Baltimore Activist Alert -- August 26 - 28, 2024

19] Hand out anti-nuclear leaflets -- Aug. 26

20] Letter-Writing with Swing Left – Aug. 26

21] Community Building training – Aug. 26

22] Take Action Tuesdays – Aug. 27

23] Register voters – Aug. 27

24] Russia out of Ukraine – Aug. 27

25] Marshes for Tomorrow community meeting – Aug. 27

26] Texting Tuesday – Aug. 27

27] Deep Canvassing – Aug. 27

28] Film HURDLE – Aug. 28

29] Divest from apartheid – Aug. 28

30] Climate Action Team meet-up – Aug. 28

31] What is DSA? – Aug. 28

32] 100% clean energy – Aug. 28

33] Local Peace Economy Community Call – Aug. 28

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19] – Richard Ochs [richardochs10@gmail.com] is inviting you to hand out leaflets condemning Johns Hopkins University’s weapons contracts.  Get over to Johns Hopkins Hospital at Broadway and Monument Streets to distribute the leaflets on Mon., Aug. 26 at 8 AM and then at 4:30 PM ET.  Contact Dick if you can join him. 

20] – Letter-Writing with Swing Left will happen in person on Mon., Aug. 26 from 7 to 8:30 PM ET.  This will continue on Mondays through October 14. 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/568278/

21] – On Mon., Aug. 26 at 7 PM ET, there is a virtual Democracy Summer: Community Building training.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/656408/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendationsning

 In the 118th Congress (2023-2024), both the Freedom to Vote Act and John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act once again received an enthusiastic re-introduction in the House and Senate with Democratic Leadership in both chambers declaring pro-democracy legislation a top priority as well as support from the White House. Unfortunately, these bills are at a stand-still this session, but we can gear ourselves up for what's next. The DFAD Coalition invites you to a training series this summer to be a part of the strong and prepared movement to pass the Freedom to Vote Act in the next Congress. Join this 4 part series to ensure we're ready to fight for Democracy on Day 1!

22] – Join Take Action Tuesdays organized by People Power United on Tuesdays from noon to 1 PM ET.  Use your lunch hour to take action on issues, text bank, do letters and postcards to voters, and more! No supplies needed. You will be trained. People Power United is a group of community members that champions progressive values and power for the people. The 2024 election depends on us, and we are attempting to persuade people to vote for Freedom over Fascism. Participate on Tues., Aug. 27 from noon to 1 PM ET.  The next Action Tuesday is Sept. 3, and these events will continue through October 29. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/peoplepowerunited/event/643588/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

23] – Public Citizen [action@citizen.org] on Tues., Aug. 27 at 4 PM will hold an informational meeting so that you can Learn how to fight voter suppression by registering voters. You can make a difference by helping people in your community register to vote on September 17, National Voter Registration Day. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-actions/event/673407/?utm_source=PCea&emci=18d03dea-9761-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&emdi=3dce4d88-2962-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&ceid=24639284

24] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., Aug. 27 from 5 to 5:30 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. The invasion of Ukraine has the potential to become a war extending throughout Europe.  Putin has destroyed Aleppo and Grozny and has threatened the use of nuclear weapons.  Russian soldiers were sent into the area around the contaminated and still radioactive Chernobyl nuclear plant. Now they are stationed in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe.   Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

25] –Audubon Mid-Atlantic [audubonconnect@audubon.org] on Tues., Aug. 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM ET is continuing its Marshes for Tomorrow community meetings.  This meeting will share updates on the Marshes for Tomorrow project, which focuses on large-scale saltmarsh restoration. The next meeting will take place at the Berlin Library in Worcester County.  RSVP at https://www.delmarvarcn.org/marshesfortomorrow?nvep=&hmac=&emci=2d46a75b-9059-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=

26] –Black Voters Matter is doing virtual Texting Tuesdays starting Aug. 27 at 6 PM ET. Gather to drive change through digital organizing. The texting campaigns will give you the opportunity to engage residents across the U.S. while empowering them to make a positive impact in their communities. Texting Tuesdays will continue through November 5. Register at https://blackvotersmatterfund-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpc-yuqzouG9OjuAWAaK8RYCRubvHHnthO#/registration

27] –The People's Action [info@peoplesaction.org] is hosting Introduction to Deep Canvassing: The Proven Method to Change Hearts and Minds on Tues., Aug. 27 at 6 PM ET.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/peoplesaction/event/616701/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations&emci=1b4c5d6a-6c5e-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&emdi=c43695b2-7a5e-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&ceid=136680

28] –American Friends of Combatants for Peace [lindsay@afcfp.org] on Wed., Aug. 28 at 1 PM ET for the Films for Freedom Finale: Hurdle followed by a Q&A with the film's director, Michael Rowley, and Combatants for Peace. RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/nZ495Kd5lk64uT4hv3vCmQ2?contactdata=vMavZlvGRyoplfhw702SAjhBbRFpl8qwsxZFtcX2O6QhFLFvBCMvsZWY7g0SPXy+jTkvO1n9mO2bAmNSLhZ67scDkiqdvwYfqwZm5ie7Og+RtT4z17r+ORlpK%2falfy4SayaHBd7u4mbLWY0iqZyQqu2r89NKOuhGvt0zDOD1tXRTE1krU6q7aVaoBreAsgmpUsqQ4C+lvDMaEIetofpAEl2zcv%2fbbaxZnpKjoc2bAVleYivOuevLMw48zkwJj6QrNqPt4F+qG54d37Urcgjaow%3d%3d&emci=e0350d21-5d5e-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&emdi=831c55d3-175f-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&ceid=8142762

 Hurdle offers a powerful glimpse into life under military occupation. Through the eyes of Palestinian youth, the film showcases how they confront a world of walls, checkpoints, and arrests in ways that are both unexpected and inspiring. Hurdle's protagonists, Sami and Mohammad, begin teaching the creative practices of parkour and photography to young people in their communities as a means to overcome the personal and political obstacles that often feel inescapable. Though these young men are separated by a wall, they are united in leading the next generation toward freedom and self-determination through creative practices. 

29] –Sign up for an Apartheid-Free Communities webinar on Wed., Aug. 28 at 1 PM ET to explore divesting from apartheid. You’ll hear from Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement; Rama Ali Kased, a professor of Race and Resistance Studies at San Francisco State University; and Dov Baum, director of AFSC's Action Center for Corporate Accountability. RSVP at https://afsc.org/events/apartheid-free-webinar-divestment?ms=EMA24WR0824&utm_source=weekendreading0824&utm_medium=email&emci=a552355e-5361-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&emdi=c6e2f78e-1462-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&ceid=764241

30] –CCAN [info@chesapeakeclimate.org] wants you to attend on Wed., Aug. 28 at 7 PM a Baltimore Climate Action Team meet-up.  Enjoy pizza and coffee at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church on St. Paul St. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfund/event/656896/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=membership&utm_content=MD-Baltimore+August+meetup+0824-c3+D

31] –The Metro DC DSA is holding a new member virtual orientation on Wed., Aug. 28 from 7 to 8 PM ET.A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/why-you-should-join-dsa-new-member-orientation-133?link_id=55&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-august-9-2024&email_referrer=email_2419862&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-august-16-2024

Curious about DSA? Thinking about joining but want to hear more info first?  You'll learn about DSA, and how you can get involved in the fight for a brighter future. This chapter covers the DMV area, including the District, Northern Virginia, and Montgomery County and Prince George's County in Maryland. \

32] –Food & Water Watch [act@fwwatch.org] needs you on Wed., Aug. 28 at 7 PM ET to attend a Training: Building Power for 100% Clean Energy at Red Emma’s, 3128 Greenmount Ave., Baltimore. Join in to learn how you can help build grassroots power to move Maryland to 100% clean energy by 2035. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/fww/event/667078/?utm_content=213399&utm_source=moam_em_08162024_MD-grassroots-training

33] –Join CODEPINK [peaceeconomy@codepink.org] on Wed., Aug. 28 at 8 PM ET for a Local Peace Economy Community Call and connect, learn, and nourish one another. Explore the pivot "from limitation to imagination" together.  As we witness the ways the war economy offers us only limited paths forward, REFLECT on the power of imagination and the role it plays in cultivating a peace economy. RSVP athttps://www.codepink.org/lpe828?utm_campaign=lpe_8_28_invite&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

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