Baltimore Activist Alert -- March 28 -- April 2, 2022

21] Vaccine Apartheid – March 28

22] Medicare for All rally – March 29

23] Make Calls with the DNC National Call Crew – March 29 – April 2

24] Putin, Stop the Killing demo – March 29

25] Texting Tuesdays – March 29

26] Where We Are and the Year Ahead – March 29

27] Text for Brooke – March 29

28] Abolishing Nuclear Weapons Globally & Locally – March 29

29] Our Revolution phone bank – March 29, 30 & 31

30] Support farm workers – March 29

31] Progressive Montgomery Meet & Greet – March 29

32] Virtual Arts Training – March 29

33] Spring into spring with Recruitment – March 29

34] Food & Water Action Volunteer Network – March 29

35] OR National Organizing Phone Call – March 29

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21] – Cate Henning, Massachusetts Peace Action [info@masspeaceaction.org] would like you to participate on Mon., March 28 from 7 to 8 PM ET for Vaccine Apartheid & the Worsening Mental Health Crisis in Children. Join this webinar to learn from Dr. Rolando Pérez Rodríguez, director of research and development at BioCubaFarma, and Brook Baker, a law professor at Northeastern University and a research fellow at University of KwaZuluNatal, and a member of Maine People’s Alliance. They will discuss the causes & impacts of vaccine apartheid, Cuba’s efforts to increase vaccine access across the globe, and actions we can take to ramp up grassroots mobilization for global vaccine justice.  Go to https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ocOmspzgvGNKlgn4LXaL_fAu8pXhBth7a?emci=63008129-9aa5-ec11-a22a-281878b85110&emdi=de0b64f4-d7a6-ec11-a22a-281878b85110&ceid=269591.

22] – Progressive Maryland [malcolm@progressivemaryland.org] wants you to come to D.C. on Tues., March 29 from 8:30 AM to noon ET to promote Medicare for All.  Come to a M4A Rally at the Rayburn House Office Building!  There’s a hearing on Pathways to Universal Healthcare. The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform Committee is giving progressive champions in Congress and advocates a chance to put Medicare for All back on the table. This is a great opportunity to get the attention of the public and the press for the Medicare for All Act, H.R. 1976.   RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemarylandneweraproject/event/449397/.

23] – 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 Tues., March 29, Wed., March 30, Thurs., March 31, Fri., April 1 and Sat., April 2. 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.  

24] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., March 29 from 4:30 to 5:30 PM ET for a support demonstration for the people of Ukraine at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. The protest against Johns Hopkins University’s weapons contracts is suspended. The invasion of Ukraine has the potential to become a war extending throughout Europe.  Putin has destroyed Aleppo and Grozny and has threatened the use of nuclear weapons.  Russian soldiers have taken over the contaminated and still radioactive Chernobyl nuclear plant.  A Russian tank sent projectiles very close to a nuclear power plant. The workers are under guard, and this is tremendously dangerous.  People who believe in peace and justice must come forward and take the risks of peace. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607. This vigil will takes place each Tuesday. 

25] – Get involved virtually with Texting Tuesdays from 6 to 8 PM EDT through June 28.  Join Progressive Maryland and its endorsed candidates every Tuesday to text voters across the state! Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemarylandneweraproject/event/437643/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

26] – The Human Rights Campaign [hrc@hrc.org] is hosting on Tues., March 29 at 6 PM ET Where we are and the Year Ahead. This is a telephone Membership Town Hall. RSVP at https://act.hrc.org/page/102423/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=em_cul_032922&ea.url.id=5821280.  Cover topics that are important to the LGBTQ+ community including State legislative battles over trans and non-binary youth in schools and sports, access to health care, voting rights, and parental rights; the status of the Equality Act and the efforts to get it passed and HRC priorities for 2022. 

27] – Dylan Contrino [info@brookelierman.com] wants you to do some texting for Brooke Lierman on Tues., March 29 from 6 to 8 PM ET. Help elect Brooke as the next Comptroller of Maryland.  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/444772/?emci=470e1845-ce9b-ec11-a22a-281878b85110&emdi=0c5c76a9-d59b-ec11-a22a-281878b85110&ceid=14404480.

28] –  On Tues., March 29 at 6:30  PM ET, attend the Divest Philly from the War Machine Coalition’s upcoming webinar on “Abolishing Nuclear Weapons Globally & Locally” in light of the 1-year anniversary of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entering into force. RSVP at BIT.LY/DIVESTFROMNUKES. Email tinades@verizon.net. Locally, nationally, and internationally, be part of a global movement to divest from and abolish nuclear weapons. The program will begin with Cherrill Spencer of the WILPF Disarm/End Wars Committee giving a background on the treaty and its current status. How are countries responding to the treaty entering into force and how does the treaty help advance our goals to abolish nuclear weapons? Following Cherrill, hear from Shea Leibow of CODEPINK and Greta Zarro of World BEYOND War to discuss the Divest from the War Machine Coalition and the success of local divestment campaigns across the country to cut public and private investments from nuclear weapons and military contractors. Then look locally at the Divest Philly from the War Machine campaign in Philadelphia and hear from David Gibson of Peace Action about the campaign's progress towards divesting the city's pension fund from nukes.

29] – Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] would like you to phone bank on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 PM ET. There are more than 8 million voters across the country who identify as progressive. These numbers suggest progressives can win at every level of government, but the voters must go to the polls! Sign up to join the Our Revolution phone bank force at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/440081/?akid=2556.8252965.t1Ai8m&rd=1&t=11. Do it on March 29, 30 or 31.

30] – Sign up for Tues., March 29, Wed., Mar. 30 and Thurs., March 31. Interfaith Immigration Coalition [media@interfaithimmigration.org] is holding a webinar on Tues., March 29 at 7 PM ET --How You Can Support Farm Workers. Farm workers are 400x more likely to experience food insecurity than the general public. Join the National Farm Worker Ministry and the Farmworker Association of Florida to learn how you can support farm workers in the fight for justice. https://nfwm.org/news/dont-miss-our-webinar/.

31] – The Progressive Maryland Team [info@progressivemaryland.org] wants you to get involved on Tues., March 29 at 7 PM ET with a Progressive Montgomery Meet & Greet with PM-endorsed candidates for Montgomery County Council, Natali Fani-González (District 6) and Laurie-Anne Sayles (At-Large). RSVP to attend at pgmd.us/MoCoMeetAndGreet. 

32] – Stop the Money Pipeline [info@stopthemoneypipeline.com] wants you to know about Art vs. Wall Street.  On Tues., March 29 at 8 PM ET, join a Virtual Arts Training with long-time movement artists and activists, David Solnit, Jetsonorama (aka Chip Thomas), and others. During the training, you will be given step-by-step tips for pasting the posters up, using the art in actions, and setting up a pop-up art show. Sign up to join the Virtual Arts Training here. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YwdQ3r8CSvKVxp5wWZ0Wyw?link_id=6&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-an-image-is-worth-1000-words&email_referrer=email_1477157___subject_1934568&email_subject=art-vs-wall-street.

33] –The Indivisible Team wants you to register on Tues., March 29 at 8 PM ET for Spring into spring with Recruitment. Spring is here, and your group may be thinking about holding more in-person events to complement its virtual ones. You're invited to join this training that will go over recruitment best practices to get current, inactive, and new members to your upcoming events. Hear from staff and group leaders, and share your stories of what has worked well for you. Time to brush up on the recruitment skills. Register at https://indivisible.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItceysrzIvGtPOI3e1ismS5csGn2t5--Ko.

34] – Food & Water Action [act@messages.fwaction.org ]is hosting on Tues., March 29 from 8 to 9 PM ET a national kick-off event for its Volunteer Network. Learn more about the volunteer network and how this work builds this movement across the country! Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/fwa/event/443181/?utm_source=moam_em_03072022_fwvn-nat-kickoff&j=1532908&sfmc_sub=5823356&l=35&mid=100001791&utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2022-03-15_FWA_c4_NAT_General_FWVN-Kick-off-meeting_Event_em_GL_O_MA&ms=onor-em-03272022-2022-03-15_FWA_c4_NAT_General_FWVN-Kick-off-meeting_Event_em_GL_O_MA&oms=onor-em-03272022-2022-03-15_FWA_c4_NAT_General_FWVN-Kick-off-meeting_Event_em_GL_O_MA&eml_name=2022-03-15_FWA_c4_NAT_General_FWVN-Kick-off-meeting_Event_em_GL_O_MA&eml_id=1532908&gs=GxlJbkxjcq%2B8UZOd9mKlA%2FrUqmVv9Bhub1uCcnoOsk%2FAQ6T%2FAXyET%2BMg3cRAarznEzHCt2OjmsdtrlSDEDixGGAEUZALOZueWujWnmqqAL6EdUG%2FrkG9nV1e1aPSVG%2Br&af=RA1%2BJp3N228aRV69knhQi6HdXOURCg1a8LjFy%2FqVNQ3Po1gpJ2TWtaez2njMlOuEAnWCHkgEsbpWshTz9SyXZHZ4ZBqwHCVVpKJ%2BZXlAWLZyR%2BzfO2QzqSyd2JPeL%2BzCwsk6jgcMJb7Pj3wbBih8ImqkfiHWDev%2BgezUDN3cgbh1mDCeaXiPKbkB9fKqQpGUur.

35] – On Mon., March 28 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM ET, Our Revolution is doing its National Organizing Phone Call.  Hear from three progressive candidates and Jane Kleeb, an Our Revolution Board member.  Join call at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/993867009. The Facebook Link is 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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