Baltimore Activist Alert -- August 19 -- 22, 2021

27] No ICE Contract – Aug. 19

28] Pray and Act for Citizenship for all – Aug. 19

29] IPCC report/Feminist Peace Work – Aug. 19 & 20

30] For the People Act! – Aug. 19 - 22

31] For the People Act! – Aug. 19

32] Storytelling in Activism – Aug. 19 & 22

33] Seal the Deal -- Aug. 19

34] Thrive Without Nuclear: an Action Workshop – Aug. 19

35] Virtual film screening on ICE detention -- Aug. 19

36] For the People Act – Aug. 19

37] Support Chesa Boudin – Aug. 19

38] Alaskans Against the Death Penalty 25th Anniversary – Aug. 19

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27] – The Shut Down Berks Coalition [shutdownberks@gmail.com] wants your support on Thurs., Aug. 19 at 10:30 AM to tell the Commissioners to Vote NO on ICE contract! The Berks County Commissioners announced they will be voting to restart immigrant detention in Berks County, PA. They want the facility to be a women's prison.  What is actually needed are health and human services! Local elected leaders like Representative Guzman, Senator Schwank, and even Governor Wolf have offered to work with the Commissioners to have the facility funded for something else, but those offers have been refused. Attend the Commissioners' meeting virtually at https://www.facebook.com/events/524573442170759.

28] – Rev. Jennifer Butler, Faith in Public Life Action [jbutler@faithinpubliclife.org] is asking you to Pray and Act for Citizenship for all on Thurs., Aug. 19 at noon ET. This event is part of the five week Pray and Act for a Holy Recovery series. Hear the latest updates about immigration, pray together and then call our Representatives to tell them to secure citizenship for all this year. Register at fplaction.com/prayactholyrecovery.

29] – Metta Spencer [metta.spencer@utoronto.ca] wants your attention on Thurs., Aug. 19 at 12:30 PM ET to hear William Fletcher and Craig Smith review the latest IPCC Report. You can listen to the shows live and type in questions to ask the guest, or you can watch the edited version later on the YouTube channel. One of them is playing at every hour of every day for anyone in the world to watch. Tune in at https://youtube.com/c/ToSaveTheWorld.  On Fri., Aug. 20 at 12:30 PM ET hear from Cora Weiss about Feminist Peace Work.  The website is at https://tosavetheworld.ca.

30] –Join activists around the country at a virtual phonebank to urge voters in key states to demand their senators’ support of the For the People Act! The August deadline for 2022 is fast approaching! Our democracy is in crisis: with redistricting around the corner and hundreds of voter suppression laws being introduced in states across the country, we do not have time to wait. Every day we’re getting closer to a very real deadline to take action to pass the For the People Act (S.1): If the Senate does not overcome the filibuster and pass S. 1 by late August, states will not have enough time to implement the legislation’s regulations before the 2022 midterm elections! Join activists around the country at a virtual phonebank to urge voters in key states to demand their senators’ support of S. 1! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/pfaw/event/376178/?utm_source=PFAW to call on Thurs., Aug. 19 from 3 to 6 PM and 6 to 8 PM ET, Fri., Aug. 20 from 4 to 6 PM ET and Sat., Aug. 21 from noon to 2 PM ET and 4 to 6 PM or Sun., Aug. 22 from 6 to 8 PM ET.

31] – On Thurs., Aug. 19 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM ET, RepresentUs members across the country are joining the National For the People Act Phonebank and calling RepresentUs members in key states and asking them to make a quick call to their senator. The phonebank will start with a training hosted virtually on Zoom. Sign up at https://vol.represent.us/a/pb_081921.

32] – The AOTL Team [allontheline@redistrictingaction.org] on Thurs., Aug. 19 from 6 to 7 PM ET and Sun., Aug. 22 from 2 to 3 PM ET is offering trainings – Storytelling in Activism.  Register at https://www.mobilize.us/allontheline/event/397340/?utm_campaign=20210717_AOTL_O_resend_RUcalendar_ActivesXopeners&emci=5211a10c-5fe6-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=be8d0a56-ebe6-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=4818037.

33] – Drew Hudson [drew@198methods.org] is informing us that Bernie Sanders needs your help to pass climate infrastructure.  Join an action on Thurs., Aug. 19 and Help us Seal the Deal for climate action in the infrastructure bill!  The IPCC report was a sobering reminder that we need to take, big, bold action on climate right now.  And just in time to respond to the crisis, Senator Bernie Sanders announced a deal to pass a $3.5 trillion infrastructure package that gives us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to win big and bold investments in climate solutions. This is the deal we've been waiting for to tackle climate change, the care economy, jobs, and justice. Come to Steny Hoyer's office, 6500 Cherrywood Lane, Unit 31, Greenbelt, to Seal the Deal on Climate Justice with McKayla Wilkes on Thurs., Aug. 19 at 6:30 PM ET.  Sign up at https://www.greennewdealnetwork.org/map?source=198methods&link_id=8&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_1257099___subject_1661026&email_subject=bernie-sanders-needs-your-help-to-pass-climate-infrastructure.

34] – Thrive Without Nuclear: an Action Workshop will happen on Thurs., Aug. 18 at 7 PM ET. We are on the cusp of the biggest opportunity in our lifetime to win the prosperous, sustainable energy future we need and deserve. But, not if Congress decides to pass a corrupt and wasteful nuclear bailout. Join the Nuclear Information and Resource Service for an action-packed workshop to learn how to make your voice heard to your elected leaders on the issues that matter the most to our future - clean energy, environmental justice, and economic revitalization.  Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0udeGqpj0iHt1mMwNLCo9XC3FoGT3HNHY8?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=e09dd7b9-5e6b-4a5d-b566-d9676455ddbd.

35] – The ACLU [aclu@aclu.org] is hosting on Thurs., Aug. 19 at 5 PM ET a virtual film screening on ICE detention. RSVP today. https://action.aclu.org/webform/fault-lines-and-ice-detention-aclu-film-panel?initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=eml&utm_medium=eml&initms=210816_detentionshutdown_event_ats_sail&utm_source=sail&utm_campaign=detentionshutdown&utm_content=210816_immigration_event_ats&af=RA1%2BJp3N228aRV69knhQi6HdXOURCg1a8LjFy/qVNQ3Po1gpJ2TWtaez2njMlOuEAnWCHkgEsbpWshTz9SyXZHZ4ZBqwHCVVpKJ%2BZXlAWLY9SUg1qbRF6XQ/GofdGh0uIrE%2BgrtlRDoZHWCwwg1ZrXmTDTeoAx%2B%2B4iu8YWTWyXa4EoSg7nGmN8x6HStwNOnh&gs=nkGkEHRptiC1o6ALJEQ7I3xdoEfk0tSJZBzsR7xAu9Y0HHWRWe1QGTKMDgb8R3/m&ms_aff=nat&ms_chan=eml&ms=210816_detentionshutdown_event_ats_sail.  A whistleblower complaint was filed out of the Irwin County, GA Detention Center with horrific allegations of forced hysterectomies on immigrants in detention. That's why you are invited to watch No Consent: Did a doctor abuse immigrant women? It will be followed by a discussion on the abuses in Georgia.

36] – Join a call with fellow rally hosts and activists to debrief the Democracy Can't Wait Day of Action, to hear about the heightened stakes of passing the For the People Act following last week's vote, and to discuss next steps. Common Cause is inviting you to a For the People Act Activist Call on Thurs., Aug. 19 at 8 PM ET. Meet fellow rally hosts and committed democracy activists to discuss the state of play and strategize on how to move forward. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/407729/?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-join-us-on-thursday-for-a-for-the-people-act-activist-call&email_referrer=email_1262976&email_subject=tomorrow-for-the-people-act-activist-call.

37] – Real Justice [info@realjusticepac.org] wants you to help Chesa Boudin on Thurs., Aug. 19 from 9:30 PM to midnight ET. If you follow the money, you will see who the real corrupt interests are attempting to oust justice-minded District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Sign up now to join a Stand with Chesa virtual phonebank! Your calls will help us generate real grassroots support for Chesa and his change-making policies and push back against big donors with people-powered organizing. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/chesaantirecall/event/399637/?source=em20210818-67199-rj&utm_source=em20210818-67199-rj. Phone banking will also take place on Thurs., Aug. 26 from 9:30 PM to midnight ET; and Thurs., Sept. 2 from 9:30 to midnight ET.

38] – Abe Bonowitz, Executive Director for Death Penalty Action [info@deathpenaltyaction.org] wants you to join in on Thurs., Aug. 19 from  9:30 to 10:30 PM ET for Alaskans Against the Death Penalty 25th Anniversary Fish Fry. Hear music by Charlie King. RSVP https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5y7GwlAnSJ-o1xlV2uR6ZA?link_id=10&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-theres-bad-news-and-good-news&email_referrer=email_1261270&email_subject=theres-bad-news-and-good-news.

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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