Baltimore Activist Alert -- April 13- 14, 2020

17] Get Money Out – Maryland call – April 13

18] Resilience After Liberation – April 14

19] Immigrants’ Access to Health Care – April 14

20] Tell JHU President Ron Daniels to renounce weapons contracts – April 14

21] Phone Banking for Bill – April 14

22] Social Reproduction – April 14

23] “Not Me, Us: A Livestream for the Revolution” – April 14

24] How to Facilitate Online Spaces that Work – April 14

25] The Elephant Lands in 5 Days – April 14

26] Medicare For All Webinar – April 14

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17] – Join the Get Money Out of Maryland Teleconference on Mon., April 13 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM.  There are two ways to join the conference: Dial 1 929 205 6099, and then use meeting ID: 512 862 260. Or Click on your device if you have downloaded the app from Zoom. The focus will be on organizational sign-ups, public relations, and logistics for lobbying in Annapolis.

18] – On Tues., April 14 from 9:30 to 10 AM, check out Resilience After Liberation, hosted by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.  After liberation, Holocaust survivors faced new struggles. The desperate search to learn the fate of their families began. Some had no homes to return to and prejudice against Jews made others afraid of going back. But survivors rebuilt. They married, had babies at record levels, and reclaimed their humanity by opening schools, celebrating holidays again, and rekindling religious practices. See https://www.facebook.com/events/334621464163566/.

19] – The National Immigration Law Center [mailto:info@nilc.org] invites you to join in on Safe and Accessible: Public Charge, Safe Spaces in Health Care Centers, and Immigrants’ Access to Health Care on Tues., April 14 from 4 to 5 PM ET.  Sign up at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7618772661202782220?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=2bf39f69-63dc-43c3-bffc-65274ee49538&sl_tc=eblast04102020.

20] – The Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. on Tuesdays from 5 to 6 PM is postponed until further notice. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.  You may consider contacting President Ron Daniels and telling him that the university should reject all military contracts, including those for killer drone and nuclear weapons research.  The president’s mailing address is Office of the President, 242 Garland Hall, The Johns Hopkins University,
3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218.  You can also reach his office by Phone: (410) 516-8068, Fax: (410) 516-6097 or email: president@jhu.edu.

21] – Phone Banking for Bill by Friends of Bill Henry on Tues., April 14 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=2645900752195791.

22] – On Tues., April 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, attend Socialist Night School: Social Reproduction, hosted by Metro D.C. Democratic Socialists of America.  What is the connection between gender and class? Why must socialists be feminists, and feminists be socialists? What does socialist feminist struggle look like? To answer these questions, look to social reproduction theory.

The question of social reproduction is the question of how workers are "reproduced" in order to keep capitalism surging along. Many humans—especially women—spend much of their time in the (often unrecognized) work of social reproduction. But this work is also a rich terrain for struggle! Come study the feminist Marxist concept of social reproduction with us, and think through how this concept can help us make larger demands for a better society. Pay special attention to the ways the covid-19 pandemic is pushing questions of social reproduction to the forefront of the global consciousness. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/2859275890832933/.

23] - Bernie Sanders is ending his presidential run, but our fight doesn’t end with a single campaign. Now more than ever, in the middle of a pandemic and an economic depression, it’s time to fight for somebody you don’t know.  Join in on Tues., April 14 at 7 PM for “Not Me, Us: A Livestream for the Revolution.” Hear from key leaders and surrogates from the Sanders campaign. Discuss how to build momentum for the ideas that unite.    Register at https://peoplesaction.org/not-me-us/?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-if-we-fail-to-do-this-the-pandemic-could-get-much-worse&email_referrer=email_774237&email_subject=keep-fighting-for-someone-you-dont-know.

24] - Check out this workshop How to Facilitate Online Spaces that Work on Tues., April 14 at 8 PM ET.  Not all online meetings are created equal. Come learn best practices on how to create and facilitate online meeting spaces that are inclusive, effective and motivating. Technological best practices (such as Zoom and Google Suites), along with facilitation best practices, will be explained. Register at https://indivisible.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ua8-f-BhR42VTBjNsotQWw.

25] - The webinar The Elephant Lands in 5 Days will explain Why Medicare for All is best! The verdict is in that Medicare for All generates big cost savings and better healthcare outcomes. Sign up for https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/265147/?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-medicare-for-all-saves-lives-money-learn-how-how-much-april-14&email_referrer=email_767621&email_subject=the-elephant-lands-in-5-days.  On Tues., April 14 from 8 to 9 PM, the webinar with the help of Mark Dudzic from the Labor Campaign for Single-Payer looks behind the curtain to determine just how this sorcery works.

26] – On Tues., April 14 from 8 to 9 PM, check out a Medicare For All Webinar, hosted by Our Revolution Anne Arundel County.  The American healthcare system is not working.  We pay more for healthcare than any other country yet millions of Americans still don’t have health insurance or are underinsured. While healthcare industry profits are higher than ever, medical bills are the number one cause of bankruptcy in the United States.

The Affordable Care Act, while a step in the right direction - has not controlled skyrocketing costs of healthcare. The solution is Medicare-for-all, a single-payer program that guarantees quality healthcare to all people as a right, not a privilege. Come learn about Medicare For All, and how the United States can join every other developed country in the world for a healthier citizenry! See https://www.facebook.com/events/290667215254983/.

To be continued.

Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, 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