Baltimore Activist Alert Sept. 16 to 18, 2018
"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 BNC, 325 East 25th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Max
Obuszewski can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.
1] Books,
buttons and stickers
2] Web site
for info on federal legislation
3] Join
Nonviolent Resistance lists
4] Pat Elder for Congress
5] Buy an Anti-War Veteran hat
6] Canvass for Ben Jealous – Sept. 16
7] “Poetry heals” –
Sept. 16
8] Gun Sense meeting – Sept. 16
9] Abell Community Street Fair –
Sept. 16
10]
Immigration Advocacy – Sept. 16
11] Youth Peace Art Exhibition –
Sept. 16 -- 23
12] Canvass in District 42 – Sept. 16
13] Meet
candidate for Baltimore County Executive, Johnny O! – Sept. 16
14] Pass the ERA –
Sept. 16
15] Baltimore
County Progressives Fall Picnic – Sept. 16
16] Mountain Gorillas -- Sept. 16
17]Protest at the
Pentagon – Sept. 17
18] Children
at the Border -- Sept. 17
19] Food Rescue Baltimore – Sept. 17
20] Turning the Tide on Police Surveillance –
Sept. 17
21] Phone
Bank for Johnny O – Sept. 17
22] "19-The Musical" – Sept. 17
23] How to lobby your members of Congress – Sept. 17
24] Jews United for Justice meeting – Sept.
17
25] Get Money Out of Maryland conference
call – Sept. 17
26]
Milwaukee 14 Today-50 Year Celebration – RSVP by Sept. 17
27] Peace
Vigil – Sept. 18
28] No Drone Research DEMO – Sept. 18
29] Solar
Co-op Information Session – Sept. 18
30] Phone bank for Ben Jealous – Sept. 18
& 20
31] Why should
Peacemakers be Concerned About Palestine/Israel? – Sept. 18
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1] – Buttons,
bumperstickers and books are available. “God Bless the Whole World,
No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.
2] – To
obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go
to http://thomas.loc.gov/. Congressional
toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White
House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.
3] – THE
ORGANIZING LIST will be the primary decision-making mechanism of the National
Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR]. It will be augmented by
conference calls and possibly in-person meetings as needed. It will
consist of 1 or 2 representatives from each local, regional, or national
organization (not coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry out the
NCNR campaign of facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to the war
in Iraq.
To join the ORGANIZING List, please send your name, group
affiliation, city and email 6address to mobuszewski at Verizon.net.
Different local chapters of a national organization are encouraged to
subscribe.
THE
NOTICES LIST will include only notices of NCNR actions and related information
and is open to any interested person to subscribe. It will be moderated
to maintain focus & will include periodic notices about getting involved in
NCNR national organizing. To join the NOTICES List, send an email message
to ncnrnotices-subscribe@lists.riseup.net.
You will get a confirmation message once subscribed. If you have problems,
please write to the list manager at ncnrnotices-admin@lists.riseup.net.
4] – Green Candidate Pat Elder is Running against
Democratic House Whip Steny Hoyer -- www.elderforcongress.org/elderforcongress@gmail.com/301-997-3963.
Elder is a life-long peace and justice activist, who will be on the ballot in
November. He is a great progressive. Elder calls for shutting down
the Chalk Point and Morgantown coal-fired stations in the 5th district. Pat is
opposed to Dominion Energy’s terminal at Cove Point and other projects in the
5th. He also demands a cessation of weapons testing in the Potomac and an
immediate cleanup of Superfund sites at the Indian Head Naval Warfare Center
and Patuxent River Naval Air Station. He calls for subjecting the
military’s ongoing environmental degradation to state oversight.
Pat supports Medicare for all, public financing of
elections, free community college. Elder supports a living wage; strong
measures to correct racial injustice; eliminating the Social Security taxable
maximum of $128,400; He advocates for meaningful cuts in military spending and
increasing the top tax for folks making more than $2 million to 50%. That’ll
pay for everything. Pat supports non-violent, multilateral solutions to the
problems facing our country.
Pat plans to capture 5% of the vote and expects to open
the political debate. Pat expects to run the most successful Green Party
congressional campaign ever. It shouldn’t be too tough. Hoyer is awful. Spread
the message on social media. Send in a dollar or two if you can.
5] – Get a good-looking black hat which says Anti-War Veteran
in the front and Viva House 50th in the back. The cost is $10.
Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.
6] – The Baltimore
City Canvasses for Ben Jealous, hosted by Baltimore City Democratic Party,
will continue until Oct. 28. Canvass on Sun., Sept. 16 at 10 AM and 1 PM
at 1023 Cathedral St., Baltimore 21201-5403. Tell voters why Ben Jealous is the
best gubernatorial candidate for our City! Canvass every Saturday and Sunday
with launches at 10 AM and 1 PM!
If
you've never canvassed before, it's easy! You'll have talking points on hand,
and plenty of seasoned volunteers to support you as you engage with our
neighbors across Baltimore. Volunteering is the most important thing we can do
to make sure our state has the leadership it needs in Annapolis, and with your
help, we'll get that new leadership in November! Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2179351552348279/.
7] – Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 2521 St. Paul St.,
Baltimore 21218, meets on Sundays, and generally there is a speaker and
discussion at 10:30 AM. On Sun., Sept. 16, the topic is “Performance
Poetry Heals the Grieving Heart” with Join Gayle Danley who will do an
electrifying 40-minute performance featuring her original poetry expressing and
sharing her experience with grief and loss. This cathartic performance will
feature raw emotion and foster a sense of community and hope among all
attendees. Following the presentation, Gayle will host an informative question
and answer session.
Danley is
a championship poet and grief writer who has won both the national and
international poetry slam titles. Her passion is teaching kids, through slam
poetry, how to soothe their wounds. Danley traces her love for words,
especially spoken word, to her childhood in Georgia, where she soaked up
encyclopedias and carried around a book of rhymes (“Jack Sprat could eat no
fat…” “Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear…”) because she adored how silly they were. Danley
has been named the Maryland Library Association’s Poet of the Year for 2018,
the Young Audiences of Maryland Artist of the Year, and Young Audiences
National Artist of the Year. Call 410-581-2322
or email ask@bmorethical.org.
8] – On
Sun., Sept. 16 from 11 AM to 1 PM. there is a GOTV for Gun Sense Meeting with
Rep. Jamie Raskin, hosted by Moms Demand Action from 11 AM to 1 PM at the
Executive Office Building Auditorium, 101 Monroe St., Rockville 20850. Tickets
are at act.everytown.org. Hear why it's so important to elect gun sense
candidates to Congress in November, and to roll out a strategy for the election
season. There will be opportunities to sign up for GOTV events. View https://www.facebook.com/events/408697746201479/.
9] – On Sept. 16 from noon to 5 PM, attend the 2018 Abell
Community Street Fair, hosted by Abell Improvement Association at
3000-3200 Abell Ave., Baltimore. In addition to great live music, the fair
features tons of local art, a bake sale, a silent auction, the return
of The Clothing Swap, free books from The Book Thing of Baltimore,
local craft beer from Peabody Heights Brewery, LLC, a feast and the
children's parade. This year's theme for the children's parade is 'Abell
A-buzz,' and will be about all the busy bugs of Abell and surrounding areas.
Sign up to volunteer: https://www.volunteersignup.org/XDCFP
or kking903@gmail.com. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/222501048577063/.
10] – On
Sun., Sept. 16 at 12:30 PM, check out Immigration Advocacy & Action Events
at ERICA (Aug.-Oct. 2018) in the Cathedral of the Incarnation, University
Parkway, Baltimore 21218. Learn more about the continued need for response to
the family separation, detention, and reunification issues. Speak one on one
with those engaged in public witness and direct support of children and
families. Go to erica-baltimore.org/conversationaction.html and https://www.facebook.com/events/215212092491751/.
11] – Peace Week Delaware includes a Youth Peace Art Exhibition
from Sun., Sept. 16 through Sun., Sept. 23 at The Delaware Contemporary, 200 S.
Madison St, Wilmington, DE 19801. The opening, where you can meet the artists,
is Sun., Sept. 16 at 1 PM. Go to http://www.peaceweekdelaware.org/.
12] – On Sun., Sept. 16 from 1 to 4 PM, canvass in District 42 for Ben
Jealous, Robbie Leonard, Johnny O' and Sachin Hebbar in District 42B! See https://www.facebook.com/events/682200832158125/.
13] – You're
invited to join the Sierra Club on Sun, Sept. 16 from 2 to 4 PM for
an afternoon with endorsed candidate for Baltimore County Executive,
Johnny Olszewski, Jr! Johnny O will be meeting & greeting Sierra Club
Members at the home of some favorite Catonsville Friends. RSVP at https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7010Z000002B4UjQAK. The
event will be held in Catonsville and the exact street address will be sent
upon your sign up. Activity is held rain or shine, but may be altered due
to inclement weather! Contact Charlotte Galley at cgalley2000@gmail.com or 443.691.0089.
14] – On
Sun., Sept. 16 at 4 PM, join The CALL - ERA Education Program, hosted
by One Rural Woman at Katrina's Dream, PO Box 32003, WDC 20007.
Get tickets at www.katrinasdream.org. Help build
the groundswell. The collaboration of grassroots organizers, lobbyists, and
professionals is dedicated to promoting and educating folks across the United
States of America to empowering women around the world. PASS THE EQUAL
RIGHTS AMENDMENT.
There is
a NATIONAL WEEKLY SUNDAY CALL at 4 PM with E.R.A. ADVOCATES -- CALL IN NO:
563.999.2090 CONFERENCE NO: 898879#. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1710130249022424/.
15] – On
Sun., Sept. 16 from 4 to 8 PM, go to the Baltimore County Progressives Fall
Picnic at Meadowood Regional Park, 10650 Falls Rd. For all Baltimore-area
progressives and state and local Democratic candidates, the Baltimore County
Progressive Democratic Club invites you to its fall picnic. Candidates, please
put this on your calendars and bring your supporters and signs. All, please
bring a dish/drinks/etc. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/baltimore-county-progressives-fall-picnic-tickets-48527400762?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
or https://www.facebook.com/events/414449112395034/.
16] – On
Sun., Sept. 16 from 6:30 to 9 PM, hear Field Talks: Mountain Gorillas, hosted
by The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, 1 Safari Place, Baltimore 21217. Tickets
are at www.marylandzoo.org. This
special Field Talk will take you into the wild for a discussion of Mountain
Gorilla conservation efforts. Dr. Mike Cranfield, Africa Director of Gorilla
Doctors, will speak about the status of wild mountain gorillas and the Mountain
Gorilla Veterinary Project. Learn what field experts are doing to conserve
these majestic animals and how the Maryland Zoo is helping to support
conservation efforts. See https://www.facebook.com/events/722581001467768/.
17] – There
is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside
the Pentagon Metro stop. The next vigil is Sept. 17, and it is sponsored
by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call
202-882-9649. The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro
entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind
bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro. By Metro, take
Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the
Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to
protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off
at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary
Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army
Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr., and there is
meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these
spots begin at 8 AM. No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds.
Restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S.
Fern and Army Navy Dr.
18] – On
Mon., Sept. 17 from noon to 1:20 PM, hear a lecture Separated: Children at the
Border A Health and Human Rights Perspective, hosted by the Johns Hopkins
Center for Humanitarian Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., E2014, Baltimore 21205. The speakers are Eric
Schwartz, President, Refugee International, George Escobar, Chief of Programs
and Services, CASA de Maryland, Colleen Kraft, President, American Academy of
Pediatrics and Paul Spiegel, Director, Center for Humanitarian Health,
JHSPH. The moderator will be Josh Sharfstein, Vice Dean, JHSPH. For
those who can't attend in person, live-streaming is available the day of the
event. Click the link to watch online: https://goo.gl/4Wku9U.
Check out https://www.facebook.com/HopkinsHumanitarianHealth/.
19] – On Mon., Sept. 17, and every Monday until Feb. 4,
2019, at noon, there will be a Food Rescue at Land of Kush, 840 N. Eutaw St.,
Baltimore 21201. Food Rescue Baltimore is honored to partner with The Land of
Kush each and every Monday to bring access to free vegan/plant-based food in
the community. Bring a bag. Take what you want from noon to 1PM or while
supplies last. No purchase is necessary to take advantage of the Food
Rescue Baltimore give away. Items from The Land of Kush's menu are not included
in the give-away but will be available for sale. See https://www.facebook.com/events/415842178868197/.
20] – On Mon., Sept. 17 from 12:15 to 2 PM, catch up with
Turning the Tide on Police Surveillance, hosted by the ACLU of the District of
Columbia at New America, 740 15th St. NW, WDC 20005. Tickets are at
newamerica.cvent.com. Cities are Finally Starting to Rein in Cops and the
Proliferation of Spy Tech. In Baltimore, the police department
secretly deployed Stingrays to track the phone calls of residents in primarily
black neighborhoods. In New Orleans, the police entered into a six-year
contract with data mining firm Palantir to conduct predictive policing. When
residents found out, their opposition was so fierce that within two weeks, the
city canceled the agreement. And in cities and towns all over the country,
police departments are tracking people’s movements with surreptitiously
installed automatic license plate readers.
Lunch will
be served. See https://www.facebook.com/events/371783073358408/.
21] – On Mon., Sept. 17 at 5:30 PM and continuing until November
5, do phone banking with Team O!, hosted by Johnny Olszewski for Baltimore
County Executive, 4050 North Point Blvd., Dundalk 21222. Join a
people-powered campaign to build a better Baltimore County! Contact Team
O's Brad at 410-371-9731 or at brad@gojohnnyo.com.
Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/929372493937041/.
22] – On
Mon., Sept. 17 at 7 PM, get over to the Reel and Meal at the New Deal,
Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt for the 11th Anniversary Celebration with a live
reading of "19-The Musical" -- the dynamic and little-known
story of Alice Paul, the suffragists and their fight to get women the right to
vote — the 19th Amendment. This special live production is performed by local
award-winning theater, film and media company Through the 4th Wall. There is an
optional vegan meal for $14 at 6:30 PM. The performance is free. Go
to https://www.newdealcafe.com/events/reel-and-meal/september-17-2018/.
23] – Want
to learn how to build a team in your community to lobby your members of
Congress all year long? Join a conference call on Mon., Sept. 17 from 8
to 9 PM ET. Friends Committee on National Legislation will share with you how
you can mobilize your community to effectively act for peace through its
Advocacy Teams program. Join the Cal at https://act.fcnl.org/event/info-session-fcnl-advocacy-teams-2018/389?t=18&utm_campaign=lam&utm_source=ak&utm_medium=email&akid=8543%2E152065%2E3QpRjJ..
24] – Johns
Hopkins University has s contract with ICE. In response, there will be a
rally on Fri., Sept. 21 at 9 AM on the Homewood campus. A group of parent
organizers have been doing this at ICE offices and contractors around the
country all year to some success. Young kids and their parents will gather for
a half hour then march to deliver this petition to the president. Check
out https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScS2MjAQWXx6cA9LvtHGoMWt3cKgukmmqzZgdbRZ3I83HWrAg/viewform.
The goal is to embarrass JHU by showing the faces of families with young kids
who are proxies for those affected by ICE policies. Jews United for
Justice, which will participate in the rally will hold a meeting on Mon., Sept.
17 at 7:45 PM. Contact Bennet Wilcox,
Baltimore Community Organizer, at 513-659-1446. Go to www.jufj.org.
25] – Join the Get Money Out of Maryland Teleconference on Monday,
Sept. 12 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM. Call 605-475-6711, code 1136243#. Work
only on brainstorming ideas for participation in the upcoming General Election.
Early voting goes from Thurs., Oct. 25 through Thurs., Nov. 1 (8 days), and Election
Day is Tues., Nov. 6.
26] – Welcome to the Milwaukee 14 Today-50 Year Celebration, Sept. 21-24th. You will be joined by over 100 persons of all ages
from Milwaukee and beyond. The schedule of events is available on
the website. If you have not made reservations for the Reunion
Dinner ($16 per person) please do so by Mon., Sept. 17. Special
name tags indicating your dinner reservation will be available at the Friday or
Saturday gatherings or at the dinner on Saturday night. Thank you to
those who have sent additional contributions with dinner reservations. Thanks
also to those who have offered to help out during the weekend. More
volunteers are needed to help with Saturday lunch, to provide transportation to
and from the airport, and to help out with registration, book and memorabilia
tables on Saturday and Sunday. If you can help, email Milwaukee14Today@nonviolentcow.org. This is a grassroots event. Visit https://www.milwaukee14today.com/.
27] – Each
Tuesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the Catholic Peace Fellowship-Philadelphia for
peace in Afghanistan and Iraq gathers at the Suburban Station, 16th St. &
JFK Blvd., at the entrance to Tracks 3 and 4 on the mezzanine. The
next vigil is Sept. 18. Call 215-426-0364.
28] – Vigil
to say "No Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at 33rd & North
Charles Sts. Join this ongoing vigil on Sept. 18 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.
Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.
29] – There
is a Howard County Solar Co-op Information Session on Tues.,
Sept. 18 @ 6 PM at the First Presbyterian Church of Howard County, 9325
Presbyterian Circle, Columbia 21045. Neighbors across
Howard County can join the Howard
County Solar Co-op. Co-op participants work with the help of
Solar United Neighbors to make it easier to save money on the purchase of solar
panels, while building a community of local solar supporters. Learn about solar
energy, as well as how the co-op simplifies the process of going solar while
providing a discount through its bulk purchasing power. Go to
30] – On Tues., Sept. 18 and Thurs., Sept. 20 at 6 PM,
and continuing until Sept. 27, get involved with Baltimore City Phone Banks for
Ben Jealous, hosted by the Baltimore City Democratic Party at the 1199
SEIU Maryland/DC, 611 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore 21201. Call voters across
Baltimore, and tell them why Ben Jealous is the best candidate for our City!
Phone bank every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8 PM. You'll have talking
points on hand, and plenty of seasoned volunteers to support you as you engage
with neighbors across Baltimore. Just bring a cell phone and a charger! Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2105898316403812/.
31] – On Tues., Sept. 18 from 7 to 8:30 PM, be at a talk Why should
Peacemakers be Concerned About Palestine/Israel? The presentation is
by Mike and Rob Abel of Delaware Physicians for Human Rights at the Westminster
Church, 502 W. 13th St., Wilmington. The 70-year occupation of
Palestine has trampled human rights, and we should all be concerned. Go
to http://www.peaceweekdelaware.org/events/why-should-peacemakers-be-concerned-about-palestine-israel/.
To be
continued.
Donations
can be sent to the Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 E. 25th St., Baltimore, MD
21218. 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
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