Baltimore Activist Alert -- December 4, 2025

34] Candidate against weapons to Israel – Dec. 4

35] What’s the Plan? – Dec. 4

36] Overpass Extravagance – Dec. 4

37] Gaza at the Christmas Tree lighting – Dec. 4

38] Training for giving testimony– Dec. 4

39] Phone bank for clean energy – Dec. 4

40] Fight Back call – Dec. 4

41] Public Citizen Town Hall – Dec. 4

42] Dharma & Justice dialogue – Dec. 4

43] Immigration Town Hall -- Dec. 4

44] DSA Social – Dec. 4

45] Orientation for new members – Dec. 4

46] Campaign to Victory call -- Dec. 4

47] Midnight Madness protest – Dec. 4

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34] – Get over to a Peace Rally with Congressional Candidate Mark Conway, running against Rep. Kweisi Mfume, on Thurs., Dec. 4 at 2 PM, near the Baltimore Washington Monument.   This is a candidate to support!   “Israel has continued to violate the terms of the ceasefire with impunity, and America cannot remain complicit in the genocide in Gaza. There is no path to peace while we continue supplying weapons of war that are ultimately used against civilians. Baltimore City Councilmember Mark Conway will announce his enthusiastic support for the Block the Bombs Act.” Call 410-838-6355 or email markconway@riceconsultinllc.com. RSVP at bit.ly/conway4peace

35] –What’s the Plan? A virtual Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s co-founders takes place on Thursdays, Dec. 4, 11 & 18, from 3 to 4 PM ET. The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back. The antidote: Coming together in community to process what’s happening, to sift through what’s important and what’s just noise, and coalesce around strategies for fighting back. Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin each week to discuss what’s happening and – more importantly – what the plan is. The event will continue through Dec. 18. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/773746/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=_20250728

36] – On Thursdays, Dec. 4 & Dec. 11, from 3 to 4:30 PM, join an Overpass Extravaganza at Ridgley Ave. Overpass, 599 Ridgely Ave., Annapolis 21401, hosted by Chesapeake Indivisible. Help hoist a huge message on the Ridgley Avenue Route 50 overpass to reach about 40K commuters headed eastbound on Route 50 in Annapolis, and wave signs for drivers traversing Ridgley Avenue. Contact Nora Terres at noratprotests@gmail.com. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/824306/

37] –Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore info@paxchristimdcb.org and Christians4Ceasefire and Just Peace hope you will come out on Thurs., Dec. 4 at from 4:30 to 6:30 PM bear the White House Ellipse at 17th & D Sts. NW to sing Christmas carols for Gaza at the National Christmas Tree lighting.

38] – The CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] on Thurs., Dec. 4 at 7 PM wants you to sign up for a virtual testimony writing workshop. Learn how to change hearts in the room, and to change Climate Policy in Maryland. RSVP at https://act.chesapeakeclimate.org/page/90788/data/1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=mdce&utm_content=MD-Virtual+Testimony+Workshop-1125-c4+A&ea.url.id=4253255 ‌ ‌ ‌

 39] – Sun Day [reply@sunday.earth] on Thurs., Dec. 4 from 7 to 9 PM, consider making calls for Clean Energy. Sun Day showed us the incredible power of coming together to celebrate clean energy. Now, it's time to channel that energy into action that gets more solar and wind projects built in communities across the country. Greenlight America is calling clean energy supporters in key locations and encouraging them to take action to get projects permitted where they live. On these phone banks, volunteers will encourage supporters to testify at hearings, submit public comments or contact decision makers to build wind and solar projects. The next call will be on Tues., Dec. 9, and the calls will continue through Dec. 18. RSVP to phone bank at https://www.mobilize.us/greenlightaction/event/842120/?utm_source=SunDay&link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_2960084___subject_3458067&email_subject=make-calls-for-clean-energy&

40] – Popular Democracy [cpd@populardemocracy.org] on Thursdays, Dec. 4 & 18, at 7 PM ET will hold a National Fight Back call. Get trained in EMPOWER, a powerful relational organizing tool that can multiply your reach. Learn about which districts and members of Congress to focus on and to push back on the new administration's right-wing, extremist agenda. Get connected on strategic opportunities to take action at home and in DC. 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

41] -- Public Citizen [president@citizen.org] will hold an online Town Hall on Thurs., Dec. 4 from 7 to 8 PM ET. RSVP at https://act.citizen.org/page/91353/petition/1

Get an update on the 22 Public Citizen lawsuits filed against the Trump regime. Also get an idea of efforts to focus attention on Trump’s personal and family corruption and the administration’s corporate giveaways.

42] -- The Fellowship of Reconciliation [info-forusa.org@shared1.ccsend.com] on Thurs., Dec. 4 at 7 PM ET is hosting Dharma & Justice Dialogues: Mohsen Mahdawi at Union Theological Seminary. You are invited to tune in virtually for the Thích Nhât Hanh Program for Engaged Buddhism's Dharma and Justice Dialogues to learn more about Mohsen’s ongoing work for peace and justice in Palestine through his engaged spiritual practice. He is studying at Columbia University’s School of International Affairs, and has been a prominent advocate for Palestinian rights and an outspoken voice for spiritually engaged nonviolence.   In April 2025, he was detained by ICE during his naturalization interview in Vermont and subsequently released by a federal judge, while his legal case remains ongoing. Register at https://utsnyc.edu/blog/event/dharma-justice-dialogues-an-evening-with-mohsen-mahdawi/

43] -- The Takoma Park Mobilization [info@tpmobilization.org] on Thurs., Dec. 4 at 7 PM will hold an Immigration Town Hall. Learn immigration law in Maryland at the Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park. The federal government's 287(g) program allows ICE to delegate immigration-enforcement authority to state and local law enforcement. The police should serve us and focus on public safety, protecting and earning the trust of ALL community members. They should not be enforcing the Trump Administration's cruel, brutal, and socially harmful immigration policies. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/d05d16c7ced61a54dacac94b3b3b99625200837e.

44] -- The Northern Virginia DSA Electoral Working Group is doing its Monthly Social on Thurs., Dec. 4 at 7 PM at the Caboose Commons, 2918 Eskridge Road, Merrifield, VA 22031.  Call 724-705-4725. Talk about all things politics. Anyone and everyone is welcome to join in. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-electoral-december-monthly-social-2025?link_id=41&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-21-2025&email_referrer=email_2999200&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-28-2025&&

45] – On Thurs., Dec. 4 at 8 PM ET, join an Orientation for New Organizers. Ready to organize for peace in your local community? Want to know the history of CODEPINK and its role in the anti-imperialist movement? Want to learn more about how to organize and how you can get started? Email jasmine@codepink.org. RSVP for the zoom link https://www.codepink.org/orientationdec?utm_campaign=december_newsletter_2025&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

46] -- Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Thurs., Dec. 4 at 9 PM ET will hold its weekly Campaign to Victory Call.  The discussion will focus on Aftyn Behn's try to flip a 20+ point Trump district to blue in TN-07.  Register here and the machine will email you your secure codes:  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuGgrDItHdeYV7F9QQsruFMypvcMt5Fc?emci=37bdebee-face-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=d3b015d1-8bcf-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&ceid=2907617#/registration

47] -- Join a Midnight Madness Protest with Janet M and friends in downtown Annapolis at Main Street and/or inner West Street for a visibility event - with fun Portland-style blowup costumes and signs, and handing out candy canes and Chesapeake Indivisible cards. This is event will take place on Thursday evenings, Dec 4, 11 and/or 18. Call Janet M at 443-534-5508.

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/.

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