Baltimore Activist Alert – July 26 – 27, 2020

Baltimore Activist Alert – July 26 – 27, 2020

"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.

Friends, this list and other email documents which I send out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center.  Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com. 

If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send contributions to Max Obuszewski, BNC, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Max Obuszewski can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.

1] Books, buttons and stickers

2] Web site for info on federal legislation

3] Get involved with NCNR   

4]”The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks”

5] Walk for Change – July 26

6] Baltimore Ethical Society closed – July 26

7] Lunch Patrol...COVID-19 Relief – July 26

8] Phonebank to Win with Our Revolution – July 26

9] Emergency Healthcare Town Hall – July 26

10] Feed the Homeless – July 26

11] Poor People's Assembly and Moral March on Washington – July 26

12] Fund Healthcare Not Nuclear Warfare – July 26

13] Ditch Mitch Monthly Call – July 26

14] Pentagon Peace Vigil – July 27

15] Land of Kush Food Rescue – July 27

16] Food Collection – July 27

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1] – Buttons, bumperstickers and books are available.  “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.

2] –To obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/.  Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.

3] – THE ORGANIZING LIST will be the primary decision-making mechanism of the National Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR].  It will be augmented by conference calls and possibly in-person meetings as needed.  It will consist of 1 or 2 representatives from each local, regional, or national organization (not coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry out the NCNR campaign of facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to U.S. wars.

To join the ORGANIZING List, please send your name, group affiliation, city and email address to mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.  Different local chapters of a national organization are encouraged to subscribe.  

4] – Courtesy of the National Park Service and Google Arts & Culture, you can do a Virtual Tour of Five National Parks Online. ”The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks” is a satisfying escape. Whether you spend five minutes on the site or an hour, it’s an important reminder that the world is still beautiful and wonderful and weird, even in uncertain times.  Learn more about how you can take a digital adventure into your national parks: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/stuck-home-visit-these-5-national-parks-online?utm_source=insider&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter.

5] – On Sun., July 26 from 8:15 to 10:30 AM, Walk for Change in Old Town, Alexandria.  Start at Misha's Coffeehouse, 102 S. Patrick St., Alexandria, VA 22314. Every Morning, Walk. Wear shirts or carrying signs with positive messages of Equality. The only prerequisite is an able body, loving heart and a dedication to ACTION for change and EQUALITY. Each member has taken action and contributed $ to a BLM cause and continues to keep the MOVEment alive through Daily Walks. Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/2508407094

78673/?event_time_id=250840719478672.

6] - Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 2521 St. Paul St., Baltimore 21218, meets on Sundays, and generally there is a speaker and discussion at 10:30 AM.  However, the meeting on Sun., July 26 seems to be cancelled.  Email ask@bmorethical.org. Visit https://bmorethical.org/events/?dd_year=2020.

7] – On Sun., July 26 at 1 PM, get with a Lunch Patrol...COVID-19 Relief, hosted by B & Dee's Baltimore Love, Inc. at St. Peter Claver Church, 1526 N. Fremont Ave., Baltimore 21217.  Sign up to bring something at https://www.PerfectPotluck.com/GCEA9747.  This is a brown bag lunch distribution to those in need. It takes place the last Sunday of every month starting at 1 PM.  Each month, focus on a different part of Baltimore City. Meet up location will be announced and within the area being served. Premade brown bag lunches are preferred...sandwich, drink, snack, dessert. They will be delivered by volunteers on foot and by vehicle.  Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/223024605731466/.

8] –  Phonebank to Win with Our Revolution.  Call for Rashida Tlaib - Michigan - 13th Congressional District and other progressive candidates. On weekdays, call from 6 to 8 PM ET.  On weekends call from 3 to 5 PM ET.   There are trainings Monday through Friday at 6 PM, and on Saturday and Sunday at 3 PM.  There will be a debriefing from Monday to Friday at 7:45 PM, and Saturday & Sunday at 4:45 PM on Zoom.  The login details will be sent in a confirmation email. Join in on slack at https://OurRev.us/ORslack. Our Revolution has many scheduled phone banks through Election Day.

9] – Join the Progressive Democrats of America Weekly Emergency Healthcare Town Hall with House Rules Committee Chair Jim McGovern on Sun., July 26 from 4 to 5 ET.  Contact Mike Fox at mikefox@pdamerica.org to receive the secure video conference/call numbers.  Dr. Bill Honigman and special guest PDA Advisory Board Member Jim McGovern are looking forward to discussing the COVID-19 emergency with you, and finding solutions!  Rep. McGovern chaired historic hearings on Medicare for All.  Prefer to watch via Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/events/2637288563208546/.

10] – On Sun., July 26 at 4:30 to 6:30 PM, Feed the Homeless, hosted by the Islamic Center of Maryland, 19411 Woodfield Road, Gaithersburg 20879.  It will continue on August 23 and September 27.  ICM created a partnership in 2003 with the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, a male-adult only facility. ICM has since then, almost always, on the fourth Sunday of each month sponsored and served hot dinner meals to the shelter, 6 Taft Court, Rockville. Email SocialServices@icomd.org.  See https://www.facebook.com/events/620220242147115/?event_time_id=719049662264172.

11] – The voices of the movement rang out loud at the Mass Poor People's Assembly and Moral March on Washington on June 20th.  More than two and a half million people from all across the country and around the world viewed the program on Facebook alone, it is being streamed again on Sun., July 26 at 4 PM ET. There will be a never before seen call to action at the start of the program to kick off our 100 days to the election We Must Do M.O.R.E. (mobilize, organize, register, and educate people for a movement that votes) campaign. Tune in at https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-a-moral-policy-agenda-to-heal-america-4&email_referrer=email_869282&email_subject=this-week-connect-with-the-poor-peoples-campaign.

12] – Check out a WEBINAR:  Fund Healthcare Not Nuclear Warfare on Sun., July 26 at 7 PM EDT.  Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o3b33O_sThC2r2q5mBoctw.  During the pandemic, the lack of investment in public health infrastructure, including health care for all, has had deadly consequences for tens of thousands of people. The $22.42 billion the U.S. will be spending this year to upgrade its first-strike nuclear arsenal could pay for 624 million corona virus tests, 747, 633 covid-19 hospital stays, or 6.6 BILLION N95 masks. This has to change. Our lives and security depend on it.  Join Bill Hartung of the Center for International Policy, Elaine Scarry of Harvard University, Joseph Gerson of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and common Security, and Shailly Gupta Barnes of the Kairos Center.

13] –  On Sun., July 26 from 8 to 9:30 PM, get with the Indivisible Ditch Mitch Monthly Call, hosted by Indivisible Arizona from the Comfort of Your Couch. Join Indivisible groups across the country ready to take down the biggest political machine in US history. Register at https://indivisible.zoom.us/meeting/register/2c54b3a39111879e34538d7d4481ef37.  This is a monthly call that takes place the last Sunday of the month 7 PM EST. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2411832622440100/.

14] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop.  The next vigil is July 27, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649.  The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro.  By Metro, take Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr.,  and there is meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these spots begin at 8 AM.  No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds. Restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.  

15] – On Mon., July 27 from 11 AM to 1 PM, there is a Food Rescue at Land of Kush, 840 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore 21201 on Mon., June 8 from noon to 1 PM.  This will continue each Monday through Oct. 26. Get some free vegan and plant-based food for the community. Bring a bag, take what you want as supplies last. Items from The Land of Kush's menu are not included in the give-away but will be available for sale. See https://www.facebook.com/events/950858858703919/?event_time_id=950858865370585.

16] – On Mon., July 27 from noon to 2 PM, there is a Food Collection for the Assistance Center of Towson Churches and Ascension Lutheran Church, 7601 York Road, Towson 21204. ACTC provides assistance to those with food-insecurity in our community.  If you NEED food, it is distributed Monday through Friday 10 AM to 2 PM at ACTC, 116 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Towson 21204. IF YOU CAN SHARE FOOD... place it in the truck parked on MONDAYS from noon to 2 PM in the Ascension Lutheran Church parking lot; on THURSDAYS from noon to 2 PM at the Trinity Episcopal parking lot, 120 Allegheny Ave., Towson 21204; on THURSDAYS from 5 to 7 PM in the Valley Baptist Church parking lot, 1401 York Rd., Towson 21093. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/227533218694234/?event_time_id=227533238694232.

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