Baltimore Activist Alert – October 27 – 29, 2024

Baltimore Activist Alert – October 27 – 29, 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] 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