Baltimore Activist Alert -- July 28 - August 2, 2023

42] Peace vigil at the White House – July 28

43] Women in Black vigil – July 28

44] Common Cause Election Protection phone bank – July 28 & August 2

45] WHISTLEBLOWER SUMMIT – July 28

46] Cycling Smart – July 29

47] Vote NO in Ohio – July 29

48] Food Pantry and Food Donation Center – July 29

49] Mosque open house – July 29

50] Maryland Democratic Party fundraiser – July 29

51] Medical supplies are needed in Ukraine

52] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

53] Read Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"

54] Do you need a doctor?

55] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

56] Do you need any book shelves?

57] Join the Global Zero campaign.

58] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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42] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., July 28 at noon.  Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.

43] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Baltimore Women in Black vigil for peace with men and women who live in Roland Park. WIB invites all to join, and any peace sign is welcome, such as "Defuse Nuclear War."  The vigil takes place outside Roland Park Place at the corner of West 40th Street and Elm Street. Parking is free at RPP or at the Rotunda across the street. Contact Ann Vinup at annvinup@gmail.com.

44] – On Fri., July 28 & Wed., Aug. 2 from 4 to 6 PM ET, there is a Common Cause organized Election Protection phone bank.   Work together to demand bold changes to our democracy to create a government that represents all of us, not big corporations or special interests. Register for a shift to make calls and help strengthen the phone bank team to protect our democracy. These shifts will also always include training for first-timers before you make calls, so if this is your first time, no worries! Register at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations.  

45] – There is a WHISTLEBLOWER SUMMIT FOR CIVIL & HUMAN RIGHTS on July 28 at 6 PM ET at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW, WDC 20009.  This event will salute Dick Gregory.  Visit https://www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-evt-32139769/

46] – Jed Weeks, Bikemore [jed@bikemore.net] wonders if you need a refresher on biking? If yes, on Sat., July 29 from 10 AM to 1 PM ET take in Cycling Smart: Bicycling 101/201 class at Bikemore HQ, 2209 Maryland Ave., Baltimore 21218. Don't have a bike? Spin is generously providing e-bikes for those in need. Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/I5QYdzErMkWa-jXPYET40A2?contactdata=euEcCnkEaN0GC7muXBafaYv5VMeI3OD4tWF8r4cDi5OAoeOeCVGM7c6oZEtcnEXOovntRQrDoFpgYf4SlO+S0PRsByx6Y3psBYku6sA1Zx2PtKXA4ulumuh284CjGVhJ7YaH5qd7lWaxJhDldscJ3%2fGnUEA4G%2fHhzU6D9tqEPjYBVWGPMJHTQQxnxz0ACRuGBWt9eN0i40Xgw3fPGOyJnIOOADee50YJCu1ORSknM48m9zG4+h+Za7W+9buTecybHtRa5aklWxyaieeqOdhTRA%3d%3d&emci=70a783de-5c1b-ee11-a9bb-00224832eb73&emdi=ee082995-5e1b-ee11-a9bb-00224832eb73&ceid=9712492.

47] – There is a Vote NO Campaign virtual phone bank and training, hosted by Ohio Democratic Party. Join other pro-democracy callers on phone banks run by the Ohio Democratic Party to help ensure that the 60% threshold to pass a citizen-led constitutional amendment never, ever becomes Ohio law. Call as many voters throughout Ohio as humanly possible to turn them out to vote. At the outset of a phone bank, you will be trained on how to make phone calls using a dialer! After you attend a training and the phone bank afterwards, you'll be equipped to make calls anytime that works for your schedule in the future.  The phone bank times are as follows on Sat., July 29 from 10 AM to noon ET, from 1 to 3 PM, and from 5 to 7 PM ET. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/563286/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.

48] – On Sat., July 29 from noon to 2 PM EST, get over to the Food Pantry and Food Donation Center at First and Franklin Presbyterian Church, 210 W. Madison St., Baltimore. This Food Pantry is open every Saturday. Get a grocery bag – breakfast, jelly and peanut butter (a good source of protein) for lunch, the makings for a balanced dinner such as beans and rice, pasta and sauce, soup, vegetables, fruit, and a paper goods. Also added is a little fun food, such as popcorn or cookies, for everyone enjoys a treat.  Contributions of shelf stable foods can be brought to Reid Chapel every Saturday between noon and 2 PM. If shopping is difficult for you, monetary donations earmarked food pantry may be sent to the church.  How else can you help? Volunteers are needed to help collect and distribute food. Contact the church office to volunteer. You can also help by spreading the word to those you know who are facing food insecurity. See https://www.facebook.com/firstfranklinbaltimore.

49] – The Muslim Community Center Interfaith Committee is inviting you to an open house on Sat., July 29 from 2 to 4 PM ET at the mosque at 15200 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring 20905.  Call 301-384-3454 or email ashraf.sufi@mccmd.org, Visit mccmd.org.

50] – On Sat., July 29 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM, the Maryland Democratic Party is doing a BMore Dems Summer Fundraiser Series. It will take place at the Residence Inn by Marriott Baltimore at The Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, 800 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore 21205. Join other Democrats in Baltimore City for a fundraiser “Game Day on the Rooftop" in the 45th District. Come to enjoy lite refreshments, music, games, and networking. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/565220/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest.

51]  --  If you are able to donate any kind of surplus medical supplies for field hospitals in eastern Ukraine, please email Brendan.walls@seaseton.org or call 410-721-5770 x231.  There is a colleague whose father is a medic on the front line. One container is shipped every month to the Donbass region. Donations can be picked up in Baltimore and Columbia every Thursday, and on other days in Annapolis and Crofton.

52] -- This is A PLEA TO CONVINCE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY TO OBEY INTERNATIONAL LAW. The world reached a historic milestone on January 22, 2021: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons [TPNW] entered into force and become binding international law -- https://www.icanw.org/the_treaty.

Prevent Nuclear War/Maryland has called attention to the growing danger of nuclear war and the outrageous $1.7 trillion dollars we are spending to upgrade the nuclear arsenal. On July 18, 2017, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, a U.S. Navy - affiliated research center received a seven-year, $92 million contract to continue its systems engineering and research-and-development services for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. Help convince JHU to renounce nuclear weapons contracts. Contact the president, Ron Daniels, to urge him to reject all nuclear weapons contracts: Office of the President, 242 Garland Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218.  Call his office at (410) 516-8068 or email president@jhu.edu.

53] – David Eberhardt was a member of the Baltimore Four with Father Philip Berrigan, Tom Lewis and Rev. James Mengel.  The group poured blood on draft files on October 27, 1967.  They would be convicted and sentenced to prison. Dave has written a book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"- documenting the Baltimore Four action and many others up to and including the most recent Plowshares action – Kings Bay Plowshares 7.  

  Dave just printed 50 new copies of For All the Saints, a Protest Primer- 250+ pp w photos-therefore #'s 351-400 making it o so collectable with two Berrigan book reviews added. The books are signed, and the price remains $25. Will send free if need b- he is not in it for the money! If you want one, send him a check: or contact Dave Eberhardt, 4 Hadley Square North, Baltimore, MD 21218 by email at 1941mireille@gmail.com . 

54] – Yousef Zarbalian [mailto:yzarbali@gmail.com] started his own medical practice in December before the pandemic hit. It is called East-West Medicine and Rheumatology, and its website is EastWestMD.com.  Yousef is licensed in Maryland and Virginia. He is doing primary care as well as rheumatologic care (focusing on joint problems and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and sjogren's).  He is offering telemedicine visits, and he has very reasonable rates for uninsured individuals.  He makes use of herbs (which can be sent directly to patients from the herbal dispensary) as well as prescribing medications to their local pharmacy if needed.  

55] -- If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs, records, tarps and table cloths, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

56] -- Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

57] -- Join an extraordinary global campaign for the elimination of nuclear weapons: http://www.globalzero.org/sign-declaration. A growing group of leaders around the world is calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons and a majority of the global public agrees.  This is an historic window of opportunity.  With momentum already building in favor of Zero, a major show of support from people around the world could tip the balance. When it comes to nuclear weapons, one is one too many.

58] – A Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org; call 202-682-4282.

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/.

“One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan