Sunday, May 12, 2019

Baltimore Activist Alert -- May 13 - 14, 2019


23] Food Rescue Pop-Up – May 13
24] Pre-Green New Deal Tour Dinner – May 13
25] Green New Deal May 13 & 14
26] Get the Money Out conference call – May 13
27] Takeover Congress – May 14
28] Peace Vigil – May 14
29] No Drone Research DEMO – May 14
30] Bird Banding Demonstrations – May 14
31] LEGACY OF PFAS CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION – May 14
32] Prison-to-Professionals Dinner Panel May 14
33] No Boundaries' May Membership Meeting – May 14
34] Solar Co-op info session – May 14
35] George Lakey How We Win – May 14
36] Restoration Series Screening – May 14
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23] –On Mon., May 13 from 3 to 4 PM, there is a Food Rescue Pop-Up at Flourish, 3418 Belair Road, Baltimore 21213-1233.  Bring a bag, and take home healthy, free food! View https://www.facebook.com/events/301851223848295/?event_time_id=301851250514959
This will continue into the future.

24] –  On Mon., May 13 from 5 to 7 PM, check out 500WS-DC Pod Pre-Green New Deal Tour Dinner, hosted by 500 Women Scientists, DC Pod at the Nuvegan Café, 2928 Georgia Ave. NW, WDC 20001.  Are you upset about the lack of nationwide action to mitigate the effects of climate change? Come for dinner to get amped for the Sunrise Movement’s Green New Deal Tour Stop at Howard University! After dinner, walk to the GND event which is from 7 to 8:30 PM.  This is the LAST stop of the Green New Deal cross-country tour. Speakers will explore what this climate crisis actually looks like to the people living here in D.C. and across the country and what the Green New Deal could mean for all of us.  You need to purchase a ticket for this event. Tickets start at $5. If this is an issue for you, waivers are available.  There are several speakers, including Senator Ed Markey and Naomi Klein. The Sunrise Movement is a youth-led organization working to make climate change an urgent priority in the US and create millions of good paying jobs in the process by passing a Green New Deal. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/404841016766942/.

25] – Get over to a Green New Deal Town Hall.  See https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/town-halls-for-a-green-new-deal/The D.C. Green New Deal Tour Stop will be at 7 PM on Mon., May 13 at 7 PM in the Cramton Auditorium, 2455 6th St. NW, WDC 20059. The Baltimore Green New Deal Town Hall will be on Tues., May 14 at  7 PM at the Baltimore War Memorial Building, 101 N Gay St., # D. Baltimore 21202. 

26] – Join the Get Money Out of Maryland Teleconference on Mon., May 6 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.

27] – On Tues., May 14 from 11 AM to noon, sign up to Takeover Congress #TimetoImpeach, hosted By the People - Impeach Trump at the U.S. Capitol, WDC 22102. Please register at bit.ly/time2impeach.  The release of the redacted Mueller report has offered substantive evidence to what so many have felt and feared for quite some time: that Donald Trump is both unfit and unworthy to serve as President of the United States, and it is time to rise up and remove him from office. Congress has a constitutional obligation to impeach a corrupt and criminal president. Congress must begin impeachment hearings.  Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/302402454019042/.

28] –  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 May 14.  Call 215-426-0364.

29] – Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at 33rd & North Charles Sts. The next vigil will be on May 14 from 5 to 6 PM. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607. 

30] – Get involve with Bird Banding Demonstrations by Baltimore Foodparks and The Natural History Society of Maryland on Tues., May 14 at 5 PM, Tues., Jun. 18 at 6:30 AM and Tues., July 16 at 5:30 PM at the Natural History Society of Maryland, 6908 Belair Rd., Baltimore 21206. Tickets are at marylandnature.org.  Learn about the life of a conservation biologist. Discover opportunities to see birds up close and to participate in community science presented by Baltimore Foodparks in collaboration with the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center!  Demonstrations are free. Suggested donation of $5 helps to cover materials cost. RSVP at https://marylandnature.wildapricot.org/event-3318722.  View https://www.facebook.com/events/333921993898922/?event_time_id=333921997232255See.

31] -- The Environmental Working Group is screening THE DEVIL WE KNOW--THE LEGACY OF PFAS CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION  on Tues., May 14, starting with a reception at 6 PM at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, First St NE, WDC 20515.  The film will be shown at 7 PM, which will be followed by a panel discussion.  Email ewg@ewg.org. 

32] – On Tues., May 14 from 6 to 8 PM, there is a Prison-to-Professionals Dinner Panel, hosted by Johns Hopkins Incarceration and Health Justice Collective at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Turner Concourse, Baltimore. Dr. Stanley Andrisse, the founder of P2P, will be sharing his journey from being incarcerated to becoming an endocrinologist and assistant professor at Johns Hopkins and discuss his incredible advocacy work for returning citizens! A delicious Italian dinner will be served! JHU SON, SPH, and SOM are all welcome.  RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYIAM4Xiy7uoWvfRHc8LJbItxziPPoBIpXkgULp7cIFB6HDg/viewform.  See https://www.facebook.com/events/1896987673738955/.

33] – On Tues., May 14 from 6 to 8 PM, attend a No Boundaries' May Membership Meeting at St Peter Claver Church, 1526 N. Fremont Ave., Baltimore 21217. Come to hear what No Boundaries Coalition and other community organizations are working on in Central West Baltimore. May's theme will be housing. Dinner will be served. Children are welcome.  See https://www.facebook.com/events/813961252312625/.

34] – On Tues., May 14 from 6:30 to 8 PM, hear about Prince George's County Solar Co-op, hosted by Solar United Neighbors at the Bladensburg Community Center, 4500 57th Ave., Bladensburg 20710.  Live in Prince George's County and want to go solar? Now's your chance! Neighbors across the area have formed the Prince George's County Solar Co-op 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 https://www.facebook.com/events/430949437721477/.

35] – On Tues., May 14 at 7 PM, hear a talk by George Lakey, How We Win, hosted by Pacem in Terris at Wilmington Friends Meetinghouse, 401 N. West St., Wilmington. Email Medard Gabel at mg@depaceminterris.org.

36] – On Tues., May 14 from 7 to 8:30 PM, get over to the Restoration Series Screening, hosted by the Prison Fellowship and National Community Church at the Miracle Theatre, 535 8th St. SE, WDC 20003. See a special free screening of The Restoration Series, a brand new video series that captures the moving restoration journey of a father rejoining his family and society after 15 years in prison.  Register at the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-restoration-series-supporting-successful-reentry-in-dc-tickets-60477541956.  The screening will be followed by a panel discussion that explores themes of restoration and second chances, particularly for Washington, D.C. residents impacted by crime and incarceration. Panelists will also share practical action steps that will help meet needs in our local community.  Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1256106404555738/.

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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