Baltimore Activist Alert -- October 3 - 5, 2024

50] Lower Shore Progressive Caucus meeting – Oct. 3

51] Vote Save America 2024 – Oct. 3 & 5

52] National Teach-In – Oct. 3

53] Throwdown Thursday – Oct. 3

54] Socialist Night School – Oct. 3

55] Million Muslims Vote -- Oct. 3

56] Social Housing Organizing meeting – Oct. 3

57] DSA Electoral Monthly Social – Oct. 3

58] Take back the House – Oct. 3 & 5

59] Teach-In Network – Oct. 3

60] Team call about Helene – Oct. 3

61] Campaign for Victory – Oct. 3

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50] – The Lower Shore Progressive Caucus [admin@lowershoreprogressives.com] is holding a membership meeting on Thurs., Oct. 3 at 6:30 PM ET.  With a vital US Senate Race and an even more crucial Presidential Election, it will take all hands on deck to ensure that our Democracy is protected. Be a part of the change here on the Shore! Learn how to get involved in the community, and support candidates and initiatives that bring progress to the Lower Eastern Shore. RSVP at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkceqqqD0jE9bR6ZLZTlu8ZaZQSswE7gxF#/registration

51] – Join Vote Save America 2024 and Organize or Else Welcome Call by Crooked Media on Thurs., Oct. 3 from 3 to 4 PM & 5 to 6 PM ET. The next call will be on Wed., Oct. 9 from 12:30 to 1:30 PM and continue through Oct. 10 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.

52] –There is an online National Teach-In on Oct. 3 at 5 PM ET hosted by Historians for Peace and Democracy (H-PAD) and co-sponsors to educate the public, and students in particular, about the origins of the MAGA movement and the Project 2025 policy plan prepared by the Heritage Foundation for a second Trump administration. Here from Carol Anderson, the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of African American Studies at Emory University; Nancy MacLean, the William H. Chafe Professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University and a past president of the Labor and Working Class History Association (LAWCHA); and Paul Ortiz, Professor of Labor History at Cornel University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. RSVP at https://masspeaceaction.org/event/maga-and-project-2025/

53] – On Throwdown Thursdays join a Virtual Phone Bank on Oct. 3 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

54] – On Thurs., Oct. 3 from 6 to 8 PM ET, there is a hybrid Socialist Night School -- What is Public Safety?  It will take place online or at the MLK Memorial Library, room 401-D, 901 G St. NW, WDC 20001. Email Info: politicaleducation@mdcdsa.org

What keeps us safe? What is public safety, what are the conditions that produce safety and how can we, both collectively and individually, intervene to address harm? Many people who believe police and prisons are essential also believe that non-carceral solutions are essential too—but may not know what those look like. For those who are new to abolition, it is easier to answer what doesn’t work than what does. Discuss the drivers of interpersonal harm, what the research shows about policy responses to reduce and redress that harm, and what we can do about these ourselves. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/what-is-public-safety-socialist-night-school?clear_id=true&link_id=27&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-176&email_referrer=email_2448973&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events

55] – On Thurs., Oct. 3 from 6 to 7:30 PM ET, check out a Million Muslim Votes: A Way Forward, a critical event as we approach the most contentious presidential elections of our lives. With over 2 million Muslim voters set to turn out in 2024, we face unprecedented challenges. Both presidential candidates have disappointed our community—one threatening democracy itself, the other enabling the ongoing atrocities in Gaza. The stakes are higher than ever, with thousands of Palestinian lives lost in Gaza and no clear candidate aligned with our values—domestically and abroad.

Join this pivotal discussion, as we host members of Congress from across the nation to address the concerns of the Muslim American community and explore possible paths forward in this difficult political moment, including Rep. Ro Khanna, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Andy Levin, and others, who will discuss the critical issues that matter most to our community—both at home and abroad. REGISTER at https://secure.everyaction.com/QPmcZqd_8kCgw8gLlVknMQ2

56] – On Oct. 3 at 6 PM ET, get over to the Social Housing Organizing meeting. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/october-3-2024-social-housing-organizing-meeting?link_id=47&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

  Join the Social Housing Working Group for its biweekly organizing meeting. Learn about its latest activities, what is the plan for the future, and how to get involved. There is proposed legislation to create mixed-income, district-owned housing with market rate units that subsidize a larger number of affordable units. It's a pioneering approach that deepens affordability, invests surplus funds into the creation of more social housing, and locks-in financial sustainability. The bill also includes climate and labor standards and elected tenant boards with oversight over building management. This event is open to both DSA Members and supporters. Email social.housing.wg@gmail.com

57] –  Join the Northern Virginia DSA Electoral Monthly Social on Thurs., Oct. 3 at 7 PM ET at Kilroy's, 5250a Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22151. Talk all things politics, anyone and everyone is welcome to attend. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/october-3-2024-social-housing-organizing-meeting?link_id=47&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-27-2024ral WG monthly social

58] – On Thurs., Oct. 3 from 7 to 9 PM and Sat., Oct. 3 from noon  to 2 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

59] – RootsAction Education Fund [info@rootsaction.org] is inviting you to attend the Virtual Kickoff of the Teach-In Network on Thurs., Oct. 3 at 8:30 PM ET. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mpkbzLeVShWrExnFJmdgSw#/registration?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=0956f655-453e-4ae2-baab-5410a9bc55ca

60] – On Thurs., Oct. 3 from 8 to 9:30 PM ET, get with Showing Up for Racial Justice Solidarity Power Team Call after Helene. Join Showing Up for Racial Justice organizers from on the ground in Western North Carolina including Rev. Allyn Maxfield-Steele, and political commentator John Russell to make sense of this moment and receive calls to action to show up and make change today and for future communities. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/652442/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

Then, every other week, opposite the Power Team Calls, you will join one of the phone banks. The next Power Team call is on Thurs., Oct. 17, and the final call will be on Nov. 14.

61] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] hopes you will join in on Thurs., Oct. 3 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/.

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