Friday, April 29, 2022

Baltimore Activist Alert – April 29 – May 2, 2022

Baltimore Activist Alert – April 29 – May 2, 2022

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

5] House cleaner needed

6] A friend needs a house or an apartment to rent

7] NUCLEAR DANGERS IN UKRAINE – April 29

8] “Mental Illness, Stigma and Positive Change” – May 1

9] Arts Build – May 1

10] Door Knocking for Brooke – May 1

11] Make Calls with the DNC National Call Crew – May 1 - 7

12] May Day Baltimore – May 1

13] Knock on doors in District 11 A – May 1

14] Militarism and Ecological Devastation – May 1

15] Progressive Town Hall – May 1

16] Voter Protection phone banks – May 1 - 2

17] Training opportunity – May 1

18] Protest at the Pentagon – May 2

19] Unmute Yourself: Peace Now on the Korean Peninsula -- May 2

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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] – 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.

5] – Is there a woman in the Baltimore area who does house cleaning?  This assignment would be on an irregular basis with several hours per week.  Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

6] – A friend, Brendan Walls, has to move out of a rented home on March 1.  So he is looking for housing and wants to live south of the Baltimore beltway, east of US 95 and north of Route 214.  Do you know of a house or apartment in the Annapolis area with as much peace and quiet as I can get for no more than $1800 a month? He does not mind pet sitting, house sitting, keeping someone company or community living.  Let me know if you have a lead on a home or apartment for Brendan to rent.  Thanks for giving this your consideration. Reach Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski 2001 at Comcast dot net.

7] – On Fri., April 29 at 3 PM ET, NOAM CHOMSKY AND DANIEL ELLSBERG will be IN DISCUSSION ON THE NUCLEAR DANGERS IN UKRAINE. Register https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctce-uqzotG9YgpMQ5i0XjxO3Ggf653yUp.

8] – 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., May 1, the platform is “Mental Illness, Stigma and Positive Change.” Mental illness affects 1 in 5 individuals and families directly – and many more through their jobs, in their neighborhood, their workplace, their taxes, and their faith and other communities. How does stigma fit in? What programs are available to help? What can individuals do and how can society and policymakers affect positive change? Kathryn (Kate) Farinholt is the Executive Director of NAMI Maryland (National Alliance on Mental Illness). More than 30 years ago, NAMI members helped Kate’s parents advocate for her sister with schizophrenia. In 1997 Kate was recruited to be a local and state NAMI board member and soon became the local affiliate’s first Executive Director. Under Kate’s direction, her affiliate was chosen in 2004 as the “Outstanding Local NAMI Affiliate” from over 1500 local affiliates for its integration of consumers of mental health services at all levels, its advocacy and education on criminal justice and other issues, its focus on diversity and its regional impact. Kate became the Executive Director of the NAMI state organization, NAMI Maryland, in 2011. Kate works on policy issues relating to: children and youth, homelessness, diversity, acute care, health disparities, integration of primary and mental health care, substance use and mental illness, and criminal justice. Email President@BEMOREthical.org for ZOOM login information.

9] – The Maryland Poor People's Campaign (MD PPC) [maryland@poorpeoplescampaign.org] hopes on Sun., May 1 at 11:30 AM you will join in for Arts in Action. Celebrate the power of the arts to inspire a movement! Share food, music, art & fellowship. There will be a potluck lunch followed by a music jam & art build. Create art for PPC events. Masking is strongly encouraged. Email western@poorpeoplescampaign.org. Register at https://actionnetwork.org/events/art-in-action?link_id=7&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-md-ppc-weekly-update-69&email_referrer=email_1488617&email_subject=md-ppc-weekly-update.  The Arts Build will take place at ST. PAUL'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 17 Bond Street, Westminster 21048.

10] –Do Door Knocking for Brooke in Your Neighborhood from 2 to 4 PM ET on Sun., May 1, Mon., May 2 and Tues., May 3. This event’s address is private.  Sign up for more details. Canvass in your community and share Brooke's vision to transform the Comptroller's office to work for every Marylander. YOU CAN DO THIS ON YOUR OWN TIME, SELECTING A DATE IS REQUIRED TO USE THIS FORM. YOU CAN KNOCK WHENEVER WORKS FOR YOU. Once you sign up the team will follow up with everything you need to knock on doors including materials, a t-shirt, stickers, and a quick training. This will continue through June 19.  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/449990/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

11] – Make Calls virtually with the DNC National Call Crew – on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Call voters in battleground states to build strength for the 2022 Midterms. Please email digitalorganizing@dnc.org. Sign up for calls on Sun., May 1, Mon., May 2, Tues., May 3, Wed., May 4, Thurs., May 5, Fri., May 6 and Sat., May 7. The times are 2 to 3 PM, 3 to 4 PM, 4 to 5 PM, 5 to 6 PM, 6 to 7 PM, and 7 to 8 PM EDT. On Sun., May 1 and Sat., May 7, the times are 2 to 3 PM, 3 to 4 PM, 4 to 5 PM, 5 to 6 PM. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/388091/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.

12] – May Day Baltimore 2022 is happening on Sun., May 1 from 3 to 5 PM.  Power to the Workers.  Peace to the World. Honor Immigrant Workers.  Meet at the McKeldin Square, Light and Pratt Streets. It is sponsored by the Baltimore Club, CPUSA [md@cpusa.org] and the Peoples Power Assembly.

13] – Join a Day of Action on Sun., May 1 from 3 to 5 PM ET- Knock on doors in District 11 A with Team Lierman, Sen. Shelly Hettleman and Candidate Cheryl Pasteur starting at 4414 Summer Grape Road, Pikesville 21208. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/456020/?followup_modal_context=newsletter. Canvass the voters in District 11A, and help build support for these outstanding candidates! You will receive all the training and materials you need to be successful upon arrival.

14] – Massachusetts Peace Action [info@masspeaceaction.org] hopes you will participate on Sun., May 1 at 4 PM ET with the Poor People’s Campaign: Militarism and Ecological Devastation. Hear from the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis of the Poor People's Campaign. The June 18 National March & Assembly will address the major issues facing the nation's 140 million low wealth people. It is the largest movement in the nation that explicitly rejects militarism and calls for reordering the war economy. Given the current intensification of military spending, this is the time to join forces!  Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtfuCvrDsoEtaR_UhGbZiWcnRDYfLNA9Ab.

15] –Mike Fox for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to attend the Town Hall on Sun., May 1 at 4 PM ET. Meet Progressive Rock Star and Congressional Candidate Amy Vilela. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4. Vilela is a passionate progressive, especially when it comes to healthcare. Her daughter tragically died at the hands of our nation’s profit-driven healthcare system after she was denied care because she couldn’t provide adequate proof of insurance to the local emergency room.

This tragedy—along with her working class, single-mom upbringing, as well as her own experiences as a working single mother—have honed her progressive vision focused the importance of the social safety net, and how we must all take care of each other. She worked her way through college while raising a family, and became a Chief Financial Officer in the business and not-for-profit worlds. Her resume and passionate progressive vision make her a great candidate for Congress in NV-01.

16] – Get involved with Voter Protection phone banks with Common Cause on Sundays through Saturdays. 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 voters in Connecticut to connect them to Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney’s office to urge him to pass state voting legislation. Also call voters in Pennsylvania to recruit them for election protection work in their state. These phone banks are subject to change. On Sun., May 1 from 6 to 8 PM ET and Mon., May 2 from 4 to 6 PM ET, call voters in Connecticut to connect them to Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney’s office to urge him to pass state voting legislation. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

17] – There is a Training Opportunity (via MoveOn) [moveon-help@list.moveon.org] on Sun., May 1 at 8 PM ET. Are you ready to make an impact in 2022?  Register to join the Progressive Power Training Series to learn how you can influence the 2022 elections --https://campaigns.moveon.org/progressivepowertrainingseries/register/?akid=321519.37684438.OtgeAl&rd=1&source=mailing&t=14. Additional dates are May 15 and June 5.

18] – 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 May 2 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 begins at 8 AM.  No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds. The restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.  

19] – The Ploughshares Fund [updates@ploughshares.org] hopes you will join Unmute Yourself: Peace Now on the Korean Peninsula on Mon., April 27 at 3 PM ET.  Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g4kl3eSDTgSJ4yDhxzhDHw. Focus on the 2022 documentary film Crossings that is making the rounds in the film festival circuit.  The event will be moderated by Ploughshares Fund President Dr. Emma Belcher and will feature Christine Ahn, Abigail Disney, and Deann Borshay Liem — all pioneers in a group of 30 women from 15 countries who crossed the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) from North to South Korea with 10,000 Korean women in 2015, as depicted in Crossings.

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, April 28, 2022

Baltimore Activist Alert -- April 29 - 30, May 1, 2022

54] Dorothy Day Catholic Worker at the White House – April 29

55] Max will be at the JHU Spring Fair -- April 29 -30, May 1

56] DNC National Call Crew – April 29 & 30

57] Voter Protection Phonebanks – April 29 – 30

58] What is happening in Colombia? -- April 29

59] Non-Nuclear Weapons and Strategic Stability in Europe – April 29

60] Join Vote4More – April 30

61] Knock on doors for Brooke Lierman in PG County – April 30

62] Gubernatorial Forum – April 30

63] Breakfast with Brooke – April 30

64] Knock with Team Lierman – April 30

65] Friends of Logan Endow Weekly Canvass – April 30

66] Get over to the food pantry April 30

67] Challenge the University of Pennsylvania – April 30

68] No US aid to apartheid Israel – April 30

69] Earth Month Youth Roundtable – April 30

70] May Day Baltimore – April 30

71] Brendan Walls is seeking a home/apartment to rent

72] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

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

74] Do you need a doctor?

75] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

76] Do you need any book shelves?

77] Join the Global Zero campaign.

78] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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

55] – Max will be at the Johns Hopkins University Spring Fair from Fri., April 29 from 2 to 8 PM, Sat., April 30 from 10 AM to 7 PM and Sun., May 1 from 10 AM to 5 PM.  On sale will be used books, buttons, bumperstickers, vinyl, DVDs, videos and CDs.  During the Fair, you can reach Max at 443-761-5899 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.  

56] – Make Calls virtually with the DNC National Call Crew – on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Call voters in battleground states to build strength for the 2022 Midterms. Please email digitalorganizing@dnc.org. Sign up for calls on Fri., April 29. The times are 2 to 3 PM, 3 to 4 PM, 4 to 5 PM, 5 to 6 PM, 6 to 7 PM, and 7 to 8 PM EDT. On Sat., April 30, the times are 2 to 3 PM, 3 to 4 PM, 4 to 5 PM, 5 to 6 PM. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/388091/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.  

57] – Get involved with Voter Protection Phonebanks with Common Cause on Sundays through Saturdays. Work together to demand bold changes to our democracy to create a government that represents all of us, not big corporations or special interests. On Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, call voters in Connecticut to connect them to Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney’s office to urge him to pass state voting legislation. On Thursdays and Fridays, call voters in Pennsylvania to recruit them for election protection work in their state. These phone banks are subject to change. On Fri., April 29 from 4 to 6 PM ET, and Sat., April 30 from noon to 2 PM and 6 to 8 PMET. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

58] Alliance for Global Justice informed us that on Fri., April 29 at 5:30 PM ET there will be a Charla de Colombia: Looking Back on One Year Since the 2021 National Strike, featuring a conversation with Darnelly Rodriguez of the Centro Pazífico and independent journalist David Escobar. Darnelly and David coordinated the distribution of supplies the Alliance for Global Justice raised for street medics in Cali during the strike.  Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8oUMkIHoQnCUolxo8BLhPQ?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=3b572dbc-0c14-46c4-8919-4970fb85acdc&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=a5ad48f5-2441-4544-b3ef-f720ef03e89e.

59] – On Fri., April 29 at 9 PM ET, tune in to Non-Nuclear Weapons and Strategic Stability in Europe [Online]. The line between conventional and nuclear weapons in Europe is becoming increasingly blurred as new technologies such as cyber weapons and precision-guided missiles are making it possible to achieve strategic-level effects without employing nuclear weapons. In this International Institute of Security Studies (IISS) webinar, generously funded by the European Union as a part of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium project, two panels of experts will help us understand how the spread of these technologies is affecting stability on the European continent. Session 1 will focus on the weapons themselves, what capabilities they have, and the emerging doctrine surrounding their use. Session 2 will explore the impact and implications of their use, including in Ukraine, and offer concrete advice for decision-makers seeking to manage the risks associated with these weapons. Register at https://www.iiss.org/events/2022/04/non-nuclear-weapons-and-strategic-stability-in-europe.

60] – Join Vote4More! at the Towsontown Spring Festival, 400 Washington Ave., Towson 21204 on Sat., April 30. Do Signature Gathering from 8:30 to 11 AM or 5 to 7:30 PM EDT.  Help staff the Vote4More table and collect signatures on the historic Vote4More petition at the Towsontown Spring Festival!  All training and materials are included!  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/452788/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest.

61] – Knock on doors for Brooke in Prince Georges County on Sat., April 30 from 10 AM to 1 PM ET. Talk with your neighbors about electing Democrats up and down the ballot in 2022. The meeting place will be sent to you after you RSVP. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/442693/.

62] – Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] wants you to attend a Maryland Gubernatorial Forum on Sat., April 30 at 10 AM ET. Hear from four Democratic candidates for Governor and one for Lieutenant Governor: Monique Anderson-Walker, Rushern Baker, Ashwani Jain, John King, and Tom Perez.  They will discuss their platforms, records and goals for the Governorship for 2022 and beyond. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/453380/?akid=2805.8252965.nv79ho&rd=1&t=15.

63] РOn Sat., April 30 from 10 AM to 11 AM, do Breakfast with Brooke at the New Deal Caf̩, 113 Centerway, Greenbelt 20770! Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/446358/.

64] – On Sat., April 30 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM ET, get involved in a Day of Action - Knock with Team Lierman and District 20 Team in Montgomery County!  Meet at Carole Highlands Elementary School, 1610 Hannon St., Takoma Park 20912.  Join Brooke and the District 20 Team (Sen. Smith, Del. Moon, Del. Wilkins, and Del. Charkoudian) to canvass the voters in the 20th district! Build support for these outstanding candidates! You will receive all the training and materials you need to be successful upon arrival. https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/452956/.

65] -- Get with a Friends of Logan Endow Weekly Canvass on Saturdays through June 25 from noon to 3 PM ET, hosted by Progressive Maryland - New Era Project. Election season is here!! Canvassers will be trained before going out. For more details, email malcolm@progressivemaryland.org. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/449919/.

66] – On Sat., April 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.

67] – On Sat., April 30 at noon, gather at 33rd & Walnut Sts., Phila., PA for a REACH-OUT FOR PEACE at the PENN RELAYS. Urge UPENN to sever its ties to the VANGUARD GROUP and its investments in Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest war profiteer and U.S. #1 nuclear weapons contractor. The protest will be near Franklin Field, between Walnut and Spruce. Tell the University of Pennsylvania to end its ties to war, nuclear weapons, and Lockheed Martin. Celebrate the games, not war around the world and killing. Run with Peace.  Contact the Brandywine Peace Community at www.brandywinepeace.com or (215) 843-4827.

68] – The ANSWER Coalition [info@answercoalition.org] hopes you will attend on Sat., April 30 at 2 PM ET a Rally in DC for Palestine! Gather at the US Capitol Peace Monument, First St. SE, WDC to say Hands off Palestine. This week, during the holy month of Ramadan, Israeli forces attacked worshipping Palestinians inside al-Aqsa mosque, one of the holiest sites within the Islamic faith, injuring more than 57 Palestinians alone. As of April 18th, 15 Palestinians have been killed and 945 injured throughout Ramadan. The mainstream media in the United States has continually ignored the oppressive apartheid reality that Israel imposes on the Palestinians to this day. Demand an immediate end to all U.S. aid to apartheid Israel! 

69] – The DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council [info@dncclimate.org] will gather on Sat., April 30 at 3 PM. DON’T MISS: The Council’s Earth Month Youth Roundtable - The Climate Generation Unites for this exciting, important virtual livestream marking the final day of Earth Month. Youth voters cast nearly 14% of all ballots in 2020, a surge in turnout that was crucial for winning at the federal, state and local levels. Youth voters are an especially significant part of the electorate in key states for 2022 and 2024, including Georgia, Nevada, Texas, Arizona and California. And youth voters care passionately about climate.  Get involved at https://actionnetwork.org/events/dnc-climate-councils-earth-month-youth-roundtable-the-climate-generation-unites?clear_id=true&link_id=6&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-temporary-subject&email_referrer=email_1467336&email_subject=dnc-climate-council-updates-events-women-environmental-leaders-our-road-map-for-2022.  

70] – May Day Baltimore 2022 is happening on Sun., May 1 from 3 to 5 PM.  Power to the Workers.  Peace to the World. Honor Immigrant Workers.  Meet at the McKeldin Square, Light and Pratt Streets. It is sponsored by the Baltimore Club, CPUSA [md@cpusa.org] and the Peoples Power Assembly.

71] – A friend, Brendan Walls, has to move out of a rented home on March 1.  So he is looking for housing and wants to live south of the Baltimore beltway, east of US 95 and north of Route 214.  Do you know of a house or apartment in the Annapolis area with as much peace and quiet as I can get for no more than $1800 a month? He does not mind pet sitting, house sitting, keeping someone company or community living.  Let me know if you have a lead on a home or apartment for Brendan to rent.  Thanks for giving this your consideration. Reach Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski 2001 at comcast dot net.

72] -- 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.

73] – 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. 

74] 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.  

75] -- 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.

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

77] -- 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.

78] – 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

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Baltimore Activist Alert -- April 28 - 30, 2022

40] Protest Lockheed Martin – April 28

41] Implementing Justice – April 28

42] Make calls with the DNC – April 28 – 30

43] Festival of Labor's Left Ideas – April 28

44] 21st Century Common Security Report – April 28

45] Voter Protection Phonebanks – April 28 – 30

46] Phone bank for Brooke – April 28

47] Protest of the Uyghur genocide – April 28

48] Media Justice – April 28

49] Answer calls from prisoners – April 28

50] Throwdown Thursdays phone bank or text bank – April 28

51] Our Revolution phone bank – April 28

52] Refugee Film Series – April 28

53] Safety and Security of Nuclear Facilities in Conflict Zones – April 28

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40] –- Join Global Mobilization to Stop Lockheed Martin on Thurs., April 28 at noon at its AEGIS Naval Weapons Center, Marne Highway & Young Avenue, Moorestown, NJ 08057.  Go to Brandywine Peace Community at www.brandywinepeace.com or 215-843-4827.

 

41] – The Progressive Caucus Action Fund presents The Movement Tools Training Series! This series is designed to share the practical knowledge, organizing strategies and tools our movement needs to take action and deliver real policy wins for our communities.  It features movement leaders, advocates, policy experts and special guest elected champions who are leading the fight for economic, racial and gender justice. Each session is accompanied by a toolkit with tools and example resources. Sessions will take place every 3 weeks on Thursdays at 1 PM ET for 90 minutes. The next session is on April 28 and the theme is Implementing Justice. Please send any questions to heejin@progressivecaucuscenter.org.  Sign up at https://airtable.com/shrRoHEJhQDwWw5k1?emci=ecc25a32-3da2-ec11-a22a-281878b85110&emdi=e5b331bb-3da2-ec11-a22a-281878b85110&ceid=10282414

 

42] – Make Calls virtually with the DNC National Call Crew – on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Call voters in battleground states to build strength for the 2022 Midterms. Please email digitalorganizing@dnc.org. Sign up for calls on Thurs., April 28, and Fri., April 29. The times are 2 to 3 PM, 3 to 4 PM, 4 to 5 PM, 5 to 6 PM, 6 to 7 PM, and 7 to 8 PM EDT. On Sat., April 30, the times are 2 to 3 PM, 3 to 4 PM, 4 to 5 PM, 5 to 6 PM. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/388091/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.  

 

43] – On Thurs., April 28 at 2 PM ET, attend Arise: A Festival of Labor's Left Ideas with Tariq Ali, friend of Hugo Chávez & author of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Axis of Hope.' Also to speak will be special guests from Venezuela & Latin America including Jacobo Torres, Venezuelan trade union & PSUV militant.  This special online event will discuss the significance of the defeat of the US-backed coup against Hugo Chávez 20 years on - and look at how Latin America's mass movements today are working to end US domination and neo-liberalism in the region for good. See https://www.facebook.com/events/492037979140794/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=b153e25f-9969-4adc-86c4-c000097ae3fa.

 

44] – The Campaign for Peace Disarmament & Common Security [jgerson80@gmail.com] will present a report on Thurs., April 28 at 2 PM ET.  “International Security must rest on a commitment to joint survival rather than a threat of mutual destruction.” (Palme Commission Report 1982) On the 40th anniversary of the Palme Commission’s Common Security report, which played a major role in ending the Cold War, The Olaf Palme Foundation, the International Peace Bureau, and the International Trade Union Confederation will issue their 21st Century Common Security Report. Sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vt3XCr2bToSpgIxlN5Pemg.

 

45] – Get involved with Voter Protection Phonebanks with Common Cause on Sundays through Saturdays. Work together to demand bold changes to our democracy to create a government that represents all of us, not big corporations or special interests. On Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, call voters in Connecticut to connect them to Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney’s office to urge him to pass state voting legislation. On Thursdays and Fridays, call voters in Pennsylvania to recruit them for election protection work in their state. These phone banks are subject to change. On Thurs., April 28 from 4 to 6 PM and 6 to 8 PM ET, Fri., April 29 from 4 to 6 PM ET, and Sat., April 30 from noon to 2 PM and 6 to 8 PMET. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

 

46] – Joe Francaviglia [info@brookelierman.com] wants you to Phone Bank for Brooke Lierman on Thursdays from 4 to 5 PM ET.  Go to https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/397560/?emci=dc721680-b092-ec11-a507-281878b83d8a&emdi=acb88e23-b592-ec11-a507-281878b83d8a&ceid=14404480. Join in a canvass of the community and share Brooke's vision to transform the Comptroller's office to work for every Marylander. Once you sign up the team will follow up with everything you’ll need to phone bank! This will continue through Thurs., May 12.  

 

47] – "Ariel Kennedy" <ardeke91 @ gmail. com> encourages you to come to a Protest Against the Uyghur Genocide on Thurs., April 28 at 5:30 PM EDT. Adas Israel does a monthly protest of the Uyghur genocide.  This month meet at Adas, 2850 Quebec St. NW, WDC 20008, and walk to the Chinese Embassy at Van Ness and International Drive. Because the 28th is Yom HaShoah and a week before Mother’s Day, protest the destruction of Uyghur families caused by the genocide. 

 

48] – MediaJustice [socialmedia@mediajustice.org]inviting you to the launch of a new digital organizing hub, Unshackling Freedom, to fight the harmful use of Electronic Monitoring and all kinds of e-carceration. This launch will happen on Thurs., April 28 at 6:30 PM ET.  RSVP at bit.ly/emlaunch42822. 

 

49]  On Thurs., April 28 at 7 PM ET, join the DC League of Women Voters 411 project by Zoom.  LWVDC has established a phone line to provide essential, non-partisan voter information to incarcerated DC residents housed in federal prisons or the local jail. The one-hour training prepares volunteers to answer calls to the phone line (through an internet phone service). Volunteers are asked to commit to weekly shifts through the June 2022 primary. Email president@lwvdc.org. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkcu2rpzkpGtwcnGTWK5cGdsoDjtyQ0E0V.

 

50] – On Throwdown Thursdays phone bank or text bank with the team from 6 to 8 PM ET. Every week call or text voters across the state about a number of important issues. Election season is here!! The time has finally come. Progressive Maryland announced its first round of election endorsements, and now it is time to call and text for incredible candidates in order to elect as many progressives into office as possible!! Make sure you join the Throwdown Thursday Team now to start making a difference! Visit https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemarylandneweraproject/event/416692/?emci=c2a8dfd3-4730-ec11-981f-c896653b9208&emdi=f068a6d2-5b30-ec11-981f-c896653b9208&ceid=136680. 

 

51] – Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] would like you to phone bank on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 PM ET. There are more than 8 million voters across the country who identify as progressive. These numbers suggest progressives can win at every level of government, but the voters must go to the polls! Sign up to join the Our Revolution phone bank force at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/440081/?akid=2556.8252965.t1Ai8m&rd=1&t=11. Sign up for Thurs., April 28.

 

52] – Check out the Refugee Film Festival on Thursdays, April 28 – to see This Is Home, Sept. 29 –to see Accept The Call, October 27 – to see A Home Called Nebraska and December 8 – to see The Runner.  There is no charge, but donations are welcome.  The festival is organized by Journey's End to the refugee community in Western New York. All films are shown online at 7 PM ET. Please visit and bookmark www.wnyrff.org to access details of each film. Zoom log-in info will be emailed to you prior to each screening. Due to film licensing, films can only be screened once on the designated date and time. Email volunteer@jersbuffalo.org. This Is Home is an intimate portrait of four Syrian refugee families arriving in America and struggling to find their footing. Displaced from their homes and separated from loved ones, they are given eight months of assistance from the International Rescue Committee to become self-sufficient. As they learn to adapt to challenges, including the newly imposed travel ban, their strength and resilience are tested.  After surviving the traumas of war, the families arrive in Baltimore, Maryland and are met with a new set of trials. They attend cultural orientation classes and job training sessions where they must “learn America” – everything from how to take public transportation to negotiating new gender roles – all in an ever-changing and increasingly hostile political environment. Their goals are completely relatable: find a job, pay the bills, and make a better life for the next generation. Go to https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E11271&id=72.

 

53] – On Fri., April 29 at 9 AM, CHECK OUT Safety and Security of Nuclear Facilities in Conflict Zones: The War in Ukraine [Online], hosted by the Women In International Security (WIIS), Embassy of Liechtenstein, and the Black Sea Women in Nuclear Network. There are multiple speakers. Sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1816504776733/WN_HOpCxRuxRBq49auKW31Jyg.

 

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