Baltimore Activist Alert -- May 25 - 27, 2026

19] Consider a donation to Mark Conway’s campaign.

20] Press conference with Muslim leaders – May 25

21] Election protection – May 25

22] Phone bank for Will Lawrence – May 25

23] Mutual aid meeting -- May 25

24] Shore Progress – May 25

25] Sign wave in Towson – May 26

26] True costs of transportation – May 26

27] Bike repairs – May 26 & 28  

28] Dump Trump for invading Venezuela – May 26

29] Phone bank to elect a progressive – May 26

30] Fight back with friends – May 26

31] Communities over Corporate Influence – May 27

32] Just sustainability – May 27

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19] – Mark Conway is a progressive candidate running for a Congressional seat in Maryland’s 7^th district.  He has rejected taking AIPAC money.  Let me know if you are willing to make a donation to his campaign.  Contact Max at 410-323=1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

20] – National Muslim Leaders to hold News Conference in response to San Diego Mosque Terror Attack on Mon., May 25 at 11 AM at the Baltimore Convention Center, 1 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 (Inside Pratt Street Entrance.) Muslim leaders with the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) plan to hold a news conference at the annual Islamic Circle of North American conference taking place in Baltimore, Maryland, to respond to last week’s deadly terror attack on a mosque in San Diego.

CONTACT: USCMO Secretary General Oussama Jammal, ojammal@uscmo.org; CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Maryland Director Zainab Chaudry, zchaudry@cair.com, 410-971-6062; or CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com

21] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Grassroots Election Protection Coalition/ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Zoom on Mon., May 25 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

22] – On Mon., May 25 from 6 to 8 PM ET, phone bank for Will Lawrence, a Sunrise co-founder who's running for Congress in a swing district in Michigan. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/sunrise2026/event/922954/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

 A training will be offered at every session, so no experience is necessary.  This phone bank will be offered again on Mon., June 1 from 6 to 8 PM ET and will continue through July 6.

23] – Join a virtual Northern Virginia Mutual Aid working group meeting on Mon., May 25 at 6 PM. A link will be communicated before the event. Email novamutualaid@mdcdsa.org.  Topics include report backs on recent activities like the Black Cat Book Fair, MAWG organizing in Maryland and DC, and planning a summer social. All are invited to attend, eavesdrop, participate, and add agenda items. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-mutual-aid-working-group-monthly-meeting-6/?link_id=30&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-8-2026&email_referrer=email_3240349&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-15-2026&&

24] – On Mondays, May 25, June 1 & 8 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM, 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 the community - help advocate for legislation that will uplift our communities - Fight policies that hurt residents.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/895469/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

25] –  Join a Sign Wave at Loch Raven Blvd. and Taylor Ave. on Tuesdays, including May 26, from 8 to 9 AM.  This is an Indivisible Baltimore County visibility event to let Trump know that the people are not backing down, hosted by Baltimore Sign Waves.  It will continue through July 28.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/778718/?share_medium=native_share&share_context=event_detail_page&force_banner=true

26] – Union of Concerned Scientists [action@ucs.org] on Tues., May 26 from 2 to 3 PM ET will hold a webinar -- The True Costs of the US Transportation System. Learn about the work UCS is doing for a more just, sustainable transportation system.  For decades, the surface transportation reauthorization (STR) has funded highway expansion projects that have disproportionately divided and polluted communities of color. Join this virtual event featuring clean transportation experts as they discuss nuances in how transportation, including federal roads, bridges, rail, and mass transit, is funded in the United States. Register at  https://secure.ucs.org/a/2026-5-26-true-costs-transportation-system?contactdata=TIiDEbvD2pYu8S1EX11qbxiSYGKRScbm5Y2tM+K2Dpp7694RtRUZNE5m0yRUTqZ4eHlQiNdY126Szf6WtNgydYTx2gUo7p0NTVAFh9eS7Xfs4Y9%2fmTP2eSDU7efqMxN3J1Lwa1ROOeZ2KE2FF9p6sQTppDAz8iz0Y6J6bIWE9JZhJkTyo4JAcy8Mvfa5opWFytM%2fo0L4I2fkzGBGJlkLZxgwS53uewkpcGUWVhc1wAgvJUPmm0%2fFuZSXfDYxtDvM+8rqqTSeI1Gk1pY2MQuiBA%3d%3d&utm_campaign=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email&emci=3593ad78-7450-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=8c9f9100-6551-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=1507036

27] – Bikemore [jed@bikemore.net] wants you to know that there will be a Mobile Bike Shop on Tues., May 26 from 4 to 7 PM at Lake Montebello, Whitman Dr., Baltimore 21218 and on Thurs., May 28 at Druid Hill Park, Baltimore 21217. Visit https://www.bikemore.net/calendar

28] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues.,  May 26 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.

29] – On Tues., May 26 from 6 to 8 PM ET do a virtual phone bank for Shayla Adams- Stafford. A link will be communicated before the event. Email doris.mtay@gmail.com. Help re-elect Shayla Adams-Stafford for PG County Council's District 5 seat. Meet every Tuesday through June 16th. RSVP at RSVP here. https://actionnetwork.org/events/526-phonebanking-for-shayla?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-na-55&email_referrer=email_3245510&email_subject=pizza-phonebanking-weekend-canvasses-with-comrades-plenty-of-campaign-activities-for-you-to-get-involved-with&& You will just need a phone or laptop! Join the google meet link and you will be taught how to use the Scale to Win Dialer to automate the phone banking!

30] –  On Tuesdays, including May 26, 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. The next event will happen June 23. 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. This event will continue until October 27.  Request more information: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/765804/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

31] –  On Wed., May 27 from 11 AM to noon at 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring 20910, check out a Press Conference: Communities over Corporate Influence hosted by Progressive Maryland. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/958429/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org

 The press conference will address the role of big money in Montgomery County politics and lifting up the urgent issues facing our communities. At a moment when wealthy interests and outside spending are attempting to shape local politics, make it clear that the communities, the schools, housing, and the neighborhoods should be driven by the people who live here, not by whoever can write the biggest checks.

 This moment comes as Councilmember Will Jawando continues to advocate for working families across Montgomery County, fighting for strong public schools, affordable housing, immigrant communities, and neighborhood voices in local decision-making.

32] –  Peace and Climate Working Group [info@masspeaceaction.org] on Wed., May 27 from 4 to 5 PM ET is do a webinar about Just Sustainabilities in Policy, Planning, and Practice. Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/oTn_WiZdx0ygPYglEzoLWQ2?ms=email-web-260116&emci=dc323052-9250-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=448e04e6-aa50-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=269591

Hear from Dr. Julian Agyeman of Tufts University. Humanity must commit to ensuring a better quality of life for all in a just and equitable manner. This is the vision of just sustainability, the increasingly influential concept developed by Julian Agyeman and colleagues that explores the intersecting goals of social justice, equity and environmental sustainability whilst living within the limits of supporting ecosystems.  Agyeman will explain the fundamental and inextricable connection between what our cities can become (sustainable, smart, sharing and resilient) and who is allowed to belong in them (recognition of difference, diversity, and a right to the city). Using the concept of just sustainability as the anchor, he will argue that humanity must act on both belonging and becoming, together, or else face a future of ever-deepening spatial and social inequities and inequalities.

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/.

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