December Happenings and More

NSP has meetings in November in Annapolis, Baltimore, Columbia and Silver Spring. For details click here.

OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Town Hall Meeting: Global Warming, Clean Cars and Energy Independence
November 29, 2006, 6:30 pm in Towson
LOCATION:
Towson Unitarian Universalist Church
1710 Dulaney Valley Road
Towson, MD 21093
Join us at this large community gathering of local residents and elected officials as we learn about the potential human health, environmental and economic impacts of Global Warming. Expert speakers will discuss these impacts and one of the regional solutions: the Maryland Clean Cars Bill.

NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION (NVC)
For more info on the workshops below see:
http://capitolnvc.org/
NVC is a wonderful communication tool taught at the NSP DC 06 Conf.
Turn It On…Turn It On Again: Practice of Maintaining an Open Heart
Evening introduction: December 1, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Day-long workshop: December 2, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Capitol Hill, Washington D.C

FRIDAY FORUM - PEACE TALK: "Can the Cycle of Violence Be Broken?"
With Author and Christian Theologian Walter Brueggemann
Friday, December 1, Noon to 1 pm
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in the Radcliffe Room
1313 New York Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20005
For info on entire free weekend workshop with Walter Brueggemann,
Dec 1 through 3, click here and here .
The registration form is here.
And the schedule is here.


Workshop: Becoming Effective Advocates in the Maryland Legislative Process

The Unitarian Universalist (UU's) will be hosting a Legislative Workshop on December 2 at the Owen Brown Interfaith Center in Columbia to prepare for the Maryland Legislative Season. They welcome NSP Maryland folks who want to attend!! For information, directions and registration see - www.uulmmd.org
It's $25 for the Conference OR
$35 for the Conference and Membership in the UU Action Network
UULM-MD's 2nd Annual Meeting
"Becoming Effective Advocates in the Maryland Legislative Process"
Saturday, December 2, 2006 9:30am-3:30pm
UU Congregation of Columbia (UUCC)
7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045

Finding Common Ground for the Future of the Earth: Protection of the Environment from an Interfaith Perspective

Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light and the Kennedy Political Union of American University invite you to a panel discussion examining how different religions view today's most pressing environmental issues and exploring how people of different faiths can work together to solve these challenges.
When: Monday, December 4th, 4-6:00pm (refreshments will be served)
Where: Kay Spiritual Life Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20016, tel. (202) 885-3320
For flyer with more information click here.


Climate Action - Bethesda Town Hall
December 5th, 7pm
LOCATION:
Chevy Chase village hall/Community Center
5906 Connecticut Ave.
CHevy Chase, MD
Air pollution from cars poses a serious threat to public health in Maryland. Come learn about the impacts of air pollution, global warming and what you can do to help! Your attendance will demonstrate that Maryland residents care about this issue.

Clean SUV's Day and Proposed Maryland Clean Car Act
We are all concerned about reducing global warming. Almost 1/3 of our carbon pollution comes from cars, much of it from SUV's.
Saturday, December 9, in cities all over Maryland, there will be an SUV action - putting Clean Car Outreach Flyers on SUV to enlist SUV owners in advocating for the Clean Car Act in Maryland. And to sensitize us all to the need for cleaner cars. NSP Howard Co is co-sponsoring the Clean Car Action in Columbia MD - for Columbia details click here. See Maryland Clean Car Fact Sheet here.

2 Free Movies both at the Green Building Institute
7761 Waterloo Rd. (Rte.175)
Jessup, Maryland

The End of Suburbia
Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
"The End of Suburbia" looks at how the U.S. has invested in suburbia and the impact that will have as we as a nation confront the "oil peak". The film explores how we will cope and crisis we are facing.

Thursday, January 11, 2007 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light & The Green Building Institute present a free showing of the movie:
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
Al Gore's acclaimed documentary that explains why global warming is dangerously real and urges views to action.
RSVP: Free Event. Please call (443) 733-1234 or email info@greenbuildinginstitute.org by Mon. Dec. 22nd.

For the Simplicity Matters Earth Institute (SMEI) announcement list for the Balt DC area on simplicity and sustainability click here.

Campaign for the Department of Peace National Conference February 3 to 5, 2007 in Washington DC - Wage Peace with Marianne Williamson, Deepak Chopra, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Plus leading experts in: Conflict Resolution & Prevention, Peace-building & Global Security, Human Security: Keeping America Safe and more. For registration, click here.