Baltimore Activist Alert -- November 28 - 29, 2022

21] National Georgia Rally and Text bank – Nov. 28

22] Call voters in Georgia – Nov. 28 - 29

23] Support the immigrant community -- Nov. 28

24] Encourage enactment of fair elections bill – Nov. 28

25] Harriet’s Wildest Dreams – Nov. 28

26] What’s War Got to Do with It? -- Nov. 28

27] National Organizing Broadcast -- Nov. 28

28] Forest and City Health webinar -- Nov. 20

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21] – Bishop William J Barber, II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis [madison@poorpeoplescampaign.org] need you on Mon., Nov. 28 for a shift from 10 AM to 7 PM ET to join the National Georgia Rally and Text bank.  The plan is to text every registered poor and low wealth voter in Georgia before the December 6 special election to ensure that every poor and low wealth Georgian can unlock the power of their vote at the ballot box. Go to https://linktr.ee/ppc_gotv2022?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-monday-at-730pm-national-textbankers-rally-w-the-campaign-co-chairs-2&email_referrer=email_1744138&email_subject=monday-at-830pm-national-georgia-rally-and-textbank-w-the-campaign-co-chairs.

22] – Public Citizen [action@citizen.org] wants you to get involved in electing Raphael Warnock.  Sign up to call Georgia voters through Election Day at https://www.mobilize.us/voterempowerment/event/543478/?utm_source=PCea&emci=facbf0dd-6c64-ed11-ade6-14cb65342cd2&emdi=6db916b8-6f64-ed11-ade6-14cb65342cd2&ceid=24639284.  Reach as many Georgia voters of color and empower them to vote in the runoff election.  Start with a shift on Mon., Nov. 28 and Tues., Nov. 29 from 2 to 7 PM ET.

23] – Join Sojourners on the last Monday of every month. On Nov. 28 at 7 PM ET get together for prayer and action in support of the immigrant community. RSVP at https://act.sojo.net/page/19116/survey/1?ea.url.id=1368511&forwarded=true.  During Immigration Mondays, learn how we can join the efforts of coalitions lead by immigrant people and DACAmented people, coalitions fighting for the rights of undocumented and under-documented communities, including DACA recipients. We re-imagine our immigration system.  Provide your insights and ask questions as we continue to work for justice alongside our immigrant and DACAmented siblings. 

24] – Charlie [charlie@getmoneyoutmd.org] indicated that there will be a GMOM and For the People meeting to resume the work on encouraging enactment  of fair elections bill in Congress. The Get Money out of Maryland Teleconference will take place on Mon., Nov. 28 at 7:30 PM ET.  You can join the conference by dialing 1 301 715 8592 with a meeting ID: 931 3066 2622. The password is 173976. Or click on your device at https://zoom.us/j/93130662622?pwd=OE15SURJUWdXNHFicW94SDI3c2x3UT09#success.

25] – On Mon., Nov. 28 from 8 to 9 PM ET at Eaton DC, 1201 K St. NW, WDC 20005, there will be a Book Talk volunteer sign up.  Do so at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/543819/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type.  This event is hosted by Harriet’s Wildest Dreams.  In this call to action, New York Times bestselling author Mariame Kaba and attorney and organizer Andrea J. Ritchie detail why policing doesn’t stop violence, instead perpetuating widespread harm; outline the many failures of contemporary police reforms; and explore demands to defund police, divest from policing, and invest in community resources to create greater safety through a Black feminist lens.

26] – What’s War Got to Do with It? Tune in to Fund Human Need not Pentagon Greed takes place on Mon., Nov. 28 at 8 PM ET. This webinar will address the widening “guns v. butter” trade-off.  Consider military and national security state expenditures and their impact on domestic social program funding and underserved human needs. Emphasis will be placed on the significance of these expenditures with regard to contemporary poverty, inequity, and deprivation in the United States.  Speakers will be Sandy Eaton of Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism and the Massachusetts Care Single-Payer Network and Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director for the Coalition of Funding Human Needs.  Register to attend at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0odO-hpzgiGNDSQSU0sxIlgchGu0MGvLdZ.

27] – On Mon., Nov. 28 at 8:30 PM, get involved virtually with the· Monday Night National Organizing Broadcast, hosted by Our Revolution.  End the Dirty Deal with special guest Sen, Jeff Merkley from Oregon. Join call at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/993867009.  The Facebook event link is at https://www.facebook.com/events/3008524382797608.

28] – There is a Forest and City Health webinar organized by the World Resources Institute on Tues., Nov. 29 at 10 AM, titled How Better Forests Lead To Better Cities. REGISTER at https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/4416684612412/WN_0OQKcIC_T1WmR0RBxtCljQ.

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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