Baltimore Activist Alert -- October 28, 2020

39] Send letters to key voters – Oct. 28

40] US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Relations -- Oct. 28

41] Food Rescue – Oct. 28

42] Nation Pre-Election Roundtable -- Oct. 28

43] Security Planner tool – Oct. 28

44] Arab American Vote 2020 poll -- Oct. 28

45] Text voters -- Oct. 28

46] Prince George’s Weekly Election Phonebank – Oct. 28

47] 350.org needs thousands of volunteers – Oct. 28

48] Commemorating 40 Years of International Solidarity – Oct. 28

49] Youth Radicalization in Times of Crisis – Oct. 28

50] Our Revolution's final phonebank blitz – Oct. 28

51] Nonviolent Civil Action for People of Faith 2.0 – Oct. 28

52] Maryland community meeting – Oct. 28

53] Phone Bank for Kara Eastman – Oct. 28

54] Kevin Zeese Emerging Activists Fund – Oct. 28

-----

39] –  The Chesapeake Climate Action Network has a goal of sending 20,000 letters to key voters in critical states in this most important election.  It is looking for 19 people in Maryland to commit to writing 100 letters to meet this goal. If you spend fifteen minutes a day, you can get to 100 letters in 20 days.  Sign up to write letters to voters in critical states: https://votefwd.org/ccanactionfund.

40] – Attend a Korea Policy Forum: US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Relations in the Post-Abe Era on Wed., Oct. 28 from 11 to 11:30 AM, presented by The GW Institute for Korean Studies and the East Asia National Resource Center.  RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-rok-japan-trilateral-relations-in-the-post-abe-era-tickets-125606878555.

41] – 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. 

42] – Get with a Nation Pre-Election Roundtable on Wed., Oct. 28 at noon EDT with the Nation National Affairs Correspondents Jeet Heer, John Nichols, and Joan Walsh, and Justice Correspondent Elie Mystal. In this special, extended conversation, they'll join Editorial Director and Publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel, and Editor D.D. Guttenplan to discuss the most important election of our lives. How does Amy Coney Barrett affect the race? Do the Dems have a chance to retake the Senate? Which formerly red states are showing deep purples hues? Can we trust the polls?  Tickets are $10. Sign up at https://secure.everyaction.com/vyBRffAd2EiUJJ11Fb9qGQ2?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_campaign=nation-event-preelection&sourceid=1063100&ms=EMM102420202A&utm_content=EMM102420202A

43] –    Can you join Consumer Reports on Wed., Oct. 28 from 1 to 2 PM ET for a Virtual Workshop on its new Security Planner tool.  Tune in at https://action.consumerreports.org/oct_28_virtual_workshop_sp?utm_campaign=security_planner_2nd_invite&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cr.  For the Zoom gathering, an email will be sent to you with log in information.  Contact Alan Smith at alan.smith@consumer.org.  If you’re concerned about your privacy or who might have access to your personal information, Consumer Reports just launched its FREE Security Planner tool that makes it easy for you to protect yourself in the digital space and keep your data secure.  Security Planner will help you stay safe with custom, tailored recommendations to protect your data and privacy online.

44] – Jim Zogby would like to share the results of the Arab American Vote 2020 poll. Ahead of the 2020 presidential election, a new poll from the Arab American Institute shows Arab American voters can have a significant impact on election results in key swing states. The poll finds that Arab American voters heavily prefer Biden over Trump in the 2020 election—59% to 35%. Arab American voters are critical in the battleground states of Michigan—where they comprise 5% of the vote—Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida and elsewhere. Please register here to receive the dial-in information for the Zoom call on Oct. 28 from 2 to 2:30 PM: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlf-2vrDksE907fTtx4C92utX-c98VoX8F?emci=013e0ba6-9e17-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&emdi=3ed9cb1d-6518-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&ceid=389907ET sharp. After you register, you will automatically get the dial-in information for the call.

45] – RSVP now to text voters with Faithful America any day this week between 5 to 8 PM ET.  To sign up on Wed., Oct. 28, visit https://act.faithfulamerica.org/survey/textbank-1028?t=10&akid=4347%2E535217%2E4c6gMM. On Thurs., Oct. 29 see https://act.faithfulamerica.org/survey/textbank-1029?t=11&akid=4347%2E535217%2E4c6gMM.  On Fri., Oct. 30, check out https://act.faithfulamerica.org/survey/textbank-1030?t=12&akid=4347%2E535217%2E4c6gMM.

46] – Progressive Prince George’s Weekly Election Phonebank continues every Wednesday night until Election Day.  Making calls is the most powerful thing we can do to make sure folks know who will be on the ballot, and who needs support.  Participate on Wed., Oct. 28 at 5:30 PM to be a part of the core team of callers: https://secure.everyaction.com/Qxd6rvaoO0CVTidGlSl3mA2. Talk to voters about endorsed school board candidate in District 4, Shayla-Adams Stafford, as well as some others on the Progressive Maryland slate. 

47] – 350.org needs thousands of volunteers to contact climate and environmental voters in key states. Sign up for a phone banking shift on Wed., Oct. 28 at 6 PM at https://www.tfaforms.com/4853629%20.

48] – Commemorating 40 Years of International Solidarity with author Roberto Lovato on Wed., Oct. 28 at 7 PM ET.  The evening will be a celebration of international solidarity through literature and poetry, featuring Lovato and young Salvadoran poets and writers from NY and DC CISPES! Register here https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bvaFQD4hTLuUTbNDfiwCrg?_x_zm_rtaid=YlaZnLlgTU2NZqTiww_AWg.1603856861570.f73198fc76d394a3541178e4a7db6edb&_x_zm_rhtaid=8.

49] –   Get with Youth Radicalization in Times of Crisis: How to Reduce Harm on Wed., Oct. 28 at 6 PM at ET. Register for this Zoom Webinar at https://splcenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xZKaxqFhTm6zw-M3nifL4A. During this webinar hosted by American University’s Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) and the Southern Poverty Law Center, panelists will discuss the Building Resilience & Confronting Risk in the COVID-19 Era guide, which is designed for caregivers, parents, educators and others who are now on the front lines of recognizing and responding to radicalization. Participants will learn tangible steps to reduce harm and counter the threat of online radicalization among youth.

50] – Our Revolution's final phonebank blitz has already begun. The group is phone banking twice nightly during the week from 6:30 to 8:30 ET and from 9:30 to 11:30 ET.  There is also phone banking Saturday and Sunday. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/274048/?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-were-phonebanking-in-2-hours-to-dump-trump&email_referrer=email_974781&email_subject=phonebank-for-the-revolution.

51] – Get trained by Count Every Vote, Bend The Arc, and Faith in Public Life on Wed., Oct. 28 from 7 to 9 PM for Nonviolent Civil Action for People of Faith 2.0.  RSVP at https://www.faithinpubliclife.org/issues/democracy/count-every-vote/#cevevents?source=FaithfulAmerica. Join Graie Hagans, Vision Praxis Director at Bend the Arc for a nonviolence training for faith leaders where you will explore disciplined nonviolence for street mobilizations. In this training. It will be addressed how clergy and faith leaders can show up as safely as possible in actions.

52] – Jews United for Justice is hosting on Wed., Oct. 28 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM a Maryland community meeting -- Baltimore, COVID-19, Criminal Justice, Maryland, MD Renters' Rights, Mont. County, Policing, Video Call.  Get involved at https://jufj.org/event/md-meeting-october/?emci=0ada6f18-6a18-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&emdi=1111d380-9918-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&ceid=3403859.

53] – Kara Eastman is a true environmental champion. She needs your help to get elected in her key district in Nebraska. Help get out the vote for Kara Eastman. Eastman is a social worker, small business owner, non-profit executive, wife, and mother -- and is running for a seat in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional district. For the past two decades she has been advocating for her local community, including going toe to toe with the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline.  If elected, Kara Eastman would work to keep fossil fuels in the ground and support a Green New Deal. But she’s in a tight race against Don Bacon. On Wed., Oct. 28 from 7 to 9 PM ET, RSVP to call progressive voters at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpd-qvqTgiHNVvBvGDI39ZXZpikL3zAd0dP.

54] – The Kevin Zeese Emerging Activists Fund will launch on Wed., Oct. 28 at 7:30 PM Eastern with an online celebration of what would have been Kevin's 65th birthday. The event will feature musical and spoken word performances plus videos of Kevin's activism and information about how to apply for the fund. You'll also meet Kevin's family members who are organizing the fund. Purchase tickets at PopularResistance.org/store/ (available until 6 PM Eastern on Oct. 28). The Fund will start accepting applications on Oct. 28 and through Dec. 13. The first $20,000 grant will be awarded in January, 2021.Look at https://popularresistance.org/kevin-zeese/.

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