35] Witness against Torture vigil – Feb. 7
36] Support gun control -- Feb. 7
37] Phone zap – No tax dollars for genocide – Feb. 7
38] Phone bank to Vote in Pennsylvania – Feb. 7 - 8
39] Join Team ENOUGH – Feb. 7
40] The increasing influence
of the ultra-rich – Feb. 7
41] NOVA DSA Abolition working group meeting – Feb. 7
42] Conversation with Naomi
Klein and Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush – Feb. 7
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35] –Helen
Schietinger [h.schietinger@verizon.net] hopes you can join Witness against
Torture at the White on Wed., Feb. 7 at noon ET. Demand that all the “cleared
for release” prisoners be gone from the notorious prison ASAP and that Gitmo be
closed. RSVP to Helen.
36] – Alison Rodner [maryland@momschapterleaders.org] wants you to join Moms Demand Action on Wed., Feb. 7 at 1 PM ET at a HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE HEARING ON ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILL NOTIFICATION in the House Office Building, Room 130, 6 Bladen St., Annapolis 21401. The House Bill is 416, & the bill in the Senate is 432. This legislation would require notice to families about active shooter drills and trainings at schools and distribution of secure gun storage information. RSVP at https://act.everytown.org/event/moms-demand-action-event/58918/signup/?emci=490c36b1-49c1-ee11-b660-002248223197&emdi=459b4864-0dc5-ee11-b660-002248223197&ceid=1738958
37] – US Campaign for Palestinian Rights [contact@uscpr.org] needs you on Wed., Feb. 7 at 2 PM ET to Zap the phone lines to stop arming Israel! The Senate is about to bring a horrendous $118 billion spending package to the floor. It includes $14 billion in weapons to Israel for arming genocide, and $20 billion for militarizing the border and jailing immigrants. Even worse, the latest iteration of this package would eliminate all humanitarian funding to the UNRWA aid agency for Palestinian refugees, permanently. This is an effort to fuel genocide and kill as many Palestinians as possible. Call Congress and try to disrupt business as usual for our politicians. Demand that NOT ONE MORE PENNY of your tax dollars should go to Israel to fund genocide! RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1117068964680/WN_gc2VdV14Sdes077F3mVssg?emci=d79e93ab-1ec5-ee11-b660-002248223197&emdi=b51aa71a-25c5-ee11-b660-002248223197&ceid=5467956#/registration
38] – On Wed., Feb. 7 and Thurs., Feb. 8 from 6 to 8 PM ET, join a virtual phone bank and promote the Vote in Pennsylvania. This phone bank will continue through Feb. 13 at 10 AM. There's a Special Election in Bucks County, HD-140 on Tues, Feb 13, 2024! Reach out to these voters! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/597485/
39] – Are you a young person between 13 and 25 years old who is interested in taking action around preventing gun violence? On Wednesdays, including Feb. 7 & 21, from 6 to 7 PM ET, join a Team ENOUGH welcome session to learn more about the different ways you can engage. Team ENOUGH is a youth-led program whose mission is to educate young voices about gun violence and mobilize them to take meaningful action against it. Supported by Brady United, it harnesses the expertise and experience of today’s youth to advance intersectional work across the country. This event will continue through Dec. 18. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/425528/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest
40] – Oxfam [action@oxfamamerica.org] is holding a virtual discussion focused on the increasing influence of the ultra-rich on Wed., Feb. 7 at 7 PM ET. According to a new Oxfam analysis, the world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes from $405 billion to $869 billion since 2020—at a rate of $14 million per hour—while nearly five billion people have become poorer. Join in for a virtual discussion focused on the increasing influence of the ultra-rich, how we got here, and what we can do to rein in corporate power and uphold the rights of workers.
Oxfam is calling for an end to the shocking concentration of global corporate and billionaire power that is exacerbating inequality. Our current system favors the richest—but together we can rein in billionaire and corporate power to build communities that work for everyone. RSVP at https://oxfam.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsceCvqTkpGN2WxyMIPSTWtQjpH8_sr3xx?utm_campaign=FY24-Davos&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=291834247&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--8o5Kiv7hh3M9E7bhNtwsW-NG0VarUVJGygw-xj0MO1a94H1AfdPvsTDcjeAlxff-Nx6cm86K1di64UB6-B27Rs0RF_bg0EOq4GZt_ednU0NIPW8w&utm_content=291834247&utm_source=hs_email#/registration
41] –The Northern Virginia Democratic Socialists of America [novabranch@mdcdsa.org] want you to know about the NoVA Abolition working group which works to challenge oppressive institutions and imagine the capacities for community care. It meets every other Wednesday. If you’re interested in getting involved with this work, the next working group meeting is on Wed., Feb. 7 at 7 PM ET. Please fill out the interest form in advance and you will be plugged in: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEcShQX51IL2Z1sNff7bqiYz68vAtPjUxpTuIrfvAK8iBDqA/viewform
42] –Beth Miller [info@jvpactionpac.org] is inviting you to a special event on Wed., Feb. 7 at 8:30 PM ET hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace. Enjoy a virtual conversation with Naomi Klein, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, and Congresswoman Cori Bush. Strategize around how we can push more politicians toward a ceasefire and plan for our long term fight to end U.S. support for Israeli apartheid. Anti-Palestinian groups like American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) are throwing around enormous amounts of money to unseat progressive candidates because they’re desperate to maintain unquestioning U.S. funding to the Israeli military. Note that this event is a fundraiser. RSVP at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jvpactionpacfundraiser?sourceid=1002663
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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