Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Environmental and Other Activities of Interest through March 2007

See info on Feb MD NSP Meetings and Sat Mar 24 NVC workshop in Columbia here.

See info on some Area Peace events Feb through May, 2007 here.

Mon Feb 19, 7-9pm, Intro to the basic principles of Nonviolent Communication (NVC).

Where: Silver Spring, Maryland
Leader: Lynd Morris
Cost: Free of charge, RSVP requested
NVC is a language and consciousness of compassion developed by Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D., that can dramatically improve all of our relationships, from personal to professional. Participants will learn to dialogue with others in a way that will increase the likelihood that everyone's truth can be expressed and heard. No prior NVC experience needed. For information about location and to reserve space at this event, contact lynd@capitolnvc.org .
There are a number of NVC classes and workshops scheduled in upcoming months that require a basic intro to NVC and this free class will provide that intro. For upcoming workshops see: http://www.capitolnvc.org/

Thur, Feb 22 a morning workshop on Choosing Civility in Columbia Md. For more information and to register click here.

Sun, Feb 25, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM, Hollow Reed Teahouse (name inspired by Rumi), An Afternoon of Music, Poetry and Conversation
Where: Busboys & Poets, 2021 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 – METRO: U St/Cordoza (Green Line)
Sponsored by the United Religions Initiative-DC, an Interfaith Cooperation Circle. More info here.

Mon, Feb 19, Environmental Lobby Day in Annapolis. Details here.

Wed, Feb 21, 9 to noon, Affordable Housing Advocates Meeting in Annapolis,
Miller Senate Building in Annapolis, in President's Conference Center East I & II. Then afternoon office visits.

Mon, Feb 26, 6 pm TrueVoteMD Lobby Night starting at the 49 West Coffeehouse .
To participate, see info here.

Fri, Mar 16, 9:30am-Noon - Think Globally, Design Locally -- Green Architecture in the Chesapeake, by Architect Janet Harrison
LOCATION: Howard Community College, Smith Theatre, free and open to all, no reservations required. Info is here, and here.

Sat, Mar 17, 7 pm, Step it Up 2007 to Save Our Climate, the urgent truth about global warming.
LOCATION: Foundry United Methodist Church
1500 16th St NW (at P St.), Washington, DC 20036
Bill McKibben, author, The End of Nature, and leading climate activist,
Tim Flannery, author, The Weather Makers, and 2007 Australian of the Year,
With MC Mike Tidwell, author, The Ravaging Tide and Director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network,
plus: emma's revolution/Pat Humphries and Sandy O., "climate musicians" extraordinaire
Tickets are $10 ($5 for students). Purchase here. Flyer here.

OTHER CALENDARS OF NOTE:

For ongoing area climate activism and Md Clean Car Legislation updates see the Chesapeake Climate Action Network site.

Maryland United for Peace and Justice has an area peace calendar here .

Info on ongoing Nonviolent Communication Classes is here and here.

Simplicity Matters Earth Institute (SMEI) calendar is here . SMEI offers discussion and action circles in the MD from Balti to Frederick to Annapolis and DC on voluntary simplicity, globalization, global warming etc.

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UPCOMING 2007 AREA PEACE EVENTS

Sun, Feb 18, 9 to 10 AM, NSP members and peace activists and teachers, Tony Langbehn and Nancy Fayer, speak on Conflict and Reconciliation at "Shalom, Salaam, Peace" a class comparing compare Jewish, Muslim and Christian views on Peace at Saint John the Evangelist United Methodist - Presbyterian (USA) Church.
LOCATION: Wilde Lake Interfaith Center (WLIFC), 10431 Twin Rivers Road, Columbia, MD 21044, 410-730-0137, SJU Room II.
All are welcome and invited to join in.

Sun, Mar 4, 3 to 5 pm, Military Recruitment in our Schools- What students (and parents) need to know before enlisting! Speakers: John Judge, a founding member of the National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (NNOMY) and currently promoting a Military Reform Caucus in Congress and Pat Elder is a co-founder of the Montgomery County Coalition on Recruitment Issues (MCCRI).
LOCATION: Oakland Mills Interfaith Center -The Meeting House, Room 201
5885 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia, MD 21045
See flyer here.

Sun, Mar 4, 6:30pm-8:30pm - VA Open Houses of Faith Program includes the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) open house at Sterling, VA mosque.
Tours, Islamic Art, Refreshments, Questions & Answers. There will be a short talk about Islam, Muslims & the ADAMS Center. Ask questions you may have.
Where: 46903 Sugarland Rd, Sterling, VA 20164
Directions: http://www.adamscen ter.org/Content. asp?ID=26.
Contact: rullah@gmail. com 703-622-8984

Fri Mar 16, 7pm Christian Witness for Peace starting with a service at the Washington National Cathedral and optional candlelit procession to the White House. Then a prayer vigil and optional nonviolent civil disobedience .
REGISTION is required. To register click here. Those who may engage in nonviolent civil disobedience will take nonviolent training workshops on Thurs Mar 14 and Fri Mar 15 and the info on this nonviolence training is here. The list of other workshops on peace and activism on Fri Mar 16 is here. See info on Sat Mar 17 gatherings of various groups that participated in the Fri evening Witness here. See the invitation to Interfaith Partners here and here.

Buses for the Christian Witness for Peace leave from Baltimore on Fri, March 16 at approximately 5pm. You can reserve a space on the bus (cost about $20) if you act by Thurs. March 1 - See contact information on this flyer:
http://home.comcast.net/~songsforpeace/BaltimoreFlyer3-4-07.pdf

Thurs, April 12, 7-9:15 PM - Free and Open to the Public
Program: International Cooperation: The Path to Global Poverty Reduction
Where: Merrick Hall, Dorsey Center, Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Balt MD
Featured Speaker: Gillian Sorensen, Senior Advisor at the UN Foundation
Three distinguished panelists will focus on how the United States can improve its trade, foreign assistance, and financing policies so as to more effectively promote poverty reduction in developing countries.
Sponsors: League of Women Voters of Baltimore County and the League of Women Voters of Baltimore City - Partner Organization: United Nations Association of Maryland

Sun, Apr 15 (and all weekend Apr 13-15), the Network of Spiritual Progressives celebrates Generosity Day/weekend by asking that our tax dollars be used to support caring for other human beings by eliminating poverty workwide and at home instead of by waging war. For information on this campaign click here.
See flyer here.

Sat, Apr 28 8 Am to 5 pm, Maryland United for Peace and Justice Conference at Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church in Adelphi, Maryland. Workshops include the Network of Spiritual Progressives, the Department of Peace, Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Sharing Jerusalem and many other topics.

Sat, May 5, FAITH AND FREEDOM CONVOCATION: An inquiry on Torture and Just Treatment by the Washington Region Religious Campaign Against Torture
at All Souls Church, Unitarian, at 1500 Harvard St. NW, Washington, DC

May 6-8, 2007, Middle East Peace Advocacy Conference in Washington, DC. See flyer here. Website is here. See also the website for a related DC area group, Sharing Jerusalem here.

NSP MD February Meetings

Sat, Feb 17, 2007, Baltimore NSP will meet at 10 AM. Contact jraitzyk@hotmail.com

Sun, Feb 25, the Howard Co. chapter meets at 6:30 pm in the Wilde Lake Interfaith Center, 10431 Twin Rivers Road, SJU rooms 15-16 Columbia MD, 21044.. Ted Nunn Md Coordinator for the Campaign for the Department of Peace will speak about that effort and Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Info email: nspmaryland@gmail.com.

Mon. Feb.26, 2007 Montgomery/Prince Georges NSP will meet a 7:30 at Paint Branch Unitarian Church, 3215 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland 20783-1097
DIRECTIONS: http://www.pbuuc.org/info/directions/index.html
Info email: mpg.nsp@gmail.com

For info on NSP Southern MD in Annapolis contact alexxina@gmail.dot com

NSP HOWARD WORKSHOP OPEN TO ALL:
Sat, March 24 in Columbia MD from 10AM to 3pm
LIVING PEACE: A Half-day Introduction to Compassionate Communication
(NVC /Nonviolent Communication) - led by Jeanne Marcus of CapitolNVC.org

How can we stay in touch with the deep needs and longings of our heart, and live in inner peace?

How can express our own values with honesty and clarity, even during encounters with people we find difficult?

How can we give practical form to the values of compassion and nonviolence in all aspects of our lives?

Immerse yourself in the practice of expressing and living from your own values, while at the same time holding everyone's needs dear. This workshop will cover the fundamentals of Non-Violent Communication (NVC) through large and small group discussions, role plays, and other activities.

Simple in concept, but with great spiritual depth, NVC contains both a set of basic skills, and practices for growing a compassionate heart. When we bring these to our encounters with the difficult situations in our lives, we create possibilities for transforming conflict into new levels of authenticity and connection

Space is limited. For reservations email: nspmaryland@gmail.com
See flyer here.