Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Baltimore Activist Alert -- July 1 - 5, 2021

42] 75th anniversary of the nuclear test on the Bikini atoll July 1

43] Abolish the death penalty – July 1

44] Fast for Freedom July 1

45] How to be an Environmental Activist -- July 1

46] Free Assange rally at the DOJ – July 1

47] CALL WEST VIRGINIANS July 1

48] Concert with Morena Son, an all-women band from Cuba – July 1

49] Interdependence Day protest at the National Security Agency – July 5

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42] – April L. Brown [albrown@mei.ngo] wants you to know that the Marshallese Educational Initiative invites you to attend a virtual event marking the 75th anniversary of the 1st nuclear test on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate impact upon Marshallese in diaspora due, in part, to the ongoing consequences of US nuclear testing. Panel discussions are taking place on Thurs., July 1.  The nuclear panel will occur from 10:30 AM to 1 PM ET, and the Climate Panel will happen at 11:45 AM ET.  Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EdV4B7UHQa-z2txCcIlNgw https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EdV4B7UHQa-z2txCcIlNgw.  Email benetick@mei.ngo. Visit www.mei.ngo.

43]  – The 28th Annual Fast & Vigil to Abolish the Death Penalty at the US Supreme Court continues on Thurs., July 1 from 11 AM to 8:30 PM ET.  See the time line for Thursday and Friday, July 2 at http://www.abolition.org/fastandvigil/schedule.html.

44] – The Interfaith Immigration Coalition [media@interfaithimmigration.org] needs your assistance on Thurs., July 1 at 1 and 4 PM ET.  At 1 PM, get a Fast for Freedom Briefing, and hear stories from fasters, learn what’s happening in Congress around reconciliation and a path to citizenship, and see how you can take action. Register for the Zoom briefing at https://faithinaction.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ofuurrzooGdDRn_qKOlN6Q_IXd6dD1ApG.  Or tune into a brief Facebook Live at 4 PM ET at https://www.facebook.com/AmericanFriendsServiceCommittee/live.

45] – Environment America [action@environmentamerica.org] is hosting a fourth webinar How to be an Environmental Activist of a four-part webinar training series. In this series, you can become an effective advocate in your community for a cleaner, greener future. In the last 45 minute session on Thurs., July 1 at 1 PM ET, Dan Xie, national political director at Student PIRGs will explain how to use a unique tactic or skill to stand up for our environment. At the end of the training, take a coordinated action together to put what was learned into practice. RSVP at https://environmentamerica.webaction.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=1133&supporter_KEY=5685115&uid=23d6263d322a90dd8662628e243038e8&utm_source=salsa&utm_medium=email&tag=email_blast:92874&utm_campaign=AME4-FENV:OTHERENVIRO-0521&utm_content=EM7:00C:0BH-DPA.

46] – Ally Hermes [ally@codepink.org] wants you to know that CODEPINK will be supporting the Assange family on its last stop of its US Tour on Thurs., July 1 from noon to 2 PM ET at the  Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC 20530-0001.  RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/07012021.  Hear Julian Assange's father and brother, the Shiptons, among other activists and allies speak directly in front of the DOJ to demand Assange's freedom! There will also be a letter-writing table for those who wish to mail a letter to Merrick Garland, among other direct actions, at the Rally. 

47] – We Have a Do-or-Die, Time-Limited Chance to Defeat White Supremacy and Big Money. If you want equal protection so that every voter counts the same regardless of color, income, age, or neighborhood, now is the time to act. If you want freedom from the influence of big money, now is the time to act. In the next months, action by people like you can create a groundswell to pass three major bills (see details in box below). One of them (S. 1) would provide sweeping reforms to end special-interest corruption in our government. Congress must act early this summer or partisan redistricting – based on a flawed census – will have happened. The House of Representatives has the votes to pass these bills, and they can pass the Senate, too - but only if We the People let our senators know how we feel.

If these bills do not pass, action by some state legislatures will reduce the freedom to vote for targeted populations. Get Money Out – Maryland (GMOM) founded For the People – Maryland with 20 other groups to fight for these principles in the U.S. Congress.  Therefore, the filibuster rule will need to change to allow these bills to pass with a simple majority.

  While there are several Senators who haven’t formally committed, people in-the-know say if we can convince WV Senator Joe Manchin, the others will come along. Opponents are putting lots of money into WV, and we need to fight back. WV residents tell us that Manchin is often willing to do a 180 degree turn if he gets enough pressure. Volunteers asking his constituents to contact him could trigger the biggest reform since the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Make calls to WV residents on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Please sign up to call on Thurs., July 1 from 6 to 8 PM ET and try to convince one friend to do so also!  There is good training and support throughout!  Go to https://www.mobilize.us/vopropros/event/389987/.  CALL WEST VIRGINIANS.

48] – The Solidarity Collective [cuba@solidaritycollective.org] announced that on Thurs., July 1 at 8 PM ET there will be an online celebratory concert.  This celebration is occurring because the World Said NO to the Embargo on Cuba! There is a call to dance! The UN General Assembly held a vote, and 184 countries approved a resolution calling for the end of the commercial and financial embargo against Cuba. It is clear the world continues to oppose the cruelty and aggression of United States foreign policy. In that spirit, enjoy the online concert with Morena Son, an all-women band from Santiago de Cuba.  Stand in solidarity with the Cuban people. You can register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RKeZCvIeQY-rodJ0lsxPfA?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-tomorrow-the-world-says-no-to-the-embargo-on-cuba-lets-dance&email_referrer=email_1222007&email_subject=tomorrow-the-world-says-no-to-the-embargo-on-cuba-lets-dance.

49] – Since July 4, 1996, Baltimore’s peace community has been going to the National Security Agency on or near the holiday to call out for an end to the illegal surveillance.  We call this Interdependence Day. Join us on Mon., July 5 in calling out for the immediate release of Reality Winner who worked at the NSA.  She is the whistleblower who received the longest sentence in US history.  Recently she was transferred to a halfway house.  We argue that she should be immediately released and given a pardon.

  Gather on 29th Street by the Wyman Park Dell in Baltimore at 10 AM on Mon., July 5.  We will depart for Fort Meade at 10:15 AM.  After our protest at the NSA, we will come together for a potluck lunch or we will go to a local restaurant and share bread in community.  Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

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/.

"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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