Baltimore Activist Alert – October 20 – 26, 2024

Baltimore Activist Alert – October 20 – 26, 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] Go to Philadelphia – Oct. 20 - 26

8] Get out the vote – Oct. 20 – 26

9] Phone bank for Democrats – Oct. 20 – 26

10] Black Lives Matter -- Oct. 20

11] Online Palestinian film salon – Oct. 20

12] Metro DC DSA meeting -- Oct. 20

13] Activists Writing Together – Oct. 20

14] Hear from John Nichols – Oct. 20

15] Vote no on two ballot issues – Oct. 20

16] Internationalism meeting – Oct. 20

17] Protest at the Pentagon – Oct. 21

18] Election Protection Zoom – Oct. 21

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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] – CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] needs you in Philadelphia from Sun., Oct. 20 & Sat., Oct 26 from 10 AM to 1 PM and from Mon., Oct. 21 through Fri., Oct. 25 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

8] – 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, and we can’t do it without your help!

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. 20 & Sat., Oct. 26 from noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM and 5 to 8 PM and Mon. through Fri., Oct. 21 – Oct. 25 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/715189/ 

9] – On Sun., Oct. 20 from noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM & 5 to 8 PM ET and Mon., Oct. 21 through Oct. 25 from noon to 3 PM and 5 to 8 PM and Sat., Oct. 26 from 9 AM to noon, noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM, 5 to 8 PM ET, join MD Victory and phone bank for Democrats Up and Down the Ballot in Baltimore City North.  This phone bank will continue through Tues., Nov. 5 at 4 PM ET at Baltimore City, 2330 N. Howard St., Baltimore 21211. The phone bank training will begin promptly at the scheduled start time. Please arrive a few minutes early to get signed in. The more volunteers on the dialer, the more voters to speak with and turn out to the polls! Share this on social media using the hashtag #TeamMaryland   RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/703283/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

10] – Join the Interfaith Coalition For Black Lives on Sun., Oct. 20 from 1:30 to 2:30 PM ET at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 5401 Loch Raven Blvd., Baltimore 21239. Visit www.IC4BL.org

11] – Voices from the Holy Land [vfhlonlinefilmsalon@144271541.mailchimpapp.com] hopes you will watch the recording of the Q&A panel discussion on ISRAEL, PALESTINE, BDS, AND BOYCOTTING IN THE US. Visit www.voicesfromtheholyland.org/salonrecordings

Get an invitation to an Online Film Salon on Sun., Oct. 20 at 3 PM ET. The Past and the Present Tell Us: Palestine’s Future has to be Different!  Two documentaries from the early 1980s provide visual evidence of the colonization, apartheid, and military systems Israel uses to maintain domination. Each of the scenes from 40 years ago has a corollary in the present and poses questions about the future related to dispossession, subjugation, inter-generational trauma, resistance, right of return, reparations, and self-determination. The two films also offer first-hand testimonies, reminding us that for decades the Palestinian people have been telling the world about their plight, to little avail. Our salon will discuss the issues that have remained consistent over time, what’s new about the present moment, and what we must do to bring about a just future.

You must register to join the discussion & receive links to the videos: Tinyurl.com/VFHL-October2024.  Once you register, you will get a confirmation email from Zoom with a link to the meeting and a link with to watch the film.   Watch the film at your convenience before the event.  Then join us with your thoughts and questions for the speakers at the Q&A Discussion.

12] –On Oct. 20 from 3 to 5 PM ET, join a  Metro DC DSA general body meeting at the Friends Meeting House of Washington, 2111 Decatur Place NW, WDC. Email steering-all@mdcdsa.org.  This event will be hybrid.  The Zoom link will be provided to those who RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/metro-dc-dsa-october-20th-general-body-meeting?link_id=58&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

13] – On Sun., Oct. 20 from 4 to 6 PM ET, Be the Change Bmore is hosting Activists Writing Together at Stony Run Friends Meeting, 5116 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21210. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/632414/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest Time

Write letters that Make a Difference! The group meets twice each month from May to November to write postcards/letters to voters in swing states Text unregistered folks with information on how to register to vote. These fun working sessions are open to everyone, and happen on the 3rd Sunday each month.

14] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to attend the Town Hall on Sun., Oct. 20 at 4 PM ET. John Nichols will be the featured guest, and he will share his analysis of the election and how progressive activists can have a positive impact on the outcome.  Trump and his oligarch-backed MAGA movement represent a much greater threat to the maintenance of our democratic republic than anything we've seen since, at least, the defeat of post-Civil War reconstruction or the Civil War itself.

 PDA asks everyone to be just as active both before and after an election in the fight to preserve and expand democracy. No contemporary public figure personifies that spirit more than the great political journalist John Nichols, an ally of PDA since its founding 20 years ago.  RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4#/registration

15] – On Sundays Oct. 20 and Nov. 3 from 5 to 7 PM ET, come join the Sandtown-Winchester Neighborhood Union and knock on doors and ensure that all of the neighborhood votes NO against two ballot questions which seek to diminish political power and cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the public school system, parks and recreation, sanitation, and more!  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/665742/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

16] – On Sun., Oct. 20 from 7 to 8 PM ET, MDC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] will hold an Internationalism Monthly Meeting.  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/mdc-dsa-internationalism-october-2024-monthly-meeting?link_id=59&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

A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP.  Share updates on international solidarity work in the DMV and continue to solidify the Working Group. Meet on the third Sunday of the month from 7 to 8 PM ET.

17] – 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. 21, 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.

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. 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