SAT Sept. 28 – NoVA Labor Canvass with Sara Nelson – 9 am
Join the amazing Sara Nelson, President of the Association of Flight Attendants – CWA, for a labor walk/phone bank. Breakfast and lunch will be served.
4536 B John Marr Drive, Annandale
SAT Sept. 28 Comp Plan Study Circle for “Far Southeast/Southwest, 1:30 - 3:30 PM at Union Temple Baptist Church 1225 W Street SE – what does your community want to see in the planned changes to the city’s Comprehensive Plan.
SAT Sept 28 Poor People’s Campaign Prince George’s Co planning meeting, 12-2 PM Oxon Hill Library 6200 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD 20745
SAT Sept 28 La ColectiVA is holding an open meeting at 3 PM at the Woodrow Wilson Library (6101 Knollwood Dr., Falls Church, VA 22041). This is a great chance to get connected to the work they're doing now, including the #CheckYourComplicity campaign to call out local elected officials supporting or supported by the agencies and companies running the deportation/detention machine, and the #UnitedAndFree campaign to prevent another migrant detention center from being built in Virginia and close down the others that are already here.
SUN Sept 29 –
The path to single payer health care in Maryland, 1:30 – 4:30 PM at Elkridge Library – 6450 Washington Boulevard, Elkridge, MD 21075 — Join Senator Paul Pinsky, Chair of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee in the Senate, and Delegate Terri Hill, of the Health and Government Operations Committee in the House, for a discussion of the road map to Single Payer in Maryland.
Follow link for more information. https://www.facebook.com/events/361641874764169/
MON Sept 30 ROC DC Monthly Meeting! 1-3 PM Restaurant Opportunity Center DC, Second Floor, 1100 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009
https://www.facebook.com/events/2261435187446709/?event_time_id=2261435204113374
Come together and meet other restaurant and tipped workers in DC who want to build worker power in order to improve wages and working conditions in the DC restaurant industry!
Follow link for more information.
THURS Oct 3 The Epiphany Power Hour: ONE DC 12:10-1 PM at The Church of the Epiphany 1317 G St NW, DC xxxxxx Claire Cook and Kelly Iradukunda of ONE DC teach us about organizing in our city. Hosted EVERY THURSDAY by The Church of the Epiphany and
ONE DC:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2543087422378554/
THURS Oct 3 A Spanish-language community schools workshop for the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools has been set, 5:30 PM at the Casa de Maryland headquarters (“La Mansion”) in Langley Park. Here are the details: “jueves, 3 de octubre, 2019 5:30 PM
“Sea líder en su escuela de sus escuelas comunitarias -- Academia Cívica -- Escuelas Comunitarias
“Venga a aprender que es una escuela comunitaria, que significa para usted, y el impacto que tendrán en sus comunidades este año.
Habrá refrigerio y cuidado de niños -- jueves, 3 de octubre, 2019 5:30 PM
CASA De Maryland (La Mansión) --
8151 15th Avenue Hyattsville, MD 20783
FRI, Oct. 4 Labor 2019 Book Symposium Solidarity: Latin America and the US Left in the Era of Human Rights -- A discussion with author Steve Striffler and a Distinguished Panel – 1- 3:30 PM
RSVP
at the Intercultural Center (ICC) 450 | Georgetown University, 37th & O Streets N.W., Washington, DC 20057 || How and why has solidarity with Latin America changed over time? What are the political strengths and weaknesses of the solidarity impulse? And how has solidarity shaped the US left? Discuss with the author and a panel of specialists from local universities.
Please RSVP via Eventbrite.
SAT Oct 5 Street Law 101:
Know Your Rights Training 1-3 PM – Dorothy I. Height/Benning Neighborhood Library, 3935 Benning Rd NE, Washington, DC 20019, Hosted by Black Lives Matter DC and Keep DC 4 Me:
https://www.facebook.com/events/705926619821385/
The people most targeted by police MUST have critical information about their rights during police interactions.
Follow link for more information.
SUN Oct 6 –
Eastern Shore Environmental Legislative Summit, 1- 4 PM (Doors open at noon) hosted at Washington College – 300 Washington Avenue, Chestertown, MD 21620
Explore the issues that face the Shore (and the state), what steps have been taken, and what obstacles we must overcome to defeat the existential crisis of Climate Change and other pressing environmental issues.
https://www.facebook.com/events/361641874764169/
SUN Oct 6 Police Accountability Workshop 6:30-9 PM Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Hosted by Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church and SURJ MoCo:
Together Diversity Team and Silver Spring Justice Coalition are co-sponsoring. Get updates about police accountability in Montgomery County; information about how state legislation impacts county law; and how you can have a voice about police accountability.
RSVP
MON Oct 7 October DC Climate Coalition Meeting 6:30 – 8:30 PM; 50 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001 hosted by DC Climate Coalition and 5 others at the Sierra Club office (8th floor).
Agenda will include the climate strike, bylaws, and CEDC implementation, and public comment. Meetings are open to the public!
THUR Oct 10 AROS Forum On New Funding Formula For Prince George’s Public Schools at LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL, 8000 Cherry Lane Laurel 20707 at 6:30 PM Parents, students and engaged community members are invited to hear about the Kirwan commission proposals and possibilities of well-funded schools — and make their voices heard. Also WED October 23 at Bowie Performing Arts Center, 15200 Annapolis Rd. Bowie 20715, 6:30 PM: WED November 12 at Prince George’s Community College, 301 Largo Rd. Largo 20774, 6:30 PM and MON November 18 at OXON HILL HIGH SCHOOL 6701 Leyte Drive Oxon Hill 20745 6:30 PM.
Follow link for details. Marylanders – A coalition of advocates is presenting informational sessions on school improvement through the Kirwan commission proposals. You can see all the sessions listed in this article:
https://www.progressivemaryland.org/democrats_urge_full_funding_for_kirwan_education_proposals_as_advocacy_coalition_hosts_forums_around_state
Sun Oct 13 Cop Watch DC – October Training! 1-4 PM Mount Pleasant Branch DC Public Library Washington, District of Columbia — get trained to watch the cops with Cop Watch DC! Together we’ll talk about how we stay safe while we document interactions between cops and our neighbors/community members in order to reduce harm and build community power together. Hosted by The Future is Feminist and SURJ – DC:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1126985220840604/
Register
http://bit.ly/copwatchsignin
THUR October 17 Monthly Legal Clinics for Restaurant Workers! 1– 5 PM, 1100 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009 Hosted by Restaurant Opportunities Center of Washington DC (ROC-DC): RSVP HERE:
calendly.com/roc-dc/legal-clinic – get answers to your questions regarding your legal rights in the workplace – breaks, paid sick days, tips, harassment and more
SUN October 20 Deep Canvass with SURJ 11 AM – 5 PM Sponsored by SURJ Northern Virginia and Showing Up for Racial Justice – SURJ – DC: at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville, in Maryland. The registration form is coming soon.
Follow link for more information.
The Epiphany Power Hour: ONE DC
MON Oct 21,
ROC DC Monthly Meeting 1- 3 PM -- Restaurant Opportunity Center DC, Second Floor, 1100 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009 Come together and meet other restaurant and tipped workers in DC who want to build worker power in order to improve wages and working conditions in the DC restaurant industry. Future monthly meetings Nov 18 and Dec 16.
TUES Dec 17 End Violence Ki Ki Ball 6- 10 PM, Eastern Market North Hall located at 225 7th Street S.E. Washington DC, 20003– info and tickets at link -- “International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers” is not just about ending violence against people engaging in sex work—it’s also about ending violence against Trans people, against people of color, against people who use drugs, against people living with HIV, against people experiencing homelessness, and the communities who love and support sex workers. Ki Ki Ball (as seen on T. V. hit series Pose) will raise awareness about the violence our communities face and continue funding the expansion of our support services. To SUPPORT:
endviolencekikiball.com
GOOD READS
>About Piketty’s new book, “he’s back with an even longer treatise that explains how governments should fix [the problems outlined in his earlier book,
Capital] — by upending capitalism.”
https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=110ad729-c7ab-4d13-9859-3387cdb0428c
>Mike Elk’s
Payday Report dispatch from Tennessee on the strong support GM strikers are getting from the community in what is supposedly Mitch McConnell country (from last Saturday).
http://paydayreport.com/tennessee-gm-strikers-surprised-by-outpouring-of-community-support/?preview=true&_thumbnail_id=4968
>An historical perspective from our comrade Nelson Lichtenstein, longtime labor historian, on the GM strike (in
Dissent):
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/whats-at-stake-in-the-general-motors-strike
You know them when you see them -- online articles that would interest (or enrage) socialists. Send Good Reads (no paywalls, please) to [email protected]
