32] Journalist safety in the USA – May 19
33]
Common Cause phone
bank – May 19
34] Phone bank for Chris Rabb –
May 19
35] Medicare for All – May 19
36]
Indivisible Baltimore
County social – May
19
37] Protect, Resist, Build – May 19
38]
No business as usual
– May 20
39]
Business of
translation – May 20
40]
Sign wave in
Lauraville – May 20
41]
Sign Wave in
Baltimore – May 20
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32] – Check out a virtual Journalist
Safety in the US: Crowds, Protests, & Events on Tues., May 19 from 1 to
2:30 PM ET. Local and international journalists are gearing up to cover
multiple major events in the U.S. this year – including the World Cup and
midterm elections – and may face heightened risks as a result. In response, the
U.S. Journalist Assistance Network is hosting a free roundtable discussion
featuring panelists from Freedom of the Press Foundation, International Women's
Media Foundation, Kuck Baxter LLC, and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the
Press – and moderated by PEN America’s Viktorya Vilk. RSVP at https://cpj-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7Gth-fZGTheIOx4PqDgseQ#/registration?utm_source=eaemail&ms=20260513pennews&utm_medium=20260513pennews&emci=222d97bb-d54e-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=674e3fe0-104f-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=3063566
33] – Grassroots Action Team (via Common Cause) [causenet@commoncause.org] on Tues., May 19 from 6 to 8 PM wants you to join a weekly phone bank to help move pro-democracy bills forward or push back on harmful legislations moving through State Houses and US Congress. Each phone bank focuses on the most urgent campaign fights happening right now. Every week, volunteers from coast to coast come together to get the latest updates, receive training, and make calls as a team. Be part of this powerful community and help voters across the country call their elected officials and make their voices heard. The next phone bank will be on May 26 at 6 PM ET. This event will continue through Jan. 12, 2027. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/commoncause/event/758610/?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-five-things-you-can-do-right-now-4&email_referrer=email_3077543&email_subject=five-things-you-can-do-right-now&&
34] – On Tues., May 19 from 5:30 7:30 PM ET, join a virtual phone bank for Chris Rabb for Congress with the PA Working Families Party. Join for a weekly phone bank to help elect Rep. Chris Rabb and reach voters across Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District ahead of the upcoming primary election on May 19th. Volunteers will get a short training on a phone banking tool, practice the script and jump right into making calls to voters throughout Philly. You will get important information about the race, talk about the issues that matter to the communities, and make sure people have a plan to vote. Trained staff from Sunrise Movement National will be there to provide support throughout. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/sunrise2026/event/927320/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations
35] – There is a virtual Northern Virginia DSA Medicare for All working group meeting on Tues., May 19 from 7 to 8 PM. A link will be communicated before the event. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-medicare-for-all-working-group-meeting-tuesday-may-19th-at-7pm?link_id=9&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-04162026-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-3&email_referrer=email_3228313&email_s
Discuss ongoing campaigns in work towards universal healthcare. The group meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month, and the meetings are open to the public for all who support healthcare as a human right.
36] –On Tues., May 19 from 5 to 7 PM, Indivisible Baltimore County is holding a social gathering in Timonium. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/849437/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org
Come together in the spirit of building community and supporting neighbors. The community gatherings are a chance to share stories, spark ideas, and build real connections rooted in respect, peace, and joy. Come socialize, discuss news of the day, complain about your favorite teams, and relax over a drink. The next social will take place on June 2, and the event will continue through October 20.
37] – Join a Protect, Resist, Build webinar on Tues., May 19 at 8 PM ET. Prisons and policing don’t keep us safe. We keep each other safe. As militarized policing and ICE raids wreak fear and violence across the country, communities are organizing. This monthly webinar series is an opportunity to connect with other activists and get resources for action. This month, the focus is on community safety beyond policing—and how to build real systems of accountability and justice for all. Learn more about the American Friends Service Committee and find more ways to support here: https://afsc.org/get-involved
The next event is on June 16, and this webinar will continue through Dec. 15. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/afsc/event/746944/?utm_source=weekendreading0516&utm_medium=email&ms=EMA26WR0516&emci=f6a15581-bf4f-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=3ab4fc07-2351-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=764241
38] –Free Speech for People [contact@freespeechforpeople.org] on Wed., May 20 at 10 AM would like you to join United for Democracy to demand accountability from Congress and the Supreme Court. The rally is called “No More Business as Usual,” and Congress and the Supreme Court must work by and for we, the people. The rally will be at Taft Memorial Carillion, 1 Louisiana Ave. NW, WDC 20001. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/no-more-business-as-usual-power-back-to-the-people?emci=8506d578-6d50-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=a42afdef-7050-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=5222495
39] – Transcending Borders The Art, Heart, and Business of Translation will happen online on Wed., May 20 from 1 to 2 PM ET. Only a small fraction of books published in the U.S. are works of translation, funding is increasingly difficult to find, and translators’ careers are in jeopardy as AI looms larger by the day – just to name a few of the challenges. Join in for a panel discussion on how editors, translators, booksellers – and even readers like you! – can help create a healthier ecosystem for literary translation. RSVP at https://pen.org/event/art-heart-and-business-of-translation/?utm_source=eaemail&ms=20260513PENNews&utm_medium=20260513pennews&emci=222d97bb-d54e-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=674e3fe0-104f-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=3063566
40] – Join the Sign Wave with Northeast Neighbors (Lauraville) on Wednesdays, including May 13, from 4:30 to 5:30 PM at Harford Road & Parkside Drive, Baltimore 21214. The Wednesday Movement launched on March 12, 2025 when disgruntled seniors took to the streets at 40th Street and Roland Avenue in Baltimore to make their pro-democracy, anti-Trump, anti-Putin views known. Note this event will be held in a drizzle but maybe not in a downpour and definitely not with thunder/lightning in the forecast. Contact Anne George, 443-831-7528, for more information on initiating a sign wave in your area. This will continue until June 24. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/784682/
41] – Join Sign Waves with the Wednesday Movement from 4:30 to 5:30 PM on Wednesdays, including May 20, at Roland Avenue & West 40th St., Baltimore 21211. The Movement, a weekly Pro-Democracy, Anti-Trump, Anti-Putin vigil, gathers on a heavily trafficked Baltimore street corner. This will continue through June 24. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/baltimoresignwaves/event/763996/
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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