Thursday, September 19, 2024

Baltimore Activist Alert - September 20- 22, 2024

67] World Beyond War conference – Sept. 20 - 22

68] Rake a Peace Garden – Sept. 20

69] Peace vigil at White House – Sept. 20

70] Women in Black vigil – Sept. 20

71] Friday Power Lunch – Sept. 20

72] AFSC Action Hour for ceasefire – Sept. 20

73] Birdwatching Tour of Druid Hill Park in Baltimore – Sept. 21

74] Knock on doors in Pennsylvania -- Sept. 21

75] Caravan to PA/knock on doors -- Sept. 21

76] Vote no to Larry Hogan -- Sept. 21

77] Welcome Brandon Lee -- Sept. 21

78] Report back from trip to Japan -- Sept. 21

79] High Traffic Canvassing -- Sept. 22

80] Write to anti-nuke protesters

81] Baltimore activist selling her home

82] Medical supplies are needed in Ukraine

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

84] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

85] Do you need a doctor?

86] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

87] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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67] – World BEYOND War [info@worldbeyondwar.org] on Fri., Sept. 20 through Sun., Sept. 22 will be holding its annual conference Resisting the USA's Military Empire! This year's hybrid conference is happening in four locations (Washington, DC; Sydney, Australia; Bogotá, Colombia; and Wanfried, Germany).  All sessions will be livestreamed on Zoom. Reserve your spot: https://worldbeyondwar.org/register-for-nowar2024/?link_id=5&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-wbw-news-action-its-worse-but-theres-more-to-do-about-it&email_referrer=email_2452494&email_subject=wbw-news-action-nowar2024-sept-20-22

68] – Yoshinobu Shiota [yshiota19@gmail.com] is inviting you to The Garden for Peace raking event on Fri., Sept. 20 at 9 AM at the Asian Garden at Towson University.

The garden is on the Osler side entrance and you can park behind the Center for the Arts building, off of Osler Drive. Use the turn lane after the Cross Campus Drive light. This event has been organized by the North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA) for the last 6 years. This year, over 27 Japanese dry rock gardens will rake a symbol for peace (Heiwa, by Toshiko Tanaka, an A-bomb survivor) in their garden gravel, to commemorate the UN’s International Day of Peace. 

69] – 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. 

70] – 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.

71] – On Fri., Sept. 13 at noon ET, join the Friday Power Lunch, a weekly show amplifying the voices of the Virginia Grassroots on politics, culture, and making change with the BADASS women of Network NOVA. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYscumspzMoHtOe4-JRDrtezzQNNh9EhWEh#/registration

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] – On Sat., Sept. 21 at 8 AM ET, join a birdwatching tour of Druid Hill Park, 3001 East Drive, Baltimore 21217. Druid Hill Park is Baltimore's oldest large park and is home to 745 acres of forests, fields, and a large lake. 189 species of birds have been documented here, including nesting Baltimore orioles and yellow-crowned night herons. Audubon and Baltimore Bird Club experts will lead a search of avian friends! No experience necessary. Meet at 3001 East Drive. RSVP at https://md.audubon.org/events/birdwatching-tour-druid-hill-park-baltimore-1  Email baltimore@audubon.org

74] – Mike Tidwell, CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] urges you to get to Pennsylvania on Saturdays.  Start on Sat., Sept. 21 from 11 AM to 3 PM ET at 2608 Chichester Ave., Boothwyn, PA 19061. This will continue through Sat., Nov. 2. The noted pollster Nate Silver just clarified the odds for the Presidential race. If Kamala Harris wins the state of Pennsylvania, she has a 91% chance of winning the White House. If Donald Trump wins Pennsylvania, he has a 95% chance of winning the presidential race. 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

75] – On Saturdays Sept. 21 and Nov. 2 from noon to 4 PM ET at 403 Redland Boulevard, Rockville 20850 join a canvass for a Housing Justice Action for Alsobrooks. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/668829/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

76] – Join Progressive Maryland, tenant leaders, and other activists and knock on doors and rally community support to prevent Larry Hogan from flipping Maryland’s Senate seat. A vote for Hogan is a vote for Republican control of the U.S. Senate, which would jeopardize key issues like housing justice. While Hogan was governor, he vetoed legislation that would have helped tenants facing eviction by providing protections for those awaiting rental assistance.

77] –Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] wants you to know about an event on Sat., Sept. 21 at noon ET. Environmental and indigenous rights activist Brandon Lee to attend a Solidarity Conference for the people of the Philippines. Lee is an activist who survived an assassination attempt by the Philippine military in 2019 and continues to work to expose ongoing human rights abuses and build the campaign to end US military aid to the Philippines. RSP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdb9TRJSmuNE_heqvxAc11GWrxjWQJMGlQolc4BfUrCnesEoA/viewform?link_id=21&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-august-30-2024-2&email_referrer=email_2441941&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-6-2024

78] – On Sat., Sept. 21 from 1 to 2:30 PM ET, get a Report Back from a delegation to Japan. Register to join Pax Christi New York State leader Rosemarie Pace for a report on last spring's delegation to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, when Pax Christi members met with hibakusha (survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings), local peace activists, and church leaders.  Joining Rosemarie will be Alice Slater, UN NGO representative of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, and Ann Suellentrop, fellow pilgrim to Japan and Project Director for Physicians for Social Responsibility Kansas City. Contact Rosemarie at nypaxchristi@gmail.com to register and to receive the Zoom link.

79] – On Sun., Sept. 22 from 10 AM to noon and from 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

80] 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

81] – 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. 

82] -- 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.

83] – 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

84] -- 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.

85] – 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.  

86] -- 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.

87] -- 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

 

Baltimore Activist Alert -- September 19 - 21, 2024

50] UnFrack FERC – Sept. 19

51] Vote Save America 2024 – Sept. 19

52] Women and the Antiwar Movement -- Sept. 19

53] Throwdown Thursdays – Sept. 19

54] Deep Canvass Election phone banks – Sept. 19 & 21

55] Black Voters Matter – Sept. 19

56] Welcoming the Stranger – Sept. 19

57] Take on David Smith – Sept. 19

58] Take back the House Sept. 19 & 21

59] Reform Maryland’s tax system – Sept. 19

60] Muslims for Just Futures – Sept. 19

61] Climate and Militarism Sept. 19

62] Uncommitted – Sept. 19

63] Supreme Court 101 – Sept. 19

64] Ending the American War – Sept. 19

65] Power Team call – Sept. 19

66] Win all three -- Sept. 19

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50] – Drew [drew@198methods.org] wants you to be at a meeting on Thurs. Sept. 19 to UnFrack FERC. (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission). And this is the chance to end this imperial outpost of fossil fuels. With grassroots movements escalating against fossil fuels and federal Courts finally validating our arguments and issuing real consequences for FERC's failures – is this the beginning of the Fall of FERC? I'll explain more below, but we think September 19 is the critical moment to stand up to FERC over all their past failures, and demand a permanent change in the way the federal government reviews, permits, or opposes fossil fuels – especially LNG exports.

Three new Commissioners have taken seats at FERC, which could be enough to enact real changes — if they vote for it. And the D.C. Circuit Court has been striking at the heart of FERC's broken permitting process. RSVP at  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qf-2sqjIiHdb6235f1IfKUaUDqrFm4rk8?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-the-fall-of-ferc-is-fast-approaching&email_referrer=email_2420893&email_subject=is-it-time-for-the-fall-of-ferc#/registration

51] – Join Vote Save America 2024 and Organize or Else Welcome Call by Crooked Media on Thurs., Sept. 19 from 3 to 4 PM & 8 to 9 PM ET. The next call will be on Tues., Sept. 24 from 12:30 to 1:30 PM and continue through Sept. 26 from 8 to 9 PM ET. We all know the stakes of the 2024 election. Want to help, but don’t know where to start? Want to make friends while making a real difference? After attending this Welcome Call, here's what you'll be able to do: Understand VSA's 2024 strategy. Learn how to take action with your Organize or Else team and Make new friends. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/631023/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

Note: Please only sign up for one Welcome Call. All material covered each week will be identical.

52] – The Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee [vnpeacecomm-gmail.com@shared1.ccsend.com] on Thurs., Sept. 19 at 4 PM ET will host a webinar on Women and the Antiwar Movement. The ultimate success of the movement to stop the war in Vietnam was due to the mobilization of multiple segments of society, such as students, academics, businesspeople, lawyers, religious activists, unions, veterans, and humanitarians. Not least of these were traditional women's peace organizations such as the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and Women Strike for Peace that redirected their efforts toward stopping the war. Vietnam specific groups were created such as Another Mother for Peace and to organize a meeting between American and Vietnamese women in Toronto, Canada. This webinar features the experiences of women peace activists who helped to transform the movement into a broad coalition that reached into a majority of American households and influenced the movement for women's liberation. RSVP at https://vnpeacecomm.blogspot.com/2024/09/women-and-antiwar-movement.html

53] – On Throwdown Thursdays join a Virtual Phone Bank on Sept. 1 from 5 to 6:30 PM ET. With a critical and competitive Senate race this November, help to ensure a progressive victory. Play a crucial role in preventing a Republican takeover that would shift the balance of power in the Senate. Reach out to the community to raise awareness about the importance of this race, candidate agendas and encourage voters to help save the Senate. Register for more than one outreach opportunity and feel free to share the link with friends, coworkers, and neighbors: https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/641284/?emci=e46ae348-e942-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&emdi=6e2df1ab-ef42-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&ceid=136680

54] – The People's Action [info@peoplesaction.org] is continuing on Thurs., Sept. 19 at 5 PM & Sat., Sept. 21 at 1 PM ET to do Deep Canvass Election phone banks.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/peoplesaction/event/565765/?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-whats-next-after-bidens-decision&email_referrer=email_2393896&email_subject=whats-next-after-bidens-decision

People’s Action has a vision for the future in which we all have a say, we all have what we need, and we all belong. In that vision, our government and our economy serve all of us, not a handful of billionaires, and concerns about corporate profits take a back seat to the well-being of our people and our planet. Over the coming weeks, reach out to voters in critical states to share this vision with them and invite them to join us in working towards it. These calls will continue through Sat., Oct. 19 at 1 PM ET.

55] – Join the Black Voters Matter virtual postcard party on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 6 to 7 PM ET. Create personalized messages to remind individuals of the POWER that they hold in their communities. You will get a training and the platform for you to submit your message. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/blackvotersmatter/event/601254/

56] -- On Thurs., Sept. 19 at 5:30 PM ET, check out Welcoming the Stranger: Abrahamic Hospitality and Its Contemporary Implications at Mortara Center, Georgetown University, 3600 N St. NW, WDC.   The Berkley Center <berkleycenter@georgetown.edu> informs the interested that Ori Soltes and Rachel Stern will discuss their book "Welcoming the Stranger," which explores hospitality and inclusion in Abrahamic traditions.  The book is a collection of essays, explores hospitality and inclusion in Abrahamic traditions from historical, theoretical, theological, and practical perspectives.  It offers an enlightening and compelling discussion of what the Abrahamic traditions teach us regarding welcoming people we don't know.  RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/welcoming-the-stranger-tickets-984184270647?utm_source=Berkley+Center+Master+List&utm_campaign=ef057687a6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_07_25_01_33_COPY_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-2c3d465645-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

57] – Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle on Thurs., Sept. 19 at 6 PM at the Reginald F Lewis Museum will discuss Under Threat: Countering David Smith’s Ballot Initiatives. David Smith, chair of Sinclair Broadcasting, is supporting ballot initiatives that seek to diminish Black political power in Baltimore. This is part of a larger right-wing attack on the progress made in criminal justice reform, reparations, community-based violence prevention, and other progressive policy measures. This discussion will provide the audience with more information about these ballot initiatives and the work being done to fight them. Register at ef11-991a-6045bda8aae9&emdi=732994e5-7674-ef11-991a-6045bda8aae9&ceid=136680

58] – On Thurs., Sept. 19 from 7 to 9 PM and Sat., Sept. 21 from noon  to 2 PM ET, sign up for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for a virtual phone bank "TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!" RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/616196/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

59] – The Fair Share Coalition [lisa@marylandrise.org] advocates to reform Maryland’s tax system to close corporate tax loopholes, adequately fund our public services, help our state thrive and be competitive, and deliver tax relief to over 1 million working families.

On Thurs., Sept. 19 at 7 PM ET, come to a Fair Share Coalition Community Meeting on Zoom! Find out about the plan to recruit new members, chat about recent developments in the state budget, build relationships and power across organizations, and strategize for 2025! A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/fair-share-september-community-meeting/?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-fair-share-coalition-canvass-coalition-community-meeting&email_referrer=email_2438967&email_subject=fair-share-coalition-canvass-coalition-community-meeting

60] –  Muslims for Just Futures [sana@muslimsforjustfutures.org] on Thurs., Sept. 19 at 7 PM ET are holding a member meeting to build local and national power.  Since October, Israel has murdered over 42,000+ Palestinians in Gaza including 16,000+ children, and thousands more are unaccounted for under the rubble. An estimated 1.5 million Palestinians have fled their homes and are sheltering in Rafah. They are facing violent Israeli bombardment and many are on the brink of starvation because Israel has blocked food, water, and medical supplies.  But the U.S. government is still arming Israel despite grave violations of U.S. and international law. The next meeting will be on Thurs., Oct. 17 at 7 PM ET.  Sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUudOquqD4iHNeQrG3x1STJWYLwp3q3SJXB#/registration

61] – Lindsay Koshgarian [info@email.ips-dc.org] on Thurs., Sept. 19 at 7 PM ET will make the point that there is a connection between climate & militarism. War is a cause of climate change, and war diverts funds needed for climate change.  RSVP at https://350org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ipeUqbZYQJitQrJi2Jf8nQ?emci=1db31eb8-986f-ef11-991a-6045bdd9e096&emdi=5a0b012b-9f6f-ef11-991a-6045bdd9e096&ceid=4192461#/registration

War, militarism, and climate breakdown are closely linked. War is a huge source of carbon emissions and ecological destruction, while disproportionate investments in militaries and weapons divert direly needed funds away from climate action. Despite these links, peace, climate, and justice movements have long struggled to bring their causes together. 

62] – A lot has happened since the launch of Uncommitted back in February, where Michigan led on the front lines to protest the Biden administration’s Gaza policy through the power of our votes. Since then, there are close to 1M Uncommitted votes across the country. On Thurs., Sept. 19 at 7 PM ET, Lexi Zeidan [Info@ListentoMichigan.com] indicated you can get an update on Uncommitted: Breaking barriers, building our movement, building power to save lives.  This event will be live-streamed on an Instagram page to hear about Uncommitted’s reflection of where we are at right now, how we got here, and where we plan to go between now, the election and beyond to fight for a Free Palestine. Register at  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjcl2yy6EU_3fzEKCGaTONWi3iZx4guPx6RKHi-DLRqYdqwQ/viewform?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-uncommitted-updates-breaking-barriers-building-our-movement-building-power-to-save-lives-3&email_referrer=email_2455538&email_subject=uncommitted-updates-breaking-barriers-building-our-movement-building-power-to-save-lives

63]MomsRising Together [info@momsrising.org] on Thurs., Sept. 19 at 8 PM ET hopes you will join a call about Supreme Court 101: Why the courts matter in the 2024 election! Hear from the National Women's Law Center. RSVP for the call here! https://www.mobilize.us/momsrisingtogether/event/690959/?utm_campaign=outreach&utm_medium=email&utm_source=actionkit

Learn how the Supreme Court justices get nominated, and why the 2024 election is so vital in deciding the future of the courts.  Over the past year you may have been growing increasingly concerned about the decisions the U.S. Supreme Court has been making. Impacting everything from reproductive health care to gun safety laws to voting rights. The judiciary branch of government has a huge role to play in the lives of our families, our rights, and our country.

64] –United for Peace & Justice [contact@unitedforpeace.org] on Thurs., Sept. 19 at 8 PM will have a discussion Ending the "American War" in Vietnam; and Lessons for the Present. Professor Carolyn Eisenberg discusses her book, Fire and Rain: Nixon, Kissinger and the Wars in Southeast Asia. Drawing on documents declassified in recent years, Fire and Rain explores how management of the war and of U.S. diplomacy by Nixon and Kissinger shaped U.S. foreign policy in ways that still resonate. Professor Eisenberg also provides insights on the impact of the anti-war movement, including how it was viewed from the White House. REGISTER at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ldemsrz4iE9NBYsOTkA6Ub4D0EMOU-iQ4?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-join-us-ending-the-american-war-in-vietnam-and-lessons-for-the-present&email_referrer=email_2441594&email_subject=join-us-ending-the-american-war-in-vietnam-and-lessons-for-the-present#/registration

65] – On Thurs., Sept. 19 from 8 to 9:30 PM ET, get with Showing Up for Racial Justice for The Many Over The MAGA: Power Team Calls. Find a home with the Many over the MAGA Power Team this election season to keep Trump out of office!  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/652442/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

Every other week there will be holding Power Team Calls - open to new team members to get some fresh perspective on what is happening with the election that week or to get an understanding of the context of key swing states.   Then, every other week, opposite the Power Team Calls, you will join one of our standing phone banks to call into one of the 6 swing states (WI, NC, GA, AZ, NV, and OH). The next Power Team call is on Thurs., Sept. 19, and the final call will be on Nov. 14.

66] Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] hopes you will join in on Thurs., Sept. 19 at 9 PM ET to execute the plan that will not only win the White House but take back the House and secure the majority in the Senate. Find out how YOU Can Be the Difference in Victories for the White House, the U.S. House, and Senate. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuGgrDItHdeYV7F9QQsruFMypvcMt5Fc#/registration

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

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Baltimore Activist Alert -- September 18, 2024

38] Prayer service & press conference – Sept. 18

39] Latino Conservation Week – Sept. 18

40] Nuclear colonialism – Sept. 18

41] Confronting settler violence – Sept. 18

42] Migrants and climate change – Sept. 18

43] Ban fracking Sept. 18

44] Community Outreach Committee meeting -- Sept. 18

45] End the War on Yemen – Sept. 18

46] Superwomen Wednesday – Sept. 18

47] Rights of union members – Sept. 18

48] Uncommitted movement Sept. 18

49] Swing left – Sept. 18

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38] – Friends of Sabeel North America [friends@fosna.org] announced that on Wed., Sept. 18 at noon ET, in coordination with Sabeel’s Wave of Prayer, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), a Christian voice for Palestine, is hosting an on-line prayer service and press briefing to uplift the prayers and the stories of the people of Palestine, in particular in the West Bank who are now facing the same devastation and ethnic cleansing as their siblings in Gaza. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ As per the Stones Cry Out webinar series, right after the press conference at 1 PM ET,  join Doug Thorpe as he interviews Kairos USA's Mark Braverman and FOSNA Executive Director Jonathan Kuttab. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvduyorjkrEtKYcLisLn98z9mPpfVtKrrR#/registration

39] – The National Audubon Society [audubonconnect@audubon.org] is celebrating Latino Conservation Week through Sat., Sept. 21. Audubon chapters, centers, and offices, as well as other community, non-profit, faith-based, and government organizations will hold Latino Conservation Week events throughout the country.  For example, on Sat., Sept. 18 at 12:30 PM ET, join an Instagram Live interview with Debs Park Audubon Center Director Evelyn Serrano to learn more about the Los Angeles center’s collaborations with Latino Outdoors, why creating equitable access to the outdoors is so important, and what it means to foster community at our centers. Follow the Instagram page for updates.  Visit https://www.audubon.org/get-involved/latino-conservation-week?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-x-engagement_20240912_eng-email_lcw-ig-live&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20240912_eng-email&utm_content=lcw-ig-live&emci=cc33be75-4e70-ef11-991a-6045bda8aae9&emdi=28bc3005-1571-ef11-991a-6045bda8aae9&ceid=2504878

40] – MAPA [info@masspeaceaction.org] wants you to attend a webinar on Wed., Sept. 18 at 1 PM ET End Nuclear Colonialism: Uranium Mining on Indigenous Land. This will be a full hour presentation with questions and discussion about the history and legacy of Uranium mining on Diné/Navajo Land in New Mexico from the 1940s in preparation for the building of the Atomic Bomb to the present opening of mining in the Grand Canyon Arizona land- traditional lands of the Havasupai, Diné, Hopi, Pueblo and other tribes. Tribal members will shed light on the increase of nuclear weapons and the misinformation that nuclear power is a “green alternative” for fossil fuels.

The speaker Leona Morgan is an anti-nuclear activist and founder of Haul No!, who has been fighting nuclear colonialism since 2007, who will update us on the impact of Navajo miners, the nationwide Church Rock spill, the inability of the government to clean up uranium tailings and the Navajo nation’s refusal to allow nuclear material to be hauled through their reservation.  The facilitator Hartman Deetz has been active in environmental and cultural stewardship for over 20 years. This stewardship is based on his spiritual foundation in his Native traditions that value the Earth as a living being.  RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/kNrOFZ5oL0KCUcgXI0KHFw2?contactdata=XbsDyRlV6KvlKZt8AXeq5ZlpXsmzelp4rKG7QFGVZ0vZBMqWCw8zOWyaX1AsuXWWlqTZo+LCjV0lYCi+fVfpWO4KgnTY70DZn+EKqtU6xkFcm4y+%2fyd4zJeSEKDbpdl3etuYS4OiFd2ZB%2fDjUY4VQdlZGYYhjIb+WL1NasCFI7FKEfoQB9tzueQCFXMWeh4fzaAEzN2BEREElnVfAC6jyMcMlYV94BdCt6W0XCUoV+f3CjT+lOOMcct2u+7BE+zWhBLi5jEIPPWacWXKZqsEBDTppbkwdPs6uUga6IuWhT7qSpd4mrI2DTCn2GuEYE8ScPIQBvv75hth2frCVwjnmA%3d%3d&ms=email-240906&emci=d217ba71-d76e-ef11-991a-6045bdd9e096&emdi=376d6f3c-2b71-ef11-991a-6045bda8aae9&ceid=269591

41] – American Friends of Combatants for Peace [lindsay@afcfp.org] on Wed., Sept. 18 at 2 PM ET is hosting a talk Forging a Shared Homeland: Confronting Annexation & Settler Violence. Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/H9gv_4YIyEWa6ES2BT6q7A2?contactdata=Vd+SiX1znMYbT1S+%2fHYO1whWmkRb3kj1V2%2fG8kPKbbA%2fg0s7UT%2f%2fntWw40zKTDZfPNjKULI25BJTUBWjoIZYkUj%2f5+UbWRlkdA7cH1vpumCrhLdEi8xpd1usR98nLe4mHxwsYM6t%2fynq3MFRrOueSsgV16JGU%2frpMLJp0i8n1KPOtOei8LkU2at0EnMd5zU8alHkxrlC4qREtz2DjPiww2lyQIbuHqYncyz72iT3l%2fM%2fYi%2f3K3+MnDGLQrN+Vns9PISSDY48xw7EoXJd3LugpA%3d%3d&emci=102bfa02-4771-ef11-991a-6045bda8aae9&emdi=e2d48495-4c71-ef11-991a-6045bda8aae9&ceid=8142762

  Hear from Israeli activists Itamar Feigenbaum and Elie Avidor, who provide critical support to the shepherds in the Jordan Valley. They will share their firsthand experiences, along with Mai Shahin and Jamil Qassas, who will discuss CfP's efforts to combat settler land theft and violence. Learn more about CfP's nonviolent resistance work and how you can support Palestinian families to remain steadfast in the face of increasing violence.

42] – Sojourners [sojoaction@sojo.net] is telling us that on Wed., Sept. 18 at 3 PM ET, there is a webinar "Climate Change, Displacement, & Conflict: Migrants Speak," by Immigration, Law & Justice Network. REGISTER at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1chvSKynTi-XZ1xOl7kxqw#/registration

 This webinar will explore the human impact of climate change, environmental degradation, and inadequate environmental protections on conflict and mobility, centering the voices of those most affected. Hear from environmental defenders, indigenous groups, and frontline communities as they share their powerful stories and confront the intertwined challenges of extractive industries, displacement, and the climate crisis. 

43] – Join Food & Water Action for a Livable Future virtual event, From New York to California: The Fight to Ban Fracking, on Wed., Sept. 18, from 3 to 4 PM ET. Ten years ago, Food & Water Watch and its allies won a fracking ban in New York, sparking a nationwide movement. Join in and discuss the legacy of this historic achievement and our plans for the future. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/fww/event/627318/?ms=devo_em_09132024_NAT-fww/event/627318/&oms=devo_em_09132024_NAT-fww/event/627318/&utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=utm_email&utm_content=2024-09-13+FWW+c3+NAT+General+September-Livable-Future-Now-Monthly-Newsletter+Cultivation+em+nL+D+MC+-+Eastern+Time+Zone+-+[cc:+15633+:+Member]

44] – On Wed., September 18 at 7 PM ET, there is a virtual Community Outreach Committee meeting.  Plan with Progressive Maryland on how to grow the Progressive movement in the community. The next meeting will be on Sept. 18, and the monthly meetings will continue on Wednesdays through December 18.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/612498/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

45] – MD Baker [national@actioncorps.org] on Wed., Sept. 18 at 7 PM ET, join Action Corps for a talk on Ending the War on Yemen. RSVP at https://www.vermonthumanities.org/event/ending-the-us-saudi-war-on-yemen/?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-join-action-corps-vermont-for-talk-on-ending-the-war-on-yemen&email_referrer=email_2442600&email_subject=join-action-corps-for-hybrid-talk-on-ending-the-war-on-yemen

46] – Get with Superwomen Wednesday and join the virtual Phone Bank on Wed., Sept. 18 at 7 PM ET. Join Supermajority’s national team for weekly, action-packed hour sessions helping women make a plan to vote. Phone bank to women in North Carolina and Georgia who share the values (the Majority Rules) so their voice can be heard in the 2024 election. New to phone banking? Don’t fret! You will be trained. These Wednesday phone banks will continue October 30 at 7 PM ET.

47] – A workshop, the Democratic Rights of Union Members, hosted by Labor Notes, will happen on Wed., Sept. 18 at 7:30 PM ET. The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act provides union members a bill of rights, requires unions to publicly disclose certain details about their governance, and regulates union elections and trusteeships of local unions by international unions. Learn how to use the law to build rank-and-file power in your union, and how to defend that power once you’ve built it. A $10 donation is requested. RSVP at https://labornotes.org/events/2024/democratic-rights-union-members

48] – The Working Families Party [reply@workingfamilies.org] wants you to join the calls to build power for working people on Wednesdays Sept. 18 and Oct. 16 and Thurs., Nov. 7 at 8 PM ET.  Join the conversation with Abbas Alawieh and Layla Elabed of the Uncommitted National Movement. Uncommitted has registered and mobilized people of conscience to civically engage in this election around an anti-war agenda that specifically calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, an arms embargo, an end to the long-term siege on Gaza. They are using their platform to push voters to engage in November in a meaningful way to fight fascism and strengthen our democracy. We are united in our joint call for a ceasefire and an economy that puts working people first.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/workingfamilies/event/342586/?utm_source=NatEmail-20240813_rsvp&link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_2417164&email_subject=rsvp-now-to-join-our-call-to-build-power-for-working-people

49] – On Wed., Sept. 18 from 8 to 8:30 PM ET, join Swing Left for a volunteer orientation. This orientation will continue on Sept. 4 at 8 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/616746/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

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