Send for an information packet: Marxism Today or Update
Steve Donkin, DC Statehood Green Party 202-986-9438
ACT UP/D.C. 202-547-9404
Calendar for 2000 (past)
| JANUARY | MAY | SEPTEMBER |
| FEBUARY | JUNE | OCTOBER |
| MARCH | JULY | NOVEMBER |
| APRIL | AUGUST | DECEMBER |
| Current Calendar |
| 1/6/2000 Thur. | 9 AM - 12 Noon | Mayor's Health Care Systems Development Commission Meeting - OPEN FORUM! | 441 4th St., NW Rm 1030 | |
| 1/6/2000 Thur. | 7 PM | Ward 1 Statehood Green Party Organizing Meeting | 1739 Irving St., NW, WDC | 483-6165 |
| 1/7/2000 Fri. | 7 PM | Planning meeting for International Committee to Save Mumia Abu-Jamal international delegation to Washington | Reeves Center 14th & U Sts, NW, WDC 2nd floor | 202-291-8813 www.aaha-info.org |
| 1/8/2000 Sat. | 10 am to 1 PM | DC Health Care Now Coalition Steering Committee Meeting | Center for Community Change, 1000 Wisc. Ave., NW, WDC |
Contact Daniel Berry call Scott McLarty 202-518-5624 |
| 1/9/2000 Sunday | 4 PM | Meeting of this Metro DC Chapter of Committees of Correspondence | At the home of David Schwartzman in NW WDC. | For information, directions, or transportation, please call Glenn Morrison at 202.362.3748. |
| 1/11/2000 Tue. | 6:30 PM | DC Labor Party Meeting - Union Speaker on WTO events. | SEIU Bld., 1313 L St., NW WDC | |
| 1/11/2000 Tue. | Evening | Mobilization for the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF (April 16-17) | 4200 Conn. Ave., NW Bld. 39, Rm 201 |
| 1/12/2000 Wed. | 9 AM | Press Conference International Committee presents 250,000 signatures calling for federal investigation into Mumia Abu-Jamal case. | National Press Club. | International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal 202-973-2177 |
| 1/12/2000 Wed. | 10 AM | International Committee to Save Mumia Abu-Jamal international delegation to Washington (Info) | White House | Jerry Gordon Info at 202-973-2177 or Open World Conference Call 202-291-8813 Fax: (415) 440-9297 |
| 1/13/2000 Thur. | 9 AM - 12 Noon | Mayor's Health Care Systems Development Commission Meeting - OPEN FORUM! | 441 4th St., NW Rm 1030 | |
| 1/13/2000 Thur. | 11 - 12:30 PM | Conference & Briefing on National State of Emergency on Environmental Racism and Economic Justice | Mayor's Conference Rm, 1 Judiciary Sq., 441-4th St., NW, Rm 1030 South, 10th Floor | Kim Freeman 202-265-3263 x230 RSVN |
| 1/13/2000 Thur. | 5:30 PM | Campaign for Health Care 2001 Meeting | St. Mary's Center | |
| 1/13/2000 Thur. | 6 PM on... | Green Scene, Dinner and talk | Addy's Caribbean Rest., U & 12th St., NW WDC | Scott McLarty 202-518-5624 |
| 1/13/2000 Thur. | 7 PM | Creating a Latino Identity | Mexican Cultural Insitute, 2829 16th St., NW WDC | Panel includes Statehood Green Party member |
| 1/14/2000 Fri. | 5 PM | Return Elian to Cuba! Demand Clinton return Elian to his father in Cuba Now! |
Demonstrate at the White House! Information | International Action Center, Pastors for Peace 202-544-5752 |
| 1/14/2000 Fri. | 8 AM Rally 9 AM Trial |
JENKINS-SZULGIT
CASE |
DC Court, 500 Indiana Ave., NW, WDC. Trial in JM14 | See for info. Sponsors include Statehood Green Party 202-986-9438 |
| 1/15/2000 Sat. | 2 PM | The Executive Board of the Coalition for Universal Health Care meeting | 2709 Ross Road, Chevy Chase, MD | contact Robert Rochlin, 301-588-4157 |
| 1/16/2000 Sun. | 3 PM | "Stand Up For Living Wages" on Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend | Montgomery Blair High School, Univ. Blvd. & Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD | Montgomery County Living Wage Coaltion |
| 1/19/99 Wed. | 12:30 PM | Rally & Press Conference Nat. Committee to Draft Ralph Nader for President |
Lincoln Memorial, WDC | Green Party, Alliance For Democracy, etc. |
| 1/19/99 Wed. | 7 - 9 PM |
The Return of Star Wars |
All Soul's Unitarian Church 1500 Harvard St., NW, WDC |
Contact: Carol Moore |
| 1/22/2000 Sat. | 11 AM - 3 PM | Rebuilding D.C. Government! Meeting | Martin Luther King Library, 9th & G St., NW, WDC | Reception afterwards. |
| 1/24/2000 Mon. | 9 AM | Press Conference & Civil Disobedience against Campaign Finance Corruption! | US Capitol, East Steps, WDC | Alliance For Democracy Randy Kehler 413-624-3836 or Call Shafarman 202--543-7987 |
| 1/24/2000 Mon. | 5 PM | Return Elián to Cuba! End the Criminal US Blockade of Cuba! | Justice Department, 10th and Pennsylvania NW, WDC |
Sponsored by many groups. Call or email to: 202-544-5752 |
| 1/25/2000 Tue. | 6:30 PM | Forum on SECRET TRIALS IN AMERCA! Center For Democracy and Technology | Cleveland Park Library, auditorium, 3310 Conn. Ave., NW, WDC | 202-282-3080 |
| 1/27/2000 Thus. | 11 AM | of Strategy Discussion on "Health Care for All" campaign | Marvin Methodist Church, Univ. Blvd. & Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD | Health Care for All |
| 1/28/2000 Fri. |
7:30 PM |
Evening of Arts and Activism
to Support Community Harvest Poetry, Food, Jazz, etc. |
Josephine Butler Center 2437 15th St., NW | Community Harvest 202-667-8875 |
| 1/30/2000 Sunday | 4 PM | Meeting of this Metro DC Chapter of Committees of Correspondence | At the home of David Schwartzman in NW WDC. | For information, directions, or transportation, please call Glenn Morrison at 202.362.3748. |
| 2/3/2000 Thur. | 6:30 PM | DC Area War Tax Resistance Potluck | William Penn House, 515 East Capitol Street S.E. | National War Tax Resistance |
| 2/3/2000 Thur. | 7 PM | Monthly Meeting DC Statehood Green Party | 1 Judiciary Sq. 441-4th St., NW Rm 700 | Statehood Green Party call 202-518-5624 |
| 2/5-7/2000 Sat. to Mon. | CALL | SPAN Summit | Wash., DC | Call Kate Reuer of IRAQ ACTION DIGEST at 914 358 4601 |
| 2/6/2000 Sun. | CALL | Voices in the Wilderness Speaking Engagement | Cantonsville, MD | Call Kate Reuer of IRAQ ACTION DIGEST at 914 358 4601 |
| 2/8/2000 Tue. | 10:30 AM | Congressional Briefing | WDC | Call Kate Reuer of IRAQ ACTION DIGEST at 914-358-4601 |
| 2/8/2000 Tue. | 3 - 5 PM | Full Steering Committee of DC Coalition on Tobacco Settlement | 1616 P St., NW, WDC, 7th Floor. | RSVP 202-234-9404 by 2/4/2000 with Susie Cambria |
| 2/8/2000 Tue. | 7 PM | Labor
Party Forum WTO: The Battle after Seattle |
SEIU Building, 1313 L St., NW, WDC | Details: Chris 301-942-0071 |
| 2/10/2000 Thur. | 4:30 PM | Return Elián to Cuba! End the Criminal U.S. Blockade! Demonstration | Justice Department, 9th and Penn NW, WDC | International Action Center-DC or email |
| 2/10/2000 Thur. | 6 PM on... | Green Scene, monthly social gathering of the DC Statehood Green Party | TBO |
Statehood Green Party or Call Scott at 202-518-5624 |
| 2/12/2000 Sat. | TBO | Visit by Ronnie Dugger | The founder of the Alliance For Democracy and a member of the Democracy Brigade. | Read letter from Ronnie Dugger |
| 2/12/2000 Sat. | 10 am to 1 pm | DC Health Care Now Coalition meeting | Center for :Community Change, 1000 Wisconsin Avenue, NW | For more information, call :202-339-3341 or fax 202-298-8542. |
| 2/13/2000 Sun. | 2:00 PM | Members of "Health Care for All"meeting with Vincent DeMarco | Cedar Lane Unitarian Church, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD | Vincent DeMarco, Exec. Dir. of MD Citizen's Health Initiative will speak with Coalition MD campaign committee. |
| 2/13/2000 Sun. | 2:30 PM | Public Forum about the Maryland "Health Care for All" campaign. | Cedar Lane Unitarian Church, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD | Vincent DeMarco, Exec. Dir. of MD Citizen's Health Initiative will speak. |
| 2/13/2000 Sun. | 6 PM | Pot Luck & Discussion with Ronnie Dugger about the Democracy Brigades | Old Hungarian Embassy, 2437 15th, St., NW WDC | Alliance for Democracy |
| 2/13/2000 Sun. | 2:30 PM | Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Public Forum | Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, Maryland | Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative |
| 2/15, 2/22, 2/29/2000 | 6:45 PM | Beyond the Battle in Seattle: Globalization and What You Can Do About It | Institute for Policy Studies 733 15 St., NW, WDC | SALSA 202-234-9383, ext. 229 |
| 2/16/2000 Wed. | 10 AM | Press Conference on Civil Disobedience at Vieques, Puerto Rico | United Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Avenue, N.E. |
| 2/13-16/2000 Sun. - Wed. | Call | Poor No More! National Summit on Churches and Poverty | National City Christian Church & Luther Place memorial Church, WDC |
D.C. Call to Renewal Call 800-714-4747 or 202-328-8745 (There are registration charges.) |
| 2/16/2000 Wed. | 4 PM | Demonstrate at White House with Representatives of Civil Disobedience Camps in Vieques | White House, Wash., DC | No More Bombs in Vieques |
| 2/17/2000 Thur. | 7 PM | Just Health Care Coalition meeting | Teamsters Local 730 Union Hall, :2001 Rhode Island Avenue, NE | Email or Call: 202-636-0003 |
| 2/17-19/2000 | |
International Conference! "Marxism Today: A Renewed Left View" | Instituto Superior de Arte, Havana, Cuba |
Send for an information packet: Marxism Today or Update |
| 2/19/2000 | 11 AM | Emergency National Demonstration For Elián | Lamont Park (Mt. Pleasant St. at Lamont St. NW), WDC | Pastors for Peace 212 926-5757 & International Action Center 202-544-5752, |
| 2/19/2000 Sat. | See
Leaflet |
Emergency National Conference to Save Mumia Abu Jama | Synod Hall of the Cathedral of St. John The Divine, New York, NY | Center for Constitutional Rights, 666 Broadway, New York, NY 10012-2317conference@j4mumia.org. |
| 2/20/2000 Sun. | 4 PM | Meeting of the Metro DC Chapter of CofC | Call for location. | Call Glenn Morrison at 202-362-3748 or email |
| 2/22, 2/29/2000 | 6:45 PM | Beyond the Battle in Seattle: Globalization and What You Can Do About It (Part 2) | Institute for Policy Studies 733 15 St., NW, WDC | SALSA 202-234-9383, ext. 229 |
| 2/22/2000 Tue. | 8 to 9 and on... | Jenkins-Szulgit Rally at the Trial of anti-colonial protestors | Outside Superior Court, 500 Indiana Ave., NW Then pack courtroom JM-14 |
Steve Donkin, DC Statehood Green Party 202-986-9438 ACT UP/D.C. 202-547-9404 |
| 2/23/2000 | 7:30 PM | Manning Marable & Leith Mullings "Toward A Conversation on Race" | U.of MD, Art/Sociology Bld. Hall 2203 | Committee on Africa & the Americas and Vertigo Books 301-405-6835 |
| 2/25/2000 Fri. | 8 - 12 PM | Shake The Cabin Fever Out of Your Body Funk Dance Party - benefit the work of Community Harvest! | Josephine Butler Parks Center, 2437 15th Street NW | Community Harvest at 202-667-8875 |
| 2/26/2000 Sat. | 6 PM | COMMEMORATION AND FORUM on the Highway of Death & US War Against Iraq | ALL SOULS CHURCH AT 16TH AND HARVARD STREETS, NW | International Action Center 202-544-5752 Email |
| 2/27/2000 Sunday | 8:30 AM - 12 Noon | Pacifica Network News reporters are on strike against censorship from Pacifica Foundation Management Board | Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202 |
One way to support the strike is signing the online
petition. What
you can do! |
| 2/28/2000 Mon. | 8 AM | Rally & Civil Disobedience to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal | US Supreme Court, Wash., DC |
Feb. 28 Coalition for Mumia 202-722-4783 |
| 2/29/2000 Tue. | Schedule!
|
Join Granny D. is walking up K St to the Capitol!
Granny
D. in Austin |
Meet at Arlington Cemetery Metro 8:30 AM, then from Arlington Cemetery up K St. to the Capitol. Information on Joining Granny D. |
Large Coalition. Geo. Ripley 202-483-3541 John Friedrich 202-667-8875
Olivia Perry 202-785-5100 |
| 2/29/2000 Tue. | 6:45 PM | Beyond the Battle in Seattle: Globalization and What You Can Do About It (Part 3) | Institute for Policy Studies 733 15 St., NW, WDC | SALSA 202-234-9383, ext. 229 |
| 3/1/2000 Wed. | 5:30 PM | Patients United for a National Health Plan coalition | Gray Panther office, 733 15th Street NW, Suite 437 | Joel at 703-329-6836. |
| 3/3/2000 Fri. | 6 - 10 PM | Benefit Art Show for My Sister's Place | Eloft - 1605 Connecticut Ave, 2nd floor, WDC |
Contact Allyson |
| 3/3/2000 Fri. | 7 PM - Midnight | Party
with Granny D! |
Josephine Butler Parks Center ballroom 2437 15th St. N.W., WDC | Geo.
Ripley 202-483-3541 Nick Penniman, Alliance for Democracy, 781-94-1179 |
| 3/4/2000 Sat. | TBO | Steering Committee Meeting of Health Care Now | Council of Latino Agencies, 2437 15th Street, NW | Contact Daniel Berry call Scott McLarty 202-518-5624 |
| 3/4/2000 Sat. | 8:30 AM - 12 Noon | Forum on Health Care for All | State Medical Society, 1211 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD | RSVP to Mary Dulaney 800-492-1056 ext. 308 |
| 3/8/2000 Wed. | TBO | Coalition for Universal Health Care meeting with Vincent DeMarco | Marvin Memorial United Methodist Church, Rm 204 Univ. Blvd. & Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD | Robert S. Rochlin |
| 3/10/2000 Fri. | 9 AM | School of the Americas protestors' trial | Federal District Courthouse, 12th Street and 2nd Avenue NW. | SOA Watch at (202) 234-3440. |
| 3/10/2000 Fri. | 6 PM to 9 PM | Raheem Rasta, "The Universal Messenger Of Music" (TUMOM) | Westminster Church 400 I Street SW, Washington, DC | Ayo Handy Kendi, founder/director, AAHA 202-291-8813 |
| 3/10/2000 Fri. | 7:00 pm | Meet Ralph Nader on March 10! Fundraiser for DC Statehood Green Party * Music | Josephine Butler Building 2437 15th Street NW (Press Release) Draft Nader information | RSVP Statehood Green 2000 Committee, Scott 202-518-5624 |
| 3/12/2000 Sun. | 4 PM | Meeting of the Metro DC Chapter of CofC | Call for location in D.C. | Call Glenn Morrison at 202-362-3748 or email |
| 3/12/2000 Sun. | 6 PM | DC Alliance Meeting and Potluck Supper - (To Plan for IMF/World Bank Protests) | Old Hungarian Embassy, 2437 15th Street, NW | Geo. Ripley 202-483-3541 |
| 3/12/2000 Sunday | 7:30 pm | The Afro Cuban All Stars | Concert at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD | BAJA Calendar 2000 |
| 3/13/2000 Mon. | 7 pm | DC Statehood Green Party Ward One Organization meeting | For location call Joanne at 202-518-2227 | Joanne 202-518-2227 or Adam |
| 3/14/2000 Tue. | 6:30 pm | DC Labor Party - Chapter Meeting | SEIU, 1313 L St., NW, WDC | Labor Party |
| 3/14/2000 Tue. | 7 PM - 8:30 PM | Ward Three, DC Statehood Green Party meeting | Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW | Mike Bindner 202-966-3705 Geoff Barron 202-537-8566. |
| 3/15/2000 Wed. | 7:15 pm | Just Health Care Meeting | Maguire Hall, Rm 103 Georgetown Univ. WDC | Email or Call: 202-636-0003 |
| 3/15-19/2000 | Schedule & Description | "Speak up America! Health Care is our Right." | American Medical Students Association national convention | Contact AMSA 1902 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 20191 Phone: (703) 620-6600 |
| 3/16/2000 Thur. | 3 pm | "Speak Up, America! Health Care Is Our Right" | West Steps of the U.S. Capitol, WDC | American Medical Students Association |
| 3/16/2000 Thur. | 5:30 pm | Meeting of Patients United for a National Health Plan | Gray Panthers office, 733 15th Street NW, suite 437 | |
| 3/16/2000 Thur. | 7 pm | Just Health Care Coalition Meeting | Luna Books, 1633 P St., NW WDC |
Maya O'Connor 202-636-0003 JHC |
| 3/18/2000 Sat. | 6:22 PM | "Out of Obscurity" The first sit-in in 1939 at the Alexandria Library! | AFI Theater John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, DC |
Films from 4:15 - 12:03 |
| 3/18/2000 Sat. | 7 pm | Fundraiser, Mobilization for Global Justice - Speakers, Food & Drink | 7911 Kentbury Dr., Bethesda, MD | 301-986-9320 |
| 3/19/2000 Sun. | 6:13 PM | "Out of Obscurity" The first sit-in in 1939 at the Alexandria Library! | AFI Theater John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, DC |
Films from 4:15 - 12:03 |
| 3/19/2000 Sun. | TBO | Festival of Hope--Program about Plowshares | Baltimore, MD |
| 3/24/2000 Friday | 10 am - 2 pm | Health care fair and forum, focus on Senior Citizens | Woodbridge Clinic, 2146 24th Place NE | |
| 3/24/2000 Friday | 4 PM Picket 5 PM March 6 PM Vigil |
U.S./NATO
OUT OF Yugoslavia * No New Bombing * Stop KLA Terror |
Picket for Truth at the National
Press Club, 20 14th St., NW WDC March for Justice past Washington Post to: Candle Light Vigil at White House |
International Action Center 202-544-5752 Email |
| 3/28/2000 Tue. | 6:30-9:00 PM | Affinity Groups Meeting for APRIL 16-17 IMF/WORLD BANK ACTIONS | Friends Meeting House 2111 Florida Avenue, NW WDC | CAROL 202-635-3739 GUIN 202-462-0757 A16 Peacekeep |
| 3/31/2000 Fri. | Meet: 8:45 to 9:45 AM Lobbying: 10:30 AM to 3 PM | RESCUE HEALTH CARE LOBBYING DAY | APA, 750 First St., SE, WDC Rm 1003 | G W Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers & DC Coalition |
| 4/1/2000 Sat. | 1 PM - 3 PM | Right to Health Care Day (Part of 35 city demo's against HMO's & corporate healthcare) |
The West Steps of the Capitol, Wash., DC |
Parents
United for a National Health Plan |
| 3/31 to 4/2/2000 |  |
FEMINIST EXPO 2000 FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT | Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD | Email or check out the Feminist Majority Foundation at 703-522-2214 |
| 4/2/2000 Sun. | 11 am - 5 pm | Shut Down the School of the Americas! | White House, WDC | SOA Watch 202-234-3440 |
| 4/3/2000 Mon. | 8 am to 5 pm | Mental Health IS Public Health! Conference & Exhibits | GW Univ, Marvin Center, 800 21st Street, NW, WDC |
CoSponsors: GWUSPHHS; IMHI; PAHO; DC NAMI; PH Nurses Interest Group |
| 4/3/2000 Mon. | 7 pm | DC Statehood Green Party Steering Committee meeting | Waltha Daniels Public Library, Rhode Island Avenue NW | Statehood Green Party or Call Scott at 202-518-5624 |
| 4/6/2000 Wed. | 7 pm | Monthly meeting of the DC Statehood Green Party | Rm 700 One Judiciary Square, 441 4th Street NW, WDC | Statehood Green Party or Call Scott at 202-518-5624 |
| 4/8/2000 Sat. | 11 am - 2 pm | Health Care Now consumer coalition monthly meeting | DC Primary Care Association office, 1411 K Street NW, suite 400, WDC | Health
Care Now Daniel Berry 202-339-9339 Center for Community Change 202-339-9341 |
| 4/9/2000 Sun. | 4 pm | Meeting of the Metro DC Chapter of CofC | Call for location in D.C. | Call Glenn Morrison at 202-362-3748 or email |
| 4/9/2000 Sun. | Noon to 4:30 pm | Jubilee 2000 National Mobilization | On the Mall, Washington, DC | Jubilee 2000/USA Campaign coalition. Volunteers call 202-783-3566 Register for On-line event. |
| 4/9/2000 Sun. | 4 PM | The Metro DC Committees of Correspondence Chapter Meeting | David Schwartzman's in Wash., D.C. Members & friends encouraged to attend, help finalize participation in the protests surrounding the IMF's meeting in Washington. | For help with transportation to the meeting or more information call Glenn at (202) 362-3748 or Walter at (301) 439-6755 |
| 4/10/2000 Mon. | 7:30 pm | Ward One Committee of the DC Statehood Green Party | 2420 16th St., NW, Apt. 607 | Statehood Green Party Dave 202-483-4165 |
| 4/12/2000 Wed. | 10 am | Unity2000 plans protest at the Republican Nat. Conv. in Philly/L.A. |
Planning meeting. Call for info. |
Michael
Morrill 529 Court St., #509 Reading, PA 19601 Call: 610-478-7888 |
| 4/12/2000 Wed. | 6 pm | MEETING OF MILLION MOM MARCH | Martin Luther King, Jr. Library |
| 4/13/2000 Thur. | 10 am - 12 noon | Racial Healing/Diversity training workshop | 1328 Florida Ave., N.W. (warehouse behind the old Manhatten Bldg Laundry) | Email Call to pre-register, 202-310-1430 |
| 4/13/2000 Thur. | 6 pm | Green Scene | TBO | Statehood Green Party or Call Scott at 202-518-5624 |
| 4/13/2000 Thur. | 6:30 pm | Forum on Militarism and Globalization with William Hartung, World Policy Institute | St. Aloysius Church 900 North Capitol Street, WDC | National Coalition for Peace and Justice Call Chris Ney 202-2280450 x 3002 |
| 4/14/2000 Fri. | 5 - 7 pm | Campaign Fundraiser for Ralph Nader on the Green Party ticket | Luna Grill 1301 Connecticut Ave. NW, WDC | Jennifer Thangavelu 202-293-5352 or Steven Shafarman 202-543-7987 |
| 4/14/2000 Fri. | 6:30 pm | Jews for Global Justice "Freedom Seder" | St. Stephen's Church. 1524 Newton St., NW, WDC | RSVP to Jill Cohen or call 202-939-0115 |
| 4/14-17/2000 Fri.- Mon. | Signup | Protests Against Star Wars! Ballistic Missile Defense | Conference on Sat. at Amer. U., WDC. Lobby at Congress | Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space 352-337-9274 Email |
| 4/15/2000 Sat. | 4 - 10 pm | DC Statehood Green Welcome Wagon | Josephine Butler Center, 2437 15th Street NW | Michele
or Call 202-364-5080 |
| 4/15/2000 Sat. | 9:30 am - 5 pm | Just Health Care Fair and Teach-in & Work Shops LEAFLET | Georgetown U. McNeir Hall, 37th
& O St., NW, WDC Registration at 8:30 am |
Just Health Care Coalition & Patients United for a National Health Plan E-mail Contact 202-636-0003 |
| 4/15/2000 Sat. | Call. | Jews for Global Justice - Social and Information Gathering | George Washington Univ., Hillel Hall, 23rd St & H St., NW, WDC | Debra
Farkas 202-745-0847 |
| 4/15/2000 Sat. | 7 pm | CONCERT for MUMIA featuring Patrick DeSantos and Ricardo Robiero from Brazil | Calvary United Methodist Church 1459 Columbia Rd, NW | |
|
4/16 - 17/2000 Sun. & Mon. |
 |
Mobilize
for Global Justice, SHUT DOWN CORPORATE GLOBALIZATION! |
Protest IMF and World Bank |
Contact 50 Years is Enough Network or wb50years@igc.org, Call 202-IMF-BANK or Alliance for Global Justice 202-544-9355. Endorsements & Email or Check AFLCIO |
| 4/19/2000 Wed. | 12 Noon | National Day of Solidarity with the People of Vieques "Not one more bomb in Vieques, Puerto Rico" "Ni un tiro más, Paz Para Vieques, Puerto Rico" | In front of the White House, Washinton, DC Sponsored by Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques | Contact: David Santiago: 202-223-3915 ext. 308 |
| 4/20/2000 Thur. | TBO | Health Care Now consumer coalition Annual Community Summit | Martin Luther King Library, Wash. DC | Health
Care Now Daniel Berry 202-339-9339 Center for Community Change 202-339-9341 |
| 4/21/2000 Fri. | 11:00 am | Speak-Out on Democracy and the Environment (Must attend training on 20th) | nonviolent civil disobedience in the historic Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Gather Corner of First Street S.E., WDC | Alliance for Democracy Nick Penniman 781- 894-1179 |
| 4/23/2000 Sun. | 4 PM | The Metro DC Committees of Correspondence Chapter Meeting | David Schwartzman's in Wash., D.C. Members & friends encouraged to attend & discuss "after A16, where do we go from here?" | For help with transportation to the meeting or more information call Glenn at (202) 362-3748 or Walter at (301) 439-6755 |
| 4/24/2000 Mon. | 7 pm | DC Statehood Green Party Ward One Committee meeting | Joe Romanow’s apartment, 2420 16th Street NW, Apt 607, WDC | Dave at 202-483-4165. Statehood Green Party or Call Scott at 202-518-5624 |
| 4/28/2000 Fri. | 7:30 pm | DC Coalition For Rent Control | Yen Ching Restaurent, Conn. Ave. & Porter St., NW, WDC | Information: Karen Williamson 202-483-1680 |
| 4/29/2000 Sat. | 10 am - 12 noon | Health Care Now Coalition Steering Committee Meeting | Brookland Manor Boys and Girls Club, 2525 14th Street NE, WDC | Health
Care Now Daniel Berry 202-339-9339 Center for Community Change 202-339-9341 |
| 4/29/2000 Sat. | 8 AM Registration 9 AM - 4:30 PM Workshops, etc. |
Peace, Justice
and Evironmental Conference 15th Annual conference sponsored by: MD United for Peach & Justice and Anne Arundel Peace Action and others. |
"Promoting Racial Justice and Ethnic Justice at Home and Abroad" |
Carol Solomon,327 E. 25th St., Baltimore, MD 21218 410-363-3140 |
| 4/29/2000 Sat. | 4 - 7 pm | DC Statehood Green Ward 3 Committee Barbeque | Michael Bindner's home at 4602 43rd Street NW, #1, WDC | RSVP to Michael Bindner 202-966-3705 |
| March & April, 2000 | 7 to 7 pm M-Sat 7 to 5 pm Sun. |
Exhibit by Artist Petar Simic of Serbia | At Giorgio's Restaurant, 218 7th Street, SE, WDC | 202-547-7003 |
| 4/30/2000 |  |
Commemeration of the End of the US War against Viet Nam, location TBO | Contacts: Leslie Cagan 212-927-8342 Steve Ault 718-399-7964 Merle Ratner 212-420-1586 |
| 5/1/2000 | TBO | Mayday Celebration being planned. | Wash., DC | The Mayday Collective or Email |
| 5/2/2000 Tue. | 6:30 - 8:30 pm | DC Statehood Green Party 2000 Presidential Caucus | Room A-5 of the Martin Luther King Memorial Library | Statehood Green Party Scott at 202-518-5624 |
| 5/3/2000 Wed. | 12 Noon | Press Conference: DC Statehood Green Party Challenges Cuts in the Social Safety Net, Offers a Progressive Proposal |
One Judiciary Square, 441 4th Street NW, Washington, DC | David Schwartzman (202) 829-9063 (home) (202) 806-8926 (office) |
| 5/3/2000 Wed. | 3 pm | Congressional
Briefing on Iraq UN Coordinators Sponeck, Halliday and Scott Ritter |
2203 Rayburn House Office Building, Wash., DC | American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee 202-244-2990 E-mail |
| 5/4/2000 Thur. | 10:30 am | Bon Secours Baltimore Health System | 26 N. Fulton Avenue in Baltimore | Robert S. Rochlin Health Care for All 410-235-9000 |
| 5/4/2000 Thur. | 7 pm | Monthly meeting of the DC Statehood Green Party | Room 700, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th Street NW, WDC | Statehood Green Party Scott at 202-518-5624 |
| 5/5/2000 Fri. | 12 Noon | Rally to Protest Arrests at Vieques | Lafayette Square (Peace Park) in front of the "White House" | URGENT! |
| 5/6/2000 Sat. | TBO | Commemorate John Brown and Nat Turner who shared the vision of a country without racial walls | Harpers Ferry, WV (Contact them for more information.) |
PO Box 499, Dorchester, MA 02122 781-255-5964 |
| 5/6/2000 Sat. | 1:30 - 6:00 pm | DC Coalition for Housing Justice -- Meeting to Organize the Tenants | TBO | Contact E. Angela Mitchell or Lind Leaks |
| 5/7/2000 Sun. | 2 - 6 pm | State convention of the Maryland Green Party | Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD | Bob Auerbach (301-474-1998) to arrange being picked up. |
| 5/8/2000 Mon. | Call the Mayor Today! | Action needed today to get passage of Interim Disability Assistance in DC | Call Mayor Williams at 202-727-2809, You will be directed to Deputy Mayor for Children, Youth and Families, Carolyn Graham | T.J. Sutcliffe, So Others Might
Eat 202-797-1764 Scott McNeilly, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless 202-872-1494 |
| 5/8/2000 Mon. | 7:30 pm | Ward One DC Statehood Green Meeting | Romanow's apartment, 2420 16th Street NW, apt 607 | More information: Dave Bosserman, 202-483-4165 |
| 5/9/2000 Tue. | 6:30 pm | Labor's role
in the Movement for Global Justice - Labor & Activist speakers |
SEIU 1313 L St., NW, WDC | Labor Party, PO Box 2273, WDC 20013 |
| 5/10/2000 Wed. | CALL D.C. COUNCIL: |
ONE MORE ROUND OF CALLS NEEDED get passage of Interim Disability Assistance in DC |
Call Councilmembers: (NUMBERS) |
T.J.
Sutcliffe, So Others Might Eat 202-797-1764 Scott McNeilly, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless 202-872-1494 |
| 5/10/2000 Wed. | 3 pm | Health Care for All Statewide Coalition Meeting | Oakland Mills Interfaith Center in Columbia, Maryland | Call Tina Walker for directions at (410) 396-7504. |
| 5/12/2000 Fri. | 12:15 - 2 pm | Briefing on US Military Involvement in the Philippines | 100 Maryland Ave., NE, Rm 4, WDC | Asia Pacific Center for Justice and Peace 202-543-1094 |
| 5/13/2000 Sat. | 2 pm | Maryland Universal Health Care Coalition | Bob Rochlin's, 2709 Ross Road, Chevy Chase, MD | Vanessa Duffy Secretary, Coalition for Universal Health Care, (301) 495-7816. |
| 5/14/2000 Sun. | 9 am - 4 pm and after. | Million Mom March, Wash., DC |
Million Mom March - Wash., P.O. Box 762, Wash., DC 20044-0762 888-989-6667 |
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| 5/14/2000 Sun. | After the March! or 6 PM | DC Alliance Potluck & Meeting | 7211 Spruce Ave., Takoma Park | Phil Wheaton 301-270-9038 |
| 5/14/2000 Sun. | 4 PM | The Metro DC Committees of Correspondence Chapter Meeting | David Schwartzman's in Wash., D.C. | For information call Glenn at (202) 362-3748 or Walter at (301) 439-6755 |
| 5/15/2000 Mon. | 9:30 am on. | Rally To End Violence Against Women | Supreme Court, One First Ave., NE WDC | Mobilize for VAWA 201-678-5222 |
| 5/16/2000 Tue. | 10 am | DC Council meets on 2001 Budget |
You can effect this debate by call WAMU (88.5 FM) |
Call D.C. Politics Hour (hosted by Kojo Nnamdi, featuring Mark Plotkin) 800-433-8850 |
| 5/16/2000 Tue. | 12 noon | Council, Mayor stop the budget
squabbling! Rally! See Press Release! |
1 Judiciary Sq., Wash. DC | David Schwartzman |
| 5/18/2000 Thurs. | 4:30 - 7 pm | Consumer Health Foundation, Trustees Meeting | Food and Exhibits at Resources for the Future Conf. Center, 1400 16th St., NW WDC | RSVP 202-939-3390 |
| 5/19/2000 Fri. | Calls today! | Interim Disability Assistance (IDA) for D.C. Residents with Disabilities | See call information! & Background | Sponsoring Organizations |
| 5/20/2000 Sat. | 10 am - 4 pm | DC Consumer Health Care Coalition, Annual Community Summit | Martin Luther King Library, WDC | Health Care Now Coalition Daniel Berry (202) 339-9339 or Center for Community Change 202-339-9341 |
| 5/21/2000 Sunday | 9 am | Tell Madeleine Albright "NO MORE WAR" Protest at GWU Commencement (Info.) | At the Ellipse, Constitution Ave. and 17th St., NW, WDC (Assembe 8:40 am, 15th & E St., NW) | Sponsored by the D.C. Coalition to Stop the War against Iraq, 202-452-7454 Contact Jack Waugh, Bio. |
| 5/24/2000 Wed. | 6 pm | Day of Resistance to Close the School of the Americas - Planning Meeting | Church of the Brethren 4th and North Carolina Avenue SE. | SOA Watch |
| 5/24/2000 Wed. | 7 pm |
DC Statehood Green Party Meeting - on National Platform |
Jenefer Ellington's house, 641 Maryland Avenue NE | Statehood Green Party |
| 5/25/2000 Thur. | 6:30 - 8:30 pm | Peace and
Pizza! Join the mailing crew! |
Washington Peace Center, 1801 Columbia Road NW, Suite 104 | 202) 234-2000 |
| 5/26/2000 Fri. | 7 pm | Reuben "Hurricane" Carter will speak | Union Temple Baptist Church, 12th and W Streets SE | Sabrina Green, ICFFMAJ 703- 750-2231, De Place 202-47-9725, or Union Temple Baptist Church 202-78-8822 |
| 5/27/2000 Sat. | 8 - 11 pm (3 sets) | FREE QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL - U2K-Fundraisers | Brookland's Cup of Dreams Coffeehouse, 12th and Otis Streets, NE, |
Gray Panthers at 202-737-6637 Cup of Dreams Coffeehouse 202-526-6562 |
| 5/28/2000 Sun. | 12 noon - 10 pm | Maryland Greens need our help collecting signatures to put Ralph Nader on the ballot | SoWeBohemian Festival, Hollins Market Associates, 1310 Hollins St., Baltimore | Russ Kujan 410-719-1570 Isaac Opalinsky 410-267-0224 |
| 5/29/2000 Mon. | 11 am - 5 pm | Ancestor Honor Day - Recognition of those who have fought and died for freedom, justice, and equality | Lafayette Park, DC | To speak or perform, contact 301-994-3453 or 202-310-1430 . |
| 5/29/2000 Mon. | 7 pm | DC Statehood Green Party Steering Committee meeting | Watha T. Daniel Public Library, 7th Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW | Statehood Green Party |
| 5/31/2000 Wed. | 6:30 pm | Campaign announcement party for Arturo Griffiths - At-Large DC Council seat! | Haydee's restaurant, on Mount Pleasant Street near Irving Street NW | Statehood Green Party |
| 6/1/2000 Thur. | 12:15 - 1:45 pm | DC Environmental Network brown bag luncheon | Friends of the Earth office, 1025 Vermont Avenue NW, 3rd Fl., WDC | Anna El-Eini, 202- 783-7400 x. 183, Fax: 202-783-0444, . |
| 6/1/2000 Thur. | 7 pm | Monthly meeting of the DC Statehood Green Party | Room 700, at One Judiciary Square, 441 4th Street NW | Statehood Green Party |
| 6/3/2000 Sat | 4:30 pm | Show your PRIDE and march with Free State Justice! Information | Charles & Franklin, Baltimore, MD |
George Wooley Free State Justice 301-891-1111 or 888-440-9944 |
| 6/3/2000 Sat | 7 pm | Fundraiser for the Freedom Ride | 1739 Irving Street NW, WDC | Scott, 202-518-5624 |
| 6/4/2000 Sun. | 12 - 5 pm | DC Statehood Green Ward One Committee will have a table | Mount Pleasant Festival, on Mount Pleasant Street NW, | Statehood Green Party |
| 6/4/2000 Sun. | 4 PM | The Metro DC Committees of Correspondence Chapter Meeting & POT LUCK! | This time we will be having a pot luck dinner along with the meeting at David Schwartzman's in Wash., D.C. | For information call Glenn at (202) 362-3748 or Walter at (301) 439-6755 |
| 6/5 to 7/6/2000 | Calendar | DC Statehood-Greensweek | Calendar of events | DC Statehood-Greensweek |
| 6/6/2000 Tues. | 11 am | Just Vote NO! Press Conference to defeat Ballot Measure #3 | One Judiciary Sq., 441 4th St., NW, WDC | DC Statehood-Greensweek Calendar of events |
| 6/6/2000 Tues. | 6:30 pm | Emegency Protest UNSCOM (Iraq Weapons Inspection Head) | Olsson's Bookstore, Metro Center, 12th & F St's, NW, WDC (Richard Butler reading his book "The Greatest Threat: Iraq..." | D.C. Coalition to Stop the War Against Iraq 202-452-7454 |
| 6/6/2000 Tues. | 7 pm | Special update/strategy meeting on the DC Appropriations Bill | ACT UP/DC workspace, 409 H Street NE, | Wayne, (202) 547-9404, |
| 6/7/2000 Wed. | 7 - 9 pm | Arturo Griffiths, DC Statehood Green Party, Candidate for DC City Council! | "unity, diversity, and a voice for all DC residents" at Haydee's Rest., 3102 Mt. Pleasant St., NW WDC Information | |
| 6/8/2000 Thur. | 6 pm | Green Scene, the monthly social event of the DC Statehood Green Party | Attendees are invited to join others at Haydee's Rest. (see above) | Scott at (202) 518-5624 |
| 6/8/2000 Thur. | 6:30 pm | DC Statehood Green Candidate Development Forum | Southeast Library, 7th & D, SE | Statehood Green Party |
| 6/8/2000 Thur. | 7 pm | DC Coalition For Housing Justice | ANC Office, 2335 18th Street NW., WDC | Information |
| 6/10/2000 Sat. | 7 pm | JAZZ BENEFIT for the Freedom Ride and the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund | UDC Auditorium (Metro: Van Ness) WDC | For tickets, call Gail Dixon at (202) 529-6525 |
| 6/10/2000 Sat. | International Tribunal on US/NATO War Crimes | International Action Center, 39 West 14th Street, Room 206, New York, NY 10011 | 212 633-6646 | |
| 6/11/2000 Sun. | 6 pm | D.C. Alliance Meeting (and potluck supper!) On eviction of renters from the 32 buildings in Columbia Heights, DC |
1425 Monroe St., NW between 14th & 16th |
If interested in attending, Call Sue Wheaton 301-270-9038. |
| 6/12/2000 Mon. | 12 Noon | FREE PELTIER PAROLE HEARING VIGIL & MARCH | At the Justice Department, Washington D.C. | Contact LPSG-MD, 301-994-3453 or 410-559-3351 |
| 6/14/2000 Wed. | 7 pm | Forum on U.S. War Crimes Against the Korean People | Rev. Kiyul Chung and Malcolm
Cannon speaking La Casa 3166 Mt. Pleasant St., NW, WDC |
Congress for Korean Reunification & IAC 202-588-1205 |
| 6/17/2000 Sat. | 1 - 5 pm | The Coalition for Universal Health Care - Retreat to Discuss Strategy | Coalition Board Minutes | Please RSVP to Vanessa Duffy at 301-495-7816 by June 15. |
| 6/17/2000 Sat. | 8 pm | Party! Fundraiser for Wash. Peace Center | 1724 Lamont St., NW, Apt. 1, Donation. | RSVP Maria 202-234-2000 or Catherine 202-265-5336 |
| 6/19/2000 Mon. | 9 am on | Juneteenth Frederick Douglass Freedom March and Rally to US Capitol | Schedule and locations. | |
| 6/19/2000 Mon. | TBO | Freedom Ride DC to Green Party Convention in Denver, CO. | Will stop along the route spreading the word about DC democracy and statehood and win support across the US. | Call Gail Dixon at (202) 529-6525 |
| 6/21/2000 Wed. | Call | NO MORE HEARINGS! LET ELIAN
GO HOME! Call Atlanta Court! |
US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit 56 Forsyth Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30303 | 404/335-6100 (leave a brief message for the court clerks) |
| 6/23/2000 Fri. | Noon | Rally and Tribunal on US War Crimes in Korea | 16th St. and Penn. Ave. The White House, WDC |
Congress for Korean Reunification & IAC 202-633-6646 410-884-3649 |
| 6/22/2000 Thur. | 7:30 - 9 pm | Jim Hightower comes to MoCo! "A pain in corporate America's behind!" |
NOAA Auditorium, 1301 East-West Hy., Silver Spring, MD | Progressive Montgomery. Co. & Mont. Co. Living Wage Coal. |
| 6/24/2000 Sat. | 10 am | Steering Committee of the Health Care Now Coalition | Center for Community Change, 1000 Wisconsin Avenue NW | Howard Croft |
| 6/26/2000 Mon. | 7:30 pm | Vietnamese Poet Nguyen Duy reading from his collection DISTANT ROAD | Mott House, 122 Maryland Avenue, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 | RSVP to Hung
H. Bui 703-312-6600 Leaflet |
| 6/27/2000 Tue. | TBO | Special DC election, on converting DC Board of Education into a partially appointed body | DC Statehood Green Party has taken a strong position AGAINST the plan | Contact Phil or Smith Statehood Green Party |
| 6/29/2000 Thur | 6 to 9 pm | Renée Bowser, DC Statehood Green Party, will announce for the Ward 4 seat on DC City Council | Bioko Restaurant, 5313 Georgia Avenue, NW, in Washington | Committee to Elect Renée Bowser 202- 291-3636 |
| 7/1 thru 8/9/2000 | See Schedule | The People's Campaign for Nonviolence | Come to Washington, DC for one or two days to call for disarmament and justice as part of a summer-long peacemaking presence | The Fellowship of Reconciliation P.O. Box 271, Nyack, NY 10960. (914) 358-4601. Fax: (914) 358-4924 |
| 7/3/2000 Mon. | 7 pm | DC Statehood Green Party Steering Committee meeting | Watha T. Daniels Library, R. I Ave. & R St. NW | Statehood Green Party |
| 7/6/2000 Thur. | Check | Join the National Fight for Independence From Drug Industry | Check out this site! | Robert S. Rochlin |
| 7/6/2000 Thur. | 7 pm | Premier, Benefit Screening "Breaking the Bank" documentary on World Bank/IMF Demo's | Chief Ikes Mambo, 1725 Columbia Road, NW |
Contact: Eddie Becker Check out: http://dc.indymedia.org |
| 7/6/2000 Thur. | 7 pm | DC Statehood Green Party Monthly meeting | One Judiciary Square, Room 700, 441 4th Street NW | Statehood Green Party |
| 7/7/2000 Fri. | 10 am | Hearing on Bill 13-550, Interim Disability Assistance Amendment Act of 2000 (IDA) | DC Council Chambers, 1st Fl., 441 Fourth Street, NW | T.J. Sutcliffe, So Others Might Eat 202-797-0701 ext. 107 or Scott McNeilly, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless 202-872-1494 |
| 7/7/2000 Fri. | TBO | DC Coalition for Rent Control meeting | TBO | Karen |
| 7/8-11/2000 | See schedule | CONFERENCE ON LANDMINES - Conference & Action Alert Leaflet |
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Information
Physicians for Human Rights 617-695-0041
X228 |
| 7/8-10/2000 |
Sat. 7:30 to 9 pm
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Panel Discussion on Military Budget | Long-time war tax resisters including Juanita Nelson, Dave Zarembka, and David Waters at Catholic University | |
| 7/10/2000 Mon. | 9 to 12 noon | Penny poll and Rally at IRS against Military Budget | At the Mall and then the IRS, Wash. DC | War Resisters League 202-228-0450 & 202-635-3739 |
| 7/13/2000 Thur. | 6 to 9 pm | Green Scene, the DC Statehood Green Party's monthly social gathering | Luna Books, 1633 P Street NW (Report on Freedom Ride and Green Convention) |
DC Statehood Green Party or Call Scott at 202-518-5624 |
| 7/14/2000 Fri. | 6:30 pm | Justice for Janitors Teach-in | Oblates Peace & Justice Office, 391 Mich. Ave., NE, WDC | 202-898-3422 SEIU |
| 7/14/2000 Fri. | 7 pm | Book Reading: Lost Revolution: The South in the 1950's by Peter Daniel |
Politics & Prose, 5015 Conn. Ave., NW, WDC | 202-363-7663 |
| 7/16/2000 Sun. | 4 PM | The Metro DC Committees of Correspondence Chapter Meeting | Reports on Social Welfare Action Alliance and CofC's NCC at David Schwartzman's in Wash., D.C. | For information call Glenn at (202) 362-3748 or Walter at (301) 439-6755 |
| 7/18/2000 Tue. | 12 Noon | "Crossing
the Line" Film on School of Americas military training |
Institute for Policy Studies, 733 15th St., NW, Rm1020, WDC | Amnesty
International Chris Saenger or Al Simon 202-234-9382 #254 |
| 7/18 - 7/25 | Call for times. | Trial dates for the A-16 Anti World Bank/IMF Protestors | DC Superior Court Room 115 |
Mark Goldstone 301-530-6612 |
| 7/18/2000 Tue. | Call | Street Theater & Protest Against "Star Wars" | National Mall | Peace Action 202-892-9740 |
| 7/21/2000 Fri. | 6 |