12] Russia out of Ukraine – Dec. 3
13] Medicare for All – Dec. 3
14] Welcome to DSA – Dec. 3
15] Showing Up for Racial
Justice – Dec. 3
16] Rally for the climate – Dec. 3
17] RABBI ARIK ASCHERMAN speaks -- Dec.
3
18] Crisis to Action – Dec. 3
19] Trans Rights – Dec. 4
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– Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on
Tues., Dec. 26 from 4 to 4:30 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles
Sts. The invasion of Ukraine has the potential to become a war extending
throughout Europe. Putin has destroyed Aleppo and Grozny and has
threatened the use of nuclear weapons. Russian soldiers were sent into
the area around the contaminated and still radioactive Chernobyl nuclear
plant. Now they are stationed in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the
largest in Europe. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot
net or 410-323-1607.
13] – The Northern Virginia DSA Medicare for All Working Group [novabranch@mdcdsa.org] will be meeting virtually on Tues., Dec. 3 from 6 to 7 PM ET. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-medicare-for-all-working-group-meeting-tuesday-december-3rd-at-6pm?clear_id=true&link_id=6&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-187&email_referrer=email_2543127&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events
Discuss the Medicare for All Resolution public education campaigns in northern Virginia and plan other actions to ensure healthcare as a human right. The group meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month. The meetings are open to the public for all who support healthcare as a human right.
14] – The Metro DC DSA Welcome Committee Training & Outreach (DC) will be meeting on Tues., Dec. 3 from 6 to 8 PM ET at the Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW, WDC 20017. A link to attend this event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/welcome-committee-training-outreach?clear_id=true&link_id=7&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-187&email_referrer=email_2543127&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events
Come to the first gathering of the New Member Welcome Committee. Reach out to people who just joined the MDC DSA chapter to connect with them and let them know how to get plugged in. This would be a great way to dip your toes in to MDC DSA chapter internal organizing! For new members, by new members! The first 30 minutes will be devoted getting you acquainted with campaigns and Frequently Asked Questions to expect. There will also be two people available to answer questions that may come up! Come get oriented to the chapter and help us with outreach to the many folks who are joining in the wake of Democrats' utter dumpster fire failure.
15] – On Tuesdays, Dec. 3, 10 & 17 from 6 to 9 PM ET, get with Showing Up for Racial Justice for a virtual Phone Bank to grow the movement on Turnout Tuesdays. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/607244/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type
16] – The DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council [info@dncclimate.org] on Tues., Dec. 3 at 6:30 PM ET in GWU Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW, WDC or virtually for the Rally and Livestream for the climate fight ahead. Rally to Uphold Climate Justice against Trump’s Pro-Fossil Fuel Agenda. Rally and act for climate – and against the upcoming Administration’s climate lies and fossil fuel agenda – with the DNC Climate Council and climate activists from across the country with Jane Fonda, Senator Ed Markey, and Sunrise Executive Director Aru Shiney-Ajay. RSVP at https://www.dncclimate.org/fightforclimate?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-rally-to-uphold-climate-justice-against-trumps-pro-fossil-fuel-agenda-livestream-and-in-person-in-dc-2&email_referrer=email_2543119___subject_3075057&email_subject=_____-rally-to-uphold-climate-justice-against-trumps-pro-fossil-fuel-agenda-livestream-and-in-person-in-dc
17] – Join BALTIMORE PEACE ACTION & VETERANS FOR PEACE for an evening with RABBI ARIK ASCHERMAN discussing DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS IN PALESTINE on Tues., Dec. 3 at 7 PM at Homewood Friends Meeting, 3107 N. Charles Street, Baltimore 21218. The rabbi will provide an update on the most recent developments in the West Bank. The situation gets worse by the day for Palestinians and their defenders. Rabbi Ascherman and his organization need funds to finance the ongoing struggle to protect Palestinians from dispossession, violence and detention. Any donation to his work is appreciated. Email Ronda Cooperstein at rondacooperstein@hotmail.com
18] – The Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security [joseph@cpdcs.ccsend.com] on Tues., Dec. 3 at 7 PM ET for an UPDATE- FROM CRISIS TO ACTION: Building an Ecosystem of Defense and Change. This is an online workshop with organizer/scholar Nick Rabb for a series of webinars to help defend those and that which must be defended and to work for life affirming changes. The recent election result marks a pivotal moment for U.S. politics and our collective ability to bring about justice, secure rights, and improve our lives. It is a time of strong emotion, grief, fear, anxiety, perhaps numbness. Many of us may naturally feel driven to plan and take steps towards action, but in the face of the shifting political landscape and overwhelming feelings, feel stuck. Others of us who have been already taking action may be wondering how to move forward and make our political work more effective or more appropriate for our new political landscape.
This nonlinear series of workshops is designed to help us move forward: process these feelings in community, analyze the current moment and plan for what may come, ask critical questions about how we’ve been operating thus far, and share frameworks and tools for acting politically in the new landscape. You can attend any of the workshops without having been to the others. The topics and activities we will cover are crucial for those unfamiliar with how we all can take political action, but also useful for those experienced in social change work. Based on what you are interested in, you can pick and choose which to attend.
The First Workshop "Processing this Moment" will open space for us to process our thoughts and feelings about the recent U.S. election results. Using a mix of activities and group discussion, we will dig deep into our reactions as well as hear those of others. Additionally, this workshop will lay out some of the central questions motivating the entire series: How do we defend ourselves against what’s coming? How do we think about making change given our current political landscape? What can we learn from past years of political efforts, and how can we use that knowledge to change our current work? Register at https://calstatela.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvceigrzsrEtfy8d9x-dsOtis3Tz-ZcmDm#/registration
19] – Defend Trans Freedom on Wed., Dec. 4 from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM at the US Supreme Court, 1 First St NE, WDC 20543. Email bawg@mdcdsa.org
Trans rights have been under ever increasing attack from right wing forces who seek to deny identifies, rights and dignity. In the last weeks, the emboldened fascist GOP attacked Sarah McBride, the first Trans woman elected to federal office, and announced a federal bathroom bill. Stand up and fight to defend Trans freedom! On December 4th, the US Supreme Court will be hearing arguments in United States v. Skrmetti, the challenge to the Tennessee law banning gender affirming health care for Tran’s kids. ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio will be arguing the case for the plaintiffs challenging the ban. Organizers have assembled a rally outside the Court. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/mdcdsa-defend-trans-freedom?link_id=4&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-22-2024&email_referrer=email_2544843&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-29-2024
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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