|
We
Remember: Local Gatherings in Commemoration of September 11
Saturday, September
7
Community meeting/dialogue.
Themes will include War and Peace, Economics After Enron,
the National Agenda, Civil Liberties, and the Causes of 9/11.11
AM -2 PM at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G
Street NW, Rm. A-10. Bring your own bag lunch; drinks provided.
Sponsor:
DC Alliance for Democracy
Contact:
Steve Cheivetz, CheifzSteve@aol.com or 301-203-9263
Global Sequential
Meditation. At 6 to 7:30 PM local time, join the Global
Coalition for Peace at 4217 East-West Highway in Bethesda,
or meditate wherever you are. Part of an on-going, world-wide
meditation for world peace "until the violence ends."
Sponsor:
Global Coalition for Peace
Contact:
www.globablcoalitionforpeace.org, 301-654-6759, or richrellin@yahoo.com
Pax Christi
Regional Assembly. Discussion topic–"Toward
a New Paradigm of Peacemaking: The Uses and Misuses of Just
War Theory." 1640 Columbia Road NW, Washington, D.C.
9 AM-4 PM. $35 fee; includes lunch.
Sponsor:
Pax Christi Metro DC
Contact: paxchristimdc@yahoo.com
Monday, September
9
Demonstration
and Street Theater. Outside
Carlyle Group, major investors in weapons and military systems;
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 4:30-6:30 PM.
Sponsors:
DC Alliance for Democracy; DC Anti-War Network (DAWN)
Contact: Pat
Elder at 202-302-5548 or elder@ chesapeake.net
Black Reflections
on 9/11. Dialogue on War, Terrorism and Peace. At Howard
University Law School’s Houston Hall, 2900 Van Ness Street
NW, Washington. Followed by candlelight vigil at the Israeli
Embassy, 3514 International Drive NW. 6:30-9:30 PM.
Sponsor: Black
Voices for Peace
Contact:
Damu Smith at 202-232-5690
Tuesday, September
10
Tuesday evening
observances in places of worship, homes, and libraries encouraged.
Packets of information
available from Bette Hoover at 202-299-1050 or bhoover@afsc.org;
and from Pat Elder at 202-302-5548 or elder@chesapeake.net.
Candelight
Vigil and Procession. With reading of U.S. and Afghan
victims’ names and 24 hour fast for those who wish. 6
PM at the Einstein statue, National Academy of Sciences, 2101
Constitution Avenue NW. Procession begins around 8 PM.
Sponsors:
DC Alliance for Democracy; American Friends Service Committee/DC
Contact: Steve
Cheifetz at DCAD, 301-203-9263 or cheifzsteve@aol.com; Bette
Hoover at AFSC, 202-299-1050 or bhoover@afsc.org
Candlelight
Vigil. For peace, to end violence, and to commemorate
victims of violence from 9/11/01 through 9/11/02. At Dupont
Circle, 6:30-9 PM. Featuring music and speakers.
Sponsor: Washington
Peace Center
Contact:
202-234-2000 or wpc@igc.org
Wednesday, September
11
September 11
Remembrance Peace Concert.
Featuring Magpie and the Rachel Cross Band. 6-8 PM at Takoma
Park gazebo, 7000 block of Carroll Avenue.
Sponsor: Institute
of Musical Traditions
Contact:
301-270-9090; www.imtfolk.org
September
11th Remembrance. Banner signing and speakers. All residents
welcome. Noon to 10 PM at VFW Post 350, 6420 Orchard Avenue,
Takoma Park.
Sponsor: Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post 350
Contact:
301-270-8008
Networking
Breakfast. A special program that combines business networking
with a commemoration of the events of September 11. 7:15-9
AM at Hilton Silver Spring, 8727 Colesville Road. Tickets
$20-$30. RSVP recommended.
Sponsor:
Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce
Contact:
301-565-3777
September
11 Community Remembrance. Courthouse Square Park, in
front of the county courthouse in Rockville. In the event
of rain, the ceremony will take place inside 101 Monroe Street,
Terrace Level.
Sponsor: Montgomery
County Council
Cadenced Procession
on Memorial Bridge. 9:30-11:30 AM. Gathering and formation
at 9 AM on lawn at the north side of bridge. Please wear all
white or all black; signs & banners (white letters on
black, or black letters on white) with peaceful messages welcome.
Sponsors:
Women in Black Art Project; Global Coalition for Peace
Contact: Mary
Jo Aagerstoun at 202-234-6038 or mjaag@wam.umd.edu; GCP at
301-654-6759
A Day of Reflection
at Malcolm X Park. Three moments: 7:30-9:30 AM–Invocation
for all who died in the U.S. and Afghanistan. 12-2 PM–Witness
against racial profiling, domestic violence and ongoing U.S.
wars. 5-7 PM–Interfaith reflection on the future of America
and the world in Dr. King’s The World House. 16th
and Euclid Streets NW.
Multiple sponsors
Contact:
Phil Wheaton at 301-270-9038
Thursday, September
12
Video screenings.
9/11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, and Osama
bin Laden: The Forbidden Truth, featuring French authors
discussing their book on the Saudi-US-bin Laden connection.
Followed by discussion. 7-9 PM at Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church, corner of Maple and Tulip Avenues, Takoma Park.
Sponsor: DC
Alliance for Democracy
Contact:
Steve Cheifetz at CheifzSteve@aol.com or 301-203-9263
Saturday, September
14
Community meeting/dialogue.
See 9/7 for details.
Sponsor:
DC Alliance for Democracy
Contact:
Steve Cheivetz, CheifzSteve@aol.com or 301-203-9263
Global Sequential
Meditation. See 9/7 for details.
Sponsor:
Global Coalition for Peace
Contact: www.globablcoalitionforpeace.org
|
