Category: Events
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Deale Community to March
A peaceful protest supporting Black lives [Deale, MD, October 24] – Community members of all kinds will gather on Saturday, October 24th at 12-2 pm to march in support of Black lives in South County and all across the United States. This peaceful event follows a successful event held in August in Shady Side, as…
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Chesapeake Life Center Offers Outdoor Workshops for the Fall
Chesapeake Life Center offers outdoor workshops for the fall (PASADENA, MD, Sept. 15, 2020) — Chesapeake Life Center has found new ways to offer its popular community programs, helping people cope with loss by taking them to the great outdoors. The center is adapting to changing COVID-19 restrictions by planning outdoor activities that allow people to…
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Breonna Taylor/Black Lives Matter Ground Mural Coming to Annapolis
Large scale mural project honoring the life of Breonna Taylor to bring awareness of the Black Lives Matter Civil Rights Movement to end Police Brutality and Systemic Racism WHAT: Future History Now (FHN) in partnership with Banneker-Douglass Museum and The Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture are collaborating with local youth on a…
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Peaceful Protest in Edgewater is Well-Attended
Today, one week after the principal at South River High School sent a letter to school families alerting them to “disturbing,” “horrific,” “racist,” and “hate-filled” social media posts made by SRHS students, almost 200 people from Edgewater and the surrounding area gathered in Edgewater, Maryland, to promote and offer action and support for the Black…
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Hana Hawthorne Inspires Crofton to Show Up for Black Lives
As a result of the efforts of lifetime Crofton resident and Elon University student Hana Hawthorne, something unprecedented happened in Crofton on June 2. Over 300 people gathered to protest the racist killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other African-Americans. Hawthorne had been expecting somewhere between 20 and 50 people to participate and was…
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The Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee’s Failed Mission
Central Committees of political parties were created to manage the affairs of the party. Their mission is to enhance the party base and develop strategies for growing party participation. Years ago, after a national party loss to a Bush, the DNC urged local party members to assess their effectiveness in political action. As a community…
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Call to Action: Keep Maryland Safe
Grassroots Organizations Say: “Keep Maryland Safe” Anne Arundel County Community Leaders Make Appeal to MD Governor and Citizens Our coalition of grassroots organizations is deeply concerned about the demonstrations that are occurring in Annapolis, pressuring the State government to lift the stay-at-home order and reopen Maryland. The coalition, which includes the Anne Arundel County NAACP,…
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What Strong Leadership Looks Like
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Leadership is the word that describes people who show the ability to be decisive during a crisis. In my opinion, there are two people who are exhibiting this trait now. One is Governor Larry Hogan and the other is Baltimore City’s State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby. Governor Hogan’s decisions as a…
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The Coronavirus – Find a Balance
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Pandemic diseases aren’t new nor are the responses to them. Generally speaking, people become very fearful of the unknown. It’s important that we keep things in perspective and not over react. The coronavirus is a case in point. Over my lifetime I have seen many deadly viruses. Remember when the AIDS…
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Free Mental Health Speaker Event
March 10, 2020 in Annapolis CONTACT: Danielle Fletcher Communications Coordinator 410-884-8691 connection@namimd.org February 28, 2020 Mental Health Nonprofit Hosts Captivating Free Speaker Event in Annapolis Annapolis, MD — NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Maryland is excited to host Voices of Experience: Living Well with Mental Illness © at the Historic Inns of Annapolis on…