Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Baltimore Activist Alert -- December 4 - 14, 2024

20] Close down Gitmo -- Dec. 4

21] Bystander Intervention – Dec. 4

22] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – Dec. 3 through Dec. 14

23] Food & Water Action – Dec. 4

24] Town Hall for Immigrants – Dec. 4

25] Trump was elected Dec. 4

26] Team ENOUGH – Dec. 4

27] Labor Working Group meeting – Dec. 4

28] Join DSA – Dec. 4

29] Healthcare NOW – Dec. 4

30] Where Do We Go from Here? – Dec. 4

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20] –Steve Lane steve_lane@amron.com is inviting you to a White House vigil to protest the prison at Guantanamo Bay on Wed., Dec. 4 at noon.  Encourage Biden to close the notorious Gitmo prison down.

21] –On Wed., Dec. 4 from 2 to 3 PM ET, get with Bystander Intervention: How to be an ally when you witness online abuse. Abusive trolls are joining forces to disproportionately target writers and journalists —especially those who identify as women, LGBTQ+, or POC—to intimidate, discredit, and silence. Each and every one of us can be an ally. Join PEN America and Right To Be for this interactive training, where you will get the tools you need to intervene safely and effectively when you witness online abuse using Right To Be’s 5 D’s of Bystander Intervention.  Register at https://pen.org/event/bystander-intervention-how-to-be-an-ally-when-you-witness-online-abuse-12-4/?ms=20241127PENNews&utm_source=eaemail&utm_medium=20241127pennews&emci=875eab86-61ab-ef11-88cf-6045bdfe8d29&emdi=673493f3-c7ac-ef11-88cf-6045bdfe8d29&ceid=3063566

22] –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. 3-6 and Dec. 9--14.  Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

23] –Food & Water Action [act@fwaction.org] on Wed., Dec. 4 at 6 PM ET is holding its last MD volunteer meeting of the year. Go over what to expect in the new session and how to continue to fight to protect essential water resources from the impacts of climate change. In just a little over a month, Maryland will begin its 2025 legislative session. Now, more than ever, we need to protect our state’s food, water, and climate! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/fwa/event/745100/?utm_content=227169&utm_source=moam_em_11272024_MD-december-meeting&utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=onor_em_11272024_md-december-meeting&utm_content=2024-11-27+FWA+c4+MD+General+December-Volunteer-Meeting+Event+em+GL+V+JL+-+Core  

24] –ACLU of Maryland [info@aclu-md.org] on Wed., Dec. 4 from 6 to 7:30 PM ET will hold a virtual Town Hall for Immigrant Students and Families! RSVP at https://www.aclu-md.org/en/events/marylands-blueprint-education-plan-whats-it-immigrant-students-and-families?initms_aff=md&initms_chan=eml&utm_medium=eml&initms=adv-email-sail-gradead-md-241129_townhall-immigration-immigrantrighttoeducation-rsvp&utm_source=sail&utm_campaign=rsvp&utm_content=adv-email-sail-gradead-md-241129_townhall-immigration-immigrantrighttoeducation-rsvp&af=RA1%2BJp3N228aRV69knhQi6HdXOURCg1a8LjFy%2FqVNQ3Po1gpJ2TWtaez2njMlOuEAnWCHkgEsbpWshTz9SyXZHZ4ZBqwHCVVpKJ%2BZXlAWLY9SUg1qbRF6XQ%2FGofdGh0uIrE%2BgrtlRDoZHWCwwg1ZrXmTDTeoAx%2B%2B4iu8YWTWyXa4EoSg7nGmN8x6HStwNOnh&ms_aff=md&ms_chan=eml&ms=adv-email-sail-gradead-md-241129_townhall-immigration-immigrantrighttoeducation-rsvp

‌Come for lively discussions on what policies and strategies the state needs to implement to provide Multilingual Learners (MLs) the education they have a right to. Bring yourself and your questions!

25] – Rise Up, D.C. on Wed., Dec. 4 from 6 to 8:30 PM ET and join Harriet’s Wildest Dreams and the Hands Off DC Coalition in conversation on how the incoming presidential administration will impact the fight for DC statehood. The event is at the ONE DC Black Workers & Wellness Center, 2500 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, WDC 20020. RSVP at  https://www.mobilize.us/hwd/event/744661/?link_id=24&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

 The people of D.C. deserve dignity and respect. That's not what the incoming administration has shown us: conservatives have called D.C. names, disrespected our communities and are threatening to dominate and control us. This event is free and open to everyone. Food will be provided.

26] –On Wed., Dec. 4 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 Wednesdays, December 4, 11 & 18 from 6 to 6:30 PM ET.

27] –  The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] wants you to know that on Wed., Dec. 4  from 6:45 to 8:15 PM ET there will be a hybrid Labor Working Group meeting. Come to the LWG monthly meeting to discuss upcoming labor and union activities in the DC metro area. It will take place at the MLK Library Room 401-E, 901 G St. NW, WDC 20001. Call Zachary T. at 914-357-0696. The agenda will be sent after you sign up. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-working-group-monthly-meeting-2?link_id=71&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-8-2024-2&email_referrer=email_2538174&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-22-2024

28] –  Get with Why You Should Join DSA / a new Member Orientation on Wed., Dec. 4 from 7 to 8 PM ET at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, room 401-E, 901 G St. NW, WDC 20001. Learn more about the local MDC DSA chapter — structure, campaigns and working groups, Night School, and reading groups.   Join an all-member Slack for real-time info on working group and campaign events, convo, and inspiration. Email slack@mdcdsa.org with your most recent DSA dues receipt to get Slack access.  Email techops@mdcdsa.org to get set up. A link to attend this event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/why-you-should-join-dsa-new-member-orientation-141

Curious about DSA? Thinking about joining but want to hear more info first? Already a member and want to get more involved? You'll learn about DSA, what we do, and how you can get involved in the fight for a brighter future. Get an outline of the chapter's structure and our campaigns, branches, and caucuses. The chapter covers the DMV area, including the District, Northern Virginia, and Montgomery County and Prince George's County in Maryland. This event is open to both DSA Members and supporters.

29] – Healthcare NOW [info@healthcare-now.org] on Wed., Dec. 4 from 8 to 9 PM ET will do a training: Fundraising. Register at https://www.healthcare-now.org/trainings/? On Wed., Dec. 4 at 8 PM ET join a War Industry Resisters Network webinar-- Positive Populism in a Reactionary Moment, presented by Bill Moyer. Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/b-sXPBdSo0SqUHDIoTn-UQ2

We find ourselves at the crossroads of peril and possibility. Rapid change feels imminent, yet its direction undetermined. The war machine seems fully charged, but the victors claim to be peacemakers. Americans clamor for change but a vision for the future is absent. Historian Gary Gerstle recently described our transit from the New Deal order - through the Cold War - into the Neoliberal political order, its collapse and the emergence of an order that is, as of now, yet-to-be-defined.  Moyer is the co-founder and executive director of the Backbone Campaign. He has long promoted the use of the grand strategy framework of Col. John R. Boyd for use by change agents engaged in building nonviolent social movements. Backbone’s Artful Activism has drawn from the grand tactical and grand strategic ideas in Boyd’s framework.

30] – The Progressive Hub Team [info@rootsaction.org] on Wed., Dec. 4 at 8:30 PM is asking the question: Where Do We Go from Here? Please join RootsAction and Progressive Democrats of America on Zoom. This webinar will be a strategy session for the most fired-up core activists to huddle and think about how we can combat Trumpism while still moving the Democratic Party to champion progressive policies that working people need now (and that can help defeat the Right in the next election). GET THE LINK at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpcumqqTksGtHNBdvhKe0jAN8RYqTxo8Hw#/registration?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=762f3acd-533b-4e43-b7e3-e7e6e7db11a9

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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