Baltimore Activist Alert -- February 3 - 4, 2026

30] New Start Action Hour – Feb. 3  

31] Nagler on nonviolence -- Feb. 3

32] Phone bank for ICE out -- Feb. 3

33] Know your rights -- Feb. 3

34] Close down Gitmo -- Feb. 3

35] Write in support of democracy – Feb. 4

36] Sign Wave in Towson – Feb. 4

37] Sign Wave in Lauraville – Feb. 4

38] Baltimore Sign Waves – Feb. 4  

39] Phone bank for climate justice – Feb. 4

40] Singing resistance -- Feb. 4

41] Campfire of Community – Feb. 4

42] ICE on the attack – Feb. 4

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30] - Kevin Martin <kmartin@peaceaction.org> wants you to know that on Tues., Feb. 3 at noon ET, there is the New START Action Hour US Sen. Ed Markey. Join Zoom Meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87902840696?pwd=PEmFnddebcvzaLe4vif4mXlk4Qp3Ze.1

The Meeting ID is 879 0284 0696 with a Passcode: 661309.

31] – Iran-Peace Veterans [iranpeaceveterans@gmail.com] on Tues., Feb. 3 at 2 PM ET are hosting Prof. Michael Nagler, Metta Nonviolence Center's Founder. He will discuss Principles of nonviolence & Iranian people's NO WAR struggle for good governance in the horrific current situation. To join by Zoom go to https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86879154879?pwd=5sa2hYROUyP2abKxpGlAbBj93pSNIg.1 // Meeting ID: 868 7915 4879 ** Passcode: 062442.

32] –   The Indivisible Project wants you to join the virtual ICE OUT for Good Indivisible Phone Bank on Tues., Feb. 3 from 3 to 5 PM ET. Masked federal agents are terrorizing our communities. They’re teargassing babies, kidnapping our neighbors, shooting clergy in the face with chemical projectiles, and killing innocent people. But right now, there is an opportunity to rein in ICE at the federal level. ICE and Border Patrol are part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS funding expires at midnight on Friday, Jan. 30. Congress is currently negotiating how to fund DHS moving forward. Democrats met the first demand that DHS cannot be funded business as usual.  Call voters in key states and encourage them to call their Republican senators to demand that they rein in ICE’s terror tactics.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/894386/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=_20260202

33] -- CAIR Maryland [mdoutreach-cair.com@shared1.ccsend.com] on Tues., Feb. 3 at 7 PM is holding a WEBINAR -- Know Your Rights during ICE Encounters & Travel. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8jFuicWmuSeWgDb8SbLdumF4H8jlwvrZsMhNdY19tW2-EFQ/viewform

In light of increased concerns about immigration enforcement activity and recent reports involving ICE activity across Maryland, this timely webinar will provide clear, accurate, and trustworthy legal guidance by an expert CAIR attorney to help individuals and families understand their rights, prepare responsibly, and respond calmly if faced with an ICE or law-enforcement encounter - whether while traveling, at home, or in public spaces.

34] – Steve Lane [steve_lane@amron.com] is announcing that there will be a vigil at the White House on Wed., Feb. 4 at noon.  Speak out against the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, no matter the weather. The high is forecast to be 35 degrees, although there is a 40% chance of precipitation.

35] –  On Wednesdays, including Feb. 4, from 2 to 3:30 PM ET, join Baltimore Writes in Support of Democracy at Belvedere Square Market, 529 E. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore 21212.  Join in to help send issue awareness postcards to key states. Get voters primed to go to the polls in 2026! This is an easy, fun way to meet other concerned citizens and support a renewed American democracy. Bring your favorite pen, and spend an hour doing some good!  If you have postcard stamps to contribute, great! If not, you can buy them on site. The postcards are courtesy of Postcards to Swing States. Also send occasional "thank you" cards to hard-working federal judges. So if you can donate cards or postcards for that, fantastic! This will continue through Feb. 25. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/823429/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

36] – Join a sign wave on Wed., Feb. 4 from 3:30 to 4 PM ET at Woodbrook Church, 25 Stevenson Lane, [between Bellona Ave. & Charles St.] Baltimore 21212. Park in the church parking lot. This event will continue through March 25, and will be canceled if raining hard. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/804632/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

37] – Join a Wednesday Movement Sign Wave in Lauraville on Feb. 4 from 4 to 5:30 PM at Harford Road & Parkside Drive, Baltimore 21214. It will continue through Feb. 25, 2026. This event was inspired by other Sign Waves that make their pro-democracy, anti-Trump, and anti-Putin views known. Contact Anne George, 443-831-7528, for more information on initiating a sign wave in your area. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/784682/?timeslot=5520790

38] -- On Wednesdays, including Feb. 4, at  4 PM, join Baltimore Sign Waves with the Wednesday Movement at Roland Avenue & West 40th St., Baltimore 21211. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblebaltco/event/763996/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

The Wednesday Movement launched on March 12, 2025 when disgruntled seniors took to the streets in Baltimore to make their feelings known. The Movement, a weekly Pro-Democracy, Anti-Trump, Anti-Putin vigil, gathers on heavily trafficked Baltimore street corners.  Join the Movement. You do not need to be old, and you do not need to be in Baltimore. This vigil will continue through June 24.

39] – CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] on Wed., Feb. 4 at 7 PM wants you to get involved during this MD Legislative Session! ‌‌ Phone bank and write postcards to pass climate justice legislation when it works for you! Sign up here: https://act.chesapeakeclimate.org/page/92348/data/1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=mdce&utm_content=MD-Postcard+team+signup-0126-C4+B&ea.url.id=4483621

The 2026 Maryland General Assembly legislative session has begun! This week, dozens of advocates rallied at the State House in Annapolis for the Affordable Solar Act with climate champion Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (District 20) to reinforce the urgency of clean solar energy here in Maryland.  And that was only the start of our campaign for affordable clean energy statewide! Our elected officials in the General Assembly need to hear from their constituents across the state. Our collective action is critical – even if going to Annapolis in person isn’t accessible for you. Take action — from the comfort of home — by joining one of the virtual phone banks or postcard-writing parties!

The next Tuesday evening phone bank is on Feb. 10 from 6 to 8 PM.  The phone banks will continue through April 7. The next Thursday phone bank will take place on Feb. 19 from noon to 2 PM. and it will continue through April 2. The next post card huddle will be on Mon., Feb. 23 from 7 to 8 PM. The next one will be Mon., Feb. 23 from 7 to 8 PM, followed by another on March 9. The postcards AND the stamps will be mailed to you— all you need to do is show up and write to your legislators.

40] –Singing resistance events are popping up across the country in response to ICE’s destructive actions in our communities. These events seek to counter injustice with joy, inspiration, and impactful community organizing. Inspired by this, the Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church, 6951 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park is hosting a community singing resistance event on Wed., Feb. 4 at 6 PM. The event will feature Blair Unida, a local organization raising funds for legal aid for impacted families of students at Blair Montgomery High School. The program will include singing, prayers by clergy from multiple faith traditions, and briefings from community organizers working directly on this issue. After the event, all who can brave the cold are invited to walk to city council together where a discussion about our city’s response to ICE is ongoing. Contact Pastor Stephen Erich at 707-684-0884 Email stephen.erich@thetpchurch.org

41] – The Local Peace Economy [peaceeconomy@codepink.org] on Wed., Feb. 4 at 8 PM is asking you to Gather Round the Campfire of Community. Welcome Matthew Rudnicki, the founder of “My Dentist's Son,” a story-telling circle in Vermont that focuses on stories that “don't fit” – those that sit outside of consensus reality and give glimpses into what might be possible. He will share what he has learned from starting this circle, and offer opportunities to share our stories with each other. https://www.codepink.org/lpe0204?utm_campaign=february_4_2026_lpe_gathering&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepin

42] --  Ken Jones [info+war-industry-resisters-network-info@email.actionnetwork.org] is inviting you on Wed., Feb. 4 at 8 PM ET for a War Industry Resisters Network webinar on the attacks of ICE and Border Patrol in Minnesota, and the resistance to them. Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/OkpKw_eV6U2j4331ckYYlg2

This webinar will describe the scope of the federal presence in Minnesota, what it feels like to be the subjects to an armed intervention by your own government, the impact on immigrant neighbors, and the myriad ways people are responding and resisting. It will include some lessons that may be helpful for other communities. Here from Pam Costain who has been a lifelong peace and social justice activist, a founder of Women against Military Madness, the Executive Director of the Resource Center of the Americas for 14 years, and a founder and Training Director of Wellstone Action for five years. She is currently active with Twin Cities Indivisible.

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 – February 1 – 5, 2026

Baltimore Activist Alert – February 1 – 5, 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] Friends meeting -- Feb. 1

8] Living in America Today – Feb. 1

9] Doctors against Genocide – Feb. 1

10] Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition – Feb. 1

11] Catonsville against Trump – Feb. 1

12] Bowie sign wave – Feb. 1

13] The Voice of Hind Rajab – Feb. 1 to 5

14] Electoral Organizing 101 – Feb. 1

15] Weekly PDA Town Hall – Feb. 1

16] DSA Electoral Support Network – Feb. 1

17] Electoral Working Group – Feb. 1

18] Death Penalty Action – Feb. 1

19] Online course Unarmed Civilian Defense – Feb. 2

20] Vigil at the Pentagon – Feb. 2

21] Baltimore Sign waves – Feb. 2

22] Election protection – Feb. 2

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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.” Ed indicates the book will be available for sale on April 13, and is asking you to pre-order your copy. 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., Feb. 1 at 10:30 AM will host a virtual platform: "Living in America Today” facilitated by Carolyn Dryden with Karen Elliott. Review some things you can do if particular situations come to meet you or you go to meet them, provide resources to learn more about what you can do (if you want to), and have an open sharing time about how to deal with the chaos that exists in the USA today. Elliott is a long time member of the Baltimore Ethical Society. During her professional life, she held various roles within the information systems area of the life insurance industry, including business and technical analysis, training, writing, and project management. She has volunteered as a poet/teacher, technical expert, and organizer at her local school, served on several non-profit Boards - including the Baltimore Ethical Society - and raised a son as a single parent. She is a lifelong activist, particularly for all facets of human rights and for peace. RSVP at https://www.meetup.com/bmorethical/events/311824528/?eventOrigin=group_events_list

9] – Doctors against Genocide [leadership@doctorsagainstgenocide.org] on Sun., Feb. 1 at noon are holding a webinar Gaza testimony + institutional pressure in healthcare spaces.  Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aUUzycRDSwaem750Nc6iFg

Hear a virtual conversation with Wasim Said, speaking from Gaza, on his book Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide, written after repeated displacement from his home in Beit Hanoun. He offers a firsthand account of life under bombardment and forced displacement. This is not just a story of survival, it is documentation of genocide in real time. Also hear from Shatha Abu Srour who will share insights from her newly published report: "Disability Associated with Injury from Politically Related Violence among Adult Palestinians in the West Bank: Social, Economic, and Psychological Impacts"

10] – Pacem in Terris is inviting you to see the 2026 Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition on Sun., Feb. 1st from noon to 2 PM at the Wilmington Public Library, 10 E. 10th St., Wilmington, DE 19801 to celebrate the visions of young Delaware artists. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOmavLMut8l7WJdVioc3wdAYYIQuUgLDW8KrH-JuMrU-xNag/viewform

11] – On Sun., Feb. 1 from noon to 1 PM, get with Catonsville Nine Redux for a Sign Wave over the Frederick Road Overpass, Frederick Road and I-695, Catonsville 21228. This event will continue through Dec. 27, 2026.  RSVP at 

https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/853167/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

12] – On Sundays, Feb. 1, 8 & 15, 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

13] – See The Voice of Hind Rajab screening at the Charles Theatre from Sun., Feb. 1 through Thurs., Feb. 5.  On Feb. 1 see the film at 1:05 or 4:05 PM. and for the following days, a third screening will be at 7:05 PM.

14] – The Metro DC DSA Electoral Working Group [pec@mdcdsa.org] is holding an Electoral Intensive on Sun., Feb. 1 from 2:30 to 5:30 PM as part of Electoral Organizing 101 at Friends Meeting of Washington, 2111 Decatur Place, WDC 20008. This is for people who want to be trained on how to run an effective campaign.  Get focused on teaching the core tactics and best practices that has made DSA an electoral juggernaut. You will hear from a DSA member who helped lead Zohran's NYC campaign. This two-day Electoral Training Intensive is designed to grow the bench of organizers, build real skills, and bring together DSA members, allied organizations and movements, and new folks into meaningful, sustained participation throughout what is shaping up to be a critical point in our nation’s history.  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/electoral-intensive-day-2?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-upcoming-dsa-electoral-intensive&email_referrer=email_3044061&email_subject=upcoming-dsa-electoral-intensive&&

15] –Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Sun., Feb. 1 at 4 PM will hold its weekly Town Hall with two progressives from Texas. Clayton Tucker is running for Texas Agriculture Commissioner. His campaign has drawn national attention for taking on the hyper-scale data center scam—projects that threaten to make climate goals unachievable, drive up electricity costs, and drain Texas’ water resources.  Also hear from Zeeshan Hafeez, a candidate for Congress in one of the most aggressively gerrymandered districts in the country. The district itself was designed to "pack-in" as many Democrats, especially Latino and African-American voters, into a singular district so that Republicans don't have to seriously compete with Democrats in other nearby districts. By packing Texas Democrats into such a contorted district, Republicans think they are able to eliminate five Democratic seats in Congress. Zeeshan is the only progressive in this race and the only candidate backed by an anti-AIPAC organization, AIPAC Tracker.  RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4?emci=ced5d1ed-71c8-f011-8196-6045bdfe8e9c&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=2907617#/registration

16] – On Sun., Feb. 1 at 6 PM, the DSA Electoral Support Network will meet virtually. A virtual link will be communicated before the event. DSA has a bold and ambitious slate of candidates for 2026. Let's mobilize to support them! This will be a recurring meeting to discuss the states of the campaigns, review notes post-canvasses, and plan future events. RSVP AT https://actionnetwork.org/events/2027-dsa-electoral-support-network-3?link_id=80&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-january-16-2026&email_referrer=email_3064737&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-january-23-2026&&

17] – The Northern Virginia DSA Electoral working group meeting is on Sun., Feb. 1 from 7 to 8 PM!  A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-electoral-monthly-working-group-meeting-0201?clear_id=true&link_id=13&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-01012026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&email_referrer=email_3043634&email_subject=01082026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&&

Join in #nova-electoral on Slack, and fill out the interest form. Also, feel free to reach out to @Alex Yarkosky on Slack with any questions about electoral work. 

18] –Join Death Penalty Action for a review of the issues and action opportunities surrounding the next several executions scheduled in the United States. Join in on Sun., Feb. 1 at 9 PM ET.  These sessions will continue on March 1, 2026 at 9 PM ET. This project of Death Penalty Action recurs (normally) on the first Sunday of each month. Take action at DeathPenaltyAction.org at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GQi-Z-U0QyyvyVOoYaL3nA#/registration or https://www.youtube.com/@deathpenaltyaction8966/streams

19] –World BEYOND War [education@worldbeyondwar.org] is doing a global online course, Unarmed Civilian Defense Instead of War, beginning Feb. 2, 2026. Enroll and read full course details: https://worldbeyondwar.org/unarmed-civilian-defense-instead-of-war-an-online-course/

This is a six-week course concluding on Mar. 16. Watch a short course introduction (3 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MQ1QXPysDA&t

 This six-week course explores a central question facing societies today: What can unarmed civilians do when communities face invasion, occupation, repression, or political violence — beyond responding with violence?  The cost is $100 standard fee (sliding scale available from $25+, based on ability to pay.)

 20] – 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 Feb. 2, 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.

21] – Baltimore Sign Waves on Mon. Feb. 2 from 7:30 to 8:15 AM will be at West Northern Parkway & Roland Ave., Baltimore 21210. Join in the waving of pro-democracy signs! Bring your sign or just show up. This event will continue through March 23. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/793151/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

22] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Grassroots Election Protection Coalition/ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Zoom on Mon., Jan. 19 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

To be continued

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 -- January 30 - 31, 2026

37] Peace vigil at White House – Jan. 30

38] Women in Black vigil – Jan. 30

39] Support the people of Gaza – Jan. 30

40] Mutual Aid event – Jan. 30

41] The environment – Jan. 30

42] December Wave – Jan. 30

43] Happy Hour – Jan. 30

44] Tesla Takedown in Rockville – Jan. 31

45] Training the trainers – Jan. 31

46] Threat of Nuclear War – Jan. 31

47] ICE out – Jan. 31

48] Donations needed for the Silent Fallout project

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

50] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

51] Do you need a doctor?

52] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

53] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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37] – 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. 

38] – 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.

39] – 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

40] – Get over to a Mutual Aid Event at Pip Moyer Recreation Center, 273 Hilltop Lane, Annapolis 21403 on Fri., Jan. 30 from noon to 4:30 PM. 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. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/chesapeakeindivisible/event/888023/

41] – Maryland LCV [info@mdlcv.org] on Fri., Jan. 30 from noon to 12:30 PM is urging you to meet the Maryland House of Delegates speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk. Hear about her connection to the environment. Register at https://www.mdlcv.org/event/friday-digest-1-30-26?contactdata=XOFl3MB0QWG0Lb1MBzg+amDtmWpHv8cAthZ1T2kOUJdvKI2PC5JaLyix6GI5PUtTP8EL4BNZ%2fStRNbWJIZDp5mTYKOnqDmU+Y1yWvPQmd6I79mY44QaIeKSuqjVCQeqvbcX8OnbRfID31rtvF6XGDtEfvR22Le2wPwg3NUBIOCP7a6qDmCYZols57fJKT9%2fjPG5vBQOTpGiIXTUuDkvXwI45FunFQN8Z%2f%2fpP5d4nRMsilLnD9oY9kmuKMfhNZgVBSfC%2fJyH9ebdvl%2frDg+f9eA%3d%3d&emci=863dfb80-83fc-f011-8d4c-0022482d279b&emdi=dfe8ca52-23fd-f011-832f-000d3a1f0e4c&ceid=578562

42] – Join a Friday Indivisible Visibility Brigade Democracy Wave on Route 50 on Jan. 30 from 2 to 4 PM at 15202 Major Lansdale BLVD., Bowie 20716. It will continue through Feb. 27. This event was inspired by other Sign Waves that make their pro-democracy, anti-Trump, and anti-Putin views known. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/879056/

What you can bring: water, wind gear, ear plugs, hand warmers and a chair. It will be cancelled for any precipitation and wind above 15 mph during these winter months. Watch for emails.  Do not bring small hand-held signs because they can't be read from a distance or at 55 mph, and nothing should be left behind on the bridge.

43] – Get with a Final Fridays Happy Hour on Fri., Jan. 30 from 6 to 9:30 PM at Franklin Hall, 1348 Florida Ave. NW, WDC 20009.  Welcome to Final Fridays with Metro DC DSA for the monthly chapter-wide happy hour. Look for roses and folks in Metro DC DSA merchandise! RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/january-2026-final-fridays-happy-hour?clear_id=true&link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-01222026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&email_referrer=email_3074153&email_subject=01292026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&&

44] – Get over to the Tesla Takedown on Saturdays, Jan. 31 through Feb. 21, from 11 AM to noon at the Rockville Tesla, 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville 20852. Email maryland@thirdact.org. Musk is responsible for mass suffering and death. And he will cause more if we give him the chance to recover his reputation. Tesla Takedown is a peaceful protest movement. No violence, vandalism and destruction of property. This protest is a lawful exercise of your First Amendment right to peaceful assembly. #TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/812078/

45] – Take an Electoral Deep Dive: Training the Trainers on Sat., Jan. 31 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM and on Sun., Feb. 1 in Van Ness.  If you RSVP, you will be sent the address. Metro DC DSA is gearing up to win big for the 2026 election cycle! This two-day Electoral Training Intensive is designed to grow the bench of organizers, build real skills, and bring together DSA members, allied organizations and movements, and new folks into meaningful, sustained participation throughout what is shaping up to be a critical point in our nation’s history. Over the next six months, Metro DC DSA will be carrying out an ambitious electoral project designed to rally, and then anchor, working-class power in regional governments. Building power also means building relationships. Throughout the weekend, there will be intentional opportunities to meet people, connect across experience levels, and make friends. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/electoral-intensive-day-1?clear_id=true&link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-01222026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&email_referrer=email_3074153&email_subject=01292026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&&

46] – The Institute for People's Engagement [jaking@mit.edu] on Sat., Jan. 31 at 3 PM ET is holding a conference:  ‌Invest in Minds not Missiles--Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War. Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/crDHlSwmE0CjsFIDMiZqGQ2?ms=email-260109&emci=3e77298e-0fec-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=3e51f190-d2ef-f011-8194-000d3a11f903&ceid=62173 https://secure.everyaction.com/crDHlSwmE0CjsFIDMiZqGQ2?ms=email-260109&emci=3e77298e-0fec-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=3e51f190-d2ef-f011-8194-000d3a11f903&ceid=62173

47] – Maryland CPUSA [md@cpusa.org] on Sat., Jan. 31 at 3:30 PM is urging you to attend ICE out of Our Communities - Rally and Training at Baltimore City Hall.  Learn what to do if you see ICE and how to get your community prepared.

48] – 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

49] – 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. 

50] -- 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.

51] – 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.  

52]- 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.

53] -- A Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org; call 202-210-3886.

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