44] Pax Christi USA's
Movie of the Week –
April 1 - 5
45] "USA
Activism: How can we help the cause?" – April 1
46] Community
Meeting on Antisemitism -- April 1
47] Sew Face
Masks – April 2
48] Student Loan Workshop:
COVID-19 Relief and Policy Updates – April 2
49] Discuss how to prevent gun
violence during COVID-19 – April 2
50] Discussion about the
mental health implications of the pandemic – April 2
51] Phone
Banking for Bill! –
April 2
53] Launch of national phone-banking for Jamaal Bowman – April 2
54] Book talk “In Paradigm Lost” – April 2
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44] -- Pax
Christi USA's Movie of the Week, in recognition of the birthday of Cesar Chavez
of the United Farm Workers, is "Cesar Chavez" starring Michael Pena.
It's available for rental on Amazon and other streaming services. Each
week, since so many of us are under "stay at home" orders,
self-quarantined, or on lockdown, Pax Christi USA will recommend a "movie
of the week" for us to watch and discuss in solidarity. The series is
called "#AloneTogether Movie of the Week. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/2913727685347435/.
45] -- You are Invited to Join
in on Wed., April 1 at 7:30 PM on the Webinar "USA Activism: How can we
help the cause?" RSVP at Beth@afcfp.org.
46] -- Jewish Voice for Peace is holding a Community Meeting on
Antisemitism on Wed., April 1 at 8 PM EST. Join Rabbi
Alissa Wise and JVP members and staff for a community conversation on
antisemitism, its impacts, and what JVP can do as an organization. Register
at https://secure.everyaction.com/la3fyHAdIEiuMnoAmGZrYQ2?emci=cbbbed4c-9b6f-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&emdi=12bf7de0-2a70-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&ceid=237778.
47] – Sew Face Masks for UMMS hosted by Pets on Wheels, P.O. Box
44176, Baltimore 21236, on Thurs., April 2 through April 30 from 1 to 4 PM. As
many of you know, the hospital systems in the United States have been and will
continue to be challenged to meet the needs of patients who may be COVID-19
positive. In light of this, in the coming weeks many hospitals will need
additional personal protective equipment (PPE), including face masks. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued guidance
approving the use of cloth masks, and anyone who has sewing experience should
consider making cloth face masks to be delivered to the University of Maryland
Medical Center (UMMC) for distribution. There is a PDF for making folded
masks at https://files.constantcontact.com/c9e08a1b201/13dbf7af-4ee5-4470-be1f-451542bf468e.pdf,
and there are links below with detailed instructions, including a video, for
making fitted and folded masks.
For example, there is DIY Cloth Face Mask (fitted mask): https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Cloth-Face-Mask/;
and Folded Mask: https://sweetredpoppy.com/how-to-sew-a-surgical-face-mask/.
Both of the websites listed above follow CDC guidelines and have links to the
CDC website. Unlike the N95 masks, these are not designed to prevent COVID-19
entirely; however, they will prevent some transmission, and the CDC has
approved them for use. Once you have made the masks, please send them via mail
to Susan Dorsey, 5401 Hamlet Avenue, Baltimore 21214. If you have any
questions about connecting with Susan, please email her (sdorsey@umaryland.edu). Susan will
deliver the face masks to UMSON weekly, and UMMC will arrange to send someone
to UMSON to pick them up.
If you have questions, or need additional guidance for making the
masks, please feel free to reach out to Deb Greenspan, who is coordinating this
effort with Susan. Her email address is dbg003@hotmail.com.
Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/661361757959670/?event_time_id=661361777959668.
48] – Join a free Student Loan Workshop: COVID-19
Relief and Policy Updates. The discussion will start online or via telephone on
Thurs., April 2 at 2 PM ET. Last week, the federal government approved a
$2 trillion stimulus package that includes relief for people with
federally-held student loans. Get help in understanding these recent changes
and how they may affect your student loan payments. RSVP at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x736zK-YRQCazDtJXuaTeQ.
49] – Join Brady
Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Brady Legal, Team ENOUGH, Guns Down America,
and more for a webinar to discuss how to prevent gun violence during
COVID-19. Explore the increase in firearm sales, what local leaders can do amid
these uncertain times, and how activists can continue to demand for change. It
will take place on Thurs., April 2 at 2 PM EST. Register at https://www.bigmarker.com/brady-campaign-center-to-pre/COVID-19-Gun-Sales-and-What-Can-Be-Done?emci=e2554f13-4470-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&emdi=c467a8e6-da70-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&ceid=925735.
50] –
On
Thurs., April 2 from 3 to 4 PM ET, please join Physicians for Human Rights for
the third in an ongoing series of webinars as our board members Dr. Gail Saltz
and Dr. Kerry Sulkowicz lead an online discussion about the mental health implications
of the pandemic, including the anxiety that comes with uncertainty,
differentiating COVID-19 symptoms from anxiety symptoms and Mental health tips
for frontline defenders and their families. You are encouraged to submit
questions for consideration at webinar@phr.org.
Please note, pre-registration for this call is required: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kSgnXu4-R2u8tUXufQxBYA?utm_campaign=473522_FY20%20March%20COVID-19%20Webinar%203%2C%20Email%201&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Physicians%20for%20Human%20Rights&dm_i=4GV7,A5DE,1TO2EP,124NY,1.
51] – Phone
Banking for Bill! by Friends of Bill Henry on Thurs., April 2 from 5 to 8 PM at
2801 Sisson St., Baltimore 21211. . With a lot of voters in Baltimore City
being renters, sometimes the only way a campaign can reach them is through
phone calls. Please come out and make a few calls to voters to let them know
why Bill Henry is the right choice for Comptroller. You can sign up here
at: bit.ly/phonebankforbill. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2645900688862464/?event_time_id=2645900742195792.
52] – Communities United’s very first
VIRTUAL event begins on Thurs., April 2 from 6 to 7:30 PM, Virtual Committee
Night Potluck: Food For Thought. You can join on your phone, laptop or tablet at https://zoom.us/j/204374327?status=successwith. You
can do it the old fashioned way by dialing in
at 929-205-6099 and then entering
the meeting ID: 204374327#. Guest speakers are looking forward
to sharing recent victories in Annapolis and next steps. If you have a
favorite quarantine recipe to share, have it handy at check-in!
53] – On Thurs., April 2 at 7 PM ET, join
SUNRISE join in the launch of national phone-banking for Jamaal Bowman of New
York’s 16th Congressional District. Jamaal has been an educator for 20 years in
his community. He's an incredibly inspiring candidate who is generating tons of
grassroots support to take on an entrenched establishment incumbent. The future
is always on his mind, and education is his top issue. He has a vision to make
sure that the students of today are getting trained for the Green New Deal jobs
of tomorrow, and is fighting to make that a reality. To participate check out https://zoom.us/webinar/register/8715851905219/WN_74Z9RX4nRcKDSn3oz9wXNA.
54] -- Hear a
conversation and book signing with Ian S. Lustick, a professor of political
science at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the Council on
Foreign Relations on Thurs., April 2 at 7 PM at St. Joseph on the Brandywine
Church Family Center, 10 Old Church Road, Wilmington, DE 19807. Why have
Israelis and Palestinians failed to achieve a two-state solution to the
conflict that has cost so much and lasted so long? “In Paradigm Lost,” Lustick
brings 50 years as an analyst of the dispute to argue that negotiations for a
two-state solution are counterproductive. Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs
can enjoy the democracy they deserve but only after decades of struggle amid
the unintended but powerful consequences of today's one-state reality. There will
be a book signing following the conversation. RSVP to delawarephr@gmail.com.
To be continued
Donations
can be sent to the Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane,
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
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