Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Baltimore Activist Alert -- February 17 - 18, 2026

34] Safe Homes Now Renter Power Hour – Feb. 17  

35] Eyewitness Gaza Feb. 17

36] Medicare for All meeting – Feb. 17

37] Vets speak out about military resistance to Trump’s illegal orders Feb. 17

38] Project, Resist and Build webinar – Feb. 17  

39] Ash Wednesday on Capitol Hill – Feb. 18 

40] Faith in the time of genocide – Feb. 18

41] Phone bank for progressive candidates – Feb. 18

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34] - Simone Rothstein [simone.rothstein@jufj.org] is inviting you to join in on Tues., Feb. 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM  for a Jews United for Justice Baltimore Action Team Safe Homes Now Renter Power Hour at the Greenmount Recreation Center, 2304 Greee3nmount Ave. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgUpi1ZPE2du78ozQ0UlIvQavHfZXLTefIKfD-f9kQB4BY8w/viewform

 This event is open to all, and this is an opportunity to learn about the Tenant Possession Recovery Act and the Rental Dwelling and Safety Enforcement Act. Check if landlords are operating illegally, make signs and t-shirts for upcoming events, and prepare testimony for upcoming hearings. A free dinner will be provided.

35] - Friends of Sabeel North America, on Tues., Feb. 17 at 7 PM, are hosting Eyewitness Gaza with Lt. Colonel Anthony Aguilar, retired U.S. Army Green Beret who earned the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for Valor. In 2025, he led security efforts for the American Israeli outfit, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. When he realized the mission of GHF was anything but humanitarian, he resigned and became a whistleblower. Lt. Col. Aguilar will share his firsthand experience and why he chose truth over silence.  Register and a link to the Zoom will be sent to you: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/eyewitness-gaza-whistleblower-lt-col-anthony-aguilar?

36] – The Northern Virginia DSA Medicare for All Working Group virtual meeting is on Tues., Feb. 14 from 7 to 8 PM ET. RSVP and a link will be sent: https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-medicare-for-all-working-group-meeting-tuesday-february-17th-at-7pm?clear_id=true&link_id=4&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-02052026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-2&email_referrer=email_3095463&email_subject=02122026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&& 

Discuss ongoing campaigns in the work towards universal healthcare in northern Virginia and plan other actions to ensure healthcare as a human right. The group meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month, and the meetings are open to the public.  All who support healthcare as a human right are welcome.

37] - The Third Act Union [info@SolidarityINFOService.org] on Tues., Feb. 17 at 7:30 PM ET hear Vets speak out about military resistance to Trump’s illegal orders. Third Act Union has joined Veterans for Peace, About Face, and Labor and Veterans for Sensible Priorities on a webinar series exploring the intersection of the military and our democracy and the climate crisis. Sign up for the webinar “Veterans Speak: GI Resistance to Trump’s Illegal Orders” at  https://actionnetwork.org/events/veterans-speak-gi-resistance-to-trumps-illegal-orders-2?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-vets-speak-out-about-military-resistance-to-trumps-illegal-orders&email_referrer=email_3092684&email_subject=vets-speak-out-about-military-resistance-to-trumps-illegal-orders&&

38] - AFSC [alumni@afsc.org] on Tues., Feb. 17 from 8 to 9:30 PM, as part of Third Tuesdays:   Protect, Resist, and Build webinar series.  Every month, gather to get the latest updates from AFSC staff on immigrant rights, economic justice, peacebuilding, and more. We share what’s working in our own communities. And build up the skills to strengthen its work for social justice. To join these gatherings, please register for our Third Tuesday webinars. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/afsc/event/746944/?emci=56224d59-7ffc-f011-8d4c-0022482d279b&emdi=ccc88113-87ff-f011-832f-000d3a1f0e4c&ceid=764241

39] - Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore [info@paxchristimdcb.org] on Feb. 18, Ash Wednesday, from noon to 1 PM will hold a prayer service on Capitol Hill, outside Cannon House OB, 27 Independence Ave. SE, WDC. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a time for personal and societal repentance, radical conversion, renewal and transformation. Living under the brutal occupation of the Roman Empire, Jesus declared: "The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the Gospel." (Mark 1:15) Living in the U.S. Empire, which is responsible for so much death and suffering in our world, heed Jesus' proclamation now more than ever!

  On Ash Wednesday, people from the faith-based peace and justice community in the DMV will hold a prayer service near the US Capitol to call for repentance and conversion of ourselves, our society and our churches to the Gospel way of justice, nonviolence and a reverence for all life and creation. We decry the reign of terror that the Trump Administration is carrying out on all fronts. This includes the horrific ICE raids and killings, and detention, deportation of immigrants; military intervention in Venezuela; continued support for Israel's genocidal war in Gaza and ethnic cleansing of Palestine; military threats against Iran, attempts to takeover Greenland and destabilizing actions against Cuba; massive cuts in health care and other vital services for people who are poor while granting tax breaks for those who are wealthy; increasing the military budget to over $1 trillion; and policy directives that exacerbate the climate crisis. Contact Art Laffin, Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: artlaffin@hotmail.com.

40] - Check out a webinar - Faith in a Time of Genocide:  A Moment of Truth for the Worldwide Church on Wed., Feb. 18 at 1 PM ET, presented by UMKR and MFSA. In this  webinar, two of the leading voices among Palestinian Christians will present and unfold Kairos Palestine II, helping participants grasp its key messages and the actions urgently needed in the church and in society: Rifat Kassis, the General Coordinator of Kairos Palestine, and Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, pastor, theologian, and Academic Dean at Bethlehem Bible College. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7ryqs-OFS7OGs7wDdtaG3w?emci=49ff64d9-0301-f111-832f-000d3a1f0e4c&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=1654560#/registration

41] –  Join the Sunrise Movement phone banks on Wed, Feb 18 from 6 to 8 PM to make calls for Nida Allam running in North Caroline's 4th district. And on Tues., Feb. 24 from 6 to 8 PM ET, make calls for Kat Abughazaleh running in Illinois's 9th district. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/sunrise2026/event/877759/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

Join Sunrise Movement to make calls for two of its endorsed candidates with their primary election days right around the corner. These candidates are champions for fighting authoritarianism and making the Green New Deal a reality. Making calls is one of the most effective ways you can help these candidates win — you'll be talking directly to voters who might otherwise not know about the election, or why it's so important they go vote

 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

 

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