Baltimore Activist Alert – April 24 – 25, 2022

Baltimore Activist Alert – April 24 – 25, 2022

"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.

Friends, this list and other email documents which I send out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center.  Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com. 

If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send contributions to Max Obuszewski, BNC, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Max Obuszewski can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.

1] Books, buttons and stickers

2] Web site for info on federal legislation

3] Get involved with NCNR   

4] Max is looking for tips on a garage or a storage suggestion.

5] House cleaner needed

6] A friend needs a house or an apartment to rent

7] “Believe that I am what I say I am.”  – April 24

8] Garden Build – April 24

9] Black Lives Matter rally – April 24

10] Global Town Hall – April 24

11] Canvass with Brooke in Montgomery County – April 24

12] Voter Protection phone banks – April 24 - 25

13] Progressive Town Hall – April 24

14] Peacemakers Salon – April 24

15] Protest at the Pentagon – April 25

16] From Jerusalem to Gaza – April 25

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1] – Buttons, bumperstickers and books are available.  “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.

2] –To obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/.  Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.

3] – THE ORGANIZING LIST will be the primary decision-making mechanism of the National Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR].  It will be augmented by conference calls and possibly in-person meetings as needed.  It will consist of 1 or 2 representatives from each local, regional, or national organization (not coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry out the NCNR campaign of facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to U.S. wars.

  To join the ORGANIZING List, please send your name, group affiliation, city and email address to mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.  Different local chapters of a national organization are encouraged to subscribe.  

4] – Max is in need of a garage or a storage space.  Any suggestions would be welcome.  Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

5] – Is there a woman in the Baltimore area who does house cleaning?  This assignment would be on an irregular basis with several hours per week.  Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

6] – A friend, Brendan Walls, has to move out of a rented home on March 1.  So he is looking for housing and wants to live south of the Baltimore beltway, east of US 95 and north of Route 214.  Do you know of a house or apartment in the Annapolis area with as much peace and quiet as I can get for no more than $1800 a month? He does not mind pet sitting, house sitting, keeping someone company or community living.  Let me know if you have a lead on a home or apartment for Brendan to rent.  Thanks for giving this your consideration. Reach Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski 2001 at Comcast dot net.

7] – Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 2521 St. Paul St., Baltimore 21218, meets on Sundays, and generally there is a speaker and discussion at 10:30 AM.  On Sun., April 24, the platform is “Believe that I am what I say I am.” Personal identity is…well, personal. It belongs to the person whose identity is in question. That person can share all or parts of what they consider themselves to be. Whether they identify as any particular group regarding their age, ability, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, or other category, why don’t we respect their choices? When will we learn to judge less and listen more?  Hugh Taft-Morales explores the bad human habit of defining the identity of other people. He serves as Leader of the Philadelphia Ethical Society and the Baltimore Ethical Society and is a member of the Ethical Action Committee of the American Ethical Union (AEU). Email President@BEMOREthical.org for ZOOM login information.

8] – Ruben Amaya, endorsed by Progressive Maryland as a candidate for State Delegate in Baltimore County MD-10, is organizing a Garden Build at Deer Park Elementary School, 9809 Lyons Mill Road, Owings Mills, on Sun., April 24 from 11 AM to 1 PM, 1 to 3 PM and 3 to 6 PM ET. Come out anytime for food and conversation to help restore the school’s memorial garden with native flowers and plants. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/rubenamayafordelegate/event/454354/?emci=ce4e06bc-5abf-ec11-997e-281878b83d8a&emdi=f41778ee-5ebf-ec11-997e-281878b83d8a&ceid=136680.

9] –The Black Lives Matter Interfaith Coalition <BLMInterfaithCoalition@gmail.com> hopes you will join on Sun., April 24 at 1:30 PM EDT for a rally. Gather at the intersection of York and Ridgely Roads.

10] –Metta Spencer [project@tosavetheworld.ca] thinks you may want to attend a Global Town Hall on Sun., April 24 from 2 to 4 PM ET. Join in at https://zoom.us/j/9108970203.

11] – There is a Literature Drop for Brooke in Montgomery County on Sun., April 24 from 2 to 4 PM EST. Join a canvass and share Brooke Lierman ‘s vision to transform the Comptroller's office to work for every Marylander. Once you sign up the team will follow up with the site and everything you will need to knock on doors! This will continue through April. 24.  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/397526/?followup_modal_context=email_post_shift_future_timeslots_other_events.

12] –Mike Fox for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to attend the Progressive Town Hall with PDA-Endorsed Candidates Kylie Taitano [CA-50] and Summer Lee [PA-12] on Sun., April 24 at 4 PM ET.

The 2022 Primary season is heating up, and PDA's election efforts are going into overdrive! There are great progressive candidates all over the country.  In the first hour, meet Kylie Taitano, who is running against conservative Democratic incumbent Scott Peters in California's 50th district in Metro San Diego.  Now the vast community of Bernie supporters in San Diego provides Kylie's campaign with a powerful activist base of support. Summer Lee is another inspirational progressive with massive momentum in her race for the open seat in Pennsylvania’s 12th district in Metro Pittsburgh. A member of the PA House of Representatives, Summer Lee fights the good fight every day for working people and the planet. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4.

13] – Get involved with Voter Protection phone banks with Common Cause on Sundays through Saturdays. Work together to demand bold changes to our democracy to create a government that represents all of us, not big corporations or special interests. Call voters in Connecticut to connect them to Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney’s office to urge him to pass state voting legislation. Also call voters in Pennsylvania to recruit them for election protection work in their state. These phone banks are subject to change. On Sun., April 24 from 6 to 8 PM ET and Mon., April 25 from 4 to 6 PM ET, call voters in Connecticut to connect them to Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney’s office to urge him to pass state voting legislation. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

14] – CODEPINK [info@codepink.org] is inviting you to join a Peacemakers Salon on Sun., April 24 at 8 PM ET‌. In the salon, talk about the war in Ukraine and what it means to be an anti-war voice in the middle of yet another conflict. RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/salonapril_2022?utm_campaign=peacemakers_salon_april_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

15] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop.  The next vigil is April 25 and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649.  The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro.  By Metro, take Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr.,  and there is meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these spots begins at 8 AM.  No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds. The restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.  

16] – Sandra Tamari [sandra@adalahjusticeproject.org] would appreciate your attendance on Mon., April 25 at 11 AM ET for a From Jerusalem to Gaza: Briefing on Current Events in Palestine. RSVP at bit.ly/Jerusalem 2022. Check out https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ynYdGfimQMuq9lXsfPLtLQ.

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