Baltimore Activist Alert -- June 2 - 8, 2025

23] WorldPride 2025 – through June 8

24] Sign wave in Towson – June 2

25] Phone bank for the union – June 2

26] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – June 2 - 5

27] Vigil in solidarity with fasters – June 3

28] Rush hour protest – June 3

29] Protest starvation in Gaza – June 3

30] Feminists Resisting Fascism Summer School – June 3

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23] – Takoma Park Mobilization [info@tpmobilization.org] on Mon., June 2 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/

24] –  On Tues., May 27 from 8 to 9 AM, join Baltimore Sign Waves at Loch Raven Blvd. and Taylor Ave. to condemn the MAGA madness. This will continue through Aug. 26 RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/778718/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

25] –  On Tues., June 3 through Fri., June 6 from 11:45 AM to 1 PM ET or 5 to 7:30 PM, phone bank with the AFL-CIO union members to reclaim its power. Ask every union member to reach out to another potential union member and invite them to join or rejoin their union, paying directly to their organization.  Through unlawful national security exclusions, nearly all members of federal unions have been denied their union rights under law and contract. As part of that attack, federal agencies have dropped nearly all members from payroll deduction, meaning they need to sign up again as members to stay in the fight.  Please select two phone banking shifts for each week to help support federal employees taking control of their lives.

26] – 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., June 2, Tues., June 3, Wed., June 4 & Thurs., June 5. Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

27] – On Tues., June 3 from 3:30 to 4:30 PM, join a Vigil in Solidarity with those fasting for Gaza in front of the Cannon House Office Building, 27 Independence Ave. SE. Christians 4 Ceasefire and Just Peace will mark Day 13 of the 40-day fast undertaken by Veterans for Peace and Allies on behalf of the people of Gaza with a vigil on Capitol Hill. VFP’s core team of fasters, who have gathered at the UN, have been subsisting on 250 calories a day, while more than 600 people around the country are “fasting in place.” In a letter to Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the UN, VFP and Allies call for immediate distribution of humanitarian aid to Gaza, supervised by the UN, and an arms embargo on Israel. Speakers at Tuesday’s vigil include John Reuwer of Doctors against Genocide, Ellen Barfield from Veterans for Peace, and religious leaders. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLabfb7aT_1Wejyd4I8CZ2w9sMIGvzgHuGhu-tfVno5RSayA/viewform

28] – On Tuesdays, from 4 to 6 PM ET, gather with Indivisible at 9706 Gorman Road, Howard County 20723 for a Rush Hour protest at the I95 Gorman Road Overpass. This event will continue through July 15. Silence Gives Consent Continued. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/772050/

29] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., June 3 from 4:30 to 5 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. to condemn the Israeli war crime of denying food to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.  Of course, Israel is involved in a plethora of war crimes both in Gaza and the West Bank. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

30] – Nour & Grace, CODEPINK [info@codepink.org] would like you to participate in Feminists Resisting Fascism Summer School!  It's time to educate, agitate, and mobilize our communities like never before. Inspired by the courageous campus encampments that swept across colleges nationwide last year, CODEPINK is thrilled to announce the Feminists Resisting Fascism Summer School! Join a transformative, summer-long online education series that will empower you to become a powerful advocate for antiwar activists for people and the planet! You'll gain in-depth knowledge and vital skills through bi-weekly classes to make a real impact. Led by CODEPINK leaders and peace movement experts, each session will include an educational deep dive into resistance history, theories of change, and where we go from here. Each session will give you tools to drive real change in your community. You will receive a set of materials and resources before each class so that you can come prepared to learn and engage with our topics and speakers. Each hour-long session will explore the past and present of U.S. imperialism, militarism, and global oppression and how an internationalist feminist movement can change the future. 

The sessions are as follows: June 2: History of U.S. Imperialism with special guest Claudia De la Cruz, June 16: Meeting the Moment: U.S. Militarism Today with special guests Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright, July 7: The War Economy with special guests announced soon, July 21: Propaganda/ Media Literacy with special guest Layan Fuleihan, Aug 4: Authoritarianism and Suppression of the Opposition with special guests Danny Haiphong and Carl Zha, Aug 18: Transnational Feminisms: International Solidarity in the Face of Fascism with special guests announced soon; and Graduate with Keynote Speaker, Medea Benjamin. All sessions start at 8 PM ET. RSVP if you are interested in joining the course starting on June 2: https://www.codepink.org/summerenroll?utm_campaign=summer_school_invite_past_rsvp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

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