Baltimore Activist Alert -- May 12, 2021

31] Justice for Migrant Women – May 12

32] Israel's Apartheid state – May 12

33] Voices of Experience on the Death Penalty – May 12  

34] Avoiding Nuclear Fatalism – May 12

35] Budget Posture for Nuclear Forces – May 12

36] Economics of Parity - Achieving Equity and Balance – May 12

37] Film Screening: The War Game — May 12

38] Film The Nuns, The Priests & the Bomb – May 12

39] Town Hall for Renter Protections – May 12

40] Support Nina Turner – May 12

41] United Against Hate meeting – May 12

42] Hear from the Sunrise Community – May 12

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31] – The Nation [emails@emails.thenation.com] is reminding you about This Week's Nation Conversation:  Justice for Migrant Women with Mónica Ramírez on Wed., May 12 at noon ET.  Get involved in conversation with Katrina vanden Heuvel, about the plight of migrant women and what we can do to help. Sign up at https://www.thenation.com/events/monica-ramirez-migrant-women-justice-organizing/?utm_medium%3Demail&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_campaign=nation-events-ramirez&sourceid=1065889&ms=EMM051020212A&utm_content=EMM051020212A&utm_medium=email&utm_term=master_promotions_received_did_not_open.  Ramirez has received numerous awards, including Harvard Kennedy School’s first Gender Equity Changemaker Award. She was named to Forbes Mexico’s 100 Most Powerful Women’s 2018 list and TIME Magazine included her in its recent 2021 TIME 100 Next list. Tickets are $10, and all proceeds go directly to supporting The Nation’s journalism. If you have any questions, email events@thenation.com. Visit www.thenation.com.

32] – Jim Zogby [jzogby@aaiusa.org] is inviting you to join him in conversation on Wed., May 12 from 1:30 to 2:15 PM.  The discussion will focus on Israel's Apartheid state & the Human Rights Watch's report.  Zogby will be chatting with Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch, about their most recent report, "A Threshold Crossed." See https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/israeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution?emci=14e5bd97-97b1-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&emdi=1b705f8d-69b2-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&ceid=389907. The piece is especially important because it lays out evidence that Israel is an Apartheid state, and refutes the common arguments used to justify the US' unconditional support for Israel. Also to be seen is his column, "The Big Question Posed by HRW's Report:" https://jameszogby.com/washingtonwatch/the-big-question-posed-by-hrws-reportnbsp?emci=14e5bd97-97b1-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&emdi=1b705f8d-69b2-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&ceid=389907. Register here for the conversation: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sce2hqTMvGdElPf1ntbnKXaZGL5LG8ERp?emci=14e5bd97-97b1-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&emdi=1b705f8d-69b2-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&ceid=389907.  You will receive the dial-in information for the Zoom call after you register.

33] – Death Penalty Action [info@deathpenaltyaction.org] is inviting you to Voices of Experience on the Death Penalty at 2 PM ET on Wed., May 12. The Special Guest is Marc Bookman.  Register at bit.ly/DPAspiral. Bookman is the author of the new book, A Descending Spiral - Exposing the Death Penalty in 12 Essays.  Hear from him on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pdXsp540TeuG3_ylfltDFQ?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-results-7&email_referrer=email_1171030&email_subject=this-week-a-descending-spiral.  Bookman shows the problems with capital punishment run far deeper than just bad representation.  Send questions in advance to info@DeathPenaltyAction.org

34] – On Wed., May 12 at 2 to 3:30 PM, take in Avoiding Nuclear Fatalism: A Research Agenda [Online].  This is part of the Project on Managing the Atom Seminar Series, and it is with William d'Ambruoso, Stanton Nuclear Security Postdoctoral Fellow with MTA and the International Security Program at the Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs. RSVP at https://www.belfercenter.org/event/avoiding-nuclear-fatalism-research-agenda.  The event is sponsored by the Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

35] –On Wed., May 12 at 4:30 PM, there is a Senate Armed Services hearing on the Defense [sic] Department's Budget Posture for Nuclear Forces.  To participate online, visit HTTPS://WWW.ARMED-SERVICES.SENATE.GOV/HEARINGS/DEPARTMENT-OF-DEFENSE-BUDGET-POSTURE-FOR-NUCLEAR-FORCES-IN-REVIEW-OF-THE-DEFENSE-AUTHORIZATION-REQUEST-FOR-FISCAL-YEAR-2022-AND-THE-FUTURE-YEARS-DEFENSE-PROGRAM.  This is a review of the Defense [sic] Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2022 and the Future Years Defense [sic] Program.

The Sierra Club May Film is Driving While Black: Race, Space, and Mobility in America.  A discussion will take place on Wed., May 12 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM ET.  Contact Sonia Demiray at sonia@demirayink.com or (202) 744-2948.

Watch the film prior to the panel discussion here: https://www.pbs.org/video/driving-while-black-race-space-and-mobility-in-america-achvfr/. Send your questions for the panelists to filmclub@mdsierra.org or plan ask questions based on the conversation when you tune in for our live discussion. 

36] – The Henry George School of Social Science is inviting you to The Economics of Parity - Achieving Equity and Balance on Wed., May 12 from 6:30 to 8 PM ET. In this webinar, Randy Cook will present some hidden history, regarding US national wealth distribution in the 20th Century. He will highlight some implications for untangling present problems with our money system, a requirement for restoring prosperity and forwarding our struggle for social justice. 

37] – See a Film Screening: The War Game by Peter Watkins on Wed., May 12 from 7 to 8:30 PM EDT. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, this 45 minute film envisions an escalating war between NATO and the USSR resulting a nuclear attack on Great Britain. Originally written for the BBC, the film was deemed too provocative by the British Broadcasting Company.  World renowned film critic Roger Ebert gave the highest praise, and a perfect score, to The War Game: “They should string up bedsheets between the trees and show “The War Game” in every public park. It should be shown on television, perhaps right after one of those half-witted war series in which none of the stars ever gets killed…. it should be shown to the leaders of the world’s nuclear powers, the men who have their fingers on the doomsday button.”

  You will also see a video montage and message from the filmmaker himself, Peter Watkins. Joining in will be internationally recognized expert on nuclear weapons, Dr. Ira Helfand, to take your questions and lead a discussion.  Ira Helfand, MD is a member of the International Steering Group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapon, ICAN, the recipient of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, and Immediate Past President of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the founding partner of ICAN and itself the recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize. Register at http://masspeaceaction.org/event/film-screening-the-war-game-by-peter-watkins/.

38] – John Steinbach [johnsteinbach1@verizon.net] is inviting you watch the film The Nuns, The Priests & the Bomb on Wed., May 12 at 7:15 PM.  This is the 4th in an antinuclear film series sponsored by Prevent Nuclear War Maryland & the Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Committee of the National Capital Area. The film was written and directed by Helen Young. It's a documentary depicting the brave women and men of the Plowshares movement.   Join the Zoom Meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87356292007. The Meeting ID is 873 5629 2007. You can dial in 1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC).

39] – Molly Amster [info@jufj.org] wants you to know about a Community Town Hall for Renter Protections on Wed., May 12 at 7:30 PM ET.  Baltimore renters in calling on Mayor Scott and City Council to stop CB 21-0022 from becoming law!  Everyone has a right to safe, stable, affordable housing — but there is a bill on Mayor Scott’s desk that would let a predatory company take advantage of Baltimore renters and undermine their housing security. We have one week to get Mayor Brandon Scott to veto CB 21-0022, the Security Deposit Alternatives bill, which countless tenants, advocates, attorneys, and organizations have rightly called out for the harm it would do to renters if it becomes law.

Baltimore Renters United, a coalition of housing advocates that Jews United for Justice is a member, is hosting a community town hall at 400 E. 32nd St. (at the corner of 32nd and Brentwood, next to where the 32nd St. Farmers Market is held). There will be a series of speakers from the coalition discussing the bill and taking questions, which will be followed by a screening of a short leaked marketing video to landlords that surety bond company Rhino doesn’t want anyone to see. Social distancing guidelines are as follows: all participants are expected to wear a mask and maintain proper social distancing. Hand sanitizer and additional masks will be available. Bring your own chair or blanket for comfort.

40] – Mike Fox for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to support Nina Turner and her run for Congress in OH-11.  Get with the PDA Event on Wed., May 12 at 8 PM ET.  PDA believes Nina Turner is one of the great progressive champions of our time.  Reserve your spot at the PDA Nina Turner Town Hall at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtcemrqTwtGtPmFJ2aul3-OMB40fyq6BB7.

41] – Virginia Rodino [virginia.rodino@gmail.com] is alerting you to an event hosted by United Against Hate--Jewish Heritage Month Meeting Reminder on Wed., May 12 at 8 PM ET. Welcome Max Socol from Bend the Arc who will be opening up the meeting. Join in at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83614389137. Max will help lead a discussion on the important role that Jewish communities play in resisting the rise of the far right and fascism in this country. Talia Levin will speak about hosting a larger public meeting featuring her fight against the Far Right. 

42] – Chanté, Sunrise [team@sunrisemovement.org] wants you to attend on Wed., May 12 at 9 PM ET an organizing call.  Hear why some Sunrisers are marching 400 miles across the Gulf South. This is your chance to come together with Sunrisers from all across the country, get plugged into the movement for climate justice, and hear from those marching on the front lines of this crisis. RSVP at https://action.sunrisemovement.org/a/generation-fire-gulf-south-and-california-treks?ms=email_20210511_GOF-launch-call_chante&emci=f77d5185-ceb1-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&emdi=fc45c29a-68b2-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&ceid=177631.

To be continued.

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/.

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