Baltimore Activist Alert -- February 28, 2022

23] Talk with Jamie Raskin – Feb. 28

24] Reach Out for Peace – Feb. 28

25] Emergency Election Protection Coalition -- Feb. 28

26] Our Revolution meeting on Juvenile Justice – Feb. 28

27] Deep Canvassing to Defend the Planet – Feb. 28

28] Fight to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson – Feb. 28

29] Meet Matt Littleton, Environmental Attorney – Feb. 28

30] Get Money Out - Maryland meeting – Feb. 28

31] Meet Logan Endow – Feb. 28

32] Back from the Brink – Feb. 28

33] The Ukraine Crisis -- Feb. 28

34] Countering Anti-Asian Racism – Feb. 28

35] Win Medicare for All – Feb. 28

36] Support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson – Feb. 28

37] Our Revolution National Call – Feb. 28

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23] –The Nation Events [emails@emails.thenation.com] indicates you can sign up for a talk with Rep. Jamie Raskin on Mon., Feb. 28 at 1 PM. He will join Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols for a wide-ranging conversation about his new book, January 6, and The health of our democracy. RSVP at https://www.thenation.com/events/jamie-raskin-january-6-book/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_campaign=nation-events-raskin&sourceid=1071520&ms=EMM022520222A&utm_content=EMM022520222A&utm_term=master_promotions_received_did_not_open.

24] –  The Brandywine Peace Community invites you at 4 PM ET on Mon., Feb. 28, Wed., March 2 and Fri., March 4 to 'Reach-Out' for peace in this dangerous time. NO-WAR Philly is doing Reach-Outs for Peace in Ukraine.  On Monday, Gather on the west side of Philadelphia City Hall, 15th & Market Sts., at the SEPTA entrance, 15th & Market Sts. NW corner; on Wednesday, come to the 30th Street Train Station, corner of 30th & Market Sts.; and on Friday, be at the corner of City & Monument Avenues, in front of WPVI – ABC channel 6. Visit www.brandywinepeace.com or call Bob at 215-843-4827.

25] – The Emergency Election Protection Coalition is happening at 5 PM ET on Mon., Feb. 28. Please submit any questions to: Solartopia@gmail.com. Sign up at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYldumtrjIiH9L7_KfcFV1n8ynuO3anTGwp. Progressive Democrats of America are part of the coalition.

26] – Barrie Friedland & Sheila Ruth [info@email.actionnetwork.org] want you to attend on Mon., Feb. 28 at 5:30 PM the Our Revolution Baltimore City/County chapter meeting on Juvenile Justice. - Every day, children's lives are destroyed in Maryland's criminal justice system. From automatic charging children as adults, to coercive interrogation without an attorney or parent present, the criminal justice system often treats children in ways that are developmentally inappropriate and can lead to devastating consequences. Hear about some important juvenile justice bills that have been introduced this legislative session.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/269476/?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-climate-and-environmental-justice-our-revolution-baltimore-citycounty-2&email_referrer=email_1459183&email_subject=juvenile-justice-our-revolution-baltimore-citycounty.

27] – People's Action [info@peoplesaction.org] is offering a webinar on Mon., Feb. 28 from 6 to 9 PM ET on learning Deep Canvassing and helping Defend the Planet. Are you interested in making our world a better place and learning how to build bridges across differences?  Join the next round of skills training offered by the Deep Canvass Institute!  This training will continue on Tues., March 1 from 6 to 9 PM ET. The skills include Building Trust, Compassionate Curiosity, Storytelling, and Assertiveness.  Register at https://ppls.ac/dc.

28] – Ben Jealous, People For the American Way [alerts@pfaw.org] hopes you will join a briefing on Mon., Feb. 28 at 7 PM ET. Find out what happens next in the fight to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court! RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7716455525693/WN_FgxsgySATX-jmwPYlZtXGw.

29] – On Mon., Feb. 28 from 7 to 8 PM, Matt Littleton, Environmental Attorney and the MD Environmental Human Rights advisor will be answering your questions about constitutional environmental rights amendments, how they are used and what they will do in Maryland. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/mdehr-qa-with-matt-littleton-environmental-attorney?source=direct_link&&link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_1443644&email_subject=environmental-human-rights-amendment-rallies-on-feb-18-and-feb-22. Email nina@mdehr.org.

30] – Join Get Money Out - Maryland on Mon., Feb. 28 at 7:30 PM for a teleconference. What are the priority provisions for a renewed effort at a Freedom to Vote bill? Keep the issues in the forefront of senators' minds and in the public eye.  There two ways to join the conference: 1) Dial 1 301 715 8592 with a meeting ID of 931 3066 2622, and the password is 173976; and 2) sign up at https://zoom.us/j/93130662622?pwd=OE15SURJUWdXNHFicW94SDI3c2x3UT09#success.

31] – Logan Endow, candidate for State Delegate in Baltimore City District 43, is holding a campaign meeting on Mon., Feb. 28 from 7 to 8 PM. Get updates, upcoming canvass opportunities, and plans for outreach around the district. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlduuprzwvGdTfiwdvrrc7c8lSqlLyvX_J?emci=8d0e97b8-3e94-ec11-a507-281878b83d8a&emdi=84d7c017-4594-ec11-a507-281878b83d8a&ceid=136680.

32] – On Mon., Feb. 28 at 7 PM ET, tune in to This Current Moment: US Nuclear Weapon Policy and Back from the Brink. New Hampshire Peace Action is hosting a discussion about the danger this current moment presents with regard to nuclear weapons, and the ways in which Back from the Brink serves as a vehicle for effective grassroots organizing to eliminate the threat that they pose, with Michael Klare and Denise Duffield. Klare is a Five College professor emeritus of peace and world security studies, and director of the Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies (PAWSS).  Duffield is Associate Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles and directs its nuclear threats program, which advocates for health protective policies related to nuclear weapons and nuclear energy. Register at https://actionnetwork.org/events/peace-justice-conversation-series-this-current-moment-us-nuclear-weapon-policy-and-back-from-the-brink?clear_id=true.

33] – World BEYOND War [info@worldbeyondwar.org] is informing us that a webinar will take place on Mon., Feb. 28 at 8 PM ET. Learn and Take Action About the Ukraine Crisis. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4216457472537/WN_O8m-54rFRyumQd6kz8FdFg?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-learn-and-take-action-about-the-ukraine-crisis&email_referrer=email_1458419&email_subject=learn-and-take-action-about-the-ukraine-crisis.

 The speakers are Cynthia Lazaroff and Ira Helfand. Lazaroff is a filmmaker and activist who has been engaged in groundbreaking U.S.-Russian exchange initiatives for decades. She was a key organizer of a moving Call for Peace, signed by dozens of Russian and American women and published last week by The Nation as well as Russian newspapers. Helfand, MD, is Co-President of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize, and Co-Founder and Past President of Physicians for Social Responsibility, IPPNW’s U.S. affiliate. He has published studies on the medical consequences of nuclear war in the New England Journal of Medicine and elsewhere.

34] – There will be a webinar Countering Anti-Asian Racism on Mon., Feb. 28 at 8 PM EST. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M0_mF4oLRvKOhnAbTfBGyQ.  The Committee for a Sane U.S.-China Policy will examine the intersections between US colonial and anti-China policies in Asia and the Pacific and the past and present of anti-Asian racism in the United States.  From the time Chinese laborers first arrived in the United States nearly two centuries ago, through the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II to today, Asians and Pacific Islanders have been colonized, attacked, excluded, marginalized, discriminated against, and been the victims of brutal racist violence.

 Current anti-China politics have domestic as well as international expression. Racism, racist violence, and discrimination against Asian Americans have risen in tandem with anti-China politics. The FBI’s infamous “China Initiative,” supposedly intended to stop Chinese theft of military and scientific secrets, instead targeted respected scientists for merely failing to report ties to Chinese scientific institutions. To better expose this history and the relationship between anti-Asian policies and anti-Asian racism at home, and to explain how we can help end these injustices, the Committee has invited four noted scholars and activists to participate in this important webinar.

35] – Alex Newell Taylor [info@medicare4all.org] thinks you might be interested in an event on Mon., Feb. 28 at 8 PM ET,  Help plan to keep growing the movement to pass Medicare for All in Congress. Join the Nurses' Campaign to Win Medicare for All National Strategy Call. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/397560/?emci=dc721680-b092-ec11-a507-281878b83d8a&emdi=acb88e23-b592-ec11-a507-281878b83d8a&ceid=14404480.

36] – People for a Supreme Court Update [mailto:alerts@pfaw.org] wants you to get involved on Mon., Feb. 28 at 8:30 PM ET. Join in for an exclusive briefing on the historic Supreme Court nomination! Participating in the briefing will be Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, a former litigator, and author of the new book Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution. This virtual briefing will explain how to support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court! Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7716455525693/WN_FgxsgySATX-jmwPYlZtXGw.

37] – Tune into Our Revolution's National Organize to Win Call on Mon., Feb. 28 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM ET.  It’s the day before Election Day in Texas, and Jessica Cisneros will speak about her race to replace the corrupt corporate Democrat Henry Cuellar in TX-28! Discuss electoral strategy with Melanie D’Arrigo, congressional candidate for NY-3, and talk about election protection with Alexi Giannoulias, candidate for Illinois Secretary of State. Finally dig into building labor power with Local CWA President Geronimo Guerra from San Antonio, TX! Join call at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/993867009. There is a Facebook link at https://www.facebook.com/events/3008524382797608.

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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