The Network of Spiritual Progressives
www.spiritualprogressives.org

Tues Sept 23, 2008 , 7:30 pm, NSP Meeting at Paint Branch Unitarian Church, 3215 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland 20783
Fall Meeting schedule - same time and place:
Monday, October 27
Monday, November 24
Tuesday, December 16

Sat Sept 20, 2008 -7pm - Emma's Revolution (a duo of award-winning, activist musicians, social justice performers extraordinaire, stars of the NSP 2006 DC conference) at Sugarloaf Coffeehouse a the Sugarloaf Congregation of Unitarian Universalists, 16913 Germantown Rd, Germantown, Md

Sun Sept 21, 2008, 12:30 to 2:30 pm - Balimore TIKKUN Meeting- ISRAEL-PALESTINE: WORK FOR A PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO THE CONFLICT - A Presentation by Katherine Fuchs, National organizer for U.S. Campaign to End the Occupation PLACE: Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, 7401 Park Heights Avenue (at Slade Avenue), Baltimore, MD 21208. Parking is in the rear of the building, off Slade Avenue. Enter through rear door, meeting is in the Fink Room. Free and open to the public
Sponsors: Baltimore TIKKUN and Howard County Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation

Sept 22, 2008 - 7 - 9 p.m., "A Town Hall Meeting: Can Montgomery County Help End the War?" 7 - 9 p.m., Montgomery College, Germantown Campus, Globe Hall, 20200 Observation Dr., Germantown. A forum on the economic costs of the occupation of Iraq and a public discussion of the Montgomery County Council Resolution for Peace. www.peaceactionmc.org , co-sponsored by Network of Spiritual Progressives in Maryland

Peace and Justice Activism, Fall 2008

Sun, Sept 7, 2-5 pm Maryland United for Peace and Justice meeting at Christ the King Episcopal Church, 1930 Brookdale Road, Baltimore, MD 21244

Thurs, Sept 11 4-6pm, Baltimore Peace Path - Women in Black, Baltimore, invites everyone in the greater Baltimore community to stand holding a sign of peace along Charles street from downtown to the Beltway Info at: info@peacepath911.org
Poster at: www.peacepath911.org/images/peacepathposter.pdf

Thurs, Sept 11, 7-9:30pm "Reclaiming Tools from the Kabbalah and Sufism for Peacemaking in the Middle East" -Interfaith Circle for Chants, Prayers & Teachings for Peace (in Arabic, English & Hebrew) Presenters: Eliyahu McLean and Ghassan Manasra from Israel/Palestine are leading Jewish and Muslim scholars and religious leaders who have dedicated their lives to peacemaking and bridge building. see www.jerusalempeacemakers.org for their bio. Location: Sandy Spring Friends Meeting (Quakers), 17715 Meeting House Rd, Sandy Spring, MD 20860. 301-774-9792 www.sandyspring.org Suggested donation - $10.00 ~ Sponsor: www.justpeacecircles.org

Thurs Sept 11, 2008 7:00 p.m. Candlelight Labyrinth Walk remembering the World Trade Center bombing and United Flight 93, holding a candle, walking the labyrinth and praying for peace. LOCATION: Northeast Interfaith Peace Garden, 4414 Frankford Avenue . Baltimore MD 21206 (at St. Anthony of Padua Church) Sponsored by FRIENDS of the Northeast Interfaith Peace Garden. Questions or details, call 410-254-2883

Sat, Sept 20, A Million Doors for Peace - Join with UFPJ, USAction/True Majority, Pax Christi USA, Win Without War, Catholics United and others in gathering more grass roots support for peace. On this day, volunteer door-knockers will be asking people to sign an anti-war petition directed to Congress. In addition they will be giving out literature inviting people to join local anti-war groups and offering other ideas for how people can get involved. In order to be successful, at least 25,000 door knockers will be needed around the country to talk to their neighbors. Information about how to get involved here.

Wednesday, September 24th, 7 p.m.Dr. Trita Parsi will discuss and sign his book, Treacherous Alliance - The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States. at the Whitaker Campus Commons, Hood College. Zbigniew Brzezinski, former U.S. National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter, has called Dr. Pari’s book, “A penetrating, provocative, and very timely study that deciphers how U.S. policy in the Middle East has been manipulated both by Iran and by Israel even as relations between these two oscillated between secret collusion and overt collision.” Co-sponsored, Women in Black Frederick, Hood College

LOCAL PEACE INFO
Washington Peace Center - www.washingtonpeacecenter.net/
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/

Climate Change Action - Fall 2008

Sept 8, 2008 , 7:30pm, Defund the ICC and Promote Sustainable Land-Use and Transportation discussion at College Park City Hall, 4500 Knox Road, College Park Md Transportation is responsible for 40percent of the greenhouse gas emissions. Discuss a strategic plan to refund the ICC in the next MD legislative session. Co-sponsored by: Anacostia Watershed Society, Community Research, Sierra Club - Prince George's Group

Tue Sept 9, 2008, 7 - 8:30 PM ‘Connecting To Sustainability: Practical Examples of Sustainable Living’ Balt Climate Action Network meeting
Location: Towson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1710 Dulaney Valley Road, Lutherville, MD 21093 - Will Including a discussion of society’s inter-connectedness through our goals of sustainable living & environmental, financial and social responsibility. Presented by Rex Wright: Chair of the Baltimore Regional Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, recent past Chair of the Baltimore County Commission on Environmental Quality, engineer & expert in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and construction management. Rex has made numerous presentations at professional conventions, has testified before State and Local government as an advocate for energy efficiency & green buildings, and has been featured in numerous print and television media reports. Questions: mail@baltimoreclimate.org or 410-812-1447 See directions here.

Fri, Sept 19 2008, 7:15 pm Catherine Pancake, producer/director of the movie Black Diamonds www.blackdiamondsmovie.com, will host the film in person
LOCATION: Howard County Recreation and Parks Headquarters, 7120 Oakland Mills, Rd., Columbia, Md. This searing 90-minute documentary details the destruction wrought by mountaintop removal coal mines in West Virginia Sponsored by the Howard Co. Sierra Club - info and directions: http://maryland.sierraclub.org/hc/

Tues, Sept 23 2008, 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lester Brown author of Plan B. 3.0 and President, Earth Policy Institute in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-369. Part of the Wilson Center on the Hill. Free - reservations required at:
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=470938

Sat, Sept 27 - Green Jobs Now - National Day of Action to Build the New Economy www.greenforall.org/ See events here that include:

Washington, DC Green Jobs Now- 09/27

Baltimore, MD Baltimore Green: Green Jobs Now!- 09/27

Silver Spring, MD Ready for Jobs- 09/27

SILVER SPRING, MD "I'M READY"- 09/27

Prince George's County, MD Prince George's Home Energy Efficiency Makeover- 09/27

Washington, DC Green Jobs Now- 09/27

Annapolis, MD

Washington, DC Green Jobs Now- 09/27

Potomac Falls, VA Green Jobs Now- 09/27

Fairfax, VA Green Jobs Now: A Day to Build the New Economy- 09/27

Sept 28 - Oct 1, 2008- Gardens and Grace- Care for the Earth, Care for the City, Care for the Soul - A conference for people who care about environmental, social justice, and spirituality issues At the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Baltimore, Maryland See www.ang-md.org/gardensandgrace/

Oct 4 and 5 - 11am - 5pm 18th Annual Washington DC Solar Tour of Homes- 2 days, over 40 homes! Also new this year, a green home and garden subtour: Takoma Park Green Home Tour (Oct5 only) www.solartour.org/ www.prsea.org/

Sept 16-26 - Smart Growth Listening Sessions - The Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) and the Task Force on the Future for Growth and Development in Maryland are hosting a series of public forums across the State for residents to share their thoughts and ideas on future growth in the state. See details and a location near you at: www.mdp.state.md.us/listeningsessions.htm

9/11 to 10/30 The “Connecting Health and Sustainability” seminar series - Weekly - usually on Weds. 12:15 to 1:30 pm at - Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205. See details and rooms numbers at www.jhsph.edu/clf/events/index.html

CLIMATE ACTION RESOURCES

The Alliance for Global Warming in Maryland - www.alliancemd.org/

Chesapeake Climate Action Network site -see this site for cutting edge local climate activism and climate activism news at www.chesapeakeclimate.org/blog/.

Local Climate Action/Climate Change groups:
Baltimore - www.baltimoreclimate.org
Greenbelt - www.greenbeltclimateaction.com/
Howard County - www.hococlimatechange.org

National Climate Change Groups
www.wecansolveit.org
www.1sky.org/
www.focusthenation.org

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, etc, and a new popular 4 week discussion circle on global warming. Info at: SimplicityGrpsMD@aol.com . Also Bethesda and Baltimore Sunday night Forums

Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light - www.gwipl.org/ has many great climate change resources and a local calendar here

EVERY TUES - Radio and TV on Climate Change
10 to 11 AM - Earthbeat with Mike Tidewell & Daphne Wisham WFMW 89.3 FM DC www.earthbeatradio.org - listen online at www.wpfw.org/
9pm ON TV - "The Green" on Sundance - Info: http://www.sundancechannel.com/thegreen#/homePage