Baltimore Activist Alert Sept. 25 to 27, 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] "North Korean Military
Proliferation in the Middle East and Africa – Sept. 25
7] Peace Vigil – Sept. 25
8] No Drone Research DEMO – Sept. 25
9] Phone bank for Ben
Jealous – Sept. 25 & 27
10] Freedom Summer – Sept. 25
11] How
Sanctions Impact the Women's Movement in Iran – Sept. 25
12] Baltimore Voter
Education Town – Sept. 25
13] Nuns on the Bus – Sept.
25
14] Film REIVENTING POWER – Sept. 25
15]
American Promise Delaware – Sept. 25
16] Nuclear Abolition Day – Sept. 26
17] College Affordability
Ideas for the Next Congress – Sept. 26
18] Cyber-Nuclear Weapons
Study Group – Sept. 26
19] How Can Japan Survive
the End of America? – Sept. 26
20] Food Rescue – Sept. 26
21] Film ROCK IN THE RED
ZONE – Sept. 26
22] Film PULL OF GRAVITY – Sept. 26
23] Immigrants in Delaware -- Sept. 26
24] Phone Bank for Johnny O
– Sept. 26 & 27
25] Poor People’s Hearing – Sept. 26
26] Film “They're Killing Us” – Sept. 26
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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]
– On Tues., Sept. 25 from noon to 1 PM, hear from Bruce Bechtol, Jr.,
Angelo State University; and David Maxwell, Foundation for the Defense of
Democracies, address "North Korean Military Proliferation in the Middle
East and Africa: A Book Launch" at the Korea Economic Institute, 1800 K
St. NW, WDC. RSVP at http://keia.org/webform/rsvp-event.
7]
– 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.
8]
– Vigil
to say "No Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at 33rd & North
Charles Sts. Join this ongoing vigil on Sept. 25 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.
Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.
9]
– On Tues., Sept. 25 and Thurs., Sept.
27 at 6 PM, 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/.
10] – On Tues., Sept.
25 from 5:30 to 8 PM, hear about Freedom Summer: Activating & Mobilizing
Communities Then & Now, hosted by The Real News Network, 231 Holliday
St., Baltimore 21202. This is an intimate cross-generational conversation
with civil rights leaders and organizers around activism and mobilizing
communities, as considered through the lens of the 1964 Mississippi Summer
Project and illustrated by excerpts of the award-winning documentary “Freedom
Summer.” The discussion will be led by Eddie Conway, former member of the Black
Panther party, TRNN Executive Producer, and host of “Rattling the Bars.” Conway
will be joined by Charlie Cobb, journalist and former activist with the Student
Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in Mississippi who was one of the
movement’s leaders and is featured in the film; and Cristina Duncan Evans,
founder of the Baltimore Movement of Rank and File Educators and lead organizer
for Baltimore's first Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools.
Crack Mississippi and
you've cracked the South -- that was the strategy employed by civil rights
leaders and students who were registering Black voters in that segregationist
state in 1964. Freedom Summer, or the Mississippi Summer Project, was a volunteer
campaign launched in June of that year to attempt to register as many
African-American voters as possible in Mississippi. The project also set up
dozens of Freedom Schools, Freedom Houses, and community centers in small towns
throughout Mississippi to aid the local black population. This event is part of
the Raising Voices Event Series produced by The Real News Network in
partnership with the Bertha Foundation. The series is designed to educate,
empower and activate the community through a variety of programming. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/250861502213446/.
11 – How Sanctions Impact Women and the Women's Movement in Iran will
be discussed on Tues., Sept. 25 at 6 PM at Busboys & Poets, 450 K St. NW,
WDC 20001. The second round of US sanctions against Iran will snap back
on November 4. These sanctions are
being implemented following the unilateral withdrawal of the US from the Iran
Deal (JCPOA) despite Iran’s compliance. The Trump administration claims that
sanctions aim to pressure the Iranian government, not its people. In fact, the
administration has often claimed that it stands with the people of Iran and has
used the violation of their rights, including violations of women's rights, as
justification for imposing sanctions. But the reality is that sanctions often
hurt ordinary Iranians and have an especially negative impact on women. Further
increased international tensions and isolation of Iran increases pressures on
Iranian civil society, which is working under difficult circumstances to
advocate for rights of marginalized groups, including women. Panelists are
Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder CodePink, Nazli Fathi, author and Former New York
Times Correspondent in Tehran, Fery Malek Madani, film director & producer,
Curator and Director Art Cantara and Sussan Tahmasebi, director FEMENA. Contact
Caroline Debnam [mailto:caroline@codepink.org].
12] – On Tues., Sept.
25 from 6 to 8 PM, there will be a Baltimore Voter Education Town Hall, hosted
by the CCAN Action Fund at Blue Water Baltimore, 2631 Sisson St.,
Baltimore 21211. Tickets are at mdlcv.ngpvanhost.com.
This is a public town hall
meeting focused on raising the profile of environmental issues in statewide
legislative races; educating the public on major environmental concerns that
will be facing Maryland in the next legislative term; offering public
information on citizen activism, legislative action, voter registration
information, election participation, and civic engagement; and, lastly, provide
an opportunity for candidates to meet with voters/constituents, and generally
learn more about the environmental issues that impact the communities where
they live and serve. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/538968616551660/.
13] – On Tues., Sept. 25 from 6 to 8 PM,
catch up with the Nuns on the Bus: On the Road to MAR-A-LAGO! “Town Hall
for Justice” at Grace UMC, 900 N. Washington, Wilmington. See https://networklobby.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WilmingtonNOTB2018.pdf.
14] – On Tues., Sept.
25 from 7 to 9 PM, see the film, “Reinventing Power,” sponsored by Sierra
Club and Pacem in Terris, at Westminster Presbyterian Church’s Meeting
Room (adjacent to Rodney Chapel), 1502 W. 13th St., Wilmington 19806. See https://delaware.sierraclub.org/outings/powerfilm.
15] – On Tues., Sept. 25 from 7 to 8 PM, attend a meeting of American
Promise Delaware, which promotes a 28th Constitutional amendment to get Big
Money out of politics. The meeting will be in Rm. 25 at the First
Unitarian Church of Wilmington, 730 Halstead Rd. Go to http://www.americanpromise.net/delaware.
16] – September 26, 2018, will be
the fifth International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons -- Nuclear
Abolition Day. Join people around the world in celebrating the vision of
a nuclear weapons free world, raising awareness and calling on their leaders to
advance nuclear disarmament.
17]
– You're
invited to Higher Ed 2020: College Affordability Ideas for the Next
Congress. College affordability plans have gained significant momentum in
recent years, from statewide free college programs to new debt-free proposals
at the federal level. On Wed., Sept. 26 from 8:30 AM to 4 PM, join The
Century Foundation in a discussion about the next wave of college affordability
reforms with the nation's leading higher education experts and advocates,
including Rep. Mark Pocan, the lead House sponsor of the Debt-Free College Act.
It will take place at NYU - Washington, D.C., The Abramson Family Auditorium,
1307 L St. NW, WDC 20005. This event is co-hosted by The Century Foundation and
New York University.
Higher
Ed 2020: College Affordability Ideas for the Next Congress and Beyond will
examine federal approaches to tackle the crisis of affordability and rising
student debt. Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/higher-ed-2020-tickets-49382863474?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=0007e04197&mc_eid=0f57b5a0fa.
18] – On Wed., Sept. 26 from 9:30 to 11 AM, tune in to
Cyber-Nuclear Weapons Study Group, which will tackle "Nuclear Weapons in
the New Cyber Age" with former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, former
Senator Sam Nunn, former UK Defence Secretary Des Browne, and others at the
Nuclear Threat Initiative, Suite 600, 1776 I St. NW, WDC. RSVP at https://www.tfaforms.com/4696099.
19] – On Wed.,
Sept. 26 from noon to 2 PM, Robert Dujarric, Temple University Japan, will
comment on "How Can Japan Survive the End of America as We Love It" at
SAIS, Room 806, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC. Dujarric is the director of
the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS), Temple University
Japan. In 2016, voters with the help of the Electoral College elected a
racist xenophobe as president. Trump's actions demonstrate a desire to
wreck the post-1945 US-led international order. See http://www.sais-jhu.edu/events-calendar/events/how-can-japan-survive-end-america-we-love-it.
20] – On Wed., Sept. 26 at noon at the Free Farm, 3510
Ash St., Baltimore 21211, hosted by Food Rescue Baltimore, get some free
rescued food. Bring a bag, bring a friend, and take delicious, nutritious
food home. The food rescue will continue every Wednesday until Feb. 6,
2019.
21]
– On
Wed., Sept. 26 at 4:15 PM, checkout the film ROCK IN THE RED ZONE, as part of
the Israel/Palestine Film Series at The Lang Performing Arts Center
Cinema, Swarthmore College. Visit https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/academics/pcs/2018/08/27/ip-film-series-f2018/.
22] – On Wed., Sept. 26 from 5 to 7
PM, see a film, “Pull of Gravity,” an intimate portrait of three men that
confronts head-on the gritty details of lives cut short by poverty and drugs,
where dealing is seen as the only route to economic prosperity, where using
offers an escape from powerlessness, and where prison is too often the next
stop. See it at the VCAM Screening Room at Haverford College. Email sdkeene@haverford.edu.
23]
– On Wed., Sept. 26 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, check out
DELAWARE IMMIGRANTS & THE AMERICAN DREAM at the Unitarian
Universalists of Southern Delaware, 30486 Lewes Georgetown HW (Rte. 9),
Lewes, DE 19958. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sussex-county-immigrants-the-american-dream-tickets-48133471509?aff=ebdssbdestsearch.
24]
–
On Wed.,
Sept. 26 and Thurs., Sept. 27 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/pg/JohnOlszewskiJr/events/.
25] – On Wed., Sept.
26 from 6 to 8 PM, come to Richmond, VA for a Poor People's Hearing, hosted
by the Poor People’s Campaign at the First Unitarian Universalist Church,
100 Blanton Ave., Richmond 23221. Get tickets at actionnetwork.org.
The Poor People's Hearing
is to lift up the voices of the poor, directly impacted, and faith leaders, to
demand that our nation's elected officials take action to fight systemic
racism, poverty, the war economy and militarism, ecological devastation, and
our nation's distorted moral narrative of Christian nationalism. In this
electoral season, politicians will be forces to listen to those who have been
traditionally left out of the electoral process in this country; they will
learn about the power of a new and unsettling force that is organizing across
this country, and they will hear our demands! Can't have another election
cycle go by where politicians can run for office without talking out systemic
racism, including voter suppression the attacks on immigrant and native
communities, and the mass criminalization and incarceration of our communities;
without talking about systemic poverty and the necessity of programs of social
uplift; without talking about the war economy and ecological devastation that
are blighting our people and the places we live; without talking about the
distorted moral narrative that ignores the needs of the people. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/va-poor-peoples-hearing/
or https://www.facebook.com/events/678716849174641/.
26] – On Wed., Sept. 26 from 6 to 8 PM, see
a screening: “They're Killing Us,” hosted by Washington Office on Latin
America – WOLA at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW, WDC 20009. Even
though Colombia forged a historic peace deal in 2015, ending about 50 years of
civil conflict, human rights leaders remain under threat. Some 342 activists,
many from indigenous and Afro-descendant communities, have been assassinated
since January 2016.
Join several Colombian activists and a filmmaking team for a screening
and discussion of "They're Killing Us," which documents the ongoing
war against human rights leaders in Colombia's ethnic communities. Check
out https://www.wola.org/events/colombia-documentary-screening-theyre-killing-us/.
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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