Friday, October 9, 2020

Baltimore Activist Alert -- October 9 - 10, 2020

67] Climate Strikes vs. Chase Bank -- Oct. 9

68] What's on my Ballot? -- Oct. 9

69] White House vigil – Oct. 9

70] Women in Black VIGILS FOR PEACE – Oct. 9

71] Ask Me Anything: Battery Storage – Oct. 9

72] Challenges of COVID-19 vaccines – Oct. 9

73] Panel discussion on the rise of fascism – Oct. 9

74] Fire Drill Friday -- Oct. 9

75] Life and Culture in North Korea -- Oct. 9

76] Women in Saudi Arabia – Oct. 9

77] Peace and justice vigil – Oct. 9

78] Fridays for Freedom on Capitol Hill – Oct. 9

79] Official launch party for Media 2070 – Oct. 9

80] Close down Puppy Mills -- Oct. 10

81] Black Lives Matter Rally – Oct. 10

82] Celebrate the burgeoning climate movement – Oct. 10

83] Resilience and Hope in a Time of Chaos -- Oct. 10

84] Everyone Votes Maryland -- Oct. 10

85] Keep Space for Peace -- Oct. 10

86] Oust Trump -- Oct. 10

87] Read Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"

88] Ted Glick has written a book

89] New Book: “Confessions of a Radical Academic”

90] Two Berrigan Books still in print

91] Contribute to the Lin Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship

92] Do you need a doctor?

93] Emergency Demonstration against an attack on Venezuela or Iran  

94] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

95] Do you need any book shelves?

96] Join the Global Zero campaign.

97] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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67] – On Fri., Oct. 9 from 9 AM to 9 PM, get with the Climate Strikes vs. Chase Bank Every Friday! Flatten the climate pollution curve together! Help run an online climate strike at Chase Bank--the #1 investor in fossil fuels of any bank in the world--every Friday until further notice. You can post your own virtual climate strike on social media in 4 easy steps: https://www.climatefirst.us/calendar. Contact Ted at tconwell@climatefirst.us/ (301) 589-7598 (mobile). Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/3398894953477457/.

68] – On Fri., Oct. 9 from noon to 1 PM EDT, catch up with What's on my Ballot? This is a Facebook Live Conversation, hosted by Baltimore Votes and Friends of Bill Henry, where members of the city council will answer your questions about the charter amendments on the ballot this election.  Dive into the life cycle of a charter amendment, discuss how these amendments will impact voters, and point you towards more resources to help you make an informed decision.  Panelists Include Councilpersons Bill Henry, Ryan Dorsey and Kris Burnett and Sara Paranilam, Baltimore City Planning.  This event is part of the National Voter's Education Week. With mail-in ballots hitting houses already, there's no better time to start getting to know what's on your ballot.  Register in advance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/123396878385/.

69] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Oct. 9 at noon.  Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.

70] – There will be two Women in Black VIGILS FOR PEACE on Fri., Oct. 9 from noon to 1 PM.  One is at Roland Park Place, 830 W. 40th St., Baltimore.  Free Parking is available. There will be NO LUNCH.   If it doesn't rain, vigil. If it rains, the vigil will be cancelled.  If you arrive for the vigil and don't see someone else, please don't leave. Other folks are on the way.  Email awyattbr@gmail.com.

The other is in Chestertown, Kent County on the Eastern Shore in Memorial Park at Cross Street & Park Row.  This will be a safe-distanced stand for Peace with Justice  & No to War. Email wibbaltimore@peacepath911.org.

71] – On Fri., Oct. 9 at noon ET, check out Ask Me Anything: Battery Storage at the National Solar Congress. If you are thinking about battery storage and wondering what you will need to know, this is the session for you! Learn more about how you can pair battery storage with solar on your home or business and ask questions you might have about the process and what you should know before making the switch! Attendees are encouraged to check out our Battery Storage 101 webinar and Battery Storage Guide before attending.  Tune in at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvd--gpzIiHNJfuE747FAFxP-m3QlXzw1t.

72] – Physicians for Human Rights will explore some of the challenges of COVID-19 vaccines through a human rights lens in a two-part online series moderated by Nina Schwalbe, MPH, adjunct assistant professor of population and family health at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and principal at Spark Street Advisors public health advisory.    The first conversation on Thurs., Oct. 8 at 1 PM EDT will focus on the implications of vaccine hesitancy from a global perspective. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes this issue as “a delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability of vaccination services.” This dangerous global phenomenon challenges public health systems and puts people at risk. How are public health professionals confronting a lack of public trust?  Join in https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kyVs3vNZSvurEMbgtz8cug?utm_campaign=567042_FY21%20October%20COVID-19%20Webinar%20Invitation%2012_10052020&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Physicians%20for%20Human%20Rights&dm_i=4GV7,C5J6,1TO2EP,19HJX,1.

73] – The Southern Poverty Law Center is hosting a panel discussion on the rise of fascism and the role that fascist propaganda plays in the success of extremist leaders and ideologies. SPLC Senior Fellow Eric Ward will moderate the panel, which features Michael Edison Hayden, an investigative reporter for the SPLC’s Intelligence Project and Jason Stanley, an author, and Jacob Urowsky, Professor of Philosophy at Yale University.  In his 2018 book, "How Fascism Works," Stanley details how the propagandistic cult of personality surrounding President Trump is reminiscent of fascist movements from history. Michael Edison Hayden’s work includes investigations into neo-Nazi and far-right propagandists and their impact on our political landscape. During this live discussion, the panelists will take a deep dive into the recent influx of fascist propaganda and its grave consequences for our democracy.  The discussion will take place on Fri., Oct. 9 at 1 PM ET.  REGISTER at https://splcenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/8616016530312/WN_O7EnuKHkQbutxYEkX13p7w.

74] – RSVP to the upcoming Fire Drill Friday at 2 PM on Oct. 9 at https://greenpeace.zoom.us/webinar/register/9816016491723/WN_-DgQueLoRQaUoNg34uicDw?emci=c5f338ea-7409-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&emdi=9ddb08b3-8009-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&ceid=1705696. This incredible, powerful project officially turns one year old on Friday, and catch a special livestream with Greenpeace USA’s Executive Director Annie Leonard. From massive direct action in Washington D.C., California, and completely online, commemorate all that was accomplished together in the past 12 months.

75] –The GW Institute for Korean Studies [gwiks@gwu.edu] is letting you know about Immanuel Kim's Book Talk, "Life and Culture in North Korea: Friend & North Korean Comedy Film." Participate on Fri., Oct. 9 from 4 to 5:30 PM ET in this Virtual Event via Zoom.  RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immanuel-kims-book-talk-life-and-culture-in-north-korea-tickets-119184454913. This study analyzes North Korean comedy films from the late 1960s to present day. It examines the most iconic comedy films and comedians to show how North Koreans have enjoyed themselves and have established a culture of humor that challenges, subverts, and, at times, reinforces the dominant political ideology. Immanuel Kim argues that comedy films, popular comedians, and the viewers have an intricate interdependent relationship that shaped the film culture—the pre/post production of filmmaking, film-watching experience, and the legacies of actors—in North Korea.

76] -- Freedom Forward is proud to cosponsor a discussion between women's rights advocates Bethany Alhaidari and Dr. Hala Aldosari, who is an activist from Saudi Arabia and a scholar in women's social determinants of health. Danaka Katovich of CODEPINK will moderate the discussion.  This discussion “Women in Saudi Arabia: The Kafala & Male Guardianship Systems” is about Saudi Arabia's current laws that target women and foreign workers on Fri., Oct. 9 at 4:30 PM EST.  You can participate Via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/codepinkaction.  Or you can Zoom online at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86809159415 or by phone at +1 301 715 8592/Webinar is ID: 868 0915 9415. Women in Saudi Arabia are still treated as subordinate to men under the law, in education, in the household, in governance, and in the workforce.

77] -- There is usually a Quaker Vigil for Racial Justice on Fridays, from 5 to 6:30 PM, hosted by the Baltimore Quaker Peace and Justice Committee (BQPJC) outside the Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St.  The next scheduled vigil is on Oct. 9. From 6 to 6:30 PM strategize. Black Lives Matter. Stop the Killing. Physical distancing applies. Wear your face mask. Email homewoodfriends@gmail.com or call 410-235-4438. Quaker values call us to speak truth and to seek equality for all people. We aim to follow Bayard Rustin’s wisdom that “we need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers” and John Lewis’s call to “make good trouble.” See https://www.facebook.com/events/311508100243529/?event_time_id=311508113576861.

78] – On Fri., Oct. 9 from 5 to 6 PM, get with Fridays for Freedom on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Visit www.now.world/fridaysforfreedom. Hong Kong’s freedoms and civil rights have been under constant attack by China for years, but the situation has been dramatically deteriorating lately with the introduction of draconian new laws. Yesterday it was Tibet, today is Hong Kong, and tomorrow it could be your country’s turn. Only by standing as one across the world can we safeguard our future. #StandWithHongKong. To receive all the info, the social media package to participate in the action, regular updates, and much more, click here: www.now.world/fridaysforfreedom

79] – You’re invited to the official launch party for Media 2070 on Fri., Oct. 9 at 6 PM ET. Media 2070 is a project of Free Press and Free Press Action. Free Press and Free Press Action are nonpartisan organizations fighting for your rights to connect and communicate. For the past year, it has worked to document the stories, testimonies and histories of resistance that are the foundation of its powerful essay Media 2070: A Call to Dream up Media Reparations. Now we’re ready to share this work with you as “Media 2070,” an in-depth essay and organizing hub.  Go to https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7016016712963/WN_zboDgzYfT5OhrQrTgHlssg.

80] – Join The Humane Society for the third annual Puppy Mill Action Boot Camp and learn how to help dogs who desperately need you. Whether you're new and learning or sharpening your skills, this is a great opportunity to get involved in the fight to stop puppy mills in the United States.  Puppy Mill Action Boot Camp will provide an array of expert speakers and sessions to help you hone your animal advocacy skills. Topics will include building coalitions, passing new laws, working with media, effective outreach and the role of law enforcement in stopping puppy mills. There will also be opportunities to network with like-minded puppy mill advocates. The boot camp is virtual and FREE to attend on Sat., Oct. 10 from 10 AM to 7 PM EDT.  RSVP  https://humanesociety.6connex.com/event/puppy-mill-boot-camp/register?s_src=em_ha_09302020_132375.0&utm_source=convio&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020_puppy_mill_action_boot_camp&utm_term=132375.0_msg1&utm_content=button.

81] -- There is another regular Black Lives Matter rally/vigil on Sat., Oct. 10 from 10 to 11 AM at St. Ann  Catholic Church, 22nd St. and Greenmount Ave.  Again the vigil is organized by the Racial Justice Circle.  Contact Chuck Michaels at 443-846-5207 (cell).

82] – Countdown, organized by TED and Future Stewards, will bring millions together online to spotlight and celebrate the burgeoning climate movement and the solutions that are transforming our global economy for a safer, healthier planet.  Tune in to TED’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector at 11 AM ET on Sat., Oct. 10.  The lineup of climate leaders who will participate include Lisa Jackson, Al Gore, Don Cheadle, Jane Fonda and Mark Ruffalo.   

83] – On Sat., Oct. 10 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM, catch Resilience and Hope in a Time of Chaos: Pax Christi Engaged!  This is an Online Event -- Pax Christi 2020 State Assembly By Zoom! For this year’s Pax Christi Massachusetts Assembly we have invited the National Pax Christi Executive Director, Mr. Johnny Zokovitch attend. Johnny has been a member of both the national and the international Pax Christi leadership teams for a number of years. He has worked with the grass root organizers as well as witnessed some of the major peace initiatives which Pax Christi has been in the forefront of through these years. Johnny will reflect on those past and present initiatives and share with us some of the great engagements that Pax Christi groups have been doing around our nation and beyond. Rediscover the resilience and hope that strengthens us in this time of chaos.  Email Fr. Rocco Puopolo at frrocco@gmail.com and he will send you the link with password inviting you into the meeting. Look at http://masspeaceaction.org/event/resilience-and-hope-in-a-time-of-chaos-pax-christi-engaged/?emci=df5ae87e-3b07-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&emdi=3839213b-3c07-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&ceid=269591.

84] – Join the Everyone Votes Maryland coalition on Sat., Oct. 10 from 11 AM to noon ET for a virtual discussion on the state of voting amid COVID-19 in Maryland. The importance of making a plan to vote will be covered, as well as all options for safely voting by November 3rd and your rights as a voter. Check out https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-state-of-voting-in-maryland-2020-presidential-election-tickets-122906018209?sourceid=1010998&emci=ac533c05-0607-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&emdi=214146df-0e07-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&ceid=578562. The Zoom conference information for the webinar will be provided after you register through Eventbrite. To officially register, visit https://everyonevotesmd.eventbrite.com. The webinar will also be streamed on the coalition’s Facebook page.

85] – Get involved with Keep Space for Peace Week: October 3 – 10, 2020.  The Baltimore Nonviolence Center has participated in this annual event for many years. This year on Saturday, October 10 starting at 11 AM, we will gather in Baltimore.  At 11:15 AM, we will caravan to the National Security Agency at Fort Meade, Maryland and hold a demonstration there from noon to 1 PM.  The NSA has a sordid record which includes assassinations by drone strikes, illegal surveillance, and support for all of the U.S. wars.  Also note that the NSA director, Paul Nakasone, is under quarantine for his foolhardiness regarding the Trump administration’s dismissal of the dangers of COVID-19.  Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net for specific information about the plan to caravan to the NSA.

Keep Space for Peace Week: October 3 – 10, 2020

unitedforpeace.org/2020/09/25/keep-space-for-peace-week-october-3-10-2020/

The Global Network against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space has designated October 3 -10, 2020 “Keep Space for Peace Week,” an international week of protest to defund space forces and stop to the militarization of space.

In the midst of a global pandemic the U.S. and others have undertaken the creation of the “Space Forces” making “Space the world’s newest war-fighting domain”

The U.S. Space Force is a new branch of the Armed Forces for which the White House has allocated $15 billion in this year’s budget. Trump was heavily lobbied by aerospace corporations to establish this new military service, so they could secure lucrative government contracts.

This show of aggression by the U.S. is generating responses from others who are now forming their own military space forces—to either oppose or support the U.S. This presents a serious challenge to the concept, expressed in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, that “the exploration and use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries and shall be the province of all humankind.”

Instead of creating a new arms race in space we should re-invest in and improve social programs and protect the natural environment of our fragile planet Earth— particularly by responding to the growing Climate Crisis.

Let’s work together to preserve the heavens as a peaceful domain. Keep Space for Peace Week is co-sponsored by World Beyond War, Peace and Planet News, and Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, U.S. Section. For more information: www.space4peace.org

86] – On Sat., Oct. 10 from noon to 2 PM, OUST TRUMP [NOV. 3 - VOTE].  Join the Bell-Tolling/Shout-Out' for Justice in Market Square Park, Germantown Ave. & Schoolhouse Lane, Philadelphia. BLACK LIVES MATTER. End White Supremacy - Resist Fascism.  NO JUSTICE   NO PEACE.  Signs and banners will be provided. Mask-wearing is mandatory. Nonviolent discipline and 6 feet social distancing will be observed.  This will take place every Saturday thru October.  See www.brandywinepeace.com for questions or call Bob (215) 843-4827.

87] – David Eberhardt was a member of the Baltimore Four with Father Philip Berrigan, Tom Lewis and Rev. James Mengel.  The group poured blood on draft files on October 27, 1967.  They would be convicted and sentenced to prison. Dave has written a book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"- documenting the Baltimore Four action and many others up to and including the most recent Plowshares action – Kings Bay Plowshares 7.  Phil Berrigan’s wife, Elizabeth McAlister, is a member of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7.  Dave’s book is available for $20 by contacting him at mozela9@comcast.net. He prefers that you DO NOT order the book from Amazon.

88] –  Ted Glick has written a book about his years of active draft resistance during the Vietnam War, and published by PM Press! It’s entitled “Burglar for Peace: Lessons Learned in the Catholic Left’s Resistance to the Vietnam War. The book is part history, part autobiography and may be a valuable source of ideas and inspiration for today’s organizers against injustice, oppression, war, ecological devastation and the bad guys! Frida Berrigan has written a wonderful intro. The paperback book, all 220 or so pages, will cost $20, but if you order it now, you can get a 20% discount if you use the code “Burglar” when you do so.  Go to: https://www.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1093 and click 'Add to Cart'. In the coupon code area be sure to put: Burglar to get the discount.

89] – Check out a New Book: “Confessions of a Radical Academic: A Memoir by Fred L. Pincus,” now available from Adelaide Books (https://adelaidebooks.org/collections/latest-releases/products/confessions-of-a-radical-academic) or from Amazon.  Fred taught sociology at UMBC for more than 40 years and is on the board of Research Associates Foundation.  His memoir details his struggles to have a successful career while keeping true to his radical principles and activism.  One major theme is his struggle with race and racism both on and off campus. Go to www.fredlpincus.com.

90] –Two books by Fred Wilcox are still in print.  The first one is “Fighting the Lamb's War Skirmishes with the American Empire” by Philip Berrigan and Fred A. Wilcox with a FOREWORD by Tripp York.  It can be purchased by Wipf and Stock: https://wipfandstock.com/fighting-the-lamb-s-war.html.  It is a Memoir in paperback/ISBN: 9781532660078/240 pages/republished 8/21/2018/ Retail Price: $26.00/and Web Price: $20.80.

  The second one is “Uncommon Martyrs The Berrigans, the Catholic Left, and the Plowshares Movement” by Fred Wilcox, who profiles members of this anti-war movement, whose Christianity compels them to acts of civil disobedience against the military industrial complex.  The ISBN is 0201522314/$6.50 for a hardcover, and it can be purchased at Powell's Books.  See https://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/book-reviews/view/7094/uncommon-martyrs.

91] – Consider making a donation to a scholarship in her honor that would be most welcome.  Contributions to the Lin Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship can be made online via https://www.ndm.edu/lin-romano-peace-and-justice-scholarship or by check made out to Notre Dame of Maryland University (Memo line: Lin Romano Peace and Justice Scholarship) and mailed to Notre Dame of Maryland University, Office of Institutional Advancement, 4701 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210.

92] Yousef Zarbalian [mailto:yzarbali@gmail.com] started his own medical practice in December before the pandemic hit. It is called East-West Medicine and Rheumatology, and its website is EastWestMD.com.  Yousef is licensed in Maryland and Virginia. He is doing primary care as well as rheumatologic care (focusing on joint problems and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and sjogren's).  He is offering telemedicine visits, and he has very reasonable rates for uninsured individuals.  He makes use of herbs (which can be sent directly to patients from the herbal dispensary) as well as prescribing medications to their local pharmacy if needed.  

93] – The Trump Administration is again beating the war drums.  Most recently, the target is Iran.  Should the Trump administration initiate an act of war against Iran, consider joining us. It is a violation of U.S. law for the Trump Administration to attack a country that has not attacked us, as only Congress can declare war. The Trump administration is nevertheless beating the war drums for war against Iran and Venezuela. Should a war criminal, John Bolton, convince Trump to attack either of these countries, such a military strike would demand an immediate and unequivocal response from us to show that we will not tolerate his abuse of power.

   Let's mobilize to show that we the people will not tolerate another military adventure, which would be bound to have profound negative consequences. If a military strike against Iran or Venezuela takes place, then meet at 33rd and N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218. If the attack is before 2 PM local time, then the event will begin at 5 PM, local time. If the attack occurs after 5 PM local time, then the event will begin at 5 PM, local time, the following day. Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.   

94] -- If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs, records, tarps and table cloths, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

95] -- Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

96] -- Join an extraordinary global campaign for the elimination of nuclear weapons: http://www.globalzero.org/sign-declaration. A growing group of leaders around the world is calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons and a majority of the global public agrees.  This is an historic window of opportunity.  With momentum already building in favor of Zero, a major show of support from people around the world could tip the balance. When it comes to nuclear weapons, one is one too many.

97] – A Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org; call 202-682-4282.

Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Ph: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.

“One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan

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