Baltimore Activist Alert -- May 12, 2020

26] Palestinian children in Israeli prisons – May 12

27] Climate x COVID - What's Next?  – May 12

28] Tell JHU President Ron Daniels to renounce weapons contracts – May 12

29] Fighting Homelessness in DC: Covid19 Edition – May 12

30] Divesting from Universities – May 12

31] Stand in solidarity with nurses – May 12

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26] -- Get with a webinar on Tues., May 12 at noon ET, and her from Defense for Children International – Palestine staff in Ramallah who will share information on the situation of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Also get updates on congressional advocacy efforts concerning H.R. 2407 and work through a training on writing an effective letter to the editor. Register at https://nwttac.dci-palestine.org/hr2407_webinar_20200512?utm_campaign=webinar_may_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dcipalestine.

27] -- On Tues., May 12 from 2 to 3 PM, catch a Briefing with Brooke: Climate x COVID - What's Next?  Hear from Delegate Brooke Lierman about the environment during COVID-19 including unintended consequences that the virus and policies to control the pandemic have had on the climate.  She will be joined by Joanne Throwe, President of Throwe Environmental, LLC and Senior Fellow at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy’s Center for Global Sustainability; Kim Coble, Executive Director of Maryland League of Conservation Voters; and Tamara Toles O'Laughlin, Advocate for People and Planet - North America Director at 350.org. See https://www.facebook.com/events/246712026410290/.

28] – 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.

29] – On Tues., May 12 from 7 to 8:30 PM, get with Fighting Homelessness in DC: Covid19 Edition. Visit edcjcc.s21.gcnet.co. Join a crash course on homelessness in D.C., presented by Catholic Charities. This interactive virtual workshop will clarify the myths and facts about homelessness, dive into the root causes, and explore how COVID-19 is impacting people experiencing homelessness. Registration is requested in order to receive the Zoom link.  Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/163492884980594/.

30] – On Tues., May 12 at 8 PM ET, check out Divesting from Universities, the 4th webinar in the series which will explore university-level divestment campaigns. A wave of student activism has led to grassroots divestment campaigns on campuses around the world. Students are organizing to divest university endowments from destructive industries that threaten the future of humanity and the planet. Featuring Fi Schroth-Douma and Layla Kanaan. Fi Schroth-Douma (pronounced Fee Shroath-Dowma) is a student divestment activist from New Haven, CT, who has organized nonviolent direct action trainings, engaged in rally and song leading, and worked to publicize the movement for Yale University to divest from fossil fuels and cancel holdings in Puerto Rican debt. Beyond endowment justice, she is a member of her local chapter of the Sunrise Movement, a staffer at her campus Women’s Center, a member of the Advocacy Team for an initiative to build a youth homeless shelter in her city, and part of a newly emerging campaign for Yale to open its empty dorms and provide housing for all who need it during the pandemic. Layla Kanaan, she/her, was a part of the University of Oregon BDS movement, and worked with SUPER (students united for Palestinian equal rights) to pass a pro-BDS resolution on campus. Since graduating from the UO, Layla has hosted a radio show at KBOO community radio, called One Land Many Voices in which she interviews other Palestinians and activists and discusses Palestinian current events and difficult to understand topics. Visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/divest-from-the-war-machine-webinar-series-registration-102039713530.  Check on date, and register for this webinar.

31] – Stand in solidarity with nurses on Tues., May 12 at 9:30 PM ET for a candlelight vigil honoring those who have passed.  Nearly one hundred nurses in the United States have died so far from COVID-19. To honor these health care workers and those who are still putting their lives at risk, National Nurses United are holding a nationwide virtual candlelight vigil at the conclusion of Nurses Week.  RSVP, and you will be sent an email reminder at the start time of the event with the link to join live or to watch the recording. Register here https://act.medicare4all.org/signup/vigil-fb-rsvp/?source=em20200509-38136&t=1&akid=38136%2E162593%2ExT1cKU.

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