Baltimore Activist Alert -- August 21 -23, 2020

 56] Climate Strikes vs. Chase Bank – Aug. 21

57] Clear the Shelters 2020 Adoption Event – Aug. 21 - 31

58] Protest Movements and Refugee Inclusion – Aug. 21

59] The Sensibilities of Trees – Aug. 21

60] Food rescue – Aug. 21

61] White House vigil – Aug. 21

62] Women in Black VIGILS FOR PEACE – Aug. 21

63] What Woman Suffrage Means Novel -- Aug. 21

64] Palestinian Diaspora Stories – Aug. 21

65] Kateri Peace Conference – Aug. 21

66] Film CODED BIAS – Aug. 21 & 23

67] Save the Post Office – Aug. 21

68] Fresh Fruit Friday – Aug. 21

69] An Introduction to Cooperative Conversations – Aug. 22

70] Peace and justice vigil – Aug. 21

71] Faith Based Community Walk and Ride – Aug. 21

72] Livestream featuring Rep. Ayanna Pressley – Aug. 21

73] Free Food Distribution – Aug. 22

74] August Food Distribution – Aug. 22

75] Save the Post Office – Aug. 22

76] Virtual Summit on issues of re-entry – Aug. 22

77] STOP the Traffic – Aug. 22

78] Organizing Meeting for Prisoners Solidarity – Aug. 22

79] National Day of Action for Improved Medicare for All! – Aug. 22

80] Vigil for ethnic minorities in Burma – Aug. 22

81] New Book: “Confessions of a Radical Academic”

82] Contribute to the Lin Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship

83] Do you need a doctor?

84] Two Berrigan Books still in print

85] Emergency Demonstration against an attack on Venezuela or Iran  

86] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

87] Do you need any book shelves?

88] Join the Global Zero campaign.

89] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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56] – On Fri., Aug. 14 from 9 AM to 9 PM, get with the Climate Strikes vs. Chase Bank Every Friday! Flatten the climate pollution curve together! Help 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. You can post your own virtual climate strike on social media in 4 easy steps: https://www.climatefirst.us/calendar. Contact Ted at tconwell@climatefirst.us/ (301) 589-7598 (mobile). Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/3398894953477457/.

57] -- Clear The Shelters 2020 Adoption Event, hosted by the Montgomery County Animal Services & Adoption Center starting on Fri., Aug.  14 from 10 AM to 5:30 PM and continuing each day until Aug. 31. The Adoption Center is at 7315 Muncaster Mill Road, Derwood 20855, and is participating in NBC/ Telemundo's "Clear the Shelters" adoption event! Eastern Motors is sponsoring the adoption fees for the first 40 animals adopted! So start browsing the available animals! Adoptions are by APPOINTMENT ONLY! To make an appointment, fill out an adoption questionnaire and email it to the adoptions team who will contact you with available appointment times. For full details visit our COVID-19 adoption page below: https://montgomerycountymd.gov/animalservices/adoption/covidadoption.html. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2145662548910452/?event_time_id=2151880574955316.

58] -- On Fri., Aug. 21 from 11 to noon, get into Protest Movements and Refugee Inclusion in Civil Society, hosted by the Middle East Institute. See https://www.mei.edu/events/protest-movements-and-refugee-inclusion-civil-society. Protests in Iraq and Lebanon have drawn global attention as protestors advocate for political and economic reform and an end to corruption, especially in the wake of the Beirut blast and Lebanon’s disaster response. These countries also face economic crisis and socio-political challenges relating to the millions of refugees and IDPs within their borders and the lack of sustainable policies to address displaced people’s needs. In Lebanon and Iraq, refugees and IDPs face discrimination and lack of access to educational and public health resources in addition to the widespread economic pain and disenfranchisement that these countries protest movements aim to confront. See https://www.facebook.com/events/619316702053050/.

59] – On Fri., Aug. 21 from 11 to 11:20 AM, check out The Sensibilities of Trees, hosted by The Howard County Conservancy. Is your memory as good as a tree’s memory? Discover how trees sense the world around them- sight, sound, and tactile with tree expert Lou Meyer! Simply visit the Conservancy’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/643297669628569/.

60] – On Fri., Aug. 21 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.

61] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Aug. 21 at noon.  Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.

62] – There will be two Women in Black VIGILS FOR PEACE on Fri., Aug. 21 from noon to 1 PM.  One is at Roland Park Place, 830 W. 40th St., Baltimore.  Free Parking is available. There will be NO LUNCH.   If it doesn't rain, vigil. If it rains, the vigil will be cancelled.  If you arrive for the vigil and don't see someone else, please don't leave. Other folks are on the way.  Email awyattbr@gmail.com.

The other is in Chestertown, Kent County on the Eastern Shore in Memorial Park at Cross Street & Park Row.  This will be a safe-distanced stand for Peace with Justice & No to War. Email wibbaltimore@peacepath911.org.

63] – On Fri., Aug. 21 at noon,  see What Woman Suffrage Means from an Interview with Ellen Carol DuBois, hosted by the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, 144 Constitution Ave. NE, WDC 20002. What does the fight for the vote mean for us in the 21st century? Join the staff of Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument and the National Woman's Party here on Facebook for the premiere video of the interview with noted suffrage scholar Ellen Carol DuBois. Discuss some of the lesser-known events and activists in the long woman suffrage movement from Dr. DuBois's book "Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote." Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/577076306308320/.

64] – On Fri., Aug. 21 from noon to 1 PM, catch the Palestinian Diaspora Stories: Chile and Colombia, hosted by the Museum of the Palestinian People. Discuss the Palestinian Diaspora community in Chile and Colombia. With 500,000 Palestinian-Chileans, Chile is recognized for having the largest Palestinian diaspora community outside the Arab world. Palestinians began migrating to Latin America in the 1800’s and there have been waves of migration ever since. The suggested donation is $10. To become a Resilience Monthly Club members, visit mpp-dc.org/resilience/.  Visit the website at mpp-dc.org. See https://www.facebook.com/events/611859829730227/.

65] - Attend the 22nd Annual Kateri Peace Conference on Fri., Aug. 21 from 1 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM ET and Sat., Aug. 22 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM ET. It is called BENDING THE ARC: Striving for Peace and Justice in a World of Endless War. It is supported on ZOOM by WORLD BEYOND WAR. Participants can join via a device with an internet connection, or dial in via telephone. Once you purchase tickets, you will receive an email with the Zoom information. The event will be recorded and available for viewing afterwards. Get tickets at https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/the-22nd-annual-kateri-peace-conference.  Hear from Medea Benjamin, Kathy Kelly, Ed Kinane, Nick Mottern, Bill Quigley and others.

66] – MediaJustice is a proud sponsor of this year's BlackStar Film Festival, an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora and of global communities of color. The group will present a film CODED BIAS on Fri., Aug. 21 at 1:30 PM ET and a panel discussion  Cultural Work in the Wake, moderated by MediaJustice Board Chair, Sage Crump, on Sun., Aug. 23 at 4 PM ET. Tune in at https://mediajustice.org/news/mediajustice-is-going-to-the-movies/.

67] –  JOIN the YORK ROAD PARTNERSIP on Fri., Aug. 21 from 3:30 to 5 PM & on Mon., Aug. 24 from 5:30 to 6:15 PM at the Govans PO, 4904 York Road for rallies in support of USPS.  Bring signs, or pots & spoons, or NYE noisemakers, or just your frustration and outrage that a US President would even contemplate politicizing the USPS for even theoretical political / electoral advantage, or for personal vindictiveness vs Bezos/WaPo/Amazon… especially when postal workers are busting their butts trying to cover for sick and quarantined co-workers.  It is just wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong!

The chaos unleashed by the neophyte postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, an ethically-conflicted Trump mega donor businessman crony who continues to own millions of dollars’ worth of shares in USPS-contracting and -competing private companies, has got to stop!  The timing is just toooooo coincidental:  Jan-June 2020 - Covid response gets botched by Trump/GOP… June 2020 – Trump sycophant Louis DeJoy (wife works for White House) appointed Pmstr Gnl… July-Aug 2020 Vote-by-Mail debate ensues, & Trump gets paranoid, opposes it… July-Aug 2020 – USPS overtime banned despite carriers getting Covid, others getting quarantined, staff shortages everywhere… stamps, forms, supplies not delivered to local post offices… mail sorting equipment begins to get decommissioned…mailboxes begin to get snatched off the streets… mail deliveries get hugely bogged down… etc… etc…

68] - On Fri., Aug. 21 from 4 to 6 PM, enjoy Fresh Fruit Friday at TrinityLife, 2122 W. Joppa Road, Lutherville 21093. Drive up, pop your trunk and receive boxes of healthy produce to fill your fridge! If you are part of the community, know you are welcomed, wanted and loved! Use I695 Exit 23B - Falls Road, then turn onto Joppa Rd. The volunteer check-in is at 3 PM! Click this link for Volunteer Registration - https://app.vomo.org/project/fresh-fruit-friday-aug21.  Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2949268348535336/.

69] –    On Fri., Aug. 21 from 4 PM, get with a Webinar: An Introduction to Cooperative Conversations presented by Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy. Visit https://baltimoreroundtable.org/.

70] -- 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 Aug. 21. From 6 to 6:30 PM strategize. Black Lives Matter. Stop the Killing. Physical distancing applies. Wear your face mask. Email homewoodfriends@gmail.com or call 410-235-4438. Quaker values call us to speak truth and to seek equality for all people. We aim to follow Bayard Rustin’s wisdom that “we need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers” and John Lewis’s call to “make good trouble.” See https://www.facebook.com/events/311508100243529/?event_time_id=311508113576861.

71] –    On Fri., Aug. 21 from 5:45 to 8:45 PM, be at the Faith Based Community Walk and Ride, hosted by Voices Action Network at North & Hilton, Baltimore 21216. It is hoped that 1000 Survivors will bring their voices to the event. Reclaim the Community! Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/724413881336646/.

72] –    The Indivisible Kick-off a weekend of voter contact events with a livestream featuring Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who will talk about all of the amazing things Indivisible groups are doing (and how you can get involved) to reach the voters needed to win. Hear Rep. Pressley on Fri., Aug. 21 at 8 PM ET. Register here https://act.indivisible.org/signup/dnc-livestream-ayanna-pressley/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=live_20200817&t=27&akid=63730%2E839288%2E13xajO.

73] – On Sat., Aug. 22 from 10 AM to 12:30 PM, enjoy Free Food Distribution by the Indian Cultural Association & Iskcon. Come to 200 Bloomsbury Ave., Catonsville 21228. This is a DRIVE-THRU, CONTACT-FREE. Look at www.icahoward.org or email contact@icahoward.org.  See https://www.facebook.com/events/572171257005019/?event_time_id=572171263671685.

74] – On Sat., Aug. 22 from 10 AM to noon, get with the August Food Distribution at the Franciscan Center, 101 W. 23rd St., Baltimore 21218.  There is a need of 30 volunteers to help us unpack and set up a food market to give away 10,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables.  Email Volunteer@fcbmore.org or go FCBMORE.volunteerhub.com to register directly.  Volunteers are needed at 8 AM. See https://www.facebook.com/events/313331586693274/.

75] – Save the Post Office on Sat., Aug. 22 at 11 AM at the Towson Post Office. This is part of a nationwide event held at many of the 31,000 post offices. Bring a sign that shows why you love the post office and want to save it from the administration's sabotage. Face masks and 6-foot distancing are required. If you are more comfortable in your car, deck it out with signs or banners. The post office is at the southwest corner of Chesapeake Avenue and Washington Avenue.

76] – On Sat., Aug. 22 from 11 AM to 1 PM, get over to a Faith Community Virtual Summit on issues of re-entry. In this pandemic environment, social and economic re-entry from mass incarceration is even more difficult than usual. Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/CCcA-IS6CEezQQ7pxsxQ-w2. Re-entry -- now more than ever. In this pandemic environment, social and economic re-entry from mass incarceration is even more difficult than usual. Members of the faith-based community are presenting a Virtual Summit on issues of re-entry on Sat., Aug. 22 from 11 AM to 1 PM. Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/CCcA-IS6CEezQQ7pxsxQ-w2.

77] – On Sat., Aug. 22 at 11 AM, STOP the Traffic, hosted by Ashley Hooper at the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial, 100 Main St., Annapolis 21401. There’s no conspiracy about human trafficking!!! Masks are required for the walk from the Alex Haley Memorial to Main St., to Francis St., around State Circle returning to the Alex Haley Memorial. See https://www.facebook.com/events/601018680559996.

78] – On Sat., Aug. 22 from 2 to 5 PM, get over to the Peoples Power Assembly & Organizing Meeting for Prisoners Solidarity at Calvert St. Park, 22nd and N. Calvert Sts., Baltimore. This is a continuing effort to hear from the people and an organizing meeting to discuss next steps. Complaints continue to pour in from Maryland prisoners about inhumane conditions and the life and death threat of COVID. This meeting will be OUT DOORS in a park. You must wear a mask. Bring a chair or blanket. See https://www.facebook.com/events/593086171361994/.

79] – Join the National Nurses United on Sat., Aug. 22 at 4:30 PM for a National Day of Action for Improved Medicare for All!  We’re in the midst of a public health crisis and a fight for democracy. Our current system is failing to protect millions — many of whom have lost their employer-based health care when they need it most. Join the National Day of Action for Medicare for All to show our communities and elected leaders that we are fighting for universal, guaranteed care for all. Participate in DC Medicare for All Sign Holding Action at Bakers Lounge, 3617 12th St. NE WDC 20017.Improved and expanded Medicare for All will guarantee healthcare for everyone in our community, no matter where we work, how much money we make, regardless immigration status. Everybody in, nobody out! See https://events.medicare4all.org/?zipcode=21212.

80] – Action Corps invites you to join us for a vigil for ethnic minorities in Burma on Sat., Aug. 22 at 8 PM ET. Remember those who have passed away and are currently suffering under the attacks of the Burmese military, even in the midst of the devastating coronavirus pandemic. The event will feature human rights activists, Action Corps policy experts, and members of the Burmese diaspora. Learn the history of persecution of ethnic minorities in Burma and discuss the current situation. There will also be space to process in breakout groups, reflect, and chart a path forward through legislative action. Email national@actioncorps.org. Register at https://actionnetwork.org/events/virtual-vigil-for-justice-solidarity?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-822-vigil-for-burma&email_referrer=email_891133___subject_1219091&email_subject=next-saturday-vigil-for-burma.

81] – Check out a New Book: “Confessions of a Radical Academic: A Memoir by Fred L. Pincus,” now available from Adelaide Books (https://adelaidebooks.org/collections/latest-releases/products/confessions-of-a-radical-academic) or from Amazon.  Fred taught sociology at UMBC for more than 40 years and is on the board of Research Associates Foundation.  His memoir details his struggles to have a successful career while keeping true to his radical principles and activism.  One major theme is his struggle with race and racism both on and off campus. Go to www.fredlpincus.com.

82] – Consider making a donation to a scholarship in her honor that would be most welcome.  Contributions to the Lin Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship can be made online via https://www.ndm.edu/lin-romano-peace-and-justice-scholarship or by check made out to Notre Dame of Maryland University (Memo line: Lin Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship) and mailed to Notre Dame of Maryland University, Office of Institutional Advancement, 4701 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210.

83] – Yousef Zarbalian [mailto:yzarbali@gmail.com] started his own medical practice in December before the pandemic hit. It is called East-West Medicine and Rheumatology, and its website is EastWestMD.com.  Yousef is licensed in Maryland and Virginia. He is doing primary care as well as rheumatologic care (focusing on joint problems and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and sjogren's).  He is offering telemedicine visits, and he has very reasonable rates for uninsured individuals.  He makes use of herbs (which can be sent directly to patients from the herbal dispensary) as well as prescribing medications to their local pharmacy if needed.  

84] –Two books by Fred Wilcox are still in print.  The first one is “Fighting the Lamb's War Skirmishes with the American Empire” by Philip Berrigan and Fred A. Wilcox with a FOREWORD by Tripp York.  It can be purchased by Wipf and Stock: https://wipfandstock.com/fighting-the-lamb-s-war.html.  It is a Memoir in paperback/ISBN: 9781532660078/240 pages/republished 8/21/2018/ Retail Price: $26.00/and Web Price: $20.80.

  The second one is “Uncommon Martyrs The Berrigans, the Catholic Left, and the Plowshares Movement” by Fred Wilcox, who profiles members of this anti-war movement, whose Christianity compels them to acts of civil disobedience against the military industrial complex.  The ISBN is 0201522314/$6.50 for a hardcover, and it can be purchased at Powell's Books.  See https://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/book-reviews/view/7094/uncommon-martyrs.

85] – The Trump Administration is again beating the war drums.  Most recently, the target is Iran.  Should the Trump administration initiate an act of war against Iran, consider joining us. It is a violation of U.S. law for the Trump Administration to attack a country that has not attacked us, as only Congress can declare war. The Trump administration is nevertheless beating the war drums for war against Iran and Venezuela. Should a war criminal, John Bolton, convince Trump to attack either of these countries, such a military strike would demand an immediate and unequivocal response from us to show that we will not tolerate his abuse of power.

   Let's mobilize to show that we the people will not tolerate another military adventure, which would be bound to have profound negative consequences. If a military strike against Iran or Venezuela takes place, then meet at 33rd and N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218. If the attack is before 2 PM local time, then the event will begin at 5 PM, local time. If the attack occurs after 5 PM local time, then the event will begin at 5 PM, local time, the following day. Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.   

86] -- If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs, records, tarps and table cloths, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

87] -- Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

88] -- Join an extraordinary global campaign for the elimination of nuclear weapons: http://www.globalzero.org/sign-declaration. A growing group of leaders around the world is calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons and a majority of the global public agrees.  This is an historic window of opportunity.  With momentum already building in favor of Zero, a major show of support from people around the world could tip the balance. When it comes to nuclear weapons, one is one too many.

89] – A Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org; call 202-682-4282.

Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Ph: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.

“One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan