35] After Humanitarianism – May 14
36] Christian Zionism – May
14
37] US & El Salvador – May 14
38] Sea level rise – May 14
39] Baltimore Sign Waves – May 14
40] Mothers versus Trump – May 14
41] Phone bank to Thom Tillis voters – May 15
42] Holler about polluters – May 15
43] Nakba Remembrance
Ceremony – May
15
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35] – Scientists
for Palestine [admin@scientists4palestine.com] on Wed., May 14 at 1 PM ET,
Professor Nadia Abu El-Haj, for the next installment of the Bisan
Lecture Series, will discuss After Humanitarianism. Register here to get
the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/A5cgFQGVR6Gyp244hkSpFg#/registration
In the ruins of Gaza lie not just the destruction of the post-war “International Order”, as many are arguing, but also, the exposure of fatal contradictions built into its very foundation. In this talk, Professor Nadia will explore Israel’s genocidal war and consider how, in the face of all the slaughter and destruction live-streamed every day for over a year, there can remain any doubt about Israel’s “intentions.”
36] – The Institute for the Study of Christian Zionism will host a discussion on Wed., May 14 at 1 PM ET. It is dedicated to the study, critique and response to Christian Zionism. Call 202-368-3249 or email director@studychristianzionism.org
37] – On Wed., May 14 from 2 to 3:30 PM ET at 500 1st St. NW, Room 750, WDC, check out Death Squads, Deportations, and the Rule of Law: Tracing the Roots of Today’s Crisis co-sponsored by the Human Rights Institute at Georgetown Law and the Berkley Center <berkleycenter@georgetown.edu> for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. Panelists will review conflict between respect for the rule of law and supposed national security interests in the U.S. relationship with El Salvador. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffY9mMq0Q-1Aa6u0IYrXtptrWY-NFhJs4M3svzepe4hN-z7g/viewform
When Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and U.S. President Donald Trump met at the White House last month, they shared a viral moment of mutual admiration, with Bukele vowing to imprison U.S. deportees indefinitely—despite U.S. court orders to ensure their return—and Trump urging Bukele, under whom El Salvador has surpassed the United States as having the highest incarceration rate in the world, to "build more prisons" to make room for U.S. citizens Trump intends to send there. This conflict between respect for the rule of law and supposed interests of national security in the U.S. relationship with El Salvador goes back many decades. The 1980 murder of four American churchwomen in El Salvador was a defining event in that bilateral relationship, and the search for justice and accountability is a case study—and a cautionary tale—about the long-term consequences of extreme violence, a dysfunctional legal system, and impunity of those responsible for the worst war crimes. Join us for a discussion about the roots of today's crisis with George Black, Jeffrey Smith, Isabel Carlota Roby, and Elisa Massimino. Refreshments will be provided.
38] – The Union of Concerned Scientists [action@ucs.org] on Wed., May 14 at 4 PM ET will hold a webinar: Estimating big polluters’ sea level rise responsibility. Register at https://secure.ucs.org/a/2025-5-14-tracing-tides?contactdata=EnWznkvSU0Xbv0XjQbhwAysJM5thn06txxo3YfKsdbfmaOuga%2fhXU98eG%2fP68fMjkhAu%2fUxgGT4lBOd8eAfCg2eQODia6hX6NhbDAMnim+V4Gi1gMoDzuRTiOfXeHo3bAOnrOFCjvHGN0+dia7ZmRAukJe5b3BCbK5BMHuOGWqZotCmXGo6NcCsUkHwwm7RjDiIYoyN+ALruKrenAbjeo1ttDMUUO9OdOf23u2qUrbv96fZ5rJN1v23mV3ktFUg7480AOiVnpv9R%2fcAC9qNoQA%3d%3d&utm_campaign=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email&emci=fb02b61c-5d24-f011-8b3d-6045bded8cca&emdi=f1387ce7-2925-f011-8b3d-6045bded8cca&ceid=1507036
Join to learn about recent research that quantified how emissions traced to the largest polluters contributed to present-day surface air temperature rise and sea level rise. Nearly half of the increase in present-day average surface temperature and one-third of present-day sea level rise can be traced to emissions from the 122 largest fossil fuel producers and cement manufacturers, according to new research by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). These big polluters, known as the carbon majors, have locked in as much as 22 inches of global sea level rise by 2300.
39] – On Wed., May 14 from 4:30 to 5 PM join Baltimore Sign Waves at West 40th St. & Roland Ave., Baltimore 21211. The sign waves will continue on April 30. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/763996/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest
40] –MomsRising.org [info@momsrising.org] on Wed., May 14 at 8:30 PM ET for the Mother’s Day Virtual Town Hall. All the moms are needed to help protect our families, secure our democracy, and to speak out against the attacks Trump and Republicans are launching against our health care, education, and economy. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/momsrising/event/783228/?utm_campaign=outreach&utm_medium=email&utm_source=actionkit
41] – The Indivisible Team [info@indivisible.org] on Thurs., May 15 at 11 AM ET will organize a virtual phone bank to call folks in North Carolina to tell Sen. Thom Tillis to say no to the Trump budget plan. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/783943/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=_20250513
42] –Appalachian Voices [actions@appvoices.org] on Thurs., May 15 at noon ET will host Holler about handouts for polluters over our communities! Legislators are considering a massive spending and tax bill that will cut access to healthcare for millions of people and eliminate clean energy programs to pay for handouts to polluting methane gas and coal companies and billionaires. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/EiCmlcfkTHea4anK0ZqFAg#/registration?link_id=4&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-may-15-holler-about-handouts-for-polluters-at-the-expense-of-our-communities-health&email_referrer=email_2733771&email_subject=may-15-holler-about-handouts-for-polluters-over-our-communities&&
43] – The American Friends of Combatants for Peace [office@afcfp.org] on Thurs., May 15 at 1 PM will host the annual Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony, which—like its sister ceremony—invites us to grieve across divides and cultivate hope for a different future. You are invited to join the virtual livestream so that our grief and hope may be complete. RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/RUJGPRawKk2heJohjRmXfw2?contactdata=N75%2fsbU8CJ6yZa8Lqx0OVKEWxC2VNMJz7BPs4TJz2gX9cXbe4OfpBQ6rDJPmdkdoxxtlVvX2JdB58rzigr9roOx7q3VuHoLkvr8%2fhFE0Em6zN9gO6EGqfzwcZNmkbTPzRVUSDIOOJ7gbeGalphdiw19njSXdv78KuRw5FTvrbiJfVPDPutHV2mVIL4aMYQscLvypjMzcd3dfekzw2NNPvjKmhK3VTn5T7ccGWirszz4nrVzwDX9N6+iRfxsrnd0Ko%2fWFnJsYb1pzzJiscTJPag%3d%3d&emci=4dc38d56-c526-f011-8b3d-6045bded8cca&emdi=39d1ffc0-5d27-f011-8b3d-6045bded8cca&ceid=8142762
This year’s theme, “Holding onto Home, Holding onto Hope,” speaks powerfully to the present moment. The ceremony reflects on the enduring cycle of displacement and loss that Palestinians have experienced since 1948. Yet the ceremony also looks ahead. It affirms a vision of peace rooted in dignity and justice—a vision in which Palestinians are not defined by displacement, but by their right to live freely and securely.
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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