Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Baltimore Activist Alert -- May 20 - June 8, 2025

35] WorldPride 2025 – through June 8

36] Gov. Moore does bill signings – May 20

37] What to do during Trump’s support for climate chaos – May 20

38] The Russo-Ukrainian War – May 20

39] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – May 20 - 26

40] Discuss tariffs – May 20

41] Medicare for All – May 20 

42] VFP & Labor – May 20

43] Discuss Trump’s Middle East trip – May 20

44] AFSC third Tuesdays May 20

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35] – Takoma Park Mobilization [info@tpmobilization.org] on Mon., May 19 through June 8 for WorldPride 2025. 2025 marks the 50th Anniversary of Pride celebrations in Washington, DC! The Capital Pride Alliance is excited for Washington, DC to host WorldPride 2025 and share this momentous and exciting milestone with our international community.  Be a part of The Fabric of Freedom through in Washington, DC! Register at https://worldpridedc.org/

36] – On Tues., May 20 at noon, people will be in Annapolis for the final scheduled day for bill signings, and Progressive Maryland is excited to share that the Governor’s list includes a long-fought environmental justice win to end subsidies for trash incineration, along with several of the priority healthcare bills. Sign up to be there for the bill signings in Annapolis to celebrate these becoming official:  https://md.accessgov.com/bill-signings/Forms/Page/public-forms/sign-up/0

37] – Stop the Money Pipeline [info@stopthemoneypipeline.com] on Tues., May 20 at noon ET will do a webinar How to stop a climate disaster from becoming a financial disaster for communities. 2024 was the hottest year on record, and the U.S. experienced 27 billion-dollar climate disasters.  Join the Equitable & Just Insurance Initiative (EJII) in a discussion about a new guide offering a slate of actions local and state governments and advocates can take to protect communities before and after extreme weather strikes.  Now, the Trump administration is gutting FEMA aid for disaster preparedness and recovery, NOAA climate science programs, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and scores of climate investment and conservation programs, including resiliency grants to local governments and community groups.  RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SMO9LK4aRsmEziYFALmBZQ#/registration?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-webinar-tuesday-may-20th-how-to-stop-a-climate-disaster-from-becoming-a-financial-disaster-for-communities&email_referrer=email_2742333&email_subject=webinar-tuesday-may-20th-how-to-stop-a-climate-disaster-from-becoming-a-financial-disaster-for-communities&&

38] – MAPA [info@masspeaceaction.org] on Tues., May 20 at 1 PM is hosting a webinar with Richard Sakwa on The Russo-Ukrainian War, Diplomacy, and the Peace Movement. Professor Richard Sakwa of Kent University in Britain was an Associate Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House (2002-20), a Senior Research Fellow at the National Research University-Higher School of Economics in Moscow (2014-2024), and a member of Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences (2002-2022). His books include Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands.

 So much for President Trump's boast that he would end the Ukraine War in a day! Despite what passes for diplomacy in Riyadh, Moscow, and Kyiv to end the war and create a new European security order in Europe, the war, its killing, and destruction go on. RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/JazYN6dMsEuoUcHvFXDAxQ2?contactdata=8sm+JPcjjnL1gNF9X7zzDTDKZgZVk0HqDOiIukxCCBJDNuJtrqsuT+IHJNHQoShiq0K2ys3YMvREwkDu4RKpDjn%2fS4vhBZwKLM5QruvwXKJNAfhB0B%2fJTdfIj%2fmyOVSDl6SWtQ0NLqf2rLsggytcTLW0NBHRkqmRtUtnOrq9h9x1OWW+SpU6s9Sw5WNzwRunCpc5e4tAnSn0fIxbNDeMNttDdl4OhEXIs9qjXdHI2Lo%3d&ms=email-web-ukraine-250519&emci=6dad2f7a-c434-f011-a5f1-6045bda9d96b&emdi=ae68543b-c834-f011-a5f1-6045bda9d96b&ceid=320042

39] – 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 Tues., May 20, Wed., May 21, Thurs., May 22 & Mon., Mon. 26. Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

40] – Sen. Chris Murphy and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MoveOn alert) [moveon-help@list.moveon.org] on Tues., May 20 at 6 PM ET are inviting you to discuss tariffs with them. RSVP to join a call about how Trump’s tariffs are harming all of us: https://url9258.list.moveon.org/ss/c/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMYKt_PNbTZJM77xb-PM80u4X8rn5JQFMjU10Kc5So2HXkukpg1NPtp6nny6rB7cID_3KbuDs5ayw0Y2yDg2oo7ZW06Ux_MrC1LrjeDODP-J4FkmoosLvpbaogPoyANEHmhtgoQBmE8KMK0nytlISe7FdH3DdnL5Y69vjk5pUzVpu-umyzqvZuqWxdPpxoErV4DUlyFF2QFm8P1DERGe0gI3I8Mi7soy4gV0VlcGoK6utAtjy8xRJvs6pcTsiO8Q49mmznScTCwLfHkxlreGGyKQc4BT8u91vooCduFb6VgtrrdELx2raDZe67GXg9U1xKw/4gm/-V34ZgcFSb-dEn5GFTw8uA/h0/h001.8rVhL1otjmwjUPKl_djr5TGSJKfdVVQmqibooCW-tcg

41] – The Northern Virginia DSA Medicare for All Working Group [novabranch@mdcdsa.org] will be meeting virtually on Tues., May 20 from 6 to 7 PM ET. Discuss ongoing campaigns in the work towards universal healthcare. The group meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month. The meetings are open to the public to all who support healthcare as a human right. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-medicare-for-all-working-group-meeting-tuesday-may-20-at-6pm/?link_id=6&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-05082025-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&email_referrer=email_2736921&email_subject=05152025-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&&

42] – Veterans for Peace via ActionNetwork.org [info+solidarityinfoservice-2-info@email.actionnetwork.org] on Tues., May 20 at 7:30 PM ET is hosting a Zoom meeting How can Veterans for Peace and Labor Work Together? RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83840337260?emci=1ad6cb27-9b31-f011-a5f1-6045bda9d96b&emdi=27b6a3ce-a834-f011-a5f1-6045bda9d96b&ceid=15547767&link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-how-can-veterans-for-peace-and-labor-work-together&email_referrer=email_2742487&email_subject=how-can-veterans-for-peace-and-labor-work-together&=#success

Donald Trump has declared war on working people. Hear a response from three labor leaders.

 Join the Zoom meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83840337260  The meeting ID: 838 4033 7260 Dial by location [WDC] 1-301-715-8592

 43] – CODEPINK [info@codepink.org] on Tues., May 20 at 8 PM ET will discuss Qatar, Trump, Israel as part of the Congress Capitol Calling Party. After sending 2,000 pound bombs to Israel, Trump bypassed Tel Aviv on his recent Middle East trip – being greeted with the signature Gulf state diplomacy – glitzy events and expensive promises. In what appeared to be a snub of Netanyahu, Trump visited Saudi Arabia and Qatar, where the latter offered to buy $200 million Boeing jets and gift Trump a $400 million luxury plane.  Both Republicans and Democrats, alike, are raising eyebrows at Trump’s pivot to Qatar, check-book diplomacy, with GOP hawks screaming that Qatar subsidizes Hamas and “What about Israel?!” while those protesting US-Israel genocide in Gaza wonder if there’s a ray of light in the darkness of bombardment and starvation.  The featured guest is Sarah Leah Whitson, the Executive Director of DAWN, an organization that seeks to support democracy and human rights in the Middle East, hold abusers accountable, and reform US policy in the region. RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/cpc520?utm_campaign=codepink_congress_5_20_invite&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

44] –On the Third Tuesdays: Protect, Resist and Build with AFSC from 8 to 9:30 PM ET.  This monthly webinar series brings together AFSC constituents to learn about how to protect, resist, and build just peace, just migration, and just economies. This event will continue until Tues., Dec. 16. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/afsc/event/746944/?ceid=764241&emci=3d6cca69-0031-f011-8b3d-6045bded8cca&emdi=b82ee1a5-1a33-f011-a5f1-6045bda9d96b&ms=EMA25WR0517

To be continued

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/.

"The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and everything to lose--especially their lives." Eugene Victor Debs

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