Baltimore
Activist Alert – May 10 – 12, 2020
"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 Obuszewski 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]
Get
involved with NCNR
4]”The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks”
5] Bill Marker is running for the seat in District 10 for Baltimore
City Council.
6] Join the
Sierra Club volunteer teams
7]
Takoma Park Farmer's Market – May 10
8] Baltimore
Ethical Society The Golden Rule -- May 10
9] Feed the homeless – May
10
10]
Progressive
Maryland phone banking – May 10
11]
See
the film SAGE – May 10
12] Laudato Si'
Online Faith Sharing Group – May 10
13]
Free Mamas on Mother’s Day! – May 10
14] Emergency
Healthcare Town Hall – May 10
15] Pentagon Peace Vigil –
May 11
16] Challenges to
Inter-American Law – May 11
17]
Phone
bank for Our Revolution – May 11
18]
Updated Food Collection Needs – May 11
19]
Protect
your finances – May 11
20]
City Council meeting – May 11
21] Food Truck Mondays – May 11
22]
Baltimore City Mayoral Debate –May 11
23] Coronavirus
and Climate Change – May 11
24]
Get Money Out – Maryland call – May 11
25]
Countering
online disinformation – May 12
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1]
– Buttons,
bumperstickers 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]
– THE
ORGANIZING LIST will be the primary decision-making mechanism of the National
Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR]. It will be
augmented by conference calls and possibly in-person meetings as needed.
It will consist of 1 or 2 representatives from each local, regional, or
national organization (not coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry
out the NCNR campaign of facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to
U.S. wars.
To join the ORGANIZING List, please send
your name, group affiliation, city and email address to mobuszewski2001 at
Comcast dot net. Different local chapters of a national organization are
encouraged to subscribe.
4] – Courtesy of the National Park Service and Google Arts
& Culture, you can do a Virtual Tour of Five National Parks Online. ”The
Hidden Worlds of the National Parks” is a satisfying escape. Whether you spend
five minutes on the site or an hour, it’s an important reminder that the world
is still beautiful and wonderful and weird, even in uncertain times. Learn more about how you can take a digital
adventure into your national parks: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/stuck-home-visit-these-5-national-parks-online?utm_source=insider&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter.
5] – Bill Marker is running for the seat in District 10 for Baltimore
City Council. He is deeply committed to the community and promises great
constituent service, better city government, community building and bold ideas. You can speak to him at 443-827-6669 or
email him at wmmarker@gmail.com.
6] – Join
Sierra Club's 2020 Battleground Team for Volunteer Supporters. Email answers.political@sierraclub.org.
The 2020 election will be the most consequential of our lifetimes. Pull out all
stops to build the biggest volunteer effort in the history of the Sierra Club. There are three remote volunteer efforts:
letter writing, texting, and calling teams. You can indicate which teams you'd
like to join. Once you sign up, instructions will be emailed to you on how to
get started. Register at https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?id=7013q000001aevnAAA&formcampaignid=7013q000002CEKoAAO&data=b6e24884ef874d561f720648fa7f24c728d130c0ee61950ee534052d92e2b46bad2d2286ded8e97bd08adac88591a989&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sierraclub&utm_campaign=political&utm_content=20200509postevent.
7]
– On
Sun., May 10 from 10 AM to 2 PM through Sunday, May 31, check out the Takoma
Park Farmer's Market and get some goodies from Purple Mountain Organics, 7120
Carroll Ave., Takoma Park 20912.
Available are freshly processed grains, flours, beans and seasonal
produce. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/1304500333085809/?event_time_id=1304500353085807.
8] - Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 2521 St.
Paul St., Baltimore 21218, meets on Sundays, and generally there is a speaker
and discussion at 10:30 AM. However, the meeting on Sun., May 10 will be
virtual. The platform address presented
by Zoom will analyze Our
Golden Rule. Society members will automatically receive login details via
email. Friends of the society are welcome to request access by emailing president@bmorethical.org. The “Golden
Rule” is a collection of moral aphorisms from religion and philosophy used to
promote consideration of other people. In a world desperately in need of
more empathy, reciprocity, and altruistic behavior, what place should the
Golden Rule have in our lives? Hugh Taft-Morales explores various versions,
their effectiveness as guides to behavior, and Ethical Culture’s version as
promoted by Felix Adler: “Bring out the best in others, and you’ll bring out
the best in yourself.”
9]
– On
Sun., May 10 from noon to 2 PM, Feed the Homeless==MOTHER'S DAY
WEEKEND==Charity Event, hosted by Skylyne Foundation under the I-83
Bridge, 407 E. Saratoga St., Baltimore. Volunteers & Donations Needed -- Purses,
Wallets, Shopping Bags, Toiletries, Hygiene & Feminine Products. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1024011274666827/.
10] – Progressive Maryland, on Sun., May 10, anytime from noon to 3 PM, has organized a Phonebank for Tori Rose for Baltimore
City Council, District 7.
Sign up at https://secure.everyaction.com/qxnfGEY72ESAhnITWpY-wg2. PM has also on Sun., May 10, anytime from noon to 8 PM, organized a COVID Seniors Outreach Phonebank
(Wellness Checks). Sign up at
https://secure.everyaction.com/Q4P2NGY6NUCH180fkLGarQ2.
11]
– On
Sun., May 10 from noon to 1:15 PM, see SAGE, a short film about Baltimore
Ceasefire 365. Once you choose to pay $0-$12 (money goes to these Baltimore
film makers and the theater), you will have access to all 5 MD Film Festival
BaltiShort Films. Choose SAGE. At 12:30 PM, after watching the film, come to
the #BaltimoreCeasefire365 Facebook page, or join the Zoom meeting (info below)
for a live discussion and Q&A about the film. Come to share your reactions,
comments, and questions! To see the film
at noon, go to https://watch.eventive.org/parkway/play/5eac74bbfa52c00036da6e38/5ea8a3f6635ebe00290dcf77?m=1&fbclid=IwAR2PRiL0x0HHAagwamnmBgK8gN9NFx7ohE0_2zsJw2efpJnLG4GdneRPqjA. To join the Zoom discussion at 12:30 PM, go
to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81762081233?pwd=QlFYNmNOTVJTbTVPYU5pdlZxSnBhUT09. To join the discussion on Facebook, see www.facebook.com/baltimoreceasefire. For more info, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1114622848896329/.
12]
– On Sun., May 10 from 3 to 4 PM, this is
the start of a New Sunday Series - Laudato Si' Online Faith Sharing Group,
hosted by Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, 1725 Rhode Island Ave. NW,
WDC 20036. Pope Francis has invited
Catholic communities around the world to celebrate Laudato Si’ Week, May 16 to
May 24. He invites us to take an honest look at our progress in the five years
since Laudato Si’ was released and to consider the next steps in our
“ecological conversion.” In response to Pope Francis’ invitation, the co-chairs
of the Creation Care Team, Phil Downey and Simone Seym, will host the Laudato
Si’ Online Study Series, a seven-week web-based series on Sundays from 3 to 4
PM with no session on Easter Sunday. RSVP
at stmattcreationcareteam@gmail.com. Join through Zoom: https://www.stmatthewscathedral.org/news/2020/04/new-series-laudato-si-connect-zoom.
Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/645695239332337/?event_time_id=645695252665669.
13]
– On
Sun., May 10 from 4 to 6 PM, check out Babies & Bailouts: Free Mamas on
Mother’s Day! This is hosted by the
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia to release mothers who are held
in pre-trial detention because of a high bail levels. UUCC’s Black Lives Matter
Team is hosting a Zoom meeting during the normal vigil time at https://zoom.us/j/95390744926?pwd=Tk9YdXpBVVB0NDI4Mm1zckxvMXJ0UT09. The meeting password is 013517. Watch “Babies and Bailouts 2020: The Moral
Call to Decarcerate Now”
(https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=1643153635823164&ref=watch_permalink)
together and then raise money for The National Bail Out Collective (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bluunbo).
Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/274795733551530/.
14]
– RSVP
to Mike Fox at mikefox@pdamerica.org for the Progressive Democrats of America
Emergency Healthcare Town Hall on Sun., May 10 at 4 PM ET. Dr. Bill Honigman
and special guests will answer your questions and discuss your concerns. Dr. Bill
Honigman and special guests will answer your questions and discuss your
concerns. During this crisis, we’re relying on the U.S. Postal Service more
than ever for delivery of basic necessities including medications. Even as we
make plans for voting-by-mail that will dramatically increase already onerous
pressures on the USPS, the Service struggles to cope with absurd, arbitrary
pension requirements.
15]
– There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil
from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop.
The next vigil is May 11, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic
Worker. Email artlaffin@hotmail.com
or call 202-882-9649. The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south
Metro entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind
bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro. By Metro, take
Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the
Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to
protest area. 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 begin at 8 AM. No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds.
Restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S.
Fern and Army Navy Dr.
16] – On
Mon., May 11 from 11 AM to12:30 PM, check out Challenges to Inter-American Law,
hosted by the Organization of American States (OAS). Visit www.oas.org and
https://www.facebook.com/events/674787549914472/.
17]
– Phone bank for Our Revolution Endorsed
Candidates on Mon., May 11 from noon to 2 PM.
Tell voters about endorsed Baltimore City candidates. Also call
Baltimore Our Revolution supporters to check on them during the pandemic, invite
them to the next chapter meeting, and let them know about the endorsed
candidates! Sign up to help us make
calls here!
https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/255566/?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-phonebanking-for-local-or-candidates-covid-19&email_referrer=email_797673___subject_1075444&email_subject=covid-19-equity-and-building-a-more-just-world.
18] - On
Mon., May 11 from noon to 2 PM, note the Updated Food Collection Needs by Assistance Center of Towson
Churches and Ascension Lutheran Church, 7601 York Road, Towson
21204. The ACTC remains open to provide
assistance for food insecure people in our community. During the upcoming
weeks, the need for food will increase while supplies will diminish. With
churches closed, it's difficult to collect food right now. Bring food each Monday to the parking lot
across the street from Ascension Lutheran Church in Towson. Simply place your
food in the truck waiting for this purpose.
Those who are uncomfortable going out and picking up groceries, but want
to help, can make financial contributions to ACTC directly online: http://www.actconline.info/. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/226765075311832/?event_time_id=226765078645165.
19] – Protect your finances during pandemic with
Consumer Reports. Are you worried about
your finances during this pandemic? Consumer Reports wants to help relieve some
of your financial stress. Its experts will be on a LIVE webinar on Mon., May 11
at 1 PM ET to answer your questions and give you their latest thinking on how
to handle your finances during the pandemic. Get with it https://action.consumerreports.org/20200511_webinar_financialfairness?extkey=EA205EV&utm_campaign=20200509_coronavirus&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cr.
20] –
On Mon., May 11 from 5 to 6 PM, attend a
Virtual Meeting of the Baltimore City Council, hosted by Council President
Brandon M. Scott. Members of the public and press can watch the meeting online
at charmtvbaltimore.com/watch-live or on CharmTV (Channel 25/1085HD). Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/544581449588546/.
21]
– On Mondays from May 11 through June 22 from 5 to 8 PM,
get with Food Truck Mondays at Mt. Zion, 1643 E. Churchville Road, Bel Air
21015. Each week will feature a few different local food trucks. Proceeds will
benefit Children of Zion Village in Namibia. Weekly food truck lineups coming
soon! Each event will be held rain or shine... indoor seating will be available
in inclement weather. Skip cooking and come have dinner to support a great
cause. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/518593122133594/?event_time_id=518593132133593.
22]
– On
Mon., May 11 from 7 to 9 PM, get with the Baltimore City Mayoral Debate, hosted
by the NAACP - Baltimore City Branch. The leading candidates for the June 2
Democratic Primary will take questions from moderators and each other about
their plan for Baltimore's future. Register to receive a link to join the live
online event: https://www.facebook.com/events/4282492715098036/.
23] – On Mon., May 11
from 7 to 8:30 PM, Profs & Pints Online will present Coronavirus and
Climate Change. Go to www.crowdcast.io. Hear from Olufemi Taiwo, assistant professor
of philosophy at Georgetown University and scholar of post-colonialism and
issues related to environmental justice.
New York University climate economist Gernot Wagner called the covid-19
pandemic “climate change on warp speed:” a mega-crisis scientists warned us
about but that policymakers ignored until it was too late. He is right, and
both the global response to coronavirus and the world’s responses to climate
change paint a bleak picture of our world’s future if we stay on the same path.
Drawing on his research, Professor Taiwo will
propose a path forward that will promote justice and save lives. Among the
policy ideas he’ll discuss, he’ll focus heavily on the Green Stimulus proposal,
which calls for massive investment in green "shovel ready" projects.
Such an approach could build the institutions and infrastructure needed for a
decarbonized economy, helping to remedy the climate crisis, while providing
jobs that will help remedy the poverty that leaves people more vulnerable to
ailments. Moreover, it could build the capacity of people - both in and out of
the United States – to meet their needs and choose their own destinies.
(Tickets are $12. A recorded version of this talk will remain available online.
Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/707193410029224/.
24] – Join the Get
Money Out of Maryland Teleconference on Mon., May 4 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.
25] - On Tues., May 12
from 10:45 to 11:45 AM, join Identifying and Countering Disinformation Online,
hosted by the Woman's National Democratic Club. Visit
events.r20.constantcontact.com. As online disinformation tactics get more and
more sophisticated, it’s getting harder and harder for all of us to know what’s
accurate and what’s not. Equipping ourselves to tackle this is even more urgent
in this critical election year. Tim Durigan, DNC Data Security Analyst, will
talk through the common online tactics being used against voters, as well as
best practices for addressing them. For
everyone’s security, instructions on joining will be shared after you have
registered. See https://www.facebook.com/events/684857835611439/.
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
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