Baltimore Activist Alert -- March 12 -- 13, 2025

41] Speak truth to power – March 12

42] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – March 12 & 13

43] Ellen Grady to be sentenced – March 12

44] Palestinian Life under Occupation – March 12

45] Bird-friendly sanctuary – March 12

46] Maryland Mid-Session Update – March 12

47] Climate superfunds – March 12

48] War economy -- March 13

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41] – Adam Russell Taylor, Sojourners [sojourners@sojo.net] on Wed., March 12 at noon is inviting you to join a Capitol Witness to speak truth to power!  Sojourners, the Washington Interfaith Staff Community (WICS), and dozens of other partners invite you to join the launch of a Faithful Wednesday Witness, a weekly multi-faith vigil at the U.S. Capitol. The first gathering is at the Senate East Front, Grassy Area 8 (bounded by Constitution Ave. NE, First St NE, Northeast Dr. and the East Front Plaza). Vigils will continue every Wednesday throughout March—12, 19 & 26. Our nation faces an escalating constitutional crisis fueled by the Trump administration’s overreach and unconstitutional actions. A lack of leadership in Congress has allowed this crisis to grow, as it cedes its role as a co-equal branch of government. The faith community has a unique opportunity to raise a prophetic and pastoral call, urging Congressional leaders to act. These nonpartisan vigils will remain nonpartisan while speaking truth to power, highlighting what’s at stake and the communities already affected. They will feature faith leaders from diverse traditions offering inspirational prayers, reflections, and calls to faithful action. RSVP at https://act.sojo.net/page/79871/survey/1?ea.tracking.id=email

42] – Jewish Voice for Peace is doing a Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & outrage into action to stop a genocide.  A year into the genocide in Gaza, we are overwhelmed with sorrow and rage. There are no words to describe the devastating pain of the past year in which the Israeli military has killed over 44,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including more than 17,000 children. The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court have both declared that Israel must stop the genocidal acts being committed on the Palestinian people. And the U.S. government is actively supporting the Israeli military as it wreaks devastation on the over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza. JVP continues to come together as a political community in its daily half-hour to take action, Monday through Friday, for the past year. Join in and take collective action to demand an arms embargo to Israel, immediate end to the genocide, a lasting ceasefire and an end to Israeli siege, apartheid, occupation, and oppression of Palestinians and Lebanon. All are welcome. All are needed. Get involved at 3 PM ET on Wed., March 12 & Thurs., March 13. Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

43] – Genocide is the Crime! That was the theme during Ellen Grady’s trial on Wed., Feb. 26 in the Syracuse Federal Building on two charges stemming from an action calling for the US to stop funding genocide on November 15, 2024. After a six-and-a-half-hour trial, the judge found Ellen guilty. She will be sentenced on Wed., March 12 at 3 PM ET. The maximum sentence could be up to 60 days in jail and up to a $10,000 fine for both charges. During Ellen’s opening statement at trial.  She introduced Hind Rajab into the courtroom. Call Mary Anne Grady at 1-607-280-8797.

Hind was the last person from her family that was alive when she called for help. After twelve days, a member of Hind’s family way allowed into the area. The scene was absolute carnage. The two bodies of the paramedics were charred and the ambulance decimated, crushed with a 122 mm US shell found within the remains (the same weaponry that the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval bill would have prevented being sold to Israel). Fifty yards away the bullet-riddled black KIA had 335 bullets holes and the bodies of Hind, Layann, Layann's father, mother and 3 siblings were decaying.

44] – Scientists for Palestine [admin@scientists4palestine.com] on Wed., March 12 at 1 PM ET will have a discussion: Palestinian Life under Occupation, American Complicity, and Prospects for International Accountability. Nathan Thrall and Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man will have a conversation for the next installment of the Bisan Lecture Series. Register to get the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/l6VHaAbMQ7Wwha99CBpzAQ#/registration

45] – The Audubon Mid-Atlantic [audubonconnect@audubon.org] on Wed., March 12 from 5 to 6 PM ET is hosting Audubon’s Erin Reed Miller, Senior Coordinator for Urban Conservation, at the Cylburn Arboretum Vollmer Center, 4915 Greenspring Ave., Baltimore 21209 to share useful tips and resources that will help you to plan and build your own bird-friendly sanctuary. There will also be opportunities to meet local conservation partners such as the Baltimore Bird Club, Maryland Horticulture Society, Master Gardeners, and others. Tickets cost $5 and are non-refundable. You can purchase tickets and get more information about the event at https://md.audubon.org/events/where-baltimore-grows-speaker-series-gardening-birds-and-baltimore?ms=aud-email-_(midatl)_ama_md_programming_february_march_2025&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=_(midatl)_ama_md_programming_february_march_2025&emci=5e01f646-22ea-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=b2049753-beeb-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=2504878

46] –The Maryland LCV [info@mdlcv.org] on Wed., March 12 at 5:30 to 8:30 PM is doing a Maryland Mid-Session Update.  This free event features food, news, and opportunities to advocate for priority environmental bills and help get them over the finish line before the Maryland General Assembly legislative session concludes on April 7. Co-sponsored by Chesapeake Bay Foundation and our clean water partners, LCV is offering attendees information and advocacy resources at a critical moment when lawmakers are deciding how they’ll vote on legislation important to a clean and healthy Chesapeake Bay.  Learn how you can make a difference while visiting one of Annapolis’ coolest buildings, where nourishment for the soul, mind, and stomach are in full supply. RSVP at https://events.cbf.org/mdmidsession25?emci=38e000d9-1ff5-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=f0b7c458-59f8-ef11-90cb-0022482a93b5&ceid=578562

47] – It's time for the climate movement to play offense against Big Oil and the Trump regime. Big Oil CEOs are raking in billions destroying our planet, while we have to pay to rebuild. That’s not right. Companies like Exxon, Shell, and Chevron should be financially responsible for the damage they’re causing. The Make Polluters Pay campaign lets you play offense. States across the country are coming together to create Climate Superfunds that would fine polluters and fund our communities. These Climate Superfunds would take money from polluters and use it to build the infrastructure we need to protect our communities from the next climate disaster. Join the Make Polluters Pay National Strategy Call on March 12 at 8 PM ET to plug into the campaign to make polluters pay.  Register at https://actionnetwork.org/events/make-polluters-pay-national-call?source=climatedefendersemail&emci=97e18f22-c7f3-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=b3a5a529-9df4-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=723654

48] – Scarcity shows up in many forms in all of our lives. The war economy creates the impetus to work all the time, monetize our creativity, and mine our relationships with each other through competition for resources. Nowhere is this more apparent than in our relationship to time. Throughout history, time has been used by those in power to control and dictate how and with whom we spent our precious lives. Contact Marie · marie@codepink.org. Join CODEPINK to dissect the interplay between the war economy and the experience of time, and how the peace economy gives us back a sense of abundance and fulfillment in our lives. On Wed., March 12 at 8 PM ET. Join in by Zoom: https://www.codepink.org/lpe0312?utm_campaign=march_iwwd_member_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

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 -- March 13 - 27, 2025

49] Stop Musk’s Destruction of Democracy – March 13

50] End of refugee assistance? – March 13

51] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – March 13

52] Hear from solitary survivors – March 13

53] Climate chaos/Nuclear weapons – March 13

54] Faith in action for immigration – March 13

55] Women’s March for climate justice – March 13 

56] National Fight Back call – March 13

57] Advocacy training – March 13, 20 & 27

58] Social Make Polluters Pay – March 13  

59] Socialism 101 – March 13

60] Greenpeace trial – March 13, 20 & 27

61] PDA Victory Call – March 13

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49] – On Thurs., March 13 from 9 AM to 11:30 PM, Indivisible is urging you to write your members of Congress to stop Musk’s Destruction of Democracy. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/756594/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

 Find your senators: https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm and find your Rep: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

 Dear [Title Last Name], I am alarmed by the surge in dismissals within our government. According to Reuters, the campaign led by Unelected President Elon Musk has resulted in nearly 10,000 terminations, affecting areas like federal lands and veterans' care. This issue goes beyond the numbers. They fired-rehired the guys who watch our NUKES!  Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing how you plan to address this matter.

50] – On March 13 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM ET, the Berkley Center <berkleycenter@georgetown.edu> will hold a webinar --The End of Refugee Assistance? Aid Groups and the Trump Administration. Faith-based groups that have long assisted migrants and refugees are in a state of crisis. The event will take place at the Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University, 37th & O Sts. NW, WDC. RSVP at https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/the-end-of-refugee-assistance-aid-groups-and-the-trump-administration?utm_source=Berkley+Center+Master+List&utm_campaign=06df23ca92-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_03_10_03_42&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-06df23ca92-263757#rsvp

 Many have had to curtail or end their assistance programs, which rely in part on government funding and contracts that have been paused or abruptly ended.   A panel of guests with long experience and deep knowledge of faith-based migrant and refugee programs, including Michelle Boorstein, religion correspondent for the Washington Post, and William Canny, executive director of migration and refugee services at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will discuss the impact of the new policies on vulnerable populations, the arguments behind the changes, and review the religious principles that have grounded the assistance. The discussion will be moderated by Tom Gjelten, a former NPR correspondent and the current Sakka family religion and international journalism fellow. Lunch will be provided.

51] – Jewish Voice for Peace is doing a Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & outrage into action to stop a genocide.  A year into the genocide in Gaza, we are overwhelmed with sorrow and rage. There are no words to describe the devastating pain of the past year in which the Israeli military has killed over 44,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including more than 17,000 children. The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court have both declared that Israel must stop the genocidal acts being committed on the Palestinian people. And the U.S. government is actively supporting the Israeli military as it wreaks devastation on the over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza. JVP continues to come together as a political community in its daily half-hour to take action, Monday through Friday, for the past year. Join in and take collective action to demand an arms embargo to Israel, immediate end to the genocide, a lasting ceasefire and an end to Israeli siege, apartheid, occupation, and oppression of Palestinians and Lebanon. All are welcome. All are needed. Get involved at 3 PM ET on Thurs., March 13.  Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

52] – The National Religious Campaign against Torture [nrcatlist@nrcat.org] on Thurs., March 13 at 6 PM ET is inviting you to join NRCAT’s Women’s History Month Webinar: "Empowering Voices – Women Leading the Fight Against Solitary Confinement & Injustice.”  Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/NHp5jwgORl-TG2wQtPlECw#/registration?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=248612dd-b295-4ea0-8da6-d6ff59cb8078

 Hear from members of NRCAT’s National Network of Solitary Survivors on why it is so crucial to center women’s experiences in the local and national fight to end solitary confinement, as well as how gender has played a role in this advocacy. This conversation will bring to light the unique and heartbreaking challenges of women in U.S. prisons and jails. Though women are the fastest-growing incarcerated population in the country, they are often subjected to policies and practices on the inside that are designed with men in mind.

53] – On Thurs., March 13 from 7 to 8:30 PM ET via Zoom, the Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy invites you to attend a webinar on the twin existential threats of climate change and nuclear weapons. Panelists will discuss how these perils are linked and how one might trigger the other. They will also share ideas about how the climate justice and nuclear abolition movements might join forces to eliminate both threats. The speakers are as follows. Ira Helfand, MD is a member of the International Steering Group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapon, ICAN, the recipient of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, and Past President of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the founding partner of ICAN and itself the recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize.  Dr. Jennifer Leaning is Senior Research Fellow at the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights, retired, at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health. Zia Mian is a physicist and co-director of Princeton University's Program on Science and Global Security (SGS), where he has worked since 1997. Molly McGinty is the Program Director with the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), where she coordinates the federation’s initiatives on the humanitarian and environmental impacts of nuclear weapons and advocates for their total abolition, primarily through the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). A strong believer in the power of grassroots movements, Molly works closely with IPPNW’s global affiliate network and partners, including the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and Youth for TPNW, to build a groundswell of support for nuclear disarmament. She was on the founding Steering Committee of Youth for TPNW, currently represents IPPNW on ICAN’s International Steering Group, and is a Board Member of the Nuclear Truth Project.  RSVP at https://static1.squarespace.com/static/65e760d27a4fee17ee1225d6/t/67c8b85bdb162b08d055ca87/1741207645551/Sparing+Nothing+%26+No+One+-+Climate+Change+and+Nuclear+Weapons.png 

54] –Check out this webinar FAITH IN ACTION for IMMIGRATION hosted by JustFaith Ministries <info@justfaith.org> on Thurs., March 13 at 7 PM ET. ‌More than two dozen religious groups have filed lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policy.  On February 10, Pope Francis issued a letter to the United States Catholic Bishops presenting an unambiguous challenge to actively respond to an ideology on immigration that misrepresents biblical teaching, saying it "distorts social life and imposes the will of the strongest as the criterion of truth."  Theologian Cecilia González-Andrieu will do a joint look at migration by the light of foundational religious principles.  Learn how to actively work against disinformation and ideological manipulation by bringing together what Pope Francis calls "charity and clarity." RSVP at https://justfaith.org/mar-afj/

55] –The Women's March [info@womensmarch.com] on Thurs., March 13 at 7 PM ET is inviting you to a mass Organizing Call on Fighting for Climate Justice in the Face of Fascism. ‌This past weekend, thousands of people came out to protests across the country for International Women's Day. We know that many different issues brought people out into the streets, but we heard one thing over and over: climate is top of mind for many. The climate crisis intersects with gender equality, racial justice, and economic justice— it is clear that defending our environment is also a fight for equity and human rights. RSVP at https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/March13_Mass_Organizing_Call__/?t=3&akid=22253%2E508952%2EUVJvoP

56] – Popular Democracy [cpd@populardemocracy.org] on Thurs., March 13 at 7 PM ET will hold a National Fight Back call. Take a stand for the 14th Amendment—a cornerstone of Black liberation that was born to ensure nobody is treated as less than a human being.  Right now, extremists are trying to rip that foundation away to target immigrants, erase our communities, and unravel the progress we’ve fought generations to secure.  It’s time to be in community with one another, hear from elected leaders fighting for our rights like Rep. Nydia Velasquez, and recharge for the fight ahead with spoken word artist Camilo Montoya. These calls will continue each Thursday through December 18. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/cpda/event/550558/?ms=EM+NationalCallFeb132+PD&emci=1adcad8a-8ae9-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=1bdcad8a-8ae9-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=447376

57] – The Green New Deal Network [info@e.greennewdealnetwork.org] on Thursdays, March 13, 20 & 27 at 8 PM ET is doing an Advocacy Training. The fight for climate starts in your community.  GNDN and 20+ allies are coming together to train passionate people (like you!) to effectively call members of Congress, organize in person meetings, create compelling social media content, and more. Build tools and share strategies to meet the moment. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1417401570282/WN_3jpaq3mMR32N48Nd3uE_9w#/registration

58] – Drew and the crew at 198 Methods [drew@198methods.org] wants you to join in on Thurs., March 13 at 8 PM ET for a call to Make Polluters Pay. But fossil fueled fascists are asking Trump for immunity. Big Oil CEOs are raking in billions while we pay to rebuild after every climate disaster. The companies driving the climate crisis like Exxon, Shell, and Chevron should pay to clean up climate damages and pollution, and states and cities are beginning to hold them accountable. But Big Oil is looking for a way out of paying for the climate chaos they created. And they're leaning on convicted felon Donald Trump and his MAGA minions in Congress to help them. Register at https://actionnetwork.org/events/make-polluters-pay-national-call?source=198m&referrer=group-198-methods&redirect=https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/thanks-for-supporting-our-work-to-make-polluters-pay-for-climate-chaos-now-chip-i-to-help-us-deliver/&link_id=5&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_2651985&email_subject=thursday-night-call-to-make-polluters-pay

59] – The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] on Thurs., March 13 at 8 PM ET will hold a virtual Socialist Night School: Socialism 101. Sign up to join and get the link at https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialism-101-socialist-night-school-2?link_id=12&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-14-2025-2&email_referrer=email_2645977&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-7-2025

 The Night School will help attendees understand and define capitalism, socialism, and how the work of DSA can get us there. The meeting will conclude by helping all attendees connect better to the work of the chapter. While everyone is welcome, this session is designed for newer members and those who are relatively new to socialism.

60] – Greenpeace USA [info@greenpeaceusa.org] is on trial. Get an update on Thursdays, March 13, 20 & 27 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM. ‌ ‌Week two of the trial for Big Oil company Energy Transfer’s $300 million lawsuit against Greenpeace USA, Greenpeace International, and Greenpeace Fund is underway, and the world is officially watching. Beyond its potential impacts on Greenpeace entities, this case could establish dangerous new legal precedents that could hold any participant at protests responsible for the actions of others at those protests, chilling free speech in the U.S. and beyond.

Energy Transfer’s $300 million lawsuit attempts to rewrite the history of the Indigenous-led protests at Standing Rock — but we’re never going to let that happen. In direct defiance of Energy Transfer’s attempted racist rewrite, last week’s call focused on the actual powerful history of the Dakota Access Pipeline protest movement and discussed how to continue supporting Indigenous-led struggles to protect land, water, and sovereignty. Hear how billionaires and big polluters profit while our communities pay the price. From poisoned air and water to climate disasters, hear from frontline activists about the real cost of corporate power — and how we can hold them accountable.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/greenpeace/event/751852/?utm_source=inc__250304_webinar_invite_37zzzzzzzzzcz&utm_medium=inc__250304_webinar_invite_37zzzzzzzzzcz&sourceid=1021237&emci=38dc92ef-52f9-ef11-90cd-0022482a9fb7&emdi=3adc92ef-52f9-ef11-90cd-0022482a9fb7&ceid=1705696 

61] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Thurs., March 13 at 9 PM ET is holding a Campaign to Victory Call on how to beat King Wannabes and Win Special Elections going on right now. There was another week of MAGA insanity. So what else is new? How about some good news in these dark times? PDA will be identifying where it is succeeding, how to build upon that, and how to bring in victories in the Special Elections April 1 in FL and WI. (Vote by mail in voters’ hands now.)

Discuss easy ways we all can make a real difference to help protect endangered communities, buttress the democracy we hold so dear, and ultimately defeat Trump, Musk, and the rest of MAGA, and make our future more progressive. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuGgrDItHdeYV7F9QQsruFMypvcMt5Fc#/registration

Identify where we're succeeding, how we build upon that, and bring home wins in the Special Elections in FL-01 and FL-06. (Vote by mail ballots in voters' hands NOW.) Discuss what we all can do to make a real difference with just an hour here or there.

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 -- March 11 - 25, 2025

27] Stop the execution of two Kurdish women

28] Restore lifesaving aid – March 11

29] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – March 11- 13

30] Labor Working Group meeting – March 11

31] Stop the SAVE act – March 11, 13, 18 & 25

32] Protect immigrant students – March 11

33] Indivisible chapter meeting – March 11

34] DSA candidate wins – March 11

35] Town Hall by legislators – March 11

36] Despair is Not a Strategy – March 11

37] Phone bank for Rockville Rent Stabilization – March 11 

38] Genocide in Gaza – March 12

39] Save Healthcare – March 12 

40] Boycott Chevron – March 12

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27] –The Islamic regime in Iran is using execution verdicts as a desperate act to suppress peaceful demonstrations and protests due to the disastrous economic condition in Iran.  The judicial system in Iran executes innocent activist and individuals by forced confessions, torture and sham trials.  The unjust death sentences for Pakhshan Azizi and Varisheh Moradi is another act of desperation by the Islamic Republic’s use of capital punishment to suppress members of minority communities and terrorize Iranian women who are fighting tirelessly for their rights as equal citizens of Iran.  You are asked to show your urgent support for contacting the United Nations Human Rights office and Iranian mission at United Nations to demand the Islamic republic of Iran stop the unjust execution verdicts for both women and hundreds of other prisoners on death row in Iran. These prisoners must receive fair trials according to international judicial standards, including the right for all prisoners to independent counsels. 

Contact the permanent mission of Iran, 622 Third Avenue, 34th Floor, NEW YORK, NY 10017 -- https://geneva.mfa.gov.ir or Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Palais Wilson, 52 rue des Pâquis, CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland -- ohchr-InfoDesk@un.org On Tues., March 4 from 7 - 8:30 PM ET, enjoy Habitant Gardening for Birds: Intro Webinar. Learn the basics of how to transform your home, school, work, or community space into a bird and butterfly paradise! Audubon experts will share practical tips and scientific support for gardening with native plants and making our neighborhoods more resilient. Explore resources needed to beautify your outdoor space and attract birds, butterflies, and other beneficial wildlife! RSVP at https://md.audubon.org/events/habitat-gardening-birds-intro-webinar?ms=aud-email-_(midatl)_ama_md_programming_february_march_2025&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=_(midatl)_ama_md_programming_february_march_2025&emci=5e01f646-22ea-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=b2049753-beeb-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=2504878

28] – Join Christian leaders from across political and denominational affiliations representing international assistance implementers, advocacy organizations, and their allies on Tues., March 11 at 10 AM ET to pray and urge the Trump administration and Congress to restore lifesaving aid. Gather at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 201 4th St SE, WDC between 8:30 and 9:30 AM and walk to the House Triangle for the 10 AM vigil on the House side of the US Capitol's east front, at New Jersey Ave. and SE0 Dr. SE, WDC. Visit https://go.bread.org/page/80050/survey/1

29] – Jewish Voice for Peace is doing a Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & outrage into action to stop a genocide.  A year into the genocide in Gaza, we are overwhelmed with sorrow and rage. There are no words to describe the devastating pain of the past year in which the Israeli military has killed over 44,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including more than 17,000 children. The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court have both declared that Israel must stop the genocidal acts being committed on the Palestinian people. And the U.S. government is actively supporting the Israeli military as it wreaks devastation on the over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza. JVP continues to come together as a political community in its daily half-hour to take action, Monday through Friday, for the past year. Join in and take collective action to demand an arms embargo to Israel, immediate end to the genocide, a lasting ceasefire and an end to Israeli siege, apartheid, occupation, and oppression of Palestinians and Lebanon. All are welcome. All are needed. Get involved at 3 PM ET on Tues., March 11, Wed., March 12 & Thurs., March 13.  Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

30] – On Tues., March 11 from 6 to 7:30 PM at the Shaw/Watha T. Daniel Library, Meeting Room 1, 1630 7th St. NW, WDC 20001, there will be a Labor Working Group meeting. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-working-group-march-meeting?link_id=67&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-14-2025-2&email_referrer=email_2645977&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-rch-7-2025

 At this meeting, discuss updates from ongoing labor campaigns, identify action steps for solidarity, and share opportunities for further organizing. This hybrid event is open to both DSA Members and supporters.  Email labor@mdcdsa.org

31] – Phone Bank virtually with Common Cause: STOP THE SAVE ACT on Tuesdays, March 11, 18 & 25 and Thursdays, March 13 & 20 from 6 to 8 PM ET.  Join Common Cause for an important phone bank to mobilize voters to take action against the dangerous SAVE Act and advocate for the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. The SAVE Act threatens to make it harder for millions of Americans—especially students, seniors, and veterans—to cast their ballots. Ensure voters across the country call their representatives and demand they protect the freedom to vote. A full training will take place at the start of each shift! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/758610/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

32] – On Tues., March 11 from 6 to 7:30 PM, go to a Baltimore County School Board meeting, Protecting Immigrant Students. CASA is advocating for the Baltimore County Public Schools to stand up for immigrant students and create safe, welcoming schools for ALL. No student should feel unsafe in their school. Gather at the Baltimore County Board of Education, 6901 N Charles St, Towson, MD 21204, Building E. If you are able to attend, Email Sandy at SandyRobson@gmail.com

33] – On Tues., March 11 at 6:30 PM ET, there will be an Eastern Shore Indivisible Inaugural Meeting.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/758416/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations Volunteers are organizing to form an Indivisible chapter. This event's address is private.  The Eastern Shore Indivisible group is just getting started. Its goal is to build a coalition of empowered voters from Kent Island to Easton.

34] – Look over the Shayla Adams-Stafford Campaign, and reflect on What’s Next on Tues., March 11 at 7 to 7:45 PM ET. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/shayla-adams-stafford-campaign-reflections-and-whats-next?link_id=68&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-14-2025-2&email_referrer=email_2645977&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-7-2025

A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP.  Email pec@mdcdsa.org. The Metro DC DSA Electoral Working Group showed up in force, knocking on more than 7400 peoples' doors for Shayla's campaign. What's next for Metro DC DSA's electoral program?

35] – Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth [MD03SE.Outreach@mail.house.gov] on Tues., March 11 at 7:30 PM is holding a Town Hall at Howard Community College’s Smith Theatre at 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia. Her district is facing new forms of uncertainty and fear as President Trump institutes policies that attack and roll back protections for federal workers, the LGBTQIA+ community, immigrants, and so many others. Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen, and Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will be there to respond to your questions and concerns. All seating is taken. View the livestream at https://www.youtube.com/live/ER4ifIIG4PI

36] – On Tues., March 11 at 8 PM ET, Andrea Miller, chair and founder of Center for Common Ground, will expound on Despair is Not a Strategy. Keep focused on and achieve your goals in the midst of political chaos. Learn how the Center for Common Ground (CCG) has made significant progress in securing votes for Progressive leaders and causes in historically red states. CCG has been effective at getting Black citizens to vote and may have been instrumental in the election of Senator Warnock in Georgia in 2022 and Democratic majorities in the Virginia state legislature in 2023. 

 Miller designs and administers digital phone banks and texting programs. From 2013 to 2015, she led the Progressive Round Table on Capitol Hill, bringing together members of Congress, activists, and non-profit leaders. Her expertise is in voting rights, climate, and the Equal Rights Amendment. She has successfully advocated for legislation on both the Federal and State level. Register here. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlc-igqTsvGdEGWLPOfa9KcjXTpul49zMI?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-ops-opportunities-learn-the-latest-3&email_referrer=email_2646093&email_subject=ops-opportunities-learn-the-latest#/registration

37] – On Tues., March 11 at 8 PM ET, join a virtual event—Phone bank for Rockville Rent Stabilization. Get with Montgomery County DSA to make calls to tenants and invite them to an upcoming Rockville rent stabilization community forum. Email montgomerycountydsa@gmail.com. RSVP for the Zoom link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/rockville-rent-stabilization-phonebank?link_id=69&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-14-2025-2&email_referrer=email_2645977&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-7-2025

38] – Sign up to join Doctors against Genocide on the Hill on Wed., March 12 to demand justice and accountability for the genocide in Gaza. Go to the offices of Senators and Representatives to speak out and demand that UNRWA be refunded by the U.S. so as to allow it to perform its life saving duties for the people of Gaza.  When signing up, indicate who your representatives are and any relevant information you know about them, i.e. if you have spoken to them in person before. Indicate your availability on this form: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/hill-day-31225-sign-up?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-urgent-update-from-amnesty-international-and-healthcare-workers-watch-2&email_referrer=email_2647241___subject_3158131&email_subject=hear-from-medical-students-in-gaza

39] –The People's Action Institute [hello@peoplesaction.org] on Wed., March 12 at noon is mobilizing to Save Healthcare, starting at Columbus Circle. No Health Care Cuts for Corporate Greed! There’s enough wealth in this country to provide health care for every single person who needs it–if we stop billionaires and greedy corporations from stealing it.  Right now, Republicans and their billionaire backers are planning to cut Medicaid by $880 billion. This means, nearly 40 million people will have their health care taken away from them in order to fund tax breaks for the greediest people alive. At least ten health care and grassroots organizations across the country have joined together for a major mobilization to Save Our Healthcare. Gather at Columbus Circle and march to the Capitol to stop Congress from cutting lifesaving programs for everyday people to fund tax breaks for the rich. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/peoplesactioninstitute/event/761343/?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-no-health-care-cuts-for-corporate-greed-join-us-on-312-to-fight-back&email_referrer=email_2645262&email_subject=no-health-care-cuts-for-corporate-greed-join-us-on-312-to-fight-back40] –Chevron supports Israel's apartheid regime and its genocidal war against the Palestinian people, while also bringing environmental destruction to countries around the world. Chevron runs natural gas extraction and pipelines off the shore of Palestine/Israel. Israel depends heavily on fossil gas for electricity, and Chevron is the largest producer for Israel, illegally exploiting Palestinian natural resources. Chevron is also providing millions of dollars in tax revenues to Israel.  Chevron is one the most destructive oil companies, ravaging land, poisoning rivers and streams, destroying communities, and financing violence. The company’s activities have played a role in the destruction of marginalized people’s homes, resources, and livelihoods in at least 30 countries.

Boycott Chevron for its human rights violations and the destruction of Mother Earth. Join the protest on Wed., March 12 at 1 PM ET by signing up at https://palestine.events/12March2025

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 -- March 10 - 13, 2025

18] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – March 10 – 13

19] Union Night – March 10

20] Phone Wisconsin voters -- March 10

21] Meet Dr. Rupa Marya – March 10

22] Labor Town Hall – March 10

23] Pray together in Lent – March 11

24] Tree Survey -- March 11 - 13

25] Interfaith Immigration Coalition day of action – March 11

26] Support Ukraine, not Trump – March 11

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18] – Jewish Voice for Peace is doing a Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & outrage into action to stop a genocide.  A year into the genocide in Gaza, we are overwhelmed with sorrow and rage. There are no words to describe the devastating pain of the past year in which the Israeli military has killed over 44,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including more than 17,000 children. The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court have both declared that Israel must stop the genocidal acts being committed on the Palestinian people. And the U.S. government is actively supporting the Israeli military as it wreaks devastation on the over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza. JVP continues to come together as a political community in its daily half-hour to take action, Monday through Friday, for the past year. Join in and take collective action to demand an arms embargo to Israel, immediate end to the genocide, a lasting ceasefire and an end to Israeli siege, apartheid, occupation, and oppression of Palestinians and Lebanon. All are welcome. All are needed. Get involved at 3 PM ET on Mon., March 10, Tues., March 11, Wed., March 12 & Thurs., March 13.  Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

19] – On Mon., March 10 at from 6 to 8 PM, get over to Union Night for a rally in Lawyer’s Mall, 90 State Circle, Annapolis. RSVP at https://charmcitylabor.org/events/union-night-annapolis-1?link_id=7&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-calls-petitions-actions-including-phone-zap-today-to-tax-marylands-wealthy-dont-cut-our-public-services&email_referrer=email_2645103&email_subject=calls-petitions-actions-phone-zap-today-to-tax-marylands-wealthy-instead-of-cutting-our-public-programs-services

20] – On Mon, March 10, 13, 17 & 20 at 7 PM, the Silver Spring Progressive Action will do a virtual phone bank to activate Wisconsin Dems & win the Wisconsin Supreme Court! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/756640/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

The April 1 Wisconsin Supreme Court election will have huge effects on voting access in Wisconsin.  Who wins in WI in 2026 could easily determine Congressional majorities. Help elect Judge Susan Crawford, the liberal candidate! Join these phone banks to activate Wisconsin Dems. Call people who have volunteered in the past and invite them to help out again – to canvass, phone bank, and spread the word to their neighbors as well as WI voters. Absolutely no experience required – these are very low-tech phone banks!

21] –On Mon., March 10 at 8 PM ET, check out CODEPINK’s Missing Peace Monday with Dr. Rupa Marya,  a renowned physician and professor of medicine at UCSF, who is on administrative leave for simply asking that the university examine the implications of inviting students with military backgrounds to join academic and health care institutions without accountability or screening. We need doctors like her ringing the alarm about blatant attacks on medical staff in Palestine! RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/missingp310?utm_campaign=march_iwwd_member_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

22] – Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] on Mon., March 10 at 8:30 PM ET is holding a Labor Town Hall: Trump’s War on Workers. Trump is actively dismantling the Department of Labor, firing federal workers, trying to privatize the Postal Service, and going after agencies that protect workers' rights and safety. Strategize with labor leaders like former National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, former Secretary of Labor Julie Su, American Postal Workers Union President Mark Dimonstein, and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3). It will be co-hosted by Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese and Board Chair Larry Cohen. RSVP at https://act.ourrevolution.com/signup/OTW-Mar10?akid=7815.8252965.6bOnG9&rd=1&source=email20250307&t=10

23] –Pax Christi USA [jcoode@paxchristiusa.ccsend.com] is inviting you to pray together in Lent. Join Pax Christi USA for a 30-minute prayer service each Monday in Lent -- March 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7 and April 14 from 8:30 to 9 PM ET. Use this link to register with Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QbvRGEK1Qx6AnRFrCVUfuA#/registration

24] – The Chesapeake Climate Action Network / Action Fund on Tues., March 11 from 9 to 10 AM ET, 10 to 11 AM ET, Wed., March 12 from 9 to 10 AM & 10 to 11 AM & Thurs., March 13 from 9 AM to 10 AM & 10 AM to 11 AM ET is doing a Community Tree Survey in the Browning's Grove Neighborhood Park, 5909 Nicholson St., East Riverdale, MD 20737. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/758561/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org

Join Meredith from CCAN to walk around the neighborhood and collect data about invasive vines around East Riverdale Park. When you arrive for your shift, you will receive a list of streets to walk and note survey data where you see invasive vines threatening trees using a simple electronic form. Each list should take about an hour to complete. This activity is physically suitable for anyone who is able to stand and walk for 1 hour. This event is for volunteers who attended the Community Tree Survey Virtual Training on February 24th or March 5th.  However, if you did not attend the training and still want to join, you must watch the recording ahead of time. Please email meredith@chesapeakeclimate.org to receive the recording.

25] – Join the hybrid National Interfaith Vigil and Day of Action on Capitol Hill on Tues., March 11 starting at 1 PM, organized by the  Interfaith Immigration Coalition, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 301 A St., S.E. on Capitol Hill in D.C., either in-person or with an online option, featuring local and national Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faith leaders.   As Congress works to appropriate funding in the next few weeks for mass deportations, mass detention, border militarization, aid rollback, while contemplating the refugee resettlement halt and the expansion of cruel policies against people on the move, the time cannot be more critical to stand up for the right values.  Call on members of Congress to protect immigrant rights with humane policies and adequate funding.   After the vigil, many will participate in meetings with several members of Congress.  RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L5AernsxSdSrt6PRG_uXoQ?mc_cid=1f4e9661af&mc_eid=d394bc79a0#/registration

26] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., March 10 from 4:30 to 5 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. to condemn the invasion of Ukraine and the Trump/Vance team which supports Putin’s war crimes. Putin has destroyed Aleppo and Grozny and has threatened the use of nuclear weapons.  And he knows that Trump appreciates how he got Trump elected in 2016. Rather than support Ukraine, Trump hoped to steal Ukraine’s rare earth minerals.  Let us hope that the European Union will provide further support for the Ukrainian people. 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