Baltimore Activist Alert -- May 3 - 4, 2020

17] HT Green Team Meeting – May 3

18] Our Revolution Anne Arundel meeting – May 3

19] Baltimore Teachers Union Mayoral Candidate Interviews – May 3

20] Lunch for the Homeless – May 4

21] Divestment Myths/Organizing in the Time of Coronavirus – May 4

22] Get Money Out – Maryland call – May 4

23] "The Education of Kim Jong Un" – May 4

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17] – On Sun., May 3 from 3:30 to 4:30 PM, make it over to a HT Green Team Meeting: Citizens' Climate Lobby (Virtual), hosted by Holy Trinity Catholic Church.  Hear speakers with the Citizens' Climate Lobby. Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a non-profit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change. We will also share updates on efforts from the ADW and plans for celebrating the 5th Anniversary of Laudato Si. For more information, about the Green Team and to receive the Zoom link email htgreenteam@trinity.org.

18] – On Sun., May 3 from 3:30 to 5 PM, make it over to a General Meeting, hosted by Our Revolution Anne Arundel, via Zoom. Sign up here https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/264722/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/2649478375329154/.

19] – On Sun., May 3 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM, make it over to a Sunrise Hopkins 101: Open Meeting! REGISTER AT bit.ly/sunrisehopkins101! Learn about our movement and join in fighting for a Green New Deal! Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/2951070788313991/.

20] – On Mon., May 4 at noon, make it over to the KenBea Lunch for the Homeless, hosted by Intrigue under the bridge @ 83 south and Centre Street.  This will continue until all the food is gone. If you would like to contribute, show up at 11:30 AM. Look at https://www.facebook.com/events/3393991874015308/.

21] – World BEYOND War is excited to be partnering with CODEPINK on a free 5-week divestment webinar series.  It will continue on Mon., May 4 at 8 PM ET, and it will address Divestment Myths/Organizing in the Time of Coronavirus. Now that our society faces an uncertain future and economic downturn, how can we continue to push for divestment from the war machine? Organizing for Divestment in the time of Coronavirus will explore how to respond to common arguments about divestment and profitability and how the campaign can benefit from incorporating a divest/invest framework. Hear from CODEPINK’s Co-Director Jodie Evans, who will discuss how we can utilize this moment to organize local peace economies, and Roberta Giodarno, the finance campaigner from the Sunrise Movement. Check out https://www.eventbrite.com/e/divest-from-the-war-machine-webinar-series-registration-102039713530. 

22] – 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.

23] – On Mon., May 4 from 7 to 8 PM, make it over to Politics and Prose Bookstore Live with Jung Pak. This event will be streamed online as part of the P&P Live! Series. Building from her groundbreaking 2018 Brookings essay, "The Education of Kim Jong Un," Pak offers the most detailed and thorough portrait of the North Korean leader to date. A former CIA analyst who advised top military and government officials, including the Obama White House, Pak draws on her experience and access to classified documents to trace the rise of an enigmatic and surprising leader. Initially written off as unlikely to last, Kim instead has consolidated his power at home through a series of brutal purges while commanding ever more attention on the world stage for his nuclear ambitions. Arguing that he’s still underestimated in the West, Pak illuminates much about Kim’s personality and motivations.

You are asked to contribute what you can to support Politics and Prose Bookstore and the virtual event series. The other way you can support is always by purchasing a copy of the book from the website.  Go to https://www.crowdcast.io/e/jung-pak/register or https://www.facebook.com/events/268085254358724/.

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