Baltimore Grassroots Media

Tue., Jan. 6, 2009, 12-1pm & 2:15pm March of the Dead to Greet Congress. The march will approach the U.S. Capitol on Pennsylvania Ave. SE and turn north on 1st Street to pass between the Capitol and the Supreme Court, turn west on Constitution Ave. to pass the Senate office buildings, turn south to pass the west front of the Capitol, and turn east on Independence Ave. to pass the House office buildings. Members of the media wanting to cover the additional nonviolent action should meet representatives of the March of the Dead in front of the Supreme Court at 2 p.m. "We will be conducting the March of the Dead as the 111th Congress is being sworn in," said Laurie Arbeiter of the Activist Response Team, creators of the march. "We demand that this Congress end the terror of war, get out of Iraq and Afghanistan, stay out of Iran, Pakistan, and Syria and stop all support of Israeli foreign and military policy that results in massacres like the current one in Gaza." From: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/38664

Tue., Jan. 6, 2009, 7-9pm B'more for Palestine! Red Emma's 2640 space (http://www.redemmas.org/2640/), 2640 St. Paul St., a night of solidarity through music to raise awareness about Israel's ongoing crimes against Gaza and the people of Palestine. The featured musical acts are: Son of Nun, Sabreena Da Witch, Ryan Harvey, Koma Agir. Open mic for you to share your thoughts and words. The evening will be MC'd by Dave Zirin. There is a requested $10 donation at the door. They are collecting funds at this event to contribute to the emergency relief efforts in Gaza.

Wed., Jan. 7, 2009, 1pm Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Group (BPAG) meeting, Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC), 2700 Lighthouse Point East, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD. All are welcome.

Thu., Jan. 8, 2008, 6pm Community Media of Baltimore City monthly board meeting (CMBC is the governing body of Baltimore public access TV, Ch. 75), meeting location: TBD (last meeting was at SunTrust Building, 120 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21202).

Sat., Jan. 17, 2009 Obama Inauguration Train to Stop in Baltimore. Time and location to be announced. According to the Baltimore Sun, Obama will give a speech that city officials expect 150,000 to attend, and it may be held at M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Ravens.

Mon., Jan. 19, 2009 Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade

Tue., Jan. 20, 2009 12-4pm Inauguration of President Obama, Washington, DC. Swearing-In takes place at Capitol steps around 12pm, which is followed by the Inaugural Address and then the Inaugural Parade which also will have public viewing areas available.

Mon., Feb. 9, 2009, 5:30-8:30pm NO SPYING! Lobby Day, Annapolis, MD, Say NO to police spying on peaceful political activists. Say YES to your right to advocate on the issues most important to you. Join other activists from across the state to… Call for passage of the First Amendment Protection Act! RSVP to lee at aclu-md.org.

Wed., Feb. 18, 2009 End of Analog Broadcast Television. To request a $40 coupon for a converter for older TVs, apply online starting Jan. 1, 2008 at www.dtv2009.gov. There is also a 24-hour hotline to take coupon requests, 1-888-DTV-2009 (1-888-388-2009).

Tue., Mar. 3, 2009 Dr. Vandana Shiva Speaks at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. 9th Annual Dodge Lecture. Director, Navdanya - Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, and author of “Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in An Age of Climate Crisis” Johns Hopkins University Center for a Livable Future, http://www.jhsph.edu/clf

Tue., Dec. 30, 2008, 4-5pm Emergency Demonstration in Solidarity with the Palestinian People Against the Israeli Strike on Gaza, War Memorial Plaza (N. Gay & E. Lexington Sts.), sponsored by All Peoples Congress and Troops Out Now Coalition.

Tue., Dec. 23, 2008, 12-1pm Press Conference and Picket at Baltimore City Sheriff's Office Demanding a Halt to Foreclosures and Evictions, 100 N. Calvert St. (near Fayette St.), Organized by the Network to Stop Foreclosures and Bailout the People Movement. For more info, call 410-218-4835.

Thu., Dec. 18, 2008 12pm Deadline for Ch. 75 Program Submissions for Christmas Week. All programming to air on Ch. 75 the week of 12/22 through 12/28 must be in the office at the MOCC no later than 12:00 noon. See CMBC.

Wed., Dec. 10, 2008, 1:30pm Dr. Arjun Makhijani and Dr. Patrick Moore debate nuclear power: What are the economic, environmental, and energy security issues? Zenger Room, The National Press Club, 14th and Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC. Makhijani is president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research and Moore is co-chair of the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition, and a co-founder of Greenpeace. Light refreshments will be served. Hosted by IEER and CASEnergy. Contact: Joel Finkelstein (IEER) at 202-822-5200 or Deborah Nelson (CASEnergy) at 202-944-3374.

Wed., Dec. 10, 2008, 1pm Demonstration at Bank of America, corner of Redwood and Light Sts., Baltimore. A new network formed this past Sunday – The Baltimore Emergency Crisis Network – is asking all organizations: community, labor, religious, anti-war, and progressive groups to endorse this solidarity action in support of Republic Windows and Doors workers in Chicago. The group will be submitting a letter in support of the courageous workers to the bank manager to forward to the CEO of Bank of America. Supporting groups are: All Peoples Congress, Bailout the Peoples Movement, Baltimore Emergency Crisis Response Network, Generations for Peace and Democracy, International Socialist Organization.

Tue., Dec. 9, 2008, 7pm Exonerated death row inmate Ray Krone to speak against death penalty, Heubeck Hall, Multipurpose Room A, Goucher College, sponsored by Maryland Citizens Against State Executions (CASE), the Goucher College department of sociology and anthropology, Goucher's Sociology and Anthropology Club and Amnesty International's Goucher chapter. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 301-779-5230 or go to www.mdcase.org. To view a campus map, go to http://www.goucher.edu/documents/campusmaplow.pdf

Tue., Dec. 9, 2008, 6:30-8:30pm Community Dialogue Post-election: Visioning a People’s Agenda & Building a People’s Movement, Plymouth Congregational Church UCC, 5301 North Capitol St. NE, Washington, DC 20011, DC Metro Social Forum Coordinating Committee.

Thu., Dec. 4, 2008, 6pm Community Media of Baltimore City monthly board meeting (CMBC is the governing body of Baltimore public access TV, Ch. 75), meeting location: SunTrust Building, 120 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21202.

Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 6pm The Economic Crisis: How We Got In and How We Get Out, 2640 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD 21218, A participatory teach-in on the roots of the collapse, its effects on our communities, and how we're going to organize ourselves and respond. Presentations by: Bill Fletcher, Jr. (Executive Director of the Black Commentator and fmr. President of TransAfrica Forum), Kostis Papadantonakis (Professor Emeritus of Economics, CCBC-Essex), and Kevin Zeese (Executive Director, Campaign for Fresh Air and Clean Politics and Co-founder of BreakTheBailout.com).

Sat., Nov. 22, 2008, 4pm Meet and Greet the Safe Streets East Team, corner of Esther & Clinton. Come by for free pastries, beverages and Information on the Stop the Shooting Campaign. Find out how Safe Streets can offer young people, 14 to 25, educational, training and employment assistance. Contact: Richard A. Henderson at 410-327-0414.

Sat., Nov. 22, 2008, 9am-4:30pm The Progressive Summit, Annapolis Senior High School, 2700 Riva Rd., Annapolis, MD. Will be an opportunity to foster greater coordination, cooperation, and collaboration among the various organizations and causes within Maryland's progressive community. ACLU of Maryland, Advocates for Children & Youth, Center for American Progress, CASA of Maryland, Drug Policy Alliance, Environment Maryland, Equality Maryland, League of Conservation Voters of Maryland, Maryland Association of Non-Profit Organizations, Maryland Budget & Tax Policy Institute, Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Maryland CASE, Maryland State Teachers Association, Mid-Atlantic Laborers' Employers Cooperative & Education Trust, Progressive Maryland, The Progressive Working Group, SEIU DC/Maryland State Council, UFCW Local 400, and more.

Tue., Nov. 18, 2008, 6:30pm Chief Marshall Goodwin of Baltimore School Police, New Shiloh Family Life Center, 2100 N. Monroe St., Baltimore, MD 21217. Sponsored by Eric Villines Advocacy Institute, in partnership with Maryland Juvenile Justice Coalition (MJJC) & Fusion Partnership. People of all ethnic backgrounds who would like to see Maryland's department of juvenile services truly reformed, come out. More programming is needed to rehabilitate our youth. We need your input. Funding community based programs must take place. Please RSVP to Cameron Miles at 410-547-9200 x.3002 or Kimberly Armstrong-Hughes just4me.diamond at gmail.com. Refreshments will be served.

Tue., Nov. 18, 2008, 6pm Join the Digital Video User Group (DVUG) for a tour of Fairfax Public Access (FPA) television station. 2929 Eskridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22031. THE TOUR IS LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE. You must reserve a spot by emailing to: Tom at BestStudentShorts.com. Tom will confirm that you are in the first 20. If you are confirmed and cannot make the tour notify us. Check the www.dvug.org website to see if the tour for this month is filled.

Tue., Nov. 18, 2008, 6-8pm 2009 Buy Local Baltimore Directory Kickoff Fiesta Live Music, Light Hors D'Oeuvres, and Beverages, Carlos O'Charlies, 3508 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD 21224. Buy Local Baltimore is an educational and marketing campaign designed to encourage area residents to patronize local independent businesses in an effort to improve the quality of life in Baltimore neighborhoods and enhance the economic vitality of the greater Baltimore region. $5 per person. Free for CSBA and Buy Local Baltimore members (one representative per business). Each attendee will receive a complimentary directory. Please RSVP to 410-342-1482 or info at csballiance.org. See www.buylocalbaltimore.com.

Tue., Nov. 18, 008, 4pm March and Food Drive for Baltimore Hotel Workers, meet at the War Memorial Plaza (Holiday and E. Lexington, in front of City Hall). The Hospitality Industry is the second largest industry in Baltimore. Hotel workers need to make living wages and be able to support themselves and their families. The Sheraton Baltimore City Center workers are part of the international Hotel Workers Rising Campaign (http://hotelworkersrising.org/index.php) to bring equality to the men and women who cook, clean and serve in hotels throughout North America. Come out to the march and bring non-perishable food goods in support of Baltimore Hotel Workers. For questions or more information: UNITE HERE! 410-659-2191 ext. 12.

Sat., Nov. 15, 2008, 10am Rally to Protest the G20 in DC! Judiciary Square Metro Station, 4th and F St. NW, Schedule: 10am - Gather for Rally and Carnival at the Judiciary Square Metro, 4th & F St NW, Noon - March leaving from Judiciary Square, 2pm - Shadow Summit to talk about the crisis, alternative visions, and where we want to go next! Luther Place Church, 1226 Vermont Ave NW. Also... Join Global Justice Action on Friday evening, November 14th in Lafayette Park for the People's Banquet! While the White House hosts a gala dinner for the G20, outside will be a dinner and rally for those left hungry by failed economic policies. Contact: Ruth Castel-Branco, Organizer, DC Jobs with Justice at 202-974-8281.

Fri., Nov. 14, 2008, 7pm Teaching Rebellion: Stories from the Grassroots Mobilization in Oaxaca. Red Emma's 800 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD. A special talk celebrating the release of the new book from PM Press, Teaching Rebellion. The book collects the stories of the 2006 revolt in Oaxaca, when, sparked by a teacher's strike for justice in education, an entire city rose up to demand the impossible. We'll be joined not only by Chris Thomas, member of Colectivos de Apoyo, Solidaridad y Accion, the grassroots support group centered around educational solidarity with Chiapas and Oaxaca and which edited this amazing new collection, but also by Silvia Hernandez, a sociology student from Oaxaca who was active in the defense of the autonomous zones of liberated Oaxaca, and who has faced arrest and imprisonment from the government of Oaxaca for her continuing work against neoliberalism and corruption. Free, Donation Requested.

Thu., Nov. 13, 2008, 5:30-8pm A Community Conversation: Addiction and the Family, Virginia S. Baker Recreation Center, 2602 E. Baltimore St. (next to Patterson Park), The event will include Joe and Wilhelmina Hargrave, who overcame addiction in their family, and Jackie and Joe Duda, who lost their daughter and sister Nicole due to a lack of available treatment. Free and open to the public and includes a light dinner. Sponsored by Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc. (bSAS) and Citizens Planning and Housing Association (CPHA). Please RSVP to bSAS at 410-637-1900 x-215 or CPHA's Ricky Persad at 410-539-1369 x100.

Mon., Nov. 10, 2008, 12noon Baltimore activists join national campaign for nonviolent resistance to seek meeting to call for indictment of Bush and Cheney. Constitution Ave. entrance of the Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20530. Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore, contact: Max Obuszewski 410-366-1637 or mobuszewski at verizon.net

Fri., Nov. 7, 2008 2-4pm Copyright: The Meaning of Fair Use, University of Baltimore School of Law, Business Center Auditorium, 1420 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201. The School of Law's Intellectual Property Law Society is pleased to present Rob Kasunic, prinicipal legal advisor to the United States Copyright Office, and other panelists in a discussion about the meaning of fair use. More details will be announced as they become available. Contact: Abioye Oyewole, email: abioye.oyewole at ubalt.edu

Thu., Nov. 6, 2008, 6-9pm Baltimore Bioneers '08 Art Reception and Kickoff Party. Brown Center, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), 1300 Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore, MD 21217. Music by Bossalingo, works by Loring Cornish, Hermine Ford, Kids on the Hill, Lori LaRusso, Jenny Mullins, Rebecca Nagle, Ruth Pettus, Hugh Pocock, and Denise Tassin. Food provided by the Stone Mill Bakery. Free, RSVP required. See www.cultivatingchange.org

Thu., Nov. 6, 2008, 6pm Community Media of Baltimore City monthly board meeting (CMBC is the governing body of Baltimore public access TV, Ch. 75), 1101 E. 33rd St., Suite C307, Baltimore, MD 21218, 443-451-7160.

Tue., Nov. 4, 2008, 2pm Steven Fake and Kevin Funk, co-authors of The Scramble for Africa: Darfur–Intervention and the USA, Barnes and Noble in Inner Harbor,
For more info, see www.scrambleforafrica.org or call 617-721-1089.

Tue., Nov. 4, 2008, 7am-8pm Presidential General Election (voters in line at 8pm may vote) http://www.elections.state.md.us

Thu., Oct. 30, 2008, 8pm Valerie Plame Wilson, former CIA operations officer, 2008 Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium, Shriver Hall on the Johhs Hopkins Homewood Campus, 34th & Charles Sts. Doors will open at 7:30pm, free and open to the public, www.jhu.edu/mse/

Thu., Oct. 30, 2008, 7pm Partnership for Renewal In Southern and Central Maryland (PRISCM) Public Meeting. 910 Addison Rd., Capital Heights, MD (Gethsemane United Methodist Church), This meeting is to demand police accountability for and to raise awareness of police brutality and mistreatment in the region; it will also discuss our need for educational reform throughout the region as well.

Tue., Oct. 28, 2008, 8pm Kareem Abdul Jabbar, basketball Hall-of-Famer, author, actor, and humanitarian, 2008 Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium, Shriver Hall on the Johhs Hopkins Homewood Campus, 34th & Charles Sts., doors will open at 7:30pm, free and open to the public, www.jhu.edu/mse/

Sat., Oct. 25, 2008, 12noon Bail Out People - Not Bankers! March/Speak Out (part of national days of protest). Meet at Federal Reserve Bank, 502 Sharp St., In Baltimore, called by: National Network to Stop Foreclosures and Evictions (www.StopForeclosuresandEvictions.org), nationally called by Bail Out the People Movement, a growing national coalition of community, labor and student groups. Phone: 410-218-4835.

Sat., Oct. 25, 2008, 10am Human Rights Zone Campaign Launch, Prayer Breakfast for members and allies at 10am at Light St. Presbyterian Church, 809 Light St., Press Conference at noon at Inner Harbor at Pratt and Light Sts. RSVP and join us! Email ashley(at)unitedworkers.org or call 410-522-1053. See unitedworkers.org

Thu., Oct. 23, 2008, 9pm Independent /Third Party Presidential Debate, Washington, DC. See http://www.freeandequal.org/ for more info. All six candidates who qualified for enough state ballot lines to be eligible to win the presidency on November 4th are invited. An update on confirmed candidates, location in Washington DC, debate format, and other details will be made available at a press conference in Washington DC on Tuesday, October 21 at 10am EST on the ground floor of the National Press Club building.

Tue., Oct. 21, 2008, 7pm "Podcasting as a Career" presented by Ray Ortega at Digital Video Users Group (DVUG) monthly meeting, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Ln., 2nd floor, Bethesda, MD 20814. 7pm DVUG business, 7:35pm presentation, 8:45pm questions, general discussion, 9pm meeting ends and time for networking. Ray's website is www.producepicker.com

RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, OCT. 23 IN DC: Sun., Oct. 19, 2008, 8-10pm Third Party Presidential Candidates Debate, Altschul Auditorium, 417 International Affairs Building, Columbia University, New York, NY. Will include at least three of the four third-party candidates - independent Ralph Nader, the Green Party's Cynthia McKinney and the Constitution Party's Chuck Baldwin. Libertarian Party nominee Bob Barr said he has a scheduling conflict, but debate organizers say he wanted to appear only with Nader. (Democratic nominee Barack Obama and Republican nominee John McCain are also invited.). The debate will be moderated by Pacifica Radio's Amy Goodman, the host of "Democracy Now!". C-SPAN will cover the debate, and live radio broadcasts are expected. See http://www.freeandequal.org/ for more info.

Sat., Oct. 18, 2008, 2-7pm Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan, Red Emma's 2640 Space, 2640 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD 21218. Veterans, family members, and activists will share their experiences and analysis of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Panel and discussion 2-5pm will be followed by a candlelight march 5-7pm through the streets of Baltimore from the 2640 Space to the North Avenue headquarters of the Baltimore City Schools. Money for education, not for war! Sponsored by the Ft. Meade Chapter of IVAW. Co-sponsors include: Baltimore IVAW, Baltimore United for Peace and Justice, Maryland Green Party, Military Families Speak Out, Montgomery County Peace Action, International Socialist Organization, Generations for Peace and Democracy, Iraq Pledge of Resistance, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Veterans for Peace, Women In Black. Contact: Trey Kindlinger - 410-672-2604 or Maria Allwine - 443-762-0892

Sat., Oct. 18, 2008 1:30-4pm SMEAC Rally for Justice, John Wesley AME Church, 1923 Ashland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21205, Come out and support the residents of east Baltimore and their struggle for justice. Call 410-522-3360 for more information.

Sat., Oct. 18, 2008, 12pm Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Open House. 420 S. Chester St., 21231. Cristo Rey Jesuit is specifically designed to give an advantage to those families who normally would not be able to afford a private, college preparatory education. However, we need your help to let those families know we are here. This year, Cristo Rey network had 4 schools with their first graduating class and 100% of those seniors were accepted into 2 or 4 year colleges/universities. See www.cristoreybalt.org

Wed., Oct. 15, 2008, 8pm Baltimore City NAACP Obama/McCain Debate Watch. NAACP Branch Office, 8 W. 26th St. Doors open at 8pm.

Tue., Oct. 14, 2008, 9pm Deadline to Register to Vote for Presidential General Election. Baltimore City Board of Elections, 417 E. Fayette St., Baltimore, MD 21202. 410-396-5550.

Mon., Oct. 13, 2008, 6-7:30pm Bail Out People - Not Bankers! organizing meeting, Waverly Pratt Library, 33rd St. between Greenmount Ave. & Barclay St. Find out what you can do to help out. Report backs on work. Pick up flyers and stickers. See National Network to Stop Foreclosures and Evictions (www.StopForeclosuresandEvictions.org). Phone: 410-218-4835.

Tue., Oct. 7, 2008, 1:30pm Hearing on Police Spying on Political Groups. Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, Second Floor, Miller Senate Office Building, Annapolis MD.

Sun., Oct. 5, 2008, 3-7pm Peer-to-Peer Youth Enterprises Block Rock Extravaganza Guilford/Calvert & 20th St. behind North Ave. BCPSS School HQ, free food, games, fun. Learn about Peer-to-Peer Youth Enterprises and the Peer-to-Peer Youth Enterprise Investment Fund. Learn about each individual group in the coalition. Learn how to participate or become a peer-to-peer group. Learn what.s next for the Peer-to-Peer Youth Enterprises Coalition. For more information, go to www.p2pyouthenterprises.org or dial 410-662-4863.

Sat., Oct. 4, 2008, 10am-3pm Edward Golder Memorial Scholarship Fund 3rd Annual Walk-A-Thon, Carver Vocational Technical High School (at track and field), 2201 Presstman St., Baltimore, MD 21216, for more info, contact Leon Bailey at 410-323-6299.

Thu., Oct. 2, 2008, 6pm Community Media of Baltimore City monthly board meeting (CMBC is the governing body of Baltimore public access TV, Ch. 75), Mayor's Office of Cable and Communications, second floor conference room, 8 Market Pl., Baltimore, MD 21202.

Wed., Oct. 1, 2008, 7:30pm Ralph Nader in Baltimore, 2640 St. Paul St., Come hear Ralph Nader on the economic giveaway, single-payer health care, the Iraq War, the environment, and the state of the debates. Suggested contribution: $10/ $5 students.

Wed., Oct. 1, 2008, 1-3pm Baltimore City Voter Forum, at The League for People with Disabilities, 1111 E. Cold Spring Ln., Baltimore, MD 21239. Sponsored by Maryland Disability Law Center, with many co-sponsors. With your help, we can have a large turn-out of people with disabilities who will be voting in November. At the forum there will be ASL interpreters, refreshments, the opportunity to register, test a voting machine, and find out what Democrats and Republicans says about important disability issues. Any questions, call Kim Berney at 410-727-6352 x2492.

CANCELLED: Wed., Oct. 1, 2008, 11:30am-1:30pm Peaceful Protest to Stop Dangerous Nuclear Expansion on the Chesapeake Bay, outside Maryland Public Service Commission building, 6 St. Paul St., Baltimore (at the N.W. corner of St. Paul St. & E. Baltimore St.), Chesapeake Safe Energy's Coalition, visit www.safeenergymd.com for more details.

Sun., Sep. 28, 2008, 11am-7pm Baltimore Book Festival, Mount Vernon Place, 600 block of N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201. See http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/

Tentative: Sat., Sep. 27, 2008 9/11: Blueprint for Truth – The Architecture of Destruction, speaker: Richard Gage, AIA, Washington, DC, location and time to be determined. See http://www.ae911truth.org/speakings.php

Sat., Sep. 27, 2008, 1pm Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman to speak at Baltimore Book Festival. Literary Salon, Mount Vernon Pl., 600 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD, Amy Goodman presents Standing Up to the Madness at the Baltimore Book Festival. Hosted by the Radical Bookfair Pavilion and Red Emma's Bookstore.

Sat., Sep. 27, 2008, 11am-7pm Baltimore Book Festival, Mount Vernon Place, 600 block of N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201. See http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/

Sat., Sep. 27, 2008, 10am-12:30pm Rally for Green Jobs, Clifton Park, 2801 Saint Lo Dr., Baltimore MD 21213, at the band shell. Part of National Day of Action for Green Jobs. Here in Baltimore, families will join with environmental, labor, and social justice groups to host a rally and green jobs fair. The local event is one of over 300 planned nationwide to highlight the benefits of transitioning to a clean energy economy. Tables with information about job training opportunities set up by 10am. Speakers to begin at 11am, and end around noon. Register and learn more at: http://events.greenjobsnow.com/greenforall/events/show/5403

Fri., Sep. 26, 2008, 7pm Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman to speak at Morgan State University. Student Center Theater. A WEAA fundraiser featuring a talk and booksigning with journalist Amy Goodman. 7pm event, 6:30pm pre-reception. See WEAA.org and DemocracyNow.org

Fri., Sep. 26, 2008, 3:30pm Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman to speak at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Sheldon Hall, Monument & Wolfe Sts. Free.

Fri., Sep. 26, 2008, 6pm Rally and Vigil for Health Security and Health Care Justice, Union Baptist Church, 1219 Druid Hill Ave. Be reminded of the connection between health security and other issues. Hear exciting plans from legislators and activists, and be inspired by poets and more. We will make a REAL Safety Net and create our own vision for health security. Sponsored by the Coalition for Health Security: Healthcare-Now MD, MD Physicians for a Nat’l Health Program, MD Progressive Dems of America, MD Green Party, Dels. Karen Montgomery and Roger Manno, Senator Jamin Raskin, Chesapeake Citizens, Public Justice Center, NAACP Baltimore City, AFSCME Local 1535, Health Care for the Homeless and National Council, B’more Housing for All, Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility and more. Works by Health Care for the Homeless Writers and Artists. For more info: www.mdsinglepayer.org or call 410-591-0892.

Fri., Sep. 26, 2008, 5-9pm Baltimore Book Festival, Mount Vernon Place, 600 block of N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201. See http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/

Thu., Sep. 25, 2008, 5-6pm Rally to Stop Bush's no-strings-attached bailout of Wall Street, Federal Reserve Bank Baltimore Office, 502 S. Sharp St., Baltimore, MD 21201 (one block south of Baltimore Convention Center and one block east of Oriole Park at Camden Yards), Dress like you once worked on Wall Street...or just come as you are. Stand with your neighbors and say NO to the Bush Bailout! Join True Majority, Progressive Maryland, AFSCME, ACORN, and others and help send a message that there will be no more blank checks for the Bush Administration! RSVP at: http://truemajority.wiredforchange.com/event/index.jsp?event_KEY=329

Tue., Sep. 23, 2008, 6-8pm Stop Slots Speak-Out at Baltimore City Branch NAACP Monthly Meeting. Union Baptist Church, 1219 Druid Hill Ave. Call 410-366-3300 for more info.

Mon., Sep. 22, 2008, 3-7pm Public hearing date added to the schedule of the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment. Joint Hearing Room in the Department of Legislative Services Building, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, MD.

Sun., Sep. 21, 2008, 8am-2pm Play on the Highway: Rally for the River. The northbound lane of I-83 will be closed to traffic to allow you to explore and play on (and under) the JFX (from President St. to Northern Pkwy.). Bring family and friends to bike, hike, run, walk, kayak and skate! A benefit for the Jones Falls Watershed Association. Tickets are $5 per adult. Free admission for participants 18 years of age and under. See http://www.jonesfalls.org/

Sat., Sep. 20, 2008, 1-6pm Luv4Self Pre-Conference Forum: WILL A BLACK PRESIDENT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Sojourner Douglas College, 200 N. Central Ave., Baltimore, MD 21202. Advance ticket price: $10.00, at the door: $15.00. Tickets are available at A Good Book, 2101 Gwynn Oak Ave., 21207. 410-944-5565, Panelists include: Jared Ball, Mischa P. Toland (formerly Mischa Green), Professor Griff, Rosa Clemente, Dr. Joy Angela DeGruy, Student Minister Carlos Muhammad (Baltimore's Muhammad Mosque Number 6), keynote address: The Honorable Cynthia McKinney, closing words: Capt. Dennis Muhammad. See www.luv4selfconference.com

Thu., Sep. 18, 2008, 5-6:30pm University of Baltimore School of Law Speaker Series: Julian Bond, NAACP Chairman, Langsdale Library Auditorium, 1420 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21201. Free and open to the public, registration suggested, contact: Office of External Relations 410-837-6797, lawevents at ubalt.edu

Wed., Sep. 17, 2008, 7pm Constitution Day: Whose Democracy Is This Anyway? Voting Rights and Electoral Reform in 2008, MICA's Falvey Hall in the Brown Center, 1301 Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore, MD. Maryland Institute College of Art and ACLU of Maryland present Constitution Day, an annual commemoration of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Featured speakers: Greg Palast (author of "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" and "Armed Madhouse"), Rev. Jesse Jackson (founder and president of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition), Jonathan Simon (Co-founder of the Election Defense Alliance). The event is free. See http://www.mica.edu/news/news.cfm?action=detail&press_ID=984

Wed., Sep. 17, 2008, 6:30pm Safe Streets East Shooting Response, 2600 McElderry St. (at Luzerne Ave.), community gathering in response to a shooting
that took place at this location with a walk through the blocks surrounding the shooting site encouraging neighbors to join in and support the campaign to stop violence in the community followed by an invitation for expressions of peace, positive messages, prayers, songs, etc. Contact: Safe Streets East 410-327-0414.

Tue., Sep. 16, 2008, 7:30pm Digital Video Users Group (DVUG) Meeting: "Audio for Video, Podcasting, and Broadcasting“ presented by Ed Helvey and David McAlary. Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Ln., 2nd floor, Bethesda, MD 20814. Doors open at 7:00 pm for socializing, networking and set up. 7:30pm DVUG Business, 7:35pm Presentation, 8:45pm Questions, General Discussion, 9:00pm Meeting ends and time for networking. See http://www.dvug.org/

Sat., Sep., 13, 2008, 10am-2pm Fusion Summit for Unity and Justice, 2640 Collective, St. Johns Church, 2640 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD 21218. Featuring over 25 Fusion programs providing direct services and activism opportunities in Baltimore area communities. Music, Art, Dance, Spoken Word, Films, Discussions, Workshops, Presentations on..., Fiscal Sponsorship, Cultural Organizing, Collaborative Practices, Juvenile Justice Advocacy, Criminal Justice Reform, Harm Reduction Service Model, Nonprofit Industrial Complex, Race and the Criminal Justice Systems, Community Schools 101, and more... Mini Baltimore Free Store. Free Admission. Refreshments on Sale provided by Red Emma's. See http://www.fusiongroup.org/

Fri., Sep. 12, 2008, 7:30pm-2am Hip Hop for Truth: 9/11 First Responder Benefit Show, Manhattan Center, The Grand Ballroom, 311 W. 34th St., New York, NY, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, Saigon, Da Beatminerz, Paris, Chip Fu, Dub Rock All Stars (Da Bush Babees), Loer Velocity, Channel Live, Messiah, Tiye Phoenix, and Scanz come together to help spread the word that thousands of 9/11 first responders are sick and dying and need our help. See http://2008nowornever.com/events.html

Fri., Sep. 12, 2008, 12pm-5:30pm 9/11 Truth Symposium, Manhattan Center, Hammerstein Ballroom, 311 W. 34th St., New York, NY. Speeches from Former Congresswoman and Green Party Presidential Candidate Cynthia McKinney, Hip-hop legend and founder of the Stop the Violence Movement KRS-ONE, architect and founder of Architects and Engineers for 911 Truth Richard Gage, actor and advocate for a new, independent 9/11 investigation Daniel Sunjata, Louder Than Words, We Are CHANGE, and more. See http://2008nowornever.com/events.html

Thu., Sep. 11, 2008, 6:30pm Film screening with directors of "BEYOND ELECTIONS: Redefining Democracy in the Americas" followed by Q&A, Red Emma's, 800 St Paul St., free, see www.beyondelections.com

Thu., Sep. 11, 2008, 4-6pm Peace Path 2008, along Charles Street from the Baltimore Inner Harbor north to the Beltway. Individuals and groups will stand with signs promoting peace, as they have each year since 2002 in an event coordinated here in Baltimore by Women In Black. The people standing form a “reverse parade” – the parade is stationary and the spectators (motorists) pass by. For more information email: peacepath911@yahoo.com or go to www.peacepath911.com

Thu., Sep. 11, 2008 3pm 9/11 Vigil and Speeches from victim family members and first responders, plus a screening of "Save the Brave", a documentary presented by the FealGood Foundation. Judson Church, 55 Washington Sq. S, New York, NY 10012. See http://2008nowornever.com/events.html

Thu., Sep. 11, 2008 12-3pm 9/11 Street Actions, various locations throughout lower Manhattan spreading the word about 9/11 first responders and the coverup that took place on that day. See http://2008nowornever.com/events.html

Thu., Sep. 11, 2008 8am-12pm Silent Vigil at Ground Zero, New York, NY. See http://2008nowornever.com/events.html

Wed., Sep. 10, 2008, 7pm-12am 9/11 Film Night: Fabled Enemies, Truth Rising, Alex Jones, Louder than Words crew and others, Central Park, Tavern on the Green, Central Park at West 67th St., New York, NY 10023, $10 at the door to support 9/11 first responders. See http://2008nowornever.com/events.html

Fri., Sep. 5, 2008, 3-7pm Final public hearing of the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment. Joint Hearing Room in the Department of Legislative Services Building, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, MD. Update 9/5/08: An additional hearing was added for Sep. 22.

Thu., Sep. 4, 2008, 8pm Game Programming: Oh say, can you C? The Engineering Society of Baltimore, 11 W. Mount Vernon Pl., Baltimore, MD 21201, speakers: Sid Meier and members of the Firaxis development team. Programming a computer game: There are three types of programming in games: (1) game play on one end, (2) engine on the other, and (3) the layer in between that allows the two others to communicate. Each type of programming is different from the others. Programmers are drawn to one or another type of programming because of its power or beauty. Sid has developed a flexible style of programming that allows him to make instantaneous changes at the game play level. An engine programmer needs a bit more conformity to step in where someone else left off. The programmers in the middle have fun because they can make the other two "worlds" talk to each other. Sid and other speakers will discuss the different types of programming and how they "play nice" together. See http://www.esb.org/ The talk is free and open to the public. Please email volcheck at acm.org if you wish to attend.

CANCELLED?: Thu., Sep. 4, 2008, 6pm Community Media of Baltimore City monthly board meeting (CMBC is the governing body of Baltimore public access TV, Ch. 75), Location TBA, last meeting was: 25th floor conference room, Suntrust Building, 120 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21202.

Tue., Aug. 26, 2008, 6-8pm Baltimore City Branch NAACP Monthly Meeting - Panel Discussion on Emergency Preparedness. Union Baptist Church, 1219 Druid Hill Ave. Call 410-366-3300 for more info.

Tue., Aug. 26, 2008, 11am-1:30pm WTC7 Technical Briefing, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md. Audience via Internet only, see http://wtc.nist.gov/

Mon., Aug. 25, 2008 First day of classes for Baltimore City Public Schools 2008-09 school year. Contact: 443-984-2000.

Sun., Aug. 24, 2008, 4pm Memorial for Eddie Boyd, Maryland War Memorial Building, 500 E. Fayette St., Baltimore, MD, This second service is a potluck event and is being held on what would have been Eddie's 47th birthday. RSVP to mariarichard at verizon.net.

Sat., Aug. 23, 2008, 5pm Community Harvest Reading, Minás Gallery and Boutique, 815 W. 36th St., Baltimore, MD 21211, Community activist and humanitarian Marcus Colasurdo hosts a second poetry reading to benefit the Mount Street Family Shelter in Sandtown. $5. Proceeds will be used to buy fresh fruits & vegetables from local organic farmers for the shelter. Featured readers include: Ron Williams, Kathleen Hillen, Suzanne X, (aka Suzanne Diggs), Alan Barysh, Auset, Jasaga, and Leo Horrigan. For more info: 410-732-4258, www.minasgalleryandboutique.com

Thu., Aug. 21, 2008 5:45-7:45pm Baltimore City's Sustainability Commission community conversation on Transportation, Orleans St. Public Library, 1303 Orleans St., www.cleanergreenerbaltimore.org

Thu., Aug. 21, 2008, 11am-12pm Media Briefing: NIST to Release Report and Recommendations from Investigation of World Trade Center Building 7, Gaithersburg, Md., credentialed journalists who wish to register for the media briefing should contact Ben Stein, 301-975-3097, ben.stein at nist.gov. For more info, see http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/calmed/wtc_081808.html

Wed., Aug. 20, 2008, 6pm Baltimore City's Sustainability Commission community conversation on the Built Environment, Brooklyn Public Library, 300 E. Patapsco Ave., www.cleanergreenerbaltimore.org

Tue., Aug. 19, 2008, 7-9:30 pm Public Service Commission hearings on UniStar (a Constellation affiliate) proposal to build new nuclear power plant at Calvert Cliffs, Holiday Inn Select,155 Holiday Dr., Solomons, MD, public can comment during three evening hearings Aug. 4, 11, 19, or submit written testimony to the commission by Aug. 19 (see: http://www.psc.state.md.us/psc/index.htm).

Tue., Aug. 19, 2008 6pm Baltimore City's Sustainability Commission community conversation on Waste, The Village Center (Bath House), 904 Washington Blvd., www.cleanergreenerbaltimore.org

Tue., Aug. 19, 2008, 6pm Baltimore City's Sustainability Commission community conversation on Energy & Air, Department of Planning, 417 E. Fayette St., 8th Floor, www.cleanergreenerbaltimore.org

Mon., Aug. 18, 2008, 7-9pm PEPTalk #4: The RHIZOME COLLECTIVE presents Toolbox for Sustainable City Living: A do-it-ourselves Guide, 2640 St. Paul St. Scott Kellog will be coming to Baltimore to present the book, with an evening talk and demonstration session as part of Red Emma's and 2640's PEPTalk series. Red Emma's is also working to set up an in-depth, hands-on, get some dirt under your nails workshop earlier in the day, where you'll get the chance to help deploy some of the extremely appropriate technology at the lovely Forrest St. Garden (between Biddle and Chase). Details on this to follow. URL: http://redemmas.org/event/1127

Mon., Aug. 18, 2008, 6pm Baltimore City's Sustainability Commission community conversation on Water, New Herring Run Watershed Association Headquarters, 3545 Belair Rd., www.cleanergreenerbaltimore.org

Mon., Aug. 18, 2008, 1pm Memorial Service for Eddie Boyd, J. B. Jenkins Funeral Home, 7474 Landover Rd., Landover, MD

Sat., Aug. 16, 2008, 10am Baltimore City's Sustainability Commission community conversation on Green Infrastructure, Morgan State University, Room TBA, 1700 E. Cold Spring Ln., www.cleanergreenerbaltimore.org

Tue., Aug. 12, 2008, 12pm press conference: Victims of State Police Spying Scandal Demand Complete Investigation, outside State Police headquarters, 1201 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, MD 21208, The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore. Contact: Max Obuszewski 410-366-1637, mobuszewski at verizon.net or Terry Fitzgerald 410-925-1220.

Mon., Aug. 11, 2008, 7-9:30 pm Public Service Commission hearings on UniStar (a Constellation affiliate) proposal to build new nuclear power plant at Calvert Cliffs, Holiday Inn Select,155 Holiday Dr., Solomons, MD, public can comment during three evening hearings Aug. 4, 11, 19, or submit written testimony to the commission by Aug. 19 (see: http://www.psc.state.md.us/psc/index.htm).

Mon., Aug. 11, 2008, 9am Evidentiary PSC hearings on UniStar (a Constellation affiliate) proposal to build nuclear power plant at Calvert Cliffs in Lusby, Hilton Garden Inn, 13100 Dowell Road, Dowell, MD, will continue on successive days as long as needed. The public is welcome to observe, though no comments will be taken. (see: http://www.psc.state.md.us/psc/index.htm).

Sat., Aug. 9, 2008, 7:30pm Nagasaki Commemoration, at the American Friends Service Committee office, 4806 York Rd. [three blocks north of Coldspring Ln.], Baltimore, MD 21212. Doors open at 7pm. At 7:30pm, there will be an open microphone for poets and musicians. RSVP at 410-366-1637 to perform poetry or music. The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee and Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility, for the 24th year, will remember the atomic bombings of Japan on August 6 & 9, 1945, which killed more than 200,000 people.

Thu., Aug. 7, 2008, 6pm Community Media of Baltimore City monthly board meeting (CMBC is the governing body of Baltimore public access TV, Ch. 75), New meeting location: 25th floor conference room, Suntrust Building, 120 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21202.

Wed., Aug. 6, 2008, 5-6pm Peace vigil to commemorate the destruction of Hiroshima, 34th & Charles Sts. At 6:30 PM, visitors from Japan, Mr. Akinori Hara, Hiroshima survivor, and Ms. Yasuko Ota, Nagasaki survivor, will speak in the Bufano Sculpture Garden on JHU’s Homewood campus. The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee and Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility, for the 24th year, will remember the atomic bombings of Japan on August 6 & 9, 1945, which killed more than 200,000 people.

Mon., Aug. 4, 2008, 7-9:30 pm Public Service Commission hearings on UniStar (a Constellation affiliate) proposal to build new nuclear power plant at Calvert Cliffs, Holiday Inn Select,155 Holiday Dr., Solomons, MD, public can comment during three evening hearings Aug. 4, 11, 19, or submit written testimony to the commission by Aug. 19 (see: http://www.psc.state.md.us/psc/index.htm).

Sat., Aug. 2, 2008, 12pm Continue the fight against police surveillance! AFSC Office, 4806 York Rd. Stand up for your First Amendment rights!

Thu., July 31, 2008, 7pm movie: "PROFIT MOTIVE AND THE WHISPERING WIND" BY JOHN GIANVITO. 2640 St. Paul St. JOHN GIANVITO'S breathtaking documentary, which retells the people's history of the US through an exploration of the monuments it left behind. The screening will be proceeded by a salon presenting other artistic work and performance, including short films by MICHAEL SHAMBERG and JEM COHEN, photography from RYAN COFFMAN and ADRIANNA AMARI (whose collaborated with Daniel Berrigan on the great book Prayer for the Morning Headlines), as well as a short talk by the Jonah House's LIZ MCALISTER. Donations requested. See http://www.redemmas.org/event/1092/

Sat., July 26, 2008, 6:30-9:30pm Street Law & The Bermuda Crime Triangle: Tricks, Traps and Trappers - Avoiding a Life of Death, Dying and Banishment, Baltimore City Correctional Center, Speakers: Dr. Tyrone Powers (educator, former law enforcement officer and author of Eyes To My Soul: The Rise or Decline of a Black FBI Agent), Warren Brown (prominent Baltimore attorney), Sergeant De Lacy Davis (founder of Black Cops Against Police Brutality).

Fri., July 25, 2008, 10am House Committee on the Judiciary hearing on the Imperial Presidency of George W. Bush and possible legal responses, in room 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. For more information see http://judiciary.house.gov

Thu., July 24, 2008, 7pm WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED: Maryland Anti-Death Penalty Activists Speak Out! 2640 St. Paul St., speakers include some of the activists who were named in the documents the Maryland ACLU forced the state to release revealing an extensive surveillance operation run by the Maryland State Police Division of Homeland Security and Intelligence, including MAX OBUSZEWSKI, TERRY FITZGERALD, MIKE STARK, AMY FUSTING, and DAVE ZIRIN. Free. For more information, check out http://baltimore.indymedia.org/feature/display/9748.

Tue., July 22, 2008, 6pm Fundraiser for Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain, The Center Club, Legg Mason Building at 100 Light Street (between Lombard and Pratt Sts.), Tickets are $1,000 a person, or $2,300 for a photo with the candidate. Baltimore AFL-CIO members plan to protest outside. VIP reception at 6pm, general reception at 6:30pm.

Tue., July 22, 2008, 6-8pm Baltimore City Branch NAACP Monthly Meeting. Union Baptist Church, 1219 Druid Hill Ave. Call 410-366-3300 for more info.

Tue., July 22, 2008, 6pm SPOONBOY, RYAN HARVEY, SINE JENSEN AND SARA LANKUTIS, at Red Emma's, 800 St. Paul St., radical acoustic madness with local favorites RYAN HARVEY and SINE JENSEN, plus DC's SPOONBOY (Plan-it-X). Free.

Fri., July 18-Sun., July 20, 2008, 12noon-10pm (except Sun. until 8pm) Artscape, Mt. Royal Ave. and Cathedral St., midtown Baltimore - and new for 08! Artscape expands onto Charles St. (The Lyric Opera House at 140 West Mount Royal Avenue, 21201 sits at the center of the festival). http://www.artscape.org/

Thu., July 17, 2008, 8pm Moonlight Madness bike ride in memory of Bob Moore, ride starts in front of the Baltimore Hostel, 17 W. Mulberry St. 21201 (corner of Mulberry and Cathedral, by the main branch of the Pratt Library and the Basilica), ride is casual speed: 10-12 mph, length: 20 miles.

Thu., July 17, 2008, 6pm Baltimore City's Sustainability Commission community conversation on the Built Environment, Department of Planning, 417 E. Fayette St., 8th Floor, www.cleanergreenerbaltimore.org

Thu., July 17, 2008, 6pm Baltimore City's Sustainability Commission community conversation on Green Infrastructure, Historic East Baltimore Action Coaltion, 901 N. Milton Ave., www.cleanergreenerbaltimore.org

Thu., July 17, 2008, 6pm Baltimore City's Sustainability Commission community conversation on Water, Pleasant View Gardens, 201 N. Aisquith St., www.cleanergreenerbaltimore.org

Tue., July 15, 2008, 6pm Baltimore City's Sustainability Commission community conversation on Waste, JCC of Greater Baltimore, 5700 Park Heights Ave., www.cleanergreenerbaltimore.org

Tue., July 15, 2008, 6pm Baltimore City's Sustainability Commission community conversation on Transportation, Department of Planning, 417 E. Fayette St., 8th Floor, www.cleanergreenerbaltimore.org

Tue., July 15, 2008, 6pm Baltimore City's Sustainability Commission community conversation on Energy & Air, The Village Center (Bath House), 904 Washington Blvd., www.cleanergreenerbaltimore.org

Fri., July 4, 2008, 7-10pm Public Rally and Candlelight Demonstration Protesting BGE Rate Hikes at Constellation Energy Group, 250 W. Pratt St., Maryland Coalition to Stop the BGE Rate Hikes.

CANCELLED: Thu., July 3, 2008, 6pm Community Media of Baltimore City monthly board meeting (CMBC is the governing body of Baltimore public access TV, Ch. 75), Location TBA, last meeting was: City Hall, 4th Floor, Reeves Conference Room, 100 N. Holiday St., Baltimore, MD 21202.

Thu., July 3, 2008, 3:30-6pm Public Rally and Demonstration Protesting BGE Rate Hikes at Office of Gov. O'Malley, Schaeffer Building, Baltimore & Light Sts., Maryland Coalition to Stop the BGE Rate Hikes.

Tue., July 1, 2008, 7:30pm In the middle of a whirlwind: 2008 Convention protests, Movement and Movements. Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 800 St. Paul St., Baltimore, A one-off online journal of theory, practice, art, activism and organzing. Coordinated by Team Colors Militant Research Collective and published by the Journal of Aesthetics and Protest. There will be a brief presentation on this one-off followed by a facilitated discussion on the meaning and function of mass mobilizations in the context of contemporary U.S. power dynamics and class composition. http://redemmas.org/event/1091

Tue., Jun. 24, 2008, 6-8pm Baltimore City Branch NAACP Monthly Meeting. Forest Park Senior Citizen Center, 4811 Liberty Heights Ave. Baltimore City Police Commissioner Fred Bealefeld, Fire Department Chief James S. Clack and Health Commissioner Dr. Joshua Sharfstein will be the distinguished speakers. Open and free to the public. Call 410-366-3300 for more info.

Sun., Jun. 15, 2008 (Father's Day), 3-7pm A Call to Action for Baltimore's African American Men, Baltimore City Convention Center, Pratt St., Keynote speakers: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson (nationally acclaimed author, commentator, advocate and clergyman) and Susan Taylor (retired editor of Essence magazine) www.c2a5000.com, 443-984-4039.

Tue., Jun. 10, 2008, 5-8pm Fundraiser for Alternative Directions, Douglass Myers Maritime Park, 1417 Thames St., Fells Point. Alternative Directions, Inc. has for 26 years helped women and men, both in prison and leaving prison, to become independent, responsible citizens. 410-889-5072.

Mon., Jun. 9, 2008, 12 noon Press Conference for Peer-to-Peer Youth Enterprises, City Hall, 100 N. Holiday St., Baltimore, MD 21202. For more info, see www.p2pyouthenterprises.org or contact: Chris Goodman at 443-957-5346.

Fri., Jun. 6 - Sun., Jun. 8, 2008 National Conference for Media Reform (NCMR), Minneapolis, MN, www.freepress.net/conference

Thu., Jun. 5, 2008, 6pm Community Media of Baltimore City monthly board meeting (CMBC is the governing body of Baltimore public access TV, Ch. 75), City Hall, 4th Floor, Reeves Conference Room, 100 N. Holiday St., Baltimore, MD 21202.

Thu., Jun. 5-Sun., June 8, 2008 Bilderberg Group annual meeting, Westfields Marriott, 14750 Conference Center Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151, phone: 703-818-0300. Private meeting by invitation only.

CANCELLED: Wed., Jun. 4, 2008, 6:30pm Press Conference by Students Who Recently Suspended Hunger Strike for Peer-to-Peer Funding, Following Their Meeting with Mayor Dixon, City Hall. Contact: Chris Goodman 443-957-5346 or Michaela Brown 443-455-4264.

Mon., Jun. 2, 2008, 5-7pm Day 4 of Hunger Strike to Fund Peer-to-Peer Youth Enterprises: Mayor's Night-In, march at 5 p.m. from the Legg Mason Plaza to War Memorial Plaza and with supporters will attend the Mayor's Night-In with students at 6 p.m. For more info contact Chris Goodman, 443-957-5346; chris_byc-AT-yahoo.com or Daimen Poole, 443-642-1333, Daimenhhcbaltimore-AT-gmail.com

Fri., May 30, 2008, 4:30-9:30pm Start of Hunger Strike to Fund Peer-to-Peer Youth Enterprises, march from the Amphitheater (at the Inner Harbor) to the Legg Mason Plaza, 100 Light St. For more info contact Chris Goodman, 443-957-5346; chris_byc-AT-yahoo.com or Daimen Poole, 443-642-1333, Daimenhhcbaltimore-AT-gmail.com

Wed., May 28, 2008, 7pm African American Women and HIV/AIDS in Baltimore. Dr. LaJoyce Brookshire, author of Faith Under Fire: Betrayed by a Thing Called
Love, and a panel discuss the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Baltimore. EPFL Central Library, Wheeler Auditorium, 400 Cathedral St. Presented by Civic Frame. Panelists: Lennie Green (Chairman, Greater Baltimore HIV Services Planning Council), Heather Hauck (Director,Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene's AIDS Administration), Rev. Debra Hickman (Co-Founder, President & CEO, STAR: Sisters Together and Reaching), Deborah Jacobs Rock (Executive Director, Light, Health and Wellness Comprehensive Services). Moderator: April Yvonne Garrett (Founder & President of Civic Frame).

Tue., May 27, 2008, 7pm Report back from the first day of the Guantanamo/torture resistance trial, in the sanctuary of St. Stephens Church, 1525 Newton St. NW, Washington, D.C. (corner of 16th and Newton Sts.). Also includes a discussion with Orlando Tizon, a survivor of torture who works with the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International and others.

Tue., May 27, 2008, 6-8pm Baltimore City Branch NAACP Monthly Meeting. Union Baptist Church, 1219 Druid Hill Ave. Call 410-366-3300 for more info.

Tue., May 27, 2008, 8:30am Public Witness Against Torture, D.C. Superior Court, 500 Indiana Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 35 people will go on trial for non-violent resistance to the Guantanamo concentration camp and to U.S. sponsored torture. A "march of prisoners" will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the U.S. Supreme Court, where the defendants were arrested, and proceed to the Superior Court on Indiana Ave., where a press conference will be held at 8:30 a.m. followed by a vigil. The trial will begin at 9:30 a.m., and all are invited to attend all the proceedings. For more info call 347-683-4928 or visit www.witnesstorture.org

Sun., May 25, 2008, 3pm Actor and activist Mike Farrell talks about his memoir, Just Call Me Mike. EPFL Central Library, Wheeler Auditorium, 400 Cathedral St.

Tue., May 20, 2008, 12pm Ralph Nader and the Nader/Gonzalez team to protest oil industry speculation, manipulation, and conglomeration that is driving gasoline prices over $4 a gallon at oil industry lobby headquarters (American Petroleum Institute) at 1220 L Street, NW, Washington, D.C. (Corner of 13th and L Streets, NW).

Sun., May 18, 2008 10am-1pm Baltimore People's Bus Tour Commemorating the Catonsville Nine Anniversary. The bus will depart from St. John's United Methodist Church at 2640 St. Paul Street at 10:00 a.m. and return at 1:00 p.m. (rain or shine). There is ample on-street parking. Tickets: $10 may be purchased in advance at Red Emmas, 800 St.Paul Street (St. Paul at West Madison).

Fri., May 16, 2008, 7-8:30am Bike to Work Day 2008, bicycle commuters throughout the Baltimore region will converge on five locations: (1) Anne Arundel Co./Annapolis - City Dock, Annapolis; (2) Baltimore City - War Memorial Plaza at City Hall, 100 N. Holliday St.; (3) Baltimore County - Courthouse Square, 400 Washington Ave., Towson; (4) Harford County-Government Center, 220 S. Main St., Bel Air; (5) Howard County - The Mall in Columbia by Sears Service Center , 10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia. See http://www.baltometro.org/content/view/258/230 for more info.

DEFERRED: Wed., May 14, 2008 9am Baltimore City Board of Estimates to approve CMBC operating agreement, Room 215, City Hall, 100 N. Holiday St., Baltimore, MD 21201. Board of Estimates meetings are open to the public. For agenda see www.comptroller.baltimorecity.gov/

Tue., May 13, 2008, 6pm Taxpayers' Night, in City Council Chambers, 4th floor, City Hall, 100 N. Holiday St., hosted by the Board of Estimates and the Baltimore City Council. Taxpayer’s Night provides people with a unique opportunity to share comments and concerns about the city budget.

Tue., May 13, 2008, 4pm Students call for Operation Occupation, a rally and camp-out at City Hall to urge Mayor Dixon to fund Peer to Peer Youth Enterprises.

Sat., May 10, 2008, 10am Unchained Talent presents: Concrete Jungle: A Student-Original Hip-Hop Musical, followed by a cast/audience conversation. Murphy Fine Arts Center, 2201 Argonne Dr., tickets: free, suggested ticket donation: adults: $5-$15, students $2 - $5, adult themes, viewer’s discretion is advised. More information: www.unchainedtalent.org or call 443-386-4365.

Wed., May 7, 2008, 7pm Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary author of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Enduring Legacy of Injury and Healing, Clarence Mitchell School of Engineering Building, Morgan State University, 1700 E. Cold Spring Ln., Baltimore MD 2125, free and open to the public, for further information contact Charlotte St. Pierre at 443-885-3006 or Ray Winbush at 443-722-0783.

Sun., May 4, 2008, 9am-3pm Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off. Polytechnic Institute, NW corner of Coldspring Ln. and Falls Rd., Must be Baltimore City resident and have proof of residency. See flyer at http://cityservices.baltimorecity.gov/MOIT/2008HazardousWasteDay.pdf

Sat., May 3, 2008, 6pm Film: "365 Days in Clichy Montfermeil" The Institute of Urban Research at Morgan State University, Main Auditorium, Room 241, Schaeffer Building, Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering (north end of campus), 5200 Perring Parkway, Baltimore, MD 21239. In October 2005, the world looked on as young Afrikans in France rebelled against their historic mistreatment by police. Though there has been a whiteout by French media on these incidents, Afrikan filmmakers Ladj Ly and Diarapha Diallo created a compelling documentary that presents the relationship between racism, despair, urban living and hope. The filmmakers will be present and answer any questions you have about being Black in France. It will be the only showing of the film in the Baltimore Area. For more information call Charlotte St. Pierre, 443-885-3006 or Ray Winbush, 443-722-0783.

Sat., May 3, 2008, 10am-3pm 2008 Maryland Green Party Assembly, Linthicum Hall, Towson University, Registration opens at 9am. Last chance for Maryland registered Greens to vote in primary for Green candidate for U.S. President. Carl Romanelli, Green Party of Pennsylvania's 2006 candidate for Governor, will deliver the keynote address. Suggested registration fee $20. No one will be excluded because of lack of funds. For more info see http://www.mdgreens.org/assembly/ or call 410-662-8169.

Sat., May 3, 2008, 8am-6pm Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race, 8am sculpture brake test and safety check, 9:30am Opening ceremonies, 10am-4:30pm race starts and ends at American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM), 800 Key Hwy., 4:30-5pm Dinner, 5-6pm awards ceremony, www.kineticbaltimore.com

Thu., May 1, 2008, 6:30-8pm Van Jones speaks at Morgan State University, Main Auditorium, Room 241, Schaeffer Building, Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering (north end of campus), 5200 Perring Parkway, Baltimore, MD 21239. Hear one of today’s leading voices in helping to create jobs for low income and inner city communities through the Green Industrial Revolution. Van Jones is the founder and president of the Green for All Foundation, which focuses on environmental justice and jobs, and his new Green For All campaign. www.greenforall.org. Hosted by Marc Steiner!

Thu., May 1, 2008, 6pm Community Media of Baltimore City monthly board meeting (CMBC is the governing body of Baltimore public access TV, Ch. 75), New location: Baltimore City Hall, Reeves Conference Room, 4th Floor, 100 N. Holiday St., Baltimore, MD 21202.

Wed., Apr. 30, 2008 Deadline for mail-in voting for Green Party Presidential Primary. Mail-in ballots must be post marked by this date or or returned in person to the Maryland Green Party Assembly at Towson University on May 3, 2008. For more info, see www.mdgreens.org

Wed., Apr. 30, 2008, 6-9pm Community Forum on the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel Boycott, Hotel Workers Union Hall, 7-9 W. Mulberry St., Baltimore, MD 21201.

Wed., Apr. 30, 2008, 9am-3:15pm Extravaganza! Youth Fighting for Jobs! Each organization in the Peer 2 Peer Network will be presenting a workshop showing what peer to peer teaching could look like. The students are encouraging young people to join them to learn from their peers and older folks to come support them as they urge Mayor Sheila Dixon to fund Peer to Peer Enterprises. Tentative schedule: 9:05-9:30: Morning Assembly: Community Rap Session on P2P, presentations, discussion, 10-12 pm: Session One (2 sets of 45 minute workshops by Peer2Peer groups), 12-1pm: Break and Lunch, 1-1:30: Afternoon Assembly: Community Rap Session on P2P, presentations, discussion, 1:30-3 pm: Session Two: (2 sets of 45 minute workshops by Peer2Peer groups), 3-3:15 pm: Closing and Finale. Sponsored by: Hip Hop Congress Baltimore, Safe and Sound, Baltimore Algebra Project, Y.O.U.R.S., Kids on the Hill, Chesapeake Youth Development, Youth As Resources, Liberty Learning Center, Entrepreneurial Training University, Unchained Talent, WombWork Productions, Baltimore Urban Debate League, Follow Your Dreams, Student Sharing Coalition. For more information, call Chris Goodman, 443-957-5346, or by e-mail: chris_byc at yahoo.com.

Sun., Apr. 27, 2008, 11am-4pm Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off. Patterson High School, 100 Kane St., Must be Baltimore City resident and have proof of residency. See flyer at http://cityservices.baltimorecity.gov/MOIT/2008HazardousWasteDay.pdf

Sat., Apr. 26, 2008, 7pm Unchained Talent presents: Concrete Jungle: A Student-Original Hip-Hop Musical, followed by a cast/audience conversation. 2640 Cooperative, 2640 St. Paul St., tickets: free, suggested ticket donation: adults: $5-$15, students $2 - $5, adult themes, viewer’s discretion is advised. More information: www.unchainedtalent.org or call 443-386-4365.

Sat., Apr. 26, 2008, 11am-5pm EcoFestival, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland (with a rain date of April 27) Celebration of sustainable living with food, music, and fun for the family to kick off Baltimore Green Week (April 28 - May 2). 410-225-0330, baltimoregreenweek.org

Sat., Apr. 26, 2008, 9am-3pm Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off. Patterson High School, 100 Kane St., Must be Baltimore City resident and have proof of residency. See flyer at http://cityservices.baltimorecity.gov/MOIT/2008HazardousWasteDay.pdf

Fri., Apr. 25, 2008, 7pm Unchained Talent presents: Concrete Jungle: A Student-Original Hip-Hop Musical, followed by a cast/audience conversation. Lake Clifton Campus, 2801 St. Lo Dr., tickets: free, suggested ticket donation: adults: $5-$15, students $2 - $5, adult themes, viewer’s discretion is advised. More information: www.unchainedtalent.org or call 443-386-4365.

Tue., Apr. 22, 2008, 6-8pm Baltimore City Branch NAACP Monthly Meeting: Legislative Wrap-up featuring state legislators. Union Baptist Church, 1219 Druid Hill Ave. Call 410-366-3300 for more info.

Sat., Apr. 19, 2008, 7:00-10-45om The Black Panther Party Reconsidered: Dinner and Dialog with Eddie Conway. The Cork Factory, 302 E. Federal St. (at Guilford Ave.) Baltimore, MD 21202, Eddie will call in at 7:30. Three course cousine, wine and soulful sounds (live music) after phone call with Eddie. RSVP to 301-919-6846 or info at freeeddieconway.org. $35 advance, $40 door.

Fri., Apr. 18, 2008, 7pm Unchained Talent presents: Concrete Jungle: A Student-Original Hip-Hop Musical, followed by a cast/audience conversation. Lake Clifton Campus, 2801 St. Lo Dr., tickets: free, suggested ticket donation: adults: $5-$15, students $2 - $5, adult themes, viewer’s discretion is advised. More information: www.unchainedtalent.org or call 443-386-4365.

Thu., Apr. 17, 2008, 6-7:15pm Town Hall Meeting to Discuss The Senator Theatre's Future, Senator Theatre, 5904 York Rd., discussion moderated by city councilman, Bill Henry, and stay over as our guests to enjoy "Shine A Light" at 7:30pm, featuring The Rolling Stones in concert. Free. Theatre: 410-435-8338, office: 410-435-9892.

Thu., Apr. 17, 2008, 4:30-6:30pm Truth Speakers: a performance and poetry slam. Centerstage’s Mezzanine Café, 700 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202, Featuring Kids on the Hill and Filmmaker and Goucher College Assistant Professor Nsenga Burton. Free. Bring your young people for this fun, inspiring event! Snacks provided.

Wed., Apr. 16, 2008, 3pm National Protest to Stop Mortgage Foreclosures and Evictions. Bail out people - not bankers! Demand a national moratorium on foreclosures and evictions, in front of the Mortgage Bankers Association Annual Policy Conference, Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Ave. NW, Wash. DC, bet. E & F Sts., near Union Station. Called by: the Ad-Hoc National Network to Stop Foreclosures & Evictions.

Wed., Apr. 16, 2008, 1pm Buses to DC for National Protest to Stop Mortgage Foreclosures and Evictions. YMCA parking lot at 33rd St. & Ellerslie Ave. to travel to the national protest against the Mortgage Bankers Association's annual policy conference in Washington D.C. to demand a freeze/moratorium on foreclosures and evictions. Bail out people - not bankers! Buses will return to Baltimore City approximately 8pm. To reserve a seat call 410-218-4835. No one turned away for lack of funds. $10 to $15 donation. If you can not get on the bus, please consider donating $ for others to attend. You can send donations to Stop Foreclosures & Evictions, 703 E. 37th St., Baltimore, MD 21218. Make checks out to "Stop Foreclosures & Evictions"

Tue., Apr. 15, 2008, 3pm WYPR Board of Directors Meeting. Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210. For more info check http://www.wypr.org/About_WYPR.html

Mon., Apr. 14, 2008, 8pm Kimberly Dozier, CBS News Correspondent wounded in Iraq. Hodson 101, Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus, 34th & Charles Sts., Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS). See http://www.jhu.edu/fas/

Wed., Apr. 9, 2008, 8pm The Rise of Socialism in Latin America. Panel Discussion. Glass Pavilion, Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus, 34th & Charles Sts., Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS). See http://www.jhu.edu/fas/

Tue., Apr. 8, 2008, 8pm Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize winner and former Chief Economist of the World Bank. Glass Pavilion, Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus, 34th & Charles Sts., Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS). See http://www.jhu.edu/fas/

Tue., Apr. 8, 2008, 4pm AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney Inaugurates New Lecture Series on Labor. University of Baltimore School of Law, Langsdale Auditorium, corner of Maryland Ave. and Oliver St., free and open to the public.

Fri., Apr. 4, 2008, 11am-4pm Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemerative March on Baltimore City and Rally, begins at Concord Baptist Church, 5204 Liberty Heights Ave., proceeds down Liberty Heights Ave. to Gwynns Falls Pkwy. and ends at Frederick Douglas High School, 2301 Gwynns Falls Pkwy. (about 3.5 miles). Call 410-574-9142 for more info. Sign up at www.wbccdc.blog.com or www.projectgarrison.org.

Thu., Apr. 3, 2008, 6pm Community Media of Baltimore City monthly board meeting (CMBC is the governing body of Baltimore public access TV, Ch. 75), Mayor’s Office of Cable & Communications, 8 Market Place, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21202.

Thu., Apr. 3, 2008, 4:30-6:30pm Make Art or Die: the importance of the arts for youth. A dialogue with Filmmaker Lee Boot and Artist and Assistant Professor of Photography at Goucher College Laura Burns. Centerstage’s Mezzanine Café, 700 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202, Free. Light fare compliments of Carma’s Café. Call Wide Angle Youth MEdia at 410-338-0947 or e-mail info at wideanglemedia.org to reserve your seat.

Wed., Apr. 2, 2008, 8pm Robert Kagan, author of Dangerous Nation. Glass Pavilion, Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus, 34th & Charles Sts., Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS). See http://www.jhu.edu/fas/

Wed., Apr. 2, 2008, 7pm El Kilombo Intergaláctico collective from Durham, North Carolina. Red Emma's Bookstore Cafe, 800 St. Paul St., touring for their independently published book called: "Beyond Resistance: EVERYTHING! An Interview with Subcomadante Marcos", an interview with Marcos of the Zapatista movement during the Other Campaign in 2006. http://www.elkilombo.org

Wed., Apr. 2, 2008, 6pm-7:45pm Baltimore organizing meeting for the National Protest to Stop Mortgage Foreclosures and Evictions, Loch Raven Branch of the Enoch Pratt Library (meeting room), corner of Loch Raven Blvd. and Coldspring Ln. For more information call 410-218-4835.

Wed., Apr. 2, 2008, 5:30pm Bring Back Steiner Movement protest of WYPR fund drive, WYPR, 2216 N. Charles St. www.sossteiner.com, www.savesteinershow.com

Tue., Apr. 1, 2008, 8pm Nuclear Proliferation in Iran. Panel Discussion. Glass Pavilion, Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus, 34th & Charles Sts., Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS). See http://www.jhu.edu/fas/

Mon., Mar. 31, 2008, 5pm EST Deadline to submit application for scholarship assistance to attend National Conference for Media Reform 2008 in Minneapolis, June 6–8, 2008. www.freepress.net/conference/scholarship08

Sat., Mar. 29, 2008, 5pm Unbind Our Media: Journalist Dahr Jamail, and former Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg talk about truth, courage and a free media. Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland. This event is the annual fundraiser for the most widely circulated Muslim newsletter in the Mid-Atlantic area, the Muslim Link. Tickets can be purchased online at www.muslimlinkpaper.com, or by calling the Muslim Link at 301-982-1020. They are $25 for adults.

Wed., Mar. 26, 2008, 8pm AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Contemporary Global Epidemics. Panel Discussion. Glass Pavilion, Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus, 34th & Charles Sts., Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS). See http://www.jhu.edu/fas/

Tue., Mar. 25, 2008, 6-8pm Baltimore City Branch NAACP Monthly Meeting with Panel Discussion on Foreclosures and Lending Practices. Union Baptist Church, 1219 Druid Hill Ave. Discussion starts at 6:30pm with panelists: Angela Ciccolo (NAACP Interim General Counsel), Suzanne Sangree (Chief Solicitor, City of Baltimore Law Department), Mike Reza (President, Breeze Mortgage), Deizshel Setzer (Mortgage Planner, Priority Financial Services), Robert J. Strupp, Esq. (Director of Research & Policy, Community Law Center), Stuart Katzenberg (Maryland ACORN), Diane Cipollone (Special Project Attorney, National Fair Housing Alliance), Dan Pontious (Acting Executive Director, Citizens Planning and Housing Association), pending confirmations from the Center for Responsible Lending and Greater Baltimore Urban League. Call 410-366-3300 for more info.

Wed., Mar. 19, 2008 Nonviolent Action and Civil Disobedience in Washington, DC to end the war in Iraq. United for Peace and Justice. www.5yearstoomany.org

Tue., Mar. 18, 2008, 3pm Rally in Support of Housing for All, at Baltimore's City Hall, To stand up for the universal human rights to affordable housing, health care, and living wages. Demonstrators will testify why Code Blue, a 364-person shelter located at 1634 Guilford Avenue, must remain open beyond March 31, 2008. Contact Abby Maloney at AM.Maloney at Gmail.com or 410-814-9917.

Thu., Mar. 13-Sun., Mar. 16, 2008 Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afganistan. Four-day event will feature testimony from U.S. veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, who will tell the hard truth about what is really happening, day in and day out, in Iraq and Afghanistan. National Labor College, 10000 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD. http://www.ivaw.org/wintersoldier

Wed., Mar. 12, 2008, 4pm Mike McConnell, Director of National Intelligence. Shriver Hall, Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus, 34th & Charles Sts., Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS). See http://www.jhu.edu/fas/

CANCELLED: Wed., Mar. 12, 2008, 3pm WYPR Board of Directors Meeting. POSTPONED UNTIL TUE., APR. 15.

Tue., Mar. 11, 2008, 8pm Energy Conservation and Sustainability: The Impending Climate Crisis. Panel Discussion. Glass Pavilion, Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus, 34th & Charles Sts., Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS). See http://www.jhu.edu/fas/

Sun., Mar. 9, 2008 Neighbors' Night Out 2 is a bold statement against crime. In honor of Zach Sowers, neighbors across Baltimore will meet at select bars and restaurants to drink, dine and send the message that we stand together against violence. 10-20% of that evening’s sales will go toward the cost of Zach's lengthy hospitalization. For more info, see http://www.zachsowers.com/NNO2.php

Thu., Mar. 6, 2008, 6pm Community Media of Baltimore City monthly board meeting (CMBC is the governing body of Baltimore public access TV, Ch. 75), Mayor’s Office of Cable & Communications, 8 Market Place, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21202.

Tue., Mar. 4, 2008, 8pm College Democrats vs. College Republicans Debate, Glass Pavilion, Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus, 34th & Charles Sts., Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS). See http://www.jhu.edu/fas/

Mon., Mar. 3, 2008, 4pm NAACP bus trip to Annapolis, meeting with Baltimore City delegates. Bus leaves from 8 W. 26th St., Baltimore, MD at 4pm and leaves from Annapolis at 8pm. free, first come first served. 410-366-3300.

Sun., Mar. 2, 2008, 9am-6pm The 5th Annual NYC Grassroots Media Conference Speaking Truth to Power: MEDIA JUSTICE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, Hunter College, 68th St. and Lexington Ave., New York, NY. For more info, see http://www.nycgrassrootsmedia.org/

Sun., Mar. 2, 2008, 2-5pm Legacy Film Festival, day 2. First annual minority film festival in Baltimore City. Reginald F. Lewis Museum.

Sat., Mar. 1, 2008, 5:30-9:30pm Legacy Film Festival, day 1. First annual minority film festival in Baltimore City. Reginald F. Lewis Museum.

Sat., Mar. 1, 2008, 3-7pm Raw Food Lunch and Lecture with Paul Nison, internationally acclaimed best-selling raw food author and chef. Spirit Bliss Farm, 1851 Florence Rd., Mount Airy, MD 21771. $20 for lunch (3pm) and lecture (5-7pm). Call 301-703-4116 ext. 112 for more info and to make reservations.

Sat., Mar. 1, 2008, 1-9pm Libertarian Party of Maryland 2008 Convention. Squire’s Italian Restaurant, 6723 Holabird Ave., Dundalk, MD 21222. Speakers include Kevin Zeese (1:10 pm), Steve Kubby (2pm) and Sebastian Sassi (3pm). For more info, see http://www.md.lp.org/events/convention2008.pdf

Sat., Mar. 1, 2008, 10am-3pm Baltimore Free Store is collecting NON CLOTHING donations. Warehouse is located at 31 N. Haven St. in East Baltimore (Highlandtown). We promote RECYCLING & REUSE. We are tired of so much usable, useful stuff going to waste while people live in poverty in our city. That’s why we want to empower COMMUNITIES to come together and meet these needs through giving and taking. Check out www.baltimorefreestore.org or call 410-340-9004 for more info.

Sat., Mar. 1-Apr. 7, 2008 Mail-in voting for Green Party Presidential Primary (for those registered to vote as Green). For more info, see www.mdgreens.org.

Fri., Feb. 29, 2008, 7:30 pm movie: Winter Soldier [U.S., 1972] at American Friends Service Committee, 4806 York Rd., Baltimore, MD. Doors open at 7pm. Discussion follows. There is no charge and refreshments will be available. Call 410-366-1637 or email mobuszewski [at] verizon.net for more info.

Wed., Feb. 27, 2008, 7-9pm Death Penalty: Broken System-Crying Out for Justice. Barbara Becnel -- a friend of Stan Tookie Williams, a co-author with him, and a witness to his execution -- will speak on her experience in the struggle against the death penalty. St. John's United Methodist Church, 2640 St. Paul St., Contact: Terry Fitzgerald (410-925-1220, SaveVernon@excite.com).

Wed., Feb. 27, 2008, 6pm John Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Shriver Hall, Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus, 34th & Charles Sts., Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS). See