Baltimore Activist Alert – October 12 – 13, 2025

Baltimore Activist Alert – October 12 – 13, 2025

"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.

Friends, this list and other email documents which I send out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center.  Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com. 

If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send contributions to Max Obuszewski, BNC, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Max can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.

1] Books, buttons and stickers

2] Web site for info on federal legislation

3] Need help in archiving activist material

4] Get the book A Bag of Snakes

5] Get the book Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois

6] Friends meeting – Oct. 12

7] No Hopkins Police -- Oct. 12

8] Canvass for DSA member – Oct. 12

9] Make signs – Oct. 12

10] Prayer for Peace on Sukkot -- Oct. 12

11] Nonviolence training – Oct. 12

12] Win in Virginia -- Oct. 12

13] PDA Town Hall – Oct. 12

14] The visibility brigade – Oct. 12

15] Election wrap up – Oct. 12

16] Vigil at the Pentagon – Oct. 13

17] Baltimore Sign Wave – Oct. 13

18] Grassroots protection for the vote – Oct. 13

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1] – Buttons, bumper stickers and books are available.  “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.

2] –To obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/.  Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.

3] –  Janice Sevre-Duszynska needs some assistance in archiving her activist material.  If you are interested in this project, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

4] – Barry Lee Burnside, a gaggle of great writers and copy editors are making available “A Bag of Snakes: Selected Writings on Prisons and the Death Penalty by Murphy Davis and Eduard Loring. Edited by Barry Lee Burnside.” Ed indicates the book will be available for sale on April 13, and is asking you to pre-order your copy. Your donation will provide a needed financial boost for the printing costs. The suggested donation is $20 for one copy; and $30 for your copy and an additional copy for a prisoner or someone in need. Any donation is appreciated. More or less you will receive the book.  Barry and the team have spent over two years putting this book together. It begins with outlines and notes found in the boxes of materials Murphy left when she ascended. The work is a work of love, and all involved are proud of the fruit borne by seeds nourished in good soil.

To order by postal mail, make your check to Open Door Community.  Send it to Open Door Community, PO Box 10980, Baltimore 21234.  For any questions, contact David Payne at 404-290-2047 or davidpayne@opendoorcommunity.org.

5] – Another book to consider purchasing is Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois. His new book is both memoir and position-paper, and it makes the case that the Roman Catholic Church is a corrupt system that spits out truth-tellers. The crime he was excommunicated for was attending the ordination ceremony of Janice Sevre-Duszynska in Lexington, Kentucky, in August 2008. The ordination was under the auspices of the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests.  The Vatican’s response has been to excommunicate any woman who has the audacity to see herself as a priest equal to a male priest. You can purchase a copy from Amazon or by Kindle.

Here are two quotes to contemplate: “I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men. She is to keep silent.” – Timothy 1, 2:12-13.  “If the patriarchy that dominates the church is not dismantled and women are not treated as equals, the church will continue to diminish and, eventually, die.” – Roy Bourgeois.

6] – Homewood Friends Meeting [homewoodfriends@gmail.com] gathers for worship on Sundays at 10:30 AM at 3107 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21218 and on Zoom.  There is a heat policy when temperatures exceed 90 degrees.  Thus the meeting will be in the dining room. A simple lunch will take place after the 10:30 AM worship. Call 410-235-4438. To join by Zoom, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/255867065?pwd=UDNxVnlVSkZQOHlXWlc3NHpHeHdhZz09#success

7] – The Baltimore Ethical Society invites you on Sundays at 10:30 AM for a platform presentation on Zoom or at the Impact Hub Baltimore, 10 E. North Ave., Baltimore 21202. Email president@bmorethical.org. Masks are optional. On Sun., Oct. 12 at 10:30 AM check out “Safer without Hopkins Police” by Raven Lane and Emil Volcheck. This platform will be delivered in hybrid format, which means you can attend the platform via Zoom or in person at the Impact Hub Baltimore. Masks are optional.

 In “Safer without Hopkins Police,” two BES members will describe how the Johns Hopkins University Police Department (JHUPD) plans to patrol public streets in Baltimore and why so many in the community oppose this. For the first time in our city, a private, armed police force will hold arrest powers over ordinary citizens, but will operate without the same transparency and accountability required of our public law enforcement agency, the Baltimore Police Department. This threatens civil rights and creates the risk that Johns Hopkins University could be pressured into signing a 287(g) agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions. Raven and Emil will describe how activists are working to oppose the JHUPD and offer positive alternatives.  RSVP at https://www.meetup.com/bmorethical/events/310557160/?eventOrigin=group_past_events

8] – Join the Frankie Fritz for Greenbelt City Council Canvass on Sun., Oct. 12 from noon to 3 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-october-12?link_id=86&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-26-2025-2&email_referrer=email_2916497&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-october-3-2025&&

9] – Make Signs for Upcoming Actions on Sundays, Oct.12 & Nov. 9, from 1:30 to 4 PM ET.  This event's address is private. Sign up for more details: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/799529/

Get ready for the new opportunities to take a stand for democracy and truth! Join in to make signs for some of the upcoming protest actions. An in house graphic specialist can help you enlarge images or create what you want to add to your sign. Bring a friend. If you are new to the pro-democracy resistance movement, you will get help! Sturdy plastic sign boards and all materials you need to make a durable sign will be available.

10] – On Sun., Oct. 12 from 2 to 3 PM, Ronda Cooperstein rondacooperstein@hotmail.com is hosting a Prayer for Peace on Sukkot event at the Ivy Bookstore garden, 5928 Falls Road, Baltimore 21209.  The event is to raise funds for Gaza food aid. Postcards and a petition to send to Johnny Olszewski asking him to sign on to the House Resolution 473. There are attempts bein made to get an in-person meeting with him.  However, so far he is too elusive!

11] – FOR [susanhsmith@fellowshipofreconciliation.ccsend.com] on Sun., Oct. 12 at 3 PM ET is hosting a NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION TRAINING.  We are living in a time that most of us never imagined. A time when the democratic state is coming apart.  Those in power are imposing a new order rooted in white, male, Christian supremacy. To secure this dystopian order, state violence and the silencing of dissent are on the rise, threatening all opposition to the fascist regime. In this moment, it is easy to lose hope as we see the National Guard deployed to cities with large Black populations, and ICE conducting raids on immigrant communities, arbitrarily abducting, incarcerating and killing people because they are Brown. The training on theoretical and practical applications of NVDA will ground and unite us in this moment, provide information on how the authoritarian regime works, and how we can organize and support each other proactively to confront the harms unfolding.  The trainers are Lisa Fithian with the Alliance of Community Trainers (ACT) and Mary Link with the NVDA Training Western MASS Team. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/AfrcjiRSR2W4QHr4XL3yKQ#/registration

12] – On Sun., Oct. 12 from 3 to 5 PM and Mon., Oct. 13 and Tues., Oct. 14 from 6 to 8 PM, Indivisible has organized Let's Win in Virginia! This includes virtual phone banking for Abigail Spanberger. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/823024/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

Join in to help Abigail Spanberger become the next Governor of Virginia. Join the friendly, expert phone banking crew at J Walkers Action Group and Indivisible Montgomery (MD); you will receive all the training you need prior to making calls. Bring your computer, phone and a smile in your voice! You will need to have an Action ID account before using this phone system. Set one up for free here: https://www.ngpvan.com/actionid/. The next phone bank will be on Oct. 19 from 6 to 8 PM ET, and this event will continue through Oct. 29 from 6 to 8 PM.

13] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Sun., Oct. 12 at 4 PM will hold it weekly Sunday Town Hall with Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Sun., Oct. 12 at 4 PM ET want you to attend the weekly Town Hall with Aftyn Behn, winner of TN-07 primary.  Also hear about the planning for No Kings Day. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4?emci=fe817457-aba6-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&emdi=78832218-b4a6-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&ceid=2907617#/registration

Aftyn won Tuesday's dramatic Democratic primary in the special election to replace the retired and awful GOP Rep. Mark Green.  'Tennessee is ready for a new kind of Democrat’: Aftyn Behn on nomination in Congress race.

14] – Join an Indivisible Visibility Brigade on Sundays, Oct. 12, 19 & 26 from 4 to 6 PM ET on a Pedestrian Bridge over Route 50, 15202 Major Lansdale Blvd., Bowie 20716. Bring your flags, water, sunscreen, families and energy. Help bring attention to important issues and let your neighbors and commuters know they are not alone in fighting back against authoritarianism.  Parking is behind the Hampton Inn. Follow the paved path through the chain-link fence, then turn left onto the pedestrian trail to reach the bridge. It is an approximately a 4-minute walk. Visit https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/852686/

15] – On Sun., Oct. 12 from 7 to 8 PM ET, there will be a virtual Northern Virginia DSA 2025 General Election Research Wrap Up Meeting. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-2025-general-election-research-wrap-up-meeting-1012?clear_id=true&link_id=5&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-10012025-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&email_referrer=email_2925136&email_subject=10092025-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&&

16] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop.  The next vigil is Oct. 13, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649.  The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro. 

By Metro, take Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr.,  and there is meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these spots begins at 8 AM.  No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds. The restrooms are located inside Marriot Providence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.

17] –  Baltimore Sign Waves on Mon., Oct. 13 from 7:30 to 8:30 AM will be at West Northern Parkway & Roland Ave., Baltimore 21210. Join in the waving of pro-democracy signs! Bring your sign or just show up. This event will continue through Nov. 24. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/793151/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

18] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Grassroots Election Protection Coalition/ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Zoom on Mon., Oct. 13 at 5 PM ET. Hear from leading activists, elected officials, and others committed to union organizing as well as cleaning up our elections and the environment, and other critically important issues. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqfuygpjIiHtc20uIOxdeqYRiAicjSLWUc#/registration

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