Sunday, October 13, 2024

Baltimore Activist Alert -- October 14 - 19, 2024

20] Call Muslim voters – Oct. 14

21] Working groups – Abolition & Migrant Justice -- Oct. 14

22] Trans Rights & Bodily Autonomy Campaign meeting Oct. 14

23] No War with Lebanon Oct. 14

24] Young adult voters Oct. 14

25] Take Action Tuesdays Oct. 15

26] Swing Left – Oct. 15 & 17

27] Support vital student organizing – Oct. 15

28] Russia out of Ukraine – Oct. 15

29] Deep Canvass Election phone banks -- Oct. 15 - 17 & 19

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20] – MPower Change [info@mpowerchange.org] on Mon., Oct. 14 through Fri., Oct. 18 from 5 to 9 PM ET wants you to do a phone bank to Get Out the Vote. The group is calling Muslim voters around the country every week until Election Day to ensure mobilization in this election and beyond to build long-term political power. https://www.mymuslimvote.org/callingallmuslims

21] –  The Northern Virginia Branch of the DSA has an Abolition Working Group and the Migrant Justice Working Group, and the groups are joining forces to continue working to challenge oppressive institutions and imagine the capacities for community care that we might grow instead. The next meeting will be on Mon., Oct. 14 at 7 PM. Please fill out our interest form in advance and we’ll get you plugged in: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEcShQX51IL2Z1sNff7bqiYz68vAtPjUxpTuIrfvAK8iBDqA/viewform

22] – Consider attending a virtual MDC DSA Trans Rights & Bodily Autonomy Campaign organizing meeting on Mon., Oct. 14 at 7 PM ET.  A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85218666386?pwd=Rzh3cXIybHRPc1o2TjlkQThhOVREdz09 The Meeting ID is 852 8166 6386, and the Passcode is 192336. Email lyrabmcmillan@gmail.com

23] – CODEPINK [info@codepink.org] wants you on Mon., Oct. 14 at 8 PM ET to attend a talk by Rania Khalek:  No War with Lebanon! ‌ ‌Khalek will discuss Israel's war on Lebanon, the continuing genocide of Palestine, and escalations with Iran.  She will be there to answer your questions, and then there will be a discussion how to take action locally against the war machine. RSVP at ‌ ‌ ‌https://www.codepink.org/missingp1014?utm_campaign=mpm_10_14_invite&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

24] – The Century Foundation [events@tcf.org] on Tues., Oct. 15 from 2 to 3 PM ET will explore this subject: Young Adults Think America’s Political System Isn’t Working.  Young adult voters may once again play a pivotal role in this presidential election, but their importance to our democracy runs much deeper than any one political cycle. Millennials and Gen Z represent the future of our multiracial, pluralistic democracy.  Next100 and GenForward teamed up on a national survey of their perspectives on how well our democracy is working and its potential, their trust in government, and their civic engagement. The findings were illuminating, and revealed significant frustration with and disconnection from our political system. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-adults-think-americas-political-system-isnt-working-tickets-1027638272737?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_eid=0f57b5a0fa&mc_cid=18944c3646

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., Oct. 15 from noon to 1 PM ET.  The next Action Tuesday is Oct. 22, and these events will continue through October 29. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/peoplepowerunited/event/643588/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

26] – On Tues., Oct. 15 and Thurs., Oct. 17 from 1 to 3 PM ET, join Swing Left for a volunteer orientation. This orientation will continue through Oct. 29 at 1 PM ET. Take on MAGA extremism—and win—in 2024, and beyond! During the 30-minute orientation, share the most effective volunteer options. Extremism has taken root and is now thriving in the Republican Party. This emboldened GOP is attacking democracy itself—designing extreme legislative gerrymanders, rigging the courts, attempting to subvert election results, and stripping away the democratic voice of the people—in order to lock in permanent minority rule.   Swing Left has the tools, programs, and community infrastructure to help you get involved strategically in whatever way you can, no matter where you are on your civic engagement journey. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/625941/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

27] – Student Organizing via MPower Change [info@mpowerchange.org] on Tues., Oct. 15 at 4 PM ET is holding a discussion on how to support vital student organizing. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Nw_By-h9Q4-8h3QtFuRVnA?amp_device_id=b6c68d7a-7199-4d88-ab18-b23214f8c655#/registration

 28] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., Oct. 15 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.

29] – The People's Action [info@peoplesaction.org] on Tues., Oct. 15, Wed., Oct. 16, Thurs., Oct. 17 from 5 to 8 PM ET and Sat., Oct. 19 from 1 to 4 PM ET is doing Deep Canvass Election phone banks.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/peoplesaction/event/565765/?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-whats-next-after-bidens-decision&email_referrer=email_2393896&email_subject=whats-next-after-bidens-decision

 ‌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

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