Baltimore Activist Alert -- August 19 - 25, 2025

29] Frankie Fritz for Greenbelt Canvass – Aug. 19

30] Power half-hour for Gaza – Aug. 19, 20, 21 & 25

31] DSA Medicare for All meeting – Aug. 19

32] Fight for labor rights – Aug. 19

33] Undocumented workers rights training – Aug. 19

34] Protect, Resist and Build – Aug. 19

35] Back from the Brink – Aug. 19

36] Cooking demo – Aug. 19

37] Water apartheid – Aug. 20

38] Rush hour protest – Aug. 20

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29] – Join the Frankie Fritz for Greenbelt Canvass on Tues., Aug. 19 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM.  Meet at the Greenbelt Metro Station, 5717 Greenbelt Metro Dr., Greenbelt 20770. Call 301-501-0485. You will be provided literature and a list number for MiniVAN. Please indicate in your RSVP if you are able to drive to the metro to transport other volunteers to a canvass location. Bring a water bottle, a tote bag and sunscreen. Make sure your phone is charged and that you have installed the MiniVAN app and also the Signal app. Check out the Frankie for Greenbelt website at frankieforgreenbelt.org for key talking points. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/frankie-for-greenbelt-canvass-august-19th/?link_id=24&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-august-8-2025&email_referrer=email_2849242&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-august-15-2025&&

30] – 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., Aug. 19, Wed., Aug. 20, Thurs., Aug. 21 and Mon., Aug. 25. Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

31] – There is a Northern Virginia DSA Medicare for All Working Group meeting on Tues., Aug. 19 from 7 to 8 PM ET. Discuss Medicare for All public education campaigns in northern Virginia and plan other actions to ensure healthcare as a human right. Meet on the first and third Tuesday of the month. The meetings are open to the public and all who support healthcare as a human right. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-medicare-for-all-working-group-meeting-tuesday-august-19-at-7pm/?clear_id=true&link_id=54&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-07312025-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&email_referrer=email_2839671&email_subject=08072025-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&&

32] – The Labor Force [us@thelaborforce.org] on Tues., Aug. 19 at 7 PM ET hopes you will attend The virtual fight for federal workers’ rights AFGE Strong All Member Town Hall. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/afge-strong-all-member-town-hall

 The Trump administration moved forward with its plan to end collective bargaining with federal unions across several agencies. So far, hundreds of thousands of workers at agencies including the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Homeland Security have been robbed of their collective bargaining rights. Most of these workers are represented by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest union of federal workers in the country. In response to this assault on workers’ rights, AFGE members are gearing up for the fight of a lifetime.

33] – Be Prepared, Not Scared: join an Undocumented Workers Rights Training on Tues., Aug. 19 from 9:30 to 10:30 PM ET. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/be-prepared-not-scared-undocumented-workers-rights-training-819?link_id=81&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-august-8-2025&email_referrer=email_2849242&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-august-15-2025&&

Join every Tuesday night for a lively, no-stress session where you will practice your 4th & 5th Amendment protections, from traffic stops to front-door chats with police or immigration enforcement at the workplace. Whether you're a citizen or not, these rights protect us all—and the best part? You can easily share what you learn with co-workers, neighbors, and friends to help everyone be informed of their rights! Contact Hannah at 202-706-9777 or charjur2021@gmail.com.

34] – AFSC Weekend Reading [actioncenter@afsc.org] on Third Tuesdays says Protect, Resist, and Build with AFSC. Join the monthly webinar series every third Tuesday of the month. On Tues., Aug. 19 at 8 PM ET, get with a monthly webinar series that brings together AFSC constituents to learn about how to protect, resist, and build just peace, just migration, and just economies. Explore the impacts of these policies and share skills and stories about how mutual aid, legislative pressure, and other strategies can help meet the needs of our communities.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/afsc/event/746944/?ceid=764241&emci=22ca14ae-e216-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&emdi=6e0d61de-9917-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&ms=EMA25WR0412

35] –Back from the Brink [info@preventnuclearwar.org] will host its local organizing meetup on Tues., Aug. 19 at 8 PM ET. Recap the over twenty 80th anniversary commemoration events led by Back from the Brink Hubs.  What is up with H. Res. 317 and the recently-introduced S. Res. 323?  How do you get out to the public of the Beginner’s Guide to Nuclear Weapons to raise awareness to the general public and legislators? RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/backfromthebrink/event/825602/?emci=afa96731-7374-f011-8dc9-6045bda9d96b&emdi=7b60ae14-7877-f011-8dc9-6045bded8cca&ceid=13712990

36] – Oxfam [action@oxfamamerica.org] on Wed., Aug. 20 at noon ET is asking you to an interactive virtual cooking demo. This is eco-friendly cooking with powerful stories of global impact. The climate crisis and ongoing global conflicts are pushing millions of people around the world into hunger. Women, children, and displaced people are bearing the brunt of this food crisis. Oxfam is tackling the global hunger crisis in multiple ways, as it provides food during emergencies while also training farmers to ensure they have resilient and sustainable livelihoods and are able to grow food to feed themselves and their communities for decades to come.  RSVP at https://oxfam.zoom.us/webinar/register/4617519883132/WN_cGrVu7PURDuXuJrxJxOZcg?utm_campaign=12108958-FY26-Webinars&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9z3DMJX1y4DhkwzHHkdDxqZtZs5-Y2a_YOJ-2O98FshPRijgy5Ybaw6unrHox3-EroJVZmxhZ2aerqRTkqYNRmmPa9PgeQe9LyWmYVIOh6WpALcgw&_hsmi=374504851&utm_content=374504851&utm_source=hs_email#/registration

37] – Combatants for Peace [office@afcfp.org] on Wed., Aug, 20 at 1 PM ET invite you to join Dry Lands, Deep Courage: Co-Resisting Water Apartheid in the Jordan Valley — a conversation with Palestinian and Israeli Combatants for Peace activists working together to defend the basic human right to water. This event is part of the summer campaign, Emergency Assistance, Shared Resistance. Join Palestinian and Israeli activists as they share powerful stories from the Jordan Valley — and how you can stand with them for water justice as part of our summer campaign. RSVP at https://secure.everyaction.com/8BrPRttn5k2xeiH_EKpatg2?contactdata=s2tKTSi6l12BxOZs2eCWwJTwvZ61SyT2BJWqhac2Asnn0Usz4wi3pzOXKcktr1Sd84rNFxHVwjQPLGHrGE6Pl1ifRXuYQv9K2vBK6PfURwE4bBFJdh7k4ATGlYS+TZoksf0kN9jI4O37KOHG8ftz2ObYXqKEfRk8XcN8iv9dIAfpt70zh2R6jzqYWYW286aoZUpEJ3pSQ%2fm2xmcwcW7N4Y4r+CEclHW94Rv+6Z%2fTxa%2fWZb55B1+NAWFMREnRBStQ27cPc24196SQVJb80JukJg%3d%3d&emci=5da6201f-037a-f011-b481-6045bdfe8e9c&emdi=619fa420-087a-f011-b481-6045bdfe8e9c&ceid=8142762

38] – On Wed., Aug. 20 from 4:30 to 6 PM ET, do a Rush-Hour Sidewalk Sign-Wave at U.S. 1 & East-West Highway (MD 410) intersection, Riverdale Park 20782. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/812231/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

 Join the sidewalk honk 'n wave every Wednesday at the intersection of Route 1 (Baltimore Avenue) and East-West Highway (410)! You can park in the Church of the Brethren’s parking lot on Route 1 at Tuckerman Street (about a block away). Feel free to bring your own. Bring water, sunglasses, and a hat, and prepare for fun! Sponsored by Indivisible Route 1 Corridor.

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