Baltimore Activist Alert – August 30 – September 1 2020
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.
1] Books, buttons and stickers
2] Web
site for info on federal legislation
3] Get
involved with NCNR
4] Walk for Change – Aug. 30
5] Join the Positive People Network, Inc. – Aug. 30
6] COVID-19
Outbreak in Gaza – Aug. 30
7] Baltimore Ethical Society closed
– Aug. 30
8] Free Food
Distribution – Aug. 30
9] Health care call – Aug. 30
10] Race and the War Machine – Aug. 30
11] Pentagon
Peace Vigil – Aug. 31
12] The Art of Protest – Aug. 31
13] Land of Kush Food Rescue – Aug. 31
14] Food Collection – Aug. 31
15] McConnell must stop playing politics – Aug. 31
16]
COVID-19 & Racial Justice – Aug. 31
17] Food Truck Monday – Aug. 31
18] What threats to our national security make this
so? – Aug. 31
19] Protect Frontlines Forest Defenders
everywhere! – Aug. 31
20] Get Money
Out of Maryland – Aug. 31
21] Outside Bread for the Journey Soup Kitchen – Sept.
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22] Toward a Post-Nuclear Just Peace – Sept. 1
23] Protest
weapons research at JHU – Sept. 1
24] Legacy of Race & Racism in Georgetown – Sept. 1
25] Candlelight Vigil for Those Lost to Racism – Sept. 1
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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] – On Sun., Aug. 30 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.
5] – On Sun., Aug. 30 at 10 AM, join the Positive People Network, Inc. Conference at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, WDC. The Positive People Network, Inc. will be representing people living with HIV at the March on Washington. See https://www.facebook.com/events/730842154345506/.
6] – On Sun., Aug. 30 at 10 AM ET, find out about the COVID-19 Outbreak in Gaza: Live from the Ground, hosted by CODEPINK: Women for Peace. Visit the Online Event at https://www.codepink.org/covid_outbreak_in_gaza. Earlier this week, Gaza went into lockdown after discovering its first outbreak of the coronavirus. The pandemic has been difficult for everyone, but it is especially threatening to residents of Gaza and other Palestinians. Gaza is already vulnerable due to its fragile healthcare system, the challenges created by the Israeli blockade, and the ongoing energy crisis. Palestine needs help no more than ever. What can be done? Join CODEPINK’s Ariel Gold in conversation with Mona Msaddar and Basman Derawi of We Are Not Numbers, an organization that aims to humanize the Palestinian struggle. Together, they will illuminate the severity of the situation in Gaza, and share ways the rest of the world can help. Join by Zoom here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85148556538.
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., Aug. 30 seems to be cancelled. Email ask@bmorethical.org. Visit https://bmorethical.org/events/?dd_year=2020.
8] – On Sun., Aug. 30 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM ET, get with Free Food Distribution - Fresh fruits & vegetables, hosted by the Indian Cultural Association of Howard County, Maryland. The Indian Cultural Association is pleased to team up with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 4100 St. John's Lane, Ellicott City 21042 to distribute fresh fruits & vegetables. See https://www.facebook.com/events/636791273610865/?event_time_id=636791280277531.
9] – Join the Healthcare Emergency Town Hall on Sun., Aug. 30 at 4 PM. Tell Congress We Need Medicare For All. Invest To Enact Medicare For All And Science-Based Effective, Emergency COVID-19 Response Policies. Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) is working to defeat and root out dangerous, extremist Trumpism. That means we need to be much more than just better than right-wing racists, science deniers, and frauds. We must lead the way on proven successful programs including Expanded and Improved Medicare for All (MFA). Email Mike Fox at info@pdamerica.org to get the secure log in codes.
10] – Race and the War Machine will be discussed on Sun., Aug. 30 from 4 to 5:30 PM as part of an Online Event. Sign up at http://masspeaceaction.org/venue/online-event/?emci=dd363fc3-30e6-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&emdi=878c41be-42e6-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&ceid=269591. Michael McPhearson will lead the discussion. He is currently residing in Seattle, Washington, and was the executive director of Veterans for Peace from October 2013 to June 2019. He is a founding co-chair of the Don’t Shoot Coalition in Saint Louis, MO. Don’t Shoot was organized in the aftermath of the death of Michael Brown, Jr.
So much of the way police in this country and state operate is predicated on enforcing the war of drugs. We know that this approach has completely failed to address the overdose crisis in our state and has only fueled police violence. Progressive Maryland is calling for a special legislative session to address both the eviction crisis and the war on drugs. Remove the enforcement of the drug war from police hands, and it will protect both drug users and Black and Brown communities across our state. On Mon., Aug. 31 from 6 to 7:30 PM, come together for a training on how to text Marylanders to demand our legislators address the crisis of violent policing and the war on drugs. RSVP to receive the Zoom info: https://secure.everyaction.com/W7kOm0qCS0Owz_Q1XDDyQQ2?emci=d84c980c-a6e8-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&emdi=3234a91b-ace8-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&ceid=136680.
11] – 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. 31, 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.
12] – On Mon., Aug. 31 from 10 AM to 4 PM, check out The Art of Protest, hosted by the Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster 21157. It will continue each morning at 10 AM until Sept. 15. See a collection of homemade signs that were used in a variety of 2020 protests. RSVP to the reception here: https://sforce.co/2E9Xjd4. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/232854097755058/?event_time_id=232854131088388.
13] – On Mon., Aug. 31 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.
14] – On Mon., Aug. 31 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.
15] – Majority Leader Mitch McConnell must stop playing politics with the lives of poor and low-income people, who are being forced out of their homes during a pandemic. As of Aug. 24, the last remaining federal protection established by the CARES Act vanished, leaving an estimated 30 million to 40 million Americans facing eviction. And that number doesn't include those who could lose their homes from foreclosure. Hear from those on the frontlines of this crisis and once again flood McConnell’s phone lines with thousands of calls. Once again, on Mon., Aug. 31 at 3:30 PM, flood his office with calls. Go to https://actionnetwork.org/events/national-moral-monday-digital-march-on-mcconnell-pass-a-just-stimulus-and-stop-evictions?source=direct_link&&link_id=5&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_904871&email_subject=voting-is-power-unleashed.
16] – On Mon., Aug. 31 from 4 to 5 PM, check out COVID-19 & Racial Justice: Responding to Dual Pandemics, hosted by the Talbot County Free Library and Anne Arundel County Public Library. Get more info about this Online Event at https://howardcounty.librarycalendar.com/events/covid-19-racial-justice-responding-dual-pandemics. Our country is in the midst of two simultaneous pandemics. COVID-19 continues to alter our daily lives. At the same time, and for the past 400+ years, Black Americans have been facing the ongoing pandemic of Racial Injustice. We are at a moment of intersection between these two crises. Former Secretary of Education under President Obama John B. King Jr. and Sabina Taj, Education professional, will discuss the dual crises and ask: how do we move forward, together? REGISTRATION is REQUIRED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE EVENT LINK: https://howardcounty.librarycalendar.com/events/covid-19-racial-justice-responding-dual-pandemics. See https://www.facebook.com/events/295160308433324/.
17] – On Mon., Aug. 31 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.
18] – The Ploughshares Fund is hosting Three Happy Hours via Zoom, and the first is on Mon., Aug. 31 at 7 PM ET. What threats to our national security make this so? How do democratic processes impact foreign policy goals? As we face a global pandemic and recession, how do nuclear weapons impact budgetary priorities and define the key relationships around the world that are critical to our safety? RSVP at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vY-IXUbQSNKo2RZI_L6E6A. Email bfisk@ploughshares.org.
19] – The fires raging from the Amazon to Indonesia have been absolutely devastating to frontline and Indigenous communities -- especially during a global pandemic. We want you to hear first-hand what’s happening on the ground as rainforests are being intentionally set on fire for profit. The Rainforest Action Network is holding a webinar and rally on Mon., Aug. 31 to hear from the frontlines and take action in solidarity with the movement to protect Frontlines Forest Defenders everywhere! RSVP for the Aug. 31 at 8 PM ET webinar at https://act.ran.org/page/21819/subscribe/1?ea.tracking.id=e_en&en_og_source=e_en&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=EngagingNetworks&utm_campaign=utm_campaign&utm_content=FWOA+-+Webinar+-+Organizing+B&ea.url.id=570930. You can’t travel to the Amazon or Indonesia, but you can meet the Forest Defenders fighting to protect them from corporate destruction. And you can help them put out the fires.
20] – Join the Get Money Out of Maryland Teleconference on Mon., Aug. 31 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.
21] – On Tues., Sept. 1 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.
22] – On Tues., Sept. 1 from 4 to 5 PM, get with Toward a Post-Nuclear Just Peace, hosted by The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and Georgetown University Press. To receive the Zoom webinar link, RSVP by noon EST on Tues., Sept. 1 using this link: https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/toward-a-post-nuclear-just-peace#rsvp. On November 10, 2017, Pope Francis became the first pontiff to ban nuclear weapons outright, even for the purpose of deterrence. At a Vatican conference of leaders in the field of disarmament, he made it clear that the possession of the bomb itself was immoral. The Catholic Church's advocacy of nuclear abolition presents an opportunity for global leaders to connect disarmament to larger movements for peace, pointing toward future action. In a similar development including voices from violent conflict zones and Vatican conferences in 2016 and 2019, the just peace ethic provides a crucial framework for considering how we might proceed on this issue and other intense conflicts. Recognizing that all life is sacred while also seeking peace through violence is an untenable position. Just peace is an important framework for considering how we might pursue a nonnuclear peace. It turns our attention to creative strategies of active nonviolence embedded in the characters of the practitioners.
In this conversation, Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., co-editor of A World Free from Nuclear Weapons (2020), and Eli McCarthy, editor of A Just Peace Ethic Primer (2020), will discuss the implications of the Pope’s stance on nuclear disarmament and how a just peace might be pursued more faithfully, consistently, and effectively. Topics will include the Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, the challenges of the new nuclear age, the three categories of a just peace ethic and a case example, and the agenda for both theoretical inquiry and programs of social action in pursuit of a post-nuclear peace. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/340157380696853/.
23] – There is a Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. on Tuesdays from 5 to 6 PM. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607. You may consider contacting President Ron Daniels and telling him that the university should reject all military contracts, including those for killer drone and nuclear weapons research. The president’s mailing address is Office of the President, 242 Garland Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218. You can also reach his office by Phone: (410) 516-8068, Fax: (410) 516-6097 or email: president@jhu.edu.
24] – On Tues., Sept. 1 from 6:30 to 8 PM, find out about Reckoning the Legacy of Race & Racism in Georgetown, hosted by Tudor Place Historic House & Garden, Dumbarton House, NSCDA Museum & Headquarters and Mt. Zion-Female Union Band Historic Memorial Park. For info on this Online Event, visit dumbartonhouse.org/event/healing-through-history. Join a panel of thought leaders, academics, and descendants for a conversation about race and racism in Georgetown.
Much of residential and commercial Georgetown was built by free and enslaved African Americans and, for many years, Georgetown was an extremely diverse neighborhood. According to census data, in 1800 34% of Georgetown residents were free or enslaved African Americans while Black Georgetowners account for less than 6% of the population today. Following the national response to the murder of George Floyd, Healing through History will explore the policies and practices that led to this change, bringing a critical and crucial lens to our neighborhood
25] – On Tues., Sept. 1 at 7 PM, join a Candlelight Vigil for Those Lost to Racism, hosted by St. Joseph's on Capitol Hill Catholic Church, 313 2nd St. NE, WDC 20002. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/candlelight-vigil-for-those-lost-to-racism-tickets-117038690875. Join with neighbors from Capitol Hill faith communities to witness against the evil of institutional racism and call for change. The fight against racism concerns everyone, especially Christians. When Christ was asked which was the first of all the commandments, He replied, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ And the second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself’” (Mk 12: 28-31).
America’s original sin – that of racism against African Americans – is entrenched not just in our history, but in our political structure, legal system, and social fabric. It is so entrenched that some do not even recognize it for what it is. Our Bishops state that “Racism is an attack on the image of God that has been given to every one of us by the Creator (Gen. 5:1-3). Because each person has been created by God, we are all united together with the Lord and with each other. Racism rejects what God has done by refusing to acknowledge the image of God in the other, the stranger and the one who is different. The fact that we were created in the image of God should remind us that each person is a living expression of God that must be respected and preserved and never dishonored.” Pray for victims of institutional racism and call for healing in our Church, our community and our country. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1440419536343290/.
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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