Baltimore Activist Alert -- June 18, 2026

45] Mobile Bike Shop/meeting – June 18

46] Health care phone bank – June 18

47] Virtual phone bank – June 18

48] DSA social – June 18

49] Healthcare Now training – June 18

50] The Graffiti Squad – June 18

51] Good trouble – June 18

52] Challenging Zionism in schools -- June 18

53] Campaign to Victory Call – June 18

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45] – Bikemore [jed@bikemore.net] on Thurs., June 18 from 4 to 7 PM will hold a Mobile Bike Shop in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore 21217. RSVP at https://www.bikemore.net/calendar

Get over to the Baltimore FSS Inaugural Chapter meeting on Thurs., June 18 from 6 to 7:30 PM ET in the Bikemore Office, 2209 Maryland Ave., Baltimore 21218. Do not let traffic violence ruin Baltimore City. It’s time to turn lived experiences into systemic change. Connect with neighbors and engage in campaign strategies to shape our future advocacy. Your voice is the most powerful tool we have to demand safer streets. Let’s build this movement together.

46] – Progressive Maryland is also making calls to voters across the state to make sure they know that health care is at stake in the June 23rd Primary. On Thurs., June 18 from 6 to 8 PM, for a high-energy phone bank to support endorsed progressive candidates across the state. Whether you’re brand new or have phone banked with us before, you’re welcome here. Get a quick training so you feel confident and ready to go. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/936457/?emci=b71a938c-fa47-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=58700cba-0548-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=13668080

47] – Join a virtual PHONE BANK: Build the Progressive Wave on Thurs., June 18 from 6 to 8 PM, Sat., June 20 from 4 to 6 PM, and Tues., June 23 from 8 AM to 8PM.  Support endorsed progressive candidates across the state. This is how to reach voters, build momentum, and make sure your communities turn out. Get a quick training so you feel confident and ready to go. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/936457/?emci=40f9492c-b569-f111-8fcb-000d3a14b640&emdi=fe7ad519-c269-f111-8fcb-000d3a14b640&ceid=136680

48] – On Thurs., June 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Quincy Beer Hall, 4001 Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203, the Northern Virginia DSA is doing a social meetup on the Third Thursday. Email novabranch@mdcdsa.org. The hall is one BLOCK from BALLSTON-MU METRO stop or four BLOCKS FROM VIRGINIA SQUARE-GMU METRO stop. Covid-19 Vaccine+latest booster is required for attendance. You do not need to be a DSA member to attend. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-social-meetup-nova-branch-dsa-june-18th-630pm?clear_id=true&link_id=9&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-06042026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&email_referrer=email_3277184&email_subject=06112026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&&

49] – Healthcare NOW [info@healthcare-now.org] on Thurs., June 18 at 8 PM wants you to Get Trained to Make Big Change! The training series includes interactive online workshops on everything from how to talk about healthcare policy to how to bring others into the fight and build power in your community. They're great for folks who are just getting started or folks who are just looking to sharpen their skills. RSVP at https://www.healthcare-now.org/trainings/?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-get-trained-to-make-big-change&email_referrer=email_3282991&email_subject=get-trained-to- make-big-change

Check out Medicare for All Mythbusters. Cut through the confusing jargon to break down how the system works, expose some of the biggest myths about healthcare in America, and explain why Medicare for All is the solution to making healthcare work for all of us.

50] – William Barry [billbarry21214@gmail.com] has posted the Baltimore History Evenings schedule for 2026.  The line-up this year offers a stimulating variety of talks about our city’s rich past, from environmental history and labor history to McCarthyism, the fight for Black equality, and public arts activism. This free lecture-and-discussion series is held on the third Thursday of the month through June 18 at The Village Learning Place, 2521 St. Paul St., with a reception at 7 PM and a program start time at 7:30 PM.  On Thurs., June 18 hear about The Graffiti Squad: from the Baltimore Mural Program to Graffiti Alley, 1975–Present with Menika Dirkson, associate professor of African American History, Morgan State University. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1691755188488643

51] – Good Trouble Lives On, and you can take advantage of virtual Host Support Training on Thurs., June 18 from 7 to 8 PM ET.  Join this virtual training to learn how you can host a voter registration event and support your community in ensuring they can exercise their freedom to vote. There is a rollback of civil rights, and a Jim-Crow era effort from politicians to restrict our freedoms and silence Black and Brown communities in order to consolidate their power. More information and a sign up to host an event is at https://www.goodtroubleliveson.org/ RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-actions/event/972024/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

52] – CODEPINK is urging you on Thurs., June 18 at 8 PM (ET) to get over to the final workshop on Challenging Zionism in Schools. In the final workshop, CODEPINK explores the meaning of the slogan, From the River to the Sea. Hear from Dr. Maha Nassar, Associate Professor, author, "Brothers Apart: Palestinian Citizens of Israel and the Arab World...”  She will guide participants through her lesson published in "Rethinking Schools.” RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/workshop26

53] -- Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Thurs., June 18 at 9 PM ET are inviting you to get involved with More Good News on the Campaign to Victory Call. Join in and share good news about campaigns and candidates that will turn US politics around for a safer, more peaceful, more prosperous, and more generally-progressive world for us all. RSVP and the machine will email you your secure link/codes: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuGgrDItHdeYV7F9QQsruFMypvcMt5Fc?emci=68c57304-1b53-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=7b402cd3-af53-f111-8ef3-000d3a14b6d6&ceid=2907617#/registration

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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