Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Baltimore Activist Alert -- June 1 - 2, 2023

36] Hear from the Baltimore Banner – June 1

37] Power in the Park – June 1

38] Social Housing organizing meeting – June 1

39] Lower Shore Progressive Caucus meeting – June 1

40] Working Families Party Campaign Camp – June 1

41] Bike breakfast – June 2

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36] – The Baltimore Banner [giving@thebaltimorebanner.com] is hosting a discussion with Banner journalists and newsroom leaders on Thurs., June 1 from  5:30 to 8 PM ET at the Goucher College Hyman Forum of the Athenaeum, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-banner-revealed-6123-tickets-629286923127?utm_source=The+Baltimore+Banner&utm_campaign=499133ac53-BANNER_REVEALED_FOLLOWUP_INVITE_SUBS_052423&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-429d26545e-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D. Hear from CEO and Publisher Imtiaz Patel, Editor in Chief Kimi Yoshino, Deputy Managing Editor Richard Martin, Enterprise Reporter Tim Prudente, Investigative Reporter Brenna Smith, and Columnist Leslie Gray Streeter. The team will take you behind the scenes on their best recent stories concluding with an interactive portion with participants. Coffee, dessert, and networking with the newsroom will follow.  

37] – The Maryland League of Conservation Voters [info@mdlcv.org] on Thurs.., June 1 from 6 to 8 PM ET is inviting you to the Chispa Maryland program at Power in the Park. You'll learn about Saving Energy, Lowering your Energy Bills, Utility Assistance, Clean Energy and Healthy Housing. It will occur at the New Hampshire Estates Park - and it will have kid-activities.  This annual event is hosted by Delegate Lorig Charkoudian in coordination with Community Health & Empowerment through Education & Research (CHEER) to connect the Long Branch community with energy assistance, weatherization, and community solar programs. Sign up at https://www.mdlcv.org/event/power-in-the-park?emci=95e7c028-13f4-ed11-907c-00224832eb73&emdi=dd5dc8a1-8af5-ed11-907c-00224832eb73&ceid=578562.

38] – The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] indicates that on Thurs., June 1 at 6:30 PM ET there will be a Social Housing organizing meeting. Learn about its latest activities, what is planned for the future, and how to get involved. The Social Housing Working Group seeks to educate Metro DC DSA chapter members and the general public about social housing and to facilitate collective action in support of the passage and implementation of the Green New Deal for Housing Amendment Act. The legislation proposes to create mixed-income, district-owned housing with market rate units that subsidize a larger number of affordable units. It's a pioneering approach that deepens affordability, invests surplus funds into the creation of more social housing, and locks-in financial sustainability. The bill also includes climate and labor standards and elected tenant boards with oversight over building management. This event is open to both DSA Members and supporters. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/social-housing-organizing-meeting-12?link_id=60&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-12-2023&email_referrer=email_1923199&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-19-2023.

39] – Jared Schablein [admin@lowershoreprogressives.com] wants you to know that the Lower Shore Progressive Caucus will hold a virtual Monthly Meeting with Shelley Johnson on Thurs., June 1 at 6:30 PM E. She is a Princess Anne Town Councilmember. To participate, RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qf-2prjsqEt3XcBPp5pKGGqp9ZBhwVV9r#/registration.

40] – On Thurs., June 1 from 7 to 9 PM ET, get with the Working Families Party Campaign Camp for a virtual training for Activists about Elections and Building Power. This session covers the following concepts: contextualizing WFP as an independent political party, discuss elections as one of the movement’s many tools for change, debunk some myths about winning an election, and map out how to get a campaign started. Share the application here: http://wfpus.org/campaigncamp. As working-class communities continue to be crushed under the weight of stagnant wages, rising costs of living, mounting debt, environmental calamities, and the dismantlement of long-established rights and protections — this is a time to organize, mobilize, and empower each other to rise up in sustained mass resistance.  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/561675/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.

41] – Jed Weeks, Bikemore [info@bikemore.net] wants you to know about a Bike Breakfast on Fri., June 2 from 7:30 to 9 AM ET at Socle Courtyard (by Fadensonnen/Sophomore Coffee), 3 W 23rd St, Baltimore, MD 21218.  RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/lx0QSVeaCE-ZrWsDsV0PBg2.

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

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Baltimore Activist Alert -- May 31, 2023

28] Biden’s Clean Energy Plan – May 31

29] How Arab Americans Will Vote in 2024. – May 31

30] What's next for CCAN Maryland? May 31

31] The Politics of Israel-Palestine in the U.S. – May 31

32] Defund NoVA Police Working Group Meeting. – May 31

33] Letter to the Editor Party – May 31

34] Human rights in the Philippines – May 31

35] Jim McGovern on H. Res. 77 – May 31

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28] – EDF Action [takeaction@email.edfaction.org] wants to talk with you on Wed., May 31 at noon ET How Biden’s Clean Energy Plan benefits consumers. We hear again and again about all of the benefits available to consumers in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). But many people aren't aware of how the tax incentives and rebates can benefit them and their families! EDF Action has brought together a team of experts from Consumer Reports and Rewiring America that will help guide us on how to do just that. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/edfaction/event/564694/?edf=238&ub_tg=610&ub_o=3&ub_cta=4&utm_source=mobilize&utm_campaign=edaf_none_upd_mem&utm_medium=event&utm_id=1685025030&utm_term=1685025030.

29] – On Wed., May 31 at 2 PM ET, Jim Zogby will discuss his column, "How Arab Americans Will Vote in 2024." Register for the next ‘Coffee and a Column’ event via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdO6orD4iH9Wa7xZ3wkQKmP5vMnbw7cco?emci=5cb69961-00ff-ed11-907c-00224832eb73&emdi=9954f60f-03ff-ed11-907c-00224832eb73&ceid=389907#/registration.

30] – CCAN [info@chesapeakeclimate.org] is hosting an action member meetup on Wed., May 31 at 7 PM. What's next for CCAN Maryland? The CCAN Action Fund had many victories during the 2023 Maryland Legislative Session, most notably, passing the Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources or POWER Act. It will enable us to harness enough offshore wind energy to power every home in Maryland! But what comes next? The organization wants your input! RSVP at https://act.chesapeakeclimate.org/page/52666/data/1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=utm_membership&utm_content=MD-May+Action+Member+Meetup-0523-c3+13:47:39&ea.url.id=1791508.

31] – Massachusetts Peace Action [info@masspeaceaction.org] on Wed., May 31 at 7 PM ET is holding a webinar The Politics of Israel-Palestine in the U.S. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcOysqDsqHdebeAqnqNDbIkXpIWxdw_H5?emci=7c07dc54-68fd-ed11-907c-00224832eb73&emdi=ec00b3dc-89fd-ed11-907c-00224832eb73&ceid=269591#/registration. Every year US taxpayers subsidize Israeli military spending to the tune of almost $4 billion (almost $5 billion in 2022). More $billions are expended to replace tax deductible contributions to so-called Israel -centric “charities” like “US Friends of the Israel Defense Forces,” AIPAC’s “educational” arm or financial support for illegal Israeli settlements on occupied land.

  Congress regularly passes legislation proposed by Israel’s US supporters, like the recent H.Res.311 – “Encouraging the expansion and strengthening of the Abraham Accords to urge other nations to normalize relations with Israel,” which, among other things, pledged to continue the flow of US taxpayer funds to Israel. The resolution was adopted in the House, with almost no debate, by a vote of 401-19. The US also makes sure that Israel is not held accountable at the UN for its violations of international law and numerous Security Council and General Assembly resolutions.  Recent opinion polls show that an increasing number of people in the US – and a plurality of Democrats – are skeptical about the nature of the Israeli government, its continuing occupation and illegal settlement building, while denying millions of Palestinians of any political rights. It is commonplace now for international human rights organizations and millions of Americans to characterize this system as Apartheid. Yet the leadership of both parties remains steadfast in financing Israel’s military and resisting any calls to hold it accountable.

This MAPA webinar will look at the politics and influence behind these one-sided US policies toward Israel and Palestine with two well-informed experts.  Lara Friedman is the President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP), and Michael Arria is the U.S. correspondent for Mondoweiss, where he’s worked for the last five years.

32] – The Northern Virginia Democratic Socialists of America [novabranch@mdcdsa.org] on Wed., May 31 at 7 PM ET are holding a Defund NoVA Police Working Group Meeting.  If you’re interested in getting involved, RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEcShQX51IL2Z1sNff7bqiYz68vAtPjUxpTuIrfvAK8iBDqA/viewform?link_id=1&can_id=3fcd7916f2ff367c3b859d45270fd1d5&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-80&email_referrer=email_1819087&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&link_id=4&can_id=3fcd7916f2ff367c3b859d45270fd1d5&email_referrer=&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&link_id=10&can_id=1fa1c3a36a20576b182f8a8edc4fa21c&email_referrer=email_1860255&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&link_id=4&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_1926049&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events. This group challenges oppressive institutions in the community and looks for a better future.

33] – Join a Letter to the Editor Party, hosted by Common Cause, on Wed., May 31 from 8 to 9 PM ET. Write letters to local media outlets about issues facing our country, from voting rights to ending mass incarceration. For this letter to the editor party, discuss Article V and work to civically engage our communities on the dangers of the Article V constitutional convention. Get tips. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/418654/?followup_modal_context=newsletter. You will be provided tools to quickly send a letter to all local news outlets.

34] –  Pax Christi USA [johnny@paxchristiusa.ccsend.com] wants you to register for a panel discussion on human rights in the Philippines on Wed., May 31 from 8 to 9 PM ET. RSVP at https://paxchristiusa.org/2023/05/17/may-31-witnessing-in-solidarity-a-panel-on-the-ongoing-human-rights-crisis-in-the-philippines/. Besides Pax Christi, the panel discussion is co-hosted by BAYAN and Migrant Roots Media. 

35] – Join a meeting with H. Res. 77 sponsor Congressperson Jim McGovern on Wed., May 31 at 8 PM ET for Growing Support for Nuclear Abolition. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kpx5EeLkSrmdmxoUj49XQA#/registration. H. Res. 77 is entitled Embracing the goals and provisions of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. In Maryland, only Representatives Raskin and Ivey are co-sponsors.  A number of us have held meetings with aides, but we have been unable to convince Mfume or Sarbanes to co-sponsor.

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

Sunday, May 28, 2023

Baltimore Activist Alert -- May 29 -- June 3, 2023

19] Phone bank for Adele McClure – May 29 & 31

20] Election and Climate Protection Zoom – May 29

21] Queer Land Defense and Environmental Justice in Honduras – May 29

22] Russia out of Ukraine – May 30

23] Meet with Rep. Omar – May 30

24] Deep Canvass Institute skills training – May 30 & 31 & June 3

25] Get Public Power – May 30

26] Hindu Nationalism & the US Far Right – May 30

27] Poor Peoples Campaign training – May 30

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19] – On Mon., May 29 & Wed., May 31 from 5 to 7 PM ET, join a virtual phone bank for Adele McClure for Delegate in Virginia.  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/550425/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type. Through the lens of her community activism and her many lived experiences, Adele has worked with advocates and members of the Virginia General Assembly to draft, pass, and implement legislation that breaks down systemic barriers, expands human rights, and improves access to services for people in Arlington and across the Commonwealth of Virginia. Adele’s lived experiences combined with her policy expertise and experience in the state legislative and executive branches make Adele ready to hit the ground running on the first day. Already running in the election for over a year now, Adele has met some amazing folks doing some dials - and we hope you are able to help however you can! Join us for a virtual phone-bank and help us share Adele's plans for the newly redrawn 2nd house district. Learn more about Adele's historic campaign at https://adeleforva.com/. The phone bank will conclude on Mon., June 19 at 7 PM ET.

20] – Mike Hersh for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to join the Election and Climate Protection Zoom on Mon., May 29 at 5 PM ET.  There are attacks on our democracy, and climate chaos threatens us. Since its founding in 2004, PDA has mobilized for open, clean, and fair elections and for stopping global warming. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqfuygpjIiHtc20uIOxdeqYRiAicjSLWUc.

21] -- The Solidarity Collective [honduras@solidaritycollective.org] on Mon., May 29 at 7 PM ET is hosting Queer Land Defense and Environmental Justice in Honduras with activists Karla Lara and Marianela Solorzano (OFRANEH) to deepen our solidarity with feminist movements and LGTBIQ+ communities, struggling against territorial dispossession and environmental injustice in Honduras.  Register at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__VPE_FWCTKOstwApwwmVhw?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-this-week-colombia-delegation-report-back-honduras-info-session&email_referrer=email_1930015&email_subject=cuerpo-territorio-queer-land-defense-and-environmental-justice-in-honduras#/registration.

22] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., May 30 from 4:30 to 5 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. The invasion of Ukraine has the potential to become a war extending throughout Europe.  Putin has destroyed Aleppo and Grozny and has threatened the use of nuclear weapons.  Russian soldiers were sent into the area around the contaminated and still radioactive Chernobyl nuclear plant. Now they are stationed in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe.   People who believe in peace and justice should come forward and take the risks of peace. The burial sites continue to expose ruthless war crimes by the invaders, Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

23] –  Rep. Ilhan Omar [info@commondefense.us] wants you to join her on Tues., May 30 a 5 PM ET as she wants to Stop Republicans from Defaulting on America.  Now, more than ever, we stand at a pivotal moment. Speaker McCarthy and his extremist majority are trying to force America into default if we don’t agree to outrageous and draconian cuts to veterans' care and other needed social programs. On Zoom, join the voices calling for an end to the dangerous game played by Speaker McCarthy and MAGA lawmakers. RSVP at https://www.commondefense.us/join-the-call-with-rep-ilhan-omar?emci=46cd7087-3cfb-ed11-907c-00224832eb73&emdi=abb5199d-43fb-ed11-907c-00224832eb73&ceid=126435.

24] – Join the Deep Canvass Institute starting on Tues., May 30 at 6:30 PM ET for May 101 Skills Series.  This is a three-day training, and you must be signed up for all three sessions, including Wed., May 31 and Sat., June 3 in order to receive your certificate of completion for the Deep Canvass Institute 101 Skills Series. The Deep Canvass Institute is offering this bi-monthly 101 training where you will be trained to have deep canvass conversations. Deep canvassing is about working to create mutual understanding grounded in lived experience, instead of in debate or talking points. Deep canvassing was developed by organizers and volunteers in the LGBTQ rights movement as a way to turn the tide of a decade of losses at the ballot box. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/557290/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.

25] – The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] on Tues., May 30 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM ET is holding a Socialist Night School on Public Power.  It will be a hybrid event.  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/public-power-socialist-night-school?link_id=36&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-19-2023&email_referrer=email_1931605&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-26-2023.  It will be held at Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, Meeting Room 1, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW, WDC 20008. Those who wish to attend virtually can RSVP and will be provided with a Zoom link on the next page, under "Instructions from Your Host." Please make sure your COVID vaccinations are up to date, as masks strongly recommended. This event is open to both DSA Members and supporters.

Publicly-owned power systems represent one of the most powerful means to bring energy justice to our community. This session will describe the current state of DC's electricity utility, how a publicly-owned municipality could lower rates, prevent shutoffs, and increase the shift to renewable energy, and how DSA's WePower DC campaign is organizing to bring about this bright future. Learn how the fight for public power will help us build power.

26] -- Get over to a DSA workshop, Hindu Nationalism & the US Far Right, on Tues., May 30 at 6:30 PM ET. Join DSA’s Religion & Socialism Working Group, Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus, and Hindus for Human Rights for a teach-in on the growing alliance between the United States and Indian far-right, the various appearances of Hindutva in US public life, and ongoing anti-caste discrimination litigation. There will be plenty of time for discussion and questions on this urgent topic. There will be plenty of time for discussion and questions on this urgent topic. RSVP at https://act.dsausa.org/signup/hindu_nationalism-and-the-us-far-right?link_id=28&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-12-2023&email_referrer=email_1923199&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-19-2023.

27] – The Poor People's Campaign [madison@poorpeoplescampaign.org] is holding a training on Tues., May 30 from 7 to 8:45 PM ET.  This is in preparation for the Moral Poverty Action Congress in Washington D.C. this coming June 19th-21st.  On May 30 join with the Campaign Co-chairs Rev. Dr. William J Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, and the call will focus heavily on building towards the Moral Poverty Action Congress. Sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlcOuspjMpHdc3Mh0pV3cNHwL9HlhaA-uV?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-join-us-may-15th-at-7pm-et4pm-pt-for-our-next-national-ppc-training&email_referrer=email_1928630&email_subject=join-us-may-30th-at-7pm-et4pm-pt-for-our-next-national-ppc-training#/registration.

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, May 27, 2023

Baltimore Activist Alert – May 28 to June 2, 2023

Baltimore Activist Alert – May 28 to June 2, 2023

"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 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] Need help in archiving activist material    

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

5] Support the Pratt Workers United

6] Get the book Surely Goodness and Mercy by Murphy Davis

7] Get the book Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois

8] Support Pekara Bakery

9] Join the Our Revolution Phone Bank Force!

10] See the film “8:15 Hiroshima | From Father to Daughter” – through May 29

11] Remembrance Sunday – May 28

12] Support Jimmy Bierman – May 28

13] Global Town Hall – May 28

14] National Town Hall – May 28

15] Common Cause phone bank – May 28 & 30 and June 1 & 2

16] International Day of UN Peacekeepers – May 29

17] Protest at the Pentagon – May 29

18] Mobile Bike Shop – May 29

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1] – Buttons, bumper stickers 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] –  Janice Sevre-Duszynska needs some assistance in archiving her activist material.  If you are interested in this project, contact Max at 410-32301607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

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] – The workers at the Enoch Pratt Free Library have started a drive to organize a union calling themselves Pratt Workers United.  Go to https://www.prattworkersunited.org/. There is a letter of support for community members to sign at https://www.prattworkersunited.org/community-letter-support.

"Pratt Library workers are forming a union, Pratt Workers United. We are seeking pay equity for all, safer working conditions, benefits for part-time workers, and a voice in decisions that affect our work.” The workers voted to unionize

6] – Consider getting HOSPITALITY, the newsletter of OPEN DOOR: A prophetic discipleship community honoring the Black Jesus, Dorothy Day and Martin Luther King, Jr. The September/October 2022 issue contains a wonderful review by Claire Schaeffer-Duffy of Surely Goodness and Mercy by Murphy Davis, reprinted from The Catholic Worker, March-April 2022.  Davis, a co-founder of the Open Door Community, died in 2020.   You can subscribe to the newsletter or buy a copy of the book by calling 404-290-2047 or by emailing opendoorcomm@bellsouth.net.

7] – Another book to consider purchasing is Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois. His new book is both memoir and position-paper, and it makes the case that the Roman Catholic Church is a corrupt system that spits out truth-tellers. The crime he was excommunicated for was attending the ordination ceremony of Janice Sevre-Duszynska in Lexington, Kentucky, in August 2008. The ordination was under the auspices of the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests.  The Vatican’s response has been to excommunicate any woman who has the audacity to see herself as a priest equal to a male priest. You can purchase a copy from Amazon or by Kindle.

  Here are two quotes to contemplate: “I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men. She is to keep silent.” – Timothy 1, 2:12-13.  “If the patriarchy that dominates the church is not dismantled and women are not treated as equals, the church will continue to diminish and, eventually, die.” – Roy Bourgeois.

8] – Support a small restaurant called Pekara Bakery, 506 W. Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore 21210.  Call 443-873-7190 or email pekarabakery@usa.com or visit www.pekarabakery.us.com.

9] – Join the Our Revolution Phone Bank Force! In 2022, 82% of Our Revolution candidates won their election. In 2023, OR is gearing up to Transform the Party, Elect more Progressive Candidates, Hold Biden Accountable, and so much more. To accomplish these goals, there is a need to continue to build the Phone Bank Force. Sign up to become a part of that transformative force at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/440081/?akid=4199.8252965.WFQlSi&rd=1&t=23.

10] – This powerful film “8:15 Hiroshima | From Father to Daughter” is currently streaming. You can watch it for free until the evening of Monday, May 29 at bit.ly/815hiroshimaG7. The documentary features the remarkable true story of Shinji Mikamo, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, with audio and video recordings with Mr. Mikamo, archival images of the aftermath of the first use of atomic weapons against humanity and re-enactments spoken in Hiroshima dialect to create a rare first person account of the bombing of Hiroshima.  The film is by J.R. Heffelfinger, and based on a book "8:15 A True Story of Survival & Forgiveness from Hiroshima," by Dr. Akiko Mikamo. Visit icanw.org.

11] – Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 2521 St. Paul St., Baltimore 21218, meets on Sundays, and this is Remembrance Sunday at 10:30 AM ET.  Memorial Day Sunday offers BES members and guests a chance to speak about those who have died and celebrate the gifts they gave us. Take solace in the work, ideals, friendship, and love they offered to the world. From them, draw inspiration, guidance, and strength to make the world a better place. What would you like to share about those no longer with us? Join Hugh Taft-Morales and Karen Elliott for this annual BES tradition. Email PRESIDENT@BMORETHICAL.ORG FOR ZOOM LOGIN INFORMATION.

12] – On Sun., May 28  from noon to 2 PM ET, help out Jimmy Bierman who is running for Supervisor in Falls Church/McLean, Virginia.  Sign up for door knocking at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/558524/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_custom_marketing.  This event’s address is private, but if you sign up details will follow.  Team Bierman is excited to kick off a door knocking program and to spread Jimmy's positive message for the Dranesville district! Training and materials will be provided, and the Minivan app is preferred. Reach out to info@biermanforsupervisor.com with any questions.

13] –  Metta Spencer [project@tosavetheworld.ca] is inviting you on Sun., May 28 from 2 to 4 PM ET to a Global Town Hall hosted by Project Save the World.  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. Visit https://tosavetheworld.ca. Also check out the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1304564053827970. Project Save the World is sponsored by Peace Magazine.

14] – Alan Minsky for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] is inviting you to a  National Town Hall on Sun., May 28 at 4 PM ET. Hear from PDA-Endorsed Heidi Drauschak, get updates from the CA Democratic Convention taking place this weekend, and discuss the Debt Ceiling. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4#/registration. There are huge elections in Virginia this year, with every seat in both chambers of the Statehouse up for grabs. PDA-VA has endorsed a number of excellent progressive candidates for the Senate, including Heidi Drauschak. The Virginia primary is on June 20th and early voting has already begun.

15] – There are virtual Common Cause phone banks on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Work together to demand bold changes to our democracy to create a government that represents all of us, not big corporations or special interests. Register for a shift to make calls and help strengthen the phone bank team to protect our democracy. Make calls on Sun., May 28 from 6 to 8 PM, or Tues., May 30 from 4 to 6 PM or Thurs., June 1 from 5 to 7 PM or Fri., June 2 from 4 to 6 PM ET. These shifts will also always include training for first-timers before you make calls, so if this is your first time, no worries! This will continue through August 28, 2024. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations.

16] – On Monday, May 29 celebrate the International Day of UN Peacekeepers.  The Peace Begins with Me campaign recognizes the service and sacrifice of United Nations peacekeepers, past and present, and the resilience of the communities they serve.  Around the world, millions of people are suffering immense harm from conflict. Their lives are torn apart by death, destruction, and displacement.  For 75 years, more than two million peacekeepers have worked to save and change lives in the world’s most fragile political and security situations. They are ordinary people working in difficult and dangerous conditions to help secure sustainable peace and progress - inspiring us all to take action for peace.   Go to https://peacekeeping.un.org/en?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=68080d93-343d-456e-9620-fd62f02a7fe4.

17] – 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 29, 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.  This vigil will honor the visit to the area of the anti-nuclear ship the Golden Rule.

 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 Marriot Providence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.

18] –Jed Weeks, Bikemore [info@bikemore.net] wants you to know that May is National Bike Month. On Tues., May 30 from 4 to 7 PM ET, get over to a Mobile Bike Shop at Lake Montgomery.  RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/Sh_vgSuFIUKzNMVAvbzk4g2.

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

Baltimore Activist Alert -- May 26 to June 1, 2023

61] Peace vigil at the White House May 26

62] Women in Black vigil – May 26

63] Election Protection phone bank – May 26, 28 & 30 & June 1

64] Hope Story Circles May 26

65] Food Pantry and Food Donation Center – May 27

66] Celebrate African Liberation Day – May 27

67] Medical supplies are needed in Ukraine

68] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

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

70] Do you need a doctor?

71] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

72] Do you need any book shelves?

73] Join the Global Zero campaign.

74] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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61] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., May 26 at noon.  Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.

 

62] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Baltimore Women in Black vigil for peace with men and women who live in Roland Park. WIB invites all to join, and any peace sign is welcome, such as "Defuse Nuclear War."  The vigil takes place outside Roland Park Place at the corner of West 40th Street and Elm Street. Parking is free at RPP or at the Rotunda across the street. Contact Ann Vinup at annvinup@gmail.com.

 

63] – On Fri., May 26 from 4 to 6 PM, Sun., May 28 from 6 to 8 PM ET, Tues., May 30 from 4 to 6 PM ET & Thurs., June 1 from 5 to 7 PM there is a Common Cause organized Election Protection phone bank.   Work together to demand bold changes to our democracy to create a government that represents all of us, not big corporations or special interests. Register for a shift to make calls and help strengthen the phone bank team to protect our democracy. Make calls Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and/or Sundays. These shifts will also always include training for first-timers before you make calls, so if this is your first time, no worries! Register at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations.  

 

64] –  The Peace Alliance invites you to Hope Story Circles, an online community peacebuilding hour in which there will be space for listening, speaking, and uplifting each other, on Sat., May 27 at noon ET. Each of us is experiencing emerging stories that you are invited to explore, and to share. This is limited to 100 people, and if you find that the room is full, email info@peacealliance.org.  Join the Zoom meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81859636790?pwd=eGs1OGlXUUZSeVUwNjA2NG5nRVg1UT09#success. Go to www.peacealliance.org.

 

65] – On Sat., May 27 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.

 

66] – Maryland CPUSA <md@cpusa.org> wants you to know on Sat., May 27 at 1 PM ET there is a Celebrate African Liberation Day in Lafayette Square Park, 816 N. Arlington Ave., Baltimore. Stop by the MD CPUSA table for good conversation and information.  Enjoy cultural presentations, and hear the Nicaraguan ambassador, Francisco Campbell, speak on the Nicaraguan Month of National Dignity in Honor of General Augusto Sandino, father of the Nicaragua Sandinista Revolution.

 

67]  --  If you are able to donate any kind of surplus medical supplies for field hospitals in eastern Ukraine, please email Brendan.walls@seaseton.org or call 410-721-5770 x231.  There is a colleague whose father is a medic on the front line. One container is shipped every month to the Donbass region. Donations can be picked up in Baltimore and Columbia every Thursday, and on other days in Annapolis and Crofton.

 

68] -- 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.

 

69] – 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.  

 

  Dave just printed 50 new copies of For All the Saints, a Protest Primer- 250+ pp w photos-therefore #'s 351-400 making it o so collectable with two Berrigan book reviews added. The books are signed, and the price remains $25. Will send free if need b- he is not in it for the money! If you want one, send him a check: or contact Dave Eberhardt, 4 Hadley Square North, Baltimore, MD 21218 by email at 1941mireille@gmail.com . 

 

70] 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.  

 

71] -- 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.

 

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

 

73] -- 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.

 

74] – 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