Baltimore Activist Alert -- July 29 - 30, 2024

19] Defending Cori Bush -- July 29

20] CCAN Action Member orientation – July 29

21] Film Can We Do It Ourselves? – July 29

22] Letter-Writing with Swing Left – July 29

23] Phone bank for Raquel Teran – July 29

24] Film ISRAELISM -- July 29

25] Take Action Tuesdays – July 30

26] Knock on doors for Democrats – July 30

27] Russia out of Ukraine – July 30

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19] –  Phone Bank virtually for Cori Bush on Mon., July 29 from 6 to 8 PM, or Wed., July 31 from 7 to 9 PM or Thurs., Aug. 1 from 5 to 8 PM or Sat., Aug. 3 from 2 to 5 PM ET, hosted by the Working Families Party Coordinated. Join to make calls to re-elect Cori Bush to Congress! AIPAC does not like her. Never made calls before? Don't worry, you'll get all of the training you need to call with confidence. All you need is a computer or internet-connected device and a phone. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/jvpaction/event/640443/?sourceid=1003090&emci=26b72af2-bb42-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&emdi=19a7ae5a-c342-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&ceid=237778CCAN [info@chesapeakeclimate.org] wants you to attend a

20] –CCAN Power Hour zoom on Mon., July 29 at 7 PM ET.  Summer is time for climate community. With heat waves continuing to leave Americans sweltering and an important election looming, we need to build our community and get ready to fight for climate action! SIGN UP for the next CCAN Action Member orientation – known as a CCAN Power Hour – on Zoom: https://act.chesapeakeclimate.org/page/70317/data/1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=membership&utm_content=Membership-Power+Hour+REMINDER-0724-c3&ea.url.id=2718799

21] –Rhizome DC and Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-op present on Mon., July 29 at 7 PM the final film of the series is Can We Do It Ourselves? It will take place at 6950 Maple St. NW, WDC 20012. The suggested donation is between $5 to $10. RSVP at https://withfriends.co/event/20413049/

 Can We Do It Ourselves is a solid, thought-provoking documentary covering a relevant economic topic in-depth. The question of capitalism’s grip on the modern world is highly relevant today and the film questions if we should be pushing for a democratic cooperative way of doing business, showing case studies of businesses who are surviving as democracies within a capitalist system.

22] – Letter-Writing with Swing Left will happen on Mon., July 29 from 7 to 8:30 PM ET.  This will continue on Mondays through August 12. Join in for a fun evening of letter-writing, snacks, and political conversation!  Write letters using this award-winning, proven tactic to reach potential voters in important upcoming elections.  Never written letters before? Hop on to votefwd.org/swingleft and make an account; download twenty letters; and you will be shown how to write them at the party! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/568278/

23] – Sunrise [team@sunrisemovement.org] is organizing virtual phone banks for Raquel Terán on Mon., July 29 from 7 to 9 PM ET. Raquel is a mom, an organizer, and a former member of the Arizona State Legislature. She is running for Congress in Arizona's 3rd district. Raquel has a track record of taking on MAGA, Wall Street, and Big Oil, and winning. As a lifelong Arizonan, she's seen deadly heat get worse and knows how badly we need a #GreenNewDeal. Her primary opponent has accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from donors who gave to Donald Trump and MAGA extremists. Email team@sunrisemovement.orgSunrise is a movement to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process. RSVP to https://www.mobilize.us/sunrise2024/event/647362/?utm_source=em713&emci=a06bbc9d-2d41-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&emdi=d3c800f0-3241-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&ceid=177631

24] – See the film Israelism on Mon., July 29 from 7 to 9 PM ET.  Israelism follows the change in mindset of two young American Jews, who were raised to unconditionally love Israel, after witnessing the way Israel treats Palestinians. Visit https://masspeaceaction.org/event/behind-the-crisis-and-heartbreak-in-the-middle-east-copy-2/?emci=5ce4c4b9-4048-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&emdi=45133f04-b64a-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&ceid=320042

 There will be a virtual Q&A with co-director Erin Axe. The STREAMING LINK is at https://easthamptonmedia.org/watch-listen/easthampton-191-public/

25] – Join Take Action Tuesdays organized by People Power United on Tuesdays from noon to 1 PM ET.  Use your lunch hour to take action on issues, text bank, do letters and postcards to voters, and more! No supplies needed. You will be trained. People Power United is a group of community members that champions progressive values and power for the people. The 2024 election depends on us, and we are attempting to persuade people to vote for Freedom over Fascism. Participate on Tues., July 30 from noon to 1 PM ET.  The next Action Tuesday is July 30, and these events will continue through October 29. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/peoplepowerunited/event/643588/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

26] – Knock on doors in Baltimore City and join the canvass, hosted by MD Victory.  Gather at the Baltimore Office, 2330 N. Howard St., Baltimore 21211. Knock on doors to elect Angela Alsobrooks to be the next United States Senator and Kweisi Mfume to be re-elected as the Congressperson from Maryland's 7th! First time volunteering? No worries. Each canvass shift starts with a training with an organizer who will be there to help you out. You will go out with a buddy so you can knock on doors together.

 You will need a smartphone so you can download the MiniVAN Touch app, the Democratic Party’s canvassing app. Download it on an iPhone or android. Also bring a full water bottle! Canvass on Tues., July 30 from 2 to 5 PM or 5:30 to 8 PM ET.  The canvass will continue until Aug. 4 from noon 6 PM ET, RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/646353/

27] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., July 30 from 5 to 5:30 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.

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