Baltimore Activist Alert -- April 10 - 11, 2026

56] Peace vigil at White House – April 10

57] Women in Black vigil – April 10

58] Support the people of Gaza – April 10

59] Mutual aid event – April 10

60] Silence gives consent – April 10

61] Documenting Immigration Enforcement – April 10

62] Peace vigil at Homewood Friends Meeting – April 10

63] AFSC plenary – April 10

64] Birdwatching Patterson Park – April 11

65] Patterson Park clean up – April 11

66] Apartheid Israel – April 11

67] Film THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB – April 11

68] Harriet's House Community Hub Launch Party – April 11

69] Donations needed for the Silent Fallout project

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

71] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

72] Do you need a doctor?

73] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

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56] – There is a weekly vigil at the White House on Fridays from noon to 1 PM sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649. 

57] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Baltimore Women in Black vigil for peace with men and women who live in Roland Park. WIB invites all to join, and any peace sign is welcome, such as "Defuse Nuclear War."  The vigil takes place outside Roland Park Place at 830 West 40th Street and Elm Street. Parking is free at RPP or at the Rotunda across the street. Contact Ann Vinup at annvinup@gmail.com.

58] – The American Friends Service Committee holds an Action Hour every Friday at noon ET.  You’ll get updates from AFSC staff in Gaza, hear what’s happening on Capitol Hill, and get resources for your activism. Together, contact Congress to demand an arms embargo on Israel, and fully funded humanitarian aid for Palestinians. Our elected officials need to keep hearing from us. RSVP at https://afsc.org/actionhour?emci=822f3fb8-241a-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&emdi=20221eff-f41a-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&ceid=764241

59] –  On Fridays, 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/

60] – Join RESIST - Silence Gives Consent, a visibility event organized for Indivisible, will take place on Fridays, including April 10, 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/

61] – On Fri., April 10 at 3:15 PM ET join a workshop Documenting Immigration Enforcement as a Tool for Community Self-Defense and Self-Representation.  This workshop will explore documentation techniques that the AFSC US-Mexico Border Program has honed over decades of community self-defense work against inhumane immigration enforcement. This workshop will highlight strategies our team has used to document and archive ICE and Customs/Border Patrol misconduct–while telling community-centered stories of resistance. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/afscfriendsengagement/event/922031/?emci=4dccb6c8-5933-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=1a064ed3-2434-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=764241

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

63] – AFSC [alumni@afsc.org] on Fri., April 10 at 6:30 PM ET is inviting you to a virtual AFSC Corporation Plenary. The plenary address will be made by Anton Flores-Maisonet. You are invited to join in online.  Anton is the founding director of Casa Alterna, an Atlanta-based ministry under the care of Atlanta Friends Meeting. Casa Alterna provides short and long-term housing to immigrant communities and cultivates supportive spaces for healing and new beginnings. A social worker, spiritual director, and author, Anton has spent decades building intentional communities. His life and work remind us that hospitality is resistance, faith is expressed through solidarity, and love knows no borders. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/afscfriendsengagement/event/921959/?emci=4dccb6c8-5933-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=1a064ed3-2434-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=764241

64] – On Sat., April 11 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

65] –Join a Habitat Team in Patterson Park on Saturdays, April 11 or May 2, from 8 to 9:30 AM at the Patterson Park Habitat Gardens, South Rose St. & Eastern Avenue, Baltimore21224. Help build bird habitat in Audubon’s native plant gardens in Patterson Park! Need volunteers to make sure they remain healthy habitats for the park’s birds and butterflies, as well as safe spaces for learning and exploring. Come to weed, mulch, and/or plant while spending the morning outdoors with friends, family, and Audubon. For questions, email baltimore@audubon.org. Meet at the wetland garden, uphill & northwest of the boat lake in Patterson Park. Please note, there is no driving in the park.  RSVP ay https://www.mobilize.us/audubon-mid-atlantic/event/906415/?emci=7032b97e-ed0c-f111-a69a-000d3a57593f&emdi=4dae1a51-0f0d-f111-a69a-000d3a57593f&ceid=2504878

66] – On Sat., April 11 at 2 PM ET, join the Apartheid-Free Movement: How Quakers are Working Together to End Israeli Apartheid. In 2023, AFSC launched the Apartheid-Free campaign, asking communities of all types to make a public commitment to work to cut ties with Israeli apartheid. This workshop will highlight the goals of Apartheid-Free as an effective tool for education and discernment and share specific ways Quakers are taking action within the larger Apartheid-Free network.  Register at https://www.mobilize.us/afscfriendsengagement/event/922035/?emci=4dccb6c8-5933-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=1a064ed3-2434-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=764241

67] – On Sat., APRIL 11 at 2 PM at the North Baltimore Mennonite Church, 4615 Roland Avenue, Baltimore 21210, watch and discuss THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB. Email wbw.baltimore@proton.me

68] – There is a Harriet's House Community Hub Launch Party on Sat., April 11 from 5 to 9 PM. This event's address is private. Celebrate Harriet's Wildest Dreams’ 5th anniversary at their new home! Learn about what they've been up to, meet some of their community partners, and center Black joy through dance, food, and fellowship. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/hwd/event/923852/You are formally and cordially invited to Harriet’s House, the grand opening of the physical embodiment of the Harriet’s Wildest Dreams Community Defense Hub. Harriet’s Wildest Dreams is the epitome of a freedom dream fulfilled. Join in for a night of music, dinner, dancing and above all else community. Visit wbw.baltimore@proton.me

69] – 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

70] – 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. 

71] -- 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.

72] – 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.  

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

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

“One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan

Baltimore Activist Alert -- April 9, 2026

48] Execute Palestinians – April 9

49] West Bank update – April 9

50] What’s the Plan? – April 9

51] On the overpass – April 9

52] Olney stands for democracy – April 9

53] NoVa DSA meeting – April 9

54] Labor, Imperialism, and Zionism – April 9

55] Organize for May Day – April 9

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48] –The IMEU Policy Project [contact@imeupolicyproject.org] on Thurs., April 9 from noon to 1:30 PM ET will do a briefing on Israel's Execution Policy against Palestinians. Hear from Diana Buttu, Palestinian Human Rights Attorney and Analyst, Dr. Suhad Bishara, Legal Director of Adalah, and Orly Noy, Chair of B’Tselem and Editor at Local Call. They will try to explain The Law of the Noose. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2AW1vIrZR6yh1wRzyKGSyQ?source=email-urgent-briefing-law-of-the-noose-announcement&link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_3179411&email_subject=thursday-join-briefing-on_israels-execution-policy-against-palestinians&#/registration

49] –American Friends of Combatants for Peace [office@afcfp.org] on Thurs., April 9 from 1 to 2:15 PM will host a West Bank Update: Escalations of Violence and Terror.  RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/UFCLyjn2HUywGqDlzaW-zQ2?contactdata=kLlE%2feXy+Xgeti%2fYko6HbdMABmv79VGPzV4wIEG0bbmZo10aOK%2fcuOzdY3q6tCy6A9gdf2vH5ZCRYm%2f%2fGncwTTypylV0SJcmJ6IvewTACStoIHKcBCK8FPkfSRohnp%2f1u1PCCQcfqYCO%2f7aBiAfH8WWbugn3FKTwbV2iMMO8pC21f+FmugihzbKrja+JAocARiIeLv%2fpm%2fmoBZ4WEaEH9rNUrSgdpnQHcky3Wnm0Bjd+kjs2GKOJbKqG56NkSuwEvbps491TCQyC4U+GEqpt2Q%3d%3d&emci=9ca540df-da31-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=23928e0d-e431-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&ceid=8142762

Understanding what is happening in the West Bank is key to understanding the broader reality of the occupation, and the interlocking systems of control, violence, and inequality that shape it.

50] –On Thurs., April 9 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 Wed., April 15, and will continue through Dec. 17. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/874938/

51] – On Thursdays, including April 9, from 4 to 5:30 PM, join an Overpass Extravaganza at Ridgley Ave. Overpass, 599 Ridgely Ave., Annapolis 21401, hosted by Chesapeake Indivisible. Help hoist a huge message on the Ridgley Avenue Route 50 overpass to reach about 40K commuters headed eastbound on Route 50 in Annapolis, and wave signs for drivers traversing Ridgley Avenue. Contact Nora Terres at noratprotests@gmail.com. This will continue each Thursday, and end on May 28. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/895486/

52] --  On Thursdays, April 9 & 16, 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! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/878084/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendationsStand 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.

53] -- Get over to a hybrid Northern Virginia DSA Branch General Body meeting on Thurs., April 9 from 6:15 PM to 7:30 PM. RSVP for the address at https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-branch-general-body-meeting-april-9?clear_id=true&link_id=6&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-03262026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&email_referrer=email_3173825&email_subject=04022026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&&

 A virtual link will be communicated before the event. Email novabranch [at] mdcdsa [dot] org. Discuss current campaigns, recent events, organizational questions and updates from allied organizations. You must be vaccinated/boosted to join in-person events. Hand sanitizer and face masks are available at branch meetings.

54] -- Get over to Labor, Imperialism, and Zionism Socialist Night School on Thurs., April 9 at 7 PM at Martin Luther King Jr Library, 901 G St. NW, WDC 20001. You can also attend virtually.  What role has the US labor movement and its institutions played in global struggles for liberation? Get an answer from Jeff Schuhrke, the author of Blue-Collar Empire: The Untold Story of US Labor’s Anticommunist Crusade and No Neutrals There: US Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine. A virtual link will be communicated before the event. Email politicaleducation@mdcdsa.org. Register at https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-imperialism-and-zionism-socialist-night-school-with-jeff-schuhrke/?link_id=16&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-27-2026&email_referrer=email_3175815&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-april-3-2026&&

55] -- Drew and the crew at 198 Methods [drew@198methods.org] on Thurs., April 9 from 7 to 8 PM et is holding a virtual national call to hear the latest from the May Day Strong network: including the demands for May 1, the cities that have committed to No Work No School No Shopping, and how to build the power needed to stop the billionaire agenda and build a future for our families. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/929187/?referring_vol=426637&rname=Drew&timeslot=5897775&referring_participation=50604854&referring_data_signature=v1-ce2eb1975f17607c&share_medium=copy_link&share_context=signup-form-modal

To be continued

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

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

Baltimore Activist Alert -- April 8, 2026

35] Perry Hall Sign Wave – April 8   

36] Impeachment symposium – April 8

37] Evil, Morality & Politics – April 8

38] Community Trust Act – April 8

39] Baltimore Writes in Support of Democracy – April 8

40] Sign wave in Lauraville – April 8

41] Sign Wave in Baltimore – April 8

42] Towson sign wave – April 8

43] Socialism vs, Capitalism – April 8

44] Fighting authoritarianism – April 8

45] Town Hall about data centers – April 8

46] Join DSA – April 8

47] Cuba under siege – April 8

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

36] –Free Speech For People [contact@freespeechforpeople.org] on Wed., April 8 from 9 AM to 1:30 PM will host an Impeachment legal symposium in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2044, WDC. This symposium is led by Ralph Nader and Bruce Fein and co-sponsored by Free Speech for People, RootsAction, and Essential Information. Examine the meaning of “Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors” and the case for the impeachment and removal of Donald Trump. Featured speakers include Dennis Kucinich, Doug Bandow, and other distinguished experts. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNS9WUtXxeiz9LMWnwNU3ZjXmE2qUdlAC2pq-QT4w9QYVt_g/viewform?emci=d9610f8e-d82e-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=28d1792a-dd2e-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&ceid=5222495

37] – Scientists for Palestine [admin@scientists4palestine.com] on Wed., April 8 at noon ET will host a conversation on Evil, Morality and Politics with Prof. Raef Zreik.  Register to get the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZueF0PslQvqHe9HX6UKM5A#/registration

 The talk will reflect on the concept of evil and the ways it is deployed in the discourse on war and in war; the role that such deployment can play; and the many dangers associated with that. It will be argued that the concept of evil hides more that it reveals and gives a false sense of clear and determinate moral orientation and as such can work as an argument stopper and blocks deep political and moral conversation.

38] – Baltimore Rapid Response Network [info+baltimore-rapid-response-network-info@email.actionnetwork.org] on Wed., April 8 at 1 PM will hold a rally calling for the passage of the Community Trust Act in Lawyers Mall in Annapolis. The Community Trust Act requires a judicial warrant for ICE detainers and prohibiting police and jail staff from helping ICE carry out civil immigration arrests. 

39] – On Wednesdays, April 8, 15, 22, & 29, from 2 to 3:30 PM, Baltimore Writes in Support of Democracy at the Church of the Redeemer's Women's Council Room, 5603 N. Charles St., top floor of Parish House, entrance on E. Melrose Ave.. Baltimore 21210.  Bring your favorite pen, and spend an hour doing some good! If you can buy postcard stamps to bring with you, great! We have a limited number of packs of 10 you can buy on site: 20 cards for just $2. Whether you can contribute to the costs or not, you are welcome! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/823429/#:~:text=Baltimore%20Writes%20in%20Support%20of,Baltimore%20Sign%20Waves

40] – Join the Sign Wave with Northeast Neighbors (Lauraville) on Wednesdays, including April 8. 15, 22 & 29 from 4:30 to 5:30 PM at Harford Road & Parkside Drive, Baltimore 21214. The Wednesday Movement launched on March 12, 2025 when disgruntled seniors took to the streets at 40th Street and Roland Avenue in Baltimore to make their pro-democracy, anti-Trump, anti-Putin views known. Note this event will be held in a drizzle but maybe not in a downpour and definitely not with thunder/lightning in the forecast. Contact Anne George, 443-831-7528, for more information on initiating a sign wave in your area. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/784682/

41] – Join Sign Waves with the Wednesday Movement from 4:30 to 5:30 PM on Wednesdays, including April 1, at Roland Avenue & West 40th St., Baltimore 21211. The Movement, a weekly Pro-Democracy, Anti-Trump, Anti-Putin vigil, gathers on a heavily trafficked Baltimore street corner.  This will continue through June 24. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/763996/

42] – Get over to the Stevenson Lane Sign Wave on Wednesdays, April 8, 15, 22 & 29, from 5:30 to 6 PM at Woodbrook Church, 25 Stevenson Lane, Baltimore 21212.  Park in church parking lot, and feel free to stop by even if you can't stay the whole time! This event will be canceled if raining hard. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/804632/

43] –The MoCo DSA New Member Cohort Session 1 will focus om Socialism vs. Capitalism on Wed., April 8 from 6 to 8 PM at the Twinbrook Library, 202 Meadow Hall Dr., Rockville 20851. This is a three week in-person educational forum for brand new or newly active DSA members to learn and discuss the biggest issues underpinning the organization and the mission. In this first session, you will get an introduction to the current economic and political system under capitalism along with an introduction to the alternative system of socialism that DSA aims to build locally, national, and internationally.

 Consider reading these two introductory articles: But at Least Capitalism is Free and Democratic, Right? E.O. Wright, Jacobin and Understanding Capitalism by V. Chibber, published by Jacobin.  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/capitalism-vs-socialism-moco-new-member-cohort-session-1?clear_id=true&source=direct_link&link_id=13&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_3174413&email_subject=april-newsletter&

44] - Fighting Authoritarianism in the Third Act is a Three-Part Series.  Part Two takes place on Wed., April 8 from 6 to 7:15 PM ET. In this series, you will learn how to wield the powerful tools of noncompliance and mass noncooperation based on tried and true tactics used by movements around the world in fighting successfully against authoritarianism. Going deeper into the strategy of noncooperation and how we organize around a pillar of authoritarianism.  RSVP at https://thirdact.org/events/part-two-fighting-authoritarianism-in-our-third-act/

45] – Food & Water Action [act@fwaction.org] on Wed., April 8 at 7 PM is holding a Town Hall about Data Centers & Energy Affordability.  Discuss how Marylanders can fight to reduce energy costs and keep AI data centers and gas plants out of our state! New AI data centers are being proposed all over Maryland. That’s why we need people working at the local level to stop these expensive, energy- and water-intensive facilities from coming in and driving up our electricity and water rates. Register for the call to learn more and hear how you can get involved: https://www.mobilize.us/fwa/event/932007/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=onor_em_04062026_md-fwa-data-centers-affordability-town-hall&utm_content=2026-04-06_FWA_c4_MD_Climate_Data-Centers-Energy-Affordability_Event_em_nL_V_JL+-+Core

46] – Why You Should Join DSA. Join a new member orientation on Wed., April 8 from 7 to 8 PM ET at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, room 401-D, 901 G St. NW, WDC 20001. You'll learn about DSA, what the group does, and how you can get involved in the fight for a brighter future. Get an outline of the chapter's structure and the campaigns, working groups, and branches. This chapter covers the DMV area, including the district, Northern Virginia, and Montgomery County and Prince George's County in Maryland. This event is open to both DSA Members and supporters. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/why-you-should-join-dsa-new-member-orientation-178?link_id=32&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-13-2026&email_referrer=email_3153741&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-20-2026&&

47] – The MAPA Education Fund [info@masspeaceaction.org] on Wed., April 8 at 8 PM is asking this question.  Cuba Under Siege: What Happens Next?  Rafael Hernández, leading scholar of both Cuban politics and Cuba-US relations, takes on the question of the outlook and options for Cuba in the face of the US all out siege and oil blockade.  How long can Cuba hold out?  What is the nature of the crisis internally?  What are the plans and prospects for the Cuban government in the face of this dire situation?  RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/meHh_9sKRkOrwxPEMQ5RtA2?ms=email-260402&emci=693ff927-112e-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=903aa15d-e82e-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&ceid=269591

To be continued

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

 

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

Baltimore Activist Alert -- April 7, 2026

25] Sign wave in Towson – April 7  

26] Phone bank Virginia voters – April 7

27] Dump Trump for invading Venezuela – April 7

28] Erica Chenoweth will speak – April 7

29] Chesapeake Indivisible social – April 7

30] Common Cause phone bank – April 7

31] CCAN phone bank – April 7

32] Targeting the University – April 7

33] Medicare for All – April 7  

34] No war in Iran – April 7  

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25] – 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/baltimoresignwaves/event/778718/?share_medium=native_share&share_context=event_detail_page&force_banner=true

26] – Phone Bank with Third Act & the Environmental Voter Project (featuring Bill McKibben) on Tues., April 7 at noon ET. Turn out environmental voters in Virginia ahead of their April 21 Redistricting Referendum election. RSVP at https://thirdact.org/events/virginia-referendum-phone-bank-with-third-act-and-environmental-voter-project-featuring-bill-mckibben/?link_id=5&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-older-bolder-elders-organizing-after-no-kings&email_referrer=email_3172732&email_subject=older-bolder-elders-organizing-after-no-kingshttps://thirdact.org/events/virginia-referendum-phone-bank-with-third-act-and-environmental-voter-project-featuring-bill-mckibben/?link_id=5&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-older-bolder-elders-organizing-after-no-kings&email_referrer=email_3172732&email_subject=older-bolder-elders-organizing-after-no-kings

27] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., April 7 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.

28] –Participate in a lecture The Gaza Famine with Michael Fakhri on Tues., April 7 from 5 to 7 PM at Towson University in the University Union Theater.  Fakhri is a Professor of Law & a United Nations Rapporteur on the right to food. Email kkatz@towson.edu.

29] – Get with the Indivisible Baltimore County Socials on Tuesdays, including April 7, from 5 to 7 PM.  The next event will be on April 21. This event's address is private in Timonium. Indivisible Baltimore County (IBC) is looking to build community by hosting events around the county. The community gatherings are a chance to share stories, spark ideas, and build real connections rooted in respect, peace, and joy.  Come socialize, discuss news of the day, complain about your favorite teams, and relax over a drink.  The socials will continue through Tues., May 19 from 5 to 7 PM.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblebaltco/event/849437/

30] – Grassroots Action Team (via Common Cause) [causenet@commoncause.org] on Tues., April 7 from 6 to 8 PM wants you to join a weekly phone bank to help move pro-democracy bills forward or push back on harmful legislations moving through State Houses and US Congress. Each phone bank focuses on the most urgent campaign fights happening right now. Every week, volunteers from coast to coast come together to get the latest updates, receive training, and make calls as a team. Be part of this powerful community and help voters across the country call their elected officials and make their voices heard. The next phone bank will be on Tues., April 14 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&&

31] – CCAN [info@chesapeakeclimate.org] on Tues.  April 7 from 6 to 8 PM is celebrating Earth Month in Maryland by engaging in a virtual phone bank huddle ‌These are challenging times for climate progress. Just last month, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled to block climate lawsuits against Big Oil, the Southwest experienced a once-in-a-4,433 year heatwave, and the Trump administration paid an energy company $1 billion to stop their offshore wind projects and invest in LNG instead. And yet, the climate movement is resilient. Here is some good climate news: Solar power is growing faster than any power source in history, closely followed by wind, and just last month the U.S. District Court of Maryland upheld Montgomery County’s all-electric building code.  Make an impact by making phone calls with CCAN Action Fund to help advance climate progress in Maryland. RSVP at https://act.chesapeakeclimate.org/page/92348/data/1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=fundraising&utm_content=Fundraising-Earth+Month+MD+Version+only-0426-c3+B&ea.url.id=4806455

32] – The Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy [ellsberginitiative@eipad.org] on Tues., April 7 at 7 PM is warning about Targeting the University: Censorship, Political Power, and the Fight for Academic Freedom.  ͏Universities are now on the front lines of America’s democratic crisis. What can look like isolated controversies — curriculum bans, DEI restrictions, funding threats — are increasingly operating as parts of a coordinated political strategy to reshape higher education nationwide. Why has higher education become such a powerful political target? What forms of coordinated, cross-campus defense are proving most effective? This timely panel will highlight individual and collective steps to protect the university as a public good that advances democratic citizenship. RSVP at https://www.eipad.org/

33] –The next meeting of the Northern Virginia Medicare for All Working Group will happen virtually on Tues., April 7 at 7 PM.  The Zoom link will be sent to you before the meeting.  Discuss Medicare for All campaigns in northern Virginia and plan other actions to ensure healthcare as a human right. The group meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month. The meetings are open to the public, and the group welcomes all who support healthcare as a human right. RSVP ay https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-medicare-for-all-working-group-meeting-tuesday-april-7th-at-7pm/?link_id=35&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&&

34] – RootsAction has been working to support grassroots efforts and continue pushing politicians to oppose and take action against Trump’s unlawful war with Iran. On Tues., April 7 at 8:30 PM ET, join policy experts and partner organizations to discuss the organizing taking place across the country, key policy developments in Washington, D.C., and how to take meaningful action together. RSVP https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oNmZR10JQUOyVthUR_y1gw?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-events-to-end-war-on-iran&email_referrer=email_3170300&email_subject=events-to-end-war-on-iran&&#/registration

To be continued

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