Baltimore Activist Alert -- March 20 - 22, 2026

61] Peace vigil at White House – March 20

62] Women in Black vigil – March 20

63] Support the people of Gaza – March 20

64] Mutual aid event – March 20

65] Silence gives consent – March 20

66] Peace vigil at Homewood Friends Meeting – March 20

67] Enough is enough – March 20

68] Rent stabilization in Frederick – March 20

69] Support Starbucks workers – March 21

70] Birdwatching tour of Druid Hill Park -- March 21

71] Canvass for Zola and Gabe – March 21

72] PG DSA meeting – March 21

73] Annapolis sign waving – March 21

74] Sign-making workshops – March 21 & 22

75] MOCO DSA meeting – March 21

76] Donations needed for the Silent Fallout project

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

78] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

79] Do you need a doctor?

80] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

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61] – 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. 

62] – 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.

63] – 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

64] –  On Fridays, March 20 & 27 and April 10, 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.  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 12 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/

65] – Join RESIST - Silence Gives Consent, a visibility event organized for Indivisible, will take place on Fridays, including March 20, from 3 to 5 PM at on an overpass at 9706 Gorman Road, Laurel 20723.  This event 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/

66] – Homewood Friends Meeting is holding a peace vigil at 5 PM outside the meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218 on Fridays--War is not the Answer!  No War on Iran.  

67] – On Fridays, including March 20, from 5 to 6 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.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/781857/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

Join your neighbors on a 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! This event will continue through April 3.

68] – On Fri., March 20 from 7 to 8 PM, check out a Pivot to Action: Passing Rent Stabilization in Frederick, Maryland, a Town Hall at C. Burr Artz Public Library, 110 E Patrick St., Frederick 21701. Frederick County renters are facing rising housing costs at an alarming rate, and the community has been coming together to talk about what can be done.  To attend virtually click here: https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/922752/

Over the past two town halls, residents, organizers, and local leaders have gathered to discuss rent stabilization and what it could mean for Frederick County. Montgomery County officials indicated how they successfully passed rent stabilization, and from renters about the affordability challenges they’re facing every day. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/919444/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

69] – Starbucks Workers United [sbwu@unsociallyinclined.com] on Sat., March 21 is asking you to stand with Starbucks workers.  Union baristas at Starbucks have done something historic: they've put a package of reasonable contract proposals on the table, one Starbucks could soon sign. Show up this Saturday, host an action, and stand with baristas! Supporters across the country are taking action. Show up at a local non-union store, talk with customers, and invite them to delete the Starbucks app and stop purchasing until the company settles a fair contract. When you sign up, you will be sent a toolkit and flyers. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8tjtzlROGVg8CU7HHetQ4y9jQGbG_rvcGrKopnptykpJadA/viewform 

70] – On Sat., March 21 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

71] – Canvass for Zola and Gabe on Sat., March 21 from 10 AM to 3 PM starting at Harriet Tubman Elementary, 400 Victory Farm Drive, Gaithersburg 20877.  Metro DC DSA has endorsed two amazing candidates - Zola Shaw and Gabe Acevero! Show MoCo that DSA stands with the endorsed candidates by turning up and turning out to knock on doors. Zola and Gabe support renters, teachers, and working families, and that's why DSA supports them. Training for the first canvassing shift will start at 10 AM, and folks will be out canvassing for about two hours to finish out their shift. Training for the second canvassing shift will start at 1 PM. Buddies will be provided to those who need either. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/day-of-action-canvass-for-zola-and-gabe-321-weekend?link_id=83&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-27-2026-2&email_referrer=email_3142527&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-13-2026&&

72] – The Prince George’s DSA will hold a hybrid general body meeting on Sat., March 21 from 11 AM to 1 PM at the Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt 20770. A virtual link will be communicated before the event. Discuss anti-ICE organizing in the county, hear updates from working groups, and spend the final half of the meeting making signs for the upcoming No Kings rally in Hyattsville on Sat., March 28. Some supplies will be provided, but please bring some to share if you are able to. https://actionnetwork.org/events/pgdsa-march-general-body-meeting?link_id=84&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-27-2026-2&email_referrer=email_3142527&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-13-2026&&

73] – Chesapeake Indivisible is doing a Sign Waving protest on Saturdays, March 21 & 28, from 11 AM to 1 PM at a new location Forest Drive, on the sidewalks near Safeway, 1796 Forest Drive, Annapolis 21403. This event will continue through March 28. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/chesapeakeindivisible/event/834849/

There are mountains of snow/ice along the Annapolis mall sidewalks, so instead of cancelling the weekly sign-waving protest, it has been moved. Once those sidewalks are well cleared and look safe, return to the Annapolis Mall area when the footing is safe.

74] – Indivisible Baltimore County [email.replies@newsletter.mobilize.us] on Sat., March 21 from 3 to 5 PM ET is holding a No Kings Sign Making Workshop at Woodbrook Baptist Church, 25 Stevenson Lane, Baltimore 21212. No Kings Day is coming up on March 28. IBC will provide sign ideas, inspiration and supplies. Feel free to bring your own supplies, too. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblebaltco/event/922490/

A second sign making event has just been added, if you cannot participate this Saturday. On Sun., March 22 from 1:30 to 4 PM at Woodbrook Baptist Church. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/923317/

75] – Get with a MoCo DSA social on Sat., March 21 from 5:45 to 9 PM at Mayan Monkey Brewery, 227 E. Diamond Ave., Gaithersburg 20877. This social will immediately follow the electoral canvass in support of Delegate Gabe Acevero. This social is open to DSA members, trusted individuals and those who might be interested in DSA.  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/moco-dsa-march-social?link_id=85&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-27-2026-2&email_referrer=email_3142527&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-13-2026&&

76] – Hideaki Ito [silentfalloutproject.org@gmail.com] wants to give you an update about the Silent Fallout Project. 2025 was a successful year. Now there are plans for 2026. Make a donation at https://www.silentfalloutproject.org/donation

77] – David Eberhardt was a member of the Baltimore Four with Father Philip Berrigan, Tom Lewis and Rev. James Mengel.  The group poured blood on draft files on October 27, 1967.  They would be convicted and sentenced to prison. He has written a book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"- documenting the Baltimore Four action and many others up to and including the most recent Plowshares action – Kings Bay Plowshares 7.  Dave printed new copies of For All the Saints, a Protest Primer- 250+ pp w photos-therefore #'s 351-400 making it o so collectable with two Berrigan book reviews added. The books are signed, and the price remains $25. Will send free if need be- he is not in it for the money! If you want one, send him a check, or contact Dave Eberhardt, 4 Hadley Square North, Baltimore, MD 21218 by email at 1941mireille@gmail.com. 

 78] -- This is A PLEA TO CONVINCE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY TO OBEY INTERNATIONAL LAW. The world reached a historic milestone on January 22, 2021: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons [TPNW] entered into force and become binding international law -- https://www.icanw.org/the_treaty.

 Prevent Nuclear War/Maryland has called attention to the growing danger of nuclear war and the outrageous $1.7 trillion dollars we are spending to upgrade the nuclear arsenal. On July 18, 2017, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, a U.S. Navy - affiliated research center received a seven-year, $92 million contract to continue its systems engineering and research-and-development services for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. Help convince JHU to renounce nuclear weapons contracts. Contact the president, Ron Daniels, to urge him to reject all nuclear weapons contracts: Office of the President, 242 Garland Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218.  Call his office at (410) 516-8068 or email president@jhu.edu.

 79] – Yousef Zarbalian [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.  

 80]- If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs, records, tarps and table cloths, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

 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

Israeli Forces Kill Parents and 2 Children in West Bank, Beat Surviving Children

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Israeli Forces Kill Parents and 2 Children in West Bank, Beat Surviving Children

“Targeting an entire family in this savage manner reveals the true nature of the Israeli occupation and its policies based on killing and extermination, destruction and displacement,” the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

OLIVIA ROSANE

Mar 15, 2026

The Israeli Defense [sic] Forces killed a Palestinian couple and two of their children in the West Bank on Sunday, on one of the deadliest days for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank in weeks.

The soldiers opened fire on a car in the village of Tammun in which 37-year-old Ali Khaled Bani Odeh, his 35-year-old wife Waad, and their four sons Mohammad, Othman, Mustafa, and Khaled were traveling. Odeh, Waad, 5-year-old Mohammad, and 7-year-old Othman were shot in the head and died, leaving behind two injured children.

“We came under direct fire, we ⁠didn’t know the source. Everyone in the car was martyred, except my brother Mustafa and me,” one of the surviving children, 12-year-old Khaled, told Reuters from the hospital.

He said that after the shooting was over, the Israeli soldiers pulled him out of the car and began to beat him, telling him, “We killed dogs.”

“These crimes occur within a systematic policy pursued by the occupation authorities using lethal force against Palestinian civilians.”

The soldiers also beat his other surviving brother, according to Al Jazeera.

The Israeli military said that it had been operating in Tammun to make arrests on “terrorist” charges and that soldiers had fired on a vehicle when it accelerated toward them, according to Reuters. It said it was reviewing the incident.

Al Jazeera journalist Nida Ibrahim said that the family had been totally shocked by the shooting.

“The extended family says the father and the mother did not know that Israeli forces were there as they were in a Palestinian car,” she said.

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the killing on social media as a “terrifying arbitrary execution crime that targeted an entire Palestinian family inside their vehicle.”

The Israeli soldiers also prevented Red Crescent workers from reaching the family, the ministry said, leading to the families’ “deliberate and cold-blooded execution.”

The ministry continued: “The Ministry affirms that targeting an entire family in this savage manner reveals the true nature of the Israeli occupation and its policies based on killing and extermination, destruction and displacement, amid a systematic impunity, and it further affirms that these crimes, concurrent with the escalation of settler crimes and their organized terrorism in the occupied West Bank, are not isolated incidents, but part of a comprehensive and systematic aggression aimed at exterminating the Palestinian people and displacing them, in clear exploitation of the escalation occurring in the region.”

In a statement issued on social media, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) also blamed the deaths on the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, which has been deemed illegal by the International Court of Justice.

 “This escalation in these crimes comes as a direct result of the expansion of shooting instructions in the Israeli army, the rising violence of settlers amid the prevalence of an impunity policy, and the entrenchment of ethnic cleansing amid unprecedented international silence,” PCHR said.

 It continued: “While the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights condemns the unjustified murder crimes committed by occupation forces and settlers, it affirms that these crimes occur within a systematic policy pursued by the occupation authorities using lethal force against Palestinian civilians, in flagrant violation of the principles of necessity and distinction that form fundamental pillars of international humanitarian law and international human rights law. Moreover, they come as part of a pattern aimed at terrorizing citizens, intimidating them, and entrenching ethnic cleansing policies, and replicating acts of genocide, albeit in a less overt manner.”

 Also on Sunday, Israeli settlers killed a Palestinian man in Nablus Governorate, making him the sixth man killed by settlers since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran. Movement restrictions imposed due the war have emboldened setters to attack, knowing that ambulances will be delayed in reaching their victims, human rights advocates and healthcare workers told Reuters.

 In total, Israeli settlers and soldiers have killed 25 Palestinians in the West Bank since the beginning of the year, PCHR said.

 In Gaza, where Israeli strikes at first declined following the beginning of the Iran war, the death toll is rising again. On Sunday, Israeli strikes killed nine police officers in Zawayda and a pregnant woman, her husband, and son in Nuseirat.

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Baltimore Activist Alert -- March 19 - 20, 2026

53] Expanding use of AI – March 19

54] Northern Virginia DSA social – March 19

55] Conversation with Rep. Jim McGovern – March 19

56] Energy Bills Relief Act – March 19

57] Electoral 101 training – March 19

58] PAX mass – March 19

59] Campaign to Victory – March 19

60] Support Community Trust Act – March 20

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53] – Andi Petrovic [gtwaction@citizen.org] on Thurs., March 19 at 3 PM ET wants you to sign up for a webinar hosted by the Trade Justice Education Fund, featuring  Digital Research Director Rishab Bailey and Public Citizen’s AI expert Ilana Beller. They’ll be discussing the rapidly expanding use of AI and the growing need for accountability and oversight. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vN6TTDimRgOn5wb1er6TVQ?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-rsvp-the-attack-on-ai-accountability&email_referrer=email_3151362___subject_3629944&email_subject=correction-invite-to-an-upcoming-ai-accountability-webinar&&#/registration

54] – The Northern Virginia DSA branch social meetup will take place on Thurs., March 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Quincy Beer Hall, 4001 Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203.  This is a social for talking all things politics, and anyone and everyone is welcome to join. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-social-meetup-nova-branch-dsa-march-19th-630pm?link_id=79&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-27-2026-2&email_referrer=email_3142527&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-13-2026&&

Email novabranch@mdcdsa.org. The QUINCY Beer HALL is one BLOCK FROM BALLSTON-MU METRO STOP or four BLOCKS FROM VIRGINIA SQUARE-GMU METRO STOP. Covid-19 Vaccine+latest booster is required for attendance. You do not need to be a DSA member to attend.

55] – The Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy [ellsberginitiative@eipad.org] on Thurs., March 19 at 7 PM ET will hold a Conversation with Representative Jim McGovern. EIPAD director Christian Appy will ask a wide range of questions on the most pressing issues of our time. For example, with democracy, constitutional rights, environmental protections, and the social safety net in peril, what can Congress and citizens do in response? And what actions might we take to advance a more peaceful, democratic, and diplomatic foreign policy while also working toward a world without nuclear weapons? RSVP at https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3n6miwFPQAClQe247SFK8Q#/registration

56] –  The Climate Action Campaign [info@actonclimate.com] on Thurs., March 19 from 7 to 8 PM ET is holding a briefing for climate activists about a new plan to ramp up clean energy and shut down pollution from coast to coast. Hear from Rep. Sean Casten about the Energy Bills Relief Act, and how it will deliver energy savings and long-term climate solutions.  You will get the inside strategy to move this bill through Congress.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/climateactioncampaign/event/914328/?utm_source=grpemail1&link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_3140133___subject_3621116&email_subject=feeling-stressed-about-your-energy-bill& 

57] – Metro DC DSA is planning a virtual Electoral 101 Training on Thurs., March 19 from 7 to 8:30 PM ET. A virtual link will be communicated before the event. This is a rolling event that will occur the third Thursday of the month throughout 2026, and is a great place to learn the basics of electoral organizing - what it is, how it fits into DSA's strategy, and how to knock on doors and call voters. Ask questions, and get prepared to go out and elect some socialists! RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/electoral-101-training-2?link_id=19&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-27-2026-2&email_referrer=email_3142527&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-13-2026&&

58] – On Thurs., March 19 at 8 PM ET, participate in a PAX Mass with Fr. Bill Morton, SSC organized by Pax Christi USA community on Zoom. This is the first of four online PAX Masses for 2026. The celebrant, Fr. Bill Morton, SSC, is a member of the Missionary Society of St. Columban. Fr. Bill has served in El Paso-Ciudad Juarez for 30 years, and has been a great friend to Pax Christi members who have worked at or traveled to the US-Mexico border over these past few decades.  Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/X5_ls09kSpm9ajU7WEcZpQ#/registration

59] – On Thurs., March 19 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 victories. There are lots of wins this year so far, and No Kings III is just around the corner. 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

60] – On Fri., March 20 from 9:30 AM to noon, gather at Lawyer's Mall, 25 Calvert St., Annapolis 21401 with Progressive Maryland leaders, staff, and its partners at the ACLU of Maryland for our Immigrant Protection Morning of Action. Take part in a rally and rapid advocacy efforts to advance the Community Trust Act before Crossover.

After the rally, engage in quick, outdoor conversations with legislators to encourage support for the Community Trust Act and other statewide critical immigration protection legislation. Activities will include dropping in on legislators and their staff throughout the morning, holding brief hallway or outdoor conversations to answer questions and advocate for votes, and navigating a fast-paced, dynamic environment with periods of both activity and downtime. PMD and ACLU of MD staff will guide you with talking points and provide written materials on the Community Trust Act. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/918004/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

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 18 - 19, 2026

44] Our Women under Fire Town Hall – March 18

45] U.S. sanctions – March 18

46] Trans and Queer Liberation Campaign meeting -- March 18

47] Join DSA – March 18

48] Break the Bonds – March 19

49] What’s the Plan? – March 19

50] Physicians who worked in Gaza – March 19

51] On the overpass – March 19

52] Olney stands for democracy – March 19

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44] – Wala for Maryland [walaformaryland-gmail.com@shared1.ccsend.com] on Wed., March 18 from 6 to 7:30 PM wants you to attend a virtual Our Women under Fire Town Hall. Take a critical look at how current actions from the administration are disproportionately attacking women, especially when it comes to economic stability, workplace protections, and access to healthcare.

  Dr. Julianne Malveaux, the Keynote Speaker, is a nationally respected economist, author, and advocate who will share powerful insights on the economic and social challenges women are facing today and how we can organize for meaningful solutions.  This conversation is about more than politics; it is about people. It is about ensuring that every woman, every worker, and every family has the opportunity to thrive. RSVP https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeN7Qh3bq7ZODDqECvtXl9TjDK9eD4XaGmpSYx6s7xJRvzbjw/viewform

45] –The War Industry Resistance Network will hold a webinar US Sanctions: A Brutal but Failed Weapon of War on Wed., March 18 from 8 to 9:30 PM ET. The US Empire is now sanctioning 40 countries, most visibly Russia, Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba. These sanctions, a violation of international law, are explicitly aimed at destabilizing and overturning countries that defy US hegemony. Sanctions are a devastating weapon of choice, deliberately causing widespread starvation, disease, and poverty in the targeted countries. In every case, the poorest and the weakest – infants, children, the chronically ill and the elderly – suffer the worst impact of sanctions. This webinar will discuss the deadly effects of US sanctions as a weapon of war and explain how nations are building new forms of resistance and survival. RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/dQi3lFgPLkigBb4H5a3Ytw2?contactdata=KppYvYslyvHTM8SQR9NHSIDMBpLVVdg6qPkAZVPZ2vs91vHLWgkfEsKJBoqrhQELg1tcqo+trTFVVbhcj633jaJ7kUDKeWToYeOaWP3r5DuIKPdmFTyo2Z5ylAPhS9yVkiINRRlxCARLvGY032qeK7UaJNRSrMqf+Py5w0O6WIZVzF1vdEBe+OGEUTD%2f+VwhQK8Ng2NQlCVRK2BFGgmYTxfy0kLryofWiaOt3+afGmg%3d&ms=email-nl-260311&emci=e20e0d31-b51c-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=fd4265ed-aa1d-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&ceid=320042

46] – There is a virtual Trans and Queer Liberation Campaign meeting on Wed., March 18 from 7 to 8 PM. Email bawg@mdcdsa.org. This is the bi-weekly meeting of Metro DC DSA's Trans and Queer Liberation Campaign. Discuss ongoing efforts such as Project Sanctuary, and more! RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/trans-and-queer-liberation-campaign-meeting-wednesday-march-18th-7pm?clear_id=true&link_id=9&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-03052026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&email_referrer=email_3140629&email_subject=03122026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&&

47] –On Wed., March 18 from 7 to 8 PM, get with Why You Should Join DSA: a virtual New Member Orientation. A virtual link will be communicated before the event. Curious about DSA? Thinking about joining but want to hear more info first? Attended a few of our events already and ready become a member? Already a member and want to get more involved? If so, this event is for you! Learn about DSA, what it does, and how you can get involved in the fight for a brighter future. We'll outline our chapter's structure and our campaigns, working groups, and branches. Our 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-168?clear_id=true&link_id=8&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-03052026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&email_referrer=email_3140629&email_subject=03122026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&&

48] – MD Break the Bonds [info@jvpdc.org] on Thurs., March 19 from 10:30 AM to noon is holding a rally on Lawyer’s Mall, directly before the hearing on HB1455 which calls for divestment of $65.5 million in Israeli sovereign bonds (as of December 2025).  RSVP at https://form.jotform.com/260586161944160?utm_source=MD+BTB&utm_campaign=4fcf8b5910-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_06_07_45&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4fcf8b5910-570604448&mc_cid=4fcf8b5910&mc_eid=bf2052ea2a

 Maryland's State Retirement and Pension System holds these bonds which are unconditional loans to the Israeli government, which fund the ongoing ethnic cleansing, blockade, and bombings in Gaza, and illegal settlement of the occupied West Bank. They’re unethical and risky investments that bet teachers’, municipal employees’, and state workers’ hard-earned money on Palestinian suffering. Support HB1455 which will have a hearing at 1 PM on March 19. 

 49] –On Thurs., March 19 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 March 19, and will continue through Dec. 17. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/874938/

 50] – Physicians for Social Responsibility will be co-hosting a series of webinars sharing the stories of health professionals who embody what means to practice social responsibility in our time. On Thurs., March 19 at 3:30 PM ET, you are invited to join the American Public Health Association's Peace Caucus host a special Zoom webinar featuring physicians who have worked in Gaza. Register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/CTjIkehZSYezxpyEPblNEw

51] – On Thursdays, March 19 & 26, 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 in March, and end on March 26. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/895486/

52] --  On Thursdays, including March 19, from 5 to 6 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! This will continue each Thursday in March, and end on April 16. 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.

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 17 -18, 2026

36] Phone bank about ICE funding – March 17

37] Phone bank for climate justice legislation – March 17  

38] Medicare for All meeting – March 17

39] AFSC updates – March 17

40] DSA meeting -- March 17

41] Phone bank for climate activists – March 17

42] Safe hospital staffing – March 18

43] Labor solidarity with Palestine – March 18

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36] – Grassroots Action Team (via Common Cause) [causenet@commoncause.org] on Tues., March 17 from 6 to 8 PM ET wants you to join a weekly phone bank to key swing senators as Congress negotiates ICE and DHS’s demand for $10 billion.  Mobilize voters to take action against dangerous legislation in state houses and Congress. Focus on the most urgent campaigns that need help. Some of these campaigns may include stopping bills that will make it harder for millions of Americans—especially students, seniors, and veterans—to cast their ballots. Ensure voters across the country to call their elected representatives and make their voices heard. A full training will be provided at the start of each shift! The next phone bank will be on Tues., March 24 at 6 PM ET.  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&&

 37] – CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] on Tues., March 17, from 6 to 8 PM wants you to get involved by joining a phone bank to help pass climate justice legislation. This will continue through April 7. ‌Sign up here: https://act.chesapeakeclimate.org/page/92348/data/1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=mdce&utm_content=MD-Postcard+team+signup-0126-C4+B&ea.url.id=4483621

 The first Thursday afternoon phone bank is on March 19 from noon to 2 PM.  The phone banks will continue through April 2. The first virtual post card huddle will be on Mon., March 23 from 7 to 8 PM. The postcards AND the stamps will be mailed to you— all you need to do is show up and write to your legislators.

38] – Get with the Northern Virginia DSA Medicare for All working group virtual meeting on Tues., March 17 from 7 to 8 PM ET. Discuss ongoing campaigns in the work towards universal healthcare. The group meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month. The meetings are open to the public and to all who support healthcare as a human right. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-medicare-for-all-working-group-meeting-tuesday-march-17th-at-7pm?link_id=73&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-27-2026-2&email_referrer=email_3142527&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-13-2026&&

39] – AFSC [alumni@afsc.org] on Tues., March 17 from 8 to 9:30 PM, as part of Third Tuesdays:  Protect, Resist, and Build webinar series.  Every month, gather to get the latest updates from AFSC staff on immigrant rights, economic justice, peacebuilding, and more. Share what’s working in the community. And build up the skills to strengthen its work for social justice. To join these gatherings, please register for the Third Tuesday webinars. The next event is on April 21, and Third Tuesdays will continue through Dec. 15. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/afsc/event/746944/?emci=56224d59-7ffc-f011-8d4c-0022482d279b&emdi=ccc88113-87ff-f011-832f-000d3a1f0e4c&ceid=764241

40] - Get over to a DSA Political Engagement Committee biweekly virtual meeting on Tues., March 17 from 8 to 10 PM ET. Discuss ongoing campaigns, events, trainings, and other issues relevant to the electoral, legislative, and political priorities of the chapter. This event is only open to DSA Members.  Not a Member? Fees are on a sliding scale according to what you feel you can afford: RSVP AT https://actionnetwork.org/events/political-engagement-committee-biweekly-meeting-33-2?link_id=74&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-27-2026-2&email_referrer=email_3142527&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-13-2026&&

41] – Make Calls for Salt River Project Climate Champs with Bill McKibben on Tues., March 17 from 8 to 10 PM ET and with Jane Fonda on Wed., March 25 from 7 to 10 PM ET. Make calls for clean energy champions running for Arizona’s Salt River Project (SRP) Board, which governs one of the country’s largest publicly-owned utilities! Turning Point USA is pouring in money to take over the Board with pro-fossil fuel MAGA candidates that want to roll back climate progress. Turnout is historically super low for these races because most homeowners don't realize that they can vote, making outreach critical. Sign up to call eligible voters. You’ll get some background on the candidates and what’s at stake in the race, you will be able to review the phone banking script, and then walk through how to use the calling platform. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/908652/

42] – Progressive Maryland [info@progressivemaryland.org] on Wed., March 18 at 9 AM will call out to our legislators to Stand Up for Safe Hospital Staffing at Lawyer’s Mall, 100 State Circle, Annapolis. Maryland has had the longest emergency room wait times in the country for 10 years in a row. Patients are waiting hours for care while healthcare workers are stretched thin. Call on legislators to pass the Safe Staffing Act, a bill that would require hospitals to create staffing plans with input from frontline healthcare workers.  The morning will start with a rally, followed by fun games, actions, and opportunities to engage directly with legislators about why safe staffing matters.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/920125/?emci=34f32772-671e-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=f2b9a6c6-681e-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&ceid=136680

43] -- The National Labor Network for a Ceasefire [contact@laborforceasefire.org] on Wed., March 18 from 1 to 2:30 PM ET is hosting a webinar Labor Solidarity with Palestine - Lessons from Italy and Britain. The National Labor Network for Ceasefire and In These Times magazine will host an international webinar featuring trade unionists from Italy and Britain engaged in direct action for justice for Palestinians. On October 3, 2025 the Confederazione Generale Italiana di Lavoratori (CGIL) participated in a national strike for Palestine. The action involved over two million workers and paralyzed transport and logistics throughout Italy. British workers have also engaged in dramatic actions, pressuring both their government and corporate targets, and have had to withstand attacks on their civil liberties in the process. Learn more from unions from both countries and how it might inform the actions of unions here in the United States. RSVP at https://bit.ly/palestine-labor-solidarity-webinar

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