Baltimore Activist Alert -- September 23 - 25, 2021

55] Friction between Japan and South Korea – Sept. 23

56] Communities not Cages Day of Action – Sept. 23

57] Home Care Can’t Wait – Sept. 23

58] Phone bank For the Peoples Act – Sept. 23 - 25

59] Joan's Democracy Café Phone-Bank – Sept. 23

60] Throw Down Thursday – Sept. 23

61] Constitution Day – Sept. 23

62] Poor Peoples Campaign MoCo Meeting – Sept. 23

63] Mercy & Justice on Immigration -- Sept. 23

64] Freedom to Vote Call -- Sept. 23

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55] – On Thurs., Sept. 23 from 10 to 11 AM ET, tune in to Takeaways from a Time of Increased Friction: South Korea-Japan Security Cooperation from 2015 to the Present [Online]. South Korea and Japan share liberal democratic values and common geopolitically challenges, but a close security partnership has eluded the two governments due to tensions stemming from political and historical issues. Although various forms of defense cooperation between Seoul and Tokyo have endured, grassroots military-to-military exchanges between the two countries – which in the past continued despite political problems – have largely stopped since late 2018. At a time when crucial components of direct defense cooperation between Korea and Japan have been interrupted, please join the Korea Economic Institute for a discussion with Northeast Asia security expert Dr. Naoko Aoki. She will cover how key factors have affected bilateral security cooperation in recent years as well as lessons that can be learned from this period to bolster defense relations in the future.  Visit https://keia.org/event/takeaways-from-a-time-of-increased-friction-south-korea-japan-security-cooperation-from-2015-to-present/.

56] –Marcela Hernandez [campaign@detentionwatchnetwork.org] needs you to help out on Thurs., Sept. 23 from 10 AM to noon ET for Communities not Cages Day of Action in Lafayette Park.  Join a Press Conference and Rally at Lafayette Square on Pennsylvania Ave. NW & 16th St. NW, WDC 20001. RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/1324028531348355/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A920458145235252%7D%7D]%22%7D.

57] – The National Domestic Workers Alliance Care Team [info@email.domesticworkers.org] wants you to take action on Thurs., Sept. 23 at 2 PM ET. As both the House of Representatives and Senate return to Congress this week, it is necessary that lawmakers hear from us that investing in care and citizenship is the only way for our country to truly build back better. Tell the legislators Home Care Can’t Wait.  The Rally will happen at Union Square, Washington, D.C. to demand that Congress pass the biggest, boldest Build Back Better recovery plan with a transformational investment in home and community-based services (HCBS) and the creation of good, union care jobs. Watch the event livestream at https://www.facebook.com/nationaldomesticworkersalliance?emci=c15544b2-311a-ec11-981f-501ac57ba3ed&emdi=1597b152-611a-ec11-981f-501ac57ba3ed&ceid=204641.

58] – 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 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. 25 from noon to 2 PM ET, 1 to 3 PM ET, 4 to 6:30 PM ET and 6 to 8 PM ET.

59] – Joan's Democracy Café Phone-Bank -- For the People Act (S1) in Partnership with Common Cause takes place on Thursdays. The next phone bank will be on Thursdays, Sept. 23 and 30 from 3 to 6 PM ET. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/vopropros/event/385866/?followup_modal_context=newsletter&timeslot=2880640.

60] – Christianne Marguerite [christianne@progressivemaryland.org] needs you on Throw Down Thursday, Sept. 23 from 6 to 7:30 PM ET.  You can get involved in texting or phone banking. Phone bank to make calls to voters in Prince George's County in support of Medicare for All. Sign up at https://secure.everyaction.com/tkkmiiomTEyP_yGXojmSlA2. Every Thursday from now on, there will be virtually reaching out to voters across the state for a variety of issues.

61] – ACLU of Maryland [info@aclu-md.org] wants you to join a virtual Constitution Day & ACLU of Maryland’s 90th anniversary event on Thurs., Sept. 23 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM ET. RSVP at https://action.aclu.org/webform/md-constitution-day-2021?ms_aff=MD&initms_aff=MD&ms_chan=eml&initms_chan=emlfor for "Lift Every Voice – Speak, Act, Vote!"  ‌ACLU-MD commissioned Lady Brion, an international spoken word artist, to write and perform a piece about the Bill of Rights. Also catch the panel discussion with reflections on the Constitution and Bill of Rights that Lady Brion, ACLU-MD Senior Education Advocate Frank Patinella, and Dana Vickers Shelley prerecorded. RSVP at https://action.aclu.org/webform/md-constitution-day-2021?ms_aff=MD&initms_aff=MD&ms_chan=eml&initms_chan=eml.

62] -- On Thurs., Sept. 23 at 7 PM ET, come to the MD Poor Peoples Campaign MoCo Regional Meeting. Get an overview of PPC. Hear a recap the MD PPC Statewide Outreach Weekend events and the joint BACC On Stolen Land rally/march.  We will wrap up sharing some insight on future actions & activities. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpd-6rrD8qHdLmqiWXtqVl-_8LUyIU_Vxm?link_id=5&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-md-ppc-weekly-update-29&email_referrer=email_1291921&email_subject=md-ppc-weekly-update.

63] – The Interfaith Immigration Coalition [media@interfaithimmigration.org] alerted you to a webinar on Thurs., Sept. 23 at 7 PM ET -- Mercy & Justice on Immigration. Join IIC Communications Manager Melissa Stek for a conversation with World Renew on what’s happening in immigration and how faith communities can make a positive impact on immigration policies. Register at https://crcna.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AeS3fFDPTpu8biyt2qfIUA.

64] – Jessica Hamilton [info@climatehawksvote.com] wants you to join a Freedom to Vote mobilization call on Thurs., Sept. 23 at 7 PM ET.  This year the GOP has really gone all-in on their “if you can’t beat ‘em, cheat ‘em” strategy of passing state-level anti-voter bills, and we the people have been paying attention. There are now two big bills before Congress that create critical protections for voters -- and if passed, they would help ensure that the majority of Americans who want real climate action will be able to bring their voices to the polls. If you care about our democracy and the importance of valuing every vote, RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/416329/?emci=16e509af-121b-ec11-981f-501ac57ba3ed&emdi=b8f504b7-c41b-ec11-981f-501ac57ba3ed&ceid=13143726.  Join in for a Movement Call with Dolores Huerta, Barbara Arnwine and others!

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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