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Our story “People of Faith Say The War In Gaza Is A Human Rights Issue” was shared at Faithfully Magazine, a news site that covers national Christian politics.
‘Stop Netanyahu Now’ — Muslim, Jewish and Christian Leaders Call on Biden to Demand Gaza Ceasefire
During the month of Ramadan and Holy Week, Muslims, Jews, Black pastors, activists, and local politicians gathered at the Hemingway AME Church in District Heights, Maryland, calling for county council members and the Biden administration to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
“There’s no way that we weren’t going to open our doors,” said Rev. Krishnan Natesan, pastor of Hemingway AME Church. “This is not a Christian, Muslim, or Jewish thing. This is a humanitarian thing – and because it’s a human thing, we must extend compassion. Compassion must ring out for the least of these.”
Community Meetings
District 9 Shred, Bulk Trash, and Voter Registration Drive
Prince George's County Council Vice Chair Sydney Harrison, in partnership with Clinton Baptist Church, the Prince George's County Department of the Environment (DoE), the Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPW&T), Alpha Alpha Sigma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and Priority Shred, will host the Spring, 2024 edition of the District 9 Shred, Bulk Trash, Community Clean Up, and Voter Registration Event.
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Clinton Baptist Church
8701 Woodyard Road
Clinton, Maryland 20735
Bring your unwanted documents for secure shredding and dispose of bulk trash responsibly. Please take this opportunity to safely discard unwanted documents, bulky trash items, and to gather your neighbors to help clean-up our neighborhood community. To view a list of acceptable and unacceptable bulky trash items, please review the Prince George's County Department of the Environment's (DoE) Bulky Trash Acceptable/ Unacceptable List.
For more information, please contact Kimberly Lyles at (301) 952-3820 or email CouncilDistrict9@co.pg.md.us.
South Prince George's County People's Committee Power Mapping Meeting
The bills are too high and our schools need support!
Threats to our livelihoods, families, and homes need to be addressed NOW!
Come to the South Prince George's County Power Mapping Meeting to make your voice heard and decide the next steps for our campaign
We will:
Commit to tangible solutions to South County's cost of living and school issues.
Vote on our group's first campaign.
Realize how we can use power to fight corporate greed and build community!
Time: Saturday, April 6
2 – 3:30 pm EDT
Location: Southlawn Neighborhood Park
600 Carson Ave. Oxon Hill, MD 20745
District 7 Budget Town Hall Meeting
Join Prince George's County Council Member Krystal Oriadha for a special District 7 Town Hall meeting to discuss the County's Proposed FY25 Budget.
Date: April 16, 2024
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: 1300 Capitol Heights Blvd.
Capitol Heights, MND 20743
The District 7 Budget Town Hall Meeting also provides an opportunity for the community to receive general updates and participate in dialogue around Countywide and Council District issues. Come out to share your views with Council Member Oriadha and her team, while engaging with other District 7 residents.
Residents are also invited to stay informed on updates, news, and events happening in District 7 by subscribing to the District 7 listserv. For more information about the Budget Town Hall Meeting, please contact the Council District 7 team via email at CouncilDistrict7@co.pg.md.us or call (301) 952-3690.
Westphalia Town Hall
Prince George's County Council Member Wala Blegay invites you to attend the Westphalia Town Hall.
Date: April 17, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Location: Arrowhead Elementary School
2300 Sansbury Road
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20774
Join Council Member Blegay will host this community discussion to discuss the development of the Westphalia Regional Park, the future of the Westphalia Development and more. Attend this important gathering to obtain important updates and connect with other residents and community leaders.
Registration is highly encouraged. For more information, please contact the Council District 6 office at (301) 952-3426 or email CouncilDistrict6@co.pg.md.us.
REGISTER HERE
Green Hat Summit Workshop Series
Prince George's County Council Member Ingrid Watson invites you to attend the inaugural Green Hat Summit Workshop on Composting!
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Location: Glenn Dale Fire Station Hall
11900 Glenn Dale Boulevard
Glenn Dale, MD 20769
This is a FREE, interactive and educational opportunity for all members of your family to learn about composting. During this hands-on workshop, you will learn:
Why composting is important
The three types of composting
How to get started
How to use the BPI-certified bags
The basics of using the Prince George’s County “Green Bin”
Reserve your spot and register today!
Virtual Health Care Budget Town Hall
Prince George's County Council Member Wala Blegay, Esq. invites the community to participate in a virtual budget town hall to discuss the allocation of resources within the proposed $5.4 billion FY2025 budget.
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
6:00 PM
The proposed FY2025 budget includes $106.6 million earmarked for the County's Health & Human Services. Healthcare and mental health professionals are also welcomed to lend their expertise and voices in shaping the future of our local healthcare systems. Let's unite to ensure that funding for health and human services meets the needs of our community.
For more information, contact the District 6 office at (301) 952-3426 or email CouncilDistrict6@co.pg.md.us.
Police Accountability Board Meeting - April 10, 2024
Date: April 10, 2024
Times: 6:30pm
Where: https://mypgc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUucuiprjojHtzGIzT7pz5xu8NdMVSuJV8U
Public Comments
You must register at pgpab@co.pg.md.us by the Tuesday before a regular scheduled meeting to make public comments.
2024 Prince George’s County Government Procurement Summit
Date: April 11, 2024
Times: 12:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Prince George’s County Government invites you to attend its 2024 Procurement Summit to hear about the state of procurement in Prince George’s County Government and to learn about upcoming 2024 procurement opportunities. The event will include:
presentations,
panel discussions,
resource partner exhibitors,
and business networking.
When: Thursday, April 11, 12:30 pm-6:30 pm
Where: Hennessy Creek
13201 Martin Rd, Brandywine, MD 20613
Register in Advance
Social Justice in Community: "Black Women, Yoga, and Wellness" with Tori Justin
Date: April 11, 2024
Times: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
The Social Justice in Community series brings human rights scholars into conversation about how their work illuminates human rights struggles around us today and what we can do about those struggles.
Join Social Justice in Community on April 11th for Black Women, Yoga, and Wellness with Tori Justin here:
Tori Justin is a PhD candidate in the Department of Kinesiology. Her research interests articulate black feminist theory, health equity, and the philosophy of science. More specifically, her position is the disparate health outcomes of Black women as the embodied outcome of structural injustice. Tori's past and present projects focus on how scientific knowledge historically and contemporarily subjugates the Black body and alternative ways of knowing the body. You may find her research in "Feminist Media Studies and Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal and the Sociology of Sport Journal." Tori also serves as Vice President of the Physical Cultural Studies Graduate Student Association.
Solidarity Stories - Poverty, By America
Date: April 16, 2024
Times: 6:30 pm
Join us as Solidary Stories, our lively book discussion series in partnership with the Prince George's County Memorial Library System and Mixt Food Hall in Mt. Rainier, continues! This month we are discussing Matthew Desmond's Poverty, By America.
The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages? In this landmark book, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor. Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty. He calls on us all to become poverty abolitionists, engaged in a politics of collective belonging to usher in a new age of shared prosperity and, at last, true freedom.
Learn more and register for free here: https://www.pgcmls.info/event/10342701
Creative Saturday: Arts on a Roll
Creative Saturday: Arts on a Roll @ Creative Suitland
Join Arts on a Roll for an engaging, hands-on, visual arts workshop. A FREE drop-in activity for the whole family! Arts on a Roll @ Creative Suitland is a partnership program between the Department of Parks and Recreation and Creative Suitland.
Create art with sheet metal including emboss drawing, stamping, denting, piercing, rub-transferring, folding, and hammering. Make a necklace or keychain! All levels are welcome.
Saturday, April 6, 2024
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Creative Suitland4719 Silver Hill RoadSuitland-Silver Hill, MD, 20746United States (map)
African Dance & Drum Classes with Ni Dembaya
Ni Dembaya African Dance & Drum Ensemble is a community promoting empowerment, healing, and self-awareness through traditional African and African-inspired music and dance. Join the movement on Sundays for drum and African dance classes! Ni Dembaya's instructors have devoted much time to the study and practice of cultural music, movements, and traditions from the African continent and diaspora. The classes offered primarily focus on rhythms, dances, and songs from the Manding peoples of modern-day Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Liberia, and Ivory Coast; though other ethnic groups and areas may be covered.
Sunday, April 7, 2024
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Creative Suitland Arts Center4719 Silver Hill RoadSuitland, MD 20746 (map)
See you on Friday at the location! Thank you for rolling with us!