Baltimore Activist Alert -- December 8 - 11, 2025

15] Under Siege – Dec. 8

16] Rally against ICE – Dec. 8

17] Capitol Hill fires -- Dec. 8

18] Local Peace Economy – Dec. 8

19] The Last Class – Dec. 8

20] The AI Age – Dec. 9

21] Co-benefits of climate action -- Dec. 9

22] Insurance companies rip-offs -- Dec. 9

23] Resist Trumpism -- Dec. 9

24] Indivisible social -- Dec. 9

25] Make calls for clean energy -- Dec. 9 & 11

26] Long wait times in ER -- Dec. 9

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15] – The Coalition on Human Needs [info@chn.org] on Mon., Dec. 8 at 4 PM ET is hosting Under Siege—When Policy, Policing, and Public Charge Become Tools to Harm Immigrant Communities. Get a comprehensive examination of the escalating dangers created by HR1, the current enforcement climate, and the federal government’s renewed efforts to restrict immigrant access to essential services. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jjV5KEdjTf24zw-SenDUtQ?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-urgent-webinar-the-unprecedented-convergence-of-legal-political-and-humanitarian-threats-facing-immigrant-communities&email_referrer=email_3011150&email_subject=urgent-webinar-the-unprecedented-convergence-of-legal-political-and-humanitarian-threats-facing-immigrant-communities&&#/registration

 Examine the on-the-ground impacts of intensified surveillance, policing, detention, and deportation. Communities across the country are reporting increased home raids, workplace enforcement, and street-level stops that are driving people into hiding. Mental-health providers, educators, and service agencies are documenting a surge in anxiety, depression, and trauma among both adults and children—conditions made worse by the constant threat of family separation.

16] –  Sanctuary Maryland continues to rally on Mon., Dec. 8 at 5:30 PM at McKeldin Plaza, Light and Pratt Sts. as part of the Eyes on ICE campaign. Visit   https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/eyesonice?link_id=6&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-ice-watch-training-avelooutofbwi-and-more&email_referrer=email_2871122&email_subject=ice-watch-avelooutofbwi-trumps-threats-and-more&&

17] – Benjamin Curran [benimon@hotmail.com] on Mon., Dec. 8 from 7 to 8 PM urges you to attend an in-person Overbeck Lecture at the Hill Center Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, WDC 20003 -- “Evolution of DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services – Through the Decades Focusing on Capitol Hill Fires.”  Register at https://www.hillcenterdc.org/event/overbeck-lecture-evolution-of-dc-fire-and-emergency-medical-services-through-the-decades-focusing-on-capitol-hill-fires/#tribe-tickets__tickets-form

18] – The Local Peace Economy [peaceeconomy@codepink.org] on Mon., Dec. 8 at 8 PM ET is holding a Anti-Imperialist Campaign Series webinar as it turns its focus to the Local Peace Economy.  ‌‌Explore how to resist the war machine, right where we live, with alternatives and pivots in our mindset.  Can we stop the wars and build lasting peace without dismantling the war economy? You will be given practical tools to take your next steps, creating a Peace Economy locally with your neighbors and community. Join in cultivating a future rooted in care, cooperation, and community. Register here for these upcoming webinars, working group discussion calls and days of action AND to receive weekly articles, resources and MORE: https://www.codepink.org/lpecampaignseries?utm_campaign=upcoming_december_weeks&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

The webinar - Local Peace Economy 101 - will be filled with how to’s, stories, and reflections on successes of cultivating peace economies across the country. Marie Goodwin will focus on growing the Local Peace Economy locally through her experience in Media, PA, and Macy Jones will offer examples of the Local Peace Economy from Washington State and Gaza. The next will occur on Fri., Dec. 12 from 2 to 3 PM ET.

19] –Robert Reich [robert@imcivicaction.org] on Mon., Dec. 8 at 8:30 PM is urging you to join a live watch-a-long of The Last Class film! The documentary about his final semester of teaching continues to be shown in theaters across the country. Reich will be there for discussion before and after the film. Sign up, and you be sent an exclusive YouTube link to watch: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/last-class-live?source=email112425&link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_2995108&email_subject=at-your-request-a-live-watchalong-of-the-last-class-film&

20] – On Tues., Dec. 9 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM, Brookings will host a webinar How to Matter in the AI Age:  Lessons from Home, School, and Work. RSVP at https://www.brookings.edu/events/how-to-matter-in-the-ai-age-lessons-from-home-school-and-work/

21] – On Tues., Dec. 9 from 11:30 AM to 1 PM, the George Washington University Climate and Health Institute present FLIP the Script….. Free, Local, Immediate and Persuasive co-benefits of climate action. Through 22 global case studies, the report “flips” the script on the notion that climate action is costly or distant, demonstrating how its benefits can be felt locally and immediately. The report provides actionable insights for key stakeholders, including policymakers, advocates, researchers, and journalists, on how to apply the FLIP framework in practice. RSVP at https://www.brookings.edu/events/how-to-matter-in-the-ai-age-lessons-from-home-school-and-work/

22] –Moonyoung Ko [info@ourfinancialsecurity.org] on Tues., Dec. 9 at 3:30 PM is inviting you to How Insurance Companies are Weathering Climate Change, Pulling In Record Profits, and Squeezing Us Dry.  Take a deep dive into the climate-driven insurance crisis and how stronger consumer protections benefit and protect all of us. Priced out of an insurance industry that is making tens of billions in annual overall profits in aggregate across their business lines and investments while denying record numbers of homeowner claims. Find out the truth – and what we can do about it to fight back:  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9717636765090/WN_kzhDVEj-Ty-y2Mw-778kmw?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-rsvp-how-insurance-companies-are-weathering-climate-change-pulling-in-record-profits-and-squeezing-us-dry-2&email_referrer=email_3006399&email_subject=rsvp-how-insurance-companies-are-weathering-climate-change-pulling-in-record-profits-and-squeezing-us-dry&&#/registration

23] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Dec. 9 from 4:30 to 5 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. to challenge President Trump for a long list of illegal executive orders. Without resistance Trump will undermine our flawed democracy.  Right now Trump wants fascism as the order of the day Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

24] – On Tues., Dec. 9 from 5 to 7 PM ET, get over to an Indivisible Baltimore County Social.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblebaltco/event/849437/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

 Indivisible Baltimore County (IBC) is looking to build community by hosting events around the county. Join a social event at Diamondback Brewing Company in Timonium, MD, and come together in the spirit of rising - one by one, and one million strong. The community gatherings are a chance to share stories, spark ideas, and build real connections rooted in respect, peace, and joy. The main purpose of this event is to come together as a community and socialize and discuss news of the day.

25] – Sun Day [reply@sunday.earth] on Tues., Dec. 9 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM and Thurs., Dec. 11 from 7 to 9 PM, consider making calls for Clean Energy. Sun Day showed us the incredible power of coming together to celebrate clean energy. Now, it's time to channel that energy into action that gets more solar and wind projects built in communities across the country. Greenlight America is calling clean energy supporters in key locations and encouraging them to take action to get projects permitted where they live. On these phone banks, volunteers will encourage supporters to testify at hearings, submit public comments or contact decision makers to build wind and solar projects. The next call will be on Dec. 16, and the calls will continue through Jan. 29, 2026 at 7 PM. RSVP to phone bank at https://www.mobilize.us/greenlightaction/event/842120/?utm_source=SunDay&link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_2960084___subject_3458067&email_subject=make-calls-for-clean-energy&

26] – The Progressive Maryland Team [info@progressivemaryland.org] on Tues., Dec. 9 at 6 PM indicates it is very tired of Long Wait Times in the ER!  Enough is enough! For ten years running the hospital ER wait times in Maryland have been the longest in the country. The situation is so bad that some folks who live in the DC/ Maryland suburbs are opting to go to Northern Virginia when they need to go to the Emergency room.  It’s past time for our lawmakers to do something! RSVP for a virtual event: https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/872231/?emci=6fc202ff-61d0-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=2dc44e2e-64d0-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&ceid=136680   

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