Baltimore Activist Alert -- June 5, 2020

60] END The Mini Pig Experiments!  – June 5

61] Climate Strikes vs. Chase Bank – June 5

62] Discussion about institutional racism – June 5

63] Food rescue – June 5

64] White House vigil – June 5

65] Wear Orange Rocks – June 5

66] Release the prisoners – June 5

67] Digital organizing techniques – June 5

68] Black Trans Lives Matter – June 5

69] Engage in 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silent reflection – June 5

70] Social justice protest – June 5

71] Frederick’s March for Justice – June 5

72] Peace and justice vigil – June 5

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60] – Tell Charles River to END The Mini Pig Experiments!  This is organized by The Franny Project on Fri., June 5 through Fri., June 24. Start helping out by signing the change.org petition. http://chng.it/Hqb5K6XJ.  Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/697732707711466/?event_time_id=697732791044791.

61] – On Fri., June 5 from 9 AM to 9 PM, get with Climate Strikes vs. Chase Bank.  This happens every Friday, hosted by Climate First. Let's flatten the climate pollution curve together! Run an online climate strike at Chase Bank--the #1 investor in fossil fuels of any bank in the world--every Friday until further notice. See https://www.climatefirst.us/calendar.  Contact Ted at tconwell@climatefirst.us/ (301) 589-7598 (mobile). Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/596021824357317/.

62] – Tune in on Fri., June 5 at 11 AM ET to Facebook Live, as Peace Action, along with the International Peace Bureau and the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament, and Common Security, has invited three racial justice and peace movement leaders for a discussion about the institutional racism and structural violence that led to George Floyd’s murder, as well as the massive resistance to racism and police brutality. Visit https://www.facebook.com/peaceaction/live/?emci=94da7a1a-cda5-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&emdi=74071f58-d1a5-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&ceid=218683.

63] –  On Fri., June 5 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM, come to the Grace Baptist Church, 3201 The Alameda., Baltimore 21218, for a Food Rescue. Bring a bag, bring a friend, and take delicious, nutritious, free rescued food. This will continue every Friday through Sept. 4.  See https://www.facebook.com/events/479389629278759/?event_time_id=479389689278753.

64] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., June 5 at noon.  Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.

65] – On Fri., June 5 from noon to 8 PM, Annapolis Wear Orange Rocks, hosted by Moms Demand Action, Annapolis 21401. Make Wear Orange Rocks to recognize survivors and victims of gun violence. Paint a river rock orange, including pictures and short messages, and a location will announce a location where you can drop your rock off to be included with others. RSVP at https://act.everytown.org/event/moms-demand-action-event/33636/. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2380331455597746/.

66] – On Fri., June 5 from noon to 1 PM, check out the Prosecutor & Sheriff's Role in Covid-19 Decarceration, hosted by Pretrial Justice Institute and Fair and Just Prosecution. See pretrial.zoom.us. Stakeholders across the nation have collaborated to significantly and rapidly reduce the number of people brought into the justice system and held pretrial — although much work remains to be done. Join PJI for a conversation on what this looks like in action from the prosecutor’s perspective. One of the panelists is Chesa Boudin - District Attorney, San Francisco, CA. Please reserve your spot via Zoom — and be sure to stick around for the interactive Q&A at the end of the webcast. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/851711545326027/.

67] – On Fridays through June 19 at 2 PM EST, join a weekly “Get Organized, Get Online!” training, open to all United for Peace & Justice state coordinating committee members, state leaders, and partners organizing toward June 20. This week new digital organizing techniques will be covered. Register here for this week's training: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9qhHHZwcef3fMLtMTHIP5GpcNCuYVAQFIwmv4iUHfNeWkzg/viewform?link_id=6&can_id=38b6b11c389689cadce2bab94c8bff03&source=email-stayalive-take-action-and-important-updates&email_referrer=email_812934&email_subject=ppcncmr-weekly-update-join-the-digital-mass-meeting-keep-up-the-calls-and-emails.

68] – On Fri., June 5 at 2 PM, note that Black Trans Lives Matter, hosted by Iya Dammons at Baltimore City Hall, 100 Holliday St., Baltimore 21202.  Do black Trans lives matters? Be up and accounted. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/275813493796528/.

69] – On Friday, June 5 at 2 PM EDT, members of the Peace Corps Community will engage in 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silent reflection. That’s the amount of time that George Floyd was pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer before he died. This will be done in memory of all victims who have been targeted, stereotyped, and oppressed because of their race in our country. Go to www.peacecorpsconnect.org.

70] – PACEM IN TERRIS is promoting a social justice protest on Fri., June 5 at 4 PM.  Say Enough is Enough on Route 1 near Exxon, 19884 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth, DE. Email peaceworks@depaceminterris.org.

71] – On Fri., June 5 at 4:30 PM, get with Frederick’s March for Justice, hosted by Alijah Gee. This is a PEACEFUL march taking place to raise awareness and honor the lives taken due to racial injustices. The March will start at 5 PM at Mullinix Park, 16 S. Bentz St., Frederick 21701. Masks are REQUIRED for this event.  The route for the March will not be stated until closer to the event for safety and security purposes. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/644016572857545/.

72] – There is usually a Quaker Vigil for Racial Justice on Fridays, from 5 to 6:30 PM, hosted by the Baltimore Quaker Peace and Justice Committee (BQPJC) outside the Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St.  The next scheduled vigil is on June 5. Black Lives Matter. Stop the Killing. Info and Action Sharing will be from 6 to 6:30 PM. Physical Distancing applies. Wear your face mask. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/267740067969482/.

To be continued.

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