Baltimore Activist Alert -- June 7 - 29, 2024

48] Family art show – through June 29

49] Wear Orange Weekend – June 7 - 9

50] Peace vigil at the White House – June 7

51] Friday Power Lunch – June 7

52] Women in Black vigil – June 7

53] AFSC Action Hour for ceasefire – June 7

54] Human Rights in the Philippines – June 7

55] Organizing for Action – June 7

56] Prayer for the Holy Land – June 8

57] Surround the White House – June 8

58] Nuts-and-Bolts: Labor Agitation – June 8

59] PALESTINIAN FILM SHOWCASE – June 8

60] Arab American Comedy Festival – June 8

61] Baltimore activist selling her home

62] Medical supplies are needed in Ukraine

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

64] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

65] Do you need a doctor?

66] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

67] Do you need any book shelves?

68] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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48] –  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.

49] – Wear Orange Weekend is Friday, June 7 through Sunday, June 9. Honor survivors and build community with those working to end gun violence. Visit https://wearorange.org/

50] – 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. 

51] – On Fri., June 7 at noon ET, join the Friday Power Lunch, a weekly show amplifying the voices of the Virginia Grassroots on politics, culture, and making change with the BADASS women of Network NOVA. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYscumspzMoHtOe4-JRDrtezzQNNh9EhWEh#/registration

52] – 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. Parking is free at RPP or at the Rotunda across the street. Contact Ann Vinup at annvinup@gmail.com.

53] – 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

54] – Kathy Boylan [kathyboylan5@gmail.com] wants you to attend on Fri., June 7 at 7:30 PM a Clarification of Thought gathering at Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, 503 Rock Creek Church Road NW, WDC 20010.  The theme is Human Rights in the Philippines with Drew Miller, General Secretary, International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines.  Learn about campaigns to challenge the violence of Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos. Call 202-882-9649.

55] – On Fri., June 7 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

56] – Friends of Sabeel North America [friends@fosna.org] on Sat., June 8 at 11:30 AM will hold an Ecumenical Service of Prayer for the Holy Land. Be at the Church of the Ascension in Manhattan, and hear from Rev. Munther Isaac who will be preaching via Zoom. The service will be a blended Lutheran and Episcopal liturgy thanks to Pastor Khader Khalilia and Rev. Elizabeth Maxwell. The offering plate will go to Al Ahli hospital in Gaza. The event is cosponsored by Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) and the New York State Council of Churches.  Register at https://www.mnys.org/events/prayer-for-the-holy-land/

57] – The ANSWER Coalition [info@answercoalition.org] wants you to be at the White House on Sat., June 8 at noon to join the Red Line. Wear Red. Another Israeli massacre compels us to surround the White House for Gaza.

To catch a bus from Baltimore, on June 8 meet at 9 AM at 901 N. Caroline St. Purchase a ticket here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUeHVD2YvnjT9G7rwx4GnwZZO-roT_KCKnzenkAEN3UvhM9w/viewform ‌ ‌ ‌

 ‌ ‌Then join the People's Court of Justice at 4 PM ET at the Ellipse, just south of the White House. Lawyers and organizers will try Israeli and U.S. war criminals for their war crimes in Gaza! We have a legitimate legal claim in international law. No case has been as well documented as Israel’s genocide on Gaza, and the fact becomes undeniable: Israel has always sought the complete annihilation of Palestine, and the U.S. has always supported it in its barbaric pursuits.

There will be a trial demanding that those responsible for the genocide are brought to justice. Israeli and U.S. officials, weapons companies, corporate media—all of these institutions have played a crucial part in the murder of over 40,000 Palestinians and the destruction of Gaza. The U.S. boasts of itself as a global pillar of democracy and moral righteousness, but the people know this is a lie. It is time for them to be held responsible.

58] – The Northern Virginia Democratic Socialists [novabranch@mdcdsa.org]are urging you to join a Nuts-and-Bolts: Labor Agitation on Sat., June 8 at noon at the Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, second floor, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW, WDC 20008. Contact John at 571-278-5361. Learn the basics of agitation in the workplace from experienced union organizers.  RSVP athttps://actionnetwork.org/events/nuts-and-bolts-agitatiom?clear_id=true&link_id=10&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-159&email_referrer=email_2340109&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events

59] – Ronda Cooperstein [rondacooperstein@hotmail.com] hopes she will see you on Sat., June 8 at 7 PM ET at the Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore 21224 for a series of Palestinian films -- GATHERED IN LOVE AND RAGE: PALESTINIAN FILM SHOWCASE. Ronda will be selling her art, and the money for any purchases will go directly to either Palestine Children's Relief Fund, UNRWA, or ANERA. Visit https://creativealliance.org/event/gathered-in-love-and-rage-palestinian-film-showcase/

60] –The Arab American Institute [communications@aaiusa.org] hopes you will be interested in the NY Arab American Comedy Festival at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater, 2700 F St. NW, WDC 20566 on Sat., June 8 at 7:30 PM ET. There's only ONE SHOW so please don't miss this opportunity for self-care and another form of resistance - laughter. AND there's a discount code NYAACF5 which will save you $5.  Get your tickets at https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/comedy/2023-2024/twentieth-anniversary-arab-american-comedy-festival/

61] – 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. 

62] -- 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.

63] – 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. 

64] -- 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.

65] – 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.  

66] -- 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.

67] -- Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

68] – 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