Monday, December 9, 2024

Baltimore Activist Alert -- December 10 - 14, 2024

31] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – Dec. 10 - 14

32] Talk about Gitmo prisoners – Dec. 11

33] Team Enough – Dec. 11

34] Quaker peacemaking – Dec. 11

35] Organizing to Win – Dec. 11

36] Get ready for MD legislature Dec. 11

37] No to Israel bonds – Dec. 11

38] Support BDS Dec. 11

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31] –Jewish Voice for Peace is doing a Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & outrage into action to stop a genocide.  A year into the genocide in Gaza, we are overwhelmed with sorrow and rage. There are no words to describe the devastating pain of the past year in which the Israeli military has killed over 44,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including more than 17,000 children. The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court have both declared that Israel must stop the genocidal acts being committed on the Palestinian people. And the U.S. government is actively supporting the Israeli military as it wreaks devastation on the over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza. JVP continues to come together as a political community in its daily half-hour to take action, Monday through Friday, for the past year. Join in and take collective action to demand an arms embargo to Israel, immediate end to the genocide, a lasting ceasefire and an end to Israeli siege, apartheid, occupation, and oppression of Palestinians and Lebanon. All are welcome. All are needed. Get involved at 3 PM ET on Dec. 10--14.  Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

32] – Witness against Torture [contact@witnessagainsttorture.com] on Wed., Dec. 11 at noon ET hear from Attorney Alka Pradhan in conversation with Dr. Maha Hilal.  RSVP at https://form.jotform.com/243396619037161

 Call Biden every day: tell him to release the Gitmo prisoners NOW.  Release to safe countries the 16 prisoners who have been "cleared for transfer." Clear and release the three who have never been charged. Settle plea deals and finalize plans for each charged man who wants a plea.  Call (202) 456-1111 (Tue-Thu 11-3 ET).  

33] –On Wed., Dec. 11 from 6 to 6:30 PM ET, get with a virtual Team ENOUGH Welcome Session (For Young People under 26).  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/425528/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

Are you a young person between 13 and 25 years old who is interested in taking action around preventing gun violence? Learn more about the different ways you can engage. Team ENOUGH is a youth-led program whose mission is to educate young voices about gun violence and mobilize them to take meaningful action against it. Supported by Brady United, it harnesses the expertise and experience of today’s youth to advance its intersectional work across the country. This event will continue on Wednesday, December 18 from 6 to 6:30 PM ET.

34]FCNL [support@fcnl.org] on Wed., Dec. 11 at 6:30 PM ET will ask the question: “So, You’ve written a minute on Gaza, What Now?” Register at https://fcnl.actionkit.com/event/quaker-welcome-center-events-watch-home_attend/3313/?t=17&utm_campaign=event&utm_source=ak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=81713.152065.ed1jyU&akid=81713%2E152065%2Eed1jyU

Join the Quaker Change-maker event with Lauren Brownlee who will moderate a conversation highlighting the peacemaking witness of two Friends. Susan Herndon (Boise, ID Advocacy Team and Decorah Friends Meeting) and Kelsey Swindler (Campus Friends Meeting) are working hard for peace in Israel and Palestine.

35]Organizing to Win: A Practical Introduction by Rising Organizers will take place on Wed., Dec. 11 from 6:45 to 9 PM ET at the MLK Library, 901 G St. NW, WDC 20001. Email info@risingorganizers.org.  Rising Organizers will host an introductory organizing training to learn what this thing is and how you can get started today. All you need is yourself, your strengths, and your hope for a better future. Take a deep dive into the core principles of community organizing, talk about building people power, and brainstorm ways to move people from inaction to action. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/organize-to-win?link_id=39&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-29-38]

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36]On Wed., Dec. 11 from 7 to 8:30 PM ET, Jews United for Justice will hold a virtual Maryland Statewide Working Groups meeting! You can choose a breakout room for one of the working groups (Housing Justice, Economic Justice, and Youth Justice) to learn about the campaign and what actions you can take. A special note about the Housing Justice Working Group: this breakout will include a statewide Housing Justice Working Group and the existing Montgomery County Housing Team. The first part of the meeting will be focused on statewide work and the final part will be focused on Montgomery County specific campaigns. If you have questions about this new structure, contact natalia.paleywhitman@jufj.org. 

RSVP at https://jufj.org/event/md-jointwg-2/?emci=c0088de3-2da8-ef11-88d0-6045bdd62db6&emdi=1c978737-58a8-ef11-88d0-6045bdd62db6&ceid=3403859  You will receive call-in instructions via email after you RSVP.

37]USCPR [contact@uscpr.org] on Wed., Dec. 11 at 7 PM will host an Israel Bonds Community Divestment webinar. It is time to Break the Bonds of Genocide webinar. U.S. investments in Israel bonds have funded decades of occupation and military aggression against the Palestinian people. These financial instruments prop up a system of genocide and apartheid—and it’s our responsibility to disrupt it.  During the constant painful horrors of the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people, it’s absolutely crucial that we as a U.S.-based solidarity movement sharpen our strategies and focus our efforts on where we can make a significant impact. That means following the flow of the money and weapons, and targeting the pressure points to disrupt it.  RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6217284992368/WN_CnrtTFpiR5KO31T-SmrBSg?emci=a9629f60-54b3-ef11-88d0-000d3a9d5840&emdi=23f92068-66b3-ef11-88d0-000d3a9d5840&ceid=5467956#/registration

38] – On Wed., Dec. 11 at 8 PM ET, CODEPINK will discuss Confronting Israel’s Terror through BDS. Join this webinar on using the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement to confront Israel's terror on Palestine! Discuss the #BoycottNetflix campaign, and hear from Hannah Craig from Artists against Apartheid, as well as CODEPINK co-founder Jodie Evans! RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/boycottnetflixwebinar

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

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