Baltimore Activist Alert – September 5 to 7, 2021

Baltimore Activist Alert – September 5 to 7, 2021

"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.

Friends, this list and other email documents which I send out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center.  Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com. 

If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send contributions to Max Obuszewski, BNC, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Max Obuszewski can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.

1] Books, buttons and stickers

2] Web site for info on federal legislation

3] Get involved with NCNR   

4] Volunteer with a Catholic Worker house  

5] Max is looking for tips on a garage or a storage suggestion.

6] House cleaner needed

7] Get Out the Vote in Virginia – through Sept. 18

8] “Reflections on Graduation” – Sept. 5

9] Phone bank for the For the People Act!  -- Sept. 5 & 7

10] Poor Peoples Campaign Prince George’s Regional Meeting – Sept. 5

11] Healthcare Emergency Town Hall – Sept. 5

12] Protest at the Pentagon – Sept. 6

13] SIGN UP to get out the vote in California – Sept. 6

14] Urgent need to end the Western/Gulf War on Syria – Sept. 7

15] Protest JHU’s weapons research – Sept. 7

16] Energy Justice Network -- Sept. 7

17] Want to text with Fair Fight? – Sept. 7

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1] – Buttons, bumperstickers and books are available.  “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.

2] –To obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/.  Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.

3] – THE ORGANIZING LIST will be the primary decision-making mechanism of the National Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR].  It will be augmented by conference calls and possibly in-person meetings as needed.  It will consist of 1 or 2 representatives from each local, regional, or national organization (not coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry out the NCNR campaign of facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to U.S. wars.

  To join the ORGANIZING List, please send your name, group affiliation, city and email address to mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.  Different local chapters of a national organization are encouraged to subscribe.  

4] - Suzanne Fontanesi and Jeff Ross are in the beginning stages of renovating the basement of their house for purposes of bringing in a volunteer (targeting young adults in discernment mode), starting next fall. They are trying to grow a Catholic Worker House in Irvington (West Baltimore). In a nutshell, there is a lot that a volunteer could do in that neighborhood/Baltimore, in addition to prayer and daily community living and in addition to plugging into all the good work that people are already doing in and around Baltimore (and beyond).  If you think you might know of anyone who might be interested in starting a conversation with them about becoming such a volunteer/community member, please contact Jeff/Suzanne at 443-690-6872.

5] – Max is in need of a garage or a storage space.  Any suggestions would be welcome.  Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

6] – Is there a woman in the Baltimore area who does house cleaning?  This assignment would be on an irregular basis with several hours per week.  Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

7] – Ben Betz, People For the American Way [alerts@pfaw.org] is asking you to Help Get Out The Vote in Virginia by signing up to write letters to voters in Virginia through September 18! Since the Virginia Vote Forward campaign launched last month, 120,000 people have committed to sending letters! The goal is to reach more than 500,000 voters Sign up to write letters to Get out the Vote at https://votefwd.org/pfaw.

 Virginia is a crucial bellwether state vital to America’s political landscape, and its state elections this year will have a serious impact on the 2022 national midterms. People For is gearing up to be very active in this year’s state-level campaign, and it seeks national support to make sure that the progressive gains from 2020 continue in the former seat of the Confederacy this year.  People For is thrilled to announce that we are once again partnering with Vote Forward, an exciting campaign to increase voter participation through letter-writing to key voters in battleground states and districts. Vote Forward’s letter-writing project is incredibly simple, as all you need are stamps, stationery, and a pen!

8] – Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 2521 St. Paul St., Baltimore 21218, meets on Sundays, and generally there is a speaker and discussion at 10:30 AM.  On Sun., Sept. 5, the subject is “Reflections on Graduation.” We have recently passed the season of graduation, where students meet a so-called ‘end of the road’ for high school and/or college; the dead end is always met with the question, what is next? What happens after it’s all said and done? For many of us in life, we never see another graduation or degree(s), and we find ourselves asking yet again what’s next?  Join Jé Exodus Hooper and discuss life’s graduation and a path that leads into a site of memory.

 Hooper (they/them) teaches Theatre History, holds a Ph.D. from the School of Interdisciplinary Arts, and is Ethical Humanist clergy. Both as a performer and clergy within the Ethical Culture Movement and First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, their ritual-based performance is grounded in the act of homiletics, decolonial Humanism and Black Intellectual Thought. Jé’s love for orality involves the aesthetic of Black folk-talk – one of imagination as meaning-making. Their word-working emphasizes human freedom and interconnectedness through embodiment, intuition, creativity, and improvisation. These kinds of transdisciplinary approaches console and agitate communities in re-imagining and re-claiming narratives that honor the inherited worth and dignity within all people!  The Zoom link and more info can be obtained at PRESIDENT@BMORETHICAL.ORG.

9] – Common Cause [causenet@commoncause.org] needs you to join a phone bank For the People Act on Sun., Sept. 5 from noon to 2 PM and from 6 to 8 PM ET. Tues., Sept., 7 from 4 to 6 PM and 5:30 to 8 PM ET. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/commoncause/event/376178/?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-weve-come-this-far-2&email_referrer=email_1278997&email_subject=weve-come-this-far.

10] – On Sun., Sept. 5 at 3 PM ET, attend the Maryland Poor Peoples Campaign Prince George’s Regional Meeting which will prepare for the following: Wed., Sept. 8 at 1 PM Lobby Meeting with a staff member of Senator Cardin; and Thurs., Sept. 9 at 7 PM Lobby Meeting  with a staff member of Senator Chris Van Hollen. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvduCtpzwjGNXCBTnwE4T_PqAdUefMXseL?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-md-ppc-weekly-update-23&email_referrer=email_1273755&email_subject=md-ppc-weekly-update.

11] – Mike Fox for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to attend on Sun., Sept. 5 at 4 PM ET a Healthcare Emergency Town Hall. RSVP at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4.  Join the Healthcare Emergency Town Hall with NOW Pres. Christian Nunes. Join in to discuss the #COVID19 healthcare emergency, the Delta variant, and the profound impact a #SinglePayer expanded and improved #MedicareForAll system would have in saving lives and saving money, not only during this pandemic but for those healthcare emergencies yet to come.

12] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop.  The next vigil is Sept. 6 and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649.  The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro.  By Metro, take Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr.,  and there is meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these spots begin at 8 AM.  No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds. Restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.  

13] – People For the American Way [alerts@pfaw.org] wants you to SIGN UP to get out the vote in CA and stop the far-right takeover! There is a very real possibility California could recall Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom on September 14 and replace him with one of the most extreme far-right figures in the state, radio show host Larry Elder. Right now the race is neck-and-neck, and it shouldn’t be this close – there’s a significant awareness gap among California Democrats that you can help to fix. Sign up today for a virtual phone or text bank to urge Californians to vote NO on the recall of Gov. Newsom! Join members of the High Desert Progressive Democrats on Mon., Sept. 6 and 13 from 9 to 11 PM ET.  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/pfaw/event/402432/.

14] – On Tues., Sept. 7 at 2 PM ET, join a live discussion on the urgent need to end the Western/Gulf War on Syria.  Johnny Achi, Rick Sterling, and Alfred De Zayas, and co-host Youri Smouter, talk about what the anti-imperialist/peace movement must understand about the ongoing situation in Syria, why all forms of militarism and imperialism in Syria must be opposed, and what can be done to end the suffering.  Register at https://actionnetwork.org/events/webinar-end-the-westerngulf-war-on-syria-a-conversation-with-rick-sterling-alfred-de-zayas?clear_id=true&link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-ending-the-westerngulf-war-on-syria&email_referrer=email_1278519&email_subject=ending-the-westerngulf-war-on-syria.  Email canada@worldbeyondwar.org.

15] – 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.

16] –.The Energy Justice Network on Tues., Sept. 7 at 7 PM ET is holding its next zero waste info session on GRASS, Glass Recovery and Sustainable Systems. Glass is infinitely recyclable and the market surrounding it has proven to increase the recovery rates and spark the local economy. Come learn more about this small business, co-op idea! Pre-register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqceyspj4uEtJeVccfVuUzQhtzgB-DZnfa.  You can also RSVP on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/915531349306414.

17] – 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 training is on Tues., Sept. 7 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