73] Knock on doors/phone bank in Virginia – Oct. 23
74] Bike more at Lake Montebello -- Oct. 23
75]
Bus, car pool or ride a train to the Freedom to
Vote rally – Oct. 23
76]
Expungement fair
– Oct. 23
77] Freedom to Vote rally – Oct. 23
78] Food Pantry and Food Donation Center – Oct. 23
79] Opposing Militarism: A Key Task for Climate
Justice – Oct. 23
80] Compost workshop – Oct. 23
81] Phone banking in Virginia – Oct. 23
82] Veterans Forum on the War in Afghanistan – Oct. 23
83] Tell JHU president to
renounce nuclear weapons contracts
84]
Beauty
Fades /Stupid Lasts Forever and The Trial According to Alan Barysh
85] Read
Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints-
a Protest Primer"
86] New Book: “Confessions of a Radical Academic”
87] Two
Berrigan Books still in print
88] Do you need a doctor?
89]
Donate books, videos, DVDs and records
90]
Do you need any book shelves?
91] Join the Global Zero campaign.
92] Peace Park
Antinuclear Vigil
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73] –
The DNC Environment and Climate Crisis
Council [info@dncclimate.org] needs you to phone bank and/or to knock on doors.
On Sat., Oct. 23 from 9 AM to noon ET,
to knock on doors come to 1618 N. Adams St., Arlington, VA 22201. Sign up at
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.
Phone banking is the highest impact volunteer activity you can do from home. Hundreds of thousands 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 Sat., Oct. 23, 2 to 4 PM EDT.
74] – 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.
75] – There is a bus going to D.C. on Sat., Oct. 23 for the Freedom to Vote rally. Due to the AMAZING response of folks in Baltimore the bus is currently at capacity! So, folks can RSVP for a carpool leaving from the same location, at the same time: https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/423857/.
Be at Western High School, 4600 Falls Road, Baltimore 21209 at 9:30 AM. Meet on the parking lot near the entrance of Western High School where free Parking Permits will be issued. Boarding begins at 9:30 AM with a departure at 10 AM SHARP! The bus will drop people off directly at the Rally site at the Taft Memorial Park near the intersection of Constitution and New Jersey Avenues. The Rally is scheduled for 11:30 AM to 1 PM. The bus will pick people up at the Rally site returning to Baltimore by 3 PM. The bus is hosted and funded by the Leagues of Women Voters of Baltimore City and Baltimore County and the Declaration for Democracy Coalition. The 56-passenger bus capacity is limited to 30 persons total as Covid-19 safety protocols will be observed. Each passenger must provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID Test result within the previous 72 hours. Social distancing and masks are required during transport.
RSVP to express your interest in being a driver or joining the carpool. The carpool will leave from the exact same location as the bus at Western High School, 4600 Falls Rd, at the same time, 10am sharp! All drivers and riders should wear masks and be vaccinated in order to participate.
76] – On Sat., Oct. 23 at 10 AM ET, the Office of the State's Attorney and the City of Glenarden, 8600 Glenarden Parkway, 20706 will hold an expungement fair. Community Legal Services will be providing attorneys to assist with petitions for expungement. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pgsao-expungement-fair-in-glenarden-tickets-170489452542?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_1321698&email_subject=md-ppc-weekly-update.
77] – Future Coalition [info@futurecoalition.org] wants you to be at the Capitol on Sat., Oct. 23 from 11:30 AM to 1 PM ET. Rally at the Capitol to Defend Our Freedom to Vote. Be at the Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon, Constitution Ave. NW & New Jersey Ave. NW, WDC 20001. Urge the Senate and President Biden to protect our freedom to vote by passing the Freedom to Vote Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and DC Statehood. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/416962/?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-no-more-excuses-voting-rights-now-4&email_referrer=email_1331128&email_subject=rally-at-the-capitol-to-defend-our-freedom-to-vote
78] – On Sat., Oct. 23 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.
79] – Massachusetts Peace Action [info@masspeaceaction.org] is holding its second CLIMATE & MILITARISM WEBINAR on Sat., Oct. 23 at noon ET. Anti-militarism/peacebuilding and climate justice intersect in many ways: from shared roots in capitalist extraction to manifestations in endless wars to protect access to fossil fuels and enrich weapons manufacturers. The Pentagon is both the single largest institutional polluter on the planet, and the largest enforcer of fossil fuel greed at the expense of our land and futures. The confluence of the climate crisis and rampant militarism -- two existential crises -- demands our attention and centering in our work. The webinar will be led by climate & anti-militarism organizer, Nick Rabb. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsdu-tqjIpHNVaMhI3a58oH_cM_CMW20AR?emci=df75619e-d831-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&emdi=b50ed6d4-d831-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&ceid=269591 On Sat., Oct. 16 at 11 AM, gather at the MLK Memorial for its 10th Anniversary Celebration, 1850 West Basin Dr. SW, WDC. See https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OCXLdeiieImnH0QIhFW5hWHv0SO1mArT/view?link_id=5&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-md-ppc-weekly-update-35&email_referrer=email_1315543&email_subject=md-ppc-weekly-update.
80] -- The FREE backyard composting workshops are scheduled through the end of October, offered by the Department of Public Work's GROW Center. However, they are 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 Sat., Oct. 23 from noon to 3 PM ET for a Pop-up at Stillmeadow Community Fellowship, 5100 block Frederick Road, Baltimore 21229. The last workshop is on Oct. 31.
81] –Future Coalition [info@futurecoalition.org] needs your help with phone banking on Sat., Oct. 23 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. Other dates are Tues., Oct 26, 5:45 to 7 PM EDT, Thurs., Oct. 28, 5:45 to 7PM EDT and Sat., Oct. 30, 3:45 to 5 PM EDT.
82] – Check out a Veterans Forum on the War in Afghanistan on Sat., Oct. 23 from 4 to 5 PM EDT. Before the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, many veterans were irate at the corrupt and reckless policies and practices of administration after administration that left many with physical and psychological injuries without a decent explanation about what it was all for. Many criticized the US’ collaboration with oppressive warlords, attempts to plunder the country’s mineral wealth, and indiscriminate killings of Afghani people. In a 2020 survey, 73 percent of veterans surveyed supported a full withdrawal of the military in Afghanistan and 57 percent of veterans surveyed stated they feel the US should be less engaged in military conflicts overseas in general. The event will be livestreamed at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtd-Ghqj4pGNCKFGR7z532vEHkaeSt7fc3. The speakers are Erik Edstrom, author of “Un-American: A Soldier’s Reckoning of Our Longest War,” and Neta Crawford, Co-Director of the Costs of War Project and author of “Accountability for Killing: Moral Responsibility for Collateral Damage in America’s Post-9/11 Wars.”
83] -- 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.
84] – 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.
85] – 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.
86] – 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.
87] –Two books by Fred Wilcox are still in print. The first one is “Fighting the Lamb's War Skirmishes with the American Empire” by Philip Berrigan and Fred A. Wilcox with a FOREWORD by Tripp York. It can be purchased by Wipf and Stock: https://wipfandstock.com/fighting-the-lamb-s-war.html. It is a Memoir in paperback/ISBN: 9781532660078/240 pages/republished 8/21/2018/ Retail Price: $26.00/and Web Price: $20.80.
The second one is “Uncommon Martyrs The Berrigans, the Catholic Left, and the Plowshares Movement” by Fred Wilcox, who profiles members of this anti-war movement, who’s Christianity compels them to acts of civil disobedience against the military industrial complex. The ISBN is 0201522314/$6.50 for a hardcover, and it can be purchased at Powell's Books. See https://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/book-reviews/view/7094/uncommon-martyrs.
88] – 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.
89] -- 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.
90] -- Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.
91] -- 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.
92] – 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
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