53] Boycott Chevron – Jan. 31
54] Peace vigil at White House – Jan. 31
55] Women in Black vigil – Jan. 31
56] AFSC Action Hour for ceasefire –
Jan. 31
57] Making
Environmental Justice Real – Jan. 31
58] What’s next for the Democrats? –
Jan. 31
59] Metro DC
DSA Chapter-Wide Happy Hour – Jan. 31
60] Trans & Queer
Liberation Mutual Aid meeting – Jan. 31
61] I Bird I Vote
Conservation Summit – Feb. 1
62] Support socialist candidate – Feb.
1 – 2
63] Songs to change the world – Feb.
1
64] Germán Graciano of the Peace Community – Feb. 1
65] Donations needed for the Silent Fallout project
66] Baltimore activist selling her home
67] Medical supplies are needed in Ukraine
68]
Read Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a Protest
Primer"
69] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts
70] Do you need a doctor?
71]
Donate books,
videos, DVDs and records
72] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil
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53] – The Oil & Gas Action Network
[info@oilgasaction.org] on Fri., Jan. 31 at 11 AM ET wants you to get involved
with a #BoycottChevron action. People around the world will protest as Chevron
announces its latest quarterly profits. The BDS Movement has called to
#BoycottChevron because its profits come at the cost of genocide, apartheid,
and the climate crisis. Join a social media storm during the Chevron earnings
call on Fri., Jan. 31 at 11 AM ET. The Company will be live tweeting. Tweet at
Chevron and reply to their tweets to make clear that their profits come at the
cost of genocide, apartheid, and the climate crisis. See sample tweets below.
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.
57] – Maryland LCV [info@mdlcv.org] on Fri., Jan. 31 at 12:30 PM ET wants you to participate in a webinar -- Making Environmental Justice Real - Understanding the CHERISH Act. Discuss the CHERISH Our Communities Act, a groundbreaking bill that transforms how Maryland protects communities from pollution. Explore why some neighborhoods face multiple sources of pollution, and how this legislation ensures everyone has a voice in decisions affecting their health and environment. RSVP https://www.mdlcv.org/event/friday-digest-the-cherish-our-communities-act?emci=a2844824-aedd-ef11-88f8-0022482a9579&emdi=dea13ccf-7fde-ef11-88f8-0022482a9579&ceid=578562
58] – The DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council [info@dncclimate.org] on Fri., Jan. 31 at 5 PM ET is holding a meeting at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Hotel, Room Maryland 5/6, 201 Waterfront St., Oxon Hill 20745. Get the New Year Plans, How to Win in 2025 + Beyond, Inspiring Speakers, and Remarks from Candidates for DNC Chair. All Democrats are welcome to attend to hear from exciting speakers and discuss what’s next for the Council in 2025! Get new polling data, an important panel on climate in the next four years and what Democrats can do, and the Council's mobilization and organization plan for 2025. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeuq_aVVJ_-lZn9L4Kl7ZNoEBvbYMCteFfw1NlMOylSVjs35Q/viewform?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-youre-invited-council-meeting-in-national-harbor-on-friday-at-5pm-est&email_referrer=email_2597851&email_subject=youre-invited-council-meeting-in-national-harbor-on-friday-at-5pm-est
59] – There will be a Metro DC DSA Chapter-Wide Happy Hour on Fri., Jan. 31 at 6 PM at Midlands Beer Garden, 3333 Georgia Ave. NW, WDC 20010. Welcome to Final Fridays with Metro DC DSA! RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/january-2025?clear_id=true&link_id=38&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-195&email_referrer=email_2590813&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events
60] – Every Friday there will be a Trans & Queer Liberation Mutual Aid meeting. The next meeting will take place on Fri., Jan. 31 from 7 to 8 PM ET. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/trans-queer-liberation-mutual-aid-meetings?clear_id=true&link_id=7&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-196&email_referrer=email_2598679&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events
Join Trans and Queer Liberation’s Mutual Aid Subcommittee to be a part of supporting the local queer community. Together, stand strong for the Trans and non-binary community
61] – I Bird I Vote Conservation Summit for Maryland will take place on Sat., Feb. 1 from 9 AM to 3 PM at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 6 Herndon Ave., Annapolis 21403. Visit https://md.audubon.org/events/i-bird-i-vote-conservation-summit-maryland Tickets for this year's summit are sold out. If you would like to be added to a wait list, email Tess Wilson at tess.wilson@audubon.org.
62] –Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] endorsed Shayla Adams-Stafford, and socialists are organizing to elect a people’s champion to the Prince George’s County Council District 5 seat. Comrades will be canvassing for Shayla on Sat., Feb. 1 & Sun., Feb. 2 from 11 AM to 2 PM ET, starting from the Progressive Maryland Office, 4500 Forbes Blvd., Lanham 20706. Knock on doors until about 2 PM and meet up afterward to debrief. Chapter members and allies are invited to participate: hand warmers will be provided, and warm dress is strongly encouraged. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/feb-1-canvass-for-shayla-adams-stafford?clear_id=true&link_id=8&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-196&email_referrer=email_2598679&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events
Shayla is a former Teachers Union shop steward, has led the fight on the school board for care not policing in our schools, and fought back against developers to get strong project labor agreements on public school projects. This race will decide the balance of power on a County Council split 5 – 5 between corporate developer interests and progressives. Establishment Democrats are opposing Shayla with everything they have.
63] –MAPA [info@masspeaceaction.org] on Sat., Feb. 1 at 7 PM ET is holding a Midwinter Concert of Songs to Change the World. You will laugh, you will cry, but you will leave renewed to face the rest of the winter and the challenges of our world that lay ahead. Welcome back and revel again in Ben Grosscup's topical music as they both help all mourn the atrocities of the past year, laugh at the absurdities we confront each day, and set us off one more time to change the world for the better. Charlie is a co-founder of the People’s Music Network for Songs of Freedom and Struggle and Ben is the executive director. Both are troubadours of our peace and justice movement. You can view the concert by Zoom at https://secure.everyaction.com/sJN_25PxCkOOx43lRdWIZQ2?ms=email&emci=08334613-bddd-ef11-88f8-0022482a9579&emdi=5687034d-c0dd-ef11-88f8-0022482a9579&ceid=269591
64] – The Colombia Support Network on Sat., Feb. 1 at 7 PM ET will hold a conversation with Germán Graciano of the Peace Community of San Jose de Apartado. Please provide your email address at the bottom of the form linked here, and you will receive the Zoom link ahead of the presentation. Additionally, if you have any questions for German, please include those in your response. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCA3_CTaQAiMMRnaJ4BFQtGxQkCIavfavzWIQjl9N8g-_IAQ/viewform?usp=preview
Germán Graciano Posso, born in 1982 in Apartadó, Colombia, is currently the Legal Representative of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó, to which he has belonged since its foundation in 1997. From a very young age, Germán has actively participated in the organization of the Peace Community, leading initiatives for the protection of human rights and the environment. The Peace Community ( CdP) is a campesino initiative of resistance to armed conflict in Colombia, founded in 1997 by more than 500 peasants who, despite the violence, decided to remain in their territory, adopting the principles of International Humanitarian Law and committing themselves to not carrying arms, not giving information to armed actors, fighting impunity and opting for peace through dialogue and negotiation. It has become a model for peacebuilding both nationally and internationally.
65] – 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
66] – 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.
67] -- 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.
68] – 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.
69] -- 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.
70] – 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.
71] -- 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.
72] -- 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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