Baltimore Activist Alert -- June 29 - July 2, 2024

54] Rally at the Supreme Court – June 28

55] Kuttab brothers debate the future of Palestine – June 28

56] Family art show – through June 29

57] Peace vigil at the White House – June 28

58] Women in Black vigil – June 28

59] AFSC Action Hour for ceasefire – June 28

60] Organizing for Action – June 28

61] Death penalty activists at the Supreme Court – June 28 – July 2

62] Birdwatching Tour of Druid Hill Park – June 29

63] Peace Walk goes to Catonsville Nine memorial plaque – June 29

64] Poor Peoples’ rally -- June 29

65] Rebuilding education in Gaza – June 29

66] Salisbury Pride – June 29

67] Solidarity Economy Social Hour -- June 29

68] Write to anti-nuke protesters

69] Baltimore activist selling her home

70] Medical supplies are needed in Ukraine

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

72] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

73] Do you need a doctor?

74] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

75] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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54] – CPD Action [info@cpdaction.org] is organizing a Power to the People rally outside the Supreme Court on Fri., June 28 at 9:30 AM ET. As the justices hand down their final decisions this summer, join in to take power back from the Court so that it works for US and not their billionaire backers! Since former President Trump appointed three justices to the Supreme Court, the extreme right supermajority has overturned women’s rights, weakened voter access, blocked student loan relief and made it harder to stop gun violence. It’s time for us to leverage our collective voice to demand Congress fight for our freedoms by fixing the Court and leverage the collective power of our vote to uphold our democracy in November.  RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/AuA0ODgei0Wo-b4J0QNmtg2?sourceid=1094945

55] – Nonviolence International [info@nonviolenceinternational.net] is letting you know about event where the Kuttab Brothers debate the future of Palestine on Fri., June 28 at 10 AM ET. ‌ Daoud may have strategic reasons for currently supporting a 2-state solution, and Jonathan advocates for a 1 state. Both are loquacious and lively and draw on their vocations as a renowned journalist and lawyer respectively. Register at https://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/futureofpalestine?utm_campaign=kuttabbrothers&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nonviolenceinternational

56] – Ronda Cooperstein [rondacooperstein@hotmail.com] wants you to attend a family art show We Will Be What We Want to Be from Baltimore to Palestine at Area 405, 405 East Oliver St. It is curated by Quentin Gibeau, and will be on display through June 29. See work by Zahi Khamis, Kim Jensen, Ahlam Khamis and Besan Khamis.

57] – There is a weekly vigil at the White House on Fridays from noon to 1 PM sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649. 

58] – 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 830 West 40th Street and Elm Street. The VFP peace walkers will join he vigil. Parking is free at RPP or at the Rotunda across the street. Contact Ann Vinup at annvinup@gmail.com.

59] – The American Friends Service Committee holds an Action Hour for a Cease-fire Now every Friday at noon ET. Join AFSC staff to hear updates from Gaza. Then, take action by contacting elected officials and call for an immediate cease-fire and humanitarian access to Gaza. Our elected officials need to keep hearing from us. RSVP at https://afsc.org/events/action-hour-cease-fire-now?ms=EMA24EI1103&emci=17faec34-887a-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&emdi=9695a439-f87c-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&ceid=764241

60] – On Fri., June 28 from 7:30 to 9 PM ET, the Democratic National Committee will have a Fourth Branch Action discussion.  These Friday events will continue through December 27. Fourth Branch Action is a national grassroots group organizing for action, supporting the Biden/Harris administration, and working through civic, electoral, and legislative action to achieve progressive goals. The group accomplishes this through advocacy, oversight, holding elected officials accountable to perform their jobs on behalf of their constituents; community engagement, civic education, and other events.   Everyone is welcome to join in. Come and enjoy a friendly conversation among like-minded folks, get acquainted with others from across the country, and build a community to restore the soul of our nation.  After you register for this event, you will receive an automated email with the Zoom meeting details: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/373917/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

61] – The Abolition Action Committee is holding a four day vigil maintaining presence at U.S. Supreme Court in Washington DC. Many of participants fast during this time, but fasting is not required. Tens-of-thousands of visitors come to the Court, and it is an opportunity to share the message that no matter how you slice it, the death penalty is BAD PUBLIC POLICY. Much of the time is spent talking to individuals and creating visibility. Several larger events are held at key times during the event to highlight specific concerns, with a series of speakers each evening to educate, enlighten and entertain.

On Fri., June 28 from 9 PM to 11:30 PM, join the "Last Supper" together at the Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Ave. before fasting starts. This is a catered dinner with non-alcoholic drinks provided. While everyone is welcome (including event participants, fasters, non-fasters, supporters, and any guests and friends that you want to invite), you must register in advance. Email scott@abolition.org with your RSVP and number of additional guests. Donations of $10 to help cover the meal cost are welcome, but not required. Side dishes and appetizers are welcome, but not necessary. Alcohol is NOT permitted on the premises. Afterwards participants will move to the Supreme Court.

 The vigil runs daily from Sat., June 29 through Tues., July 2, approximately 8:30 AM until 8 PM. Fasting starts at 12:01 AM on June 29 and the group breaks the fast at midnight on July 2. Participants are invited to sleep out in front of the court on the night of July 1. It’s perfectly legal and safe - and quite an experience to be had. To attend the full event, plan to arrive on June 28 by 9:30 PM, and depart anytime on July 3. View the full schedule at https://abolition.org/schedule/

While the vigil is directly in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, there is access at the United Methodist Church on Maryland Ave., next door to the Court.  One can have access to air conditioned resting/work space as well as restrooms available 24/7. Visit https://abolition.org/about/

62] – Join a Birdwatching Tour of Paterson Park on Sat., June 29 from 8 to 9:30 AM ET at the southernmost end of the Boat Lake, closest intersection is Eastern Avenue and South Rose Street. Then walk directly north into the park via the cobblestone path, approximately 100 yards. RSVP at https://md.audubon.org/events/birdwatching-tour-patterson-park-0 

Over 200 bird species have visited Patterson Park, an important migratory stopover in Baltimore City! Audubon and Baltimore Bird Club experts will lead the search of avian friends! Email baltimore@audubon.org

63] – On Sat., June 29 at 10 AM, the Peace Walk will begin at 14 W. Cold Spring Lane and continue to the Catonsville 9 marker at 1100 Frederick Road. Arrive at noon, and hear from Brendan Walsh of the Viva House Catholic Worker.

On Sun., June 30 at 8:30 AM, the Peace Walk will begin at 902 Reece Road at the Fort Meade Visitor Center and marchers will go to 8700 Wash Boulevard in Jessup. At 12:30 PM ET, Pat Elder will speak about military pollution at the Little Patuxent River Bridge on Route 1.  Visit peacewalk2024.org

64] – The Maryland Poor People's Campaign [events@marylandppc.org] wants you to know that the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is hosting a historic gathering of poor people, workers, and advocates to demand that candidates for public office in 2024 support a moral public policy agenda that includes living wages, voting rights, and other essential policies that lift from the bottom. On Sat., June 29 at 10 AM, gather at 3^rd and Pennsylvania Ave. to hear the testimonies of poor and low-wage people and launch a call to wake the sleeping giant of millions of poor and low-wage infrequent voters to vote in the 2024 U.S. elections. It is intolerable that we live in a country where 800 people a day lose their lives due to poverty and low wealth. RSVP at https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/mm2024/?src=mdppc&link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-our-votes-are-not-support-but-demands-26&email_referrer=email_2351169&email_subject=our-votes-are-not-support-but-demands

65] –  AFSC [actioncenter@afsc.org] on Sat., June 29 at 11 AM ET attend the webinar Rebuilding education in Gaza: What can we do?  Every single student, scholar and teacher in Gaza has been affected by the destruction of the education systems in Gaza. What can we do to help? Sign up for our webinar to learn from Palestinian scholars Nour Hamad, Ahmed Maher Alghazali, and Majd Almishharawi about how we can rebuild education in Gaza. RSVP at https://afsc.org/events/rebuilding-education-gaza-what-can-we-do?ms=EMA24WR0622&utm_source=weekendreading0622&utm_medium=email&emci=6baf9315-d02f-ef11-86d2-6045bdd9e096&emdi=f4554423-9330-ef11-86d2-6045bdd9e096&ceid=764241

66] –  On Sat., June 29, join the Lower Shore Progressive Caucus at the Salisbury Pride, 126 N. Division St. 4942, Salisbury 21801.  This is a wonderful opportunity to engage with the community and advocate for our state and local candidates. Sign up for a shift from 3 to 5 PM or 5 to 7 PM ET. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/632513/?referring_vol=393078&rname=Jared&share_context=event_details&share_medium=copy_link

67] –Join a Solidarity Economy Social Hour on Sat., June 29 from 6 to 9 PM ET for the| Beloved Community Incubator at Lyman's Tavern, 3720 14th St. NW, WDC 20010.  Whether you’re a co-op member, mutual aid-er, union member, community organizer or solidarity economy curious, join this first of many solidarity economy happy hours. The social hour is an informal space to build relationships with fellow organizers in the solidarity economy in hopes of linking communities and projects together into a wider regional force. Attendees are encouraged to bring stickers, postcards, zines or anything else related to solidarity economy work or about a specific co-op to share with others. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/solidarity-economy-social-hour-tickets-919563317637?link_id=39&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-june-14-2024&email_referrer=email_2363767&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-june-21-2024

68] – Two anti-US nuclear weapons in Germany activists are serving time in a German prison.  Should you want to write the women, use these addresses: Susan Crane or Susan van der Hijden, JVA Rohrbach, Peter-Caesar-Allee 1 55597 Wöllstein, Germany. Visit this website -- www.noelhuis.nl/kernwapensweg

69] – A home in Baltimore is for sale on a dead-end street in the Lauraville neighborhood, with three bedrooms, and one bath. The yard backs into a field and then a forest. There is a serene and quiet setting with an abundance of wildlife. The owner will be asking a reasonable amount for the property but it will not be overpriced. Contact her by text only at 443 500 6733. On the text, leave your name and phone number, and she will get back to anyone that reaches out. 

70] -- 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 410-721-70 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. 

71] – 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.

 He 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 printed 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 be- 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. 

72] -- 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.

73] – Yousef Zarbalian [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.  

74] -- 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.

75] -- 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, and 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