49] Stop Musk’s Destruction of Democracy – March 13
50] End of
refugee assistance? – March 13
51] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – March 13
52] Hear from solitary survivors – March 13
53] Climate chaos/Nuclear weapons – March 13
54] Faith in action for
immigration –
March 13
55] Women’s
March for climate justice – March 13
56] National Fight Back call – March 13
57] Advocacy training – March 13, 20
& 27
58] Social Make
Polluters Pay –
March 13
59] Socialism
101 – March 13
60] Greenpeace trial – March 13, 20
& 27
61] PDA
Victory Call –
March 13
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49] – On Thurs., March 13 from 9 AM to 11:30 PM, Indivisible is urging you to write
your members of Congress to stop Musk’s Destruction of Democracy. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/756594/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest
50] – On March 13 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM ET, the Berkley Center <berkleycenter@georgetown.edu> will hold a webinar --The End of Refugee Assistance? Aid Groups and the Trump Administration. Faith-based groups that have long assisted migrants and refugees are in a state of crisis. The event will take place at the Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University, 37th & O Sts. NW, WDC. RSVP at https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/the-end-of-refugee-assistance-aid-groups-and-the-trump-administration?utm_source=Berkley+Center+Master+List&utm_campaign=06df23ca92-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_03_10_03_42&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-06df23ca92-263757#rsvp
Many have had to curtail or end their assistance programs, which rely in part on government funding and contracts that have been paused or abruptly ended. A panel of guests with long experience and deep knowledge of faith-based migrant and refugee programs, including Michelle Boorstein, religion correspondent for the Washington Post, and William Canny, executive director of migration and refugee services at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will discuss the impact of the new policies on vulnerable populations, the arguments behind the changes, and review the religious principles that have grounded the assistance. The discussion will be moderated by Tom Gjelten, a former NPR correspondent and the current Sakka family religion and international journalism fellow. Lunch will be provided.
51] – 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., March 13. Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration
52] – The National Religious Campaign against Torture [nrcatlist@nrcat.org] on Thurs., March 13 at 6 PM ET is inviting you to join NRCAT’s Women’s History Month Webinar: "Empowering Voices – Women Leading the Fight Against Solitary Confinement & Injustice.” Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/NHp5jwgORl-TG2wQtPlECw#/registration?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=248612dd-b295-4ea0-8da6-d6ff59cb8078
Hear from members of NRCAT’s National Network of Solitary Survivors on why it is so crucial to center women’s experiences in the local and national fight to end solitary confinement, as well as how gender has played a role in this advocacy. This conversation will bring to light the unique and heartbreaking challenges of women in U.S. prisons and jails. Though women are the fastest-growing incarcerated population in the country, they are often subjected to policies and practices on the inside that are designed with men in mind.
53] – On Thurs., March 13 from 7 to 8:30 PM ET via Zoom, the Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy invites you to attend a webinar on the twin existential threats of climate change and nuclear weapons. Panelists will discuss how these perils are linked and how one might trigger the other. They will also share ideas about how the climate justice and nuclear abolition movements might join forces to eliminate both threats. The speakers are as follows. Ira Helfand, MD is a member of the International Steering Group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapon, ICAN, the recipient of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, and Past President of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the founding partner of ICAN and itself the recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. Jennifer Leaning is Senior Research Fellow at the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights, retired, at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health. Zia Mian is a physicist and co-director of Princeton University's Program on Science and Global Security (SGS), where he has worked since 1997. Molly McGinty is the Program Director with the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), where she coordinates the federation’s initiatives on the humanitarian and environmental impacts of nuclear weapons and advocates for their total abolition, primarily through the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). A strong believer in the power of grassroots movements, Molly works closely with IPPNW’s global affiliate network and partners, including the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and Youth for TPNW, to build a groundswell of support for nuclear disarmament. She was on the founding Steering Committee of Youth for TPNW, currently represents IPPNW on ICAN’s International Steering Group, and is a Board Member of the Nuclear Truth Project. RSVP at https://static1.squarespace.com/static/65e760d27a4fee17ee1225d6/t/67c8b85bdb162b08d055ca87/1741207645551/Sparing+Nothing+%26+No+One+-+Climate+Change+and+Nuclear+Weapons.png
54] –Check
out this webinar FAITH IN ACTION for IMMIGRATION hosted by JustFaith Ministries
<info@justfaith.org> on Thurs., March 13 at 7
PM ET. More than two dozen religious groups have filed lawsuits challenging
the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policy. On February
10, Pope Francis issued a letter to the United States Catholic Bishops presenting
an unambiguous challenge to actively respond to an ideology on immigration that
misrepresents biblical teaching, saying it "distorts social life and
imposes the will of the strongest as the criterion of truth."
Theologian Cecilia González-Andrieu will do a joint look at migration by the
light of foundational religious principles.
Learn how to actively work against disinformation and ideological
manipulation by bringing together what Pope Francis calls "charity and
clarity." RSVP at https://justfaith.org/mar-afj/
55] –The Women's March [info@womensmarch.com] on Thurs., March 13 at 7 PM ET is inviting you to a mass Organizing Call on Fighting for Climate Justice in the Face of Fascism. This past weekend, thousands of people came out to protests across the country for International Women's Day. We know that many different issues brought people out into the streets, but we heard one thing over and over: climate is top of mind for many. The climate crisis intersects with gender equality, racial justice, and economic justice— it is clear that defending our environment is also a fight for equity and human rights. RSVP at https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/March13_Mass_Organizing_Call__/?t=3&akid=22253%2E508952%2EUVJvoP
56] – Popular Democracy [cpd@populardemocracy.org] on Thurs., March 13 at 7 PM ET will hold a National Fight Back call. Take a stand for the 14th Amendment—a cornerstone of Black liberation that was born to ensure nobody is treated as less than a human being. Right now, extremists are trying to rip that foundation away to target immigrants, erase our communities, and unravel the progress we’ve fought generations to secure. It’s time to be in community with one another, hear from elected leaders fighting for our rights like Rep. Nydia Velasquez, and recharge for the fight ahead with spoken word artist Camilo Montoya. These calls will continue each Thursday through December 18. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/cpda/event/550558/?ms=EM+NationalCallFeb132+PD&emci=1adcad8a-8ae9-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=1bdcad8a-8ae9-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=447376
57] – The Green New Deal Network [info@e.greennewdealnetwork.org] on Thursdays, March 13, 20 & 27 at 8 PM ET is doing an Advocacy Training. The fight for climate starts in your community. GNDN and 20+ allies are coming together to train passionate people (like you!) to effectively call members of Congress, organize in person meetings, create compelling social media content, and more. Build tools and share strategies to meet the moment. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1417401570282/WN_3jpaq3mMR32N48Nd3uE_9w#/registration
58] – Drew and the crew at 198 Methods [drew@198methods.org] wants you to join in on Thurs., March 13 at 8 PM ET for a call to Make Polluters Pay. But fossil fueled fascists are asking Trump for immunity. Big Oil CEOs are raking in billions while we pay to rebuild after every climate disaster. The companies driving the climate crisis like Exxon, Shell, and Chevron should pay to clean up climate damages and pollution, and states and cities are beginning to hold them accountable. But Big Oil is looking for a way out of paying for the climate chaos they created. And they're leaning on convicted felon Donald Trump and his MAGA minions in Congress to help them. Register at https://actionnetwork.org/events/make-polluters-pay-national-call?source=198m&referrer=group-198-methods&redirect=https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/thanks-for-supporting-our-work-to-make-polluters-pay-for-climate-chaos-now-chip-i-to-help-us-deliver/&link_id=5&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_2651985&email_subject=thursday-night-call-to-make-polluters-pay
59] – The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] on Thurs., March 13 at 8 PM ET will hold a virtual Socialist Night School: Socialism 101. Sign up to join and get the link at https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialism-101-socialist-night-school-2?link_id=12&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-14-2025-2&email_referrer=email_2645977&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-7-2025
The Night School will help attendees understand and define capitalism, socialism, and how the work of DSA can get us there. The meeting will conclude by helping all attendees connect better to the work of the chapter. While everyone is welcome, this session is designed for newer members and those who are relatively new to socialism.
60] – Greenpeace USA [info@greenpeaceusa.org] is on trial. Get an update on Thursdays, March 13, 20 & 27 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM. Week two of the trial for Big Oil company Energy Transfer’s $300 million lawsuit against Greenpeace USA, Greenpeace International, and Greenpeace Fund is underway, and the world is officially watching. Beyond its potential impacts on Greenpeace entities, this case could establish dangerous new legal precedents that could hold any participant at protests responsible for the actions of others at those protests, chilling free speech in the U.S. and beyond.
Energy Transfer’s $300 million lawsuit attempts to rewrite the history of the Indigenous-led protests at Standing Rock — but we’re never going to let that happen. In direct defiance of Energy Transfer’s attempted racist rewrite, last week’s call focused on the actual powerful history of the Dakota Access Pipeline protest movement and discussed how to continue supporting Indigenous-led struggles to protect land, water, and sovereignty. Hear how billionaires and big polluters profit while our communities pay the price. From poisoned air and water to climate disasters, hear from frontline activists about the real cost of corporate power — and how we can hold them accountable. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/greenpeace/event/751852/?utm_source=inc__250304_webinar_invite_37zzzzzzzzzcz&utm_medium=inc__250304_webinar_invite_37zzzzzzzzzcz&sourceid=1021237&emci=38dc92ef-52f9-ef11-90cd-0022482a9fb7&emdi=3adc92ef-52f9-ef11-90cd-0022482a9fb7&ceid=1705696
61] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Thurs., March 13 at 9 PM ET is holding a Campaign to Victory Call on how to beat King Wannabes and Win Special Elections going on right now. There was another week of MAGA insanity. So what else is new? How about some good news in these dark times? PDA will be identifying where it is succeeding, how to build upon that, and how to bring in victories in the Special Elections April 1 in FL and WI. (Vote by mail in voters’ hands now.)
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. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuGgrDItHdeYV7F9QQsruFMypvcMt5Fc#/registration
Identify where we're succeeding, how we build upon that, and bring home wins in the Special Elections in FL-01 and FL-06. (Vote by mail ballots in voters' hands NOW.) Discuss what we all can do to make a real difference with just an hour here or there.
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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