Baltimore Activist Alert -- April 17 - 18, 2026

56] Peace vigil at White House – April 17

57] Women in Black vigil – April 17

58] Support the people of Gaza – April 17

59] Mutual aid event – April 17

60] Pray-in and procession against war – April 17

61] Silence gives consent – April 17

62] Peace vigil at Homewood Friends Meeting – April 17

63] Dance party – April 17

64] Phone bank for a progressive candidate – April 17

65] Greet Senator Markey – April 17

66] Birdwatching tour of Druid Hill Park – April 18

67] Environment Town Hall – April 18

68] Support Starbucks workers – April 18

69] Brake light clinic – April 18

70] End wars and occupations – April 18

71] Baltimore County Executive Candidate Forum  – April 18

72] MoCo Primary Elections Candidate Forums – April 18

73] Donations needed for the Silent Fallout project

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

75] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

76] Do you need a doctor?

77] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

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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 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

59] –  On Fridays, including April 17, from noon to 4 PM, get over to the Mutual Aid Event at Pip Moyer Recreation Center, (Annapolis Recreation and Parks), 273 Hilltop Lane, Annapolis 21403. This event will next take place on April 24, and will continue through June 26.  Join Chesapeake Indivisible and other local volunteers in helping to unpack, sort, bag food, help load packed food in cars and, optional, help deliver in your vehicle, food to families unable to come to the drive through. Meet at noon at Pip Moyer Center, and operation leaders will direct you to where help is needed. This event does not take place on the first Friday of the month. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/chesapeakeindivisible/event/913253/

60] – Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore [info@paxchristimdcb.org] on Fri., April 17 from noon to 1 PM will engage in a pray-in and procession for peace and an end to the US-Israeli war in Iran.  Meet at the entrance to the Capitol East Plaza, First Street, NE and East Capitol St. The procession will end at the Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Avenue NE.

As people of faith who believe that God commands them not to kill and wage war, and Christians who are committed to following Jesus' way of active nonviolence, they Call for a permanent ceasefire in Iran, Lebanon and Gaza, demand an end to US weapons sales to Israel, support conscientious objection for US soldiers for this immoral war, reject the proposed $1.5 trillion military budget for FY 2027 and challenge the religious justification for a Holy War in Iran as heretical and an affront to God.  There are many co-sponsors including and the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  For inquiries, contact Pax Christi USA at the jcoode@paxchristiusa.org or 202) 425-0576.

61] – Join RESIST - Silence Gives Consent, a visibility event organized for Indivisible, will take place on Fridays, including April 17, from 3 to 5 PM. at on an overpass at 9706 Gorman Road, Laurel 20723.  This event will next take place on April 24, and will continue through June 5.  Protest this Trump administration and to protect our democracy. If you too feel a need to speak out and use your freedom to protest, then this is your opportunity to join like-minded people who believe in our constitution and in humanity. This is a fun way to do something useful - lots of honking and affirmation from the 20K+ cars below. Wear your warm clothes or your character costumes. Bring your flags, small signs (for local traffic) and large signs for the 95 traffic below. Or just bring yourself and friends too of course. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/891474/

62] – Sarah Bur <clerk@homewoodfriends.org> wants you to know that a Peace Vigil will occur every Friday from 5 to 6 PM at Homewood Friends, 3107 N. Charles Street, Baltimore 21218. Signs are available. There is comfort and empowerment found in coming together as a community to witness against war.  Children welcome. 

63] – Get with a Pro-Democracy Dance Party at Penn Station, hosted by Allies for Democracy on Fridays, 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Penn Station-Baltimore, 1500 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21201. Dance to celebrate your freedoms--to love, speak our minds, and move our bodies. Dance for democracy, the disappeared, for peace, for truth, and for each other!  The pro-democracy dance party creates a visual spectacle that draws the curious attention of many passersby, who then receive literature about the pro-democracy movement. Many can't help but join in!  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/807930/

64] – On Fri., April 17 from 6 to 8 PM ET, phone bank for Will Lawrence, a Sunrise co-founder who's running for Congress in a swing district in Michigan. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/sunrise2026/event/922954/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

A training will be offered at every session, so no experience is necessary.  This phone bank will be offered again on Fri., April 24 from 6 to 8 PM ET.

65] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Fri., April 17 at 7 PM, join a special online PDA event, a Meet & Greet with Senator Ed Markey. Markey has been a passionate advocate on the environment, healthcare not warfare, and all progressive policy stands on social, economic, and racial justice, in general. However, a corporatist Blue Dog is standing to primary him. Markey needs your support. The Senate has historically leaned more conservative than the House, so it's all the more important that this progressive seat be persevered. Register and the machine will email you your secure link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LWY4QMK6RJWHvUyQb2OPDQ?emci=e71e324d-aa37-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=b2191cb3-0a38-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=2949595#/registration

66] – On Sat., April 18 at 8 AM ET, join a birdwatching tour of Druid Hill Park, 3001 East Drive, Baltimore 21217. Druid Hill Park is Baltimore's oldest large park and is home to 745 acres of forests, fields, and a large lake. 189 species of birds have been documented here, including nesting Baltimore orioles and yellow-crowned night herons. Audubon and Baltimore Bird Club experts will lead a search of avian friends! No experience necessary. Meet at 3001 East Drive. Email baltimore@audubon.org   RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/audubon-mid-atlantic/event/867806/?emci=f82e4ee2-db22-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=14b792ee-e422-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&ceid=2504878

67] – Mark Conway [mark.conway@baltimorecity.gov] on Sat., April 18 from 10 AM to noon  is inviting you to an Environment Town Hall at the Woodbourne Center, 1301 Woodbourne Ave., Baltimore, 21239. He is partnering with the York Road Partnership and Healthy Neighborhoods, Inc.  The topic is the Green Gathering: Celebrating Our Green Champions.  Register at https://bit.ly/47DSW4J

68] – Cary Tilton [cary.tilton@workers-united.org] on Sat., April 18 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM urges you to support Unionizing Starbucks Workers at 453 Governor Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie 21061. Congratulate them for fighting for themselves and each other by joining the Solidarity Sip-In.

69] –Broken brake lights can lead to unnecessary interactions with the police and federal agents — as well as fines and police violence. To combat this, the Metro DC DSA Abolition Working Group is holding a free brake light repair clinic on Sat., April 18 from 11 AM to 4 PM outside of the Rhode Island Ave AutoZone, 519 Rhode Island Ave. NE, WDC. Anyone can come get their brake lights repaired for free, learn how to repair brake lights themselves, and hear more about an abolitionist future for DC (which includes removing police from traffic enforcement). Any level of experience is welcome; working group leads will teach everyone how to repair a brake light. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/free-brake-light-repair-clinic-mdcdsa-abolition?link_id=13&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-27-2026&email_referrer=email_3175815&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-april-3-2026&&

70] –Progressive Democrats of America [dan@pdamerica.org] on Sat., April 18 at noon ET get with an End Wars and Occupations zoom.  Join the Zoom meeting at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87906166475?pwd=yRZyH0XPkXm4fuU6pQIez0yoFULltK.1

71] –On Sat., April 18 from 2 to 6 PM, the Maryland Democratic Party will hold a Baltimore County Executive Candidate Forum at the  Woodbrook Baptist Church, 25 Stevenson Lane, Baltimore 21212. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/930133/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

The Baltimore County Democratic State Central Committee is proud to host a County Executive Candidate Forum, as you can hear directly from the candidates, learn where they stand on the issues, and engage in the democratic process. Stay after the forum for coffee and connect one-on-one with candidates from across the county.

72] –The Muslim Community Center <info-mccmd.org@shared1.ccsend.com> is informing you about the Montgomery County virtual Primary Elections Candidate Forums.  The second one is on Sat., April 18 from 3 to 5 PM—Board of Education Candidate Forum. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87108026068

73] – Hideaki Ito [silentfalloutproject.org@gmail.com] wants to give you an update about the Silent Fallout Project. 2025 was a successful year. The film started streaming on Amazon in the US on March 10 this year -- https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0GD8QSDHZ/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r?tag=usalinktagdefault-20&geniuslink=true

Now there are plans for 2026. Make a donation at https://www.silentfalloutproject.org/donation

74] – 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. 

75] -- 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.

76] – 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.  

77]- 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.

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

Baltimore Activist Alert -- April 16, 2026

50] On the overpass – April 16

51] Olney stands for democracy – April 16

52] Resisting fascism and Zionism on university campuses – April 16

53] Effective Advocate session – April 16

54] MoCo candidate forum – April 16

55] Campaign to Victory call – April 16

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50] – On Thursdays, including April 16, from 4 to 5:30 PM, join an Overpass Extravaganza at Ridgley Ave. Overpass, 599 Ridgely Ave., Annapolis 21401, hosted by Chesapeake Indivisible. Help hoist a huge message on the Ridgley Avenue Route 50 overpass to reach about 40K commuters headed eastbound on Route 50 in Annapolis, and wave signs for drivers traversing Ridgley Avenue. Contact Nora Terres at noratprotests@gmail.com. This will continue each Thursday, and end on May 28. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/929425/

51] --  On Thurs., April 16, from 6 to 7 PM, Indivisible Olney will stand up for Democracy at Georgia Avenue & Maryland 108, Olney 20832.  Park in the Walgreen's parking lot and follow the sound of the music! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/878084/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

Stand with your neighbors for democracy, for justice, and for an economy that works for all of us, not just billionaires. Stand for science, the rule of law, a working government, kindness and common decency. It's going to be dark and cold at 5:00, so dress warmly and maybe bring a book light to illuminate your protest sign. The event will be cancelled if the temperatures are below freezing, or when it rains, sleets, or snows.

52] -- Jonah Rubin [info@jewishvoiceforpeace.org] on Thurs., April 16 at 7 PM is asking you to Join the JVP Academic Council for a round table webinar about resisting fascism and Zionism on university campuses.  Hear from academics and organizers like Judith Butler, Eman Abdelhadi, and other about university complicity in fascism — and how campus communities are fighting back.  As the Trump regime wages war on academic freedom and other fundamental rights, university campuses are increasingly emerging as sites of complicity in — as well as resistance to — fascism, Zionism, and white nationalism. During this webinar, we'll hear firsthand about the struggles happening on university campuses right now, and learn about strategies for fighting back against censorship, police and ICE presence on campuses, and violent repression. RSVP at https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SMuAuoqES4aJBqyDKdB6UQ?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-join-us-online-416-university-complicity-in-fascism&email_referrer=email_3184887&email_subject=join-us-416-fighting-university-complicity-in-fascism&&#/registration

 53] –The Workers Circle [socialjusticeinfo@circle.org] on Thurs., April 16 at 7 PM want you to be involved with this month's Effective Advocate session, starting with the foundation: how to craft a 30-second message you can use on a phone call to a lawmaker. Then build outward from there, showing how that same core message becomes an elevator pitch, a conversation with a neighbor, and maybe even the centerpiece of an advocacy visit! From phone calls to Capitol Hill: learn the whole arc of advocacy!  RSVP https://actionnetwork.org/events/effective-advocate-april-16-2026?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-from-phone-calls-to-capitol-hill-learn-the-whole-arc-of-advocacy&email_referrer=email_3194089&email_subject=from-phone-calls-to-capitol-hill-learn-the-whole-arc-of-advocacy&&

 A virtual link will be communicated before the event. Email andrea@centerforcommonground.org

 54] – The Muslim Community Center <info-mccmd.org@shared1.ccsend.com> is informing you about the Montgomery County virtual Primary Elections Candidate Forums.  The first one is on Thurs., April 16 from 8 to 9:30 PM--County Executive Candidate Forum. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89695614379

 55] – On Thurs., April 16 at 9 PM ET, join a Progressive Democrats of America Campaign to Victory call. Join in for good news and inspiration about recent and future wins on this Campaign to Victory call. Identify where the next victories will be coming from, and discuss ways to make a real difference at the polls and in the streets. Register and the machine will email you a secure link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuGgrDItHdeYV7F9QQsruFMypvcMt5Fc?emci=60cf6a5a-3311-f111-a69a-000d3a57593f&emdi=177b4617-9111-f111-a69a-000d3a57593f&ceid=2907617#/registration

 To be continued

 Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Ph.: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.

 "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 -- April 15 - 16, 2026

35] Perry Hall Sign Wave – April 15   

36] Signs of fascism – April 15

37] Healthcare not Warfare -- April 15

38] Court hears ICE case – April 15

39] Power of BDS – April 15

40] Baltimore Writes in Support of Democracy – April 15

41] Trump in Big Muddy in Iran – April 15

42] What’s the plan? – April 15

43] Sign wave in Lauraville – April 15

44] Sign Wave in Baltimore – April 15

45] Towson sign wave – April 15

46] Why we organize – April 15

47] Join DSA – April 15

48] Stop the Christian Zionist Lobby – April 15

49] Protect Democracy – April 15

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35] –Get over to a Sign Wave in Perry Hall on Wednesdays, including April 15 from 8 to 9 AM at 4140 E. Joppa Road, Perry Hall 21236. Wave signs in Perry Hall at the Intersection of Joppa, Belair, and Ebenezer roads. Meet along the sidewalk with benches and easily accessible ramps above the CVS and Diner. The organizer - Indivisible Baltimore County (IBC) - Perry Hall supports all pro-democracy organizations! PLEASE DROP OFF NONPERISHIBLE FOOD, HYGIENE, or PET FOOD ITEMS during the Wednesday sign wave for the local food pantry. This event will continue through Feb. 10, 2027. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/788145/

36] –On Wednesdays, April 15, 22 & 29 from 11 AM to 1 PM ET, get over to Indivisible’s Signs of Fascism at Thomas Run Road & East Churchville Road, Harford County 21015.  The group has about 29 signs decrying fascism. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/931853/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

37] – On Wed., April 15 from 9 AM to noon get with CODEPINK D.C. and Doctors against Genocide for another Advocacy Day: Healthcare Not Warfare. Meet at Union Station, 35 Columbus Monument Dr. NE, WDC 20002. The goal is to bring 1,000 healthcare workers and allies to tell our elected officials that we reject the policies, systems, and government complicity that allow genocide, mass violence, and the destruction of civilian life to continue. RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/healthcaredc815?utm_campaign=dc_april_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

38] – The Baltimore Rapid Response Network [info+baltimore-rapid-response-network-info@email.actionnetwork.org] on Wed., April 15 at 9 AM needs you to be at the Garmatz Federal Courthouse, 101 West Lombard St., Baltimore 21201. In response to growing community protest, on Feb. 23, Maryland’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit to block ICE’s plan to convert a 825,000-square-foot warehouse outside Hagerstown, which it purchased for $102.4 million, into a concentration camp. On April 15, the court will hear this landmark case starting at 10 AM. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/save-the-date-rally-at-the-courthouse-no-camps-in-md/?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-rally-for-community-trust-act-pack-the-court-to-stop-md-camps-and-more-ways-to-plug-in&email_referrer=email_3190496&email_subject=wednesday-pack-the-court&&

39] – UMKR [info@kairosresponse.org] on Wed., April 15 at 1 PM wants you to know about the Power of BDS: two new campaigns!  The BDS movement, an essential pillar of Palestinian freedom, has transformed the global understanding of the question of Palestine. Since 2005, the BDS movement has built a global network with tens of millions of supporters for Palestinian rights. BDS has moved large corporations end their complicity in Israel's crimes against the Palestinian people. The first campaign is PURGE PALANTIR.  This tech giant is building tools for mass surveillance to help governments track and target individuals. Palantir openly supports Israel's genocide on Gaza and assists their military operations. In the United States, the company helps immigration authorities to target people for deportation and police departments to surveil our communities. The second campaign is NO ROOM FOR GENOCIDE. That is what Airbnb and Booking.com offer to their customers: rentals in the illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. REGISTER now at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/u836mlARR0-ktAkhHg6gLA#/registration

40] – On Wednesdays, April 15, 22, & 29, from 2 to 3:30 PM, Baltimore Writes in Support of Democracy at the Church of the Redeemer's Women's Council Room, 5603 N. Charles St., top floor of Parish House, entrance on E. Melrose Ave.. Baltimore 21210.  Bring your favorite pen, and spend an hour doing some good! If you can buy postcard stamps to bring with you, great! We have a limited number of packs of 10 you can buy on site: 20 cards for just $2. Whether you can contribute to the costs or not, you are welcome! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/823429/#:~:text=Baltimore%20Writes%20in%20Support%20of,Baltimore%20Sign%20Waves

41] – James Zogby [jzogby@aaiusa.org] on Wed., April 15 at 2 PM will do a Coffee and a Column-- If the Iran War Continues, What Will Trump Do?  With the apparent collapse of the US talks with Iran, President Trump finds himself in a box with no easy way out. Polls are showing that key elements of his winning electoral coalition are growing weary of the war and frustrated with its domestic consequences. As we approach the midterm elections, Republicans in Congress are also nervous about how voters may react when they go to the polls. Get answers to these questions by registering at https://www.aaiusa.org/library/if-the-iran-war-continues-what-will-trump-do?emci=ef3337be-0638-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=dad2bdfa-0a38-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=389907

42] – On Wed., April 15 from 3 to 4 PM ET, check out virtually What's the Plan with Leah and Ezra. The chaos out of the White House is meant to overwhelm us. The antidote is community. Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin to break down the week’s biggest political stories, answer your questions, and map out strategies for taking action. This is people-powered politics in real time. Questions can be submitted via the Q&A function during the live event. This event will next happen on April 23 and will continue through Dec. 17. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/874938/

43] – Join the Sign Wave with Northeast Neighbors (Lauraville) on Wednesdays, including April 15, 22 & 29 from 4:30 to 5:30 PM at Harford Road & Parkside Drive, Baltimore 21214. The Wednesday Movement launched on March 12, 2025 when disgruntled seniors took to the streets at 40th Street and Roland Avenue in Baltimore to make their pro-democracy, anti-Trump, anti-Putin views known. Note this event will be held in a drizzle but maybe not in a downpour and definitely not with thunder/lightning in the forecast. Contact Anne George, 443-831-7528, for more information on initiating a sign wave in your area. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/784682/

44] – Join Sign Waves with the Wednesday Movement from 4:30 to 5:30 PM on Wednesdays, including April 15, at Roland Avenue & West 40th St., Baltimore 21211. The Movement, a weekly Pro-Democracy, Anti-Trump, Anti-Putin vigil, gathers on a heavily trafficked Baltimore street corner.  This will continue through June 24. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/763996/

45] – Get over to the Stevenson Lane Sign Wave on Wednesdays, April 15, 22 & 29, from 5:30 to 6 PM at Woodbrook Church, 25 Stevenson Lane, Baltimore 21212.  Park in church parking lot, and feel free to stop by even if you can't stay the whole time! This event will be canceled if raining hard. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/804632/

46] –The MoCo DSA New Member Cohort Session 2 will focus on Why We Organize on Wed., April 15 from 6 to 8 PM at the Twinbrook Library, 202 Meadow Hall Dr., Rockville 20851. This is a three week in-person educational forum for brand new or newly active DSA members to learn and discuss the biggest issues underpinning the organization and the mission. In this second session, discuss the shared theory of change, personal and organizational motivations for organizing and best practices for how to imagine and execute a successful campaign. No preparation is required, but if you're excited for this topic, please consider this for your own education: Poor People’s Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail, Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward. RSVP at

https://actionnetwork.org/events/why-we-organize-moco-new-member-cohort-session-2?clear_id=true&source=direct_link&link_id=14&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_3174413&email_subject=april-newsletter&

47] - Why You Should Join DSA. Join a virtual new member orientation on Wed., April 15 from 7 to 8 PM ET. A virtual link will be communicated before the event. You’ll learn about DSA, what the group does, and how you can get involved in the fight for a brighter future. Get an outline of the chapter's structure and the campaigns, working groups, and branches. This chapter covers the DMV area, including the district, Northern Virginia, and Montgomery County and Prince George's County in Maryland. This event is open to both DSA Members and supporters. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/why-you-should-join-dsa-new-member-orientation-169?link_id=26&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-27-2026&email_referrer=email_3175815&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-april-3-2026&&

48] – Christians for a Free Palestine [info+christians-against-genocide-info@email.actionnetwork.org] on Wed., April 15 from 8 to 9:30 PM ET plan to Stop the Christian Zionist Lobby. In this virtual Community Call, “Not Our End Times,” there will be a focus on how Christian Zionism has fueled the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and how to respond. Hear from Joy Metzler, a military defector and conscientious objector, Izzy Mustafa, campaigns coordinator with Adalah Justice Project, and Tommy Airey, a leader with CFP-Detroit, and member of CFP’s Theo-Politics Team. A virtual link will be communicated before the event. RSVP at https://christiansforafreepalestine.com/events/aprilcall?link_id=5&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-christians-say-no-to-armageddon-2&email_referrer=email_3184608&email_subject=christians-say-no-to-armageddon&&

49] – ACLU People Power [peoplepower@aclu.org] on Wed., April 15 at 8 PM ET will do a webinar Organizing to Protect Democracy: Rapid Response. Learn how to organize rapid response in your community. RSVP for the training:   https://act.aclu.org/a/otpd-april-2026?ms=otpd2eml04072026&emci=ef467f80-a632-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=62e77114-a832-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=3280038

From ICE operations at airports to executive orders arriving seemingly overnight, our communities face threats that are ever changing and can show up at a moment’s notice. Knowing how to respond quickly, coordinate our networks, and take action in the face of crisis is how we protect civil liberties even when the pressure is on.

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 -- April 13 - 14, 2026

25] What Really Happened January 3? – April 13

26] DSA organizer will do a training – April 13  

27] Phone bank Virginia voters – April 13

28] DSA meeting – April 13  

29] No detention centers – April 13

30] Organizing workers – April 13

31] Sign wave in Towson – April 14 

32] The legislative session – April 14

33] Dump Trump for invading Venezuela – April 14

34] Common Cause phone bank – April 14

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25] – MAPA Ed Fund [info@masspeaceaction.org] on Mon., April 13 at 8 PM is asking these questions: Venezuela: What Really Happened January 3? What is Happening Now? Two leading activists and former members of the Bolivarian government will speak to these questions, and then answer yours. Micaela Ovelar, former political advisor to President Hugo Chavez and currently professor of Political Studies, Government and International Relations at the Bolivarian University of Venezuela, as well as a member of the "State and Social Protests" Study Group at the Bolivarian University of Venezuela. Leonardo Flores is a Venezuelan-American political analyst and activist with CODEPINK. Register to attend: https://masspeaceaction.org/event/venezuela-what-happened-january-3/

26] – On Mon., April 13 at 5:30 PM at the Arlington Central Library, 1015 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22201, join the Northern Virginia branch of Metro DC DSA for an organizing training with a regional organizer from National DSA, Eric Wimer! Discuss how to better organize the NoVA area! Afterwards, there will be a meet and greet at 7 PM. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/organizing-skills-workshop-with-national-dsa-representative?link_id=70&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-april-3-2026&email_referrer=email_3186207&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-april-10-2026&&

27] – On Mondays, April 13 & 20, from 6 to 8 PM, get with a Silver Spring Progressive Action.  Join a phone bank to urge VA voters to support this temporary redistricting measure in a special election on April 21. Training is provided. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/917262/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

 MAGA GOP started mid-cycle redistricting in Texas as a ploy to maintain their grip on the House of Representatives, but they didn’t count on people fighting back in California and now in Virginia. A new (temporary) VA map could yield up to 4 additional blue seats! Democracy is on the line.

28] – There will be a D.C./MD DSA Abolition Working Group biweekly virtual meeting on Mon., April 13 from 7 to 8 PM. A virtual link will be communicated before the event. Email abolition@mdcdsa.org. Discuss strategy and planning. This event is open to both DSA members and supporters. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/dcmd-abolition-working-group-biweekly-meeting-413?link_id=71&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-april-3-2026&email_referrer=email_3186207&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-april-10-2026&&

29] – Get involved in Fighting Detention Center Expansion on Mon., April 13 from 7:30 to 9 PM. This is a virtual vent, and a link will be communicated before the event. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/fighting-detention-center-expansion/?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-tomorrow-at-8pm-et-fighting-287g-agreements-no-collaboration-w-ice&email_referrer=email_3184127&email_subject=mon-at-730pm-et-fighting-detention-center-expansion&&#:~:text=Fighting%20Detention%20Center,to%20fight%20back

At the beginning of the second Trump administration, 90% of the country’s 41,500 immigration detention beds were owned or operated by private prison companies. Now, after a year of congressional capitulation and the enormous increase in DHS funding, the Trump administration is proposing to vastly increase is immigration detention bed space, mostly through private contractors and non-traditional prisons such as converted warehouses. Stopping these is a critical area of work, since fewer detention sites available helps to bottleneck ICE arrests, and cooperation from local governments and private corporations is necessary to permit and operate these facilities. Both are vulnerable to public pressure and present key opportunities for chapters to develop long-term campaigns in strategic collaboration with broad coalitions of migrant rights organizations.

30] – There is a virtual Organizing Workers Training Session 1 on Mon., April 13 at 8 PM. A virtual link will be communicated before the event. Are you looking for a new job? Want to join the labor movement and build power on the shop floor with your co-workers? Salting, or getting a non-union job and organizing your workplace, is a key tactic that organizers have used for decades to build the labor movement. Learn organizing basics, share information about priority industries, and help you get a job you can organize. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/april-workers-organizing-workers-training-session-1?link_id=72&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-april-3-2026&email_referrer=email_3186207&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-april-10-2026&&

31] – Join a Sign Wave at Loch Raven Blvd. and Taylor Ave. on Tuesdays, including April 14, from 8 to 9 AM.  This is an Indivisible Baltimore County visibility event to let Trump know that the people are not backing down, hosted by Baltimore Sign Waves.  It will continue through July 28.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/778718/?share_medium=native_share&share_context=event_detail_page&force_banner=true

32] – Maryland LCV [info@mdlcv.org] on Tues., April 14 from noon to 12:45 PM will go live the day after Sine Die. This will be a special interactive Tuesday Digest after the legislative session. This will be a look at the just-completed legislative session from a conservation perspective and also look ahead to this election year, inviting you to join in the work for a better Maryland. RSVP at  https://www.mdlcv.org/event/4-14-2026-tuesday-digest?contactdata=560KufY5ySN1Bmt9UUr0TZY%2fuITPa7DgHmLHxy6N5ixdcfS5casaUnpxxplOPZRZiWo6Z8Dq%2fGDEgfTrPHE4xrnvBg3807rSdaIeCRHQjbKarplU5Vt%2ftqPqN7%2fLjbVA2awe4%2f3czFglS3Fke7HynGhhI0G+lAIJOk0R8AF9K5VZFWTKoTRrPaYfF4JyA4ydbArEXOmjF0Nc1268XsuLkbNbbYq5B4knj0J%2fvf+yvy0cBP9fG3piRLZQ4zSbEBXbC%2fXLpEA6Qe1O3KykoCaR4A%3d%3d&emci=0317aaec-7833-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=828a56a7-2034-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=578562

33] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., April 14 from 4:30 to 5 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. to challenge President Trump for a long list of illegal executive orders. And now he has invaded Venezuela. Without resistance Trump will undermine our flawed democracy.  Right now Trump wants fascism as the order of the day. Contact Max at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

34] – Grassroots Action Team (via Common Cause) [causenet@commoncause.org] on Tues., April 14 from 6 to 8 PM wants you to join a weekly phone bank to help move pro-democracy bills forward or push back on harmful legislations moving through State Houses and US Congress. Each phone bank focuses on the most urgent campaign fights happening right now. Every week, volunteers from coast to coast come together to get the latest updates, receive training, and make calls as a team. Be part of this powerful community and help voters across the country call their elected officials and make their voices heard. The next phone bank will be on Tues., April 21 at 6 PM ET.  This event will continue through Jan. 12, 2027. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/commoncause/event/758610/?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-five-things-you-can-do-right-now-4&email_referrer=email_3077543&email_subject=five-things-you-can-do-right-now&&

To be continued

Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Ph.: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to "http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/" http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.

"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 Deb