Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Baltimore Activist Alert -- September 22, 2021

38] Citizen Lobbying – Sept. 22

39] Learn how to combat climate disinformation – Sept. 22

40] Celebrate the Peace Corps – Sept. 22

41] Modern Labor History – Sept. 22

42] Climate Week NYC – Sept. 22

43] Water crisis in the Middle East Sept. 22

44] For the People Act phonebank -- Sept. 22 - 25

45] Phonebank for a Green New Deal – Sept. 22 & 24

46] Climate Action Watch Party – Sept. 22

47] United We Dream – Sept. 22

48] Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 – Sept. 22

49] Principles of Political Economy – Sept. 22

50] See Ady Barkan’s film – Sept. 22

51] Maryland Poor Peoples Campaign Western Maryland Meeting Sept. 22

52] Cuba: Confronting the U.S. Blockade and Covid-19 – Sept. 22

53] Meet Rep. Mike Levin of California – Sept. 22

54] Pray for Peace -- Sept. 22

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38] – Mike Fox for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] indicates it is time Citizen Lobbying on Wed., Sept. 22 or Thurs., Sept. 23, depending upon where you live on which side of the country! Here's what Ryan Grim, the excellent political reporter for The Intercept and The Hill said about the on-going negotiations over the $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill: “We are now embarking on what are likely to be the most important four to eight weeks of non-electoral political maneuvering in more than fifty years” - Ryan Grim, September 20, 2021.  Not only is the Reconciliation package full of strong progressive policies, but the very fact of its passage will be a game changer - opening up new possibilities for more progressive programs and policies to be passed by Congress that address the many inequalities that plague American society.  Therefore, PDA is calling on all to reach out to your Congress people and your Senators and register your support for a complete $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill.  Join one of our Congressional Liaison organizing calls on Wednesday or Thursday this week to learn what we can do together in this essential moment for the national progressive movement, and for the people and the planet: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfumlLLkwoHxvDuNWlsQJRmVtOrpopNKbyQPVs8uXleVyxkAQ/viewform.

39] – Union of Concerned Scientists [action@ucsusa.org] hopes you can join in on Wed., Sept. 22 from 9 to 11 AM ET to learn how to combat climate disinformation. Register at  https://secure.ucsusa.org/a/2021-09-22-combatting-climate-disinfo?contactdata=Chb%2f4sR33%2fAVXiCWl7oxIH5H%2bUoUtEEWYo1iqyIyDGar%2f9%2fLB7Ajt41EYnwkAXvZesABzxEPvzhIpoCSsbxChcZ2kBXOodazMBA2t54Q0MX2w3sgJVDtYI54bPI08sbh2UqAUqXLCP%2foOrp0hmd0avzTytQz%2fV5FETnzvSrYpueq5i9BVEvFkox13nrSWCYXc1zXpjokg%2fyby1%2f2TyJ4MMT1XFVjfNGy%2bHfKIrBIoiiI2FZDFbeyFO2y3qzercy4RzuH3b0k9mBjwvo%2fPeFuVw%3d%3d&utm_campaign=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email&emci=0a77cc2b-ad10-ec11-981f-501ac57ba3ed&emdi=3fddfe06-d810-ec11-981f-501ac57ba3ed&ceid=1507036.

40] – Jonathan Pearson [jonathan@peacecorpsconnect.org] wants you to know that Wednesday is Peace Corps Act Day. This Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of President Kennedy signing the Peace Corps Act into law. Join in for any of the day's activities.  Join in on Wed., at 9:30 AM EET to mark the exact moment the Peace Corps Act was signed into law. Former Congressperson Joseph Kennedy III will be joined by Peace Corps pioneers William Josephson, Bill Moyers, and others during this program. Follow this link to register: https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/events/peace-corps-60th-anniversary-celebration-mark-the-moment.

  On Wed., Sept. 22 from 8 to 9 PM ET, hear from RPCV Congressperson John Garamendi who will encourage others among the 240,000+ alumni to get active. Go to https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/events/new-npca-advocates-needyounow. 

41] – William Barry [billbarry21214@gmail.com] is continuing a Zoom class on Wed., Sept. 22 from 10 AM to noon ET -- Modern Labor History. This is a chance for people all across the country to take a labor history course, which will start with the union movement in 1940 and go forward. Fully registered members and guest members are both eligible to sign up for the course! Registration is available online: https://aapnoncredit.jhu.edu/quickpick.awp1You may also fill out the attached form and email it to award52@jhu.edu.  

42] – The National Audubon Society [audubonconnect@audubon.org] wants you to join in virtually on Wed., Sept. 22 at 12:30 PM ET for Climate Week NYC. Join experts from the National Audubon Society for a mid-week discussion of climate solutions for birds and people. This Climate Week will showcase the unstoppable momentum of global climate action. The official events program offers opportunities to join digital events from around the world, and you can join in for a very special Audubon.  Audubon scientists have studied the effects of climate threats on birds in different habitats, and found that the same things that threaten birds threaten our communities, natural spaces, and working lands. The good news is that there are abundant opportunities to make progress in the climate fight immediately. Birds tell us it’s not too late, but there’s no time to lose. 

 Register for Birds Tell Us: What the Science Behind Birds and Climate Means For Our Own Survival at https://act.audubon.org/a/audubon-nyc-climate-week-2021?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-_20210919_nyc_climate_week&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=_20210919_nyc_climate_week&emci=55ed47d0-ae18-ec11-981f-501ac57ba3ed&emdi=4da65036-6f19-ec11-981f-501ac57ba3ed&ceid=2504878.  

43] – James J Zogby [jzogby@aaiusa.org] wants you to join him on Wed., Sept. 22 at 2 PM ET for Coffee and a Column. He will be discussing how state interests and climate change have resulted in a water crisis in Arab countries across the Middle East. Read the column here: https://www.aaiusa.org/library/turkey-ethiopia-and-israel-and-the-middle-easts-water-crisis?emci=a1e3a3af-3616-ec11-981f-501ac57ba3ed&emdi=7f1bdb99-ec1a-ec11-981f-501ac57ba3ed&ceid=389907.  Registration is required: bit.ly/CC92221.  After you register, you will automatically get the dial-in information for the call.

44] – 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! 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, states may 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 Wed., Sept. 22 from 2 to 4 PM and 4 to 6 PM ET, Thurs., Sept. 23 from 3 to 6 PM and 6 to 8 PM ET, Fri., Sept. 24 from 4 to 6 PM ET or Sat., Sept. 18 from noon to 2 PM ET, 1 to 3 PM ET, 4 to 6:30 PM ET and 6 to 8 PM ET.

45] – Phonebank for a Green New Deal with Sunrise National on Wed., Sept. 22 and Fri., Sept. 24 from 4 to 5:30 PM ET.  Sign up to call Sunrisers and ask them to demand a bold climate infrastructure package from their representatives. Sunrise will provide all the training you need and a lot of fun and hype too! Register at https://www.mobilize.us/sunrisemovement/event/403248/?emci=16326b3a-a4ff-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=7c2e4f48-a5ff-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=177631.

46] – Gene Karpinski [feedback@lcv.org] wants you to join him on Wed., Sept. 22 at 4 PM ET for the Climate Action Watch Party with Connie Britton, Gretchen Whitmer, and League of Climate Voters.  A major donor just donated 500 tickets so that more people can come get involved in the movement for climate action.  Environmental champions throughout Congress are working to pass the Build Back Better Act — the once-in-a-generation climate legislation. Register at https://lcv.swoogo.com/comp/begin?reg_type_id=202695.

47] – United We Dream Action [info@uwdaction.org] is teaming up to phone bank AZ senators in support of a pathway to citizenship in the reconciliation package!  Undocumented people have been in the front lines of this pandemic as essential workers and have not had access to any relief funds. Call for permanent protection for millions!  RSVP now to join the phone bank on Wed.,  Sept. 22 and Sept. 29 from 5 to 8 PM EDT: https://www.mobilize.us/luchaaction/event/405536/?utm_source=UWDA&link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_1275121&email_subject=we-knocked-doors-in-az-heat-to-demand-citizenship-now.

48] – On Wed., Sept. 22 at 6 PM ET, the Progressive Maryland Justice Task Force (JTF) will host a virtual town hall regarding the Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021, also known as Anton's Law, one of the police reform bills that passed this previous legislative session. This bill is named after Anton Black, a teenager that died in police custody in Caroline County, and requires that records of police misconduct be public information.  REGISTER at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rf-mhqjssHtcsGx2GsaS35MbWIelq4usK?emci=e78af91d-4016-ec11-981f-501ac57ba3ed&emdi=0fdcf466-f616-ec11-981f-501ac57ba3ed&ceid=136680. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

49] – Attend a course Principles of Political Economy on Wed., Sept 22 at 6:30 PM ET and continuing each Wednesday through Oct. 6.  Discover the fundamental laws of political economy and how they can guide policy toward shared and sustainable prosperity. This 5-session course offers a basic introduction to political economy in the tradition of Henry George as presented in his book “Progress and Poverty.” Get introduced to the key concepts, axioms and fundamental laws of the discipline and use this understanding to analyze and explain economic issues in the real world. Examine the causes of poverty and discuss George’s unique approach to the problem. Additional issues such as the alternating cycles of boom and bust that are so characteristic of capitalist economies will be also discussed.  The Instructor is Dr. Marty Rowland.  Sign up at https://www.hgsss.org/principles-of-political-economy/.

50] – Ady Barkan via Social Security Works [info@socialsecurityworks.org] wants you to see his documentary on Wed., Sept. 22 at 7 PM ET. This film Not Going Quietly is about our fight for health care justice. RSVP at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bah-ngq-pre-ssw?link_id=0&refcodeEmailReferrer=email_1295036&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-ive-been-waiting-to-share-this-film-with-you-for-a-long-time-8&email_referrer=email_1295036&email_subject=firstname-default-comrades-watch-my-documentary-online-with-me-next-week. The documentary tells the story of his struggle with ALS and the progressive movement’s fight for health care justice.

51] – On Wed., Sept. 22 from 7 to 8:30 PM ET, attend the Maryland Poor Peoples Campaign Western Maryland Regional Meeting. Learn about the Housing Crisis. Discuss the roots of the current eviction crisis and hear reports from recent events.  Join this study and discussion and hear what the MD PPC is doing to build membership and fight evictions. - RSVP https://actionnetwork.org/events/learning-together-series?source=direct_link&&link_id=4&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_1291921&email_subject=md-ppc-weekly-update. Email western@mdpoorpeoplescampaign.org.

52] – Massachusetts Peace Action [info@masspeaceaction.org] is hosting Cuba: Confronting the U.S. Blockade and Covid-19 on Wed., Sept. 22 from 7 to 8 PM EDT.  This virtual presentation will feature Aviva Chomsky — author, A History of the Cuban Revolution and co-editor, The Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics and Gail Walker of IFCO/Pastors for Peace — A report back direct from two weeks in Cuba.  Sign up at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrc-GppjwvE9Fp7geAdXshiEToaXW3fc6R.

53] – Climate Hawks Vote [info@climatehawksvote.com] is inviting you to a live talk on Wed., Sept. 22 at 7 PM ET with Rep. Mike Levin of California.  Discuss the possibility of getting meaningful climate action passed in the Build Back Better infrastructure package, and talk about how you can get involved. Sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYucOiprz0pHdDuFJ-mA7weRTr-ySxfKirm?emci=fc438c99-f81a-ec11-981f-501ac57ba3ed&emdi=39520958-f91a-ec11-981f-501ac57ba3ed&ceid=13143726.

54] – Charles Cloughen [CCloughen@episcopalmaryland.org] would love to have you attend on Wed., Sept. 21 at 7:30 PM ET the monthly Peace Service, hosted this month by the Church of the Nativity and Holy Comforter Nativity. Hear music, and pray for peace in the Middle East. The Rev. Grey Maggiano, rector of Memorial Episcopal Church in Bolton Hill will be the Preacher. Grey has also served parishes in Miami and Sterling, Virginia. Prior to entering seminary, Grey was a Presidential Management Fellow and Foreign Affairs Officer focused on justice reform efforts in Afghanistan. He oversaw anti-corruption and gender justice initiatives and maintains close relationships with Afghan and international organizations. He has also spent two years studying the intersection of faith between Islamic, Christian and Jewish communities in Jerusalem. Join the Zoom Meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7062840024.  The Meeting ID is 706 284 0024.

 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

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