Baltimore Activist Alert -- October 7 - 11, 2022

 73] Birding weekend – Oct. 7 - 9

74] Phone Bank for Brooke – Oct. 7 – 8

75] Knock on doors for Brooke – Oct. 7 – Oct. 8

76] Dorothy Day Catholic Worker at the White House – Oct. 7

77] Fire Drill Friday – Oct. 7

78] Training to Make Calls with the DNC -- Oct. 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11

79] Our Democracy phone bank – Oct. 7, 9 & 11

80] Beto for Texas Letter Writing Party – Oct. 7, 9 & 11

81] Phone Bank for Beto – Oct. 7 & 8

82] The Man Who Saved he World – Oct. 7

83] Haiti and the Gangs – Oct. 7

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73] – The Audubon Mid-Atlantic [audubonconnect@audubon.org] thinks you might be interested in registering for the inaugural Philly Birding Weekend from Fri., Oct. 7 to Sun., Oct. 9! Explore Philadelphia’s iconic green spaces while looking for birds during the fall migration. Guided excursions will include touring the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, a paddle on the Strawberry Mansion Reservoir, a celebratory Tally Rally at the Discovery Center, and so much more! Register at https://phillybirding.com/?emci=913a47ae-3b1e-ed11-bd6e-281878b83d8a&emdi=305325fa-ea1f-ed11-bd6e-281878b83d8a&ceid=2504878. Email james.barbour@audubon.org.

74] – On Fri., Oct. 7 and 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.

75] – Do some Door Knocking for Brooke in Your Neighborhood, hosted by Brooke Lierman for Comptroller.  Sign up for Fri., Oct. 7 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.

76] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Oct. 7 at noon.  Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.

77] –Jane Fonda for Fire Drill Fridays [info@greenpeaceusa.org] hopes you will join in on Fri., Oct. 7 at 2 PM ET and hear from California State Senator, Lena Gonzalez, and community organizer, Maricruz Ramirez, to celebrate the recent historic climate and public health victory in California. Jane, Senator Gonzalez, and Maricruz will shed light on what this victory means for people and our planet and the lessons learned along the way that can help us strengthen the climate movement.  Join in on firedrillfridays.org. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/greenpeace/event/513187/.

78] – 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 we'll be getting you set up to call and join our online community, and the second half we'll be making calls to voters in battleground states. On Fri., Oct. 7 from 3 to 4 PM ET, Sat., Oct. 8 from 4 to 5 PM, Sun., Oct. 9 from 3 to 4 PM, Mon., Oct. 10 from 7 to 8 PM and Tues., Oct. 11 from 9 to 10 PM ET, do the training. Sign up at https://events.democrats.org/event/440875/.

79] – Join the Our Democracy phone banks, hosted by Common Cause on Fri., Oct. 7 from 4 to 6 PM, Sun., Oct. 9 from 6 to 8 PM & Tues., Oct. 11 from 4 to 6 PM EDT. The idea is to protect democracy.  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations.

80] – Sign up to join a Beto for Texas Letter Writing Party on Fri., Oct. 7 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM ET, Sun., Oct. 9 from 3:30 to 5 PM and Tues., Oct.11 from 7 to 8 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.

81] – 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 Fri., Oct. 7 and Sat., Oct. 8 from 7 to 10 PM ET, and 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.

82] – On Fri., Oct. 7 at 7 PM ET see THE MAN WHO SAVED THE WORLD at the Peace Center of Delaware County, Springfield Friends Meetinghouse, 1001 Old Sproul Road, Springfield, PA 19064. The Man Who Saved the World is a 2013 Danish documentary about Stanislav Petrov of the Soviet Air Defense Forces and his role in preventing a nuclear holocaust when the Soviet early warning system twice reported that U.S. missiles were heading toward the Soviet Union. Discover what really happened – both terrifying and life-affirming — and what we can learn from this, especially now in this time of war as we face talk and threats of nuclear war. See directions to the Peace Center at https://www.delcopeacecenter.org/directions.html.  Contact the Brandywine Peace Community at www.brandywinepeace.com or 215-843-4827.

83] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker welcomes you to the First Friday Clarification of Thought Sharing and discussion—Haiti, Gangs and the New Multipolar World with Kim Ives on Fri., Oct. 7 at 7:30 PM  at 503 Rock Creek Church Road NW, WDC.  Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or kathyboylan5@gmail.com.

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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