Baltimore Activist Alert -- September 7 - 25, 2020

17] Free Julian Assange – Sept. 7 - 25

18] Let Freedom Sing – Sept. 7

19] Food Truck Monday – Sept. 7

20] Rosa Parks – Sept. 7

21] Get Money Out of Maryland – Sept. 7

22] Action Hours – Sept. 8

23] Outside Bread for the Journey Soup Kitchen – Sept. 8

24] Protest weapons research at JHU – Sept. 8

25] Attica Means Fight Back – Sept. 8

26] Fight back against ICE in your neighborhood – Sept. 8

27] On Defunding the Police – Sept. 8

28] From Attica to Abolition – Sept. 8

29] Environmental Justice Task Force – Sept. 8

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17] – Free Julian Assange - End the Rendition, hosted by Action 4 Assange. Action 4 Assange will be returning to D.C. September 5 to the 25th to continue the fight started when Julian's extradition hearings first began in February.  ALL EVENTS BEGIN AT NOON. On Mon., Sept. 7, join a Labor Day Rally at the National Mall.  On Tues., Sept. 8, rally In Franklin Square before marching to the Washington Post, 1301 K St. NW, WDC 20008. See https://www.facebook.com/events/253465719296846/.

18] – On Mon., Sept. 7 from 3 to 6 PM,  Let Freedom Sing, hosted by Justice Choir DC at Black Lives Matter Plaza, 1600 I St. NW, WDC 20006.  March to a sing-a-long and rally together to ensure this November every citizen uses “the most powerful nonviolent change agent”...the vote. There will be information about when, where, and how to vote. Come and register to vote and be a part of a moment of unity. Let’s make sure we are armed with knowledge this election, the power lies with the people. LET FREEDOM SING! Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/408516310123845/.

19] – On Mon., Sept. 7 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.

20] – On Mon., Sept. 7 from 8 to 9:40 PM, join a Zoom gathering Rosa Parks: Before, During & After the Bus Boycott.  This is a FREE Livestream, hosted by the Washington DC History & Culture.  The educational and entertaining program will cover the inspiring story of Rosa Parks, including not only her involvement in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, but also her fascinating life both before and after the bus boycott.  Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.

On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks rejected bus driver James F. Blake's order to relinquish her seat in the "colored section" to a white passenger, after the whites-only section was filled. Parks was not the first person to resist bus segregation, but the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) believed that she was the best candidate for seeing through a court challenge after her arrest for civil disobedience in violating Alabama segregation laws. Your host for this program will be Robert Kelleman, the Founder / Director of the non-profit community organization Washington, DC History & Culture.  The Library of Congress exhibition link is at https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/rosa-parks-in-her-own-words/about-this-exhibition/. Email rkelleman@yahoo.com or check out https://www.facebook.com/events/331822464538808/.

21] – Join the Get Money Out of Maryland Teleconference on Mon., Sept. 7 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.

22] – Hold Jacob Blake in your heart as he fights for his life in a Wisconsin hospital. Mourn the life of Trayford Pellerin, killed by police, and the lives of those taken in protests across the country. Grieve, rest, continue to fight – from Kenosha to Palestine – and honor the ongoing process of healing through collective action. Jewish Voice for Peace is hosting "Action Hours" every month.  Come together for an hour on Zoom to take action in community on Tues., Sept. 8 from noon to 1 PM ET.  Register https://act.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/a/action-hour3?emci=913c9af5-73e8-ea11-8b03-

23] – On Tues., Sept. 8 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.

24] – 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.

25] – On Tues., Sept. 8 from 5 to 7 PM, catch up with Attica Means Fight Back: Cultivating Resistance Then & Now.  This online event is hosted by the California Coalition for Women Prisoners and Freedom Archives REGISTER at bit.ly/AtticaFightBack and is part of a national month of actions marking the Attica uprising and demanding decarceration now! September 9-13, 2020 marks the 49th anniversary of the Attica Prison Rebellion. In 1971, united around demands for better healthcare, education and against unrestrained violence by the state, over 1200 incarcerated people of all races rebelled, took hostages and occupied parts of Attica Prison. For four days, prisoners worked collectively to negotiate the end of the inhumane conditions at the prison. An invasion by the New York State Police Troopers ordered by Governor Rockefeller resulted in the deaths of 43 people - 33 prisoners and 10 correctional officers. 49 years later, Attica serves as a rallying cry for those working for self-determination inside of prison walls, an essential lesson in state violence and an enduring symbol of resistance and unity.

Today the conditions in many U.S. prisons are more barbaric than in 1971 with massive overcrowding, extreme sentencing, gendered violence, and a health care crisis made much worse by the COVID pandemic. One of the speakers is Michael Deutsch, one of the main lawyers for the Attica prisoners following the 1971 uprising.  ‌ 

26] – 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 Tues., Sept. 8 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. ‌ 

27] – On Tues., Sept. 8 from 7 to 9 PM, Profs & Pints presents On Defunding the Police, an introduction to the concepts of police defunding and police abolition, with Alex S. Vitale, professor of sociology at Brooklyn College and author of The End of Policing. Tickets are at www.crowdcast.io/e/policereform.

This summer's protests over the police killings of George Floyd and other African American citizens have refocused the nation's attention on the problem of abusive policing and its connection to larger issues of racial justice. The protesters’ demands raise a question: Can the police be reformed?  Alex Vitale has 30 years of experience in both studying policing and advising community-based movements for police reform. A ticket is $12. A recorded version of this talk will remain available online. See https://www.facebook.com/events/306595637444248/.

28] – Join AFSC from Sept. 9-13 for our National Days of Action to #FreeThemAll. To learn more, register for this webinar “From Attica to Abolition” on Tues., Sept. 8 from 7:30 to 9 PM ET. The days of action mark the 49th anniversary of the Attica uprising, when more than 2,000 people incarcerated in upstate New York took over the yard of Attica Correctional Facility to protest inhumane conditions and demand freedom, wages, education access, medical care, and more. The webinar will feature a powerful panel of speakers about how the demands of the incarcerated organizers at Attica are echoed in the current call to abolish prisons, jails, and detention centers and the movement to #FreeThemAll. Visit https://secure.afsc.org/onlineactions/HoQVPp-_X0ChykjdRZlSJw2?contactdata=P6tXQcNnFnByndHD3IntaGHXalSyZ7Nm9JEqy%2ftEvHjxWoY8l0BLfeim9YxGzFlgqTRng1lsA1%2f6l3GlWFdNyUbR5Rz8rcP4%2bg14k9Td7O2%2f1E%2bYwNA1%2fAPSYJdgv6sq0joeSP4aQ7sNIoLOOH0kDiylDGhEhADyV3PO1Q3GbLFx90hCIDOHajFDbhM3b5smtEjO5BRNoHkuhkS27GXxBhYS11jO7UMNTToLgEc7mHuO4gqOKdVNntpXgj3BVRaij8PLHqO%2fvBmuhcomuVvakQ%3d%3d&ms=EMA20AA0903&emci=79644701-13ee-ea11-99c3-00155d039e74&emdi=f0f43cde-30ee-ea11-99c3-00155d039e74&ceid=764241.

29] – Climate change and environmental issues often hurt those who are already marginalized in our society. Poor and Black and brown communities often face the harshest effects of climate change and pollution. Attack this inequity in our work to protect the environment.  Progressive Maryland’s Environmental Justice Task Force will host a text bank on Tues., Sept. 8 at 7 PM to make sure the Mayor of Baltimore knows he needs to shut down the Wheelabrator incinerator when its contract with the city ends next year. It has been polluting the city of Baltimore for far too long. RSVP https://secure.everyaction.com/ELR7ERvz-0mj2wAxh5eTfg2?emci=3f6f70a5-31ed-ea11-99c3-00155d039e74&emdi=f8eab57a-36ed-ea11-99c3-00155d039e74&ceid=136680.

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