Friday, August 16, 2024

Baltimore Activist Alert -- August 16 - 18, 2024

47] Not another Bomb – Aug. 16

48] Peace vigil at White House – Aug. 16

49] Women in Black vigil – Aug. 16

50] Friday Power Lunch – Aug. 16

51] AFSC Action Hour for ceasefire – Aug. 16

52] Knock on doors for Democrats – Aug. 16 & 17

53] Climate Hawks Vote – Aug. 16

54] Swing Left Baltimore -- Aug. 17

55] Abolition Backpack Drive -- Aug. 17

56] Berry Farm screening – Aug. 17

57] United Workers Justice Jam Picnic -- Aug. 17

58] Children of Abraham/Ibrahim – Aug. 18

59] Write to anti-nuke protesters

60] Baltimore activist selling her home

61] Medical supplies are needed in Ukraine

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

63] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

64] Do you need a doctor?

65] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

66] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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47] – IfNotNow [em@ifnotnowmovement.org] is supporting on Fri., Aug. 16 from 8 AM to 7 PM ET a Not Another Bomb: Solidarity Action with Gaza starting 8 to 10 AM ET at Columbus Circle AND finishing from 4 to 7 PM ET at the Mall, near Jefferson Drive & 3rd St. SW, WDC 20004. Join in throughout the day in DC for an interactive action, showcasing resistance art: Envisioning together the world we want to live in! Stay tuned for more meeting points and find what else is happening throughout the day by following @dc4ceasefire on Instagram! Visit https://www.mobilize.us/ifnotnow/event/652390/

48] – 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. 

49] – 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.

50] – On Fri., Aug. 9 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

51] – 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

52] – Knock on doors in Baltimore City and join the canvass, hosted by MD Victory.  Gather at the Baltimore Office, 2330 N. Howard St., Baltimore 21211. Knock on doors to elect Angela Alsobrooks to be the next United States Senator and Kweisi Mfume to be re-elected as the Congressperson from Maryland's 7th! First time volunteering? No worries. Each canvass shift starts with a training with an organizer who will be there to help you out. You will go out with a buddy so you can knock on doors together.

You will need a smartphone so you can download the MiniVAN Touch app, the Democratic Party’s canvassing app. Download it on an iPhone or android. Also bring a full water bottle! Canvass on Fri., Aug. 15 from 2 to 5 PM & 5 to 8 PM and Sat., Aug. 17 from noon to 2 PM, 2 to 5 PM, 3 to 6 PM ET & 5 to 8 PM ET.   The canvass will continue until Aug. 31 from noon 6 PM ET, RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/646353/

53] – Climate Hawks Vote [info@climatehawksvote.com] on Fri., Aug. 16 from 3 to 4:30 PM ET wants you to know that the Inflation Reduction Act turns two.  Celebrate the second anniversary of the IRA by organizing to elect the Harris-Walz ticket. The Kamala Harris and Tim Walz team are running on climate action and expanding the IRA. Get with this virtual event at https://www.mobilize.us/climatehawksvote/event/667414/?emci=1a158631-4e5a-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&emdi=23158631-4e5a-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&ceid=13143726

54] –On Sat., Aug. 17 from noon to 3 PM ET, get involved with Swing Left Baltimore at the Towson Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library, 320 York Road, Towson 21204. Continue the planning and letter-writing to ensure the House flips BLUE in the 2024 election. Enjoy some SNACKS AND BEVERAGES, and then get to work. The Wilson Room is a private room within the Towson Library. Upon entering the Library, simply ask the front-desk for directions on finding the room.

 Write letters using this award-winning, proven tactic by Vote Forward 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! If you are unable to bring your own materials, do not worry. There will be letter-writing materials available at the event for you to use. Still, though, attendees are encouraged to follow the above process prior to coming. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/645253/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

55] – Get with the Abolition Backpack Drive on Sat., Aug. 17 from 1:30 to 6 PM at St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St. NW, WDC 20010. Kids get a free backpack. Come help volunteer for Abolition's backpack drive! Volunteers are needed day of and help in storing backpacks beforehand.  Visit https://actionnetwork.org/events/abolition-backpack-drive?link_id=61&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-august-2-2024&email_referrer=email_2412440&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-august-9-2024 RSVP at bit.ly/dsabackpacks

56] – Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] on Sat., Aug. 17  at 3 PM ET indicates that there is Barry Farm screening by Empower DC at the Dorothy I. Height Library, 3935 Benning Road NE, WDC. Watch the documentary Barry Farm: Community, Land & Justice in Washington DC at the Dorothy I. Height Library, followed by a community discussion on the vision for Barry Farm. RSVP at https://www.empowerdc.org/barry_farm_august_screening?link_id=40&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-august-2-2024&email_referrer=email_2412440&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-august-9-2024

57] – RSVP to the United Workers Justice Jam Picnic at Westminster City Park, Playground & Fields Behind 11 Longwell Ave., Westminster 21157 on Sat., Aug. 17 at 4 PM ET.  Email central-west@unitedworkers.org or call 443-340-5403. Join in community with each other, and share stories and unite in the fight for basic human rights.  RSVP athttps://www.unitedworkers.org/rsvp_to_our_justice_jam_picnic?utm_campaign=july_aug_ealert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=unitedworkers

58] – You may be interested in The Children of Abraham/Ibrahim and Our Love for Our Holy Books which will take place on Sun., Aug. 18 from 2 to 4:30  PM ET. Join the Jewish-Islamic Dialogue Society of Washington (JIDS) to celebrate the Abrahamic Scriptures and other sacred texts. This event will include a short presentation about the central importance of holy books to the members of the Abrahamic/Ibrahimic family and community dialogue. Please RSVP at jids.washington@gmail.com

59] 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

60] – 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. 

61] -- 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.

62] – 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

63] -- 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.

64] – 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.  

65] -- 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.

66] -- 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

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