Baltimore Activist Alert -- May 6 -7, 2022

69] Dorothy Day Catholic Worker at the White House – May 6

70] An issue for the midterms is the climate-- May 6

71] DNC National Call Crew – May 6 & 7

72] Fire Drill Friday – May 6

73] Door Knocking for Brooke – May 6

74] Voter Protection Phonebanks – May 6 and 7

75] The American Democracy Summit – May 6

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69] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., May 6 at noon.  Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.

70] – The NRDC Action Fund [actionfund@nrdc.org] welcomes your participation on Fri., May 6 from 1 to 2 PM ET for Fighting the Fossil Fuel Industry to Protect the Pro-Environment House Majority.  RSVP at https://nrdc.formstack.com/forms/fy22glc_copy. This political briefing will feature climate leader Rep. Susan Wild of Pennsylvania and New Mexico Congressional candidate Gabe Vazquez.   Talk about what to expect from the upcoming midterm elections, key states and races to watch, and how the Action Fund is working to elect climate champions who will fight for the people, not polluters.

71] – 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., May 6. 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., 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.  

72] – Jane Fonda for Greenpeace USA [info@greenpeaceusa.org] hopes you will join in for Fire Drill Friday on May 6 at 2 PM ET.  What is a good climate job? What if workers and climate activists were on the same side in Texas?  Discuss the labor and workers' rights movement, people power, and some incredibly inspiring work happening in Texas to solve the climate crisis while creating millions of new good union “climate jobs” in the process. Here to talk about the nuances and opportunities of growing the natural alliance between environmental activists and labor rights activists are two long-time heroes of social justice--president of the Texas AFL-CIO Rick Levy and Greenpeace USA’s CPO Tefere Gebre. RSVP https://www.facebook.com/events/2761107220859641/?emci=28c746db-d7cb-ec11-997e-281878b83d8a&emdi=5c478423-94cc-ec11-997e-281878b83d8a&ceid=1705696.

73] – Do some Door Knocking for Brooke in Your Neighborhood on Fri., May 6 and Sat., May 7 from 2 to 4 PM ET!  This event’s address is private. Sign up for the details: https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/449990/?followup_modal_context=newsletter. 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.

74] – 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., May 6 from 4 to 6 PM ET, and Sat., May 7 from noon to 2 PM and 6 to 8 PM ET. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

75] – The American Democracy Summit [adsummit@represent.us] would like you to be a part of Federal Reform: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly on Fri., May 6 at 8 PM ET. In 2021, the democracy reform movement, including RepresentUs members, put its might behind passing an epic reform bill to fight back against voter suppression and political corruption. But in January 2022, Senate obstructionists derailed the For the People Act.  There are many questions to answer: What happened? What opportunities remain to pass democracy reform at the federal level? And what does this mean for state-based reforms? Join RepresentUs, policy experts, movement leaders, and members of Congress on to get answers to these questions and learn how you can be a part of what’s coming next. RSVP at https://americandemocracysummit.org/virtual-event-series/?akid=167100.680940.KpcSTW&rd=1&source=ak-em-ADS-20220414&t=9&utm_campaign=ADS&utm_content=20220414&utm_medium=em&utm_source=ak&utm_term=.

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/.

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