Thursday, September 22, 2022

Baltimore Activist Alert -- September 22 - 24, 2022

62] Knock on doors with MD Dems – Sept. 22 - 24

63] Knock on doors for Brooke – Sep. 22 – 24

64] Phone Bank for Brooke Sept. 22 - 24

65] Text with the Poor People's Campaign Sept. 22

66] Protest TIAA, BlackRock, and Wall Street – Sept. 22

67] What Does the Inflation Reduction Act Mean for You? Sept. 22

68] Learn How to Pass a Local Resolution – Sept. 22

69] Celebrate passage of Paid Family and Medical Leave legislation Sept. 22

70] Protest of the Uyghur Genocide – Sept. 22

71] Throw down Thursday Sept. 22

72] Film The Story of Plastic – Sept. 22

73] United We Dream – Sept. 22

74] Get Money Out - Maryland Teleconference – Sept. 22

75] Blame Wall Street – Sept. 22

76] Student Debt Cancellation Webinar Sept. 22

77] Midterms Victory Team Call – Sept. 22

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62] – Baltimore City - Knock on doors with the MD Dems Coordinated Campaign, hosted by the Maryland Democratic Party through Fri., Sept. 30.  Meet at 415 N. Howard St., Suite G-1, Baltimore 21201.  Knock on doors and talk to our neighbors to make sure voters are engaged and excited to vote for Wes Moore, Senator Chris Van Hollen, Brooke Lierman, Anthony Brown, and the rest of the democratic slate. The canvassing shifts are on Thurs., Sept. 22, Fri., Sept. 23 and Sat., Sept. 247 from 10 AM to 1 PM, 1 to 4 PM and 4 to 7 PM ET.  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/498322/.

63] – On Thurs., Sept. 22 through Sat., Sept. 24 from 10 AM to 8 PM ET, phone bank for Brooke Lierman for comptroller.  Can you spare a few hours to phone bank for Brooke? You can do it from your home and you will be sent a list and a script!  Once you sign up, an organizer will reach out directly to you and get you your phone book and a training if you need it! Register at https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/489251/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations.OTH_VirtualConventionSignup_080822&t=4&akid=16578%2E508952%2EHQOuGi.

64] – Do some Door Knocking for Brooke in Your Neighborhood, hosted by Brooke Lierman for Comptroller.  Sign up for Thurs., Sept. 22 through Sat., Sept 24.  The door knocking takes place from 10 AM to 8 PM ET. Canvass in your community and share Brooke's vision to transform the Comptroller's office to work for every Marylander. YOU CAN DO THIS ON YOUR OWN TIME. Once you sign up, the team will follow up with everything you will need to knock doors including materials, a t-shirt, stickers, and a quick training. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/484676/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_custom_marketing.

65] – The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival [more@poorpeoplescampaign.org] hopes you will join the national text banking program to unleash the power of our vote! This is a 50-day final push with the national voter outreach program to ensure that the poor and low-income voters are a deciding factor in the upcoming midterm elections. Volunteer to make phone calls, send texts, knock on doors and canvass neighborhoods to make sure that poor & low-income people both have the tools they need to register to vote & have a voting plan. From Thurs., Sept. 22 through Nov. 3 starting at 10 AM ET. Sign up at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsd-mtrzgtGt0ozqpSPYwUBKYN1xJ0vDwG?_x_zm_rtaid=qxqcjRovQfOp0F3ea-RJxg.1663802971544.44089f98f4edf66fdbb0e6f9c40744a5&_x_zm_rhtaid=465.

66] – Doug and Tristan [takeaction@actionaid.org] indicate there will be a protest on Thurs., Sept. 22 at 11:30 AM ET at the headquarters of TIAA and BlackRock, 730 Third Avenue off 46th St., NYC. Can’t be there in person? Join in on social media: https://twitter.com/ActionAidUSA.  Learn more about how TIAA, BlackRock, and Wall Street are fueling the climate crisis by funding deforestation and land grabs, which threaten the existence of small-scale farmers and indigenous communities.

67] – The Progressive Caucus Action Fund [info@progressivecaucusactionfund.org] hopes you are interested on Thurs., Sept. 22 at 3 PM ET in a VIRTUAL BRIEFING: What Does the Inflation Reduction Act Mean for You? The Inflation Reduction Act represents our country’s biggest-ever effort to fight the climate crisis, our most significant action to lower health care costs in more than a decade, and makes long-overdue changes so the mega-rich and giant corporations finally pay what they owe in taxes. But how will these massive undertakings affect each of us on a personal level? When can we expect to feel these changes in our own lives? What can we do to make sure our communities aren’t left behind as this law is implemented? Register at https://airtable.com/shr7LjwHICpGuXwD9?emci=a3611f41-8538-ed11-ae83-281878b83d8a&emdi=84f2c3ce-8738-ed11-ae83-281878b83d8a&ceid=10282414.

68] – Learn How to Pass a Local Resolution in Response to the January 6 Investigation, a Virtual Meeting, hosted by January 6 Hearings on Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:30 PM EDT.  Passing local resolutions helps build momentum on a local, state and national level to protect our freedom to vote from ongoing efforts by Trump and MAGA Republicans to sabotage our elections.

  The bipartisan January 6th Select Committee has shown that Trump and his MAGA allies planned, promoted, and paid for a criminal conspiracy to overturn an election they knew they’d lost. Trump and his MAGA allies continue to work to sabotage future elections by changing state laws, threatening state officials and packing election administration offices so that they can have the final say over election results – even when they lose. This event will continue through Nov. 17.  Sign up for the Sept. 22 webinar at https://www.mobilize.us/pfaw/event/482504/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

69] – The Time to Care Coalition [info@timetocare.net] wants you to celebrate on Thurs., Sept. 22 from 5 to 7 PM ET at BusBoys and Poets, 6251 Mango Tree Road, Columbia 21044. Celebrate passage of Paid Family and Medical Leave legislation in Maryland. This in-person event will feature dynamic speakers, entertainment, and food. This is an opportunity to continue celebrating an historic win and build the energy needed to advocate for a strong implementation process, especially as we head towards the next legislative session. Contact Myles Hicks at myles@marylandrise.org.  RSVP at  https://actionnetwork.org/events/time-to-care-act-celebration?clear_id=true&link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-time-to-care-summer-update-meeting-2&email_referrer=email_1646817&email_subject=time-to-celebrate-rsvp-today.

70] – Karen Guberman <krguberman@gmail.com> is organizing a Protest of the Uyghur Genocide on Thurs., Sept. 21 5:30 PM ET. This is the final protest of the Jewish Year 5782.  The UN Human Rights Commission recently acknowledged the horrific crimes against humanity occurring in Xinjiang against the Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the region. Stand with Uyghurs and end 5782 by joining us for our monthly protest of this terrible genocide. Meet at Adas, near the Garden of the Righteous, and walk to the Chinese Embassy (the corner of Van Ness and International Drive).

71] – Progressive Maryland wants you to phone bank on Throwdown Thursday, Sept. 22 from 6 to 8 PM. Join every Thursday through Nov. 3 to call or text for one of the endorsed candidates! Register at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/416692/?followup_modal_context=newsletter. 

72] – The Greater Baltimore Group Sierra Club will be hosting a free screening of the award winning documentary The Story of Plastic, followed by a panel discussion of the movie on Thurs., Sept. 22 at 7 PM ET. Registrants will be given a link to stream the movie at their leisure and then participate in a panel discussion on the global proliferation of plastic waste and what we can do to limit it. Hear from a group of experts who will be joining us for a panel discussion. Contact Marie LaPorte at marielaporte@verizon.net or 410-666-7273. RSVP at https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7013q000002JaCjAAK&mapLinkHref=&link_id=5&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-abingdon-woods-a-sign-of-why-we-need-the-right-to-a-healthy-environment-upcoming-events-on-sept-20-22-and-oct-2-and-25&email_referrer=email_1663873&email_subject=abingdon-woods-a-sign-of-why-we-need-the-right-to-a-healthy-environment-upcoming-events-on-sept-20-22-and-oct-2-and-25.

73] – United We Dream's Unafraid Team [info@unitedwedream.org] wants you to phone bank.  Young people are facing so many challenges – lack of healthcare and high student loan debt, plus rent, gas, and food prices are all too high - which keep us from truly feeling safe and thriving. But we’re UNAFRAID to take control, to lead, and to trust ourselves. From now until Election Day in November, get the tools young people need to feel empowered, unafraid and ready to make our voices heard at the polls. Call eligible voters to make sure our communities and young people are heard and feel Unafraid at the polls. If you have never phone banked before, no worries - you will be trained! There is a phone bank on Thurs., Sept. 22 at 7 PM.  Sign up at https://action.unitedwedream.org/calendars/live-unafraid-2022/?source=email_0902&link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_1653139&email_subject=come-chill-phone-bank-with-us-next-week-.  

74] – Join a Get Money Out - Maryland Teleconference on Thurs., Sept. 22 at 7:30 PM ET.  Dial in at 1 301 715 8592 with a meeting ID of 931 3066 2622. The password is 173976. Or join in by Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/93130662622?pwd=OE15SURJUWdXNHFicW94SDI3c2x3UT09#success. The agenda is to continue to assign tasks and recruit new volunteers for our campaign to defeat election deniers.

75] – The Stop the Money Pipeline [info@stopthemoneypipeline.com] is hosting a training on Thurs., Sept. 22 at 7:30 PM ET.  Learn about roles, responsibilities, and resources for civil disobedience! The climate crisis is escalating. This fall, through the Blame Wall Street campaign, there will be escalated actions on banks, insurance companies, asset managers, and pension funds to hold them accountable for their role in the climate crisis.  This training is a great resource for new civil disobedience practitioners and those who are looking to brush up on their skills. Sign up at https://actionnetwork.org/events/training-basics-of-civil-disobedience?clear_id=true&link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-join-us-thursday-to-learn-about-roles-responsibilities-and-resources-for-civil-disobedience&email_referrer=email_1671761___subject_2154122&email_subject=join-us-thursday-to-learn-about-roles-responsibilities-and-resources-for-civil-disobedience. The trainer will be Sam Corbin.

76] – Natalia Abrams [reply@petitions.moveon.org] wants to inform you on Thurs., Sept. 22 at 8 PM ET, you're Invited: Student Debt Cancellation Webinar. The webinar will help walk you through the application process, answer your pressing questions, and discuss recent changes to the student loan system. With the chance to completely erase the debt of over 20 million Americans, it’s important that everyone knows how to take advantage of this program! https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HaNPHApERteJxgrjRHqWFg.

77] – Mike Fox for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] hope the Democrats win the house and senate.  On Thurs., Sept. 22 at 9 PM ET, get on a Midterms Victory Team Call. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErce-oqT8rG9PRICnRbQtiUuwswuQxZPYq. In the end, this will all come down to how much each of us in the movement commits to communicating with voters. If we talk to enough voters, we win. If we don't, the pundits win.

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

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