26] Demand Safe Schools – Sept. 2
27] Gardening to Feed our Neighbors – Sept. 2
28] Implications of the Israel -
UAE Deal – Sept. 2
29] Food Rescue – Sept.
2
30] Look back at presidential campaigns since the
1980s. – Sept. 2
31] Whiteness, Jewishness, and policing – Sept. 2
32] Unions + Workers’ Safety during the Pandemic – Sept. 2
33] Voter
Registration Couch Party – Sept. 2
34] Security on the Korean Peninsula -- Sept. 2
35] Youth speakers in a Peace and Disarmament event
– Sept. 3
36] Reactionary
Democracy in the United States – Sept. 3
37] Fight back against ICE in your neighborhood – Sept. 3
38] Lower Shore
Progressive Caucus
meeting -- Sept. 3
39] Race, Crime
and Safety – Sept. 3
40] Save the
Post Office – Sept. 3
41] National Activist Call – Sept. 3
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26]
– As
COVID-19 continues to spread across the country, students, parents and
educators are facing an uncertain new school year. Our schools need resources
to prevent the virus from spreading in the classroom, which is why the House of
Representatives passed the HEROES Act in May. But instead of passing this
much-needed relief bill to invest $1 trillion in schools, states and
communities, President Trump, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have failed for months to make sure that public
schools have the resources they need to open safely this fall. Senate
Republicans have refused to even consider the HEROES Act. On Wed., Sept. 2 at 9
AM at Takoma Park Elementary, 7511 Holly Ave., Takoma Park 20912, demand
safe schools for our students.
Email jennifer.texas.aft@gmail.com.
27] – On Wed., Aug. 26 from 10 AM to 3 PM, be at Farming Hope: Gardening to Feed our Neighbors, hosted by Maryland Presbyterian Church and North Baltimore Presbyterians - Ministry Group. This is happening at Rockrose City Farm, 3800 Clipper Road, Baltimore 21211. You’re invited to garden this summer to help feed people experiencing food insecurity. Derrick Weston from the Mission team at Ashland Presbyterian Church, and staff member at Hope Springs, will be gardening at the Rockrose City Farm, located at 3999 Clipper Road, Baltimore, MD, 21211. Folks will gather each Wednesday through Sept. 30. All of the food grown will be donated to various food pantries in our area. Please be in contact if you would like to volunteer. This is a great socially distanced, outside activity, but please bring a mask, and water. Derrick can be reached at Dweston@HopeSprings.org or 410-443-5867. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/261101788435840/?event_time_id=261101811769171.
28] – On Wed., Sept. 2 at 11AM, Jim Zogby is joining a panel discussion on, "The Implications of the Israel - UAE Deal." The Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP) and the Middle East Institute (MEI) invite you to join this webinar series. The webinar, co-moderated by FMEP’s Lara Friedman and MEI’s Khaled Elgindy, will explore what the Israel-UAE deal does (and doesn’t) mean, the political context that led to it happening now, and its implications for the future. RSVP at https://www.hillhappenings.com/list/2020/9/2/the-implications-of-the-israel-uae-deal-part-2.
29] – On Wednesdays, at noon, get with a Food Rescue at Umar Boxing, 1217 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21217-3535. This will continue through Nov. 11. Bring a bag, take delicious, high quality, and nutritious free food! Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/446288255935427/?event_time_id=446288312602088.
30] – Jim Zogby wrote his Washington Watch column on how voters' perceptions of candidates play an important role in their decision on Election Day, with a look back at presidential campaigns since the 1980s. Email jzogby@aaiusa.org to receive the dial-in information for the Zoom call on Wed., Sept. 2 from 2 to 2:30 PM ET.
31] – Join Jews United for Justice on Wed., Sept. 2 at 7 PM for a Zoom workshop led by Jeremy Gombin-Sperling from JUFJ Baltimore and a team of JUFJ leaders from across our region on whiteness, Jewishness, and policing. Through reflection, activities, lecture, and dialogue, explore these questions as a community, look at the connection between defunding police and dismantling white supremacy, and call our community to action in this movement. RSVP at https://jufj.org/event/whiteness-jewishness-and-policing/?emci=52a60b17-17e7-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&emdi=35ec40cd-86e8-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&ceid=3403859.
32] – On Wed., Sept. 2 from 7 to 8:30 PM, check out Workplace Matters: Unions + Workers’ Safety during the Pandemic, hosted by the Baltimore Museum of Industry. This is an Online Event -- https://bit.ly/BMIunionconvo. Visit us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nmlXTK5dQo-xTjnLLZaRFQ. Workers--including those in the construction, service, and hospitality industries--are putting their lives on the line to keep businesses running during the pandemic. Join the Baltimore Museum of Industry for a conversation with leaders from the Maryland & DC AFL-CIO about the role of unions during the pandemic. What protections are in place, and how can unions ensure all working people are treated fairly in the era of COVID-19? See https://www.facebook.com/events/687643108632273/.
33] – Maryland LCV is hosting a Voter Registration Couch Party. Register here: https://www.mdlcv.org/blog/voter-registration-couch-party-with-mobtown-ballroom?contactdata=j5Wn5boT8PZ2F9TLNE8aFUlIia7R%2bQkbF%2fJeVAfPdGWAifzqL9IXPhhWPKmlBvGLUD9Wi%2bArsWC0UmjvDVsPeBKcSRYY7WwY7l0%2bm0Yu6PFhq30bo2oL0fqg0grs2opjAbLIXWW4aKTx37esWZtEsuvHMMxB64hk%2bmrhAwvY%2fBtwiTVS3ka13gVQQsHYexpB8LpDHu601y2OuhXu0U2qOOWdZCTyV94IyCyhfYC1G3Jei7QzNZlax46BEICm9r4rC06e0KkgoBXnqvJShbJT01avkF8z0YCZ10XpdlzLNzg%3d&sourceid=1011007&emci=e0990fca-5dec-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&emdi=0b67ec42-6cec-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&ceid=578562. This virtual event will feature local musician Life on Planets; a hilarious history lesson by Maryland State Delegate, Pat Young; various bits by Political Director Kristen Harbeson; the usual shenanigans from the Mobtown Ballroom crew (Abby Becker, Hannah Lane, Matthew Reid, Michael Seguin, and Sarah Sullivan); and tons of cameos from locals explaining #whyIvote. Tune in at 7 PM on Wed., Sept. 2 and go through questions on voting by mail this election cycle and other pressing issues.
34] – The GW Institute for Korean Studies and the East Asia National Resource Center present a Korea Policy Forum -- Security on the Korean Peninsula and the U.S.-ROK Relations on Thurs., Sept. 3 from 10 to 11AM ET. Livestream via Zoom. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/join-us-for-a-virtual-event-with-ambassador-soo-hyuck-lee-tickets-118078904181. Join an online discussion with Soo Hyuck Lee, the Korean Ambassador to the United States, as he looks back on the evolution of seventy years of bilateral cooperation and examines what lies ahead for the relationship’s next seventy years.
5] – The engagement of youth in the United Nations is vital to advance sustainable peace and disarmament. This UNFOLD ZERO special update on Youth, the UN, peace and disarmament includes information on Youth speakers in a Peace and Disarmament event on Thurs., Sept. 3 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM ET. The theme is Peace & nuclear disarmament in Africa and the World. Sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hgXPrV4lRDCPoQDtclZ9uA.
36] – On Thurs., Sept. 3 from 2 to 3 PM, hear about a book “Reactionary Democracy in the United States: How Racism and the Populist Far Right Became Mainstream,” hosted by Bahá'í Chair for World Peace. This is an Online Event: https://umd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CLbc1GUNRpacm0v2dISWTg. In this talk, Aurelien Mondon and Aaron Winter will discuss their book. Recent developments and protests in the US, and more widely, have shown the reality of systemic racism and convergence of the mainstream and far right after a long period in which racism was deemed to be unacceptable and our societies ‘post-racial’. In this talk, Mondon and Winter will look at the legitimisation and mainstreaming of racism and the far right through a variety of processes, such as the construction and racialisation of ‘the people’ or demos as white, ‘populist hype’, euphemisation and liberal tropes such as free speech. They argue that this has not only made racism more acceptable, but emboldened racists, including the far right, once seen as the unacceptable face of what Mondon and Winter term ‘illiberal racism’. In addition to examining this process and history, they will also discuss what we need to do as anti-racists to not only fight racism and the far right, but ensure democracy is itself progressive. They will focus the talk on the United States, but also draw from case studies on the UK and France from the book. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/338214970894829/.
37] – Fight back against ICE in your neighborhood. Volunteers are needed to call neighborhoods with large immigrant communities to tell them about an upcoming workshop on their rights when it comes to ICE. Call on Thurs., Sept. 3 from 5 to 8 PM ET. At least 5,000 people in ICE detention have tested positive for the coronavirus. Detained people are also being put in solitary confinement. That’s why our team is hosting a new workshop: “#AbolishICE: Know Your Rights & Resisting ICE.” During the workshop, share know-your-rights information and who’s at risk of being targeted by ICE. And share how to organize against ICE and protect undocumented communities. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ocasiocortez/event/312472/?akid=1296.751982.dqgmYA&amounts=5%2C20%2C50%2C100%2C250%2C500%2C1000&rd=1&source=em20200901-1296&t=1&utm_source=em20200901-1296.
38] – On Thurs., Sept. 3 from 6 to 7:30 PM, go to the Monthly Meeting, hosted by Lower Shore Progressive Caucus, Our Revolution Maryland and Progressive Maryland. There will be meetings on Oct. 1 and Nov. 5. Attend at the Wicomico Public Libraries, 122 S. Division St., Salisbury 21801. Look at www.lowershoreprogressives.com/november_monthly_meeting and https://www.facebook.com/events/2738015593100430/?event_time_id=2738015596433763.
39] – On Thurs., Sept. 3 from 7 to 8:30 PM, get with Shifting the Narrative: Race, Crime and Safety, hosted by the Baltimore Community Mediation Center and SURJ Baltimore. See actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/open-ended-questions-engaging-with-friends-family-neighbors-about-race-crime-safety. SURJ Baltimore is partnering with Erricka Bridgeford, the Executive Director of the Baltimore Community Mediation Center, to host an event that will provide strategies for shifting the narrative around crime and policing in Baltimore. This training teaches participants how to use questions in a way that helps to clear up misunderstandings, get more information, unpack hard conversations, and come up with creative solutions. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/733385227442268/.
40] – Save the People's Post Office on Thurs., Sept. 3 at 8 PM ET. Register for the Webinar: cutt.ly/savethepeoplespostoffice. Visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Qpbmyc9gSMu5a19Cqd7gGA. The new head of the Post Office, a Trump supporter, has purposely instituted work rules and practices that slow down mail processing and delivery. The actions mirror Trump's attempts to undermine confidence in the postal service, just before the next presidential elections. Degrading USPS abilities to function properly could also lead to privatization and higher prices for all. Postal workers and community activists will speak on why everyone should defend the people's postal service.
41] – Join Indivisible on a National Activist Call on Thurs., Sept. 3 at 8 PM ET so that you can stay in the loop. The monthly national activist calls are a space for group leaders, members and other Indivisible activists to hear about our key priorities and updates while building connections across the network. Besides being informative, it can be a space to lean on each other for support during this deeply painful time. Go to https://indivisible.zoom.us/webinar/register/7315967197994/WN_vy1UtYzVTMO-7bs3nRUroA?utm_source=email&utm_medium=link1_20200830. Also sign up for phone banking at https://act.indivisible.org/signup/2020-phonebank.
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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