"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] No on Question H – Oct. 27
8] Go to Philadelphia – Oct. 27 - 29
9] Get out the vote – Oct. 27 – Nov. 2
10] Swarthmore professor at Homewood -- Oct. 27
11] PG County DSA social – Oct. 27
12] Big Send Rally -- Oct. 27
13] Protest at the Pentagon
– Oct. 28
14] Project 2025 –
Oct. 28
15] Sign Wave – Oct. 28
16] Phone bank for Democrats – Oct. 28
17] Election Protection Zoom – Oct. 28
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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] – Team Odette
[odette-odetteramos.com@shared1.ccsend.com] wants you to join the Baltimore
City Not For Sale canvass on Sun., Oct. 27 from 10 AM to 1 PM ET starting at
Falstaff Elementary/Middle School, 3801 Fallstaff Road, Baltimore 21215. Join
the campaign and talk to Baltimore voters about Question H, a ballot measure
that would threaten democracy and constituent services by reducing our City
Council nearly in half. Bring water, comfortable shoes, a fully charged phone,
and dress for the weather! Sign up https://jufj.org/event/notforsalecanvass-1027/
8]
– CCAN Action Fund
[info@ccanactionfund.org] needs you in Philadelphia from Sun., Oct. 27 from 10
AM to 1 PM & 1 to 4 PM ET and Mon., Oct. 28 and Tues., Oct. 29 from 9 AM to
noon, noon to 3 PM or 3 to 5 PM ET.
Don’t like phone banking? Don’t like knocking on doors? You want to do
something for Kamala Harris that feels more concrete and immediate? You
can get ten people per day to vote for Kamala Harris just by standing on a
sidewalk. A little-known feature of Pennsylvania law means people can actually
“vote by mail” on the spot and in person at county elections offices. Stand
outside those offices throughout the Philadelphia area and ask passersby, “Have
you voted? Want to vote now? Takes 10 minutes.”
Even better: Unregistered voters can get registered and vote at the same
time, using the same method! RSVP at
https://www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfund/event/656862/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=utm_ftv&utm_content=FTV-Canvass+PA+SINGLE-1024-c4
9] – MD Dems
[maryland@momschapterleaders.org] wants you to make calls from home to Get out the Vote! Welcome to #TeamMaryland! Help elect Angela Alsobrooks and the
entire Democratic ticket! Turn out our
supporters and get them to the polls! You will get an initial confirmation
email from MD Victory! The evening
before your shift, you will get an email from the team with details
about the Zoom link, the training video, and further instructions to prepare
for your calls. You will also receive
an additional email from the team two
hours before your shift with the Zoom link, schedule for the day,
and FAQs. Training will be included on the Zoom, so don’t worry if you’re a
first-time caller!
Sign up for these days and times: Sun., Oct.
27 from noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM and 5 to 8 PM ET, Mon., Oct. 28 noon to 3 PM
and 5 to 8 PM ET, Tues., Oct. 29, Wed., Oct. 30, Thurs., Oct. 31 and Fri., Nov.
1 noon to 3 PM and 5 to 8 PM ET &
Sat., Nov. 2 from 9 AM to noon, noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM and 5 to 8 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/715189/
10] – At 1 PM on Sun., Oct. 27: Professor Sa’ed Atshan, chair of the department of Peace
and Conflict Studies at Swarthmore College, will visit Homewood Friends
Meeting, 3107 North Charles St., Baltimore 21218, to talk about peacebuilding today, after a
year of horrific crisis in Gaza that continues to escalate and expand. Sa’ed
will draw on his Palestinian, queer, and Quaker identities to highlight
pathways to justice and liberation that maintain key intersectional protections
in the struggle (notably, how Palestinian national survival and resistance can
work in conjunction with Palestinian LGBTQ survival and protections)
This
event is free and open to the public. There is also a Zoom option. An ASL
interpreter and childcare will be available. There will be light refreshments
(at least cookies and fruit) afterwards. We ask that all who are interested (whether in-person or Zoom)
to please register.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y-JjRILFQFSgisFDsJ8FrA?_x_zm_rtaid=BYwaRaU1SNSCMPUw5qY_ug.1729992304489.ac91caecd4e39821b5e84de309011650&_x_zm_rhtaid=856#/registration
11] –On
Sun., Oct. 27 at 2 PM ET, there is a PG County DSA Branch Social
at Franklin's Brewery, 5123 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville 20710. In lieu of
a general body meeting for October, join your comrades for a branch social.
RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/october-post-canvass-social?link_id=79&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-october-18-2024&email_referrer=email_2505502&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-october-25-2024
12] – Join
Vote Forward for a virtual Big Send Rally on Sun., Oct. 27 from 8 to 9 PM
ET. Vote Forward has been working since
March of this year to write 10 Million letters to voters, and it is close
to its goal. Join in to celebrate the progress and motivate the group to keep
writing all the way through the mail deadline of October 29! Certain messages will be featured. Learn how
to measure the impact of the letters, get some inspiration for the message you
write in your letters, and celebrate the incredible letter writing work done
together. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/728479/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual
13] – 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 Oct.
28, 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.
14] – Defending Rights
and Dissent [updates@rightsanddissent.org] will hold on Mon., Oct. 28 at noon
ET a Town Hall on Project 2025. Register at https://actionnetwork.org/events/project-2025-town-hall?source=direct_link&=&sourceid=1100668&emci=317cfdc0-7d91-ef11-8474-000d3a98fa6b&emdi=930c6f44-8191-ef11-8474-000d3a98fa6b&ceid=2461345
15] – On Mon., Oct. 28, Wed., Oct 30 and Mon., Nov. 4 from
4:30 to 5:30 PM ET, join a MD Victory Sign Wave For Angela Alsobrooks &
other Democratic candidates In Baltimore! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/701687/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest
Gather
at 4501 Roland Ave., Baltimore 21210. Make your own sign or use one of the
signs provided to wave at vehicles passing by the intersection of Cold Spring
Lane and Roland Avenue during rush hour. Bring water and dress for the
weather--hat recommended. Smile and wave at passing motorists to get the word
out and pump up the excitement about Democratic candidates. Please park on the
NE corner of the intersection in front of 4501 Roland Avenue.
16] – On Mon., Oct. 28 from 5 to 8 PM ET, Tues., Oct. 29 through
Fri., Nov. 1 from noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM and 5 to 8 PM ET, phone bank in Glen
Bernie for Democrats at 530 McCormick Drive, Suite C, Glen Burnie 21061.
The
Phone Bank will continue through Tues., Nov. 5 at 2 PM. RSVP at
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/703324/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type
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., Oct. 21 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
