Baltimore Activist Alert -- June 24 - 25, 2024

18] Humanitarian Volunteers in Vietnam – June 24

19] Apartheid in Palestine – June 24

20] Organize to get out the vote – June 24

21] Protect international courts – June 25

22] Letter-Writing with Swing Left Baltimore – June 25

23] Death penalty is racist – June 25

24] A nation of immigrants – June 25

25] Last day to sign up for a bus to Poor People's Campaign rally – June 25

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18] – The Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee [vnpeacecomm-gmail.com@shared1.ccsend.com] is hosting a webinar on Mon., June 24 at 7 PM ET -- Humanitarian Volunteers Contribution to Ending the Vietnam War.  Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Rl5e89biTACFZdFuSD3bRw

 A contradictory aspect of the US war in Indochina was that while the US government was responsible for wide scale death and destruction, American non-governmental organizations, both religious and secular, undertook humanitarian programs to assist afflicted populations. Staff and volunteers through engagement with civilian victims encountered a grass roots reality of the war which they shared with sponsoring organizations, journalists and peace activists. Upon returning to the US, many became active opponents of the war, using their personal experiences to give interviews, write articles and undertake speaking tours. This webinar will recall and honor the antiwar movement contribution of activists from the American Friends Service Committee (Quakers), Church World Service / Vietnam Christian Service, Committee of Concern, International Voluntary Services, and the Mennonite Central Committee.

19] – On Mon., June 24 at 7 PM, a Quaker meeting hosts Apartheid in Palestine with the education director of the Palestinian Community Center and a South African anti-apartheid activist and member of Jewish Voice for Peace. Register here to get a Zoom link: tinyurl.com/apartheidinpalestine

20] -- Charlie Cooper [charlie.coop47@gmail.com] indicates that on Mon., June 24 at 7:30 PM ET there is a GMOM and For the People -- Maryland teleconference meeting. You can call in at 1 301 715 8592 with a meeting ID of 931 3066 2622 and the password is 173976.  Or you can join by Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/93130662622?pwd=OE15SURJUWdXNHFicW94SDI3c2x3UT09#success

 The agenda will include possible Congressional Legislation to support including the Freedom to Vote Act, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and Statehood for DC.  Other items are pre-election Strategy and Tactics, Brainstorming, Decisions, Next Steps and Supreme Court Cases. 

21] –Alyn Ware [ware@wfm-igp.org] is inviting you to a meeting on Tues., June 25 at 11 AM ET of the ImPACT Coalition on Just Institutions including the ICJ. The ImPACT Coalition was established by LAW not War members and others at the 2024 UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi to advance the role of the ICJ, and other international/regional courts and tribunals, in the run-up to the UN Summit of the Future in September. RSVP at https://globalsolutions.org/event/session-2-coalition-convocations-impact-coalition-on-just-institutions-and-the-international-court-of-justice/

22] – Letter-Writing with Swing Left Baltimore near Lake Roland will happen on Tues., June 25 from 1 to 3 PM ET.  Join in for a fun evening of letter-writing, snacks, and political conversation!  Write letters using this award-winning, proven tactic to reach potential voters in important upcoming elections.  Never written letters before? Hop on to votefwd.org/swingleft and make an account; download twenty letters; and you will be shown how to write them at the party! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/631114/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest and you will be contacted on how to join this party.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/625941/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest. https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/631114/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest 

23] – Death Penalty Focus [information@deathpenalty.org] on Tues., June 25 at 3 PM ET wants you to attend a webinar "California's Racist, Unconstitutional Death Penalty Statute." Webinar! DPF Board Member Stephen F. Rohde will join three panelists in a discussion on the lawsuit their organizations filed in the California Supreme Court challenging California's death penalty on the basis that the statute is racially discriminatory.  Rohde is a retired constitutional lawyer, lecturer, writer, and political activist. He is chair emeritus of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California; immediate past chair of Bend the Arc, a Jewish Partnership for Justice; past president of the Beverly Hills Bar Association; and a founder of Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace.  Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_66MRzy9DRTatmw1ZYFz-Xw?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=8163546f-d99d-4f1a-836b-b2f95f25eeba#/registration

24] – HIAS [info@hias.org] is hosting a webinar on Tues., June 25 at 4 PM ET -- A Nation of Immigrants — Immigration and Election History in the U.S. Anti-immigrant rhetoric is being used as a tool to affect the outcome of elections around the world, including in the United States. It is a painful repetition of history, particularly on the 100th anniversary of the Johnson-Reed Act of 1924. Then and now, politicians and media used misinformation and scapegoating both to respond to and perpetuate the anti-immigrant, anti-Palestinian and anti-Semitic sentiments of their day.  Join in for a panel that will unpack these trends, hold up a mirror to Jewish history, and do a call to action. Register for the webinar at https://hias.org/events/nation-immigrants-immigration-and-election-history-u-s/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=EngagingNetworks&utm_campaign=240610_Election-Series_Invite_e1&utm_content=240610+Election-Series+Invite+e1

25] – Maryland Poor People's Campaign [events@marylandppc.org] is letting you know that the last day to sign-up for a bus to D.C. for the #PoorPeoplesCampaign rally on June 29. Go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqML8ji-qm7-nUVqsSaS8xBWwLFirGKXtf1OtQOEO9ey8zjA/viewform?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-going-to-dc-on-june-29-we-have-buses&email_referrer=email_2365163&email_subject=going-to-dc-on-june-29-choose-your-bus-stop.

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