Baltimore Activist Alert -- October 29 to November 5, 2024

28] Phone bank in Glen Bernie – Oct. 29 – Nov. 1

29] Delegation to condemn apartheid in Israel – Oct. 29

30] Get out the vote in Pennsylvania – Oct. 29 & Nov. 1

31] Black Voters Matter – Oct. 29 & Nov. 5

32] Palestinian group labeled terrorist – Oct. 29

33] Patients over Profits call – Oct. 29

34] Text out the vote – Oct. 29

35] U.S. prison slavery – Oct. 30

36] Red White & Coup – Oct. 30

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28] – On Tues., Oct.  29 through Nov. 1 from noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM and 5 to 8 PM ET, phone bank in Glen Bernie for Democrats at 530 McCormick Drive, Suite C, Glen Burnie 21061. The Phone Bank will continue through Tues., Nov. 5 at 11 AM. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/703324/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

29] –   Friends of Sabeel North America [friends@fosna.org] on Tues., Oct. 29 at noon ET, Black Faith Leaders will hold a press conference to share testimonies from Palestine. A delegation will call for an Urgent U.S. Policy Change, Condemning Israel’s Apartheid and the Genocide in Gaza.  They will share firsthand accounts following their visit to Palestine, where they bore witness to the hardships and human rights violations faced by Palestinians. These leaders heard powerful testimonies about the conditions in Gaza, where the crisis has reached genocidal levels. They will urge the U.S. government to end its complicity in supporting these conditions, which include ongoing apartheid practices, illegal settlements, and settler violence. Drawing on their historical fight against Jim Crow and racialized oppression, they will speak to the parallels between these struggles and the racialized discrimination against Palestinians in a system of Jewish supremacy. The leaders will issue a moral call to action, appealing to American citizens to “wake up” to these urgent realities and push for an end to U.S. policies that sustain occupation and suffering in Palestine.  Register for a Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nzhq1fSJTmy0WKgsRueVVw#/registration

30] –   People’s Action has a vision for the future in which we all have a say, we all have what we need, and we all belong. In that vision, our government and our economy serve all of us, not a handful of billionaires, and concerns about corporate profits take a back seat to the well-being of our people and our planet. Over the coming weeks, reach out to voters in critical states to share this vision with them and invite them to join us in working towards it.

On Tues., Oct. 29 from 5 to 8:30 PM ET and Nov. 5 from 9 to 11 AM, 11 to 1 PM, 1 to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM & 6 to 8 PM ET, join people from across the country on Zoom to make calls to voters for Harris in swing states with a major focus on Pennsylvania. This is organized by the CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK / ACTION FUND. The organizers will set you up and train you to make calls! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/653873/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

31] – Black Voters Matter is doing virtual Texting Tuesdays on Oct. 29 at 6 PM ET and Nov. 5 at noon. Gather to drive change through digital organizing. The texting campaigns will give you the opportunity to engage residents across the U.S. while empowering them to make a positive impact in their communities. Register at https://blackvotersmatterfund-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpc-yuqzouG9OjuAWAaK8RYCRubvHHnthO#/registration

32] – Just Peace Advocates [info@justpeaceadvocates.ca] on Tues., Oct. 29 at 7 PM ET is holding a webinar -- Canada’s terror list enables Israeli terror. Earlier this month, the Trudeau government listed the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network as a terror entity. The move marks a major escalation in state directed efforts to suppress opposition to Canada’s complicity in Israel’s genocide and war crimes. The webinar will consider how the terrorist list works and its anti-Palestinian, pro-US Empire, character. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1XS-d09zSPyihZUJ7uou4w#/registration?link_id=7&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-israel-banning-of-multiple-humanitarian-healthcare-groups-from-entering-gaza&email_referrer=email_2508196&email_subject=webinar-tues-oct-29-7-pm-et-canadas-terror-list-enables-israeli-terror

33] –Alex Newell Taylor [info@medicare4all.org] on Tues., Oct. 29 at 8 PM ET wants you to join the last Patients over Profits call of the year. It’s crunch time before one of the most consequential elections of our lifetimes, and the hope is to reach 300 signers on the Patients over Profits pledge before the polls close on November 5th. These final weeks are the perfect opportunity to build the movement of politicians who reject campaign contributions of $200 or more from the for-profit health care industry, and support guaranteed health care through Medicare for All.  RSVP now to join in and find out how you can help us reach the goal of 300 signers before this election season ends: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsf--vrjwjE91A2w1pFTjm6glHH9SJFmvh?akid=233623.162593.vDoni8&rd=1&t=1#/registration

34] –On Tues., Oct. 29 at 8 PM ET & Fri., Nov. 1 at 4 PM ET, get with MomsRising and Text out the Vote.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/699090/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

The idea is to reach 5 MILLION infrequent mom voters by Election Day so people have the information needed to vote. MomsRising has already reached millions of infrequent mom voters via phone, social media, hand-written mail, with local gatherings, and more – and, now, texting out the vote is the next part of the program! You will get everything you need, including training and a fun environment to text with other volunteers if you want!

35] – Freedom United [team@freedomunited.org] on Wed., Oct. 30 at noon ET is hosting a special event on U.S. prison slavery.  Explore the shocking truth of just how real the legacy of historical slavery deeply impacts many people alive in the U.S. today. While the historical abolition movement is celebrated, slavery is still legal in the United States. Join a critical discussion as two states decide whether slavery should be abolished with no exceptions.  Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lIlZpxX8TKa5lMj3PtCVJQ?trk_msg=LVTKF7R6DN94L2L3GSBL0TOBTG&trk_contact=CLM465Q1ION47L3FT15J0RGU94&trk_sid=CQ5VNHCGU10401I5KU1S9G4H5O&trk_link=QOBCJBO1TS9K7EE8LHHJD6TFKC&utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Join+us+on+Wednesday+October+30+at+12%3a00+p.m.+ET&utm_campaign=FU-EN-18OCT24-ASD-A13WebinarInvite-actives&utm_content=FU-EN-18OCT24-ASD-A13WebinarInvite-actives#/registration

36] – Free Press [info@freepress.net] on Wed., Oct. 30 at 3 PM ET is doing a webinar Red, White & Coup: Mapping Threats of Violence Around the 2024 Election about the threats of electoral violence.  The groups are the Center for Election Innovation and Research, the Global Project against Hate and Extremism and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under Law. Election-integrity, civil-rights and anti-extremism experts will be there for this urgent briefing on threats of violence on and around Election Day. RSVP on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7917291898467/WN_reOI307lTaqR5mBIixRFrw#/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/.

"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 -- October 28 -- November 2, 2024

18] Go to Philadelphia – Oct. 28 – 29

19] Phone bank Wicomico County – Oct. 28 – Nov. 2

20] Swing Left – Oct. 28 & 29

21] Phone bank in Glen Burnie -- Oct. 28 – Nov. 1

22] MPower Change – Oct. 28 – Nov. 1

23] Abolition Working Groups meeting – Oct. 28

24] TRBAC meeting – Oct. 28

25] Bring peace to the Women’s March – Oct. 28

26] John Lewis film – Oct. 28

27] Russia out of Ukraine – Oct. 29

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18] – CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] needs you in Philadelphia from Mon., Oct. 28 & Tues., Oct. 29 from 9 AM to noon, noon to 3 PM or 3 to 5 PM ET.  Don’t like phone banking? Don’t like knocking on doors? You want to do something for Kamala Harris that feels more concrete and immediate?  You can get ten people per day to vote for Kamala Harris just by standing on a sidewalk. A little-known feature of Pennsylvania law means people can actually “vote by mail” on the spot and in person at county elections offices. Stand outside those offices throughout the Philadelphia area and ask passersby, “Have you voted? Want to vote now? Takes 10 minutes.”  Even better: Unregistered voters can get registered and vote at the same time, using the same method! This event to register Pennsylvania voters will continue through Oct. 29. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfund/event/656862/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=utm_ftv&utm_content=FTV-Canvass+PA+SINGLE-1024-c4

19] – On Mon., Oct. 28 through Sat., Nov. 2 from 10 AM to noon, 3 to 5 PM & 6:30  to 8 PM ET,  get with a phone bank and call voters in Wicomico County. First time volunteering? No worries. Each Phone Bank shift starts with training with an organizer who will be there to help you out.

Are you a pro phone banker? GREAT! Show up on the Zoom, and you will be placed on the phone! Get out your phone, a Laptop/computer & an Internet Connection. Share the event on social media using the hashtag #WinWicomico. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/730255/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

20] – On Mon., Oct. 28 and Tues., Oct. 29 from 1 to 3 PM ET, join Swing Left for a volunteer orientation. This orientation will continue through Oct. 29 at 1 PM ET. Take on MAGA extremism—and win—in 2024, and beyond! During the 30-minute orientation, share the most effective volunteer options. Extremism has taken root and is now thriving in the Republican Party. This emboldened GOP is attacking democracy itself—designing extreme legislative gerrymanders, rigging the courts, attempting to subvert election results, and stripping away the democratic voice of the people—in order to lock in permanent minority rule.   Swing Left has the tools, programs, and community infrastructure to help you get involved strategically in whatever way you can, no matter where you are on your civic engagement journey. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/625941/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

21] – On Mon., Oct.  28 from 5 to 8 PM ET, Tues., Oct. 29, Wed., Oct. 30, Thurs., Oct. 31& Fri., Nov. 1 from noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM and 5 to 8 PM ET, phone bank in Glen Bernie for Democrats a t530 McCormick Drive, Suite C, Glen Burnie 21061.

The Phone Bank will continue through Tues., Nov. 5 at 2 PM. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/703324/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

22] – MPower Change [info@mpowerchange.org] on Mon., Oct. 28 through Fri., Nov. 1 from 5 to 9 PM ET wants you to do a phone bank to Get Out the Vote. The group is calling Muslim voters around the country every week until Election Day to ensure mobilization in this election and beyond to build long-term political power. https://www.mymuslimvote.org/callingallmuslims

23] –Get with a Quarterly Regional Meeting (NoVA/DC/MoCo DSA) of the Abolition Working Groups Biweekly Meeting on Mon., Oct. 28 from 7 to 8:30 PM ET. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/quarterly-regional-meeting-novadcmoco-abolition-working-groups-biweekly-meeting-102824/?clear_id=true&link_id=19&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-182&email_referrer=email_2500529&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events

 Join the Abolition Working Group to discuss strategy and planning biweekly on Mondays. In this joint meeting, discuss plans across the regions and then to breakouts to continue our work separately. This event is open to both DSA Members and supporters

24] –  The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] on Mon., Oct. 28 at 7 PM ET is holding a Trans Rights & Bodily Autonomy Campaign organizing meeting on Zoom. Email lyrabmcmillan@gmail.com. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85218666386?pwd=Rzh3cXIybHRPc1o2TjlkQThhOVREdz09

25] – Medea Benjamin [info@codepink.org] wants you to join in on Mon., Oct. 28 at 7 PM by Zoom to bring peace to the Women’s March. This is a DC prep meeting   Get prepared to bring an anti-war feminist message to the Women's March! Discuss visuals, messaging and more! Bring ideas, questions and a friend!  RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/prepdc112?utm_campaign=womensmarchprepcall&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

These prep calls are important for making sure that there is a unified feminist message. And if you're willing to "marshal" for CODEPINK (marshals wear cute pink vests and keep the group together), email danaka@codepink.org.

26] – On Mon., Oct. 28 at 7:30 PM ET, see the film Voting Rights: The Struggle to be Counted.  Brothers and Sisters, if we thought our democracy was threatened when we cast our vote in the 2020 presidential and 2022 midterm elections, the threat is much, much greater as we approach election day on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. We have a critical choice to make. We can vote to expand a democracy to include all of our citizens as Rep. John Lewis and others fought and died for; or we can vote to turn the country to election deniers, voter suppressors, and opponents of diversity, equity and inclusion. A choice between HOPE and FEAR. Photographer, film producer and social justice activist, Phil Portlock is presenting his informative and timely film, “VOTING RIGHTS: THE STRUGGLE TO BE COUNTED.” With creative use of music, powerful images and powerful narration by his wife Pat Sloan, the film traces the long and often brutal struggle by African Americans to gain and maintain the unrestricted right to have their votes counted at the ballot box. This film is Phil’s response to the June 25, 2013 U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in the Shelby v Holder voting rights case. The five conservative justices declared Section 4b (the coverage clause), and Section 5 (the pre-clearance clause) of the historic 1965 Voting Rights Act unconstitutional. This decision has led to the enactment of hundreds of voter restriction and suppression laws that have impacted the rights of millions of citizens throughout the nation.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-actions/event/728713/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

‌‌27] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., Oct. 29 from 5 to 5:30 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. The invasion of Ukraine has the potential to become a war extending throughout Europe.  Putin has destroyed Aleppo and Grozny and has threatened the use of nuclear weapons.  Russian soldiers were sent into the area around the contaminated and still radioactive Chernobyl nuclear plant. Now they are stationed in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe.   Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

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

Baltimore Activist Alert – October 27 – 29, 2024

Baltimore Activist Alert – October 27 – 29, 2024

"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 Stones

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

6] Baltimore activist selling her home

7] No on Question H – Oct. 27

8] Go to Philadelphia – Oct. 27 - 29

9] Get out the vote – Oct. 27 – Nov. 2

10] Swarthmore professor at Homewood -- Oct. 27

11] PG County DSA social – Oct. 27

12] Big Send Rally -- Oct. 27

13] Protest at the Pentagon – Oct. 28

14] Project 2025 – Oct. 28

15] Sign Wave – Oct. 28

16] Phone bank for Democrats – Oct. 28

17] Election Protection Zoom – Oct. 28

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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] – A home in Baltimore is for sale on a dead-end street in the Lauraville neighborhood, with three bedrooms, and one bath. The yard backs into a field and then a forest. There is a serene and quiet setting with an abundance of wildlife. The owner will be asking a reasonable amount for the property but it will not be overpriced. Contact her by text only at 443 500 6733. On the text, leave your name and phone number, and she will get back to anyone that reaches out. 

7] – Team Odette [odette-odetteramos.com@shared1.ccsend.com] wants you to join the Baltimore City Not For Sale canvass on Sun., Oct. 27 from 10 AM to 1 PM ET starting at Falstaff Elementary/Middle School, 3801 Fallstaff Road, Baltimore 21215. Join the campaign and talk to Baltimore voters about Question H, a ballot measure that would threaten democracy and constituent services by reducing our City Council nearly in half. Bring water, comfortable shoes, a fully charged phone, and dress for the weather!  Sign up https://jufj.org/event/notforsalecanvass-1027/

8] – CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] needs you in Philadelphia from Sun., Oct. 27 from 10 AM to 1 PM & 1 to 4 PM ET and Mon., Oct. 28 and Tues., Oct. 29 from 9 AM to noon, noon to 3 PM or 3 to 5 PM ET.  Don’t like phone banking? Don’t like knocking on doors? You want to do something for Kamala Harris that feels more concrete and immediate?  You can get ten people per day to vote for Kamala Harris just by standing on a sidewalk. A little-known feature of Pennsylvania law means people can actually “vote by mail” on the spot and in person at county elections offices. Stand outside those offices throughout the Philadelphia area and ask passersby, “Have you voted? Want to vote now? Takes 10 minutes.”  Even better: Unregistered voters can get registered and vote at the same time, using the same method!  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfund/event/656862/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=utm_ftv&utm_content=FTV-Canvass+PA+SINGLE-1024-c4

9] – MD Dems [maryland@momschapterleaders.org] wants you to make calls from home to Get out the Vote! Welcome to #TeamMaryland! Help elect Angela Alsobrooks and the entire Democratic ticket!  Turn out our supporters and get them to the polls!  You will get an initial confirmation email from MD Victory! The evening before your shift, you will get an email from the team with details about the Zoom link, the training video, and further instructions to prepare for your calls. You will also receive an additional email from the team two hours before your shift with the Zoom link, schedule for the day, and FAQs.  Training will be included on the Zoom, so don’t worry if you’re a first-time caller!

 Sign up for these days and times: Sun., Oct. 27 from noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM and 5 to 8 PM ET, Mon., Oct. 28 noon to 3 PM and 5 to 8 PM ET, Tues., Oct. 29, Wed., Oct. 30, Thurs., Oct. 31 and Fri., Nov. 1 noon to 3 PM and 5 to 8 PM ET  & Sat., Nov. 2 from 9 AM to noon, noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM and 5 to 8 PM ET.   Talk to voters and help win races up and down the ballot in a virtual statewide phone bank.  No experience is necessary. RSVP with the campaign: https://www.mobilize.us/mdvictory/event/715189/

10] –  At 1 PM on Sun., Oct. 27: Professor Sa’ed Atshan, chair of the department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Swarthmore College, will visit Homewood Friends Meeting, 3107 North Charles St., Baltimore 21218,  to talk about peacebuilding today, after a year of horrific crisis in Gaza that continues to escalate and expand. Sa’ed will draw on his Palestinian, queer, and Quaker identities to highlight pathways to justice and liberation that maintain key intersectional protections in the struggle (notably, how Palestinian national survival and resistance can work in conjunction with Palestinian LGBTQ survival and protections)

This event is free and open to the public. There is also a Zoom option. An ASL interpreter and childcare will be available. There will be light refreshments (at least cookies and fruit) afterwards.  We ask that all who are interested (whether in-person or Zoom) to please register. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y-JjRILFQFSgisFDsJ8FrA?_x_zm_rtaid=BYwaRaU1SNSCMPUw5qY_ug.1729992304489.ac91caecd4e39821b5e84de309011650&_x_zm_rhtaid=856#/registration

11] –On Sun., Oct. 27 at 2 PM ET, there is a PG County DSA Branch Social at Franklin's Brewery, 5123 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville 20710. In lieu of a general body meeting for October, join your comrades for a branch social. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/october-post-canvass-social?link_id=79&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-october-18-2024&email_referrer=email_2505502&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-october-25-2024

12] – Join Vote Forward for a virtual Big Send Rally on Sun., Oct. 27 from 8 to 9 PM ET.  Vote Forward has been working since March of this year to write 10 Million letters to voters, and it is close to its goal. Join in to celebrate the progress and motivate the group to keep writing all the way through the mail deadline of October 29!  Certain messages will be featured. Learn how to measure the impact of the letters, get some inspiration for the message you write in your letters, and celebrate the incredible letter writing work done together. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/728479/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

13] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop.  The next vigil is Oct. 28, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649.  The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro. 

By Metro, take Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to protest area. 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.

14] – Defending Rights and Dissent [updates@rightsanddissent.org] will hold on Mon., Oct. 28 at noon ET a Town Hall on Project 2025. Register at https://actionnetwork.org/events/project-2025-town-hall?source=direct_link&=&sourceid=1100668&emci=317cfdc0-7d91-ef11-8474-000d3a98fa6b&emdi=930c6f44-8191-ef11-8474-000d3a98fa6b&ceid=2461345

15] – On Mon., Oct. 28, Wed., Oct 30 and Mon., Nov. 4 from 4:30 to 5:30 PM ET, join a MD Victory Sign Wave For Angela Alsobrooks & other Democratic candidates In Baltimore! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/701687/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

Gather at 4501 Roland Ave., Baltimore 21210. Make your own sign or use one of the signs provided to wave at vehicles passing by the intersection of Cold Spring Lane and Roland Avenue during rush hour. Bring water and dress for the weather--hat recommended. Smile and wave at passing motorists to get the word out and pump up the excitement about Democratic candidates. Please park on the NE corner of the intersection in front of 4501 Roland Avenue.

16] – On Mon., Oct.  28 from 5 to 8 PM ET, Tues., Oct. 29 through Fri., Nov. 1 from noon to 3 PM, 3 to 6 PM and 5 to 8 PM ET, phone bank in Glen Bernie for Democrats at 530 McCormick Drive, Suite C, Glen Burnie 21061.

The Phone Bank will continue through Tues., Nov. 5 at 2 PM. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/703324/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

17] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Green Grassroots Emergency Environment and Election Protection (GREEP) Zoom on Mon., Oct. 21 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

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 -- October 25 - 28, 2024

58] Phone bank to Wicomico County voters – Oct. 25 - 27

59] Liminal Resonance Exhibition – through Oct. 27

60] Peace vigil at White House – Oct. 25

61] Women in Black vigil – Oct. 25

62] AFSC Action Hour for ceasefire – Oct. 25

63] Phone bank for Democrats -- Oct. 25 - 26

64] Trained as a mobilizer -- Oct. 25

65] DSA Happy Hour – Oct. 25

66] Teach-In for Justice -- Oct. 26 – 28

67] Birding in Patterson Park -- Oct. 26

68] Deal Island clean up -- Oct. 26

69] Caravan to PA/knock on doors -- Oct. 26

70] Peace Retreat -- Oct. 26

71] Save the Senate -- Oct. 26

72] Books not Bombs -- Oct. 26

73] Organizing 101 -- Oct. 26

74] Write to anti-nuke protesters

75] Baltimore activist selling her home

76] Medical supplies are needed in Ukraine

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

78] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

79] Do you need a doctor?

80] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

81] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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58] – On Fri., Oct. 25, Sat., Oct. 26 and Sun., Oct. 27 from 9 AM to 1 PM, 3 to 5 PM & 6:30  to 8 PM ET,  get with a phone bank and call voters in Wicomico County. First time volunteering? No worries. Each Phone Bank shift starts with training with an organizer who will be there to help you out.

 

Are you a pro phone banker? GREAT! Show up on the Zoom, and you will be placed on the phone! Get out your phone, a Laptop/computer & an Internet Connection. Share the event on social media using the hashtag #WinWicomico. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/730255/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

 

59] – There is a Liminal Resonance Exhibition at Howard Community College through Sun., Oct 27. One of the six artists in this exhibition, Osamu James Nakagawa is a renowned Japanese American photo artist and a distinguished professor of Photography at Indiana University. For the past few years, he visited a large number of former concentration camps in the US to incarcerate the Japanese and the Japanese Americas during the WWII. This exhibition has some of his photographs of the sites along with a single copy of book of photographs.

 

“Liminal Resonance” presents an interdisciplinary exhibition of memory, place, and the fluidity of the human experience through the lens of contemporary artists. Featuring six artists whose diverse practices offer nuanced reflections on memory’s materiality, its transmission across generations, and its spectral presence within the built and natural environment. Artists include: Chidinma Dureke, Alfonso Fernandez, Perla Krauze, Osamu James Nakagawa, Judith Pratt, and Camilla Roche.

 

Call 443-518-1000. Visit https://www.howardcc.edu/discover/arts-culture/horowitz-visual-and-performing-arts-center/art-galleries/  The venue is the Horowitz Center – The Rouse Company Foundation Gallery, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia 21044.

 

60] – 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.  On Oct. 25, the Catholic Workers will be joined by Christians 4 Ceasefire. This is a vigil for peace in Gaza and the Middle East and for an end to U.S. complicity in Israel's escalating genocidal war. The vigil will include several speakers and a prayer service of lament for what the International Court of Justice has ruled as plausible genocide in Gaza. See https://www.icj-cij.org/node/203454.

 

61] – 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. The VFP peace walkers will join he vigil. Parking is free at RPP or at the Rotunda across the street. Contact Ann Vinup at annvinup@gmail.com.

 

62] – The American Friends Service Committee holds an Action Hour for a Cease-fire Now every Friday at noon ET. Join AFSC staff to hear updates from Gaza. Then, take action by contacting elected officials and call for an immediate cease-fire and humanitarian access to Gaza. Our elected officials need to keep hearing from us. RSVP at https://afsc.org/events/action-hour-cease-fire-now?ms=EMA24EI1103&emci=17faec34-887a-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&emdi=9695a439-f87c-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&ceid=764241

 

63] – On Fri., Oct. 25 from noon to 3 PM, and 5 to 8 PM, and Sat., Oct. 26  from 9 AM to noon, noon to 3 PM & 5 to 8 PM ET, join MD Victory and phone bank for Democrats Up and Down the Ballot in Baltimore City North.  This phone bank will continue through Tues., Nov. 5 at 4 PM ET at Baltimore City, 2330 N. Howard St., Baltimore 21211. The phone bank training will begin promptly at the scheduled start time. Please arrive a few minutes early to get signed in. The more volunteers on the dialer, the more voters to speak with and turn out to the polls! Share this on social media using the hashtag #TeamMaryland  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/703283/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

 

64] – On Fri., Oct. 25 & Oct. 30 from 5 to 6 PM ET, join Progressive Maryland to get trained virtually as a mobilizer with the Empower App. You can earn money making sure your friends and family vote! Reply to your registration email to confirm your requirements or request more information. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/720345/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

 

65] -- Get with Final Fridays with MDC DSA on Fri., Oct. 25 at 6 PM ET at the Aslin Beer Company, 1740 14th St. NW, WDC 20009. Join the chapter-wide happy hour, and feel free to come in your creepiest and most DSA-referential Halloween costumes! RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/final-fridays-with-mdc-dsa-5?clear_id=true&link_id=13&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-182&email_referrer=email_2500529&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events

 

66] -- Will you be at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice from Sat., Oct. 26 through Mon., Oct. 28 in Washington DC? If so, please stop by the Pax Christi display table and say hello! It will be a great event, especially with the two keynote speakers, Fr. Bryan Massingale (Pax Christi USA's 2021 Teacher of Peace) and Ruben Garcia (Pax Christi USA's 2012 Teacher of Peace). You still have time to sign up to watch the livestream for free!  Learn, pray, and advocate for justice at the largest annual Catholic social justice gathering in the United States. The Teach-In is a place for members of the Ignatian family (Jesuit institutions and larger church) to be empowered, re-energized, inspired, challenged, and supported by a community that sees faith and justice integrally linked. Now in its 27th year, the Teach-In has a rich history rooted in honoring the Jesuits and their companions who were martyred in El Salvador in 1989. Go to https://ignatiansolidarity.net/iftj/

 

67] – Audubon is hosting its monthly birding tour of Patterson Park on Sat., Oct. 26 from 8 to 9:30 AM. More than 200 bird species have visited the park, which is an important Atlantic Flyway migratory stopover in Baltimore City. Email us at baltimore@audubon.org. You can find registration and more information on the website: https://md.audubon.org/events/birdwatching-tour-patterson-park-baltimore?ms=aud-email-_(midatl)_ama_md_programming_october_november_2024&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=_(midatl)_ama_md_programming_october_november_2024&emci=ad880358-8385-ef11-8474-6045bda8aae9&emdi=96c1c2ba-388b-ef11-8473-0022483029fa&ceid=2504878

 

68] – Join Audubon and its partners at the Deal Island peninsula on Sat., Oct. 26 from 10:30 AM until 4 PM to learn about the recent marsh restoration project and help replant native marsh vegetation. Learn about how the added sediment has increased the elevation and life span of the marsh, and the important role native plants play in a healthy coastal ecosystem. Plant saltmarsh hay, marsh spike grass, and saltmarsh cordgrass - plants well adapted to the high marsh zone. Be sure to wear clothes that you don’t mind getting muddy! Email baltimore@audubon.org. Additional information and registration is available here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_yOKDmKtLE-dcRsoUMFKrcGTB4oF5U9j9-W4DpqY4pkFDNg/viewform?emci=729fbcd8-ae81-ef11-8474-6045bda8aae9&emdi=5da312dd-3283-ef11-8474-6045bda8aae9&ceid=203631

 

69] – Mike Tidwell, CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] urges you to get to Swing State Pennsylvania, 5225 Germantown, PA 18144 on Saturdays.  On Sat., Oct. 26 from 11 AM to 3 PM ET knock on doors in Pennsylvania. Nothing is more effective than an in-person conversation with voters, and that's why Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund will be knocking on doors in Pennsylvania to help get Harris elected. More details will be provided upon registration. CCAN Action Fund will organize carpools and give you training and make it FUN. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfund/event/691894/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=ftv&utm_content=FTV-7

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70] – Register for the Peace Retreat organized VIRGINIA INTERFAITH POWER & LIGHT on Sat., Oct. 26  from 10 AM to 4 PM ET at Studio D Yoga, 9327 Midlothian Turnpike., Suite 2B, North Chesterfield, VA 23235. Call (804) 516-6245 or email anamcaracollective13@gmail.com. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZy81f-xEKXMC5bCV7pF-fvLr-YTNWF1pslPqrxarWutr3pw/viewform

 

71] –  Join the Save the Senate Door Knocking canvass, hosted by Progressive Maryland from 1 to 3:30 PM ET on Sat., Oct. 26 and Sun., Nov. 3 at 3300 N. Leisure World Blvd., Clubhouse 2 Norbeck Room, Silver Spring 20906.  Meet at 1 PM in Clubhouse 2 at Leisure World, in the Norbeck Room. When you drive to the entrance of Leisure World you'll come to a gate house. You will need to give the person your name AND the code that Charlie will text to you.  Go to your left once you're through and drive for a few blocks until you see the golf course and tennis courts. Clubhouse 2 is on the right, you'll see signs for it. The event starts with volunteers from Progressive Maryland and the Leisure World Progressives meeting each other. If we want to preserve and expand Medicare, stop health insurance company denials and lower Rx costs, we can't let Republicans take control of the Senate. We need to elect Alsobrooks! After we hear from Kristin and do some training on the script and the rating system we use to record voter responses we will head out to a nearby neighborhood to knock doors.  Please bring a fully charged cell phone. Download the "MiniVAN" app on your phone beforehand. It's a free App at the app store.  Contact Patty at patty@progressivemaryland.org or 301 655-5682 with any questions. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/668500/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org

 

72] – MAPA [info@masspeaceaction.org] on Sat., Oct. 26 at 2 PM ET is holding a virtual "Books Not Bombs" Forum.  RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/yzo01HUDw0aKlcR2RZPiOw2?contactdata=moZo8+eMoC+Rfhqplw%2fi%2fIY7%2fntwRdQ+YNccDydmevUQoQuO859+QDRDrxVrxS%2fg80ezJ+vtU4jlJ4DW+WNyAH2auYfujhQAefyizl8eSm7woO+lpipKaC%2fyaU90q72aX0S4T9BruX2u9ZlQFUxGvkZqPdVZ5ck+eWkPuGrixxUeZABYXpzuSGzK8+JHWCb3hCyqR%2fm%2fsDKvCk8+P5jEgAungCS5cm+WvR7ANRMVeF58Pk4jm7brK7XM37WSFprbfuH8lbpF8DiikJCVeiBTbeOKf4qVCHzJIf2JxHZDCJZ9LzJxh0EhpjCbPnNfty9tubSNBa6TrOd0HgzU0l9HwQ%3d%3d&ms=email-10-24&emci=03d17aec-4c92-ef11-8474-000d3a98fa6b&emdi=3335f045-5f92-ef11-8474-000d3a98fa6b&ceid=269591

 

 The call is for Increasing Federal Investment in Public Education, and it will feature leaders in public education who will assess the impact of limited federal funding and how the imminent November 5th election could shape the future of classrooms across the nation. Though historically public schools were locally financed through property and state taxes, the largest pool of public funds is federal income taxes paid by citizens. Given the critical importance of public education in maintaining and expanding a thriving government and economy, the nation needs to sharply increase Congressional education budgets. 

 

73] – La ColectiVA is doing Organizing 101 Training on Sat., Oct. 26 from 3 to 7 PM ET  at 5539 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA (Meeting Room).  During this training, you will get an understanding on how to strengthen our collective work. Organizing is more important now than ever, especially in a time when genocides and violence are threatening our communities. Collective action gives us the power to stand against injustice, defend the most vulnerable, and demand accountability from those in power. By organizing, we can build movements rooted in solidarity, amplify the voices of the oppressed, and create the systemic change needed to end cycles of harm. In the face of violence, organizing is how we fight for justice, protect each other, and envision a future where we abolish capitalism.  RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4O3wf13-BuFbecJb8A3YhyxlW8LBIuw1Bdo_wXsfdLgHGrA/viewform

 

74] – Two anti-US nuclear weapons in Germany activists are serving time in a German prison.  Should you want to write the women, use these addresses: Susan Crane or Susan van der Hijden, JVA Rohrbach, Peter-Caesar-Allee 1 55597 Wöllstein, Germany. Visit this website -- www.noelhuis.nl/kernwapensweg

 

75] – A home in Baltimore is for sale on a dead-end street in the Lauraville neighborhood, with three bedrooms, and one bath. The yard backs into a field and then a forest. There is a serene and quiet setting with an abundance of wildlife. The owner will be asking a reasonable amount for the property but it will not be overpriced. Contact her by text only at 443 500 6733. On the text, leave your name and phone number, and she will get back to anyone that reaches out. 

 

76] -- If you are able to donate any kind of surplus medical supplies for field hospitals in eastern Ukraine, please email Brendan.walls@seaseton.org or call 410-721-70 x231.  There is a colleague whose father is a medic on the front line. One container is shipped every month to the Donbass region. Donations can be picked up in Baltimore and Columbia every Thursday, and on other days in Annapolis and Crofton.

 

77] – 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. 

 

78] -- 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.

 

79] – Yousef Zarbalian [yzarbali@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.  

 

80] -- 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.

 

81] -- A Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org; call 202-682-4282.

 

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