48] Coffee and a column – Dec. 4
49] Candidate against weapons to Israel –
Dec. 4
50] Peace vigil at White House – Dec. 5
51] Women in Black vigil – Dec. 5
52] Support the people of Gaza – Dec. 5
53] Food distribution – Dec. 5
54] Resist Trump’s madness – Dec. 5
55] Resist demo – Dec. 5
56] Enough is enough – Dec. 5
57] Pro-Democracy Rally –
Dec. 5
58] Redistricting meeting – Dec. 5
59] State of the death penalty – Dec. 5
60] Sign wave in Bel Air – Dec. 6
61] Sign wave at Harford Mall – Nov. 29
62] Fiber Arts group meeting – Dec. 6
63] Sign waving in Annapolis – Dec. 6
64] Tesla Takedown in Rockville – Dec. 6
65] Community protection canvass – Dec. 6
66] Tim Wheeler book talk – Dec. 6
67] No war on Venezuela – Dec. 6
68] Donations needed for the
Silent Fallout project
69] Read Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a Protest
Primer"
70] Tell JHU president to renounce
nuclear weapons contracts
71]
Do you need a doctor?
72] Donate
books, videos, DVDs and records
73] Peace Park
Antinuclear Vigil
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48] –James Zogby [jzogby@aaiusa.org] on Thurs., Dec. 4 at 2
PM would like you to tune in to Coffee and a Column. In his column, he compares and contrasts the
Gaza and Ukraine peace plans pushed by the Trump administration and makes the
argument that changes in the Palestinian and Arab approach need to be made so
Palestine doesn't end up in the same place where it started. You can read
the column here: https://www.aaiusa.org/library/the-gaza-and-ukraine-plans-compared?emci=c30804de-5ad0-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=b12562ed-5cd0-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&ceid=389907
Register here to receive the information for the Zoom call: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1G3WXIJORQKxl45Pf0-ihg?emci=c30804de-5ad0-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=b12562ed-5cd0-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&ceid=389907#/registration After you register, you will automatically receive the dial-in information for the call.
49] – Get over to a Peace Rally with Congressional Candidate Mark Conway, running against Rep. Kweisi Mfume, on Thurs., Dec. 4 at 2 PM, near the Baltimore Washington Monument. This is a candidate to support! “Israel has continued to violate the terms of the ceasefire with impunity, and America cannot remain complicit in the genocide in Gaza. There is no path to peace while we continue supplying weapons of war that are ultimately used against civilians. Baltimore City Councilmember Mark Conway will announce his enthusiastic support for the Block the Bombs Act.” Call 410-838-6355 or email markconway@riceconsultinllc.com. RSVP at bit.ly/conway4peace
50] – 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.
51] – 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. Parking is free at RPP or at the Rotunda across the street. Contact Ann Vinup at annvinup@gmail.com.
52] – The American Friends Service Committee holds an Action Hour every Friday at noon ET. You’ll get updates from AFSC staff in Gaza, hear what’s happening on Capitol Hill, and get resources for your activism. Together, contact Congress to demand an arms embargo on Israel, and fully funded humanitarian aid for Palestinians. Our elected officials need to keep hearing from us. RSVP at https://afsc.org/actionhour?emci=822f3fb8-241a-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&emdi=20221eff-f41a-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&ceid=764241
53] – Join a Friday afternoon food distribution mutual aid event on Fridays, including Dec. 4, from noon to 4 PM at Pip Moyer Recreation Center, 273 Hilltop Lane, Annapolis 21403. Chesapeake Indivisible is supporting Blessed in Tech Ministries' Men on a Mission Food Pantry. This is a food drive-thru distribution. You will be sorting, bagging, and loading food donations into cars as patrons drive thru! Enter the rear of the Pip Moyer Recreation Center adjacent to the Salvation Army in helping to unpack, sort, & pack food, help load packed food in cars and help with clean up. This event will continue through Dec. 19. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/chesapeakeindivisible/event/866483/
54] – The Workers Circle [socialjusticeinfo@circle.org] on Fri., Dec. 5 from noon to 1 PM ET on the monthly First Fridays Zoom will examine ICE surveillance to the administration’s extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean and how we fight back. With trained organizers ready to answer your questions, and fellow activists who share a passion to defend this democracy, First Fridays is an excellent opportunity to come together in community to discuss and strategize. Reports have just come out that ICE has signed up to $25 million in contracts for powerful spy tech – from social media monitoring and cellphone location tracking to facial recognition and remote hacking tools – and is now openly saying it will use them not just on immigrants, but on people who protest ICE. The administration is labeling anti-ICE protesters and those who support them as “domestic terrorists” and vowing to “track the money” and “ringleaders” – a direct threat to the First and Fourth Amendment rights of immigrant communities and anyone who dares to dissent. RSVP at https://www.circle.org/events/first-fridaysdecember2025?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-first-fridays-december-edition&email_referrer=email_3006820&email_subject=first-fridays-december-edition&&
55] – On Fridays, Dec. 5, 12 & 19, from 3 to 5 PM ET, Indivisible is saying RESIST: Silence Gives Consent at 9706 Gorman Road, Laurel 20723. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/864537/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations
This is a Rush Hour protest located at the I-95 Gorman Road Overpass If you put 9706 into your GPS it will get you close to this location as there is no access directly from I95. You are welcome to bring your own signs to display or to hold for local traffic on the overpass bridge. The vigil reaches over 24,000 commuters each Friday. –
56] – On Fridays, Dec. 5, 12 & 19, from 4 to 5 PM ET, join Indivisible to say Enough is Enough at the east side of 16th St. between 2nd Avenue and Grace Church Road, Silver Spring 20910. This event will continue through Dec. 19. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/781857/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations
Join your neighbors every Friday evening. Bring flags, signs, and energy. Make a stand for Democracy and the Rule of Law and signal to passing motorists that enough is enough!
57] –On Fridays, Dec. 5 & 12, from 4 to 5 PM, Rally for Democracy with Indivisible at Georgia Ave. & Forest Glen Road, NE Corner of intersection, Forest Glen 20910. Bring your signs in support of government workers, immigrants, the rule of law, the planet, our children, and for jobs. For parking, go behind Forest Glen Medical Center, 9801 Georgia Ave. Enter drive way from Forest Glen Road. This event will continue through Dec. 12 RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/807326/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations
58] -- Indivisible Baltimore County [pnrichkus@228993002.mailchimpapp.com] on Fri., Dec. 5 at 4 PM urges you to observe the Governor's Redistricting Advisory Commission (GRAC) meeting. National Republicans are waging an all-out assault on our democracy, redrawing maps to silence millions of Americans. From Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin: “I just wanted to send a quick but heartfelt THANK YOU for everything Indivisibles in Maryland have been doing on redistricting these past few weeks. Within hours of Sen Ferguson trying to kill the effort, Indivisible jumped into action. From that initial strategy session, came protests, testimony, and pressure that has changed what's possible in the state. Join the virtual GRAC meeting to hear from a variety of Marylanders testifying for and against mid-cycle redistricting in Maryland. Observe Friday’s livestream and/or watch the earlier Commission meetings on the MD Department of Planning YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MarylandPlanning/streams
59] -- Kathy Boylan [kathyboylan5@gmail.com] on Fri., Dec. 5 at 7:30 PM is inviting you to The State of the Death Penalty: Stories of Hope, Progress, and the Road Ahead. This Clarification of Thought will take place at the Dorothy Day House, 503 Rock Creek Church Road NW, WDC 20010. Riggs, an advocate for abolishing the death penalty, will discuss the current state of capital punishment in the South and across the country, along with ongoing activism to end executions nationwide.
60] – On Sat., Dec. 6 from 8 to 10 AM, Indivisible will be outside the Bel Air farmers market, 2 S. Bond St., Bel Air 21014. Stand outside the farmer’s market with signs or costumes or handouts. Anything peaceful is welcome to wake people up as to what is happening in our country. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/840417/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations
61] – Join sign waving on Sat., Dec. 6 from 10 AM to noon at Harford Mall Macy’s parking lot, 696 Belair Road, Bel Air 21014. Park in the front of Macy’s. Create visibility with sign waving at the intersection of Belair Road and Rt. 24 in Bel Air. Bring your signs, costumes, noise makers and especially your voices to draw attention to this fascist regime. https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/840421/
62] – On Sat., Dec. 6 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM at Bull Run Regional Library (Community Room A), 8051 Ashton Ave., Manassas, VA 20109, the Northern Virginia DSA’s Fiber Arts group will meet. This group aims to promote, celebrate, and build community around the fiber arts, including knitting, crocheting, sewing, embroidering, felting, and needle-punching. This group is a way for members to develop fiber skills, mitigate burnout, and connect organizers who normally work in different realms. This is a low-barrier space where organizers can exchange ideas and be creative. Discuss plans for skill building and projects for helping the community. Knit/crochet hats to donate! Everyone is encouraged to bring their current projects. Please bring any items to be donated (hats, socks, etc.) for the next NoVA Mutual Aid WG distribution event. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/december-2025-nova-fiber-arts-group?link_id=43&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-21-2025&email_referrer=email_2999200&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-november-28-2025&&
63] – Chesapeake Indivisible is doing a Sign Waving protest on Saturdays, Dec. 6, 13 & 20 from 11 AM to 1 PM near the Annapolis Mall sidewalks at the corner of Bestgate Road and 2082 Generals Highway, Annapolis 21401. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/chesapeakeindivisible/event/834849/
64] – Get over to the Tesla Takedown on Sat., Dec. 6, from 11 AM to noon at the Rockville Tesla, 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville 20852. Email maryland@thirdact.org. Musk is responsible for mass suffering and death. And he will cause more if we give him the chance to recover his reputation. This event will continue through Jan. 10, 2026. Tesla Takedown is a peaceful protest movement. No violence, vandalism and destruction of property. This protest is a lawful exercise of your First Amendment right to peaceful assembly. #TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/812078/
65] – Get with a Community Protection Canvass Making Work Safe on Sat., Dec. 6 from 1 to 3:30 PM and Fri., Dec. 12 from 3 to 5 PM ET. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/alliesfordemocracy/event/874105/
Help make sure businesses and workers know their rights under the 4th Amendment--and build a network of safe workplaces across the Baltimore metro area! In these canvasses, partner up in pairs to distribute know-your-rights resources to local businesses, including guidance on how to create a response plan to ICE and clearly marked private areas that protect workers and customers. "Signs of Solidarity" are for businesses willing to display on the premises to indicate their support for our immigrant neighbors. Make sure workers, owners, and communities have everything they need to protect themselves from unconstitutional searches and seizures. Together, help build safety, dignity, and power in workplaces and communities! This Know Your Rights Canvassing will take place in northwest Baltimore. Training and materials will be included. Bring comfortable shoes, a charged phone, and a water bottle.
66] – The Maryland CPUSA [md@cpusa.org] on Sat., Dec. 6 at 2 PM want you to know about Writers LIVE! book talk with Baltimore's own Tim Wheeler about his biography of George A. Meyers at the Govans Branch, 5714 Bellona Ave. Meyers, former Govans resident, was Maryland's first president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), the National Secretary of the CPUSA and victim of the McCarthy era. George's work gives us valuable lessons for today's struggles.
67] – The ANSWER Coalition [info@answercoalition.org] on Sat., Dec. 6 is calling out No War on Venezuela! In Baltimore there will be an educational event at the Baltimore Liberation Center, 327 Park Ave., Suite A at 3 PM. Visit at https://www.answercoalition.org/venezuela?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=ade7fe58-761e-4fab-a619-9f3bafb0bd8d
68] – Hideaki Ito [silentfalloutproject.org@gmail.com] wants to give you an update about the Silent Fallout Project. It has been more than five months since Silent Fallout was screened in Baltimore. He wants to express his sincere gratitude to all who supported the project during its US tour and hosted screenings. The film was shown in 20 locations over 43 days to over 600 people. The film aims to raise awareness about the reality of radiation contamination across the American continent and how many Americans are unknowingly exposed. It helps people understand that they are impacted by this issue and then use the US as a starting point to spark a global conversation about radiation.
Currently, the project is facing a deficit of $100K, and its future is uncertain. However, Ito is determined to raise funds and continue its activities. In 2025, which marks the 80th year since the birth of the atomic bomb, there is a plan to embark on a European screening tour, produce a new film, conduct a second US tour, and host a large-scale event on August 6th. Make a donation at https://www.silentfalloutproject.org/donation
69] – 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.
70] -- 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.
71] – Yousef Zarbalian [EastWestRheum@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.
72]- 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.
73] -- 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 202-210-3886.
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
