55] Bike to work day – May 16
56] Kilmar Abrego Garcia in court – May 16
57] Peace vigil at White House – May 16
58] Women in Black vigil – May 16
59] Ceasefire Now – May 16
60] Protest DOGE – May 16
61] Bike to Work Day – May 16
62] Solidarity Picket at Le
Diplomate – May 16
63] Pilgrims
for Peace – May
17
64] Freedom to Be -- May 17
65] Tesla
Takedown –
May 17
66] Tesla Takedown – May 17
67] Palestine walking tour – May 17
68] Ongoing Nakba – May 17
69] Anti-eviction canvass – May 17
70] Info picket at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – May 17
71] Join in a Catonsville Nine commemoration – May 17
72] Donations needed for the Silent Fallout
project
73] Baltimore activist selling her home
74] Medical supplies are needed in Ukraine
75]
Read
Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a
Protest Primer"
76] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts
77] Do you need a doctor?
78]
Donate
books, videos, DVDs and records
79] Peace Park
Antinuclear Vigil
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55] – Bikemore [sonya@bikemore.net] on
Fri., May 16 from 7 to 9 AM is inviting you to Bike
to Work Day Pit Stop at the Maryland Avenue Cycle Track in front of Bikemore, 2209 Maryland
Ave., Baltimore. Swing by for freshly brewed coffee, breakfast bites, lively
music and vendor displays. Visit www.biketoworkmd.com.
56] – The Baltimore Rapid Response Network [info@baltimorerapidresponsenetwork.org] indicates that on Fri., May 16 at 1 PM ET there is a hearing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia in the federal courthouse, 6500 Cherrywood Lane, Greenbelt, 20770.and more upcoming action alerts.
CASA is asking folks to meet at 11:30 AM
and join a short rally at noon before the hearing starts.
57] – 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.
58] – 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. Parking is free at RPP or at the Rotunda across the street. Contact Ann Vinup at annvinup@gmail.com.
59] – The American Friends Service Committee holds an Action Hour every Friday at noon ET. You’ll get updates from AFSC staff in Gaza, hear what’s happening on Capitol Hill, and get resources for your activism. Together, contact Congress to demand an arms embargo on Israel, a permanent cease-fire in Gaza, and fully funded humanitarian aid for Palestinians. Our elected officials need to keep hearing from us. RSVP at https://afsc.org/actionhour?emci=822f3fb8-241a-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&emdi=20221eff-f41a-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&ceid=764241
60] – Protest DOGE/Elon and Support our Federal Workers and Ukraine on Fridays, May 16 from 4:15 to 6:15 PM ET at Gorman Road 95 Overpass, Howard County 20723. Gather again on the 95 Overpass, and bring signs! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/762787/
61] – Bikemore [sonya@bikemore.net] on Fri., May 16 from 4:30 to 7 PM is inviting you to Bike to Work Day after party at the Peabody Heights Brewery, 401 E. 30th St., Baltimore. After Biking to Work, unwind with a cold drink and some great biker company! This exciting evening featuring cycling friends, a raffle, music, dancing, tabling from friends of Bikemore, and craft beer await you. Visit https://secure.everyaction.com/jMCsfPHG_0GtQ62AA-N-RQ2?contactdata=IfqDPofe9yQciJJzd6dEm1ZlirFTuI3CnN+vsOSoseulJiMu%2fhdXavUhVV+jAChrQyC3fuRo3UJnco8c0T7yab6B2mHWZ%2f2BZxEivq4OugE8UX7SYK%2fwGMQTdZgK%2fxaHhqZS9zBsWhzOgGwHaCAeCDqQED+y7EvbT9evUSrUb672HAJBaej6huz6fORRCJ8gwPwFnZvaVucgtVT4XfvdrWiqtbhDrtpqlKRS0Nm5YFLuCZotHqtgFv+OEGz2pZ2WtVT+yX%2fd92MpltDaLB+YjQ%3d%3d&emci=545fc96b-fe25-f011-8b3d-6045bded8cca&emdi=8db62eed-0026-f011-8b3d-6045bded8cca&ceid=9712492
62] –On Fri., 6 from 5 to 8 PM, UNITE HERE Local 25 is holding informational pickets outside of Le Diplomate, 1601 14th St. NW, WDC 20009 to let the public know the workers there do not have a union contract! Metro DC DSA's Labor Working Group is mobilizing the community and its members to come out for ongoing pickets in support of the restaurant workers leading up to May Day. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/informational-picket-at-le-diplomate-516?link_id=76&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-april-25-2025&email_referrer=email_2719217&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-2-2025&&
63] – Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore [info@paxchristimdcb.org] on Sat., May 17 from 9:15 AM to 1 PM wants you to register for a spring retreat – Pilgrims of Hope, a retreat for peacemakers. Register at https://ssl.charityweb.net/paxchristimdcb/event/springretreat.htm
It will take place at St. Anselm's Abbey School, 4501 South Dakota
Ave., NE WDC. Attendance limited to 80 participants.
64] – The ACLU [aclu@aclu.org] on Sat., May 17 from 10 to 5 PM will unveil a Freedom to be quilt, a monument to Trans resilience and joy. Join a rally and a celebration from 12:30 to 2 PM in Washington, D.C. The exact location will be shared after RSVP: https://action.aclu.org/signup/freedom-be-monument-rsvp?initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=eml&utm_medium=eml&initms=adv-na-sail-ftb-nat-250502_cultivation-lgbtq-na-freedomtobe&utm_source=sail&utm_campaign=freedomtobe&utm_content=adv-na-sail-ftb-nat-250502_cultivation-lgbtq-na-freedomtobe&af=RA1%2BJp3N228aRV69knhQi6HdXOURCg1a8LjFy%2FqVNQ3Po1gpJ2TWtaez2njMlOuEAnWCHkgEsbpWshTz9SyXZHZ4ZBqwHCVVpKJ%2BZXlAWLY9SUg1qbRF6XQ%2FGofdGh0uIrE%2BgrtlRDoZHWCwwg1ZrXmTDTeoAx%2B%2B4iu8YWTWyXa4EoSg7nGmN8x6HStwNOnh&ms_aff=nat&ms_chan=eml&ms=adv-na-sail-ftb-nat-250502_cultivation-lgbtq-na-freedomt
This monument will stand as a declaration against the rising anti-trans policies and rhetoric we’ve witnessed around the country. The Freedom to Be Monument ensures that Trans voices, stories, and existence are honored and seen. The event includes a rally featuring speakers, special guests, and community leaders, live music and DJ sets, interactive activations, Know Your Rights materials, and other surprises.
65] – On Saturdays, May 17 & 24 from 11 AM to 1 PM, Indivisible has organized a Tesla Takedown Silver Spring, MD, 2320 Broadbirch Dr., Silver Spring 20904. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/771738/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations
Elon Musk's seizing control of the US Government needs to be
stopped. We need to stand up and let the world know how we feel. Bring your own
signs encouraging people to honk for democracy and sharing your thoughts about
Elon's wrecking of our government. Let's show the world that we won't tolerate
his threat to government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
66] – On Saturdays, 11 AM to noon ET, get
over to a Tesla Dealership, 1300
Rockville Pike, Rockville 20852 for an Indivisible event! Elon Musk's seizing
control of the US Government needs to be stopped. This is a nonviolent rally
outside of the Rockville Tesla showroom to let the community know supporting
Tesla is bad for democracy, and to remind our entire community that Elon's
lawless actions are dangerous and won't be tolerated. This will continue until June 14. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/762323/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations
67] –Metro DC DSA’s Internationalism and Political Education Working Groups [novabranch@mdcdsa.org] on Sat., May 17 at noon will host the DC Palestine Solidarity Walking Tour + Action in downtown D.C. Email internationalism@mdcdsa.org. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/dc-palestine-solidarity-walking-tour-action?link_id=12&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-04242025-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&email_referrer=email_2714541&email_subject=05012025-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&&
This walking tour + protest will explore sites connected to US imperialism, corporate greed, and the ongoing genocide against Palestinians. The walking tour will be led by MDC DSA’s Internationalism Working Group with partnership from Jewish Voice for Peace, Palestinian Youth Movement, and more. The sites will cover the links between dark money and political repression, oil and Israeli apartheid, as well as how one trendy coffee shop contributes to Palestinian cultural erasure. The Walking Tour and Protest will connect attendees to organizing efforts in the DMV to support boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel and to end the genocide. This walking tour will include protest efforts along the route. Engage in low-risk chanting at the end of each stop. This walking tour and protest will have marshals assessing the situation and any risks. The tour will visit 3 to 4 sites around downtown DC. It will adjourn by 3 PM with about ~ 1 mile of walking. Participants are encouraged to attend the Arab American festival at Dew Drop Inn starting at 4 PM. Snacks and water will be provided on the tour.
68] – Orthodox Christians for Palestine presents The Ongoing Nakba: 100 Plus Years of Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide, A Special Talk by Jonathan Kuttab on Sat., May 17 at 1 PM ET. Register at https://fosna.nationbuilder.com/r?u=51Z4OEbTAJtxgaM3QE7hPEDFE3y54L2xH5YWZORRohL73lZbo011lIQTbqgXlBc2Xncu_AoURIqhZ18oGkEPHdqNQBr9pKLIFY7AX5EcSWQ&e=63c44389e32dff42840fd946fb089e7d&utm_source=fosna&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fosna_news_april_28_may_2&n=10
69] – On Sat., May 17 at 1:30 PM, join an SOS Anti-Eviction Canvass at L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station, 650 D St. SW, WDC 20010. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/sos-anti-eviction-canvas-may-2025?link_id=78&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-april-25-2025&email_referrer=email_2719217&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-may-2-2025&&
Mayor Muriel Bowser's RENTAL Act would further decimate the rights guaranteed to Washingtonians by the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), stripping these rights from huge swaths of tenants in both new developments and covenanted affordable housing throughout the District. Stomp out Slumlords is organizing to defeat this attack on tenants' rights and save TOPA. Join SOS for a canvass to talk to tenants about fighting back and organizing against these attacks on TOPA. If you have a car, please drive it down to the meeting spot! Cars are helpful for getting canvassers to metro-inaccessible areas. (Parking near L’Enfant Plaza is a bit tricky, but doable!) If you’re interested in our work but can’t canvass, reach out to tenants@mdcdsa.org to learn about other ways to get involved. Email tenants@mdcdsa.org
70] – On Saturdays, May 17, 24 & 31 from 2 to 3 PM ET, join an Info Picket for Federal Workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 1700 G St NW, WDC. Fight tirelessly to get back to work and focus on serving the American people 100%! Join Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) union members from NTEU 335 as they rally to show strength, solidarity and commitment to protecting our work and those who rely on us. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/nteu/event/769174/
71] – Ellen Barfield <ellene4pj@yahoo.com> wants you to know that on Sat., May 17 at 4 PM the annual VFP Catonsville 9 Commemoration will take place on the Knights of Columbus parking lot at 1010 Frederick Road in Catonsville. Then participants will proceed to the Catonsville Public Library right across Beaumont Avenue to the Catonsville 9 Historical Marker. Wear VFP regalia if you have it or general peace wear. Bring banners and placards. We'll gather to reminisce, read BRIEF poems or articles and celebrate the Catonsville 9 impetus for hundreds of subsequent draft board raids during the Viet Nam War. These raids actually prevented many from being drafted to die or kill other human beings. I have been approached on two occasions asking if I knew Phil Berrigan. The two men wanted me to tell Phil thanks.
72] – 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
73] – 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.
74] -- 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.
75] – 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.
76] -- 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.
77] – Yousef Zarbalian [EastWestRheum@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.
78] -- 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.
79] -- 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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