Baltimore Activist Alert -- February 27, 2024

27] Book bans – Feb. 27

28] Russia out of Ukraine – Feb. 27

29] Anne Frank Revisited – Feb. 27

30] Freedom to Leave Act – Feb. 27

31] Ira Helfand on nukes – Feb. 27

32] Gaza: Health and Human Rights Consequences of the War - Feb. 27

33] Wall Street funds climate chaos – Feb. 27

34] Understanding our immigration process -- Feb. 27

35] Progressive Harford County meeting – Feb. 27

36] Family-friendly policies are needed – Feb. 27

37] LIVE California GOTV Rally -- Feb. 27

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27] – On Tues., Feb. 27 at 3 PM ET, PEN experts will discuss the organization’s engagement at New College, the state of censorship efforts in K-12 public education, and recent and proposed Florida legislation undermining our public education system. Hear about PEN’s efforts at the state capital and in the courts, all while building a movement for organized and strategic local and state level advocacy to defend and protect our First Amendment liberties. RSVP at https://pen.org/event/the-making-of-a-movement-unifying-to-protect-free-expression-and-democracy-in-florida/?utm_source=Communications&utm_campaign=e73d9637fb-EMAIL_PENNews_2024_02_21&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-e98639ab83-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=e73d9637fb&mc_eid=f996b749cd

28] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., Feb. 27 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.   Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

29] -- The Anne Frank Center USA <info@annefrank.com> is inviting you on Tues., Feb. 27 at 5 PM to "Anne Frank Revisited" presented by TOLI:  The Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights. This special program features Dina Kraft, co-author of the NY Times bestselling book, "My Friend Anne Frank: The Inspiring and Heartbreaking Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited against All Odds.”  The narrative is by the late Hannah Pick-Goslar, who tells the story of her special friendship with Anne, including their shared childhood experiences of innocence; the trauma of Nazi persecution in Holland; and of their last, tragic encounter, starving and near death at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.  The book provides a new perspective on the most recognizable victim of the Holocaust, and a searing look at what countless children endured at the hands of the Nazis.  Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EEDrMiPmQA6_ONvTI1hn9g#/registration

30] -- Councilmember Jawando introduced a bill to ban consent searches in Montgomery County: the Freedom to Leave Act (Bill 2-24). The MD Attorney General released an opinion saying that the Council could not pass the STEP Act’s provision to prohibit minor traffic stops (for now). Jawando introduced the bill to move forward with the STEP Act's ban on consent searches. Banning consent searches will remove one of the reasons that officers stop drivers and reduce racial disparities in traffic enforcement.  MoCo DSA will be testifying alongside its Decrim MoCo coalition partners in support of the Freedom to Leave Act at the public hearing on this bill on Tues., Feb. 27 at 7 PM ET. Come on out to the hearing and support this important legislation at the Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville 20850! RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/freedom-to-leave-act-hearing?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-support-the-freedom-to-leave-act&email_referrer=email_2215759&email_subject=support-the-freedom-to-leave-act

MoCo DSA will meet up for dinner on the first floor at 6 PM. Then the group will head into the council office building chamber on the 3rd floor for the hearing.

31] – The Ellsberg Initiative [ellsberginitiative@eipad.org] is inviting you on Tues., Feb. 27 at 7 PM ET to hear from Activist-in-Residence Dr. Ira Helfand on THE GROWING DANGER OF NUCLEAR WAR and WHAT WE CAN DO TO PREVENT IT.  Dr. Helfand, the inaugural Ellsberg activist-in-residence, is an experienced nuclear abolitionist, a skilled organizer, and a physician. Register at https://eipad.org/activist-in-residence/

32] –World BEYOND War [info@worldbeyondwar.org] is getting very upset about Genocide in Gaza. So the group is organizing a webinar Update on Gaza: Health and Human Rights Consequences of the War on Tues., Feb. 27 at 7 PM ET. Author, filmmaker, and physician Alice Rothchild has traveled to Gaza four times, the last visit in August 2023. She will give a brief background on Gaza and then a detailed description of the current destruction of much of the infrastructure and health care system and the impact on civilians in the ongoing war.

  Email Greta, the host, at greta@worldbeyondwar.org RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/webinar-update-on-gaza?clear_id=true&link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-another-push-to-en

33] -- In 2024 the battle to stop the climate crisis rages on. Activists across the globe are fighting the construction of new fossil fuel projects. Mass movements in the US are using the election to demand climate solutions from our politicians. Climate Defenders are going after the war chest of the fossil fuel industry: Wall Street. Join a call on Tues., Feb. 27 at 7:30 PM ET for a Summer of Heat onboarding call. This call will lead to a sustained campaign of nonviolent civil resistance that takes on the companies bankrolling the climate crisis. In the coming months, bring the chaos of the climate crisis to Wall Street. Sign up at https://secure.everyaction.com/eK6kC8HrNUmAwz8HnhGCHQ2?contactdata=7FeLzAqnfjS0zax16lVTRfmbImI1Kdfbtn9Zsb5yUOWPcD52PvImb8rRPTkKL5zNXiG8JUqGHg%2fxvWjNu0tyw02N8ZLW0mGJepd+LVeZZbNkpSp2980AOn35cVcLQEurAaHCPhXwRoP1PHAkNE5qhJRmjFGmrtzjiAs+EbfsrOEVK7tBAUVhvqu1Z3ZkApRDsmOa9+RZvz3962lKSBzERg%3d%3d&emci=a379ee1a-f3cc-ee11-85f9-002248223794&emdi=2bc0f993-10cd-ee11-85f9-002248223794&ceid=723654

34] -- AFSC [actioncenter@afsc.org] on Tues. Feb. 27 at 7 PM ET is hosting Understanding our immigration process.  Join AFSC for the second installment of a webinar series to learn about the U.S. migration system—and how we can protect migrant rights in these times. Examine the legal pathways for migrants to enter the U.S. as well as the challenges they face. Also discuss how we can work toward a future where all immigrants and migrants are treated with dignity and respect. Register at https://afsc.org/events/understanding-our-immigration-process?ms=EMA24WR0224&utm_source=weekendreading0224&utm_medium=email&emci=74824596-79d2-ee11-85f9-002248223794&emdi=dce717cd-18d3-ee11-85f9-002248223794&ceid=764241

35] – Progressive Harford County is holding a virtual meeting on Tues., Feb. 27 from 7 to 8 PM ET.  Review the latest initiatives with the chapter. Del. Steve Johnson will also join to inform Progressive Harford members on how to support his legislative bills in Annapolis this session. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/604144/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

36] -- MomsRising.org [reply@petitions.moveon.org] is very upset as some members of Congress refuse to protect children in the USA. On Tues., Feb. 27 at 8:30 PM, talk about the CTC, WIC, and the challenges facing family-friendly policies in Congress during the #KeepMarching online call. During this online meet-up, you’ll hear personal stories about how the CTC and WIC have helped families. Then, MomsRising’s own Elyssa Schmier, Vice President of Government Affairs and the National Budget, will lead participants through the current state of CTC and WIC. Also uncover how the chaos in Congress is holding back the progress of family-friendly policies. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/momsrising/event/607631/

37] -- Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] is holding a LIVE California GOTV Rally on Tues., Feb. 27 at 9 PM ET with Peace Candidate Barbara Lee for U.S. Senate, Barbara’s campaign chair U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, CA Assemblyman Ash Kalra, and Alex Mohajer for State Senate (District 37), and other special guests! RSVP at https://act.ourrevolution.com/signup/CA_GOTV/?akid=5364.8252965.xtuLoP&rd=1&source=revreport&t=11

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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