Baltimore Activist Alert -- June 25 -- July 2, 2025

35] Phone bank to highlight the tax scam – June 25

36] Kill the bill – June 25

37] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – June 25 & 26 & July 1 & 2

38] Briefing on DOGE – June 25

39] Baltimore sign waving – June 25

40] Pressure Republican legislators – June 25

41] Presidential War against Iran – June 25  

42] Remember John Lewis – June 25

43] Disabilities Issue Organizing Team meeting – June 25

44] Voices for Peace 2025 – June 26

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35] – Phone bank with Indivisible to Stop the Trump Tax Scam on Wed., June 25 and Thurs., June 26 from  11 AM to 12:30 PM ET. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/792462/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=_20250604

 On Wednesday and Thursday in June, join Indivisible for a phone bank where we’ll be calling voters and connecting them directly to their Senator. Together, urge Republicans to oppose the Trump Tax Scam—a reckless GOP tax plan that prioritizes billionaires like Elon Musk while selling out working families. Republicans in Congress are trying to ram this through using budget reconciliation, bypassing bipartisan support to give trillions in tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy. Their plan? Slash Medicaid, SNAP, and early education programs—all so billionaires can hoard more wealth while everyday Americans pay more. You will use Scale to Win, an easy-to-use calling tool, to make sure voters can speak out and be heard.

36] – On Wed., June 25 at 11 AM ET, get with "Kill the Bill before It Kills Us All!" Day of Action in D.C.,  organized by the Debt Collective, Planned Parenthood, SEIU, Popular Democracy in Action, and more. Meet at the Dirksen Senate Building 215, 50 Constitution Ave. NE, WDC 20002. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/cpda/event/804646/ If you want to take the MARC train together from Baltimore, RSVP https://secure.everyaction.com/FwHjQIUtZUyrjcLBuHRMdw2?emci=9c332ded-4f4d-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&emdi=2b1e321e-554d-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&ceid=4262660

37] – 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 Wed., June 25, Thurs., June 26, Mon., June 30 & Tues., July 1. Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

38] – The Congressional Progressive Caucus Center [info@progressivecaucuscenter.org] on Wed., June 25 at 3 PM ET will hold a briefing DOGE Double Standard: Billions for Bombs, Pennies for the People. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5S_VnX5dSy2xC1NEl1L_Vw?emci=66a1f216-4a4c-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&emdi=ce782a9f-ef4d-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&ceid=10282414#/registration

 The Trump Administration’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) is masquerading as a cost-cutting project that, in reality, boosts billionaires’ profits at our expense. This phenomenon shows up explicitly at the Pentagon, which continues to reap budget boosts while failing repeated audits, sinking taxpayer dollars into wasteful weapons, and boosting the bottom line for corporate profiteers like Space X. At the same time, DOGE and Congress have put human needs like health care and education on the chopping block.  Join the briefing with Savannah Wooten from Public Citizen, Lindsay Koshgarian from the Institute for Policy Studies, and Naveed Shah from Common Defense to learn more about how DOGE is using “efficiency” as a cover to slash programs we rely on, while boosting the profits of billionaires.

39] – On Wed., June 25 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

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. This event will continue through August 27.

40] –Organized by MoveOn, Working Families Power, Indivisible, and Community Change Action, there is a National virtual phone bank to call key senators’ constituents on Wed., June 25, Thurs., June 26, Mon., June 30, Tues., July 1 and Wed., July 2 from 6 to 8 PM ET. Call Medicaid recipients in key states to encourage them to contact their legislators. Training will be provided to pressure Republican legislators. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/moveon/event/796084/?utm_source=partner_BRRN&emci=9c332ded-4f4d-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&emdi=2b1e321e-554d-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&ceid=4262660

41] –The Committee for the Republic [events@committeefortherepublic.org] on Wed., June 25 at 7 PM will host Bruce Fein who will address the Presidential War against Iran on a Zoom salon.  Unfortunately, President Trump’s attack on Iran compels the Committee for the Republic to host a salon this week. President Trump ordered the bombing of Iran without a constitutionally required congressional declaration of war. Vice Chairman Bruce Fein will survey the history and purpose of the Constitution’s Declare War Clause and the consequences of allowing unconstitutional presidential wars to stand without impeachment. President Trump denied Congress even a cameo appearance in his unilateral war against Iran. Congress went unmentioned in his national address and Truth Social messaging as if Congress had been airbrushed out of the Constitution. Congress has acquiesced in its diminishment to an ink blot exhibiting both cowardness and constitutional illiteracy. As James Madison -- father of the Constitution -- underscored, “knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power that knowledge gives.” RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KUxb-cy_Sxab2luTV1li6A#/registration

42] – On Wed., June 25 from 7 to 8 PM ET, join the John Lewis National Day of Action Informational session. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/792911/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual Come learn how you can participate in the National John Lewis Day of Action! Get next involved on Thurs., July 3 and on Thurs., July 10. On July 17, honor the anniversary of the passing of civil rights icon, John Lewis—not with ceremonies, but with action. This is more than a protest—this is a moral reckoning; a fight against voter suppression; a continuation of Congressman Lewis’ legacy and a new front in the freedom struggle; this is a movement for Democracy!

 This will be a special program to mark the anniversary of the Shelby County Ruling, which gutted the heart of the Voting Rights Act. Hear from U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Congresswoman Terri Sewell, and Congressman Joe Morelle! You will also hear from movement leaders and local organizers about what is planned!

43] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Wed., June 25 at 9 PM ET will hold its monthly Disabilities Issue Organizing Team meeting.  Discuss issues important to the community, and legislation and candidates for office who can help make the world a better place for anyone facing challenges. The featured guest speaker this month is Claudia Diaz, Associate Project Director at the Great Lakes ADA Center. The Center's mission is to increase awareness and knowledge with the ultimate goal of achieving voluntary compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Center provides information, materials, technical assistance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Discuss how you can help make sure the ADA is adhered to in your area. Register here and the machine will send you your secure codes: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpdumvqDwoGNx6xKMg-liSlwcpK1dJ0jzb?emci=712145a6-a850-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&emdi=5ce0d7c7-0451-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&ceid=2907617#/registration

44] – Around the world, authoritarianism is on the rise. Democracy, human rights, and peace are under threat. What can we do to change course? As a Quaker organization that has worked for social justice for over a century, AFSC knows that collective action can create lasting change. Join in for the launch of Voices for Peace 2025 on Thurs., June 26 at 9 AM. This virtual dialogue series brings together leading experts to explore our current crisis and paths toward peace with justice for all. Register at  https://secure.afsc.org/a/voices-peace-global-paradigm-shifts?ms=EMA25WR0621&utm_source=weekendreading0621&utm_medium=email&emci=cb4a372d-764c-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&emdi=09e68c74-9b4e-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&ceid=764241

To be continued

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