Baltimore Activist Aler -- October 21 - 29, 2024

19] Call Muslim voters – Oct. 21 – Oct. 26

20] Phone bank Wicomico County – Oct. 21 - 26

21] Phone bank in Glen Burnie -- Oct. 21 - 25

22] MPower Change – Oct. 21 - 25

23] Upgrade Maryland – Oct. 21

24] Rockville City Council housing discussion – Oct. 21

25] Reel and a Meal – Oct. 21

26] John Lewis film – Oct. 22

27] Swing Left – Oct. 22, 24 & 29

28] Russia out of Ukraine – Oct. 22

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19] – CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] needs you in Philadelphia from Mon., Oct. 21 through Fri., Oct. 25 from 9 AM to noon, noon to 3 PM or 3 to 5 PM ET.  And Sat., Oct. 26 from 10 AM to 1 PM and one to 4 PM ET. Don’t like phone banking? Don’t like knocking on doors? You want to do something for Kamala Harris that feels more concrete and immediate?  You can get ten people per day to vote for Kamala Harris just by standing on a sidewalk. A little-known feature of Pennsylvania law means people can actually “vote by mail” on the spot and in person at county elections offices. Stand outside those offices throughout the Philadelphia area and ask passersby, “Have you voted? Want to vote now? Takes 10 minutes.”  Even better: Unregistered voters can get registered and vote at the same time, using the same method! This event to register Pennsylvania voters will continue through Oct. 29. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfund/event/656862/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=utm_ftv&utm_content=FTV-Canvass+PA+SINGLE-1024-c4

20] – On Mon., Oct. 21 through Sat., Oct. 26 from 9 AM to 1 PM, 3 to 5 PM & 6:30  to 8 PM ET,  get with a phone bank and call voters in Wicomico County. First time volunteering? No worries. Each Phone Bank shift starts with training with an organizer who will be there to help you out.

Are you a pro phone banker? GREAT! Show up on the Zoom, and you will be placed on the phone! Get out your phone, a Laptop/computer & an Internet Connection. Share the event on social media using the hashtag #WinWicomico. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/730255/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

21] – On Mon., Oct.  21 through Oct. 25 from noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM and 5 to 8 PM ET, phone bank in Glen Bernie for Democrats a t530 McCormick Drive, Suite C, Glen Burnie 21061.

The Phone Bank will continue through Tues., Nov. 5 at 2 PM. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/703324/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

22] – MPower Change [info@mpowerchange.org] on Mon., Oct. 21 through Fri., Oct. 25 from 5 to 9 PM ET wants you to do a phone bank to Get Out the Vote. The group is calling Muslim voters around the country every week until Election Day to ensure mobilization in this election and beyond to build long-term political power. https://www.mymuslimvote.org/callingallmuslims

23] – CCAN [info@chesapeakeclimate.org] wants you to know about a new campaign in Maryland! CCAN, along with coalition partners, to turn up the heat on Maryland’s Public Service Commission (PSC) and other government agencies to make sure that we are heading toward a fossil-fuel-free future. The key to building power is by organizing people. The fossil fuel companies have significant resources at their disposal. So, we need to bring as many people into this movement and to organize our communities to demand the PSC to start planning for a clean energy future and to support state level grant making and rulemaking to transition our buildings to fossil free appliances. Learn about the Upgrade Maryland on Mon., Oct. 21 at 6 PM ET. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/upgrade-md-campaign-kick-off-tickets-1029967138437

24] – On Mon., Oct. 21 at 6:30 PM ET, there will be a Rockville City Council housing discussion at 111 Maryland Ave., Rockville 20850. Email montgomerycountydsa@gmail.com

 In July, the Rockville City Council voted to end discussion of rent stabilization and hold a series of discussions about other housing issues throughout the fall. Around 6:50 PM ET, Rockville tenants will testify about the continued need for rent stabilization in the city of Rockville during the open forum session and later in the evening, the City Council will discuss housing subsidy. The Rockville City Hall building is around a 15 minute walk away from the Rockville Metro Station and parking is available on the street outside of City Hall.  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/rockville-city-council-housing-discussion-2?link_id=68&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-27-2024&email_referrer=email_2478270&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-october-4-2024

25] – Susan Barnett [reelandmealatnewdealcafe@gmail.com] wants you to see a film in-person or virtually on Mon., Oct. 21 at 7 PM ET. Reel and Meal presents "I've Endured: The Music and Legacy of Ola Belle Reed"

And "Festival to Support Ukraine." The first is the compelling story of Ola Belle Reed, born and raised in rural Appalachia, shaped by the hard times of the great depression in an area of no electricity and no jobs. She established herself as an influential musician, singer and songwriter of old-time mountain music.

Filmmaker Bill Shewbridge will join the discussion about this inspiring 51 minute documentary. He is a Professor of the Practice at UMBC's Media Communications studies program, and teaches courses in documentary, cultural media, and digital storytelling.  Included in the program will be a 9-minute short documentary entitled "Festival to Support Ukraine" which shows last year's annual music, dance and cultural Silver Spring event held in part to financially assist Ukraine in their ongoing life or death struggle against Russian aggression.

Come to the New Deal Café at 113 Centerway (Roosevelt Center) in Greenbelt. You are encouraged to enjoy a Plant-Based Meal to support the mission focused on environmental, social justice and animal rights issues. The New Deal Café serves a variety of plant-based meals.  On Zoom, register at Virtual (on Zoom): Registration is required https://tinyurl.com/Oct212024

The Reel and Meal at the New Deal is a free monthly film series focused on environmental and social justice issues presented by Utopia Film Festival and the Prince George’s County Peace and Justice Coalition and Beaverdam Creek Watershed Watch Group. This month’s screening is organized by Frank Gervasi. For more information emailfrankrgervasi@gmail.com or the Reel and Meal Facebook page (www.facebook.com/reelandmealNDC).

26] – On Mon., Oct. 21 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM ET, get with a virtual Voting Rights: The Struggle to be Counted (a voting rights film viewing event). These are volunteer organized John Lewis Actions, hosted in Silver Spring 20906. We have a critical choice to make. We can vote to expand a democracy to include all of our citizens as Rep. John Lewis and others fought and died for; or we can vote to turn the country to election deniers, voter suppressors, and opponents of diversity, equity and inclusion. A choice between HOPE and FEAR. Photographer, film producer and social justice activist, Phil Portlock is presenting his informative and timely film, “VOTING RIGHTS: THE STRUGGLE TO BE COUNTED.” With creative use of music, powerful images and powerful narration by his wife Pat Sloan, the film traces the long and often brutal struggle by African Americans to gain and maintain the unrestricted right to have their votes counted at the ballot box. This film is Phil’s response to the June 25, 2013 U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in the Shelby v Holder voting rights case. The five conservative justices declared Section 4b (the coverage clause), and Section 5 (the pre-clearance clause) of the historic 1965 Voting Rights Act unconstitutional. This decision has led to the enactment of hundreds of voter restriction and suppression laws that have impacted the rights of millions of citizens throughout the nation. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/728695/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org

27] – On Tues., Oct. 22, Thurs., Oct. 24 and Tues., Oct. 29 from 1 to 3 PM ET, join Swing Left for a volunteer orientation. This orientation will continue through Oct. 29 at 1 PM ET. Take on MAGA extremism—and win—in 2024, and beyond! During the 30-minute orientation, share the most effective volunteer options. Extremism has taken root and is now thriving in the Republican Party. This emboldened GOP is attacking democracy itself—designing extreme legislative gerrymanders, rigging the courts, attempting to subvert election results, and stripping away the democratic voice of the people—in order to lock in permanent minority rule.   Swing Left has the tools, programs, and community infrastructure to help you get involved strategically in whatever way you can, no matter where you are on your civic engagement journey. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/625941/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

‌‌28] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., Oct. 22 from 5 to 5:30 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. The invasion of Ukraine has the potential to become a war extending throughout Europe.  Putin has destroyed Aleppo and Grozny and has threatened the use of nuclear weapons.  Russian soldiers were sent into the area around the contaminated and still radioactive Chernobyl nuclear plant. Now they are stationed in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe.   Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

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

Baltimore Activist Alert – October 20 – 26, 2024

Baltimore Activist Alert – October 20 – 26, 2024

"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 Stones

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

6] Baltimore activist selling her home

7] Go to Philadelphia – Oct. 20 - 26

8] Get out the vote – Oct. 20 – 26

9] Phone bank for Democrats – Oct. 20 – 26

10] Black Lives Matter -- Oct. 20

11] Online Palestinian film salon – Oct. 20

12] Metro DC DSA meeting -- Oct. 20

13] Activists Writing Together – Oct. 20

14] Hear from John Nichols – Oct. 20

15] Vote no on two ballot issues – Oct. 20

16] Internationalism meeting – Oct. 20

17] Protest at the Pentagon – Oct. 21

18] Election Protection Zoom – Oct. 21

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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] – A home in Baltimore is for sale on a dead-end street in the Lauraville neighborhood, with three bedrooms, and one bath. The yard backs into a field and then a forest. There is a serene and quiet setting with an abundance of wildlife. The owner will be asking a reasonable amount for the property but it will not be overpriced. Contact her by text only at 443 500 6733. On the text, leave your name and phone number, and she will get back to anyone that reaches out. 

7] – CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] needs you in Philadelphia from Sun., Oct. 20 & Sat., Oct 26 from 10 AM to 1 PM and from Mon., Oct. 21 through Fri., Oct. 25 from 9 AM to noon, noon to 3 PM or 3 to 5 PM ET.  Don’t like phone banking? Don’t like knocking on doors? You want to do something for Kamala Harris that feels more concrete and immediate?  You can get ten people per day to vote for Kamala Harris just by standing on a sidewalk. A little-known feature of Pennsylvania law means people can actually “vote by mail” on the spot and in person at county elections offices. Stand outside those offices throughout the Philadelphia area and ask passersby, “Have you voted? Want to vote now? Takes 10 minutes.”  Even better: Unregistered voters can get registered and vote at the same time, using the same method! This event to register Pennsylvania voters will continue through Oct. 29. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfund/event/656862/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=utm_ftv&utm_content=FTV-Canvass+PA+SINGLE-1024-c4

8] – MD Dems [maryland@momschapterleaders.org] wants you to Make Calls from Home to Get out the Vote! Welcome to #TeamMaryland! Help elect Angela Alsobrooks and the entire Democratic ticket!  Turn out our supporters and get them to the polls, and we can’t do it without your help!

You will get an initial confirmation email from MD Victory! The evening before your shift, you will get an email from the team with details about the Zoom link, the training video, and further instructions to prepare for your calls. You will also receive an additional email from the team two hours before your shift with the Zoom link, schedule for the day, and FAQs.  Training will be included on the Zoom, so don’t worry if you’re a first-time caller!

 Sign up for these days and times: Sun., Oct. 20 & Sat., Oct. 26 from noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM and 5 to 8 PM and Mon. through Fri., Oct. 21 – Oct. 25 from noon to 3 PM & 5 to 8 PM ET.   Talk to voters and help win races up and down the ballot in a virtual statewide phone bank.  No experience is necessary. RSVP with the campaign: https://www.mobilize.us/mdvictory/event/715189/ 

9] – On Sun., Oct. 20 from noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM & 5 to 8 PM ET and Mon., Oct. 21 through Oct. 25 from noon to 3 PM and 5 to 8 PM and Sat., Oct. 26 from 9 AM to noon, noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM, 5 to 8 PM ET, join MD Victory and phone bank for Democrats Up and Down the Ballot in Baltimore City North.  This phone bank will continue through Tues., Nov. 5 at 4 PM ET at Baltimore City, 2330 N. Howard St., Baltimore 21211. The phone bank training will begin promptly at the scheduled start time. Please arrive a few minutes early to get signed in. The more volunteers on the dialer, the more voters to speak with and turn out to the polls! Share this on social media using the hashtag #TeamMaryland   RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/703283/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

10] – Join the Interfaith Coalition For Black Lives on Sun., Oct. 20 from 1:30 to 2:30 PM ET at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 5401 Loch Raven Blvd., Baltimore 21239. Visit www.IC4BL.org

11] – Voices from the Holy Land [vfhlonlinefilmsalon@144271541.mailchimpapp.com] hopes you will watch the recording of the Q&A panel discussion on ISRAEL, PALESTINE, BDS, AND BOYCOTTING IN THE US. Visit www.voicesfromtheholyland.org/salonrecordings

Get an invitation to an Online Film Salon on Sun., Oct. 20 at 3 PM ET. The Past and the Present Tell Us: Palestine’s Future has to be Different!  Two documentaries from the early 1980s provide visual evidence of the colonization, apartheid, and military systems Israel uses to maintain domination. Each of the scenes from 40 years ago has a corollary in the present and poses questions about the future related to dispossession, subjugation, inter-generational trauma, resistance, right of return, reparations, and self-determination. The two films also offer first-hand testimonies, reminding us that for decades the Palestinian people have been telling the world about their plight, to little avail. Our salon will discuss the issues that have remained consistent over time, what’s new about the present moment, and what we must do to bring about a just future.

You must register to join the discussion & receive links to the videos: Tinyurl.com/VFHL-October2024.  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.   Watch the film at your convenience before the event.  Then join us with your thoughts and questions for the speakers at the Q&A Discussion.

12] –On Oct. 20 from 3 to 5 PM ET, join a  Metro DC DSA general body meeting at the Friends Meeting House of Washington, 2111 Decatur Place NW, WDC. Email steering-all@mdcdsa.org.  This event will be hybrid.  The Zoom link will be provided to those who RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/metro-dc-dsa-october-20th-general-body-meeting?link_id=58&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-13-2024-2&email_referrer=email_2468215&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-27-2024

13] – On Sun., Oct. 20 from 4 to 6 PM ET, Be the Change Bmore is hosting Activists Writing Together at Stony Run Friends Meeting, 5116 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21210. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/632414/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest Time

Write letters that Make a Difference! The group meets twice each month from May to November to write postcards/letters to voters in swing states Text unregistered folks with information on how to register to vote. These fun working sessions are open to everyone, and happen on the 3rd Sunday each month.

14] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to attend the Town Hall on Sun., Oct. 20 at 4 PM ET. John Nichols will be the featured guest, and he will share his analysis of the election and how progressive activists can have a positive impact on the outcome.  Trump and his oligarch-backed MAGA movement represent a much greater threat to the maintenance of our democratic republic than anything we've seen since, at least, the defeat of post-Civil War reconstruction or the Civil War itself.

 PDA asks everyone to be just as active both before and after an election in the fight to preserve and expand democracy. No contemporary public figure personifies that spirit more than the great political journalist John Nichols, an ally of PDA since its founding 20 years ago.  RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4#/registration

15] – On Sundays Oct. 20 and Nov. 3 from 5 to 7 PM ET, come join the Sandtown-Winchester Neighborhood Union and knock on doors and ensure that all of the neighborhood votes NO against two ballot questions which seek to diminish political power and cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the public school system, parks and recreation, sanitation, and more!  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/665742/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

16] – On Sun., Oct. 20 from 7 to 8 PM ET, MDC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] will hold an Internationalism Monthly Meeting.  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/mdc-dsa-internationalism-october-2024-monthly-meeting?link_id=59&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-13-2024-2&email_referrer=email_2468215&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-27-2024

A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP.  Share updates on international solidarity work in the DMV and continue to solidify the Working Group. Meet on the third Sunday of the month from 7 to 8 PM ET.

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 Oct. 21, 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] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Green Grassroots Emergency Environment and Election Protection (GREEP) Zoom on Mon., Oct. 21 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/.

"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

Baltimore Activist Alert -- October 18 - 20, 2024

69] Phone bank to Wicomico County voters – Oct. 18 - 20

70] Peace vigil at White House – Oct. 18

71] Women in Black vigil – Oct. 18

72] AFSC Action Hour for ceasefire – Oct. 18

73] Future of the ERA -- Oct. 18

74] Chat for anti-imperialists under 30 -- Oct. 18

75] GOTV training -- Oct. 18

76] Phone bank for Democrats -- Oct. 19

77] Caravan to PA/knock on doors -- Oct. 19

78] Direct Action training -- Oct. 19

79] Solidarity for Peace in Palestine conference -- Oct. 19

80] Deep Canvass program -- Oct. 19

81] World BEYOND War celebration -- Oct. 19

82] High Traffic Canvassing -- Oct. 19

83] Write to anti-nuke protesters

84] Baltimore activist selling her home

85] Medical supplies are needed in Ukraine

86] Read Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"

87] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

88] Do you need a doctor?

89] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

90] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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69] – On Fri., Oct. 18, Sat., Oct. 19 and Sun., Oct. 20 from 9 AM to 1 PM, 3 to 5 PM & 6:30  to 8 PM ET,  get with a phone bank and call voters in Wicomico County. First time volunteering? No worries. Each Phone Bank shift starts with training with an organizer who will be there to help you out.

 Are you a pro phone banker? GREAT! Show up on the Zoom, and you will be placed on the phone! Get out your phone, a Laptop/computer & an Internet Connection. Share the event on social media using the hashtag #WinWicomico. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/730255/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

 70] – There is a weekly vigil at the White House on Fridays from noon to 1 PM sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649. 

 71] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Baltimore Women in Black vigil for peace with men and women who live in Roland Park. WIB invites all to join, and any peace sign is welcome, such as "Defuse Nuclear War."  The vigil takes place outside Roland Park Place at 830 West 40th Street and Elm Street. The VFP peace walkers will join he vigil. Parking is free at RPP or at the Rotunda across the street. Contact Ann Vinup at annvinup@gmail.com.

 72] – The American Friends Service Committee holds an Action Hour for a Cease-fire Now every Friday at noon ET. Join AFSC staff to hear updates from Gaza. Then, take action by contacting elected officials and call for an immediate cease-fire and humanitarian access to Gaza. Our elected officials need to keep hearing from us. RSVP at https://afsc.org/events/action-hour-cease-fire-now?ms=EMA24EI1103&emci=17faec34-887a-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&emdi=9695a439-f87c-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&ceid=764241

 73] – The ERA Coalition [info@eracoalition.org] on Fri., Oct. 18 at 1 PM ET will discuss virtually "The Future of the ERA." This a conversation on the vitality of the ERA for constitutional equality. Exploring the path forward for the Equal Rights Amendment. This timely conversation will be moderated by Ting Ting Cheng, Director of the ERA Project, and features two distinguished leaders: Eleanor Smeal, President & CEO, Feminist Majority and Victoria Nourse, Director of the Center on Congress and Democracy. Register at https://georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ixzF6l46RXqw6uPVn0uN-g#/registration

74] – On Fri., Oct. 18 at 3 PM ET, join an informal CODEPINK Peace Collective Coffee Chat for anti-imperialists under 30.  Together they will reflect on the past year of Palestine Solidarity Organizing. This is an informal space for young anti-imperialists to gather, reflect on our organizing, strategize for the future, and learn together. Grab a warm drink and kick off fall with fellow peacemakers! RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/pcoct?utm_campaign=october_member_newsletter_2024&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

75] – On Fri., Oct. 18 from 5 to 6 PM ET, join Progressive Maryland to get trained virtually as a mobilizer with the Empower App. You can earn money making sure your friends and family vote! Reply to your registration email to confirm your requirements or request more information. The trainings will continue through Wed., Oct. 30 at 5 PM ET. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/720345/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

76] – On Sat., Oct. 19 from 9 AM to noon, noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM & 5 to 8 PM ET, join MD Victory and phone bank for Democrats Up and Down the Ballot in Baltimore City North.  This phone bank will continue through Tues., Nov. 5 at 4 PM ET at Baltimore City, 2330 N. Howard St., Baltimore 21211. The phone bank training will begin promptly at the scheduled start time. Please arrive a few minutes early to get signed in. The more volunteers on the dialer, the more voters to speak with and turn out to the polls! Share this on social media using the hashtag #TeamMaryland  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/703283/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

77] – Mike Tidwell, CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] urges you to get to Pennsylvania on Saturdays.  On Sat., Oct. 19 from 11 AM to 3 PM ET knock on doors in Pennsylvania every Saturday until the election. Nothing is more effective than an in-person conversation with voters, and that's why Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund will be knocking on doors in Pennsylvania to help get Harris elected. More details will be provided upon registration. CCAN Action Fund will organize carpools and give you training and make it FUN. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfund/event/691894/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=ftv&utm_content=FTV-91+reasons-0924-c4+C

78] – Join the DC4Palestine Teach-In Series for its interactive Direct Action Training in partnership with the Movement Infrastructure Project taking place on Sat., Oct. 19 from noon to 4:30 PM at 33 Grant Circle. You are encouraged to attend the training with a couple of people you already take action with and/or want to take more action with and also welcome folks individually! The training will cover a variety of topics including action roles and affinity groups, brainstorming, planning and strategy and decision making methods as well as break-out sessions focusing on specific areas like communications and media, health & safety tips, strategic tools and more! Light refreshments will be served during the training. Note that the space is not (yet) ADA accessible as it's up 2 flights of stairs. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXSireiARm19-yOE1r7RigwNwCw4qgMcngs23esm_VDifXyw/viewform

79] – Join a Global Solidarity for Peace in Palestine conference: "Implementation of International Law to Stop the Genocide" on Sat., Oct. 19 at 1 PM ET. Join in for an urgent and transformative global conference, organized by Global Solidarity for Peace in Palestine (GSPP) and facilitated by FOR's own Susan Smith. The event will bring together activists, peacebuilders, and human rights advocates from around the world to address the ongoing war in Gaza and the systemic oppression Palestinians are facing by Israeli occupation. Email david@worldbeyondwar.org.  Register at https://actionnetwork.org/events/implementation-of-international-law-to-stop-the-genocide?clear_id=true

80] – Join the People’s Action Live event on Sat., Oct. 19 from 2 to 3 PM ET. The group is going all in to help elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz as the next president and vice president—and they need your help! Join their livestream event for exciting updates on the deep canvass program, live entertainment, and special guests like Chicago Alderman Andre Vasquez. Sign up at https://www.crowdcast.io/c/ourfuture/register?utm_source=AN&link_id=3&can_id=0525ce9797863073a2740f2fd0d88bdb&email_referrer=email_2492197___subject_3028934&email_subject=join-us-on-october-19th-for-a-livestream-event-fight-for-our-future&emci=3cb23677-358b-ef11-8473-0022483029fa&emdi=22fa65c0-3d8b-ef11-8473-0022483029fa&ceid=136680

81] – World BEYOND War [info@worldbeyondwar.org] on Sat., Oct. 19 at 3 PM ET will hold an online party to Celebrate its First 10 Years. The group believes it has had "tons of accomplishments behind us and, of course, massive struggles ahead." It is taking a 90-minute pause to enjoy each other's company and the sustaining happiness that comes from its experiences engaged together in moving the world toward peace and away from the madness of war.

Please wear your blue scarf or your peace shirt. Please bring your memories of the past decade and your resolutions for the decade ahead. Everyone should contribute 30 seconds at the open mic.   RSVP at https://worldbeyondwar.org/join-the-world-beyond-war-one-decade-online-party/?clear_id=true&link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-online-party-to-celebrate-our-first-10-years&email_referrer=email_2475949&email_subject=a-brief-pause-to-encourage-each-other

82] – On Sun., Oct. 20 from 10 AM to noon and noon to 2 PM ET, join the Chesapeake Climate Action Network / Action Fund with High Traffic Canvassing at the Mt. Washington Farmer's Market, 2101 W. Rogers Ave., Baltimore 21209. You will be set up with clipboards and forms, and teach you best practices for having high traffic canvassing conversations. The goal is 1000 new members this fall, so we your help is needed in reaching out. The canvassing will continue through November 3. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/655176/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest 

83] – Two anti-US nuclear weapons in Germany activists are serving time in a German prison.  Should you want to write the women, use these addresses: Susan Crane or Susan van der Hijden, JVA Rohrbach, Peter-Caesar-Allee 1 55597 Wöllstein, Germany. Visit this website -- www.noelhuis.nl/kernwapensweg

 84] – A home in Baltimore is for sale on a dead-end street in the Lauraville neighborhood, with three bedrooms, and one bath. The yard backs into a field and then a forest. There is a serene and quiet setting with an abundance of wildlife. The owner will be asking a reasonable amount for the property but it will not be overpriced. Contact her by text only at 443 500 6733. On the text, leave your name and phone number, and she will get back to anyone that reaches out. 

85] -- If you are able to donate any kind of surplus medical supplies for field hospitals in eastern Ukraine, please email Brendan.walls@seaseton.org or call 410-721-70 x231.  There is a colleague whose father is a medic on the front line. One container is shipped every month to the Donbass region. Donations can be picked up in Baltimore and Columbia every Thursday, and on other days in Annapolis and Crofton.

86] – David Eberhardt was a member of the Baltimore Four with Father Philip Berrigan, Tom Lewis and Rev. James Mengel.  The group poured blood on draft files on October 27, 1967.  They would be convicted and sentenced to prison.

He has written a book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"- documenting the Baltimore Four action and many others up to and including the most recent Plowshares action – Kings Bay Plowshares 7.  Dave printed new copies of For All the Saints, a Protest Primer- 250+ pp w photos-therefore #'s 351-400 making it o so collectable with two Berrigan book reviews added. The books are signed, and the price remains $25. Will send free if need be- he is not in it for the money! If you want one, send him a check, or contact Dave Eberhardt, 4 Hadley Square North, Baltimore, MD 21218 by email at 1941mireille@gmail.com. 

87] -- This is A PLEA TO CONVINCE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY TO OBEY INTERNATIONAL LAW. The world reached a historic milestone on January 22, 2021: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons [TPNW] entered into force and become binding international law -- https://www.icanw.org/the_treaty.

Prevent Nuclear War/Maryland has called attention to the growing danger of nuclear war and the outrageous $1.7 trillion dollars we are spending to upgrade the nuclear arsenal. On July 18, 2017, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, a U.S. Navy - affiliated research center received a seven-year, $92 million contract to continue its systems engineering and research-and-development services for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. Help convince JHU to renounce nuclear weapons contracts. Contact the president, Ron Daniels, to urge him to reject all nuclear weapons contracts: Office of the President, 242 Garland Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218.  Call his office at (410) 516-8068 or email president@jhu.edu.

88] – Yousef Zarbalian [yzarbali@gmail.com] started his own medical practice in December before the pandemic hit. It is called East-West Medicine and Rheumatology, and its website is EastWestMD.com.  Yousef is licensed in Maryland and Virginia. He is doing primary care as well as rheumatologic care (focusing on joint problems and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and sjogren's).  He is offering telemedicine visits, and he has very reasonable rates for uninsured individuals.  He makes use of herbs (which can be sent directly to patients from the herbal dispensary) as well as prescribing medications to their local pharmacy if needed.  

89] -- If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs, records, tarps and table cloths, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

90] -- A Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org; call 202-682-4282.

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/.

“One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan