Baltimore Activist Alert -- April 2, 2025

41] Witness against Torture vigil – April 2

42] Text for climate action – April 2

43] Friendly gardening – April 2

44] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – April 2 & 3

45] Baltimore Sign Waves – April 2

46] Protect national parks – April 2

47] Elfreth/Raskin Town Hall -- April 2

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41] – Steve Lane [steve_lane@amron.com] wants you to join a Witness against Torture vigil on Wed., April 2 at noon at the White House.  Steve is discouraged about Trump's attitude towards releasing the Gitmo prisoners, but he believes we must try harder, not give up. Call him at 571-221-4120.

42] – Join the virtual Distributed Texting Team, hosted by Chesapeake Climate Action Network / Action Fund on Wed., April 2 from noon to 8 PM ET. Send texts to CCAN members and voters to help support critical climate legislation like the RENEW Act. The next texting date is Wed., April 9 - from noon to 8 PM ET. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/746881/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org

43] – Join host Jenn da Rosa, EdD, on Wed., April 2 from noon to 1 PM ET for a virtual discussion about bird-friendly gardening with Audubon's Senior Coordinator for Urban Conservation, Erin Reed Miller. In this webinar, Erin Reed Miller will share insights on landscaping with native plants, reducing threats to birds, and conservation actions you can take in your own outdoor space. The event is free, but registration is required. Register at https://md.audubon.org/events/goucher-environmental-dialogues-bird-friendly-gardening?ms=aud-email-_(midatl)_ama_md_programming_march_april_2025&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=_(midatl)_ama_md_programming_march_april_2025&emci=ca09c976-dc00-f011-90cd-0022482a9fb7&emdi=8fc9d58b-b601-f011-90cd-0022482a9fb7&ceid=2504878

44] – 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., April 2 & Thurs., April 3. Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

45] – On Wed., April 2 from 4:30 to 5 PM join Baltimore Sign Waves at West 40th St. & Roland Ave., Baltimore 21211. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/763996/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

This will continue on Wednesdays through April 30. The Wednesday Movement launched on March 12, 2025 when disgruntled seniors took to the streets in Baltimore to make their feelings known. The Movement, a weekly Pro-Democracy, Anti-Trump, Anti-Putin vigil, gathers on a heavily trafficked Baltimore street corner. We invite others who feel the same way to join the Movement. You do not need to be old to join this movement.

46] – On Wed., April 2 from 5:15 to 6 PM, join a vigil and procession with Rev. Munther Isaac from Bethlehem, Palestine. Meet at the White House, Lafayette Park for a vigil and then a join a procession to New York Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Ave. NW, WDC 2005, for his 6:30 PM book talk "Christ in the Rubble." Register at https://cmep.org/cmep-events/christ-in-the-rubble-nyapc/for either one or both!

47] – Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth [MD03SE.Outreach@mail.house.gov] on Wed., April 2 at 7 PM is holding a Town Hall with Ranking House Judiciary member, Jamie Raskin. Discuss the latest litigation brought against the Trump Administration.  The virtual conversation will be happening on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prE4Ua0m4yk Please be sure to RSVP and submit your questions HERE: https://iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/EForm.aspx?__cid=MD03SE&__fid=100029&fbclid=IwY2xjawJTheVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbAVxquH28BgQvlMaqg4kabJ04T6U4NHrcMuXnaM2huk7_6z6q-j2TD-3Q_aem_eM8jI8_M78mRLs8mQExtvw

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/.

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