17] Action for a Holy Recovery – Aug. 23 – 24
18] Stop Line 3 -- Aug. 23
19] Help out Afghan refugees– Aug. 23
20] Phone bank
for the For the People Act! -- Aug. 23 & 24
21] March On for Voting
Rights – Aug. 23
22] Emergency Briefing: Crisis in Afghanistan –
Aug. 23
23] Update on the Saint Vincent Nurses’ Strike– Aug. 23
24] For the People Act teleconference -- Aug. 23
25] National Organize to Win Call – Aug. 23
26] Climate change in the
International Court of Justice – Aug. 24
27] Operation
Protective Edge – Aug. 24
28] Daughters
of Hibakusha – Aug. 24
29] Rally
for the For the People Act – Aug. 24
30] Social Media Collaboratory – Aug. 24
31] Protest JHU’s weapons research – Aug. 24
32] Call for an expansion of Medicare – Aug. 24
33] Ending the Selective Service for ALL – Aug. 24
34] Want to
text with Fair Fight? – Aug. 24
35] It’s all about battery
storage and solar. – Aug. 24
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–Rev. Jennifer Butler, Faith in Public Life
Action [commongood@faithinpubliclife.org] wants you to join from August 22 to
28 for a Week of Action for a Holy Recovery.
The faith community is united in its commitment to human dignity: from
advancing voting rights to advocating for pathways to citizenship to ensuring
families have what they need to flourish. The community believes we need a Holy
Recovery that leaves no one behind. Each day, focus on a key issue for Congress
to change as part of a holy recovery. Push our country’s leaders to build back
better than before and together to create a holy recovery.
On Mondays Aug. 23 and 30 at noon ET, get involved with "Pathways Prayers for Citizenship:" Join with faith partners from around the country for a half hour on Mondays during August Recess -- to share in prayers for pathways to citizenship, hear testimonies from DACA & TPS recipients, farmworkers, and essential workers, and receive resources for actions that you and your faith community can use each week to urge long-awaited opportunities for citizenship to be offered to our immigrant friends, neighbors, and congregation members! Check out https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOcBxpkSzV7CCZCoeAm-xPNdn39LFMXmpnSN8Amxl6yMndVg/viewform. RSVP at https://www.fplaction.com/weekactionholyrecovery.
On Tues., Aug. 24 at 7 PM ET, the theme is Tax Justice for All: Unveiling the Racial Inequity of the U.S. Tax Code. Explore the ways the U.S. tax code disadvantages women and people of color and join with others to reimagine a new tax code that builds a just and inclusive society. In this interactive workshop, you will follow five different families through a lifetime of tax code implications, exploring how specific policies impact people differently based on their race, gender, and wealth. You'll then work with a small group to complete a specific task related to reimagining the tax code and what we could do together if the wealthy paid their fair share. Visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvcumorzwtH9XcVJdCaxJ4suwCBCkngNzE.
18] – Take direct action in D.C. on Mon., Aug. 23 at noon at the US Army Corps of Engineers, 441 G St. NW, WDC. Shut Down DC: Defend the Climate, Stop Line 3. Thousands of bold water protectors have already put their bodies on the line to stop Line 3, braving tear gas, rubber-coated bullets, solitary confinement, and other acts of brutality. Make sure their voices are being heard in D.C. RSVP at https://www.shutdowndc.org/updates/shut-down-dc-defend-the-climate-stop-line-3.
19] – All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) has expressed concern about our Afghan brothers and sisters. May efforts make our Afghan brothers and sisters feel welcome among us and cared for, and ease the terrible burden of dislocation and suffering that so many have to endure at this time. Check out this web site https://www.adamscenter.org. Email the ADAMS Center <contactus@adamscenter.org>.
ADAMS will send a follow-up email once it gets confirmation from the federal and state officials on volunteer roles, specific supplies, and location drop off points. You can help if you speak Dari and Pashto. Sign up here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpSEKDktKrS4S7_aHbSQ7n-fV95U3F4vx2aqJp1z37ejFcMg/viewform. Can you volunteer to help with logistics or set up? On Mon., Aug. 23 from 12 to 6 PM ET at ADAMS Center, 46903 Sugarland Road, Sterling, VA 20164 at the Yellow ADAMS Truck, there will be a collection of personal hygiene items. Pre-sort the items with one item type in a box - (i.e. one box of only deodorant).
20] – Join activists around the country at a virtual phonebank to urge voters in key states to demand their senators’ support of the For the People Act! The August deadline for 2022 is fast approaching! Our democracy is in crisis: with redistricting around the corner and hundreds of voter suppression laws being introduced in states across the country, we do not have time to wait. Every day we’re getting closer to a very real deadline to take action to pass the For the People Act (S.1): If the Senate does not overcome the filibuster and pass S. 1 by late August, states will not have enough time to implement the legislation’s regulations before the 2022 midterm elections! Join activists around the country at a virtual phonebank to urge voters in key states to demand their senators’ support of S. 1! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/pfaw/event/376178/?utm_source=PFAW to call on Mon., Aug. 23 from 4 to 6 PM and 6 to 8 PM ET or Tues., Aug. 24 from 5:30 to 8 PM ET.
21] – March On for Voting Rights | Future Coalition [info@futurecoalition.org] wants you to know about a Gen Z rally for voting rights on Mon., Aug. 23 at 4 PM ET. This virtual event will demand that our legislatures pass the For the People's Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act by calling legislators and texting unregistered voters across the country. Register at bit.ly/genzunitesvr823.
22] – HIAS [info@hias.org] on Mon., Aug. 23 at 4 PM ET is holding an Emergency Briefing: Crisis in Afghanistan. Hear from Mark Hetfield, President and CEO of HIAS, as well as the Senior Vice President for Programs at HIAS and the Program Manager, Signature Approaches at HIAS. Register for this virtual event at https://www.hias.org/events/public-briefing-afghanistan-crisis?utm_medium=email&utm_source=hias.org&utm_campaign=event&utm_content=Emergency+Briefing:+Crisis+in+Afghanistan+.
23] – On Mon., Aug. 23 at 7 PM ET, get an update on the Saint Vincent Nurses’ Strike. Since March 8th, 700 nurses have been on strike against the Tenet Corporation at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, MA. The one outstanding issue is the nurses’ demand that enforceable safe staffing standards be incorporated in their contract. Tenet has been threatening to replace strikers permanently, as allowed by current labor law, a serious escalation of this struggle. How does this confrontation relate to the need for fundamental healthcare and labor-law reforms? Join the conversation and build the justice movement. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldeurrj8jGNYGjMo_lHFEwTk7QkB3M0hc.
24] – The For the People - Maryland Teleconference will happen on Mon., Aug. 23 at 7:30 PM. You can call in at 1 301 715 8592 with a meeting ID: 931 3066 2622. The password is 173976. Or you can go to Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/93130662622?pwd=OE15SURJUWdXNHFicW94SDI3c2x3UT09#success. The agenda will include a review of the state of play of the For the People Act, a scan for opportunities to encounter our senators, and a plan for strategy and tactics.
25] – Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] wants you to attend the National Organize to Win Call on Mon., Aug. 23 at 8:30 PM ET. Our Revolution celebrates 5 years of electing progressive champions! Bernie launched his political career as mayor of Burlington, VT and this week hear from two mayoral contenders - and rising progressive leaders - Will Mbah, candidate for mayor of Somerville, MA and Khalil Seren, who is running to lead the City of Cleveland Heights, OH! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/148017/?akid=1879.8252965.xyKuVl&rd=1&t=8.
26] – UNFOLD ZERO [info@unfoldzero.org] wants you to attend a webinar on Tues.,, Aug. 24 at 11 AM ET Taking Climate Change to the World Court. The World's Youth for Climate Justice Campaign is taking the issue of climate change to the International Court of Justice. Such a case could affirm, strengthen and ensure implementation of the legal obligation to stabilize the climate in order to protect current and future generations. This is the 2nd webinar in this 4-part series: What legal question to ask the Court? What sources of law can be used? RSVP at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hCFxyAiXTFisC5j-08Yv0Q.
27] – Brad Parker [brad.parker@dcips.org] wants you to attend a webinar on Tues., Aug. 24 at noon ET. Defense for Children International – Palestine’s advocacy team will detail what happened during Israel’s Operation Protective Edge. Register at https://www.dci-palestine.org/webinar_seven_years_after_operation_protective_edge_understanding_the_international_criminal_court_investigation?utm_campaign=aug_webinar_invite&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dcipalestine. In 2014, the Israeli military launched a massive military assault on the Gaza Strip called Operation Protective Edge. 535 Palestinian children were killed in attacks by Israeli forces.
28] – Kathleen Burkinshaw [klburkinshaw@gmail.com] is a Japanese American author living in Charlotte, NC and the daughter of a Hiroshima survivor. She invites you sign up for the Daughters of Hibakusha: Differing Paths to Peace webinar on Tues., Aug. 24 at 1 PM ET. Hear from Kathleen Burkinshaw, author of The Last Cherry Blossom, A United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs Education Resource, Naomi Hirahara, author of Edgar Award - nominated Hiroshima Boy, and Mitchie Takeuchi, a native of Hiroshima Japan and producer of documentary film The Vow to Hiroshima.
This webinar is sponsored by The International Center for Multigenerational Legacies of Trauma (ICMGLT) and will be moderated by the esteemed Yael Danieli, PhD, Founder and Executive Director of ICMGLT. Register at https://mailchi.mp/4aaa32ccc242/daughters-of-hibakusha-differing-paths-to-peace-webinar?e=7787ac8b39.
29] – Daily Kos [campaigns@dailykos.com] would like you to attend on Tues., Aug. 24 from noon to 2 PM a rally at the White House Rally. The Senate left on recess having again failed to override Republican obstruction on S.1., the For the People Act, but Democrats are determined to bring it back again in September. Biden must step up to the plate and use his influence to make this happen. As many have said, failure is not an option. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dailykos_for-the-people/event/407720/?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-rsvp-to-white-house-rally-on-tuesday-no-more-excuses&email_referrer=email_1265091&email_subject=rsvp-to-white-house-rally-on-tuesday-no-more-excuses. The No More Excuses rally and protest for the freedom to vote
will
happen in Lafayette Square Park, 16th St. NW & Pennsylvania Ave., WDC
20001.
30] –Join in the next Social Media Collaboratory on Tues., Aug. 24 at 3 PM ET! Here is the Zoom link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89037112310 (you don’t need to register ahead of time). In addition to creating space for sharing content for all to amplify, focus much time on exploring and experimenting with Canva, the graphic design platform that many folks use to easily create engaging graphics. All are welcome, no matter how much or how little experience you have using Canva. And if you’d like to get a jumpstart and familiarize yourself with the platform, Canva offers robust tutorials and courses you can check out, but we will make sure to get everyone set up on the call so that you can access all of BftB's shared social media content!
Have content you’d like all to amplify but can’t make it to the gathering? Send links along to me at ajasset@psr-la.org or add them directly to [slide 7] of the Collaboratory slide deck. And if you'd like to participate in future meetings, but can't attend on Tuesday, please email ajasset@psr-la.org so that a regular time that works best for everyone who is interested.
31] – There is a Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. on Tuesdays from 5 to 6 PM. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607. You may consider contacting President Ron Daniels and telling him that the university should reject all military contracts, including those for killer drone and nuclear weapons research. The president’s mailing address is Office of the President, 242 Garland Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, and 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218. You can also reach his office by Phone: (410) 516-8068, Fax: (410) 516-6097 or email: president@jhu.edu.
32] – People's Action [info@peoplesaction.org] points out that the USA is “dead last” in health care. Phone bank on Tuesdays, August 24 and 31 from 6:30 to 9 PM ET. The phone banking is to call for an expansion of Medicare. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/peoplesaction/event/404197/?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-join-us-tonight-to-phone-bank-to-expand-medicare-2&email_referrer=email_1256841&email_subject=dead-last-in-health-care. Because of the greed of health insurance corporations and Big Pharma, we rank last in access to care, equity, health outcomes, and administrative efficiency. Reconciliation is a special Senate procedure that requires only 51 votes for passage instead of the usual 60. Grow Medicare to include dental, vision, and hearing coverage; lower the eligibility age and out-of-pocket costs; and give Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices.
33] –Paul Shannon, Massachusetts Peace Action [info@masspeaceaction.org] wants you to attend on Tues., Aug. 24 at 7 PM ET a WEBINAR: Time to Draft Women Too? This will be a Call to End the Selective Service System for Everyone. Join this webinar with Edward Hasbrouck at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrceurqTMoH9UNo0RaYTPsgfUpcJDhNRJM?emci=61a92530-8d02-ec11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=dc0175c6-9502-ec11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=269591. “As we and many other peace-loving Americans see it, this is a choice about militarism, not a choice about gender equality. Expanding draft registration to women would bring about a semblance of equality in war (although women in the military would likely still be subject to disproportionate sexual harassment and abuse). Ending draft registration would bring about real equality in peace and freedom.” [Letter to Congress from anti-draft activists, March 2021].
Edward Hasbrouck is the only person to have been prosecuted in Massachusetts for resistance to the military draft since the end of the U.S. war in Indochina. An activist with Mass. Open Resistance and the National Resistance Committee, he “served” 4 ½ months in a federal prison camp in 1983-1984 for refusing to register with the Selective Service System. In 2019, he was the only draft resister invited to testify before the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service. He is a member of the War Resisters League and the Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild, and is active in movements for peace, human rights, and youth liberation. His Web site, Resisters.info, is the most comprehensive resource about the draft, draft registration, and draft resistance in the U.S. since 1980.
35] – On Tues., Aug. 24 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM ET, get involved with an educational webinar being hosted by Solar United Neighbors. It’s all about battery storage and solar. When paired together, solar panels and battery storage are an ideal combination. Battery storage allows you to store electricity and discharge it later on-demand, like when the power goes out in your neighborhood. Combined with solar, batteries can charge during the day when the sun is shining and power any on-site electric needs when the sun sets or when the grid goes down. Become a member of SUN to gain access, with the quick click of a button on the RSVP page: https://www.solarunitedneighbors.org/event/members-only-battery-storage-webinar/.
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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