Sunday, October 23, 2022

Baltimore Activist Alert -- October 24 - 30, 2022

22] Phone bank for Brooke – Oct. 24 – 29

23] Knock on doors for Brooke – Oct. 24 - 29  

24] Make calls for Beto – Oct. 24 – 29

25] Contact Next Gen voters – Oct. 24 - 29

26] Blue Wave – Oct. 24 - 29

27] Baltimore City phone bank -- Oct. 24 - 29

28] Messaging to Win – Oct. 24  

29] Election Protection webinar – Oct. 24

30] Progressive Harford County Phone Bank – Oct. 24  

31] Training to make calls – Oct. 24 - 29

32] Embracing nonviolence – Oct. 24

33] Vote Forward – Oct. 24

34] Organize to Win call – Oct. 24

35] Biden, protect the Gulf – Oct. 25

36] We are all organizers – Oct. 25

37] Sip in at Starbucks – Oct. 25

38] Our Democracy phone banks – Oct. 25, 27, 28 & 30

39] Russia out of Ukraine -- Oct. 25

40] MoveOn phone bank -- Oct. 25, 26, 27 & 29

41] Our Revolution phone bank -- Oct. 25 – 27

42] Permanent Distortion by Nomi Prins Oct. 25

43] Voting Rights at the Supreme Court – Oct. 25

44] Jewish Voice for Peace meeting -- Oct. 25   

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22] – On Mon., Oct. 24 through Sat., Oct. 29 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.

23] – Do some Door Knocking for Brooke in Your Neighborhood, hosted by Brooke Lierman for Comptroller.  Sign up for Mon., Oct. 24 through Sat., Oct. 29.  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.

24] – 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 Mon., Oct. 24 through Sat., Oct. 29 from 10 AM to 1 PM, 1 to 4 PM, 4 to 7 PM and 7 to 10 PM. Help make direct, personal contact with as many Texans as you can. You can join in from anywhere. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/betofortexas/event/438569/?utm_source=ema20220727-200206.

25] – Get involved with NextGen Organizing by joining a virtual text bank from Mon., Oct. 24 through Fri., Oct. 28 from 1 to 3 & 4 to 6 PM and Sat., Oct. 29 from 1 to 3 PM and 3 to 5 PM ET, Young people are more motivated than ever to get out and vote. Choose the shift that works for you, and you will provide the script, texting platform, resources, and a community to connect with other NextGen volunteers! Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/501401/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.

26] – Join Maryland Democrats in Baltimore County to ensure a Blue Wave by phone banking on Mon, Oct. 24 through Sat., Oct. 29 from noon to 3 PM, 2 to 5 PM, 4 to 7 PM and 6 to 8:30 PM ET through November 8. 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. In addition to phone from home options, there will also be in-person phone banks at the same time at the office, located at: 301 Allegheny Ave., Towson 21204. If you would like to come into the office to make calls, please bring your cell phone and a laptop, if possible. After you sign up, one of our organizers will reach out with further details. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/506547/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest.

27] – Join a Baltimore City phone bank in person with the MD Dems Coordinated Campaign, hosted by the Maryland Democratic Party, through Nov. 8.  The available shifts are on Mon., Oct. 24 through Sat., Oct. 29 from noon to 3 PM, 2 to 5 PM, 4 to 7 PM and 6 PM to 8:30 PM ET.  Meet at 415 N Howard St., G 1, Baltimore 21201. Call to make the state blue. Trainings happen at 1 PM, 4 PM and 6 PM, from now through Election Day focused on making sure our voters are engaged and excited to vote for Wes Moore, Senator Chris Van Hollen, Brooke Lierman, Anthony Brown, and the rest of our democratic slate. Sign up for whichever shifts work best for your schedule. After you sign up, one of the organizers will reach out with further details. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/506539/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type.

28] – Get involved with Messaging to Win in 2022 Briefings by webinar. These are Weekly Political Briefings on Mon., 24 & Oct. 31 at 4 PM ET. Sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z7B2IJ1MQqSW-H0MAjn-Yg?utm_campaign=Movement%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=226433123&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_vfy983YCy6XJd3L50mB3CD-NFWby-nCPo0Ry9caYq56qzrg4AuHrYEjgI_826dPRoM3FeGpttKT0XnmpUcEZPqEuHvQ&utm_content=226430983&utm_source=hs_email.  Indivisibles are partnering with the Protect Our Freedoms coalition to distribute shared strategic messaging and intel on the state of the midterms. Get regular resources, called Indivisible Unpacked to provide messaging guidance and talking points for some of the biggest and most important issues of this cycle.

29] – The Emergency Election Protection Coalition is happening at 4:30 PM ET on Mon., Oct. 24. 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.

30] – On Mon., Oct. 24 from 6 to 8 PM ET, join the Progressive Harford County Phone Bank.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/520335/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations. Call voters in Harford County who vote less frequently in mid-term elections to ensure they vote by November 8th for progressive candidates.

31] – Do a Training to Make Calls with the DNC National Call-Crew organized by The Democratic National Committee.  Learn how to make calls to voters in battleground states. The DNC National Call-Crew brings volunteer power where it's needed most for the Midterms! In this Zoom-based training you will be taught how to make calls and get your questions answered through an amazing online community. The first half of the session get set up to call and join the online community, and the second half make calls to voters in battleground states. On Mon., Oct. 24 from 7 to 8 PM, Tues., Oct. 25 from 9 to 10 PM, Wed., Oct. 26 from 7 to 8 PM, Thurs., Oct, 27 and Fri., Oct. 28 from 3 to 4 PM and Sat., Oct. 29 rom 4 to 5 PM ET, do the training. Sign up at https://events.democrats.org/event/440875/.

32] – There is a VIRTUAL LECTURE SERIES: THE CATHOLIC NONVIOLENCE INITIATIVE [FALL 2022].  The description of the series follows:

We are created out of Love and for Love. Conflict is a regular part of this human journey and an opportunity to grow. How do we grow into the persons and communities that God calls us to become? How do we construct a more sustainable just peace? This series will explore these questions through the contributions of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, a project of Pax Christi International. (https://nonviolencejustpeace.net)

On Mon., Oct. 24 from 8 to 9:30 PM ET tune in to Embracing Nonviolence: A New Moral Framework/Renewing the Narrative for an Ethic of Nonviolence and Just Peace + The Catholic Church’s Approach to Difficult Ethical Decisions + Just and Effective Governance: Embedding Norms of Nonviolence.  The issue is of Policing and Responsibility to Protect. This lecture will be led by Eli McCarthy, professor at Georgetown University in Justice and Peace Studies, an author, a steering committee member of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative and the Project Director of DC Peace Team. And the other speaker is Wamuyu Wachira, elected co-president of Pax Christi International in 2019. She is currently a Lecturer and Program Leader in Peace and Conflict Studies at St. Paul’s University in Nairobi, Kenya.

REGISTRATION IS at WWW.CNISERIES.INFO.  Email David Mueller at rememberdorothy@gmail.com or call 920-809-4282.

33] – On Mon., Oct. 24 at 8 PM ET, Vote Forward by writing letters to voters using this award-winning, proven tactic to reach potential voters in important upcoming elections.  Fandom Forward is an international 501c3 nonprofit that turns fans into heroes. Craft messages around how voting helps protect our planet. Go to votefwd.org/fandomforward and make an account; download twenty letters; and then write them at the event!  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/pfaw/event/533373/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations.

34] – Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] hopes you will be on the Organize to Win call on Mon., Oct. 24 at 8:30 PM with Keith Ellison, the Minnesota Attorney General! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/148017/?akid=3560.8252965.bAPwl4&rd=1&t=12. Ellison is in a fight for re-election against a hedge fund lawyer who wants to criminalize abortion. The next Organize to Win call will be on November 14.

35] – Take Action in D.C. on Tues., Oct. 25 at 11 AM and Tell Biden to Protect the Gulf and Declare a Climate Emergency. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/tell-biden-protect-the-gulf-and-declare-a-climate-emergency?source=direct_link&referrer=group-198-methods&link_id=5&can_id=3bbfd5bf4bbb0f7622a74b5ddfbeebd7&email_referrer=email_1709217&email_subject=take-action-in-dc-on-oct-25-nil-tell-biden-to-protect-the-gulf-and-declare-a-climate-emergency. Join Rise St. James in the demand that President Biden protect residents of Cancer Alley and Gulf Coast communities from fossil fuel pollution and declare a climate emergency. There will be a traditional Louisiana funeral procession to the White House, honoring Gulf community leaders who’ve died from the toxic chemicals spewed by the fossil fuel industry. Meet at Freedom Plaza, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC 20004.  

After years of community pressure, Rise St. James and partners scored a key victory to fend off the mega-polluting Formosa Plastics facility in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Formosa Plastics would have emitted more than 800 tons of toxic pollution into the air, harming the health of St. James’ predominantly Black residents in a region already known as “Cancer Alley” because of the many polluting facilities. The project also would have been a climate disaster — contributing upwards of 13.6 million tons per year of greenhouse gasses, the equivalent of 3.5 coal-fired power plants.  Now community leaders from St. James and across the Gulf are asking President Biden to stop approving all dirty energy projects and declare a climate emergency to protect communities in St. James, the Gulf, and everywhere.  

36] – On Tues., Oct. 25 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.

37] – Starbucks Corporate is slow-walking bargaining with workers at the Starbucks in Olney, MD, who voted to form a union in May. Workers are asking union supporters to join a sip-in at the store starting at 2 PM on Tues., Oct. 25. Supporters are asked to occupy the space in the store. Remote workers are welcome to work out of the store to participate in the action. Email montgomerycountydsa@gmail.com if you’re available to join. 

38] – Join an Our Democracy phone banks, hosted by Common Cause, on Tues., Oct. 25 and Fri., Oct. 28 from 4 to 6 PM, Thurs., Oct. 27 from 5 to 7 PM  & Sun., Oct. 30 from 6 to 8 PM ET. The idea is to protect democracy.  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations.

39] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., Oct. 25 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. The burial sites continue to expose ruthless war crimes by the invaders, Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

40] – Join an America for All phone bank to Win in 2022, organized by MoveOn to protect our democracy, motivate key voters, and support strong candidates in important races up and down the ballot.  MoveOn has a team of organizers who will support you along the way! Shifts are available on Tues., Oct 25, Wed., Oct 26, and Thurs., Oct 27 from 6 to 8:30 PM and Sat., Oct. 29 from 5 to 7:30 PM ET. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/moveon/event/480027/?utm_source=rosariodawson.

41] – 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 Tues., Oct. 25, Wed., Oct. 26 & Thurs., Oct. 27.  

42] – The Committee for the Republic [events@committeefortherepublic.org] is hosting Nomi Prins on Tues., Oct. 25 at 7 PM ET. RSVP at Events@CommitteefortheRepublic.org. Participate at https://zoom.us/j/7812458066.  In her new book, Permanent Distortion, Nomi details the spendthrift monetary policy of the Federal Reserve and other central banks that underwrite Wall Street's stock market gains.

43] – Demand Justice [volunteer@demandjustice.org] on Tues., Oct. 25 at 7 PM ET is holding a Voting Rights Digital Roundtable: Voting Rights at the Supreme Court.  The Court is considering two cases with major implications for voting rights, and experts from Common Cause and the Elias Law Group will help you learn what you need to know about what's going on. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5716660555515/WN_PiiIYU3qRFqiZF24mab9Dw?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-will-i-see-you-tonight-4&email_referrer=email_1688117&email_subject=voting-rights-digital-roundtable.

44] – Jewish Voice for Peace [info@jewishvoiceforpeace.org] on Tues., Oct. 25 at 7:30 PM is holding an All Member Meeting. Learn what's going on in Palestine right now. Take actions all together to pressure mainstream media and Congress. Register at https://act.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/a/fall-all-member-meeting?sourceid=1001868&contactdata=bPPUCLbeMElj%2fDdo6YagUdsu05y%2fBaQIleFW7qsejRZj%2fCRNqCTY0gIYzB8hFpSSwe8ZAFbR2IYyLcSvpagbNJRI5g5zD%2bLTpWiRo4Xz2jY9cS7EaoBbRP8dthgX8lvyDo7ElZEmoro6csxxEfPzrFGK9EQXbWkkA3249I%2faM6wvIQIzLsQXm2oJAgPP9ukgQwKJlWAL9L3VPzAZi6fHvcuprK8J%2f2g8xmv0rspsGDUA52NloorPekSZF4rDxVcUi6LPC1Kk6Jpym3IAFWRsfA%3d%3d%3e&emci=93219aad-a350-ed11-819c-002248258e08&emdi=34784991-a950-ed11-819c-002248258e08&ceid=237778.

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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