Baltimore Activist Alert -- January 12 -- January 15, 2022

39] NATO, NORAD and Nuclear Arms – Jan. 12  

40] Guantánamo, Off the Record: 20 Years in the Fight – Jan. 12

41] Phone bank for Freedom to Vote – Jan. 12 – 15

42] Register for Indivisible’s Truth Brigade 2.0 in 2022!  – Jan. 12

43] "Climate Change: Talk About It!" – Jan. 12

44] Ban Killer Drones – Jan. 12

45] Maryland Community Meeting – Jan. 12

46] Help ensure American democracy works – Jan. 12

47] Military’s impact on the climate crisis – Jan. 12

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39] – Montréal for a World BEYOND War is pleased to invite you to The 3 No-No's You Need to Know Better: NATO, NORAD and Nuclear Arms, a live webinar and Q&A with special guest Yves Engler. Engler is a Montréal-based Canadian foreign policy critic and author of 12 books, including most recently Stand on Guard for Whom? — A People’s History of the Canadian Military. This will happen on Wed., Jan. 12 from noon to 1:30 PM ET. Email canada@worldbeyondwar.org.  Visit https://actionnetwork.org/events/the-3-no-nos-you-need-to-know-better-nato-norad-and-nuclear-arms?clear_id=true&link_id=18&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-wbw-news-action-war-and-environment-4&email_referrer=email_1404261&email_subject=wbw-news-action-war-and-environment.

40] – The Center for Constitutional Rights is holding a Webinar - Guantánamo, Off the Record: 20 Years in the Fight on Wed., Jan. 12 from 3 to 4:30 PM ET.  The speakers are Aliya Hussain, Advocacy Program Manager; Katherine Gallagher, Omar Farah, and Wells Dixon, Senior Staff Attorneys.  The discussion will be moderated by Vincent Warren, Executive Director.  These will be candid reflections on two decades of work, as lawyers and advocates will share stories that didn’t always make the headlines, but that helped define the ongoing struggle to close the forever prison. Sign up at https://ccrjustice.org/home/get-involved/events/guant-namo-record-20-years-fight.

41] – Join the Freedom to Vote Act Phonebank with Common Cause. Work together to demand bold changes to our alleged democracy to create a government that represents all of us, not big corporations or special interests. Call voters in targeted states and connect them to their Senators to support the Freedom to Vote Act and eliminate the filibuster. These phone banks are subject to change based on variables outside of our control (i.e. a Senator's mailbox is full). On Wed., Jan. 12 from 4 to 6 PM ET and 6 to 8 PM ET, connect AZ voters to Sen. Sinema to ask that she does everything possible to pass the Freedom to Vote Act including fixing the filibuster.  On Thurs., Jan. 13 from 6 to 8 PM EST, connect DE voters to Sen. Coons to ask that he does everything possible to pass the Freedom to Vote Act including fixing the filibuster. On Fri., Jan. 14 from 4 to 6 PM ET, connect WV voters to Sen. Manchin to ask that he does everything possible to pass the Freedom to Vote Act including fixing the filibuster.  On Sat., Jan. 15 from noon to 2 PM ET, 1 to 3 PM ET and 6 to 8 PM ET, connect AZ voters to Sen. Sinema to ask that she does everything possible to pass the Freedom to Vote Act including fixing the filibuster.  Register at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/.

42] – Register for Indivisible’s Truth Brigade 2.0 in 2022!  Disinformation campaigns designed to bring confusion to the people and power to the powerful will increase in 2022. Register now to kick off the year with strategic disinfo-disruption actions on Wed., Jan. 12 at 6:30 PM ET: Big Truths with Roger McNamee, author of Zucked: Waking up to the Facebook Catastrophe.  The nest session will be on Feb. 9 at 6:30 PM ET: Big Truths about The New Indivisible Truth Brigade: Launch of the expanded and improved Truth Brigade 2.0. Register at https://indivisible.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArdu-vrz8rH93lduLYHXOvC0ISDDLRfy5L.

43] – The Greenbelt Climate Action Network will meet on Wed., Jan. 12 from 7 to 9 PM via Zoom, and the theme is "Climate Change: Talk about It!" Climate Scientist, Katharine Hayhoe says the most important thing you can do about climate change is to TALK ABOUT IT. Did you talk to your family and friends over the holidays about climate change?  If so, which approach did you take? Watch a short video of Dr. Hayhoe, followed by a discussion. During the latter part of the meeting, get brief updates on the state, county, and local campaigns. You can find more information, including the zoom link, at www.chears.org/gcan.  On the website, preview the video or read a recent book review of Professor Hayhoe's book, Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World. Contact Lore Rosenthal at SimplicityGroupsMD@gmail.com or 301-345-2234 (landline, no text).  Invite your friends on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chearsorg/events/.

44] – Cole Harrison, Massachusetts Peace Action [info@masspeaceaction.org] is hosting on Wed., Jan. 12 at 7 PM ET -- Ban Killer Drones with Kathy Kelly and Nick Mottern.  They will say What You can do to Stop Drone Killing. They are co-coordinators of BanKillerDrones.org, an organization formed in January 2021 to achieve an international ban on weaponized drones and military and police drone surveillance. The speakers will briefly review the proliferation of weaponized drones and then focus on what is revealed in the New York Times expose‘of the U.S. drone-dependent air war and its immense toll in human suffering. Sign up at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsduCtqD8pHN2E3gP2ZR0rSY3n1XkfrRSM?emci=c0afd1dd-3772-ec11-94f6-c896650d923c&emdi=be2e627e-4772-ec11-94f6-c896650d923c&ceid=269591.

45] – Jews United for Justice will hold a Maryland Community Meeting on Wed., Jan. 12 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM ET.  This is the second Maryland Community Meeting on the 2022 legislative session! You will receive Testimony 101 for newer folks and a schmooze session for returning folks at 7:30 PM, and then at 8 PM all will be together to discuss the legislative session and campaign work. You will receive call-in instructions via email after you RSVP at https://jufj.org/event/md-meeting-jan/?sourceid=1020679&utm_campaign=eoy&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=standalone&emci=c62a6919-466f-ec11-94f6-c896650d923c&emdi=a03f293a-f06f-ec11-94f6-c896650d923c&ceid=3403859.

46] – Mobilize is holding a Movement Call with Representatives on Wed., Jan. 12 at 8 PM ET to talk about how you can help ensure American democracy works, and works for ALL Americans. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/436109/.

47] – Another Cost of War:  The military’s impact on the climate crisis with Lisa Savage, Ann Wright and others on Wed., Jan. 12 at 11 PM ET.  Register at http://bit.ly/militaryclimate. Email kauaiclimate@gmail.com. Visit https://www.codepink.org/11222?utm_campaign=_local_dc_alert_jan_10&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink.

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