Baltimore Activist Alert -- March 3 - 5, 2022

60] Women in Democracy Panel – March 3

61] The Economics of Gaza – March 3

62] Voter Protection Phone banks with Common Cause – March 3 & 5

63] Phone bank for Brooke – March 3

64] Freedom to Vote – March 3

65] Call for Logan Endow – March 3

66] Meet candidate O’Malley – March 3 

67] Our Revolution phonebank – March 3

68] Meet Morgan Harper – March 3

69] The New Nuclear Arms Race – March 3

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60] –  On Thurs., March 3 from noon to 1 PM ET, check out a Women in Democracy Panel hosted by the League of Women Voters of the U.S. which will stream live.  It was just over a century ago that women won the right to vote. Then and now, women continue to power a more fair and equitable democracy. Enjoy a conversation with some of the hardest working women in the field about gender and race in the voting rights movement. RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/652891875922157/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A510167320452317%7D%7D]%22%7D.

61] – Maya Berry [mayaberry@aaiusa.org] wants you to join the last segment of Gaza 101: A Mini-Course in Four. Discussions of Israel/Palestine in the West all too often neglect to include Palestinian voices, particularly those from Gaza. As such, inaccurate depictions of Gaza and its citizens abound. The story of Gaza is one of powerful tradition and deep resilience, and that is the Gaza to share during this program.  Part 4: The Economics of Gaza will take place on Thurs., March 3 from 12:30 to 2 PM ET. REGISTER at https://secure.everyaction.com/VjIYE86sRkKVM9a2P-nCCg2?emci=6731ad6a-ae82-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&emdi=cbe79616-8183-ec11-94f6-281878b85110&ceid=389907.  The moderator is Dr. Jim Zogby, Founder and President, The Arab American Institute.  The speakers are Asmaa Abu Messed, Economic Development Specialist with Oxfam International and Omar Shaban, Founder/Director of Pal Think.

62] – Join in on Voter Protection phone banks with Common Cause on Thurs., Mar. 3 from 4 to 6 and 6 to 8 PM ET, and Sat., March 5 from noon to 2 PM and 6 to 8 PM ET, and call constituents in Republican states to connect them to their Senators to hold them accountable for blocking voting rights. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

Get involved with Voter Protection Phone banks with Common Cause and call voters in targeted states and connect them to their senators to drive calls of accountability and appreciation around the vote on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. And begin to advocate for No Excuse Absentee Voting in Delaware and recruit poll monitors for the Texas primary.

63] – Madison [madison@brookelierman.com] is alerting you to an opportunity on Thurs., March 3 from 4 to 5 PM ET for a Phone Banking Power Hour! Gather on zoom and help make over 2,000 calls for Brooke Lierman, the candidate for comptroller. This will continue through Thurs., May 5. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/397560/.

64] –  For the Freedom To Vote Act, there is phone bank training & calling into West Virginia with a patch through to Senator Manchin on Thursdays from 6 to 8 PM.  This will continue through Mar. 31. You will need a computer and a telephone (cell or house). Unfortunately, tablets and iPads are incompatible with ThruTalk and will not work effectively. You will also need to download a web browser like Chrome or Firefox. Safari is incompatible with ThruTalk. With over 400 state bills introduced by extremist lawmakers--including in West Virginia--aiming to put up barriers to vote just this year, we cannot afford to fail to pass this bill.  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/409469/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

65] – On Throwdown Thursdays phone bank or text bank with the team from 6 to 8 PM ET. Every week call or text voters across the state about a number of important issues. Visit https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemarylandneweraproject/event/416692/?emci=c2a8dfd3-4730-ec11-981f-c896653b9208&emdi=f068a6d2-5b30-ec11-981f-c896653b9208&ceid=136680.  On March 3, call for Logan Endow, running for Delegate in D43!

66] – Jared Schablein [admin@lowershoreprogressives.com] wants your attention on Thurs., March 3 at 6:30 PM. The Lower Shore Progressive Community will have a Town Hall with Attorney General Candidate Katie Curran O’Malley. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlcu6qrz0qHNfxrOV2TXCeRxPiSqrMepIa?fbclid=IwAR0P9s9WRzy6EdMv8m2wGru4sMwE0zCUjaTAtNa8Fw5UoSPgb2bU0El3Ai0.

67] – 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 phonebank force at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/440081/?akid=2556.8252965.t1Ai8m&rd=1&t=11.  Sign up for Thurs., March 3.

68] – Rachel Queirolo, BoldProgressives.org [info@BoldProgressives.org] indicates you can meet a candidate for US Senate in Ohio on Thurs., March 3 at 7 PM ET.  Meet Morgan Harper who would become the only Black women in the Senate.  RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYudeqtrzsiGtHIrj3P6t3QgrLD9oLANFwj.

69] – On Thurs., March 3 at 7:30 PM ET, Maryland Peace Action is holding a webinar with Professor Larry Wittner called "The New Nuclear Arms Race--and How to End It."  Wittner is a prolific writer and long-time peace activist. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87209661251.

And consider watching a documentary "Not Going Quietly," which was on Point of View on PBS this week.  You can watch it on your computer at https://www.pbs.org/video/not-going-quietly-nlr8ej/.

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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