47] Monetary Policy, Asset Inflation and Inequality -- June 17
48] No tax dollars for oil companies – June 17
49] Misclassification of workers as independent contractors – June 17
50] Lessons from the Stop Solitary Connecticut
Campaign – June 17
51] How to be an Environmental Activist – June 17
52] Premiere of "One People, Segregated IDs-- June 17
53] Defeat White Supremacy and Big Money. – June 17
54] Honduras Delegation Recruitment Event! – June 17
55] Baltimore
Civics Kibitz 1 – June 17
56] Commemorate the 50th Year of the War on Drugs – June 17
57] China and the New Cold War – June 17
58] Virtual trivia night and fundraiser – June 17
59] Breaking Barriers to Vaccinate Billions -- June 17
60] Colonial Violence
and its Impact on Health in Israel/Palestine – June 17
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47]
– The Henry George School of Social
Science wants you to attend Monetary Policy, Asset Inflation and Inequality on
June 17 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM ET. RSVP
at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monetary-policy-asset-inflation-and-inequality-tickets-149988207767?ref=enivtefor001&invite=MjA1MDE5NDMvbW9idXN6ZXdza2kyMDAxQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0LzA%3D%0A&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteformalv2&utm_term=eventimage&ref=enivtefor001.
In this webinar, Pr. Louis Philippe Rochon takes a fresh look at the links
between monetary policy, asset bubbles and inequality.
48] – Lily Hawkins [lhawkins@fwwatch.org] wants you to attend a rally on Thurs., June 17 at noon at the Baltimore office of Sen. Ben Cardin at 100 S. Charles St., Tower 1, Baltimore 21201. Every year, the federal government gives $15 billion in direct subsidies to the fracking and fossil fuel industries. That’s right: billions of dollars of our tax dollars going to prop up a dying industry that is poisoning our water and fueling the global climate crisis. This is madness. This year, the U.S. Congress will decide whether to continue these fracking subsidies or finally repeal them and invest in clean energy solutions instead. Cardin is on the committee that is considering this issue right now. Visit Sen. Cardin’s and help deliver petition signatures. Meet by the large sculpture on the NW corner of S. Charles and W. Pratt Sts. On street parking is difficult in this part of town, so please consider public transit, or plan to pay for a garage. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/aa36a010a6152e978f1b56e15ed971cd2dd1d9a6/?hash=40b60e5d5c255df7d816decfad73184a.
49] – Employer misclassification of workers as independent contractors is a longstanding, pervasive problem affecting millions of workers and costing government agencies billions of dollars each year. Misclassified workers are deprived of rights and protections under federal and state labor and employment laws, including wage and hour protections, anti-discrimination protections, workers’ compensation, unemployment benefits, and the right to organize. To combat employer misclassification, many states have adopted what is known as the ABC test, a strong and protective legal test for determining employee status. Federal legislation – the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would establish the ABC test in federal labor law to better protect workers’ right to organize and collectively bargain.
The Economic Policy Institute [newsletter@epi.org] is holding a webinar on Thurs., June 17 from noon to 1:5 PM: cracking down on worker misclassification. Register for “Cracking down on worker misclassification” at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LCc0heU4QiGxzxFEOGjdPg%20?utm_source=Economic+Policy+Institute&utm_campaign=b2b668b647-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_10_02_06_32_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e7c5826c50-b2b668b647-59830565&mc_cid=b2b668b647&mc_eid=72ea77dbdd.
50] – National Religious Campaign Against Torture nrcatlist@nrcat.org] is holding a webinar Thurs., June 17 at 1 PM ET Lessons from the Stop Solitary Connecticut Campaign. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tJfkamYTTDyQYQ0kgssH9A?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=3178fee4-da94-49ec-a047-8e3f0f4973c5. Leighton Johnson and Rahisha Bivens, both from the Stop Solitary CT campaign, will discuss the Connecticut legislature’s recent passage of the PROTECT Act. The bill severely limits the use of solitary confinement in Connecticut prisons and jails. They’ll also discuss the challenges and lessons learned during the campaign, and what movement leaders can take away from their experience to increase their effectiveness on the ground.
51] – Environment America [action@environmentamerica.org] is hosting a webinar How to be an Environmental Activist with Environmental Action for a four-part webinar training series: "How to be an Environmental Activist." In this series, there are four ways you can become an effective advocate in your community for a cleaner, greener future. In each 45 minute session, a special guest will explain how to use a unique tactic or skill to stand up for our environment. At the end of each 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. The third segment will take place on Thurs., June 17 at 1 PM ET, the theme is Artistic Activism with Lucie Coleman, Work for Progress, and Graham Marema, lead digital organizer at Environment America.
52] – The Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy [malami@thepipd.com] wants you to watch on Thurs., June 17 at 1:30 PM ET a documentary Premiere of "One People, Segregated IDs." Learn more about how Israel's apartheid policies, between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, segregate Palestinians based on their ethno-national identity, issuing different types of IDs for Palestinians depending on their location, each with varying freedoms and rights. The event will include a panel discussion as well as a live stream of the documentary. Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Maha Abdallah, International Advocacy Officer at the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) will lead the discussion. To attend and receive the event details please register at https://secure.everyaction.com/QmdqJl2O4kKpeb_3kh-5gg2?contactdata=m52AVg6%2bM1VXPJ6vwjHWN0kfrQk5i%2fSpjfst4%2fz%2fQ3AIvm0OgWd1MAiQIGEWbd1E50oF9wQGAKBt3ceuUN5v484O0RVQ9xQM8gz4aYw4GLv38755rqN%2fHPndkTgxt8apeOP%2boxsuMKaQgO62L0wdtB4TnDw%2b8mkKoVAXZGCqa2rAa6E9aglxX7sFEqFjvSI3cI%2fozgT2P3xbBeC84FVb%2bw%3d%3d&emci=cc7ca93e-b2c3-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=0eec1843-aaca-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=18188816.
53] – 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., June 17 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.
55] – Molly Amster, Jews United for Justice [info@jufj.org] wants you to attend on Thurs., June 17 at 7 PM: Baltimore Civics Kibitz 1. Have you ever wondered how everything in Baltimore works? Join in and meet public servant-experts and demystify each of five city institutions at five monthly Civics Kibitz events. In each session, meet with experts and dive into a specific topic, have fun discussions and connect with fellow JUFJers across the city, and expand your knowledge about how the city works to build the power for the campaigns to make Baltimore more just. The first event in the series is "Baltimore Civics Kibitz 1: The Mayor’s Office, Board of Estimates, and City Council demystified." Councilmember Kristerfer Burnett will be the guest speaker. RSVP athttps://jufj.org/event/kibitz1/?emci=edde018d-c3c7-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=38435c72-3bc9-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=3403859.
56] – The Progressive Maryland Drug Policy Team [zach@progressivemaryland.org] will Commemorate the 50th Year of the War on Drugs on Thurs., June 17 from 6 to 8 PM ET. Sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsd-ioqTIvH9SKfEPwuK9tyWL2jVSDRS1u. The schedule for the event will include knowledgeable, impassioned speakers commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the start of the War on Drugs. After enduring 50 years of the War on Drugs and witnessing its devastating effects on the communities, the group wants to change this policy now and pursue a public health and harm reduction approach. On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, playing on fears of the uncertainty of many voters surrounding race uprisings and demonstrations against the war in Vietnam, declared a “War on Drugs.” As a result of the declaration of “war,” the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was formed to target anti- war protesters for the use of marijuana and black people for use of heroin. John Ehrlichman, Nixon’s Domestic Affairs Advisor and White House Counsel, admitted in an interview that the “war” was aimed at “anti- war left and Black people. Register at bit.ly/endthewarondrugs.
57] – China and the New Cold War – A Discussion with Danny Haiphong & Ben Norton is happening on Thurs., June 17 from 7 to 8:30 PM EDT. Register at https://actionnetwork.org/events/china-and-the-new-cold-war. The US is currently engaged in a program to modernize its entire nuclear arsenal. The US foreign policy establishment, through their implementation of the “Great-power competition” doctrine, are situating China to replace the “Global War on Terror” as the next big threat to US national security. Join this discussion to better understand the motives behind US fear-mongering rhetoric towards China and analyze the reality of conditions on the ground.
58] – Adwoa Addae, Corporate Accountability [info@corporateaccountability.org] wants you to spring into action on Thurs., June 17 at 7 PM ET. This is a virtual trivia night and fundraiser! You can be part of an agenda for transformative change. Tune in at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArcu-hpjIoH9ffkQK0Rx2IB4nYIjcCPuQF?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-our-first-ever-virtual-party-and-youre-invited-4&email_referrer=email_1192673&email_subject=spring-into-action-with-us. It will be a fun way to learn a little more about Corporate Accountability’s history, get updates on a few of the current campaigns, and hear stories directly from the people who are working on these campaigns and making change in the world day in and day out.
59] – Thomas Meyer, Food & Water Watch [act@messages.fwwatch.org] is hosting a webinar on Thurs., June 16 at 8 PM ET about Clean Energy and Climate Solutions. Learn more about how we all can fight for real solutions to the climate crisis. Congress is debating a range of climate policies right now and it's important to prevent the passage of a Clean Electricity Standard that allows for nuclear power, fracked gas and complicated pollution trading schemes. Transition to true clean energy. RSVP at https://fwwatch.zoom.us/webinar/register/9516228249541/WN_NS_v_5KBQTKdw3wnTiCjXg?j=1106490&sfmc_sub=5823356&l=35&mid=100001791&utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-06-16_FWW_c3_NAT_Climate_Clean-Energy-Standards-Webinar-KICKER_Event_em_nL_C_MC&ms=onor-em-06162021-2021-06-16_FWW_c3_NAT_Climate_Clean-Energy-Standards-Webinar-KICKER_Event_em_nL_C_MC&oms=onor-em-06162021-2021-06-16_FWW_c3_NAT_Climate_Clean-Energy-Standards-Webinar-KICKER_Event_em_nL_C_MC&eml_name=2021-06-16_FWW_c3_NAT_Climate_Clean-Energy-Standards-Webinar-KICKER_Event_em_nL_C_MC&eml_id=1106490&gs=GxlJbkxjcq%2B8UZOd9mKlA%2FrUqmVv9Bhub1uCcnoOsk%2FAQ6T%2FAXyET%2BMg3cRAarznEzHCt2OjmsdtrlSDEDixGGAEUZALOZueWujWnmqqAL6EdUG%2FrkG9nV1e1aPSVG%2Br&af=RA1%2BJp3N228aRV69knhQi6HdXOURCg1a8LjFy%2FqVNQ3Po1gpJ2TWtaez2njMlOuEAnWCHkgEsbpWshTz9SyXZHZ4ZBqwHCVVpKJ%2BZXlAWLZyR%2BzfO2QzqSyd2JPeL%2BzCwsk6jgcMJb7Pj3wbBih8ImqkfiHWDev%2BgezUDN3cgbh1mDCeaXiPKbkB9fKqQpGU.
60] – Alice Rothchild [info@jewishvoiceforpeace.org] is inviting you on Thurs., June 17 at 8 PM ET to a JVP Health Advisory Council Webinar: Colonial Violence and its Impact on Health in Israel/Palestine. Get an analysis of the history of settler colonialism in historic Palestine with particular attention to the latest assaults and the implications for health care, public health, and the pandemic. Sign up for The Specter of Colonial Violence during Military Escalations & Its Impact on Health in Israel/Palestine at https://act.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/a/2021-06-hac-webinar?emci=3fe70bd4-e6c7-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=e78d9582-6ac8-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=237778. The speakers are Alice Rothchild MD, a retired ob-gyn, author, and activist who has focused her interest in social justice on Israel/Palestine for over 20 years; and Osama Tanous MD, a specialized pediatrician based in Haifa and a clinical instructor in the Rappaport faculty of medicine in the Technion.
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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