Baltimore Activist Alert -- July 8 - 10, 2021

41] Community Clean-Up in Baltimore – July 8

42] White House vigil – July 9

43] Peace and justice vigil – July 9

44] Communities United Power Hour – July 10

45] Coffee & Conversation with Our Revolution – July 10

46] Jim Forest talks about his autobiography -- July 10

47] Learn about labor history – July 10 & 17

48] Food Pantry and Food Donation Center – July 10

49] The New Era Project – July 10

50] Volunteer Phonebank for Chesa Boudin – July 10

51] CALL WEST VIRGINIANS -- July 10

52] Caregiver needed for Eddie Smith

53] Jonah House needs a car

54] Tell JHU no more weapons contracts

55] Beauty Fades /Stupid Lasts Forever and The Trial According to Alan Barysh

56] Read Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"

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

58] Two Berrigan Books still in print

59] Do you need a doctor?

60] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

61] Do you need any book shelves?

62] Join the Global Zero campaign.

63] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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41] On Thurs., July 8 from 4 to 5:30 PM, there will be a Community Clean-Up in Baltimore City. The BRIDGES Coalition for Overdose Prevention Sites is hosting a Community Clean-Up in Sandtown at 1012 N. Carrollton Ave., Baltimore 21217. RSVP to Harriet (harriet@baltimoreharmreduction.org or text 443-418-6614). Pick up trash with tongs! If you want to join but do not have the physical ability to do the trash clean up portion you can welcome late comers or answer questions of any passersby.

42] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., July 9 at noon.  Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.

43] -- 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 July 9. 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.

44] – Communities United [jessi@communitiesunite.org] wants you to join in on Sat., July 10 from 11 AM to noon for the Power Hour.  Explore & Experience the Power of Our Voices.  Words build power. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuce6trDoqH9ErTSDwJoUQAD1mtVP-vynu?emci=9923303c-b9d2-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=4c47b4c3-f6dd-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=5737738.

45] – Sheila Ruth and Jacob Kravetz [info@email.actionnetwork.org] are inviting you to join in on Sat.,, July 10 from 11 AM to 1 PM for Coffee & Conversation with Our Revolution Baltimore City/County at the R House, 301 W. 29th St., Baltimore 21211.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/399373/?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-coffee-conversation-with-our-revolution-baltimore-citycounty&email_referrer=email_1222005&email_subject=coffee-conversation-with-our-revolution-baltimore-citycounty

46] – Nicholas Sooy [nsooy@fordham.edu] announced that the Orthodox Peace Fellowship will host Jim Forest on Sat., July 10 at 11 AM ET for a virtual gathering. Forest will speak about his autobiography, "Writing Straight with Crooked Lines." Join the Zoom Meeting at https://fordham.zoom.us/j/81424787952?pwd=VG8ydWhsOEdkRytVUkpUWk1Ncklxdz09. The Meeting ID is 814 2478 7952, and the Passcode is 070553. 

47] – William Barry [billbarry21214@gmail.com] will be offering two IN PERSON programs on Baltimore workers history.  On Sat., July 10 at noon, learn about The Sleeping Car Porters Union at the Northwood branch of the Pratt Library, 4420 Loch Raven Blvd., sponsored by USA BAAHGS (Baltimore's Afro American Historical & Genealogical Society)/ Agnes Kane Callum Chapter). Then get educated about The 1877 Railroad Strike on Sat., July 17 at 11 AM at The Irish Railroad Workers Museum, 918 Lemmon Street.  Both events are free and open to the public.

48] – On Sat., July 10 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.

49] – The Progressive Maryland Team [info@progressivemaryland.org] wants you to join in on Sat., July 10 from 3 to 4:30 PM ET for The Progressive Maryland New Era Project. Join progressives from Anne Arundel County for the first in-person grassroots gathering.  It will happen in Truxton Park, Pavilion #2, 273 Hilltop Lane, Annapolis 21403, and there should be an engaging discussion. There is a critical need for change in Maryland politics.  RSVP at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/newerapacjuly10th.

50] – Real Justice [info@realjusticepac.org] needs your help on Sat., July 10 from 4 to 7 PM ET for a Volunteer Phonebank for Chesa Boudin.  In 2019, Boudin was elected district attorney for his vision to transform the criminal legal system in San Francisco. Overall crime has dropped by 30% in San Francisco. But police associations and conservative billionaires have raised over a million dollars in an attempt to undo the will of the people and turn back years of progress towards equality and real justice. Sign up to make phone calls to stand with Chesa: https://www.mobilize.us/chesaantirecall/event/399637/?source=em20210707-65085-rj&utm_source=em20210707-65085-rj.

51] – 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. 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., July 10 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.

52] – Richard Ochs [rjochs@comcast.net] is looking for a caregiver for his friend Eddie Smith, who is recovering from a bone marrow stem cell transplant operation In Morgantown, West Virginia. He requires three months of 20/7 care accompaniment in an apartment there. Some friends and relatives are doing some of it but not able to do it all. A friend will pay someone to fill in the gaps. Do you know anyone who can do some of it for pay? Eddie is 65 and good company. He is a vegan birdwatcher, biker, gardener, activist and an intellectual. He is a retired land surveyor by trade. Caregiver gets 4 hours off every day.  You may have seen him at various demonstrations. Caregivers are needed from July 15 through September 15.  Call Dick at 443-846-6638.

53] – Jonah House [jonahhouse.md@gmail.com] is in need of a vehicle.  After 18 years of service, and around 150,000 miles, the hybrid Honda Insight has given up the ghost! Do you have a car you are ready to part with, or know of anyone else who would be interested in supporting Jonah House by giving or selling your car?  Contact Joe Byrne at 443-804-3410.

54] –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.

55] – 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.

56] – 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.

57] – 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.

58] –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.

59] – 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.  

60] -- 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.

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

62] -- 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.

63] – 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