Baltimore Activist Alert -- May 24 - 25, 2021

17] Moral Monday for the Third Reconstruction – May 24

18] Clean Air Baltimore Coalition meeting – May 24

19] End the Blockade of Cuba – May 24

20] Film Gaza Fight For Freedom -- May 24

21] For the People Act meeting – May 24

22] National Organizing Call – May 24

23] Nuclear Risk: Across Technologies and Domains – May 25

24] Care Corner Food Pantry – May 25

25] Unmasking the Current Cyber Threatscape – May 25

26] Protest JHU’s weapons research – May 25

27] Speak Out for a moral Baltimore budget – May 25

28] Police reform town hall -- May 25

29] Animal Bereavement Support Group – May 25

30] CODEPINK Calling Party – May 25

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17] –   On Mon., May 24 at 3:30 PM, for Moral Monday work for the Third Reconstruction. Join the Poor People’s Campaign and members of Congress to launch the push to demand a Third Reconstruction.  During this online rally you will be able to send a message directly to your representative in the US House and utilize a dynamic digital toolkit to spread the word. RSVP at https://www.3rdreconstruction.org/?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-md-ppc-weekly-update-3&email_referrer=email_1180033&email_subject=md-ppc-weekly-update.

18] –On Mon., May 24 at 5 PM ET, attend the biweekly Clean Air Baltimore Coalition meeting. Join in by Zoom at www.cleanairbmore.org/meeting. The agenda includes Notes from lessons learned with Oakland folks re: composting and “Save as You Throw,” Update on meeting with Council President Mosby’s office and Councilmember Porter, and Update on the Boycott Ocean City, MD campaign. Contact Stephanie Compton at steph@energyjustice.net.

19] – On Mon., May 24 at 5 PM, “Baltimore says: End the blockade on Cuba! Pass the resolution!” There will be a press conference and demonstration outside City Hall to urge Baltimore City Council to join over 40 city and state governments, union labor councils, and school boards in passing a Resolution against the U.S. Blockade and in favor of cooperation with Cuba. Register at https://www.facebook.com/events/276059117553492/?ref=newsfeed&link_id=10&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-solidarity-with-the-cuban-people-actions-events-and-delegation-updates&email_referrer=email_1184041&email_subject=solidarity-with-the-cuban-people-actions-events-and-delegation-updates.  This is sponsored by the Baltimore Cuban Resolution Committee.

20] – Massachusetts Peace Action [info@masspeaceaction.org] wants you to attend a FILM SCREENING: Gaza Fight For Freedom with Abby Martin on Mon., May 24 at 7 PM ET. The documentary is 80 minutes long, and afterwards a conversation will take place with a journalist and the director, writer, and narrator of the film, Abby Martin, for a Q&A session and a discussion about the film, Palestine, and Gaza.  Register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlc-6prT8jGdAtB8YtSLVGMPH_OkzDcxid?emci=94ecce70-66ba-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=b957af7f-6bba-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=269591. This debut feature film by journalist Abby Martin began while reporting in Palestine, where she was denied entry into Gaza by the Israeli government on the accusation she was a “propagandist.” So Abby connected with a team of journalists in Gaza to produce the film through the blockaded border. This documentary is about the historic Great March of Return protests, which occurred every week from March 2018 until December 2019, but covers so much more.

Also, on Mon., May 24th, the Cambridge City Council will vote on a BDS resolution to prevent future city contracts with Hewlett Packard and other companies that profit from the military occupation of Palestinian people. Public testimony is needed to help the resolution pass! You can email written testimony to council@cambridgema.gov, copying clerk@cambridgema.gov and citymanager@cambridgema.gov. 

21] – There is a For the People - Maryland Teleconference on Mon., May 24 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM ET.  There are two ways to join the conference: Dial 1 301 715 8592 with a meeting ID of 931 3066 2622. The password is 173976. Or download the app from Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/93130662622?pwd=OE15SURJUWdXNHFicW94SDI3c2x3UT09#success.  What can we do to build the capacity of our coalition and help win critical democracy reforms in the next few months? What are the most salient messages to get people to take actions like calling their senators or showing up to events? Have we given enough emphasis to the aspects of S. 1 that will combat the corrupting influence of money in politics? What specific requests do we have for our two U.S. senators now? How can we help activists in states with undecided senators to pass S.1, H.R. 4, and S. 51? Call Charlie Cooper at 410-624-6095.

22] – Join Our Revolution on Mon., May 24 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM ET for the National Organizing Call features Rep. Jim McGovern from Massachusetts, Dianne Morales and Maya Wiley, who are both candidates for Mayor of New York City, and Sam Rasoul, who’s running to be the next Lt. Governor of Virginia! RSVP at obilize.us/ourrevolution/event/148017/?akid=1567.8252965.kYMsmZ&rd=1&t=8.

23] – On Tues., May 25 from 8 to 10 AM ET and Wed., May 26 from 8 to 10 AM ET, learn more about Nuclear Risk: Across Technologies and Domains. Online Efforts to understand the risk of nuclear weapon use must extend beyond the nuclear domain. The possibility is increasing of potential escalation scenarios that emerge due to entangled interaction across nuclear and non-nuclear capabilities. Pathways to nuclear weapon use could be linked, for instance, to the increased vulnerability of early-warning assets in space to attack; to the susceptibility of command, control, and communications systems to cyber offensive operations; or to the misidentification of ambiguous payloads carried by dual-capable missiles. This two-day virtual event is sponsored by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research. Go to https://www.unidir.org/events/nuclear-risk-across-technologies-and-domains.

24] – On Tues., May 25 from 9:30 to 11:30 AM ET, get over to the Care Corner Food Pantry at the Pasadena United Methodist Church, 61 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena. This will continue each Tuesday through June 29.  Food bags are available for individuals and families in need. Food bags are first-come, first-served each week.  Volunteers are needed each week to help distribute the food. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0c49acae2b0-care. All COVID safety measures are followed, including outdoor distribution, mask-wearing and social distancing. 

25] – On Tues., May 25 at noon ET, tune in to Evolving Threats Decoded: Unmasking the Current Cyber Threatscape of the Top Four Foreign Adversarial Competitors of the U.S. Online Partner nations must deal with being the frontline in counter-proliferation activities, making them the most likely targets of cyber espionage and other cyber-enabled activities of adversarial nations. The challenges posed by this situation, coupled with the scarcity of time, resources, and some technologies, means that partner nations face a constant give-and-take between priority and possible activities in the cyber threat environment. A large part of effectively facing these challenges requires an understanding of the most likely and most dangerous ways a partner nation might experience aggressive activities from the Big 4 cyber threat groups (China, Iran, the DPRK, and Russia). Sign up at https://crdfglobal.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Da8lWsLbTf-Nk5G8cS3Q8w.

26] – 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.

27] – Jews United for Justice [info@jufj.org] wants you to Speak Out for a moral Baltimore budget. On Tues., May 25 at 6 PM, get involved with a Policing Post-Session Legislative Update. Join the Maryland Coalition for Justice and Police Accountability for a post-session legislative update on the coalition’s five police accountability demands. You will also learn more about next steps and how you can support ongoing work to reimagine policing in Maryland. Register at https://jufj.org/event/mdga21-mcjpa/?emci=39c32f32-1fb4-eb11-a7ad-0050f271b5d8&emdi=728180b4-23b4-eb11-a7ad-0050f271b5d8&ceid=3403859.

28] – ACLU of Maryland [info@aclu-md.org] is holding a virtual town hall on Tues., May 25 at 6 PM ET to examine What happened with policing in Maryland's 2021 General Assembly!‌ ‌ ‌ Maryland got a lot of national attention for state-level changes to policing. But, what progress was actually made during the Maryland 2021 General Assembly? What do we still need to do to achieve real justice? SPOILER ALERT: Plenty. Register at https://action.aclu.org/webform/md-mcjpa-policing-post-session-update?ms_aff=MD&initms_aff=MD&ms=210422_MCJPAPostSessionUpdateTownHall_&initms=210422_MCJPAPostSessionUpdateTownHall_&ms_chan=eml&initms_chan=eml.

29] – On Tues., May 25 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. 

30] – Marcy Winograd [winogradteach@gmail.com] is inviting you to attend on Tues., May 25 at 8 PM ET a CODEPINK Congressional Progressive Caucus.  Get on the Zoom with Michael Darner, the executive director, Congressional Progressive Caucus; and Keane Bhatt: foreign policy analyst, Congressional Progressive Caucus. Can the Caucus’s new rules and dynamic leadership make the Progressive Caucus more progressive on foreign policy and demilitarization? Chaired by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is made up of nearly 100 members calling for a bolder infrastructure plan, comprehensive immigration reform, and urgent climate action. On foreign policy, the Caucus’s big tent includes dozens who want to reduce the military budget but also representatives who vote for record-high Pentagon budgets and take money from weapons manufacturers! RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/05252021?utm_campaign=cp_congress_5_25_21&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink.

To be continued.

Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Ph: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.

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