Thursday, April 4, 2019

Baltimore Activist Alert -- April 1 - 2, 2019


20] Dismantle Patriarchy – April 1
21] Hearing on Proposed Crane Peaker Power Plant – Apr. 1
22] Get the Money Out conference call – April 1
23] Healthcare Costs Innovation Summit – April 2
24] Counter-Summit to NATO – April 2
25] Peace Vigil – April 2
26] No Drone Research DEMO – April 2
27] Consent Decree Monitoring Team April 2
28] Divest from war meeting – April 2
29] Real Talk Tho April 2
30] See a documentary “Dispatches - Children of Gaza” – April 2
31] Sunrise Movement Baltimore – April 2
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20] – On Mon., April 1 from 7 to 8 PM, How Do We Dismantle Patriarchy in the 21st Century? This is hosted by Frailty Myths at St. Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St. NW, WDC 20010. Join with folks from Women's Wire and the Melanin Collective to discuss how we can elevate intersectional feminism in a strategy for dismantling patriarchy around the world. See https://www.facebook.com/events/649681078784247/.

21] – There is a PSC Hearing on Proposed Crane Peaker Power Plant on Mon., Apr. 1 at 7 PM, organized by the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter, 1124 Bowleys Quarters Rd., Middle River 21220. Contact Ruth Alice White at ruth.white@mdsierra.org or 716-562-6276.  The old Crane coal-fired electricity plant was removed from service June 2018 because operators (PJM) agreed to retire this plant because it is NO LONGER NEEDED for electricity in the region. Now, C.P. Crane LLC wants to turn the shuttered plant into a gas peaker plant. This is the most polluting type of gas plant that exists.  Come to a Hearing to Ask the Public Service Commission to deny the permit for this polluting, out of date, and unwanted form of energy generation!  Written comments must be submitted by April 4, 2019 to Terry J. Romine, Executive Secretary, Maryland Public Service Commission, 6 St. Paul St., 16th Floor, Baltimore 21202.

22] – Join the Get Money Out of Maryland Teleconference on Monday, April 25 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.

23] – On Tues., April 2 from 9 AM to 3 PM, check out Healthcare Costs Innovation Summit, hosted by West Health in Washington, District of Columbia.  Tickets are at www.hcidc.org. High Costs, Broken Promises: Healthcare in America Summit is happening.  Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/299506390756284/.

24] – NATO turns 70 this year, and along with our European friends, U.S. peace activists are throwing a Counter-Summit to “uncelebrate” the birthday. What will Trump’s next foreign and military policy fiasco be? Along with Venezuela, Iran, his Pentagon Budget, new nuclear weapons and trade wars with Europe, Japan and China, the gathering of NATO leaders to celebrate the antiquated and now global military alliance’s 70th anniversary should be high on our list. Speakers will include Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright, just back from Iran, Rev. Graylan Hagler, leading justice advocate in Washington, D.C., Reiner Braun, Kate Hudson, Lucas Wirl, Kristine Karch, Alexander Neu (MEP) and Alain Rouy, European peace movement leaders, Anna Ochkina of the Institute of Globalization and Social Movements in Moscow and Phyllis Bennis of IPS, Peter Kuznick of American University, Kevin Martin of Peace Action, Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, and Joseph Gerson of AFSC.  The Counter-Summit is on Tues., Apr. 2 from 9 AM to 6 PM at St. Stephen & The Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St. NW, WDC.   To register, go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciHxtLcIZRGtQ6WF21rS0wz7mWry1_7vf8mTXsHfE3V5c9Fw/viewform. Visit https://www.no-to-nato.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Apr-2-Nato-Flyer-and-Agenda-20190312.pdf.

25] –  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 April 2.  Call 215-426-0364.

26] – Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at 33rd & North Charles Sts. The next vigil will be on April 2 from 5 to 6 PM. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607. 

27] – On Tues., April 2 from 6 to 8 PM, get over to the Quarterly Public Report Forum, hosted by Consent Decree Monitoring Team at 1201 Druid Hill Ave., Baltimore 21217-3032. The Consent Decree Monitoring Team is hosting its 5th quarterly Community Report Forum to provide Baltimoreans with an update on its work and to hear concerns and get feedback. See https://www.facebook.com/events/275440040019567/.

28] – There is a Divest from War Coalition meeting on Tues., April 2 from 6 to 8 PM at 1301 Connecticut Ave., WDC (Institute for Policy Studies).  RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjz8WXwTPC7SQ4yNajCHrdD11sCSyCj_v-ZvChRVegAoznig/viewform.  Contact Maya Rommwatt, National Organizer, Divest from the War Machine, at 503-467-9471.

29] –On Tues., April 2 from 6 to 8 PM, hosted by The Real News Network and Ida B's Table, 235 Holliday St., Baltimore 21202. Another Baltimore is Possible.  When was the last time you felt like your voice really mattered? The Real News is launching a series of community editorial committee meetings called Real Talk Tho. Bringing people from all walks of life together to talk about the issues that matter to them the most. Join your neighbors, friends, family and colleagues in open and honest discussions about systemic racism and class, jobs, crime, education, climate change, society, culture, politics, economy, foreign policy and more. The Real News is dedicated to reporting on the underlying reasons for chronic problems facing our communities and in the search for effective solutions. Share your opinion, help us improve our work and help us make real news. A cash bar and menu will be served during the program. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1215511801957359/.

30] -- On Tues., April 2 from 7 to 8:30 PM, as part of a series: Children of Palestine: Heartbreak and Hope, see a documentary “Dispatches - Children of Gaza” followed by a discussion led by the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.  The film and discussion will be held at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1502 13th St.., Wilmington, DE. See http://depaceminterris.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Palestenian-Children-1-page-flyer_Final-.pdf.

31] – On Tues., April 2 from 7 to 8:30 PM, come to the April Hub Meeting, hosted by the Sunrise Movement Baltimore, 3301 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218-3207.  Join the entire Baltimore Hub of Sunrise movement to come together in community and plan the next steps to support a #GreenNewDeal! Enter through the Insomniac Cookies, and go upstairs to the Barber Conference Room. Someone will flag you down! See https://www.facebook.com/events/992323814294882/.

To be considered

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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