Baltimore Activist Alert -- October 10 -12, 2024

58] Vote Save America 2024 – Oct. 10

59] Scientists for climate litigation – Oct. 10

60] Throwdown Thursday – Oct. 10

61] Support diversity – Oct. 10

62] Nuclear weapons are a theft from the poor -- Oct. 10

63] Lower Shore Progressive Caucus meeting – Oct. 10

64] Learn about DSA – Oct. 10

65] World Day against the Death Penalty – Oct. 10

66] Take back the House – Oct. 10 & 12

67] US military bases – Oct. 10

68] Campaign for Victory – Oct. 10

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58] – Join Vote Save America 2024 and Organize or Else Welcome Call by Crooked Media on Thurs., Oct. 10 from 3 to 4 PM & 8 to 9 PM ET. The next call will be on Thurs., Oct. 15 from 12:30 to 1:30 PM and continue through Oct. 17 from 8 to 9 PM ET. We all know the stakes of the 2024 election. Want to help, but don’t know where to start? Want to make friends while making a real difference? After attending this Welcome Call, here's what you'll be able to do: Understand VSA's 2024 strategy. Learn how to take action with your Organize or Else team and Make new friends. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/631023/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual Note: Please only sign up for one Welcome Call. All material covered each week will be identical.

59] – The Union of Concerned Scientists [action@ucsusa.org] on Thurs., Oct. 10 at 3 PM ET want you to join in the UCS Science Hub to learn about the key research areas for scientists for advance climate litigation. Learn about how scientists can communicate their own research and engage with legal teams as a critical part of climate accountability. Register at https://secure.ucsusa.org/a/2024-10-10-research-areas-climate-litigation?contactdata=SAR%2fdqzyT6Pb62jlIbxZ7kbs+RjXfDCX2%2f0dzCmX1wQDIed8MDjdt8r0L9DaCuMIUu2wWmfmHKj90h0tTXxZ+mbGzmgQMNIx0Pp+UiBFMOruxdZL0kLL%2fKvuQDBrUMfqgmPPpppZfRDG+CSKg%2fbmH6VNztd71D2mVoA6UxLoKgbnTtqclSv32Wj9X5OHtkr7qTDEgUUyRD0exm0ijdCKlxIJrs6UgkjujXIkuCScrbzo0U%2fgTC1O4FnreJJUaT0XCQxtP2e+yEHNdJABqw+imQ%3d%3d&utm_campaign=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email&emci=06bf5bd7-9e85-ef11-8474-6045bda8aae9&emdi=6d54db2c-4e86-ef11-8474-6045bda8aae9&ceid=1507036 

60] – On Throwdown Thursdays join a Virtual Phone Bank on Oct. 10, 17, 24 & 31 from 5 to 6:30 PM ET. With a critical and competitive Senate race this November, help to ensure a progressive victory. Play a crucial role in preventing a Republican takeover that would shift the balance of power in the Senate. Reach out to the community to raise awareness about the importance of this race, candidate agendas and encourage voters to help save the Senate. Register for more than one outreach opportunity and feel free to share the link with friends, coworkers, and neighbors: https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/641284/?emci=e46ae348-e942-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&emdi=6e2df1ab-ef42-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&ceid=136680

61] –  Get over to a Fairfax LGBTQIA History Month Rally and School Board Pronouncement on Thurs., Oct. 10 at 6 PM ET at Luther Jackson Middle School, 3020 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22043.  Email novabranch [at] mdcdsa [dot] org or fcpspride@gmail.com. The school board pronouncement is at the Fairfax County School Board, and the meeting and photo starts around 7 PM. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/fairfax-lgbtqia-history-month-rally-and-school-board-pronouncement/?clear_id=true&link_id=20&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-179&email_referrer=email_2476793&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events

62] –  The Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy [ellsberginitiative@eipad.org] on Thurs., Oct. 10 at 7 PM ET is urging you to attend the webinar The Catastrophic Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons. The panel includes moderator Cynthia Lazaroff (Founder of Women Transforming Our Nuclear Legacy), Mary Dickson (author of the play “Exposed”), Ivana Hughes (President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation), Togzhan Kassenova (author of Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb), and Mary Olson (Director of the Gender and Radiation Impact Project).  Register at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_26e7iwrmS0SXuaJXHqZLjQ#/registration

63] – On Thurs., Oct. 10 at 6:30 PM ET, there will be a Lower Shore Progressive Caucus Communications Committee virtual meeting. Help decide what the progressive movement should do. These meetings will continue through Thurs., Dec. 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM ET.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/603612/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

64] – On Thurs., Oct. 10 at 7 PM ET, the Metro DC DSA Steering AMA Solidarity will hold virtual Office Hours. Have you ever wondered about how something in the chapter works, or why we do things the way we do them, whether we’ve thought about doing something you think would be cool, what resources might be available for a new project, or who’s in charge of some function, and why, or any of the numerous other questions a person might reasonably have about our chapter? RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/steering-ama-solidarity-office-hours-3?clear_id=true&link_id=21&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-179&email_referrer=email_2476793&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events

65] –   Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty  want you to join them on Thurs., October 10 at 7 PM ET on World Day Against the Death Penalty 2024.  Learn more about its work and discuss the legislative landscape in Missouri. This fight is about justice and humanity. The world is watching. Together, we can ensure that the death penalty becomes a thing of the past. Visit https://bit.ly/MADPLandscape2024

66] – On Thurs., Oct. 10 from 7 to 9 PM and Sat., Oct. 12 from noon  to 2 PM & 4 to 6 PM ET, sign up for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for a virtual phone bank "TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!" RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/616196/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual This will continue through Nov. 7

67] – The US Military Base Empire: Its Impact and the Resistance to it with David Swanson will happen online on Thurs., Oct. 10 from 8 to 9 PM ET.  Register now > https://secure.everyaction.com/8mavZvASBUmTOe_v4bj0Ug2?contactdata=l7CpqBsjSuzzQ5865x0jH%2fLqIis78RkafHjM30zPSgX3VJ6O4XiR2BpUNGCDwtmyfX2U9ph3hBzP2XpjZkkKPoXtEZsjdPq2bD9OSKqWJvsEYxTRDDtJ9hhLPJIrIBE%2ft27D3SkAoGRfzbAczKzTHfkyiE3vOZJ0bIBfA2DHSXiH+MDRSyTPlsj1qQNVb8DMOkl8CH5LEzwlLWYh6vxypDoKdzLrF+65IpOs2Xh87Gg%3d&emci=5e6dbb09-9985-ef11-8474-6045bda8aae9&emdi=70409ac7-7286-ef11-8474-6045bda8aae9&ceid=320042

Ending all wars means closing all military bases. The United States of America, unlike any other nation, maintains a massive network of foreign military bases around the world, over 900 bases in more than 90 countries and territories. These bases are costly in a number of ways: financially, politically, socially, and environmentally. U.S. bases in foreign lands often raise geopolitical tensions, support undemocratic regimes, and serve as a recruiting tool for militant groups opposed to the U.S. presence and the governments its presence bolsters. In other cases, foreign bases are being used and have made it easier for the United States to launch and execute disastrous wars, including those in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, and Libya. Across the political spectrum and even within the U.S. military there is growing recognition that many overseas bases should have been closed decades ago, but bureaucratic inertia and misguided political interests have kept them open. This webinar will address the impact of the USA's military base empire and how to resist it, including reporting back on the highlights and strategies shared from World BEYOND War's annual #NoWar2024 Conference on the topic.

68] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] hopes you will join in on Thurs., Oct. 10 & 17 at 9 PM ET to execute the plan that will not only win the White House but take back the House and secure the majority in the Senate. Find out how YOU Can Be the Difference in Victories for the White House, the U.S. House, and Senate. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuGgrDItHdeYV7F9QQsruFMypvcMt5Fc#/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