31] Common Cause phone bank – April 28
32]
Fight
back with friends – April 28
33] Forward together gathering –
April 28
34]
Discuss
Lebanon – April 28
35] J Street executive – April 28
36]
Bird
Habitat Garden – April 28
37] Action call – April 28
38]
Women
in Conflict Zones – April 28
39]
Sign
wave in Lauraville – April 29
40]
Sign
Wave in Baltimore – April 29
41] Towson sign wave – April 29
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31] – Grassroots Action Team (via Common
Cause) [causenet@commoncause.org] on Tues., April 28 from 6 to 8 PM wants you
to join a weekly phone bank to help move
pro-democracy bills forward or push back on harmful legislations moving through
State Houses and US Congress. Each phone bank focuses on the most urgent
campaign fights happening right now. Every week, volunteers from coast to coast
come together to get the latest updates, receive training, and make calls as a
team. Be part of this powerful community and help voters across the country
call their elected officials and make their voices heard. The next phone
bank will be on Thurs., April 23 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&&
32] – On Tuesdays, including April 28, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM ET, join Fight Back with Friends, a Monthly Call to Action, for a virtual training, hosted by Indivisible. Sign up at indivisi.org/empower
Fight Back with Friends is a national program designed to help you activate your community! Using the Empower app, you will be equipped with the tools to connect with friends, family, and neighbors who need YOUR voice to get civically engaged. Join in on the fourth Tuesday of every month for a one-hour training session, bringing onboard new participants and introducing fresh calls to action that make a real impact. The next event is May 24, and this event will continue until October 27, 2026. Request more information: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/765804/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual
33] – The Maryland Poor People's Campaign (MD PPC) [membership@marylandppc.org] on Tues., April 28 from 7 to 8 PM wants you to attend a Forward Together Gathering. Come to learn, get connected, and get engaged! Whether you're new to the work or you are a long-time member, you are welcome. Register at mdppc.org/FTG
34] – James Zogby [mayaberry@aaiusa.org] on Tues., April 28 from 7 to 7:45 PM wants you to know about a Lebanon discussion with Ralph Nader, Rami Khouri, and Maya Berry. Join Zogby, Ralph Nader, Rami Khouri, and Maya Berry for this important conversation. Discuss Israel's ongoing violations of Lebanese sovereignty and U.S. complicity in those violations. There is an absence of mainstream media coverage and lack of action by too many policymakers when it comes to Lebanon. Media and policymakers must do better, and you can help hold them to account. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sjyLZs2vSWC5E6Kd7QhydA?_x_zm_rtaid=mBIZPJu6Q3e-tft-Ewc7Zw.1777344958920.5d7cc8ee63b3434955e95051d5e46ab6&_x_zm_rhtaid=793#/registration
35] – On Tues., April 28 at 7 PM, Nadav Tamir, the executive director of J Street Israel, will be speaking at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, 7401 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore 21208. If you are interested in going and connecting with members of the Jewish community who oppose Israeli violence in Palestine, send an email to ifnotnowbaltimore@gmail.com. RSVP at https://act.jstreet.org/signup/nadav-baltimore/?link_id=4&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-some-good-news-and-upcoming-events-in-baltimore&email_referrer=email_3196148&email_subject=some-good-news-and-upcoming-events-in-baltimore&&
36] – Get on a webinar Sustaining Your Bird Habitat Garden on Tues., April 28 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM ET. Planning your bird-friendly habitat also means planning for it to evolve. Audubon experts will share seasonal tips to make sure your habitat garden is sustainable, beautiful, and full of life. We'll discuss other actions we must take to make sure our gardens remain a healthy habitat for birds, not an ecological trap. This is the fourth of a four-part webinar series about building a bird habitat for your home or community. Each session covers a different topic around bird-friendly garden design and planting. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/audubon-mid-atlantic/event/914071/?
37] – ACLU People Power [peoplepower@aclu.org] on Tues., April 28 at 8 PM ET, join an Action Call. Get an update on where the fight stands—and how you can take action. Every year on May 1st, activists around the world come together for May Day—a global day of solidarity to demand dignity, safety, and collective power—and to organize for the changes we need. This call is a chance for volunteers nationwide to plug into real organizing work, hear organizing updates and wins, and identify ways to take action with the volunteer teams. In the spirit of May Day, you will get a break down what's ahead and how you can get involved. RSVP at https://act.aclu.org/a/april-action-call?ms=eml041626&emci=994c4f96-b939-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=df5430f0-c439-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=3280038
38] – World BEYOND War <greta@worldbeyondwar.org> on Wed., April 29 at noon ET with other groups is holding a webinar Women in Conflict Zones. Hear the voices of women from Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, and the West Bank, who will speak about the widening war in the SWANA/Middle East region launched by the U.S. and Israel. Retired U.S. Army Reserve Colonel Ann Wright will open the webinar with the latest update on U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) military activities across the SWANA/Middle East region. Speakers from the impacted countries will describe the trauma that women and children face as victims of war. Register at https://worldbeyondwar.org/women-in-conflict/?link_id=4&can_id=603e380094e2f2192e9ce8c73b255def&source=email-register-for-women-in-conflict-zones-webinar-april-29&email_referrer=email_3194303___subject_3669487&email_subject=register-for-women-in-conflict-zones-webinar-april-29
39] – Join the Sign Wave with Northeast Neighbors (Lauraville) on Wednesdays, including April 29, from 4:30 to 5:30 PM at Harford Road & Parkside Drive, Baltimore 21214. The Wednesday Movement launched on March 12, 2025 when disgruntled seniors took to the streets at 40th Street and Roland Avenue in Baltimore to make their pro-democracy, anti-Trump, anti-Putin views known. Note this event will be held in a drizzle but maybe not in a downpour and definitely not with thunder/lightning in the forecast. Contact Anne George, 443-831-7528, for more information on initiating a sign wave in your area. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/784682/
40] – Join Sign Waves with the Wednesday Movement from 4:30 to 5:30 PM on Wednesdays, including April 29, at Roland Avenue & West 40th St., Baltimore 21211. The Movement, a weekly Pro-Democracy, Anti-Trump, Anti-Putin vigil, gathers on a heavily trafficked Baltimore street corner. This will continue through June 24. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/763996/
41] – Get over to the Stevenson Lane Sign Wave on Wednesdays, April 29, from 5:30 to 6 PM at Woodbrook Church, 25 Stevenson Lane, Baltimore 21212. Park in church parking lot, and feel free to stop by even if you can't stay the whole time! This event will be canceled if raining hard. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/804632/
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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