Baltimore Activist Alert -- December 9 - 10, 2024

11] Abolition Working Group meeting – Dec. 9

12] Climate training – Dec. 9

13] Trans/Queer Liberation Campaign – Dec. 9

14] Institutionalizing Anti-Palestinian Racism in Massachusetts – Dec. 9

15] Abolition Working Group – Dec. 9

16] Self-Defense 101 -- Dec. 9

17] BDS discussion – Dec. 9

18] Nobel Peace Prize ceremony – Dec. 10

19] Russia out of Ukraine – Dec. 10

-------

11] – The D.C. Democratic Socialists [abolitionist@mdcdsa.org] have an Abolition Working Group which will meet virtually on Mon., Dec. 9 from 6 to 7 PM ET. Join the DC Abolition Working Group to discuss strategy and planning biweekly on Mondays. This event is open to both DSA Members and supporters. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/dc-abolition-working-group-biweekly-meeting-1292024?link_id=58&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

12] – CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] wants you to attend on Mon., Dec. 9 at 7 PM ET a virtual training. How has climate impacted YOU? Tell your MD legislator. Learn how to use your climate story to make an impact at this fun and FREE training. Everyone is impacted by climate change and everyone has a climate story because you are impacted by the climate crisis. Do you know what your story is? Knowing your story can make a real difference on climate. It will help you better connect with and organize people in your community to take action on the climate crisis AND will help you be a better advocate on these issues to pass real legislation.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfund/event/745090/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=mdce&utm_content=MD-CE-Story+of+self+training-1124-c4+B

13] – The Metro D.C. DSA [novabranch@mdcdsa.org] has a Trans/Queer Liberation Campaign (BAWG) which will meet virtually on Mon., Dec. 9 at 7 PM ET. RSVP to get the Zoom link at https://actionnetwork.org/events/transqueer-liberation-bi-weekly-meeting-4?link_id=59&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

This is a bi-weekly meeting. Discuss ongoing efforts such as Project Sanctuary, our Gender & Name Change Clinics, and more!

14] – MAPA [info@masspeaceaction.org] on Mon., Dec. 9 at 7 PM ET is hosting a webinar Institutionalizing Anti-Palestinian Racism in Massachusetts.  Anti-Palestinian racism is a form of racism that silences, excludes, erases, stereotypes, defames or dehumanizes Palestinians or their narratives.  It is distinct from but overlaps with anti-Muslim racism/Islamophobia.  Anti-Palestinian racism and antisemitism should be addressed together along with other forms of hate and oppression.   In Massachusetts, the State Legislature has established a Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism which, in seeking to combat the real challenge of antisemitism, has opened the door to censorship in school curricula and weaponizes anti-discrimination law which may be used to attack pro-Palestinian speech and activism.   Hear from Merrie Najimy, a former president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, affiliated with the Institute for the Understanding of Anti-Palestinian Racism, and Nora Lester Murad, an author, educator, and activist.   A recent article is “Educators Beware: The Anti-Defamation League is not the Social Justice Partner It Claims to Be.“ RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/Ntg_SbC640e8F5kVXJ6Z8A2?ms=email-241205&emci=ed087ce9-92b1-ef11-88cf-6045bdfe8d29&emdi=70175cfc-21b3-ef11-88d0-000d3a9d5840&ceid=269591

15] – The Northern Virginia Democratic Socialists [novabranch@mdcdsa.org] wants you to know about a virtual Abolition Working Group meeting on Mon., Dec. 9 at 7 PM ET. Fill out this survey to get involved with NOVA Abolition! The group organizes on issues ranging from abolition of the police and the carceral state to migrant justice. It meets every other Monday at 7 PM ET. Take the survey at https://actionnetwork.org/events/social-meetup-nova-branch-dsa-nov-21st-630pm?clear_id=true&link_id=17&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-185&email_referrer=email_2528286&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events

16] – Women's March [info@womensmarch.com] on Mon., Dec. 9 at 7:30 PM ET is inviting you to Self-Defense 101. ‌ Safety isn’t optional—it’s a right. Women across the country are demanding it. Join a mass self-defense training led by MALIKAH, a grassroots nonprofit that’s empowered over 20,000 women to protect themselves. This training will give you the tools to de-escalate threats and defend yourself. Attendees will also gain access to an exclusive advanced session to form Women’s Protection Teams in their own communities—networks of safety teams ready to defend against fascist threats and protect peaceful protests under the Trump administration. SIGN UP at https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/self-defensesignup/?t=3&akid=21898%2E508952%2E2rJY3t

17] – On Mon., Dec. 9 at 8 PM ET, attend CODEPINK’s Missing Peace Monday — Boycott Divestment and Sanctions during the holidays. Join to discuss the BDS Movement, and how to talk about Palestine with your families and friends! RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/missingp1209?utm_campaign=december_2024_member_newslette&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

18] – Watch the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony honoring Nihon Hidankyo Hibakusha on Tues., Dec. 10 at 7 AM ET. On October 11, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.  You can watch the livestream on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NobelPrize/streams

19] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., Dec. 10 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.

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