Baltimore Activist Alert -- June 4 - 6, 2021

35] Wear Orange – June 4

36] Lobby training – June 4

37] White House vigil – June 4

38] No War 2021 -- June 4 - 6

39] Virtual concert on World Environment Day – June 4

40] Resistance in Colombia – June 4

41] Join Alyssa Milano on Instagram Live – June 4

42] Peace and justice vigil – June 4

43] Summer Concert – June 4

44] Coffee and Conversation – June 5

45] Food Pantry and Food Donation Center – June 5

46] Text out the vote now in Virginia – June 5

47] Fund HealthCare not Warfare – June 5

48] The Green New Deal – June 5

49] Takoma Park Mobilization meeting – June 5

50] Call West Virginians -- June 5

51] Tell JHU no more weapons contracts

52] Beauty Fades /Stupid Lasts Forever and The Trial According to Alan Barysh 53] Read Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"

54] New Book: “Confessions of a Radical Academic”

55] Two Berrigan Books still in print

56] Contribute to the Lin Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship

57] Do you need a doctor?

58] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

59] Do you need any book shelves?

60] Join the Global Zero campaign.

61] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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35] – Yvonne Murray, Wear Orange [info@everytown.org] urges you to attend a Wear Orange event. On Fri., June 4 at 11 AM ET, come to the Baltimore County Historic Courthouse, 400 Washington Ave., Baltimore 21204.  There will be a Proclamation Reading and Wear Orange Soul Box display happening at the Historic Courthouse. RSVP for a Wear Orange event at https://act.everytown.org/event/wear-orange-2021/search/?akid=282634.6235915.rG_Feg&rd=1&refcode=wow_wo21&refcode=emfe_20210522&source=wow_wo21&t=3&utm_campaign=wo21%3Fsource%3Demfe_20210522&utm_campaign=20210522&utm_medium=&utm_medium=e&utm_source=wow_wo21&utm_source=emfe_20210522.

36] – Kia Smith, Faith in Public Life Action [commongood@faithinpubliclife.org] wants you to get involved on Fri., June 4 at noon for a Holy Recovery Advocacy Training.  Congress is considering new policies that will help us all provide a sustainable life for our families. Together, we can push them to pass legislation that values the dignity of all people and provides opportunities to thrive. This Friday we’re excited to discuss advocacy as a tool to call out injustice and demand a Holy Recovery. RSVP for a training featuring leaders from FPL and beyond sharing exclusive insights for how to advocate for change: http://fpl.actionkit.com/sign/Holy-Recovery-Advocacy-Training/?t=4&akid=3698%2E87934%2EYQLRJ5.

37] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., June 4 at noon.  Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.

38] – Participate in the event from Fri., June 4 starting at 2 to 3 PM ET through Sun., June 6 for #NoWar2021, a unique event that brings together a global grassroots coalition of individuals and organizations around the topic of CANSEC and the global arms trade. As North America’s largest weapons expo, CANSEC typically brings together 12,000+ government and military officials and weapons industry reps from 55 countries to Ottawa each year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and pressure from our coalition, CANSEC 2020-2021 has been postponed to 2022. But that doesn’t mean our work is over. Demand the permanent cancellation of CANSEC and also drawing attention to the fact that CANSEC is a symptom of a larger problem – Canada’s and the world’s complicity in the global arms trade and the institution of war. Email nodronesinfo@gmail.com. RSVP at https://nowar2021.worldbeyondwar.org/?link_id=3&can_id=6c8682a1be4679868b2275251fc837a8&source=email-join-me-online-for-this&email_referrer&email_subject=join-me-online-for-this.

39] – Team 350 [350@350.org] is inviting you to a virtual concert on Fri., June 4 at 3 PM ET with musicians Dave Matthews, Patti Smith, Jack Johnson, and activists on World Environment Day. This past year was deeply painful. So, we think it’s a good time to take a collective breath and revisit how to move forward to restore our communities, our ecosystems, and our climate (and have a little fun). RSVP to watch here https://act.350.org/signup/world-env-day-2021-signup/?source=em20210603-1-us&akid=153301%2E3179928%2Enat2dZ.

40] –The Solidarity Collective [colombia@solidaritycollective.org] wants you to attend an event on Fri., June 4 at 4 PM ET  entitled Colombia - Between Resistance and the Strategy of Militarization in Latin America. As the National Strike in Colombia reaches more than one month of constant struggle while facing constant state violence; El Congreso de Los pueblos (The People's Congress) invites you to reflect on current US and Colombian military strategies in Colombia as an expression of neoliberal geopolitics throughout the region. We will hear from three activists including Ana Esther Ceceña the coordinator of the Latin American Observatory of Geopolitics, Evan King Miller from the WFP Solidarity Collective, and Santiago Salinas from the Two Rivers process “Proceso Dos Ríos” of The People's Congress. You can participate by Facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/CongresoDeLosPueblosOficial or by an English Interpretation: https://jitsi.congresodelospueblos.net/transpanish-English.

41] – Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center [info@nilc.org] is asking you to join Alyssa Milano on Instagram Live on Fri., June 4 at 4 PM ET.  What does the Freedom to Thrive mean for immigrants? In honor of Immigrant Heritage Month, meet Alyssa, a trailblazer in her industry. For decades, the National Immigration Law Center has been advocating for a country where all of us can pursue our dreams, engage in fulfilling work, and live with joy and dignity. But this moment is different. RSVP at https://www.nilc.org/rsvp/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=7497555a-9528-4989-8e3e-24eeabfea7bc.

42] -- There is usually a Quaker Vigil for Racial Justice on Fridays, from 5 to 6 PM, hosted by the Baltimore Quaker Peace and Justice Committee (BQPJC) outside the Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St.  The next scheduled vigil is on June 4. Black Lives Matter. Stop the Killing. Physical distancing applies. Wear your face mask. Email homewoodfriends@gmail.com or call 410-235-4438. Quaker values call us to speak truth and to seek equality for all people. Aim to follow Bayard Rustin’s wisdom that “we need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers” and John Lewis’s call to “make good trouble.” See https://www.facebook.com/events/311508100243529/?event_time_id=311508113576861.3&akid=18263%2E3302379%2Ez6bJVQ.

43] – Enjoy the People’s Music Network Summer Concert on Fri., June 4 from 7 to 9 PM ET.  Tune in to this Online Event for the LIVE BROADCAST at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GvJAK7LNCA. This Concert is part of the annual PMN Virtual Summer Convergence, from June 4-6, which you can register for here: https://peoplesmusic.org/event-4319972. REGISTRATION isn’t required to tune in to the free livestream, but when you register, you will get an automatic reminder about the show with the option to tune in via Zoom.

44] –Jacob Kravetz & Sheila Ruth [info@email.actionnetwork.org] want you to join in for Coffee & Conversation on Sat., June 5 from 11 AM to 1 PM ET. This will be in person at the R House in Baltimore City. Come together, talk about current events, and catch up with each other. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/335231/?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-coffee-conversation-3&email_referrer=email_1182713&email_subject=coffee-conversation.

45] – On Sat., June 5 from noon to 2 PM EST, get over to the Food Pantry and Food Donation Center at First and Franklin Presbyterian Church, 210 W. Madison St., Baltimore. This Food Pantry is open every Saturday. Get a grocery bag – breakfast, jelly and peanut butter (a good source of protein) for lunch, the makings for a balanced dinner such as beans and rice, pasta and sauce, soup, vegetables, fruit, and a paper goods. Also added is a little fun food, such as popcorn or cookies, for everyone enjoys a treat.  Contributions of shelf stable foods can be brought to Reid Chapel every Saturday between noon and 2 PM. If shopping is difficult for you, monetary donations earmarked food pantry may be sent to the church.  How else can you help? Volunteers are needed to help collect and distribute food. Contact the church office to volunteer. You can also help by spreading the word to those you know who are facing food insecurity. See https://www.facebook.com/firstfranklinbaltimore.

46] – Chris Scott, Democracy for America [info@democracyforamerica.com] is looking for volunteers to Text out the vote now in Virginia on Sat., June 5 at noon ET. Corporate establishment Democrats on Wall Street and in the DC bubble are getting nervous because of smart, progressive, and diverse candidates like Jennifer Carroll Foy, Sam Rasoul, and Jay Jones are challenging their power in Virginia. During their time in public office, these DFA endorsed progressives have fought for Medicaid expansion that will give health care to 400,000 people, took on corruption in Government, and launched a Green New Deal Coalition to push for intersectional environmental, social, and economic justice. With less than one week until the June 8th primary, you can turn the party a new progressive shade of blue. Can you step up for Jennifer Carroll Foy, Sam Rasoul, and Jay Jones right now by texting out the vote? SIGN UP at http://act.democracyforamerica.com/survey/TextVA/?refcode=g-TOTV0602.d-20210602.m-26710.s-176943&akid=26710%2E4066212%2EyfDjgp.

47] –Attend a Forum: Fund HealthCare not Warfare – Pressing Needs for the Public’s Health and Pandemic Protection on Sat., June 5 from 2 to 5 PM EDT.  RSVP at for this Online Event at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtce6hrTkiGdAMksADehttnhlHP49My8Ev. The healthcare, public health and pandemic prevention sectors remain very diverse, often somewhat siloed. The Forum is an effort to find common ground among diverse constituencies advocating improved and expanded public health and healthcare, financed in part by cutting the bloated Pentagon budget. Speakers include Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa, Heidi Hoechst (National Nurses United), Michael Lighty (The Sanders Institute), and many more!

48] – Audrey, Sunrise [team@sunrisemovement.org] wants you to know about the summer of the Green New Deal. Sunrisers across the country are coming together this weekend to kick off a summer of action. Join the national teach-in on Sat., June 5 at 4 PM ET. Sign up at https://secure.everyaction.com/Pv6gsCJVpku2dh4bvYHzbA2?ms=email_20210602_teach-in-attend_audrey&emci=71edb67e-cec3-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=72edb67e-cec3-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=177631.

49] – Takoma Park Mobilization [info@tpmobilization.org]  is holding a meeting on Sat., June 5 at 4 PM. Takoma Park Mobilization came together in the wake of Trump’s election, to fight anticipated attacks on immigrants, people of color, progressive policies and democratic institutions. Trump is gone, but our democratic institutions have been battered, and a wave of voter suppression legislation sweeping through the states will make it more difficult to elect leaders committed to progressive values. Now that we are in the early days of a new administration, it’s time to take stock of the ongoing work of Takoma Park Mobilization. There are more than 2,600 persons on TPM’s list, but far fewer are regularly active.   Register for the meeting at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckdO-hqD0rE9zcTeiCo6-djeA7rwCJvyud.

50] – We Have a Do-or-Die, Time-Limited Chance to Defeat White Supremacy and Big Money. If you want equal protection so that every voter counts the same regardless of color, income, age, or neighborhood, now is the time to act. If you want freedom from the influence of big money, now is the time to act. In the next months, action by people like you can create a groundswell to pass three major bills (see details in box below). One of them (S. 1) would provide sweeping reforms to end special-interest corruption in our government. Congress must act early this summer or partisan redistricting – based on a flawed census – will have happened. The House of Representatives has the votes to pass these bills, and they can pass the Senate, too - but only if We the People let our senators know how we feel.

 If these bills do not pass, action by some state legislatures will reduce the freedom to vote for targeted populations. Get Money Out – Maryland (GMOM) founded For the People – Maryland with 20 other groups to fight for these principles in the U.S. Congress.  Therefore, the filibuster rule will need to change to allow these bills to pass with a simple majority.

While there are several Senators who haven’t formally committed, people in-the-know say if we can convince WV Senator Joe Manchin, the others will come along. Opponents are putting lots of money into WV, and we need to fight back. WV residents tell us that Manchin is often willing to do a 180 degree turn if he gets enough pressure. We as volunteers asking his constituents to contact him could trigger the biggest reform since the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Make calls to WV residents on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Please sign up to call on Sat., June 5 from 4 to 6:30 PM ET and try to convince one friend to do so also!  There is good training and support throughout!  Go to https://www.mobilize.us/vopropros/event/389987/.  CALL WEST VIRGINIANS.

51] –This is A PLEA TO CONVINCE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY TO OBEY INTERNATIONAL LAW. The world reached a historic milestone on January 22, 2021: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons [TPNW] entered into force and become binding international law -- https://www.icanw.org/the_treaty.

   Prevent Nuclear War/Maryland has called attention to the growing danger of nuclear war and the outrageous $1.7 trillion dollars we are spending to upgrade the nuclear arsenal. On July 18, 2017, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, a U.S. Navy - affiliated research center received a seven-year, $92 million contract to continue its systems engineering and research-and-development services for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. Help convince JHU to renounce nuclear weapons contracts. Contact the president, Ron Daniels, to urge him to reject all nuclear weapons contracts: Office of the President, 242 Garland Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218.  Call his office at (410) 516-8068 or email president@jhu.edu.

52] – Bad Attitude Publishers Announces the release of Beauty Fades /Stupid Lasts Forever and The Trial According to Alan Barysh. In light of the fascist/Q Annon/Truther/Alex Jones and Trump-inspired attack on the capital, Bad attitude Publications has released a photo essay by Alan Barysh. In the follow-up book to Sorry Truther, it was an OUTSIDE JOB Beauty Fades.... gives the reader an upfront look at the reactionary forces and the deadly beliefs these folks uphold. In pictures and texts, one gets a good look at the faces and ideas that pose a real threat to this country. The Trial According to Alan Barysh is a rewrite of the Kafka Classic The Trial. With pictures from the original movie, Alan Barysh rewrites this scathing satire with just a tad more cutting edge satire, and a different ending. The appendix to the book talks about the lonely uphill struggle of Tawanda Jones to get justice for her brother. This afterthought is included, because of the real Kafkesque struggle of the West Family to get justice for her brother. Both books can be purchased on Amazon.com. For every purchase of The Trial, Alan Barysh will give all of his royalties to the West Family. Just text a picture of the book to 443-239-5325.

53] – David Eberhardt was a member of the Baltimore Four with Father Philip Berrigan, Tom Lewis and Rev. James Mengel.  The group poured blood on draft files on October 27, 1967.  They would be convicted and sentenced to prison. Dave has written a book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"- documenting the Baltimore Four action and many others up to and including the most recent Plowshares action – Kings Bay Plowshares 7.  Phil Berrigan’s wife, Elizabeth McAlister, is a member of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7. 

 Dave just printed the 5^th edition of the book which is available for $25 by sending him a check: Dave Eberhardt, 4 Hadley Square North, Baltimore, MD 21218. You can contact him at mozela9@comcast.net. He prefers that you DO NOT order the book from Amazon. Image 1 of 2 for FOR ALL THE SAINTS: A PROTEST PRIMER. David Eberhardt; Image 2 of 2 for FOR ALL THE SAINTS: A PROTEST PRIMER; and FOR ALL THE SAINTS: A PROTEST PRIMER.  This is a self-published book printed in 2017 with updates.

The price is $25 for a Spiral Bound, and Signed. This edition being what the publisher calls “The 4th edition (or first edition 4th state?) of this books (with “final” additions) has been printed by the firm of FEDEX numbered 150-200, signed by the author, February 2017.”This is copy 187 and is numbered and signed by David Eberhardt on the title page.~~While the bibliographical information is a bit head-spinning, this is an engaging memoir by David Eberhardt recounting his involvement with the Brothers Berrigan in the protests against the Viet Nam war, and his subsequent time as an inmate at the Lewisburg Federal Prison. There is Near Fine binding: Item #291479.

54] – Check out a New Book: “Confessions of a Radical Academic: A Memoir by Fred L. Pincus,” now available from Adelaide Books (https://adelaidebooks.org/collections/latest-releases/products/confessions-of-a-radical-academic) or from Amazon.  Fred taught sociology at UMBC for more than 40 years and is on the board of Research Associates Foundation.  His memoir details his struggles to have a successful career while keeping true to his radical principles and activism.  One major theme is his struggle with race and racism both on and off campus. Go to www.fredlpincus.com.

55] –Two books by Fred Wilcox are still in print.  The first one is “Fighting the Lamb's War Skirmishes with the American Empire” by Philip Berrigan and Fred A. Wilcox with a FOREWORD by Tripp York.  It can be purchased by Wipf and Stock: https://wipfandstock.com/fighting-the-lamb-s-war.html.  It is a Memoir in paperback/ISBN: 9781532660078/240 pages/republished 8/21/2018/ Retail Price: $26.00/and Web Price: $20.80.

  The second one is “Uncommon Martyrs The Berrigans, the Catholic Left, and the Plowshares Movement” by Fred Wilcox, who profiles members of this anti-war movement, who’s Christianity compels them to acts of civil disobedience against the military industrial complex.  The ISBN is 0201522314/$6.50 for a hardcover, and it can be purchased at Powell's Books.  See https://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/book-reviews/view/7094/uncommon-martyrs.

56] – Consider making a donation to a scholarship in her honor that would be most welcome.  Contributions to the Lin Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship can be made online via https://www.ndm.edu/lin-romano-peace-and-justice-scholarship or by check made out to Notre Dame of Maryland University (Memo line: Lin Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship) and mailed to Notre Dame of Maryland University, Office of Institutional Advancement, 4701 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210.

57] – Yousef Zarbalian [mailto:yzarbali@gmail.com] started his own medical practice in December before the pandemic hit. It is called East-West Medicine and Rheumatology, and its website is EastWestMD.com.  Yousef is licensed in Maryland and Virginia. He is doing primary care as well as rheumatologic care (focusing on joint problems and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and sjogren's).  He is offering telemedicine visits, and he has very reasonable rates for uninsured individuals.  He makes use of herbs (which can be sent directly to patients from the herbal dispensary) as well as prescribing medications to their local pharmacy if needed.  

58] -- If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs, records, tarps and table cloths, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

59] -- Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

60] -- Join an extraordinary global campaign for the elimination of nuclear weapons: http://www.globalzero.org/sign-declaration. A growing group of leaders around the world is calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons and a majority of the global public agrees.  This is an historic window of opportunity.  With momentum already building in favor of Zero, a major show of support from people around the world could tip the balance. When it comes to nuclear weapons, one is one too many.

61] – A Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org; call 202-682-4282.

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/.

"One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan