Baltimore Activist Alert -- October 1, 2024

31] Call voters in Pennsylvania – Oct. 1

32] Vertical text bank – Oct. 1

33] Black Voters Matter – Oct. 1

34] Medicare for All meeting – Oct. 1

35] U.S. War in Vietnam: Looking Back after 50 Years – Oct. 1

36] Israel’s attack on Lebanon – Oct. 1

37] Virtual Presidential Debate Watch Party – Oct. 1

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31] – On Tuesdays from 6 to 8 PM ET, join people from across the country on Zoom to make calls to voters for Harris in swing states with a major focus on Pennsylvania through Nov. 5. This is organized by the CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK / ACTION FUND, and the next call is on Oct. 1. The organizers will set you up and train you to make calls! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/653873/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

32] – On Tuesdays Oct. 1 from 6 to 7:45 PM, Oct. 15 from 6 to 8 PM and Oct. 29 from 6 to 8 PM ET, the Working Families Party will engage in a virtual text bank. Volunteer to text. In local elections to ballot initiatives to Congress, WFP is building power at the local, state, and federal level for working people in 2024! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/545747/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

33] –Black Voters Matter is doing virtual Texting Tuesdays on Oct. 1 at 6 PM ET. Gather to drive change through digital organizing. The texting campaigns will give you the opportunity to engage residents across the U.S. while empowering them to make a positive impact in their communities. Texting Tuesdays will continue through November 5. Register at https://blackvotersmatterfund-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpc-yuqzouG9OjuAWAaK8RYCRubvHHnthO#/registration

34] – The Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] wants you to know about an event on Tues., Oct. 1 from 6 to 7 PM ET -- Northern Virginia DSA Medicare for ALL working group meeting. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-medicare-for-all-working-group-meeting-tuesday-october-1st-at-6pm?link_id=45&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-13-2024-2&email_referrer=email_2468215&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-27-2024

Discuss the Medicare for All Resolution campaign in Arlington and plan other actions to ensure healthcare as a human right. The group meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month, and the meetings are open to the public.  All who support healthcare as a human right are welcome.

35] –The Leahy Public Policy Forum at the University of Vermont is an exchange of ideas and perspectives on major US public policy issues of the 20th and 21st century, especially those in which Senator Patrick Leahy was closely involved during his impactful 48-year career in the US Senate. The forum seeks to engage the university community and the people of Vermont with thought leaders in the national and global arenas, subject area experts, and first-hand accounts of relevant history. The forum is sponsored and hosted by UVM’s Patrick Leahy Honors College. On Tues., Oct. 1 and Wed., Oct. 2 the Forum will engage on the subject The U.S. War in Vietnam: Looking Back after 50 Years.

 On Oct. 1 it will take place from 7 to 8:30 PM.  On Oct. 2 the Forum starts at 8:30 AM, and the final panel starts at 12:30 PM.  Some of the events are online.  Contact Michelle Clark at 802-656-0865 or presidentialevents@uvm.edu with questions.

36] – CODEPINK [info@codepink.org] on Tues., Oct. 1 at 8 PM ET is hosting Rania Khalek talking about Israel’s War on Lebanon.  ‌RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/cpc101?utm_campaign=codepink_congress_10_1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

As the US supplies Israel with billions in arms, US taxpayers foot the bill to slaughter Gaza and bombard Lebanon with 2,000-pound bunker buster bombs. Thumbing his nose at the world community, Israeli PM Netanyahu tells the UN that Israel will continue its attacks on Gaza and Lebanon amid its refusal to support a ceasefire. While protesters shouted “Free Palestine” outside the UN, several delegations walked out before Netanyahu could approach the podium. Israel’s recent military attacks on Hezbollah have left over 600 dead in Lebanon, and thousands wounded, and Netanyahu has refused international efforts to negotiate a 21-day pause. Senator Bernie Sanders, with the support of Senators Merkley and Welsh, has introduced Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block certain weapons in a $20 billion arms package negotiated between the US and Israel. 

37] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Tues., Oct. 1 at 8:30 PM ET are holding a virtual Presidential Debate Watch Party. Join PDA members across the country and watch what's sure to be a brilliant performance by Governor Walz. Register and the machine will send you your secure link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvf-6pqDwrGtBrlkTEjgPY2FtRgXZ92LUA#/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