Baltimore Activist Alert -- March 19, 2024

30] Medicare for All – March 19

31] US & European intervention in Haiti – March 19

32] Returning Citizens Task Force meeting – March 19

33] Register PA democrats – March 19

34] Giving up White Supremacy – March 19

35] Abolition Working Group meeting – March 19

36] Red Wolves of Yemen – March 19

37] Meet the War Profiteers – March 19

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30] – NoVA Democratic Socialists [novabranch@mdcdsa.org] on Tues., March 19 at 6 PM ET is holding a NOVA MEDICARE 4 ALL working group meeting. These campaigns are in support of healthcare as a human right. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP. Discuss plans for furthering the M4All Resolutions in Alexandria and Arlington. This meeting takes place on the first and third Tuesday of the month. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-medicare-for-all-working-group-meeting-tuesday-march-19th-at-6pm/?clear_id=true

31] -- The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) on Tues., March 19 from 6 to 8 PM at Busboys and Poets, Davis Room, 450 K St. NW, WDC will host an in-person book presentation by Jake Johnston. Johnston, a researcher and writer at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and his colleagues will explain how long-standing US and European capitalist goals ensnared and re-enslaved Haiti under the guise of helping it. Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti is a free event. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehG0HIXXWl4cB7jxLF5PNQjwvafkgUaAsW3iJDsqPdwng3Ng/viewform?link_id=38&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-1-2024-2&email_referrer=email_2244383&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-15-2024

32] -- Returning Citizens Task Force [RCTF] is continuing to track legislation of benefit to returning citizens – in particular, the Fair Choice in Housing Act and the Reentry Services for Women Commission and Pilot Program.  The next task force meeting – which will be held on Tues., March 19 at 6:30 PM ET--will feature Jason Williams, Executive Director of Forged Pathways, and member of Steamfitters Local 602.  He will follow-up with information about the apprenticeship programs featured at the RCTF/Black Worker Center Hiring Fair on February 24 and provide an update on the legislation Forged Pathways has been pushing for in Annapolis.  For more information, email Kurt@progressivemaryland.org

33] -- On Tues., March 19 at 7 PM, the Democratic National Committee wants help registering PA democrats in person in Philadelphia.  Register at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/598211/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

 Learn to register Pennsylvania Democrats, the Field Team 6 way! It's the #1 most direct, effective way to swing elections – and it's also incredibly fun. You will be introduced to Field Team 6, let you in on all the secrets of successful voter registration, and answer all your questions

34] -- Faithful America [mail@faithfulamerica.org] on Tues., March 15 at 7 PM ET is holding the second installment of a webinar series called Giving up White Supremacy.  Register for the Zoom webinar at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5817105279390/WN_QMOnSaGtTkOuqIrJKK2SUw#/registration

In part one, "The 'White' in White Christian Nationalism," was Faithful America's biggest webinar to date. In part two, "Taking the Logs from Our Own Eyes" is a timely discussion will feature presentations and Q&A about how progressive Catholic and mainline Protestant churches can foster and even create white supremacy -- and what we can do about it. The speakers will be the Rev. Dr. Gayle Fisher Stewart, an Episcopal priest and author, and Leslye Colvin, a Catholic writer, spiritual companion, retreat facilitator, and contemplative activist.

35] -- The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] on Tues., March 19 from 7 to 8 PM ET is holding an Abolition Working Group biweekly meeting.  A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/abolition-working-group-biweekly-meeting-3192024?link_id=50&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-1-2024-2&email_referrer=email_2244383&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-15-2024

Discuss strategy and planning. This event is open to both DSA Members and supporters. Email abolition@mdcdsa.org

36] – The Baltimore CPUSA [md@cpusa.org] presents Red Wolves of Yemen on Tues., March 19 at 7 PM ET by Zoom, as part of the Marxist Study Group.  Over the last several months, the Yemeni people have proven themselves to be the most outspoken and militaristic defenders of Palestine in spite of their status as a barely recognized, heavily bombarded nation. Join the discussion of Yemen's history, most specifically chapters 4 and 5 of The Red Wolves of Yemen which relate to the formation of the People's Socialist Party (PSP) and the development of their nationalist and Marxist movements.  Here is the link https://archive.org/details/red-wolves-of-yemen. For a short but comprehensive analyses of recent Yemeni history, watch these YouTube presentations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9KQNCESmzI&t=1092s or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGv986yn0nsed.   

 Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqf-yorzorGN2X_ECbPWPZJx3mSFZnpKHn After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

37] – CODEPINK Congress [info@codepink.org] is featuring American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) investigators and researchers who produced the report entitled, “The Companies Profiting from Israel’s 2023-2024 Attacks on Gaza” on Tues., March 19 at 8 PM ET.  Israel’s genocide in Gaza relies on a steady stream of weapons –attack jets, bunker busters, cluster bombs, & artillery —from the United States, where Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and other war profiteers count their profits, thanks to a complicit White House.  As Israel bombs and prepares for a ground invasion of Rafah, a distribution point for minuscule amounts of Israel-approved food and water, the White House is demanding Congress approve $14 billion more in weapons transfers to Israel. What is to be done? Besides pushing back in the halls of Congress and our home districts–besides shutting down bridges and train stations–activists can boycott and protest companies complicit in Israel’s occupation, as well as others directly arming the genocide. RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/cpc319?utm_campaign=cp031924&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

To be continued.

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"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