27] Protect Anton’s Law – Jan. 9
28] Prayer Vigil in Support of Asylum – Jan. 9
29] Save Asylum Rally – Jan. 9
30] Running in a Red District – Jan. 9
31] Russia out of Ukraine – Jan. 9
32] Migrant
Justice working group meeting – Jan. 9
33] Bargaining for the Common Good – Jan. 9
34] Witness against Torture – Jan. 9 -- 12
35] March with Veterans for Peace – Jan. 15
36] March with Healthcare for All – Maryland – Jan. 15
37] Join protest at Northrop Grumman – Jan. 22
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27] – The
Silver Spring Justice Coalition is hosting a Rally to Save Anton’s Law and
Protect Transparency in Policing on Wed., Jan. 10 at 8:30 AM at 50 Maryland
Ave., Rockville SSJC
will join its partners at the Maryland Coalition for Justice and Police
Accountability, advocates from the county and state, and elected officials, to
rally ahead of a critical hearing on police transparency in the Montgomery
County Circuit Court. The local police union sued the County to block the
release of police misconduct records and to weaken Anton’s Law – the state law
that gives the public access to these records. The County government
enabled this lawsuit by violating Anton’s Law, giving the police and their
union 10 days’ notice before releasing misconduct records. For over a year, the
FOP has been trying to limit the public’s access to the lawsuit itself by
trying to keep the case under seal. Join the rally outside the courthouse
(the Monroe Street entrance to the Circuit Court, 50 Maryland Avenue,
Rockville) before the hearing and make sure elected officials around the state
know that the public values transparency in our legal system and in policing.
Visit https://www.aclu-md.org/en/campaigns/accountability-police-killing-anton-black
28] – The Interfaith Immigration Coalition [media@interfaithimmigration.org] wants you to attend the Interfaith Prayer Vigil in Support of Asylum, a contemplative service that will nourish the spirits and renew a collective commitment to welcome immigrants. Be at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol St. NE, WDC on Tues., Jan. 9 at 10:30 AM or on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/lasamericasIAC
For months, Congress and the White House have been considering permanently restricting access to asylum as part of a supplemental aid package. The ability to seek asylum is a human right and a reflection of our moral duty to welcome the sojourner. The harmful proposals currently on the table will only cause more confusion and chaos at the southern border, and will leave vulnerable people in danger.
29] -- Casey Carter Swegman <justice@tahirih.org> wants you to join a rally on Tues., Jan. 9 at noon ET for a #SaveAsylum Rally and Advocacy Day. After the rally at C St. NE between Delaware & First Ave NE (behind Russell Senate Building), there will be advocacy meetings in Senate offices. Throughout history, the U.S. has always aspired to be a place of refuge for people fleeing persecution, violence, war, and human rights violations around the world. But if you were following the news last month, you know that the year ended with Congress and the White House prepared to trade away the rights of asylum seekers and refugees as part of a funding deal. Join the Tahirih Justice Center staff for a rally on Capitol Hill. Then meet with the staff of senators and urge them to reject proposals that would gut our asylum system and target our immigrant neighbors and families. RSVP at https://act.tahirih.org/a/saveasylum-rally-advocacy-day?emci=6e3bcee6-95aa-ee11-bea1-0022482237da&emdi=0c217189-03ab-ee11-bea1-0022482237da&ceid=14060049
30] – Check out a virtual training for Running in a Red District, hosted by the National Democratic Training Committee on Tues., Jan. 9 from 1 to 2 PM ET. NDTC will equip you to get closer to that victory on Election Day.
Reply to your registration email to confirm your
requirements or request more information: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/594381/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual
31] -- Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., Jan. 9 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.
32] –The Northern Virginia Democratic Socialists of America [novabranch@mdcdsa.org] on Tues., Jan. 9 at 6 PM ET is holding a NOVA Migrant Justice working group meeting. Please fill out the interest form, and someone will reach out to get you plugged in. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZV0wYx8MQkiLvPuWV6QFUKVTBSbvG-QrqNUWhqCR1ZoI2zg/viewform?link_id=23&can_id=3fcd7916f2ff367c3b859d45270fd1d5&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-117&email_referrer=email_2042256&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&link_id=4&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_2157567&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events
33] – The Action Center on Race and the Economy Action Center on Race and the Economy [email@acrecampaigns.org] is hosting a webinar on Tues., Jan. 9 at 6 PM ET – Minnesota Community and Labor Escalation. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/minnesota-community-labor-escalation-webinar-tickets-769007842157?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-19-webinar-on-bcg-coalition-plans-in-mn&email_referrer=email_2162995___subject_2691347&email_subject=mass-strike-in-minnesota
You're invited to join Bargaining for the Common Good to learn from leaders and organizations across Minnesota about how they built an innovative coalition between progressive community and labor organizations, and how they are gearing up for escalation and a mass strike in 2024. The webinar complements a report by The Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor about a case study to highlight the strategies and potential that arise from the alignment of labor and progressive community organizations.
34] Witness against Torture [contact@witnessagainsttorture.com] will continue its activities through Fri., Jan 12. The anchor is January 11, the day the notorious prison was opened 22 years ago. Below is the schedule of activities for this year's Witness against Torture from January 8 - 12, which includes many local vigils, two powerful webinars and three WAT community Zoom circles.
On Tues., Jan. 9 at 3 PM ET, there is a WAT Community Zoom circle with Mansoor Adayfi. Email Witness against Torture [contact@witnessagainsttorture.com]
On Thurs., Jan. 11, join a vigil or rally. Visit https://witnessagainsttorture.com/2023/12/31/january-2024-vigils-and-rallies-to-close-guantanamo/?mc_cid=ae23dd80c0&mc_eid=5ae22dbd02
Also on Jan. 11, there is a WAT Community Zoom circle at 7 PM ET. Email Witness against Torture [contact@witnessagainsttorture.com].
On Fri., Jan. 12 from 5 to 6:30 PM ET, check out Guantanamo, Where do we go from here? Presenters include Fionnuala Ni Aolain, former UN Special Rapporteur for Counterterrorism and Human Rights, and Mansoor Adayfi, writer, activist and Guantanamo survivor. Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/BF6RgU2lJ02UjfinpU61gg2?mc_cid=ae23dd80c0&mc_eid=5ae22dbd02
35] – The Baltimore Phil Berrigan Memorial Veterans for Peace will march in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. in the parade in Baltimore on Mon., Jan. 15. Gather at 11:30 AM on Eutaw Street with the march starting at noon on MLK Boulevard. Available are multiple VFP flags and banners, and about a dozen big placards with pertinent anti-war MLK quotes and MLK images. RSVP at ellene4pj@yahoo.com
36] – As it has done for many years, Healthcare is a Human Right- Maryland will be participating in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in Baltimore on Mon., Jan. 15. Join in and march behind a banner that contains Dr. King's famous quote, "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane." The t-shirts will say "Medicare for All" and "Healthcare is a Human Right." Signs will be available for all. You are encouraged to join the parade and show your support for healthcare justice.
The parade starts at noon at MLK Jr. Blvd. and Eutaw Street. HCHR-MD will gather there by 11:30 AM. For additional information, please contact Rich Bruning [barbruland@gmail.com] at [410] 235-3504 or [443]-509-7095.
37] – According to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, the $43.7 billion spent by the U.S. on nuclear weapons in 2022 means that, every minute, $83,143 was diverted from healthcare, housing, and other needs in our country! And the leading nuclear weapons contractor in the U.S. is Northrop Grumman which in September 2020 was selected by the U.S. Air Force under a $13.3 billion contract awarded for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent [sic] (GBSD) program. Northrop Grumman is the third largest weapons contractor in the world taking in $32 billion in 2022 for military hardware.
According to the watchdog site Investigate, Northrop Grumman “supplies the Israeli military with a wide variety of weapons, including various missile systems. The company’s technologies are also integrated into Israel’s main weapon systems, including its fighter jets, missile ships, and trainer aircraft.” The company has provided Israel weapons for decades and, says Investigate, “these weapons have repeatedly been used against Palestinian civilians, resulting in numerous casualties as well as mass destruction of homes and civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, and water and electric systems.” It has also supplied the Israeli Navy with Sa'ar 5 warships, which have participated in the assault on Gaza.
Since 2017, Prevent Nuclear War/Maryland activists have celebrated the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The TPNW opened for signature at the United Nations in New York on 20 September 2017 and entered into force on 22 January 2021. As of 19 September 2023, the TPNW has 69 states parties while 28 further states have signed but not yet ratified.
Prevent Nuclear War/Maryland activists, on January 22 for the annual speak out in favor of the TPNW, will gather outside a Northrop Grumman complex to leaflet workers. The leaflet will explain that producing nuclear weapons is a theft from the poor, and that any military contractor supplying weapons to Israel will be complicit in the war crimes being committed in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. As part of the visit to Northrop Grumman, a letter would be delivered to Kathy Warden, CEO. The time and the site will be decided at a further date. Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net if you are interested in challenging Northrop Grumman.
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/.
"The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and everything to lose--especially their lives." Eugene Victor Debs
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