Baltimore Activist Alert – October 13 – 18, 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] Mindfulness Meditation – Oct. 13
8] Phone bank for Angela Alsobrooks – Oct. 13 – Oct. 18
9] Canvass for Rockville
Rent Stabilization – Oct. 13
10] Addressing the Root
Causes of Israel’s genocide –
Oct. 13
11] TAKE BACK THE HOUSE – Oct. 13
12] Full Spectrum Dominance Oct. 13
13] Must Win
this Election – Oct. 13
14] Electoral
Working Group meeting – Oct. 13
15] Protest at the Pentagon – Oct. 14
16] Get to Philadelphia – Oct. 14
17] Preventing Avoidable
Indo-Pacific Wars – Oct. 14
18] Election Protection Zoom – Oct. 14
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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] – 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 Oct. 13, there is no platform address. Instead, at 9:30 AM ET check out Mindfulness Meditation on Zoom. Mindfulness is a tool you can use in your daily life to act in a more ethical way. Practice mindfulness meditation so that it comes naturally in stressful times. Sit on chairs and breathe just the way it comes natural and listen to the words of Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the world’s best-known teachers of mindfulness. Mindfulness Meditation is a western, non-sectarian, research-based form of meditation derived from a 2,500 year old Buddhist practice called Vipassana or Insight Meditation. It is a form of meditation designed to develop the skill of paying attention to our inner and outer experiences with acceptance, patience, and compassion. Contact KARENSELLIOTT@AOL.COM for ZOOM link.
8] – 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., Oct. 13 from noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM and 5 to 8 PM and Mon. through Fri., Oct. 14 – Oct. 18 from noon to 3 PM & 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/668790/
9] – Join a Canvass for Rockville Rent Stabilization on Sun., Oct. 13 at noon ET at Westchester Rockville Station Apartments (address is for a Wendy's parking lot a block away), 808 Rockville Pike, Rockville 20851. Email montgomerycountydsa@gmail.com
On Mon., Oct. 21, the Rockville City Council will hold a hearing about housing subsidies and tenants will testify about the urgent need for rent stabilization in the city. Email montgomerycountydsa@gmail.com
Tenants in the City of Rockville are still vulnerable to large rent increases because they are not covered by Montgomery County's new rent stabilization law. Rockville tenants plan to join the October 21 Rockville City Council hearing to urge the council to pass rent stabilization. Join Montgomery County DSA to talk to tenants about rent stabilization and invite them to city council hearing!
10] – The Canadian BDS Coalition [coalition@bdscoalition.ca] on Sun., Oct. 13 at 1 PM needs you to join in the webinar: Resistance until Return: Addressing the Root Causes within a Rights-based Decolonization Approach. Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip has exceeded the one-year mark, and it has extended its aggressive and hostile acts to Lebanon, with the participation of the United States and complicity of other colonial states. These states claim the aggression is justified in order to ensure the return of Israeli colonizers to the northern areas of Palestine, that Zionist forces ethnically cleansed and colonized prior to and during the Nakba. Palestinian refugees and internally displaced persons, who today number 9.17 million and account for 66 percent of the Palestinian people, have been denied their right of return. Not only has Palestinian return been denied for over 76 years, but they have also experience additional repeated and multiple forced displacement. Forced Displacement and transfer is one pillar of Israel’s system of domination, which also includes colonization and apartheid applied over all of Mandatory Palestine. RSVP at https://bdscoalition.ca/2024/10/04/webinar-sun-oct-13-1-pm-et-8-pm-palestine-resistance-until-return-addressing-the-root-causes-within-a-rights-based-decolonization-approach/
11] –On Sun., Oct. 13 from 2 -4 PM & 5 to 7 PM ET, The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee wants your help with "TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!" as a DCCC Texter! This will continue through Nov. 11 at 7:30 PM ET. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/617917/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual
12] – The Global Network against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space [info@space4peace.org] on Sun., Oct. 13 at 3 PM ET indicates that Mr. Big wants Full Spectrum Dominance. As part of the annual Keep Space for Peace Week you should attend this webinar on Zoom to discuss the latest issues around the militarization of space - particularly as it relates to the current Zionist genocide underway in Palestine. The aerospace industry works relentlessly to drive the hype, fear, imperial desire, and congressional pressure to expand the already dangerous and costly US-NATO space militarization system. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86374719555?pwd=65MRXwbramOaDBMvSOsUaH2ev0Bumy.1
13] –Alan Minsky for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to attend the Town Hall on Sun., Oct. 13 at 4 PM ET -- Why We Must Win this Election and How We Do It. Focus on why we MUST win in November, and how we'll get it done. Hear from a representative from Surge States, which is providing transportation to support the Harris/Walz campaign in swing states. Learn about all that PDA is doing down the homestretch of our campaign to save American democracy. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4#/registration
This moment, however, is so dire that half of this week's Town Hall will enumerate the reasons why Donald Trump's 2024 candidacy represents a mortal threat to American democracy. Organize for victory.
14] – The Northern Virginia DSA Electoral Working Group meeting will be on Sun., Oct. 13 from 7 to 8 PM. Join #nova-electoral on slack, and fill out the interest form. Also, feel free to reach out to @Alex Yarkosky on slack with any questions about electoral work. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-electoral-monthly-working-group-meeting-1013?link_id=54&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-27-2024-2&email_referrer=email_2487216&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-october-11-2024
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 Oct. 14, 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] – CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] needs you in Philadelphia from Mon., Oct. 14 through Fri., Oct. 18 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! 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
17] – The Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security [joseph@cpdcs.ccsend.com] wants you to know about Preventing Avoidable Indo-Pacific Wars on Mon., Oct. 14 at 9 AM ET. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvce6orjMtHdTKKtmHYmAFpmqHyr3StvNa#/registration
Amidst the Ukraine, Gaza, and Lebanon Wars, the U.S., its allies, China, and North Korea are eyeball to eyeball in military and economic competitions. An incident, accident, or miscalculation could escalate to war, even nuclear war. Flashpoints include Taiwan; the South China, West Philippine, and East China Seas; and Korea. For the past year, an international working group of scholars and national peace movement leaders from across the Indo-Pacific region, the United States, and Europe have analyzed these crises and developed common security diplomatic alternatives that can lead to greater peace, justice, and prosperity while building the collaborations needed to challenge the existential nuclear and climate threats.
18] – 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. 14 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
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