Baltimore Activist Alert – October 18 – 19, 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] America’s Role in the World – Oct. 18
6] Active Bystander Intervention training – Oct. 18
7] Distribute voting info door hangers – Oct. 18
8] SISTERHOOD SUNDAYS – Oct. 18
9] Healthcare
Emergency Town Hall – Oct. 18
10] Creative Nonviolence & Civil
Disobedience – Oct. 18
11] Virtual forum with two of Bernie's most trusted
advisors – Oct. 18
12] Power in Action online rally – Oct. 18
13] Pentagon
Peace Vigil – Oct. 19
14] Help build
bird habitat –
Oct. 19
15] Land of Kush Food Rescue – Oct. 19
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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] – America’s Role in the World: The Next Four Years- with Stephen Kinzer will happen on Sun., Oct. 18 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM. Sign up at http://masspeaceaction.org/venue/online-event/?emci=bfb935f7-a80c-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&emdi=7e7b3dfd-a90c-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&ceid=269591. Americans are approaching a decisive presidential election, but can it produce decisive change in our foreign policy? Leaders of both major parties seem committed to continuing our 70-year-old project of seeking to dominate the world. Yet demands to end our “forever wars” are intensifying. Will the United States change course in the next four years? Stephen Kinzer is an award-winning foreign correspondent who has covered more than 50 countries on five continents. Stephen Kinzer is an award-winning foreign correspondent who has covered more than 50 countries on five continents. His articles and books have led the Washington Post to place him “among the best in popular foreign policy storytelling.” He spent more than 20 years working for the New York Times, posted in Nicaragua, Berlin, and Istanbul. The most recent of his ten books is “Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and On Sun., Oct. 18 at 5 PM ET, hear about Uncovered violence by the Nicaraguan Opposition. This webinar is with Stephen Sefton and John Perry, long-time investigators, writers and Nicaragua residents.
6] – There is an Active Bystander Intervention and Nonviolent Communications Application on Sun., Oct. 18. This ONLINE training will be offered from noon to 3 PM EDT. REGISTER at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf86jc4f8pPHK0lgkQbkWN0tqcrmJ9zA5wyAyIAenT5Pm4hYQ/viewform. The Active Bystander Intervention Training is sponsored by the DC Peace Team: www.dcpeaceteam.com. You will get the Zoom link after you complete registration. Contact LeeAnn King @ MaryLeeAnnKing@gmail.com if you don't get it. An active bystander training teaches effective skills for assessing, de-escalating, and diffusing a problematic situation, such as intimidation, harassment, abuse, physical violence, etc. Nonviolent Communication (NVC), developed by Marshall Rosenberg, is a powerful tool for transforming and mediating interpersonal, intra-personal, organizational, and inter-group conflicts. It is used worldwide by activists, teachers, conflict specialists, doctors, diplomats, social workers, managers and others to improve their work and home life. The practice of NVC can help us understand ourselves more fully, provide us with a sense of power and choice in our lives, and open our hearts to compassionately connect and collaborate with others. This is an interactive, participatory, workshop designed for anyone, no prior studies of bystander intervention and NVC is necessary to participate.
Payment is requested on a sliding scale. Please consider $40-$80 to support the work and help better serve the community. FREE for students. No one will be turned away for lack of payment and we welcome you either way. For those who can, please submit payment today-- https://dcpeaceteam.com/donate/ or checks can be written out to DC Peace Team and mailed to Eli McCarthy, 7305 Baylor Ave. College Park, MD 20740.
7] – On Sunday October 18, 1:00 PM, MD PPC folks in Carroll County will distribute voting info door hangers in the low-income neighborhoods of Westminster. Meet in the parking lot of Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll St., Westminster.
8] – You can help engage other women to defeat Trump starting each Sunday from 3 to 5 PM ET, until Nov. 3. Join these SISTERHOOD SUNDAYS where people will make phone calls to get out the vote. Join this Sunday to make phone calls to other Women’s March members. Sign up at https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/09102020_sisterhood-sunday-form?source=em20200918&t=2&akid=371%2E508952%2EHq5HVp.
9] – Join a Healthcare Emergency Virtual Town Hall on Sun., Oct. 18 at 4 PM ET. RSVP and receive the secure codes: mikefox@pdamerica.org. There's never been a more dramatic need for comprehensive healthcare reform in this country. Join Dr. Bill and his special guests Julie Oliver (candidate for Congress in TX-25) and Cathy Kunkel (running in WV-02) and get updates on the pandemic and campaigns you can join to help make America healthier. The world is up another 2,200,000 known cases of the novel coronavirus #COVID19 to over 37 million now. And despite his having been able to easily prevent himself from becoming a victim of the disease by following some normal public health non-pharmacological measures, Trump contracted COVID19, then praised God and the best drugs known to humankind for his complete recovery.
10] – Participate in Creative Nonviolence & Civil Disobedience/U.S. Social Change - THEN AND NOW which will happen on Sun., Oct. 18 from 4 to 6 PM as a ZOOM Webinar. Hear about the experience of the civil rights, Vietnam anti-war, Black Lives Matter, women and gender, labor and environment movements. There will also be time for break out groups and a look ahead with implications for post-election democracy protection. REGISTER at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4WIE0wUnS26ZW5tMYeyPBA.
11] – Our Revolution MD on Sun., Oct. 18 from 5:30 to 7 PM will host a virtual forum with two of Bernie's most trusted advisors - 2020 National Co-Chair Senator Nina Turner and journalist David Sirota. These dynamic leaders will discuss what is at stake if Barrett is confirmed. They will also review what Senate Democrats must do to delay and to obstruct the confirmation process including ways for us to pressure Senators to do everything in their power to hold the seat! Register now for this must-see forum at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/348455/?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-our-revolution-marylands-no-confirmation-before-inauguration-forum&email_referrer=email_955611&email_subject=two-great-actions-to-honor-rbg-this-weekend.
12] – Join the Power in Action online rally series to find out how you can take action to make an America for all of us. Ballots are already being cast in what is no doubt the most important election of our lifetimes. It's up to all of us to ensure our votes are cast—and counted. But this election brings unprecedented challenges: We're voting in the midst of climate disasters, the global pandemic, a relentless news cycle, and so many attacks on our communities. That's why MoveOn is hosting Power in Action, a series of #YourVoteIsPower national organizing livestreams featuring all-star speakers, movement leaders, and grassroots activists. The Power in Action national organizing livestreams will ensure you have everything you need to inspire your community to vote. Sign up at https://act.moveon.org/signup/power-in-action/?source=mo&t=1&akid=278084%2E37684438%2E90M8P4. Each Power in Action national organizing livestream will begin on Sunday at 8 PM ET through Nov. 1 and will be viewed on a special page just for this series. When you RSVP, you'll receive a special link and a reminder email to make sure you're able to participate.
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 Oct. 19, 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., Oct. 18 from 10 to 11:30 AM, help build bird habitat in Audubon’s native plant gardens in Patterson Park! Volunteers are needed to make sure they remain healthy habitats for the park’s birds and butterflies, as well as safe spaces for learning and exploring. Come to weed, mulch, and/or plant while spending a relaxing morning outdoors with friends, family, and Audubon. For questions, email baltimore@audubon.org. Meet at the wetland garden, uphill & northwest of the boat lake in Patterson Park. Please plan to bring your own water, gloves, and tools. Visit https://patterson.audubon.org/events/habitat-team-volunteers-patterson-park-2?utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement&emci=c06d82b0-c608-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&emdi=94a85c24-e108-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&ceid=2504878.
15] – On Mon., Oct. 12 from 11 AM to 1 PM, there is a Food Rescue at Land of Kush, 840 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore 21201. 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.
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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