Baltimore Nonviolence Center

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Baltimore Activist Alert -- December 16 - 17, 2025

34] Trump’s foreign policy – Dec. 16

35] Stomp out slumlords – Dec. 16

36] Medicare for All meeting -- Dec. 16

37] Sanction Israel Now – Dec. 16

38] Advent Prayer Service – Dec. 16

39] Confronting Scholasticide – Dec. 17

40] Write in support of democracy – Dec. 17

41] Sign Wave in Lauraville – Dec. 17

42] Rush hour protest – Dec. 17

43] Capitalism, Socialism, and the Battle of Ideas – Dec. 17

44] Sign Wave in Towson – Dec. 17

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34] – Massachusetts Peace Action [info@masspeaceaction.org] on Tues., Dec. 16 at 6 PM ET will hold a webinar Trump's Foreign Policy Doctrine: What his new National Security Strategy means for the US and the World. Get an evaluation of the Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy, which is a break from the post-1945 bipartisan foreign policy consensus and a formal codification of Trumpism’s imperialist, white nationalist, trans-actionalist agenda. There are two speakers. Joseph Gerson is president of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, vice-president of the International Peace Bureau, and a board member of Massachusetts Peace Action. Khury Petersen-Smith is the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow and the Co-Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS). He researches U.S. Empire, borders, and migration and strategizes with activists to work against the violence that the U.S. carries out and supports around the world. RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/T1qSyHp4kUmQt9q1Oujmdg2?ms=email-251215&emci=dfcfc92a-eed9-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=2484a27e-f7d9-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&ceid=269591

35] – On Tues., Dec. 16 at 6:30 PM at the MLK Library, 901 G St. NW, 401-F, WDC 20044, join Stomp out Slumlords for an all hands on deck meeting. This year, Metro DC DSA members are considering a record number of candidates seeking its Chapter's endorsement. 2026 is shaping up to be an important year on the electoral front. At this meeting, discuss how SOS and endorsed candidates can collaborate to build the tenant movement and fight to protect and expand tenant rights. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/stomp-out-slumlords-meeting-2026-elections?link_id=65&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-5-2025&email_referrer=email_3018364&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-12-2025&&

36] – The Northern Virginia DSA Medicare for All Working Group virtual meeting is on Tues., Dec. 16 from 7 to 8 PM ET. A link will be sent before the event: https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-medicare-for-all-working-group-meeting-tuesday-december-16th-at-7pm?link_id=64&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-5-2025&email_referrer=email_3018364&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-12-2025&&

Discuss Medicare for All public education campaigns in northern Virginia and plan other actions to ensure healthcare as a human right. The group meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month, and the meetings are open to the public. All who support healthcare as a human right are welcome.

37] – Just Peace Advocates [info@justpeaceadvocates.ca] on Tues., Dec. 16 at 7 PM ET is hosting a WEBINAR: Sanction Israel Now! Speakers from Independent Jewish Voices, Just Peace Advocates, and CJPME will help piece together how sanctions fit into the larger Palestinian solidarity movement, working to end Israeli occupation and for Palestinian liberation. You will hear about the latest submissions to the Canadian government calling for escalatory sanctions against Israeli settlements and destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza, and the broader movement to sanction Israel now! Register at https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-concacaf-must-speak-up-to-kick-israel-out-of-fifa&email_referrer=email_3009455&email_subject=webinar-tues-dec-16-7-pm-et-sanction-israel-now

38] – Sr. Marie Lucey, OSF [news@franciscanaction.org] WANTS YOU TO KNOW that Franciscan Action Network is continuing its efforts to stand up for the dignity of our immigrant brothers and sisters and take on the challenges of working for a more just immigration system in 2026. You are invited to join FAN in an online Advent prayer service on Tues., Dec. 16 at 7 PM ET. Pray for all immigrant children impacted by our government’s current policies and actions. The prayer service will last one hour and include music, readings from scripture, time for quiet reflection and prayer, and small group discussion. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/2-OSaOgDRxucTTnzNoVrWQ?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=bb84d244-c892-4225-831f-2fb6decf943c#/registration

39] – Scientists for Palestine [admin@scientists4palestine.com] on Wed., Dec. 17 at noon will host a lecture Confronting Scholasticide. The panel discussion will include Jehad Abu-Miri, a student at the Islamic University of Gaza, Amani Al-Mqdama, currently a fellow of the Council for At-Risk Academics and PhD candidate at University of Edinburgh Business School, and Sherene Seikaly, Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. A prominent aspect of the genocide that has unfolded in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 has been the meticulous and complete destruction by Israel of the infrastructure of research and higher education, and the systematic targeting of leaders of the Gazan academy. Since the 1948 Nakba, Palestinians have invested great efforts in building educational institutions, so this act of “Scholasticide” is particularly painful, and has profoundly affected the 80,000 university students and thousands of faculty and staff at the dozen universities in the area. This targeted destruction has also elicited a strong international academic response, which has been subject to intense suppression. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/isqBTrP1R-GS6aSjsFHpDg#/registration

40] – On Wednesdays, Dec. 17, from 2 to 3:30 PM ET, join Baltimore Writes in Support of Democracy at Belvedere Square Market, 529 E. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore 21212. Write letters to PA voters. In October, they will elect judges for their Supreme Court, a CRITICAL component of a free & fair democracy. This is an easy, fun way to meet other concerned citizens and support a renewed American democracy. Bring your favorite pen, and spend an hour doing some good! This will continue through Oct. 22. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/823429/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

41] – Join a Wednesday Movement Sign Wave in Lauraville on Dec. 17 from 4 to 5:30 PM at Harford Road & Parkside Drive, Baltimore 21214. It will continue through Nov. 26. This event was inspired by other Sign Waves that make their pro-democracy, anti-Trump, and anti-Putin views known. Contact Anne George, 443-831-7528, for more information on initiating a sign wave in your area. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/784682/?timeslot=5520790

42] – On Wednesdays, Dec. 17, from 4:30 to 6 PM ET, there will be a Rush-Hour Sidewalk Sign-Wave at U.S. 1 & East-West Highway (MD 410) intersection, Riverdale Park 20782. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/812231/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

Join the sidewalk honk 'n wave every Wednesday at the intersection of Route 1 (Baltimore Avenue) and East-West Highway (410)! You can park in the Church of the Brethren’s parking lot on Route 1 at Tuckerman Street (about a block away). Feel free to bring your own. Bring water, sunglasses, and a hat, and prepare for fun! Sponsored by Indivisible Route 1 Corridor

43] – On Wed., Dec. 17 from 5:30 to 7 PM, Howard County for Human Dignity will host an event -- Capitalism, Socialism, and the Battle of Ideas. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/872899/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

The event will be held at Elkridge Branch - Howard County Library System, 6540 Washington Blvd., Elkridge 21075, and will be led by Dr. Jared Ball in the Hockley Room. Claudia De La Cruz, activist and former Party for Socialism and Liberation presidential candidate, will ask What is socialism actually? Hear the real differences between capitalism and socialism.

44] – Join a sign wave on Wednesdays, Dec. 17. 24 & 31, from 5:30 to 6 PM ET at Woodbrook Church, 25 Stevenson Lane, [between Bellona Ave. & Charles St.] Baltimore 21212. Park in the church parking lot. This event will continue through December 31. This event will be canceled if raining hard. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/804632/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

To be continued

Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212. Ph.: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.

"The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and everything to lose--especially their lives." Eugene Victor Debs

Sunday, December 14, 2025

Baltimore Activist Alert -- December 15 - 16, 2025

22] Rally against ICE – Dec. 15

23] New immigrant justice legislation -- Dec. 15

24] Film about Woody Guthrie – Dec. 15

25] Chesapeake Indivisible meeting -- Dec. 15

26] Trans/Queer Liberation Campaign – Dec. 15

27] Courage in the Kurdistan – Dec. 15

28] Winning divestment at the ballot box – Dec. 15

29] Celebrate the new House Speaker -- Dec. 16

30] Gather for Gaza’s children -- Dec. 16

31] Briefing on Burma -- Dec. 16

32] Dump Trump – Dec. 16

33] Make calls for clean energy -- Dec. 16 & 18

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22] – Sanctuary Maryland continues to rally on Mon., Dec. 15 at 5:30 PM at McKeldin Plaza, Light and Pratt Sts. as part of the Eyes on ICE campaign. Visit https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/eyesonice?link_id=6&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-ice-watch-training-avelooutofbwi-and-more&email_referrer=email_2871122&email_subject=ice-watch-avelooutofbwi-trumps-threats-and-more&&

23] – There is q Baltimore County Council Legislative Meeting on Mon., Dec 15 at 6 PM at 400 Washington Ave., Room # 205, Towson, MD 21204. You also can join in virtually as the Council starts considering new immigrant-justice legislation. Visit https://countycouncil.baltimorecountymd.gov/virtual-meetings/

The agenda can be found here: https://countycouncilweb.s3.amazonaws.com/AGENDA%20PACKET.december%2015.25.pdf

Councilperson Patoka is expected to introduce two important bills: a bill to minimize ICE’s impact in Baltimore County and a bill to elevate the Immigrant Affairs Commission. The schedule for these bills is the First Work Session (public testimony) on Jan. 13, 2026, second Work Session (public testimony) on Jan. 26 and final Vote on Feb. 2, subject to change if amendments are introduced). The work sessions will be the key opportunities to testify and engage.

24] – Susan Barnett [reelandmealatnewdealcafe@gmail.com] on Mon., Dec. 15 at 6 PM wants you to know that Reel and Meal will show Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home. Arrive/Log on by 5:45 PM as the program starts promptly at 6 PM. If attending in person, please come to the New Deal Café at 113 Centerway (Roosevelt Center) in Greenbelt. Register at https://tinyurl.com/ReelMeal

Woody wrote and sang about real life issues ranging from hardships and extreme poverty to the great achievements of FDR's New Deal. His songs are timeless. His dedication to democracy, justice, human rights and progress are all still extremely relevant today. After the film we will sing some of those songs, like "Dust Bowl Refugee", "Deportee”, and "Ain't Got No Home in this World Anymore". We will add in a couple by his two best pupils, Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan. THIS MONTH’S REEL AND MEAL IS SPONSORED BY THE GREENBELT REFUGEE AID COMMITTEE (GRACE).

You are encouraged to enjoy a plant-based meal during the film to participate in socially responsible, environmentally sustainable, and animal safe lifestyle choices. The Reel and Meal at the New Deal Café is a free monthly film series, started in September 2007. For more information about this month’s film, contact Frank Gervasi 301 467 2418 or the Reel and Meal Facebook page:www.facebook.com/reelandmealNDC

25] – Chesapeake Indivisible, a local Indivisible Chapter in the Annapolis and surrounding Anne Arundel County area, will hold its monthly meeting on Mon., Dec. 15 from 6 to 7:45 PM at the Eastport Annapolis Neck Library. Doors open at 5:45 pm, meeting from 6:00 pm to 7:45 pm Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/chesapeakeindivisible/event/870043/

Discuss and develop the actions and events needed to defend democracy. Get a recap of the protests and rallies, an update on upcoming events, and discuss other important items. .

26] – On Mon., Dec. 15 at 7 PM, get with a Trans/Queer Liberation Campaign biweekly virtual meeting. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/transqueer-liberation-bi-weekly-meeting-monday-december-15th-7pm?link_id=63&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-5-2025&email_referrer=email_3018364&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-12-2025&&

A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP. Email bawg@mdcdsa.org. Discuss ongoing efforts such as Project Sanctuary, the Gender & Name Change Clinics, and more!

27] –NH Peace Action [info@nhpeaceaction.org] on Mon., Dec. 15 at 7 PM ET is holding Peace & Justice Conversations: Courage in Kurdistan: Nonviolence in a War Zone. Community Peacemaker Teams at the invitation of local peacemaking communities that are confronting situations of lethal conflict are being welcomed. David Blair joined a Community Peacemaker Team (CPT) in Iraqi Kurdistan in October. David traveled to the Mexican border last year with CPT, and to Iraqi Kurdistan this fall. The delegation witnessed the work of CPT team members to document cross border attacks by Turkey and Iran which have caused death, damage and displacement; and to support journalists and civil society activists who are persecuted by the Kurdish Regional Government. RSVP HERE https://actionnetwork.org/events/peace-justice-conversations-courage-in-kurdistan-nonviolence-in-a-war-zone/?link_id=9&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nhpa-reflections-news-events-november-21-2025&email_referrer=email_2995471&email_subject=nhpa-reflections-news-events-november-28-2025&&

28] –Attend this webinar: Winning Divestment at the Ballot Box on Mon., Dec. 15 from 8 to 9:30 PM ET. A virtual link will be communicated before the event. Discuss winning divestment for Palestine at the ballot box in the US, and hear from activists in Somerville, MA, Pittsburgh, PA and Vermont, sharing lessons learned from their recent ballot measure campaigns for divestment. This session will be useful for activists that are already deep into a BDS campaign, as well as for those who are just getting started. While we will be speaking about campaigns in the US, this webinar will have useful lessons for municipal-level campaigning globally. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/webinar-winning-divestment-at-the-ballot-box?emci=3deff14e-d9d6-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=07ec5fe3-fcd6-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&ceid=764241

29] –The Progressive Maryland Team [info@progressivemaryland.org] on Tue., Dec. 16 from 9 to 10 AM is inviting you to celebrate with New House Speaker Del. Peña-Melnyk at Lawyer's Mall, 25 Calvert St., Annapolis 21401. Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk will become the next Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, making her the first Latina immigrant to ever hold this position. Her story is one of perseverance, public service, and unwavering commitment to justice. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/876268/?emci=06de2c84-c2d6-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=1cd8eb78-c3d6-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&ceid=136680

30] – American Friends of Combatants for Peace [office@afcfp.org] on Tues., Dec. 16 at noon are holding an Extraordinary Gathering for Gaza’s Children. Join a gathering with a conversation rooted in repair, dignity, and the urgent protection and healing of Gaza’s children. This is a moment of witness, responsibility, and possibility — and a chance to support what may become the only tertiary children’s hospital in Gaza. Repairing Lives on the Ground with Dr. Hasan. Over the past two years, Gaza’s children have endured violence, displacement, starvation, illness, and trauma on a scale that defies comprehension. Tens of thousands of children have lost homes, family members, or both. All need safe shelter, education, medical care, food, and psychosocial support. RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/ZFB_f7tUi0OS9jPqzyfD_w2?contactdata=dLAb2uvwMeIVFL9J6ujLMHHqIMd3G8CcPLZQKfOZR8Ejml2hnPmolBn%2fMb1Tn3lTji7OpSuN5uOtPsK8aD8MgNYUv5FKkJi%2fFKVgNzwjMb%2faIGBJwyIBm0cSryyoEZn55m42OrgvGgHpLc+EpJ1tB683xnsi4LACOZ7HuU+B22RILKU%2ffrtRfFpDQZDlG0p9xgq2brYinwX06NovS52N4YVj8rXnrWJNYCN%2flE9q69hqypmT8xl7hXE39mI7cIqQJ0Y1nXwoj6WFdxqmc3ZfxQ%3d%3d&emci=5b7c0318-7ad4-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=95cf75fb-81d4-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&ceid=8142762

31] – The Burma Research Institute (BRI), formerly known as the Chin Association of Maryland (CAM), invites you to join the 5th Hybrid Congressional Briefing on Burma hosted by BRI. BRI is grateful to Rep. Young Kim (R, CA-40), Chairwoman of East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs, for her assistance in securing the briefing room. U.S. Policy on Burma: Opportunities and Challenges will take place on Tues., Dec. 16 from 12:15 to 1:30 PM ET in the Rayburn Office Building (Room 2200), 45 Independence Ave. SW, WDC 20515. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoIoB9jzLiKAvIhmIe0g4s9T10nKwtpqtZtmGQ7RMBi-2vWw/viewform

Despite instability, rising violence, mass displacement, deteriorating humanitarian crisis, and its involvement in online scam operations, the Burmese military regime, known as the State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC), plans to hold sham elections beginning Dec. 28. The panelists will provide updates on the situation in Burma, reflect on US policy toward Burma and provide recommendations to the Administration and the Congress.

32] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Dec. 16 from 4:30 to 5 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. to challenge President Trump for a long list of illegal executive orders. Without resistance Trump will undermine our flawed democracy. Right now Trump wants fascism as the order of the day Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

33] – Sun Day [reply@sunday.earth] on Tues., Dec. 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM and Thurs., Dec. 18 from 7 to 9 PM, consider making calls for Clean Energy. Sun Day showed us the incredible power of coming together to celebrate clean 8energy. Now, it's time to channel that energy into action that gets more solar and wind projects built in communities across the country. Greenlight America is calling clean energy supporters in key locations and encouraging them to take action to get projects permitted where they live. On these phone banks, volunteers will encourage supporters to testify at hearings, submit public comments or contact decision makers to build wind and solar projects. The next call will be on Dec. 16, and the calls will continue through Jan. 29, 2026 at 7 PM. RSVP to phone bank at https://www.mobilize.us/greenlightaction/event/842120/?utm_source=SunDay&link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_2960084___subject_3458067&email_subject=make-calls-for-clean-energy&

To be continued

Saturday, December 13, 2025

Baltimore Activist Alert – December 14 - 15, 2025

Baltimore Activist Alert – December 14 - 15, 2025

"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.

Friends, this list and other email documents which I send out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center. Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com.

If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send contributions to Max Obuszewski, BNC, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212. Max can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.

1] Books, buttons and stickers

2] Web site for info on federal legislation

3] Need help in archiving activist material

4] Get the book A Bag of Snakes

5] Get the book Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois

6] Labor History Project

7] Friends meeting -- Dec. 14

8] Everyday Walls – Dec. 14

9] Catonsville against Trump – Dec. 14

10] Baltimore’s Christmas Parade -- Dec. 14

11] MOCO DSA meeting – Dec. 14

12] Unmasking resource wars – Dec. 14

13] Where is church leadership? – Dec. 14

14] Indiana upsets Trump’s stomach -- Dec. 14

15] MOCO DSA meeting – Dec. 14

16] Crimes of the Century – Dec. 14

17] Vigil at the Pentagon – Dec. 15

18] Support Starbucks workers – Dec. 15

19] Baltimore Sign waves – Dec. 15

20] Police Accountability Board meeting -- Dec. 15

21] Grassroots protection for the vote – Dec. 15

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1] – Buttons, bumper stickers and books are available. “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.

2] –To obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/. Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.

3] – Janice Sevre-Duszynska needs some assistance in archiving her activist material. If you are interested in this project, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

4] – Barry Lee Burnside, a gaggle of great writers and copy editors are making available “A Bag of Snakes: Selected Writings on Prisons and the Death Penalty by Murphy Davis and Eduard Loring. Edited by Barry Lee Burnside.” Ed indicates the book will be available for sale on April 13, and is asking you to pre-order your copy. Your donation will provide a needed financial boost for the printing costs. The suggested donation is $20 for one copy; and $30 for your copy and an additional copy for a prisoner or someone in need. Any donation is appreciated. More or less you will receive the book. Barry and the team have spent over two years putting this book together. It begins with outlines and notes found in the boxes of materials Murphy left when she ascended. The work is a work of love, and all involved are proud of the fruit borne by seeds nourished in good soil.

To order by postal mail, make your check to Open Door Community. Send it to Open Door Community, PO Box 10980, Baltimore 21234. For any questions, contact David Payne at 404-290-2047 or davidpayne@opendoorcommunity.org.

5] – Another book to consider purchasing is Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois. His new book is both memoir and position-paper, and it makes the case that the Roman Catholic Church is a corrupt system that spits out truth-tellers. The crime he was excommunicated for was attending the ordination ceremony of Janice Sevre-Duszynska in Lexington, Kentucky, in August 2008. The ordination was under the auspices of the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests. The Vatican’s response has been to excommunicate any woman who has the audacity to see herself as a priest equal to a male priest. You can purchase a copy from Amazon or by Kindle.

Here are two quotes to contemplate: “I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men. She is to keep silent.” – Timothy 1, 2:12-13. “If the patriarchy that dominates the church is not dismantled and women are not treated as equals, the church will continue to diminish and, eventually, die.” – Roy Bourgeois.

6] – William Barry [billbarry21214@gmail.com] has a request. As the country begins to celebrate our 250th anniversary, our history is complicated but one thing is certain--labor history is always deleted. So I have created the MD250 Labor History Project, and hope you will participate by sending in labor history materials, and by sharing it with your friends, as part of creating a union movement. Go to https://www.md250laborhistory.org/

"We are either part of the solution or part of the problem." "The only reason an organization has dead wood is that management either hired dead wood or it hired live wood and killed it." - W. Edwards Deming

7] – Homewood Friends Meeting [homewoodfriends@gmail.com] gathers for worship on Sundays at 10:30 AM at 3107 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218 and on Zoom. A simple lunch will take place after the 10:30 AM worship. Call 410-235-4438. To join by Zoom, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/255867065?pwd=UDNxVnlVSkZQOHlXWlc3NHpHeHdhZz09#success

8] – The Baltimore Ethical Society on Sun., Dec. 14 at 10:30 AM will meet using a Zoom link. The platform address is Is Something between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life, and How to take them Down with Anand Pandian, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University. Visit https://www.sup.org/books/anthropology/something-between-us

Pandian's books include Something between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life and How to take them down, and A Possible Anthropology: Methods for Uneasy Times. Anand serves as President of the Society for Cultural Anthropology, and as a curator of the Ecological Design Collective, a community for radical ecological imagination and collaboration. He lives with his family in Baltimore, where he is currently working on a new book project on decay, waste, and the crafting of ecological futures. Register at https://www.meetup.com/bmorethical/events/311743246/?eventOrigin=group_events_list

9] – On Sun., Dec. 14 from noon to 1 PM, get with Catonsville Nine Redux for a Sign Wave over the Frederick Road Overpass, Frederick Road and I-695, Catonsville 21228. This event will continue through Dec. 27, 2026. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/853167/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

10] – Walk in the 52nd Annual Mayor’s Christmas Parade with Comptroller Brooke Lierman and fellow democrats in one of the biggest parades in Baltimore on Sun., Dec. 14 from 12:30 to 2:30 PM. Start at West Cold Spring Lane & Falls Road, Baltimore 21209. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/854377/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

11] – On Sun., Dec. 14 from 2 to 4 PM, the Montgomery County DSA Branch will hold a meeting at the Silver Spring Library, 900 Wayne Ave., Silver Spring 20910. RSVP to get the Zoom link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/december-14-2025-montgomery-county-branch-meeting?link_id=59&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-5-2025&email_referrer=email_3018364&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-12-2025&&

12] – CODEPINK [info@codepink.org] on Sun., Dec. 14 at 2 PM ET will host a webinar Unmasking Resource Wars: Rwanda, Congo & Victoire Ingabire. RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/rwandacongo1214?utm_campaign=_unmasking_resource_wars_rwand&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

For 35 years, conflict has ravaged the Great Lakes Region of Africa, beginning with the Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, then followed by the Congo Wars and ongoing conflict. The US’s responsibility in Palestine and other aerial bombing wars is obvious, but its role in Rwanda and Congo remain obscured. Many know that it dates back to the 1961 US-Belgian assassination of Patrice Lumumba, but not that it has continued through US support of Rwandan President Paul Kagame in the Rwandan Civil War and the invasion, occupation, and plunder of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Trump’s so-called peace plan rewards him and US corporations with no end to the violence in sight.

Rwandan political prisoner Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza risked her life to expose the brutal Kagame regime and its abuse of Rwanda’s tragic history to justify war in Congo. Having already endured eight years in prison, from 2010 to 2018, she remains forbidden to leave Rwanda and now faces re-imprisonment. This webinar will deconstruct the lies used to justify the ongoing war and highlight Victoire’s case.

13] – Voices from the Holy Land [vfhlonlinefilmsalon@144271541.mailchimpapp.com] on Sun., Dec. 14 at 3 PM ET has expressed concern about Deafening Silence? U.S. Church Leadership in the Face of Occupation/Genocide. Watch the recording of the Q&A Panel Discussion on the Israel Occupation Tech Lab at www.voicesfromtheholyland.org/salonrecordings

Christian Faith leaders were pivotal in the civil rights movement, the anti-Vietnam War movement, and the boycotts that ended apartheid in South Africa. And yet – after more than 77 years of harsh military occupation, Palestinian home demolitions and forced removal in the West Bank, and 18 years of a blockade culminating Israel’s carpet bombing, starvation and genocide in Gaza – many U.S. faith leaders seem largely silent. Why? What is the explanation? Does their faith not ask them to speak out? Where do U.S. Christian denominations stand? How can concerned congregants empower their leaders to speak up? Watch the curated videos for free at your convenience, and join the Q&A discussion with Jonathan Brenneman: co-founder of Christians for a Free Palestine & Palestinian American Christian, Rev. Dr. Allison Tanner: National Coordinator, Apartheid Free Initiative & Baptist Pastor of Public Witness, Rev. Jeff Wright (Guest): former Pastor; Volunteer, Kairos Palestine& organizer of tours to Palestine-Israel and others.

Register here for the Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon: Tinyurl.com/VFHL -December2025 -December2025 Once you register, you will get a confirmation email from Zoom with a link to the meeting and a link with to watch the film. (Save this confirmation letter as the meeting link is unique to your email and you must have this to participate. Watch the film at your convenience before the event. Then join with your thoughts and questions for the speakers at the Q&A Discussion.

14] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Sun., Dec. 14 at 4 PM ET will hold its weekly town hall. This Sunday's Town Hall will feature Sen. Fady Qaddoura who will address Stopping MAGA Redistricting. Indiana State Senators made national headlines this week, infuriating MAGA world by blocking a mid-decade redistricting plan. Despite Republicans holding a supermajority in the Indiana Senate—and despite multiple visits to Indiana by JD Vance and White House invitations from Donald Trump—mid-decade redistricting failed. It was a truly inspiring moment for democracy.

The proposal would have wiped out two Democratic-held congressional seats, including a district represented by one of the most progressive members of Congress: Indianapolis’s Rep. André Carson. Fady is one of the most inspiring elected officials in the country. Born in the West Bank, and made homeless by Hurricane Katrina as a young adult living in New Orleans, Qaddoura moved to Indianapolis to raise his family—and is now one of the strongest progressive voices in state government and beyond. RSVP at https://pdamerica.org/progressive-town-hall-sen-fady-qaddoura-on-stopping-maga-redistricting/

15] – Get over to "Crimes of the Century," a Teach-in on the Situation in Sudan on Sun., Dec. 14 from 6 to 7:30 PM at Middle East Books, 1902 18th St. NW, WDC 20009. Email internationalism@mdcdsa.org

The teach-in will expose the atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, the UAE’s direct role in causing the genocide and how U.S. actions have fueled the violence. Break down what’s truly happening and discuss how to stand with the people of Sudan in their fight for justice. This event will be hybrid. RSVP for zoom link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/crimes-of-the-century?link_id=60&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-5-2025&email_referrer=email_3018364&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-12-2025&&

16] – The Labor Force [us@thelaborforce.org] on Sun., Dec. 14 at 8:30 PM ET will hold a call and let you to know the Starbucks Unionization campaign has reached one of the most important moments since workers first stood up and demanded the respect they deserve. Baristas across the country are organizing a mass flying action on Dec. 15 — a coordinated escalation to show Starbucks that workers and customers are united, and are demanding a fair contract. Get on the National Mass Mobilization Call at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/eFTg1ELCSX6hB1NVm-WFMA?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-dec-15-is-huge-heres-how-you-can-show-up-for-starbucks-workers&email_referrer=email_3015009&email_subject=dec-15-is-huge-heres-how-you-can-show-up-for-starbucks-workers&&#/

17] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop. The next vigil is Dec. 15, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649. The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro.

By Metro, take Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr., and there is meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these spots begins at 8 AM. No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds. The restrooms are located inside Marriot Providence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.

18] – There is a Starbucks Workers United Solidarity Picket on Mon., Dec. 15 from 7 AM to 1 PM at the Gallows Starbucks, 3046 Gate House Plaza, Falls Church, VA 22042. Call 240-328-2417. Support Starbucks Baristas in their fight for fair wages, dignity, and good-faith bargaining! Metro DC DSA members and allies are joining Starbucks baristas on the picket line, standing with workers protesting Starbucks’ historic union busting and failure to finalize a fair union contract. The open-ended strike comes after six months of Starbucks refusing to offer new proposals to address workers’ demands for better staffing, higher pay, and resolution for hundreds of unfair labor practice charges. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/starbucks-workers-united-solidarity-picket-1215-midday-gallows-starbucks?can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_3016780&source=email-12042025-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events

19] – Baltimore Sign Waves on Mondays, Dec. 15 & 22 from 7:30 to 8:15 AM will be at West Northern Parkway & Roland Ave., Baltimore 21210. Join in the waving of pro-democracy signs! Bring your sign or just show up. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/793151/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

20] – Indivisible Baltimore County is encouraging you to attend a Police Accountability Board meeting on Mon., Dec. 15 from noon to 2 PM at the Historic Courthouse, 400 Washington Ave., Towson 21204. This meeting will be both in-person and virtual: https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/county-executive/events/police-accountability-board-december-15

21] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Grassroots Election Protection Coalition/ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Zoom on Mon., Dec. 15 at 5 PM ET. Hear from leading activists, elected officials, and others committed to union organizing as well as cleaning up our elections and the environment, and other critically important issues. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqfuygpjIiHtc20uIOxdeqYRiAicjSLWUc#/registration

To be continued

Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, and 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212. Ph.: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.