Baltimore Activist Alert -- December 19, 2024

39] Impeachable Offenses – Dec. 19

40] Free Syria webinar – Dec. 19

41] Palestinian student opportunities – Dec. 19

42] Social Housing organizing meeting – Dec. 19

43] CODEPINK Community Call – Dec. 19

44] Travel to Cuba – Dec. 19

45] JVP Mass Meeting – Dec. 19

46] Organizing – Dec. 19

47] PAX mass – Dec. 19

48] No more war making – Dec. 19

49] PDA Campaign Call – Dec. 19

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39] -- The Committee for the Republic [events@committeefortherepublic.org] on Wed., Dec. 18 at 7 PM ET will host Bruce Fein to discuss Impeachable Offenses at the Metropolitan Club, 1700 H St. NW, WDC.   Attend online at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yQU6vu_6Q6Sridnmlx-zyw#/registration

The Committee’s Vice Chairman, Bruce Fein -- author of American Empire before the Fall – is the most qualified authority to chronicle more than 125 impeachable offenses throughout American history. Bruce was at the epicenters of the impeachments of Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton. He drafted articles of impeachment against Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden. He drafted House Resolutions 922 and 411 for Congresspersons Walter Jones and Tulsi Gabbard making presidential wars impeachable offenses

40] -- Nonviolence International [info@nonviolenceinternational.net] on Thurs., Dec. 19 from 11 to 12:15 PM will hold a Free Syria Webinar and What's Next? Today, with liberation from the Assad regime, the future of Syria is hopeful but unclear as the transition period begins.  Outside governments continue to interfere in Syria's affairs with sanctions, troops, attacks, and weaponry. Join Syrian nonviolent activists as they talk about experiences, hopes and plans.  The event will be hosted by NVI Co-Directors, Michael Beer and Sami Awad. The speakers NVI Board Chair, Rafif Jouejati, co-founder of FREE Syria, and the principal architect of the Syrian Freedom Charter project. From Sweida, Syria, hear from Noura Salam. Register at https://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/free_syria_what_s_next?utm_campaign=free_syria_1224&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nonviolenceinternational

41] -- Scientists for Palestine [admin@scientists4palestine.com] on Thurs., Dec. 19 at noon wants you to join a virtual poster session showcasing Palestinian students! Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItcu6prT8pGtN2i4pSiupIGmsPzk8aNFrQ#/registration

Get a general history and aims of the Palestine Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program [PalUROP]. PalUROP is a broad program designed to foster and support collaborative research experiences by students in Palestinian universities, initiated in summer 2021. These projects, designed to provide hands-on educational experiences beyond the classroom, can be in any field represented in the university. Faculty, either in Palestine or abroad, propose appropriate research projects and select students to participate in the research. In many cases this involves a team of students, some from Palestine and some from abroad.

42] – On Thurs., Dec. 19 at 6 PM ET, join a Social Housing organizing meeting. Learn about its latest activities, what is planned for the future, and how to get involved. The group seeks to educate Metro DC DSA chapter members and the general public about social housing and to facilitate collective action in support of the passage and implementation of the Green New Deal for Housing Amendment Act. Email social.housing.wg@gmail.com

The legislation proposes to create mixed-income, district-owned housing with market rate units that subsidize a larger number of affordable units. It's a pioneering approach that deepens affordability, invests surplus funds into the creation of more social housing, and locks-in financial sustainability. The bill also includes climate and labor standards and elected tenant boards with oversight over building management. This event is open to both DSA members and supporters. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/december-19-2024-social-housing-organizing-meeting?link_id=73&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

43] – On Thurs., Dec. 19 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM ET, join a CODEPINK Community Call. This monthly community call is the space for all those in the CODEPINK community to connect! Hear from national staff, share updates from local chapters, and discuss important topics in war and peace. RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/communitycall12?utm_campaign=december_2024_member_newslette&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

44] -- MAPA [info@masspeaceaction.org] on Thurs., Dec. 19 at 7:30 PM ET is holding a webinar Travel to Cuba Now - Yes You Can. There is the Jazz Festival starting January 26 and the World Balance Conference January 28th. You can travel as an individual or with a small group of family or friends, or you can join any number of organized groups. This webinar will tell you how to go. It's not as complicated as you might think!

Merri Ansara, who has been traveling to Cuba since 1969 and for 20 years ran Common Ground Education and Travel sending thousands of people to Cuba as individuals or in groups, will outline the US regulations, the Cuban parameters, how to get there, where to stay, how to get around -- and answer any of your questions. RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/-r_oSBmTB0O81GRztlCtDQ2?ms=email-241213&emci=a64ac82c-65b9-ef11-88d0-000d3a9d5840&emdi=0cc4cc80-66b9-ef11-88d0-000d3a9d5840&ceid=269591

45] -- Jewish Voice for Peace [info@jewishvoiceforpeace.org] on Thurs., Dec. 19 from 7:30 to 9 PM ET, attend a virtual Mass Meeting. Get briefed on JVP strategy and the repression we're facing. RSVP at https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VzCKhc7lRsaLPAJWFDhLKw?_x_zm_rtaid=OPRgPmL-RKmB8gqKcQzHeg.1734495748190.28c7b12e7cd9df8f5c74bcc075922b23&_x_zm_rhtaid=975#/registration

Over 400 days into the U.S.-backed, Israeli genocide of Palestinians, none of us pictured we’d still be here. If you’re feeling hopeless, or uncertain about how we move forward together once Trump takes office — you’re not alone. It’s more critical than ever that we come together: to understand the shifting terrain, get clear on strategy, and get organized for the next phase of the work. 

46] -- On Thurs., Dec. 19  from 7:30 to 9 PM ET, Progressive Maryland wants you to get involved with the Kentland Neighborhood Union: Organizing for 2025 at 4500 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/746708/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org

After the Trump election, it is clear how wealthy millionaires and billionaires who manipulate the tax code do not have our best interest in mind! Gather together as a Greater Kentland community to plan the next moves. Discuss URGENT community issues and strategize on how to win real change for the communities--both at the local level and state level. Come and set the priorities for the Neighborhood Union and how you can take action in preparation for the legislative session!  While the efforts to prevent Trump's election fell short by an estimated 229,766 votes in three states, the collective actions of millions of people made the difference in many important races across the country. In states where Progressive Maryland focused its efforts, the margins were far tighter than the national average, helping Democrats win races decided by less than 1%. These victories are crucial as they gear up for the challenges ahead.

47] -- Pax Christi USA on Thurs., Dec. 19 at 8 PM ET will hold its final quarterly PAX Mass of 2024! Pray for peace throughout the war-riven world, with special intentions for the people of Gaza who have suffered due to economic blockades and military occupation for decades, even more intensely and violently in the past 14 months. The celebrant will be Bishop John Stowe, Pax Christi USA's bishop president.  Zoom will send out a link to everyone who is registered: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvd-GsqTsiHdL78RwZKXNJb9f59clCC3vn#/registration

48] --RootsAction Team [info@rootsaction.org] on Thurs., Dec. 19 at 8 PM ET invites you to register for the free livestream on Dec. 19 featuring the author of the new book Flights: Radicals on the Run. Joel Whitney sketches the lives of dissidents and writers who stood in the way of war making. Told through the lives of talented and stubborn dissidents in “the American Century,” Flights is the archetypal hero’s journey of a group of progressives whose struggle for truth, and for freedom from persecution, sent them into exile. Joel will be in conversation with RootsAction national director Norman Solomon, author of War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine. Two writers who greatly value each other’s work will be discussing their latest books in a free livestream sponsored by the RootsAction Education Fund.  In Solomon's book, he examines one of the most consequential and enduring components of American foreign policy: the forever war. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwode-vpzMsEtCUwXAAGgXuTv4LHjWE7nis#/registration?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=d714dbcf-4732-4b68-8e56-a28c7c77145a

49] -- Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] needs you on Thurs., Dec. 19 at 9 PM ET for a Campaign Call. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuGgrDItHdeYV7F9QQsruFMypvcMt5Fc#/registration Discuss next steps for real progressive change. You'll leave more hopeful, energized and organized.

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