Baltimore Activist Alert -- August 10 - 15, 2022

36] Middle East WMD-Free Zone – Aug. 10

37] Make Calls with the DNC National Call Crew – Aug. 10 – 13

38] All in PA Statewide Virtual Phone Bank – Aug. 10, 11 & 15

39] Swing elections blue – Aug. 10

40] Our Revolution phone bank – Aug. 10 - 11

41] Training to Make Calls DNC National Call-Crew – Aug. 10, 13 & 15

42] Swing Left for letter writing – Aug. 10

43] Our Revolution Howard County meeting – Aug. 10

44] Support fast food workers – Aug. 10

45] Support a progressive for Congress – Aug. 10

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36] – On Wed., Aug. 10 at 1:15 PM ET, get with a NPT Side Event: Narratives on the Middle East WMD-Free Zone: Historical Accounts, Drivers, and Themes. The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and the European Union (EU) are pleased to invite you to a hybrid side event to be held on the margins of the NPT Review Conference.  It will take place at the United Nations Headquarters and is sponsored by the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), European Union (EU). There are many speakers. Sign up at https://www.unidir.org/MEWMDFZ-Narratives.

37] – Make Calls virtually with the DNC National Call Crew to voters in battleground states to build strength for the 2022 Midterms. Please email digitalorganizing@dnc.org. Sign up for up to eight shifts on Wed., Aug. 10 from 2 to 10 PM ET,  six shifts on Thurs., Aug. 11 from 2 to 8 PM ET, six shifts on Fri., Aug. 12 from 2 to 8 PM ET and eight shifts on Sat., Aug. 13 from noon to 8 PM ET. For a training, sign up at https://events.democrats.org/event/440875/. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/388091/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.

38] – There is an All in PA Statewide Virtual Phone Banks. The next slots are on Wed., Aug. 10 from 5 to 7 PM ET, Thurs., Aug. 11 from 5 to 7 PM and Mon., Aug. 15 from 3 to 5 PM ET.  Talk with voters about electing Pennsylvania Democrats up and down the ballot! WHAT YOU'LL NEED are a computer, tablet, or smartphone with reliable internet service and a comfy, quiet place in your home.  Join the phone bank and set up a few minutes before your scheduled start time so you can focus on having good conversations for your full shift. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/445906/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.

39] – On Wed., Aug. 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM ET, the Silver Spring Progressive Action is hosting a PHONEBANK TO SWING ELECTIONS BLUE. Join SSPA for a virtual phone bank to talk with voters about electing Democrats up and down the ballot! Help identify Democratic voters for the Senate and other races as well as issues important to voters. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/475548/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type.

40] – 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. Sign up for Wed., Aug. 10 and Thurs., Aug. 11.  

41] – Sign up for a Training to Make Calls anytime with the DNC National Call-Crew.  Learn how to make calls to voters in battleground states on your schedule with the DNC National Call-Crew! The DNC National Call-Crew brings volunteer power to battleground states where it's needed most for the Midterms! In this Zoom-based training, you will learn how to make calls and get your questions answered through an amazing online community. After training, during calling hours, you'll be able to schedule shifts on the hour or stop by to call when it's most convenient for you. The first half of the session, you will be set up to call, and the second half you'll be making calls to voters in battleground states. The next trainings are on Wed., Aug. 10 from 7 to 8 PM, Sat., Aug. 13 from 4 to 5 PM and Mon., Aug. 15 from 7 to 8 PM ET.  Sign up at https://events.democrats.org/event/440875/.

42] – On Wed., Aug 10 and 31 from 7 to 8:30 PM ET, join Swing Left for an August Catonsville in-person letter writing to voters. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/469557/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest.  This event’s address is private. This event is ONLY for in-person letter writing attendees. There is a separate zoom event for a monthly status update and letter writing on your own. Start the in-person evening with a 10-15 minute status update that will also be on the other zoom event. Then dive into letter writing. The letters will be printed. You bring a blue pen, 20 envelopes, and 20 first class stamps.

43] – Our Revolution Howard County is having a virtual chapter meeting on Wed., Aug. 10 from 7:30 to 9 PM EDT. When you register, you'll be emailed the Zoom login. Recap accomplishments over the past month and discuss the many upcoming actions, particularly Get out the Vote. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/457270/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type.

44] – Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] needs you on Wed., Aug. 10 at 7:30 PM ET as California’s 500,000 fast food workers are on the verge of a historic victory, but they need our solidarity! Join the live organizing call with US Rep. Ro Khanna, and worker activists to win AB 257 – the FAST Recovery Act – to give workers a seat at the table! RSVP at https://occupysf.net/index.php/event/justice-for-fast-food-workers/?instance_id=31122.

45] – Mike Fox for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to get involved on Wed., August 10 at 9 PM ET for an inspirational event with young progressive rock star Maxwell Frost running in FL-10. You may have seen Max on CNN, MSNBC, or NPR as he has a real chance of winning this blue district and becoming the first Gen Z member of Congress. This is a great chance to send a real progressive to D.C. from all of all places, Florida! Register and the machine will email you a link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqduGorDMtE9e5rudjOYDFH5ynmBhULoLg. Contact Mike Fox if you can toss in some calls from anywhere in the country to help these great progressives. mikefox@pdamerica.org.

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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