Baltimore Activist Alert – September 6 – 7, 2020

Baltimore Activist Alert – September 6 – 7, 2020

"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.

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. 

If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send contributions to Max Obuszewski, BNC, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Max Obuszewski can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.

1] Books, buttons and stickers

2] Web site for info on federal legislation

3] Get involved with NCNR   

4] Progressive Democrats of America need your help

5] Walk for Change – Sept. 6

6] Monocacy River Cleanup – Sept. 6  

7] Good intention not enough – Sept. 6

8] Free Food Distribution – Sept. 6 & 13

9] Healthcare Emergency Town Hall – Sept. 6

10] Maryland Poor People's Campaign – Sept. 6

11] Climate Vote Project – Sept. 6

12] Tribute to Essential Workers – Sept. 6

13] Pentagon Peace Vigil – Sept. 7

14] The Art of Protest – through Sept. 15

15] Land of Kush Food Rescue – Sept. 7

16] Support Capital Gazette – Sept. 7

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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] – Election Day is coming up in less than two months. Progressive Democrats of America need your help now. Sign up at mikefox@pdamerica.org to make phone calls.

5] – On Sun., Sept. 6 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/250840709478673/?event_time_id=250840719478672.

6] – On Sun., Sept. 6 from 9 AM to 2 PM, help with the Monocacy River Cleanup, hosted by River Rescue Cleanup Program at 12014 Penterra Manor Lane, Thurmont 21788. This will be the 3rd and last run doing the Monocacy River starting at Creagerstown Park. This stretch of river is long. Paddle a little over an hour, and the clean-up will be a 2 hour time frame. Then paddle an hour to the get-out spot at Devilbiss Road.  Pack a lunch. Trash bags, bottles of water, and pokers for picking up trash will be provided. Shuttling everyone back to their vehicles will be made to the put-in spot. Email at help@riverrescuecleanup. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/329685325062929/.

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.  On Sun., Sept. 6, the platform address is “Good Intentions are Simply Not Enough.” This program has been pre-recorded. Good intentions do not guarantee good outcomes. What is more important is the impact your actions have on others and what you do about it. Through examples and musings, Randy Best will elaborate on this idea. He is the Leader (Humanist Minister) of the Northern Virginia Ethical Society in Vienna, Virginia. Email ask@bmorethical.org. Visit https://bmorethical.org/events/?dd_year=2020.

8] – On Sun., Sept. 6 and Sept. 13 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/733747083856485/?event_time_id=733747090523151.

9] – Join the Healthcare Emergency Town Hall on Sun., Sept. 6 at 4 PM ET.   As the death tolls rise due to Trump's incompetence, join in to discuss how to stay safe in this pandemic, along with campaigns you can join to make America a healthier place for all, in general.  Dr. Bill will be joined by Labor for Single Payer head Mark Dudzic, and Ada Briceño, President of Unite Here Local 11 to discuss the role labor can play in getting us healthcare for all. Email Mike Fox at info@pdamerica.org to get the secure log in codes.

10] –  The Maryland Poor People's Campaign believes that if the rejected millions — those without health insurance, without living wages, without clean water, without voting protections — unite, a new electorate can be built to organize and vote for a moral agenda to transform the nation. RSVP below to see the list of training dates - including Sun., Sept. 6  at 4 PM: https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/voting/more-registration/?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-maryland-poor-peoples-campaign-weekly-update-10&email_referrer=email_903455&email_subject=maryland-poor-peoples-campaign-weekly-update.

11] –  On Sun., Sept. 6 from 4 to 6:30 PM ET, get involved in the Climate Vote Project with a virtual phone bank featuring 350.org’s North America Director Tamara Toles O’Laughlin. Make sure voters in states impacted by climate chaos and voter suppression are signed up to vote-by-mail. There are 40,000 such voters in North Carolina who need to be contacted this week, so please help. RSVP at https://350org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpfuyqqTkuHdPcE5c153HncP-yUHih60dg. Before making calls, you will get a short training from the Environmental Voter Project and a script so you’re confident and ready to go. You need a computer or tablet with an internet connection and a phone to make these calls. After you join the Zoom, you will be set up on the hubdialer to maximize your time and go over the script.

12] – Celebrate this Labor Day weekend by joining the National Domestic Workers Alliance for the Tribute to Essential Workers — an hour-long broadcast event paying tribute to the workers risking it all to keep us safe. It is happening on Sun., Sept. 6 at 8 PM ET.  Go to HonorEssentialWorkers.com.

13] – 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 Sept. 7, 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.  

14] – On Mon., Sept. 7 until Sept. 15 from 10 AM to 4 PM, check out The Art of Protest, hosted by the Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster 21157.  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.

15] – On Mon., Sept. 7 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.

16] – On Mon., Sept. 7 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, the Capital Gazette staff will hold a Labor Day rally to save local news, hosted by the Chesapeake News Guild. The Chesapeake News Guild, representing the unionized staff of the Capital Gazette, invites readers, elected officials and other journalists to say goodbye to its newsroom, to be closed this year by corporate owner Tribune Publishing. The Capital newspaper has had a presence in Annapolis since the 1800s. But Tribune, a publicly-traded company, which as recently as March paid millions of dollars in dividends to corporate shareholders, is using the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic to justify withdrawing its physical presence from our communities. This closure will not only leave journalists without a safe and supportive environment, it will have a significant impact on our ability to effectively engage with the communities we cover.

The Capital staff will come together on Labor Day to bid farewell to its newsroom and rally in support of local news along with Carroll County Times and Baltimore Sun journalists. They will form mobile offices through the city.

The car caravan will proceed from Riva Road, down West Street and around Church Circle and State Circle to City Dock. There, staff will speak and answer questions.

Email chesapeakeguild@gmail.com.  Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2676979629189274/.

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