34] Take incineration out – Feb. 20
35] Power Half-Hour for
Gaza – Feb. 20, 24, 25 & 26
36] Digital economy – Feb. 20
37] BGE rate hike -- Feb. 20
38] PG County DSA meeting -- Feb. 20
39] Social housing meeting – Feb. 20
40] Black Voters Matter – Feb. 20
41] NoVA
meeting – Feb.
20
42] Protect
democracy – Feb.
20
43] Three Gaza
whistleblowers – Feb. 20
44] Film No
Other Land –
Feb. 20 - 23
45] Mutual Aid – Feb. 20
46] PDA Victory Call – Feb. 20
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34] – Supporters
of the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act are invited to participate in the final
HB220 hearing alongside Progressive Maryland and its partners on Thurs., Feb.
20 at 1 PM. Register for the event using this link:
https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/756366/?emci=403964b2-3cee-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=f3a2c04e-4cee-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=136680 or
call 240-883-7645.
35] – 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 Thurs., Feb. 20, Mon, Feb. 24, Tues., Feb. 25 & Wed., Feb. 26. Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration
36] – Trade Justice [hillary@tradejusticeedfund.org] on Thurs., Feb. 20 at 3 PM ET is doing a Power Hour--Solidarity in the Digital Economy: The Clash Between Global Workers Rights and Big Tech's Digital Trade Agenda. Hear from Tim Newman from the Tech Equity Collaborative. Newman’s work the last year has focused on the digital economy workers in Kenya, one of the countries where digital trade rules will likely be considered this year. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qjK6rPMdTCu50jMRO8qz5A?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-correction-solidarity-in-the-digital-economy-the-clash-between-global-workers-rights-and-big-techs-digital-trade-agenda&email_referrer=email_2623049&email_subject=two-days-solidarity-in-the-digital-economy-the-clash-between-global-workers-rights-and-big-techs-digital-trade-agenda#/registration
37] – The BGE rate hike is impacting all of us! On Thurs. Feb. 20 at 4:30 PM the Baltimore City Council's Legislative Investigations Committee is hosting a public hearing on the issue. You can participate in Council Chambers or on Charm TV. The City Council hearing information is at https://baltimore.legistar.com/Calendar.aspxere. https://baltimore.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
38] –The Metro DC DSA Prince George's County is holding a virtual Branch Steering Meeting on Thurs., Feb. 20 at 7 PM ET. Email pgdsa@mdcdsa.org
All DSA members are invited to participate. This meeting will focus recapping current campaigns and discussing upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Consider supporting the DSA endorsed candidate for Prince George's County Council, Shayla Adams-Stafford, and remember to vote before or on March 4th in the Special Election for Council District 5 and County Executive. Visit https://actionnetwork.org/events/prince-georges-branch-steering-meeting-february-2025?link_id=92&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-january-24-2025-5&email_referrer=email_2619065&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-14-2025
39] – On Thurs., Feb. 20 at 6 PM ET, join a virtual Social Housing biweekly organizing meeting. Email social.housing.wg@gmail.com. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/february-20-2025-social-housing-organizing-meeting?clear_id=true&link_id=36&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-196&email_referrer=email_2598679&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events
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. 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.
40] – Join the Black Voters Matter virtual postcard party on Thursdays Feb. 20 & March 20 from 6 to 7 PM ET. Create personalized messages to remind individuals of the POWER that they hold in their communities. You will get a training and the platform for you to submit your message. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/blackvotersmatter/event/601254/
41] -- On Thurs., Feb. 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM ET, the Northern Virginia DSA [novabranch@mdcdsa.org] will hold a social meet-up at the Quincy Beer Hall, 4001 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203. The hall is near the BALLSTON-MU METRO STOP OR 4 BLOCKS from VIRGINIA SQUARE-GMU METRO STOP. Email novabranch@mdcdsa.org
42] – The Workers Circle [info@circle.org] on Thurs., Feb. 20 at 7 PM is holding a virtual training aimed at protecting our democracy. Join the Center for Common Ground and Workers Circle for the Effective Advocate series. This month, examine the executive branch's lawless overreach of power and how we can insist on urging our members of Congress to take action. Join for an overview of what the Trump Administration is doing, who is responsible for stopping the overreach, and how we—the people—can take action against what is happening. In this training, you'll gain a deeper understanding of: The Trump Administration's lawless actions and their impact on our country. Email Josi@centerforcommonground.org
In this training, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the Trump Administration's lawless actions and their impact on our country. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/effective-advocate-making-change-from-your-hometown-and-beyond-february-20?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-join-us-feb-20th-to-demand-congress-rein-in-lawless-executive-power&email_referrer=email_2623940___subject_3140588&email_subject=learn-to-protect-our-democracy
43] – The Ellsberg Initiative [ellsberginitiative@eipad.org] on Thurs., Feb. 20 at 7 PM ET will feature a virtual event -- Three Gaza Whistleblowers: U.S. Officials Who Resigned in Protest. Register at https://mailchi.mp/76a851b42070/webinar-the-pentagon-papers-and-the-ongoing-threat-to-freedom-of-the-press-14181050?e=c3e8b95ba7 and visit www.eipad.org.
44] – The SNF Parkway Theatre [info@mdfilmfest.com] starting on Thurs., Feb. 20 at 7:30 PM see the documentary No Other Land on Thurs., Feb 20 at 7:30 PM, Fri., Feb. 21 at 7 PM, Sat., Feb 22 at 3:30 & 7:30 PM & Sun., Feb. 23 at 3:30 & 6:30 PM at 5 W. North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201. This eye-opening, vérité-style documentary chronicles the destruction of Masafer Yatta, a group of Palestinian villages in the West Bank, at the hands of the Israeli military. Created by a Palestinian-Israeli collective, the film documents five years of displacement and resistance, led by Palestinian activist Basel Adra and Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham. As they protest and capture the harrowing demolitions, they form a powerful bond despite the unequal realities they face. A moving and necessary portrait of friendship, resilience, and activism, No Other Land has received multiple awards, including the Panorama Audience Award at the Berlinale. It is also one of the five finalists for Best Documentary at the Academy Awards—and the Parkway is the ONLY place in Baltimore where you can see this Oscar-nominated film on the big screen. Go to https://prod5.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/list.aspx?epguid=8bc073b6-5168-4092-8a65-75332b6f9cdd
45] –The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] on Thurs., Feb. 20 at 7 PM ET is hosting a virtual Northern Virginia Mutual Aid interest meeting. Email NoVADSAMutualAid@gmail.com Join comrades interested in investigating ways to organize sustainable, long-term mutual aid programs in Northern Virginia in ways that draw attention to the contradictions of capitalism. Corporate profits are up, rent is up, homelessness is up, food insecurity is up, and income is stagnant. Discuss how to create a sustainable, long-term mutual aid project in the NIMBY suburbs of Northern Virginia. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-mutual-aid-wg-meeting-1?link_id=91&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-january-24-2025-5&email_referrer=email_2619065&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-14-2025
46] – The Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Thursdays, Feb. 20 & 27 at 9 PM ET will hold a Campaign to Victory Call -- Working for Justice, Defending Democracy, and Bringing Home Important Wins . Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuGgrDItHdeYV7F9QQsruFMypvcMt5Fc#/registration
Look for some good news in these dark times. Identify where PDA is succeeding, how to build upon that, and how to bring in victories in early year Special Elections. Discuss easy ways we all can make a real difference to help protect endangered communities, buttress the democracy we hold so dear, and ultimately defeat Trump, Musk, and the rest of MAGA, and make our future more progressive. .
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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