21]
Edward Snowden and the Modern Surveillance
State –
May 18
22]
Baltimore City Council meeting – May
18
23] Portrait of Toni Morrison – May
18
24] Our Revolution meeting – May 18
25]
PORKOPOLIS
– May 18
26]
Venezuela's Bay of Piglets? – May 18
27]
Get Money Out – Maryland call – May 18
28] Want Betsy Sweet to
Beat Susan Collins – May 18
29]
Food
Rescue – May 19
30] Fund the Frontlines – May 19
31] Origins of Digital Self-Defense – May 19
32]
Amy Goodman in Conversation with Noam Chomsky
and Stan Cox – May 19
33] Tell JHU President Ron
Daniels to renounce weapons contracts – May 19
34] Baltimore City House Delegation Virtual Town
Hall
– May 19
35] Mayoral Forum – May 19
36]
Beyond Coal Webinar – May 19
37]
Coalition Building across Movements
– May 19
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21] - Tune
In: Edward Snowden and the Modern Surveillance State on Tues., May 19 from
4 to 4:45 PM EST, which will be presented online via Zoom. Go to http://darkmirrorbooktalk.theatlantic.com/.
In 2013, Edward Snowden became a household name. His revelations of the scope of
government surveillance of our digital lives shocked the nation and forever changed
the relationship between government and citizens, privacy and security. Join The Atlantic and The Century Foundation for
a live event as Gellman discusses his new book DARK MIRROR: Edward Snowden and
the Modern Surveillance State. Gellman will be in conversation with the
Atlantic’s Editor in Chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. Remarks will be made by The Century Foundation
president Mark Zuckerman.
22] – On
Mon., May 18 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). Information and an agenda for the City
Council meeting can be found here: https://baltimore.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=739231&GUID=2DD74147-5164-4198-A5FA-0046FFEB2A5F&Options=&Search=. Look
at https://www.facebook.com/events/3323347807684734/.
23] – On Mon., May 18 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM, get
with Art AfterWords: A Book Discussion, hosted by the DC Public
Library and National Portrait Gallery. Join the virtual conversation
about portraits and prose by discussing Robert McCurdy’s portrait of Toni
Morrison from the Portrait Gallery’s collection alongside the related book,
“Paradise” by Toni Morrison. DCPL
Cardholders, you can access Paradise here: https://dclibrary.overdrive.com/media/148285.
Participants will receive a link to the event via email on May 17. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/542832216307357/.
24]
– Our Revolution meets on the 3rd Monday of
each month from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. On
Mon., May 18, there will be a Zoom Meeting about Life during COVID-19: Equity
and Building a More Just Society. The
speakers are Stephanie Smith (MD Del. 45th District) and Kristy Fogle (Maryland
Progressive Healthcare Coalition Founder). The economic and health consequences of
COVID-19 have been exacerbated by existing racial and wealth disparities and
exposed the deep systemic inequities that have always existed. Examine how to
build a more just and fair society while rebuilding from the ashes of the
pandemic. Registration is required. Zoom information will be sent to registered
attendees the day of the meeting. Visit https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/269476/?link_id=4&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.
25]
– On Mon.,
May 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, check out Humanities in the Village: A Virtual
Event, hosted by Alexander Grass Humanities Institute. Look at
us02web.zoom.us. This is a look at
Industrial Life: A Conversation on Meat, Crisis, and Essential Work. The Ivy
Bookshop and Johns Hopkins University's Alexander Grass Humanities Institute
are proud to present a virtual edition of our "Humanities in the
Village" series, usually hosted on the last Monday of the month at Bird in
Hand in Charles Village. This month, hear from Jan Dutkiewicz and Alex
Blanchette, moderated by Anand Pandian, to discuss the timely issues of meat
production and essential work. This event will take place on Zoom. Alex Blanchette's new book is “Porkopolis,”
available for purchase here: https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781478008408.
In the 1990s a small Midwestern town approved the construction of
a massive pork complex, where almost 7 million hogs are birthed, raised, and
killed every year. In Porkopolis Alex Blanchette explores how this rural
community has been reorganized around the life and death cycles of corporate
pigs. Drawing on over two years of ethnographic fieldwork, Blanchette immerses
readers into the workplaces that underlie modern meat, from slaughterhouses and
corporate offices to artificial insemination barns and bone-rendering
facilities. He outlines the deep human-hog relationships and intimacies that
emerge through intensified industrialization, showing how even the most mundane
human action, such as a wayward touch, could have serious physical consequences
for animals. Corporations' pursuit of a perfectly uniform, standardized pig—one
that can yield materials for over 1000 products—creates social and
environmental instabilities that transform human lives and livelihoods.
Throughout Porkopolis, which includes dozens of images by award-winning
photographer Sean Sprague, Blanchette uses factory farming to rethink the
fraught state of industrial capitalism in the United States today.
Dutkiewicz is the Connie Caplan Post-Doctoral Fellow in the
Department of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. He has published
about the politics of meat production in a range of academic journals, as well
as in publications including The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Wall Street
Journal, and Jacobin. Anand Pandian teaches anthropology at Johns Hopkins
University. Visit
https://www.facebook.com/events/237173954215745/.
26] –
On
Mon., May 18 from 7 to 8:30 PM, get with Profs & Pints Online: Venezuela's
Bay of Piglets? See www.crowdcast.io. Fulton
Armstrong, research fellow at American University’s Center for Latin American
Studies and former National Intelligence Officer for Latin America and adviser
to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will speak. The mini-invasion force that landed on the
Venezuelan coast on May 3 was wrapped up much quicker than the hapless crew who
stormed the “Bay of Pigs” in Cuba 59 years ago. But it failed for mostly the
same reasons: bad analysis of the situation in the country, a politicized
policy framework, dismal planning, massive security leaks, and feckless
execution. Its impact is also similar.
The Venezuela exile force of 60, led by two former U.S. Special Forces troops,
has handed an easy propaganda victory to President Nicolás Maduro. It also has
badly discredited National Assembly President Juan Guaidó, who the United
States and 50 other countries recognize as national president. Although Guaidó
reneged on the $220 million contract for the operation, he did indeed sign it,
and he allowed top aides to remain involved.
Advance tickets are $12. Go https://www.facebook.com/events/858698281317858/.
27] – Join the Get
Money Out of Maryland Teleconference on Mon., May 18 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.
28] -- Progressive
Democrats of America Want Betsy Sweet To Beat Susan Collins In Maine. Join a
Virtual Town Hall on Mon., May 18 at 9 PM ET.
Susan Collins is a nationally-renowned disappointment. She tries
to promote herself as some kind of moderate, but when push comes to shove she
always walks the Trump/Tea Party line. The good news is there is a
tremendous progressive option in Maine: Betsy Sweet. From Expanded And Improved Medicare For All,
the Green New Deal, getting money out of politics, social, economic, and racial
justice and peace, Betsy is in step with all of our progressive stances, and
most importantly isn't afraid to stand up and fight for what is right.
She's been fighting for almost 40 years for underserved Mainers as an activist,
and now's the time to send her to the US Senate to work for us all. Join the Virtual Town Hall to get to know her
better. Get the log in/phone number
details by emailing Mike Fox at mikefox@pdamerica.org.
29] –On
Tues., May 19 from noon to 1 PM, go to a Food Rescue at YO! Baltimore West, 1510
Lafayette Ave., Baltimore 21217. Food Rescue partners with Yo! Baltimore West to bring you fresh, delicious,
free food. Bring a bag. Bring a friend! Take what you want. Check outhttps://www.facebook.com/events/118277989485737/?event_time_id=118278006152402.
30] – On
Tues., May 19 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM, join a Caravan to Call on the Board of
Public Works to Fund the Frontlines! This
is hosted by AFSCME Maryland. AFSCME Council 3 members are calling on the
Board of Public Works to prevent cuts to state services and Fund the
Frontlines. Maryland public service workers are leading on-the-ground efforts
to respond to COVID-19, often at significant risk and hardship to themselves. Come
to the AFSCME Office, 190 W. Ostend St., # 101, Baltimore 21230 to get a final map of the route and to
decorate your car! Visit
https://www.facebook.com/events/294736038200806/.
31] -- On Tues., May 19
from 3 to 5 PM, the MediaJustice Network, in collaboration with Peopleshub and
Tiny Gigantic, will host a series of conversations and workshops, Defend the
movements in the time of Covid-19. The series is part of Team #MediaJustice’s
Defend Our Movements work, in collaboration with May First Movement
Technologies, to assist organizations and organizers to build their analysis
and technical know-how, and to make strategic decisions around their digital
presence and safety. The first workshop,
Circle: Origins of Digital Self-Defense, will be an intergenerational dialogue
on the history and impact of surveillance and harassment of organizers.
Explore what is at stake now that most of the organizing has shifted online.
The conversation will conclude with a peer strategy clinic to go deeper
into the threats, risks, and community care strategies we need to respond to
the moment. Register to attend The Circle:
https://peopleshub.org/product/defend-our-movements-in-the-time-of-covid-19-circle/.
32] -- COUNTERPUNCH
INVITES YOU TO ATTEND Amy Goodman in Conversation with Noam Chomsky and Stan
Cox on The Green New Deal and Beyond on Tues., May 19 at 3 PM ET. Also to be
discussed is how the pandemic does and does not affect the struggle for climate
and economic justice, and more. Stan Cox is the author of the new
book “The Green New Deal and Beyond” just published by City Lights.
THE EVENT IS FREE, BUT YOU MUST PRE-REGSITER HERE at https://www.crowdcast.io/e/a-virtual-conversation/register.
33]
– 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.
34] – On Tues., May 19 from 5 to 6:30 PM, tune in
to the Baltimore City House Delegation Virtual Town Hall. YOU MUST REGISTER to
participate and receive the meeting link at https://forms.gle/H3dnRdL6u8YvW6wY6. Discuss
and receive agency updates on education, economic resources and health. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/546472266014381/.
35] – On Tues., May 19 from 6 to 8 PM, get with a
Mayoral Forum on Fair Development, Transportation and Zero Waste, hosted
by the Fair Development Roundtable. Hear a debate on the issues that
matter: fair development, housing, transportation, and zero waste. This forum
will be moderated by Jean Marbella from The Baltimore Sun. Candidates participating include Shelia Dixon,
T.J. Smith, Mary Miller, Brandon Scott, and Thiru Vignarajah. Audience
questions will be entered and selected through the Webex chat feature. The Web
Link is Bit.ly/fairdevelopmentforum. Call
415-655-0001. The Event Access Code and
Password is 472 484 895, 2020. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/902652003539695/.
36] – As the COVID-19 pandemic goes on, there is
still work to reduce pollution from fossil fuels. Maryland's coal plants have been polluting our
water for years, but this year help make progress to limit water pollution from
coal plants. Join the Sierra Club on
Mon., May 18 at 6:30 PM for a Beyond Coal Webinar to learn about the work on
coal pollution in our water and what it means for Marylanders -- RSVP https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?id=7013q000001agk3AAA&formcampaignid=7013q000001aeb7AAA&data=b6e24884ef874d561f720648fa7f24c728d130c0ee61950ee534052d92e2b46bad2d2286ded8e97bd08adac88591a989&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sierraclub&utm_campaign=beyondcoal. Contact the event organizer Lossa Zenebe at lossa.zenebe@sierraclub.org. Discuss how coal plants in Maryland have been
polluting our water. Toxic coal ash pollution from the GenOn and Talen power
Plants are a threat to Maryland families and communities. Coal ash wastewater
contains health-harming and ecologically destructive selenium, arsenic,
mercury, nitrogen, and other compounds. Join Sierra Club and
representatives from the Environmental Integrity Project & Potomac
Riverkeepers.
37]
– Join CODEPINK and World Beyond War for the
last installment of their 5-part Divest from the War Machine webinar series on
Tues., May 19 from 6 to 7 PM ET: Coalition Building Across Movements. Register
here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/divest-from-the-war-machine-webinar-series-registration-102039713530?link_id=6&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-take-action-to-end-the-korean-war-and-divest-from-the-war-machine&email_referrer=email_800008&email_subject=take-action-to-end-the-korean-war-and-divest-from-the-war-machine
Hear from activists who have successfully built
multi-issue coalitions to take on divestment across issue areas, such as combining
fossil fuel and weapons divestment in a single campaign.
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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