Sunday, January 19, 2020

Baltimore Activist Alert -- January 21 -- 24, 2020



32] FLOOD D.C. & Demand Trump/Pence Out – Jan. 21 - 24
33] Deliver and Discuss Impeachment Letters – Jan. 21
34] Protest killer drone research at JHU – Jan. 21
35] Odette Ramos for Baltimore City Council – Jan. 21
36] The Democracy Rebellion – Jan. 21
37] Veganuary 2020 Jewish Food Innovation – Jan. 21
38] New Year, New City – Jan. 21
39] DSA Bernie Working Group Meeting Jan. 21
40] Rev. Dr. William J. Barber at Loyola – Jan. 21
41] Oppose a Bill to Add More Cops to Schools Jan. 21
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32] – On Tues., Jan. 21 through Fri., Jan. 24 from noon to 3 PM, FLOOD D.C. & Demand Trump/Pence #OutNow by Refuse Fascism at the United States Capitol, Washington D.C. 20515.  Now is the time for determined struggle by the people to go all the way to demand: Trump/Pence #OUTNOW! Trump carries out a brazen war crime by assassinating a high ranking official of Iran, threatening more. He reminds the world that a dangerous bully heading a fascist regime has an itchy Twitter-finger on the nuclear button. The danger of all-out war remains even as Trump’s sanctions intensify the suffering of the Iranian people. See https://www.facebook.com/events/463418084546186/?event_time_id=463418091212852.

33] – On Tues., Jan. 21 from 3 to 5 PM, Deliver and Discuss Impeachment Letters to the Senate, hosted by Herd on the Hill in the Hart Senate Office Building, WDC 20002.  RSVP here: http://bit.ly/Jan21Herding. Come deliver and discuss constituent letters with members of Senate staff. The outreach efforts are yielding a significant number of letters demanding that the Senate impeachment trial be fair - allowing for witnesses to be called and documents to be admitted, about the escalating situation with Iran, and other issues. Meet inside the Hart Senate Office Building on benches by The Mountain sculpture. (It’s huge, you can't miss it!) Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/314827672764741/.

34] – Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. on Tuesday, Jan. 14 from 5 to 6 PM. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607. 

35] – On Tues., Jan. 21 from 6 to 8 PM, Meet the Candidate, hosted by Odette Ramos for Baltimore at the Golden West Café, 1105 W. 36th St., Baltimore 21211. Join Genny Dill and other supporters to meet Odette Ramos, Candidate for City Council District 14.  Enjoy light refreshments and cake too!  This is a free event!  Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/516100265931897/.

36] – On Tues., Jan. 21 from 6 to 8 PM, hear about The Democracy Rebellion: A Reporter’s Notebook, hosted by the Woman's National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW, WDC 20036.  Tickets are at events.r20.constantcontact.com. The Democracy Rebellion is the missing story of American politics: not Washington, but grassroots America; not stale gridlock, but fresh reforms; not negative ads and billionaire donors, but positive change and citizen activists pressing for action.  Their demands include gerrymander reform, voting rights for former felons, exposing dark money, and winning surprising victories to give voters more voice and make elections fairer in states as disparate as Florida and California, North Carolina and South Dakota, Ohio, Michigan, Colorado, Missouri, Utah, and more.  2018 was the best year for political reform since the 1960s, and reforms are having real impact. Connecticut’s public funding of campaigns has transformed state politics—who can afford to run, more women and minorities in office, less lobbyist influence on the legislature. California’s crackdown exposing how dark-money funding-networks operate, provides a model for other states. Florida’s path-breaking gerrymander reform, voted in by a huge supermajority, shocked the power elite and caught lawmakers secretly violating the law. “The message,” says Florida grassroots leader Ellen Freidin, “is our political system can be fixed. Get out there and fix it.”

Hedrick Smith, a Pulitzer Prize–winning former New York Times reporter, editor, and Emmy Award–winning producer/correspondent, has established himself as one of America’s premier journalists. In this latest documentary, he takes viewers into half a dozen states with citizen activist leaders like Cindy Black mobilizing an army of volunteers in Washington State to overturn “Citizens United;” with TakeItBack.org, a prairie revolt demanding clean elections in South Dakota; and with North Carolina’s Moral Monday movement and Rev. William Barber fighting for voter rights.  Smith will be available for Q&A after the screening. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2426170787697323/.

37] – On Tues., Jan. 21 at 6 PM, get with Veganuary 2020 Jewish Food Innovation for the Plant-Based Decade, hosted by Jewish Veg at Edlavitch DCJCC, 1529 16th St. NW, WDC 20036.  See www.jewishveg.org. You’re invited to attend the Veganuary celebration and to taste the delicious flavors of local vegan restaurants and hear from the leading Jewish food entrepreneurs in our region.  The local innovators in the DC area are Soupergirl, Shouk, Sticky Fingers and PLNT Burger.  Get your tickets at JewishVeg.org/Veganuary-2020.  You will learn from inspiring plant-powered Jewish entrepreneurs, food bloggers, and thought leaders to discover the connections between our food, health, social change, Jewish values, and the role of our community in the plant-based revolution that is set to define this decade. See www.facebook.com/events/595765284543791/.

38] – On Tues., Jan. 21 from 6 to 9 PM, Real Talk Tho: New Year, New City, hosted by The Real Baltimore and Ida B's Table, 231 Holliday St.,  Baltimore 21202. Real Talk Tho is an opportunity for people to discuss and debate real solutions to our city's intractable problems. What would effective policy look like and how do we get it implemented?  Search for solutions, develop the editorial work of The Real News and eat some great modern soul food.  Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2812234412131621/.

39] – On Tues., Jan. 21 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, get over to the Metro D.C. Democratic Socialists of America Bernie Working Group Meeting: Primary Season Planning at 2309 18th NW, WDC 20009.  Virginia votes on March 3 (Super Tuesday), and door knocking will happen in NoVA and calls will be made to people in other early primary states all throughout February to get people excited about Bernie.  See https://www.facebook.com/events/842006979603087/.

40] – On Tues., Jan. 21 from 7 to 9 PM, attend Loyola University's 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation. Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, pastor and social justice advocate, will speak about current event issues related to social and racial justice during his lecture, “The Fierce Urgency of Now.” This event is free and open to the public; however, registration is required. To register, visit www.loyola.edu/mlk. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/2521613714769089/.

41] – On Tues., Jan. 21 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM, Oppose a Bill to Add More Cops to Schools & Communities, hosted by Showing Up for Racial Justice, Montgomery County before the Montgomery County Council, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville 20850.  Show Up to OPPOSE County Council Bill that Would Reinforce School to Prison Pipeline! The County Council will consider a bill that puts our children at risk of abuse and criminalization by increasing police in our schools, and puts Black, Latinx, and Indigenous populations at risk of arrest and violence by increasing police in our communities.  Bill 33-19, “Community Policing” has been framed as a reform bill, but instead it mandates increased police presence in schools and communities. 


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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