Baltimore Activist Alert -- February 16 -17, 2026

22] Muslim Lobby Night -- Feb. 16

23] CCAN Lobby Night – Feb. 16

24] Workplace organizing – Feb. 16

25] The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 – Feb. 16

26] Social Strikes -- Feb. 16

27] Palestinian film -- Feb. 16

28] Shore Progress meeting – Feb. 16

29] Education interrupted for Palestinians -- Feb. 16

30] Fight back against federal deregulation – Feb. 16

31] Dump Trump for invading Venezuela – Feb. 17

32] Phone bank to mobilize voters -- Feb. 17

33] Lobby for climate justice -- Feb. 17

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22] – Maryland CPUSA [md@cpusa.org] on Mon., Feb. 16 at 5:30 PM hopes you will do lobbying in Annapolis on Muslim Lobby Night.  Meet in Room 207, House of Delegates, 6 Bladen Street.  Join others to advocate against voter intimidation and to protect student protesters as well as to divest Maryland pension money from Israel (Break the Bonds Act). Email md@cpusa.org to share rides.  

23] –CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] on Mon., Feb. 16 from 5:30 to 8 PM is holding a Lobby Night. Meet at St. Anne's Parish then move to legislative buildings for lobbying and rally. Meet YOUR MD legislators! Tell them we want affordable clean energy!

This year, lobby night will focus on protecting much-needed funds set aside for low-income families to help electrify their homes, to dramatically increase our state’s investment in solar, to pass balcony solar legislation to make access to solar ubiquitous and affordable for tenants and condo owners, advocate for processes to be put in place that require the state to consider emissions from proposed transportation projects and to encourage investments in clean transportation.

24] – On Mon., Feb. 16 at 6 PM ET at the: Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Road NW, WDC 20009, join local EWOC organizers to chat about ongoing campaigns and potential organizing efforts.. Whether you are new to workplace organizing or are interested in becoming an EWOC volunteer, come on out! RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/feb-ewoc-meeting?source=direct_link&&link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_3095463&email_subject=02122026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&

25] – Susan Barnett [reelandmealatnewdealcafe@gmail.com] on Mon., Feb. 16 at 6:30 PM wants you to know that Reel and Meal will show The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975. Arrive/Log on by 6:15 PM as the program starts promptly at 6:30 PM. If attending in person, please come to the New Deal Café at 113 Centerway (Roosevelt Center) in Greenbelt. Register at https://tinyurl.com/RnMFeb2026 This month’s film is sponsored by the Greenbelt Black History and Culture Committee.

The film is a 2011 collage of rare, long-lost footage covering the Black Power Movement and the social changes that took place in the ’60s and early ’70s. It’s more a time machine than a history film. Assembled from long-lost Swedish television footage, it splices together interviews and remarks made during one of the most turbulent and transformative periods in American life. The film captures rare, startlingly candid moments with figures who defined the Black Power Movement—Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture), Angela Davis, Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale, Eldridge Cleaver, and others—speaking not for the record, but in the moment. Decades later, artists and activists shaped by that era, including Erykah Badu, Harry Belafonte, Talib Kweli, Melvin Van Peebles, and Sonia Sanchez, reflect on what it meant then—and why it still matters now. The documentary examines tensions between nonviolent civil rights activism and Black Power nationalism, opposition to the Vietnam War, the government’s covert COINTELPRO campaign, and the heroin epidemic that devastated Black communities. It also traces how the movement helped spark second-wave feminism, gay liberation, and broader struggles for justice.

You are encouraged to enjoy a plant-based meal during the film to participate in socially responsible, environmentally sustainable, and animal safe lifestyle choices. The Reel and Meal at the New Deal Café is a free monthly film series, started in September 2007. For more information about this month’s film, contact Frank Gervasi 301 467 2418 or the Reel and Meal Facebook page:www.facebook.com/reelandmeal

26] – The Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security [joseph@cpdcs.ccsend.com] on Mon., Feb. 16 at 7 PM ET will host SOCIAL STRIKES: HOW CAN WE USE THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE TO END MAGA TYRANNY? Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JoPktQCHSSqx5VMlUz7sUw#/registration

  Donald Trump and his accomplices are conducting a creeping coup, which is seizing all the powers of the government and concentrating them in the personal will of the president. The consequence is armed attack abroad and armed assault against American cities. Popular opposition is growing and a powerful movement-based opposition is resisting. But what about a worst-case scenario where neither electoral nor non-electoral opposition forestalls a MAGA tyranny? Experience from Poland to the Philippines to South Korea to Puerto Rico has shown that "social strikes" -- including mass strikes, general strikes, and nonviolent popular uprisings -- can overcome tyrannical dictatorships. The Minnesota "Day of Peace and Freedom", has shown the power of a social strike right here in the US.  The speakers are Jeremy Brecher, historian, author and co-founder of the Labor Network for Sustainability; Colleen Rowley, former FBI whistleblower and Minneapolis resident, and Jackson Potter, vice-president of Chicago Teachers Union and leading figure in MaydayStrong. Simone Rothstein [simone.rothstein@jufj.org] is inviting you to join in on Mon., Feb. 16 from 7 to 8:15 PM for a Jews United for Justice Baltimore Action Team meeting on Zoom. Share important and exciting updates on the renters’ rights and immigrant justice campaigns. RSVP at https://jufj.org/event/bat-2-16-26/.

27] – On Mon., Feb. 16 at 7 PM at Rhizome,  6950 Maple St NW, WDC, DC for Palestine presents a film screening of Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk by Sepideh Farsi. It offers an intimate window into life in Gaza amidst Israeli bombardment, captured through video calls with photojournalist Fatima Hassouna. Ticket proceeds go to Gaza mutual aid efforts. RSVP https://withfriends.events/event/kkswKo02/put-your-soul-on-your-hand-and-walk-a-film-by-sepideh-farsi/?link_id=48&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-january-16-2026&email_referrer=email_3064737&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-january-23-2026

28] – On Mondays, including Feb. 16, at 7:30 PM ET, join a Shore Progress Legislative Meeting. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/895469/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

Come join the Shore Progress Legislative Committee and help be a voice for Eastern Shore voices in Annapolis: - Learn what bills are being presented in Annapolis - Learn how these bills will impact our communities - Help advocate for legislation that will uplift our communities - Fight policies that hurt our residents.  This will continue through June 8.

29] –The American Friends of Combatants for Peace [office@afcfp.org] on Tues., Feb. 17 at 1 PM ET are holding a webinar Education Interrupted — How Occupation Is Shutting Down Palestinian Schools. Across the West Bank, schools are operating only a few days a week due to occupation-related policies and withheld funds. Teachers go unpaid, routines collapse, and children are left without consistent access to education. This is not by accident, but by design.  Enjoy a timely conversation with Combatants for Peace, featuring Palestinian and Israeli activists and staff who are raising the alarm about a tactic of Israeli occupation: the systematic disruption of Palestinian education.  The speakers will share firsthand accounts from the ground, including personal stories from educators, parents, and activists living this reality. Together, they will help us understand how occupation is shaping the education crisis and how people in the U.S. and international community can take action in solidarity. RSVP at https://www.afcfp.org/past-events-data/education-interrupted-occupation-of-palestinian-schools

30] – The Union of Concerned Scientists [action@ucs.org] on Tues., Feb. 17 from 2 to 3 PM ET hope you will join in to fight back against federal deregulation. The Trump Administration is rolling back key environmental protections. Join the UCS Action Hour to learn how to defend science-based policies and protect our future. Practice tactics for resisting federal deregulation of public health and environmental safeguards through public participation! Several examples of regulatory fights past and present will be highlighted which will lead to a discussion of tactics for engaging in public comment periods and previewing the issues for 2026.  REGISTER at https://secure.ucs.org/a/2026-2-17-fight-against-deregulation?contactdata=oUD+ktumf4Hlly9XmPL0SMVR6Fc8HwVMGHUZxaV9TQwD5UPx4WzOllpZ3uB4bbuDVJtGOSU+xqn4FtmrdyQy5FWCwvNzJTVvBL5UpKXejCAjRppz7zoTeRl6z9LGGak3iXY3JhIOrXVfQ7oht2wHiR6JkVcAXV+sHEiJJLvnvi18bzioFEhRyEaGNvtE7hqpJxDinOQnX4rmUdSqKYw0j2sKx%2f5dP2Y8fTxaIao10agB1ihrSOub4Zb9F9EfCPTFzasPaAd+BZ5LrlcpS9SXIA%3d%3d&utm_campaign=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email&emci=d58f5ded-a906-f111-832e-000d3a18942f&emdi=3f2f5b5e-9507-f111-832e-0022482a9733&ceid=1507036 

31] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., Feb. 17 from 4:30 to 5 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. to challenge President Trump for a long list of illegal executive orders. And now he has invaded Venezuela. Without resistance Trump will undermine our flawed democracy.  Right now Trump wants fascism as the order of the day. Contact Max at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

32] – Grassroots Action Team (via Common Cause) [causenet@commoncause.org] on Tues., Feb. 17 and Thurs., Feb. 19 at 6 PM ET wants you to join a weekly phone bank to key swing senators as Congress negotiates ICE and DHS’s demand for $10 billion.  Mobilize voters to take action against dangerous legislation in state houses and Congress. Focus on the most urgent campaigns that need help. Some of these campaigns may include stopping bills that will make it harder for millions of Americans—especially students, seniors, and veterans—to cast their ballots. Ensure voters across the country to call their elected representatives and make their voices heard. A full training will be provided at the start of each shift! The next phone bank will be on Tues., Feb. 24 at 6 PM ET.  This event will continue through Jan. 12, 2027. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/commoncause/event/758610/?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-five-things-you-can-do-right-now-4&email_referrer=email_3077543&email_subject=five-things-you-can-do-right-now&&

33] – CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] on Tues., Feb. 17 from 6 to 8 PM wants you to get involved by joining a phone bank to help pass climate justice legislation. This will continue through April 7. ‌Sign up here: https://act.chesapeakeclimate.org/page/92348/data/1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=mdce&utm_content=MD-Postcard+team+signup-0126-C4+B&ea.url.id=4483621

 The first Thursday afternoon phone bank is on Feb. 19 from noon to 2 PM.  The phone banks will continue through April 2. The first virtual post card huddle will be on Mon., Feb. 23 from 7 to 8 PM. The postcards AND the stamps will be mailed to you— all you need to do is show up and write to your legislators.

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/" 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

Baltimore Activist Alert – February 15 – 16, 2026

Baltimore Activist Alert – February 15 – 16, 2026

"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.

Friends, this list and other email documents which I send out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center.  Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com. 

 If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send contributions to Max Obuszewski, BNC, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Max can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.

1] Books, buttons and stickers

2] Web site for info on federal legislation

3] Need help in archiving activist material

4] Get the book A Bag of Snakes

5] Get the book Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois

6] Labor History Project

7] Friends meeting -- Feb. 15

8] Is Humanity Alone in the Milky Way? – Feb. 15

9] Severna Park sign wave – Feb. 15

10] Doctors against genocide – Feb. 15

11] Violence, Love and Hope in Israel-Palestine – Feb. 15

12] ICE out of Baltimore County – Feb. 15

13] Indivisible Bowie on the bridge – Feb. 15

14] Looking for resistance knitters – Feb. 15

15] Responding to Israel/Palestine Disinformation – Feb. 15

16] Weekly PDA Town Hall – Feb. 15

17] ICE off campus – Feb. 15

18] Vigil at the Pentagon – Feb. 16

19] Baltimore Sign waves – Feb. 16

20] Election protection – Feb. 16

21] Rally for the immigrants – Feb. 16

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1] – Buttons, bumper stickers and books are available.  “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.

2] –To obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/.  Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.

3] –  Janice Sevre-Duszynska needs some assistance in archiving her activist material.  If you are interested in this project, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

4] – Barry Lee Burnside, a gaggle of great writers and copy editors are making available “A Bag of Snakes: Selected Writings on Prisons and the Death Penalty by Murphy Davis and Eduard Loring. Edited by Barry Lee Burnside.” Ed indicates the book will be available for sale on April 13, and is asking you to pre-order your copy. Your donation will provide a needed financial boost for the printing costs. The suggested donation is $20 for one copy; and $30 for your copy and an additional copy for a prisoner or someone in need. Any donation is appreciated. More or less you will receive the book.  Barry and the team have spent over two years putting this book together. It begins with outlines and notes found in the boxes of materials Murphy left when she ascended. The work is a work of love, and all involved are proud of the fruit borne by seeds nourished in good soil.

To order by postal mail, make your check to Open Door Community.  Send it to Open Door Community, PO Box 10980, Baltimore 21234.  For any questions, contact David Payne at 404-290-2047 or davidpayne@opendoorcommunity.org.

5] – Another book to consider purchasing is Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois. His new book is both memoir and position-paper, and it makes the case that the Roman Catholic Church is a corrupt system that spits out truth-tellers. The crime he was excommunicated for was attending the ordination ceremony of Janice Sevre-Duszynska in Lexington, Kentucky, in August 2008. The ordination was under the auspices of the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests.  The Vatican’s response has been to excommunicate any woman who has the audacity to see herself as a priest equal to a male priest. You can purchase a copy from Amazon or by Kindle.

Here are two quotes to contemplate: “I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men. She is to keep silent.” – Timothy 1, 2:12-13.  “If the patriarchy that dominates the church is not dismantled and women are not treated as equals, the church will continue to diminish and, eventually, die.” – Roy Bourgeois.

6] – William Barry [billbarry21214@gmail.com] has a request. As the country begins to celebrate our 250th anniversary, our history is complicated but one thing is certain--labor history is always deleted. So he created the MD250 Labor History Project, and hopes you will participate by sending in labor history materials, and by sharing it with your friends, as part of creating a union movement. Go to https://www.md250laborhistory.org/

"We are either part of the solution or part of the problem." "The only reason an organization has dead wood is that management either hired dead wood or it hired live wood and killed it."   - W. Edwards Deming

7] – Homewood Friends Meeting [homewoodfriends@gmail.com] gathers for worship on Sundays at 10:30 AM at 3107 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218 and on Zoom.  A simple lunch will take place after the 10:30 AM worship. Call 410-235-4438. To join by Zoom, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/255867065?pwd=UDNxVnlVSkZQOHlXWlc3NHpHeHdhZz09#success

8] – The Baltimore Ethical Society on Sun., Feb. 15 at 10:30 AM will host a hybrid platform: Is Humanity Alone in the Milky Way? Rob Palmer, self-described skeptical and atheist activist, is a retired aerospace engineer. Over 100 of his articles have been published by Skeptical Inquirer and other skeptical and humanist media. Rob writes about contemporary skeptical issues and has interviewed many individuals for his Skeptical Inquirer column. Half of Americans believe extraterrestrials are routinely visiting Earth in their spaceships, and many are sure that Earth’s governments are engaged in a global cover-up. Scientists and skeptics generally disagree with such claims, but due to the vast number of exoplanets now known to exist, many from those respected communities often assert that extraterrestrial civilizations are likely and perhaps even abundant in our galaxy, and it’s just a matter of time until first contact. In this presentation, Rob Palmer will discuss whether this is a reasonable position to hold, and explore the contrary possibility – that our civilization may be an anomaly, surprisingly rare or even alone in the Milky Way. RSVP at https://www.meetup.com/bmorethical/events/312431831/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

9] – On Sun., Feb. 15 from 11 AM to 1 PM, get over to Severna Park High School, 60 Robinson Road, Severna Park 21146. Do sign waving on the corners of Benfield, Evergreen and Robinson Road. Let this administration know that they’re not running the country the way the people want. The cruelty has to stop. This is a local Indivisible event which will also Sundays, March 1 and March 15. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/896032/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

10] – Doctors against Genocide [leadership@doctorsagainstgenocide.org] are hosting an urgent webinar bringing together public health analysis, lived testimony and media accountability grounded in the ongoing destruction of life and healthcare and the moral duty to tell the truth. On Sun., Feb. 15 at noon, check out From Iran to Gaza: Rebuilding Moral Clarity, and Healthcare under Siege. Action is the Antithesis of Despair. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aUUzycRDSwaem750Nc6iFg

Hear from Othman Alagha about the Gaza healthcare system: pre-crisis capacity, crisis collapse, and what recovery would require post-crisis. Other commentators are Wasim Said who collects testimonies from people in Gaza documenting the ongoing genocide being committed by Israel; Samira Mohyeddin on the necessity of moral clarity; and Mohamad Azzami, Palestinian refugee from Jaffa.

11] – The MAPA Ed. Fund [info@masspeaceaction.org] on Sun., Feb. 15 from 12:30 to 1:30 PM ET hopes you will participate in Violence, Love and Hope in Israel-Palestine. Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/C--PIdfDwEmTfioxVPHYuw2?contactdata=8GXItiillGK0XMEWmwGo3f4l%2f4fEeVQ3plHiHsdpzpIFY5VoOmN7SHA0keavP7KFN231dWQsBpBG6gAPCdbjTnj6HDXHF8GiexznyncgKmqvq9fFb0nIqH9y9%2fVZGA+H1STY8dDsy8h4hzhjcOfWelOuoSn4SwFGOjkgQ1FXKu+DhLiuh67Q01s4lIi%2fbFNHGotuzpzRPiuVbhjcm2%2flr8yvCgut5Bf5y6GwUi%2fdQhECNBj32EvCTZBnSb658q4Fekt7xPEbboH6JQxFNOl4f9kvBIe0ChjMIfZw00x%2fl9pbwob7Y8Cc7mW0QQgUwcersXKzn%2fYODJK2ZpImbMQXSdgBqAFnwsM6uNOXc%2fWumew%3d&ms=email-EA-260213&emci=a22695c7-0409-f111-832e-0022482a9733&emdi=e2da23a6-0609-f111-832e-0022482a9733&ceid=269591

This will be a virtual event featuring a conversation with human rights lawyer and executive director of the Public Committee against Torture, Sari Bashi.  She lives in a mixed Israeli-Palestinian family, which is the subject of her new memoir, Upside-Down Love. Her book, a love story in two voices, describes how she and her Palestinian spouse met, fell in love and made it work, against the odds and against Israeli law. Sari will share her perspective on the ceasefire in Gaza, the escalating violence in the West Bank, and the opportunities emerging for transformative change. Sari is also a co-founder and former executive director of Gisha-Legal Center for Freedom of Movement, the Israeli human rights organization promoting freedom of movement for Palestinians in Gaza.  

12] – Indivisible Baltimore County [contact@indivisible-baltimorecounty.org] on Sun., Feb. 15 from 1 to 2:30 PM, help keep ICE out of Baltimore County.  Recent reporting indicates that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has leased office space in Hunt Valley, across from the Hunt Valley Towne Centre, which has led to speculation about a potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) presence at 201 International Circle, though federal officials have not confirmed plans for the space. Baltimore County officials, including the County Executive’s Office, have said they are seeking clarity on what functions might occur there and have called for a County Council session to address community concerns and discuss possible legislation related to immigration enforcement uses. Join together on the sidewalks along the northeast side of Shawan Road to show Baltimore County, Maryland, and the Trump Regime that we don't want ICE here.... period! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblebaltco/event/889116/

13] – On Sundays, including Feb. 15, from 1 to 3 PM ET at 15202 Major Lansdale Blvd., Bowie 20716, join Indivisible Bowie for a Visibility Brigade sign wave on the pedestrian bridge over Route 50. If you can't make the full time, no worries, come when you can! Help bring attention to important issues and let your neighbors and commuters know they are not alone in fighting back against authoritarianism. This event will continue through March 8.

Parking is behind the Hampton Inn in the old theatre lot, please look for the sign. Follow the paved path through the chain-link fence, then turn left onto the pedestrian trail to reach the bridge. Approximately a 4-minute walk. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/873914/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

14] – Calling All Resistance Knitters/Crocheters to join the Melt the Ice Hat Knit-In, hosted by Allies for Democracy on Sundays, including Feb. 15, from 2 to 4 PM ET in the common area at The Shops at Kenilworth, 800 Kenilworth Dr., Towson 21204. In the 1940s, Norwegians quietly defied Nazi occupation by knitting and wearing red, pointed hats with tassels. A simple garment became an act of protest. Today, Minnesota knitters are reviving that tradition—and they need more hats. Join in to knit and crochet Melt the Ice Hats. These red hats will be sent to Needle & Skein yarn shop in Minnesota and distributed to protesters. This event will continue through March 8. Bring red yarn and needles or a hook if you have them. Knit and crochet patterns may be found on Ravelry. Beginners welcome, and supplies may be available to share.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/899993/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

15] – Voices from the Holy Land [vfhlonlinefilmsalon@144271541.mailchimpapp.com] on Sun., Feb. 15 at 3 PM ET Say What?? Join Responding to Israel/Palestine Disinformation – A Practical Workshop. This is an invitation to an Online Film Salon. Register to join the discussion & receive access to the films: Tinyurl.com/VFHL-February2026

Once you register, you will get a confirmation email from Zoom with a link to the meeting and a link to watch the film.  Watch the film at your convenience before the event.  Then join in with your thoughts and questions for the speakers at the Q&A discussion on Feb. 15 at 3 PM ET.

16] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Sun., Feb. 15 at 4 PM ET, attend the weekly Town Hall.  It will feature legendary public education organizer Jitu Brown. Brown has spent decades organizing alongside parents, students, and educators to defend and strengthen public education. Last year, he was elected to the newly established Chicago School Board. Since 1995, education policy in Chicago had been set by the mayor rather than by an elected school board, a policy change and win for democracy that Brown helped make happen.  Brandee Marckmann is a parent, community advocate, and candidate for the San Francisco School Board. She is the founder of the SF Education Alliance and helped stop a disastrous school closure plan. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4?emci=ced5d1ed-71c8-f011-8196-6045bdfe8e9c&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=2907617#/registration

17] – Feb. 15 from 7 to 8 PM ET, check out virtually How You Can Drop ICE from Your Campus. Cut off ICE’s corporate enablers — starting on our campuses. Donald Trump’s deportation machine depends on private corporations for technology to track, places to sleep, cars to drive, planes to fly, and parking lots to stage. Colleges — and the students, faculty, and staff they rely on — have real leverage over the companies providing these services to ICE through purchasing, partnerships, and public legitimacy. The fastest way to shrink ICE’s capacity is to cut off its corporate support: push the schools to stop funding and normalizing ICE collaborators.  Hear how organizers in Minneapolis and beyond moved from defense to offense—picking a few winnable targets and escalating sustained, nonviolent pressure that hits brands and bottom lines. SIGN UP at https://www.mobilize.us/aft/event/898549/?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-schools-drop-ice&email_referrer=email_3097532&email_subject=how-you-can-drop-ice-from-your-campus&&

18] – There was a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop.  However, the Pentagon police, presumably on the orders of President Trump, have made it impossible to protest on the reservation. Now it will take place on the corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr. in Arlington, VA.  The next vigil is Feb. 16, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649. 

By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr.,  and there is meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these spots begins at 8 AM.  No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds. The restrooms are located inside Marriot Providence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.

19] – Baltimore Sign Waves on Mon., Feb. 16 from 7:30 to 8:15 AM will be at West Northern Parkway & Roland Ave., Baltimore 21210. Join in the waving of pro-democracy signs! Bring your sign or just show up. This event will continue through March 23. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/793151/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

20] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Grassroots Election Protection Coalition/ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Zoom on Mon., Feb. 16 at 5 PM ET. Hear from leading activists, elected officials, and others committed to union organizing as well as cleaning up our elections and the environment, and other critically important issues. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqfuygpjIiHtc20uIOxdeqYRiAicjSLWUc#/registration

21] – The ACLU of Maryland [info@aclu-md.org] on Mon., Feb. 16 at 5 PM is asking you to appear at Lawyer’s Mall for a vigil and rally in support of immigrant communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ RSVP at https://www.aclu-md.org/event/day-of-action-2026/?initms_aff=md&initms_chan=eml&utm_medium=eml&initms=awr-email-sail-gradead-md-260213_event-civilliberties-dayofaction_rally-aff&utm_source=sail&utm_campaign=aff&utm_content=awr-email-sail-gradead-md-260213_event-civilliberties-dayofaction_rally-aff&af=RA1%2BJp3N228aRV69knhQi6HdXOURCg1a8LjFy%2FqVNQ3Po1gpJ2TWtaez2njMlOuEAnWCHkgEsbpWshTz9SyXZHZ4ZBqwHCVVpKJ%2BZXlAWLY9SUg1qbRF6XQ%2FGofdGh0uIrE%2BgrtlRDoZHWCwwg1ZrXmTDTeoAx%2B%2B4iu8YWTWyXa4EoSg7nGmN8x6HStwNOnh&ms_aff=md&ms_chan=eml&ms=awr-email-sail-gradead-md-260213_event-civilliberties-dayofaction_rally-aff‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Immigrant families across Maryland are navigating a moment of real uncertainty. As lawmakers advance bills to limit collaboration with federal immigration enforcement, these efforts exist alongside broader policies that expand policing, surveillance, and state power. Below is the tentative schedule:  5 – 5:30 PM Arrival, 5:30 – 5:50 PM Vigil, 5:50 – 7 PM Rally at Lawyer's Mall & 7 – 8 PM Bird-dogging and ask legislators to vote YES on our bills.

To be continued

Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, and 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

Baltimore Activist Alert -- February 13 - 14, 2026

54] Peace vigil at White House – Feb. 13

55] Women in Black vigil – Feb. 13

56] Support the people of Gaza – Feb. 13

57] Sign wave in Bowie – Feb. 13

58] Silence gives consent – Feb. 13

59] Enough is enough – Feb. 13

60] Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk will talk about her work – Feb. 13

61] Is Cuba next? – Feb. 13

62] Dump Musk Party – Feb. 14

63] Sign wave in Annapolis – Feb. 14

64] Tesla Takedown in Rockville – Feb. 14

65] Donations needed for the Silent Fallout project

66] Read Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"

67] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

68] Do you need a doctor?

69] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

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54] – There is a weekly vigil at the White House on Fridays from noon to 1 PM sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649. 

55] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Baltimore Women in Black vigil for peace with men and women who live in Roland Park. WIB invites all to join, and any peace sign is welcome, such as "Defuse Nuclear War."  The vigil takes place outside Roland Park Place at 830 West 40th Street and Elm Street. Parking is free at RPP or at the Rotunda across the street. Contact Ann Vinup at annvinup@gmail.com.

56] – The American Friends Service Committee holds an Action Hour every Friday at noon ET.  You’ll get updates from AFSC staff in Gaza, hear what’s happening on Capitol Hill, and get resources for your activism. Together, contact Congress to demand an arms embargo on Israel, and fully funded humanitarian aid for Palestinians. Our elected officials need to keep hearing from us. RSVP at https://afsc.org/actionhour?emci=822f3fb8-241a-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&emdi=20221eff-f41a-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&ceid=764241

57] – On Fridays, Feb. 13, 20 & 27, from 2 to 4 PM ET at 15202 Major Lansdale Blvd., Bowie 20716, join Indivisible Bowie for a Visibility Brigade sign wave on the pedestrian bridge over Route 50. If you can't make the full time, no worries, come when you can! Help bring attention to important issues and let your neighbors and commuters know they are not alone in fighting back against authoritarianism.

Parking is behind the Hampton Inn in the old theatre lot, please look for the sign. Follow the paved path through the chain-link fence, then turn left onto the pedestrian trail to reach the bridge. Approximately a 4-minute walk. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/879056/

58] – Join RESIST - Silence Gives Consent, a visibility event organized for Indivisible, will take place on Fridays from 3 to 5 PM at on an overpass at 9706 Gorman Road, Laurel 20723.  Join this event on Fri., Feb. 13, and it will continue through March 13.  Protest this Trump administration and to protect our democracy. If you too feel a need to speak out and use your freedom to protest, then this is your opportunity to join like-minded people who believe in our constitution and in humanity. This is a fun way to do something useful - lots of honking and affirmation from the 20K+ cars below. Wear your warm clothes or your character costumes. Bring your flags, small signs (for local traffic) and large signs for the 95 traffic below. Or just bring yourself and friends too of course. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/891474/

59] –  On Fridays, Feb. 13 & 20, from 4 to 5 PM ET, join Indivisible to say Enough is Enough at the east side of 16th St. between 2nd Avenue and Grace Church Road, Silver Spring 20910.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/781857/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

Join your neighbors on a Friday evening. Bring flags, signs, and energy. Make a stand for Democracy and the Rule of Law and signal to passing motorists that enough is enough!

60] – Kim Coble, Maryland LCV [info@mdlcv.org] on Fri., Feb. 13 at noon will host a special guest: Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk. RSVP at https://click.ngpvan.com/k/125117109/600745806/-1736612218?contactdata=tjep8UNhJCT9iLGCP3nBK+eci4HoT0kz0V/iF23C2y1zv1jirMnoQ8L83m6hgWl0OmCFp56x+c1uEMSN3mq5k58nS7N8+TJ16m6zXHXMpSIN+rnj+LikewziOITkBOwuDnDM2i5LAvtZhIvQE2Lq+8sRADGeT/Fqc+rbNk48v//G+qtOcxHL7hJd2y0SsRmxNXeKPcCemRvrnxc48vbXpeCYcRkxu5khvLly1+LMZiSaRYg9px3n6C0gQ3BIi8gEkw9jgI+FMidsxaY7KUl+nw==&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9BVi9BVkxDVi8xLzcyMTUwIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImI5ZjQwM2MzLWIyMDYtZjExMS04MzJlLTAwMGQzYTE4OTQyZiIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAibW9idXN6ZXdza2kyMDAxQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0Ig0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=WUduwPOt6sfPRXIvGNON39_BvnE15FkyW8RTgrc4sVU=&emci=54780c7d-1506-f111-832e-000d3a18942f&emdi=b9f403c3-b206-f111-832e-000d3a18942f&ceid=578562

Peña-Melnyk will engage in a conversation about her environmental priorities and the current legislative session.  She is the first Afro-Latina and the first immigrant to hold the office of Speaker of the House.  Maryland LCV is proud to have endorsed the Speaker for the 2026 election.

61] – Kathy Boylan [kathyboylan5@gmail.com] on Fri., Feb. 13 at 7:30 PM is inviting you to attend a Clarification of Thought program Cuba, next target of the US? It will take place at Dorothy Day House, 503 Rock Creek Church Road NW, WDC 20010.  Cheryl LaBash, co-chair of the National Network on Cuba, will lead a discussion on the implications of the January 3 U.S. military action against Venezuela for Cuba. Cheryl will explore U.S.-Cuba relations, the ongoing economic blockade, the State Sponsors of Terrorism designation, and more. She has been active in Cuba solidarity work for decades and recently returned from Cuba, where she participated in protests against the January 3 U.S. aggression against Venezuela.

62] – TeslaTakedown [info+teslatakedown-2-info@email.actionnetwork.org] on Sat., Feb. 14 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM for the Dump Musk party! The party takes place at Tesla Owings Mills, 9428 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills 21117. Celebrate this WEEKEND which is the FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF TESLA TAKEDOWN! RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/one-year-anniversity-takedown-tesla-and-all-the-oligarchs-2?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-join-us-this-saturday-for-the-party&email_referrer=email_3095549&email_subject=join-us-this-saturday-for-the-party&&

63] – Chesapeake Indivisible is doing a Sign Waving protest on Sat., Feb. 14 from 11 AM to 1 PM at a new location Forest Drive, on the sidewalks near Safeway, 1796 Forest Drive, Annapolis 21403. This event will continue through March 28. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/chesapeakeindivisible/event/834849/

There are mountains of snow/ice along the Annapolis mall sidewalks, so instead of cancelling the weekly sign-waving protest, it has been moved. Once those sidewalks are well cleared and look safe, return to the Annapolis Mall area when the footing is safe.

64] – Get over to the Tesla Takedown on Saturdays, Feb. 14 and 21, from 11 AM to noon at the Rockville Tesla, 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville 20852. Email maryland@thirdact.org. Musk is responsible for mass suffering and death. And he will cause more if we give him the chance to recover his reputation. Tesla Takedown is a peaceful protest movement. No violence, vandalism and destruction of property. This protest is a lawful exercise of your First Amendment right to peaceful assembly. #TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/chesapeakeindivisible/event/834849/

65] – Hideaki Ito [silentfalloutproject.org@gmail.com] wants to give you an update about the Silent Fallout Project. 2025 was a successful year. Now there are plans for 2026. Make a donation at https://www.silentfalloutproject.org/donation

66] – David Eberhardt was a member of the Baltimore Four with Father Philip Berrigan, Tom Lewis and Rev. James Mengel.  The group poured blood on draft files on October 27, 1967.  They would be convicted and sentenced to prison. He has written a book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"- documenting the Baltimore Four action and many others up to and including the most recent Plowshares action – Kings Bay Plowshares 7.  Dave printed new copies of For All the Saints, a Protest Primer- 250+ pp w photos-therefore #'s 351-400 making it o so collectable with two Berrigan book reviews added. The books are signed, and the price remains $25. Will send free if need be- he is not in it for the money! If you want one, send him a check, or contact Dave Eberhardt, 4 Hadley Square North, Baltimore, MD 21218 by email at 1941mireille@gmail.com. 

67] -- This is A PLEA TO CONVINCE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY TO OBEY INTERNATIONAL LAW. The world reached a historic milestone on January 22, 2021: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons [TPNW] entered into force and become binding international law -- https://www.icanw.org/the_treaty.

Prevent Nuclear War/Maryland has called attention to the growing danger of nuclear war and the outrageous $1.7 trillion dollars we are spending to upgrade the nuclear arsenal. On July 18, 2017, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, a U.S. Navy - affiliated research center received a seven-year, $92 million contract to continue its systems engineering and research-and-development services for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. Help convince JHU to renounce nuclear weapons contracts. Contact the president, Ron Daniels, to urge him to reject all nuclear weapons contracts: Office of the President, 242 Garland Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218.  Call his office at (410) 516-8068 or email president@jhu.edu.

68] – Yousef Zarbalian [EastWestRheum@gmail.com] started his own medical practice in December before the pandemic hit. It is called East-West Medicine and Rheumatology, and its website is EastWestMD.com.  Yousef is licensed in Maryland and Virginia. He is doing primary care as well as rheumatologic care (focusing on joint problems and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and sjogren's).  He is offering telemedicine visits, and he has very reasonable rates for uninsured individuals.  He makes use of herbs (which can be sent directly to patients from the herbal dispensary) as well as prescribing medications to their local pharmacy if needed.  

69]- If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs, records, tarps and table cloths, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, and 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Ph: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.

“One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan