52] Art and Activism – Dec. 13
53] Peace vigil at White House – Dec. 13
54] Women in Black vigil – Dec. 13
55] AFSC Action Hour for ceasefire –
Dec. 13
56] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – Dec. 13 - Dec. 14
57] Happy Hour to condemn Pepco – Dec.
13
58] Legislative Leadership
Day – Dec. 13
59] Peacebuilding next to Russia – Dec. 14
59] Canvass with tenants – Dec. 14
60] Anti-eviction canvass – Dec. 14
61] Environmental Justice -- Dec. 14
62] Abolition Solidarity Social – Dec.
14
63] Tenant Town Hall – Dec. 14
64] Write to anti-nuke protesters
65] Baltimore activist selling her home
66] Medical supplies are needed in Ukraine
67]
Read
Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a
Protest Primer"
68] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts
69] Do you need a doctor?
70]
Donate
books, videos, DVDs and records
71] Peace Park
Antinuclear Vigil
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52] – The Oil Change International [team@oilchange.org] on
Thurs., Dec. 12 at 2 PM ET will host a panel moderated by Amy Goodman with Rebecca Solnit and others for a
conversation on art and activism. Facts
and figures have never been enough to tilt the balance of power and bring about
transformational change. In every struggle for justice, whether it’s racial,
economic, or environmental, creativity has shaped the way we think, feel, and
act—and has been a driving force for change. Art can show us both the pain of
our world and the hope for what it could be. Register at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L83jCpkYSM6A9LI_qxu4Tg#/registration?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-tomorrow-join-me-amy-goodman-rebecca-solnit-and-others-for-a-conversation-on-art-and-activism&email_referrer=email_2557295&email_subject=tomorrow-join-me-amy-goodman-rebecca-solnit-and-others-for-a-conversation-on-art-and-activism
53] – There is a weekly vigil at the White House on Fridays from noon to 1 PM sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649.
54] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Baltimore Women in Black vigil for peace with men and women who live in Roland Park. WIB invites all to join, and any peace sign is welcome, such as "Defuse Nuclear War." The vigil takes place outside Roland Park Place at 830 West 40th Street and Elm Street. The VFP peace walkers will join he vigil. Parking is free at RPP or at the Rotunda across the street. Contact Ann Vinup at annvinup@gmail.com.
55] – The American Friends Service Committee holds an Action Hour for a Cease-fire Now every Friday at noon ET. Join AFSC staff to hear updates from Gaza. Then, take action by contacting elected officials and call for an immediate cease-fire and humanitarian access to Gaza.
Our
elected officials need to keep hearing from us. RSVP at https://afsc.org/events/action-hour-cease-fire-now?ms=EMA24EI1103&emci=17faec34-887a-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&emdi=9695a439-f87c-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&ceid=764241
56] –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 Fri., Dec. 13 and Sat., Dec. 14. Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration
57] – On Fri., Dec. 13 at 6 PM ET for a WE Power DC happy hour at Sonny's Pizza, 3120 Georgia Ave. NW, WDC 20010. Come discuss Pepco’s latest dirty deed (with the help of the industry-captured Public Services Commission) — securing a $123 million rate hike over the next 2 years, yanking money from the pockets of poor and working class neighbors. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/we-power-dc-december-happy-hour/?link_id=21&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-29-2024&email_referrer=email_2551921&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-6-2024
58] – Join the ACLU Grassroots Legislative Leadership Day on Sat., Dec. 14 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM ET. The future of Maryland is in our hands. Now more than ever, we need our voices heard in our State Capital in 2025. Annapolis belongs to everyone. Your voice matters in shaping our future. Your leadership is crucial. Be part of the movement to protect civil liberties in Maryland! After you RSVP, you will receive the Zoom link for the joining the event. RSVP at https://www.aclu-md.org/en/events/grassroots-legislative-leadership-day-december-14-2024?initms_aff=md&initms_chan=eml&utm_medium=eml&initms=adv-feed-sail-gradead-md-241118_glld-civilliberties-grassrootsleadership-rsvp&utm_source=sail&utm_campaign=rsvp&utm_content=adv-feed-sail-gradead-md-241118_glld-civilliberties-grassrootsleadership-rsvp&af=RA1%2BJp3N228aRV69knhQi6HdXOURCg1a8LjFy%2FqVNQ3Po1gpJ2TWtaez2njMlOuEAnWCHkgEsbpWshTz9SyXZHZ4ZBqwHCVVpKJ%2BZXlAWLY9SUg1qbRF6XQ%2FGofdGh0uIrE%2BgrtlRDoZHWCwwg1ZrXmTDTeoAx%2B%2B4iu8YWTWyXa4EoSg7nGmN8x6HStwNOnh&ms_aff=md&ms_chan=eml&ms=adv-feed-sail-gradead-md-241118_glld-civilliberties-grassrootsleadership-rsvp
59] – World BEYOND War [greta@worldbeyondwar.org] on Sat., Dec. 14 at noon ET is holding a webinar Peacebuilding Next to Russia. Hear from Finnish perspectives on peace. Finland and Russia not only share a 1,340-kilometer (833 miles) border, but also a long history. There have been many conflicts and disagreements, many of which have been resolved without violence and war. Now, as tensions build, it is important to hear from advocates for peace, nonviolent resolution to conflicts, and ways to reduce the tension. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/webinar-peacebuilding-next-to-russia?clear_id=true&link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-webinar-peacebuilding-next-to-russia-december-14&email_referrer=email_2543965&email_subject=webinar-peacebuilding-next-to-russia-december-14
60] – On Sat., Dec. 14 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM, join an SOS Anti-Eviction Canvass at L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station, 650 D St. SW, WDC 20024. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/sos-anti-eviction-canvas-december-2024?source=direct_link&&link_id=63&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_2551921&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-6-2024
Come out and inform tenants facing eviction of their rights in court, how to get a lawyer, and to see if they're interested in organizing their building. At 1:30 PM take a short training to explain why these canvasses are necessary, how to talk to tenants about their upcoming eviction suits, and how to fill in walk-sheets. If you have a car, please drive it down to the meeting spot! Cars are helpful for getting canvassers to Metro-inaccessible areas. Email tenants@mdcdsa.org
61] – Environmental Justice Task Force End of Year [info@progressivemaryland.org] on Sat., Dec. 14 from 2:30 to 4:30 PM ET wants you to join a meeting at the Enoch Pratt Public Library in Cherry Hill to Support the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act! Join Progressive Maryland’s movement to end public funding for incineration by advocating in support of the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2025. The group indicates that it is closer than ever to removing trash incineration from the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard Program! Senate President Bill Ferguson’s announcement has opened the door for transformative action in the 2025 legislative session and we need your voice to help pass the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act (RREA). At this community event, discuss the plan for advancing the RREA during the legislative session next month. You'll learn how to lobby effectively and advocate for the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act, and deliver powerful testimony. Baltimore City Democratic Central Committee member and community advocate Diana Emerson will be the featured speaker to inspire frontline community members to join us in Annapolis to testify in support of the RREA in early January. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/744497/?emci=0ee446dd-32b7-ef11-88d0-000d3a9d5840&emdi=d7c18fd7-36b7-ef11-88d0-000d3a9d5840&ceid=136680
62] – Get over to an Abolition Solidarity Social [novabranch [at] mdcdsa [dot] org] on Sat., Dec. 14 from 3 to 5 PM ET at Detour Coffee, 946 N. Jackson St., Arlington 22201. Join the Northern Virginia DSA Abolition Working Group for a cozy winter social! Help raise money for the Free Them All VA commissary fund, and write letters to incarcerated folks. Masks encouraged and provided. Event will take place outdoors, weather permitting. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/abolition-solidarity-social/?link_id=66&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-29-2024&email_referrer=email_2551921&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-6-2024
63] – Join a Huntington Tenant Association Town Hall with Council Member Barry Jackson on Sat., Dec. 14 from 3:30 to 4:30 PM ET. Come to the Community/ Business Center Huntington at King Farm Apartments, 801 Elmcroft Blvd., Rockville 20850. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/744031/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org
64] – Two anti-US nuclear weapons in Germany activists are serving time in a German prison. Should you want to write the women, use these addresses: Susan Crane or Susan van der Hijden, JVA Rohrbach, Peter-Caesar-Allee 1 55597 Wöllstein, Germany. Visit this website -- www.noelhuis.nl/kernwapensweg
65] – 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.
66] -- If you are able to donate any kind of surplus medical supplies for field hospitals in eastern Ukraine, please email Brendan.walls@seaseton.org or call 410-721-70 x231. There is a colleague whose father is a medic on the front line. One container is shipped every month to the Donbass region. Donations can be picked up in Baltimore and Columbia every Thursday, and on other days in Annapolis and Crofton.
67] – David Eberhardt was a member of the Baltimore Four with Father Philip Berrigan, Tom Lewis and Rev. James Mengel. The group poured blood on draft files on October 27, 1967. They would be convicted and sentenced to prison.
He has written a book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"- documenting the Baltimore Four action and many others up to and including the most recent Plowshares action – Kings Bay Plowshares 7. Dave printed new copies of For All the Saints, a Protest Primer- 250+ pp w photos-therefore #'s 351-400 making it o so collectable with two Berrigan book reviews added. The books are signed, and the price remains $25. Will send free if need be- he is not in it for the money! If you want one, send him a check, or contact Dave Eberhardt, 4 Hadley Square North, Baltimore, MD 21218 by email at 1941mireille@gmail.com.
68] -- This is A PLEA TO CONVINCE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY TO OBEY INTERNATIONAL LAW. The world reached a historic milestone on January 22, 2021: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons [TPNW] entered into force and become binding international law -- https://www.icanw.org/the_treaty.
Prevent Nuclear War/Maryland has called attention to the growing danger of nuclear war and the outrageous $1.7 trillion dollars we are spending to upgrade the nuclear arsenal. On July 18, 2017, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, a U.S. Navy - affiliated research center received a seven-year, $92 million contract to continue its systems engineering and research-and-development services for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. Help convince JHU to renounce nuclear weapons contracts. Contact the president, Ron Daniels, to urge him to reject all nuclear weapons contracts: Office of the President, 242 Garland Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218. Call his office at (410) 516-8068 or email president@jhu.edu.
70] -- If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs, records, tarps and table cloths, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
71] -- A Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org; call 202-682-4282.
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/.
“One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan
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