Baltimore Activist Alert -- December 12 - 13, 2025

53] Ask a church to feed the poor  

54] Peace vigil at White House – Dec. 12

55] Women in Black vigil – Dec. 12

56] Support the people of Gaza – Dec. 12

57] Food distribution – Dec. 12

58] Making it Together – Dec. 12

59] Resist demo – Dec. 12

60] Enough is enough – Dec. 12

61] Pro-Democracy Rally – Dec. 12

62] Redistricting? – Dec. 12

63] Flea Market – Dec. 12

64] GI Resistance – Dec. 12

65] Birdwatching tour of Patterson Park -- Dec. 13

66] Jingle Bell Ride – Dec. 13

67] Western Sahara – Dec. 13

68] Sign wave at Harford Mall – Dec. 13

69] Essex sign wave – Dec. 13

70] Oligarch Takedown – Dec. 13

71] Sign waving in Annapolis – Dec. 13

72] Tesla Takedown in Rockville – Dec. 13

73] Tesla Takedown in Silver Spring – Dec. 13

74] ACLU in Annapolis – Dec. 13

75] Army-Navy protest – Dec. 13

76] Non-cooperation training -- Dec. 13

77] Donations needed for the Silent Fallout project

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

79] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

80] Do you need a doctor?

81] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

82] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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53] – Alan Barysh [magoo1917@earthlink.net] wants you to call the Govans Presbyterian Church, 55828 York Road, Baltimore 21212. This was one of the few places in Govans that provided hot food and more to the needy people. Could you call the church at 410-435- 9188 and ask a representative to please keep the Soul Kitchen going? The Email is office@govanspres.org.

54] – 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. 

55] – 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.

56] – 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, 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

57] – Join a Friday afternoon food distribution mutual aid event on Fridays, including Dec. 12, from noon to 4 PM at Pip Moyer Recreation Center, 273 Hilltop Lane, Annapolis 21403. Chesapeake Indivisible is supporting Blessed in Tech Ministries' Men on a Mission Food Pantry. This is a food drive-thru distribution. You will be sorting, bagging, and loading food donations into cars as patrons drive thru! Enter the rear of the Pip Moyer Recreation Center adjacent to the Salvation Army in helping to unpack, sort, & pack food, help load packed food in cars and help with clean up. This event will continue through Dec. 19. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/chesapeakeindivisible/event/866483/

58] –The Local Peace Economy [peaceeconomy@codepink.org] on Fri., Dec. 12 from 2 to 3 PM ET is doing an Action Day: Making it Together. Go into breakouts to learn to Make it Together. Breakouts include: knitting, protest art, poetry, and collaging. Come to the meeting with some basic supplies (pen, paper, a knitting project, etc.) and your ideas! RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/lpecampaignseries

59] – On Fridays, Dec. 12 & 19 at 3 PM ET, Indivisible is saying RESIST: Silence Gives Consent at 9706 Gorman Road, Laurel 20723. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/864537/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

Join in for a merging of the Tuesdays Silence Gives Consent and the Fridays RESIST overpass rallies (now from 3-5 PM) continuing until December 19. This is a Rush Hour protest located at the I-95 Gorman Road Overpass If you put 9706 into your GPS it will get you close to this location as there is no access directly from I95. You are welcome to bring your own signs to display or to hold for local traffic on the overpass bridge. The vigil reaches over 24,000 commuters each Friday.  –

60] – On Fridays, Dec. 12 & 19, from 4 to 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 event will continue through Dec. 19. 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!

61] –On Fri., Dec. 12 from 4 to 5 PM, Rally for Democracy with Indivisible at Georgia Ave. & Forest Glen Road, NE Corner of intersection, Forest Glen 20910. Bring your signs in support of government workers, immigrants, the rule of law, the planet, our children, and for jobs. For parking, go behind Forest Glen Medical Center, 9801 Georgia Ave. Enter drive way from Forest Glen Road. This event will continue through Dec. 12 RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/807326/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

62] –On Dec. 12 at 4 PM ET, attend the Governor's Redistricting Advisory Commission meeting. Visit https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eO_n1n3AScSLkKoyHRPpZg#/registration

This link allows members of the public to register to offer verbal testimony to the Commission. Verbal testimony must be no longer than 3 minutes and screen sharing is not an option. Once registered, you will receive a link to the Zoom meeting. If you registered to speak at a prior meeting but time did not allow for your testimony, please be sure to register again. You may also submit written testimony to grac@maryland.gov. Those who do not wish to register for the meeting may watch it live on the Maryland Department of Planning's YouTube Channel @MarylandPlanning.

63] -- Join Baltimore DSA at Peabody Heights Brewery on Fri. Dec. 12 from 6 to 9 PM for a flea market with books, clothes, household items, local art, local baked goods and more! All proceeds will go to local Baltimore food pantries. If you have items you would like to donate to the flea market, please reach out to Alli via email, akahan0608@gmail,com, to coordinate a pick-up.

64] -- The Baltimore Rapid Response Network (BRRN) [info@baltimorerapidresponsenetwork.org] is gathering on Fri., Dec. 12 at 7 PM for Creative Rebellion & GI Resistance at the Ends of Empire, a Conversation between Aaron Hughes and Ryan Harvey. As Trump deploys the military unlawfully in U.S. cities and ramps up aggression toward Venezuela, the need for military resistance has never been more urgent. In light of these actions, join longtime About Face: Veterans against the War member Aaron Hughes for a conversation on the intertwined histories of creative rebellion and GI resistance to U.S. militarism. It will take place at Red Emma’s, 3128 Greenmount Ave., Baltimore 21218.  RSVP at https://withfriends.co/event/27072882/creative_rebellion_and_gi_resistance_at_the_ends_of_empire_a_conversation_between_aaron_hughes_and_ryan_harvey

65] – On Sat., Dec. 13 at 8 AM ET, join a birdwatching tour of Patterson Park, Baltimore 21224. 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. Over 200 bird species have visited Patterson Park, an important migratory stopover in Baltimore City! Audubon and Baltimore Bird Club experts will lead in search of avian friends! No experience necessary. Email baltimore@audubon.org. RSVP at https://md.audubon.org/events/birding-tour-patterson-park-baltimore-1

66] – Bikemore [cora@bikemore.net] on Sat., Dec. 13 at 11 AM is presenting Jingle Bell Ride.  Ride to St. Vincent de Paul to spread holiday cheer and meet the families and children at the shelter! This is a community-driven, charity event where Family Biking Coordinator, Cora Karim, will lead a short, casual, no-drop, family-friendly ride from Wyman Park Dell at 11 AM to the St. Vincent de Paul Shelter (1114 N Mount St, Baltimore, MD 21217). Donations are not necessary for the shelter, but they are encouraged. There will be pre-checkpoints in Upper Fells Point at the corner of Wolfe St. and Gough St at 10 AM; Federal Hill/Inner Harbor behind the Lutheran World Relief at 700 Light St. at 10:20 AM; and East Mount Vernon Place at 10:40 AM. Ride north on the Maryland Ave. bike lane and stop at Wyman Park Dell to meet with all the folks who will be riding.

The ride will be pretty direct to ease the stress and invite all families and kids to ride along on bike paths and low stress streets. Due to this, from Wyman Park Dell ride south down onto the Maryland Ave. bike path and go westward onto the Big Jump’s 28th St. bike path all the way to Druid Hill Park. Ride the loop once or twice and make our way towards St. Vincent de Paul using a low-stress path southwards from the loop. Do cookie decorating in their cafeteria and get to know the families and kids who are sheltering there from noon to 1 PM.

67] – Nonviolence International [info@nonviolenceinternational.net] on Sat., Dec. 13 at 10 AM wants to talk about Another Occupation near Palestine: Update on Western Sahara.  ‌This webinar will shed light on one of the world’s least-known yet longest-standing occupations: Western Sahara. The event will begin with a concise political–historical overview of the illegal and brutal occupation, providing the essential grounding needed to understand the resistance movement led by the Saharawi people. From there, the speakers will explore how Saharawi communities have nonviolently organized, documented abuses, and sustained resilience in the face of deepening repression. You’ll hear directly from long-time Saharawi human rights activists Salka Barca, from the Western Sahara Solidarity Committee (WSSC) and Karama Sahara, Nayua Aduh, from the Committee Against the Exploitation of the Saharawi People, and Mulay Sid Ahmed, from the Saharawi Association in the USA (SAUSA). We will also be joined by David Wildman, who will share his experience joining divestment campaigns that combine Palestine and Western Sahara. RSVP at https://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/nonviolence_islam_the_struggle_of_western_sahara?utm_campaign=another_occupation_near_palest&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nonviolenceinternational

68] – Join sign waving on Saturdays, Dec. 13, 20 & 27 from 10 AM to noon at Harford Mall Macy’s parking lot, 696 Belair Road, Bel Air 21014. Park in the front of Macy’s. Create visibility with sign waving at the intersection of Belair Road and Rt. 24 in Bel Air. Bring your signs, costumes, noise makers and especially your voices to draw attention to this fascist regime. https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/840421/

69] –The Essex Pro-Democracy Patriots are doing a Sign Wave on Sat., Dec. 13 from 10:30 to 11:30 AM at Stemmers Run Road & Eastern Boulevard, Stemmers Run Road & Eastern Blvd., Essex 21221. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/826181/

70] – Join the TAKEDOWN TESLA-AND ALL THE OLIGARCHS on Sat., Dec. 13 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM at 9428 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills. RSVP ay https://actionnetwork.org/events/takedown-tesla-and-all-the-oligarchs-11?referrer=betsy-krieger&source=direct_link

71] – Chesapeake Indivisible is doing a Sign Waving protest on Sat., Dec. 13 & 20 from 11 AM to 1 PM near the Annapolis Mall sidewalks at the corner of Bestgate Road and 2082 Generals Highway, Annapolis 21401. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/chesapeakeindivisible/event/834849/

72] – Get over to the Tesla Takedown on Sat., Dec. 13 from 11 AM to noon at the Rockville Tesla, 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville 20852. Email maryland@thirdact.org. Musk is responsible for mass suffering and death. And he will cause more if we give him the chance to recover his reputation. Tesla Takedown is a peaceful protest movement. No violence, vandalism and destruction of property. This protest is a lawful exercise of your First Amendment right to peaceful assembly. #TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/812078/

73] – Get over to the Tesla Takedown on Sat., Dec. 13 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Tesla Silver Spring, 2320 Broadbirch Dr., Silver Spring 20852. Email maryland@thirdact.org. Musk is responsible for mass suffering and death. And he will cause more if we give him the chance to recover his reputation. Tesla Takedown is a peaceful protest movement. No violence, vandalism and destruction of property. This protest is a lawful exercise of your First Amendment right to peaceful assembly. #TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/771738/

74] – ACLU of Maryland [info@aclu-md.org] on Sat., Dec. 13 from noon to 1:30 PM ET is inviting to its Grassroots Legislative Leadership Day!  Advocate to protect Marylanders from authoritarianism in the 2026 Legislative Session.  ‌A year ago, we warned that Project 2025 was the roadmap of a tyrant – and it is happening. We are seeing the erosion of our constitutional rights and democracy right before our eyes. The same forces executing mass deportation, separating families, criminalizing protests, and dismantling democracy are counting on our silence. The 2026 Maryland General Assembly session starts in January. Learn how to advocate for policy change:  https://action.aclu.org/webform/md-grassroots-day-26?initms_aff=md&initms_chan=eml&utm_medium=eml&initms=awr-na-sail-gradead-md-event-civilliberties-na-affcampaign&utm_source=sail&utm_campaign=affcampaign&utm_content=awr-na-sail-gradead-md-event-civilliberties-na-affcampaign&af=RA1%2BJp3N228aRV69knhQi6HdXOURCg1a8LjFy%2FqVNQ3Po1gpJ2TWtaez2njMlOuEAnWCHkgEsbpWshTz9SyXZHZ4ZBqwHCVVpKJ%2BZXlAWLY9SUg1qbRF6XQ%2FGofdGh0uIrE%2BgrtlRDoZHWCwwg1ZrXmTDTeoAx%2B%2B4iu8YWTWyXa4EoSg7nGmN8x6HStwNOnh&ms_aff=md&ms_chan=eml&ms=awr-na-sail-gradead-md-event-civilliberties-na-affcampaign

75] – Join an Army-Navy Game Day Peaceful Protest to Say NO to Trump Tyranny, hosted by Baltimore Sign Waves on Sat., Dec. 13 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM ET at 600 W. Hamburg St., Russell St. side of the building, Baltimore 21230. Members of the greater Baltimore community will line the sidewalks around Ravens Stadium on the day of the Army-Navy Game. Gather to remind the military that they serve the Constitution, and they have the duty to refuse illegal orders. NO to war crimes. NO to disappearing our neighbors and NO to disappearing our democracy. Dry food pantry and cold care donations will be collected. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblebaltimore/event/875450/

76] – Consider doing Non-Cooperation Theory and Practice Training on Sat., Dec. 13 from 3:30 to 8 PM in Washington, DC. The location will be shared upon registration; https://freedcproject.org/event-list/non-cooperation-theory-practice-dec13

77] – 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

78] – 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. 

79] -- 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.

80] – 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.  

81]- 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.

82] -- 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