Baltimore Activist Alert -- May 25 - 27, 2026

19] Consider a donation to Mark Conway’s campaign.

20] Press conference with Muslim leaders – May 25

21] Election protection – May 25

22] Phone bank for Will Lawrence – May 25

23] Mutual aid meeting -- May 25

24] Shore Progress – May 25

25] Sign wave in Towson – May 26

26] True costs of transportation – May 26

27] Bike repairs – May 26 & 28  

28] Dump Trump for invading Venezuela – May 26

29] Phone bank to elect a progressive – May 26

30] Fight back with friends – May 26

31] Communities over Corporate Influence – May 27

32] Just sustainability – May 27

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19] – Mark Conway is a progressive candidate running for a Congressional seat in Maryland’s 7^th district.  He has rejected taking AIPAC money.  Let me know if you are willing to make a donation to his campaign.  Contact Max at 410-323=1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

20] – National Muslim Leaders to hold News Conference in response to San Diego Mosque Terror Attack on Mon., May 25 at 11 AM at the Baltimore Convention Center, 1 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 (Inside Pratt Street Entrance.) Muslim leaders with the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) plan to hold a news conference at the annual Islamic Circle of North American conference taking place in Baltimore, Maryland, to respond to last week’s deadly terror attack on a mosque in San Diego.

CONTACT: USCMO Secretary General Oussama Jammal, ojammal@uscmo.org; CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Maryland Director Zainab Chaudry, zchaudry@cair.com, 410-971-6062; or CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com

21] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Grassroots Election Protection Coalition/ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Zoom on Mon., May 25 at 5 PM ET. Hear from leading activists, elected officials, and others committed to union organizing as well as cleaning up our elections and the environment, and other critically important issues. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqfuygpjIiHtc20uIOxdeqYRiAicjSLWUc#/registration

22] – On Mon., May 25 from 6 to 8 PM ET, phone bank for Will Lawrence, a Sunrise co-founder who's running for Congress in a swing district in Michigan. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/sunrise2026/event/922954/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

 A training will be offered at every session, so no experience is necessary.  This phone bank will be offered again on Mon., June 1 from 6 to 8 PM ET and will continue through July 6.

23] – Join a virtual Northern Virginia Mutual Aid working group meeting on Mon., May 25 at 6 PM. A link will be communicated before the event. Email novamutualaid@mdcdsa.org.  Topics include report backs on recent activities like the Black Cat Book Fair, MAWG organizing in Maryland and DC, and planning a summer social. All are invited to attend, eavesdrop, participate, and add agenda items. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-mutual-aid-working-group-monthly-meeting-6/?link_id=30&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-8-2026&email_referrer=email_3240349&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-15-2026&&

24] – On Mondays, May 25, June 1 & 8 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM, join the Shore Progress Legislative Committee and help be a voice for Eastern Shore voices in Annapolis: - Learn what bills are being presented in Annapolis - Learn how these bills will impact the community - help advocate for legislation that will uplift our communities - Fight policies that hurt residents.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/895469/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

25] –  Join a Sign Wave at Loch Raven Blvd. and Taylor Ave. on Tuesdays, including May 26, from 8 to 9 AM.  This is an Indivisible Baltimore County visibility event to let Trump know that the people are not backing down, hosted by Baltimore Sign Waves.  It will continue through July 28.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/778718/?share_medium=native_share&share_context=event_detail_page&force_banner=true

26] – Union of Concerned Scientists [action@ucs.org] on Tues., May 26 from 2 to 3 PM ET will hold a webinar -- The True Costs of the US Transportation System. Learn about the work UCS is doing for a more just, sustainable transportation system.  For decades, the surface transportation reauthorization (STR) has funded highway expansion projects that have disproportionately divided and polluted communities of color. Join this virtual event featuring clean transportation experts as they discuss nuances in how transportation, including federal roads, bridges, rail, and mass transit, is funded in the United States. Register at  https://secure.ucs.org/a/2026-5-26-true-costs-transportation-system?contactdata=TIiDEbvD2pYu8S1EX11qbxiSYGKRScbm5Y2tM+K2Dpp7694RtRUZNE5m0yRUTqZ4eHlQiNdY126Szf6WtNgydYTx2gUo7p0NTVAFh9eS7Xfs4Y9%2fmTP2eSDU7efqMxN3J1Lwa1ROOeZ2KE2FF9p6sQTppDAz8iz0Y6J6bIWE9JZhJkTyo4JAcy8Mvfa5opWFytM%2fo0L4I2fkzGBGJlkLZxgwS53uewkpcGUWVhc1wAgvJUPmm0%2fFuZSXfDYxtDvM+8rqqTSeI1Gk1pY2MQuiBA%3d%3d&utm_campaign=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email&emci=3593ad78-7450-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=8c9f9100-6551-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=1507036

27] – Bikemore [jed@bikemore.net] wants you to know that there will be a Mobile Bike Shop on Tues., May 26 from 4 to 7 PM at Lake Montebello, Whitman Dr., Baltimore 21218 and on Thurs., May 28 at Druid Hill Park, Baltimore 21217. Visit https://www.bikemore.net/calendar

28] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues.,  May 26 from 4:30 to 5 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. to challenge President Trump for a long list of illegal executive orders. And now he has invaded Venezuela. Without resistance Trump will undermine our flawed democracy.  Right now Trump wants fascism as the order of the day. Contact Max at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

29] – On Tues., May 26 from 6 to 8 PM ET do a virtual phone bank for Shayla Adams- Stafford. A link will be communicated before the event. Email doris.mtay@gmail.com. Help re-elect Shayla Adams-Stafford for PG County Council's District 5 seat. Meet every Tuesday through June 16th. RSVP at RSVP here. https://actionnetwork.org/events/526-phonebanking-for-shayla?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-na-55&email_referrer=email_3245510&email_subject=pizza-phonebanking-weekend-canvasses-with-comrades-plenty-of-campaign-activities-for-you-to-get-involved-with&& You will just need a phone or laptop! Join the google meet link and you will be taught how to use the Scale to Win Dialer to automate the phone banking!

30] –  On Tuesdays, including May 26, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM ET, join Fight Back with Friends, a Monthly Call to Action, for a virtual training, hosted by Indivisible. The next event will happen June 23. Sign up at indivisi.org/empower

 Fight Back with Friends is a national program designed to help you activate your community! Using the Empower app, you will be equipped with the tools to connect with friends, family, and neighbors who need YOUR voice to get civically engaged. Join in on the fourth Tuesday of every month for a one-hour training session, bringing onboard new participants and introducing fresh calls to action that make a real impact. This event will continue until October 27.  Request more information: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/765804/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

31] –  On Wed., May 27 from 11 AM to noon at 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring 20910, check out a Press Conference: Communities over Corporate Influence hosted by Progressive Maryland. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/958429/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org

 The press conference will address the role of big money in Montgomery County politics and lifting up the urgent issues facing our communities. At a moment when wealthy interests and outside spending are attempting to shape local politics, make it clear that the communities, the schools, housing, and the neighborhoods should be driven by the people who live here, not by whoever can write the biggest checks.

 This moment comes as Councilmember Will Jawando continues to advocate for working families across Montgomery County, fighting for strong public schools, affordable housing, immigrant communities, and neighborhood voices in local decision-making.

32] –  Peace and Climate Working Group [info@masspeaceaction.org] on Wed., May 27 from 4 to 5 PM ET is do a webinar about Just Sustainabilities in Policy, Planning, and Practice. Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/oTn_WiZdx0ygPYglEzoLWQ2?ms=email-web-260116&emci=dc323052-9250-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=448e04e6-aa50-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=269591

Hear from Dr. Julian Agyeman of Tufts University. Humanity must commit to ensuring a better quality of life for all in a just and equitable manner. This is the vision of just sustainability, the increasingly influential concept developed by Julian Agyeman and colleagues that explores the intersecting goals of social justice, equity and environmental sustainability whilst living within the limits of supporting ecosystems.  Agyeman will explain the fundamental and inextricable connection between what our cities can become (sustainable, smart, sharing and resilient) and who is allowed to belong in them (recognition of difference, diversity, and a right to the city). Using the concept of just sustainability as the anchor, he will argue that humanity must act on both belonging and becoming, together, or else face a future of ever-deepening spatial and social inequities and inequalities.

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/" 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 Deb

Baltimore Activist Alert – May 24 – 25, 2026

Baltimore Activist Alert – May 24 – 25, 2026

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

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

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

1] Books, buttons and stickers

2] Contact the White House

3] Need help in archiving activist material

4] Get the book A Bag of Snakes

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

6] Labor History Project

7] Friends meeting – May 24

8] Remembrance Day – May 24

9] Canvass for Aparna Raj – May 24

10] Meet the CAIR Team – May 24

11] Music against Genocide -- May 24

12] Canvass for Raaheela Ahmed and Imara Crooms – May 24

13] Canvass for Gabe Acevero & Zola Shaw - May 24

14] Canvass for Josie Caballero – May 24

15] May Political Discussion Forum – May 24

16] Weekly PDA Town Hall – May 24

17] PG County DSA meeting – May 24

18] Vigil at the Pentagon – May 25

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

2] –The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8] – On Sun., May 24 from 10:30 AM to noon, the Baltimore Ethical Society is hosting an online event "Remembrance Day" with Karen Elliott. In the traditional Remembrance Day celebration together, it is a time to think and share about those who are no longer with us but whose lives made a difference in ours. You may choose to remember someone you knew personally or someone whose words, art, or other work made a difference in your life. Many are also feeling the loss of institutions that have closed in recent years or beliefs that have been shown to be more aspirational or optimistic rather than reality based. Sharing our losses may not make them less painful, but the caring support of the community can remind us that we are not alone in dealing with loss. Elliott is a long time member of the Baltimore Ethical Society. RSVP at https://www.meetup.com/bmorethical/events/314486596/?eventOrigin=group_events_listhttps://www.meetup.com/bmorethical/events/314486596/?eventOrigin=group_events_listhttps://www.meetup.com/bmorethical/events/314486596/?eventOrigin=group_events_list

9] – On Sun., May 24 from 11 AM to 6 PM at the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza, 1400 Park Road NW, WDC 20010, canvass with the Aparna Raj campaign. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/524-aparna-raj-canvassing?link_id=5&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-15-2026&email_referrer=email_3250452&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-22-2026&&

Join Metro DC DSA to knock on doors for Aparna Raj, followed by a social. If you can't make it at 11 AM, there will also be a launch at 1 PM. Training will be provided, and you should bring a charged phone, water, and good walking shoes.

10] – The CAIR Team [info@cair.com] on Sun., May 24  starting at 11 AM is inviting you to come to the ICNA Convention on Sun., May 25 at the Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W. Pratt St., Baltimore 21201. You can meet the CAIR staff in booths C54 and C56, learn more about its work, and pick up your legislative scorecard as this is an important election year.  Check out the booths from 11:30 AM to 3 PM.

11] – Doctors against Genocide [leadership@doctorsagainstgenocide.org] on Sun., May 24 at noon ET hope you will attend a webinar - Music against Genocide. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aUUzycRDSwaem750Nc6iFg?link_id=2&can_id=97d9dcde7f1139b53dab0dda926a48f2&source=email-reminder-join-us-sunday-at-12pm-for-urgent-updates&email_referrer=&email_subject=genocide-is-a-cancer-left-untreated-it-metastasizes&&&link_id=1&can_id=97d9dcde7f1139b53dab0dda926a48f2&email_referrer=email_3177710&&&email_subject=medicine-and-lives-under-attack#/registration

This week’s webinar brings together two urgent and deeply human conversations. Hear from Ahmed Muin Abu Amsha, founder and coordinator of Gaza Birds Singing, a musical ensemble created with displaced children and dedicated educators in Gaza. In makeshift tents, amid drones, bombs, rubble, and destruction, children are learning to sing and play instruments together. Their music is not an escape from reality. It is a form of survival. It is a refusal to surrender beauty, dignity, and joy. It is music against genocide.

You will also hear from Dr. Mansoor Malik, who was given an award by the American Psychiatric Association for work that “perfectly embodies the spirit of Dr. Chester Pierce’s legacy,” yet was not allowed to deliver his scheduled lecture.  Dr. Malik’s lecture asks one of the most important questions facing the healing professions today: What happens when institutions built to recognize psychological harm learn to look away from the largest concentration of psychological injury on earth?

12] – Join a canvass for PG candidates Raaheela Ahmed and Imara Crooms on Sun., May 24 from 1 to 4 PM at Rosaryville Elementary School, 9925 Rosaryville Road, Upper Marlboro 20772. Email alexarevalo179@gmail.com. RSVP at  https://actionnetwork.org/events/joint-canvass-for-pg-candidates-imara-and-raaheela/?link_id=9&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-15-2026&email_referrer=email_3250452&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-22-2026&&

Longtime chapter member Imara Crooms is running for Prince George's County Council District 9, and Raaheela Ahmed for Maryland State Senate District 23! Imara is running to fight for people centric development, increased police accountability, and increased transit infrastructure in South County. Raaheela is a lifelong PG County resident and former member of the PG Board of Education, and running on a platform of fully-funding county public schools, dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline, safeguarding our immigrant neighbors, affordable housing, and universal healthcare.

13] – In Montgomery County: Metro DC DSA endorsed candidates Gabe Acevero and Zola Shaw are holding a joint canvass to reach critical voting precincts. Gabe and Zola have the support of unions, immigrant rights groups, and progressive advocacy groups; both candidates are facing developer-funded slates aimed at keeping progressives out of office. The joint canvass will be launched on Sun., May 24 at 1 PM and at 3 PM at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, 12260 McDonald Chapel Drive, Gaithersburg 20878. Come out to canvas for the MoCo DSA endorsed candidates Gabe Acevero and Zola Shaw! Knock on doors to tell all about Gabe, Zola and their tireless support for the community!  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/gabezola-joint-canvas/?link_id=14&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-15-2026&email_referrer=email_3250452&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-22-2026&&

14] – In Montgomery County, canvass for Josie Caballero on Sun., May 24 from 2 to 6 PM at the Sligo-Bennington Neighborhood Park, 599 Bennington Dr., Silver Spring 20910. Get a brief training before the canvass. RSVP at the Sligo-Bennington Neighborhood Park, 599 Bennington Dr., Silver Spring 20910. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/sun-524-josie-caballero-canvass-in-silver-spring/?link_id=18&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-15-2026&email_referrer=email_3250452&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-22-2026&&

Knock on doors in Silver Spring. It is around a 20 minute walk and bus ride from the Silver Spring Metro stop.

15] – Join a May Political Discussion Forum on Sun., May 24 from 2:30 to 4:30 PM ET at Friends Meeting of Washington, 2111 Decatur Place NW, WDC 20008. You can attend the forum in person or on Zoom.  A link will be communicated before the event. These forums are a new, recurring discussion space intended to deepen chapter-wide political discussion and facilitate engagement around important questions facing our chapter as well as the broader socialist movement. The first topic will be: What are our values as socialists, and how do we apply them in building chapter politics and culture? RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/may-political-discussion-forum?link_id=65&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-15-2026&email_referrer=email_3250452&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-22-2026&&

16] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Sun., May 24 at 4 PM will hold its weekly Town Hall with a theme Help End the Trump Era. The next stop: the June 2nd primaries in New Jersey, New Mexico, California, Iowa, South Dakota, and Montana. RSVP at https://pdamerica.org/

The featured guests will be PDA-endorsed candidates for Congress from New Jersey and Montana - both of whom have a great chance of prevailing in their primaries and triumphing in the fall. Now, it seems we're in the midst of the most successful era for progressive candidates in half a century. Dr. Adam Hamawy is running for Congress in New Jersey's 12th District. A combat trauma surgeon, Army veteran, 9/11 responder, and humanitarian physician. He is campaigning on healthcare, affordability, and standing up to special interests, and has earned support from progressive leaders and organizations for his commitment to working families and bold reform. Sam Forstag, running in Montana’s 1st district—will be part of another round of PDA-endorsed candidates with primaries on June 2nd. Sam was working as a firefighter in the federal government when DOGE put him out of work.

Mayor Mamdani's victory in New York City inspired millions across the country and the world to embrace unapologetically progressive policies as the best solutions to the myriad crises afflicting working- and middle-class Americans.  Both Adelita Grijalva in Arizona and Analilia Mejia in New Jersey campaigned as no-holds-barred progressives, and both won resounding victories in special elections to fill vacant seats in Congress. Then, just this Tuesday, all four of PDA's endorsed candidates won in Pennsylvania, including a spectacular victory by Democratic Socialist Chris Rabb in Philadelphia.

17] – On Sun., May 24 at 8 PM, there will be a PG County DSA Abolition Working Group meeting. Email stancil.marcus@gmail.com. RSVP and a link will be sent: https://actionnetwork.org/events/pgcdsa-abolition-working-group-meeting-4?referrer=marcus-stancil&source=direct_link&link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_3250457&&&email_subject=pgcdsa-abolition-working-group-meeting-5242026.

18] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop.  However, the Pentagon police, presumably on the orders of President Trump, have made it impossible to protest on the reservation. Now it will take place on the corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr. in Arlington, VA.  The next vigil is May 25, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649. 

By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr.,  and there is meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these spots begins at 8 AM.  No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds. The restrooms are located inside Marriot Providence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.

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

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

Baltimore Activist Alert -- May 22 - 24, 2026

63] Peace vigil at White House – May 22

64] Women in Black vigil – May 22

65] Support the people of Gaza – May 22

66] Mutual aid event – May 22

67] Silence gives consent – May 22

68] Peace vigil at Homewood Friends Meeting – May 22

69] Birdwatching tour of Druid Hill Park – May 23

70] Harford Mall sign waving -- May 23

71] Rent stabilization – May 23

72] Tesla Takedown – May 23

73] ICE Out meeting – May 24

74] Donations needed for the Silent Fallout project

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

76] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

77] Do you need a doctor?

78] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

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63] – 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. 

64] – 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. Parking is free at RPP or at the Rotunda across the street. Contact Ann Vinup at annvinup@gmail.com.

65] – The American Friends Service Committee holds an Action Hour every Friday at noon ET.  You’ll get updates from AFSC staff in Gaza, hear what’s happening on Capitol Hill, and get resources for your activism. Together, contact Congress to demand an arms embargo on Israel, and fully funded humanitarian aid for Palestinians. Our elected officials need to keep hearing from us. RSVP at https://afsc.org/actionhour?emci=822f3fb8-241a-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&emdi=20221eff-f41a-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&ceid=764241

66] – On Fridays, including May 22, from noon to 4 PM, get over to the Mutual Aid Event at Pip Moyer Recreation Center, (Annapolis Recreation and Parks), 273 Hilltop Lane, Annapolis 21403. This event will next take place on May 15, and will continue through June 26.  Join Chesapeake Indivisible and other local volunteers in helping to unpack, sort, bag food, help load packed food in cars and, optional, help deliver in your vehicle, food to families unable to come to the drive through. Meet at noon at Pip Moyer Center, and operation leaders will direct you to where help is needed. This event does not take place on the first Friday of the month. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/chesapeakeindivisible/event/913253/

67] – Join RESIST - Silence Gives Consent, a visibility event organized for Indivisible, will take place on Fridays, May 22. 29 & June 5, from 3 to 5 PM, at on an overpass at 9706 Gorman Road, Laurel 20723.  Protest this Trump administration and to protect our democracy. If you too feel a need to speak out and use your freedom to protest, then this is your opportunity to join like-minded people who believe in our constitution and in humanity. This is a fun way to do something useful - lots of honking and affirmation from the 20K+ cars below. Wear your character costumes. Bring your flags, small signs (for local traffic) and large signs for the 95 traffic below. Or just bring yourself and friends too of course. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/891474/

68] – Sarah Bur <clerk@homewoodfriends.org> wants you to know that a Peace Vigil will occur every Friday from 5 to 6 PM at Homewood Friends, 3107 N. Charles Street, Baltimore 21218. Signs are available. There is comfort and empowerment found in coming together as a community to witness against war.  Children welcome. 

69] – On Sat., May 23 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. Email baltimore@audubon.org   RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/audubon-mid-atlantic/event/867806/?emci=f82e4ee2-db22-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=14b792ee-e422-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&ceid=2504878

70] – On Sat., May 23 from 10 AM to noon at the Harford Mall, 696 Belair Road, Be Air 21014, do a sign waving to save democracy.  There is parking closest to the intersection of Rt. 1 and Rt. 24. Join every Saturday at the Harford Mall in Bel Air, MD from 10AM-12PM. Park at the closed Macy’s parking lot close to the intersection at Rt.1 and Rt. 24. This event will continue through June 20. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/913370/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

71] – On Sat., May 23 at 11 AM , go to the Koma Café, 8006 Flower Ave., Takoma Park 20910 and get involved in leafletting in favor of Rent Stabilization. Email montgomerycountydsa@gmail.com. The City of Takoma Park is currently conducting a study of its long-standing rent stabilization ordinance, which is one of the strongest in the region. On June 10, the Takoma Park City Council will hear the results of the study from the consultant group.

 MoCo DSA is organizing tenants and city residents to testify during the meeting in favor of rent stabilization. Join Montgomery County DSA to get the word out to tenants and city residents about protecting rent stabilization! RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/takoma-park-rent-stabilization-flyering-2/?link_id=24&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-8-2026&email_referrer=email_3240349&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-15-2026&&

72] – On Sat., May 23 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM, get with a Tesla Takedown, Tesla Silver Spring, 2320 Broadbirch Dr., Silver Spring 20904. This nonviolent rally outside of the Silver Spring Tesla showroom is to remind the community that Elon's lawless actions are dangerous and won't be tolerated. This will continue each Saturday through June 27. https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/771738/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

73] – Join Prince George’s County DSA “ICE OUT” mass meeting at Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mount Rainier on Sun., May 24 from 1 to 3 PM. This gathering comes at a crucial time as ICE presence expands in the community and the mid-term elections draw near. Learn about specific, concrete opportunities for volunteering and organizing to protect the community. A part of this event will be an open fair to get an orientation to the grassroots groups organizing to resist ICE in our county. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbFFN9y1zFiXj1-LHUR9R5ETwkFUUPty9CHr6wrix-ZAEuEg/viewform

74] – Hideaki Ito [silentfalloutproject.org@gmail.com] wants to give you an update about the Silent Fallout Project. 2025 was a successful year. The film started streaming on Amazon in the US on March 10 this year -- https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0GD8QSDHZ/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r?tag=usalinktagdefault-20&geniuslink=true

Now there are plans for 2026. Make a donation at https://www.silentfalloutproject.org/donation

75] – 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. 

76] -- 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.

77] – Yousef Zarbalian [EastWestRheum@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.  

78]- 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.

 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