Baltimore Activist Alert -- June 29 - July 2

42] Climate Chaos suit to proceed – June 29

43] Fast and Vigil against the Death Penalty – June 29 – July 2

44] Brady Organizing Team virtual training – June 29

45] Social Housing organizing meeting – June 29

46] Healing Circle for Victims of Gun Violence -- June 29

47] Bring Your Own meeting – June 29

48] Moral Call to End Solitary Confinement – June 29

49] Reimagining Independence Day – June 29

50] Progressive Harford County – June 29

51] Financial Literacy Workshops – June 29

52] Campaign Victory Team meeting – June 29

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42] – UNFOLD ZERO [info@unfoldzero.org] will be talking about the Rights of Future Generations from the ICJ Climate Case to the Summit of the Future on Thurs., June 29 at 9:45 AM ET. PM ET. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has started the process for Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change, which will likely be one of the most important cases in the court's illustrious history.

The first international organization to be granted authority to participate in the case was the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The ICJ has followed up by also granting authority to the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS) and the European Union to participate in the case.  Normandy Chair for Peace and the Permanent Missions of Vanuatu and Costa Rica to the United Nations, will hold a diplomatic and civil society round-table in New York City on Recognizing and strengthening Rights of Future Generations: From the ICJ Climate Case to the UN Summit of the Future. Join online at https://syvik-fr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xgRb8QlxSrCRpNKk39s8_A#/registration.

43] – Amnesty International USA [alerts@takeaction.amnestyusa.org] wants you to join the Fast and Vigil against the Death Penalty.  It will begin on Thurs., June 29 and run through Sun., July 2 outside the US Supreme Court. Find out more and register at www.abolition.org!

For four days, death penalty abolitionists from around the country will gather at the steps of the Supreme Court to call for an end to capital punishment in the United States. It is an energizing grassroots week of training, advocacy, action, community and education.

Tens of thousands of tourists and locals, from all over the U.S. and throughout the world, pass by our vigil and table, so the opportunity for dialogue and discussion at a real grass-roots level is invaluable to the movement. Additionally, each evening hear stories from murder victim family members, death row exonerees, death row families and leaders in the national abolition movement. Note that fasting is optional, and participation can be as much or as little as you want it to be – come for all four days, or just for a few hours. You can also join the online component to watch and listen to daily teach-ins virtually.

44] – On Thurs., June 29 from 5 to 6 PM ET, get with the Brady Organizing Team for a virtual training. Do you need support from Brady’s organizing team? Have new ideas to combat gun violence, but don’t know how to get them off the ground? Every week, a member of the organizing team is here to support your work. Sign up for the shift that works best for your schedule. If you can't find a time that works for you, email rgonzalez@bradyunited.org to schedule time to talk. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/380248/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest.  This will continue on Thursdays through Dec. 21.

45] – The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] is calling a Social Housing Organizing Meeting on Thurs., June 29 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM ET.  Join the Social Housing Working Group for its biweekly organizing meeting. Learn about its latest activities, what they're planning for the future, and how to get involved. The Social Housing Working Group seeks to educate Metro DC DSA chapter members and the general public about social housing and to facilitate collective action in support of the passage and implementation of the Green New Deal for Housing Amendment Act. The legislation proposes to create mixed-income, district-owned housing with market rate units that subsidize a larger number of affordable units. It's a pioneering approach that deepens affordability, invests surplus funds into the creation of more social housing, and locks-in financial sustainability. The bill also includes climate and labor standards and elected tenant boards with oversight over building management. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/social-housing-organizing-meeting-14?link_id=45&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-june-9-2023-3&email_referrer=email_1966997&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-june-23-2023.  A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP. This event is open to both DSA Members and supporters.

46] – Brady & Team are doing another ENOUGH Healing Circle: Virtual Vigil For All Victims of Gun Violence on Thurs., June 29 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM ET.  Join a quarterly Healing Circle and virtual vigil for Brady & Team Enough Chapters, SECs, RLCs, staff, family, and friends. Honor and remember all victims and survivors of gun violence.  Gun violence affects us all - victims, survivors, non-victim/survivor activists, staff - all of us. No one is immune. This Healing Circle for Brady and Team Enough is a safe space where you can reflect, talk openly, listen and even cry together in solidarity to create real change. We look forward to you joining us for our Healing Circle. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/392477/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.

47] – The Energy Justice Network [Baltimore@energyjustice.net[ is holding a meeting  on Thurs., June 29 at 6:30 PM ET for volunteers for the Bring Your Own -Baltimore Reduces campaign.  There are now 33 local businesses that allow you to bring in your own container for food and beverage takeout. Look at this map: https://www.cleanairbmore.org/campaigns/baltimore-reduces/. Interested in joining the movement? Come with your questions and ideas!  Join at https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kumospace.com/invite/KiHhqvCLcs7gKB3Ij6UI&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw3M9RqN6hpxLkb-VslWrccM. 

48] – The National Religious Campaign against Torture [nrcatlist@nrcat.org] is holding a JustFaith webinar on Thurs., June 29 at 7 PM ET --- “Torture in Our Name: The Moral Call to End Solitary Confinement.”  Johnny Perez, the director of NRCAT’s U.S. Prisons Program, and Laura Markle Downton, NRCAT’s director of Faith and Community Engagement, will address the role of survivors of torture in U.S. prisons and jails, and their faith allies, in successful campaigns for abolition. Register at https://justfaith.org/june-29-webinar-johnny-perez-laura-markle-downton/.

49] – Reimagining Independence Day will take place on Thurs., June 29 at 7 PM ET. Join AFSC and the Interfaith Immigration Coalition for a conversation on the meaning of Independence Day in the context of global migration today. Who is Independence Day for? How has the United States lived—and not lived—into the values of liberty and equality in its approach to migration? What is the vision for a U.S. immigration system that truly embodies these values? Discuss ways that we can work toward that vision today. RSVP at https://afsc.org/events/reimagining-independence-day?ms=EMA23WR0624&utm_source=weekendreading0624&utm_medium=email&emci=4cabb3c4-a40f-ee11-907c-00224832eb73&emdi=0d5bb5d4-8a12-ee11-a9bb-00224832eb73&ceid=764241.

50] –There is a Progressive Harford County virtual Monthly Meeting on Thurs., June 29 from 7 to 8 PM ET. Meet the chapter's Steering Committee and hear about current campaigns and events coming up. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/568220/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations.

51] – The Immigration Outreach Service Center [jean-marie@ioscbaltimore.ccsend.com] wants you to know that free Financial Literacy Workshops will be offered beginning on Thurs., June 29 at 7 PM. The Workshops will be on Zoom, Thursdays at 7 PM through July 6. Learn how your money can work for you. Please contact Mary at mary@ioscbaltimore.org or 410-323-8564 ext. 110 for more info and to register.       

The Union of Concerned Scientists [action@ucsusa.org] will hold a virtual discussion on implementing the transformative change needed to stop the erosion of democracy on Thurs., June 29 from 8 to 9 PM ET.  Learn about History, Hope & the Power of Election Science. To solve the problems that threaten our health, safety, and environment we need a political system where every voice counts. Unfortunately, some communities across the United States have effectively been disenfranchised through laws and policies that make it harder to vote.

Attacks on democracy are not a new problem, but this erosion of voting rights has grown worse in recent years. And now, the legalization of gerrymandering with no checks and balances may be upheld by the US Supreme Court as early as this July.  Register for the virtual discussion at https://secure.ucsusa.org/a/2023-6-29-power-of-election-science?contactdata=RtINO7jRA4dEJPikD5iD4Ouc8C3nOsOaTfImV9SsDm3vNCgLGwlaZ5IpkCUWLnoMwRdnrPbORyyiAL%2bi3zO9qCClSoD3LCHPD7rD%2bcdmaADGr55lMZPqlovDueo2q1H2u9R%2bM7siVo1ilnbF0PXfD1xNvn%2bdZ65UVF1aVn2hiwGIk2kG5LezFQFVq93owmnP9xSbyRK8wR2rRK5PX3HKBadtwj7fzWm7IVwBZsusOSWdX8UO1viXXngWBa4B%2faL3S07otOCqvmxkgU%2fC0c3eqQ%3d%3d&utm_campaign=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email&emci=e129d24a-4c09-ee11-907c-00224832eb73&emdi=c047e250-4c09-ee11-907c-00224832eb73&ceid=1507036.

52] – Mike Fox for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you on the Campaign Victory Team meeting on June 29 at 9 PM ET.  Discuss how we bring home victories in VA in June. You'll leave energized and organized. Invite your progressive friends! Register and the machine will email you your secure codes: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuGgrDItHdeYV7F9QQsruFMypvcMt5Fc#/registration.

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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