"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] Baltimore activist selling her home
7] Welcome to Muskville – April 27
8] Psychologically
Informed Ethical System – April 27
9] Gaza update – April 27
10] Spring picnic – April 27
11] Fight back against ICE – April 27
12] Whole Foods sign wave – April 27
13] National Sermon – April 27
14] Ecuador election – April 27
15] The Encampments – April 27
16] Expanded and Improved Medicare for All – April 27
17] Baltimore Rapid Response meeting –
April 27
18] Rapid Response for Our Freedoms –
April 27
19] Vigil at the Pentagon – April 28
20] Faith leaders at Supreme Court – April 28
21] Rally against Hopkins police – April 28
22] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – April
28
23] AI & Nuclear weapons – April 28
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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] – 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.
7] – Welcome
to Muskville, a Solidarity City at Columbus Circle NE (Union Station), WDC
running through May 9 from 9 AM to 8:30 PM. This
in-person organizing space started on April 20 and provides support for
displaced workers and demonstrate mutual aid, as well as provide political
education and organizing for collective action. We'll offer daily programming
from large event tents, launch collective actions, host art and cultural
events, and build the networks that our movements need to challenge the actions
of the Trump/Musk administration. Programming will include supportive services
for fired federal workers and other community members, trainings, political
education, performances, and more. For the daily schedule go to https://www.solidaritycity.org/schedule-1.
Visit https://www.solidaritycity.org/
8] – The
Baltimore Ethical Society invites you on Sundays at 10:30 AM for a platform
presentation on Zoom or at the
Impact Hub Baltimore, 10 E. North Ave., Baltimore 21202. On April 27, there
will be a Zoom talk: “A Psychologically Informed Ethical System” with
David Teachout, a Mental Health Counselor & Forensic Psychologist. Where
does the question of right and wrong as it relates to morality come from? How
does an understanding of human consciousness and the structures of human
psychology inform our moral intuitions? In this presentation, we’ll explore an
introduction to these questions and touch on topics including: the connection between
species and a naturalistic ethic, how bias or cognitive heuristics shape our
ethical intuitions, the epistemic limits that consciousness highlights, and how
we lie to ourselves about complicated issues by actually answering simple
questions.
Teachout is a licensed mental health therapist
who has been practicing in the field of psychology for over 15 years as a
therapist, social worker, advocate, and subject matter expert. David has worked
with diverse populations, including children in foster care, the elderly,
adults and couples, incarcerated adults, and veterans. David has a Master's in
both mental health counseling and forensic psychology, and provides mental
health therapy and coaching through lifeweavings.com and his writing at www.humanitysvalu. To receive the Zoom link, email president@bmorethical.org
9] – Doctors against Genocide
[info@doctorsagainstgenocide.org] on Sun., April 27 at noon ET, check out updates
from Gaza: Dr. Nader
Oqailee, an internist from Northern Gaza, will provide updates on orphaned
children and ongoing efforts to protect them. This will be live streamed from
Dearborn Heights, MI: Protecting Our Healthcare Heroes. Doctors against
Genocide Advocacy on Capitol Hill updates: April 30 announcements. Register
at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aUUzycRDSwaem750Nc6iFg
10] – Join Muslims for Just
Futures on Sun., April 27 from noon to 2 PM ET in Arlington for a spring member
picnic and the April in person membership meeting. You will be notified of the
site once you RSVP. Celebrate May Day/International Workers Day
together a few days early, and discuss the challenges facing working class
communities under this administration as we approach 100 days, and ways that we
can organize to keep our immigrant and working class communities safe! We'll be
thinking through the anti-immigrant travel ban, the economic impacts on our
communities and more. Sign up at https://crm.broadstripes.com/ctf/i3x8t8
11] – The Northern Virginia Democratic Socialists
[novabranch@mdcdsa.org] on Sun.,
April 27 at 1 PM at the Unitarian
Universalist All Souls, 1500 Harvard St. NW, WDC 20001 for an
Undocumented Labor
Rights Training: Fighting Back against ICE in the Workplace. Contact: Zachary T.
(914-357-0696). An attack on undocumented workers is an
attack on all workers. Get over to a training organized by labor experts to
help protect yourself from ICE on the job and to be an ally to undocumented
coworkers & neighbors. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/undocumented-labor-rights-training-fighting-back-against-ice-thugs-in-the-workplace?clear_id=true&link_id=46&can_id=5951e0f3d0ca61406da424d606292ea6&source=email-04032025-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&email_referrer=email_2689706&email_subject=04102025-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&&
12] – Get with a WHOLE FOODS Sign Wave: SAY
NO TO BEZOS, hosted by Baltimore Sign Waves on Sun., April 27 from 2 to 3 PM ET
at Falls Road & Smith Ave. Billionaire Jeff Bezos is a Trump enabler,
fascist collaborator, and enemy of the free press. Let’s use our spending power
to make him pay for the damage to our democracy. Why should Elon Musk feel all
the economic pain? Help us make Bezos’s brands toxic, just like Tesla's. Urge
shoppers to take their business elsewhere. Bring signs, noisemakers, and other
useful objects. This sign wave will continue on Sundays through May 25. RSVP at
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/780875/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest
13] – Repairers
of the Breach [development@breachrepairers.org] on Sun., April 27 at 3 PM ET
gather to hear Bishop William J. Barber II for a stirring National Sermon live
from the Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Ave. NE, WDC. Watch online or join in
person: https://breachrepairers.org/get-involved/live/?emci=5c727d82-2121-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&emdi=2110985f-f921-f011-8b3d-6045bded8cca&ceid=2588083
14] – Join DSA's International Committee on Sun., April 27 at 3 PM
ET for a bilingual webinar that breaks down what happened in the
recent, hotly-contested Ecuadorian election. What occurs in Ecuador could shake
the whole region. Hear from on-the-ground voices from Indigenous, feminist, and
anti-neoliberal leaders. Speakers will include former presidential candidate
Andrés Arauz, ex-diplomat and human rights advocate Fidel Narváez, feminist
grassroots leader Jacqueline Artieda, Indigenous organizer Tito Madrid Tamayo,
and DSA/Progressive International election observer Jonathan Nack. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/2025-ecuadorian-election-reportback/?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-coming-up-at-ic-americas-ecuador-election-debrief-and-may-day-mass-call&email_referrer=email_2711921&email_subject=coming-up-in-ic-americas-ecuador-election-debrief-and-may-day-mass-call&&
15] – The
Parkway Theatre, 5 W. North Ave., Baltimore is showing The Encampments, a
documentary directed by Kei Pritsker. See the film on Sun., April 27 3:30
PM & 6:30 PM. When a group of students at Columbia University in New York
launch a movement protesting the war in Gaza, they spark a nationwide uprising
in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Encampments spring up at hundreds of
campuses as students object to their own university’s investment in the US and
Israeli arms industry. Featuring
detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil, The Encampments takes viewers inside
America’s student uprising with incredible intimacy and urgency. Professors,
whistleblowers, and student activists shed light on a moment that captivated
the nation’s attention and continues to make headlines today. Get tickets at https://prod5.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=482704~f1d263e3-bcec-4181-8d95-e4da3a5687b5&epguid=8bc073b6-5168-4092-8a65-75332b6f9cdd&mdy=4/24/2025&
16] – The
Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Sun., April 27 at 4 PM
ET will hold its weekly Town Hall: Expanded and Improved
Medicare for All Rollout and a Massive May Day. Join in and hear from activists
from across the country working to make May Day
the largest day of actions so far this year. Plus the much-awaited Expanded and
Improved Medicare for All bills are dropping on Tuesday, so there will be a
discussion on how we can all build a wave of support. You'll leave energized
and organized. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4?emci=7635523a-b422-f011-8b3d-6045bded8cca&emdi=3855a136-d722-f011-8b3d-6045bded8cca&ceid=2907617#/registration
17] – Join
Baltimore Rapid Response Network's “Building a Neighborhood Action Group” on
Sun., April 27 at 4 PM ET at the Building a Neighborhood Action Group Training
at the 2640 Space, 2640 Saint Paul St., Baltimore 21218. This workshop will
equip participants to organize a group in their neighborhood to take action
together. Through hands-on exercises, group discussions, and planning sessions,
attendees will leave with a clear plan to create and lead their own group, plug
into existing neighborhood organizations, as well as deepen their ties with the
Baltimore Rapid Response Network. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/neighborhood-based-organizing-training/?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-organizing-a-neighborhood-action-group-wufu-speakout-and-more&email_referrer=email_2694931&email_subject=organizing-a-neighborhood-action-group-wufu-speakout-and-more&&
18] – On Sun.,
April 27 from 6:30 to
7:30 PM ET, join for a virtual "Rapid Response for Our Freedoms," a
crucial event where we stand as one to defend democracy, uphold the rule of
law, and safeguard the rights and freedoms we all hold dear. This is our moment
to rise up for an America that includes everyone when we say "liberty and
justice for all," not just the wealthy and powerful. At People Power United, we believe in
progress and the strength of collective action. Together, we can push back
against extremism and build a brighter future. Join us in the fight for Freedom
over Fascism and help amplify the power of people to shape our democracy! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/747339/
19] – 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 April
28, 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.
20] – On Mon., April 28 at
11 AM ET, faith leaders and moral advocates will gather in front of the Supreme
Court Building, 1 First St. NE for Moral Monday. Whether you’re in D.C. or
online, your presence builds power. Join the live stream here:
https://breachrepairers.org/get-involved/live/?emci=5c727d82-2121-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&emdi=2110985f-f921-f011-8b3d-6045bded8cca&ceid=2588083
21] – Join a Rally against the Hopkins Police at City
Hall, War Memorial Plaza, 101 N. Holliday St. on Mon., April 28 starting at 1
PM. Citizens will rally against the Johns Hopkins University private armed
police department and rally for a City Council public hearing on JHUPD.
Citizens deserve a chance to share their concerns with Council members in
public and on the record. Hopkins wants to privatize law enforcement and
police public streets with less transparency and accountability than the
Baltimore Police Department.
Note this will be a People’s Public Safety Teach-in
which will start with tabling and speakers: Rev. Annie Chambers, Andy Ellis, Lawrence Grandpre,
Donald Gresham and Prof. Lester Spence. Participants believe the
community will be safer without private police.
The rally with begin at 3 PM, and at 5 PM attend the City Council meeting. At 6 PM there will be a wrap-up to discuss
next steps. Masks are required and will be provided. Email saferwithouthopkinspolice@gmail.com.
22] – 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. 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 Mon.,
April 28, Tues., April 29, & Wed., April 30. Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration
23] – Jack Kelly,
Physicians for Social Responsibility [jkelly@psr.org] is inviting you on Mon., April
28 at noon ET to a webinar - The Future at Stake: AI and Nuclear Weapons. RSVP at https://psr-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_V753hnM6Qy-heWUDvSmujQ?emci=51d6076e-db21-f011-8b3d-6045bded8cca&emdi=74c5c4b9-fa21-f011-8b3d-6045bded8cca&ceid=130901#/registration
This follow-up to January’s successful “Autonomous Armageddon”
webinar brings together experts in artificial intelligence and nuclear policy
to examine emerging risks and potential solutions at this critical intersection
of technologies. The session will include expert presentations and moderated
Q&A addressing key questions about risks from AI, nuclear weapons, and AI’s
integration with nuclear command systems and paths toward reducing these
existential risks.
To be
continued
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