Baltimore Activist Alert -- August 30 - 31, 2021

21] Nuclear Bombshell – Aug. 30

22] For the People Act phonebank -- Aug. 30

23] Learning the Lessons of Afghanistan, Part 1 – Aug. 30

24] National Organize to Win Call – Aug. 30

25] Protest JHU’s weapons research – Aug. 31

26] Black People Ride Bikes – Aug. 31

27] National Renters Rising call – Aug. 31

28] Conversation with Perú's former Foreign Minister Héctor Béjar – Aug. 31

29] Pardon Whistleblower Daniel Hale – Aug. 31

30] Save a Black man’s life – Aug. 31

31] Want to text with Fair Fight? – Aug. 31

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21] – Rachel at Beyond the Bomb [team@beyondthebomb.org] wants you to attend the premier of Nuclear Bombshell on Mon., Aug. 30 at 5 PM ET.  This will be repeated on Wed., Sept. 1 at 6 PM ET. Get ready for our first debriefing with the BombSquad! Watch the short film, get updates on Beyond the Bomb campaigns, and connect with other members of the BombSquad. SIGN UP HERE https://beyondthebomb.org/campaigns/bombsquad-monthly-low-down/?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-join-our-first-national-call&email_referrer=email_1258527___subject_1663452&email_subject=join-us-for-the-premier-of-the-nuclear-bombshell.

22] – 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 Mon., Aug. 30 from 4 to 6 PM and 6 to 8 PM ET or Tues., Aug. 31 from 5:30 to 8 PM ET.  

23] – Cole Harrison, Massachusetts Peace Action [info@masspeaceaction.org] hopes you will join in on Mon., Aug. 30 at 7 PM ET for Learning the Lessons of Afghanistan. Part 1. In the first of two sessions, hear from Erik Edstrom, Afghanistan War veteran and author; Valentine Moghadam, Iranian-born scholar of Middle East social movements and feminism; and Fahima Gaheez, executive director, Afghan Women's Fund. The conversation is moderated by David Borris of Chicago Area Peace Action. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kfuqurjMvE9SHFKgGZP-nLuVZVWiLxpKa?emci=4fd920f5-3905-ec11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=aef8c90d-df05-ec11-b563-501ac57bf4cb&ceid=269591.

24] – Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] wants you on the National Organize to Win Call on Mon., Aug. 30 at 8.30 PM ET!  Get the latest on the PRO Act and the budget bill from US Rep. Andy Levin; hear from Laborer’s Union organizer Taft Mangas and Rideshare Workers about modern day union-busting schemes; and get an update on Revolution Recess from Our Revolution South Carolina leader & National Board member Lucero Mesa! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/148017/?akid=1927.8252965.4G9Zxc&rd=1&t=8you. 

25] – There is a Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.  You may consider contacting President Ron Daniels and telling him that the university should reject all military contracts, including those for killer drone and nuclear weapons research.  The president’s mailing address is Office of the President, 242 Garland Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, and 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218.  You can also reach his office by Phone: (410) 516-8068, Fax: (410) 516-6097 or email: president@jhu.edu.

26] – On Tues., Aug. 31 from 5 to 7 PM ET, join Black People Ride Bikes to learn about the NACTO Lake-to-Lake grant before the ride! You have the chance to win giveaways! BikeMore will be tabling to share information on the upcoming infrastructure improvements along Druid Park Lake Drive. The Big Jump will be enhanced with concrete barriers in the spring. Graham Projects will install art on the barriers. The intersection of 33rd & Hillen will also receive traffic calming installments, including additional bike lanes, flex posts, and painted islands to help better direct motor, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic. Go to https://www.bikemore.net/event.

27] – Renters Rising [tenantsorg@populardemocracy.org]is asking renters to be on a call on Tues., Aug. 31 from 6:30 to 8 PM ET. That is why Renters from all over the country are coming together for the first ever National Renters Rising call! Sign up at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAldOGurD4uGNW9JMM4i7FoZxV-l8ZkfGSY?emci=3e1c6255-3c05-ec11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=e0d20e3a-be05-ec11-b563-501ac57bf4cb&ceid=447376.

28] –Alliance for Global Justice [afgj@afgj.org] is hosting a webinar on Tues., Aug. 31 at 7 PM.  Enjoy a conversation with Perú's former Foreign Minister Héctor Béjar.  See https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hBjGRrp_TYewW_4QfmRNiQ.  Register at bit.ly/solidarityperu2. His resignation as Peru’s foreign minister is undoubtedly the first and hardest blow against the current government of President Castillo and the process of change that the president is trying to promote. Bejar was the most important member in Castillo’s entire cabinet, the one with the greatest ideological formation and with deep knowledge of Peru. What does his sudden exit from Pedro Castillo’s cabinet mean?  What does the appointment of a new ultra-right wing chancellor mean? 

29] – Cole Harrison, Massachusetts Peace Action [info@masspeaceaction.org] would like you to participate in Pardon Whistleblower Daniel Hale on Tues., Aug. 31, at 7 PM EDT. Hale served in the US Air Force, participating in the drone program from 2009-2013. In July 2021, Hale was sentenced to over 3.5 years in prison for providing The Intercept with the source materials for “The Drone Papers.” Hear from Danaka Katovich, campaign coordinator at CODEPINK. Go to https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpcOiorT4jGtUUJCEyBYVI-wUq94MnUAfY.

30] – Team Grassroots Law [info@grassrootslaw.org] is inviting you on Tues., Aug. 31 at 8 PM ET for the launch of the critical first step to save a Black man’s life. See https://www.mobilize.us/grassrootslawproject/event/409452/?akid=4784.3544589.X2wKk0&rd=1&source=em20210829-4784&t=2&utm_source=em20210829-4784. By signing up, you’ll get everything you need to tune into the event. Each person who joins helps build our momentum, grow the movement, and will help save a life.  

31] – Want to text with Fair Fight? Join a texting training to see what texting with Fair Fight looks like, the texting platform, how to set up your account on it and get you all the information you need to text with Fair Fight in the future!  This is a training, NOT a text bank. No texting during this training.  To text with Fair Fight you will need either a smartphone OR a computer (you can set up the texting system on either or both). The next texting trainings are on Tues., Aug. 31 from 8:30 to 9:15 PM ET.  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/fairfight/event/380601/?emci=1ec65536-76f5-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=9099f5e0-77f5-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=1234726.

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/.

"The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and everything to lose--especially their lives." Eugene Victor Debs