Sunday, October 31, 2021

Baltimore Activist Alert -- November 1 - 2, 2021

24] See the film FALSE ALARM – Nov. 1

25] Make calls for the Freedom to Vote Act. – Nov. 1 - 2

26] Emergency Election Protection Coalition -- Nov. 1

27] Baltimore Action Team Meeting Nov. 1

28] For the People - Maryland Teleconference – Nov. 1

29] Our Revolution Town Hall broadcast Nov. 1

30] Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening – Nov. 1

31] Film Ghosts of Abu Ghraib – Nov. 2

32] Future of Refugee Protection – Nov. 2

33] Get out The Vote in Virginia – Nov. 2

34] Say No to weapons research at JHU – Nov. 2

35] Make calls for the Freedom to Vote Act -- Nov. 2

36] Join the DMV (D.C., MD, and VA) Groundshakers Squad – Nov. 2

37] CODEPINK focus on the frozen Afghan and Venezuelan assets -- Nov. 2

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24] – Nick Lyell <njlyell@gmail.com> will release his new documentary, False Alarm on Mon., Nov. 1 for one month only. The focus of the documentary is the 2018 false alarm that people in Hawai'i received about an imminent nuclear attack, and it explores both what that experience was like and the larger system that makes things like that possible.  See it on Vimeo On-Demand: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/falsealarm. The film chronicles the surreal, traumatic, and revelatory fallout from the morning when everyone on Hawai'i thought a nuclear missile was imminent.

25] – Join activists around the country at a virtual phonebank to urge voters in key states to demand their senators’ support the Freedom to Vote Act.  Work together to demand bold changes to our democracy to create a government that represents all of us, not big corporations or special interests. Call on voters in targeted states and connect them to their Senators to support the Freedom to Vote Act, and to eliminate the filibuster. These phone banks are subject to change based on variables. 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. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/pfaw/event/376178/?utm_source=PFAW to call on Mon., Nov. 1 from 4 to 6 PM and 6 to 8 PM ET and Tues., Nov. 2 from 3 to 5 PM ET and 4 to 6 PM ET.

26] – .The Emergency Election Protection Coalition is hosting a meeting on Mon., Nov. 1 at 5 PM ET. Please submit any questions to: Solartopia@gmail.com. Go to https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYldumtrjIiH9L7_KfcFV1n8ynuO3anTGwp.

27] – Jews United for Justice is holding its Baltimore Action Team Meeting on Mon., Nov. 1 from 7 to 8 PM ET. Discuss the ongoing issue campaign work, and share updates for all the local campaigns, and brainstorm on how to move the work forward. You will receive call-in instructions via email after you RSVP at https://jufj.org/event/bat-nov-1/?sourceid=1020679&emci=281029b0-b626-ec11-981f-c896653b9208&emdi=376db707-d226-ec11-981f-c896653b9208&ceid=3403859.

28] – Attend the For the People - Maryland Teleconference on Mon., Nov. 1 at 7:30 PM ET.  You can join the conference at 1 301 715 8592 with a meeting ID: 931 3066 2622. The password is 173976.  You can also join by going to https://zoom.us/j/93130662622?pwd=OE15SURJUWdXNHFicW94SDI3c2x3UT09#successn. The Meeting Agenda will assess the path forward for the 3 political equality bills and plan our participation in actions at the White House.

29] – Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] wants you  to join a special voting rights edition of the live weekly broadcast on Mon., Nov. 1 at 8:30 PM ET.  This is an important call previewing the next phase of escalation in the campaign for voting rights featuring Sen. Jeff Merkley (OR), Ben Jealous, president of People for the American Way, civil rights leader Arndrea Waters King and Texas State Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos who are on the frontlines battling against the GOP war on voters. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/148017/?akid=2219.8252965.4TOQ1A&rd=1&t=13.  Submit your questions for the voting rights panel at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvtKDT25dZytfPLARPiKgoLXRhS0jaGhHSO-eMFteFdZnSNQ/viewform?akid=2219.8252965.4TOQ1A&rd=1&t=14.

30] – On Mon., Nov. 1 at 9 PM ET, Maryland Public Television will show a documentary Josephine Baker: The Story of An Awakening.  It details the fascinating story of the first Black superstar. Baker, born into poverty in Missouri in 1906, moved to France where she became a dancer hailed as the Queen of Paris, joined the French Resistance, and became a civil rights activist.

31] – Check out the War on Terror Film Festival, a month-long, public virtual event featuring 20 award-winning films made over the last 20 years that document abuses, highlight crimes, and satirize absurdities of the “war on terror. The festival is entirely free and accessible to the public following registration. To register, go to wotfilmfestival.com.

On Tues., Nov. 2 at noon EDT, watch Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, directed by: Rory Kennedy. It is an examination of the prisoner abuse scandal involving U.S. soldiers and detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in the fall of 2003.

32] – Merrill Zack, HIAS [info@hias.org] announced that Climate Displacement: The Future of Refugee Protection will be discussed on Tues., Nov. 2 at noon ET. HIAS’ Vice President for Policy and Advocacy Naomi Steinberg will be joined by Rabbi Jennie Rosenn of Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action to discuss the interaction between climate change and forced displacement and the Jewish values that lead to action. They will be joined by Meshack Omweri and Kennedy Kinyanjui — two Social Workers at HIAS Kenya working directly with refugees from Somalia and other neighboring countries — to explore the connections between climate change and displacement; dive into the case study of Somalia’s drought, resource scarcity, and conflict; and learn how HIAS Kenya is working to holistically support the needs of this community. Advance registration is required. Please click here to RSVP. https://www.hias.org/events/climate-displacement-future-refugee-protection?utm_medium=email&utm_source=hias.org&utm_campaign=events&utm_content=Climate+Change+and+Refugees+Event+Reminder.

33] – Future Coalition [info@futurecoalition.org] on Tues., Nov. 2 from 1 to 7 PM ET wants your help in Getting Out The Vote with Blue Future for Virginia’s Nov. 2  election!  It is the leading organization behind progressive youth activism. This completely youth-led team is providing young people with the tools, resources, and support to power their ideas and amplify their impact around the nation by phone banking.  RSVP at  https://www.mobilize.us/bluefuture/event/416470/?link_id=4&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-no-more-excuses-voting-rights-now-2&email_referrer=email_1325627&email_subject=virginia-phone-banking-rsvp-now.

34] – Join us in challenging Johns Hopkins University -- Say No to Weapons Contracts at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. on Tues., Nov. 2 from 4:30 to 5:30 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.

35] – James Jameson, RepresentUs [hq@represent.us] wants you to join a phone bank on Tues., Nov. 2 from 5:30 to 8 PM ET. Make calls for the Freedom to Vote Act.  Sign up at https://vol.represent.us/a/pb_092121?akid=150392.680940.rFfsIK&ms=ak-em-pdf-20210917&rd=1&t=9&utm_campaign=pdf&utm_content=20210917&utm_medium=em&utm_source=ak&utm_term=.  Senator Manchin just released the groundbreaking Freedom to Vote Act this week. It would make Election Day a federal holiday, ban gerrymandering, and put an end to dark money. But with the Senate vote coming in a matter of days, not enough senators have heard from their constituents pushing them to pass the bill. The Freedom to Vote Act is brand new, so there’s a lack of awareness by both constituents and senators about this legislation – and if we don't demonstrate massive support for it, the bill could fail.

36] – Join the DMV (D.C., MD,VA) Groundshakers Squad, hosted by Color Of Change and participate on Tues., Nov. 2 and Tues., Nov. 9 from  6 to 7 PM ET. This movement continues beyond Election Day. Talk about how to continue to mobilize local residents in the DMV area. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/pfaw/event/393746/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

37] – Join CODEPINK [info@codepink.org] on Tues., Nov. 2 at 8 PM ET for the Tuesday Capitol Calling Party. Join the Zoom meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85449481333 with a Meeting ID of 854 4948 1333.  You can also join in by dialing 1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC). Focus on the frozen Afghan and Venezuelan assets, and how we can demand the White House take action to address this economic crisis. After the webinar, please stay on the Zoom line if you are interested in doing more peace organizing in your districts and state!

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

Saturday, October 30, 2021

Baltimore Activist Alert – October 31 to November 2, 2021

Baltimore Activist Alert – October 31 to November 2, 2021

"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.

Friends, this list and other email documents which I send out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center.  Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com

If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send contributions to Max Obuszewski, BNC, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Max Obuszewski can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.

1] Books, buttons and stickers

2] Web site for info on federal legislation

3] Get involved with NCNR   

4] Volunteer with a Catholic Worker house  

5] Max is looking for tips on a garage or a storage suggestion.

6] Welcome an Afghan Family to Baltimore!

7] Support Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale

8] Backyard composting workshop -- Oct. 31

9] The Johns Hopkins Police Department -- Oct. 31

10] Protect a school board in Virginia – Oct. 31

11] Canvass with the DNC -- Oct. 31 – Nov. 2

12] Phone bank with Virginia voters -- Oct. 31 - Nov. 2

13] Afghanistan: Priorities for the Peace Movement -- Oct. 31

14] Beth Taylor’s show of her watercolors at Evergreen Café – Oct. 31

15] See the film We Are Many – Oct. 31

16] Our Revolution MoCo Halloween – Oct. 31

17] Get Out the Vote in Virginia – Oct. 31 & Nov. 2

18] Project Save the World’s Town Hall – Oct. 31

19] A Civil Dialogue – Oct. 31

20] Medical Town Hall -- Oct. 31

21] CODEPINK Peacemakers Salon -- Oct. 31

22] Make calls for the Freedom to Vote Act.  – Oct. 31 – Nov. 2

23] Protest at the Pentagon – Nov. 1

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1] – Buttons, bumperstickers and books are available.  “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.

2] –To obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/.  Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.

3] – THE ORGANIZING LIST will be the primary decision-making mechanism of the National Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR].  It will be augmented by conference calls and possibly in-person meetings as needed.  It will consist of 1 or 2 representatives from each local, regional, or national organization (not coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry out the NCNR campaign of facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to U.S. wars.

  To join the ORGANIZING List, please send your name, group affiliation, city and email address to mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.  Different local chapters of a national organization are encouraged to subscribe.  

4] - Suzanne Fontanesi and Jeff Ross are in the beginning stages of renovating the basement of their house for purposes of bringing in a volunteer (targeting young adults in discernment mode), starting next fall. They are trying to grow a Catholic Worker House in Irvington (West Baltimore). In a nutshell, there is a lot that a volunteer could do in that neighborhood/Baltimore, in addition to prayer and daily community living and in addition to plugging into all the good work that people are already doing in and around Baltimore (and beyond).  If you think you might know of anyone who might be interested in starting a conversation with them about becoming such a volunteer/community member, please contact Jeff/Suzanne at 443-690-6872.

5] – Max is in need of a garage or a storage space.  Any suggestions would be welcome.  Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

6] – St. Matthew, Blessed Sacrament, and the IOSC are partnering to welcome an Afghan Family to Baltimore! Are you interested in serving our new immigrant family? If you are interested, you will be trained in how you may serve, you will be guided and scheduled at your convenience by the Lead volunteer coordinator, you may also make donations through the IOSC to assist the family in the transition process in order to: Purchase food & Purchase clothes for winter and other necessities. Contact the IOSC at info@IOSCbaltimore.org, call the office at 410-323-8564 and leave a message for Nathalie.

7] – There is a Call to Action to support Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale. He was transferred to horrific prison:  abuse, silencing and continued punishment for being a truth-teller. Please write letters and organize something in your community. See what JOHN KIRIAKOU has written about this travesty: Drone Whistleblower Thrown in Pen with Terrorists -- https://consortiumnews.com/2021/10/19/john-kiriakou-drone-whistleblower-thrown-in-pen-with-terrorists/. The Daniel Hale Support Team @TeamDanielHale indicated he was placed in the Communications Management Unit at Marion, IL. Please send him letters: Daniel Everette Hale, 26069-075, USP Marion, U.S. Penitentiary, P.O. Box 1000, Marion, IL  62959.

8] – This is the last FREE backyard composting workshop, offered by the Department of Public Work's GROW Center. However, it is now full.  However, if you have interest in joining and want to be on the waitlist, reach out to natallia.reid@baltimorecity.gov so she can reach out to you if there's space available for you to join on the day of Sun., Oct. 31 from 9 AM to 1 PM ET for a Pop-up and Compost Workshop at the Pimlico Public Safety Training Center, Park Heights and Manhattan Avenues, Baltimore 21215 In partnership with DPW free Shred Event. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/food-matters-compost-workshop-tickets-172283603897.

9] – Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 2521 St. Paul St., Baltimore 21218, meets on Sundays, and generally there is a speaker and discussion at 10:30 AM.  On Sun., Oct. 31, the subject is “The Johns Hopkins Police Department.”  This talk offers a brief history of policing in the US, the racialized nature of ongoing policing, practices and the impacts of policing on health outcomes as a foundation for opposing the development of the Johns Hopkins Police Department (JHPD). The presentation reflects her perspectives as a public health researcher, and personal identity as a Black woman who works and lives in the proposed JHPD catchment.  Dr. Lorraine Dean is Associate Professor in Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. As a social epidemiologist, her work focuses on privilege and health, including social (racism, discrimination, social capital) and economic (consumer credit, socioeconomic position) determinants of disparities in chronic disease. The Zoom link and more info can be obtained at PRESIDENT@BMORETHICAL.ORG.

10] – Fight the Far Right via People For the American Way [alerts@pfaw.org] is requesting that you phone bank to help get out the vote for Marc Broklawski and support his campaign for school board in Virginia.  Phone banking will take place each day until the election between 11 AM and 8:30 PM EDT. This race offers a perfect glimpse into what's become a national campaign by the Far Right to not only harass and intimidate existing school boards, but to take them over by electing extremist school board members to advance an agenda based on bigotry and conspiracy theories. Sign up for a virtual phone bank shift to make calls to voters and stop far-right extremism at https://www.mobilize.us/marcforschoolboard/event/418505/?utm_source=pfaw.

11] – Canvass with the DNC Staff, Partners, and Sister Committees from Sunday through Tuesday. Meet at the DNC HQ, 430 South Capitol St. SE 3, WDC 20003. Join the VA Coordinated Campaign for critical Weekends of Action canvass shifts. Talk with Virginians to Get Out the Vote and spread the word on why our Democratic candidates are the right people to move Virginia forward in 2021! For COVID safety, this event will be launched outdoors and all staff will be vaccinated. While masks are not required outdoors, attendees should feel free to wear a mask outdoors. All volunteers will be asked to sign in to cooperate with potential contact tracing protocols. Email Meg DiMartino (dimartinom@dnc.org).

Available slots are on Sun., Oct. 31 from 11 AM to 4 PM EDT and 2 to 7 PM EDT, Mon., Nov. 1 from 11 AM to 4 PM EDT and 2 to 7 PM EDT, or Tues., Nov. 2 10 AM to 3 PM EDT and Nov. 2 from 1 to 6 PM EDT. Go to https://events.democrats.org/event/423149/?utm_source=partners&link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_1341122&email_subject=updates-actions-oily-lies-virginia-build-back-better-more.

12] – Sign up for a two hour phone banking shift with the Democratic National Committee, making calls to Virginia Democrats and urging them to cast their ballots: https://www.mobilize.us/dailykos/event/416729/?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-president-biden-i-dont-think-its-hyperbole-to-say-that-the-house-and-senate-majorities-and-my-presidency-will-be-determined-by-what-happens-in-the-next-week-2&email_referrer=email_1340185&email_subject=re-firstname-default-friend-we-need-your-help-making-phone-calls-to-democratic-voters-in-virginia-for-an-important-election-that-takes-place-on-november-2-2021.  Organize Everywhere, Together and join the VA Dems for a Zoom-based Phone bank on Sun., Oct. 31 from noon to 2 PM ET and 2:30 to 4:30 PM ET, on Mon., Nov. 1 from 2 to 4 PM ET and 6 to 8 PM ET and on Tues., Nov. 2 from 2 to 4 PM ET and 4 to 6 PM ET.

13] – Helena Cobban, Just World Ed [helena@justworldeducational.org] wants you to join in on Sun., Oct. 31 at 12:15 PM ET to discuss Afghanistan under the Taliban. This a hybrid event. “After the U.S. war in Afghanistan: Priorities for the Peace Movement” will take place at Friends Meeting of Washington, 2111 Decatur Place NW, near Dupont Circle. Masking is required by DC in all indoor spaces, and FMW also lovingly expects vaccination for visitors. If you’d like to take part by Zoom, pre-registration is required: do it at this link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_koeg4ddtSYeNB90WNq3C_w.  Register at bit.ly/Afgh-FMW.  In this program, Helena will be in conversation with two people with unique experiences of Afghanistan and of the United States’ deep engagement with the country over the last 20 years– or 42 years! They are Dr. Zaher Wahab, who was born in Afghanistan and has served 40 years as Professor of Education at Lewis and Clark University in Portland, OR; and Graham Fuller, a retired intelligence officer, a specialist on political Islam, and writer. He served as CIA station chief in Kabul, Afghanistan, in the 1970s and in the early 2000s was vice-chair of the National Intelligence Council.

14] – Beth Taylor has a show of her watercolors up at Evergreen Café, 501 W. Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore 21210, and You’re Invited to a come-and-go closing day Open House on Sun., Oct. 31 from 1 to 4 PM.  Beth (and Joby) will be on site to show off her lovely paintings and tell you some stories behind them…and we’ll have a few snacks out for guests.  Prints will be available for sale, so if you see something you want to adorn your walls or make a nice gift for someone, you can take it home matted and ready to go!   The Ravens aren’t playing this week, and you’ll be home in plenty of time to go trick-or-treating!  For the beyond-Baltimore friends, you can visit Beth’s Etsy shop and browse (and buy) away online: https://www.etsy.com/shop/IslandEyesArt. She’ll send it out with a bow. Email Joby Taylor [mailto:jtaylo14@umbc.edu].

15] – Check out the War on Terror Film Festival, a month-long, public virtual event featuring 20 award-winning films made over the last 20 years that document abuses, highlight crimes, and satirize absurdities of the “war on terror. The festival is entirely free and accessible to the public following registration. To register, go to wotfilmfestival.com.

  On Sun., Oct. 31 at 1 PM EDT, see We Are Many, written and directed by Amir Amirani.  It is about the biggest demonstration in human history, which took place on February 15, 2003, against the impending war on Iraq. It will also be shown on Thurs., Nov. 4 at noon EDT. A panel discussion will happen on Oct. 31 at 3 PM ET.

16] – On Sun., Oct. 31 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM EDT, join Our Revolution MoCo Halloween in the Park at Wheaton Forest Local Park, 1700 University Blvd. W, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD 20902.  This is the last chance to meet outdoors and maybe last time in person for 2021.  Go to the Picnic Shelter in Wheaton Forest Local Park. Snacks will be provided, but contributions are welcome, and costumes are really encouraged. There might be a prize for best costume. Visit https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/424484/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org.

17] -- Future Coalition [info@futurecoalition.org] on Sun., Oct. 31 from 2 to 4 PM ET and Tues., Nov. 2 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM ET wants your help in Getting Out The Vote with Blue Future for Virginia’s Nov. 2  election where early voting is happening now!  It is the leading organization behind progressive youth activism. This completely youth-led team is providing young people with the tools, resources, and support to power their ideas and amplify their impact around the nation.  Phone banking will take place on Sundays at 2 PM ET and Tuesdays at 6:30 PM ET to make sure young voters Get out the Vote.  RSVP at  https://www.mobilize.us/bluefuture/event/416470/?link_id=4&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-no-more-excuses-voting-rights-now-2&email_referrer=email_1325627&email_subject=virginia-phone-banking-rsvp-now.

18] – Metta Spencer [metta.spencer@utoronto.ca] is inviting you to Project Save the World’s Next Monthly Global Town Hall on Sun., Oct. 31 from 2 to 4 PM ET.  Sign up at https://zoom.us/j/9108970203. On the last Sunday of every month, there is an open meeting on Zoom for activists worldwide who are addressing issues of militarism (especially nuclear weapons), global warming, famine, pandemics, radioactive contamination, and/or cyber risks. See the website: https://tosavetheworld.ca, the Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/994610017764717 and the Zoom URL: https://zoom.us/j/9108970203.

19] – A CIVIL DIALOGUE – 14th of 20 COMMON SENSE ISLAMIC VALUES will happen on Sun., Oct. 31 at 2 PM EST with Dr. Safi Kaskas and Dr. Mike Ghouse.  The Zoom Meeting ID is 894 8370 4872 with a Passcode: 268935.  Go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89483704872?pwd=ZVJFa2psUFR5OUVwUnMwa2ZQcHRwQT09.  Civil Dialogue is based on respecting the otherness of others.  You are who you are, and I am who I am, neither one of us is more privileged than the other.  The purpose of a dialogue is to understand each other’s point of view to find solutions to a given conflict, without getting angry, digging in our heels, or denigrating the other. Sura “Kafirun” is the epitome of Civil Dialogue.  One of the twenty Common Sense Islamic Values that contribute to a better world, the world of civility. To understand What is Civil Dialogue? See https://worldmuslimcongress.org/islamic-value-civil-dialogue/.

20] – Dr. Bill Honigman for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants your participation on Sun., Oct. 31 at 4 PM ET with the Healthcare Town Hall. What might be left on the cutting room floor from the Biden Build Back Better bill? Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) remains steadfast in its conviction that what distinguishes the U.S. from all other advanced countries of the world is the fact that unfettered commercial health insurance and predatory pharmaceutical practices must be reined in now before any more preventable human suffering and loss of life takes place.

 Public Health experts and economists agree: #SinglePayer expanded and improved #MedicareForAll (MFA) will save money, lots of money, and save lives, lots of lives, in this country as it does already in other industrialized countries around the world. And it especially does so at times of public health crisis such as this.  Hear from two members of Canadian Doctors for Medicare (CDM), Dr. Michael Klein, M.D., University of British Columbia Professor Emeritus, a dual citizen who has practiced Family Medicine in both the U.S. and Canada, and Alice Cavanaugh, M.D. / Ph.D. health policy candidate from McMaster University, who will present the picture of both strengths and weakness in the Canadian Single Payer system, and how we might model the reform we so desperately need here in the U.S., especially in light of our experiences now with COVID-19. Register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4.

21] – Join CODEPINK at the Peacemakers Salon on Sun., Oct. 31 at 5 PM ET.  Share achievements and plans for the future. RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/salon-october?utm_campaign=salon_october&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink. The Cut the Pentagon campaign has taken off with creative engagement.  Hear about the CODEPINKers who were arrested on Fossil Free week and get a report about CODEPINK at COP26. Email Justina at info@codepink.org.

22] – Join activists around the country at a virtual phonebank to urge voters in key states to demand their senators’ support the Freedom to Vote Act.  Work together to demand bold changes to our democracy to create a government that represents all of us, not big corporations or special interests. Call on voters in targeted states and connect them to their Senators to support the Freedom to Vote Act, and to eliminate the filibuster. These phone banks are subject to change based on variables. 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. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/pfaw/event/376178/?utm_source=PFAW to call on Sun., Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 PM ET, Mon., Nov. 1 from 4 to 6 PM and 6 to 8 PM ET and Tues., Nov. 2 from 3 to 5 PM ET and 4 to 6 PM ET.

23] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop.  The next vigil is Nov. 1 and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649.  The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro.  By Metro, take Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr.,  and there is meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these spots begin at 8 AM.  No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds. Restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.  

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

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Baltimore Activist Alert -- October 29 - 30, 2021

78] Fossil Free Federal Reserve – Oct. 29

79] White House peace vigil – Oct. 29

80] Gender Gap in Nuclear Policy -- Oct. 29

81] Phone bank to voters in Virginia – Oct. 29

82] Vigil for the Freedom to Vote Act – Oct. 29

83] Phone bank for the Freedom to Vote Act – Oct. 29 – 30

84] Phone bank for Medicare for All -- Oct. 29

85] Peace and Justice Vigil – Oct. 29

86] War on Terror Film Festival Oct. 29 – Nov. 3

87] Knock on doors/phone bank in Virginia – Oct. 30

88] Bike more at Lake Montebello -- Oct. 30

89] Food Pantry and Food Donation Center – Oct. 30

90] March to the polls -- Oct. 30

91] Call Virginia voters – Oct. 30

92] Music for Peace – Oct. 30

93] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

94] Beauty Fades /Stupid Lasts Forever and The Trial According to Alan Barysh

95] Read Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"

96] New Book: “Confessions of a Radical Academic”

97] Do you need a doctor?

98] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

99] Do you need any book shelves?

100] Join the Global Zero campaign.

101] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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78] – The Youth Climate Finance Alliance [info@futurecoalition.org] is taking it to the streets on Fri., Oct. 29 PM ET.  Future Coalition and leading climate justice groups have teamed up to target the financial institutions that continue to fund the fossil fuel industry. On Fri., Oct. 29 at 9 AM, get over to the Fossil Free Federal Reserve - Board of Governors, Constitution Ave. NW and 20th St. NW, WDC 20551. Email kathleen.brophy@sunriseproject.org. What's spookier than a Federal Reserve Chair driving us toward climate-related financial crisis? Is there anything more ghoulish than a Fed Chair who lets banks operate in the shadows? President Biden is considering re-nominating Trump-appointee Jerome Powell to head the Federal Reserve and time is running out. Protest Jerome Powell's failed leadership at the Federal Reserve and demand Biden appoint a climate champ to head the Fed! RSVP https://fossilfreefuture.earth/#join-us?link_id=5&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-take-these-digital-actions-now-contact-chase-bank&email_referrer=email_1333146&email_subject=_-our-day-of-action-is-just-days-away.

79] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Oct. 29 at noon.  Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.

80] –On Fri., Oct. 29 from 1 to 3 PM, tune in to Pipelines and Ceilings: The Gender Gap in Nuclear Policy, sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center and hosted by the Project on Managing the Atom (MTA) as part of its Atomic Voices series.  This is a discussion forum for perspectives on diversity, inclusion, and belonging in the nuclear field. RSVP to receive the Zoom link: https://www.belfercenter.org/event/pipelines-and-ceilings-gender-gap-nuclear-policy. The field of national and international security, and nuclear policy in particular, has traditionally been predominantly white and predominantly male in composition. It remains so, despite the declared commitment of many organizations to attract women and minorities and earnest policies and practices to do so. Only about one-third of professionals in the WMD policy and research field are women. The gap is far wider for women of color.

81] – Phone banking is the highest impact volunteer activity you can do from home. Hundreds of thousands of Virginians have yet to vote early in this race. You can sign up here: https://events.democrats.org/event/416729/?utm_source=partners&link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_1330358&email_subject=2-crucial-actions-virginia-race-build-back-better. The next opportunity is on Fri., Oct. 29 from 2 to 4 PM EDT and 6 to 8 PM EDT, and Sat., Oct 30 from noon to 2 PM EDT and 4 to 6 PM EDT.

82] –  Our Revolution Howard County and Indivisible HoCoMD continue their joint weekly action at the Gorman Road I-95 Overpass in support of HR1/SR 1, aka the Freedom to Vote Act on every Friday from 3:30 to 5:30 PM ET. Committed activists stand by large banners and wave at approximately 12,000 vehicles per hour as they whiz by. Go to https://www.facebook.com/Our-Revolution-Howard-1907025362884865/events/?ref=page_internal.

83] –Join activists around the country at a virtual phonebank to urge voters in key states to demand their senators’ support of the Freedom to Vote Act! 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. If the Senate does not overcome the filibuster and pass this legislation, states may not have enough time to implement the legislation’s regulations before the 2022 midterm elections! Join activists around the country at a Common Cause virtual phonebank to urge voters in key states to demand their senators’ support the vote! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/pfaw/event/376178/?utm_source=PFAW to call on Fri., Oct. 29 from 4 to 6 PM and Sat., Oct. 30 from noon to 2 PM ET, 1 to 3 PM ET, and 6 to 8 PM ET.

84] – Jasmine Ruddy [info@medicare4all.org] would like you to join a Halloween-themed phone bank on Sat., Oct. 30 at 4 PM ET to promote Medicare for All. Sign up at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEuceCgpj0tGdWgH_Q4Awb5kd9OAXuGuPa8?akid=123680.162593.-VnXYY&rd=1&t=3. Then consider signing up on Mon., Nov. 1 at 7 PM ET to also promote Medicare for All. Visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqdeuoqT8pHdZsk1PM04WAP0JS7I1erYy2?akid=123680.162593.-VnXYY&rd=1&t=4Contact as many Medicare for All supporters in four key districts as possible and urge them to contact their representative.  These phone banks are part of the lead up to a national Day of Action on November 6th when Medicare for All supporters in each of the four districts will organize massive car caravans that include starting or ending at the office of each member of Congress.

85] -- There is usually a Quaker Vigil for Racial Justice on Fridays, from 5 to 6 PM, hosted by the Baltimore Quaker Peace and Justice Committee (BQPJC) outside the Homewood Friends Meetinghouse, 3107 N. Charles St.  The next scheduled vigil is on Oct. 29. Black Lives Matter. Stop the Killing. Physical distancing applies. Wear your face mask. Email homewoodfriends@gmail.com or call 410-235-4438. Quaker values call us to speak truth and to seek equality for all people. Aim to follow Bayard Rustin’s wisdom that “we need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers” and John Lewis’s call to “make good trouble.” See https://www.facebook.com/events/311508100243529/?event_time_id=311508113576861.3&akid=18263%2E3302379%2Ez6bJVQ.

86] – Check out the War on Terror Film Festival running through Sun., Oct. 31 at 6:30 PM EDT. The Festival is a month-long, public virtual event featuring 20 award-winning films made over the last 20 years that document abuses, highlight crimes, and satirize absurdities of the “war on terror. Since 9/11, filmmakers have shined a spotlight on the wars on Afghanistan and Iraq, indefinite detention at Guantanamo Bay prison, torture, surveillance, and the targeting of Muslim communities in the US and Europe. The slate of films include documentary and narrative features and cut across genres from drama to comedy. The next dates for the virtual festival are October 29–31, with four films screened per weekend. The festival is entirely free and accessible to the public following registration.

Each film screening will be accompanied by a live discussion with filmmakers, survivors, actors, scholars, journalists, and resistors, who will reflect on the challenges of living through the policies of the “war on terror” and telling these stories. Confirmed panelists include Edward Snowden, Michael Moore, Rory Kennedy, Kate Davis, Noam Chomsky, John Pilger, Laura Poitras, Dan Reed, Chris Morris, Amy Goodman, Jehane Noujaim, Glenn Greenwald, Alex Gibney, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Mat Whitecross, Jeremy Scahill, and many others. To register, go to wotfilmfestival.com.

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib will be shown on Fri., Oct. 29 at 6:30 PM EDT, followed by a panel discussion at 8 PM ET.  It will be rescreened on Tues., Nov. 2 at noon ET. Directed by Rory Kennedy, the film is an examination of the prisoner abuse scandal involving U.S. soldiers and detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in the fall of 2003.

  My Country, My Country, by Laura Poitras, will be shown on Oct. 30 at 9:30 AM EDT followed by a panel discussion at 1:30 PM ET. You can also watch the film on Sat., Oct. 30 at 3 PM ET and Wed., Nov. 3 at noon ET. Filmed in Baghdad, My Country, My Country tells the story of Dr. Riyadh, an Iraqi doctor, father of six and Sunni political candidate. An outspoken critic of the U.S. occupation, he is equally passionate about the need to establish democracy in Iraq, arguing that Sunni participation in the January 2005 elections is essential. Yet all around him, Dr. Riyadh sees only chaos.

  Citizenfour by Laura Poitras stars Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald. A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. See it on Sat., Oct. 30 at 11:30 AM EDT and at 5 PM EDT and noon on Wed., Nov. 3. The panel discussion is on Sat., Oct. 30 at 1:30 PM EDT.

87] – The DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council [info@dncclimate.org] needs you to knock on doors.   Do some knocking on Sat., Oct. 30 from 9 AM to noon ET, noon to 3 PM ET, 3 to 6 PM ET, or 6 to 9 PM ET in Arlington, VA 22201.  The address is private, but it will be sent to you when you sign up: https://www.mobilize.us/virginiaturnoutproject/?address=Washington,+DC+20010,+USA&event_type=1&lat=38.9339046&lon=-77.03053899999999&start_date=2021-10-16T04:00:00.000Z&link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-2-crucial-actions-virginia-race-build-back-better&email_referrer=email_1330358&email_subject=2-crucial-actions-virginia-race-build-back-better.

88] – Bikemore tells me that every Saturday from 9 AM to noon through Oct. 30, Baltimore City Recreation and Parks brings out their fleet of bikes for adults and youth so you can rent them for free to ride around Lake Montebello.  Pedal around Lake Montebello on the 1.3-mile paved track. To check out a bike, a current government issue Id is required. This is an easy self-paced ride.  First come, first served.  Due to COVID-19 physical distancing requirements, all participants will be required to provide/wear PPE aligning with Maryland regulations and are expected to maintain physical distancing throughout the program. Email bcrp.bikes@baltimorecity.gov.  Visit https://www.bikemore.net/event/rides-around-lake-montebello-m2jbp-3p52g-eb9am-mkzcy-7zcgr-55jrr-7sthw-er6p7-d8szg.

89] – On Sat., Oct. 30 from noon to 2 PM EST, get over to the Food Pantry and Food Donation Center at First and Franklin Presbyterian Church, 210 W. Madison St., Baltimore. This Food Pantry is open every Saturday. Get a grocery bag – breakfast, jelly and peanut butter (a good source of protein) for lunch, the makings for a balanced dinner such as beans and rice, pasta and sauce, soup, vegetables, fruit, and a paper goods. Also added is a little fun food, such as popcorn or cookies, for everyone enjoys a treat.  Contributions of shelf stable foods can be brought to Reid Chapel every Saturday between noon and 2 PM. If shopping is difficult for you, monetary donations earmarked food pantry may be sent to the church.  How else can you help? Volunteers are needed to help collect and distribute food. Contact the church office to volunteer. You can also help by spreading the word to those you know who are facing food insecurity. See https://www.facebook.com/firstfranklinbaltimore.

90] – On Sat., Oct. 30 at noon ET, "MARCH TO THE POLLS" starting at Freedom High School, Riding Center Drive. Exercise your right to vote with the Loudon County, VA NAACP. Safely vote early and absentee.  Fight Voter Suppression.

91] –Future Coalition [info@futurecoalition.org] needs your help with phone banking on Sat., Oct. 30 from 3:45 to 5 PM ET.  This is part of the Virginia mobilization as the elections are rapidly approaching, and turnout is critical.  This is especially in communities whose vote has been traditionally suppressed. Future Coalition is the leading organization behind progressive youth activism. The completely youth-led team is providing young people with the tools, resources, and support to power their ideas and amplify their impact around the nation.  Virginians will elect a governor, a lieutenant governor, attorney general, and state delegates and these newly elected policymakers will decide the future of the state’s voting rights laws.   Join in for a youth-led guided phone bank to call young voters of color in Virginia every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday until Election Day: https://www.mobilize.us/cfcg-rov/event/419798/?link_id=6&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-virginia-phone-banking-rsvp-now&email_referrer=email_1331244&email_subject=help-needed-virginia-mobilization

92] – Music for Peace: Introducing Samuel Andonian and Alice Chenyang Xu is happening on Sat., Oct. 30 from 7:30 to 9 PM EDT. The musicians will play a variety of music ranging from Bach through Clara Schumann to contemporary Shulamit Ran. The concert will be performed live at Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church for a limited number of socially distanced attendees, who must already have completed their COVID-19 vaccinations and be masked during the event. It will also be livestreamed for those who prefer to watch online from home, or if the number of in-person attendees has been reached. Buy tickets at https://secure.everyaction.com/c4RwuT-zMUSJgMHbvb56pg2.  This is a benefit for Massachusetts Peace Action.  The price of a ticket is $25 for Mass. Peace Action members, $35 for non-members, $100 for supporters, $10 for students and low income folks. Reserve your tickets online, or call 617-354-2169 with credit card number.

93] -- This is A PLEA TO CONVINCE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY TO OBEY INTERNATIONAL LAW. The world reached a historic milestone on January 22, 2021: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons [TPNW] entered into force and become binding international law -- https://www.icanw.org/the_treaty.

  Prevent Nuclear War/Maryland has called attention to the growing danger of nuclear war and the outrageous $1.7 trillion dollars we are spending to upgrade the nuclear arsenal. On July 18, 2017, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, a U.S. Navy - affiliated research center received a seven-year, $92 million contract to continue its systems engineering and research-and-development services for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. Help convince JHU to renounce nuclear weapons contracts. Contact the president, Ron Daniels, to urge him to reject all nuclear weapons contracts: Office of the President, 242 Garland Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218.  Call his office at (410) 516-8068 or email president@jhu.edu.

94] – Bad Attitude Publishers Announces the release of Beauty Fades /Stupid Lasts Forever and The Trial According to Alan Barysh. In light of the fascist/Q Annon/Truther/Alex Jones and Trump-inspired attack on the capital, Bad attitude Publications has released a photo essay by Alan Barysh. In the follow-up book to Sorry Truther, it was an OUTSIDE JOB Beauty Fades.... gives the reader an upfront look at the reactionary forces and the deadly beliefs these folks uphold. In pictures and texts, one gets a good look at the faces and ideas that pose a real threat to this country. The Trial According to Alan Barysh is a rewrite of the Kafka Classic The Trial. With pictures from the original movie, Alan Barysh rewrites this scathing satire with just a tad more cutting edge satire, and a different ending. The appendix to the book talks about the lonely uphill struggle of Tawanda Jones to get justice for her brother. This afterthought is included, because of the real Kafkesque struggle of the West Family to get justice for her brother. Both books can be purchased on Amazon.com. For every purchase of The Trial, Alan Barysh will give all of his royalties to the West Family. Just text a picture of the book to 443-239-5325.

95] – David Eberhardt was a member of the Baltimore Four with Father Philip Berrigan, Tom Lewis and Rev. James Mengel.  The group poured blood on draft files on October 27, 1967.  They would be convicted and sentenced to prison. Dave has written a book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"- documenting the Baltimore Four action and many others up to and including the most recent Plowshares action – Kings Bay Plowshares 7.  Phil Berrigan’s wife, Elizabeth McAlister, is a member of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7. 

Dave just printed the 5th edition of the book which is available for $25 by sending him a check: Dave Eberhardt, 4 Hadley Square North, Baltimore, MD 21218. You can contact him at mozela9@comcast.net. He prefers that you DO NOT order the book from Amazon. Image 1 of 2 for FOR ALL THE SAINTS: A PROTEST PRIMER. David Eberhardt; Image 2 of 2 for FOR ALL THE SAINTS: A PROTEST PRIMER; and FOR ALL THE SAINTS: A PROTEST PRIMER.  This is a self-published book printed in 2017 with updates.

The price is $25 for a Spiral Bound, and Signed. This edition being what the publisher calls “The 4th edition (or first edition 4th state?)  of this book (with “final” additions) has been printed by the firm of FEDEX numbered 150-200, signed by the author, February 2017.”This is copy 187 and is numbered and signed by David Eberhardt on the title page.~~While the bibliographical information is a bit head-spinning, this is an engaging memoir by David Eberhardt recounting his involvement with the Brothers Berrigan in the protests against the Viet Nam war, and his subsequent time as an inmate at the Lewisburg Federal Prison. There is Near Fine binding: Item #291479.

96] – Check out “Confessions of a Radical Academic: A Memoir by Fred L. Pincus,” now available from Adelaide Books (https://adelaidebooks.org/collections/latest-releases/products/confessions-of-a-radical-academic) or from Amazon.  Fred taught sociology at UMBC for more than 40 years and is on the board of Research Associates Foundation.  His memoir details his struggles to have a successful career while keeping true to his radical principles and activism.  One major theme is his struggle with race and racism both on and off campus. Go to www.fredlpincus.com.

97] Yousef Zarbalian [mailto:yzarbali@gmail.com] started his own medical practice in December before the pandemic hit. It is called East-West Medicine and Rheumatology, and its website is EastWestMD.com.  Yousef is licensed in Maryland and Virginia. He is doing primary care as well as rheumatologic care (focusing on joint problems and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and sjogren's).  He is offering telemedicine visits, and he has very reasonable rates for uninsured individuals.  He makes use of herbs (which can be sent directly to patients from the herbal dispensary) as well as prescribing medications to their local pharmacy if needed.  

98] -- If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs, records, tarps and table cloths, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

99] -- Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

100] -- Join an extraordinary global campaign for the elimination of nuclear weapons: http://www.globalzero.org/sign-declaration. A growing group of leaders around the world is calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons and a majority of the global public agrees.  This is an historic window of opportunity.  With momentum already building in favor of Zero, a major show of support from people around the world could tip the balance. When it comes to nuclear weapons, one is one too many.

101] – A Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org; call 202-682-4282.

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/.

“One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan