Baltimore Activist Alert -- March 10 - 13, 2025

18] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – March 10 – 13

19] Union Night – March 10

20] Phone Wisconsin voters -- March 10

21] Meet Dr. Rupa Marya – March 10

22] Labor Town Hall – March 10

23] Pray together in Lent – March 11

24] Tree Survey -- March 11 - 13

25] Interfaith Immigration Coalition day of action – March 11

26] Support Ukraine, not Trump – March 11

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18] – Jewish Voice for Peace is doing a Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & outrage into action to stop a genocide.  A year into the genocide in Gaza, we are overwhelmed with sorrow and rage. There are no words to describe the devastating pain of the past year in which the Israeli military has killed over 44,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including more than 17,000 children. The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court have both declared that Israel must stop the genocidal acts being committed on the Palestinian people. And the U.S. government is actively supporting the Israeli military as it wreaks devastation on the over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza. JVP continues to come together as a political community in its daily half-hour to take action, Monday through Friday, for the past year. Join in and take collective action to demand an arms embargo to Israel, immediate end to the genocide, a lasting ceasefire and an end to Israeli siege, apartheid, occupation, and oppression of Palestinians and Lebanon. All are welcome. All are needed. Get involved at 3 PM ET on Mon., March 10, Tues., March 11, Wed., March 12 & Thurs., March 13.  Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

19] – On Mon., March 10 at from 6 to 8 PM, get over to Union Night for a rally in Lawyer’s Mall, 90 State Circle, Annapolis. RSVP at https://charmcitylabor.org/events/union-night-annapolis-1?link_id=7&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-calls-petitions-actions-including-phone-zap-today-to-tax-marylands-wealthy-dont-cut-our-public-services&email_referrer=email_2645103&email_subject=calls-petitions-actions-phone-zap-today-to-tax-marylands-wealthy-instead-of-cutting-our-public-programs-services

20] – On Mon, March 10, 13, 17 & 20 at 7 PM, the Silver Spring Progressive Action will do a virtual phone bank to activate Wisconsin Dems & win the Wisconsin Supreme Court! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/756640/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

The April 1 Wisconsin Supreme Court election will have huge effects on voting access in Wisconsin.  Who wins in WI in 2026 could easily determine Congressional majorities. Help elect Judge Susan Crawford, the liberal candidate! Join these phone banks to activate Wisconsin Dems. Call people who have volunteered in the past and invite them to help out again – to canvass, phone bank, and spread the word to their neighbors as well as WI voters. Absolutely no experience required – these are very low-tech phone banks!

21] –On Mon., March 10 at 8 PM ET, check out CODEPINK’s Missing Peace Monday with Dr. Rupa Marya,  a renowned physician and professor of medicine at UCSF, who is on administrative leave for simply asking that the university examine the implications of inviting students with military backgrounds to join academic and health care institutions without accountability or screening. We need doctors like her ringing the alarm about blatant attacks on medical staff in Palestine! RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/missingp310?utm_campaign=march_iwwd_member_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

22] – Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] on Mon., March 10 at 8:30 PM ET is holding a Labor Town Hall: Trump’s War on Workers. Trump is actively dismantling the Department of Labor, firing federal workers, trying to privatize the Postal Service, and going after agencies that protect workers' rights and safety. Strategize with labor leaders like former National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, former Secretary of Labor Julie Su, American Postal Workers Union President Mark Dimonstein, and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3). It will be co-hosted by Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese and Board Chair Larry Cohen. RSVP at https://act.ourrevolution.com/signup/OTW-Mar10?akid=7815.8252965.6bOnG9&rd=1&source=email20250307&t=10

23] –Pax Christi USA [jcoode@paxchristiusa.ccsend.com] is inviting you to pray together in Lent. Join Pax Christi USA for a 30-minute prayer service each Monday in Lent -- March 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7 and April 14 from 8:30 to 9 PM ET. Use this link to register with Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QbvRGEK1Qx6AnRFrCVUfuA#/registration

24] – The Chesapeake Climate Action Network / Action Fund on Tues., March 11 from 9 to 10 AM ET, 10 to 11 AM ET, Wed., March 12 from 9 to 10 AM & 10 to 11 AM & Thurs., March 13 from 9 AM to 10 AM & 10 AM to 11 AM ET is doing a Community Tree Survey in the Browning's Grove Neighborhood Park, 5909 Nicholson St., East Riverdale, MD 20737. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/758561/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org

Join Meredith from CCAN to walk around the neighborhood and collect data about invasive vines around East Riverdale Park. When you arrive for your shift, you will receive a list of streets to walk and note survey data where you see invasive vines threatening trees using a simple electronic form. Each list should take about an hour to complete. This activity is physically suitable for anyone who is able to stand and walk for 1 hour. This event is for volunteers who attended the Community Tree Survey Virtual Training on February 24th or March 5th.  However, if you did not attend the training and still want to join, you must watch the recording ahead of time. Please email meredith@chesapeakeclimate.org to receive the recording.

25] – Join the hybrid National Interfaith Vigil and Day of Action on Capitol Hill on Tues., March 11 starting at 1 PM, organized by the  Interfaith Immigration Coalition, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 301 A St., S.E. on Capitol Hill in D.C., either in-person or with an online option, featuring local and national Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faith leaders.   As Congress works to appropriate funding in the next few weeks for mass deportations, mass detention, border militarization, aid rollback, while contemplating the refugee resettlement halt and the expansion of cruel policies against people on the move, the time cannot be more critical to stand up for the right values.  Call on members of Congress to protect immigrant rights with humane policies and adequate funding.   After the vigil, many will participate in meetings with several members of Congress.  RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L5AernsxSdSrt6PRG_uXoQ?mc_cid=1f4e9661af&mc_eid=d394bc79a0#/registration

26] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., March 10 from 4:30 to 5 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. to condemn the invasion of Ukraine and the Trump/Vance team which supports Putin’s war crimes. Putin has destroyed Aleppo and Grozny and has threatened the use of nuclear weapons.  And he knows that Trump appreciates how he got Trump elected in 2016. Rather than support Ukraine, Trump hoped to steal Ukraine’s rare earth minerals.  Let us hope that the European Union will provide further support for the Ukrainian people. 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 – March 9 – 10, 2025

Baltimore Activist Alert – March 9 – 10, 2025

 "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 Snakes

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

6] Baltimore activist selling her home

7] Anger is information – March 9

8] DSA Social Housing Working Group meeting – March 9

9] Doctors against Genocide webinar – March 9

10] Stand up for science -- March 9

11] Montgomery County DSA meeting – March 9

12] Mutual Aid Fundraiser Party -- March 9

13] PDA Town Hall – March 9

14] Vigil at the Pentagon – March 10

15] Text voters – March 10

16] Shut down the Coup rally -- March 10

17] Election Protection – March 10

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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] – The Baltimore Ethical Society invites you on Sundays at 10:30 AM for a platform presentation. On March 9, the Zoom presentation will be “Anger is information.” Anger happens. Probably a lot these days. So what do we do with it? How do we take in our anger as information and use it to help us live, uphold, and promote our values? How do we elicit the best in others when we are angry? KC Slack (they/them) is the Senior Clergy Leader at the Washington Ethical Society, in Washington, D.C. Their work as a clergy person, chaplain, academic, and artist is grounded in embodied practice and focused on finding and building beauty into the future. They moved from Los Angeles in 2022, and now live, try every hobby they can get their hands on, and sing along to loud music with their wife and three cats in Capitol Heights, MD. To receive a Zoom invitation, please email president@bmorethical.org.

8] – The Metro DC DSA Social Housing Working Group is hosting a recruitment event and meet up from 2 to 4 PM on Sun., March 9 at the Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW, WDC 20001. The group is working to create an alternative to the corporate model of real estate development and to bring deeply and permanently affordable housing to DC. The meeting will review what social housing is and the growth of the movement in the US and abroad. Attendees will also study the history of DC’s fight for social housing and learn ways to plug into the live campaign. It’s critical that the District turns a leaf on gentrification and displacement — and builds housing that actually serves working-class people. RSVP to the meet up to get involved: The meetup will be followed by a happy hour. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-social-housing-campaign-march-meet-up?link_id=23&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-14-2025-2&email_referrer=email_2645977&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-7-2025

9] –Doctors against Genocide [info@doctorsagainstgenocide.org] is doing its weekly webinar on Sun., March 9 at noon ET. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XenkOg43Qtqw3X-X2pHl7Q  Hear from Ezz Lulu, a Medical Student in Gaza.  Also Sarah Aly, DO and Danielle N Poole will converse about the Systemic Destruction of Healthcare in Palestine.  

10] – Ronda Cooperstein [rondacooperstein@hotmail.com] indicates that there is a Stand Up for Science rally on Sun., March 9 from 1 to 2:30 PM on the sidewalk in front of the Woodholme Center, 1829 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills, MD 21208.

11] –There is a Montgomery County DSA Branch General Body Meeting on Zoom on Sun., March 9 from 2 to 4 PM at the Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg 20879. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/montgomery-county-branch-march-general-body-meeting?link_id=64&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-14-2025-2&email_referrer=email_2645977&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-7-2025

12] – Get over to a Mutual Aid Fundraiser Party on Sun., March 9 from 3 to 6 PM ET at As You Are, 500 8th St. SE, WDC 20003. Email bawg@mdcdsa.org. Join Metro DSA’s Bodily Autonomy Working Group for a fundraiser event. Help raise funds for mutual aid efforts throughout the DMV—and enjoy dancing, drinks, and multiple DJs! Buy a ticket for $5! Your donations will also help cover costs associated with providing community spaces and events, digital tools to reach more people, and printing for canvassing, tabling, and wheat pasting, all of which are all critical to informing people about our work and getting more folks involved. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/mutual-aid-fundraiser-party-sunday-march-9th-3pm?clear_id=true

13] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to know on Sun., March 9 at 4 PM ET there will be a Town Hall. Hear from Congressperson Ro Khanna and Social Security Work's Alex Lawson and learn how Progressive Policies and Organized Opposition can Defeat Trump. They will share their thoughts on the damage being wrought by the Trump administration, how we can contain the devastation, and why presenting an inspiring vision grounded in progressive policies is the pathway to victory!  Rep. Khanna (CA-17) will explain how we can transform America into a modern manufacturing and technology superpower with good-paying jobs, affordable childcare, and investment in public education. Ro is the co-author of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science law that strengthens semiconductor manufacturing and innovation here at home. He has also traveled across the country to hear directly from Americans in places left behind, as he works on policies to help revitalize those communities.

  Two recently laid-off manufacturing workers, Chancie Adams and Quentin McCurty, whom Ro met in Milwaukee, will join him. They were both longtime employees at the Master Lock factory, earning high wages with good benefits and job security–or so they thought, until the company shut down its Milwaukee factory after 100 years and moved production offshore. They will explain how Master Lock had been a pillar of the community, employing 400 people. Its closure was devastating for themselves, their families, and left a hole in the heart of a great American city. Khanna will also talk about his upcoming "Benefits Over Billionaires" tour, which begins on March 23rd in three purple districts in California–the 22nd, the 40th, and 41st. He wants to make clear that as Republicans follow orders to dodge their constituents' protests, progressives must be loud and clear in standing up to the unholy alliance of wealth and power in our time and reject the failed neoliberal policies that value billionaires and corporations over the working class.  Then, Alex Lawson from Social Security Works will demystify the actions of Trump, Musk, and their whole anti-American team, and explain with crystal clarity what they intend to do to the most popular government programs in the history of the country: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and many others.  Register here and the machine will email you your secure codes: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4#/registration

14] – 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 March 10, 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.

15] – Join the virtual Distributed Texting Team, hosted by Chesapeake Climate Action Network / Action Fund on Mon., March 10 from noon to 8 PM ET. Send texts to CCAN members and voters to help support critical climate legislation like the RENEW Act. The next texting date is Mon., March 17- from noon to 8 PM ET. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/746881/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org

16] – On Mon., March 10 from noon to 3 PM, DC Indivisible calls for a Shut down the Coup rally on the West Lawn of the US Capitol Building, Washington, DC. Democrats cannot sign any funding bill that does not include BINDING mechanisms to limit DOGE or any other agent from impounding and dismantling Federal Agencies. The people need to be out in droves, need to be loud, and need to be united. The message: Where is Congress? Do your Job. Vote NO. After 1 PM, break into groups to go to your representative’s office to meet with staff or leave messages with your concerns. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible-ma/event/757856/

17] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Grassroots Election Protection Coalition/ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Zoom on Mon., March 10 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 -- March 7 - 8, 2025

56] Peace vigil at White House – March 7

57] Women in Black vigil – March 7

58] AFSC Action Hour for ceasefire – March 7

59] Stand up for Science – March 7

60] Protest DOGE/Elon – March 7

61] Pleasure Activism – March 7

62] Teach-in on civil rights – March 7

63] Jesus at every meal – March 7

64] Baltimore Energy Justice Town Hall – March 8

65] Community Day – March 8

66] Anti-nuke protest – March 8

67] NIH protest – March 8

68] Tesla Takedown – March 8

69] Tesla Takedown – March 8

70] International Women’s Day – March 8

71] Migrant Justice -- March 8

72] Donations needed for the Silent Fallout project

73] Baltimore activist selling her home

74] Medical supplies are needed in Ukraine

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

76] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

77] Do you need a doctor?

78] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

79] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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56] – 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. 

57] – 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.

58] – 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

59] – Join the Union of Concerned Scientists on Fri., March 7 from noon to 4 PM for a rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial, overlooking the Reflecting Pool. The program will include a diverse selection of speakers, musical guests, and advocacy activities. Due to high congestion in DC, it is recommended that all buses and cars stop at Metro stations and take the subway. It is recommended that charter buses stop at the Greenbelt Metro station as it has 60 oversized parking spots. The closest DC metro stops to the Lincoln Memorial are the Smithsonian Metro Station and the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station. From these stations it is about a one mile walk to the Lincoln Memorial. RSVP at https://standupforscience2025.org/dc-rally/

Stand Up for Science on the National Mall. Visit www.standupforscience2025.org and https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-for-science-2025-dc-and-nationwide-tickets-1246832432369?aff=oddtdtcreator 

60] – Protest DOGE/Elon and Support Our Federal Workers on Fri., March 7 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM ET at Gorman Road 95 Overpass, Howard County 20723. Gather again on the 95 Overpass, and bring signs!   RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/759117/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

61] – On Fri., March 7 from 7 to 8:30 PM ET, get with Pleasure Activism: An Introduction to Finding Joy in Movement Work at 1429 Girard St. NW, 1429 Girard St. NW, WDC 20009. Email lewis.sela@gmail.com. This is a discussion-based workshop inspired by Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown in a cozy and comfortable environment. The limit is 15 attendees; and food and drinks will be provided. Please contact the host with any additional dietary needs. This event is open to both DSA members and supporters. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/pleasure-activism-an-introduction-to-finding-joy-in-movement-work?link_id=83&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-21-2025&email_referrer=email_2636553&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-28-2025

62] – On Fri., March 7 at 7 PM, get over to a Teach-in on Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, and the Rule of Law — with David Cole, Skye Perryman, Rep. Jamie Raskin, and Kelley Robinson - moderated by Ally Coll — at Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. WDC 20008. Politics and Prose is pleased to announce the first in a planned series of discussions meant to keep our community informed and engaged during this exceptional period in our nation’s political history.

 The panelists for the first teach-in include David Cole, the Hon. George J. Mitchell Professor in Law and Public Policy at Georgetown University Law Center and former National Legal Director of the ACLU. Skye L. Perryman is President and CEO of Democracy Forward, a nonpartisan, national legal organization that promotes democracy and progress through litigation, regulatory engagement, policy education, and research. Rep. Jamie Raskin proudly represents Maryland’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Kelley J. Robinson, President of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), is a pioneering advocate in the realm of LGBTQ+ equality and social justice. This event will be moderated by Ally Coll, an Assistant Professor of Law at the City University of New York (CUNY), where she teaches courses about constitutional separation of powers, the modern administrative state, and the federal courts system. RSVP https://tinyurl.com/PP-03-07-2025

63] – Kathy Boylan [kathyboylan5@gmail.com] is inviting you to a Clarification of Thought on Fri., March 7 at 7:30 PM at the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, 503 Rock Creek Church Road NW, WDC 20010. Hear from Bruce Friedrich, who will discuss the theme: "Following the Nonviolent Path of Jesus - at Every Meal." Call 202-882-9649.

64] – CCAN [info@chesapeakeclimate.org] on Sat., March 8 from 10 AM to 2 PM will hold a Baltimore Energy Justice Town Hall at Digital Harbor High, 1100 Covington St., Baltimore21230!  Misinformation about fossil fuels is spread far and wide and it’s not easy to unpack. We are being told by our legislative leaders and fossil fuel companies that if we don’t build out more gas plants, it will cause energy prices to skyrocket and for blackouts to occur. That’s simply not true.  But you might be wondering, how can we build an affordable, accessible, and healthy energy future for all Marylanders? Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-justice-townhall-ayuntamiento-de-justicia-energetica-tickets-1226626656349?aff=oddtdtcreator

65] – The Heathcote Community <events@heathcote.org> will organize a BACK TO THE GARDEN, BACK TO THE LAND, Community Day, on Sat., March 8 at 10 AM ET. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfP6VZf2ns69f2fDn5JEQSSzXBTxv7N20pPI2ozqM7RcUGbw/viewform Email Info@Heathcote.org or call 443-621-6607. Community Day is on the second Saturday of each month. COVID Policy: If you have symptoms or have tested positive for COVID please don't come.

66] –The first anti-nuclear peace vigil of 2025 will be on Sat., March 8 from 10 AM to noon in front of the Eisenhower Office Building at 1650 17th Street NW (that is, just up the road from the White House). Signs will be available for those who need them but please feel free to bring your own peace banners and signs if you like. Leaflets will also be available for distribution, and there will be opportunities for people to speak. Contact John Whitehead [jwwhiteh@yahoo.com].

67] –  On Sat., March 8 at 11 AM, join Congressional and Maryland leaders and advocates to protest the Trump Administration's attack on the National Institutes of Health, near the Medical Center Metro station on Wisconsin Avenue (MD 355) in Bethesda. This event is part of a Maryland Democratic Party Statewide Weekend of Action, brought to you be the Maryland and Montgomery County Democratic Party in co-operation with local advocates and in solidarity with NIH employees.  Register at https://www.mobilize.us/mddems/event/759759/

68] –  Hit Musk Where It Hurts on Sat., March 8 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM at Tesla Owings Mills, 9428 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills 21117. The stakes couldn’t be higher. No one is coming to save us—not politicians, not the media says the Baltimore Rapid Response Network. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/hit-musk-where-it-hurts-baltimore-3?link_id=5&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-calls-petitions-actions-including-phone-zap-today-to-tax-marylands-wealthy-dont-cut-our-public-services&email_referrer=email_2645103&email_subject=calls-petitions-actions-phone-zap-today-to-tax-marylands-wealthy-instead-of-cutting-our-public-programs-services

69] – On Sat., March 8 at 11AM, Indivisible is doing a Tesla Takedown at 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville 20852. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/758064/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

Elon Musk's seizing control of the US Government needs to be stopped. We need to stand up and let the world know how we feel. Bring your own signs encouraging people to honk for democracy and sharing your thoughts about Elon's wrecking of our government. Let's show the world that we won't tolerate his threat to government of the people, by the people, and for the people. https://actionnetwork.org/events/tesla-takedown-rockville-march-8

70] – Ploughshares [events@ploughshares.org] on Sat., March 8 at 1 PM ET is celebrating International Women’s Day. How secure aren’t we? The growing number of nuclear-adjacent conflicts feels both unprecedented and at the same time all too familiar. Without urgent action to prioritize diplomacy and restore arms control, the coming decades may be defined by growing nuclear arsenals and the heightened risk of conflict.  This International Women’s Day, Ploughshares turns its full attention to women who are challenging the prevailing view that threats, force, and war are necessary for conflict resolution.  One of the speakers is Dr. Emma Belcher, resident of Ploughshares. RSVP at https://ploughshares-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MFDu_DzVSfqMhveXe2oBig?_ics=1739284743575&irclickid=~c4W31RY30VNQRUMSVW390QRKQWVWY20Z39egh9~2WUQGzsqiha90&_gl=1*xeeu2s*_gcl_au*MTI2MDg4MjMxMC4xNzM4OTU3MTQx*_ga*MTg1NTAzMzc3OC4xNzMxMDc4Njcx*_ga_L8TBF28DDX*MTczOTI4NDMwNy4yNy4xLjE3MzkyODQ3NDMuMC4wLjA.#/registration

71] – The Migrant Justice Working Group will host the first hybrid subcommittee interest meeting on Sat., March 8 at 3:15 PM  at the MLK Jr. Memorial Library, 401-F, 901 G St NW, WDC 20001. Looking to get involved in the fight to defend migrants and immigrants from state harassment, racist policing, and dehumanizing immigration policies? This meeting will cover the purpose of the subcommittee, discuss potential campaign proposals, and brainstorm ideas about how the chapter can collaborate on migrant justice in the face of an increasingly-hostile fascist administration. Work will be collaborative across all branches and working groups.  Organizers of this interest meeting are also looking for potential leaders to help bottom-line projects that come out of this committee, so please RSVP and talk to organizers if interested. A Zoom link will be shared before the meeting — in-person attendees are asked to wear a mask. RSVP at  https://actionnetwork.org/events/chapter-migrant-justice-subcommittee-interest-meeting/?link_id=19&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-21-2025&email_referrer=email_2636553&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-28-2025

72] – 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

73] – 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. 

74] -- 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.

75] – 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. 

76] -- 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.

77] – 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.  

78] -- 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.

79] -- 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