Baltimore Activist Alert – August 9 – 12,
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] Send a card
to Sirkka Holm 9
5] Reflecting on the atomic
bombing of Nagasaki – Aug. 9
6] Walk for Change – Aug. 9
7] Baltimore Ethical Society closed
– Aug. 9
8] Meet and
Greet via Zoom with Brandon Scott – Aug. 9
9] Baltimore’s Nagasaki
Commemoration – Aug. 9
10] 75th
Anniversaries Working Group – Aug. 9
11] MUPJ meeting – Aug. 9
12]
Emergency
Healthcare Town Hall – Aug. 9
13] Black Lives Matter Vigil – Aug. 9
14] Issue a
"Plea for Peace" –
Aug. 9
15] Black Lives Mater and Hiroshima/Nagasaki – Aug. 9
16] Pentagon
Peace Vigil – Aug. 10
17] Land of Kush Food Rescue – Aug. 10
18] Food Collection – Aug. 10
19] Moral Monday to Stop McConnell’s Misery – Aug. 10
20] Food Truck Monday – Aug. 10
21] Conversation with Professor Ron – Aug. 10
22] Hike for Lebanon – Aug.
10
23] DC for Democracy – Aug. 10
24] Get Money
Out of Maryland – Aug. 10
25] Outside Bread for the Journey Soup Kitchen –
Aug. 11
26] Protest
weapons research at JHU – Aug. 11
27] Baltimore Progressive
Maryland meeting – Aug. 11
28] Equity and Environmental Justice – Aug. 11
29] Film RIGGED – Aug. 11
30] Paramilitaries as Constitutional Threats – Aug. 11
31] Meet Mia Mason – Aug. 11
32] Toxic Burn
Pit Exposure Town Hall– Aug. 11
33] Volunteer Call with Greenpeace – Aug. 11 - 12
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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] – Lou Curran enlightened me about Sirkka Holm who will celebrate her 100th birthday on August 15. She was one of thirteen Baltimoreans grilled during Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s 3-day HUAC hearings in Baltimore, Room 556, Courthouse East. She is ambulatory, lucid and literate. Cards can be sent to her at Summerhill Assisted Living, 183 Old Dublin Road, Peterborough, NH 03458. Lou's parents are also at Summerhill. She has witnessed almost a century of Finnish-American history. Her grandfather fought for the Reds during the Finnish Civil War, and her immigrant parents were involved in labor strikes. She was trailed by the FBI and was the first woman on the East Coast to be subpoenaed to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Sirkka's fascinating life included years on the Finnish-American amateur stage and service overseas during World War II. She has spent her life fighting for what she believes in and the rights of others. She has devoted her life to progressive and liberal causes, and has written numerous books and done research on Finnish-America, socialism, labor, peace activities and feminism.
5] – Reflecting on the atomic bombing of Nagasaki with Reiko Asato and Joseph Gerson on Sun., Aug. 9 from 8 to 10 AM EDT. Register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-bomb-on-my-back-tickets-112688079078. Gerson will speak about his research on Sumiteru TANIGUCHI and Senji YAMAGUCHI, two survivors (Hibakusha) of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945. Asato, from the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo), will speak about the International Peace Wave 2020 and report from the 2020 World Conference against a&H Bombs.
6] – On Sun., Aug. 9 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.
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. 9 seems to be cancelled. Email ask@bmorethical.org. Visit https://bmorethical.org/events/?dd_year=2020.
8] – On Sun., Aug. 9 from noon to 1 PM, do a Meet and Greet via Zoom with Brandon Scott, hosted by Stony Run Friends Meeting. See https://www.facebook.com/events/727415218058294/.
9] – On August 9 from 12:30 to 2:30 PM, participants will commemorate the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. Some of the vigilers will start at Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 North Charles Street and spread out on corners up Charles Street. People will wear masks and stay six feet from others. Other participants will gather at 12:30 PM on 29th Street on the south end of Wyman Park. At 1 PM, the caravan would head north on Howard Street and turn right on Art Museum Drive and left by Homewood Meetinghouse. The caravan would then head north on Charles Street all the way to Stony Run Meetinghouse. There the cars would turn around and head south on Charles Street back to 29th Street on the south end of Wyman Park. The vehicles in the car caravan will be decorated with anti-nuclear messages and will have their blinkers on. The drivers will honk their horns when appropriate. Please let Max know if you intend to be in the car caravan. Then there will be an anti-nuclear weapons strategy session outside Homewood.
We will also recognize the bravery of the Kings Bay Plowshares, seven Roman Catholic activists, including Baltimore’s Elizabeth McAlister, who were arrested at a Trident Submarine Base in Georgia on April 4, 2018. All were convicted in October 2019 of conspiracy, depredation of government and naval property, and trespassing. McAlister has been sentenced to time served. The others await sentencing, and remain concerned about going to prison during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rev. Steve Kelly, SJ has remained in a county jail in Georgia since April 4, 1918.
10] – The 75th Anniversaries Working Group invites you to tune into many presentations on Sun., Aug. 9 from 2 through 9 PM --https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qq7ngF7z4I. Other ways of watching are at https://www.hiroshimanagasaki75.org/events or bit.ly/stillhere-rsvp. Finally, you can watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeyondtheBomb/posts/1416312548563778?utm_source=Hiroshima%20and%20Nagasaki%2075%20Coordinating%20List&utm_campaign=8389e3b83a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_17_07_54_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ceb9d77f32-8389e3b83a-391870346.
11] – Maryland United for Peace and Justice, Inc. will be meeting on Sun., Aug. 9 from 3 to 4:15 PM. The dial-in number is (712) 775-7031, and the access code is 223-943-805#. For an online connection, click on the link: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/223-943-805. The online meeting ID is 223-943-805. Contact Paulette Hammond at 443-418-5479 (c).
12] – Join the Progressive Democrats of America Weekly Emergency Healthcare Town Hall with Jen Perelman, candidate for congress in FL-23, running against Debbie Wasserman-Schultz on Sun., Aug. 9 from 4 to 5 ET. Contact Mike Fox at mikefox@pdamerica.org to receive the secure video conference/call numbers. Dr. Bill Honigman will discuss the COVID-19 emergency, and will try to find some solutions!
13] – On Sun., July 12 from 4 to 5 PM, get over to a Black Lives Matter Vigil at Governor Warfield Parkway and Windstream Drive, Columbia. This vigil will continue on the second Sunday of the month through May 13, 2021. This is a public witness to the problem of anti-Black racism in our neighborhood, our nation, and our world. Wear masks, observe physical distancing, and bring your own signs. See https://www.facebook.com/events/292559938613842/?event_time_id=292559981947171.
14] – On the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, join a Commemoration & Protest, hosted by the Brandywine Peace Community. Issue a "Plea for Peace" on Sun., Aug. 9 from 6 to 7:30 PM. Abolish Nuclear Weapons, War, and White Supremacy. Gather at Saints Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Cathedral, 18th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Center City Philadelphia. Gather there in Memory of St. Mary's Urakami Roman Catholic Cathedral, Ground Zero of the world's 2nd atomic bombing. Contact the Brandywine Peace Community at 215-843-4827 or www.brandywinepeace.com.
15] – On August 9 from 7 to 9 PM, we will host a Zoom conference with Dr. Vince Intondi entitled "A Discussion on the Connections between Black Lives Matter and the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki." He is the author of “African Americans against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colonialism, and the Black Freedom Movement,” which is available through Stanford University Press. Intondi is a Professor of History and Director of the Institute for Race, Justice, and Civic Engagement at Montgomery College in Takoma Park, Maryland. From 2009-2017, Intondi was Director of Research for American University’s Nuclear Studies Institute in Washington, DC. Prior to teaching at Montgomery College, Intondi was an Associate Professor of History at Seminole State College in Sanford, Florida, and regularly works with organizations exploring ways to include more diverse voices in the nuclear disarmament movement. His research focuses on the intersection of race and nuclear weapons.
Besides discussing the book and examining the Black Lives Matter protests, we will look back to June 12, 1982 to remember the largest peace demonstration in US history when possibly one million of us were in New York City at the No Nukes march and rally. This day is well-covered in the documentary IN OUR HANDS by Robert Richter, and those in attendance included Coretta Scott King, Helen Caldicott, Peter Seeger, Meryl Streep, Rita Marley, and Randy Forsberg. During the Zoom conference, we will discuss why that movement dissipated. And we will ponder if we can organize a massive anti-nuclear movement once again. For more information, call Max at 410-323-1607 or email him at mobuszewski2001@comcast.net.
The Zoom conference is full. However, you can participate on Facebook by going to Maryland Peace Action. Please submit any questions to jlathey@comcast.net.
16] – 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. 10, 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.
17] – On Mon., Aug. 10 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.
18] – On Mon., Aug. 10 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.
19] – On Mon., Aug. 10 from 3:30 to 5 PM, the Poor Peoples Campaign is coming back for a second Moral Monday March on McConnell, and will stage a digital “sit-in” and massive call-in to Senator McConnell’s offices to demand that he stops causing misery, meanness and mayhem for our people and nation. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/moral-monday-march-on-mcconnell-ii/?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-moral-monday-now-is-no-time-to-stop-pushing&email_referrer=email_884819&email_subject=moral-monday-march-on-mcconnell-returns.
20] – On Mon., Aug. 10 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.
21] – Have a Conversation with Professor Ron: Unpacking Community, Society, and Ourselves on Mon., Aug. 10 from 6 to 8 PM. Go deeper into dissecting the true nature of community, society and America, how they impact the critical issues of our time, and what fundamental actions can be taken to create what we really want. Join Professor Ron in this highly interactive, multi-layered, thought provoking conversation in a virtual setting with other creative, open minded, critically thinking concerned citizens. RSVP at ronkiplingwilliams@gmail.com to receive the link for the virtual conversation.
22] – On Mon., Aug. 10 at 6:30 PM, do a Hike For Lebanon, hosted by the Islamic Society of Baltimore Youth Group, 6631 Johnnycake Road, Baltimore 21244. Hike for Lebanon at the Patapsco Soapstone Trail, and then join a discussion on raising awareness for Lebanon and what you can do to help. The suggested donation is $10. All proceeds go to HHRD Lebanon emergency relief -- HHRD.org/Lebanon. See https://www.facebook.com/events/3348720761815976/.
23] – Are you interested in how to make our democracy more inclusive and accessible for the November election and in the longer term? Join DC for Democracy and Ed Lazere on Mon., Aug. 10 from 7 to 8:30 PM for a virtual town hall to learn more about the November Election, Ranked Choice Voting, Voting from Home, Inclusive Democracy, and Restore the Vote! There will be a number of guest speakers. Click here for details and to RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/strengthening-democracy-town-hall?source=email&.
24] – Join the Get Money Out of Maryland Teleconference on Mon., Aug. 10 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.
25] – On Tues., Aug. 11 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.
26] – 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. On Tues., Aug. 11 from 5 to 6 PM, find out about the Freedom of Information Act, hosted by the International Studies Program at Hopkins. Learn how to work with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from FOIA Associate Claire Harvey. This event will take place over Zoom. Register at https://www.facebook.com/events/592748611408914/.
27] –On Tues., Aug. 11 from 6 to 7:30 PM, the Baltimore chapter of Progressive Maryland will have its August chapter meeting. Discuss issues around criminal justice, re-entry and our returning citizens. Hear more details on upcoming events and actions that are being planned in the city and across the state. RSVP here to get the Zoom link for the meeting: https://secure.everyaction.com/8IRwgOsxVUynXxojrrOyqQ2.
28] – On Tues., Aug. 11 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM, get with this Webinar: Equity and Environmental Justice around the Bay, hosted by Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Join CBF and a panel of elected leaders and community advocates for perspectives on recent environmental justice victories around the Bay watershed. Register at https://www.facebook.com/events/303179137496424/.
29] – On Tues., Aug. 11 from 7 to 8:30 PM, watch RIGGED: the Voter Suppression Playbook, hosted by the Poor People's Campaign. This film exposes the decade-long effort to prevent non-whites and younger people from voting or having their vote count. It also shows the fights being waged to protect our democracy and features Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II. Register at the Tickets link in order to receive Zoom access information: https://www.facebook.com/events/661991371067904/.
30] – On Tues., Aug. 11 from 7 to 9 PM, Profs & Pints Online: Paramilitaries as Constitutional Threats. Visit https://www.crowdcast.io/e/paramilitaries. Profs and Pints Online presents: “Paramilitaries as Constitutional Threats,” with Mary McCord, visiting professor and legal director at Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection. Increasingly, heavily armed private militias are engaging in unlawful and dangerous behavior that threatens First Amendment rights around the country. Most recently, the Department of Homeland Security’s paramilitary units in Portland, Ore., have been accused of recklessly abusing power. Tickets are $12. This talk will remain available in recorded form. See https://www.facebook.com/events/233081767783759/.
31] – Progressive Maryland, on Tues., Aug. 11 at 9 PM, is giving you a chance to meet Mia Mason who is running for the United States House of Representatives in Congressional District 1 and is working to take down Andy Harris. Progressive Maryland is proud to be hosting Mia Mason to talk on a panel with some other special guests about drug policies including legalization, harm reduction strategies, and more! Sign up at https://secure.everyaction.com/Q12SaF6cOUGo2EpRkPm02A2?emci=b3052a51-33d8-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&emdi=2aa4f87e-3dd8-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&ceid=136680.
32] – On Tues., Aug. 11 from 8:30 to 10 PM, be at a Toxic Burn Pit Exposure Town Hall, hosted by United Soldiers and Sailors of America. It will be live on the Facebook page. There will be a release of medical records and memos from the Department of Veterans Affairs and The Department of Defense [sic] to publicly examine what may clearly be a direct attempt by the government to avoid responsibility in this matter. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/221161659214455/.
33] – On Tues., Aug. 11 at 10 PM or Wed., Aug. 12 at 7 PM, do a Volunteer Call with Greenpeace & Fire Drill Fridays featuring special guest Jane Fonda. Turn things around this November. Elect leaders across the country who are ready to take real climate action and defeat Trump once in for all. During a time where we have many crises overlapping; we are fighting for the right to vote, to protest, and for a safe and healthy environment and democracy. Look at https://greenpeace.zoom.us/webinar/register/2915964708284/WN_Uit3XyckTy660uGbvS1iew?emci=af7ee7d0-0ad8-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&emdi=b47ee7d0-0ad8-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&ceid=1705696.
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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