Baltimore Activist Alert -- July 9, 2020

54] Use of Force Policy for MOCO Police Department – July 9

55] Visit Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum – July 9

56] Webinar to improve interview skills – July 9

57] Help thwart Trump's reelection strategy. – July 9

58] Re-entry Town Hall – July 9

59] Baltimore City Progressive Maryland – July 9

60] Police Reform Rally – July 9

61] Progressive Maryland MOCO Chapter meeting – July 9

62] Coming to the Table – July 9

63] Fight to Save Sharks -- July 9

64] Baltimore Peace Action meeting – July 9

65] Workers World Party webinar – July 9

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54] – There is a Montgomery County Council work session Watch Party: Use of Force Policy on Thurs., July 9 from 9 to 11 AM ET. Listen as they discuss a proposed new Use of Force Policy for Montgomery County Police Department. The Silver Spring Justice Coalition has been urging the council to limit methods and circumstances for use of force in the county. Meet at 9 AM to discuss background on this bill, and the work session will begin at 9:30 AM. You will receive call-in instructions via email after you RSVP at https://jufj.org/event/mcchearing-useofforcepolicy/?emci=b894c35e-e0bb-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&emdi=aa73cc13-a9bc-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&ceid=3403859.

55] – On Thurs., July 9 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM, do a virtual tour of the Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum, hosted by the Renaissance Institute Lifelong Learning. The cost is $5. If you sign up, please send a check payable to Judy Floam and she will remit fees to the Museum. Contact Judy at jmfloam@gmail.com for her address and more information. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/202223300994793/.

56] – Consider taking a Webinar to improve interview skills on Thurs., July 9 at 1 PM ET. This is a session where you will be taught some tips and tricks around being interviewed. Learn the rules and norms around interviews, making talking points that stick and pivoting back to what you want to talk about.  Then you will practice what you've learned. Sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FyMNHXRqRpuUxyukmjQ5qw?utm_source=Hiroshima+and+Nagasaki+75+Coordinating+List&utm_campaign=3d718230a5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_17_07_54_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ceb9d77f32-3d718230a5-391870346.

57] – Help thwart Trump's reelection strategy. Contact voters every day until November 3 to give them the facts on the candidates, help them double check their registration and make sure they have a plan to vote. Volunteer on Thurs., July 9 from 3 to 4 PM.  This is the most important election of our lives, and every single one of us has a chance to make a difference.  Sign up for J Street for Joe National Virtual Phonebank into Pennsylvania. Go to https://www.mobilize.us/jstreet/event/283702/.

58] – On Thurs., July 9 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, The Re-entry Working group will host a virtual Re-entry Town Hall. A dire need persists for housing, health care, transition services, and access to voter information for returning citizens in Prince George's County. The group will be presenting its demands to County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy, County Council Vice Chair Calvin Hawkins and Re-entry Advisory Board Chair Walter Simmons. RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/VonyKIGJOE6AnhNAGrYNdg2.

59] – On Thurs., July 9 from 6 to 7:30 PM, the Baltimore City Progressive Maryland chapter will be holding its second chapter meeting. Have a serious focus on mass transit and the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) ballot question here in the city. RSVP for the meeting here https://secure.everyaction.com/puHXyQqW7EGe-Yub6k6nfQ2, and find out how passing this ballot question will advance the fight for racial, economic, and climate justice in Baltimore and across Maryland.

60] – On Thurs., July 9 at 6 PM, join a Police Reform Rally, hosted by Julian Jones for Baltimore County Council District 4 in Patriot Plaza, 401 Bosley Ave., Towson 21204. Rally in support to bring about effective police reform legislation. It is imperative that we have overwhelming and broad support to ensure that this needed legislation is passed and signed into law, and it cannot be achieved without your support and advocacy for the bill. Wear a mask and practice social distancing. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/1164966657204599/.

61] – Come to the July Progressive Maryland Chapter meeting in Montgomery County! Organize into a long term movement that is able to fight for systemic change in the county and state. The meeting will be on Thurs., July 9 from 6 to 7:30 PM on zoom. RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/RfeeHJFdm0yU1Drr8sgNpg2?emci=05473563-4fba-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=.

62] – On Thurs., July 9 from 7 to 9 PM, get with Coming to the Table, hosted by Stony Run Friends Meeting, 5116 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21210. The Baltimore Group meets via Zoom, and provides a forum for the transformative work of undoing racism by meeting regularly for truth-telling, deep dialogue, building relationships, healing, and taking action to dismantle inequitable systems and structures based on “race.” The Baltimore group meets on the second Thursday evening of each month. For more information and/or to get on the Baltimore group's email list, visit https://comingtothetable.org/organizer/md-baltimore/. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/900598503770260/.

63] – On Thurs., July 9 from 7 to 8:30 PM, get with Profs & Pints Online: The Fight to Save Sharks.  Visit https://www.crowdcast.io/e/sharks. Here from David Shiffman, marine conservation biologist, environmental policy consultant, and adjunct instructor at Arizona State University’s New College. Dive deep into the murky waters of marine conservation—and, specifically, the effort to protect shark species.

  Sharks and their relatives are in more trouble than most other vertebrate animals on Earth, with nearly one out of species assessed as threatened with extinction on the “Red List” maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Although they were swimming in the oceans before the existence of dinosaurs or trees, and have survived many global mass extinction events, our current day’s unsustainable fishing practices threaten them like never before. A recorded version of this talk will remain available online. A ticket is $12. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1987075298090677/.

64] – Baltimore Peace Action meets every second Thursday of the month, and you can connect by Zoom and or by phone for the next meeting on June 10 at 7 PM. Register at Bmore4peace@gmail.com. The AGENDA is as follows: What does it mean to “defund police?” Be at City Hall Friday, June 11 at 9 AM to oppose $13 million increase for police. March & caravan starting 2 PM at 20th & Charles on Saturday, June 13 for racial justice (nationwide). Embargoes during pandemic are illegal biological warfare. Hear updates on Venezuela, Iran, Gaza, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. Get ready to block evictions with our bodies!  

65] – Workers World Party invites you to a webinar on Thurs., July 9 at 8 PM ET.  Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7IjR5nFEQh-vwPqsOBNMNw. In order for a revolution to succeed, the working class must be organized. Whether it is community organization, or workplace struggle, uniting the working class is essential. And this requires ‘deep organizing’, creating connections with a majority of workers and community members and building power from the bottom 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