Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Baltimore Activist Alert -- January 27 - 28, 2021

49] Palestinian rights – Jan. 27

50] Public Trust in Science – Jan. 27

51] Pass anti-corruption legislation – Jan. 27

52] Complexities of Unraveling U.S. Sanctions -- Jan. 28

53] ‌Family Separation, Three Years On – Jan. 28

54] Public Cueing in Nuclear Decision-Making Jan. 28

55] Military Invasions of Palestinian Homes -- Jan. 28

56] Deleting Yourself from Searches -- Jan. 28

57] Food Rescue Giveaway -- Jan. 28

58] Progressive Montgomery County meeting – Jan. 28

59] Sierra Club Lobby Week – Jan. 28

60] Poor Peoples Campaign - Montgomery Region Meeting – Jan. 28

61] Kevin Martin discusses Peace Action – Jan. 28

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49] – Justice, equality, and true safety for all can only be won through solidarity. We can strengthen our fight for Palestinian rights by learning more about other struggles for recognition and rights in the region. Join the Armenian Action Network to learn about the Armenian struggle in context on Wed., Jan. 27 at 8 PM ET. This webinar, led by organizer Sophia Armen and researcher Mashinka Firunts Hakopian of the Armenian Action Network, will focus on the history of the Armenian national liberation movement, the systems of racial injustice that impact Armenians across the globe, recent events in Armenia and Artsakh, and a historical overview of organizers' demands for the rights of return, recognition, and liberation throughout history.  Register for this webinar organized by Jewish Voice for Peace at https://act.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/a/armenian-struggle-history-and-organizing-13-01-2021?emci=01b32818-1c51-eb11-a607-00155d43c992&emdi=ae94fd09-535f-eb11-a607-00155d43c992&ceid=237778.

50] – The Union of Concerned Scientists is excited to partner with Science! The Show for a discussion on what stops people from "trusting the science," and what we can do to change that.  Learning to Earn Your Trust: A Virtual Discussion about Public Trust in Science is happening on Wed., Jan. 27 from 9 to 10 PM ET. Register receive the YouTube livestream link: https://secure.ucsusa.org/a/1-27-2021-ax-public-trust-in-science?contactdata=LqxQnma23anyR34rCS%2brOzZNYCoamVkwII2MJ1js%2bPgk4LRdQxfIBUOis8%2bZjHZTGr0vDc53MXhc5hNL6R3gdqS0fEGs9dmerQX98VgC0XzRsSJLRgtEsAxxBJcaWniyLtBQo4X8JiRg9NpKkg%2b6Gl1x2yFzHFaqJi6%2fNzfP%2bjZ%2fodYbRmkXgzOWNX9H%2f9oNxSLUw3Q3o2eADjl8FJcc8pUikq3cHUoEvH%2fkYQsHNG0iNIP%2fMLmi0jg2GjCtX9Jcslf21QeJrKx679hCNi7Ryg%3d%3d&utm_campaign=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email&emci=0c90da82-4d45-eb11-a607-48] – Join the final January weekly Virtual Human Rights Delegation to Colombia. THIS EVENT IS FULLY BILINGUAL.  The theme for this Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 PM will be: “Colombia becomes a NATO Global Partner” with guest speaker Enrique Daza, Director of Cedetrabajo and an expert in International Relations. You can watch and participate in this event via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88170044754 or at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/100000046015883/posts/3934332816578213/?d=n.

51] – RepresentUs [hq@represent.us] is holding a For the People Act strategy call on Wed., Jan. 27 at 8 PM. You can help pass the most comprehensive anti-corruption legislation our country has seen in generations and learn how to get involved in our campaign to pass lasting federal anti-corruption reform. RepresentUs’ Deputy Mobilization Director James Jameson and Director of External Affairs Renaldo Pearson will lay out what’s in the bill, how these powerful policies would unrig our political system at the federal level, and how you can help make sure it passes. RSVP https://volunteer.represent.us/sc_012720?akid=126300.680940.NppDtY&rd=1&source=ak-em-pdf-20210125&t=9&utm_campaign=pdf&utm_content=20210125&utm_medium=em&utm_source=ak&utm_term=00155d43c992&emdi=b2f16eb5-275c-eb11-a607-00155d43c992&ceid=1507036.  The featured speakers will include Dr. Adrienne Hollis—Senior Climate Justice and Health Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists or Dr. David S. Meyer—Sociology and Political Science Professor, University of California, Irvine; and member of the Strengthening Science Advocacy Working Group.

52] – On Thurs., Jan. 28 at noon, catch up with The Complexities of Unraveling U.S. Sanctions and Returning to the JCPOA. A new paper written by Brian O’Toole discusses the complexities of sanctions relief in particular and the prospects for US diplomacy with Iran under the Biden administration. The sponsor is the Atlantic Council, and the speakers are Kelsey Davenport, Arms Control Association; Kenneth Katzman, Congressional Research Service; Brian O’Toole, Atlantic Council; and Ali Vaez, International Crisis Group. Register at https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/the-complexities-of-unraveling-us-sanctions-and-returning-to-the-jcpoa/.

53] – HIAS [info@hias.org] is hosting a conversation with Jacob Soboroff and Sue Kenney-Pfalzer, HIAS Director for the Border and Asylum Network, entitled ‌Family Separation, Three Years On, on Thurs., Jan. 28 from noon to 1 PM ET. In the summer of 2018, between 3,000 and 4,000 children were forcibly taken from their parents as a result of the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” policy against those seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. Years later, hundreds of families still remain separated, and some parents may never see their children again. Even families who have been reunited suffer from ongoing legal issues, as well as the psychological distress caused by the ordeal. And although the policy of zero tolerance is no longer in effect and rates have decreased, these separations do still occur due to the U.S.’ widespread use of detention. RSVP at https://www.hias.org/get-involved/events/family-separation-three-years.

54] – On Thurs., Jan. 28 from 12:15 to 2 PM, tune in to Causes and Consequences of Public Cueing in Nuclear Decision-Making [Online], hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. The speakers are Rebecca Davis Gibbons, Project on Managing the Atom; and Ariel Petrovics, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom.  Sign up at https://www.belfercenter.org/event/causes-and-consequences-public-cueing-nuclear-decision-making.

55] – Check out A Life Exposed: Military Invasions of Palestinian Homes in the West Bank on Thurs., Jan. 28 from 1to 3 PM ET, featuring Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI),Yesh Din – Volunteers for Human Rights, and Breaking the Silence.  For many of us, home is a place of safety. When our doors are closed, no one can enter our private space without our permission. Yet as night falls in the West Bank, Palestinians living under occupation are vulnerable to arbitrary invasion of their homes by Israeli security forces. A new report by three premier Israeli human rights organizations, A Life Exposed Military Invasions of Palestinian Homes in the West Bank, documents the pervasive practice of home invasions by Israeli security forces and the severe harm it causes to Palestinian families impacted by it. These groups and other allies in the field have succeeded in putting this issue on the public agenda in Israel through public events and campaigns. Join an interactive virtual program with the report’s authors and examine the practice of home invasions, how it functions as part of a broader system of control over the Palestinian population living under occupation, and the severe harm it causes to those whom it impacts and on those who carry it out.  The virtual program will include special appearances by spoken word artist Yossi Tsabari and others, a central panel including report authors and executive directors: Ran Goldstein, Avner Gvaryahu and Ziv Stahl, and breakout rooms with a wide array of related topics and speakers including the psychological impact on families, fighting this practice in court, and the methodology of collecting testimonies when a home invasion has taken place. Sign up at http://masspeaceaction.org/event/a-life-exposed-military-invasions-of-palestinian-homes-in-the-west-bank/.

56] – Have you ever popped your name in a search engine just to find out what’s out there? There may be more than you think! A number of people-search sites like Whitepages, Piple, and Intelius scour public records and purchase commercial datasets to publish detailed personal information. That data can include past and present addresses, any criminal records or bankruptcies, and even where your relatives live. If you care about your privacy, and want to learn how to scrub your information from these databases, you are invited to a Consumer Reports workshop on Thurs., Jan. 28 at 3 PM ET --Deleting Yourself from Searches. Go to https://action.consumerreports.org/webinar_20210128_deleatingyourself?EXTKEY=BEC11EE001&utm_campaign=20201209_webinar&utm_campaign=20210121_privacy&utm_medium=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cr&utm_source=cr.

57] – On Thurs., Jan. 28 from 6 to 8 PM ET, check out the Food Rescue Giveaway! This is the Thursday Evenings at Old Major, 900 S. Carey St., Baltimore, which will continue through April 29. Go to https://www.facebook.com/OldMajorBaltimore/. This is a long-awaited evening Rescue, and Rescue in Southwest Baltimore, all in one! Get prepacked boxes from the carryout window on the Herkimer Street side of the building. Use the window bell or call 443-873-7363. And please, masks must be worn at the window. 

58] – Progressive Montgomery County will hold a chapter meeting on Thurs., Jan. 28 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM.  Talk about Progressive Maryland's legislative agenda for 2021, the new statewide Housing task force, and other important issues that affect Montgomery County.  RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpdOquqDwqEt32SXH7TdNd9BgsfFedxRaj.

59] – Join the Sierra Club Greater Baltimore Group for 2021 Lobby Week Kickoff on Thurs., Jan. 28 from 7 to 8:30 PM.  Meet and talk with you legislators in February to ask them to vote for the environment. The Maryland session began Wednesday, January 13, and will end in mid-April. Because of the pandemic, most of the session will be virtual and a lot will be different. But one thing that will not be different is our level of grassroots activism and support for bills to change our state for the better! Sign up for your opportunity to speak directly to your own State Delegates and Senator during Maryland Sierra Club Annual Lobby Week by emailing Gary Young at gary.young@mdsierra.org.

60] – On Thurs., Jan. 28 at 7 PM, attend a Maryland Poor Peoples Campaign - Montgomery Region Meeting. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAoduitqDkiG9MaTRPm-GSj7V44TRbgyESv?link_id=15&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-maryland-poor-peoples-campaign-weekly-update-36&email_referrer=email_1048309&email_subject=maryland-poor-peoples-campaign-weekly-update.

61] – On Thurs., Jan. 28 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM, welcome Kevin Martin, President of Peace Action, for a discussion of national Peace Action's organizational and policy priorities in 2021 and beyond. With a new Congress and Administration, we will have opportunities for progress toward peace and justice on a variety of issues. Kevin will help us understand the role that Maryland can play in the national movement.  Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lf-Cgpz0oGdMlU4lNgXHSbY4aZm2dwxiY?emci=67ab964c-d85b-eb11-a607-00155d43c992&emdi=9f92232c-a55c-eb11-a607-00155d43c992&ceid=259502.

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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