28] Fair Share Maryland call -- Feb. 12
29] Protect grizzlies – Feb. 12
30] Power Half-Hour for
Gaza –
Feb. 12 – 14 & Feb. 17
31] Music in North Korea – Feb. 12
32] Save students & schools – Feb. 12
33] Combat disinformation – Feb. 12
34] Anti-Eviction Canvass Planning meeting – Feb. 12
35] Town Hall with Van Hollen and Alsobrooks – Feb. 12
36] Christians for a Free
Palestine call -- Feb. 12
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28] – Fair
Share Maryland [kschumitz@mdeconomy.org] on Wed., Feb. 12 at noon ET via Zoom
will hold the next bi-weekly coalition call.
Share legislative updates, strategize together, plan actions, and
otherwise collaborate on advocating for the Fair Share for Maryland Act and an
equitable tax system. A main focus of next week's call will be discussing what
to expect at the House bill hearing on Feb. 20 at 1 PM. RSVP at https://fairsharemaryland.org/event/fair-share-coalition-call-2-12-2025/
29] – WildEarth Guardians [action@wildearthguardians.org] on Wed., Feb. 12 at noon ET will host a webinar for a webinar about grizzly bear protections in the lower 48 states, and how to submit comments for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed new Endangered Species Act covering the protection of grizzly bears. REGISTER at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YXGnnRKvQLap0wiRH-e5ig?_x_zm_rtaid=Vcplza3mTaW49yLXSO51og.1739331476575.487121aaac4d0b614974a4b6bc768446&_x_zm_rhtaid=104#/registration
You will get information about grizzly bears and the Endangered Species Act to give you the tools you'll need to submit informed, substantive comments to the agency’s January notice to change certain aspects of the grizzly bear’s listing as a threatened species. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about and support America's deeply threatened grizzly bear population!
30] – 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 Wed., Feb. 12 through Fri., Feb. 14 & Mon., Feb. 17. Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration
31] – The GW Institute for Korean Studies [gwiks@gwu.edu] on Wed., Feb. 12 from 3 to 4:30 PM is encouraging you to attend the Soh Jaipil Lecture Series with Dr. Peter Moody, a hybrid event. To come in person, go to Room 505, George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St. NW, WDC. Moody will discuss Music and Revolutionary Identity Politics in the DPRK. Although North Korea is often viewed as isolated and closed off, music is one area where it has looked to the outside world for inspiration and recognition. As a “weapon of revolution and companion of daily life,” music’s role within the DPRK has been multifaceted, permeating politics and everyday social interactions. This presentation explores the development of North Korea’s “total music society,” which facilitated a shared identity that was rooted in the anti-Japanese Manchurian guerilla struggle of the 1930s and withstood the fall of the Soviet Union, the progenitor of the DPRK’s state socialist system. It captures the perspectives of a particular group of artists, in this case musicians, whom the state relied on for their capacity to resonate with the public, just as the musicians themselves depended on the state for their livelihoods. These musicians struggled to strike a balance between their individual artistic inclinations and the political demands of the ruling Korean Workers’ Party. Furthermore, to ensure the anti-colonial nationalism in their music transcended generational divides, they often had to draw from global trends and genres without losing sight of national characteristics in the process. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soh-jaipil-lecture-series-with-dr-peter-moody-tickets-1230479249559?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
32] –MomsRising.org [info@momsrising.org] on Wed., Feb. 12 at 4 PM ET is organizing to rally to protect students and public schools! Also the National Education Association, and Congressional leaders and other advocates will be at the rally outside the US Capitol, Independence Avenue SE & First St. SE, WDC 20515. Register here to raise your voices against this direct attack on our students' futures: https://www.mobilize.us/momsrising/event/754675/?utm_campaign=outreach&utm_medium=email&utm_source=actionkit
Education is the cornerstone of democracy, and schools are where we learn to engage with society in meaningful ways. Still, parents, students, and educators across the country are experiencing a climate where far-right attacks have made our schools playgrounds for partisan politics and division. The push to dismantle the Department of Education isn't just politics—it's a direct attack on students' futures. If successful, it will mean overcrowded classrooms, fewer resources for vulnerable students, cuts to services for students with disabilities, the loss of job training programs, higher costs for college, and weakened civil rights protections. Unfortunately, President Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Education, Linda McMahon, is wholly unqualified. Trump has said he hopes to put his next Education Secretary out of the job once he eliminates the Department of Education. This puts our children and educators at serious risk!
33] –Ezra Levin and the Indivisible Team [info@indivisible.org] on Wed., Feb. 12 at 6:30 PM hope you will Help Combat Disinformation with the Truth Brigade. With social media companies dispensing with fact-checking and some platform owners intentionally amplifying disinformation, we all have to step up to identify and combat propaganda and divisive lies. Disinformation poisons minds and prevents our society from moving forward to protect the people and the planet. Join the second Wednesday of each month to learn where we are most vulnerable, and how we can heal disinformation-driven divisions and fears through persuasive communication. RSVP at https://indivisible.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3E4aRS0HStGvCe4DCruxpw?_x_zm_rtaid=Vcplza3mTaW49yLXSO51og.1739331476575.487121aaac4d0b614974a4b6bc768446&_x_zm_rhtaid=104#/registration
34] –The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] on Wed., Feb. 12 at 6:30 PM ET will hold a Stomp out Slumlords Anti-Eviction Canvass Planning Meeting (DC) at the Shaw Library, Conference Room 1, 1630 7th St. NW, WDC 20001. Come help plan and coordinate Stomp out Slumlords’ anti-eviction canvases. The monthly canvases are a great way to introduce yourself to tenant organizing by learning how to knock doors and connect tenants with legal resources to fight against eviction. Sign up to join the planning meeting to expand the work, find out more about canvasing and tenant organizing, and help steer the strategic direction of the longstanding anti-eviction program. At the meeting, plan the next few canvases, solicit volunteers to help with on-site coordination and administrative support, and discuss the future direction of the anti-eviction canvasing. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/sos-anti-eviction-canvas-planning-meeting-3?clear_id=true&link_id=19&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-197&email_referrer=email_2605564&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events
35] – Senator Chris Van Hollen [updates@vanhollen.senate.gov] on Wed., Feb. 12 at 7:30 PM ET is doing a Telephone Town Hall. The Town Hall is also hosted by Senator Angela Alsobrooks. They will answer your questions and provide an update on Trump/Musk's illegal actions and the efforts to fight back and protect our federal employees – both in Congress and in the courts. Joining in will be Rob Shriver of Democracy Forward, an organization taking legal actions to stop this abuse of power.
To join our call, you can sign up to be dialed in here: https://outreach.senate.gov/iqextranet/EForm.aspx?__cid=SenVanHollen&__fid=100074 By signing up you will receive a call to join the telephone town hall at approximately 7:30 PM on Wednesday night – the deadline to sign up to receive this call is Wednesday morning at 9 AM. If you’d like to listen in but not join the call via phone – or if you miss the sign-up deadline – you can also join a livestream of the town hall on this website: https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/live
36] – Christians for a Free Palestine [info+christians-against-genocide-info@email.actionnetwork.org] on Wed., Feb. 12 at 8 PM ET for the monthly Community Call. Its focus will be on collective safety and solidarity. Hear from a movement lawyer and digital security experts to learn about how we can work to keep each other safe as we continue to take action for Palestine. We live in the heart of an empire that uses fear and overwhelm as weapons while scapegoating communities against each other in order to break bonds of solidarity between peoples. We’re seeing immigrants, people of color, and Trans people be targeted alongside bipartisan contempt for Palestine, Palestinians, and those who struggle in solidarity with them. The Christian Nationalist authored Project 2025 — and its Palestine specific addendum, Project Esther — outlines this exact strategy: to sow lies of division and fear aimed at quelling opposition to their fascist and imperial goals. And yet we are not without hope as we lean into the wisdom of the past and the stirring in our souls to move us forward. RSVP at https://christiansforafreepalestine.com/events/safety?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-follow-up-from-monday-join-a-solidarity-circle-with-cfp&email_referrer=email_2610787&email_subject=this-valentines-season-community-safety-is-love
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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