Saturday FEB 15 Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents 3 – 4:30pm Sankofa Video, Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 Book talk and signing with Editor and Senior Columnist at Black Agenda Report, Margaret Kimberley.
Saturday FEB 15 Our Revolution MoCo meets, 1-3 PM, Council Office Building in the Cafeteria, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
Monday, FEB 17 -- "Reel & Meal" will feature Jacqueline Olive’s 2019 documentary, Always in Season. Its focus is the traumatic U.S. history of lynching, especially brutal events of 1934 and 1946. https://www.newdealcafe.com/events/reel-and-meal. 6:30 pm -- plant-based buffet at $14 7:00 pm -- free film showing begins -- New Deal Café, 113 Centerway (Roosevelt Center), Greenbelt
Tuesday FEB 18 MORE Network Community Meeting , 6-9 pm Grace Episcopal Church, 1607 Grace Church Rd, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 Hosted by MORE Network – Montgomery County Racial Equity Network and 3 others: Engage and connect via an overview and update on the Racial Equity and Social Justice bill/ Bill 27-19; and plan next steps.
https://www.facebook.com/events/202636414255374/
Wednesday FEB 19-20 – Take action against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Permitting the climate crimes Join Beyond Extreme Energy and other groups in taking direct action against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington D.C. February 19-20.
Thursday FEB 20 at 7pm—Video Roundtable – Local and Front Line Organizers Leading the fight.
Join us for a round table to hear from the youth, local and front line organizer leading the fight for climate justice. Everyone is welcome but click here to register!
Friday FEB 21 – NoVA Labor Airport Union Caucus – 2 pm Unions representing airport workers will meet to discuss issues of concern. At new ALPA headquarters:7950 Jones Branch Dr #400s, McLean, VA
Monday FEB 24 Monthly Restaurant Worker Meeting 1:00pm – 3:00pm Restaurant Opportunities Center of Washington DC Hosted by ROC-DC: https://www.facebook.com/events/2483401995210664/ share stories & grievances, build solidarity and talk through how we can address the challenges of the restaurant industry and build our power.
Monday FEB 24 2020 Mayoral Forum on Environment & Equity at 6pm at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church (2821 Reisterstown Rd). Hosted by Baltimore Blue Green Just, Charm City mayoral candidates and their visions regarding environmental and social justice issues in Baltimore. Moderators: local radio host Tom Hall and UMD associate dean Dr. Sheri Parks. Doors open at 5:30pm register online
Monday, FEB 24 Economic Justice for Women panel discussion 4-7 pm at The Governor Calvert House, 58 State Circle in Annapolis -- Sponsored by Job Opportunities Task Force and others, with legislators as panelists.
Tuesday FEB 25 – NoVA Labor/Coalition to Repeal Right to Work with KRYSTAL BALL – 7 pm to 9 pm at Shirlington Busboys & Poets — Krystal Ball is the noted tv host, political commentator, and author. A native of Virginia, she ran for Congress in 2010. She will discuss progressive movements in Virginia and nationwide. 4251 Campbell Ave., Arlington, VA.
Tuesday, FEB 25 We Own The Future: Democratic Socialism -- American Style Book Discussion and Luncheon, noon, at The American Prospect headquarters, 1225 Eye St NW, Suite 600, Washington, D.C. xxxxxx with co-author Michael Kazin plus Harold Meyerson and Bob Kuttner. Lunch is free! Signed books available at the event. CLICK HERE TO RSVP AND/OR RESERVE YOUR BOOK --We Own the Future: Democratic Socialism–American Style gives readers a practical vision of a future that is more democratic, egalitarian, inclusive, and environmentally sustainable.
Saturday FEB 29 All Hands On Deck DC! Part 1 1-4 pm, 300 A St NE, Washington, DC 20002-5938 — first of a multi-part event series aimed at educating, organizing and mobilizing to end mass incarceration and displacement. Hosted by LinkUp and Brookland Manor/Brentwood Village Residents Association: info and RSVP.
Saturday FEB 29-1-4pm – #ShutDownDC Direct Action Training Southeast Neighborhood Library—Click here for more details or to RSVP! We’ll cover the basics of working together in a small group (affinity groups), moving in the streets together, how to plug in with the action framework, your legal rights and what to do if you’re arrested, and staying healthy and safe in the streets!
Friday MAR 6-15 –Appalachian Climate Action Camp 10 days of learning, training and taking direct action to disrupt the systems that are destroying our climate hosted by Appalachians Against Pipelines. If you’re planning on heading out from DC, contact us at [email protected] so we can help coordinate rides!
Sunday, MAR 8 - -- Prince George’s County Our Revolution monthly meeting to discuss current actions and events. 2:00 -- 4:00 pm New Deal Cafe 113 Centerway Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt
SAVE THE DATE: Virginia Tribute to Labor Dinner will be on Friday May 15 at 6 pm at the Sheraton Tysons.
SAVE THE DATE: Jacobin editor Bhaskar Sunkara will speak at Shirlington Busboys & Poets on Tuesday March 24 at 7 pm for NoVA Labor/Coalition to Repeal RTW March monthly meeting.
Baltimore progressives, Check in on the wide-ranging Baltimore Activist Alert calendar and tip sheet at http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.co
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GOOD READS
At hearing on the future of public housing in DC, more questions than answers
Feb 5, 2020
The DC Line
Morgan Baskin
Federal housing projects within the city - which house up to approximately 20,000 people, are derelict and untenable. The city will begin inviting private developers to renovate or buy properties as a means to curate financing for maintenance. Crucially, as repairs are made, many of these low-income workers will be required to leave their homes.
Here’s What You Need to Know About DC’s FY 2021 Budget Season
Jan 30, 2020
DC Fiscal Policy Institute
Guide from the DCFPI reviewing the budget process in DC. Good information to know as the budget process begins
The Tragedy of the Worker: Towards the Proletarocene
Jan 31, 2020
Salvage Zone
Salvage Zone Editorial Collective
Long but extraordinary review of capitalism’s failure to appropriately address, acknowledge, or salve the climate crisis. A wonderful essay that can help orient how to think and talk about environmental issues from within a class based context.
Why the Shadow Inc. App Failed
February 6, 2020
Jacobin Magazine
Common Knowledge Worker’s Cooperative
A review of the Democratic Party’s failure to deliver Iowa Caucus results with confidence. There is little evidence of direct influence or tampering, but the debacle shows how imposing new processes into long-established processes can backfire in surprising ways. Gathering localized context is imperative for implementing new processes into political activities to ensure veracity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/opinion/bernie-sanders-campaign.html/
February 12, 2020
The New York Times
Michael Kazin
Our comrade compares historical insurgents who changed the US party systems. “...the first self-declared socialist in American history to have a realistic chance at both [nomination and election] is likely to achieve a different kind of victory, one few actual presidents ever have: transforming the ideology and program of a major party.”
