Baltimore Activist Alert -- April 10 - 11, 2023

20] Meet the Golden Rule crew – April 10

21] The JFK speech – April 10

22] War Industries Resistance Network meeting – April 10

23] Organize-to-Win Call – April 10

24] Standing against Racism – April 10

25] Release Julian Assange – April 11

26] Sabeel Easter Service – April 11

27] Get Russia out of Ukraine – April 11

28] Progressive Maryland member welcome and orientation – April 11

29] Virtual letter writing -- April 11

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20] – On Mon., April 10 from 5:30 to 7 PM ET, check out Channeling Outrage about Polluted Waters with the VFP Golden Rule Crew at the Outrage, 1811 14th St. NW, WDC. Hear the Golden Rule crew's story of their creative resistance and discuss the integration of nuclear into environmental and social justice activism. Please wear a mask. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/channeling-outrage-about-polluted-waters-panel-with-vfp-golden-rule-crew-tickets-598727799967.

21] – Massachusetts Peace Action [info@masspeaceaction.org] is again hosting the JFK Speech: Breaking through Cold War Thinking on Mon., April 10 from 7 to 8 PM ET. MAPA’s JFK Peace Speech Committee will host its monthly showing and discussion of President Kennedy’s critically important address on world peace, given at American University in June 1963. View the speech, and then engage in a discussion around the topic of "breaking through cold war thinking." This event will be repeated at 7 PM ET on April 10, May 10 and June 10. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqdOmppzMsHNL_Q_cclZoTX5cYZehj8rJQ?emci=cb6b41f0-42d2-ed11-a8e0-00224832e811&emdi=e57b4177-c2d4-ed11-8e8b-00224832eb73&ceid=320042#/registration.

22] – The War Industries Resistance Network is calling for national actions against the war industry on or around Earth Day, April 22. Can your group to do an action that includes a subpoena delivery on behalf of the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal (MDWCT)? The subpoena delivery concept is described on its website: https://merchantsofdeath.org/?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-wirn-news&email_referrer=email_1864679&email_subject=wirn-news. WIRN is having a network meeting on Mon., April 10 at 8 PM to meet with MDWCT organizer Brad Wolf and to brainstorm ideas for local Earth Day actions. Here is the link to register for that meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqf-Gopz0qEtW4_lVSkEtg8ZxiHvCGd8yW.  The meeting ID is 817 8809 6081, with a passcode – 742086.

23] -- Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com]  is hosting its next LIVE National Organize-to-Win Call  with Philadelphia mayoral candidate Helen Gym and other progressive leaders on Mon., April 10 at 8:30 PM ET. RSVP at https://act.ourrevolution.com/go/8511?t=11&akid=4170%2E8252965%2E6VamQu.

24] -- Maryland Public Television (MPT) <outreach@mpt.org> wants you to know about Standing against Racism: Fostering Unity through Dialogue programming this month on MPT.  For example, on Mon., April 10 at 9 PM ET, watch Reel South: Stay Prayed Up. The only thing mightier than Lena Mae Perry's electrifying voice is her faith. She's spent the last 50 years sharing and honing both as the steadfast frontwoman of The Branchettes, a legendary North Carolina gospel group that has packed churches and lifted weary hearts throughout the South. Visit standingagainstracism@mpt.org. On Tues., April 11 at 11 AM ET, celebrate Easter and worshiping with Rev. Dr. B. De Neice Welch and Rev. Dr. Naim Ateek online via Zoom. This Sabeel Easter Service will focus on The Resurrection.  Join in at bit.ly/3M21AA7. https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtdeqhrD0uGtRWJzMfZibap6oD4mKtCZcZ#/registration.

25] -- April 11 marks the four-year anniversary of the arrest of journalist and publisher Julian Assange. Join supporters from around the country gathering in Washington, DC to demand the charges against Assange be dropped. Meet at the Department of Justice, 10 St. St. & Pennsylvania Ave. on Tues., April 11 from 4 to 6 PM ET. Pennsylvania Ave at 10th St, NW. Email ann1.wilcox@gmail.com.

And prior to the rally, there will be an Assange Lobby Day at 10 AM ET. Meet in the cafeteria at the Rayburn House Office Building to divide into small groups then lobby at select offices. The cafeteria is in the lower level at 45 Independence Ave. SW, WDC. Meet with representatives, and ask them to co-sign Representative Rashida Tlaib’s letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding that he drop all charges against Julian Assange. Go to https://theintercept.com/2023/03/30/julian-assange-congress-rashida-tlaib/.

26] – On Tues., April 11 at 11 AM ET, celebrate Easter and worshiping with Rev. Dr. B. De Neice Welch and Rev. Dr. Naim Ateek online via Zoom. This Sabeel Easter Service will focus on The Resurrection.  Join in at bit.ly/3M21AA7. https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtdeqhrD0uGtRWJzMfZibap6oD4mKtCZcZ#/registration.

27] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., April 11 from 4:30 to 5 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.

28] – On Tues., April 11 at 6:30 PM ET, Progressive Maryland will hold a virtual member welcome and orientation. Meet other members from around the state, share your interests, and learn more about our issue campaigns and organizing work. This session will give you a better sense of how members build power, and you can find out about upcoming events and opportunities! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/556992/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations.

29] – On Tues., April 11 at 8 PM ET, Swing Left is organizing Virtual Letter Writing. This monthly status update event is on ZOOM. When available from Vote Forward it will be followed by letter writing on your own. There are separate events to attend in-person letter writing.

  The evening will start with a 10-15 minute status update. When letters are available from Vote Forward, you will dive into writing letters. You can stay on Zoom to be connected to the in-person meeting or drop off and write at your own pace. Sign up as a volunteer on Vote Forward at votefwd.org/swingleft. It takes a day or so to get approved as a volunteer, so plan to sign up 3-4 days ahead of the event. Download 20 letters to write at the event and gather your materials. You will need 20 stamps, a blue pen, and 20 #10 business envelopes. Swing Left’s “Write Letters from Home” page has step-by-step information to help you get set up on Vote Forward and download letters. Swing Left is a national network that helps people find high impact ways to support Democratic candidates. This will contain on various Tuesdays through October 10. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/552516/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest.

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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