Baltimore Activist Alert -- December 16 - 17, 2025

34] Trump’s foreign policy – Dec. 16

35] Stomp out slumlords – Dec. 16

36] Medicare for All meeting -- Dec. 16

37] Sanction Israel Now – Dec. 16

38] Advent Prayer Service – Dec. 16

39] Confronting Scholasticide – Dec. 17

40] Write in support of democracy – Dec. 17

41] Sign Wave in Lauraville – Dec. 17

42] Rush hour protest – Dec. 17

43] Capitalism, Socialism, and the Battle of Ideas – Dec. 17

44] Sign Wave in Towson – Dec. 17

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34] – Massachusetts Peace Action [info@masspeaceaction.org] on Tues., Dec. 16 at 6 PM ET will hold a webinar Trump's Foreign Policy Doctrine: What his new National Security Strategy means for the US and the World. Get an evaluation of the Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy, which is a break from the post-1945 bipartisan foreign policy consensus and a formal codification of Trumpism’s imperialist, white nationalist, trans-actionalist agenda. There are two speakers. Joseph Gerson is president of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, vice-president of the International Peace Bureau, and a board member of Massachusetts Peace Action. Khury Petersen-Smith is the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow and the Co-Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS). He researches U.S. Empire, borders, and migration and strategizes with activists to work against the violence that the U.S. carries out and supports around the world. RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/T1qSyHp4kUmQt9q1Oujmdg2?ms=email-251215&emci=dfcfc92a-eed9-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=2484a27e-f7d9-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&ceid=269591

35] – On Tues., Dec. 16 at 6:30 PM at the MLK Library, 901 G St. NW, 401-F, WDC 20044, join Stomp out Slumlords for an all hands on deck meeting. This year, Metro DC DSA members are considering a record number of candidates seeking its Chapter's endorsement. 2026 is shaping up to be an important year on the electoral front. At this meeting, discuss how SOS and endorsed candidates can collaborate to build the tenant movement and fight to protect and expand tenant rights. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/stomp-out-slumlords-meeting-2026-elections?link_id=65&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-5-2025&email_referrer=email_3018364&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-12-2025&&

36] –  The Northern Virginia DSA Medicare for All Working Group virtual meeting is on Tues., Dec. 16 from 7 to 8 PM ET. A link will be sent before the event: https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-medicare-for-all-working-group-meeting-tuesday-december-16th-at-7pm?link_id=64&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-5-2025&email_referrer=email_3018364&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-12-2025&&

Discuss Medicare for All public education campaigns in northern Virginia and plan other actions to ensure healthcare as a human right. The group meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month, and the meetings are open to the public.  All who support healthcare as a human right are welcome.

37] – Just Peace Advocates [info@justpeaceadvocates.ca] on Tues., Dec. 16 at 7 PM ET is hosting a WEBINAR: Sanction Israel Now!  Speakers from Independent Jewish Voices, Just Peace Advocates, and CJPME will help piece together how sanctions fit into the larger Palestinian solidarity movement, working to end Israeli occupation and for Palestinian liberation. You will hear about the latest submissions to the Canadian government calling for escalatory sanctions against Israeli settlements and destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza, and the broader movement to sanction Israel now!  Register at https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-concacaf-must-speak-up-to-kick-israel-out-of-fifa&email_referrer=email_3009455&email_subject=webinar-tues-dec-16-7-pm-et-sanction-israel-now

38] – Sr. Marie Lucey, OSF [news@franciscanaction.org] WANTS YOU TO KNOW that Franciscan Action Network is continuing its efforts to stand up for the dignity of our immigrant brothers and sisters and take on the challenges of working for a more just immigration system in 2026. You are invited to join FAN in an online Advent prayer service on Tues., Dec. 16 at 7 PM ET.  Pray for all immigrant children impacted by our government’s current policies and actions. The prayer service will last one hour and include music, readings from scripture, time for quiet reflection and prayer, and small group discussion. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/2-OSaOgDRxucTTnzNoVrWQ?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=bb84d244-c892-4225-831f-2fb6decf943c#/registration

39] – Scientists for Palestine [admin@scientists4palestine.com] on Wed., Dec. 17 at noon will host a lecture Confronting Scholasticide. The panel discussion will include Jehad Abu-Miri, a student at the Islamic University of Gaza, Amani Al-Mqdama, currently a fellow of the Council for At-Risk Academics and PhD candidate at University of Edinburgh Business School, and Sherene Seikaly, Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. A prominent aspect of the genocide that has unfolded in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 has been the meticulous and complete destruction by Israel of the infrastructure of research and higher education, and the systematic targeting of leaders of the Gazan academy. Since the 1948 Nakba, Palestinians have invested great efforts in building educational institutions, so this act of “Scholasticide” is particularly painful, and has profoundly affected the 80,000 university students and thousands of faculty and staff at the dozen universities in the area. This targeted destruction has also elicited a strong international academic response, which has been subject to intense suppression. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/isqBTrP1R-GS6aSjsFHpDg#/registration

40] –  On Wednesdays, Dec. 17, from 2 to 3:30 PM ET, join Baltimore Writes in Support of Democracy at Belvedere Square Market, 529 E. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore 21212.  Write letters to PA voters. In October, they will elect judges for their Supreme Court, a CRITICAL component of a free & fair democracy. This is an easy, fun way to meet other concerned citizens and support a renewed American democracy. Bring your favorite pen, and spend an hour doing some good! This will continue through Oct. 22. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/823429/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

41] – Join a Wednesday Movement Sign Wave in Lauraville on Dec. 17 from 4 to 5:30 PM at Harford Road & Parkside Drive, Baltimore 21214. It will continue through Nov. 26. This event was inspired by other Sign Waves that make their pro-democracy, anti-Trump, and anti-Putin views known. Contact Anne George, 443-831-7528, for more information on initiating a sign wave in your area. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/784682/?timeslot=5520790

42] – On Wednesdays, Dec. 17, from 4:30 to 6 PM ET, there will be a Rush-Hour Sidewalk Sign-Wave at U.S. 1 & East-West Highway (MD 410) intersection, Riverdale Park 20782. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/812231/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

Join the sidewalk honk 'n wave every Wednesday at the intersection of Route 1 (Baltimore Avenue) and East-West Highway (410)! You can park in the Church of the Brethren’s parking lot on Route 1 at Tuckerman Street (about a block away). Feel free to bring your own. Bring water, sunglasses, and a hat, and prepare for fun! Sponsored by Indivisible Route 1 Corridor

43] – On Wed., Dec. 17 from 5:30 to 7 PM, Howard County for Human Dignity will host an event -- Capitalism, Socialism, and the Battle of Ideas. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/872899/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

The event will be held at Elkridge Branch - Howard County Library System, 6540 Washington Blvd., Elkridge 21075, and will be led by Dr. Jared Ball in the Hockley Room. Claudia De La Cruz, activist and former Party for Socialism and Liberation presidential candidate, will ask What is socialism actually? Hear the real differences between capitalism and socialism.

44] – Join a sign wave on Wednesdays, Dec. 17. 24 & 31, from 5:30 to 6 PM ET at Woodbrook Church, 25 Stevenson Lane, [between Bellona Ave. & Charles St.] Baltimore 21212. Park in the church parking lot. This event will continue through December 31. This event will be canceled if raining hard. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/804632/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

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