Baltimore Activist Alert -- September 5 - 10, 2022

21] A doctor in Ukraine seeks medical supplies

22] Saudi court gives out 34 year and 45 year prison sentences

23] Support unions on Labor Day – Sept. 5

24] Knock on doors with the MD Dems – Sept. 5 & 6

25] Election Protection webinar – Sept. 5

26] Knock on doors for Brooke – Sept. 6 - 10 

27] A Candidate Q&A -- Sept. 6

28] We Are All Organizers – Sept. 6

29] Russia out of Ukraine protest –Sept. 6

39] Make calls for Beto – Sept. 6, 9 & 10 

31] Write letters for Beto – Sept. 6 & 9 

32] Fake money, real danger -- Sept. 6 

33] United We Dream phone bank – Sept. 6

34] United for Separation of Church and State meeting – Sept. 6

35] Cuba Si, Biden, No – Sept. 6

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21] – Do you have an unwanted medical supplies?  A doctor in Ukraine is seeking medical supplies.  Let Max know if you can help.

22] – Biden the fist-bumper claimed he spoke about human rights with MBS.  Recent judicial atrocities suggest MBS turned off his hearing aid during the Biden visit.  A Saudi Arabian court sentenced Salma al-Shebab to 34 years in prison after she tweeted her support for women's rights. Another woman, Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani, got 45 years for expressing her views online, a second such case in a month.

23] – Union interest has soared through much of the past year. Union representation petitions jumped 58%, to 1,892 from Oct. 1 to June 30, or vs. the first nine months of the government's prior fiscal year, the National Labor Relations Board said in July.

24] – 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 Mon., Sept. 5 and Tues., Sept. 6 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/.

25] – The Emergency Election Protection Coalition is happening at 4:30 PM ET on Mon., Sept. 5. Please submit any questions to: Solartopia@gmail.com. Sign up at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYldumtrjIiH9L7_KfcFV1n8ynuO3anTGwp. Progressive Democrats of America are part of the coalition.

26] – Do some Door Knocking for Brooke in Your Neighborhood, hosted by Brooke Lierman for Comptroller.  Sign up for Tues, Sept. 6, Wed., Sept. 7, Thurs., Sept. 8, Fri., Sept. 9, and Sat., Sept 10.  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.

27] – Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] wants you to be involved on Tues., Sept. 6 at 1:30 PM ET with First Read of a candidate Q&A and endorsement resolution.  Join the Political Engagement Committee for a Candidate Q&A! All candidates seeking endorsement for the 2022 general elections will be present and answering questions from chapter members. It’s your chance to ask any and all questions you might have. You can register for the meeting at https://actionnetwork.org/events/candidate-qa-and-endorsement-resolution-first-read/?link_id=14&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-aug-26-2022&email_referrer=email_1652210&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-sep-2-2022.

28] – On Tues., Sept. 6 from 2 to 3:30 PM and 7:30 to 9 PM ET,  the Democratic National Committee has put together We Are All Organizers: Community Organizing Training. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/404981/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.  Learn how to organize in your community.  Community organizing focuses on the most important tools at our disposal: our relationships and our ability to talk with one another about things that matter. Go over the best ways to make a difference, and how to be a leader and organize in your community. You will receive a link to join on Zoom closer to the day-of.  Do it again on Tues., Sept. 13.

29] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., Sept. 6 from 4:30 to 5:30 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. 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 were sent into the area around the contaminated and still radioactive Chernobyl nuclear plant. Now they are stationed in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe.   People who believe in peace and justice should come forward and take the risks of peace. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

30] – Beto for Texas [info@betoorourke.com] needs your help phone banking to help elect a new governor in Texas.  Sign up for a shift on Tues., Sept. 6 from 7 to 9:30 PM, Fri., Sept. 9 from 6 to 7:30 PM and Sat., Sept. 10 from 2:30 to 4:30 PM ET. Help make direct, personal contact with as many Texans as we can. You can join in from anywhere. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/betofortexas/event/438569/?utm_source=ema20220727-200206.

31] – Sign up to join a Beto for Texas Letter Writing Party on Tues., Sept. 6 from 7 to 8 PM or Fri., Sept. 9 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM ET. Letter writing parties are a great opportunity to meet other Beto for Texas volunteers and get trained on the letter writing process. After a brief training, write letters together! Register at https://www.mobilize.us/betofortexas/event/427673/?utm_source=ema20220817-203416.

32] – The Committee for the Republic [events@committeefortherepublic.org] on Tues., Sept. 6 at 7 PM ET is hosting Robert Wiedemer who will discuss Fake Money, Real Danger at the Tabard Inn, 2nd Floor, 1739 N St. NW, WDC 20036. RSVP at Events@CommitteefortheRepublic.org, and indicate online or in person attendance. To participate online go to https://zoom.us/j/7812458066.

All empires succumb to self-ruination. The American empire is no exception. No one can tell you when and how American military hegemony will end but the best guess is when the money runs out. The U.S. Government has run up more than $30 trillion of debt -- $7 trillion in the last three years alone. Robert Wiedemer will explain the real danger of Fake Money: the impending puncture of our bubble economy based on the Federal Reserve's artificially depressed interest rates. To depress rates and support massive government borrowing, the Fed has increased the money supply by ten times since the 2008 financial crisis.  Bob will explain how this money printing and borrowing didn’t solve the financial crisis and instead simply created a much larger economic bubble that will have far greater consequences when it pops. He wrote the landmark book America’s Bubble Economy in 2006 that predicted the 2008 financial crisis and the massive printing and borrowing that ensued. His bestselling follow-up, Aftershock, provided a game plan for investors looking to avoid future catastrophic losses.   Bob is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of books on economics and personal finance. His books have sold A million copies.

33] – 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 Tues., Sept. 6 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-_. Phone banking will continue on Sept. 8, 13 & 15.

34] – The Maryland Chapter Monthly Meeting organized by Americans United for Separation of Church and State will meet virtually on Tuesdays, Sept. 6., Oct. 4 and Nov. 1, from  7:30 to 8:30 PM EDT. The Maryland Chapter of Americans United is an all-volunteer led group of dedicated individuals working to protect the country's founding principle of church-state separation. Meet monthly to discuss the latest news and to plan events. New volunteers are welcome! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/444394/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type.

35] – Marcy, CODEPINK [info@codepink.org]shouted out Cuba Sí, Biden No! Sign up for a CODEPINK Congress Meeting on Tues., Sept. 6 at 8 PM ET. Join in at https://www.codepink.org/09062022?utm_campaign=cp_congress_090622&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink. Catch the conversation on the politics behind President Biden's continuation of Trump-era policies that persecute Cuba and their implications. Chat with peacemakers and experts.

While President Biden fist-bumps with Saudi autocrats, he continues Trump’s persecution of Cuba, an island nation with a proud revolutionary history. Despite a slight easing of some Trump-imposed restrictions, the White House refuses to lift most of the sanctions, end the blockade or remove Cuba from a state sponsor of terrorism list. Cuba does not sponsor terror; it sponsors global healthcare by sending doctors and nurses all over the world and excelling at medical innovation at home.

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