Baltimore Activist Alert -- August 28, 2025

49] Overpass demo – Aug. 28

50] Early Labor Day parade – Aug. 28

51] Vigil and info share – Aug. 28

52] Join UNITE picket – Aug. 28

53] FOX Takedown – Aug. 28

54] Take on corporate power – Aug. 28

55] Campaign to Victory Call – Aug. 28

56] MomsRising community meeting – Aug. 28

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49] –On Thursdays, including Aug. 28, from 4 to 5:30 PM, join an Overpass Extravaganza at Ridgley Ave. Overpass, 599 Ridgely Ave., Annapolis 21401, hosted by Chesapeake Indivisible. Help hoist a huge message on the Ridgley Avenue Route 50 overpass to reach about 40K commuters headed eastbound on Route 50 in Annapolis, and wave signs for drivers traversing Ridgley Avenue. This event will continue through Thurs., October 30. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/824306/

50] –The Washington-Baltimore News Guild [dmanshack@wbng.org] on Thurs., Aug. 28 from 4 to 8 PM is marching for the Labor Day Parade in D.C. Workers from across D.C. will rally and march to celebrate solidarity and demand better for our communities. The Washington-Baltimore News Guild will have a proud contingent—join in at Q St. & Connecticut Ave. NW at the Dupont North Metro entrance. RSVP at https://www.dclabor.org/events/solidarity-season-labor-day-2025-rally-march?link_id=2&can_id=31ce6cf7b5277e8aecdd09aaf88b146a&source=email-a-union-stadium&email_referrer=email_2855156&email_subject=dc-deserves-better-than-mass-firings-and-occupation&&&link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_2860459&&&email_subject=action-join-us-dc-labor-day-parade

51] –Ronda Cooperstein [rondacooperstein@hotmail.com] wants you to attend a vigil and information sharing event on Thurs., Aug. 28 from 4:30 to 6 PM at the corner of Park Heights and Slade Ave. Please do not bring flags. This is organized by World beyond War, Baltimore Chapter. Visit www.baltimore@proton.me

52] – Join an Informational Picket at Le Diplomate, 1601 14th. St. NW, WDC 20009 on Thurs., Aug. 28 from 5:30 to 7 PM. 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. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/informational-picket-at-le-diplomate-822?link_id=34&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&&

 53] – On Thurs., Aug. 28 from 6 to 7 PM in Fells Point there is an opportunity to join FOX TAKEDOWN! This event's address is private. The Baltimore-based family empire of right-wing TV mogul David Smith destroys the local Baltimore economy, discriminates against people of color, and through its network of hundreds of local affiliates broadcasts lies and misinformation that undermine our democracy! At these pop-up demonstrations, there is a call for the boycott of all properties owned by the David Smith family business empire. Don't Feed the Fox! Save Local Baltimore! Boycott the David Smith family business empire! Eat at independent and Black-owned restaurants instead! Indivisible Baltimore County supports and exercises the constitutional right to peaceful assembly and free expression. It does not condone violence, property damage, or actions that interfere with public safety. Do not heckle passersby or restaurant staff or enter private businesses. Stay on public sidewalks and ensure that pedestrians can pass safely at all times. The goal is to uplift the message, not to cause harm to the community. RSVP for all the details https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblebaltco/event/829402/

54] – AFSC [actioncenter@afsc.org] on Thurs., Aug. 28 at 8 PM ET wants you to follow the money: How we can hold big companies accountable. Big corporations are fueling climate change, the genocide in Gaza, and the rise of authoritarianism worldwide. How can everyday people hold companies accountable and push them to change? Join to learn how activists are confronting three corporations—Vanguard, Palantir, and Wells Fargo. AFSC will be joined by its partners Earth Quaker Action Team, Planet over Profit, and Oil and Gas Action Network. Register at    https://www.mobilize.us/afsc/event/828216/?utm_source=weekendreading0823&utm_medium=email&ms=EMA25WR0823&emci=7fa8fe13-cc7e-f011-b484-6045bdeb7413&emdi=46fe76df-1c80-f011-b484-6045bdeb7413&ceid=764241

55] –Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Thurs., Aug. 28 at 9 PM ET will hold its weekly Campaign to Victory Call.  With the ongoing MAGA attacks on our economy, the social safety net, our liberties, democracy, and rule of law, no question it can be easy to get depressed. But the good news is - there's good news. Discuss lots of that with special focus on powerful campaigns we can all easily get involved with to make a real difference, the big Workers Over Billionaires events across the country, and vital special elections going on right now!  Register and the machine will email you your secure codes: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuGgrDItHdeYV7F9QQsruFMypvcMt5Fc?emci=8f694435-437d-f011-b481-6045bda9d23e&emdi=c064c03a-ce7d-f011-b481-6045bda9d23e&ceid=2907617#/registration

56] – Get over to a virtual MomsRising Monthly Community Meeting on Thursdays, including Aug. 28, from 8:30 to 9:45 PM ET. The special guest is the nationally-recognized educator and fierce leader in federal education policy Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05).  She will join alongside policy experts, educators, and organizers. This year, Back to School isn’t just about book bags, fresh pencils, and packed lunches—it’s about standing up for the future of public education and healthcare. From efforts to dismantle the Department of Education to rollbacks in Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, SNAP, and disability protections; from the withholding of billions in funding for afterschool and mental health programs to national voucher schemes like the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) which shifts funds from public schools to private profit; our public schools are under attack. This is not just a policy shift. It is a full-scale assault on the idea that every child—no matter their zip code, race, language, ability, or identity—deserves a high-quality public education. The next community meeting will be on September 25. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/momsrising/event/746348/?utm_campaign=outreach&utm_medium=email&utm_source=actionkit

To be continued.

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/.

 "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