Baltimore Activist Alert -- December 15 - 16, 2025

22] Rally against ICE – Dec. 15

23] New immigrant justice legislation -- Dec. 15

24] Film about Woody Guthrie – Dec. 15

25] Chesapeake Indivisible meeting -- Dec. 15

26] Trans/Queer Liberation Campaign – Dec. 15

27] Courage in the Kurdistan – Dec. 15

28] Winning divestment at the ballot box – Dec. 15

29] Celebrate the new House Speaker -- Dec. 16

30] Gather for Gaza’s children -- Dec. 16

31] Briefing on Burma -- Dec. 16

32] Dump Trump – Dec. 16

33] Make calls for clean energy -- Dec. 16 & 18

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22] –  Sanctuary Maryland continues to rally on Mon., Dec. 15 at 5:30 PM at McKeldin Plaza, Light and Pratt Sts. as part of the Eyes on ICE campaign. Visit   https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/eyesonice?link_id=6&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-ice-watch-training-avelooutofbwi-and-more&email_referrer=email_2871122&email_subject=ice-watch-avelooutofbwi-trumps-threats-and-more&&

23] – There is q Baltimore County Council Legislative Meeting on Mon., Dec 15 at 6 PM at 400 Washington Ave., Room # 205, Towson, MD 21204.  You also can join in virtually as the Council starts considering new immigrant-justice legislation. Visit https://countycouncil.baltimorecountymd.gov/virtual-meetings/

The agenda can be found here: https://countycouncilweb.s3.amazonaws.com/AGENDA%20PACKET.december%2015.25.pdf

Councilperson Patoka is expected to introduce two important bills: a bill to minimize ICE’s impact in Baltimore County and a bill to elevate the Immigrant Affairs Commission.  The schedule for these bills is the First Work Session (public testimony) on Jan. 13, 2026, second Work Session (public testimony) on Jan. 26 and final Vote on Feb. 2, subject to change if amendments are introduced).  The work sessions will be the key opportunities to testify and engage.

24] – Susan Barnett [reelandmealatnewdealcafe@gmail.com] on Mon., Dec. 15 at 6 PM wants you to know that Reel and Meal will show Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home. Arrive/Log on by 5:45 PM as the program starts promptly at 6 PM. If attending in person, please come to the New Deal Café at 113 Centerway (Roosevelt Center) in Greenbelt. Register at https://tinyurl.com/ReelMeal

 Woody wrote and sang about real life issues ranging from hardships and extreme poverty to the great achievements of FDR's New Deal. His songs are timeless. His dedication to democracy, justice, human rights and progress are all still extremely relevant today. After the film we will sing some of those songs, like "Dust Bowl Refugee", "Deportee”, and "Ain't Got No Home in this World Anymore". We will add in a couple by his two best pupils, Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan.  THIS MONTH’S REEL AND MEAL IS SPONSORED BY THE GREENBELT REFUGEE AID COMMITTEE (GRACE).

 You are encouraged to enjoy a plant-based meal during the film to participate in socially responsible, environmentally sustainable, and animal safe lifestyle choices. The Reel and Meal at the New Deal Café is a free monthly film series, started in September 2007. For more information about this month’s film, contact Frank Gervasi 301 467 2418 or the Reel and Meal Facebook page:www.facebook.com/reelandmealNDC

25] – Chesapeake Indivisible, a local Indivisible Chapter in the Annapolis and surrounding Anne Arundel County area, will hold its monthly meeting on Mon., Dec. 15 from 6 to 7:45 PM at the Eastport Annapolis Neck Library. Doors open at 5:45 pm, meeting from 6:00 pm to 7:45 pm Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/chesapeakeindivisible/event/870043/

Discuss and develop the actions and events needed to defend democracy. Get a recap of the protests and rallies, an update on upcoming events, and discuss other important items. .

26] – On Mon., Dec. 15 at 7 PM, get with a Trans/Queer Liberation Campaign biweekly virtual meeting. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/transqueer-liberation-bi-weekly-meeting-monday-december-15th-7pm?link_id=63&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-5-2025&email_referrer=email_3018364&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-12-2025&&

A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP. Email bawg@mdcdsa.org. Discuss ongoing efforts such as Project Sanctuary, the Gender & Name Change Clinics, and more!

27] –NH Peace Action [info@nhpeaceaction.org] on Mon., Dec. 15 at 7 PM ET is holding Peace & Justice Conversations: Courage in Kurdistan: Nonviolence in a War Zone.  Community Peacemaker Teams at the invitation of local peacemaking communities that are confronting situations of lethal conflict are being welcomed. David Blair joined a Community Peacemaker Team (CPT) in Iraqi Kurdistan in October.  David traveled to the Mexican border last year with CPT, and to Iraqi Kurdistan this fall. The delegation witnessed the work of CPT team members to document cross border attacks by Turkey and Iran which have caused death, damage and displacement; and to support journalists and civil society activists who are persecuted by the Kurdish Regional Government.  RSVP HERE https://actionnetwork.org/events/peace-justice-conversations-courage-in-kurdistan-nonviolence-in-a-war-zone/?link_id=9&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nhpa-reflections-news-events-november-21-2025&email_referrer=email_2995471&email_subject=nhpa-reflections-news-events-november-28-2025&&

28] –Attend this webinar: Winning Divestment at the Ballot Box on Mon., Dec. 15 from 8 to 9:30 PM ET. A virtual link will be communicated before the event. Discuss winning divestment for Palestine at the ballot box in the US, and hear from activists in Somerville, MA, Pittsburgh, PA and Vermont, sharing lessons learned from their recent ballot measure campaigns for divestment. This session will be useful for activists that are already deep into a BDS campaign, as well as for those who are just getting started. While we will be speaking about campaigns in the US, this webinar will have useful lessons for municipal-level campaigning globally.  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/webinar-winning-divestment-at-the-ballot-box?emci=3deff14e-d9d6-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=07ec5fe3-fcd6-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&ceid=764241

29] –The Progressive Maryland Team [info@progressivemaryland.org] on Tue., Dec. 16 from 9 to 10 AM is inviting you to celebrate with New House Speaker Del. Peña-Melnyk at Lawyer's Mall, 25 Calvert St., Annapolis 21401. Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk will become the next Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, making her the first Latina immigrant to ever hold this position. Her story is one of perseverance, public service, and unwavering commitment to justice. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/876268/?emci=06de2c84-c2d6-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=1cd8eb78-c3d6-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&ceid=136680

30] – American Friends of Combatants for Peace [office@afcfp.org] on Tues., Dec. 16 at noon are holding an Extraordinary Gathering for Gaza’s Children. Join a gathering with a conversation rooted in repair, dignity, and the urgent protection and healing of Gaza’s children. This is a moment of witness, responsibility, and possibility — and a chance to support what may become the only tertiary children’s hospital in Gaza. Repairing Lives on the Ground with Dr. Hasan. Over the past two years, Gaza’s children have endured violence, displacement, starvation, illness, and trauma on a scale that defies comprehension. Tens of thousands of children have lost homes, family members, or both. All need safe shelter, education, medical care, food, and psychosocial support. RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/ZFB_f7tUi0OS9jPqzyfD_w2?contactdata=dLAb2uvwMeIVFL9J6ujLMHHqIMd3G8CcPLZQKfOZR8Ejml2hnPmolBn%2fMb1Tn3lTji7OpSuN5uOtPsK8aD8MgNYUv5FKkJi%2fFKVgNzwjMb%2faIGBJwyIBm0cSryyoEZn55m42OrgvGgHpLc+EpJ1tB683xnsi4LACOZ7HuU+B22RILKU%2ffrtRfFpDQZDlG0p9xgq2brYinwX06NovS52N4YVj8rXnrWJNYCN%2flE9q69hqypmT8xl7hXE39mI7cIqQJ0Y1nXwoj6WFdxqmc3ZfxQ%3d%3d&emci=5b7c0318-7ad4-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=95cf75fb-81d4-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&ceid=8142762

31] – The Burma Research Institute (BRI), formerly known as the Chin Association of Maryland (CAM), invites you to join the 5th Hybrid Congressional Briefing on Burma hosted by BRI. BRI is grateful to Rep. Young Kim (R, CA-40), Chairwoman of East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs, for her assistance in securing the briefing room.  U.S. Policy on Burma: Opportunities and Challenges will take place on Tues., Dec. 16 from 12:15 to 1:30 PM ET in the Rayburn Office Building (Room 2200), 45 Independence Ave. SW, WDC 20515. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoIoB9jzLiKAvIhmIe0g4s9T10nKwtpqtZtmGQ7RMBi-2vWw/viewform

Despite instability, rising violence, mass displacement, deteriorating humanitarian crisis, and its involvement in online scam operations, the Burmese military regime, known as the State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC), plans to hold sham elections beginning Dec. 28. The panelists will provide updates on the situation in Burma, reflect on US policy toward Burma and provide recommendations to the Administration and the Congress.

32] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Dec. 16 from 4:30 to 5 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. to challenge President Trump for a long list of illegal executive orders. Without resistance Trump will undermine our flawed democracy.  Right now Trump wants fascism as the order of the day Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

33] – Sun Day [reply@sunday.earth] on Tues., Dec. 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM and Thurs., Dec. 18 from 7 to 9 PM, consider making calls for Clean Energy. Sun Day showed us the incredible power of coming together to celebrate clean 8energy. Now, it's time to channel that energy into action that gets more solar and wind projects built in communities across the country. Greenlight America is calling clean energy supporters in key locations and encouraging them to take action to get projects permitted where they live. On these phone banks, volunteers will encourage supporters to testify at hearings, submit public comments or contact decision makers to build wind and solar projects. The next call will be on Dec. 16, and the calls will continue through Jan. 29, 2026 at 7 PM. RSVP to phone bank at https://www.mobilize.us/greenlightaction/event/842120/?utm_source=SunDay&link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_2960084___subject_3458067&email_subject=make-calls-for-clean-energy&

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

Baltimore Activist Alert – December 14 - 15, 2025

Baltimore Activist Alert – December 14 - 15, 2025

"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.

Friends, this list and other email documents which I send out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center.  Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com. 

If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send contributions to Max Obuszewski, BNC, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Max can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.

1] Books, buttons and stickers

2] Web site for info on federal legislation

3] Need help in archiving activist material

4] Get the book A Bag of Snakes

5] Get the book Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois

6] Labor History Project

7] Friends meeting -- Dec. 14

8] Everyday Walls – Dec. 14

9] Catonsville against Trump – Dec. 14

10] Baltimore’s Christmas Parade -- Dec. 14

11] MOCO DSA meeting – Dec. 14

12] Unmasking resource wars – Dec. 14

13] Where is church leadership? – Dec. 14

14] Indiana upsets Trump’s stomach -- Dec. 14

15] MOCO DSA meeting – Dec. 14

16] Crimes of the Century – Dec. 14

17] Vigil at the Pentagon – Dec. 15

18] Support Starbucks workers – Dec. 15

19] Baltimore Sign waves – Dec. 15

20] Police Accountability Board meeting -- Dec. 15

21] Grassroots protection for the vote – Dec. 15

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1] – Buttons, bumper stickers and books are available.  “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.

2] –To obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/.  Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.

3] –  Janice Sevre-Duszynska needs some assistance in archiving her activist material.  If you are interested in this project, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

4] – Barry Lee Burnside, a gaggle of great writers and copy editors are making available “A Bag of Snakes: Selected Writings on Prisons and the Death Penalty by Murphy Davis and Eduard Loring. Edited by Barry Lee Burnside.” Ed indicates the book will be available for sale on April 13, and is asking you to pre-order your copy. Your donation will provide a needed financial boost for the printing costs. The suggested donation is $20 for one copy; and $30 for your copy and an additional copy for a prisoner or someone in need. Any donation is appreciated. More or less you will receive the book.  Barry and the team have spent over two years putting this book together. It begins with outlines and notes found in the boxes of materials Murphy left when she ascended. The work is a work of love, and all involved are proud of the fruit borne by seeds nourished in good soil.

To order by postal mail, make your check to Open Door Community.  Send it to Open Door Community, PO Box 10980, Baltimore 21234.  For any questions, contact David Payne at 404-290-2047 or davidpayne@opendoorcommunity.org.

5] – Another book to consider purchasing is Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois. His new book is both memoir and position-paper, and it makes the case that the Roman Catholic Church is a corrupt system that spits out truth-tellers. The crime he was excommunicated for was attending the ordination ceremony of Janice Sevre-Duszynska in Lexington, Kentucky, in August 2008. The ordination was under the auspices of the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests.  The Vatican’s response has been to excommunicate any woman who has the audacity to see herself as a priest equal to a male priest. You can purchase a copy from Amazon or by Kindle.

Here are two quotes to contemplate: “I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men. She is to keep silent.” – Timothy 1, 2:12-13.  “If the patriarchy that dominates the church is not dismantled and women are not treated as equals, the church will continue to diminish and, eventually, die.” – Roy Bourgeois.

6] – William Barry [billbarry21214@gmail.com] has a request. As the country begins to celebrate our 250th anniversary, our history is complicated but one thing is certain--labor history is always deleted. So I have created the MD250 Labor History Project, and hope you will participate by sending in labor history materials, and by sharing it with your friends, as part of creating a union movement. Go to https://www.md250laborhistory.org/

"We are either part of the solution or part of the problem." "The only reason an organization has dead wood is that management either hired dead wood or it hired live wood and killed it."   - W. Edwards Deming

7] – Homewood Friends Meeting [homewoodfriends@gmail.com] gathers for worship on Sundays at 10:30 AM at 3107 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218 and on Zoom.  A simple lunch will take place after the 10:30 AM worship. Call 410-235-4438. To join by Zoom, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/255867065?pwd=UDNxVnlVSkZQOHlXWlc3NHpHeHdhZz09#success

8] – The Baltimore Ethical Society on Sun., Dec. 14 at 10:30 AM will meet using a Zoom link.  The platform address is Is Something between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life, and How to take them Down with Anand Pandian, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University.  Visit https://www.sup.org/books/anthropology/something-between-us

Pandian's books include Something between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life and How to take them down, and A Possible Anthropology: Methods for Uneasy Times. Anand serves as President of the Society for Cultural Anthropology, and as a curator of the Ecological Design Collective, a community for radical ecological imagination and collaboration. He lives with his family in Baltimore, where he is currently working on a new book project on decay, waste, and the crafting of ecological futures. Register at https://www.meetup.com/bmorethical/events/311743246/?eventOrigin=group_events_list

9] – On Sun., Dec. 14 from noon to 1 PM, get with Catonsville Nine Redux for a Sign Wave over the Frederick Road Overpass, Frederick Road and I-695, Catonsville 21228. This event will continue through Dec. 27, 2026.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/853167/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

10] – Walk in the 52nd Annual Mayor’s Christmas Parade with Comptroller Brooke Lierman and fellow democrats in one of the biggest parades in Baltimore on Sun., Dec. 14 from 12:30 to 2:30 PM.  Start at West Cold Spring Lane & Falls Road, Baltimore 21209.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/854377/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

11] – On Sun., Dec. 14 from 2 to 4 PM, the Montgomery County DSA Branch will hold a meeting at the Silver Spring Library, 900 Wayne Ave., Silver Spring 20910. RSVP to get the Zoom link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/december-14-2025-montgomery-county-branch-meeting?link_id=59&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-5-2025&email_referrer=email_3018364&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-12-2025&&

12] – CODEPINK [info@codepink.org] on Sun., Dec. 14 at 2 PM ET will host a webinar Unmasking Resource Wars: Rwanda, Congo & Victoire Ingabire. RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/rwandacongo1214?utm_campaign=_unmasking_resource_wars_rwand&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

For 35 years, conflict has ravaged the Great Lakes Region of Africa, beginning with the Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, then followed by the Congo Wars and ongoing conflict. The US’s responsibility in Palestine and other aerial bombing wars is obvious, but its role in Rwanda and Congo remain obscured. Many know that it dates back to the 1961 US-Belgian assassination of Patrice Lumumba, but not that it has continued through US support of Rwandan President Paul Kagame in the Rwandan Civil War and the invasion, occupation, and plunder of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Trump’s so-called peace plan rewards him and US corporations with no end to the violence in sight.

Rwandan political prisoner Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza risked her life to expose the brutal Kagame regime and its abuse of Rwanda’s tragic history to justify war in Congo. Having already endured eight years in prison, from 2010 to 2018, she remains forbidden to leave Rwanda and now faces re-imprisonment. This webinar will deconstruct the lies used to justify the ongoing war and highlight Victoire’s case. 

13] – Voices from the Holy Land [vfhlonlinefilmsalon@144271541.mailchimpapp.com] on Sun., Dec. 14 at 3 PM ET has expressed concern about Deafening Silence? U.S. Church Leadership in the Face of Occupation/Genocide.  Watch the recording of the Q&A Panel Discussion on the Israel Occupation Tech Lab at www.voicesfromtheholyland.org/salonrecordings

Christian Faith leaders were pivotal in the civil rights movement, the anti-Vietnam War movement, and the boycotts that ended apartheid in South Africa. And yet – after more than 77 years of harsh military occupation, Palestinian home demolitions and forced removal in the West Bank, and 18 years of a blockade culminating Israel’s carpet bombing, starvation and genocide in Gaza – many U.S. faith leaders seem largely silent. Why? What is the explanation? Does their faith not ask them to speak out? Where do U.S. Christian denominations stand? How can concerned congregants empower their leaders to speak up? Watch the curated videos for free at your convenience, and join the Q&A discussion with Jonathan Brenneman: co-founder of Christians for a Free Palestine & Palestinian American Christian, Rev. Dr. Allison Tanner: National Coordinator, Apartheid Free Initiative & Baptist Pastor of Public Witness, Rev. Jeff Wright (Guest): former Pastor; Volunteer, Kairos Palestine& organizer of tours to Palestine-Israel and others.

Register here for the Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon: Tinyurl.com/VFHL -December2025 -December2025 Once you register, you will get a confirmation email from Zoom with a link to the meeting and a link with to watch the film.  (Save this confirmation letter as the meeting link is unique to your email and you must have this to participate.   Watch the film at your convenience before the event.  Then join with your thoughts and questions for the speakers at the Q&A Discussion.  

14] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Sun., Dec. 14 at 4 PM ET will hold its weekly town hall. This Sunday's Town Hall will feature Sen. Fady Qaddoura who will address Stopping MAGA Redistricting. Indiana State Senators made national headlines this week, infuriating MAGA world by blocking a mid-decade redistricting plan. Despite Republicans holding a supermajority in the Indiana Senate—and despite multiple visits to Indiana by JD Vance and White House invitations from Donald Trump—mid-decade redistricting failed. It was a truly inspiring moment for democracy. 

The proposal would have wiped out two Democratic-held congressional seats, including a district represented by one of the most progressive members of Congress: Indianapolis’s Rep. André Carson. Fady is one of the most inspiring elected officials in the country. Born in the West Bank, and made homeless by Hurricane Katrina as a young adult living in New Orleans, Qaddoura moved to Indianapolis to raise his family—and is now one of the strongest progressive voices in state government and beyond. RSVP at https://pdamerica.org/progressive-town-hall-sen-fady-qaddoura-on-stopping-maga-redistricting/

15] – Get over to "Crimes of the Century," a Teach-in on the Situation in Sudan on Sun., Dec. 14 from 6 to 7:30 PM at Middle East Books, 1902 18th St. NW, WDC 20009. Email internationalism@mdcdsa.org

The teach-in will expose the atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, the UAE’s direct role in causing the genocide and how U.S. actions have fueled the violence. Break down what’s truly happening and discuss how to stand with the people of Sudan in their fight for justice. This event will be hybrid. RSVP for zoom link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/crimes-of-the-century?link_id=60&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-5-2025&email_referrer=email_3018364&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-december-12-2025&&

16] – The Labor Force [us@thelaborforce.org] on Sun., Dec. 14 at 8:30 PM ET will hold a call and let you to know the Starbucks Unionization campaign has reached one of the most important moments since workers first stood up and demanded the respect they deserve. Baristas across the country are organizing a mass flying action on Dec. 15 — a coordinated escalation to show Starbucks that workers and customers are united, and are demanding a fair contract. Get on the National Mass Mobilization Call at  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/eFTg1ELCSX6hB1NVm-WFMA?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-dec-15-is-huge-heres-how-you-can-show-up-for-starbucks-workers&email_referrer=email_3015009&email_subject=dec-15-is-huge-heres-how-you-can-show-up-for-starbucks-workers&&#/

17] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop.  The next vigil is Dec. 15, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649.  The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro. 

By Metro, take Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr.,  and there is meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these spots begins at 8 AM.  No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds. The restrooms are located inside Marriot Providence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.

18] – There is a Starbucks Workers United Solidarity Picket on Mon., Dec. 15 from 7 AM to 1 PM at the Gallows Starbucks, 3046 Gate House Plaza, Falls Church, VA 22042. Call 240-328-2417. Support Starbucks Baristas in their fight for fair wages, dignity, and good-faith bargaining! Metro DC DSA members and allies are joining Starbucks baristas on the picket line, standing with workers protesting Starbucks’ historic union busting and failure to finalize a fair union contract. The open-ended strike comes after six months of Starbucks refusing to offer new proposals to address workers’ demands for better staffing, higher pay, and resolution for hundreds of unfair labor practice charges. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/starbucks-workers-united-solidarity-picket-1215-midday-gallows-starbucks?can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_3016780&source=email-12042025-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events

19] –  Baltimore Sign Waves on Mondays, Dec. 15 & 22 from 7:30 to 8:15 AM will be at West Northern Parkway & Roland Ave., Baltimore 21210. Join in the waving of pro-democracy signs! Bring your sign or just show up. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/793151/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

20] – Indivisible Baltimore County is encouraging you to attend a Police Accountability Board meeting on Mon., Dec. 15 from noon to 2 PM at the Historic Courthouse, 400 Washington Ave., Towson 21204. This meeting will be both in-person and virtual: https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/county-executive/events/police-accountability-board-december-15

21] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Grassroots Election Protection Coalition/ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Zoom on Mon., Dec. 15 at 5 PM ET. Hear from leading activists, elected officials, and others committed to union organizing as well as cleaning up our elections and the environment, and other critically important issues. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqfuygpjIiHtc20uIOxdeqYRiAicjSLWUc#/registration

To be continued

Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, and 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

Co-owner of The Baltimore Sun fails to mention UAE support for genocide in Sudan

Friends,

 Armstrong Williams is the co-owner of The Baltimore Sun and a close friend of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Williams pens at least two columns a week.  I never look forward to reading them as, for example, one promoted Trump as a Nobel Peace Prize hopeful.  Another was entitled “Hamas gains from Gaza’s suffering.” Of course, it blames the suffering on the Palestinian group and ignores Israeli war crimes. 

  And The Sun gave heavy promotion to his trip to Israel.  Once back his two missives did not include the Palestinian perspective. I wrote a letter to complain, but recognized it would not be published.  How dare a letter-writer challenge the co-owner of the newspaper.

  For some time he has been beating the drum about the lack of coverage of “genocide” in Africa.  I agree there is a lack of coverage of Africa, but as co-owner why his your newspaper not provide this coverage? 

 Most recently, as noted in my letter below, his hypocrisy was highlighted by his support for a strong economic relationship  between the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates.  His op-ed included a photograph of Mr. Williams and the U.A.E ambassador.  As an “astute” observer of the situation in Africa, why did he fail to mention the UAE’s support for genocide in Sudan?  Again my unpublished letter had no chance of being published.  Kagiso, Max

Letters to the Editor

THE SUN

Talkback@baltimoresun.com

 To the editor:

  I was stunned first to see a photograph of Armstrong Williams at the United Arab Emirates embassy and then to read his op-ed “UAE National Day in Washington highlights economic future in the US” [The Baltimore Sun, December 4, 2025].  The op-ed extols the potential economic relationship between the UAE and the USA.  This quotation from Rep. Tom Wilson was most noxious: “We have a chance, because of Donald Trump, for peace for the first time in 3,000 years in the Middle East.”  It has to go down with one of the most preposterous statements I have ever read.  This is a president that supports the execution of alleged drug couriers and denies them  the right to contest the charges in court.

 I remember another op-ed by Mr. Williams “Racism endures; ignoring genocide in Africa” on June 5, 2024. This is what he wrote: “Ongoing genocides in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Sudan, Sudan,  the Central African Republic, and Biafra are largely ignored.”  I appreciated that he highlighted the ongoing violence in the aforementioned countries, but surely, the co-owner of The Sun is aware of the UAE funding of the notorious Rapid Support Forces in Sudan?  Journalists and humanitarian groups have long been documenting the support of weapons, supplies, and political cover provided by the UAE to the RSF.  The RSF is carrying out mass atrocities and is working closely with Russia Wagner group.  The situation in parts of Sudan, including in El Fasher, have resulted in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises in the world.

 I urge everyone to contact their members of Congress to tell them to condemn the UAE for fomenting genocide in Sudan.  And please tell them the USA should not engage in any economic activity with a country well-known for human rights violations as detailed by Amnesty International.

 Max Obuszewski

 Baltimore

410-323-1607

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

 

 

 

 

Baltimore Activist Alert -- December 12 - 13, 2025

53] Ask a church to feed the poor  

54] Peace vigil at White House – Dec. 12

55] Women in Black vigil – Dec. 12

56] Support the people of Gaza – Dec. 12

57] Food distribution – Dec. 12

58] Making it Together – Dec. 12

59] Resist demo – Dec. 12

60] Enough is enough – Dec. 12

61] Pro-Democracy Rally – Dec. 12

62] Redistricting? – Dec. 12

63] Flea Market – Dec. 12

64] GI Resistance – Dec. 12

65] Birdwatching tour of Patterson Park -- Dec. 13

66] Jingle Bell Ride – Dec. 13

67] Western Sahara – Dec. 13

68] Sign wave at Harford Mall – Dec. 13

69] Essex sign wave – Dec. 13

70] Oligarch Takedown – Dec. 13

71] Sign waving in Annapolis – Dec. 13

72] Tesla Takedown in Rockville – Dec. 13

73] Tesla Takedown in Silver Spring – Dec. 13

74] ACLU in Annapolis – Dec. 13

75] Army-Navy protest – Dec. 13

76] Non-cooperation training -- Dec. 13

77] Donations needed for the Silent Fallout project

78] Read Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"

79] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

80] Do you need a doctor?

81] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

82] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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53] – Alan Barysh [magoo1917@earthlink.net] wants you to call the Govans Presbyterian Church, 55828 York Road, Baltimore 21212. This was one of the few places in Govans that provided hot food and more to the needy people. Could you call the church at 410-435- 9188 and ask a representative to please keep the Soul Kitchen going? The Email is office@govanspres.org.

54] – There is a weekly vigil at the White House on Fridays from noon to 1 PM sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649. 

55] – Every Friday from noon to 1 PM, Baltimore Women in Black vigil for peace with men and women who live in Roland Park. WIB invites all to join, and any peace sign is welcome, such as "Defuse Nuclear War."  The vigil takes place outside Roland Park Place at 830 West 40th Street and Elm Street. Parking is free at RPP or at the Rotunda across the street. Contact Ann Vinup at annvinup@gmail.com.

56] – The American Friends Service Committee holds an Action Hour every Friday at noon ET.  You’ll get updates from AFSC staff in Gaza, hear what’s happening on Capitol Hill, and get resources for your activism. Together, contact Congress to demand an arms embargo on Israel, and fully funded humanitarian aid for Palestinians. Our elected officials need to keep hearing from us. RSVP at https://afsc.org/actionhour?emci=822f3fb8-241a-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&emdi=20221eff-f41a-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&ceid=764241

57] – Join a Friday afternoon food distribution mutual aid event on Fridays, including Dec. 12, from noon to 4 PM at Pip Moyer Recreation Center, 273 Hilltop Lane, Annapolis 21403. Chesapeake Indivisible is supporting Blessed in Tech Ministries' Men on a Mission Food Pantry. This is a food drive-thru distribution. You will be sorting, bagging, and loading food donations into cars as patrons drive thru! Enter the rear of the Pip Moyer Recreation Center adjacent to the Salvation Army in helping to unpack, sort, & pack food, help load packed food in cars and help with clean up. This event will continue through Dec. 19. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/chesapeakeindivisible/event/866483/

58] –The Local Peace Economy [peaceeconomy@codepink.org] on Fri., Dec. 12 from 2 to 3 PM ET is doing an Action Day: Making it Together. Go into breakouts to learn to Make it Together. Breakouts include: knitting, protest art, poetry, and collaging. Come to the meeting with some basic supplies (pen, paper, a knitting project, etc.) and your ideas! RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/lpecampaignseries

59] – On Fridays, Dec. 12 & 19 at 3 PM ET, Indivisible is saying RESIST: Silence Gives Consent at 9706 Gorman Road, Laurel 20723. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/864537/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

Join in for a merging of the Tuesdays Silence Gives Consent and the Fridays RESIST overpass rallies (now from 3-5 PM) continuing until December 19. This is a Rush Hour protest located at the I-95 Gorman Road Overpass If you put 9706 into your GPS it will get you close to this location as there is no access directly from I95. You are welcome to bring your own signs to display or to hold for local traffic on the overpass bridge. The vigil reaches over 24,000 commuters each Friday.  –

60] – On Fridays, Dec. 12 & 19, from 4 to 5 PM ET, join Indivisible to say Enough is Enough at the east side of 16th St. between 2nd Avenue and Grace Church Road, Silver Spring 20910. This event will continue through Dec. 19. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/781857/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

Join your neighbors every Friday evening. Bring flags, signs, and energy. Make a stand for Democracy and the Rule of Law and signal to passing motorists that enough is enough!

61] –On Fri., Dec. 12 from 4 to 5 PM, Rally for Democracy with Indivisible at Georgia Ave. & Forest Glen Road, NE Corner of intersection, Forest Glen 20910. Bring your signs in support of government workers, immigrants, the rule of law, the planet, our children, and for jobs. For parking, go behind Forest Glen Medical Center, 9801 Georgia Ave. Enter drive way from Forest Glen Road. This event will continue through Dec. 12 RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/807326/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

62] –On Dec. 12 at 4 PM ET, attend the Governor's Redistricting Advisory Commission meeting. Visit https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eO_n1n3AScSLkKoyHRPpZg#/registration

This link allows members of the public to register to offer verbal testimony to the Commission. Verbal testimony must be no longer than 3 minutes and screen sharing is not an option. Once registered, you will receive a link to the Zoom meeting. If you registered to speak at a prior meeting but time did not allow for your testimony, please be sure to register again. You may also submit written testimony to grac@maryland.gov. Those who do not wish to register for the meeting may watch it live on the Maryland Department of Planning's YouTube Channel @MarylandPlanning.

63] -- Join Baltimore DSA at Peabody Heights Brewery on Fri. Dec. 12 from 6 to 9 PM for a flea market with books, clothes, household items, local art, local baked goods and more! All proceeds will go to local Baltimore food pantries. If you have items you would like to donate to the flea market, please reach out to Alli via email, akahan0608@gmail,com, to coordinate a pick-up.

64] -- The Baltimore Rapid Response Network (BRRN) [info@baltimorerapidresponsenetwork.org] is gathering on Fri., Dec. 12 at 7 PM for Creative Rebellion & GI Resistance at the Ends of Empire, a Conversation between Aaron Hughes and Ryan Harvey. As Trump deploys the military unlawfully in U.S. cities and ramps up aggression toward Venezuela, the need for military resistance has never been more urgent. In light of these actions, join longtime About Face: Veterans against the War member Aaron Hughes for a conversation on the intertwined histories of creative rebellion and GI resistance to U.S. militarism. It will take place at Red Emma’s, 3128 Greenmount Ave., Baltimore 21218.  RSVP at https://withfriends.co/event/27072882/creative_rebellion_and_gi_resistance_at_the_ends_of_empire_a_conversation_between_aaron_hughes_and_ryan_harvey

65] – On Sat., Dec. 13 at 8 AM ET, join a birdwatching tour of Patterson Park, Baltimore 21224. Meet on the southernmost end of the Boat Lake in Patterson Park, closest intersection is Eastern Avenue and South Rose Street. From there, walk directly north into the park via the cobblestone path, approximately 100 yards. Over 200 bird species have visited Patterson Park, an important migratory stopover in Baltimore City! Audubon and Baltimore Bird Club experts will lead in search of avian friends! No experience necessary. Email baltimore@audubon.org. RSVP at https://md.audubon.org/events/birding-tour-patterson-park-baltimore-1

66] – Bikemore [cora@bikemore.net] on Sat., Dec. 13 at 11 AM is presenting Jingle Bell Ride.  Ride to St. Vincent de Paul to spread holiday cheer and meet the families and children at the shelter! This is a community-driven, charity event where Family Biking Coordinator, Cora Karim, will lead a short, casual, no-drop, family-friendly ride from Wyman Park Dell at 11 AM to the St. Vincent de Paul Shelter (1114 N Mount St, Baltimore, MD 21217). Donations are not necessary for the shelter, but they are encouraged. There will be pre-checkpoints in Upper Fells Point at the corner of Wolfe St. and Gough St at 10 AM; Federal Hill/Inner Harbor behind the Lutheran World Relief at 700 Light St. at 10:20 AM; and East Mount Vernon Place at 10:40 AM. Ride north on the Maryland Ave. bike lane and stop at Wyman Park Dell to meet with all the folks who will be riding.

The ride will be pretty direct to ease the stress and invite all families and kids to ride along on bike paths and low stress streets. Due to this, from Wyman Park Dell ride south down onto the Maryland Ave. bike path and go westward onto the Big Jump’s 28th St. bike path all the way to Druid Hill Park. Ride the loop once or twice and make our way towards St. Vincent de Paul using a low-stress path southwards from the loop. Do cookie decorating in their cafeteria and get to know the families and kids who are sheltering there from noon to 1 PM.

67] – Nonviolence International [info@nonviolenceinternational.net] on Sat., Dec. 13 at 10 AM wants to talk about Another Occupation near Palestine: Update on Western Sahara.  ‌This webinar will shed light on one of the world’s least-known yet longest-standing occupations: Western Sahara. The event will begin with a concise political–historical overview of the illegal and brutal occupation, providing the essential grounding needed to understand the resistance movement led by the Saharawi people. From there, the speakers will explore how Saharawi communities have nonviolently organized, documented abuses, and sustained resilience in the face of deepening repression. You’ll hear directly from long-time Saharawi human rights activists Salka Barca, from the Western Sahara Solidarity Committee (WSSC) and Karama Sahara, Nayua Aduh, from the Committee Against the Exploitation of the Saharawi People, and Mulay Sid Ahmed, from the Saharawi Association in the USA (SAUSA). We will also be joined by David Wildman, who will share his experience joining divestment campaigns that combine Palestine and Western Sahara. RSVP at https://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/nonviolence_islam_the_struggle_of_western_sahara?utm_campaign=another_occupation_near_palest&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nonviolenceinternational

68] – Join sign waving on Saturdays, Dec. 13, 20 & 27 from 10 AM to noon at Harford Mall Macy’s parking lot, 696 Belair Road, Bel Air 21014. Park in the front of Macy’s. Create visibility with sign waving at the intersection of Belair Road and Rt. 24 in Bel Air. Bring your signs, costumes, noise makers and especially your voices to draw attention to this fascist regime. https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/840421/

69] –The Essex Pro-Democracy Patriots are doing a Sign Wave on Sat., Dec. 13 from 10:30 to 11:30 AM at Stemmers Run Road & Eastern Boulevard, Stemmers Run Road & Eastern Blvd., Essex 21221. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/826181/

70] – Join the TAKEDOWN TESLA-AND ALL THE OLIGARCHS on Sat., Dec. 13 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM at 9428 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills. RSVP ay https://actionnetwork.org/events/takedown-tesla-and-all-the-oligarchs-11?referrer=betsy-krieger&source=direct_link

71] – Chesapeake Indivisible is doing a Sign Waving protest on Sat., Dec. 13 & 20 from 11 AM to 1 PM near the Annapolis Mall sidewalks at the corner of Bestgate Road and 2082 Generals Highway, Annapolis 21401. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/chesapeakeindivisible/event/834849/

72] – Get over to the Tesla Takedown on Sat., Dec. 13 from 11 AM to noon at the Rockville Tesla, 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville 20852. Email maryland@thirdact.org. Musk is responsible for mass suffering and death. And he will cause more if we give him the chance to recover his reputation. Tesla Takedown is a peaceful protest movement. No violence, vandalism and destruction of property. This protest is a lawful exercise of your First Amendment right to peaceful assembly. #TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/812078/

73] – Get over to the Tesla Takedown on Sat., Dec. 13 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Tesla Silver Spring, 2320 Broadbirch Dr., Silver Spring 20852. Email maryland@thirdact.org. Musk is responsible for mass suffering and death. And he will cause more if we give him the chance to recover his reputation. Tesla Takedown is a peaceful protest movement. No violence, vandalism and destruction of property. This protest is a lawful exercise of your First Amendment right to peaceful assembly. #TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/771738/

74] – ACLU of Maryland [info@aclu-md.org] on Sat., Dec. 13 from noon to 1:30 PM ET is inviting to its Grassroots Legislative Leadership Day!  Advocate to protect Marylanders from authoritarianism in the 2026 Legislative Session.  ‌A year ago, we warned that Project 2025 was the roadmap of a tyrant – and it is happening. We are seeing the erosion of our constitutional rights and democracy right before our eyes. The same forces executing mass deportation, separating families, criminalizing protests, and dismantling democracy are counting on our silence. The 2026 Maryland General Assembly session starts in January. Learn how to advocate for policy change:  https://action.aclu.org/webform/md-grassroots-day-26?initms_aff=md&initms_chan=eml&utm_medium=eml&initms=awr-na-sail-gradead-md-event-civilliberties-na-affcampaign&utm_source=sail&utm_campaign=affcampaign&utm_content=awr-na-sail-gradead-md-event-civilliberties-na-affcampaign&af=RA1%2BJp3N228aRV69knhQi6HdXOURCg1a8LjFy%2FqVNQ3Po1gpJ2TWtaez2njMlOuEAnWCHkgEsbpWshTz9SyXZHZ4ZBqwHCVVpKJ%2BZXlAWLY9SUg1qbRF6XQ%2FGofdGh0uIrE%2BgrtlRDoZHWCwwg1ZrXmTDTeoAx%2B%2B4iu8YWTWyXa4EoSg7nGmN8x6HStwNOnh&ms_aff=md&ms_chan=eml&ms=awr-na-sail-gradead-md-event-civilliberties-na-affcampaign

75] – Join an Army-Navy Game Day Peaceful Protest to Say NO to Trump Tyranny, hosted by Baltimore Sign Waves on Sat., Dec. 13 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM ET at 600 W. Hamburg St., Russell St. side of the building, Baltimore 21230. Members of the greater Baltimore community will line the sidewalks around Ravens Stadium on the day of the Army-Navy Game. Gather to remind the military that they serve the Constitution, and they have the duty to refuse illegal orders. NO to war crimes. NO to disappearing our neighbors and NO to disappearing our democracy. Dry food pantry and cold care donations will be collected. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblebaltimore/event/875450/

76] – Consider doing Non-Cooperation Theory and Practice Training on Sat., Dec. 13 from 3:30 to 8 PM in Washington, DC. The location will be shared upon registration; https://freedcproject.org/event-list/non-cooperation-theory-practice-dec13

77] – Hideaki Ito [silentfalloutproject.org@gmail.com] wants to give you an update about the Silent Fallout Project. It has been more than five months since Silent Fallout was screened in Baltimore. He wants to express his sincere gratitude to all who supported the project during its US tour and hosted screenings. The film was shown in 20 locations over 43 days to over 600 people. The film aims to raise awareness about the reality of radiation contamination across the American continent and how many Americans are unknowingly exposed. It helps people understand that they are impacted by this issue and then use the US as a starting point to spark a global conversation about radiation.

Currently, the project is facing a deficit of $100K, and its future is uncertain. However, Ito is determined to raise funds and continue its activities. In 2025, which marks the 80th year since the birth of the atomic bomb, there is a plan to embark on a European screening tour, produce a new film, conduct a second US tour, and host a large-scale event on August 6th. Make a donation at https://www.silentfalloutproject.org/donation

78] – David Eberhardt was a member of the Baltimore Four with Father Philip Berrigan, Tom Lewis and Rev. James Mengel.  The group poured blood on draft files on October 27, 1967.  They would be convicted and sentenced to prison. He has written a book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"- documenting the Baltimore Four action and many others up to and including the most recent Plowshares action – Kings Bay Plowshares 7.  Dave printed new copies of For All the Saints, a Protest Primer- 250+ pp w photos-therefore #'s 351-400 making it o so collectable with two Berrigan book reviews added. The books are signed, and the price remains $25. Will send free if need be- he is not in it for the money! If you want one, send him a check, or contact Dave Eberhardt, 4 Hadley Square North, Baltimore, MD 21218 by email at 1941mireille@gmail.com. 

79] -- This is A PLEA TO CONVINCE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY TO OBEY INTERNATIONAL LAW. The world reached a historic milestone on January 22, 2021: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons [TPNW] entered into force and become binding international law -- https://www.icanw.org/the_treaty.

Prevent Nuclear War/Maryland has called attention to the growing danger of nuclear war and the outrageous $1.7 trillion dollars we are spending to upgrade the nuclear arsenal. On July 18, 2017, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, a U.S. Navy - affiliated research center received a seven-year, $92 million contract to continue its systems engineering and research-and-development services for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. Help convince JHU to renounce nuclear weapons contracts. Contact the president, Ron Daniels, to urge him to reject all nuclear weapons contracts: Office of the President, 242 Garland Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218.  Call his office at (410) 516-8068 or email president@jhu.edu.

80] – Yousef Zarbalian [EastWestRheum@gmail.com] started his own medical practice in December before the pandemic hit. It is called East-West Medicine and Rheumatology, and its website is EastWestMD.com.  Yousef is licensed in Maryland and Virginia. He is doing primary care as well as rheumatologic care (focusing on joint problems and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and sjogren's).  He is offering telemedicine visits, and he has very reasonable rates for uninsured individuals.  He makes use of herbs (which can be sent directly to patients from the herbal dispensary) as well as prescribing medications to their local pharmacy if needed.  

81]- If you would like to get rid of books, videos, DVDs, records, tarps and table cloths, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

82] -- A Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil takes place every day in Lafayette Park, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 24 hours a day, since June 3, 1981. Go to http://prop1.org; call 202-210-3886.

Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, and 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Ph: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.

“One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the US around through nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of violence to change anything for the better" - Daniel Berrigan