Baltimore Activist Alert -- October 5 to 8, 2022

45] Watch the film THE LETTER   

46] Phone bank for Brooke – Oct. 5 – Oct. 8

47] Knock on doors for Brooke – Oct. 5 – Oct. 8

48] Blue Wave -- Oct. 5 – Oct. 8

49] South Korea’s Changing Public Sentiment – Oct. 5  

50] Canvass voters in Baltimore County – Oct. 5

51] Send a postcard – Oct. 5   

52] Tenant Organizing campaign –Oct. 5  

53] Our Revolution phone bank – Oct. 5

54] Training to Make Calls with the DNC – Oct. 5, 6, 7 & 8  

55] Shut Down Berks Coalition webinar – Oct. 5

56] Text bank to Get out the Vote – Oct. 5

57] Poor Peoples Campaign strategy session – Oct. 5

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45] – On Tues., Oct. 4 at 12:30 PM ET, the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi was chosen for the launch on YouTube of the long-anticipated film The Letter, an 80-min. film production of Off the Fence (My Octopus Teacher) in collaboration with the Laudato Si' Movement and the Vatican.  The film highlights Pope Francis' vision for caring for the earth and its people as expressed in his encyclical Laudato Si': Care of Our Common Home. But it takes us into the lives and work of four individuals from distinct communities: scientists, youth, indigenous and the displaced - each responding to climate change in their own way. Watch at https://youtu.be/Rps9bs85BII. Go to https://theletterfilm.org/.

46] – On Wed., Oct. 5 through Sat., Oct. 8 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.

47] – Do some Door Knocking for Brooke in Your Neighborhood, hosted by Brooke Lierman for Comptroller.  Sign up for Wed., Oct. 6 through Sat., Oct. 8.  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.

48] – Join Maryland Democrats in Baltimore County to ensure a Blue Wave by phone banking on Wed., Oct. 5 through Sat., Oct., 8 from 1 to 4 PM, 4 to 7 PM and 6 to 8:30 PM ET through October 31. 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.

49] – The GW Institute for Korean Studies [gwiks@gwu.edu] has an event on Wed., Oct. 5 at 3 PM ET for a lecture – From Anti-Japan to Anti-China: South Korea’s Changing Public Sentiments and Implications for the US-ROK Alliance. This is a hybrid event. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soh-jaipil-lecture-series-with-gi-wook-shin-tickets-420421711657.  Or you could attend the event at George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs, Lindner Family Commons, Room 602, WDC.  

50] – On Wednesdays through Nov. 2 from 4 to 7 PM ET, join with Baltimore County Executive Johnny O to canvass voters in Baltimore County! Help build support for these outstanding candidates including Brooke, Wes, Aruna, and Anthony! You will receive all the training and materials you need to be successful upon arrival. Gather at the Milford Mill Metro Station, Roman Frasier Lane, Pikesville 21208. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/509731/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org.

51] – The Working Families Party [reply@workingfamilies.org] wants you to get involved on Wed., Oct. 5 from 6 to 7 PM and Fri., Oct. 7 from 1 to 2 PM ET.  Send your friends in Pennsylvania a postcard for John Fetterman. You'll learn to use an app that will help you find your friends who are registered to vote in Pennsylvania. Those friends will get a mailed postcard with your photo on it, as well as info on John Fetterman and a reminder to vote in the General Election on November 8th! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/workingfamilies/event/490684/?utm_source=NatEmail-20220922&link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_1675843___subject_2158492&email_subject=your-monthly-updates-from-wfp.

52] – The NoVA Democratic Socialists [novabranch@mdcdsa.org] wants you to be on an organizing call on Oct. 5 at 6 PM. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-tenant-organizing-meeting-oct-5th-6pm/?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-60&email_referrer=email_1681489&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events. This meeting is for those involved with the NoVA Tenant Organizing campaign or who would like to learn more about this work.

53] – 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., Oct. 5.  

54] – 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 Wed., Oct. 5 from 7 to 8 PM, Thurs., Oct. 6 and Fri., Oct. 7 from 3 to 4 PM & Sat., Oct. 8 ET, do the training. Sign up at https://events.democrats.org/event/440875/.

55] – The Shut Down Berks Coalition [shutdownberks@gmail.com] urges you on Wed., Oct. 5 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM ET to get an understanding of this campaign.  The webinar will be a deep dive about why a women’s prison must not be built. Get a review what is currently happening at the prison, the history and how to take action. Register at https://paimmigrant.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlcOusqTwqH9FyQtkJXtAax1mVKCQ0rvIM?fbclid=IwAR2oFGJB5bJzcucnh6zfX69MHKNUIRblZJRThOgivDo6zVaQkxGSuR2c_fs.

56] – The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival [more@poorpeoplescampaign.org] needs you to join the text bank on Wed., Oct. 5 at 7 PM ET to Get Out the Vote. Register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlceqprDktHd0gD4ipWe2nw_r2O9SPH1Jp?_x_zm_rtaid=pNMFU58HSReXOGoSgb_dSQ.1664317844456.0571633d853d431f4a2b57e66c662ab6&_x_zm_rhtaid=51.  Trainings will precede the text banking.  These text banks will continue on Wednesdays, Oct. 12, 19, 26 & Nov. 2.

57] – On Wed., Oct. 5 at 8:15 PM ET,  join together for a National Call with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, Co-Chairs of the Poor People’s Campaign.  This Call will discuss the National Day of Action on Saturday, October 15th. Join by Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83408742409?pwd=TzhBNVVZc0Qwd3JNT1dVSSt3dlphZz09 <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/mRNLFKyANPYkYXuUTzk_S8eGCfMPKtWt9Y6VsHU6KpfmTDAp0O5PLUhVTaQjkb7Lz_pTfvJ1U22eyRBYMWDvubGF9SE-RsRCiDKijHtaCSqftOKYaajyNy_opupSJb39LDjAl4BuWEVfbgvPS4eZS3FQhQz_6nAcPtda1z-O0BgBanFrvCHtt_Y15jXM0rUBA8xOpdKQejPJATrDO1RoQMru4iARjrkNIlTlU9LPqvOMytk5AYZc3QJsqysnL75TY9cMh7c_vjmZi3tXjpfIXnSLLIioqD2ht2dVz2m-7BDxoFVJetycFQPIczqo2NEsmMaNHVF7SixjauTGqlba6i2voNHOi8JUECsZ4Sjh1tJZDLnQNBoEIN-oXxFONBPgJznSI3Djvjxooik0RvnK-SoBiux8_Vdarjp-tEdXuno/3q1/ZIVRGSZbSyOS-qtzm2QleQ/h0/ub16eYCfiGWJBUBz_Y3Wu33RD3ZrbkaQrLgo-mrg2KI>.

To be continued.

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