Baltimore Activist Alert -- March 2 - 5, 2022

47] Ukraine – The Way Forward -- March 2

48] The New Cold War – March 2

49] Ukraine Update – March 2

50] Unpack High-Stakes State of the Union – March 2

51] House Health & Government Operations Committee livestream – March 2

52] Make calls with the DNC – March 2 – 5

53] Sheikh Jarrah and the Future of Jerusalem – March 2

54] Ukraine Crisis -- March 2

55] Reach Out for Peace – March 2

56] Neoliberal Experiment in Latin America -- March 2  

57] Demand CNN cover Yemen – March 2

58] Kazu Haga's Healing Resistance – March 2

59] Amnesty Ukraine uncovers war crimes – March 2

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47] –The Campaign for Peace Disarmament and Common Security [jgerson80@gmail.com] is hosting a webinar on Wed., March 2 at 10 AM ET -- Ukraine - The Way Forward. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qOf-FBCISHC8BJ_zIjaHsw. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Post-Cold War era is over. CPDCS and its partners are working to end the bloodshed and salvage what we can for a just Common Security order.  The way is anything but clear. This discussion will be with senior scholars and civil society figures from Helsinki, Moscow, and Washington: Tarja Cronberg, Alexey Gromyko and Daryl Kimball.  

48] – On Wed., March 2 at 10 AM ET, check out Does Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Mark the End of the Post-Cold War Era?  This webinar is sponsored by the Brookings Institution with multiple speakers. Following a months-long military buildup, and despite U.S. and European diplomatic efforts, Russia launched massive attacks across Ukraine on February 24. In the immediate wake of the invasion, the United States enacted new economic sanctions, deployed additional troops to Europe, and promised to defend NATO territory with the “full force of American power.”  The Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution will convene experts for a virtual discussion of the war in Ukraine. The panel will examine Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions, assess U.S. and allied responses, and explore the wider geopolitical implications of the unfolding crisis.  Viewers can submit questions for speakers by emailing events@brookings.edu or joining the conversation on Twitter using #RussianInvasion.  Sign up at https://www.brookings.edu/events/does-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-mark-the-end-of-the-post-cold-war-era/.

49] – Wed., March 2 at noon, take in Ukraine Update: Assessing the Military Situation and What's Next.  As the battle for Ukraine intensifies, questions abound over the reality on the ground and the long-term implications for Ukraine, Europe, and NATO. Join the Intelligence Project for a pop-up session providing a military, historical, and intelligence perspective on the rapidly-evolving Russian invasion of Ukraine. Intelligence Project Director Paul Kolbe will moderate a discussion with Retired Brigadier General and current Senior Fellow Kevin Ryan, Harvard's Ukrainian Research Institute Director Serhii Plokhii, and CNA Director of Russian Studies Michael Kofman. The panelists will analyze the current situation in Ukraine from a military and diplomatic perspective, what's next, and the options open to the United States and Europe to respond to Russian aggression. Register at https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SVmdwALhQPC4rNwoyoro8g.  This webinar is sponsored by Harvard's Kennedy School’s Belfer Center.

50] – The Century Foundation [events@tcf.org] is inviting you on Wed., March 2 at 12:30 PM to a webinar “Leading Experts Unpack High-Stakes State of the Union.” President Biden took office with an ambitious, far-reaching agenda to bring the pandemic under control and “Build Back Better.” One year into his presidency, how has the Biden-Harris administration made good on that promise—and what work remains? Register at https://tcf.org/content/event/leading-experts-unpack-high-stakes-state-union/.

51] – Progressive Maryland is continuing to fight for legislation that will expand healthcare coverage, address health disparities, and increase patient protections! On Wed., March 2 at 1:30 PM Et, tune into the House Health & Government Operations Committee livestream to watch the hearings for a number of great bills, including the Justice for Hospital Patients Act of 2022 (HB 694), the Healthy Babies Equity Act (HB1080), and the Trans Health Equity Act of 2022 (HB0746). Want to get involved with Health Justice work? Contact Patty at patty@progressivemaryland.org to learn more. To attend the hearing, sign in https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXIjS1YzZI7ReOE9l3jPHOg.

52] – Make Calls virtually with the DNC National Call Crew – on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Call voters in battleground states to build strength for the 2022 Midterms. Please email digitalorganizing@dnc.org. Sign up for calls on Wed., March 2, Thurs., March. 3, Fri., March 4 and Sat., March 5. The times are 2 to 3 PM, 3 to 4 PM, 4 to 5 PM, 5 to 6 PM, 6 to 7 PM, and 7 to 8 PM EDT. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/388091/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.  

53] – Beth Schuman [beth@afcfp.org] wants you to attend on Wed., March 2 at 2 PM ET Sheikh Jarrah and the Future of Jerusalem.  Participate in this pressing discussion with activists and residents on the ground in Sheikh Jarrah! In the past year, the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem has captured international attention and galvanized activists worldwide. Facing an ongoing threat of forced displacement, the neighborhood’s Palestinian residents stand determined to remain in their homes, despite unrelenting legal pressure and physical intimidation from State actors and Settler groups. Throughout the past year, Sheikh Jarrah has served as a focal point of the conflict across Palestine and Israel, as its central location in Jerusalem highlights the critical issue of the city’s sovereignty and the rights of its Palestinian residents. Tensions in the neighborhood reached a boiling point last May, when the imminent threat of eviction facing six families in Sheikh Jarrah prompted bombing between Israel and Gaza, which wrought severe destruction across the Gaza Strip. These tensions have only continued to escalate this year.  This event is sponsored by the American Friends of Combatants for Peace, and you can join in at https://secure.everyaction.com/tho4A2EBIkqJWIRr-VxjdQ2?emci=496197e6-7d8e-ec11-a507-281878b83d8a&emdi=3e99e4d9-0798-ec11-a507-281878b83d8a&ceid=8142762.

54] – Helena Cobban, Just World Ed [helena@justworldeducational.org] wants you to attend a webinar on Wed., March 2 at 2:30 PM ET.  Sign up now https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CI95rYYRRJ2040E4KArD2A. International jurist Richard Falk and Ms. Cobban decided to co-host a series of biweekly webinars in which, with a revolving cast of guests, they will explore the effects of the Ukraine crisis will have on a world order that has already started to see massive, "tectonic"-level shifts in the balance of power.  This webinar series, "Ukraine Crisis: Building a Just and Peaceful World", will run every Monday and Wednesday until the end of March, always at 2:30 PM ET.

55] –  The Brandywine Peace Community invites you at 4 PM ET on 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.

56] – Witness for Peace will host an event titled, The New Neoliberal Experiment in Latin America: Honduran ZEDEs or Private Cities. This virtual event will take place on Wed., March 2 from 5 to 6:30 PM EST and will be held in Spanish with simultaneous English interpretation available. "While ZEDEs have been praised by libertarians as one of the most innovative special jurisdictions in the world, allowing for sweeping regulatory autonomy from the state, Hondurans have mounted a common front against them. Campesino, Indigenous, and Black communities, for instance, fear the corporate takeover of their land and decry the neocolonial character of these enclaves. This panel will unfold the dangers that the ZEDEs neoliberal experiment poses to democracy, sovereignty, and black and indigenous lands."

This event is sponsored by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University and the Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective. To find out more about the speakers/event, click here. https://drclas.harvard.edu/.../new-neoliberal-experiment... Register at https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LqZc6YQBQLaGAjtFpArObQ?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-upcoming-events-colombia-delegation-report-back-honduran-zedes-panel&email_referrer=email_1459533&email_subject=upcoming-events-colombia-delegation-report-back-honduran-zedes-panel.

57] – On Wed., March 2 from 7 to 8 PM ET, CODEPINK will rally outside of CNN on the National Day of Action for Yemen to demand that the news organization tell the full story on Yemen! This action will feature accurate coverage of the war on Yemen, will ask people to take action and demand that Congress pass a new War Powers Resolution for Yemen. CNN is located at 820 First St. NE, WDC 20002.  Email Olivia at olivia@codepink.org or go to https://www.codepink.org/dc_yemen2022?utm_campaign=yemenaction2022&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink.

58] – Baltimore Peacebuilders [baltimorepeacebuilders@gmail.com] is hosting a Book Study which will conclude on Wed., March 2 at 7 PM ET about Kazu Haga's Healing Resistance.  Register at https://tinyurl.com/kazuhaga.  Healing Resistance can be purchased at this LINK:  https://www.parallax.org/product/healing-resistance/.

59] – The Executive Director, Amnesty International USA [alerts@takeaction.amnestyusa.org] indicates the organization is mobilizing all of its resources to protect civilians. Amnesty Ukraine colleagues are working around the clock to protect the human rights of those most at-risk. Using ballistic missiles and other explosive weapons with wide area effects in densely populated areas — these are indiscriminate attacks which may amount to war crimes. The most horrific consequences will be felt by civilians.  Amnesty needs a groundswell of support during this critical moment, as it is preparing to send in crisis investigators, and that takes resources.  You can be kept in the loop every step of the way. On Wed., March 2 at 9 PM ET. Amnesty is organizing an emergency briefing exclusively for Amnesty members and supporters. Register at https://amnestyusa-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dbKUFWDkTm6y425msjC-kQ.

To be continued.

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