Baltimore Activist Alert – October 3 to 5, 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] What Does
It Mean for BES to Be an Actively Anti-Racist Organization? -- Oct. 3
8] Linking Militarized Space & Climate Crisis -- Oct. 3
9] Medical Town Hall -- Oct. 3
10] Want to text with Fair Fight? -- Oct. 3 & 5
11] Climate Research and Policy Youth Conference -- Oct. 3
12] Phone bank
for the Freedom to Vote Act – Oct. 3 - 5
13] Protest at the
Pentagon – Oct. 4
14] "Nuclear Weapons: A Public Health Issue" – Oct. 4
15] Engaging China: Reconsidering the Strategy and Practice --
Oct. 4
16] North Korea: Policy Options, Negotiations, and the
Humanitarian Situation --
Oct. 4
17] Grassroots Election Protection Zoom – Oct. 4
18] Graduate
programs in Theology at Boston College -– Oct. 4
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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] – 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., Oct. 3, the subject is “Colloquy: What Does It Mean for BES to Be an Actively Anti-Racist Organization?” Colloquy was created more than 25 years ago by Arthur Dobrin (Leader Emeritus of the Ethical Society of Long Island). Colloquy inspires participants to raise awareness of their own views, emotions and values. Guided by a facilitator, participants traditionally sit in a circle, listen to a topic read by the leader, and take turns sharing responses – speaking from personal experiences, thoughts and feelings. It will be facilitated by Joanna Brandt, BES President. The Zoom link and more info can be obtained at PRESIDENT@BMORETHICAL.ORG.
8] – On Sun., Oct. 3 at 1 PM ET, check out 'Linking Militarized Space & Climate Crisis - Latest news from US & Europe.' The speakers are Stuart Parkinson (UK), Regina Hagen (Germany), Dieter Engels (German astronomer), Dave Webb (UK), and Bruce Gagnon (Maine). Join the Zoom Link at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88348424885?pwd=VFk3aE1mZUlpRnYvSit2NytIU1hFdz09#success.
9] – Dr. Bill Honigman for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to join the Healthcare Emergency Town Hall on Sun., Oct. 3 at 4 PM ET. Challenges to that health security for all may come in the form of pandemics, traumatic weather, poverty, racism, or misbegotten public pronouncements. All life on this earth is precious, and the ability of the earth to produce that life needs to be preserved as well. At the weekly PDA Online Town Hall meeting, hear from Dr. Rachel Madley, Ph.D., the new lead Health Policy Advisor and Legislative Assistant to Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-WA. Dr. Madley will provide an update on the status of attempts to expand and improve Medicare in the recent budget deals in Congress, and the prospects for re-focusing on H.R.1976, the National Medicare for All Act and similar legislation expected to be re-introduced soon in the Senate. Visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4.
10] –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 Sun., Oct. 3 from 4 to 4:45 PM ET and
Tues., Oct. 5 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.
11] – There is a Climate Research and Policy Youth Conference, co-sponsored by Sunrise UMBC. Join MaryPIRG Student Climate Action Coalition (MSCAC), expert professors, and graduate students to talk about how climate research can be made into actionable policy on Sun., Oct. 3 at 5 PM ET. Sunrise Baltimore communications team lead, Gracie, will be presenting their research! Learn more here and register here: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/collegedems/events/97412.
12] – Join activists around the country at a virtual phonebank to urge voters in key states to demand their senators’ support the Freedom to Vote Act. Work together to demand bold changes to our democracy to create a government that represents all of us, not big corporations or special interests. . Call on voters in targeted states and connect them to their Senators to support the Freedom to Vote Act, and to eliminate the filibuster. These phone banks are subject to change based on variables. 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. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/pfaw/event/376178/?utm_source=PFAW to call on Sun., Oct. 3 from 6 to 8 PM ET, Mon., Oct. 4 from 4 to 6 PM ET and Tues., Oct. 5 from 4 to 6 PM ET.
13] – 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 Oct. 4 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.
14] – Anna Linakis Baker [abaker@gbpsr.org] wants you to register for a CME course: "Nuclear Weapons: A Public Health Issue" on Mon., Oct. 4 from noon to 1 PM ET. The focus of this course is to help educate medical professionals about the public health implications of nuclear weapons policy. You do not need to be a medical professional to take this course, nor do you need to be a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society. In order to register as a non-medical professional, follow the directions. REGISTER at https://portal.massmed.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=EventInfo&Reg_evt_key=b1b7c4b8-3f60-43bd-8aec-997605b4d93b&RegPath=EventRegNoFees&FreeEvent=1&Event=Nuclear+Weapons%3a+A+Public+Health+Issue&FundraisingEvent=0&evt_guest_limit=0https%3a%2f%2fwww.google.com&emci=4df47f7a-7cfb-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=184675.
Dr. Jennifer Leaning from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will moderate the panel, including Drs. Tova Fuller, psychiatrist from UCSF; Matt Bivens, emergency physician from the BIDMC; and Joe Hodgkin, internist at MGH. They will cover the history of physician involvement in this issue — from 1962, when a small group of doctors in Massachusetts first published a wakeup call about the dangers of nuclear weapons in the New England Journal of Medicine — to the present, when the public health risks of nuclear weapons from development to deployment make the need for the voices of health professional advocacy on this issue more urgent than ever.
To be continues
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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