Baltimore Activist Alert -- March 31 -- April 1, 2026

28] Phone bank to take on ICE -- March 31

29] End traffic violence – March 31

30] What is next? – March 31

31] Patients over Profits Pledge – March 31

32] Stand up to fossil fuel billionaires – March 31 

33] The future of service – March 31

34] Gitmo vigil – April 1

35] Trump’s Imperial War – April 1

36] Sign wave in Lauraville – April 1

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28] – Grassroots Action Team (via Common Cause) [causenet@commoncause.org] on Tues., March 31 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., April 7 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&&

29] – BALTIMORE FAMILIES for SAFE STREETS [amril@baltimorefss.org] on Tues., March 31 at 6 PM will Honor Those We've Lost to traffic violence at a vigil at the intersection of Orleans Street and North Montford Ave. to demand safer street designs to save lives. RSVP https://click.everyaction.com/k/128120021/610306432/-1707680964?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAwMi8xLzY2Nzk5IiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImI3NmI0NGViLTNmMjktZjExMS05YTQ4LTAwMGQzYTE0YjY0MCIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAibW9idXN6ZXdza2kyMDAxQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0Ig0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=kfxmOnB-qGCxHnmqciUiw1ZU-rkkXxBFTjlV6v7Hu9c=&emci=05a1e760-3c29-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=b76b44eb-3f29-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&ceid=9712492

30] – What’s next after No Kings 3? Join a virtual mass call on Tues., March 31 from 8 to 9 PM ET. On March 28, millions made it clear: we don't do kings in America. This nonviolent movement is only growing. On this mass call, you'll hear from leaders and fellow local activists to celebrate this historic mobilization and dig into what comes next. By registering for this event, you agree: (1) that Indivisible and ACLU can contact you about No Kings and other ways to take action or support their organizations and otherwise use any data collected from or about you; and (2) subject to its privacy policy, Indivisible may also share the information you provide to other No Kings partner organizations, which may also contact you. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/922682/

31] – Healthcare NOW [info@healthcare-now.org] on Tues., March 31 at 8 PM ET is creating the Patients over Profits Pledge. When candidates and sitting politicians sign the pledge, they commit to NOT taking money from the worst actors in US healthcare. Over 450 candidates and officials, including New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, have signed to date! If it were just a question of public sentiment, we could win Medicare for All tomorrow, but, for far too long, the biggest players in the healthcare industry have been rigging the system against us, buying our elected officials with campaign contributions and keeping them in line through aggressive lobbying. Hear about the Pledge by signing up at https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.gK252Xdn6pAJ7l_mpx03iQH393eBeRwoPvMmUhSZGWAUnNCCc1p9pjxRzvk_gffdZsyq48bQKIA0DPQbvU7SDXd_EMrpm8lexLgnTuSOYwnHzsxNLs6xgs9Tfje9-yyQARx-dA1WGiRVizgrivJzfjFCCCILTW-CTVMeVkEfIMV67Y1T3Vpkv2RuNZs6lZHMA95rlmrbAuhmh82QmdYzWqloN4N3IiO0wOHSpvpmJoBv_KeoJua24SOFEnzGyqM5HPy5YEeuaL_e4gzk7YUDKtFVRmqt0BeyBpdfpbVUJmT4ApAOrPZgfK5I9rqI8fgScW4OJ6_nS3W8YcqAIzytiOo8noRaH9R_gONAZ7qZhcaYF9byaLv0rfsv_VvnL3XnAoA2lplpP_Lj334mSOtqRg/4p8/FjuJIQ_ETeKVu2y80x9F1Q/h1/h001.NoQzPbnE__3bf8kLzvUzN0yBnPH-_BLd02VFS-7h5qs

32] – Oil Change Action [team@oilchangeaction.org] on Tues., March 31 at 8 PM ET is holding a mass call to get ready to stand up to fossil fuel billionaires on May Day! On May 1 across the country, people will take action to oppose Trump’s authoritarian agenda and demand a democracy that serves working people, not war-hungry billionaires. Sign up for tomorrow's mass call to learn how you can join an End Fossil Fuels contingent for the day of action:  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ZVQ28Lp-R6OBjQSz6lGEpA?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-youre-invited-join-a-end-fossil-fuels-contingent-at-may-day-2&email_referrer=email_3169408&email_subject=get-ready-to-stand-up-to-fossil-fuel-billionaires-on-may-day&&#/registration

33] – The National Peace Corps Association [npca@peacecorpsconnect.org] on Tues., March 31 at 8 PM ET will host former director Carol Spahn on the Future of Service. The webinar is hosted in partnership with the Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs at the University of Denver. RSVP at  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/65EupKIfSt-RPJ46pYNeZQ?utm_source=National+Peace+Corps+Association+E-Newsletter&utm_campaign=b5e4e4b750-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_03_03_04_55_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_be0534d28a-b5e4e4b750-120104225&mc_cid=b5e4e4b750&mc_eid=26fdc88158#/registration

34] – Steve Lane [steve_lane@amron.com] on Wed., April 1 at noon wants you to join the Guantanamo Bay vigil at the White House. Highlight the suffering of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Call Steve at 571-221-4120.

35] – Scientists for Palestine [admin@scientists4palestine.com] on Wed., April 1 at noon ET will discuss the Imperial War against Iran: The Trap of Religious Framing. The April 2026 webinar will be a talk by Prof. Sari Hanafi. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XYpQcKSWRdy0WLliHhdz4Q#/registration

 This talk argues that the current US-Israeli confrontation with Iran is misleadingly framed as a religious war, obscuring its fundamentally geopolitical and colonial nature. While political leaders in Israel and US invoke religious symbolism – casting the conflict in terms of holy war and civilizational struggle – such rhetoric functions primarily as a tool of mobilization rather than a reflection of underlying causes.

36] –  Join the Sign Wave with Northeast Neighbors (Lauraville) on Wednesdays, including April 1, 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. The sign wave in Lauraville will continue each Wednesday through April 29, and it is held definitely 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/

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 30 - 31, 2026

20] Transit Working Group – March 30

21] Shore Progress meeting – March 30

22] Erica Chenoweth will speak – March 30

23] Prayer service in Lent – March 30

24] Sign wave in Towson – March 31  

25] International Court of Justice – March 31  

26] Dump Trump for invading Venezuela – March 31

27] Phone bank for democracy – March 31

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20] – On Mon., March 30 from 6 to 7 PM, there is a virtual Transit Working Group meeting. A link will be communicated before the event. Discuss transit policy across DC, MD, and VA, plan upcoming opportunities for education and outreach, and assess opportunities to collaborate with other organizations and working groups. This event is open to both DSA Members and supporters. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/march-30-transit-working-group-meeting?link_id=81&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-20-2026&email_referrer=email_3164804&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-27-2026&&

21] –  On Mondays, including March 30, from 7:30 to 8:30 PM, join the Shore Progress Legislative Committee and help be a voice for Eastern Shore voices in Annapolis: - Learn what bills are being presented in Annapolis - Learn how these bills will impact the community - Help advocate for legislation that will uplift our communities - Fight policies that hurt residents.  This event will continue through Mon., June 8 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/895469/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

22] – Third Act [info@thirdact.org] on Mon., March 30 at 7 PM ET is meeting. Hear from Erica Chenoweth, who will share insights on nonviolent resistance and how people-powered movements can shape what comes next. Together, dig into the path ahead—from protecting democracy to building local power in the face of rapid change. She is the Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment and Academic Dean for Faculty Development at Harvard Kennedy School, a Faculty Dean at Pforzheimer House at Harvard College, and a Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Chenoweth directs the Nonviolent Action Lab at Harvard’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, where they study political violence and its alternatives. RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/ThirdActOrg/photos/join-us-tomorrow-march-26th-at-7pm-et4pm-pt-for-a-conversation-with-author-and-p/948373800895515/

23] – Join Pax Christi USA for its final 30-minute prayer service in Lent -- March 30 at 8:30 to 9 PM ET. Sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6KJN4cyjSWWfmTWYRFwBVg#/registration

24] – Join a Sign Wave at Loch Raven Blvd. and Taylor Ave. on Tuesdays, including March 31, 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 March 31.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblebaltco/event/778718/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

25] –  On Tues., March 31 at 1 PM ET, join an online meeting for updates and discussion on the issues and activities of the ImPact Coalition on Strengthening International Judicial Institutions. This includes LAW not War: Increasing the acceptance of compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice; Opposing the illegal sanctions against the Court, and supporting the Court in the face of such sanctions; Strengthening the court's jurisdiction over the crime of aggression, and the addition of jurisdiction over the crime of ecocide; Crimes Against Humanity Treaty: Promoting the adoption of a strong and effective treaty; and International Anti-Corruption Court: Promoting the establishment of such a court. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fnddv09DRuatcZOeUUM3VA#/registration

26] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., March 31 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.

27] – Grassroots Action Team (via Common Cause) [causenet@commoncause.org] on Tues., March 31 from 6 to 8 PM 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., April 7 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 Debs

Baltimore Activist Alert – March 29 – 30, 2026

Baltimore Activist Alert – March 29 – 30, 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] Web site for info on federal legislation

3] Need help in archiving activist material

4] Get the book A Bag of Snakes

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

6] Labor History Project

7] Canvass Gabe Acevero – March 29

8] Friends meeting – March 29

9] Bias, Misinformation, AI – What Can You Trust? – March 29

10] Support Janeese – March 29

11] Doctors against genocide – March 29

12] Support Josie Caballero – March 29

13] Canvass for Zola – March 29

14] Indivisible Bowie on the bridge – March 29

15] Knit to melt ice – March 29

16] Transgender Day of Vision – March 29

17] Weekly PDA Town Hall – March 29

18] Vigil at the Pentagon – March 30

19] Election protection – March 30

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1] – Buttons, bumper stickers and books are available.  “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.

2] –To obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/.  Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.

3] –  Janice Sevre-Duszynska needs some assistance in archiving her activist material.  If you are interested in this project, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

4] – Barry Lee Burnside, a gaggle of great writers and copy editors are making available “A Bag of Snakes: Selected Writings on Prisons and the Death Penalty by Murphy Davis and Eduard Loring. Edited by Barry Lee Burnside.” 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] – Canvass for Gabe Acevero on Sun., March 29 at 10 AM at Kingsview Middle School, 18909 Kingsview Road, Germantown 20874. Come out to canvass for a MoCo DSA endorsed candidate for Maryland D39! Knock on doors to tell them all about Gabe. Launch times are 10 AM, 1 PM and 3 PM. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/canvass-for-gabe-acevero-sunday-329?link_id=75&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-20-2026&email_referrer=email_3164804&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-27-2026&&

8] – 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

9] – The Baltimore Ethical Society on Sun., March 29 at 10:30 AM, ZOOM ONLY, will do a platform "Bias, Misinformation, AI – What Can You Trust?" with Eric Schurenberg. Note: BES will meet at 10:30 AM, using the Zoom link provided on Meetup site. BES will break about 11 AM before the AEU Platform. Sign up at https://zoom.us/j/93214062778?pwd=dENwemN3QjJrR3A1MlRCVnVSc2JHdz09

 How can you be Foolproof in Today’s News Environment? Bias, Misinformation, AI – what can you trust? with Eric Schurenberg. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ofKPzj3cR0iJJRhKbFX1lg 11 AM

Schurenberg is the founder of the Alliance for Trust in Media, a veteran journalist and media executive. He will take you through a crash course in navigating today’s chaotic news environment to uncover information you can trust. He’ll explain the economic reasons that news gets delivered the way it does, the effects of the growing seepage of AI into the information ecosystem, and some quick, non-partisan rules that you can deploy to avoid being misled online. He’s now a distinguished instructor of journalism at University of Chicago and the host of the podcast In Reality.

10] – On Sun., March 29 from 11 AM to 2 PM, DSA members are joining Janeese Lewis George’s campaign to knock doors in Tenleytown from 11am to 2pm. Meet at the Tenleytown-AU Metro stop, 4501 Wisconsin Ave. NW, WDC 20016. Janeese is fighting for childcare for all, rent stabilization, and more affordable utilities — a vision to summon among voters in Ward 3. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/329-janeese-lewis-george-canvassing?link_id=12&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-20-2026&email_referrer=email_3164804&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-27-2026&&

11] – Doctors against Genocide [leadership@doctorsagainstgenocide.org] on Sun., March 29 at noon will hold a webinar. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aUUzycRDSwaem750Nc6iFg#/registration

12] – Canvass for Josie Caballero on Sun., March 29 from 1 to 5 PM at Glenmont Metro, 12400 Georgia Ave., Aspen Hill 20906. Josie has been a champion for public school teachers and LGTBQ rights and is committed to melting ICE in the county.  Training, rides to doors, and buddies will be provided to all who needs them. RSVP at  https://actionnetwork.org/events/canvass-for-josie-caballero-saturday-328/?link_id=16&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-20-2026&email_referrer=email_3164804&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-27-2026&&

13] – Canvass for Zola Shaw on Sun., March 29 from 1 to 5 PM at Green Park at Muddy Branch, 151 Bickerstaff Way, Gaithersburg 20878. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/canvass-for-zola-shaw-sunday-329/?link_id=15&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-20-2026&email_referrer=email_3164804&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-27-2026&&

14] – On Sundays, March 29, 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

15] – Calling All Resistance Knitters/Crocheters to join the Melt the Ice Hat Knit-In, hosted by Allies for Democracy on Sundays, including March 29, April 5 & 12 from 2 to 4 PM ET in the common area at The Shops at Kenilworth, 800 Kenilworth Dr., Towson 21204. In the 1940s, Norwegians quietly defied Nazi occupation by knitting and wearing red, pointed hats with tassels. A simple garment became an act of protest. Today, Minnesota knitters are reviving that tradition—and they need more hats. Join in to knit and crochet Melt the Ice Hats. These red hats will be sent to Needle & Skein yarn shop in Minnesota and distributed to protesters. Bring red yarn and needles or a hook if you have them. Knit and crochet patterns may be found on Ravelry. Beginners welcome, and supplies may be available to share.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/899993/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

16] – Join a Transgender Day of Vision on Sun., March 29 from 3 PM to 5 PM at Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, VA, 4444 Arlington Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22204. Email Jon Clark at bawg@mdcdsa.org. Celebrate recently passed legal protections in Alexandria and Arlington, and looking ahead to further campaigns in NoVA. Come for baked goods, conversation and discussion about queer futures. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/transgender-day-of-vision?link_id=79&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-20-2026&email_referrer=email_3164804&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-27-2026&&

17] – The Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Sun., March 29 at 4 PM ET will hold its weekly Town Hall with Phyllis Bennis who directs the Institute for Policy Studies' New Internationalism Project, focusing on the Middle East, particularly Palestinian rights, U.S. militarism, and UN issues. She serves as International Adviser for Jewish Voice for Peace. Her most recent book, just published, is Understanding Palestine and Israel.

We are in the midst of one of the worst international crises of our lifetime. The illegal war of aggression, launched by the United States and Israel on February 28th, against the sovereign nation of Iran has already catapulted into a severe regional conflict, having a massive negative impact on the entire world's economy. All of this - on top of the continuing mass slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza; increasing attacks in the West Bank; the destabilization of the NATO alliance; preparation for another major U.S. attack in the Caribbean, complimented by a steady drumbeat of war crimes (extrajudicial killings) - amounts to a coordinated assault on international law and international institutions the likes of which we haven't seen since Germany and Japan launched WWII.

Then, in hour 2, hear from member of Congress Adelita Grijalva to provide her insights on Congress and issues of the day, along with top shelf first-time candidate for Congress, Chris Espinosa. Finally, there will be a debrief of the No Kings III events across the country.

18] – 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 March 30, 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.

19] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Grassroots Election Protection Coalition/ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Zoom on Mon., March 30 at 5 PM ET. Hear from leading activists, elected officials, and others committed to union organizing as well as cleaning up our elections and the environment, and other critically important issues. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqfuygpjIiHtc20uIOxdeqYRiAicjSLWUc#/registration

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

"The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and everything to lose--especially their lives." Eugene Victor Debs

 

Baltimore Activist Alert -- March 27 - 28, 2026

55] Peace vigil at White House – March 27

56] Women in Black vigil – March 27

57] Support the people of Gaza – March 27

58] Mutual aid event – March 27

59] Silence gives consent – March 27

60] Peace vigil at Homewood Friends Meeting – March 27

61] Enough is enough – March 27 & 28

62] Harford County Candidate Forum – March 27

63] Birdwatching tour of Patterson Park -- March 28

64] No Kings in Annapolis – March 28

65] No Kings in Baltimore -- March 28

66] Annapolis sign waving – March 28

67] No Kings D.C. – March 28

68] No Kings Aberdeen – March 28

69] Dance party – March 28

70] Donations needed for the Silent Fallout project

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

72] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

73] Do you need a doctor?

74] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

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55] – 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. 

56] – 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.

57] – 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

58] –  On Fridays, March 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/

59] – Join RESIST - Silence Gives Consent, a visibility event organized for Indivisible, will take place on Fridays, including March 27, 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/

60] – 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. 

61] – On Fridays, including March 27 & April 3, 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! Also note that this Indivisible group will do a No Kings demo on Sat., March 28 from 2 to 4 PM up and down Georgia Ave.

62] – There is a Harford County Candidate Forum  on Fri., March 27 at 6 PM at Ames United Methodist Church, 112 Baltimore National Pike, Bel Air 20214. This is a chance to hear directly from candidates, learn where they stand on issues impacting Harford County, and make your voice heard. Community members are encouraged to attend and submit questions ahead of time. RSVP and submit your questions here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwMkBf7g3yi5c8cITqy_2Q2lKI7hbhQY4oHIJRx1MIdFS9PQ/viewform?emci=2d438b60-f826-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=eba2fbc5-0027-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&ceid=136680

63] – On Sat., March 28 at 8 AM ET, join a birdwatching tour of Patterson Park, Baltimore 21224. Meet on the southernmost end of the Boat Lake in Patterson Park, closest intersection is Eastern Avenue and South Rose Street. From there, walk directly north into the park via the cobblestone path, approximately 100 yards. Over 200 bird species have visited Patterson Park, an important migratory stopover in Baltimore City! Audubon and Baltimore Bird Club experts will lead in search of avian friends! No experience necessary. Email baltimore@audubon.org. RSVP at https://md.audubon.org/events/birding-tour-patterson-park-baltimore-1

64] – Join the folks in Annapolis at the No Kings event in Anne Arundel! NK3 on Sat., March 28 from 11 AM to 1 PM at the parking lot of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis 21401. Come out, stand with community members, and take action. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/915020/?emci=2d438b60-f826-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=eba2fbc5-0027-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&ceid=136680

65] – There are many No Kings protests in the area including two in Baltimore. For the one from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM, it is at 101 N. Gay Street, Baltimore 21202.  Visit https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/900966/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

The other Baltimore rally will be at from 1 to 3 PM ET in Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, MD 21201. Visit https://www.mobilize.us/progressivedemocratsofamerica/event/910486/

66] – Chesapeake Indivisible is doing a Sign Waving protest on Sat., March 28, from 11 AM to 1 PM at a new location Forest Drive, on the sidewalks near Safeway, 1796 Forest Drive, Annapolis 21403. 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.

67] – On March 28 from 1 to 4 PM, get over to the No Kings March starting at the Frederick Douglass Bridge, 600 Howard Road SE, WDC 20020. When our families are under attack and costs are pushing people to the brink, silence is not an option. Defend ourselves and our communities against this administration's unjust and cruel acts of violence.  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/no-kings-march-dc?clear_id=true&link_id=9&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-03122026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&email_referrer=email_3151931&email_subject=03192026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&&

Stephen Miller is one of Trump's most powerful fascist henchmen, directing ICE’s attacks across the country, stoked white nationalist bigotry, plotting the effort to take over DC. Miller is carrying out this agenda while living comfortably at Fort McNair in Southwest DC. Make it clear Miller should be out of DC and out of power. The closest Metro station is Anacostia on the Yellow and Green Lines. The event start point is an 8-minute walk from the metro station. Then march past Fort McNair where Miller is living and end at the Waterfront Metro.

68] – Join a No Kings 3.0 Rally at 60 N. Parke St., Aberdeen 21001 on Sat., March 28 from 3 to 5 PM. Come learn more about what’s happening in Washington, Annapolis, and here in Harford County—including updates on ICE, local elections, and how you can take action. Organizers will collect canned goods and personal care items to support neighbors in need. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/908589/?emci=2d438b60-f826-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=eba2fbc5-0027-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&ceid=136680

69] – Declaration for American Democracy Coalition [email.replies@newsletter.mobilize.us] on Sat., March 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM wants you to know about a NO KINGS Pro-Democracy Dance Party at Baltimore Penn Station, 1500 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21201. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/901777/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

70] – 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

71] – 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. 

72] -- 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.

73] – 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.  

74]- 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