Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Baltimore Activist Alert -- January 22 - 24, 2024

29] Stop the execution of Kurdish women

30] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – Jan. 22 – 24

31] Join Jews United for Justice – Jan. 22

32] Join DSA – Jan. 22

33] Anti-nuke activities – Jan. 22

34] PDA activitesonfirmation hearings – Jan. 23 -23

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29] –The Islamic regime in Iran is using execution verdicts as a desperate act to suppress peaceful demonstrations and protests due to the disastrous economic condition in Iran.  The judicial system in Iran executes innocent activist and individuals by forced confessions, torture and sham trials.  The unjust death sentences for Pakhshan Azizi and Varisheh Moradi is another act of desperation by the Islamic Republic’s use of capital punishment to suppress members of minority communities and terrorize Iranian women who are fighting tirelessly for their rights as equal citizens of Iran.  You are asked to show your urgent support for contacting the United Nations Human Rights office and Iranian mission at United Nations to demand the Islamic republic of Iran stop the unjust execution verdicts for both women and hundreds of other prisoners on death row in Iran. These prisoners must receive fair trials according to international judicial standards, including the right for all prisoners to independent counsels. 

 Contact the permanent mission of Iran, 622 Third Avenue, 34th Floor, NEW YORK, NY 10017 -- https://geneva.mfa.gov.ir or Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Palais Wilson, 52 rue des Pâquis, CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland -- ohchr-InfoDesk@un.org

30] – Jewish Voice for Peace is doing a Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & outrage into action to stop a genocide.  A year into the genocide in Gaza, we are overwhelmed with sorrow and rage. There are no words to describe the devastating pain of the past year in which the Israeli military has killed over 44,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including more than 17,000 children. The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court have both declared that Israel must stop the genocidal acts being committed on the Palestinian people. And the U.S. government is actively supporting the Israeli military as it wreaks devastation on the over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza. JVP continues to come together as a political community in its daily half-hour to take action, Monday through Friday, for the past year. Join in and take collective action to demand an arms embargo to Israel, immediate end to the genocide, a lasting ceasefire and an end to Israeli siege, apartheid, occupation, and oppression of Palestinians and Lebanon. All are welcome. All are needed. Get involved at 3 PM ET on Wed., Jan. 22 through Fri., Jan. 24.  Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

31] – Lily Dinsmoor [lily.dinsmoor@jufj.org] wants you to join a Jews United for Justice Right to Water Campaign. On Wed., Jan. 22 at 5 PM at City Hall, Oppose Water/Sewer Rate Hikes at the Board of Estimates! 

32] – On Wed., Jan. 22 from 7 to 8 PM, see why You Should Join DSA: New Member Orientation.  Get a link after you RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/why-you-should-join-dsa-new-member-orientation-142?link_id=89&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-january-3-2025&email_referrer=email_2578831&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-january-10-2025

Curious about DSA? Thinking about joining but want to hear more info first? You'll learn about DSA, what we do, and how you can get involved in the fight for a brighter future. This chapter covers the DMV area, including the district, Northern Virginia, and Montgomery County and Prince George's County in Maryland

33] – World BEYOND War [info@worldbeyondwar.org] on Wed., Jan. 22 at 7 PM ET wants you to get with a DC - Arlington - Hampton Roads for PEACE. Learn about the dangers of nuclear war and how you can join people in Hampton Roads working for nuclear disarmament. As the Doomsday Clock stands at 90 seconds to midnight and threats of nuclear war have become commonplace, meet virtually to discuss the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and learn about humanity's best chance for global, verifiable nuclear disarmament. The Hampton Roads Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons will host a viewing of the documentary film, "Television Event." The movie examines the dramatic climax of the Cold War through the lens of the ABC network, as it narrowly succeeds in producing the most watched, most controversial made-for-TV movie in US history, "The Day After,"--the story of Lawrence, Kansas during an all-out nuclear war.

 After 6:30 pm, on Wednesday, January 22nd, the "Television Event" will be available for viewing on Vimeo. It is 90 minutes long, and to join the on-line discussion afterwards be sure to start watching in time to finish before 8:30 pm. Here's the link: https://vimeo.com/592551374?share=copy  Password: HRC2ANW (the password is case sensitive). If you'd like to watch "The Day After" before January 22, it is available on You Tube at this link: https://youtu.be/LMluAbPutMg

 To join the on-line discussion with filmmaker Jeff Daniels at 8:30 PM at Wednesday, Jan 22, contact Steve Baggarly at williamsbaggarly@gmail.com who will provide the link and password information. The discussion will be at 8:30 PM.

34] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Wed., Jan. 22 at 8 PM ET want you to join a Disabilities Team Call. Discuss how we can make the world a more just place for everyone with disabilities. You'll leave energized and organized! This call is important, informative, and inspirational, and we must work through all of this, together. Register here and the machine will email you your secure codes: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpdumvqDwoGNx6xKMg-liSlwcpK1dJ0jzb#/registration

On Thurs., Jan. 23 at 9 PM ET, get with the PDA Campaign to Victory Team Call: How to Bring Home Wins in Challenging Times. Register here and the machine will email you your secure codes: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuGgrDItHdeYV7F9QQsruFMypvcMt5Fc#/registration

Combat Trump, MAGA, and Project 2025, and discuss next steps for real progressive change. You'll leave more hopeful, energized and organized. This call will also happen on January 30 and February 6.

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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