Baltimore Activist Alert – November 17 – 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] Rockville Rent
Stabilization Canvass – Nov.
17
8] Tell Biden: Every Day
Counts – Nov. 17
9] D.C.
Police Violence Walking Tour – Nov. 17
10] Solidarity with Nicaraguan Revolution -- Nov. 17
11] Rethinking Thanksgiving webinar – Nov. 17
12] Why MLK and Non-Violence are Key to Defeating Trumpism – Nov. 17
13] DSA's Internationalism
Working Group – Nov. 17
14] Protest
at the Pentagon – Nov. 18
15] Janice and Max go on trial – Nov. 18
16] Election Protection Zoom – Nov. 18
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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] – On Sun., Nov. 17 at 11 AM, join a Rockville Rent Stabilization Canvass at the Bainbridge Shady Grove Apartments, 15955 Frederick Road, Rockville 20855. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/rockville-rent-stabilization-canvass-4?link_id=74&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-8-2024&email_referrer=email_2530551&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-15-2024
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 Nov. 18 Rockville City Council hearing to urge the council to pass rent stabilization. Join in to talk to tenants about rent stabilization and invite them to city council hearing! Email montgomerycountydsa@gmail.com
8] – Come to a Washington, D.C. rally to Tell Biden: Every Day Counts on Sun., Nov. 17 from 1 to 3 PM ET at EPA Headquarters, 12th Street NW & Constitution Ave. NW, WDC 20004. We have two months left of a Democratic presidency before four years of Donald Trump. Republicans have vowed to expand fossil fuel production, cater to industry at the expense of workers, and eliminate key climate funds in the hottest year in recorded history. We intend to fight back! Pressure Biden to take major action on climate change before January. This is the last major moment on climate for at least two years — let's make it count. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/743966/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type
9] – Join Metro DC DSA Abolition Working Group on Sun., Nov. 17 at 1 PM ET for a History of D.C. Police Violence Walking Tour. Meet at Black Lives Matter, 815 Black Lives Plaza NW, WDC 20006. Email at abolition@mdcdsa.org RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/a-history-of-police-violence-dc-walking-tour?link_id=75&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-8-2024&email_referrer=email_2530551&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-15-2024
10] – The Maryland CPUSA [md@cpusa.org] on Sun., Nov. 17 at 3 PM ET wants you to know about a webinar, "Solidarity with Nicaraguan Revolution: the Friends of ATC network." Register at bit.ly/NicaNov17. Learn about the ATC, the Rural Workers Association in Nicaragua, which is achieving food sovereignty, environmental protections, and labor rights, in solidarity with and support from the Sandinista Popular Revolution. Featured speakers this month are volunteers with the Friends of the ATC network who will describe how the network was formed and share first-hand accounts of the profound changes that have taken place in the Nicaraguan countryside in the past 45 years. Today, Nicaragua is 90% self-sufficient in food, mainly grown by small farmers who received land during the 1980s agrarian reform and who are supported today by government programs focused on the popular economy. Testimonies of visitors to Nicaragua with Friends of ATC will share how this beautiful country is on the cutting edge of a new world based upon social justice and respect for Mother Earth. Email NicaraguaWebinars@gmail.com.
11] – Get over to a virtual Rethinking Thanksgiving webinar, hosted by Showing Up for Racial Justice on Sun., Nov. 17 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM ET. This is about Dismantling Colonial Myths, Uplifting Indigenous Rights and Honoring Mother Earth. Celebrate the victories of Indigenous Peoples, while confronting the ongoing impact of genocide and ecocide tied to settler colonialism and the military-industrial complex from Turtle Island to Palestine. This is an opportunity to reflect on how communities and individuals can support Indigenous Peoples and the vital role of Mother Earth Rights in our collective future. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/727474/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual
12] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to attend on Sun., Nov. 17 at 4 PM ET the weekly Town Hall: Why MLK and Non-Violence are Key to Defeating Trumpism. Hear from Mimi Kennedy about What can we learn from history? How can we emulate the best of the American democratic tradition? If anyone had any illusions that Donald Trump wasn't a threat to our constitutional republic, they evaporated over the past week as he announced the people he has chosen to run the most powerful agencies of the Federal government. Not only are these nominees severely unqualified to lead these departments, their defining feature is not just loyalty to Donald Trump, but to his vision of obliterating the norms and practices of the U.S. government.
Let's be clear about his motivation. This is not being done because these Federal agencies somehow stand in the way of changes that would improve life for the majority of Americans. If that's the case, surely Trump would have outlined his rationale during the campaign. Rather, Trump is aiming to fulfill a longtime goal of pro-business reactionaries by limiting, or even eliminating, regulations that protect the health and safety of the population and place constraints on powerful corporations and individuals. In this, he is doing the bidding of our oligarchs, common man be damned. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4#/registration
13] – On Sun., Nov. 17 from 7 to 8 PM ET, be at a monthly meeting for the Metro DC DSA's Internationalism Working Group. Share updates on international solidarity work in the DMV. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/mdc-dsa-internationalism-november-2024-monthly-meeting?link_id=76&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-8-2024&email_referrer=email_2530551&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-15-2024
14] – 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 Nov. 18, 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.
15] – On April 9, Janice Sevre-Duszynska and Max Obuszewski were arrested in the Dirksen Senate Office Building cafeteria with Christians for a Free Palestine and charged with incommoding. The group went to a Senate cafeteria to lobby Senate staffers to implore upon their respective senators that Palestinians are being starved. The situation today is even worse. They both will appear at 9:30 PM on November 18 in Courtroom 310 in D.C. Superior Court, 500 Indiana Ave., NW, WDC 20001. Max will argue that he was in the cafeteria to point out that the Biden administration is complicit with the ongoing genocide, including the fact that Palestinians are starving. How could he not speak out?
Janice, under the guidance of her attorney Mark Goldstone, will argue because of her religious beliefs she was compelled to lobby staffers to recognize that the Biden administration was violating US law by providing aid and armaments to Israel, a well-known violator of human rights. Why is the government prosecuting two concerned citizens who cried genocide, while US government officials complicit with the genocide are not being charged? Consider coming to the trial to witness the justice system in action. Max can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.
16] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Green Grassroots Emergency Environment and Election Protection (GREEP) Zoom on Mon., Nov. 18 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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