Baltimore Activist Alert -- December 6 - 7, 2022

23] Postcards to Get Out the Vote -- Dec. 6

24] National Georgia Rally and Text bank – Dec. 6

25] Call voters in Georgia – Dec. 6

26] Discuss Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination & the Supreme Court. -- Dec. 6

27] Russia out of Ukraine -- Dec. 6

28] Discuss the farm bill -- Dec. 6

29] Taking on Inflation and Climate Change – Dec. 6

30] Mass on the 20th Anniversary of the death of Philip Berrigan -- Dec. 6

31] Art of Diplomacy – Dec. 6

32] An awful Supreme Court – Dec. 7

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23] –‌ On Tues., Dec. 6 join Postcards to Get Out the Vote in the Georgia Senate Run-Off race. Click the link to learn how you can send postcards to residents of Georgia to encourage them to vote on Dec. 6: https://postcardstovoters.org/addresses/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=701acc79-2b45-40e3-a4cb-6091e074bc5d.

24] – Bishop William J Barber, II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis [madison@poorpeoplescampaign.org] need you on Tues., Dec. 6 for a shift from 10 AM to 8 PM ET to join the National Georgia Rally and Text bank.  The plan is to text every registered poor and low wealth voter in Georgia before the December 6 special election to ensure that every poor and low wealth Georgian can unlock the power of their vote at the ballot box. Go to https://linktr.ee/ppc_gotv2022?link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-monday-at-730pm-national-textbankers-rally-w-the-campaign-co-chairs-2&email_referrer=email_1744138&email_subject=monday-at-830pm-national-georgia-rally-and-textbank-w-the-campaign-co-chairs.

25] – Public Citizen [action@citizen.org] wants you to get involved in electing Raphael Warnock.  Sign up to call Georgia voters through Election Day at https://www.mobilize.us/voterempowerment/event/543478/?utm_source=PCea&emci=facbf0dd-6c64-ed11-ade6-14cb65342cd2&emdi=6db916b8-6f64-ed11-ade6-14cb65342cd2&ceid=24639284.  Reach as many Georgia voters of color and empower them to vote in the runoff election.  Start with a shift on Mon., Dec. 5 and Tues., Dec. 6 from 2 to 7 PM ET.

26] – On Dec. 5, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis, a case involving whether states can protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in public accommodations. The Court is being asked to let people with religious objections to such laws opt out, a result that could seriously weaken existing anti-discrimination provisions and ultimately allow the exception to swallow the rule. Join experts from Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, Demand Justice, Lambda Legal, Legal Defense Fund, and National Women's Law Center to discuss the case and the impact that it could have on LGBTQ equality and anti-discrimination laws nationwide.

  Demand Justice [volunteer@demandjustice.org] is asking you to join in on Tues., Dec. 6 at 3 PM ET to discuss Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination & the Supreme Court.  Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8316699093540/WN_VF1goP_4TCq5AB_8BMAnWg?link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-dec-6-at-3pm-et-digital-roundtable-anti-lgbtq-discrimination-the-supreme-court&email_referrer=email_1755429&email_subject=anti-lgbtq-discrimination-the-supreme-court.

27] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., Dec. 6 from 4 to 5 PM ET 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. Now they are stationed in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe.   People who believe in peace and justice should come forward and take the risks of peace. The burial sites continue to expose ruthless war crimes by the invaders, Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

28] – There is a call to discuss a Farm Bill for all on Tues., Dec. 6 at 7 PM. Our food system is failing to address hunger in the U.S. It’s also vulnerable to climate change and a leading contributor to the climate crisis. Join AFSC staff and partners for the first roundtable discussion on the U.S. Farm Bill and learn how we can collectively call for policies to build a more just and sustainable food system. Sign up at https://afsc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwofuGrqD4vHtW4e_6mAYm_XMucmIaJxUgN?ms=EMA22EI1118&emci=ecd446f4-a566-ed11-ade6-14cb65342cd2&emdi=2cf9d7e0-5567-ed11-ade6-14cb65342cd2&ceid=764241.

29] – Stop the Money Pipeline [info@stopthemoneypipeline.com] thinks you may want to get involved on Tues., Dec. 6 at 7 PM ET virtually with Taking on Inflation and Climate Change. Positive Money US announced the launch of its first report "Tackling Fossilflation: A Toolkit for Price Stability and a Just Transition." The report gives new solutions to tackling inflation that put the needs of workers and families first, and help us achieve a just and green transition. Register for the discussion at bit.ly/tacklingfossillation.

30] – Fr. Terry Moran <tmoran@scnj.org> announced that on Tues., Dec. 6 at 7:30 PM, there will be a Mass on the 20th Anniversary of the death of Philip Berrigan, “We Christians forget (if we ever learned) that attempts to redress real or imagined injustice by violent means are merely another exercise in denial - denial of God and her nonviolence towards us, denial of love of neighbor, denial of laws essential to our being.” Philip Berrigan [Oct. 5, 1923 – Dec. 6, 2002]

  The Hartford Catholic Worker and the Daniel Berrigan Collective for Contemplation, Community, and Resistance invite you to this Liturgy. The celebrant is Fr. Moran, and enjoy reflections from Frida Berrigan and Jerry Berrigan.  RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89227169752?pwd=L1hRK2xrakZGby9KRFJmYjZuemY0UT09.  Please have bread and wine/grape juice in your location to share.

31] – Marcy with CODEPINK [info@codepink.org] thinks you would be interested on Tues., Dec. 6 at 8 PM ET in the CODEPINK Congress Meeting. ‌Talk with special guests about the art of diplomacy and its role in the conflict in Ukraine and deescalating tensions between the US and People's Republic of China.  What happened to the art of diplomacy? Hear from the diplomats on how diplomacy should work, as well as prospects for diplomacy to resolve the war in Ukraine and lower the tension between the US and the People’s Republic of China.  Guest co-host Col. Ann Wright, former US deputy ambassador to Afghanistan, will be among the moderators. Sign up at https://www.codepink.org/12062022?utm_campaign=cp_congress_12062022&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink.  Also on board is Ambassador Chas Freeman, a veteran diplomat with a long resume, and economist Jeffrey Sachs, a professor and the former Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University.

32] –On Wed., Dec. 7 at  9AM, Common Cause wants you get involved in a protest -- No Lawless Lawmakers: Moore v. Harper Rally at the Supreme Court,  1 First St. NE, WDC 20543. The Supreme Court will hear Moore v. Harper, a redistricting case where North Carolina lawmakers argue state legislatures should have near absolute power to run federal elections without checks and balances from the courts. Moore could make it easier for politicians to restrict the vote, draw rigged maps, and cast doubt on election results. That means it will be harder to turn public demands into public policy from we, the people, wanting higher wages to healthcare for all. It's time to fight back and say no to lawless lawmakers. At the U.S. Supreme Court, show that folks all around the country are against attempts to destroy our well-established checks and balances and sow chaos and doubt in our elections! If you have any questions, email Herb Meisner at hmeisner@commoncause.org. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/543337/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations.

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 -- December 4 - 6, 2022

16] Honor Herman Daly -- Dec. 4

17] Japan's National Security Strategy – Dec. 5

18] Call Democrats in Georgia – Dec. 5 & 6

19] Emergency Election Protection Coalition -- Dec.  5

20] Georgia Runoff Phone Bank Party -- Dec. 5

21] Swing Left for Reverend Warnock – Dec. 5

22] They Who Sang to End the War – Dec. 5

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16] – Claire Miller via ActionNetwork.org [claire@mdehr.org] hopes you will join in on Sun., Dec. 4 at 3:30 PM ET for a briefing on Herman Daly’s Contributions to a Sustainable Future. The Maryland Campaign for Environmental Human Rights recognizes the passing of Herman E. Daly, a world-renowned University of Maryland professor who pioneered the ideas of sustainable development over the past fifty years. Our advocacy efforts are inspired by his teachings. MDEHR agrees with the principles Daly espoused. We believe that designating the state as trustee of Maryland’s natural resources (as an environmental human rights amendment would do) would require the state to reimagine and reprioritize the standards by which economic decisions are made, prevent egregious environmental impacts, and make sustainable development a reality. Some of Daly's major works were Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development (2007); and From Uneconomic Growth to a Steady-State Economy (2014).  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/forms/rsvp-for-ambassador-training-3?source=direct_link&&link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_1741006&email_subject=the-weekly-brief-herman-dalys-contributions-to-a-sustainable-future.

17] – On Mon., Dec. 5 at 8:30 AM, tune in online to Voices from Japan: Japan's National Security Strategy in the Era of Strategic Competition.  This webinar will feature Hon. Nobukatsu Kanehara, former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary, as he discusses what Japan national security strategy should look like in an era of intensifying strategic competition.  RSVP at https://www.stimson.org/event/voices-from-japan-japans-national-security-strategy-in-the-era-of-strategic-competition/?utm_source=Stimson+Center&utm_campaign=d63a64b981-Event%2FFull+List%2F11.28+Digest&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_15c3e20f70-d63a64b981-438305074.

18] – Public Citizen [action@citizen.org] wants you to get involved in electing Raphael Warnock.  Sign up to call Georgia voters through Election Day at https://www.mobilize.us/voterempowerment/event/543478/?utm_source=PCea&emci=facbf0dd-6c64-ed11-ade6-14cb65342cd2&emdi=6db916b8-6f64-ed11-ade6-14cb65342cd2&ceid=24639284.  Reach as many Georgia voters of color and empower them to vote in the runoff election.  Start with a shift on Mon., Dec. 5 and Tues., Dec. 6 from 2 to 7 PM ET.

19] – The Emergency Election Protection Coalition is happening at 4:30 PM ET on Mon., Dec. 5. 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.

20] – The Indivisible Team hopes on Mon., Dec. 5 at 5 PM ET, you will RSVP for  the Georgia Runoff Phone Bank Party with Gaslit Nation. Sign up at https://indivisible.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vc-mrpz0qHtVTZtq2ouaDYLF1XgnQc2Or.

21] – On Mon., Dec. 5 from 6 to 8 PM ET, Swing Left for a victory for the Reverend Warnock Phone Bank! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/543764/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type. Make sure that Reverend Warnock is reelected, giving us an even greater advantage in the Senate and ensuring that a crazy, destructive candidate does not prevail. You’ll need a phone and a laptop computer or tablet to make calls.

22] – The Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee [reachout.ffrd@gmail.com] is hosting a webinar on Mon., Dec. 5 at 7 PM ET They Who Sang to End the War 2.  Hear Holly Near and Linda Tillery in a conversation moderated by Crys Mathews. Register at https://vnpeacecomm.blogspot.com/2022/10/webinar-holly-near-linda-tillery.html.

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 – December 4 to 6, 2022

Baltimore Activist Alert – December 4 to 6, 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 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] Support the Pratt Workers United

6] Get the book Surely Goodness and Mercy by Murphy Davis

7] Get the book Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois

8] Are you joining Witness against Torture in D.C. in January?

9] Catch a Different Kind of Dialogue – Dec. 4

10] Protest at 7-Eleven – Dec. 4

11] Progressive Town Hall -- Dec. 4

12] DC DSA Area Labor Notes will meet – Dec. 4

13] Election Protection phone bank – Dec. 4 & 6

14] Voting Rights, a film – Dec. 4

15] Protest at the Pentagon – Dec. 5

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1] – Buttons, bumper stickers 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] – 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.” The workers voted to unionize

6] – Consider getting HOSPITALITY, the newsletter of OPEN DOOR: A prophetic discipleship community honoring the Black Jesus, Dorothy Day and Martin Luther King, Jr. The September/October 2022 issue contains a wonderful review by Claire Schaeffer-Duffy of Surely Goodness and Mercy by Murphy Davis, reprinted from The Catholic Worker, March-April 2022.  Davis, a co-founder of the Open Door Community, died in 2020.   You can subscribe to the newsletter or buy a copy of the book by calling 404-290-2047 or by emailing opendoorcomm@bellsouth.net.

7] – Another book to consider purchasing is Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois. His new book is both memoir and position-paper, and it makes the case that the Roman Catholic Church is a corrupt system that spits out truth-tellers. The crime he was excommunicated for was attending the ordination ceremony of Janice Sevre-Duszynska in Lexington, Kentucky, in August 2008. The ordination was under the auspices of the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests.  The Vatican’s response has been to excommunicate any woman who has the audacity to see herself as a priest equal to a male priest. You can purchase a copy from Amazon or by Kindle.

  Here are two quotes to contemplate: “I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men. She is to keep silent.” – Timothy 1, 2:12-13.  “If the patriarchy that dominates the church is not dismantled and women are not treated as equals, the church will continue to diminish and, eventually, die.” – Roy Bourgeois.

8] – Witness against Torture [contact@witnessagainsttorture.com] is announcing that the annual Fast for Justice will be in person in D.C. from January 8 through Jan. 11.  Organizers need to know who is coming. SO IF YOU'RE COMING, SEND AN EMAIL to witnesstorture@gmail.com.  Send your name, dates you will be there (Sun. night Jan. 8, Mon Jan. 9, Tues., Jan. 10 and/or Wed. Jan. 11), and if you need housing.

9] – Catch a Different Kind of Dialogue - A Talk Between Israeli Jew, Rami Elhanan and Palestinian, Bassam Aramin on Sun., Dec. 4 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM by Zoom. Join bereaved fathers Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin as they share their stories of loss and their unique choice of reconciliation amidst the Arab Israeli conflict. Participate in a discussion on the human side of the conflict and why relationship building, mutual understanding of the “other side,” a framework for reconciliation are necessary for any sustainable peace agreement. Rami and Bassam are former co-Directors of The Parents Circle Families Forum, a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization made up of more than 600 bereaved families.

 This program is made possible by a generous grant from the Sabina and Walter Dorn Fund. Register at https://www.bethisrael-om.org/event/a-different-kind-of-dialogue---a-talk-between-israeli-jew-rami-elhanan-and-palestinian-bassam-aramin1.html.

10] – Take action with The Humane League on Sun., Dec 4 at 1 PM ET at the 7-Eleven, 321 York Road, Towson 21204. 7-Eleven is currently failing on fulfilling their promise to END CAGES for hens. Right now, hens suffer in filthy cages and are not able to express natural behaviors. 7-Eleven needs to take animal abuse seriously and report meaningful progress to be a company that follows through on their promises to end this animal cruelty. Please join MD volunteers at a peaceful 7-Eleven Banner holding to create a better world for chickens. Activists all over the country are standing at 7-Eleven locations with a banner urging them to keep their commitment! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/543192/.

11] – Mike Fox for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] thinks you will want to join on Sun., Dec. 4 at 4 PM ET a Town Hall: Georgia and the Labor Movement are on Our Minds. Organize to win the Senate Run-off in Georgia and build support for Labor Actions across the land! Discuss the brilliant upsurge in labor actions and organizing around the country and how PDA can best serve as an active ally of the labor movement - both inside and outside the Democratic Party. Sign up at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4.

12] – The METRO DC DSA Area Labor Notes will meet on Sun., Dec. 4 from 5 to 8 PM ET at Sonny's Pizza, 3120 Georgia Ave. NW, WDC 20010. Labor Notes is building up to the DC Area Troublemakers School in 2023 by having quarterly Labor Notes Meetups/Happy Hour events! Sonny’s is about half a mile from the Columbia Heights Metro stop. Think about how to bring more rank and file union activists together in the DMV! RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/dc-area-labor-notes-december-meetup/?link_id=62&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-nov-18-2022&email_referrer=email_1749348&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-nov-25-2022. 

13] –Join an Election Protection phone bank hosted by Common Cause on Sun., Dec. 4 from 6 to 8 PM ET & Tues., Dec. 6 from 4 to 6 PM ET.  Demand bold changes to our democracy to create a government that represents all of us, not big corporations or special interests.  Register for a shift to make calls to protect our democracy.  These shifts also always will include training for first-timers before you make calls—so if this is your first time, no worries! Visit https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations.

14] – Voting Rights: The Struggle to Be Counted (a film showing) can be seen on Sun., Dec. 4 from 7 to 8 PM ET organized for the January 6 Hearings. DC photographer, film producer and social justice activist Phil Portlock is presenting his timely 25-minute documentary. With creative use of music, powerful images and narration by his wife Pat Sloan, the film traces the long and often brutal struggle by African Americans to gain and maintain the unrestricted right to be counted at the ballot box. The film is Phil’s response to the U.S Supreme Court’s June 5, 2013 5-4 decision in the Shelby County v Holder Voting Rights Case that declared Sections 4b and 5 of the historic 1965 Voting Rights Act unconstitutional. This decision has led to the enactment of hundreds of voter suppression/restrictive laws that have impacted voting rights all over the nation. REGISTER at https://www.mobilize.us/pfaw/event/540465/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations.

15] – 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 Dec. 5, 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 -- December 2 - 6, 2022

58] Fire Drill Friday – Dec. 2

59] Peace vigil at the White House – Dec. 2

60] Elect Raphael Warnock – Dec. 2, 3, 5 - 6

61] Birdwatching Tour – Dec. 3

62] Challenges in Dangerous Times – Dec. 3

63] Connecting Across Differences – Dec. 3

64] Celebrate 200 issues of the Nuclear Resister – Dec. 3

65] Get over to the food pantry – Dec. 3

66] Medical supplies are needed in Ukraine

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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58] – Jane Fonda for Fire Drill Fridays [info@greenpeaceusa.org] needs you on Fri., Dec. 2 at 11 AM ET in Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C. to declare a Climate Emergency.  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/greenpeace/event/530379/?emci=b4a162d2-0f70-ed11-819c-00224825858d&emdi=bb2ac208-ee70-ed11-819c-000d3a9eb474&ceid=1705696. There is an incredible lineup of speakers, including elected officials, frontline activists, an award-winning brass band, and celebrity guests.  And don't forget to wear your red.

 Can’t make it in person?  The event will be live-streamed on firedrillfridays.com, https://www.facebook.com/firedrillfriday?emci=b4a162d2-0f70-ed11-819c-00224825858d&emdi=bb2ac208-ee70-ed11-819c-000d3a9eb474&ceid=1705696, https://twitter.com/greenpeaceusa?emci=b4a162d2-0f70-ed11-819c-00224825858d&emdi=bb2ac208-ee70-ed11-819c-000d3a9eb474&ceid=1705696 and https://www.youtube.com/greenpeaceusa?emci=b4a162d2-0f70-ed11-819c-00224825858d&emdi=bb2ac208-ee70-ed11-819c-000d3a9eb474&ceid=1705696.

59] – The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker will host a peace vigil at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Fri., Dec. 2 at noon.  Contact the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649 or artlaffin@hotmail.com.

60] – The Coalition on Human Needs [info@chn.org] needs you to make calls to voters in Georgia on Fri., Dec. 2, Sat., Dec. 3, Mon., Dec. 5, Tues., Dec. 6 from 2 to 7 PM ET.  Join with the Voter Empowerment Collaborative to call Georgia voters, reminding them to vote on Tuesday, December 6th. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/voterempowerment/event/543478/?referring_vol=4584604&share_context=dashboard-event-details&sharer_role=SharerRole.ORGANIZER&link_id=2&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-next-tuesday-join-martin-luther-king-iii-to-call-voters-in-georgia&email_referrer=email_1744440&email_subject=next-tuesday-join-martin-luther-king-iii-to-call-voters-in-georgia.

61] – Get on a Birdwatching Tour of Druid Hill Park on Sat., Dec. 3 from 8 to 9:30 AM ET at 3001 East Drive, Baltimore 21217. Druid Hill Park is Baltimore's oldest large park and is home to 745 acres of forests, fields, and a large lake. 189 species of birds have been documented there, including nesting Baltimore orioles and yellow-crowned night herons. Audubon experts will lead the search of avian friends! Email baltimore@audubon.org. Register at https://patterson.audubon.org/events.

62] –  Facing our Challenges in Dangerous Times is a one day on line conference on Sat., Dec. 3 starting at 9 AM ET. How do we speak about militarism as we address inequality, climate change, racism and threats to democratic processes? And how do we understand and overcome the political vacuum which not only led to the exponential growth of corporate power (including the military industrial complex) but also destroyed belief that a collective or government can solve the problems currently undermining our societies?  Hear from John Nichols, Phyllis Bennis and others.

We live at a time characterized by numerous dire threats to justice, peace, and the very stability of our country. Among these threats are rampant militarism, galloping climate change, growing inequality, an ongoing and divisive pandemic, and the emergence of a dangerous right-wing extremist movement. The goal of this Conference is to explore with activists and thought leaders how to address these enormous obstacles to the fulfillment of a progressive vision.  Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/tIKS5O-iMEGQWSWBlcxF9Q2.

63] – The Peace Alliance [info@peacealliance.org] is holding a Connecting Across Differences - Empowering Tools for Building Bridges and Creating Beloved Community with Aya Caspi on Sat., Dec. 3 at noon ET. Given our world's social and political climate, it has never been more imperative that everyone learns to engage in the hard work of challenging conversations to disrupt bias and understand each other’s unique experiences and perspectives, however different they are from our own. Sign up at https://peacealliance.salsalabs.org/connectingacrossdifferences/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=8ed97ebf-5808-4fca-a992-ee569d05f53e.

64] – Celebrate 200 issues of the Nuclear Resister on Sat., Dec. 3 at 1 PM ET.  Register at https://actionnetwork.org/events/nuclear-resister. By Felice and Jack Cohen-Joppa, coordinators. Two hundred issues of the Nuclear Resister. Newsletters filled with stories of anti-nuclear and anti-war resistance around the world. Keeping track of who’s been arrested, who is in court and who is “Inside & Out” of jails and prisons. Telling the history of this movement through the acts and voices of the resistance. Chronicling hope.

Meeting 200 deadlines has involved a good deal of writing, editing and proofreading. Many hours discussing tactics and typefaces, graphics and nonviolence, column inches, Oxford commas and prisoner support. Countless letters, phone calls and now emails to gather information about actions and find out what happened in court and behind bars. An impressive amount of all-nighters and intensely focused days, and the coffee, chocolate and all manner of support that have helped keep us going.

To all of you who have written articles, sent updates, proofread, helped at a mailing party, been arrested at a peace or anti-nuclear action or supported those who have been, subscribed, donated, written to and provided support for activists in jail – thank you for being part of this accomplishment!

We hope that you will join us on Zoom on December 3 to celebrate 200 issues. Updates will be posted on the Nuclear Resister website, www.nukeresister.org. 

65] – On Sat., Dec. 3 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.

66] – If you are able to donate any kind of surplus medical supplies for field hospitals in eastern Ukraine, please email Brendan.walls@seaseton.org or call 410-721-5770 x231.  There is a colleague whose father is a medic on the front line. One container is shipped every month to the Donbass region. Donations can be picked up in Baltimore and Columbia every Thursday, and on other days in Annapolis and Crofton.

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