15] Peace vigil at White House – Jan. 3
16] Women in Black vigil – Jan. 3
17] AFSC Action Hour for ceasefire –
Jan. 3
18] DMV Gender Marker Clinic – Jan. 3
19] Discuss Venezuela – Jan. 3
20] Election Response Center – Jan. 4
21] Rally for Amazon
Workers – Jan.
4
22] Summit for Climate and Environment – Jan. 4 - 5
23] Cuba Report Back -- Jan. 4
24] Discussion on Gaza – Jan. 5
25] Write to anti-nuke protesters
26] Baltimore activist selling her home
27] Medical supplies are needed in Ukraine
28]
Read
Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a
Protest Primer"
29] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts
30] Do you need a doctor?
31]
Donate
books, videos, DVDs and records
32] Peace Park
Antinuclear Vigil
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15] – 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.
16] – 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. The VFP peace walkers will join he vigil. Parking is free at RPP or at the Rotunda across the street. Contact Ann Vinup at annvinup@gmail.com.
17] – The American Friends Service Committee holds an Action Hour for a Cease-fire Now every Friday at noon ET. Join AFSC staff to hear updates from Gaza. Then, take action by contacting elected officials and call for an immediate cease-fire and humanitarian access to Gaza. Our elected officials need to keep hearing from us. RSVP at https://afsc.org/events/action-hour-cease-fire-now?ms=EMA24EI1103&emci=17faec34-887a-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&emdi=9695a439-f87c-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&ceid=764241
18] – There will be a DMV Gender Marker Clinic on Fri., Jan. 3 from 7 to 10 PM at Joe's Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Rd., Mount Rainier 20712. This gender marker clinic is for residents of D.C., Maryland, and Virginia who would like, or need, guidance and assistance navigating the process of changing their gender marker. You will not get direct legal advice, but how the process works and the steps involved will be explained. Information about the necessary forms for initiating the process will be made available. Get the follow-up steps for updating your passport, social security, state-level ID, and birth certificate. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/dmv-gender-marker-clinic-2?clear_id=true&link_id=2&can_id=6419b24aa3d074e27f8eaab921ff3be4&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-191&email_referrer=email_2569123&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events
19] – Kathy Boylan [kathyboylan5@gmail.com] is inviting you to a Clarification of Thought on Fri., Jan. 3 at 7:30 PM at the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, 503 Rock Creek Church Road NW, WDC 20010. Hear from Leonardo Flores on Venezuela's Post-Electoral Situation. Based on what he said at Maryland Peace Action’s annual general meeting in November, he will claim that Maduro was elected president. I believe that is untrue, as democracy was actually stolen from a majority of the people. Call 202-882-9649.
20] – Get involved in "Worth Fighting For" community gathering organized for the Election Response Center on Sat., Jan. 4 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM ET at the Catonsville Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library, 1100 Frederick Road, Catonsville 21228. At this moment, we need to gather to process what just happened, deepen our bonds for the challenges ahead, and orient ourselves to taking strategic action on the road ahead. Join in preparing to build resilient communities that can organize. Because there's so much worth fighting for. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/747459/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest
21] – Join the Labor Working Group at the Solidarity on Sat., Jan. 4 at noon at Mitchell Park, 2222 S St. NW, WDC 20008. Jeff Bezos has stolen billions by cheating Amazon workers out of their fair share of profits. Make some noise outside of his D.C. home and remind him that there are consequences for billionaire greed and union busting! RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/solidarity-rally-for-amazon-workers?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-192&email_referrer=email_2572342&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events
22] –The Takoma Park Mobilization [info@tpmobilization.org] wants you to know that on Sat., Jan. 4 and Sun., Jan. 5 from 1 to 5 PM, there will be Maryland's' 6th Annual Legislative Summit for Climate and Environment. Get a preview of the best 2025 climate and environmental legislation! REGISTER at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/6th-annual-legislative-summit-for-climate-and-environment-tickets-1012906058287?aff=oddtdtcreator&link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-marylands-6th-annual-legislative-summit-for-climate-and-environment&email_referrer=email_2552688&email_subject=marylands-6th-annual-legislative-summit-for-climate-and-environment
This year, important matters such as Grid Reliability and Datacenters as well as the Chesapeake Bay Agreement will be discussed. Hear directly from Senators and Delegates from the General Assembly, alongside advocates supporting their bills.
23] – The Maryland CPUSA [md@cpusa.org] wants you to know on Sat., Jan. 4 at 2 PM ET the Maryland-Cuba Solidarity Coalition will host a Cuba Report Back at the C. Burr Artz Public Library in Frederick, Maryland. Hear from US-Cuba solidarity activists returning from Cuba, and learn about the devastating impact of the US blockade on the Cuban economy and its people. Discover how you can help bring it to an end.
24] – There is a Jewish-Islamic Dialogue Society of Washington Salon on the invasion of the Gaza Strip on Sun. Jan. 5 from 9:30 to 11:30 AM at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St., NW (walking distance from the U Street Metro stop). Visit www.jids.org The idea is to have a candid, yet civil and respectful dialogue in which every attendee will be given plenty of opportunities to share their views, as well as learn about other perspectives. RSVP to jids.washington@gmail.com
25] – Two anti-US nuclear weapons in Germany activists are serving time in a German prison. Should you want to write the women, use these addresses: Susan Crane or Susan van der Hijden, JVA Rohrbach, Peter-Caesar-Allee 1 55597 Wöllstein, Germany. Visit this website -- www.noelhuis.nl/kernwapensweg
26] – A home in Baltimore is for sale on a dead-end street in the Lauraville neighborhood, with three bedrooms, and one bath. The yard backs into a field and then a forest. There is a serene and quiet setting with an abundance of wildlife. The owner will be asking a reasonable amount for the property but it will not be overpriced. Contact her by text only at 443 500 6733. On the text, leave your name and phone number, and she will get back to anyone that reaches out.
27] -- If you are able to donate any kind of surplus medical supplies for field hospitals in eastern Ukraine, please email Brendan.walls@seaseton.org or call 410-721-70 x231. There is a colleague whose father is a medic on the front line. One container is shipped every month to the Donbass region. Donations can be picked up in Baltimore and Columbia every Thursday, and on other days in Annapolis and Crofton.
28] – 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.
29] -- 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.
30] – Yousef Zarbalian [yzarbali@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.
31] -- 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.
32] -- 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 202-682-4282.
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
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