Baltimore Activist Alert -- January 4 to 5, 2021

20] Join a Sunrise phone bank – Jan. 4 - 5

21] Senior Council Phone Bank for GA – Jan. 4 - 5

22] End the McConnell majority -- Jan. 4 - 5

23] Indivisibles and Alyssa Milano to call Georgia voters – Jan. 4

24] Montgomery County Racial Equity & Policing Team Meeting – Jan. 4

25] Metro DC DSA Endorsement Call -- Jan. 4

26] Historic phone banking session – Jan. 4

27] Save the Republic Rally – Jan. 5

28] Free food distribution -- Jan. 5

29] Protest JHU’s weapons research – Jan. 5

30] Radical History of the Young Lords – Jan. 5

31] Animal Bereavement Support Group – Jan. 5

32] Congress/Biden watch group – Jan. 5

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20] - Sunrise [team@sunrisemovement.org] is asking you to sign up for a phone bank to Georgia voters: https://www.mobilize.us/sunrise/event/363816/.  The available times are Mon., Jan. 4 from 3 to 5 PM and 6 to 8 PM EST and Tues., Jan. 5 from noon to 2 PM, 2 to 4 PM and 4 to 7 PM EST.

21] – Join a DNC Senior Council Phone Bank for GA! Call from 3 to 5 PM ET on Mon., Jan. 4 and Tues., Jan. 5.  Register at https://events.democrats.org/event/366647/?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-georgia-georgia-georgia-21&email_referrer=email_1034706&email_subject=ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga.

22] – We the People have the power to restore the soul of our country – ENDING the McConnell majority – and it all boils down to electing Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to the U.S. Senate during Georgia’s runoff election. Sign up for one of the many virtual phone bank sessions at https://www.mobilize.us/turnout2020/event/363630/. People For the American Way will hold its next phone bank on Mon., Jan. 4 from 3 to 5 and 5 to 7 and 7 to 9 PM ET and Tues., Jan. 5 from 5 to 7 PM EST.

23] – Join Indivisibles and activist Alyssa Milano to call Georgia voters in the final hours before the runoff election. By talking to these voters directly, you’ll have a chance to empower them to turn out to help push Warnock and Ossoff across the finish line. It is happening on Mon., Jan. 4 at 6 PM EST.  Register at https://indivisible.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwucumgpjwsE9XR5b_6qT9ucwTWgDjJIjd8?utm_source=email&utm_medium=link9_20201214.

24] – Join Jews United for Justice at the Montgomery County Racial Equity & Policing Team Meeting on Mon., Jan. 4 from 7 to 8:30 PM ET.  RSVP at https://jufj.org/event/mc-policing-mtng-jan-2021/?contactdata=ZGyKX9IYEEQ5%2bF%2bI5fbOv%2fcKk%2fCjdZg5WHUGxgIodJEy97fgxIsAtC1qolGdRsI5An9EcRegcE0B8y7MS18uZJVv507lguOsNw0cFH%2bvaQTvW1VFgCKbTu7gRm9w1SvxNn%2bWLc8y4RFKwypPMMAgz4Y4I0wpUl0KAuzVHzJDnvKzjTH3MTDcwNx0JOym71RuNejmuzEm8B9utV7OF2J02NoFqZ%2fUPzZMQqKO9Swrk%2fAVANdJb%2fKS1VJEqIC8sXhdWUHhrG9PxqWfgklj9doxKA%3d%3d&emci=2abc9ea7-2a3f-eb11-a607-00155d43c992&emdi=47dec8a2-394c-eb11-a607-00155d43c992&ceid=3403859.  You will receive a message how to get involved.

25] – On Mon., Jan. 4 from 7 PM to 8 PM EST, get with the Metro DC DSA All-Chapter Q&A Endorsement Call for Karishma Mehta. RSVP here for Zoom link: https://actionnetwork.org/.../metro-dc-dsa-all-chapter.../.  Mehta is running for the 49th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. See Karishma’s completed candidate questionnaire here: https://drive.google.com/.../1nSfDgUbJz6KtQ4v4usW.../view... Contact the chapter’s full Steering Committee at steering-all@mdcdsa.org. 

26] – Join Future Coalition Mobilization Team [info@futurecoalition.org] on Mon., Jan. 4 from 6 to 8 PM ET to participate in a very special Georgia text banking session with TikTok stars! Peaches for Progress, a coalition of young people dedicated to turning out young voters in the Georgia runoffs, is partnering with Gen Z for Change, a collective of social media creators dedicated to raising awareness for marginalized communities to work toward ending the cycle of oppression for this special event.  Sign up for this historic phone banking session by clicking here https://actionnetwork.org/events/gen-z-for-change-and-future-coalition-text-bank?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-important-your-voice-matters-in-georgias-elections&email_referrer=email_1033237&email_subject=_-join-us-for-text-bank-and-tiktok-a-virtual-phone-bank.

27] – On Tues., Jan. 5 from 1 to 3 PM ET, join Moms for America - Save the Republic Rally.  Get tickets at secure.anedot.com/moms/donatetoday. Gather at the corner of Constitution Ave. NE and First St. NE, across the street from the Russell Senate Office Building. Mothers have played a vital role in securing and protecting the Republic. With the Constitution being subverted, election integrity in question, and the Republic hanging in the balance, mothers are once again rising up to save the Republic for our families, our freedoms and our future. No registration is necessary but donations are accepted and very appreciated.

28] – On Tues., from 3 to 5 PM EST, get over to Pantry on the Go at the Epiphany Community Center, 2216 Pot Spring Road, Timonium 21093. Look at https://www.facebook.com/epiphanycommunitycenter/.  This free food distribution is sponsored by the Maryland Food Bank and hosted at Epiphany. This monthly event that is currently being held the first Tuesday of every month. This will be an outdoor, drive thru, no contact event. Everyone is welcome to attend! 

29] – 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.

30] – On Tues., from 6:30 to 8:30 PM EST, check out the Radical History of the Young Lords | Socialist Night School, hosted by the Metro D.C. Democratic Socialists of America.  To participate in this Online Event, RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/.../a-radical-history-of-the... The Young Lords were an explicitly socialist organization led predominantly by poor and working-class Puerto Rican youth. Explicitly modeled after the Black Panther Party, the Young Lords drew inspiration from both the domestic social movements of the 1960s and 1970s and national liberation movements of the Global South. The Young Lords confronted race and class inequality and questioned American foreign policy, linking local problems to international crises. Hear from Johanna Fernández, the author of "The Young Lords: A Radical History." Consider becoming a member. Fees are on a sliding scale according to what you feel you can afford: https://act.dsausa.org/donate/membership_redesign/.  Or, you may be eligible for a dues-waiver for 2020: https://act.dsausa.org/survey/dueswaiver/.

31] – On Tues., Jan. 5 from 7 to 8:30 PM ET, get with the Animal Bereavement Support Group at the Baltimore Humane Society, 1601 Nicodemus Road, Reisterstown 21136. This will continue each Tuesday, through August 3. See https://www.facebook.com/BMOREHUMANE/.  The loss of an animal can be a devastating blow. Our friends are often loved as a member of our family, and we believe their passing should be treated with the same respect. RSVP to vvanhof@bmorehumane.org. 

32] –  Code Pink [medea.benjamin@gmail.com] announced that the CONGRESS/BIDEN WATCH group that meets every Tuesday evening at 8 PM ET to learn about issues and take action at the end of the call. The special guest this week is Norman Solomon, whose most recent article is Neera Tanden and Antony Blinken Personify the 'Moderate' Rot at the Top of the Democratic Party.  See https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/12/28/neera-tanden-and-antony-blinken-personify-moderate-rot-top-democratic-party.  Sign up for Biden’s Cabinet Picks: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly with Norman Solomon, Medea Benjamin, Marcy Winograd & Hanieh Jodat Barnes. RSVP for CODEPINKCONGRESS Zoom link at https://www.codepink.org/01052021?utm_campaign=01052021&utm_campaign=marcy_tuesday&utm_medium=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink&utm_source=codepink.

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