Baltimore Activist Alert -- August 26 - September 2, 2025

32] Make billionaires pay mass call – Aug. 26

33] ICE out of the community – Aug. 26

34] Fight Back with Friends – Aug. 26

35] Undocumented workers rights training – Aug. 26

36] Power half-hour for Gaza – Aug. 27 & 28 & Sept. 1 & 2

37] Rush hour protest – Aug. 27

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32] –350.org [350@350.org] on Tues., Aug. 26 at 7 PM ET is holding a Make Billionaires Pay Mass Call. Join in to learn more about the global days of action this September and help Make Billionaires Pay. ‌ ‌They’re dismantling our democracy, attacking immigrants, feeding the war profiteers, and fueling the climate crisis. Our communities face attack after attack — floods and fires fueled by Big Oil, ICE agents kidnapping our neighbors, Congress revoking our health care and enabling genocide. This September, people are rising up to Make Billionaires Pay at a march and rally in New York City — and at protests across the U.S. and the world as part of Draw the Line, a global day of action for climate justice. RSVP at https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/masscall_aug26/?source=350-em20250819-1-subs-us

33] – ACLU People Power [peoplepower@aclu.org] on Tues., Aug. 26 at 8 PM ET is making a call ICE out of our communities. The deportation machine is expanding. RSVP for our August Action Call to learn how we're pushing back and how you can take action. Local police deputized as ICE agents. Detention facilities like the Everglades County Detention Center operating in secrecy and abuse. Families torn apart across the country. This is the reality of the U.S. deportation machine- and it’s expanding. ACLU wants us to push back to protect immigrants. RSVP for Zoom link: https://act.aclu.org/a/august-action-call?emci=b6daeb8a-ec79-f011-b481-6045bdfe8e9c&emdi=a26a844a-ee79-f011-b481-6045bdfe8e9c&ceid=3280038

34] –  On Tuesdays, including Aug. 26, from 8 to 9 PM ET, join Fight Back with Friends, a Monthly Call to Action, for a virtual training, hosted by Indivisible.  Sign up at indivisi.org/empower

Fight Back with Friends is a national program designed to help you activate your community! Using the Empower app, you will be equipped with the tools to connect with friends, family, and neighbors who need YOUR voice to get civically engaged. Join in on the fourth Tuesday of every month for a one-hour training session, bringing onboard new participants and introducing fresh calls to action that make a real impact. This event will continue until October 27.  Request more information: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/765804/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

35] – Be Prepared, Not Scared: join an Undocumented Workers Rights Training on Tues., Aug. 26 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-826?link_id=95&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.

36] – 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., Aug. 27, Thurs., Aug. 28 & Mon., Sept. 1 & Tues., Sept. 2. Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

37] – On Wednesdays, Aug. 27, Sept 3 & 10, from 4:30 to 6 PM ET, there will be 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/.

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