Baltimore Activist Alert -- August 12 - 13, 2021

36] UN International Day for Youth – Aug. 12

37] Public Policy for North Korea – Aug. 12

38] Pray and Act for a Holy Recovery – Aug. 12

39] Phone bank to get rid of the filibuster – Aug. 12

40] Police accountability – Aug. 12

41] Join Progressive Harford County – Aug. 12

42] Infrastructure & the Board of Estimates – Aug. 12

43] Text for Medicare for All – Aug. 12

44] Grassroots Power Summit – Aug. 12

45] Peter Beinart speaks about Antisemitism – Aug. 12

46] Stop the money pipeline – Aug. 13

47] White House peace vigil – Aug. 13

48] Racial justice vigil – Aug. 13

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36] – Alyn Ware [alyn@pnnd.org] wants you to know about Youth Peace Week and UN International Day for Youth on Thurs., Aug. 12. Visit https://www.peacefoundation.org.nz/education/schools/international-affairs-primary-secondary-schools/.

37] – On Thurs., Aug. 12 at noon, check out A Policy of Public Diplomacy with North Korea [Online] hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center. The speakers are Dr. Sue Mi Terry, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Markus Garlauskas, Scowcroft Center; Greg Scarlatoiu, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea; and David Maxwell, Foundation for Defense of Democracies.  This online session will be a report launch for "A Policy of Public Diplomacy with North Korea: A Principled and Pragmatic Approach to Promote Human Rights and Pursue Denuclearization." This report is based on the insights of a working group of ten members that convened throughout the spring of 2021 to produce policy recommendations on North Korea for the Biden Administration. Registration via Zoom is required: https://www.belfercenter.org/event/policy-public-diplomacy-north-korea-report-launch.

38] – Rev. Jennifer Butler, Faith in Public Life Action [commongood@faithinpubliclife.org] is alerting you to a new program on Thurs., Aug. 12 from 12 to 12:30 PM -- Pray and Act for a Holy Recovery.  Push for a nation that respects the dignity of all people, and take action together.  This will continue each Thursday through Sept. 9. Pray together with faithful advocates from across the country and then collectively make calls to members of Congress. Each week hear about different aspects of recovery and investments in our communities. Sign up here: https://fpl.actionkit.com/sign/pray-act-holy-recovery/?t=5&akid=4455%2E87934%2ElTy2uc.

39] – Damon Effingham, RepresentUs [hq@represent.us] is inviting you to phone bank on Thurs., Aug. 12 at 5:30 PM ET to get rid of the filibuster.  Either keep the filibuster in its current form or save our democracy from the most significant attacks on it in our lifetimes. It is simply not possible to do both. One of the best ways you can pressure senators is by connecting Americans with five wavering Senators and showing them that their constituents want them to pass democracy reform.  Sign up at https://vol.represent.us/a/pb_081221?akid=146369.680940.11kG0Z&ms=ak-em-pdf-20210810&rd=1&t=8&utm_campaign=pdf&utm_content=20210810&utm_medium=em&utm_source=ak&utm_term=. 

40] – Jacob Feinspan, Jews United for Justice Campaign Fund [info@jufjcampaignfund.org] wants you to attend on Thurs., Aug. 12 from 6 to 7 PM ET the Campaign for Justice, Safety & Jobs Monthly Informative Meeting. Hear updates and take action on local police accountability.  REGISTER at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcode6uqT0pG9FIOQmUfhiok2wLGZ_SwAEI

41] – The Progressive Maryland Team [info@progressivemaryland.org] is inviting you on Thurs., Aug. 12 from 6:30 to 8 PM ET to join Progressive Harford County.  RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/F_4R79IpTU-bMhUOHOGIiQ2?emci=920ca0ce-4bee-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=aa9d6144-5eee-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=136680. The New Era Project event will take place at the Havre de Grace Colored School Museum & Cultural Center, Havre de Grace Colored School Museum, 555 Alliance St, Havre De Grace, MD 21078. Learn how the New Era Project can train and fund the campaigns of progressives in Harford County and across Maryland.

42] – Jacob Feinspan, Jews United for Justice Campaign Fund [info@jufjcampaignfund.org] wants you to attend on Thurs., Aug. 12 from 7 to 8:30 PM ET Baltimore Civics Kibitz 3: Infrastructure & the Board of Estimates.  This is part 3 of the Series, and the guest speaker will be Bill Henry, the Baltimore City Comptroller. Given the national conversation around infrastructure, Comptroller Henry will shed light on how decisions about infrastructure projects are made in Baltimore. Also discuss Board of Estimates basics, such as "What the heck is a Comptroller?!" Who is a part of the Board of Estimates? And, what decisions does the BOE make?  You will receive call-in instructions via email after you RSVP at https://jufj.org/event/kibitz3/?emci=9301e8e6-b4f0-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=d79951cc-5bf1-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=3403859.

43] – Progressive Maryland Text Team [info@progressivemaryland.org] needs your help on Thurs., Aug. 12 from 6 to 7:30 PM ET.  Join the Text Bank Team to support the Healthcare Task Force’s Medicare for All Deep Canvassing campaign! Reach out to folks across the state to survey their thoughts and feelings about Medicare for All. The first 30 minutes will be spent setting up accounts and training attendees on the texting. Then everyone will take their assignments and use the rest of the time to reach out to voters.  Sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqf-qhqD0uG9J6egOsSTAJOLEDwi-NTuiX.

44] – Chris Scott, Democracy For America [info@democracyforamerica.com] wants your involvement on Aug. 12 at 8 PM ET in the grassroots power summit. Join Chris, DFA's Chief Political Officer, and his colleague Nelson Pierce, Grassroots Power Builder.  They will detail DFA’s new grassroots strategy and the electoral plan this fall while also previewing what’s ahead in 2022. RSVP at https://act.democracyforamerica.com/sign/Grassroots_Power_Summit/?t=1&refcode=g-GRPS_Zoom0806.d-20210806.m-27064.s-200526&akid=27064%2E4066212%2EiPAlA0.

45] – Beth Schuman [beth@afcfp.org] thinks you will be interested in A Discussion on Antisemitism on Thurs., Aug. 12 at 8:30 PM ET, featuring Peter Beinart. Antisemitism has been on a dangerous and startling rise recently in the United States. This open and honest conversation will discuss how to dismantle the prejudice/violence against Jews in the USA, while simultaneously amplifying the work for freedom and equality for Palestinians.  Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/JKFlrOtCiEK6GjLymhZ72A2.  This event is hosted by the American Friends of Combatants for Peace.

46] – Stop the Money Pipeline [info@stopthemoneypipeline.com] is promoting actions to #DefundLine3 - Expose Greenwashing day on Fri., Aug. 13. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world’s foremost body of climate scientists, released its first complete assessment of the climate crisis since 2013 ― and it is even worse than we thought.  Find an event near you at https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/defund-line-3-expose-greenwashing-day-of-action?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-its-worse-than-we-thought-4&email_referrer=email_1255355___subject_1658792&email_subject=this-report-must-sound-a-death-knell-for-coal-and-fossil-fuels.  There will be a Bank Walk at 11 AM starting at the Metro Center entrance, 13th and G St., NW, WDC 20004.. Another action will happen at 1 PM, Stop Funding Climate Chaos Chase outside Chase Bank, 1636 Walnut St., Philadelphia 19103.

47] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., August 13 at noon.  Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.

48] -- 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 Aug. 13. 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.

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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