Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Baltimore Activist Alert -- December 5 - 14, 2024

31] U.S. Missiles in Germany – Dec. 5

32] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – Dec. 5 through Dec. 14

33] Resuming nuclear testing – Dec. 5

34] Christ in the Rubble – Dec. 5

35] Social housing meeting – Dec. 5

36] Lower Shore meeting Dec. 5

37] DSA social – Dec. 5

38] Recognizing Anti-Palestinian Racism Dec. 5

39] Peaceable Economy – Dec. 5

40] Talk to Friends and Family Dec. 5

41] Sunrise production – Dec. 5

42] Campaign for Victory call – Dec. 5

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31] –Abolition 2000 - Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons [secretariat@abolition2000.org] on Thurs., Dec. 5 at 1 PM ET will hold a webinar U.S. Missiles in Germany. Hear the implications of the planned U.S. deployment of long-range conventional missiles in Germany. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YKdC-TM-RQ24kK-_nTSeLA#/registration

  As it approaches the 30th anniversary of the Abolition 2000 Network, the urgency of its mission has never been clearer. Since 1995, it has been a steadfast voice demanding the global elimination of nuclear weapons. Today, the risks of nuclear-armed conflicts grow. It wants to build a safer, nuclear-free world!

32] –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. 5-6 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

33]The Union of Concerned Scientists [action@ucsusa.org] on Thurs., Dec. 5 at 4 PM ET will discuss this question Could the US resume testing explosive nuclear weapons? Join UCS experts learn about the history, public health implications, and geopolitical impacts of explosive nuclear weapons testing.  The incoming administration may resume explosive nuclear weapons testing in Nevada. These tests are unnecessary, risks accelerating a nuclear arms race, and contaminating the environment. The United States stopped such testing in 1992—resuming would provide additional fuel for the budding nuclear arms race and encourage other countries to follow suit.  REGISTER at https://secure.ucsusa.org/a/2024-12-5-explosive-nuclear-weapons-testing?contactdata=r9CkmfFFwYnm7m5wAtlxm+BeoGxwTp8rJZijwBDbCpv4NdnHhxyw9VnM5aIAZlY+NLEmz66oc9qP7iebsa%2fyBumzZQCzu6KqS%2f%2fNTlACtA3CASdkrwvPu0AMUrvJwK8rTWdI+qUzZU%2f3DEkVYOKyd4SULZ2FUEFwvcoAxWKgJ81zjtF9%2ft2WyyiTOYkErt3mbFSGA18v%2fhcpy9fUtyLa0zVs%2f537TkmsN7CQwYDesUJTPwgMigtJeHKc+Wf4HtUyftRSiIYFhRiju06aU8H6fw%3d%3d&utm_campaign=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email&emci=5e49f6ce-d1a9-ef11-88d0-6045bdd62db6&emdi=7fcf0b6d-1bac-ef11-88cf-6045bdfe8d29&ceid=1507036 

34] – Pax Christi USA [dfrancis@paxchristiusa.ccsend.com] on Thurs., Dec. 5 is inviting you to join the group at the lighting of the national Christmas tree. Walk to the ceremony with a Christ in the Rubble tableau while singing ceasefire Christmas carols. Join in anytime between 4:30 to 7 PM ET near the White House Ellipse at 17th and D St. NW. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3bNXVnUjIqgcgg4ff8GzNks-btTFlTkW82nW2lIt6tFSDnA/viewform

35] – On Thurs., Dec. 5 at 6 PM ET, join a Social Housing organizing meeting for its biweekly gathering. 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-5-2024-social-housing-organizing-meeting?link_id=72&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

36] –The Lower Shore Progressive Caucus [admin@lowershoreprogressives.com] is holding a membership meeting on Thurs., Dec. 5 at 6:30 PM ET.  Be a part of the change here on the Shore! Learn how to get involved in the community, and support candidates and initiatives that bring progress to the Lower Eastern Shore. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/617690/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

37] The Northern Virginia DSA Electoral Working Group is holding a social on Thurs., Dec. 5 at 7 PM ET at Settle Down Easy Brewing Co., 2822 Fallfax Dr., Falls Church, VA 22042. Talk all things politics, and understand anyone and everyone is welcome to join us! RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-electoral-december-monthly-social?link_id=73&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-20002-2024

38] On Thurs., Dec. 5 at 7 PM ET, check out Recognizing Anti-Palestinian Racism and Creating an Environment of Understanding. This is an Introductory Workshop by the Institute for the Understanding of Anti-Palestinian Racism (IUAPR). It is an interactive introductory virtual workshop designed to be a 90 minute meeting that brings together the community. - Get to know Palestinian people, culture and history and the cultural wealth that they possess. - Describe and identify anti-Palestinian racism (APR), in civil society, and look at its human impacts including on health and wellness. - Begin to examine ways we can help the community align, to create a culture, environment and perhaps changes that confront and reduce APR where it exists within the community, inside institutions and in society. Register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0scuqgqjotE9SDfs4mMClbJrqTxv5VmGzz#/registration

39]MAPA [info@masspeaceaction.org] on Thurs., Dec. 5 at 7 PM will showcase Five Steps to a Sustainable & Peaceable Economy, a webinar about how we can build toward a peaceable economy that prioritizes the climate and human needs. Our current economic system is based on endless growth, despite the climate and human costs. The featured speaker, Dr Juliet B. Schor, will present steps we can take to shift to a more just and environmentally sustainable economy and draw out the implications of economic transformation on international conflict. Schor is an American economist and Sociology Professor at Boston College. She has studied trends in working time, consumerism, the relationship between work and family, women’s issues and economic inequality, and concerns about climate change in the environment. Her books include The Overspent American, The Overworked American, After the Gig, and Born to Buy. Register https://secure.everyaction.com/AtnRzM6j20q9K5aHvJuq-g2?contactdata=Qg3oomdml8skAUp9NPiVjMdp74Ic1t+w6Q+jfdNtXxXRD3A2845N+6VBTL+aAfV3hh+Tkx+LKXCimdd9mlMkVjjY9Hedn+yVYHnEdOvMQfUYis9zVWE4u3Nty0eYodI0tlBu6eU3Zay7hJDL6Jc8rgN8lH7aGapdVMNUnq79DX7azJEj0SkTcehl1KjX%2frRX%2f7rAakW69eXa1ospMWI%2ft5Veawqs26A2YJopdeMtUCtRl84agpOGTDU7kkxzBqaTxYCoj2HpDrHFcL5ml2pY43hSdMRQQB4lJMHDfiHT8HGeQ9QLrT+FyeWRPj5CBWVfB0BRkquK2IIZank+8Sc7VA%3d%3d&ms=email-web-climate-241205&emci=571f4d70-30ac-ef11-88cf-6045bdfe8d29&emdi=1ec1c42c-3aac-ef11-88cf-6045bdfe8d29&ceid=269591

40]Talk to Friends and Family, a virtual Training hosted by Common Cause on Thurs., Dec. 5 from 8 to 9 PM ET. Have more productive and impactful conversations with your loved ones about verifying election information.  Using this tested method for having effective conversations about the elections. Talking to friends and family is the most effective way to equip voters with election information and information verification skills. These conversations are impactful, long lasting, and can also be intimidating. But there is too much at stake to skip these crucial conversations. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/744153/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

41]Welcome to a virtual meeting, hosted by the Sunrise Movement on Thurs., Dec. 5 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM ET and on Sat., Dec. 21 from 1 to 2 PM ET. This call is for anyone new to Sunrise and ready to organize against the climate crisis. Join for a one-hour video call to connect with people like you across the country, hear more about the plan, and find your home in the movement. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/354486/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

42]Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] needs you on Thurs., Dec. 5 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

 

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