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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Unless otherwise noted, all events are held on Sundays at
the Society (306 W Franklin St, Suite 102, 21201) and the number to call for
more information is 410-581-2322. Platforms begin at 10:30 am and end at noon
followed by coffee, tea, snacks, and chats. Details about platform topics
and speakers follow the list of other activities.</FONT><FONT
face=Arial><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><U>Platform Titles (details below)</U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Apr. 4th – "Life in the Fourth Dimension"
by <U>Fritz Williams</U>,<FONT size=2> </FONT>Leader, Baltimore Ethical
Society</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Apr. 11th – Festival of Peace and Hope an interactive
celebration by <U>You</U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Apr. 18th – "Race, Class, Gender, Crime, and Justice"
by <U>Natalie Sokoloff</U>, Prof. of Sociology, CUNY</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Apr. 25th – "International Partners" by <U>Jasmine
Sanabria</U> and <U>Wil Timpson</U>, Washington Ethical Soc.</FONT><FONT
size=2>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial></FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial><U>Other
Activities</U></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3><FONT face=Arial>Apr. 11th at 12:30 PM <U>Lunch & a
Book</U></FONT>: Our special National Poetry Month selection - the anthology
“Poets Against the War”, edited by Sam Hamill. ISBN 1-56025-539-0, retail
price $12.95. Some of the best of the poems submitted to <BR>the Poets Against
the war website, by poets well known and not known at all, by poets of all
ages - a reflection of the gamut of emotions war can evoke and the importance
of the right to free speech in our country. <BR><FONT
face=Arial></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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size=3><FONT face=Arial>Apr. 11th and 25th at 9:30 AM <U>Poetry
Group: Facilitated by Karla Mancero</U></FONT><U>.</U> New members are
always welcome. Bring your favorite poems to share with the group.
<BR><BR><FONT face=Arial>Apr. 17th Saturday at 2:30 PM <U>"Slow Dance on the
Killing Ground" at Everyman Theatre</U>:</FONT> Come find out why people from
all over the Baltimore area are flocking to Everyman Theatre, then participate
in a discussion of ethical issues raised by the play led by BES’ own <U>Diana
Corbett</U> and <U>Karen Elliott</U> and sponsored by The Urbanite magazine.
Tickets are available at Everyman Theatre (410-752-2208) and are $18 for
Saturday matinees.<BR><BR><FONT face=Arial>Apr 18th at 12:30 PM <U>Ethical
Mindfulness Meditation:</U></FONT> Based on guided meditations by Nobel
Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh.<BR><BR><FONT face=Arial>Apr 25th
<U>Ethical Action Opportunity</U></FONT>: Join BES members and friends as we
<U><FONT face=Arial>"March for Women's Lives" in DC</FONT></U>. Meet near the
fountains between the two buildings of the National Gallery between <U>9:30
and 10:00 AM</U>, then proceed to the mall for the march. Sponsors include the
ACLU, NARAL, The Feminist Majority, NOW, and Planned Parenthood. For more
info, call 202-349-3838 or check the web at </FONT></FONT><A
href="http://www.MarchforWomen.org"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>www.MarchforWomen.org</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>
.<BR><BR>HOLD THAT DATE! <U>Maryland United for Peace & Justice's 19th
annual conference is May 1st</U> "MAYDAY! MAYDAY! PEACE & JUSTICE,
MIA" This year’s program features keynote speaker Jonathan Shell, author
and peace & disarmament correspondent for The Nation, and includes
workshops on the following subjects: military recruitment & poverty,
nuclear disarmament, military toxics, anti-terrorism laws &
Arab-Americans, future of Palestinian rights, criminalization of dissent,
global warming, and update on anti-terrorism laws. Brochures will be available
at the Society or e-mail </FONT><A href="mailto:peacepepper@comcast.net"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>peacepepper@comcast.net</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT><BR> </FONT></DIV></DT></DL>
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<P align=left><U>Platform Details and Biographical Information about the
speakers</U></P>
<P align=left>April 4<SUP>th</SUP> – "Life in the Fourth Dimension" by <U>Fritz
Williams</U>,<FONT size=2> </FONT>Leader of the Baltimore Ethical Society</P>
<P>When we introduce ourselves to one another, we generally talk about our jobs,
our families, and our special interests and hobbies. But in making a statement
about who we are, there is another part of us we should not overlook. You might
say it’s our fourth dimension, and it consists of the organizations we join and
the causes we support in order to connect with the larger world and take
responsibility for more than our own lives. Fritz Williams talks about our
involvement in Ethical Culture and the joys and challenges of life in the fourth
dimension.</P>
<P><U>Fritz Williams</U> is Leader of the Baltimore Ethical Society and, in that
capacity, serves as primary speaker, teacher, pastor, and organizational leader.
To these duties, Fritz brings extensive ministerial and communications
experience. He has worked as a parish priest in the Episcopal Church, and also
as a writer and producer at public television stations in Harrisburg, PA, and
Detroit, MI. He is especially loved for his down-to-earth narrative style of
speaking and his "When I Was Kid" stories, based on his own childhood.</P>
<P>April 11<SUP>th</SUP> – Festival of Peace and Hope by <U>You</U></P>
<P>In these difficult times, it can be hard to find reasons to be joyful.
Together, we focus on messages of peace and hope in an effort to be filled with
that quiet joy which sustains us as we reflect on the troubles in the world and
our work to overcome them.</P>
<P>April 18<SUP>th</SUP> – "Race, Class, Gender, Crime and Justice: Imprisonment
and the Right to Vote in the 21<SUP>st</SUP> Century" by <U>Natalie
Sokoloff</U>, Professor of Sociology</P>
<P>This presentation will show how using a Race/Class/Gender framework is
important for understanding the way in which prisoners and many ex-prisoners
cannot vote in the U.S. This will be connected with how the U.S. Census counts
prisoners, the Prison Industrial Complex, the loss of political clout in the
prisoners’ home communities, and the vote. Most important is to understand how
the socially structured and interlocking systems of race, class, and gender
simultaneously impact incarceration and the ability to vote. Since most
prisoners come from a small number of marginalized urban communities, the loss
of voting rights for prisoners, unique to this country among western
industrialized societies, impacts seriously for their home communities. How
race, class, and gender combine to impact disproportionately on poor communities
of color is vividly displayed in the issue of disenfranchisement.</P>
<P><FONT size=3><U>Natalie J. Sokoloff</U>, Professor of Sociology, has taught
at John Jay College of Criminal Justice for more than 30 years and is a member
of the doctoral faculties in Criminal Justice, Sociology, and Women’s Studies at
The Graduate School of the City University of New York. Her most recent
publications include: The Criminal Justice System and Women: Offenders,
Prisoners, Victims, and Workers, 3rd edition (McGraw-Hill, 2003) and Domestic
Violence: A Reader on the Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender (Rutgers
University Press, forthcoming). A Bibliography on Multicultural Domestic
Violence is free and available at: <A
href="http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/research/DomesticViolence/">www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/research/DomesticViolence/</A></P></FONT>
<P>April 25<SUP>th</SUP> <FONT face="Courier New">– </FONT>"International
Partners: working to create a better world" by Jasmine Sanabria and Wil
Timpson</P>
<P>The Washington Ethical Society began the International
Partners (IP) project several years ago. It has since made a
difference in the lives of some of the world’s poorest people, as well as those
who have helped them. <U>Jasmine and Wil</U> speak from personal experience as
they tell us about the work that has been done and what we as a group might
consider doing as part of this on-going effort. </P>
<P><U>Wil Timpson</U> and <U>Jasmine Sanabria</U> are graduates of the Ethical
Society Sunday School and the coming of age program (COA-Matt) at the Washington
Ethical Society. Last summer, they participated in the IP teen trip, which
included 15 people who lived and worked with villagers in Mazatepeque, El
Salvador. Together they built a community children's center and stocked it with
books and educational toys that families could not provide their children at
home.</P></FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>