Peace/ Justice Activism Fall 2009

Fall 09 Semester of Peace at the University of Maryland - There are many activities planned for students and the general public - lectures, art, music, drama and more. See
www.peace.umd.edu

Sept 20-30 Health Care Justice Week in DC - www.healthcare-now.org/

Sun Sept 20 4-6 Reaching for Health Care Reform - Town Hall - River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 6301 River Road, Bethesda 20817. Sponsored by Montgomery Health Care Action. www.rruuc.org/mhca

Sept 25-26 - Compassionate Listening Training in Baltimore -
www.compassionatelistening.org/ Space very limited
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Thur-Sat Oct 1-3 - Sabeel Conference in DC - Framing the Discourse – Mobilizing for Action - A Conference for Peacemakers. See
www.fosna.org/content/program-dc-conference-oct-2009

Fri-Sat - Oct 2-3 - National Conference on War Powers, Law and Democracy at Georgetown University www.whodecidesaboutwar.org/ Convened by the national campaign to Bring the Guard Home! It's the Law and the Liberty Tree Foundation, with hosts National Lawyers Guild at Georgetown Law School, and in coordination with the Institute for Policy Studies, Democrats.com, and Veterans for Peace, After Downing Street, CODEPINK, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Peace Action USA, and Progressive Democrats of America.

Sat Oct 3 and continuing dates - Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One shared Vision speaking tour - Begins at Busboys and Poets, 14th and V NW in DC and continues at various locations in the DC-MD-VA area through October. See this website for details: www.partnersforpeace.org/tours/16th-jerusalem-women-speak-tour-2009/

Oct 4 & 5 - DC - End the War Workshop and Civil Disobedience - Voices for Creative Nonviolence. See: http://vcnv.org/vcnv-calendar/end-the-afghanistan-war-nonviolence-workshop

Sun Oct 25, 2-6pm Tents of Abraham program "New Approaches to Community Among Three Abrahamic Faiths" at Stony Run Friends Meeting House, 5116 North Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21218 www.tentofabraham-baltimore.org

Sun-Thurs - Oct 25-28 J Street - Driving Change Securing Peace Conference - in DC
www.jstreet.org/

Sun Dec 6 2-6pm - YesMEP Concert "Music, Theater, and Pleas for Middle East Peace" - Co-sponsored by NSP Maryland Flier here. See www.yesmep.org

LOCAL PEACE INFO
Partners for Peace - www.partnersforpeace.org/
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/
Bring the Maryland National Guard Home - www.mdguardhome.org