Baltimore Activist Alert -- October 1, 2024

31] Call voters in Pennsylvania – Oct. 1

32] Vertical text bank – Oct. 1

33] Black Voters Matter – Oct. 1

34] Medicare for All meeting – Oct. 1

35] U.S. War in Vietnam: Looking Back after 50 Years – Oct. 1

36] Israel’s attack on Lebanon – Oct. 1

37] Virtual Presidential Debate Watch Party – Oct. 1

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31] – On Tuesdays from 6 to 8 PM ET, join people from across the country on Zoom to make calls to voters for Harris in swing states with a major focus on Pennsylvania through Nov. 5. This is organized by the CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK / ACTION FUND, and the next call is on Oct. 1. The organizers will set you up and train you to make calls! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/653873/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

32] – On Tuesdays Oct. 1 from 6 to 7:45 PM, Oct. 15 from 6 to 8 PM and Oct. 29 from 6 to 8 PM ET, the Working Families Party will engage in a virtual text bank. Volunteer to text. In local elections to ballot initiatives to Congress, WFP is building power at the local, state, and federal level for working people in 2024! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/545747/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

33] –Black Voters Matter is doing virtual Texting Tuesdays on Oct. 1 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

34] – The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] wants you to know about an event on Tues., Oct. 1 from 6 to 7 PM ET -- Northern Virginia DSA Medicare for ALL working group meeting. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-medicare-for-all-working-group-meeting-tuesday-october-1st-at-6pm?link_id=45&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-13-2024-2&email_referrer=email_2468215&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-27-2024

Discuss the Medicare for All Resolution campaign in Arlington and plan other actions to ensure healthcare as a human right. The group meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month, and the meetings are open to the public.  All who support healthcare as a human right are welcome.

35] –The Leahy Public Policy Forum at the University of Vermont is an exchange of ideas and perspectives on major US public policy issues of the 20th and 21st century, especially those in which Senator Patrick Leahy was closely involved during his impactful 48-year career in the US Senate. The forum seeks to engage the university community and the people of Vermont with thought leaders in the national and global arenas, subject area experts, and first-hand accounts of relevant history. The forum is sponsored and hosted by UVM’s Patrick Leahy Honors College. On Tues., Oct. 1 and Wed., Oct. 2 the Forum will engage on the subject The U.S. War in Vietnam: Looking Back after 50 Years.

 On Oct. 1 it will take place from 7 to 8:30 PM.  On Oct. 2 the Forum starts at 8:30 AM, and the final panel starts at 12:30 PM.  Some of the events are online.  Contact Michelle Clark at 802-656-0865 or presidentialevents@uvm.edu with questions.

36] – CODEPINK [info@codepink.org] on Tues., Oct. 1 at 8 PM ET is hosting Rania Khalek talking about Israel’s War on Lebanon.  ‌RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/cpc101?utm_campaign=codepink_congress_10_1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

As the US supplies Israel with billions in arms, US taxpayers foot the bill to slaughter Gaza and bombard Lebanon with 2,000-pound bunker buster bombs. Thumbing his nose at the world community, Israeli PM Netanyahu tells the UN that Israel will continue its attacks on Gaza and Lebanon amid its refusal to support a ceasefire. While protesters shouted “Free Palestine” outside the UN, several delegations walked out before Netanyahu could approach the podium. Israel’s recent military attacks on Hezbollah have left over 600 dead in Lebanon, and thousands wounded, and Netanyahu has refused international efforts to negotiate a 21-day pause. Senator Bernie Sanders, with the support of Senators Merkley and Welsh, has introduced Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block certain weapons in a $20 billion arms package negotiated between the US and Israel. 

37] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Tues., Oct. 1 at 8:30 PM ET are holding a virtual Presidential Debate Watch Party. Join PDA members across the country and watch what's sure to be a brilliant performance by Governor Walz. Register and the machine will send you your secure link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvf-6pqDwrGtBrlkTEjgPY2FtRgXZ92LUA#/registration

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

Baltimore Activist Alert -- September 30 - October 5, 2024

18] Janice and Max in D.C. Superior Court – Sept. 30

19] CODEPINK Call – Sept. 30

20] Stop Vanguard – Sept. 30

21] Support Trans right – Sept. 30

22] CCAN Power Hour – Sept. 30

23] Our Revolution meeting – Sept. 30

24] Summit of the Future – Oct. 1

25] Take Action Tuesdays – Oct. 1

26] Arab American Town Hall on Lebanon – Oct. 1

27] Swing Left – Oct. 1

28] Activists writing together – Oct. 1

29] Russia out of Ukraine – Oct. 1

30] Deep Canvass Election phone banks -- Oct. 1 - 3 & 5

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18] – On April 9, Janice Sevre-Duszynska and Max Obuszewski were arrested  in the Dirksen Senate Office Building cafeteria with Christians for a Free Palestine and charged with incommoding. The group went to a Senate cafeteria to highlight that Palestinians are being starved.  They both will appear at 9:30 AM on September 30 in Courtroom 310 in D.C. Superior Court in order to present motions and be assigned a date for a motions hearing.  At that hearing he will seek additional discovery. Also he plans to argue a motion to allow expert witnesses who will detail that genocide is occurring in Palestine.  Max can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net. 

19] – On Mon., Sept. 30 at 6:30 PMM ET, join a Monthly Community Call, a space for all those in the CODEPINK community to connect! Hear from national staff, share updates from local chapters, and discuss important topics in war & peace. RSVP https://www.codepink.org/communitycall09?utm_campaign=september_member_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

20] – Stop the Money Pipeline [info@stopthemoneypipeline.com] on Mon., Sept. 30 at 7 PM ET will hold a #VanguardSOS organizing call. Get the latest on the campaign and how Vanguard customers can take action to urge CEO Salim Ramji and Vanguard to change course.  RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yRxzYTB0SZC4wVs7LkG0YA#/registration?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-join-our-vanguardsos-call-sept-30th&email_referrer=email_2467184___subject_3001406&email_subject=join-our-vanguardsos-call-sept-30th

21] –  The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] on Mon., Sept. 30 at 7 PM ET is holding a Trans Rights & Bodily Autonomy Campaign organizing meeting on Zoom. Email lyrabmcmillan@gmail.com. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85218666386?pwd=Rzh3cXIybHRPc1o2TjlkQThhOVREdz09

22] – CCAN [info@chesapeakeclimate.org] on Mon., Sept. 30 at 7 PM ET wants you to take action with 3,000 new climate activists at the CCAN Power Hour.  ‌Getting involved in your local climate community is the NUMBER ONE thing you can do to make a difference. RSVP at https://act.chesapeakeclimate.org/page/73131/data/1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=membership&utm_content=Membership-Power+Hour+REMINDER-0924-c3&ea.url.id=2899327

23] – Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] will meet on Mon., Sept. 30 on 8:30 PM ET. Join in to the livestream of the Organizing Call with The Nation’s John Nichols to discuss the new Swing State Survey results and the strategy to defeat Trump by organizing to win in key battlegrounds. Also hear from top progressive leaders on the frontlines of key fights to win affordable housing, union rights, good public schools, and climate justice. RSVP at https://act.ourrevolution.com/signup/Mon_Call_20240930/?akid=6895.8252965.Aie6Ia&rd=1&source=email&t=10

24] – The Basel Peace Office [info@baselpeaceoffice.org] is inviting you on Tues., Oct. 1 from 11:30 AM to 1 PM ET to the Summit of the Future to a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World.  Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NvUN4GN4Ra2idSA_rNPoaw#/registration

In this event, civil society leaders involved in the UN Summit of the Future and in the global nuclear abolition movement will discuss the nuclear risk-reduction and disarmament commitments agreed at the Summit, as well as the civil society proposals to the Summit, and campaigns for their implementation. 

25] – 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., Oct. 1 from noon to 1 PM ET.  The next Action Tuesday is Oct. 8, and these events will continue through October 29. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/peoplepowerunited/event/643588/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

26] – James Zogby [jzogby@aaiusa.org] wants you involved on Tues., Oct. 1 at 1 PM ET in an Arab American Town Hall on Lebanon. Sign up here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vcOyorTIvG9OBDKMAVZwlD_i1-bUxqfmp#/registration

27] – On Tues., Oct. 1 and Thurs., Oct. 8 from 1 to 3 PM ET, join Swing Left for a volunteer orientation. This orientation will continue through Oct. 29 at 1 PM ET. Take on MAGA extremism—and win—in 2024, and beyond! During the 30-minute orientation, share the most effective volunteer options. Extremism has taken root and is now thriving in the Republican Party. This emboldened GOP is attacking democracy itself—designing extreme legislative gerrymanders, rigging the courts, attempting to subvert election results, and stripping away the democratic voice of the people—in order to lock in permanent minority rule.   Swing Left has the tools, programs, and community infrastructure to help you get involved strategically in whatever way you can, no matter where you are on your civic engagement journey. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/625941/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

28] – Join Activists Writing Together, hosted by Be the Change Bmore on Tues., Oct. 1 from 4 to 6 PM ET at Stony Run Friends Meeting, 5116 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21210. Write letters that make a difference!  Write postcards/letters to voters in swing states.  Text unregistered folks with information on how to register to vote.  The last session will be on Sun., Oct. 20 from 4 to 6 PM ET.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/632414/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

29] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., Oct. 1 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.

30] – The People's Action [info@peoplesaction.org] on Tues., Oct. 1, Wed., Oct. 2, Thurs., Oct. 3 from 5 to 8 PM ET and Sat., Oct. 5 from 1 to 4 PM ET is doing Deep Canvass Election phone banks.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/peoplesaction/event/565765/?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-whats-next-after-bidens-decision&email_referrer=email_2393896&email_subject=whats-next-after-bidens-decision

  People’s Action has a vision for the future in which we all have a say, we all have what we need, and we all belong. In that vision, our government and our economy serve all of us, not a handful of billionaires, and concerns about corporate profits take a back seat to the well-being of our people and our planet. Over the coming weeks, reach out to voters in critical states to share this vision with them and invite them to join us in working towards it. The next phone bank at 5 PM ET is on Tues., Oct. 8.   These calls will continue through Sat., Oct. 19 at 1 PM ET.

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

Baltimore Activist Alert – September 29 – Oct. 5, 2024

Baltimore Activist Alert – September 29 – Oct. 5, 2024

"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.

Friends, this list and other email documents which I send out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center.  Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com. 

  If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send contributions to Max Obuszewski, BNC, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Max can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.

1] Books, buttons and stickers

2] Web site for info on federal legislation

3] Need help in archiving activist material

4] Get the book A Bag of Stones

5] Get the book Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois

6] Baltimore activist selling her home

7] Gandhi’s nonviolence – Sept. 29

8] Poetry Salon – Sept. 29

9] Canvass for Tenants Union – Sept. 29

10] No to Question H – Sept 29

11] PG County general body meeting – Sept. 29

12] Phone bank for Angela Alsobrooks – Sept. 29 – Oct. 4

13] PDA Town Hall – Sept. 29

14] Report from the West Bank – Sept. 29

15] Protest at the Pentagon – Sept. 30

16] Nuns on the bus – Sept. 30

17] Election Protection Zoom – Sept. 30

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1] – Buttons, bumper stickers and books are available.  “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.

2] –To obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/.  Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.

3] –  Janice Sevre-Duszynska needs some assistance in archiving her activist material.  If you are interested in this project, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

4] – Barry Lee Burnside, a gaggle of great writers and copy editors are making available “A Bag of Snakes: Selected Writings on Prisons and the Death Penalty by Murphy Davis and Eduard Loring. Edited by Barry Lee Burnside.” Ed indicates the book will be available for sale on April 13, and is asking you to pre-order your copy. Your donation will provide a needed financial boost for the printing costs. The suggested donation is $20 for one copy; and $30 for your copy and an additional copy for a prisoner or someone in need. Any donation is appreciated. More or less you will receive the book.  Barry and the team have spent over two years putting this book together. It begins with outlines and notes found in the boxes of materials Murphy left when she ascended. The work is a work of love, and all involved are proud of the fruit borne by seeds nourished in good soil.

To order by postal mail, make your check to Open Door Community.  Send it to Open Door Community, PO Box 10980, Baltimore 21234.  For any questions, contact David Payne at 404-290-2047 or davidpayne@opendoorcommunity.org.

5] – Another book to consider purchasing is Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois. His new book is both memoir and position-paper, and it makes the case that the Roman Catholic Church is a corrupt system that spits out truth-tellers. The crime he was excommunicated for was attending the ordination ceremony of Janice Sevre-Duszynska in Lexington, Kentucky, in August 2008. The ordination was under the auspices of the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests.  The Vatican’s response has been to excommunicate any woman who has the audacity to see herself as a priest equal to a male priest. You can purchase a copy from Amazon or by Kindle.

Here are two quotes to contemplate: “I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men. She is to keep silent.” – Timothy 1, 2:12-13.  “If the patriarchy that dominates the church is not dismantled and women are not treated as equals, the church will continue to diminish and, eventually, die.” – Roy Bourgeois.

6] – 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. 

7] – Nancy Merritt [info@peacealliance.org] wants you to participate in celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's birthday and the UN International Day of Nonviolence (Oct. 2) by joining  a two-part event centered around the nonviolent teaching of Mahatma Gandhi, those he inspired and those he continues to inspire.  First, from Sun., Sept. 29 through Fri., Oct. 4, view the award-winning film "Ahimsa Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless," and then plan to attend a panel discussion on Sat., Oct. 5 at 1 PM ET.  Register to watch the film online at your convenience:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11dZYIFFea2u-dUKM31AYDY83r3hJnEzrpaghH-hNQ7I/viewform?edit_requested=true&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=b6469c52-3f52-49a4-9385-d99c319b050f

Register separately for "Ahimsa in Action: Transforming the Future through Nonviolence," a  90-minute Zoom panel discussion with global peacebuilders: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15CNIlYWNOujIcdOktMn3FVJmWK1g_ny5R1A_YE8M16k/viewform?edit_requested=true&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=b6469c52-3f52-49a4-9385-d99c319b050f Email lynnea.bylund@gandhiforchildren.org

8] – Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore 21202, meets on Sundays, and at times there is a platform address at 10:30 AM ET.  However, on Sept. 29, there is no platform address, but there is a Poetry Salon by Zoom. The Baltimore Ethical Society’s Poetry Salon is dedicated to the appreciation of all types of poetry. You may read your own poems or you may read the poems of others. The Salon meets on the first Sunday of each month from 9:30 AM through 10:25 AM ET. To receive a Zoom invitation, please email president@bmorethical.org

9] –The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] on Sun., Sept. 29 from noon to 2 PM ET wants you to know that Stomp out Slumlords will canvass with the Woodner Tenant Union. Tenants at the Woodner face a possible $300 rent increase, despite the fact that the owners of the building have neglected necessary repairs for years. Organizers will be canvassing the building to talk to tenants, update them, and ask them to sign on to the tenant union ahead of an upcoming hearing. To RSVP for Sunday, email tenants@mdcdsa.org. There will be a training at the beginning and newer canvassers will be paired with more experienced ones.

10] – JUFJ [info@jufj.org] needs you on Sun., Sept. 29 from 1 to 5 PM ET to join a canvass to tell your neighbors: Baltimore is NOT for sale– Vote AGAINST Question H! With the general election in less than two months, Jews United for Justice is spending time talking to voters about why Question H (aka the David Smith funded ballot measure that would shrink city council in half) is bad for the city and bad for democracy. Dress for the weather, and bring water and a snack. RSVP at https://jufj.org/event/notforsalecanvass-929/?emci=3fa7b4ee-9d76-ef11-991a-6045bdee6681&emdi=9ef5e469-d076-ef11-991a-6045bdee6681&ceid=3403859

11] – The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] wants you to know that on Sun., Sept. 29 from 2 to 3:30 PM there will be a PG County general body meeting at the Hyattsville Library, 6530 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville 20782. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/prince-georges-dsa-september-general-body-meeting?link_id=60&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-13-2024&email_referrer=email_2459550&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-20-2024

12] – MD Dems [maryland@momschapterleaders.org] wants you to do phone banking for Angela Alsobrooks on a series of days through Fri., Oct. 18.  Sign up for these days and times: Sun., Sept. 29 from 2 to 5 PM and 4 to 7 PM, Mon. through Fri., Sept. 30 – Oct. 4 from 6 to 8 PM and Sat., Oct. 5 from 11 AM to 2 PM, 2 to 5 & 4 to 7 PM ET.   Talk to voters and help win races up and down the ballot in a virtual statewide phone bank.  No experience is necessary. RSVP with the campaign: https://www.mobilize.us/mdvictory/event/668790/

13] –Alan Minsky for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to attend the Town Hall on Sun., Sept. 29 at 4 PM ET.  What can be done to ensure victory in November? There are two PDA initiatives to consider: a final voter registration with Jason Berlin's Field Team 6, and a voter protection campaign inspired by the investigative work of Greg Palast. The legendary investigative journalist and filmmaker will say a few words about his new film Vigilante, INC, that exposes a coordinated national campaign to suppress the vote this fall. As well, you will get the details for PDA and Field Team 6's launch event on Tues., October 1. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4#/registration

14] – On Sun., Sept. 29 at 7 PM ET, the War Resisters League invites you to a report back from two former WRL National Committee members who recently returned from the occupied West Bank. Noura Khouri and Jim HABER traveled with different organizations that provide international accompaniment for West Bank Palestinians who are under constant threat of armed attack by outlaw Zionist settlers and the Israeli military. They will talk about their experiences, discuss changing conditions since they were there this Summer 2024 and share stories from their occupied hosts. RSVP at https://www.warresisters.org/events/thwarting-israels-genocidal-plan

15] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop.  The next vigil is Sept. 30, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649.  The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro. 

By Metro, take Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr.,  and there is meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these spots begins at 8 AM.  No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds. The restrooms are located inside Marriot Providence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.

16] –The Nuns on the Bus & Friends will hold a Kick-Off Rally in Philadelphia on Mon., Sept. 30 at 10 AM ET.  Join the Livestream of the Vote Our Future Tour Kick-Off Rally at https://www.mobilize.us/network/event/679905/

17] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Green Grassroots Emergency Environment and Election Protection (GREEP) Zoom on Mon., Sept. 30 at 5 PM ET. Hear from leading activists, elected officials, and others committed to union organizing as well as cleaning up our elections and the environment, and other critically important issues. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqfuygpjIiHtc20uIOxdeqYRiAicjSLWUc#/registration

To be continued

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/.

"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

Baltimore Activist Alert -- September 27 - 28, 2024

51] Peace vigil at White House – Sept. 27

52] Women in Black vigil – Sept. 27

53] Friday Power Lunch – Sept. 27

54] AFSC Action Hour for ceasefire – Sept. 27

55] Reforming the Supreme Court -- Sept. 27

56] Peace Collective Book Club -- Sept. 27

57] Environmental Justice -- Sept. 27

58] Birdwatching Tour of Patterson Park – Sept. 28

59] Support Marian House -- Sept. 28

60] Canvass voters in Maryland – Sept. 28

61] Day of Action for Alsobrooks -- Sept. 28

62] Caravan to PA/knock on doors -- Sept. 28

63] Anti-eviction canvass -- Sept. 28

64] Prince George’s DSA Branch meeting -- Sept. 28

65] Pleasure Activism -- Sept. 28

66] Free Assange celebration -- Sept. 28

67] The Untold History of Latinos Vote no to Larry Hogan -- Sept. 28

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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51] – 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. 

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. 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.

53] – On Fri., Sept. 13 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

54] – 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

55] –Common Cause [causenet@commoncause.org] is holding a webinar on Fri., Sept. 27 at 3 PM ET -- Reforming the Supreme Court. ALEC and far-right groups are pushing to cement a nine-member Supreme Court into the U.S. Constitution!  Join with the Center for Media and Democracy's webinar Setting the Stacked Court in Stone? – where panelists will discuss who’s behind this effort, what it would mean for the country if they succeed, and proposals to reform a rogue Supreme Court.  Heavy-handed partisan maneuvering and millions of dollars of special interest money have given us a Court with a radical majority that is taking away our constitutional rights and overturning centuries of precedent.  This webinar will dive into the constitutional convention effort, how the current radical Court majority is remaking U.S. law and the balance of power, the implications of cementing a stacked Court into the Constitution, and the growing support for proposals to fix the Court through term limits or expansion. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y7QbfQ71TxuMI7m9yakS7g#/registration?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-webinar-invite-reforming-the-supreme-court&email_referrer=email_2462953&email_subject=webinar-invite-reforming-the-supreme-court

56] – On Fri., Sept. 27 from 6 to 7 PM ET, get with the Peace Collective Book Club which will be reading The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi. The Peace Collective is a youth anti-imperialist space for folks under 30 to study and train together. RSVP for zoom link: https://www.codepink.org/bookclubsep?utm_campaign=september_member_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

57] – On Fri., Sept. 27 at 6 PM ET, the Environmental Justice Task Force (EJTF)is holding a New Member Meeting at 3560 3rd St., Baltimore 21225.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/645936/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

The EJTF mission is to center environmental justice communities and take back the power grab that big corporations have had over overburdened communities for decades. Meet EJTF members from your community, and here their stories on what made them take action to save the community from continuous degradation. Learn more about the EJTF's long and short term vision to build power and what you can do to help defeat polluting entities to end their exploitation of communities.

58] – On Sat., Sept. 28 at 8 AM ET, join a birdwatching tour of Patterson Park, Baltimore 21224. Meet on the southernmost end of the Boat Lake in Patterson Park, closest intersection is Eastern Avenue and South Rose Street. From there, walk directly north into the park via the cobblestone path, approximately 100 yards. Over 200 bird species have visited Patterson Park, an important migratory stopover in Baltimore City! Audubon and Baltimore Bird Club experts will lead in search of avian friends! No experience necessary. Email baltimore@audubon.org. RSVP at https://md.audubon.org/events/birdwatching-tour-patterson-park-baltimore-1

59] – Louis Curran [bmoreloulou@icloud.com] wants you to “FUND WOMEN’S HOUSING, NOT WAR!” SUPPORT MARIAN HOUSE & PROMOTE PEACE, TOO. You are invited on Sat., Sept. 28 from 9 to 10 AM ET to join the War in Not the Answer team for the 16^th annual Marian House “Race to Embrace Independence. Marian House rescues capsized women & their children and helps them right their ships. Lou’s team, War is not the Answer, has two goals: (1) raise $2,024 for Marian House, and (2) raise visibility for Peace. If you can, please join and flesh out the team! Most of the War is not the Answer team will be doing the 1 km walk, carrying some anti-nuke, peace and Ceasefire banners. Contact Lou about joining the team and/or donating

60] – Canvass voters in Maryland with Allies for Democracy on Saturdays from 10 AM to 3 PM ET -- Sept. 28 & Oct. 26. Join in to build the blue wave in Maryland, where a critical Senate seat hangs in the balance. Talk to voters, which is the most effective way to mobilize people to participate in our democracy. Whether you're an experienced canvasser or brand new, you will make connecting with voters easy. Training, carpools, buddies, and camaraderie are always included! Meet at a central location in the Towson area. Get all the details when you sign up: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/610578/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

61] – The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] wants you to know that on Sat., Sept. 28 from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM ET, Sun., Oct. 20 from 11 AM to 3 PM ET and Sat., Nov. 2 from 11 AM to 3 PM ET at the Oxon Hill Branch Library, PGCMLS, 6200 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill 20745, join a Prince George's County Day of Action for Alsobrooks. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/667741/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

62] – Mike Tidwell, CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] urges you to get to Pennsylvania on Saturdays.  Start on Sat., Sept. 28 from 11 AM to 3 PM ET at 2608 Chichester Ave., Boothwyn, PA 19061. This will continue through Sat., Nov. 2. The noted pollster Nate Silver just clarified the odds for the Presidential race. If Kamala Harris wins the state of Pennsylvania, she has a 91% chance of winning the White House. If Donald Trump wins Pennsylvania, he has a 95% chance of winning the presidential race. CCAN Action Fund will organize carpools and give you training and make it FUN. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfund/event/691894/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=ftv&utm_content=FTV-91+reasons-0924-c4+C

63] –On Sat., Sept. 28 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM ET, join the Stomp out Slumlords Anti-Eviction canvass organized by Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org]. Join the canvass at L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station, 650 D St. SW, WDC 20024. Email SOS at tenants@mdcdsa.org. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/sos-anti-eviction-canvas-17?link_id=59&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-13-2024&email_referrer=email_2459550&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-20-2024

Join comrades in this anti-eviction canvas! Come out and inform tenants facing eviction of their rights in court, how to get a lawyer, and to see if they're interested in organizing their building. Speak to tenants, who are then twice as likely to go to court and fight their eviction, so every volunteer can make a big impact. Meet at the L'Enfant Plaza Metro station on the D street exit between 6th and 7th above the escalators (if the weather is bad, we'll be downstairs just before the turnstiles). At 1:30 PM get a short training to explain why these canvasses are necessary, how to talk to tenants about their upcoming eviction suits, and how to fill in walk-sheets. You will be set up with a partner. If you have a car, please drive it down to the meeting spot! Cars are helpful for getting canvassers to metro-inaccessible areas.

64] – Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] wants you to attend the Prince George’s Branch General Body Meeting on Sat., Sept. 29 from 2 to 3:30 PM ET at Hyattsville Library, 6530 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville 20782.  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/prince-georges-dsa-september-general-body-meeting?link_id=83&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-august-30-2024-2&email_referrer=email_2441941&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-6-2024

65] –Inspired by adrienne marie brown’s Pleasure Activism, the socialist feminist reading group will host a workshop on Sat., Sept. 28 from 4 to 6PM where they ask themselves, “How can we fight for a better world and not forget our pleasure along the way?” Attendees will be given a series of prompt questions, then discuss their reflections in breakout groups. All DSA members are welcome. Email lewis.sela@gmail.com for information and to RSVP.

66] – DC-area friends & supporters of Julian Assange, you are invited to a special "Assange Free" celebration on Sat., Sept. 28 from 5 to 7 PM at Busboys & Poets, 14th & V St. NW, WDX.  Speakers will highlight ongoing concerns with press freedom and discuss next steps on this issue.  See video tributes from Assange supporters around the world, and meet Julian's brother Gabriel Shipton! Contact Martha Allen marthaleslieallen@gmail.com

67] – MPT continues to bring you programs that increase discussion and understanding of race-related issues in communities across the greater Maryland area. On Fri., Sept. 27 at 9 PM ET, watch The Untold History of Latinos.  Join host John Leguizamo as he examines the rise and legacy of the Great Empires and civilizations of Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean, from the Taino to the Olmec, Inca, Maya, Aztec, and more.  And then at 10 PM ET, check out the 37th Hispanic Heritage Awards.  The highest honor for Hispanics and Latinos returns to the Kennedy Center for a star-studded celebration of Hispanic and Latino excellence in arts, music, business, philanthropy, and more.  Visit https://www.mpt.org/racism/

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