Mall, Annapolis (near Church Circle), Contact: fairandcleanmd@gmail.com, 240-280-2582 or 410-812-1447 for further information. (It is recommended that you park at the Navy Stadium on Rowe Blvd. by 5:30 and take the shuttle to the capitol.) See www.freespeechforpeople.org/

Mon Feb 22 - Wed Feb 24 - HCAN - Health Care for America Now - March to the Finish Line - Rallies in Baltimore and DC Info here and here.

Thurs, Feb 25, 7-9 pm - Legislative Forum on Progressives Issues in MD 2010
Explore how we, as progressives, can be more effective in joint action on issues that include: health care, marriage equality, protection for transgender people, keeping the Guard at home, student privacy around military testing, and governmental transparency and campaign finance reform. Briefings on status from leading activists. Legislators invited to give their positions.
Catonsville Library, 1100 Frederick Road, Baltimore, MD 21228

Tues, March 9 11:30am Stand Up to Big Insurance! in DC.
10:30 am - Gather at Dupont Circle, Connecticut and 19th St. NW, DC
11 am - March to AHIP conference at Ritz Carlton Hotel, 22nd & M NW
Noon - Massive protest rally & "citizens' arrest" of AHIP at Ritz-Carltonat the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 22nd & M Sts, NW (To march with the labor delegation, meet at 11am in front of AFSCME at 1625 L St NW) Obscenely high rate hikes, hundreds of millions of dollars in profits sent to parent companies, 100's of executives earning $1 m+ salaries, millions more spent on lavish executive "retreats". This has to STOP! AHIP, the big insurance lobby, comes to town next week to lobby Congress against health reform and for the right to continue to screw plan members. Join 5,000 union members, community activists, and faith leaders to tell big insurance "we're sick of it!" See http://healthcareforamericanow.org/ and http://citizensposse.com/ See also www.progressivemaryland.org - DC map here. Buses from Maryland to DC info here.

Wed March 10, 8:00 - 9:00 PM EST, Teleconference call with Raed Jarrar AFSC Iraq Consultant on Iraq: Elections, Occupation and the Withdrawal of US Forces. Details at: http://www.justicewithpeace.org/node/1102

Fri, March 12, 7 -10pm . "Tunes of Transformation: A Concert Supporting the US Social Forum" Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol St., NE Washington DC. A rich cultural evening featuring singing, musical performances, drumming, and spoken-word poetry. All proceeds will support travel and scholarships for DC persons attending the US Social Forum in Detroit, June 22-26th. $10 suggested donation, Organizations invited to table for $25 per organization. www.dcjwj.org/node/574

Sun, Mar 14, 3-5 pm - Why Fund War - talk by Phyllis Bennis, Author "Ending the War in Afganistan" and Kevin Martin, Executive Director, Peace Action. At the Oakland Mills Interfaith Center, the Meeting House, 5885 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia Md. Flyer here.

Sun, March 21, 1pm - Baltimore Tikkun shows "New Hope For Peace What America Must Do To End the Israel-Palestine Conflict". DVD Produced and Presented by: Landrum Bolling, with Jimmy Carter, James A. Baker, Brent Scowcroft and Zbigniew Brzezinski Join to view and discuss this important presentation. Location: Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, 7401 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore MD. See also on YouTube here.

Tues, March 23, 7:30 pm Mark Braverman, DC Jewish-American author, will introduce and discuss his thought-provoking new book "Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews, and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land" at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Baltimore, located at 4 East University Parkway (corner of N. Charles St.). The public is invited to attend this free event. A light reception and author booksigning follow.
www.meppn.ang-md.org/area_events.html

Sat April 17, 9-3:30 pm 25th Annual Maryland Peace and Justice Conference "Connecting to Create the Change We Seek - Creating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Beloved Community" at the Owen Brown Interfaith Center, 7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD, 21045 Keynote speaker: Rev. Grayland Hagler, Pastor. Plymouth Congregational Church, Washington, D.C. http://mupj.org/

Fri-Sat - April 23 10- 8, April 24 10-5, Amnesty International Human Rights Arts Festival in Silver Spring, Md - www.humanrightsartfestival.com/about.html

Sun, April 25, 2010 2 - 5 p.m. Review of 2010 Maryland General Assembly - The Progressive Working Group (PWG) meeting with Delegates, State Senators, and Constituents at the Laurel Regional Hospital, 7300 Van Dusen Road, Laurel, MD 20707 in the J. Russell Jones Room. Where does your representative stand on key issues:
Environment
Campaign Finance and Transparency in Government
Healthcare Reform
Education
Gender Issues
Labor
Peace and Justice
Learn what legislation passed, what legislation didn’t make it to a vote; and Share legislative priorities you have for the 2011 session. Info: 443 604 2298

Tues, April 27, 2010 9:30 am to 3:30pm - Domestic Dysfuntion in the Israel-Palestine Conflict - the Peace Process meets Anti-Politics - Speakers: Ghaith al-Omari, Yossi Alpher, Amjad Atallah, Kenneth Pollack, Yoram Peri and Shibley Telhami. LOCATION: Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center/Orem Alumni Hall University of Maryland, College Park. PLEASE RSVP to events@ur.umd.edu, or 301-405-463 See: www.israelstudies.umd.edu/upcoming-events.html and www.israelstudies.umd.edu

Between May 4 and 8 - Community Mobilization Forums - Strategies to End Corporate Control of Government - Sponsored nationwide by Moveon.org councils in cities nationwide - See May 8 event in Howard County here.

Sat, May 8, 11:30 - 1:30pm Peace Action Montgomery Annual Spring Banquet. The keynote speaker is Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst and prominent author and speaker. Del. Sheila Hixson and Sen. Jamie Raskin will be honored with the Maryland Peace Maker Award this year. The luncheon will feature Middle Eastern food, with a suggested donation of $20. Attend to raise funds for Afghan Women and Children, win an Electric Bike/Scooter, and celebrate work for peace this past year! LOCATION: Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockville, 100 Welsh Park Dr., Rockville, MD Directions here RSVP to info@peaceactionmc.org so that they can order enough food for everyone!

Sat May 8 - At 12 noon join a "RALLY FOR THE RIGHT TO A JOB" in front of the US Labor Dept, 200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20210 www.bailoutpeople.org/may8call.html

Sat May 15 10-4 - The DC Greater DC Social Forum hosts Greater DC People's Assembly http://abc.ussf2010.org/node/58

Mon-Wed June 7-9 2010 - Our Future Now Conference www.ourfuture.org/now

ONGOING -
Maryland Single Payer - www.mdsinglepayer.org/

Climate Change Action, Winter 2010

Sun, Feb 21, 3:00 - 5:30 PM, The Earth Forum of Howard County, Green Building and Beyond: Creating a more Sustainable Future with Stan Sersen, founder of the Green Building Institute. At First Presbyterian of Howard County, 9325 Presbyterian Circle, Columbia, Maryland. Flyer here.

Mon, March 8, 5-6:30 pm "The Looming Threat of Factory Farms" at .Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. Discussion and Book Signing by David Kirby. http://www.jhsph.edu/clf/events/

Tues, March 9 - MD Smart, Green & Growing Bill Hearing: Sustainable Communities Act. Joint hearing of the House Environmental Matters and Ways & Means committees on HB475. The meeting will start at 12:00 p.m. in the Joint Hearing Room in the Legislative Services Building. If you have any questions or need assistance, please visit MDP's Sustainable Communities website http://planning.maryland.gov/YourPart/SustainableCommunities.shtml

Wed, March 1o, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm - Great Energy Efficiency Day sponsored by the Alliance to Save Energy on Capitol Hill in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G-50. (Room G-50 is nearest to the corner of 1st and C Streets, NE.) Launched in 2004, the Great Energy Efficiency Day has quickly become a “must attend” discussion on the need for, and benefits of, energy efficiency, drawing more than 400 stakeholders from business, industry, government, academia, the media and the public interest sector. The event features the leading energy voices in energy efficiency addressing timely issues and provides insight from Capitol Hill with keynote addresses from congressional members. Detailed agenda here. Register here.

Wed, March 10 7pm, Baltimore Climate Action Network planning meeting in Pikevsille Md. Details: http://environment.meetup.com/280/calendar/12773781/

Sun, March 14 5pm "The Story of Stuff" author talk and book signing at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008. One of Time magazine’s 2008 Heroes of the Environment, Annie Leonard has visited some 40 countries to investigate patterns of consumption and disposal. An expert on environmental health issues and sustainability, she identifies the systemic nature of the ecological threat posed by current ways of living and offers an agenda for practical action. http://www.politics-prose.com/node/9691 See also the Story of Stuff webpage www.storyofstuff.com/ and the Story of Cap and Trade at www.storyofstuff.com/capandtrade/

Tue March 16, 2010, 7pm Film showing in DC of "Tapped" from Food and Water Watch. Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Stephanie Soechtig's debut feature, Tapped, is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water. Free at American University Mary Graydon Center Wechsler Theater, 3rd Floor 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC Info here.

Wed March 17 6:30pm, Say No to Dumping Coal Ash in Landfill near the Baltimore Harbor, Speak out at Public Hearing - Location: Curtis Bay Recreation Center, 1630 Filbert St.Baltimore, MD 21226 Details here http://chesapeakeclimate.org/getinvolved/event_detail.cfm?id=1096

Fri, March 19 7pm Repower@Home House Party - Repower@Home house parties are a great opportunity to learn about saving energy and money. The house party will break down energy conservation for you, highlighting the most effective strategies, tools, and local resources. These informal events are a fun way to get started improving your home. Location: home in Silver Spring, Md. Reservation required. See http://CCAN-Takoma-Park.groups.local.1sky.org/en/calendar.event.view/id/12753/uid/12753/

Fri, April 2, 7-9 pm - "No Impact Man" movie showing at the
Washington Ethical Society, 16th & Kalmia Rd NW Washington, DC Description-A Fifth Avenue family goes very green when writer Colin Beavan leads his wife and their baby daughter on a yearlong crusade to make no net impact on the environment in this engaging documentary. Among their activities: eating only locally grown organic food, generating no trash except for compost and using no carbon-fueled transportation. If our current way of life and the "no impact" lifestyle are the extremes, how can we find a way to live sustainably somewhere in the middle? Sponsored by the Washington Ethical Society's Earth Ethics Committee.

Thurs, April 15 7:30 pm Artists for the Climate at Foundary Methodist Church Join authors Bill McKibben, Jeff Biggers and Mike Tidwell (author and founder of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network) for an evening of inspiration and action. Info and tickets here. Directions here.

April 19 to 22, 2010 - World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, Cochabamba, Bolivia - View webcast online at http://envivo.cmpcc.org.bo/

Thurs, April 22 - 40th Anniversary of Earth Day Worldwide -www.earthday.net/earthday2010

Fri, April 23 at 2-3:30pm Clean Energy Town Hall with U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Benjamin Banneker Room, Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland. Directions here.

Sat April 24 Noon to 3 - Save the Planet Day at the Columbia Lakefront - sponsored by Columbia Association Teen and Middle School Advisory Committee, Columbia MD
http://www.columbiaassociation.com/files/whats_new/id_124.pdf

Sun April 25 11-7 - Earthday Climate Rally on the Mall www.earthday.net/washington
www.earthday.org/climaterally - Notable speakers and live music from Sting, John Legend, The Roots, Jimmy Cliff, Passion Pit, Bob Weir, Willie Colón, Joss Stone, Robert Randolph, Patrick Stump, Mavis Staples, Booker T, Honor Society and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger.

Tues May 4, 2010 - Wendell Berry - In a rare public appearance, literary legend, essayist, poet and Kentucky farmer Wendell Berry visits Arlington Public Library to discuss his life's work and vision of people honoring and reconnecting with the soil. It was Berry who declared "eating is an agricultural act," inspiring today's movement toward safer, healthier, locally produced meals and sustainable living Location: Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St City/Town: Arlington, Va http://vmccaffrey@arlingtonva.us 703-228-632

May 4-6, 2010 - Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference in DC - www.greenjobsconference.org/

ONGOING:

Plan Maryland Public Forums - http://plan.maryland.gov/getinvolved/PublicForums.shtml Calendar - www.mdp.state.md.us/YourPart/vcalendar.shtml - PlanMaryland is a new planning process designed to create a better and more sustainable future for Maryland.MDP will facilitate innovative activities and small table discussions at each forum that will engage residents and other stakeholders in helping to cast a better vision for Maryland's future.

Select Weds at 3pm National Climate Seminar teleconferences
04/07 - The Yes Men: Pranksterism for a Dead Serious Message
04/14 - Denis Hayes, Bullitt Foundation: Earth Day 2050
05/05 - Elysa Hammond, Clif Bar: Transforming Corporations Around Climate
05/19 - Ross Gelbspan, Journalist: Democracy and Climate Solutions
1-712-432-3100; Conference Code: 25338 - www.bard.edu/cep/ncs/

Thursday, December 24, 2009

NSP Maryland Winter 2010


NSP MARYLAND MEETING - Tues Jan 26, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Paint Branch UU Church
3215 Powder Mill Road, RE bldg Room 1
Adelphi, MD 20783
Directions here.
Agenda:
  • Support for a progressive Maryland legislative agenda: (1) Campaign finance reform, (2) Del Mizeur's bill "Maryland Open Govt Act" and (3) Progressive measures to deal with the budget crisis (to make sure corporations in Maryland pay taxes in Maryland)

  • Support for a suite of Maryland nonviolence initiatives include a Student Test Privacy Bill, Maryland National Guard home, and developing student career track on nonviolent alternatives, and looking at the cost of the war on Maryland social services.

  • Upcoming climate change speakers at Paint Branch, and our chapter's support for NSP DC conference in June.



Maryland Progressives for Peace Meeting re Proposed MD Peace Legislation
Sun, December 27, 2009
Oakland Mills Interfaith Center
5885 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia MD 21045
Directions here.



Weekly Monday night 9pm EST Tikkun/NSP
Author Teleconferences Info here.

More on Peace & Justice here.

More on Climate Change Activism here.

Peace & Justice Activism Winter 2010

Wed, Dec 30th, 5:00 to 7:00 pm.- Candlelight vigil to commemorate the one year anniversary of the Israeli invasion of Gaza in Downtown Washington, DC, at the corner of 7th and H Streets, N.W. (Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro). To commemorate the one year anniversary of the Israeli invasion of Gaza, peace activists from around the country will be on hand to commemorate the one year invasion of Gaza, in which over 1,300 Palestinians were killed during 22 days of bombings. Living conditions in Gaza remain desperate. The vigil is part of a worldwide effort in solidarity with the Palestinians of Gaza, including a Freedom March scheduled to take place in Gaza on Dec. 31st, involving peace activists from 42 countries. Flyer here. Info here.

Sat, Jan 16, 2010, 10 AM to 3 PM- JUSTICE THEATRE in Baltimore, Share Lessons Learned, Develop Skills, and strenthen Connections Across Struggles
Locations: 2640 St. Paul St. Baltimore, MD. Explore the intersection of theater and struggles for dignity and justice through Theater of the Oppressed, the Battle of Stories Framework, street theater and puppet making. Presenters include Classlines, Theater Action Group (TAG), Puppet Underground, Bashi Rose and Mitchell Ferguson with NOMMO Theater, and the United Workers. Small group workshops focus on in-depth and practical skill development, including both introductory and advanced level programming. $15 registration fee includes lunch, with vegetarian option available (there is no charge for members of poor people's human rights organizations and members of youth theater programs) To register, call 410-230-1998 or send email to info@unitedworkers.org Info here.

Sat, April 17, 2010 - Maryland United for Peace and Justice Conference, 9-4 at Owen Brown Interfaith Center, 7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia MD. Directions here.

Climate Change Action, Winter 2010

Sun, January 17, 3:00 PM, The Earth Forum of Howard County, presents Water for Life with water use authorities, Renee Vogelsang of the Food and Water Watch ( www.foodandwaterwatch.org/ ) Washington, DC, and Ned Tillman, author of The Chesapeake Watershed: A Sense of Place and a Call to Action. Will water, a vital resource for living, will be safe and available in the future - your future? How can you help insure water will be available for life? Come to the Earth Forum at First Presbyterian of Howard County, 9325 Presbyterian Circle, Columbia, Maryland.


Sat Jan 23, 2010 Gather at 10:30 and jump at 11 - Annual POLAR BEAR PLUNGE - for the Chesapeake Climate Action Network: CCAN Join hundreds of climate activists as we jump into the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis - raising money and awareness and making clear our continuing call for Congress and our nation to Keep Winter Cold! Fight Global Warming!
Location: The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis
10:30--gather, music, refreshments
11:00--short program
11:15--into the water
At: Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Phillip Merrill Environmental Center, Herndon Ave Annapolis, MD www.keepwintercold.org or www.keepwintercold.org/about/time-and-location.html
Tues, Jan. 26, 2010, 16th Annual Environmental Summit, 5 pm–8 pm, Key Auditorium, St. John’s College, Annapoli
s - Hear from top legislative leaders and advocates about the 2010 environmental legislation. Join us and lobby for good environmental policy. More information here. Please car pool, park in the Navy Stadium lot and take the shuttle to the State House. St. John’s is one block from the State House on College Avenue. Map of St. John's here.

Tues Feb 2, 2010, 7 pm 'Your Planet is Hot' - A Story of Global Warming and Passion.
One hour multi-media event combining story-telling, music, film, and humor as Mr. Tidwell (journalist, author, host of Earthbeat Radio and Director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network) leads the audience on a fresh journey of discovery, honesty, hope, and action. Then discuss the program with its co-creators Mike Tidwell and Jay Tomlinson of CCAN. The Episcopal Center (The Cathedral of the Incarnation), In Guilford / Charles Village on the NE corner of University Parkway and N. Charles St. (Across the street from Johns Hopkins Homewood campus). 4 E. University Parkway Baltimore, 21218. Free of charge, and free parking

HOLIDAY WISH


Happy Holidays All!

May we and all peoples increase in
compassion, joy and justice in the New Year!