Baltimore Activist Alert -- June 9, 2021

30] S. 1 rally – June 9

31] Wallace Shawn on Art – June 9

32] Calling Faith Leaders for clean energy – June 9

33] Update on the case of imprisoned Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab – June 9

34] Control with Nuclear Resonances – June 9

35] Coffee and a Column – June 9

36] Meet Palestinians in Silwan through Eyewitness Palestine -- June 9

37] Medicare for All Town Hall -- June 9

38] Letter to the Editor workshop – June 9

39] 1040 for Peace – June 9

40] Focus On National Climate Legislation – June 9

41] Meet Barbara Lee -- June 9

42] The For the People Act -- June 9

43] Asia-Pacific Elites: Money & Trade, and Foreign and Military Policies – June 9

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30] –American Family Voices [admin@americanfamilyvoices.org] wants you to join the group in D.C. to Fight for Voting Rights. Right now in states all across the country, voting rights are under attack. That’s why federal reform to protect access to the ballot box is so critically important.  Later this month the Senate plans to bring S.1, the For the People Act, to the floor for a vote, a transformative piece of legislation that will protect voting rights, end gerrymandering, and push back against the influence of big money in politics. On Wed., June 9 from 9:45 AM to noon, rally at the Supreme Court, 1 First St. NE, WDC, across from the Capitol.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/393707/?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-demand-affordable-internet-access-now&email_referrer=email_1200210&email_subject=join-us-in-dc-tomorrow-to-fight-for-voting-rights.

 Rally in support of S.1, and call on Mitch McConnell and others in Congress to stop their obstruction of this vitally important bill to save our democracy. This is a S.1 Petition Delivery/Pep Rally/Press Event with members of Congress, movement partners, activists and media outlets.

 31] –The Nation Events [emails@emails.thenation.com] will be happening with a conversation with Wallace Shawn on Making Room for Art on Wed., June 9 at noon ET.  Amid the horror headlines and continuing crises, the voice of the artist can be hard to hear. Yet writer, actor and performer Wallace Shawn believes that learning to listen is essential–which is why he’s been spending time lately reworking his acclaimed plays The Designated Mourner and Grasses of a Thousand Colors as podcasts. Are stories, novels and plays always just a means of escape from life? If not, what else are they—and what else can they be? What role does art play in our collective life? How can those of us not deaf or blind to the debilitating and depressing crises of our times crate space for art? Must art be useful—or foment social change—in order to be worthwhile? Join the inimitable Shawn and Nation editor D.D. Guttenplan as they tackle these issues—and attempt to answer your questions.

 Tickets are $10, and proceeds go directly to supporting The Nation’s journalism. Email events@thenation.com. Sign up at https://www.thenation.com/events/wallace-shawn-art-social-change/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_campaign=nation-events-shawn&sourceid=1066355&ms=EMM060620211A&utm_content=EMM060620211A&utm_term=master_promotions.

 32] –Mike Tidwell, CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] is Calling all faith leaders! Come to Capitol Hill, Third St. SW between Madison Dr. and Jefferson Dr., National Mall, WDC 20016 on Wed., June 9 for Biden’s 100% clean energy plan.  Note "100 Faith Leaders for 100% Clean Electricity by 2035." ‌ Do you belong to a church, a synagogue, a mosque, or any other community of worship? Is your community concerned about runaway global warming?  The 100 faith leaders from across the country will congregate outdoors near the west lawn of the US Capitol building. Their goal? To raise a strong moral voice in support of Joe Biden’s plan for 100% clean energy under the American Jobs Plan. The last six years have been the warmest six years ever recorded since modern record keeping began. Ice loss in Greenland and Antarctica alone threaten Biblical-scale flooding along coasts everywhere. 

   Thankfully, influenced by a growing climate movement of groups like Sunrise and legislators like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and faith leaders like Rev. Lennox Yearwood, President Biden has committed to a transformative switch to clean energy and away from fossil fuels. He has made passing a 100%-by-2035 clean electricity standard the centerpiece of his climate plan under the $2.2 trillion American Jobs Plan. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/100-faith-leaders-for-100-clean-electricity-by-2035.

 33] –The International Action Center [iac@iacenter.org] wants you to tune in to a Zoom gathering on Wed., June 9 at 1 PM ET. Get a live update from Cabo Verde on the case of imprisoned Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab. Register to Watch on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EkGJKxz0R5-q6ba_jaUCqA. A delegation from the International #FreeAlexSaab Solidarity Committee is currently in Cabo Verde attempting to meet with him. He is imprisoned on orders from the U.S.  Hear from Bishop Filipe Teixeira OFSJC, from a Cabo Verde community in Boston, Sara Flounders, International Action Center, and Roger Harris, Task Force on the Americas.

34] – On Wed., June 9 from 2 to 3:30 PM, tune in online to Control with Nuclear Resonances.  Arms control treaties are not sufficient in and of themselves to neutralize the existential threat of nuclear weapons. Technologies are necessary for verifying the authenticity of the nuclear warheads undergoing dismantlement before counting them towards a treaty partner’s obligation. Areg Danagoulian and colleagues have developed a neutron-based concept which uses observations of isotope specific nuclear transitions to authenticate a warhead's fissile components.  Most actinides such as uranium and plutonium exhibit unique sets of nuclear resonances when interacting with eV neutrons. When measured, these resonances produce isotope-specific features in the spectral data, thus creating an isotopic-geometric "fingerprint" of an object. All information in these measurements is encrypted in the physical domain through a process called physical cryptography. Using proof-of-concept experiments, these techniques are shown to reveal no isotopic or geometric information about the weapon, while readily detecting hoaxing attempts. This talk with Areg Danagoulian, MIT .will be a discussion of the policy context, the concept of the experimental techniques, along with results from simulation and experimental measurements. This lecture is sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and you can participate at https://www.belfercenter.org/event/nuclear-arms-control-nuclear-resonances.

35] –Jim Zogby [jzogby@aaiusa.org] wants you to join him for Coffee and a Column on Wed., June 9 from 2 to 2:30 PM with his brother John Zogby, Founder and Senior Partner of John Zogby Strategies.  They will discuss Jim’s latest column "Our Democracy is at Risk." Register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpcuGtqzsiHt2WuFQHkTYMmC6tpHoJ2Tl5 to receive the dial-in information for the Zoom call. After you register, you will automatically get the dial-in information for the call.

36] – Friends of Sabeel North America [friends@fosna.org] are inviting you to meet Palestinians in Silwan through Eyewitness Palestine on Wed., June 9 at 2 PM ET. Visit the Neighborhood of Silwan in Occupied East Jerusalem with your guides Sahar Abassi and Zuheir Rajabi.  This is co-sponsored by Madaa Creative Center and Art Forces.  Visit https://secure.everyaction.com/PJNPkea3GEeB7sS4O0QF6A2.

37] – Tune in to a Medicare For All Town Hall Live Stream with Rep. Anthony Brown sponsored by the Maryland Progressive Healthcare Coalition, Progressive Maryland and other local progressive allies on Wed., June 9 from 6 to 7:30 PM ET. Sign up at https://bit.ly/MDPHC-M4A-Webinar-Jun9. Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hey-prince-georges-lets-talk-medicare-for-all-registration-153726254365.  

38] – Ben Levinsohn, Represent.Us [grassroots@represent.us] wants you to join a Letter to the Editor workshop on Wed., June 9 at 6 PM ET. RSVP at https://vol.represent.us/a/wednesday-june-9th-learn-write-great-letter-editor-help-pass-people-act?akid=139549.680940.YrLG0u&ms=ak-em-pdf-20210604&rd=1&t=9&utm_campaign=pdf&utm_content=20210604&utm_medium=em&utm_source=ak&utm_term=.

39] – Join John Rachel of World Beyond War for a webinar on 1040 for Peace / The Peace Dividend Project on Wed., June 9 at 7 PM ET. Join the Zoom Meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81306742056?pwd=a2lrZlJIT2tCTFI4OWNVMzRXRVdnUT09.  The Meeting ID is 813 0674 2056, and the Passcode is 055163. For more information, email thesanepeaceactivist@gmail.com.

40] – On Wed., June 9 from 7 to 9 PM ET, attend the Greenbelt Climate Action Network Focus On National Climate Legislation. See https://chears.org/gcan/?fbclid=IwAR1Mebv9CXyFH1hpRxOXYVO8K6PIKUj8O5epFIrMrTfFsY1S3LHuJqWZSp0. Are you interested in learning more about the American Jobs Plan and the Clean Energy Standard, which are two current national legislative proposals? Register at  this Zoom link at www.chears.org/gcan. Contact Lore Rosenthal at (301) 345-2234 (landline) or SimplicityGroupsMD@gmail.com.

41] – Mana Kharrazi, MoveOn Civic Action [moveon-help@list.moveon.org] wants you to check out The Moment with MoveOn on ending America's longest war. Join Congresswoman Barbara Lee, activist Hoda Katebi, and MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting for a national conversation about how we can take action to insist upon and create a foreign policy that rejects war and is instead rooted in human dignity, justice, and love. It is happening on Wed., June 9 at 8 PM ET.  Register at https://act.moveon.org/survey/rsvp-moment-moveon/?t=7&akid=298898%2E37684438%2EstEbYY.

42] –   Ilana, Public Citizen [action@citizen.org] indicates the clock is ticking. The For the People Act, the most sweeping democracy bill of our time, is set to for debate in less than three weeks.  Make your voice heard now. It is time for people across our nation to mobilize.  Join a Democracy Leader meeting on Wed., June 9 at 8:30 PM ET. Learn about the upcoming “Deadline for Democracy” national mobilization and how you can have an impact in this critical moment!  Glad to be with you in this fight. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUucuCtrzosHNLsdhEvZRG9e3OM4fOM1hR0?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=61e51b5b-dfae-4b92-8613-ba7b8fc4ce7b.

43] – The Campaign for Peace Disarmament and Common Security [jgerson80@gmail.com] is sharing the news about Asia-Pacific Elites: Money & Trade, and Foreign and Military Policies on Wed., June 9 at 9 PM ET.  Register at http://bit.ly/APElites.

To be continued.

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