Monday, September 16, 2024

Baltimore Activist Alert -- September 16 - 21, 2024

22] Film about crisis cops – Sept. 16

23] Rent Stabilization Sept. 16

24] The National Voter Registration Day Sept. 17

25] Take Action Tuesdays – Sept. 17

26] Medical Apartheid in Palestine – Sept. 17

27] Gun Sense Candidates – Sept. 17

28] Deep Canvass Election phone banks -- Sept. 17 – 19 and 21

29] Leaflet for anti-Nuclear Weapons talks Sept. 17

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22] – Susan Barnett [reelandmealatnewdealcafe@gmail.com] wants you to see a film in-person or virtually on Mon., Sept. 16 at 7 PM ET. Reel and Meal presents Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops which shows two Texas cops who have learned how to defuse potentially violent encounters with the mentally ill and steer them into treatment instead of jail. Their innovative approaches should make the film required viewing in all police academies. Most cities and towns have police forces who are not equipped to handle people who suffer from mental illness. The discussion following the film will focus on how to help people with mental health challenges, both by intervention and in the event of a crisis. 

Come to the New Deal Café at 113 Centerway (Roosevelt Center) in Greenbelt. You are encouraged to enjoy a Plant-Based Meal to support the mission focused on environmental, social justice and animal rights issues. The New Deal Café serves a variety of plant-based meals.  On Zoom, register at https://tinyurl.com/ReelnMealAug2024

 The Reel and Meal at the New Deal is a free monthly film series focused on environmental and social justice issues presented by Utopia Film Festival and the Prince George’s County Peace and Justice Coalition and Beaverdam Creek Watershed Watch Group. For more information about this month’s film contact Joy Allchin at njallchin@gmail.com or the Reel and Meal Facebook page:www.facebook.com/reelandmealNDC

23] – On Mon., Sept. 16 at 7:30 PM ET, get over to the Rockville City Council meeting at 111 Maryland Ave., Rockville 20850. Email montgomerycountydsa@gmail.com

 In July, the Rockville City Council voted to end discussion of rent stabilization and hold a series of discussions about other housing issues throughout the fall. At the hearing, Rockville tenants will testify about the continued need for rent stabilization in the city of Rockville during the open forum session and later in the evening, the City Council will discuss housing supply. RSVP at Rockville Cityhttps://actionnetwork.org/events/mdc-trba-organizing-meeting-4?link_id=63&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-august-30-2024-3&email_referrer=email_2450553&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-13-2024

24] – The National Voter Registration Day is organized for John Lewis Actions on Tues., Sept. 17 from 11 AM to 7 PM ET. This event's address is private. Fight voter suppression so that voters are registered and able to vote in this year's essential election. Join Transformative Justice Coalition, Public Citizen, the League of Women Voters, League of Conservation Voters, the Workers Circle and hundreds of other organizations in participating in an event for this significant day to register voters in your community. Register athttps://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/678309/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org

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., Sept. 17 from noon to 1 PM ET.  The next Action Tuesday is Sept. 24, and these events will continue through October 29. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/peoplepowerunited/event/643588/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

26] –On Sept. 17 at 1 PM ET, get with an Apartheid-Free webinar: Medical Apartheid in Palestine.  Hear from Yazid Barhoush and Dr. Alice Rothchild about the many ways Israel restricts health care access for Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and the rest of the occupied Palestinian territory.  RSVP at https://afsc.org/events/apartheid-free-webinar-medical-apartheid-palestine?ms=EMA24EI0905&=&emci=edc2c580-ac6b-ef11-991a-6045bdd9e096&emdi=c320e79c-c56b-ef11-991a-6045bdd9e096&ceid=764241 

27] – MD Moms Demand Action [maryland@momschapterleaders.org] on Tues., Sept. 17 from 1 to 2:30 PM ET invite you to Postcard Writing for Gun Sense Candidates at the R House, 301 W 29th St., Baltimore 21211. The next Postcard Writing event will be on Sept. 6.  This project will continue through Sept. 30.  RSVP at https://act.everytown.org/event/moms-demand-action-event/62671/signup/?emci=e95c9b7b-365e-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&emdi=c827b36a-9360-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&ceid=1738958

28] – The People's Action [info@peoplesaction.org] on Tues., Sept. 17, Wed., Sept. 18 and Thurs., Sept. 19 from 5 to 8 PM and Sat., Sept. 21 from 1 to 4 PM ET, join 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., Sept. 17.   These calls will continue through Sat., Oct. 19 at 1 PM ET.

29] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., Sep. 17 from 5 to 5:30 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. Participants will be handing out leaflets about two speaking engagements by Dr. Ira Helfand. Chesapeake PSR on Mon., Sept. 23 is hosting a talk Prevent Nuclear Catastrophe: Dr. Ira Helfand. Dr. Helfand, a leader in Nobel Peace Prize-winning campaigns, will discuss the medical and public health consequences of nuclear war and how we can take action to prevent it. He will tell you that We Must Prevent What We Cannot Cure at Johns Hopkins University.  Contact Dr. Gwen DuBois [info@chesapeakepsr.org]. 

 The first talk is from noon to 1 PM is at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Wolfe Street Building/W1020 (Becton Dickinson). Register for this hybrid event at https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2024/09/23/seminar-medical-and-public-health-consequences-of-nuclear-war-we-must-prevent-what-we-cannot-cure

 The second talk from 5 to 6:30 PM will take place in Remsen Hall 101 on the Homewood campus. RSVP at https://krieger.jhu.edu/east-asian/event/medical-and-public-health-consequences-of-nuclear-war-we-must-prevent-what-we-cannot-cure/?emci=bdf155b9-0967-ef11-991a-6045bdd9e096&emdi=25348f3e-986b-ef11-991a-6045bdd9e096&ceid=185524

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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