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
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
To be continued
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