Baltimore Activist Alert -- July 23, 2020

48] Affordable housing for all – July 23

49] Save the Post Office – July 23

50] Prisoners Solidarity Caravan – July 23

51] “Coronavirus Authoritarianism and the Far Right” – July 23

52] Webinar on intersection of nonviolence and undoing oppression – July 23

53] Supreme Court advanced many of the Far Right’s goals – July 23

54] Register for an Anti-racism and Allyship Livestream – July 23

55] Greenspace Zoomcast with Franca Muller Paz – July 23

56] "What Road to Socialism?" – July 23

57] Conversation about the Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition (BTEC) – July 23

58] Join the PDA Ed Markey Meet and Greet – July 23

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48] – Check out a Homes Guarantee call, joined by some of the most exciting candidates in the country at the federal, state, and local level–all of whom have pledged to fight for a Homes Guarantee once in office. RSVP at https://peoplesaction.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8Ga1cI8SRnm4BK5m1TYdMQ for Thurs., July 23 at 7 PM. This call could not be more timely. Unemployment benefits for 30 million people will expire in just a few days. Rent is due just a few days after that, and 23 million people are at risk for eviction in the coming weeks. Jamaal Bowman will be on the call.

49] – On Thurs., July 23 from midnight to 11:59 PM, join in a Call the Senate Day of Action, hosted by the American Postal Workers Union. Try to help gather 10,000 voices to call the Senate to #SaveTheUSPS.  Text "SENATE" to 91990 or visit: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-up-for-the-senate-call-in-day-of-action?source=direct_link& to sign-up today!  APWU’s Legislative Hotline is 844-402-1001.  You'll have to call twice to ensure you get through to each senator. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/921527934991147/.

50] – On Thurs., July 23 from 11 AM to 1 PM, join a Prisoners Solidarity Caravan, hosted by the Prisoners Solidarity Committee and the Peoples Power Assembly.  Meet at 2011 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218-5927. The prisoners Urgently Need Soap, Showers, PPE and Safe Conditions.  This action will be a Car Caravan & Protest at the offices of Robert L. Green, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services.  After the vehicles are decorated, the caravan will leave at noon for 300 East Joppa Road, Towson. Call 410-218-4835. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1544508589062608/.

51] – On Thurs., July 23 from 11:30 AM to 1 PM, attend a webinar “Coronavirus Authoritarianism and the Far Right” organized by the Institute of Policy Studies as part of a series, Progressive Politics and the Time of Pandemic. Registration is required. Go to https://ips-dc.org/events/ips-webinar-series-coronavirus-authoritarianism-and-the-far-right/.  Authoritarian leaders have taken advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to further concentrate power in their own hands.

52] – On Earth Peace is a member group of United for Peace & Justice. Join Christian Peacemaker Teams and On Earth Peace in a joint webinar on the intersection between nonviolence and undoing oppression.  Explore these two commitments and reflect on your own next steps on both paths. In 2020, you can’t be a practitioner of active nonviolence without committing to undo oppression. This is happening on Thurs., July 23 from noon to 1:30 PM ET. Register at https://www.onearthpeace.org/cpt_webinar.

53] --The Supreme Court just wrapped up its latest term and many in the recent set of opinions and dissents that were issued are alarming.  If you care about your rights and the values that many progressives fight for, you'll want to join in to hear from Supreme Court experts as they analyze the latest term and the groundwork that has been established for future conservative victories.  The reality is that through the series of recent opinions and dissents, the Supreme Court just advanced many of the Far Right’s long-term goals.  Join the webinar on Thurs., July 23 at 4:45 PM ET.  Visit http://act.pfaw.org/sign/rsvp-telebriefing-scotus-2019/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=aa&utm_campaign=scotusbriefing2019&t=4&akid=16353%2E3302379%2EBUO7P1.

54] – Register for an Anti-racism and Allyship Livestream on Thurs., July 23 at 6:30 PM. This event features Marcia Chatelain, Ph.D., who will provide some historical perspective and MoveOn's very own, Reggie Hubbard, to discuss where we go from here. The next installment of their livestream series covers how systemic racism has been historically built into the foundation of our country. RSVP at https://act.moveon.org/survey/anti-racism-and-allyship/#act.

55] – On Thurs., July 23 from 7 to 8 PM, catch a Greenspace Zoomcast with Franca Muller Paz who will be talking with Andy Ellis.  This is an online event, and you can join it at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86349583425?pwd=MzJ2V3Y0dHFFSE1NQkJsOFZVMGkwUT09. Franca Muller Paz is a teacher, an organizer, and digital equity advocate. She is running as a Green Party candidate for the 12th Council District in Baltimore City. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/315139049669496/.

56] – The Solidarity Center [mailto:iac@iacenter.org] has announced there is a Book Launch Webinar: "What Road to Socialism?"  It takes place on Thurs., July 23 at 8 PM ET. The Workers World Party released this book, which includes an emergency report back on the struggle against police repression in Portland. The panel of Workers World Party writers will be taking your questions and discussing the burning questions and key contradictions during this deadly pandemic and global capitalist meltdown.  Register https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FrU-yskrQf6Stxyl9C6qzA.

57] – Join in on Thurs., July 23 at 8 PM for an in-depth conversation with Samuel Jordan of the Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition (BTEC). Speak about the continued battle for a fair, equitable transit system in the Baltimore region and how this fight intersects with the climate movement and the racial-justice campaigns we’ve seen grow across the nation.  Jordan will also discuss BTEC’s push to develop a regional transit authority in the Baltimore area — an initial step in building an equitable, healthy transportation system — including a petition drive that would put funding such a body on the November ballot. Visit https://www.moretransitequity.com/?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-join-me-thursday-to-learn-about-transit-justice&email_referrer=email_866796&email_subject=join-me-thursday-to-learn-about-transit-justice.  The interview will be broadcast over Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/events/197428845029522/.

58] – Progressive Democrats of America [mailto:info@pdamerica.org] is supporting Senator Ed Markey (MA).  He is known for his sterling stands for the environment and as the man who forced BP to get a camera on the Gulf floor to let the world know just how severe the Deep Horizon oil disaster was. Ed's not only a champion of climate science, he's for Medicare For All, and all of our other issues addressing social, economic, and racial justice, peace, and an end to big money's influence over our democracy. Join the PDA Ed Markey Meet and Greet on Thurs., July 23 at 9 PM ET. Send an email to mikefox@pdamerica.org to sign up.

To be continued.

Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Baltimore, MD 21212.  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