Baltimore Activist Aler -- October 21 - 29, 2024

19] Call Muslim voters – Oct. 21 – Oct. 26

20] Phone bank Wicomico County – Oct. 21 - 26

21] Phone bank in Glen Burnie -- Oct. 21 - 25

22] MPower Change – Oct. 21 - 25

23] Upgrade Maryland – Oct. 21

24] Rockville City Council housing discussion – Oct. 21

25] Reel and a Meal – Oct. 21

26] John Lewis film – Oct. 22

27] Swing Left – Oct. 22, 24 & 29

28] Russia out of Ukraine – Oct. 22

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19] – CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] needs you in Philadelphia from Mon., Oct. 21 through Fri., Oct. 25 from 9 AM to noon, noon to 3 PM or 3 to 5 PM ET.  And Sat., Oct. 26 from 10 AM to 1 PM and one to 4 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! This event to register Pennsylvania voters will continue through Oct. 29. 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

20] – On Mon., Oct. 21 through Sat., Oct. 26 from 9 AM to 1 PM, 3 to 5 PM & 6:30  to 8 PM ET,  get with a phone bank and call voters in Wicomico County. First time volunteering? No worries. Each Phone Bank shift starts with training with an organizer who will be there to help you out.

Are you a pro phone banker? GREAT! Show up on the Zoom, and you will be placed on the phone! Get out your phone, a Laptop/computer & an Internet Connection. Share the event on social media using the hashtag #WinWicomico. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/730255/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

21] – On Mon., Oct.  21 through Oct. 25 from noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM and 5 to 8 PM ET, phone bank in Glen Bernie for Democrats a t530 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

22] – MPower Change [info@mpowerchange.org] on Mon., Oct. 21 through Fri., Oct. 25 from 5 to 9 PM ET wants you to do a phone bank to Get Out the Vote. The group is calling Muslim voters around the country every week until Election Day to ensure mobilization in this election and beyond to build long-term political power. https://www.mymuslimvote.org/callingallmuslims

23] – CCAN [info@chesapeakeclimate.org] wants you to know about a new campaign in Maryland! CCAN, along with coalition partners, to turn up the heat on Maryland’s Public Service Commission (PSC) and other government agencies to make sure that we are heading toward a fossil-fuel-free future. The key to building power is by organizing people. The fossil fuel companies have significant resources at their disposal. So, we need to bring as many people into this movement and to organize our communities to demand the PSC to start planning for a clean energy future and to support state level grant making and rulemaking to transition our buildings to fossil free appliances. Learn about the Upgrade Maryland on Mon., Oct. 21 at 6 PM ET. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/upgrade-md-campaign-kick-off-tickets-1029967138437

24] – On Mon., Oct. 21 at 6:30 PM ET, there will be a Rockville City Council housing discussion 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. Around 6:50 PM ET, 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 subsidy. The Rockville City Hall building is around a 15 minute walk away from the Rockville Metro Station and parking is available on the street outside of City Hall.  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/rockville-city-council-housing-discussion-2?link_id=68&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-27-2024&email_referrer=email_2478270&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-october-4-2024

25] – Susan Barnett [reelandmealatnewdealcafe@gmail.com] wants you to see a film in-person or virtually on Mon., Oct. 21 at 7 PM ET. Reel and Meal presents "I've Endured: The Music and Legacy of Ola Belle Reed"

And "Festival to Support Ukraine." The first is the compelling story of Ola Belle Reed, born and raised in rural Appalachia, shaped by the hard times of the great depression in an area of no electricity and no jobs. She established herself as an influential musician, singer and songwriter of old-time mountain music.

Filmmaker Bill Shewbridge will join the discussion about this inspiring 51 minute documentary. He is a Professor of the Practice at UMBC's Media Communications studies program, and teaches courses in documentary, cultural media, and digital storytelling.  Included in the program will be a 9-minute short documentary entitled "Festival to Support Ukraine" which shows last year's annual music, dance and cultural Silver Spring event held in part to financially assist Ukraine in their ongoing life or death struggle against Russian aggression.

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 Virtual (on Zoom): Registration is required https://tinyurl.com/Oct212024

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. This month’s screening is organized by Frank Gervasi. For more information emailfrankrgervasi@gmail.com or the Reel and Meal Facebook page (www.facebook.com/reelandmealNDC).

26] – On Mon., Oct. 21 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM ET, get with a virtual Voting Rights: The Struggle to be Counted (a voting rights film viewing event). These are volunteer organized John Lewis Actions, hosted in Silver Spring 20906. We have a critical choice to make. We can vote to expand a democracy to include all of our citizens as Rep. John Lewis and others fought and died for; or we can vote to turn the country to election deniers, voter suppressors, and opponents of diversity, equity and inclusion. A choice between HOPE and FEAR. Photographer, film producer and social justice activist, Phil Portlock is presenting his informative and timely film, “VOTING RIGHTS: THE STRUGGLE TO BE COUNTED.” With creative use of music, powerful images and powerful narration by his wife Pat Sloan, the film traces the long and often brutal struggle by African Americans to gain and maintain the unrestricted right to have their votes counted at the ballot box. This film is Phil’s response to the June 25, 2013 U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in the Shelby v Holder voting rights case. The five conservative justices declared Section 4b (the coverage clause), and Section 5 (the pre-clearance clause) of the historic 1965 Voting Rights Act unconstitutional. This decision has led to the enactment of hundreds of voter restriction and suppression laws that have impacted the rights of millions of citizens throughout the nation. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/728695/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org

27] – On Tues., Oct. 22, Thurs., Oct. 24 and Tues., Oct. 29 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 the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., Oct. 22 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.

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