Baltimore Activist Alert -- June 5 - 11, 2022

22] Get Out the Vote -- June 5

23] The Rise and Fall of Bethlehem Steel -- June 5

24] Door Knocking for Brooke – June 6 – 11

25] Election Protection webinar – May 30

26] Volunteer with Brooke – June 6 & 9

27] Promote the rally on June 18. – June 6

28] Electrify everything in your home – June 6

29] National Troublemaker Training – June 6

30] Bust Big Tech – June 6

31] Phone bank for "Climate Champions." – June 7

32] Realize the Nuclear Ban – June 7

33] The Joys of a Carbon Wealth Tax – June 7

34] Tell Putin stop the killing – June 7

35] Texting Tuesdays – June 7

36] Text for Brooke Lierman – June 7

37] Our Revolution phone bank – June 7, 8 and 9

38] Join a text bank for June 18 – June 7

39] Americans United for Separation of Church and State – June 7

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22] – Join the Progressive Democrats of America National Phone Team doing Get Out the Vote for the Tuesday, June 7 Primaries. Make easy calls from home to fellow PDA folks to ensure they're in the know about the election and our endorsed candidates. This will happen 7 days a week, so whenever is good for you is good for PDA. Sign up at mikefox@pdamerica.org.

23] – The Baltimore Museum of Industry will mark the ten year anniversary of the end of steelmaking at Sparrows Point on Sun., June 5 from noon to 2:30 PM ET. Register at https://www.thebmi.org/programs-events/10-years-since-steelmaking-stopped-at-sparrows-point/programming.  During the 1950s, Sparrows Point was the largest steel-producing plant in the world, having built ships used in the World Wars, and parts of the Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. At its height, the mill employed roughly 31,000 steelworkers and associated personnel. The last day of operation at the site was June 4, 2012.

The BMI’s newest exhibition, Fire & Shadow: The Rise and Fall of Bethlehem Steel, explores the company’s complicated history and tragic legacy. The exhibition features both historic and contemporary photographs, artifacts ranging from workplace IDs to flame-resistant clothing worn in the mill’s furnaces, and first-person narratives of workers themselves. The exhibition provides a look at the history of the steel giant and the devastation left in the wake of its loss. Outside the museum, there will be a dedication ceremony of the Bethlehem Steel Legacy Garden at 2 PM.

24] – Do some Door Knocking for Brooke in Your Neighborhood on Mon., June 6, Tues., June 7, Wed., June 8, Thurs., June 9, Fri., June 10 and Sat., June 11 from 2 to 4 PM ET!  This event’s address is private. Sign up for the details: https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/449990/?followup_modal_context=newsletter. Canvass in your community and share Brooke's vision to transform the Comptroller's office to work for every Marylander. YOU CAN DO THIS ON YOUR OWN TIME, SELECTING A DATE IS REQUIRED TO USE THIS FORM. YOU CAN KNOCK WHENEVER WORKS FOR YOU. Once you sign up the team will follow up with everything you need to knock on doors including materials, a t-shirt, stickers, and a quick training.

25] – The Emergency Election Protection Coalition is happening at 5 PM ET on Mon., May 31. Please submit any questions to: Solartopia@gmail.com. Sign up at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYldumtrjIiH9L7_KfcFV1n8ynuO3anTGwp. Progressive Democrats of America are part of the coalition.

26] – Volunteer at a Campaign HQ Meeting, hosted by Brooke Lierman for Comptroller on Mon., June 6 from 5:30 to 8 PM EDT and Thurs., June 9 from 5:30 to 8 PM EDT at 1500 Whetstone Way, Lower Level 150, Baltimore 21230. Join Team Lierman to prep for GOTV! Whether you have one hour or can join every day, come to the campaign office and take on a task.  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/465466/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org.

27] – Maryland Poor People's Campaign (MD PPC) [maryland@poorpeoplescampaign.org] needs you on Mon., June 6 at 7 PM ET for the Maryland Mobilization towards DC Monday Meeting. Talk about the PPC march on Washington, DC and to the Polls.  Come prepared to breakout into rooms and meet others from the regions who will be riding buses together or otherwise attending the rally! Register at https://bit.ly/4MJun2022. 

28] – Annie at Solar United Neighbors [getinvolved@solarunitedneighbors.org] hopes you can attend a webinar on Mon., June 6 from 7:30 PM ET. The idea is to electrify everything in your home! Sign up at https://www.solarunitedneighbors.org/event/electrify-everything-in-your-home-with-joel-rosenberg/. When your stove, your water heater, and your heating and cooling run on electricity, that’s electrification. It’s the perfect pair with home solar panels.

29] – MomsRising Together [ruth@momsrising.org] hopes you will join in on Mon., June 6 at 8 PM ET for Red, Wine, & Blue for some good trouble.  MomsRising’s Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner is joining with Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow and the folks at Red Wine & Blue for a National Troublemaker Training to hear more about how to push back on hate in our communities. Register at https://go.redwine.blue/vqb. Check out https://www.mobilize.us/redwineblueusa/event/462435/?utm_campaign=Event-Build&utm_source=partner&utm_medium=partner+&utm_content=moms-rising.

30] – Join the Monday Night National Organizing Broadcast, hosted by Our Revolution on Mon., June 6 at 8:30 PM ET – Bust Big Tech. Hear from Reps. Ro Khanna and David Cicilline and Barry Lynn, executive director of Open Markets Institute. Join at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/993867009. Participate on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/3008524382797608. The next meeting will be on June 20 at 8:30 PM ET. Visit https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/148017/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_do_it_again.

31] – CCAN [info@chesapeakeclimate.org] needs you on Tues., June 7 to phone bank for its Maryland "Climate Champions."  ‌The Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund (CCAN Action Fund) is endorsing 13 "Climate Champion" candidates for the 2022 Maryland primary election. This is the first time CCAN has endorsed candidates for the Maryland General Assembly and statewide offices. There is a plan to announce a second round of CCAN Action Fund endorsements later this month.   Volunteer to help get these great candidates elected! Visit   https://ccanactionfund.org/maryland/climate-champions/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=utm_Maryland&utm_content=MD-FTV-Endorsement+announcement+SINGLE-0622-c4.

32] –The Brandywine Peace Community is involved in the NUCLEAR BAN COLLABORATIVE on Tues., June 7 at 8 AM ET at the Philadelphia Federal Building, 6th & Market Streets, Philadelphia.  This is a Wake-up Call to End to Nuclear War threats: Abolish Nuclear Weapons/Support UN Nuclear Ban Treaty. The first meeting (June 21 – 23) of the United Nations Nuclear Ban Treaty States Parties will take place. Sign the STATEMENT ON THE EXISTENTIAL THREAT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, AND ON THE TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS. The statement urges the United States and the world’s other eight nuclear armed states to take immediate steps to Engage the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Visit https://www.icanw.org/tpnw_first_meeting_of_states_parties. For the full statement, which is being publicly released on June 7, and more on this campaign see https://nuclearbantreaty.org/statement-on-the-nuclear-threat/. Connect with the Brandywine Peace Community at www.brandywinepeace.com, or call Bob at 215-843-4827.

33] –The Henry George School of Social Science [info@hgsss.org] on Tues., June 7 at 2 PM is holding a seminar The Joys of a Carbon Wealth Tax: Greening the Economy & Tackling Inequality.  Register at https://www.hgsss.org/the-joys-of-a-carbon-wealth-tax-greening-the-economy-tackling-inequality/. Is there a policy tool to take on both climate change and unearned income? Join in to learn about the prospects of a carbon wealth tax. To address a worsening climate crisis, economists have often touted the tremendous potentials of carbon pricing. However, evidence suggests that such a policy has so far produced limited effects. This panel of distinguished economists will propose a new concept that targets dirty assets; a brown wealth tax to be levied on carbon-intensive capital instead of products. It is argued that such a shift would help speed up the transition to a green economy with the added benefit of addressing wealth inequality.

34] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., May 31 from 4:30 to 5:30 PM ET for joining the CODEPINK call for support demonstrations for the people of Ukraine.  Gather at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. The invasion of Ukraine has the potential to become a war extending throughout Europe.  Putin has destroyed Aleppo and Grozny and has threatened the use of nuclear weapons.  Russian soldiers were sent into the area around the contaminated and still radioactive Chernobyl nuclear plant.    People who believe in peace and justice should come forward and take the risks of peace. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

35] – Get involved virtually with Texting Tuesdays from 6 to 8 PM EDT through June 28.  Join Progressive Maryland and its endorsed candidates every Tuesday to text voters across the state! The election is getting closer, so it is imperative to get the word out about these candidates that want radical change in favor of working people and our families! Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemarylandneweraproject/event/437643/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

36] – You can text for Brooke from 6 to 8 PM ET on June 7. Join in to text the community and share Brooke Lierman's vision to be the people’s advocate and ensure the Comptroller's office works for every Marylander. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/444772/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

37] – Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] would like you to phone bank on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 PM ET. There are more than 8 million voters across the country who identify as progressive. These numbers suggest progressives can win at every level of government, but the voters must go to the polls! Sign up to join the Our Revolution phone bank force at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/440081/?akid=2556.8252965.t1Ai8m&rd=1&t=11. Phone on June 7, 8 and 9.

38] -- The Maryland Poor People's Campaign [maryland@poorpeoplescampaign.org] will phone and text to Mobilize for June 18! Join a phone bank on Tues., June 7 from 7 to 8 PM ET. Don't worry if you've never phone or text banked before! Sign up for an upcoming phone or text bank session at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIU79mwih4PK6vnjS07O2R_EhOB6tydFCpCU-N90Bk_vVm1Q/viewform?&link_id=9&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-md-ppc-weekly-update-get-on-the-bus-for-june-18-4&email_referrer=email_1547305&email_subject=md-ppc-weekly-update-get-on-the-bus-for-june-18. Email maryland@poorpeoplescampaign.org.

39] – The Maryland Chapter Monthly Meeting will be virtual, hosted by Americans United for Separation of Church and State on Tues., June 7 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM ET.  Join online to discuss current events and plan activities. There are plans to attend multiple festivals in person, and volunteers are needed. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/444394/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type.

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

Baltimore Activist Alert – June 4 – 11, 2022

Baltimore Activist Alert – June 4 – 11, 2022

"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.

Friends, this list and other email documents which I send out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center.  Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com. 

  If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send contributions to Max Obuszewski, BNC, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Max Obuszewski can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.

1] Books, buttons and stickers

2] Web site for info on federal legislation

3] Get involved with NCNR   

4] Max is looking for tips on a garage or a storage suggestion.

5] House cleaner needed

6] A friend needs a house or an apartment to rent

7] Donate for medical care for US drone victim

8] Support the Pratt Workers United

9] Patterson Park Audubon Center events – June 4

10] Volunteer with Chesa Boudin – June 4 - 7

11] International Posters against the Death Penalty – June 4

12] Sing out the Vote – June 4

13] “Sharing Ethical Humanism” – June 5

14] Canvass for June 18 – June 5 - 11

15] Knock on Doors with Brooke Lierman – June 5

16] Meet Brooke Lierman – June 5

17] Make Calls with the DNC National Call Crew – June 5 - 7

18] Door Knocking for Brooke – June 5 – 7

19] Progressive Town Hall: Improved Medicare for All – June 5

20] Voter Protection Phone Bank – June 5, 7 & 9

21] Protest at the Pentagon – June 6

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1] – Buttons, bumperstickers and books are available.  “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.

2] –To obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/.  Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.

3] – THE ORGANIZING LIST will be the primary decision-making mechanism of the National Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR].  It will be augmented by conference calls and possibly in-person meetings as needed.  It will consist of 1 or 2 representatives from each local, regional, or national organization (not coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry out the NCNR campaign of facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to U.S. wars.

  To join the ORGANIZING List, please send your name, group affiliation, city and email address to mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.  Different local chapters of a national organization are encouraged to subscribe.  

4] – Max is in need of a garage or a storage space.  Any suggestions would be welcome.  Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

5] – Is there a woman in the Baltimore area who does house cleaning?  This assignment would be on an irregular basis with several hours per week.  Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

6] – A friend, Brendan Walls, has to move out of a rented home on March 1.  So he is looking for housing and wants to live south of the Baltimore beltway, east of US 95 and north of Route 214.  Do you know of a house or apartment in the Annapolis area with as much peace and quiet as I can get for no more than $1800 a month? He does not mind pet sitting, house sitting, keeping someone company or community living.  Let me know if you have a lead on a home or apartment for Brendan to rent.  Thanks for giving this your consideration. Reach Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski 2001 at Comcast dot net.

7] – Here is the Go Fund Me link through which you can help Adel Al Manthari get the medical attention that he desperately needs: https://gofund.me/1a5fac07. Please contribute as soon as possible because he will not be able to get treatment until $10,000 is raised. BanKillerDrones.org is raising funds to help him. WESPAC Foundation is the fiscal agent for BanKillerDrones.org. In March 2018 Adel Al Manthari was grievously injured in a U.S. drone attack in Yemen that killed four of his cousins. The five men were driving to the village of al-Aqla to witness a land transfer. They never made it. Tens of thousands have been killed and maimed by U.S. drone attacks.  Adel survived, but now his health is in jeopardy because he can’t afford the medical care he needs.

8] – The workers at the Enoch Pratt Free Library have started a drive to organize a union calling themselves Pratt Workers United.  Go to https://www.prattworkersunited.org/. There is a letter of support for community members to sign at https://www.prattworkersunited.org/community-letter-support.

"Pratt Library workers are forming a union, Pratt Workers United. We are seeking pay equity for all, safer working conditions, benefits for part-time workers, and a voice in decisions that affect our work.”

9] – The Patterson Park Audubon Center [audubonconnect@audubon.org] wants you to get involved in two events on Sat., June 4.  The first is at 9 AM ET with the Audubon’s Habitat Team to steward the gardens in Patterson Park on the first Saturday of the month! Visit https://patterson.audubon.org/events. Help build bird habitat in Audubon’s native plant gardens in Patterson Park! Make sure they remain healthy habitats for the park’s birds and butterflies, as well as safe spaces for learning and exploring. Come to weed, mulch, and/or plant while spending the morning outdoors with friends, family, and Audubon. Email baltimore@audubon.org. Meet at the wetland garden, uphill & northwest of the boat lake in Patterson Park.

The second event is the Stony Run Bird Festival from 1 to 4 PM ET in Linkwood Park, hosted by the Friends of Stony Run. Sign up at https://www.stonyrun.org/?emci=e7376d07-a1e2-ec11-b656-281878b85110&emdi=f493e2c4-46e3-ec11-b656-281878b85110&ceid=2504878.

10] – Shaun King, Real Justice [info@realjusticepac.org] needs your help this weekend. Will you volunteer to help DA Chesa Boudin defeat the recall before June 7th? Breaking news just revealed that a justice champion, District Attorney Chesa Boudin is in a dead heat against the recall – a 47-47 split with only 4 days left. NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, the best way to fight back right now is to volunteer to call San Francisco voters. There are lots of shifts available – including on Saturday at 1 and 7 PM ET. VOLUNTEER at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczf8-gcKuknGFWVsC5K36LSWec9OOKcTzzeZhIX96Ti19Y6g/viewform. If you have any questions, please reach out to Sabrina @ 415-316-5861.

11] – The Center for the Study of Political Graphics is premiering a new exhibition titled Dead Wrong: International Posters against the Death Penalty. CSPG will be hosting an online webinar on Sat., June 4 from 5 to 8 PM ET, featuring members of the community curatorial committee, including Abraham Bonowitz (Death Penalty Action), Mona Cadena (Equal Justice USA), Mike Farrell (Death Penalty Focus), Gary Tyler (Death Penalty Focus), and Carol A. Wells (CSPG). To register, go to https://tinyurl.com/27tuu45p.

12] – "Sing Out the Vote" in Baltimore on Sat., June 4 at 7 PM ET with Emma's Revolution {enews@emmasrevolution.com} and Annie Patterson, in-person or livestreamed to raise funds for Movement Voter PAC. MVP supports grassroots groups in swing states that have a proven track record of helping to get out the vote in marginalized groups, including People of Color and young people. The horrific massacres in Buffalo and Uvalde give us yet another alarming reason why it's more urgent than ever that those working for gun control, women's & LGBTQ rights, racial justice and the planet come together to elect a progressive Congress. 100% of donations to MVP go to funding grassroots get-out-the-vote work.

  Come out to Govans Presbyterian Church, 5828 York Road, Baltimore 21212. Sliding scale tickets are available at https://www.riseupandsing.org/events/sing-out-vote-baltimore. You can use a ticket bought here to either attend in person (if fully vaccinated) or online. If you wish to attend in person there will be a will call list at the door. A zoom link to all who have bought a ticket will be sent out. Contact Ken Stockbridge at 410-997-4165 (leave a message) or rasongbook@gmail.com.

13] – Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 2521 St. Paul St., Baltimore 21218, meets on Sundays, and generally there is a speaker and discussion at 10:30 AM.  On Sun., June 5, the platform is “Sharing Ethical Humanism.”  For his last platform of the program season, Hugh Taft-Morales will explore the history and philosophy of humanism, as well as Ethical Culture’s place under the humanist tent.  Why did Felix Adler reject the label “humanism,” and what changed after his death to lead so many to refer to our congregational movement as “Ethical Humanism?” What’s the best approach to creating an “elevator speech” to share with others so that we can spread awareness of what Ethical Societies have to offer? Taft-Morales serves as Leader of the Philadelphia Ethical Society and the Baltimore Ethical Society and is a member of the Ethical Action Committee of the American Ethical Union (AEU).  Email President@BEMOREthical.org for ZOOM login information.

14] – The Maryland Poor Peoples Campaign is engaged in canvassing until June 13 to promote the rally on June 18.  On Sun., June 5 and Tues., June 7 from 11 AM to 3 PM go to the Nob Hill Apartments, 9120 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring.  On Thurs., June 9, Fri., June 10 and Sat., June 11 from 11 AM to 3 PM ET, meet at 8808-8810 Bradford Road, Silver Spring. Continue to prepare for June 18 by distributing flyers while knocking on hundreds of doors in Montgomery County. Sign up at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckz4vUWVHE7jvVWg0dQi_pA3sypX2Muz8dnKuhUTrccGqfKw/viewform.

15] – Join a Day of Action and Knock on Doors with Brooke, County Executive Pittman, Councilman Pruski, Team 33 and more on Sun., June 5 from 12:30 to 3:30 PM ET! Meet at 1905 Town Center Blvd., Odenton 21113. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/463006/?emci=3f97baac-86df-ec11-b656-281878b85110&emdi=a973d310-91df-ec11-b656-281878b85110&ceid=14404480.  Other Anne Arundel elected officials will join in! You will receive all the training and materials you need to be successful upon arrival.

16] – Team Lierman [info@brookelierman.com] is inviting you on Sun., June 5 from 1 to 2:30 PM ET to join Brooke at Alma Cocina Latina, 1701 N. Charles St.. Baltimore 21201! Rep. John Sarbanes will attend. RSVP at https://secure.ngpvan.com/jMs_xmmQL0-ObJcRrOgLhw2?emci=01ba62c9-69e2-ec11-b656-281878b85110&emdi=f671350e-7be2-ec11-b656-281878b85110&ceid=14404480 or email sophia@brookelierman.com.

17] – Make Calls virtually with the DNC National Call Crew through Thursday, June 30. Call voters in battleground states to build strength for the 2022 Midterms. Please email digitalorganizing@dnc.org. Sign up for calls on Sun., June 5 from 2 to 3 PM, 3 to 4 PM, 4 to 5 PM, and 5 to 6 PM ET. On Mon., June 6 make calls from 2 to 3 PM, 3 to 4 PM, 4 to 5 PM, 5 to 6 PM, 6 to 7 PM, 7 to 8 PM, 8 to 9 PM and 9 and 10 PM ET  On Tues., June 7 from 2 to 3 PM, 3 to 4 PM, 4 to 5 PM, 5 to 6 PM, 6 to 7 PM and 7 to 8 PM ET. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/388091/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.

18] – Do Door Knocking for Brooke in Your Neighborhood from 2 to 4 PM ET on Sun., June 5, Mon., June 6, and Tues., June 7. This event’s address is private.  Sign up for more details. Canvass in your community and share Brooke's vision to transform the Comptroller's office to work for every Marylander. YOU CAN DO THIS ON YOUR OWN TIME, SELECTING A DATE IS REQUIRED TO USE THIS FORM. YOU CAN KNOCK WHENEVER WORKS FOR YOU. Once you sign up the team will follow up with everything you need to knock on doors including materials, a t-shirt, stickers, and a quick training. This will continue through June 19.  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/449990/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

19] – Dr. Bill Honigman for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] hopes you are available on Sun., June 5 at 4 PM ET for the Progressive Town Hall with Donna Edwards, Kylie Taitano, and a discussion for healthcare for all. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4. Healthcare is a Human Right. The only way to accomplish providing ALL of the care to ALL of the people is through a Single-Payer expanded and improved #Medicare for All (MFA) system.

 Hear from two challengers of change, candidates for Congress who are champions for the cause of MFA, the Green New Deal, and much more. Donna Edwards is running again this year in MD-4, and UC San Diego-area populist organizer and rising superstar Kylie Taitano is running in CA-52.

 20] –Join the Voter Protection Phonebanks with Common Cause to work together to demand bold changes to our democracy to create a government that represents all of us, not big corporations or special interests. Call voters in New Hampshire to connect them with Gov. Sununu and encourage him to veto SB 418 and voters in Michigan to recruit them for events happening around their state. These phone banks are subject to change based on variables outside of our control (i.e. a Senator's mailbox is full).

   On Sundays, call voters in Michigan to recruit them for events happening around their state. On Tuesdays (in partnership with Newburyport Indivisible-RISE), call New Hampshire voters to connect them with Gov. Sununu and encourage him to veto SB 418.  On Fridays, there will be the Our Democracy phonebank. These shifts also always will include training for first-timers before you make calls! On Sun., June 5 from 6 to 8 PM ET, Tues., June 7 from 4 to 6 PM ET and Fri., June 9 from 4 to 6 PM ET. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

21] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop.  The next vigil is June 6 and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649.  The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro.  By Metro, take Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr.,  and there is meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these spots begins at 8 AM.  No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds. The restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.  

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

Baltimore Activist Alert -- June 3 - 4, 2022

54] Wear Orange – June 3 & 4

55] Canvass for June 18 – June 3 & 4

56] Dorothy Day Catholic Worker at the White House – June 3

57] Make calls with the DNC – June 3 & 4

58] Do door knocking for Brooke – June 3 & 4

59] Voter Protection Phone banks – June 3 - 4

60] Join Habitat Team to steward the gardens in Patterson Park – June 4

61] Day of Action for Brooke – June 4

62] Door Knock with Climate Champion – June 4

63] Women in Nicaragua —June 4

64] Get over to the food pantry – June 4

65] Baltimore Trans Pride – June 4

66] Brendan Walls is seeking a home/apartment to rent

67] Tell JHU president to renounce nuclear weapons contracts

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

69] Do you need a doctor?

70] Donate books, videos, DVDs and records

71] Do you need any book shelves?

72] Join the Global Zero campaign.

73] Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil

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54] – In the wake of multiple tragedies, the fight to end gun violence has never been more urgent. We must address this crisis in all forms—including mass shootings, domestic violence, firearm suicide, and daily gun violence. Enough is enough. As part of National Gun Violence Awareness Day and the start of Wear Orange Weekend, people are coming together and demanding a future free from gun violence once and for all. Orange is the color of the gun violence prevention movement. Wear this bright color to demand to be seen and heard. Find an event near you at https://act.everytown.org/event/wear-orange-2022/search/?akid=292477.6235915.ZN9e63&rd=1&refcode=emne_WO_20220531&source=emne_WO_20220531&t=11&utm_campaign=WO_20220531&utm_medium=e&utm_source=emne_WO_20220531.

Come to the Baltimore County Historic Courthouse, 400 Washington Ave., Baltimore 21204 on Fri., June 3 at 11 AM ET. Kick-off Wear Orange weekend with the reading of a proclamation declaring June 3, 2022 National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Baltimore County. Honor those killed and wounded by gun violence with a display of 107 hearts representing the average number of firearm deaths in Baltimore County in a year. Meet survivors and community partners who share in the commitment to end gun violence and show off your Wear Orange gear at the Selfie Station. Be sure to check out the dome on the Historic Baltimore County Courthouse which will be lit up orange all weekend.

Join the Family Survivor Network at 1706 Laurens St., Baltimore 21217 on Sat., June 4 at noon ET. Table at the celebration of the Family Survivor Network housewarming party! Orange goodies will be featured and activities for the children will be provided. Get your orange on for this outdoor event which will conclude at 2 PM ET.

55] – The Maryland Poor Peoples Campaign is engaged in canvassing until June 13 to promote the rally on June 18.  On Fri., June 3 from 11 AM to 3 PM, meet at 8806 Glenville Road, Silver Spring.  On Sat., June 4 from 11 AM to 3 PM ET, come to University Gardens, 440 East University Blvd., Silver Spring. Continue to prepare for June 18 by distributing flyers while knocking on hundreds of doors in Montgomery County. Sign up at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckz4vUWVHE7jvVWg0dQi_pA3sypX2Muz8dnKuhUTrccGqfKw/viewform.

56] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., June 3 at noon.  Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.

57] – Make Calls virtually with the DNC National Call Crew through June 30.  Call voters in battleground states to build strength for the 2022 Midterms. Please email digitalorganizing@dnc.org. Sign up for calls on Fri., June 3 and Sat., June 4. The times are 2 to 3 PM, 3 to 4 PM, 4 to 5 PM, 5 to 6 PM, 6 to 7 PM, and 7 to 8 PM EDT. For a training, sign up at https://events.democrats.org/event/440875/. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/388091/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.

58] – Do some Door Knocking for Brooke in Your Neighborhood on Fri., June 3 and Sat., June 4 from 2 to 4 PM ET!  This event’s address is private. Sign up for the details: https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/449990/?followup_modal_context=newsletter. Canvass in your community and share Brooke's vision to transform the Comptroller's office to work for every Marylander. YOU CAN DO THIS ON YOUR OWN TIME, SELECTING A DATE IS REQUIRED TO USE THIS FORM. YOU CAN KNOCK WHENEVER WORKS FOR YOU. Once you sign up the team will follow up with everything you need to knock on doors including materials, a t-shirt, stickers, and a quick training.

59] – Get involved with Voter Protection Phone banks with Common Cause to demand bold changes to our democracy to create a government that represents all of us, not big corporations or special interests.  On Sunday, call voters in Michigan to recruit them for events happening around their state. On Tuesday (in partnership with Newburyport Indivisible-RISE), call New Hampshire voters to connect them with Gov. Sununu and encourage him to veto SB 418.  On Friday, join the Our Democracy phone bank. These phone banks are subject to change. On Fri., June 4 call from 4 to 6 PM ET. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

60] – Join Habitat Team to steward the gardens in Patterson Park on the first Saturday of the month! If you volunteer with a corporate or community group, the Audubon Center would be happy to arrange a date that works for everyone. Helping hands are always needed during the growing season! Sign up for Habitat Team, guided birding tours, and other upcoming events on our event webpage: patterson.audubon.org. If you would like to volunteer with school or community programs or organize a group to help, please email baltimore@audubon.org.

61] – Join a Day of Action. Knock with Brooke, Team Pittman, Sen. Beidle, Dels. Chang, Bartlett and more on Sat., June 4 from 10 AM to noon EDT. Meet at the Launch Point - TBD (District 32) in Glen Bernie 21122. Join Brooke, County Executive Pittman, Team 32 (Sen. Beidle, Del. Bartlett, Del. Chang, Del. Rogers), and other great Anne Arundel elected officials! Help build support for these outstanding candidates!  You will receive all the training and materials you need to be successful upon arrival.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/brookeliermanforcomptroller/event/456960/?emci=3f97baac-86df-ec11-b656-281878b85110&emdi=a973d310-91df-ec11-b656-281878b85110&ceid=14404480.

62] – Door Knock with Climate Champion Ben Brooks on Sat., June 4 from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM ET at D10 Headquarters, 7892 Liberty Road, Randallstown 21133. Join Maryland LCV to knock doors in Baltimore County with Climate Champion Ben Brooks [candidate for State Senator] and encourage Maryland voters to support Ben and the rest of the Maryland LCV endorsed District 10 team which include Speaker Jones, Jennifer White, and N. Scott Phillips. The primary election is fast approaching and our Maryland LCV Endorsed candidates are hitting the pavement making sure voters know the environment is a top priority and that we need their vote at the ballot box. 

Maryland LCV is working hard to get these candidates elected. Join in to ensure these strong and committed environmental leaders are elected. You can take action by signing up to spread the word by knocking on doors. Sign up for a canvass shift to help our climate champions: https://secure.everyaction.com/bT4M4KNmdEyyWMLTtDxZtQ2?contactdata=qN%2bX7EPciURv8RP17ID4oQfDV0nmHoZR%2b2r7r2q9SGwSy9zqIiMdg%2fF0pzhriCSgSvNeKWe4fi2YX1p7WSfoKNoiarxI6eLoLc4u5DjJV2mDHoJr%2bzTuBMMViACxH%2f2XykIWeQqqkFLNTm715dkJNxwWBIesFfWwiomI%2bF2nuSvgnQ1zbNH6GJx0ak42roiZSFNkAT2bjrDXEbBY%2b07ESV%2b3DiY2KZtJV%2bwZI4ni3AjEMsf79KGoZm91%2beyvUHQs5FjGdhFDmEHRxVW4EJhv%2bA%3d%3d&emci=dacb7380-cae1-ec11-b656-281878b85110&emdi=eb273738-ece1-ec11-b656-281878b85110&ceid=578562.

63] – On Sat., June 4 at noon ET, attend a Women in Nicaragua virtual course as pointed out by Jill Clark-Gollub <jill@clarkgollub.com>. Learn about women’s rights in Nicaragua -- “Women in Nicaragua: Power and Protagonism”—a virtual course with an optional in-person visit to the country, facilitated jointly by the Alliance for Global Justice and Casa Ben Linder.  This Saturday’s session will talk about women’s economic empowerment, with a keynote speech by the Minister of the Family and Cooperative Economy, followed by three grassroots women. You can register at https://afgj.salsalabs.org/womenprotagonism/index.html.

64] – On Sat., June 4 from noon to 2 PM EST, get over to the Food Pantry and Food Donation Center at First and Franklin Presbyterian Church, 210 W. Madison St., Baltimore. This Food Pantry is open every Saturday. Get a grocery bag – breakfast, jelly and peanut butter (a good source of protein) for lunch, the makings for a balanced dinner such as beans and rice, pasta and sauce, soup, vegetables, fruit, and a paper goods. Also added is a little fun food, such as popcorn or cookies, for everyone enjoys a treat.  Contributions of shelf stable foods can be brought to Reid Chapel every Saturday between noon and 2 PM. If shopping is difficult for you, monetary donations earmarked food pantry may be sent to the church.  How else can you help? Volunteers are needed to help collect and distribute food. Contact the church office to volunteer. You can also help by spreading the word to those you know who are facing food insecurity. See https://www.facebook.com/firstfranklinbaltimore.

65] –On Sat., June 4 from 3 to 10 PM, Baltimore Safe Haven is organizing Baltimore Trans Pride at North Charles & 23rd Streets.  Go to www.eventbrite.com/e/baltimore-trans-pride-tickets-345626065867.

66] – A friend, Brendan Walls, has to move out of a rented home on March 1.  So he is looking for housing and wants to live south of the Baltimore beltway, east of US 95 and north of Route 214.  Do you know of a house or apartment in the Annapolis area with as much peace and quiet as I can get for no more than $1800 a month? He does not mind pet sitting, house sitting, keeping someone company or community living.  Let me know if you have a lead on a home or apartment for Brendan to rent.  Thanks for giving this your consideration. Reach Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski 2001 at comcast dot net.

67] -- 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.

68] – 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. Dave 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.  Phil Berrigan’s wife, Elizabeth McAlister, is a member of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7. 

  Dave just printed the 5^th edition of the book which is available for $25 by sending him a check: Dave Eberhardt, 4 Hadley Square North, Baltimore, MD 21218. You can contact him at mozela9@comcast.net. He prefers that you DO NOT order the book from Amazon. Image 1 of 2 for FOR ALL THE SAINTS: A PROTEST PRIMER. David Eberhardt; Image 2 of 2 for FOR ALL THE SAINTS: A PROTEST PRIMER; and FOR ALL THE SAINTS: A PROTEST PRIMER.  This is a self-published book printed in 2017 with updates.

   The price is $25 for a Spiral Bound, and Signed. This edition being what the publisher calls “The 4th edition (or first edition 4th state?)  of this book (with “final” additions) has been printed by the firm of FEDEX numbered 150-200, signed by the author, February 2017.”This is copy 187 and is numbered and signed by David Eberhardt on the title page.~~While the bibliographical information is a bit head-spinning, this is an engaging memoir by David Eberhardt recounting his involvement with the Brothers Berrigan in the protests against the Viet Nam war, and his subsequent time as an inmate at the Lewisburg Federal Prison. There is Near Fine binding: Item #291479. 

69] – Yousef Zarbalian [mailto:yzarbali@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.  

70] -- 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.

71] -- Can you use any book shelves? Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at comcast.net.

72] -- Join an extraordinary global campaign for the elimination of nuclear weapons: http://www.globalzero.org/sign-declaration. A growing group of leaders around the world is calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons and a majority of the global public agrees.  This is an historic window of opportunity.  With momentum already building in favor of Zero, a major show of support from people around the world could tip the balance. When it comes to nuclear weapons, one is one too many.

73] – 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 202-682-4282.

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/.

“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