Baltimore
Activist Alert – May 31 – June 2, 2020
"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 Obuszewski 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]
Get
involved with NCNR
4]”The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks”
5] Bill Marker is running for the seat in District 10 for Baltimore
City Council.
6]
ACTC Food Drive – May 31
7]
Takoma Park Farmer's Market – May 31
8] Baltimore
Ethical Society closed -- May 31
9]
“Fragility in My Story” – May 31
10]
Sanctioned Countries will Denounce New U.S.
Military Threats – May 31
11]
Fight
Police Brutality – May 31
12] "How
to Be an Antiracist" – May 31
13] Ceremony
honoring Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and others – May 31
14] Emergency
Healthcare Town Hall – May 31
15]
Causes of the current pandemic – May 31
16] A Call for Racial Justice – May 31
17] Phonebank for Brandon Scott for Mayor – May 31 – June 2
18] Ditch Mitch – May 31
19] Pentagon Peace Vigil –
June 1
20]
Express support for healthcare workers in
Palestine. –
June 1
21] Cancel the
Rent Town Hall – June 1
22]
"The Intersection of Human Rights and
Environmental Activism" – June 1
23] Exit from
Hegemony
– June 1
24] Food Truck Mondays – June 1
25] Make America Gilded Again?
– June 1
26]
Get Money Out – Maryland call – June 1
27] Monthly Meeting, Amnesty International –
June 1
28]
Outside Bread for the Journey Soup
Kitchen – June 2
29] Support of Black Lives -- June 2
30] Vigil against JHU drone research – June 2
31] Sunrise Movement Baltimore meeting – June 2
32]
Film “We Cried Power” – June 2
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1]
– Buttons,
bumperstickers 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]
– THE
ORGANIZING LIST will be the primary decision-making mechanism of the National
Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR]. It will be
augmented by conference calls and possibly in-person meetings as needed.
It will consist of 1 or 2 representatives from each local, regional, or
national organization (not coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry
out the NCNR campaign of facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to
U.S. wars.
To join the ORGANIZING List, please send
your name, group affiliation, city and email address to mobuszewski2001 at
Comcast dot net. Different local chapters of a national organization are
encouraged to subscribe.
4] – Courtesy of the National Park Service and Google Arts
& Culture, you can do a Virtual Tour of Five National Parks Online. ”The
Hidden Worlds of the National Parks” is a satisfying escape. Whether you spend
five minutes on the site or an hour, it’s an important reminder that the world
is still beautiful and wonderful and weird, even in uncertain times. Learn more about how you can take a digital
adventure into your national parks: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/stuck-home-visit-these-5-national-parks-online?utm_source=insider&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter.
5] – Bill Marker is running for the seat in District 10 for Baltimore
City Council. He is deeply committed to the community and promises great
constituent service, better city government, community building and bold ideas. You can speak to him at 443-827-6669 or
email him at wmmarker@gmail.com.
6]
– On Sun., May 31 from 6 AM to 6 PM,
get involved with the ACTC Food Drive at Havenwood Presbyterian Church, 100 E
Ridgely Road, Lutherville 21093. Havenwood Presbyterian Church is a collection
center for ACTC. There are two coolers outside the main office door for drop
offs. These are collected daily, brought inside for safe keeping, and delivered
on a weekly basis to ACTC for distribution. May is traditionally the Month when
Havenwood hosts a Stock the Pantry drive - helping ACTC with specific needs.
While all donations are welcomed, and needed. ACTC has asked Havenwood to
provide mac and cheese and diced tomatoes - as they have an extreme shortage of
these items right now.
The
Assistance Center of Towson Churches (ACTC), formed in 1985, is an ecumenical
consortium of 50 congregations (Havenwood is a founding member) joined to
efficiently and effectively reach out with help for the needy in communities. ACTC is open Monday to Friday from 10 AM to 2
PM to provide fresh and non-perishable food to neighbors in need.
7]
– On
Sun., May 31 from 10 AM to 2 PM, enjoy the Takoma Park Farmer's Market hosted
by Purple Mountain Organics, 7120 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park 20912. Get freshly processed grains, flours, beans
and seasonal produce. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1304500333085809/?event_time_id=1304500363085806.
8] - Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 2521 St.
Paul St., Baltimore 21218, meets on Sundays, and generally there is a speaker
and discussion at 10:30 AM. However, the meeting on Sun., May 24 seems to
be cancelled. Email ask@bmorethical.org. Visit
https://bmorethical.org/events/?dd_year=2020.
9]
– On Sun., May 31 from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, get
over to the Sunday Service, hosted by the First Unitarian Church, 10 W.
Franklin St., Baltimore 21201. “Fragility in My Story (yes!), and in Our
Story (maybe)” will be presented by the Rev. David Carl Olson. The congregation
is preparing to join other UU congregations in promoting adding language to the
constitutional bylaws of the UUA to specifically advocate building Beloved
Community by addressing the racism in ourselves and in our institutions. To
prepare for this service, people are encouraged to read Robin Diangelo’s “White
Fragility: why it’s so hard for White people to talk about Racism.” To receive
a link to the Zoom Room, email virtual@firstunitarian.net.
Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/270689797673861/.
10]
– Sanctioned
Countries will Denounce New U.S. Military Threats on Sun., May 31 at 1 PM EST.
Representatives from many sanctioned countries will speak. See https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f5ntIQ8ORBC6u1cts7t7vQ.
11]
– On Sun., May 31 from 1 to 3 PM, there is a Town Hall with Local
Law Enforcement Leaders & Del. Mark Levine. Offer questions about what is being done, and
can be done, at the state and local levels to fight police brutality and
systemic racism. RSVP at https://forms.gle/JNWntymecuirCpM37. You will be sent a link to join the Zoom conference.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2811249315669240/.
12]
– On Sun., May 31 from 2
to 3 PM, check out a Book Club Kickoff, hosted by the Sunrise Movement
Baltimore. Do you like books? Do you
want to find ways to bring genuine equity, inclusion, diversity, and social and
economic justice into the fight for a Green New Deal and climate justice? Sign
up to join the new book club: bit.ly/sunrisebmorebookclub. Read Ibram X. Kendi's "How to Be an Antiracist."
To receive the zoom link, sign up here: bit.ly/sunrisebmorebookclub. Go to
https://www.facebook.com/events/2558189717842903/.
13] – On
Sun., May 31 from 2:30 to 4 PM, get over to the Ceremony honoring Breonna
Taylor, George Floyd and others, hosted by Racial Justice NOW at Pilgrim Hills Park, 1615 E Randolph Rd.,
Silver Spring 20904. Many Black parents
and families are mourning over this tragic loss in combination with the
challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/733468307423327/.
14]
– RSVP
to Mike Fox at mikefox@pdamerica.org for the Progressive Democrats of America
Emergency Healthcare Town Hall on Sun., May 31 at 4 PM ET. Dr. Bill Honigman
and special guests will answer your questions and discuss your concerns.
15]
– On Sun., May 31 from 5 to 7 PM, examine the
Public Health/Coronavirus, hosted by Progressive Labor Party. This is a
conversation about the causes of the current pandemic. Capitalism which relies
on racism and poverty to keep the profit system going is the underlying cause
of all the hardship caused by the pandemic. Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/public-health-.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/909954039506428/.
16]
– On Sun., May 31 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM, check
out A Call for Racial Justice, hosted by Grace Episcopal
Church and Wade in the Water, a Ministry for Racial Justice. The
church is at 1607 Grace Church Road, Silver Spring 20910. Gather along Georgia
Avenue for a peaceful, socially-distanced protest. Go to
https://www.facebook.com/events/3445556905473562/.
17]
– On Sun., May 31, Mon., June 1 and Tues., June 2
from 6 to 8 PM, phone bank for Brandon Scott for Mayor. There will always be a Bern Unit member on the PB call to provide
training and support, and folks can punch on to the call any time during the
window that works for them! If
you have any questions or technical issues that crop up, feel free to touch
base with Jake at 443-808-3221. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1182283135454420/?event_time_id=1182283172121083.
18] – On Sun., May 31 from 8
to 9:30 PM, get with Indivisible Ditch Mitch Monthly Call. Join Indivisible
groups across the country ready to take down the biggest political machine in
US history. Learn more about #DitchMitch and what Kentucky Indivisible groups
need. Join the monthly call led by Kentucky Indivisible groups to get in this
fight. Register at https://indivisible.zoom.us/meeting/register/2c54b3a39111879e34538d7d4481ef37.
See
https://www.facebook.com/events/125864478785512/.
19]
– 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 June 1, 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
begin at 8 AM. No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds.
Restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S.
Fern and Army Navy Dr.
20] – The American
Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in taking part in the global online campaign
on Mon., June 1 between 9 AM and 9:30 PM ET. Express support for healthcare
workers in Palestine. Sign in at https://www.afsc.org/PalestinianHealthCareHeroes.
June
1 was chosen since it's the second anniversary of the killing of Razan
al-Najjar, a selfless young EMT whom the Israelis shot dead while, clothed in
fully recognizable EMT garb, she was helping evacuate casualties from Gaza's
Great March of Return In their campaign.
21] – On
Mon., May 31 from 10 to 11 AM, check out Governor Larry Hogan, Cancel the Rent
Town Hall, hosted by CASA and Progressive Maryland. With rising
unemployment and exclusion from government relief, tenants unable to pay rent
will highlight the eviction threats and late payment charges with Governor
Larry Hogan. Raise the alarms of the rent crisis created by the COVID pandemic. Ask Governor Hogan for relief in this town
hall. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/282595112788098/.
22] – Combatants for
Peace is stronger than ever. This is a movement of former fighters: former
Israeli combat soldiers working alongside former Palestinian prisoners.
Together, they have put down their weapons and are building a movement that
will change the world. In Israel and
Palestine, society is beginning to reopen after the virus. After three
concurrent Israeli elections, a coalition government has finally been
formed. In July, a vote is scheduled to decide upon the annexation of much of
the West Bank, including the Jordan Valley. This message has never been more
urgent. Do not give up until we achieve freedom, peace and equality for
all. Join a Webinar: "The Intersection of Human Rights and Environmental Activism"
on Mon., June 1 at 1 PM ET. Register with Beth@afcfp.org.
23] – On
Mon., June 1 from 2 to 3 PM, get with Exit from Hegemony: The Unraveling of the
American Global Order, hosted by The SETA Foundation. To get involved with
the online event, see https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5715906743079/WN_sx8mtDw0SFSAvsbXXVcXJQ.
Many believe that Donald Trump's presidency marks the end of liberal international
order-the very system of global institutions, rules, and values that shaped the
American international system since the end of World War II. Trump's repeated
rejection of liberal order, criticisms of long-term allies of the US, and
affinity for authoritarian leaders certainly undermines the American
international system, but the truth is that liberal international order has
been quietly eroding for at least 15 years. "In Exit from Hegemony: The
Unraveling of the American Global Order," Alexander Cooley and Daniel Nexon
develop a new, integrated approach to understanding the rise and decline of
hegemonic orders. Tune into the webinar:
https://www.facebook.com/events/859466707899423/.
24]
– On Mondays from June 1 through June 22 from 5 to 8 PM,
get with Food Truck Mondays at Mt. Zion, 1643 E. Churchville Road, Bel Air
21015. Each week will feature a few different local food trucks. Proceeds will
benefit Children of Zion Village in Namibia. Weekly food truck lineups coming
soon! Each event will be held rain or shine... indoor seating will be available
in inclement weather. Skip cooking and come have dinner to support a great
cause. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/518593122133594/?event_time_id=518593132133593.
25] – On Mon., June 1 from 7 to 8:30 PM, get with Profs &
Pints Online: Make America Gilded Again?
See https://www.crowdcast.io/e/gilded. This is a look at America’s “Gilded Age” and
how it compares to our current time, with Allen Pietrobon, assistant professor
of Global Affairs at Trinity Washington University and former professorial
lecturer of history at American University.
Crippling economic crisis. Fears related to immigration and disease.
Income inequality. Corporate monopolies. Technological disruption. Corporate
money unduly influencing politics. Sound like 2020? Actually, here we’re
talking about America from 1875 to 1900. Known as “The Gilded Age,” it was a
crucial era of industrialization, political turmoil, and social change that set
the United States on the path to becoming the most economically powerful
country in the world. Expansive new factories needed unskilled workers, who
arrived via the largest wave of immigration in American history. New arrivals
from Europe and Asia poured into rapidly expanding major cities, places many
Americans saw as rife with corruption and infested with squalor—certainly not
the “real” America. As mass immigration transformed the country, some Americans
formed “progressive” community groups that sought to preserve American values
by teaching immigrants not to cook their seemingly revolting ethnic foods like
hamburgers and spaghetti.
Join
award-winning professor Allen Pietrobon as he describes this tumultuous period
and explores why this all sounds so familiar to us today. Among the questions
he’ll answer: How did this period draw to a close? Might ours have a similar
end? Tickets are $12. A recorded version of this talk will remain available
online. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2675178999368049/.
26] – Join the Get
Money Out of Maryland Teleconference on Mon., June 1 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM. There
are two ways to join the conference: Dial 1 929 205 6099, and then use meeting
ID: 512 862 260. Or Click on your device if you have downloaded the app from
Zoom. The focus will be on organizational sign-ups, public relations, and
logistics for lobbying in Annapolis.
27]
– On Mon., June 1 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM, there is a
Monthly Meeting, hosted by Amnesty International USA Group 297: Takoma
Park/Silver Spring at 8541 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring 20910. Check out
https://www.facebook.com/events/577906182767783/.
28]
– On
Tues., June 2 from 1:30 to 2 PM, check
out Outside Bread for the Journey Soup Kitchen individual lunches given out by
Amazing Grace Lutheran Church in Baltimore.
This Tuesday soup kitchen will until Dec. 1. The church is at 2424
McElderry St., Baltimore 21205. Visit
https://www.facebook.com/events/602052220539690/?event_time_id=602052307206348.
29] – On
Tues., June 2 from 4 to 5:30 PM, join with Hoco For Justice- Vigil & March
In Support of Black Lives, hosted by Sarah Fishkind. Be at the Columbia Mall AMC theater parking
lot. This is a march against white supremacy and a vigil to honor George Floyd
and all the victims of police brutality. Keep social distance protocol and
request that all participates wear a mask.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/269248094222309/.
30]
– There is a Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" at 33rd
and N. Charles Sts. on Tuesdays from 5 to 6 PM. Contact Max at
mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607. You may consider
contacting President Ron Daniels and telling him that the university should
reject all military contracts, including those for killer drone and nuclear
weapons research. The president’s mailing
address is Office of the President, 242
Garland Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore,
Maryland 21218. You can also reach his
office by Phone: (410) 516-8068, Fax: (410) 516-6097 or email: president@jhu.edu.
31]
– Sunrise Movement
Baltimore will be meeting on Tues., June 2 at 6:30 PM! Email sunrisemovementbaltimore@gmail.com.
Visit www.sunrisemovement.org.
32] – United for Peace and Justice invites you to find inspiration and
motivation in a screening of “We Cried Power” on Tues., June 2 from 8 to 9:30
PM EDT. Watch and discuss this documentary about the Poor People’s Campaign’s
40 Days of Moral Action in Summer 2018. Visit
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/2020/05/22/film-screening-and-discussion-we-cried-power/?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-join-us-for-a-film-screening-and-discussion-we-cried-power&email_referrer=email_815614&email_subject=film-screening-and-discussion-we-cried-power.
And catch up on organizing for the mass Poor People’s Digital Assembly on June
20.
To be continued.
Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore
Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, 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
