Baltimore
Activist Alert – May 10 – 11, 2026
"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] Contact the White House
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] Labor History Project
7] Friends meeting – May 10
8] Toni Morrison’s writings – May 10
9] Doctors against genocide – May 10 &
14
10] Indivisible Bowie on the bridge – May 10
11] See Amy Goodman documentary – May 10 - 14
12] Weekly PDA Town Hall – May 10
13] Elections
research -- May 10
14] Vigil at the Pentagon – May 11
15] Bike to work week – May 11
16] Lower the electric bills – May 11
17] Innocence Project webinar – May 11
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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] –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.” 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] – William Barry
[billbarry21214@gmail.com] has a request. As the country begins to celebrate
our 250th anniversary, our history is complicated but one thing is
certain--labor history is always deleted. So he created the MD250 Labor History
Project, and hopes you will participate by sending in labor history materials,
and by sharing it with your friends, as part of creating a union movement. Go
to https://www.md250laborhistory.org/
"We
are either part of the solution or part of the problem." "The only
reason an organization has dead wood is that management either hired dead wood
or it hired live wood and killed it." - W. Edwards Deming
7] – Homewood
Friends Meeting [homewoodfriends@gmail.com]
gathers for worship on Sundays at 10:30 AM at 3107 N. Charles St.,
Baltimore 21218 and on Zoom. A simple lunch will take place after the
10:30 AM worship. Call 410-235-4438. To join by Zoom, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/255867065?pwd=UDNxVnlVSkZQOHlXWlc3NHpHeHdhZz09#success
8] – The
Baltimore Ethical Society on Sun.,
May 10 at 10:30 AM will do a hybrid platform "Lessons in Living from Toni
Morrison" with Christian Hayden, an Ethical Culture leader, who lives in
Philadelphia. The physical location is
at Impact Hub Baltimore, 10 E. North Ave., Baltimore 21202 or you can join by Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/93214062778?pwd=dENwemN3QjJrR3A1MlRCVnVSc2JHdz09
How the novels of Morrison have
inspired (and haunted Hayden) towards a deeper humanism. The legend of Toni
Morrison has vaulted her legacy to something of a saintly figure. But falling
into worship of the almost mystical stature of her literary career tempts us to
miss the fact that Toni Morrison was deeply humanistic in her writing,
centering her consistent concern: confronting what threatens to rob of us our
humanity and through her characters, show us the struggle and fight to keep it.
Christian Hayden with as few spoilers as possible will share, moments,
characters, and reflections where Toni Morrison has challenged him to confront
the world and himself and become better.
9] – Doctors against
Genocide [leadership@doctorsagainstgenocide.org] on Sun., May 10 at noon is
inviting you to a webinar about Freeing the Gaza 18 Doctors: Medicine Is Not a
Crime. If you join get urgent updates from the partners on the ground in Gaza,
the West Bank, Sudan, and Congo, and to mobilize together for an upcoming
action on Capitol Hill. Hear from Elias
Abu Safiya to demand freedom and justice for detained healthcare workers in
Gaza, including Elias's father Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and the Gaza 18.
On May 14, gather
on Capitol Hill to stand with healthcare workers and demand justice. Call on
medical professionals, students, advocates, faith leaders, and all people of
conscience to join in. RSVP at
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aUUzycRDSwaem750Nc6iFg?link_id=2&can_id=97d9dcde7f1139b53dab0dda926a48f2&source=email-reminder-join-us-sunday-at-12pm-for-urgent-updates&email_referrer=&email_subject=genocide-is-a-cancer-left-untreated-it-metastasizes&&&link_id=1&can_id=97d9dcde7f1139b53dab0dda926a48f2&email_referrer=email_3177710&&&email_subject=medicine-and-lives-under-attack#/registration
10] – On Sundays, May 10 & May
31, from 1 to 3 PM ET at 15202 Major Lansdale Blvd., Bowie 20716,
join Indivisible Bowie for a Visibility Brigade sign wave on the pedestrian
bridge over Route 50. If you can't make the full time, no worries, come when
you can! Help bring attention to important issues and let your neighbors and
commuters know they are not alone in fighting back against authoritarianism.
Parking is behind the Hampton Inn in the old
theatre lot, please look for the sign. Follow the paved path through the
chain-link fence, then turn left onto the pedestrian trail to reach the bridge.
Approximately a 4-minute walk. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/873914/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations
11] – On Sun., May 10 through Thurs., May 14, you
can see a documentary about Amy Goodman Steal This Story, Please! See it at the
Charles Theatre, 1711 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21201: May 10 through May 12, 1
& 7 PM and at 1 PM, May 13 & 14.
12] – The
Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Sun., May 10 at 4 PM
ET will hold its weekly Town Hall and host a featured guest: Patty Garcia for Congress (IL-4).
She is the frontrunner to succeed retiring Rep. Jesús (Chuy) Garcia next year.
Join a candid conversation with one of the rising stars of the progressive
movement. RSVP and the machine will email you your secure codes: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4?emci=3f532004-8545-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=ca3cf804-8b45-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=2907617#/registration
Patty Garcia is the leading progressive candidate to succeed Rep. Chuy Garcia
in Congress next year — and one of the most exciting voices in the movement
today. Endorsed by PDA, Patty has spent her career fighting for working
families, immigrant communities, healthcare justice, and economic fairness.
Born and raised in Chicago as the daughter of Mexican immigrants, Patty is an
organizer, strategist, and coalition builder with more than 15 years of
experience working alongside immigrant and working-class families.
Patty
Garcia is the leading progressive candidate
to succeed Rep. Chuy Garcia in Congress next year — and one of the most
exciting voices in the movement today. Endorsed by PDA, Patty has spent her
career fighting for working families, immigrant communities, healthcare
justice, and economic fairness. Born and raised in Chicago as
the daughter of Mexican immigrants, Patty is an organizer, strategist, and
coalition builder with more than 15 years of experience working alongside
immigrant and working-class families.
13] – Get with the virtual 2026 Primary Elections Research wrap
up meeting on Sun., May 10 from 7 through 9
PM. A link will be communicated
before the event. The research is for DSA chapters in D.C.,
MoCo, and PG. There will be a future separate meeting for wrapping up the
Northern Virginia research. RSVP https://actionnetwork.org/events/2026-primary-elections-redbug-research-wrap-up-meeting?clear_id=true&link_id=12&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-04232026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&email_referrer=email_3217430&email_subject=04302026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&&
14] – There was a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays,
since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop. However, the Pentagon
police, presumably on the orders of President Trump, have made it impossible to
protest on the reservation. Now it will take place on the corner of S. Fern and
Army Navy Dr. in Arlington, VA. The next vigil is Mat 11, and it is
sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Email artlaffin@hotmail.com
or call 202-882-9649.
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] – Bikemore [jed@bikemore.net]
wants you to know that Bike
to Work Week is doing a Kick off on Mon., May 11 from 7 to 10 AM At 9 AM, get
over to a Press Conference at War Memorial Plaza, Baltimore City Hall, 100
Holliday St., Baltimore 21202. Join Mayor Brandon Scott, BCDOT Director
Veronica McBeth, and Bikemore for this year's Bike to Work Week Kick Off in
front of City Hall. The Mobile Bike Shop will be available. Mayor Scott will
share some pretty exciting news about biking in Baltimore.
16] – CCAN
[info@chesapeakeclimate.org] on Mon., May 11 at 11 AM wants you to attend a
press conference and rally at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, 700 Aliceanna
St., Baltimore. Call for lower Maryland Electric Bills! PJM, the
Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection, is a regional transmission
organization for our Mid-Atlantic region of over 65 million people. Its job is
to connect energy supply with demand – something that has been made harder by
the proliferation of data centers in Maryland and across the region. PJM,
however, is deeply biased towards fossil fuel projects, fast tracking those
projects over clean energy ones time and time again. Register at https://act.chesapeakeclimate.org/page/97571/data/1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=mdce&utm_content=Fed-PJM+Presser-0526-c3&ea.url.id=5465912
17] – The Innocence
Project [info@innocenceproject.org] on Mon., May 11 from noon to 1:30 PM ET is
hosting What’s Your Emergency? When Calling for Help Makes You a Suspect.
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏Learn about how interpretation of 911 calls can
lead to wrongful conviction. In this hour-long livestream, Cornell University’s
Dr. Jessica Salerno will present new research on police suspicion of 911
callers, and exoneree Huwe Burton will share his experience of being wrongly
convicted for his mother’s death after calling for help. Pulitzer Prize-winning
investigative journalist, Brett Murphy (ProPublica), will also share his
perspective on the history and broader implications of this phenomenon. Register at
https://innocenceproject-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oUUSbketTsaNEFpS_hwfoQ?f_src=FY26_em_05042026_gen_nmat_campJustDataInvite_fr_IP_FY26frIPJustDataMain_Main_mainbutton&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email#/registration
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
