Monday, May 11, 2026

Baltimore Activist Alert -- May 11 - 14, 2026

18] Consider a donation to Mark Conway’s campaign.

19] Home and auto insurance – May 11

20] Election protection – May 11

21] Moral Monday Peace Rallies – May 11

22] Phone bank for Will Lawrence – May 11

23] TRUMP-XI SUMMIT – May 11

24] Shore Progress – May 11

25] Sign wave in Towson – May 12

26] Muddy Branch overpass -- May 12

27] Bike repairs – May 12 & 14  

28] Dump Trump for invading Venezuela – May 12

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18] – Mark Conway is a progressive candidate running for a Congressional seat in Maryland’s 7th district.  He has rejected taking AIPAC money.  Let me know if you are willing to make a donation to his campaign.  Contact Max at 410-323=1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

19] –On Mon., May 11 at 4 PM ET, Align Your Money with Your Values: Home & Auto Insurance.  If you insure your home and/or auto with a major insurance company, then some of your premium payment is likely being used to both insure and finance the excavation, production and distribution of oil, tar sands, coal and gas. Learn how to find mutual insurance companies that do not insure nor finance fossil fuel projects. RSVP at https://thirdact.org/events/align-your-money-with-your-values-banking-credit-cards/?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-upcoming-events-this-march-2&email_referrer=email_3207896&email_subject=upcoming-events-this-month

20] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Grassroots Election Protection Coalition/ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Zoom on Mon., May 11 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

21] – William Barber & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove [ourmoralmoment@substack.com] want you to join in on Mon., May 11 at 5 PM for Moral Monday Peace Rallies.  Learn more and make plans to join in at https://breachrepairers.org/get-involved/events/national-moral-monday-coordinated-peace-rallies/

22] – On Mon., May 11 from 6 to 8 PM ET, phone bank for Will Lawrence, a Sunrise co-founder who's running for Congress in a swing district in Michigan. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/sunrise2026/event/922954/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

A training will be offered at every session, so no experience is necessary.  This phone bank will be offered again on Mon., May 18 from 6 to 8 PM ET and will continue through July 6.

23] – The Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security [joseph@cpdcs.ccsend.com] on Mon., May 11 at 7 PM wants you to tune in to TRUMP-XI SUMMIT & PROSPECTS for U.S.-CHINESE RELATIONS. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vij1nZLuQjuAAl0Fmv9FoQ#/registration

As the world faces epochal changes with the assaults on the UN order and in the wake of the strategic failure of his war on Iran, President Trump will travel to Beijing on May 14 for one of the most significant summit meetings as we pass from a hegemonic era to multi-polarity. The outcome of the Xi-Trump summit will impact not only the U.S. and Chinese people, but almost everyone on the planet. Their negotiations will impact everything from military and trade competition to AI and Taiwan. Plan to join Professor Zhiqun Zhu of Bucknell University and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations to better understand the stakes of this Trump-Xi encounter, the ambitions and hopes of both governments as they approach these negotiations, dangers, and the best near- and medium-term policies for each nation to achieve mutually beneficial common security relations.

24] – On Mondays, including  May 11, from 7:30 to 8:30 PM, join the Shore Progress Legislative Committee and help be a voice for Eastern Shore voices in Annapolis. Learn what bills are being presented in Annapolis - Learn how these bills will impact the community - Help advocate for legislation that will uplift our communities - Fight policies that hurt residents.  This event will continue through Mon., June 8 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/895469/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

25] –  Join a Sign Wave at Loch Raven Blvd. and Taylor Ave. on Tuesdays, including May 12, from 8 to 9 AM.  This is an Indivisible Baltimore County visibility event to let Trump know that the people are not backing down, hosted by Baltimore Sign Waves.  It will continue through July 28.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/778718/?share_medium=native_share&share_context=event_detail_page&force_banner=true

26] – On Tuesdays through June 2 from 8 to 9:30 AM join a vigil at Muddy Branch Overpass, 389 Muddy Branch Road, Gaithersburg 20878.  Be there with a small but mighty Tuesday Morning Rush Hour group out on the overpass. Bring your coffee, early morning energy and join in. Park at the Festival Shopping Center near India Bazaar, and walk up to the overpass on the Inbound/Southbound side of the bridge. Dress for the weather and remember that it's always more windy on the overpass. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/887192/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

27] – Bikemore [jed@bikemore.net] wants you to know that there will be a Mobile Bike Shop on Tues., May 12 from 4 to 7 PM at Lake Montebello, Whitman Dr., Baltimore 21218 and on Thurs., May 14 at Druid Hill Park, Baltimore 21217. Visit https://www.bikemore.net/calendar

28] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues.,  May 12 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. And now he has invaded Venezuela. Without resistance Trump will undermine our flawed democracy.  Right now Trump wants fascism as the order of the day. Contact Max at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

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 Deb

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