Baltimore Activist Alert -- September 16 - 17, 2020

 52] Hear from Thomas Frank – Sept. 16

53] Folk Singers & The Bureau – Sept. 16

54] The Biden Climate Plan – Sept. 17

55] “All In: The Fight for Democracy” – Sept. 17

56] Film "Let the People Decide” -- Sept. 17

57] Policing from a Comparative Perspective – Sept. 17

58] Communities United meeting – Sept. 17

59] Fracked gas is dangerous – Sept. 17

60] Rioting, Looting, & Anti-Capitalism – Sept. 17

61] Franca Muller Paz will be on Facebook Live! – Sept. 17

62] Rain Forest Network gathering – Sept. 17

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52] – Join Author Thomas Frank and PDA Progressive Democrats of America Executive Director Alan Minsky as They Discuss How Our Progressive Movement is the Heir to the Great Populist Movement of the Late 19th and early 20th Century.  Frank, author of many bestsellers including “What's the Matter with Kansas,” is one of the great social commentators and analysts of our time. His new book, “The People, No” is another instant classic that pinpoints how American elites have consistently fought against popular democratic movements - from the late 19th century through to the 2016 and 2020 Bernie Sanders campaigns. It's happening on Wed., Sept. 16 at 8 PM ET via Zoom. RSVP to Mike Fox at mikefox@pdamerica.org.

53] – On Wed., Sept. 16 at 8 PM ET, hear about Live Tonight: Folk Singers & The Bureau with Aaron J. Leonard.  Leonard will discuss his latest book "Folk Singers and the Bureau: The FBI, the Folk Artists and the Suppression of the Communist Party, USA-1939-1956." This conversation is brought to you by the Still Spying Podcast, hosted by Chip Gibbons. RSVP at https://rightsanddissent.org/live/folk-singers-the-bureau/.

54] – Claire Broido Johnson of CBJ Energy, at noon ET on Thurs., Sept. 17, will discuss The Biden Climate Plan.  How Should Business Understand It?   It is neither a fundraiser nor an endorsement of Biden's plan but rather an information session run by the Harvard Business School of D.C. and it's free for anyone to join.  Visit http://www.hbsdc.org/s/1738/cc/index2.aspx?sid=1738&gid=10&pgid=68354&cid=141671&ecid=141671&crid=0&calpgid=13&calcid=1464.

55] – On Thurs., Sept. 17 from 1 to 1:30 PM, the Southern Poverty Law Center will be hosting an exclusive conversation with two of the people behind “All In: The Fight for Democracy,” the new documentary from Amazon Studios. Join this important discussion with Lisa Cortés, the award-winning co-director of “All In,” and Carol Anderson, chair of African American studies at Emory University and an award-winning author, who is featured in the film. The conversation will be facilitated by SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang.  Register for this Zoom webinar at https://splcenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/4016001907696/WN_AV7FAkEBR8anSp4QZliT4A.

56] – You are invited to a movie discussion on Zoom with Gavin Guerra, the director of "Let the People Decide."  This new film is about the disturbing parallels between the vote-suppressing tactics of the Jim Crow era and those employed today. The discussion is on Thurs., Sept. 17 from 5 to 6:30 PM. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/318692/.  After you RSVP, you'll receive a link and key to watch the film ahead of time. After you've watched the movie, catch join us for the online discussion with Guerra, Prince George's Delegate Julian Ivey, and Baltimore organizer Betty Robinson, an alumna of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. The panelists will describe the methods wealthy elites and their operatives are using to keep people away from the polls and what you can do to fight these anti-democratic tactics. This event is sponsored by Get Money Out of Maryland and co-sponsored by Baltimore Democratic Socialists of America, Baltimore Nonviolence Center and many others.

57] – On Thurs., Sept. 17 from 6 to 7:30 PM EDT, get with Human Rights: Policing from A Comparative Perspective, hosted by the International Studies Program at Hopkins. See https://zoom.us/j/99953299435. Examine policing from an international, comparative perspective. Frame abolitionism in the U.S. against models of public safety in indigenous communities in Mexico and policing in Northern Ireland and discuss art and activism. The speakers include María Teresa Sierra, Research Professor at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies in Social Anthropology in Mexico City, Marìa Teresa Sierra, Executive Director and co-founder of Organizing Black, Michaela "Duchess" Brown, Human Rights Lawyer and activist, Derecka Purnell, and University of Northern Iowa Professor Richard Allen Hayes.

58] –.Communities United is holding a Virtual Committee Night Potluck on Thurs., Sept. 17 at 6 PM. This is the registration link -- https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqde-qqjIrGtSTKr8TUgNgCg0extdcpu0U?emci=50fb3258-53f7-ea11-99c3-00155d039e74&emdi=50abcb89-6cf7-ea11-99c3-00155d039e74&ceid=6982266.  Then watch your email for the Zoom link and information you need to login.

59] – To say, “fracked gas is dangerous” is an understatement. Fracked-gas infrastructure is literally exploding in Maryland, while continuing to threaten our health, our water, and our climate.  You are invited to an important opportunity to speak up against fracked gas in Maryland. On Thurs., Sept. 17 at 6 PM, the Maryland Department of the Environment is holding a virtual hearing on a new pipeline proposed for Maryland’s Eastern Shore. RSVP to the hearing to speak out against this dangerous fracked-gas pipeline: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9170295720967923726.

60] –On Thurs., Sept.  17 from 6 to 8 PM ET, check out Rioting, Looting, & Anti-Capitalism, hosted by Civil Liberties Defense Center.  See https://cldc.org/event/rioting-looting-anticapitalism.  Does law enforcement exist mostly to defend private property? Join in a conversation about how “rioting” and “looting” are defined in a time of increasing police brutality and corporate profiteering. Register at Bit.ly/riotingandlooting.

61] – At 8 PM on Thurs., Sept. 17, Franca Muller Paz will be on Facebook Live! Go to https://www.facebook.com/SunriseBaltimore?link_id=12&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-action-wednesday-in-annapolis-the-thrive-agenda-and-more&email_referrer=email_922986&email_subject=action-tomorrow-in-annapolis-the-thrive-agenda-and-more. Teacher, union leader, community organizer and rising progressive star she talks with Sunriser Maddie Jaffe about her Green Party candidacy to represent Baltimore City Council District 12 and how her pledge to support a Green New Deal translates to transformational change for the city of Baltimore. Email your questions in advance at sunrisemovementbaltimore@gmail.com. 

62] – The Rainforest Action Network [info@ran.org] is inviting you to a virtual REVEL on Thurs., Sept. 17 at 8 PM.  Register at ran.org/REVEL2020! Visit https://act.ran.org/page/20256/subscribe/1?ea.tracking.id=e_en&en_og_source=e_en&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=EngagingNetworks&utm_campaign=gen&utm_content=Revel+2020+Email+3&ea.url.id=580856. Look ahead to how we can keep forests standing and defund climate change even further.

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/.

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