[WPC] WPC Activist Alert, August 21, 2003

[Washington Peace Center]

ACTIVIST ALERT
Washington Peace Center
August 21, 2003

Volunteers and Interns Needed at the Peace Center! Want to help end war
and create social justice? Call 202-234-2000 or write us at wpc at igc.org.
If you would like events posted to this calendar, write to wpc at igc.org.

Index (full listings below):

MARK YOUR CALENDAR
1. 40th Anniversary of MLK’s Historic March on Washington, August 22 &
23
2. Build "Bushville" - We need your help!, August 23rd to August 29th
3. Donation Drive to Sustain KWRU in Upcoming Poor People’s
Encampment: "Bushville", continuing through the week of August 23-29
4. Woman in Black-DC: vigil at the Mexican Embassy, August 23rd
5. Help Feed the Hungry with The MidAtlantic Gleaning Network, August
24th
6. Muslim, Christian and Jewish Perspectives on Immigration & Labor Law,
August 26th
7. Columbia Heights Community Discussion Circle: Building Community
Power
8. Democracy Rising Rally with Ralph Nader- September. 18th

FUNDRAISERS/COMMUNITY EVENTS
1. Support the Arthur S. Flemming Center!
2. Fundraiser for the Poor People's Encampment
3. OIL and Blood - Don't - Mix Party
4. Women of Burma Working Group Fundraiser & Picnic - September 6th

FILM/VIDEO SHOWINGS, BOOK DISCUSSIONS
1. “Weather Underground" at Visions Cinema, August 22, 23
2.  "LIBERIA; America's Stepchild"-August 26th
3.  Alan Heil, VOICE OF AMERICA: A History- August 26th
4.  TAKING AIM- Exploring Radical Responses To 'Globalization' -August
27th
5. Mongomery Co. Clean Energy Town Hall Meeting-September 10th
6.  “Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination” with author, Robin
D. G. Kelley Prof. of History and Africana studies at New York
University, September 11th

ARTS AND CULTURE
1. The 24th Annual Baltimore PowWow -August 22, 23, and 24th
2. Labor Day Havdalah and Pot Luck -August, 30th
3. Free Introductory Yoga Class-August 31st
4. "Where We Come From" the first DC solo exhibition by Palestinian
artist Emily Jacir, exhibit begins Friday-September 5th
5. 3rd Annual Pagan Pride Day Celebration Description-September.13th
6. Mid-Atlantic Anarchist Bookfair at Black Planet in
Baltimore-October10th, 11th, 12th
7. Call for entries - Propaganda of War-October 11th

TRAINING/EDUCATION
1. The Black Studies Movement and Today's College Student, August 28th –
Dec. 2003
2. Renewable Energy Home Tour
3. The Ruckus Society, Rainforest Action Network, and United for a Fair
Economy present: Global Justice Advanced  Action Camp- October 10th to
17th
4. Project South Educational Tool Kits Available

WEEKLY/ONGOING VIGILS
1.  Peace Vigil - Every Friday
2.  Women In Black Vigil - Every Friday
3.  Critical Mass Bike Ride - First Friday of Every Month
4.  Silent Peace Vigil - Every Saturday

TAKE ACTION/MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
1. A Call for 20,000 Voices: The US Justice Department is suing Voices
in the Wilderness
2. Help Mexican peasants and indigenous people get to WTO Cancun

ACTIVIST JOBS
1. Film Maker Needed by Walter Miale of Green World Center for a
documentary film, "Democracy Dialogues: What's Wrong With The World And
What To  Do About It"

HOUSING BOARD
1. Local Peace Activist Seeks Affordable Housing
2. Visiting filmmaker needs accomodations

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***MARK YOUR CALENDAR***

1. RETURN,  REPAIR,  RENEW !!!  STAND UP!  FREE DC!
40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON
Friday, August 22nd and Saturday August 23rd
Prayer Vigil, Poetry Jam, Teach-Ins and Mass rally at Lincoln Memorial
highlight two days of events that  launch a 15 month-long  political
action movement Martin Luther King, III will lead a coalition of labor,
peace, justice, and human rights organizations to mark the 40th
anniversary of the historic March on Washington, August 22nd and 23rd.
The 2003 March on Washington includes more than 100 organizations taking
a stand against increased U.S. militarism, racism, class warfare, the
destruction of the environment and a so-called ‘War on Terrorism’ that
justifies the arrests of innocent people and instills fear in all
Americans.
The 40th Anniversary of the March on Washington Schedule of events:
Friday, August 22 at the Lincoln Memorial:
4:00pm Ceremony to unveil a Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative plaque

4:30pm Press Briefing
7:30pm Prayer Vigil and speeches
9:00pm Poetry Jam called “Spoken Word on Washington”
Saturday, August 23rd
11am the March will convene at the site of 1968’s Resurrection City in
West Potomac Park for a series of Community Mobilization Teach-In’s.
3:00pm the crowd will march to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial for a
commemorative mass rally.  A full list of speakers will be announced as
soon as possible. Local website:
http://www.connectdc.com/40thanniversarymarchdc/
National website: www.marchonwashington.org
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!  Contacts  ---  Joia Jefferson Nuri: 301-920-0670,
Rob Robinson: 202-547-0435, Naomi Seligman:  202-628-7772 ext 126

2. Build "Bushville" - We need your help!
August 23rd to August 29th
National Mall
Join the Kensington Welfare Rights Union (KWRU) in building "Bushville",
a tent city on the National Mall from August 23rd to August 29th. KWRU,
the amazing poor people's movement out of Philly, is spearheading the
Poor People's March for Economic Human Rights which will leave Marks,
Mississippi on August 8 and arrive in DC on August 23rd to coincide with
the 35th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's vision of a March on
Washington. Check out www.kwru.org for more info. "Bushville" will stand
from August 23rd to August 29th. Each day will focus on a different
Universal Human Right that is not being met in the United States, the
richest country in the world. This is the schedule:  8/24 Interfaith
Service, 8/25 Right to Healthcare, 8/26 Right to Housing, 8/27 Right to
Food and Water, 8/28 Right to Education, 8/29 Right to a Living Wage and
the Effects of NAFTA and the FTAA.  KWRU is looking for groups and
individuals who can help meet that list of needs and are interested, or
already committed, to working on the issues above.  Contact: Anne
Kretzmann at 202-246-5462.

3. DONATION DRIVE TO SUSTAIN KENSINGTON WELFARE RIGHTS
UNION IN UPCOMING POOR PEOPLE'S ENCAMPMENT: "BUSHVILLE"
Continuing through the week of August 23, organizers with the
Philadelphia-based Kensington Welfare Rights Union (KWRU) and the D.C.
chapter of CODEPINK: Women for Peace have set up a donation drive to
build a reservoir of supplies needed to sustain a Poor People's
Encampment on the mall during the week of August 23-30. The encampment
will house between 200 and 500 people during its stay on the mall, all
of whom will need the following supplies: water (about 100 bottles per
day), non-perishable juices and packaged foods or snacks, meals from
Aug. 23-29, rain gear, first aid supplies (especially asthma
medication), toiletries, baby supplies, art supplies for children,
blankets, tarps and American flags.  The above supplies can be sent or
dropped off in the entryway behind the chapel at St. Stephens Episcopal
Church: 1525 Newton St. NW, Washington, D.C., 20010. Items must be
marked: "KWRU Poor People's Encampment." Please drop off during the
following hours ONLY: Mon-Thurs. 8:30-10p.m., Friday 8:30-6p.m., and
Saturday 9-2p.m. The KWRU are also looking for monetary donations to
help them cover the cost of vehicles and gas, and are looking for a
small stage, sound system and hand carts for their week on the mall. In
coalition with members of the Children's Hospitality House, the KWRU
will also be accepting donations at the Lincoln Memorial during the
International Human Rights Day Reparations Rally, August 16 from
12-6p.m. MORE INFORMATION: To donate a meal, stage, sound system, or
handcart, or to donate monetarily, and to find out more about the KWRU
encampment, please call Anne
Kretzmann at 202-246-5462. For questions about the St. Stephens drive,
or to volunteer during the week of Aug. 23-30, please contact Kristen
Arant at 202-393-5016. For questions about the International Human
Rights Day Reparations Rally and for more drop-off donation locations,
please call toll free: 1-800-334-4001. WEBSITES and EMAIL: KWRU:
www.kwru.org - anne at kwru.org; CODEPINK: www.codepinkalert.org,
action at codepinkalert.org; International Human Rights Rally:
www.usmoorish.com - moorishreporter at aol.com

4. Woman in Black-DC: vigil at the Mexican Embassy
Saturday, August 23rd, Noon-1pm
August 23rd represents a crucial moment in the fight for justice in
Juarez and Chihuahua City Over 100 young women in have been raped and
murdered since 1993. International attention to these crimes is growing
but with the U.S. having such close, significant ties with Mexico, the
U.S. demonstrations can be particularly important in bringing pressure
toward the resolution of these crimes and the cessation of the
killings.  On that date there will also be a huge pro-justice march in
Chihuahua City aimed at ending and resolving the serial murders of women
in the state and at freeing the people that have been unjustly put in
jail for the crimes. Amigos de las Mujeres de Juarez, is asking WIB-DC
to join in a protest at the Mexican Embassy from noon to 1 PM.  Other
demonstrations will occur simultaneously in 13 other major US cities.
For more info, visit http://elpasotimes.com/borderdeath/ or
http://www.juarezwomen.com/

5. Feed the Hungry - Volunteer To Gather Donated Produce
August 24th, 2003 9am-1pm
Meet DC Jewish Community Center 16 and Q street
The MidAtlantic Gleaning Network needs people who are interested in
volunteering outdoors and helping feed the hungry. Gleaning derives from
a biblical practice where farmers left produce in the fields for the
poor. The DC Jewish Community Center works with the MidAtlantic Gleaning
Network to volunteer one Sunday a month in a VA or MD field to gather
produce donated by a generous farmer. Food gets donated to homeless
shelters and foodbanks in the area. People will meet at The DC Jewish
Community Center 16 and Q street on August 24th and go filed by carpool.
For more information or interested in participating, contact
rebeccazimdc at yahoo.com.

6. Muslim, Christian and Jewish Perspectives on Immigration and Labor
Law
Tuesday, August 26th, 7pm
DC JCC, 16th and Q Sts., NW
Co-sponsored by Jews United For Justice, the DCJCC’s Center for
Community Service, the Metro Washington Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and DC
Jobs with Justice.  Confirmed leader:  Jeremy Kimelman-Block, Director
of Education at PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values.
Information:  202-483-1945, info at jufj.org, or www.jufj.org

7. Columbia Heights Community Discussion Circle: Building Community
Power
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2003  7:00 pm
St. Stephen's and the Incarnacion Church, 1525 Newton Street, NW
Especially for those of us who live and work in the Columbia Heights
community to get to know each other, to develop relationships of trust
and to build community power. Everyone is of course welcome! On
September 3, we will continue the conversation on what we want for
Columbia Heights and how to get it. This discussion circle will focus on
how to use alternative media to promote our movement for justice and
equality & really bring it home the reality of Columbia
Heights.

8.  Democracy Rising Rally with Ralph Nader
Thursday, September, 18th
Metropolitan African Episcopal Methodist Church
1518 M Street, NW
This rally will educate and activate citizens on local campaigns and
issues such as: *DC statehood, *the growing opposition to the proposed
baseball stadium, *public library financing, *affordable housing,
*universal healthcare, and more!  This is a great tabling opportunity
for community activist groups.  Democracy Rising is looking for
endorsements and co-sponsorships from progressive organizations,
churches, vendors, and other interested parties.  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!
Contact matt at democracyrising.org or 202-277-9563.

***FUNDRAISERS/COMMUNITY EVENTS***

1. Support the Arthur S. Flemming Center!
Saturday, August 23rd @ 7pm
Visions Cinema 1927 Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009.
Saturday, August, 23rd, proceeds from the 7pm screening of “Weather
Underground" will benefit the Arthur Flemming Center, an amazing
community center that houses groups as diverse as Emmaus Services for
the Aging, DC Indymedia, Positive Force and the Washington Peace Center
(among others). "WU" director Sam Green will do Q&A and Mark Andersen of
Positive Force DC and the Flemming Center will say a few words about the
Flemming Ctr. and the crucial community services it provides. For more
information, 202-667-0090 www.visionsdc.com.

2. Fundraiser for the Poor People's Encampment
Saturday, August 23rd @ 8pm
4115 31st Street, Mt. Rainier, MD
Bring instruments and dance music if you like!!! Suggested Donation: $5
or non-perishable goods. *Mt. Rainier is just over the District line -
go straight out Rhode Island Avenue, cross Eastern Avenue and then make
a left at the traffic circle onto 34th Street. At the first
intersection, make a left onto Bunker Hill Road and the make a right
onto 31st
Street. The house is between Shepherd and Taylor. Contact: Jen Carr,
202-234-2000

3. OIL and Blood - Don't - Mix Party
Saturday, August 23rd, 8PM to Midnight
1830 Belmont Rd. Adams Morgan
Bring Bush's Blood, no OIL, and some beverages... *Suggested Donation $5
for the DC Anti-War Network and we will also be collecting any
non-perishable goods for the Poor People's Encampment! [for directions
goto: http://www.chrisotten.com] Contact: Chris Otten, 202-234-7075

4. Women of Burma Working Group Fundraiser & Picnic
Saturday, September 6 at 5pm (rescheduled from August 2!)
Suggested donation - $10.  We would love for you and your friends to
join us on September 6 to eat great Burmese food, drink $1 beers, watch
the latest footage of Aung San Suu Kyi's tour, and raise money for a
great organization, The Women'sLeague of Burma (WLB). The WLB works to
improve thesituation of women from Burma and seeks to increase their
political participation.  To RSVP and receive directions please email us
at: wburmawg at yahoo.com More about the
situation of women from Burma: The struggles faced by the Burmese people
on the Thai-Burma border are great, but Burmese women on this border
face even greater obstacles. Along with the responsibilities of finding
medical treatment, safe food,and a job that can support their families,
the women of Burma must also protect themselves from rape, sexual
harassment and discrimination. The systematic rape of ethnic minority
women has been well-documented in the report "License to Rape" by the
Shan Women's ActionNetwork (SWAN) and "No Safe Place", published by
Refugees International. Location: Ahtar's house, 1214 Highwood Rd.,
Rockville, MD 20851 (301) 762-0006 phone #, (301) 996-8159 cell #

***FILM/VIDEO SHOWINGS, BOOK DISCUSSIONS***

1. “Weather Underground" at Visions Cinema
August 15th, 22nd, 23rd
Visions Cinema 1927 Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009
A new documentary by independent filmmakers Sam Green and Bill Siegel
that explores the rise and fall of the infamous American radicals whose
goal was to overthrow the U.S. government. The following Friday, August
22nd Director Sam Green will be present for a Q&A session after the 7pm
screening (exact time of screening may change; call theater or check
www.visionsdc.com). Saturday, August, 23rd, proceeds from the 7pm
screening (again, exact time may change) will benefit the Arthur
Flemming Center, an amazing community center that houses groups as
diverse as Emmaus Services for the Aging, DC Indymedia, Positive Force
and the Washington Peace Center (among others). "WU" director Sam Green
will do Q&A and Mark Andersen of Positive Force DC and the Flemming
Center will say a few words about the Flemming Ctr. and the crucial
community services it provides. For more information, 202-667-0090
www.visionsdc.com

2. "LIBERIA; America's Stepchild"
Tuesday, August 26th, 7 - 9 pm
VISIONS Cinema, 1927 Florida Avenue, NW
Join IPS’ Foreign Policy In Focus and Social Action & Leadership School
for Activists (SALSA) for a special screening of Liberia: America’s
Stepchild at Visions Cinema. Liberia: America's Stepchild presents the
untold story of America's African progeny. This dramatic documentary
follows the parallel stories of America's relationship with the African
republic of Liberia -- founded and backed by the American Colonization
Society (ACS) and the U.S. government as a home for freeborn Blacks and
former slaves -- and the settlers' relationship with the indigenous
people. As seen through the eyes of Liberian filmmaker Nancee Oku
Bright, the film explores the causes of the turmoil that has ravaged
Liberia since 1980. Following the film will be a dynamic discussion of
the current issues facing Liberia, featuring Carl Patrick Burrowes, a
Liberian historian, bringing viewers up to date from the end of the film
to today, Damu Smith of Black Voices for Peace, making the linkages
between U.S. policy and Africa. Emira Woods, Co-Director of Foreign
Policy In Focus, will moderate the discussion.  Visions Cinema is
located at 1927 Florida Ave. NW, Washington DC.  Tickets are $7.
Advanced ticket purchasing is strongly recommended.  A portion of all
proceeds will go to aid Liberian civil society.  For ticket information,
contact Visions Cinema at (202) 667-0090 or visit www.VisionsDC.com. For
other inquiries on this event, contact the Institute for Policy Studies
at (202) 234-9382 or visit www.ips-dc.org.

3. Alan Heil, VOICE OF AMERICA: A History
Tuesday, August 26th, 2003, 7 p.m.
Politics & Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW
VOICE OF AMERICA: A History (Columbia, $37.50)
The Voice of America is one of the world’s largest broadcast networks,
heard by over 90 million people in more than 50 languages. Heil, a
37-year VOA veteran, looks at how it covered major world events, and
reflects on its transformation from a propaganda organization to a
respected source of information.

4. TAKING AIM- Exploring Radical Responses To 'Globalization'
August 27th 2003, 7:30 pm
The Brian MacKenzie Infoshop, Flemming Center, 1426 9th St. NW
TAKING AIM- Exploring Radical Responses To 'Globalization'
A free event using film, discussion and music to nurture resistance
against the new form of colonization known as Free Trade. *Featuring the
movie "SURPLUS", a new cutting edge film (50 min.) by an Italian-Swedish
anarchist that uses an artful cinematic style to examine the role of
technology and consumerism in an expanding 'Global Society.'
*The film will be used to initiate discussion on anti-capitalist,
anti-authoritarian perspectives in the global justice movement, focusing
on strategies for the FTAA ministerial coming to Miami this Fall.
*Anarchist organizers from south florida and western north carolina will
relay crucial information about preparations and expectation for what
promise to be Miami's largest and most important demonstrations of
recent times.
*There will be radical folk music after the discussion, so bring a
guitar if you'd like to share a song. There will also be a radical
literature table. Please bring donations if you can spare them. For more
info contact: (828) 472-1865, witchhazel at ziplip.com or
events at dcfinfoshop.org FTAA Miami call to action:
http://www.ainfos.ca/en/ainfos12337.html

5. Mongomery Co. Clean Energy Town Hall Meeting
Wednesday September 10th, 2003 7:30pm-9:00pm
Montgomery County Clean Energy Town Hall Meeting
Attend a panel discussion focused on Maryland’s opportunities to support
clean renewable energy use and energy efficiency. To be held at The
Women’s Club of Chevy Chase 7931 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD
20815 On the corner of Dunlop St. and Conn. Ave., 1 mile south of the
Conn. Ave. exit of I-495 (exit 33), 1/8 mile north of intersection of
Rt. 410 & Conn. Ave. Parking located behind building
For more information, directions, and to RSVP, please contact Gary
Skulnik of the Sierra Club at 202-675-7909 or
gary.skulnik at sierraclub.org , or visit our web site
http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/

6. “Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination” with author, Robin D.
G. Kelley Prof. of History and
Africana studies at New York University
Thursday, September 11th, 2003,  5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
American University - 4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW Butler Pavilion -
Butler Board Room - 6th floor [at Ward Circle - intersection of
Massachusetts &        Nebraska Aves]
"The idea that we could possibly go somewhere that exists only in our
imagination- that is, "nowhere" - is the classic definition of utopia.
Call me utopian, but I inherited my mother's belief that the map to a
new world is in the imagination, in what we see in our third eyes rather
than in the desolation that surrounds us. Now that I look back in
hindsight, my writing and the kind of politics to which I have been
drawn have more to do with imagining a different future than being
pissed off about the present. ... My purpose in writing this book is
simply to reopen a very old conversation about what  kind of world we
want to struggle for. I am not the only one interested in the work of
dreaming..." (Kelley 2002:2).  Sponsored by the Project South Washington
Fall 2003 Book Forum Series Teaching & Organizing for Justice.  For
information: 202.332.5333 or 301.367.1079

***ARTS AND CULTURE***

1. The 24th Annual Baltimore PowWow
August 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, 2003
The Baltimore American Indian Center and the Native American Indian
Student Association of the Community College Of Baltimore County,
Catonsville Campus The Baltimore American Indian Center and the Native
American Indian Student Association of the Community College Of
Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus, cordially invite you to visit our
site and plan to attend the 24th Annual Baltimore PowWow. For more
information: http://www.baltimorepowwow.com

2. Labor Day Havdalah and Pot Luck
August, 30th, 2003. 7 p.m. After 9 p.m.
2027 Massachusetts Ave., NW
-Just steps from the Dupont Circle metro at 21st and Mass.
Join Jews United for Justice as we conclude Labor Day weekend shabbat
with food and song, and welcome in the new week together. Bring a
vegetarian/dairy dish to share. Free and open to all. For more
information, visit  www.jufj.org or Phone: 202-483-1945 Fax:
202-667-9070.

3. Free Introductory Yoga Class
August 31st, 2003. 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
DCYOGA,1635 Conn. Ave, NW Top Floor
Free Introductory Yoga Class for anyone new to DCYOGA or new to Yoga.
Last Sunday of every month 4-5:15pm. Open. All Levels.Get to know
DCYOGA.
For more information, visit : http://www.dcyoga.com or 202.232.2926

4. "Where We Come From," the first DC solo exhibition by Palestinian
artist Emily Jacir
Exhibit begins Friday September 5th at 6 PM
Resource Center for Activism & Arts
1611 Connecticut Ave, NW - Suite 200 - Washington, DC 20009 Jacir asked
other Palestinians from around the world, "If I could do something for
you, anywhere in Palestine, what would it be?" The artist used her
American passport and its accompanying "freedom of movement" status in
an attempt to realize desires of people who have limited or no access to
their own nation. The exhibition documents in text, photography and
video the artist's fulfillment of these requests across
artificial and dangerous borders. The presentation is simple and
straightforward: photographs record a vista denied, a family separated,
a bill paid, a historic district obliterated. A text in Arabic and
English records each request and its outcome (some requests have been
impossible to fulfill).  202-299-0460 (phone)  prc at gaeafoundation.org,
http://www.activistarts.org/.  For more information on Emily Jacire see
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/museo/6/jacir/http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/oneground/emily.jacir.html

5. 3rd Annual Pagan Pride Day Celebration Description
Saturday, September,13th, 2003, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Make plans now to attend this year's DC Pagan Pride! A day of public
ritual and celebration, this annual harvest gathering is coordinated by
the OHF, the International Pagan Pride Project, and members of the local
Pagan community to facilitate community service, religious worship, and
showcase Pagan-friendly organizations. Feed The Body-- Bring a
non-perishable food item to be donated to So Others Might Eat (SOME).
Feed The Mind-- Help build an educational resource. Donate a Pagan or
Pagan-related book to the OHF Lending Library! Feed The Spirit-- Bring
your spirit and your drums! Activities at the Washington DC Pagan Pride
Day will include harvest blessing and thanksgiving rituals, drum
circles, a community picnic, and tables showcasing our local Pagan and
Pagan-friendly organizations. Fro more information,
www.openhearth.org/paganpride.

6.  Mid-Atlantic Anarchist Bookfair at Black Planet in Baltimore
October10th, 11th, and 12th, 2003
Levering Hall at Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus, Baltimore,
Maryland.
Black Planet Books, Baltimore, Maryland, USA is proud to announce:
The 3rd Annual, Mid-Atlantic Anarchist Book Fair has been scheduled for
October10th, 11th, and 12th, 2003, centered at Levering Hall at Johns
Hopkins University Homewood Campus, Baltimore, Maryland. This is a call
for: speakers, groups that would like to table, people who would like to
give workshops, musicians, assorted participants, ideas.  Contact Andrew
Smith at blakplanet at aol.com for more details. This, our third year, will
feature the most, and nicest,
space yet, so let's get a lot of participants to fill it up with
anarchism! Also, please add Black Planet Books website as a link on your
page. Let us know and we will do the same for you.
www.blackplanetbooks.org

7. PROPAGANDA OF WAR
October 11th, 2003
Warehouse Gallery, 1021 7th St, NW
The Triangle Artists Group (TAG) is preparing a provocative new
exhibition, "Propaganda of War", a new multi-media exhibition exploring
propaganda as it relates to conflict and war.  We will explore: *What is
this thing, propaganda, which has the power to make, or stop, war? *Why
is it used? *What is it used in place of? *What are the effects? *Is art
propaganda? *Can propaganda rise to the level of art?”Contact
kickinglass at yahoo.com, or 202.319.8668 if you have any questions.

***TRAINING/EDUCATION***

1. The Black Studies Movement and Today's College Student
August 28th through December 2003
Cafe Mawonaj, 624 T Street N.W.
Schedule for 2003 Organized C.O.U.P. Assata Shakur Series on Community
Resistance
August 28th - The Black Studies Movement and Today's College Student
September 11 - 911 Discussion
September 25 - The Other Political Parties
October 9 - Illusive African Unity
October 23 - Truth About Immigrants
November 6 - Haile Selassie I
November 20 - Revolution from above
December 4 - Mother Farika Returns!
December 18 - Van X?
Contact Cafe Mawonaj at 202-332-4480 or see mawonaj at yahoo.com

2. Renewable Energy Home Tour
Saturday, September 6, 2003, 10:00am - 4:00pm
7125 Willow Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912
Clean energy open house. Free to all ages. Visit Maryland’s only 100%
renewable energy home. See a corn-burning furnace, solar panels,
low-energy refrigerator, hybrid cars, solar oven-baked cookies, and a
tofu-powered lawn mower! Sponsored by the Chesapeake Climate Action
Network. 10-4 p.m. Saturday, 7125 Willow Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912.
Call (301) 270-3722.

3. The Ruckus Society, Rainforest Action Network, and United for a Fair
Economy present:  Global Justice Advanced Action Camp
October 10 to 17 - Arcadia, Florida
The Free Trade Area of the Americas will hold its 2003 annual
ministerial meeting in Miami in November... and they’ll have company.
social and economic justice activists, environmentalists, and people of
conscience will confront the ministers, nonviolently challenging their
legitimacy right where it counts
 in the schools, the community centers,
the union halls, and in the streets. A six-day advanced training, Global
Justice Advanced Action Camp, will focus on building the links between
global and local struggles and provide an opportunity for activists and
organizers to prepare for inspiring nonviolent action against the
globalization of racism, imperialism, economic exploitation, militarism,
and Environmental degradation through the FTAA. The camp is designed as
two days of team building, political education, and elective trainings
followed by four days of advanced, tracked learning. In addition to our
core workshops in Nonviolence and Anti-Racist Organizing, participants
will have the opportunity to hone their skills in focused areas and
dialogue about how our  lives are impacted by corporate globalization
and the policies of the FTAA. Apply after August 15th at
www.ruckus.org.  For more info contact: satya_activist at yahoo.com

4.  Project South Educational Tool Kits Available
Project South popular education tools for movement building for
classroom & community.  Toolkits on Today’s Globalization, The Roots of
Terror, The Prison-Industrial Complex & The Zapatistas - Project South
popular education tools for movement building for classroom & community.
Toolkits are self-contained popular education modules with everything
you need to teach in the classroom &/or facilitate community workshops.
Toolkits contain overview essays,glossaries of terms, detailed social
history timelines - economic history, political history & popular
movement history, critical questions, selected books & video resources,
and additional interactive tools for classroom & community teaching.
Available kits:   1. Today's Globalization,   2. The Roots of Terror,

***WEEKLY/ONGOING VIGILS***

1. Peace Vigil Every Friday
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
White House
The Dorothy Day Catholic Workers hold weekly vigils in front of the
White House, across from LaFayette Park.

2. Women In Black Vigil Every Friday
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Farragut Park, 17th & K Sts., NW, (Farragut North Metro, Red line)
Ongoing vigil to mourn the deaths in the conflicts between Israel and
Palestine and to seek peace. Participants wear black and maintain
silence. See: www.wibdc.org.

3. Critical Mass Bike Ride: First Friday of Every Month
6:00 pm
Dupont Circle, Connecticut & P Sts., NW
Critical Mass bike ride every Friday @ 6 PM. Meet @ Dupont Circle. Come
bring your friends, neighbors, coworkers, and whoever else wants to roll
over oppression.

4. Silent Peace Vigil Every Saturday
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Columbia Mall, SE Corner of Little Patuxent and Broken Land Pkwys.
A weekly silent peace vigil to encourage non-violent alternatives to
war. Every Saturday for one hour. The vigil has been ongoing since the
September 11th attacks. Sponsored by: Patapsco Friends Meeting (Quaker).
See:  http://www.patapscofriends.com. Contact: Sherri Morgan
410-465-6554 or smorgan807 at aol.com.

***TAKE ACTION - MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD***

1. A Call for 20,000 Voices: The US Justice Department is suing Voices
in the Wilderness
Over the past seven years, Voices in the Wilderness has organized over
65 delegations to Iraq. Comprised of teachers, veterans, social workers,
artists, health care professionals, trades people and people of faith,
these delegations brought symbolic amounts of medicine to the people of
Iraq.  We are asking for 20,000 people to raise their voices against the
injustice and hypocrisy of this lawsuit.  The Justice Department is
choosing to launch an attack on Voices in the Wilderness at a time when
Iraqi people and US soldiers are being routinely killed. The occupying
forces have failed to provide security and basic humanitarian needs for
the citizens of Iraq.  As a response to Mr. Ashcroft, please sign on to
our letter asking him to drop the lawsuit against Voices in the
Wilderness:
http://www.petitiononline.com/usvvitw/petition.html
Read more about our call for 20,000 voices at:
http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw/pages/newPages/SBsummons_call_for_voices.htm

For complete details about how you can raise your voice, please visit:
www.nonviolence.org/vitw/pages/newPages/SBsummons_what_you_can_do.html

2. Help Mexican peasants and indigenous people get to WTO Cancun
The next WTO meeting is in Cancun, Mexico, this September. This is the
meeting after Doha, Qatar, and after Seattle. As you know, free trade
policies, like those being negotiated in the WTO, are driving family
farmers, peasants and indigenous people off the land, around the world,
North and South, East and West. As a result, farmers, peasants, the
landless, farm workers, women, forest people and indigenous people
around the world have come together in the Via Campesina
(http://www.viacampesina.org), and are demanding "WTO Out of
Agriculture" and have put forth the alternative of "peoples food
sovereignty."  The Mexican National Union of Autonomous Regional Farmer
Organizations, UNORCA   (http://www.unorca.org.mx/omc/ingles/index.html)
-- one of the Mexican members of Via Campesina - has the responsibility
to organize and host an INTERNATIONAL FARMERS' FORUM and Farmers'
Encampment in Cancun,
on behalf of Via Campesina. This Forum is a very important opportunity
for farmer organizations worldwide to come together to work on
alternatives to free trade policies, and to protest the WTO.  It is
critical for all of us who are concerned about corporate-driven free
trade and about rural peoples and ecologies around the world, that as
many
Mexican peasants and indigenous people as want to protest the WTO in
Cancun can actually get there for the International Farmers' Forum.  If
you can't get to Cancun yourself, this is a great way to contribute your
voice against the WTO and in favor of humanity.  There is a secure
server for giving on-line
<http://www.unorca.org.mx/omc/ingles/donate.html> or make a check or
money order out to: "FOOD FIRST, Unorca project" and mail it to: Food
First/UNORCA, 398 60th
Street, Oakland, California, 94618, USA.  If you have questions, contact
UNORCA at forocampesino at laneta.apc.org and/or Food First at
foodfirst at foodfirst.org.
ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE!

***ACTIVIST JOBS***

1. Film-Maker needed by Walter Miale of Green World Center for a
documentary film, "Democracy Dialogues:
What's Wrong With The World And What To  Do About It"
Walter Miale of Green World Center needs one or two film-makers. He will
stay in DC from August 17th through the
first week of September to flim interviews big shots and scholars in
connection with the film. He wants people and accomodations to stay and
work together but he wants to share rent. For more information, contact
to his mail, wmiale at acbm.qc.ca. A documentary film in the making is "
Democracy ialogues:What's Wrong With The World And
What To Do About It?"  Featuring: Noam Chomsky, Ralph Nader, David
Suzuki, Jane Goodall, Peter Singer, Grace Paley, Julia Butterfly Hill,
and Paul Watson.  Contact: Walter Miale of Green World Center, 889 Old
Notch Road Sutton, Quebec CANADA J0E 2K0 phone: (450) 538-9955 or -9954
fax: (450) 538-9955, http://www.greenworldcenter.org

***HOUSING BOARD***

1. Local Peace Activist Seeks Affordable Housing
Former group house manager seeks new housing due to owners return.
Non-smoking, middle aged educator, great with pets and kids. Do you need
a personal chef, maid, gardener, guitar teacher? I'm willing to work
and/or pay for a sunny space. References available.  Please leave a
message for Mary at 301.779.1659 or maryshapiro at yahoo.com

2. Visiting filmaker needs accomodations
Walter Miale will be in DC from approx Aug 17 through sometime the first
week after Labor Day and needs accomodations. He will be filming
interviews with a bunch of big shots and scholars in connection with the
film described in the job announcement listed above. He may have a
helper with him, in which case he would need accomodations for two, but
the main thing is to cover at least one. He would be glad to cover a
share of rent, etc.  Contact: Walter Miale, Green World Center, 889 Old
Notch Road, Sutton, Quebec, CANADA J0E 2K0, phone: (450) 538-9955 or
-9954, fax: (450) 538-9955, http://www.greenworldcenter.org.  Local
contact: Douglas Calvin: douglas at worldyouth.org



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Washington Peace Center
1426 9th St NW #306
Washington, DC 20001
(202)234-2000 / 234-7064 (fax)
www.washingtonpeacecenter.org

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