Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Baltimore Activist Alert -- August 1 - 9, 2024

50] Witness to Innocence press conference – Aug. 1

51] Throwdown Thursdays – Aug. 1

52] Defend Cori Bush – Aug. 1

53] Seek Justice for Sonia Massey – Aug. 1

54] Lower Shore Progressive Caucus meeting – Aug. 1

55] DSA Electoral Working group social – Aug. 1

56] Vote for Human needs – Aug. 1

57] Stop the GOP – Aug. 1

58] Campaign to Victory Call – Aug. 1

59] Commemorate Hiroshima & Nagasaki -- Aug. 1

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50] – On Thurs., Aug. 1 at noon ET, Witness to Innocence will hold a press conference in Jefferson City, Missouri, where exonerees from across the nation will speak out against Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s alarming push to execute Marcellus ‘Khaliifah’ Williams, an innocent man. Despite clear DNA evidence that exonerates Mr. Williams, the state is pressing forward with plans to execute him on September 24th.  Join in on Facebook to hear directly from exonerees like Joseph Amrine, who spent 17 years on death row in Missouri before being exonerated. Their powerful testimonies will highlight the devastating human consequences of wrongful convictions and the urgent need for justice in Khaliifah’s case.  Go to https://www.facebook.com/witnesstoinnocence?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=f52fd405-afd9-4e10-96e6-a5a65b833b2b

 51] – On Throwdown Thursdays join a Virtual Phone Bank on Aug. 1 from 5 to 6:30 PM ET. With a critical and competitive Senate race this November, help to ensure a progressive victory. Play a crucial role in preventing a Republican takeover that would shift the balance of power in the Senate. Reach out to the community to raise awareness about the importance of this race, candidate agendas and encourage voters to help save the Senate. Register for more than one outreach opportunity and feel free to share the link with friends, coworkers, and neighbors: https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/641284/?emci=e46ae348-e942-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&emdi=6e2df1ab-ef42-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&ceid=136680

 52] –Beth Miller [info@jvpactionpac.org] is asking you to get virtually involved on Thurs., Aug. 1 from 6 to 8 PM ET with defending Cori Bush from AIPAC.  Join the Jews for Cori coalition to fight back against big money in politics and to defend Congresswoman Cori Bush! AIPAC and other special interest groups have turned their sights on her. But people power can out-work hate.  Do a virtual phone bank, which will continue through Aug. 6. The next phone bank is on Sat., Aug. 3 from 3 to 5 PM ET. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jvpaction/event/640443/?sourceid=1003090&emci=26b72af2-bb42-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&emdi=19a7ae5a-c342-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&ceid=237778

53] –Maryland CPUSA [md@cpusa.org] wants you to know about a march on Thurs., Aug. 1 at 6 PM ET starting at 247 N. Dallas Court at Orleans St. in Baltimore. Seek Justice for Sonia Massey by marching to the Baltimore Police Department Headquarters at 601 E. Fayette St. The protest is organized by the People's Power Assembly.

54] –The Lower Shore Progressive Caucus is holding its monthly meeting virtually on Thurs., Aug. 1 from 6:30 to 8 PM ET. The Lower Shore Progressive Caucus [admin@lowershoreprogressives.com] is holding a membership meeting on Thurs., Aug. 1 at 6:30 PM ET.  With a vital US Senate Race and an even more crucial Presidential Election, it will take all hands on deck to ensure that our Democracy is protected. Be a part of the change here on the Shore! Learn how to get involved in the community, and support candidates and initiatives that bring progress to the Lower Eastern Shore. This month, discuss the 2024 Charter Amendment in Wicomico County to Abolish the Wicomico County Executive position. There will be an endorsement vote on Kamala Harris for President and Laurel Atkiss’s re-election to Cambridge City Commission. RSVP at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkceqqqD0jE9bR6ZLZTlu8ZaZQSswE7gxF#/registration

55] –On Thurs., Aug.  1 at 7 PM ET, join the Northern Virginia DSA Branch’s Electoral Working group for a social at Atlas Brew Works, 2429 Mandeville Lane, Alexandria, VA 22332.   Call 724-705-4725. Talk about all things politics, and note that anyone and everyone is welcome to attend. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-electoral-august-monthly-social?clear_id=true&link_id=14&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-169&email_referrer=email_2397684&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events

56] –The Coalition on Human Needs [info@chn.org] on Thurs., Aug. 1 at 7 PM ET will hold a “Vote for Human Needs” letter writing party. There is a need to reach as many infrequent voters as possible. This virtual letter writing party is with Vote Forward! Write to infrequent voters in critical states, reminding them of the importance of voting for human needs, and provide voters with the information they need to make their voices heard at the ballot box.  Get the Zoom link at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88334397630?pwd=8yTUavOymTEN1aQKQ1bWnyMFQJxKfL.1

57] –CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] wants you to know that J. D. Vance cements Trump’s plan to take down the climate.  Get involved virtually in stopping the GOP on Thurs., Aug. 1 at 7 PM ET.  Vance was an in-your-face-MAGA, Project 2025-backing, Putin-loving pick. Their climate agenda is Boost fossil fuels at all cost and kill electric cars and offshore wind and everything we need to rescue the climate. RSVP at https://act.ccanactionfund.org/page/69865/data/1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=ftv&utm_content=Fed-JD+Vance-0724-c4&ea.url.id=2702414

58] – Mike Fox for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate on Thurs., Aug. 1 at 9 PM ET in the Campaign to Victory Call. Bring home victories for Squad Member Cori Bush and others. Simply put, we can't let what happened to Jamaal Bowman happen to Cori Bush. Raquel Teran is a brilliant young progressive first time congressional candidate we likewise need to help to make sure we rebound from Jamaal's seat being pulled to the right. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuGgrDItHdeYV7F9QQsruFMypvcMt5Fc#/registration

59] –Baltimore’s Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee will gather on August 6 & 9 as part of Forty Years of Resistance to living with Nuclear Weapons. On August 6, there will be a rally from 5 to 6 PM with some participants at 33rd and North Charles Streets and others at 34th & North Charles Streets near the Johns Hopkins University sign. At 5:30 PM a small delegation will go onto the Homewood campus to the home of President Ron Daniels to deliver a letter supporting the students’ call for divestment from weapons contractors.  Most of the weapons contracts take place at the Applied Physics Laboratory near Laurel, Maryland.  The weapons contracts there total more than $1 billion.

At 6:15 PM, there will be a potluck dinner in the basement of Homewood Friends Meeting, 3107 North Charles Street. At 7:15 PM, there will be a panel discussion about JHU’s weapons contracts with Max Obuszewski, Gwen Dubois and Jasmine Sausedo, a doctoral student in sociology at Johns Hopkins University.

 On August 9, an educational exercise will take place from 4:30 to 5:30 PM outside the Johns Hopkins Hospital on Broadway near the shuttle service between Orleans and Monument Streets. An information table will be set up, some participants will hold placards and others will leaflet students getting on and off the shuttle.  At 6:30 PM, there will be a community meal at 18-8 Sushi, 727 W. 40th Street, Suite 138, Baltimore 21211. The restaurant phone number is 410-889-1888. Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

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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