63] Peace vigil at White House – May 22
64] Women in Black vigil – May 22
65] Support the people of Gaza – May 22
66] Mutual aid event – May 22
67] Silence gives consent – May 22
68] Peace vigil at Homewood Friends Meeting – May 22
69] Birdwatching
tour of Druid Hill Park – May 23
70] Harford Mall sign waving --
May 23
71] Rent stabilization – May 23
72] Tesla Takedown – May 23
73] ICE Out meeting – May 24
74] Donations needed for the Silent Fallout project
75]
Read
Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a
Protest Primer"
76] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts
77] Do you need a doctor?
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books, videos, DVDs and records
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63] – 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.
64] – 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.
65] – 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
66] – On Fridays, including May 22, 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 May 15, 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/
67] – Join RESIST - Silence Gives Consent, a visibility event organized for Indivisible, will take place on Fridays, May 22. 29 & June 5, from 3 to 5 PM, at on an overpass at 9706 Gorman Road, Laurel 20723. 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 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/
68] – 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.
69] – On Sat., May 23 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
70] – On Sat., May 23 from 10 AM to noon at the Harford Mall, 696 Belair Road, Be Air 21014, do a sign waving to save democracy. There is parking closest to the intersection of Rt. 1 and Rt. 24. Join every Saturday at the Harford Mall in Bel Air, MD from 10AM-12PM. Park at the closed Macy’s parking lot close to the intersection at Rt.1 and Rt. 24. This event will continue through June 20. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/913370/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations
71] – On Sat., May 23 at 11 AM , go to the Koma Café, 8006 Flower Ave., Takoma Park 20910 and get involved in leafletting in favor of Rent Stabilization. Email montgomerycountydsa@gmail.com. The City of Takoma Park is currently conducting a study of its long-standing rent stabilization ordinance, which is one of the strongest in the region. On June 10, the Takoma Park City Council will hear the results of the study from the consultant group.
MoCo DSA is organizing tenants and city residents to testify during the meeting in favor of rent stabilization. Join Montgomery County DSA to get the word out to tenants and city residents about protecting rent stabilization! RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/takoma-park-rent-stabilization-flyering-2/?link_id=24&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-8-2026&email_referrer=email_3240349&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-15-2026&&
72] – On Sat., May 23 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM, get with a Tesla Takedown, Tesla Silver Spring, 2320 Broadbirch Dr., Silver Spring 20904. This nonviolent rally outside of the Silver Spring Tesla showroom is to remind the community that Elon's lawless actions are dangerous and won't be tolerated. This will continue each Saturday through June 27. https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/771738/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations
73] – Join Prince George’s County DSA “ICE OUT” mass meeting at Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mount Rainier on Sun., May 24 from 1 to 3 PM. This gathering comes at a crucial time as ICE presence expands in the community and the mid-term elections draw near. Learn about specific, concrete opportunities for volunteering and organizing to protect the community. A part of this event will be an open fair to get an orientation to the grassroots groups organizing to resist ICE in our county. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbFFN9y1zFiXj1-LHUR9R5ETwkFUUPty9CHr6wrix-ZAEuEg/viewform
74] – 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
75] – David Eberhardt was a member of the Baltimore Four with Father Philip Berrigan, Tom Lewis and Rev. James Mengel. The group poured blood on draft files on October 27, 1967. They would be convicted and sentenced to prison. He has written a book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"- documenting the Baltimore Four action and many others up to and including the most recent Plowshares action – Kings Bay Plowshares 7. Dave printed new copies of For All the Saints, a Protest Primer- 250+ pp w photos-therefore #'s 351-400 making it o so collectable with two Berrigan book reviews added. The books are signed, and the price remains $25. Will send free if need be- he is not in it for the money! If you want one, send him a check, or contact Dave Eberhardt, 4 Hadley Square North, Baltimore, MD 21218 by email at 1941mireille@gmail.com.
76] -- This is A PLEA TO CONVINCE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY TO OBEY INTERNATIONAL LAW. The world reached a historic milestone on January 22, 2021: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons [TPNW] entered into force and become binding international law -- https://www.icanw.org/the_treaty.
77] – 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.
78]- If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs, records, tarps and table cloths, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
