Baltimore Activist Alert – August 2 – 4,
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 – Aug. 2
6] Palestinian
Perspective on Annexation – Aug. 2
7] Baltimore Ethical Society closed
– Aug. 2
8] Impactful First Sunday Food Pantry Drive – Aug. 2
9] We need Medicare for All. – Aug. 2
10] Pentagon
Peace Vigil – Aug. 3
11] Land of Kush Food Rescue – Aug. 3
12] Food Collection – Aug. 3
13] Moral Monday to Stop McConnell’s Misery – Aug. 3
14] Demand that Comcast provide
service to the poor – Aug. 3
15] Food Truck Monday – Aug. 3
16] Yemen and Iran: Who Suffers in a State of Siege? – Aug.
3
17] Get Out the Vote launch event! – Aug. 3
18] Get Money
Out of Maryland – Aug. 3
19] Outside Bread for the Journey Soup Kitchen – Aug.
4
20] Pantry on the Go Food
Distribution – Aug. 4
21] Turmoil in Bolivia – Aug. 4
22] Stormtroopers in Portland Streets – Aug. 4
23] Resisting State Repression – Aug. 4
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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., Aug. 2 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/250840709478673/?event_time_id=250840719478672.
6] – Hear a Palestinian Perspective on Annexation with Lubnah Shomali of Badil on Sun., Aug. 2 from 10 to 11 AM. Jewish Voice for Peace Boston’s webinar series on Israeli Annexation entitled “A Palestinian Perspective on Annexation” will continue as well on Aug. 9 and Aug. 16. The group is happy to partner with the Palestine Community of Boston to have Lubneh Shomali, the executive director of BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, to discuss the impending annexation of Palestine. Look at http://masspeaceaction.org/event/webinar-series-a-palestinian-perspective-on-annexation-with-lubnah-shomali-of-badil/2020-08-02/?emci=fea9fcf2-36d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&emdi=a5a5a192-39d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&ceid=269591.
7] - 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.
8] – On Sun., Aug. 2 from 11 AM to 9 PM, this is Impactful First Sunday Food Pantry Drive, hosted by Ward One Residents Association – Annapolis. To help the Anne Arundel County Food Bank, the Ward One Residents Association will collect your non-perishable goods each first Sunday of the month. Look for the large collection boxes at Lafayette Park, Acton Landing Park, Fleet Street Park, and the Presidents Hill Community Park. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/712441206211568/.
9] – UnitedHealth reported more than $6.6 billion in profits in just three months as COVID-19 has delayed non-emergency medical services and less people are getting the care they need – meaning insurance companies are making fewer payments to doctors and hospitals.1 Meanwhile, an estimated 27 million Americans lost their employer-sponsored health insurance in that same time period during a global pandemic. We need a health care system that’s built to prioritize delivering health care – not denying it in order to maximize profit. We need Medicare for All. Join a Movement Builder training on Sun., Aug. 2 at 6 PM at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sZ6jLMJqRNq7WpNhkVT99Q?akid=54806.162593.fQVFrX&rd=1&t=3.
10] – 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 Aug. 2, 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.
11] – On Mon., Aug. 3 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.
12] – On Mon., Aug. 3 from noon to 2 PM, and Mondays through Aug. 31, 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.
13] – On Mon,, Aug. 3 at 3:30 PM ET, the Poor People’s Campaign will launch a Moral Monday to Stop McConnell’s Misery, Meanness and Mayhem. Senate Majority Leader McConnell is too comfortable with the thousands of deaths and untold suffering from the pandemics of COVID-19, systemic racism and poverty. In this urgent crisis of leadership, we must come together to demand a full and just relief package that lifts from the bottom. RSVP now to Join PPC Co-chairs and Movement Family on Moral Monday to Stop McConnell’s Misery, Meanness and Mayhem at https://actionnetwork.org/events/moral-monday-to-stop-mcconnells-misery-meanness-and-mayhem?source=direct_link&&link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_878914&email_subject=monday-digital-march-on-mcconnell. As Mother Jones taught us, we will "Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the living!”
It has been nearly five months since this government took action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are now facing the worst public health crisis in a century and an economic recession that rivals the Great Depression. Before the pandemic, there were already 140 million people who were poor or one emergency away from being poor. Now, 50 million unemployment claims have been filed since March and 20 million Americans face evictions in the days ahead, while at the same time US billionaires have increased their wealth by over $700 billion. Yet, under Mitch McConnell’s leadership, the Senate Republicans have proposed a bill that will leave citizens and states with fewer protections and funds. Instead of bolstering unemployment benefits and extending renter protections, the proposed bill actually increases the military budget, maintains tax breaks for the wealthy, undermines public schools’ ability to safely reopen and institutes legal immunity for corporations and companies that are forcing people back to work in unsafe conditions. Flood the phone lines of Majority Leader McConnell and push for a full and just relief package.
14] – Gear up to take action on Mon., Aug. 3 at 4 PM to demand that Comcast --effectively the only internet service provider in Baltimore -- increase its upload and download speeds for all students to make remote school possible! Join with the Baltimore Teachers Union and others for a Car & Bike Caravan from Camden Yards to Comcast's corporate office at McHenry Row. Check out https://www.baltimoreteachers.org/august-3rd-national-day-of-resistance/?emci=71f4df20-71d2-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&emdi=961255ec-81d2-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&ceid=6982266.
15] – On Mon., Aug. 3 from 5 to 8 PM, get with Food Truck Monday at Mt. Zion Church, 1643 E. Churchville Road, Bel Air 21015. Mt. Zion Church is hosting Food Truck Mondays! Each week, through October 26, a few different local food trucks will be featured. Proceeds will benefit Children of Zion Village in Namibia. Food truck lineups will be posted weekly! Each event will be held rain or shine. Skip cooking and come have dinner with us to support a great cause. https://www.facebook.com/events/626485358235756/?event_time_id=626485391569086.
16] – On Mon., Aug. 3 from 7 to 8 PM, Kathy Kelly will try to answer this question: Yemen and Iran: Who Suffers in a State of Siege? She has lived alongside people in war zones who try to survive both military and economic warfare. In Iraq, she and her companions defied U.S./UN economic sanctions by delivering medical relief to Iraqi children and families. Thirteen years of economic sanctions didn't necessarily cause Iraq's dictatorial government to miss a meal. Instead, those sanctions punished Iraq's children. Hundreds of thousands of children died as Iraqis endured a state of siege. Now, Yemeni children suffer through what UNICEF has called a "living hell." Find out more at http://masspeaceaction.org/event/yemen-and-iran-who-suffers-in-a-state-of-siege/?emci=fea9fcf2-36d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&emdi=a5a5a192-39d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&ceid=269591.
17] – On Mon., Aug. 3 from 8 to 9:30 PM, join Sen. Bernie Sanders and an incredible lineup of People's Action leaders. There will be an announcement about the slate of endorsed candidates at the massive Get Out the Vote launch event! RSVP now for our Rise Up 2020 GOTV Launch Event at
18] – Join the Get Money Out of Maryland Teleconference on Mon., Aug. 3 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM. There are two ways to join the conference: Dial 1 929 205 6099, and then use meeting ID: 512 862 260. Or Click on your device if you have downloaded the app from Zoom. The focus will be on organizational sign-ups, public relations, and logistics for lobbying in Annapolis.
19] – On Tues., Aug. 4 from 1:30 to 2 PM, check out Outside Bread for the Journey Soup Kitchen individual lunches given out by Amazing Grace Lutheran Church in Baltimore. This Tuesday soup kitchen will until Dec. 1. The church is at 2424 McElderry St., Baltimore 21205. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/602052220539690/?event_time_id=602052307206348.
20] – On Tues., Aug. 4 from 5 to 7 PM, get with Pantry on the Go Food Distribution hosted by Epiphany Community Center, 2216 Pot Spring Road, Timonium 21093. This free food distribution is sponsored by the Maryland Food Bank and hosted at Epiphany. This will be an outdoor, drive thru, no contact event. This is happening on the first Tuesday of the month. Everyone is welcome to attend! Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/1078464799015859/?event_time_id=1240444216151249.
21] – On Tues., Aug. 4 at 7 PM, find out about Turmoil in Bolivia: Ungovernability, Uncontrolled Pandemic, Economic Crisis, and Postponement of the Elections. The right-wing government of Bolivia that usurped power in a coup last November, announced the postponement of the general elections from September to October 2020. These announcements take place at a time when the candidate of the Towards Socialism Movement (MAS) Luis Arce indisputably leads the citizens' preference to occupy the Presidency of the republic. Former President Evo Morales warned that "a delay in the election date will only harm the people. Find out more at http://masspeaceaction.org/event/turmoil-in-bolivia-ungovernability-uncontrolled-pandemic-economic-crisis-and-postponement-of-the-elections/?emci=fea9fcf2-36d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&emdi=a5a5a192-39d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&ceid=269591.
22] – On Tues., Aug. 4 from 7:30 to 9 PM, figure out From Stormtroopers in Portland Streets to November’s Election. This summer's nationwide struggle against racist police violence takes place at a time when the racist, reactionary forces led by Donald Trump fear repudiation and expansion of democracy on behalf of a multinational movement. What is at stake in the struggle to defund the police, keep the military and Border Patrol out of the streets of U.S. cities, and ensure a fair election in November? To answer these questions we turn to military scholar and critic Lawrence Wilkerson. See http://masspeaceaction.org/event/from-stormtroopers-in-portland-streets-to-novembers-election/?emci=fea9fcf2-36d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&emdi=a5a5a192-39d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&ceid=269591.
23] – On Tues., Aug. 4 from 8 to 9 PM, see what is going on with Resisting State Repression. You know you've got Trump scared when he starts trying to roll out this kind of militarized response! Because folks have been organizing so effectively to defund police under the call from Black leadership, and mass numbers of folks are taking to the streets in multiracial formation, he's responding in ways similar to fascist responses designed to break movements and dismantle our already weak democratic processes. He's experimenting with tactics that he began trying in anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant efforts. Go to http://masspeaceaction.org/event/resisting-state-repression/?emci=fea9fcf2-36d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&emdi=a5a5a192-39d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&ceid=269591.
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
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