Friday, June 27, 2025

Baltimore Activist Alert -- June 27 - 28, 2025

60] House for sale

61] Peace vigil at White House – June 27

62] Women in Black vigil – June 27

63] Ceasefire Now – June 27

64] Pro-democracy demo June 27

65] Protest DOGE, support workers & Ukraine – June 27

66] Picket a D.C. restaurant – June 27

67] Enough is enough – June 27

68] Baltimore Vigil for Palestine June 27

69] Know your rights – June 27

70] Shabbat Ritual and Action – June 27

71] Trump’s travel ban June 27

72] Habitat team at Patterson Park – June 28

73] Birdwatching at Patterson Park – June 28

74] Garden work day – June 28

75] Musk’s birthday – June 28

76] See film Caged Dreams – June 28

77] Tesla Takedown Party June 28

78] Tesla Takedown in Rockville June 28

79] Salisbury Pride – June 28

80] Donations needed for the Silent Fallout project

81] Read Dave Eberhardt’s book "For All the Saints- a Protest Primer"

82] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

83] Do you need a doctor?

84] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

85] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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60] – Judy Geisler, activist/teacher, is selling her home in Lauraville community. It has 4 bedrooms and 1 bath with a good basement. It is quiet and somewhat secluded for Btown since it is on a dead end street and backs into a field/forest. It is connected to an amazing extended green space with a stream. There is so much wild life here. Good neighbors, many teachers and activist live here. Safe neighborhood. Big, old trees everywhere. You can text her at 443 500 6733 if you are interested.

61] – 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. 

62] – 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.

63] – 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

64] – Baltimore Sign Waves on Fridays from 2:30 to 3:30 PM at 5129 Roland Ave., Baltimore 21210 will do a pro-democracy demo.  Bring your sign or just show up! Sign wave first in a large median near Roland Park Elementary, Roland Park Country, & the Gilman School pick up area. Then when traffic slows make your way up to Northern Parkway and finish the day there. This will continue through August 29! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/793151/

65] – Protest DOGE/Elon and Support our Federal Workers and Ukraine on Fridays, through July 18, 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/

66] – Join an Informational Picket at Le Diplomate on Fri., June 27 from 5:30 to 8 PM located at 1601 14th St. NW, WDC 20009. UNITE HERE Local 25 is holding informational pickets outside of STARR's Le Diplomate 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 organizing to join UNITE HERE Local 25. You don't have to be a member of DSA to join these pickets or participate in solidarity actions, as anyone who wants to help grow the labor movement is welcome! RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/informational-picket-at-le-diplomate-627?link_id=93&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-june-6-2025&email_referrer=email_2774033&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-june-13-2025&&

67] – On Fridays, including June 27, at 5 PM ET, join Indivisible to say Enough is Enough at the east side of 16th St. between 2nd Avenue and Grace Church Road, Silver Spring 20910. This will continue through July 18. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/781857/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

Join your neighbors every Friday evening. Bring flags, signs, and energy. Make a stand for Democracy and the Rule of Law and signal to passing motorists that enough is enough!  

68] – The Baltimore Vigil for Palestine takes place on Fridays from 5:30 to 7 PM. The Baltimore Vigil for Palestine is dedicated to building the movement for the emancipation of oppressed peoples from Baltimore to Palestine. Meet at E. 33rd St and Hillen Road, right off Lake Montebello. Visit https://linktr.ee/Baltimore2Palestine?emci=773af0f6-c74a-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&emdi=c765ba90-cc4a-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&ceid=4262660

69] – The Pro Bono & Citizenship Committee is hosting a Know Your Rights webinar presented by attorneys Liana Montecinos and Elsy Ramos Velasquez, and community advocate Diana Mateo. This free community event is designed for immigrants, allies, and all community members to understand their rights and available protections. It will be held on Fri., June 27 from 6 to 7 PM ET on Zoom (link will be sent to registrants). Register at https://forms.gle/L6wwthaC3gh95Lhw9

70] – Get over to a Shabbat Ritual and Action: Stop Starving Gaza organized by Jewish Voice for Peace on Fri., June 27 at 6 PM ET. Meet at Columbus Circle (Union Station Plaza) in downtown D.C. to observe Shabbat and to call on Congress to stop starving Gaza. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScf-n6rNE6fLHhp3atN2HrB_tnF--LyyWTTN6xeRBBLpUs-uQ/viewform

 Jewish Voice for Peace-DC Metro invites all those committed to Palestinian liberation to a Shabbat ritual-action focused on Israel's starvation of Gaza and Congress's complicity. There are no two sides to genocide. History will remember where every member of Congress stood. While this action will include Jewish ritual elements, Jews and non-Jews alike are encouraged to join in solidarity against starvation and genocide and for liberation.

71] – The CAIR Team [info@action.cair.com] on Fri., June 27 at 6:30 PM ET is holding an in-person workshop How to Navigate Trump’s Travel Ban at the Muslim Community Center, 15200 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring 20905. Email ksyuardi@cair.com. This workshop will provide practical guidance on how Trump’s newly expanded Muslim and African Ban could affect you or your loved ones, and what your rights are under the law. Register at https://action.cair.com/a/know-your-rights-travel-ban-workshop?sourceid=&emci=6edbf1e7-b04f-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&emdi=7872175a-5751-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&ceid=256783

72] – Join a Habitat Team in the Patterson Park Wetlands Garden, Baltimore 21224 on Sat., June 28 from 8 to 9:30 AM ET. You can weed, mulch, and/or plant while spending time outdoors with friends, family, and Audubon to make sure the gardens remain healthy habitats for the park’s birds, butterflies, and people.  Visit the website: https://md.audubon.org/events/habitat-team-volunteers-patterson-park?ms=aud-email-_(midatl)_ama_md_programming_june_july_2025&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=_(midatl)_ama_md_programming_june_july_2025&emci=edd06e3a-7b41-f011-a5f1-6045bda9d96b&emdi=ba1f9a4b-a647-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&ceid=2504878

Help build bird habitat in Audubon’s native plant gardens in Patterson Park! We need volunteers to make sure they remain healthy habitats for the park’s birds and butterflies, as well as safe spaces for learning and exploring. Come to weed, mulch, and/or plant while spending the morning outdoors with friends, family, and Audubon. Email baltimore@audubon.org. Meet at the wetland garden, uphill & northwest of the boat lake in Patterson Park. Registration is required in order to help us keep our group small. Each individual must register, including multiple people from the same family/group.

73] – Audubon is hosting the monthly birding tour of Patterson Park on Sat., June 28 from 8 to 9:30 AM. More than 200 bird species have been visited the park, which is an important Atlantic Flyway migratory stopover in Baltimore City. You can register and learn more about this tour on our website: https://md.audubon.org/events/birding-tour-patterson-park-baltimore?ms=aud-email-_(midatl)_ama_md_programming_june_july_2025&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=_(midatl)_ama_md_programming_june_july_2025&emci=edd06e3a-7b41-f011-a5f1-6045bda9d96b&emdi=ba1f9a4b-a647-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&ceid=2504878

Meet on the southernmost end of the Boat Lake in Patterson Park, closest intersection is Eastern Avenue and South Rose Street. From there, walk directly north into the park via the cobblestone path, approximately 100 yards. Email baltimore@audubon.org.

74] – At Homewood Friends Meeting [homewoodfriends@gmail.com] on Sat., June 28 from 10 to 11:15 PM, there will be a GARDEN WORK DAY. As always, tools and gloves will be provided, as well as great conversation. Call 410-235-4438. The meetinghouse is at 3107 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218.

75] – Get with a Tesla Takedown for a very unHappy Musk birthday on Sat., June 28 from 11 AM to 1 PM at Tesla Showroom Georgetown, 3307 M St. NW, WDC 20011. Musk burst onto the political scene promising $2 trillion in government savings by cutting “waste, fraud, and abuse.” He delivered nothing except increased corruption, destroyed alliances, and his Tesla car brand in tatters. Musk fueled on a cocktail of ketamine, ecstasy, and psychedelic mushrooms tried to drag our country down. But We the People stood together and told the “richest” man in the world that his “services” weren’t wanted. Now that we have achieved the victory of causing him to turn tail and leave DOGE, we are calling more broadly for a government that works for everyday Americans — instead of just enriching a few billionaire CEOs. Email danceagainstdoge@gmail.com or RSVP at June 28, https://actionnetwork.org/events/tesla-takedown-a-very-unmerry-musk-birthday

76] – On Sat., June 28 from 1 to 3:30 PM ET, see a hybrid screening of Caged Dreams followed by a panel discussion at the Arlington Central Library Auditorium, 1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington, VA 22201. Email nova-abolition@mdcdsa.org.  This documentary explores the emotional and psychological impact of detention through the testimony of previously detained persons and their families.  You can also participate virtually on Zoom.  The panel will include community members who have been impacted by the migrant detention system as well as a speaker from the Latinx Therapists Action Network (LTAN). This event is free to the public, but if you are able, make a donation to Free Them All and LaColectiva’s Liberation Fund. This fund supports migrants affected by systems of detention and deportation with needs such as commissary, post-release support, and more. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/caged-dreams-documentary-screening-and-panel-discussion?link_id=83&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-june-13-2025&email_referrer=email_2783055&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-june-20-2025&&

77] – On Saturdays, including June 28, from 11 AM to 1 PM, Indivisible has organized a Tesla Takedown Silver Spring, MD, 2320 Broadbirch Dr., Silver Spring 20904.  This event will continue through June 28. RSVP at http://mobilize.us/mobilize/event/771738/

DOGE 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.

78] – On Saturdays, including June 28, 11 AM to noon ET, get over to a Tesla Dealership, 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville 20852 for an Indivisible event! DOGE 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 DOGE's lawless actions are dangerous and won't be tolerated. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/762323/

#TeslaTakedown [info+teslatakedown-2-info@email.actionnetwork.org] on Sat., June 28 at 11 AM wants you to know that Musk must fall. This Saturday is Elon's birthday. What do you get for the world's richest broligarch? "Celebrate" Elon's Birthday by protesting from 11 AM to 12:30 PM at the Tesla Owings Mills, 9428 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills 21117. Email teslatakedownbaltimore@proton.me. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/lets-celebrate-elons-birthday-by-protesting?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-were-throwing-elon-a-crappy-birthday-party&email_referrer=email_2787789&email_subject=were-throwing-elon-a-crappy-birthday-party&&

79] –On Sat., June 28  from 1 - 2 PM, 2 to 3 PM, 3 to 4 PM ET, 4 to 5 PM and 5 to 6 PM ET, volunteer and take a shift at the Salisbury Pride Festival! Volunteers can stay cool at the vendor tent, pass out community resources, and enjoy some pride cookies! Volunteers are welcome to join PFLAG in the parade. Sign up for a shift here: https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/799117/?referring_vol=393078&share_context=dashboard-event-details&sharer_role=2

The event takes place in Downtown Salisbury, 100 Circle Ave., Salisbury 21801.  Celebrate Pride with Shore Progress and highlight the strength, love, and unity of the LGBTQ+ family and allies. This year's theme, "Stronger Together," honors the resilience and spirit of the LGBTQIA+ communities across the Eastern Shore and beyond.

80] – 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

81] – 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

82] -- 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.

83] – 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.  

84] -- 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.

85] -- 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 202-210-3886.

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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